The Business Times, 3 November 1993

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    13 1 Business Times MITA (P) 552/12/92 Wednesday November 3 1993 WE KNOW ASIA 75'
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow Jones slides 11.7 points
      43 1 Reuter NEW YORK Wall Street stocks eased yesterday from their record high, as profit-tak-ing, sell programmes and a weak bond market hit the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 11.74 points to 3,680.87 at I pm EST.
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      Lock icon Real estate deal above board: Clinton
      91 1 Reuter WASHINGTON US President Clinton yesterday denied that he and his wife Hillary's half-ownership of a troubled real estate firm that is now under investigation involved any impropriety on their part. "We did nothing improper, and I have nothing to say about it old
      Reuter  -  91 words
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    112 1 Stock market indices Tanday Change STI1 2.123.85 +18.17 KLSE Composite 972.36 +5.31 Nikkei 19.381.24 -57 Hang Seng 9 642.91 +13.72 SET Index 1.357.75 +31.59 Jakarta Composite ...474.01 +4.91 CLSA China B 1.062.1 6.04 Ausl All Ord 2.125.3 -7.1 FTSE 100 3.164.1 -0.3 I irvla) Previous Ipm dose Dow
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    Tokyo funds flock to region's booming stock markets
    688 1  -  By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE The recent weakness of the Tokyo bourse and the collapse of a major Japanese construction firm have driven Japanese fund managers to the booming South-east Asian and Hongkong stock markets. Tokyo analysts and brokers estimate that fund
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    Lock icon Muramoto's collapse poses no danger, Japanese minister tells jittery investors
    517 1 AFP TOKYO Financc Minister Hirohisa Fujii yesterday played down fears that the failure of a medium-sized building company, Japan's biggest insolvency in post-war history, could endanger the Japanese financial system. But despite his efforts, jitters arising from the insolvency of
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    Troubled Causeway finds white knight in Popiah King
    489 1  -  By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Seven months after its aborted tie-up with businessman Oei Hong Lcong. listed Causeway Investments has found a new saviour to lift it out of the doldrums. "Popiah King" Goi Seng Hui who prefers to be called Sam
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    Regional bourses set new records, Telecom ends lower
    300 1  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE In spite of a relative lack of interest in telecommunications stocks, share prices in the region closed higher yesterday, with the Singapore, Hongkong and Thai markets setting new records. Yesterday was the first day that four new component
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    US companies to increase Asian investment by 20pc this year
    534 1  -  By Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE American corporations have revised down their investment plans for Asia this vear from US$l3.l billion (5520.8 billion) to US$l3 billion, says the United States Department of Commerce. But the small adjustment, made around June, will
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      8 1 Regional Analysis: pk 26 Umno and political change
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      28 1 Hock Ijock Siew: Pg n |9; Boom time for Shanghai WORLD FOCUS, Pr 10 Collapse of Muramoto spooks banks Grim Japanese corporate results point to more job cuts
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Fewer firms closed shop in 3rd quarter
        303 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling FEWER companies went out of business in the third quarter of this year hut the number of businesses (sole proprietorships and partnerships) deregistered rose by 24 per cent. Figures from the Registry of Companies and Businesses (RC'B) show that
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      Output of higher value-added consumer goods up in first half
      508 2  -  By Claire Leow IN SPITE OF the presence of lower-cost manufacturing in neighbouring countries. Singapore manufacturers increased output of higher val-ue-added consumer products in the first half, the Singapore Trade Statistics show. A profile of key consumer products show top
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      S'pore leaders' visits help boost investments in Shandong: official
      350 2  -  From Schutz Lee in JINING, Shandong THE VISITS to Shandong by Singapore's leaders this year have led to a big jump in Singapore investments in the province, Shandong vice-gov-ernor Song Fa Tang said yesterday. In the first nine months of this
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      Trial closed to public as senior ISD officers take the stand
      430 2  -  The OSA trial Reports by Ramesh Divyanathan THE TRIAL of five men charged under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) went behind closed doors yesterday afternoon as senior officers from the Internal Security Department (ISD) took the stand. Deputy Public
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      Initial probes are police investigations, rules judge
      103 2 lodged with the Central Police Station on Aug 12. Defence lawyers had proceeded on the basis that the FIR was made on June 30, 1992, the day the ISD received a complaint from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) into the BT
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      CASE FILE
      132 2 On trial: Five men who face II charges of breaching the Official Secrets Act by communicating and/or receiving the government's 4.6 per cent flash estimate of second-quarter 1992 economic growth before it hos officially released. The flash estimate was referred to in a BT report on June 29.
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  • THE REGION
    • Article
      Manila to debate entry of more foreign banks
      428 3  -  From Al Labita in MANILA LAWMAKERS today start debates on whether the Philippines should allow entry of more foreign banks. Up for discussions are two Bills one in the House of Representatives and the other in the Senate which stipulate the modes
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      Lock icon Mahathir wants Umno delegates to vote on individual track records
      365 3 The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has signalled to Umno delegates that he does not want them to vote along team lines in the triennial party leadership election today and tomorrow. Top officials said yesterday that Dr
      The Straits Times  -  365 words
    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Ramos assured of more investments
        61 3 Reuter MANILA A Japanese trade mission yesterday assured President Fidel Ramos that it would invest more and expand trade in the Philippines. The 18-member mission led by the Japan Finance Corporation for Small Business said in a courtesy call on Mr Ramos that it was
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        Lock icon Call for end to ban on new auto plants
        83 3 Bloomberg Business News BANGKOK Thailand's Council of Economic Ministers has recommended an end to a ban on new licences for automobile assembly facilities, in effect for more than 20 years. The council, comprised of senior Cabinet officials from the commerce, finance,
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        Lock icon Train crash kills 35 in Jakarta
        45 3 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesian rescuers pulling an injured woman from the tangled wreckage of a commuter train that hit another passenger train during the morning rush hour yesterday. At least 35 people were reported killed in the head-on smash. Reuter
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        Lock icon Telekom studies new radio technology
        113 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR lelekom Malaysia is studying a system of radio technology which will enhance its ability to provide telecommunications facilities in the country. Minister of tncrgy. Telecommunications and Post Samy Vellu said during Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday that if found feasible
        Bernama  -  113 words
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        Lock icon Beijing fines foreign firms
        69 3 AP BEIJING Ten foreign firms in south China have been fined for violating workers' rights. Most of the 10 firms, all of them in Haikou. the eapital of Hainan provinee, hired workers without contracts, the China Youth News reported yesterday. It said others did not give
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      Russian team in Thailand to promote military hardware
      356 3  -  From John Helmer in MOSCOW A LARGE delegation of Russian officials is in Thailand this week to promote the sale of the Russian-built MiG-29 and other military hardware. The group is headed by the deputy chairman of the State Committee for the
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      Lock icon Vietnamese to get limited right to strike
      145 3 AFP HANOI For the first time since the communist revolution, Vietnamese workers are likely to be given the right to strike under a new labour law due to be adopted next month. "We are confident that the final draft (of the labour code)
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      Lock icon Move to cut provinces' power threatens social stability: China study
      289 4 AFP BEIJING Beijing's plans to reduce the fiscal power of provinces next year will pose a threat to social stability, a gov-ernment-funded think tank has warned in a new report. Other potential sources of unrest include the widening gap in
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      CNN to set up regional headquarters in Hongkong
      443 4  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG CABLE News Network (CNN) said it chose Hongkong over Singapore as the base for its regional headquarters and production facility because of the territory's role as the gateway to China, its news value and bigger pool of
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      Lock icon Deng responsible for Tiananmen Square crackdown
      261 4 AFP BEIJING Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping was responsible for the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, and he ordered a nationwide purge afterwards, according to a collection of his works released for the first time yesterday. In the aftermath of the crackdown, Mr Deng said that
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      Lock icon Chinese leader foresaw trouble in HK transition
      138 4 AFP HONGKONG China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping nearly a decade ago predicted Hongkong's transition to Chinese sovereignty would be troubled, it was revealed yesterday, amid stalled Sino-Brit-ish talks on the territory's political reforms. Mr Deng's remarks were made to former British foreign secretary
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      Lock icon China pushing for more nuclear energy despite public fears
      427 4 Reuter BEIJING China will throw more resources into developing its nuclear power industry, although major efforts must he made to soothe "public dread" of disastrous atomic accidents, senior power officials said. Zhao Hong, vice-president of the China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC).
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      Lock icon Japan's recovery hinges on luring buyers with new products
      467 5 Reuter TOKYO Hauling Japan out of its worst post-war recession hinges on how effectively manufacturers can shake up production and create new product lines to lure back jaded consumers, economists said yesterday. But they warned that the survival of corporate Japan
      Reuter  -  467 words
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      Lock icon Benazir faces tough challenge in continuing austerity drive
      421 5 AFP KARACHI The newlyformed coalition government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto faces a tough economic challenge that would require continuing the unpopular austerity package of the previous caretaker administration. Analysts yesterday said that having won a vote of confidence in parliament last
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      Lock icon Bangladesh allows private investment in telecoms
      151 5 Reuter DHAKA Bangladesh has ended a state monopoly in telecommunications and opened the sector to private investment, a government statement said. It said the decision to allow private investment in telecommunications was taken at a cabinct meeting on Monday. The meeting also decided to
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      Lock icon Chairman steps down as head of postal service panel
      342 5 The Kajima scandal AFP TOKYO Japan's scandalhit construction industry took another knock yesterday as the head of Kajima Corp quit a key state advisory panel while four more corporate executives were arrested on bribery and fraud charges. Kajima Corp chairman Rokuro
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      Lock icon Japanese surplus likely to be flat or higher
      196 5 Reuter TOKYO Japan's surplus in the current account of its balance of payments for September will range between US$ll.6 billion (5518.2 billion) and US$l3.5 billion, unadjusted for seasonal factors, according to economists polled by Reuters. That compares with an unadjusted surplus of
      Reuter  -  196 words
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      Lock icon Business lobby wants more funds for Tokyo public works
      391 5 Knight-Ridder TOKYO The Association of Corporate Executives of Japan, a major business lobby, urged a government advisory panel yesterday to consider adding 100 trillion yen (SSI.S trillion) in public works spending to the nation's long-term economic plan. The 100 trillion yen
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Russian PM says toughest part of reform drive is over
      461 6 Reuter. AFP MOSCOW Russian officials yesterday ruled out a return to a centrally planned economy and Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said the country had put the hardest part of the reform drive behind it. "Reforms have passed the most difficult
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      Lock icon Hostage's flight to freedom
      51 6 Reuter PARIS Freed French hostage Michele Thevenot runs to embrace her husband Jean-Claude Thevenot after her arrival at V illcoublay airport in France on Monday. Michele was freed on Sunday, one week after she, her husband and a fellow consulate employee were abducted in central Algiers.
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      Lock icon BP leads way to US$120b bonanza in Azeri oil
      332 6 Reuter International Inc. and Turkish Petroleum Co. BP/Statoil holds 36.7 per cent, Amoco 24.3 per cent, Pennzoil 17 per cent. Unocal 16 per cent. McDermott 3.5 per cent and Turkish Petroleum 2.5 per cent. "We are encourged by the progress we're
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      Lock icon Olivetti shares plunge as boss surrenders to police
      301 6 Reuter, AFP ROME Olivetti chairman Carlo De Benedetti, the latest illustrious Italian caught up in a huge corruption scandal, faced questioning in a Rome jail yesterday after giving himself up to police. Shares in the giant computer and electronics firm plunged 5
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Israel-PLO talks adjourned
        38 6 Reuter TABA. Egypt Palestinian negotiators decided yesterday to adjourn their talks with Israel until next week after disagreement over the scope of an Israeli troop pullout from the occupied Gaza Strip. Israeli sources said. Reuter
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        Lock icon Iraq seeks help to lift UN embargo
        71 6 UPI ISLAMABAD Iraq has sought support from Pakistan for lifting an international embargo on trade with Baghdad, a Pakistani government spokesman said. He said a four-member Iraqi delegation, headed by under-secretary of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Riyadh al Qaysi. met Pakistan's Foreign Minister
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        Lock icon Lamont warns against EMI plan
        89 6 Reuter LONDON Former British finance minister Norman Lamont said the European Community risked "a further bout of fantasy" in setting up its precursor to an EC central bank. Mr Lamont questioned Friday's decision by EC leaders to set up a European Monetary Institute in Frankfurt
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        Lock icon Pravda back on the stands
        58 6 UPI MOSCOW Russian publication Pravda returned to the news stands yesterday, ending a one-month ban. and angry as ever at President Boris Yeltsin and his political and economic reforms. "We return." proclaimed a headline on the first issue of the left-wing warhorse that Mr Yeltsin
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      Lock icon US corporate profits boosted mostly by cost-cutting moves
      495 7 AP NEW YORK American corporations are reporting bet-ter-than-expected profits for the third quarter, but much of the gains are the result of earlier cost-cutting moves rather than big increases in sales. With slightly more than half of major US companies reporting their
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      Lock icon Clinton urges business owners to help him win passage for Nafta
      354 7 AP. Reuter WASHINGTON US President Bill Clinton prodded business owners by satellite "to be missionaries" and help him win passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mr Clinton acknowledged on Monday he was in an uphill fight but
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      Lock icon Gatt talks will fail if agriculture is ignored: Cairns
      220 7 Reuter WASHINGTON Leaders of the Cairns Group of agricultur-al-exporter nations warned that world trade negotiations are in jeopardy if agriculture is slighted. Representatives of Cairns Group members sounded the warning after meeting with US Deputy Agriculture Secretary Richard Rominger to stress
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      Lock icon UK chancellor wins cabinet agreement on spending cuts
      329 7 FT LONDON Kenneth Clarke, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, won a victory on Monday in the run-up to his first budget on November 30 by persuading fellow cabinet ministers in John Major's government to cut departmental spending and freeze public expenditure
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      841 8 FOREWORD T The Singapore-Shandong Business Council comprises business mluma professionals and government officials from both Singapore and Shandong ii S; 5 1 MUr j Province. The Council is set up to provide a framework of economic and jHPSj |L•/ trade co-operation and foster closer economic linkages between Singapore f?%£; il
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  • WORLD FOCUS
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      Lock icon Collapse of Muramoto sends shivers through bank industry
      869 10 Japan's hopes of early recovery shaken FT TOKYO The 590 billion yen (SSB.B billion) collapse of Muramoto Construction, Japan's largest since World War 11, has sent a chill through the banking industry at the worst possible time. The big question hanging over
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      Grim company results point to inevitable job cuts
      537 10  -  From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO EVENTS in reccnt days have badly shaken assumptions about prospects for early economic recovery in Japan. The picture for corporate profits is considerably worse than feared as is the outlook for unemployment and Japanese banks appear to
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      Lock icon In lieu of dividends... loo paper
      188 10 FT TOKYO Fund managers investing in Japanese stocks may find themselves with a pile of manure and toilet paper. Forced to cut dividends as earnings arc hit by the country's prolonged economic slowdown, companies arc starting to compensate shareholders with producc in lieu. With
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Wearnes to inject 6 firms into subsidiary
      395 11  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE Wearne Brothers (Wearnes), which is making a general offer for its subsidiary Polytck Wearnes, expects to inject six firms into the Sesdaq-listed company. Wearnes said yesterday that all six firms were profitable, and that after the injection, it expected
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      Lock icon Turnover halved as trading cools down
      532 11  -  By Joyce Quek SINGAPORE The Japanese institutions that were out in full force buying Singapore Telecom shares on Day 1 were not to be seen on Day 2. There were also fewer man-in-the-street sellers. Not surprisingly, yesterday's turnover of Singapore Telecom shares sold in
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      Guthrie GTS to redevelop Sixth Avenue property
      177 11 SINGAPORE Listed construction group Guthrie GTS has obtained approval to redevelop its prime Sixth Avenue property into a five-storey office block and a low-rise apartment development. A Guthrie statement yesterday said the office block, at 39 Sixth Avenue, will complement an existing three-storey
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      It's boom time for Shanghai — and OUE-linked JC Mandarin Hotel
      729 11  - It's boom time for Shanghai and OUE-linked JC Mandarin Hotel HOCK LOCK SIEW By Yong Pow Ang SINGAPORE Foreign businessmen are rushing to Shanghai as if they are late for the last train. The stampede is benefiting the hospitality industry like no other. Businessmen, it seems, are more concerned these
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      Pacific Can makes strong turnaround with $1.11m profit
      300 11  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Listed can maker Pacific Can Investment Holdings Ltd has staged a strong turnaround with group earnings of $1.11 million for the year ended Sep 30, against a loss of $2.41 million previously. The company, which released its unaudited
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      First Capital Corp to redevelop office block at Robinson Rd
      230 11  -  By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE Propertybased First Capital Corp Ltd will redevelop the British American Insurance Building its office block in Robinson Road to double the lettable area of the property. By the time the redevelopment is completed in 19%, it
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      SUMMARY
      272 11 Performance of STII's Index stocks Nov 2 IjMl SCMT l«fcl Stack sale CW btoami (S) Avimo I 900 -0.0M) 1.31 -4.00 OK 7 700 3.30 CWT 2.800 -0.030 1.93 -2.40 (mhos 7.050 IPC Corpn 1.900 0.010 1.31 0.10 Inchcape 6.000 0.1)0 4.13 12.00 Inlraco 2.780 -0.060 1.91 -4.M KeppdCofp
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Sunnet sells Amcol share parcel
          78 12 SINGAPORE Sunnet Investment, a substantial shareholder of property and trading group Amcol Holdings, has disposed of another 3 million Amcol shares at $3.20. It now owns 7.47 per cent or 21.70 million shares in Sunnet. Over the past week, Sunnet has sold a 3.54 per
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          Oei buys China-watching monthly
          73 12 HONGKONG Singapore businessman Oei Hong Leong has acquired majority control over a China-watching magazine here. The purchase of a 51-per cent stake in the Chinese-language monthly, Wide-Angled Lens, was made in July through an affiliated company of Mr Oei's Hongkong-based vehicle, China Strategic Investment (CSI). It
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          Nomura S'pore sells L&M holdings
          39 12 SINGAPORE Nomura Singapore, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Nomura Securities Co Ltd, has sold 5.35 million shares or all its holdings in L&M Group Investments. The consideration received for the sales was about $10.64 million.
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          Inno-Pacific rights issue gets nod
          24 12 SINGAPORE Inno-Pacific Holdings' shareholders have unanimously approved the proposed renounceable 5-for-2 rights issue at its extraordinary general meeting yesterday.
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          Pengkalen's half-year profit soars
          49 12 KUALA LUMPUR Pengkalen Holdings Berhad has recorded a group pre-tax profit of M 548.87 million (5530.38 million) for the half year ended Sep 30. up from M$ 16.05 million in the same period last year. Group turnover was M 5223.74 million, down 14.71 per cent.
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        Corrections and clarifications
        58 12 IN our report "Auto group Gadek close to buying 90pc stake in CCM" yesterday, we were mistaken in using a photograph of Tunku Tan Sri Dato Seri Ahmad Yahaya. Tunku Ahmad, who is the executive deputy chairman of Sime Darby Bhd, is in no way connected with
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        Lock icon MHS plans to buy 24.9pc stake in American airline operator
        128 12 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Helicopter Services Berhad has proposed to acquire 24.9 per cent of World Airways, an American airline operator, for U5527.4 million (5543.5 million). World Airways is a fullyowned subsidiary of World Corp, a New York Stock Exchange
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        Liang Court in venture to build golf course, housing in China
        385 12  -  By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Propertybased Liang Court Holdings (LCH) is diversifying into the leisure industry. It has entered into an inprinciple joint venture to develop a US$lOO million (SSIS9 million) golf course and country club with integrated residential
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        Cosmos raises stake in marine firm
        227 12  -  By Abdul Hadhi SINGAPORE Cosmos Marine Services, a subsidiary of Hitachi Zosen Singapore, has teamed up with a Chinese company to buy its partners' stakes in a marine equipment trading company. Hitachi Zosen said yesterday that Cosmos Marine and Shanghai Machinery Import and Export
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        254 12 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) will not extend its deadline to all public listed companies to establish audit committees by Aug 1 next year. Senior assistant general manager for listing, Yoong Kim Yeng, said that the KLSE would not accept
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        DBS Securities' HK chief to join developer Sino Land
        152 12  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG NEO Poh Kiat, a veteran with the DBS Bank group, will be leaving the helm of DBS Securities in Hongkong to join property developer Sino Land. Mr Neo, 43, a well-known Singaporean here, will be replaced
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        Lock icon Banks must inform KL securities body of choice of issuing house
        229 12 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Merchant banks must inform the Securities Commission (SC) on the issuing house they propose to use in the process of a public issue or an offer for sale exercise. SC chairman Munir Majid said that the
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        165 12 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Telekom Malaysia Bhd said yesterday it acccptcd the government's decision to maintain telephone rentals in urban areas but explained why it sought to increase the rates. Its executive chairman, Mohamed Rashdan Baba. said the company had to mobilise
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        465 12 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS MaMf«rV print Nov 3 NTUC Income Singapore Unit Trust income Bond Policy 3.99 4.ij The Commerce 160 1.68 Prudential The Savings Fund 1 50 1.58 PmLink Mgd Fund 1.33 1.40 S pore Prog Fund 0.68 0.71 S pore Sec Fund 0.97 1.02 MARA-OlHMpiltra S pore Invest Fund
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        Hopewell plans biggest IPO in Hongkong to raise HK$6b
        431 14  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG HOPEWELL Holdings is planning the biggest initial public offer of shares in Hongkong to raise between HKSS.7 billion (SSL 17 billion) and HK.56.2 billion to build power stations in Asia. It is spinning ofT its power
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        204 14 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Only days after Wharf Cable turned on Hongkong's first eable network. Hongkong Telecommunications. the territory's monopoly provider of phone services, said yesterday it had applied to the Hongkong government for a cable television operator's licence. The licence would become
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        273 14 Reuter. UPI NEW YORK Blockbuster Entertainment Corp, Sony Corp and Pace Entertainment Corp said on Monday they were forming a partnership to develop and operate musical concert amphitheatres all over the world. Financial details were not made available. The announcement comes as Blockbuster, which
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        370 14 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand's largest listed stock, Telecom Corporation of New Zealand, soared to an all-time high yesterday, and then sagged after reporting a first-half profit in line with expectations. NZ Telecom reported a 36 per cent profit rise to NZ5251.4
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          49 14 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG South China Morning Post (Holdings) said it proposes to pay a first interim dividend of six HK cents for the fiscal year ending June 1994. The group paid a first interim dividend of six HK cents the previous year. Bloomberg
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          107 14 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG China's Maashan Iron and Steel Co plans to issue A shares in 15 cities in eastern Anhui province in the near future, the Beijing-backed China News Serv ice said. The A shares, issuance and sale of which will be handled
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          Lock icon Kunming to seek HK listing this year
          71 14 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG China's Kunming Machine Tool Co Ltd will seek a listing on the Hongkong Stock Exchange before the end of 1993. Baring Brothers Co said yesterday. Kunming Machine Tool is one of nine China enterprises approved by the state council
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          78 14 AP BANGKOK Japanese trading giant Marubeni Corp will establish a joint-venture cement factory in Vietnam, the country's state radio announced on Monday. The factory, to be set up near Hanoi, will be a partnership with Vietnam's state cement company and French cement producer Lafarge,
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          74 14 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Real estate, trading and investment conglomerate World International (Holdings) will sell an issue of Hongkong dollar-denominated bonds, an official at ABN Amro Securities said. ABN Amro leads a group of underwriters for the transaction, which will be the second of its
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          Lock icon New Grundig ownership structure
          82 14 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Philips Electronics NA is changing the structure of ownership at Grundig AG, the German consumer electronics company, the Financial Times reported. Philips has exercised management control over Grundig, in which it has a 31.6 per cent stake, since 1984. The Dutch company
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        237 14 while British Telecom cuts prices in phone war Bloomberg Business News LONDON British Telecommunications pic said it will cut the price of long distance telephone calls made in Britain during weekends starting Dec 4. stepping up a price war for a piece of Britain's telecommunications market. Britain's market leader said
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        Citibank emerges as only active US bank On S'pore's retail scene
        475 15  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE Despite the imminent exit of Chase Manhattan Bank from the local retail banking scene. Citibank is poised to play a more dominant role in consumer banking in Singapore. Citibank, which will become the only
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        KPMG forms network to provide global financial service
        190 15  -  By Paul Leo SINGAPORE International accounting firm KPMG announced yesterday that it has formed the KPMG Worldwide Banking and Finance Regulatory Network to provide global banking and finance regulatory services and expertise to the firm's clients around the globe. Michael Fowle, senior
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          87 15 Knight-Ridder TOKYO Hiroshi Kumagai, head of Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, said yesterday the current yen level does not reflect Japan's economic fundamentals. Mr Kumagai, speaking at a regular press conference, also said he has not confirmed the US government has adopted a
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          61 15 Reuter TOKYO Tokai Bank Ltd said it would open a branch in Labuan. Malaysia and a back-up office in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday to meet the growing capital needs of Japanese firms operating in Malaysia and surrounding financial centres. Tokai Bank will make
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          64 15 Reuter ZURICH Union Bank of Switzerland (ÜBS) said it had received permission from the relevant authorities to open a representative office in Bangkok, and a securities house and representative office in Kuala Lumpur. ÜBS said in a statement that the decision to open
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          68 15 Reuter MOSCOW Citicorp vice-chairman William Rhodes recently said in New York that Citicorp plans to apply for a licence to open a branch in St Petersburg, but gave no details. But the head of Citicorp's Moscow office, Miljcnko Horvat. said in an interview yesterday
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          52 15 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Spanish and Australian government bonds performed best among the major government bond markets in October, according to the JP Morgan Government Bond Index Monitor. Spanish bonds returned 3.3 per cent in local currency terms and Australia bonds returned 3.27 per
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        Simex's turnover to Oct up 21pc
        127 15 SINGAPORE Turnover at the Singapore International Monetary Exchange for the first 10 months of this year amounted to 12.3 million contracts, up 21 per cent over the same period last year. A Simex statement released last night said that growth was broad-based during this
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        187 15 Reuter HONGKONG The Hongkong Futures Exchange raised the minimum margin on Hang Seng Index futures to HK542,500 (558.638) per contract from HK535.000 effective yesterday, an official of the exchange said. "The rise is purely for investor protection as the daily movement (on the
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        497 15 Reuter WASHING lON President Bill Clinton wants to give banks power to operate branches nationwide, but a turf war pitting banks against insurance agents could well thwart legislation for now. lobbyists and congressional aides say. The administration last week unveiled its blueprint
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        Lock icon Far East sugar market may tighten as India, China step up buying
        388 17 Reuter TOKYO The Far Eastern sugar market is likely to come under pressure in the 1993/94 (October/September) sugar year as China and India step up their buying due to drops in their domestic production, say Tokyo traders. Leading
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        299 17 Reuter AMSTERDAM The world coffee market has been marked out as a battleground for fair trade groups striving to achieve higher commodity prices for Third World farmers, and a Dutch foundation says the industry is now on the defensive. Max Havelaar, whose
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        273 17 Knight-Ridder MELBOURNE With tin prices at the lowest level in 50 years in real terms, some 80 per cent of the world's tin producers arc operating at a loss, Mark Bethwaite, deputy managing director of Renison Goldficlds Consolidated Ltd. said. "With
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        208 17 Reuter KARACHI The State (central) Bank of Pakistan has directed five major banks to increase credit for the purchase of rice from farmers in the 1993/94 (July/June) crop year. "The State Bank issued this directive on Sunday following reports that some difficulties are
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        147 17 THE USS/majors moved higher overnight on the back of good economic data out of the US. Rumours of central bank sales of USS, however, provided the cap to this upmovc. The USS/SS market saw traders mostly sidelined despite good two-way business in a narrow range.
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        189 17 Reuter LONDON The dollar remained (Irmly stuck below ihe 1.70 marks level in late Europe after an earlier push above the psychological barrier ran out of steam. Dealers said the US currency, which was barely changed from levels seen late on Monday in Europe, failed to drive ahead on
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        Weak demand, high output take crude prices lower
        207 17 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Crude prices in London and New York retreated yesterday, partially erasing Monday's gains. Traders said even if Opcc complies with its currcnt cciling, there is still too much crudc available and not enough demand. Crudc soared as much
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        83 17 AFP NEW YORK The dollar rose slightly against the major currencies except the French franc here yesterday in moderately active opening trading that reflected the release of fresh positive economic statistics. Around 9:lsam. the dollar was trading at 1.6978 German marks against 1.6960 Monday and at 108.28 ven
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        1330 18 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollar interest rate futures ended on a bearish note yesterday, hurt by long liquidation in the wake of recent sharp falls in US Treasuries. Contracts recovered from intraday lows on short-covering in the later session but traders said there was
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        KL tin unchanged on quiet trading
        628 18 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin UN closed unchanged at Monday's MS 12.20 a kg after both buyers and sellers decided to close deals at the opening level yesterday, traders said. Trading turned quieter on lack of European interest mainly due to the high local premium of
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          85pc Copper cathode to Japan tax free
          116 18 MELBOURNE Eighty-five per cent of copper cathode imported to Japan this year will escape the government's strict tariff system, according to a senior executive of Mitsubishi Materials Corp. Katsuhiko Masuda. attending a metals conference here, said only 15 per cent or the 350.000
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          China beef, pork exports still low
          114 18 TOKYO China exported much smaller amounts of fresh or frozen beef and pork in August, leaving January-August exports of beef at a 10,000-tonne level and those of pork at a 20.000-tonne level. Export figures have begun to improve since August, but are still sharply
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          China Jan-Aug cereals imports down
          136 18 TOKYO China imported 700.000 tonnes of cereals and cereal flour in August, bringing Janu-ary-August imports to 4.51 million tonnes, down 50.4 per cent from the same period last yew. according to official external trade statistics. Wheat imports comprised 690.000 tonnes of the August import total
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        1693 18 Rubber Nov 2 MS Commodity Exchange (futures dosing as at 1pm) RAS (physical prices) RSS I Contract (S cents/kg) Bayers Sellers Close Volume Open As at 12 noon O cents/kg) Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest RSS 2 Dcc 93 127 50 128 50N Dcc 93 Jan 94
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        Australia
        1230 19 -7.1 AUSTRALIAN shares slid to a weaker close yesterday for the first time in more than a week as investors turned their attention to the country's premier horse racing event, the Melbourne Cup. brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index ended weaker for the first time since Oct 25, falling
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        Taipei
        598 19 +96.17 Taiwan stocks ended sharply higher in heavy trade as buyers rushed into the market after a long weekend amid bullish sentiment. brokers said. The weighted index opened higher and extended its gains to close 17 points up at 4,227.85 as turnover surged to NT542.53 billion, the heaviest since
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        Seoul
        524 19 -2.34 Stocks ended lower when sales by institutions of issues with low price-to-book ratios won a tug-of-war with buyers of bluechips in the manufacturing sector. brokers said. "The market is expected to undergo a consolidation until the day after tomorrow. Then it will hit a yearly peak at about
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        New Zealand
        322 19 +3.59 Shares posted their eighth gain in a row in a volatile day's trade highlighted by Telecom's half year result and subsequent choppy trading. Telecom ended three cents easier at NZ54.57 after rising nine cents shortly after the result to an all-time high of NZ54.69. The 36 per
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        Bombay
        79 19 -9.03 Shares were lower in after-hours kerb trading, dealers said. The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange closed at 2,612.25. down 9.03 points from its previous close, the brokers said. The 100-share National index closed at 1,258.42. down 6.41 points. Tata Chemicals gained 10 rupees to close at 345 after the
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        London
        784 19 -0.3 SHARE prices closed mixed yesterday, just above the day's FTSE 100 lows, weighed by New York declines in a session marked by individual stock price movements as institutions took the opportunity to adjust portfolios. The FTSE 100 closcd 0.3 points down at 3.164.1 in resilient mood with Wall
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        78 19 -12.24 Easier bond futures and a weaker Wall Street pushed French shares down but trading was quiet and there was no underlying interest in the market. The CAC-40 index down 12.24. or 0.56 per cent, at 2.169.71. Paris N«» 2 Fr Air-LkjuMlc *06 00 \katel Xnsthom 7(200 Eir-Aquil MO
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        156 19 -0.97 pc Swedish shares ended the day lower pushed down by declines in index-heavy shares and a lower Wall Street opening. The OMX-index was down 0.97 per cent at 1.100.69. while the blue-chip top-16 index tumbled 1.33 per cent to 1.484.25. The all-share index fell 0.81 per cent to
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        Frankfurt
        225 19 33.46 Share prices on the Frankfurt bourse jumped higher as investors rushed to buy. unwilling to wait any longer for a downward correction, dealers said. The blue-chip DAX index leapt 1.62 per cent on the day. or 33.46 points, to close floor trade at a new record high of
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        Brussels
        176 19 +4.32 A firmer dollar and strong performances on other stock markets pushed the Bel-20 index of leading shares to an all-time closing high in heavy trading. But the Belgian market continued to lag other European bourses as it was kept in the stranglehold of ongoing talks on a social
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        Milan
        212 19 -19 Italian stocks ended mixed as shares of companies controlled by Carlo De Bcnedetti skidded on news of his arrest but the rest of the market ended little changed. The Mibtcl index, which tracks blue chips traded on the screen, fell 19 points to 10.311 after rising 93 points
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        Amsterdam
        240 19 1.25 Dutch shares closcd firmer and were seen setting a new all-time index high today after finishing off the one set yesterday. Shares gave up their best gains late in the session on Wall Street's early losses. The EOE index ended 1.25 points up at 386.96. Publisher VNU climbed
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        Zurich
        250 19 14.36 A firm dollar and record highs at the Frankfurt bourse led Swiss shares to another reeord close in good volume. Biggest gainers were chemicals, which profited from the higher dollar, and insurers which followed Wintcrthur up after the firm said at its autumn press conference it expected profits
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        Johannesburg
        275 19 18 Industrial shares pushed higher in generally slow afternoon trade amid generally positive sentiment and a shortage of scrip, dealers said. The gold index was three points up at 1.703 while the industrial index was 18 points higher at 4,557. The overall index added seven points to 3.914. Johannesburg
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        Toronto
        279 19 +2.6 Stocks gained in early trading yesterday as the precious metals sector posted a slight recovery from Monday's plunge on news of a silver-free photo process. The TSE 300 Composite Index inched up 2.60 points to 4.250.62 on volume of 14.56 million shares valued at C 5140.98 million. On
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        521 19 -24.03 The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 24.03 points to 3,668.58 at 11 am EST yesterday. A big gain in Dow component IBM helped cut down the key barometer's deficit. IBM. the second most active big board issue, was up 1-5/8 to 49-3/8. The New York Stock
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      2679 20 Reuter HONGKONG Stocks again closed at a record high although late profittaking wiped out most ol the day's gains, brokers said. The blue chip Hang Seng Index finished up 13.72 points at 9,642.91 after recording an all-time intraday high of 9.716.38. Profit-takers kicked off the choppy day by dragging
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      CHINA
      475 20 THE CLSA Shanghai B Index rose 1.85 points to 812.2 on a volume of 4.01 million shares yesterday. The biggest loser was Refrigerator, falling 8.51 per cent or USSO.O4 with 90.000 shares traded. The best performer was Tire Rubber, closing at US$O.B2 or 1.49 per cent up with 1.28
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      2457 20 Reuter TOKYO Stocks ended mixed yesterday, shedding some earlier gains on late position clearing ahead of a holiday today, brokers said. Arbitrage-linked selling also depressed prices. But few inve*tors were worried about free falls as East Japan Railway (JR East) seems to have found a comfortable level. The Nikkei
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      1759 20 Reuter BANGKOK Stocks closed 2.-38 per cent higher yesterday, adding to record gains of the past few days. Foreign institutions remained active, concentrating on banking and finance, brokers said. The SET index closed 31.59 points up at 1.357.75 on a hefty turnover of 26.73 billion baht. not far short
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      1085 20 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices closed higher in steady trading yesterday, spurred by continued foreign interest in hanking and property stocks. The official index rose 4.91 points to close at 474.01. "Market sentiment for hanking and property stocks was good." one local broker said. Property compan> Duta Anggada ended up
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        5874 21 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices closed higher on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday on continued buying interest. Reflecting the firmer trend, the broadbased KLSE Emas Index added 2.42 points to 290.00 while the Composite Index was 5.31 points higher at 972.36. The
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        8563 22  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The stock market surged to a new record yesterday despite profit-taking on Singapore Telecom shares. The newly-weighted Straits Times Industrials Index put on 18.17 points to an all-time high of 2.123.85, surpassing the previous record of 2,116.14 set on
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        71 22  -  Paul Leo FAR EAST Levingston has been consolidating between $6.00 and $7.00 for the last two months and the same is expected for this month. It will head towards the bottom of the range from yesterday's close of $6.70. Below $6.00, the stock will trade towards objective
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      23 18 THINK TANK For a closer look at issues that matter. Analysis. Tuesday to Friday. SINGAPORE f r T""^ Business Times WE KNOW ASIA
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Smyth hangs on for first win in 5 years
      353 23 Golf AFP MADRID Des Smyth of Ireland won his first European tour event for five years by completing a three-stroke victory at the Madrid Open on Monday. The 40-year-old three-putted twice as he completed his final round at the Puerta de
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      106 23 AFP MON I E CARLO, Monaco Chinese distance runner Wang Junxia whose phenomenal year includes two world records and a victory in Sunday's World Marathon Cup could only manage second place on Monday as the International Amateur Athletic Federation chose its female athlete of the year.
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      Lock icon With most of the old guards gone, can basketball maintain its allure?
      727 23 NBA season preview AP NEW YORK After losing its biggest names and signing its largest contracts, the NBA begins a new season relying on some huge players to sustain the growth it has enjoyed for a decade. Gone
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      Lock icon NBA gets mixed reviews from UK press
      375 23 AP WEMBLEY. England By most accounts, the first ever games between two NBA teams in Europe were a success. But it's not a unanimous opinion. The London Times was the major dissenting voice as Monday's newspapers gave their opinions on the two-game series
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      Lock icon Ma's troops wage war on record books
      571 23 AP SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain For maverick Chinese track coach Ma Junren's troops, today's battle is won. and before long, the war will be too. Just give Ma's Army time. The sweep by "Ma Jia Jun." or "Ma's Army" as the coach likes to
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        285 23 Reuter BUFFALO, New York The Buffalo Bills crushed the Washington Redskins 24-10 on Monday. The victory lifted the Bills into a tie with the Miami Dolphins for first place in the AFC East. Standings American Conference Fast |W L T Pet. PF PA): I Buffalo 6 1 0
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        53 23 Reuter StIARJAII Opener Saccd Anwar struck 131. the highest score by a Pakistani in one-day internationals. to lead his side to a five-wicket win over West Indies in the Champions Trophy tournament on Mon- day. Chasing a 261-run target in 50 overs. Pakistan cruised to victory with an over
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        152 23 Reuter AFP PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida Nick Price of Zimbabwe became only the ninth plaver ever to win the PGA Player of the Year and Vardon Trophy awards in the same season. Price earned player of the year honours based on victory points, money-list standing and adjusted scoring average.
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        124 23 AP MELBOURNE Ireland's Vintage Crop became the first Europe-an-trained horse to win the Melbourne Cup yesterday, overtaking a fading Te Akau Sick in the final few strides at Flemington racecourse. Vintage Crop, winner of the Curragh Cup and Irish St Leger earlier this year, was ridden by Michael
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        60 23 AFP NEW YORK Brazilian football legend Pelc faces a court battle after American sports promotions company International Sports Ltd accused him of breach of contract. The firm says he signed an exclusive contract with them to make a TV series entitled Pete's World of Football. But it claims Pele
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        112 23 AFP PARIS Paris Open Ist rd Monday: Jonas Svensson (Swe) b Marc Goellner (Ger) 7-6 6-4; Amos Mansdorf (Isr) b Marcos Ondruska (SA) 4-6 6-4 6-1; Andrei Olhovskiy (Rus) b Rololphe Gilbert (Fra) 7-6 6-7 6-0: Magnus Gustafsson (Swe) b Wayne Ferreira (SA) 7-6 6-1; Magnus Larsson (Swe) b
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      557 25 Are the rich ready to spend money on art again? The answer will be known as AP SOME of the 88 works of Pablo Picasso which an American-born collector is putting into a single New York sale have gone on view in
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      Lock icon Elton John sues Sunday Mirror over diet story
      389 25 Reuter POP star Elton John launched a libel action on Monday against a British newspaper which he says defamed his character by falsely suggesting he was on a "diet of death". The 46-year-old singer-songwriter, who has acknowledged battling with a string of
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      Lock icon Tobacco heiress leaves US$1.2b
      396 25 CHATTERBOX AP NYT AP AP DORIS DUKE, once the "richest girl in the world", left behind a US$l.2 billion (SSI.9 billion) estate, about US$l billion of which her will says will go to a new charitable foundation named for her. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
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      148 25 t FRATINI Opening Hours Lunch 12 noon 2.30 pm Dinner: 6pm -12 midnight (Close on Sunday) 51 Neil Road #01-22 Singapore 0208 Tel: 323 2088 Fax 323 0334 Night Beat, the new AND OUR eve of public holidays Filipino 5-piece n0 P €rformance band at The Lounge Wj yf on
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      1251 25 L TV RADIO The Name of the Rote, 10.30pm, SBC 5 Scan Conncry is the enigmatic Father William, a monkish Shcrlock Holmes who has to solve a mediaeval murder mys- II tcr> Benedicti no monav f| ray Abraham). Insight, Bpm, SBC 12 In India, a huge number of foetuses are
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  • REGIONAL ANALYSIS
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      Another Tun Razak in the making
      1639 26  -  SPECIAL Special to BT Umno and political change MOHD NOR NAWAWI MOHD NOR NAWAWI The writer is associate professor and deputy dean at the Faculty of Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, the International Islamic University in Kuala Lumpur WHAT promised to be a battle
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      The real challenge facing the New Malay
      1071 26  -  Special to BT FARID ALATAS FARID ALATAS The writer is a Malaysian sociologist based in Singapore THIS WEEK'S Umno elections more than ever signify the far-reaching changes that have been set in motion for some time now. The proper context to view the
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      A new equation in Malaysian politics
      1669 27  -  UMNO SPECIAL Umno leadership and succession YANG RAZALI KASSIM YANG RAZALI KASSIM The writer is BT's Regional Analysis Editor AS MALAYSIAN finance minister Anwar Ibrahim moves into position this week as the undisputed heir apparent of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, clues are emerging as
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      Grooming a second generation of pilots for a new era
      1072 27  -  LESLIE LOPEZ LESLIE LOPEZ •Ihe writer is Hl"s Kuala Lumpur correspondent AFTER almost four decades in power as Malaysia's ruling political party, the United Malays National Organisation, or Umno, is approaching a turning point. By the time the party completes
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  • Article
    Changing of the guard in Indonesia
    521 28 EDITORIAL UNUSUALLY in Indonesia, the result of the congress of the ruling Golkar group has created a controversy. Criticism of the system is surfacing in the media as well as the coffee houses as the public seeks clues about the country's political future. Argument
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Better mix of PLCs and GLCs
      245 28 IF Singapore's status as an international financial centre is not to be hobbled by a stockmarket outstripped by markets of younger but bigger and faster growing economies, then this country needs a steady infusion of local listings. The Government's privatisation programme has been the
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      Umno's landmark changes
      175 28 THE Umno general assembly this year will herald new changes. This is happening because Umno has grown from strength to strength. The changes in Umno reflect the larger developments in the Malay society as a result of the government's socio-economic restructuring efforts since the 1969 racial riots.
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      Respect another nation's laws
      111 28 WE must understand that what we should not do in our own country, there is even more reason not to do it in other countries. Perhaps, some motorists with outstanding fines in Johor might leave things to luck, thinking that they will be spared since they
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      The sordid side of utilities
      145 28 THE electric power and gas industries, which had long boasted of not providing any political donations, were recently found to have been making huge financial contributions for years under the guise of paying advertisement fees to the Liberal Democratic Party, a party voted out of
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      Prisoners or hostages?
      190 28 NABIL SHA'ATH, the head of the Palestinian delegation conducting peace talks with Israel, has said that he expects an agreement on a prisoner release shortly, and a schedule for further releases to be clearly set out. Whether or not his hopes will be realised depends upon a
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      Why this violence?
      175 28 IF newspaper reports are any gauge of the prevailing situation, Jakarta appears to be turning into a city of violence. Perhaps one reason is that, at least in the popular perception, the authorities have made it their policy to use force at the slightest pretext when dealing
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    Issue ID cards to keep social security fraudsters at bay
    885 28  -  Britain has become a happy hunting-ground for false claimants of welfare. Neville Stack, reporting from London, looks at how this problem can be solved Neville Stack, The writer is a political commentator based in the UK THE British government has
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  • ANALYSIS
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      1476 29  -  Japan's plutonium programme is being watched closely by the two Koreas. Selig S Harrison reports Selig S Harrison The writer is director of a Carnegie Endowment project on Japan 's role in international security affairs IHT FOR the first time since the bombing
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      Economic ties taking the forefront
      1215 29  -  Nirmal Ghosh meets India's Minister of State for External Affairs Nirmal Ghosh INDIAN foreign policy which appeared to be without direction for a while in the wake of the breakup of longtime ally the Soviet Union seems to have found a focus again. But both
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      503 29 ■I MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT A WM:. INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE W I FOUNDED I H I 1956 I TkTF IN COLLABORATION WITH H I W UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON I I MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION I v (6TH INTAKE) j H: The University of Eosr London (UEL) MBA degree is highly volued
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  • Article
    Lock icon US index of leading indicators up 0.5pc in September
    530 30 AP, Reuter WASHINGTON The government's economic forecasting gauge rose 0.5 per cent in September, the Commerce Department said yesterday, signalling moderate growth into 1994. The advance in the Index of Leading Indicators followed a strong 0.9 per cent gain in August.
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    Lock icon Sharp rise in new US home sales
    117 30 AFP, Reuter WASHINGTON New home sales in the United States shot up 20.8 per cent in September, reaching their highest level in nearly seven years. The Commerce Department said yesterday that sales were up in every region of the country except for the
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    Lock icon Silver plunges on news of Xerox's new film
    296 30 Reuter NEW YORK Silver priccs have plunged following an announcement by Xerox Corp that it had developed a silverfree photographic Him for graphic arts applications, which account for 8 per cent of demand for fabricated silver. On Monday. December silver ended a
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    Lock icon US, China agree to start improving military ties
    331 30 Reuter. AFP BEIJING China and the United States yesterday agreed to improve their military relations, frozen since Beijing's army crushed pro-democracy protests in June 1989. US Assistant Secretary of Defence Chas Freeman, the most senior defence official to visit Beijing since the
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    Lock icon Washington under fire over new obstacles in Gatt talks
    279 30 Reuter GENEVA The United States has come under heavy fire at a Gatt meeting for what some countries argue is the introduction of new obstacles to agreement on a long-delayed world trade treaty. While Peter Sutherland, chief of the international trade
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    Lock icon Japan seeks exemption from Gatt rice tariffs
    195 30 Reuter GENEVA Japan yesterday told the head of the Gatt that Tokyo would find it "politically difficult" to accept replacing its rice import ban with tariffs under a Uruguay Round deal. A Gatt spokesman said Farm Minister Eijiro Hata sought a special exemption
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    M'sian Budget: a balanced approach towards growth
    661 30  -  The Bottom Line MUHAMMAD ARIF ZAKAULLAH MUHAMMAD ARIF ZAKAULLAH The writer is an assistant professor and deputy dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management. International Islamic University, Malaysia A COUNTRY'S Budget is no more than a traditional exercise by the finance minister
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  • Shipping Times
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      Passenger traffic to pick up at Singapore Cruise Centre
      611 31  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE The Singapore Cruise Centre is currently riding the crest of a strong wave as cruise traffic picks up for the October-March peak season. Kathleen Tan. manager of cruise development for the Port of Singapore Authority, says the
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      Norwegian line takes delivery of 2 new tankers
      297 31 SINGAPORE Norwegian liquid products carrier Jo Tankers has taken delivery of two new chemical parcel tankers. The vessels, part of a threevessel order worth US$225 million (***** million), were built to meet the stringent ship safety requirements as spelt out by the
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      Lock icon Israel to privatise unprofitable shipyard
      189 31 Reuter JERUSALEM Israel said it would sell off loss-incurring Israel Shipyards as part of a wider privatisation plan. The ministerial committee on privatisation approved a plan to take the yard out of receivership and settle its US$l4O-million (*****.8 million) debt before the sell ofT, Treasury
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      1131 31 Page Col ABC Containeriinc 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Africa Container 16 1 Ahrenkicl Liner 4 1/2 Alpha Feeders 18 1/2 Alprimo Freight 16 1 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 Appenship 18 3/4 Arabian Express IS 3 ASCI. 5 5 ASXCLShpg
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      Lock icon Ukrainian port allows asbestos-lined ship to dock
      190 31 Reuter KIEV The Ukrainian port of Sevastopol has agreed to allow an asbestos-packed ocean liner to dock despite protests by environmental groups, officials said on Monday. A Black Sea fleet duty officer said the Turkish-owned ship United States would enter the port on
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      Lock icon Demand for tankers and bulkers expected to drop
      614 31 Fairplay TOKYO As the world's shipbuilders continue to hold their collective breath in anticipation of the expected boom in newbuildings. the only shortterm certainty is continuing uncertainty about the viability of many yards. Continued economic recession in the industrialised world has caused
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        599 32 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Viet Phat 3/93 P10 alongside 0? 11/1930 Arttis Blue 01A 12 alongside 0311 0800 Agel 1193 P04 03 11/0800 03 11/2330 Dedlestan 015 12 alongside 0311/2100 AJs bpress 19W8 P07 0311/2300 04 11/1300
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      10177 40 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 Pcnang after
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1472 47 THE BALTIC Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates fell to 1.316 on Monday from 1,317 on Oct 29. Trading was slow to start on the freight market, with holidays in Europe curtailing activity, brokers said. A holiday in Japan Wednesday and a major shipping dinner in
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      Lock icon Bollore: The white knight of French shipping?
      820 48 Chairman of the French shipowners' association Vincent Bollore holds the future of French liner shipping in his hands Fairplay JACQUES Saadc of Cie Maritime d'Affretement (CMA) drew a deep breath. "When you play poker," he said, "the one who wins is not necessarily
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    • AIR AND LAND TRANSPORT NEWS
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        Lock icon US slams nations opposed to airline competition
        465 50 Reuter DALLAS The Clinton administration will try to expand competition in the airline industry to help strengthen world economies, said US Department of Transportation Secretary Federico Pena on Monday. Speaking at a general meeting of the International Air Transport Association, Mr Pena attacked
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        Lock icon Air charters cited for diverting consumer funds
        199 50 Reuter WASHINGTON The Transportation Department on Monday cited two air charter firms and an air carrier with illegally diverting consumer money and asked they pay penalties of more than US$l million (S$ 1.57 million). The complaints, to go before an administrative law judge,
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        Lock icon Record flight
        46 50 AFP EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California The space shuttle Columbia passes over a group of cars near the runway as it comes in for a landing on Monday after a 14-day experimental and medical flight. It is the longest shuttle flight on record. AFP
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        Lock icon Airlines may fly into profit by 1995: IATA
        363 50 Reuter DALLAS World airlines, battered by three years of recession, depressed traffic and over-capacity, might see renewed profits in 1995, but even that outlook remained very speculative, the International Air Transport Association's director-general said. "I hope that 1995 will be the year
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        Lock icon Air France services return slowly to normal
        246 50 AFP PARIS Air France said on Monday it would be operating 157 flights from Paris airports yesterday amid a gradual return to normal services following last month's damaging strike by ground crews. In a statement the company said 64 flights would leave from
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      • LOG BOOK
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          Lock icon Martinair adds Denver flight
          104 50 Bloomberg Business News. MANHASSET, New York Martinair Holland, a privately held Dutch airline, will begin nonstop service between Amsterdam and Denver on Dec 4. The once-a-week service, using Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft, brings to 10 the number of North American cities Martinair serves, the company said.
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          Lock icon For high-fliers with yen for thrills
          107 50 AFP TOKYO A Japanese travel agent is offering tourists with strong stomachs the chance to travel to Russia and fly in a fighter jet at more than twice the speed of sound. For US$lO,OOO (S$ 15,800) the Nisso Ryokosha agency offers a six-day trip
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          Lock icon Blast on Norwegian tanker
          64 50 Reuter ANCONA, Italy A small explosion was reported in the hold of a Norwegian tanker moored in the Adriatic off the Italian coast, port officials said yesterday. No-one was injured by the explosion aboard the Pink Star tanker which was moored near a refinery in the
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          Lock icon Cargo train explodes in China
          75 50 AFP HONGKONG A cargo train carrying oil tankers exploded in south-western China's Sichuan province while entering a station, a report said yesterday. The cargo train was heading toward Diyang station on Monday when the explosion occurred, causing a blaze which firemen took 12 hours to
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          Lock icon GM, Toyota venture to continue
          132 50 Reuter DETROIT General Motors Corp and Toyota Motor Corp said their New United Motor Manufacturing Inc joint venture will continue to operate indefinitely as a result of a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruling yesterday. Under the original FTC order, the car assembly venture was
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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        Lock icon McDonnell earns US$142m in third quarter
        322 50 NYT ST LOUIS Despite declining military and commercial aircraft orders, McDonnell Douglas Corp reported on Monday that it had US$l42 million (***** million) in third-quarter profits. Net income came to U553.62 a share, compared with a loss of US$42 million in the comparable 1992
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      1843 33 ■E3Ii7JHiH!IWI=i SAILINGS TO HONG KONG/TAIWAN/JAPAN/KOREA/CHINA MAERSK JEDDAH V.9310 ETA SIN BTH NOVEMBER 1993 METTE MAERSK V.9310 ETA SIN 9TH NOVEMBER 1993 V«*M< Voy ETA ETO Feeder by T DESTINATIONS TN» Mtt METTE MAERSK 9310 fcI.MJJIIMWW o#'ll oe<x hrs CFS 08/11 2359 MRS JOH LPK PEN OAK LOB SFO MEM ATL
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      607 34 FCL Breakbulk Service to: AFGHANISTAN MAM Afghanistan Ltd., Sole Foreign Forwarder in Kabul for all services C.I.S.- Vostochny, Vladivostok, Moscow, Tashkent, Kiev, Minsk, Riga, Baku, Irkutsk, Alma Ata North Korea Vietnam Mongolia Hungary CSFR Poland ocT<s>Trans AGENCIES (FAR EAST) LTD NOUAKCHOTT-BANJUL BISSAU-LUANDA-BATA Feeder Vessel ETA SIN BUNGA PELANGI V.2383 In
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      2004 35 STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD K! 10 Ho« Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Sinuoort 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 NEW GUINEA PACIFIC LINE GtiMii&aUiMHaalilBaAHiAnaABBMHiSMMlH /ajjEP (A SERVICE OF CHINA NAVIGATION CO) C MGo" out SWLS RAJAH BROOKE V27E Muwl lab 04-05 Nov 06 Ne» 07 No» FCL. LCL CONTAINER ANO BREAKRULK
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      2694 35 IfcA SINGAPORE AGENT: PfijA PAO Containers (Singapore Agencies) Fte Ltd X I l\l W m. illlll /f I B 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 Keppel Towers. Singapore 0208 X w w Te) 225 2233 Te)ex RS ***** pNOCSp Fax 225 5327/222 7517 Y CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT VCSKL VO*
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      2008 36 HANJIN SHIPPING FOB VSI SM L>C HAUL PDI FDR VSI S* IIK HAUL SAV KM NYC HAMM TONGHAE 102t 4/11 OMCT 25/1177/11 HMUN TONGHAE 102E 411 N ASA 0121 »/12 10/12 12/12 HANJIN ROTTERDAM 02« 11/11 OKCT 2/12 4/12 HAIUN ROTTERDAM 0241 11/11 H. KOBE 047E 11/12 17/12 1»/12 HANJIN
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      1849 37 II r >' PLEASE CALL HI II II NEPTUNELINK (1800 *****00 TOLL-FREE) U II 2ES& i\f| II FOR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: HI ■I sZ/T VESSELS ETA/ETD/EXCHANGE RATES/SHIPPING SERVICES/ ■I H FREIGHT CHARGES PAYABLE/STORE RENT CHARGES/ AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS FOR COLLECTION PU EXPORT TO: PSW/PNW SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS (SCX) TO: USWC
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      348 37 HEUNG-fl SHIPPING I Korean Flag Vessels FULLY CONTAMERCED SERVICE l«sgi/»OYAg I rus I me I an I «t I 53 «6 rus wc CY SIM NB3M H/ll »/10 4/11 7/U 11/11 IS/11 U/11 GLOHA 1 3CIN 2/11 5/11 9/11 U/11 U/11 11/11 22/11 21/11 [OAIW 0 363W M/ll 17/11 lit/11l
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      161 37 CENTENARY SHIPPING SERVICE ITMMCC WKKLY FVUCOfTTAMOI DHKCT SCRVICC| SIN6APORC/HO CHI MINN CITY frw tte CMMlrti CHy VESSEL'S NAME VOY. WW S PORE HCMC S PORE BALTIMAR ORION 16N/S 07/11 10/11 14/11 SAIGON PROGRESS 3331 09/11 13/11 17/11 SAIGON CONCORDE 3231 12/11 IS/11 19/11 BALTIMAR ORION 17N/S 14/11 17/11 21/11 SAIGON
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      1166 37 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKINGS: BALT ORENT LINE: *****64 FESCO: *****06 ENQUIRIES: *****33 BLASCO ODESSA: *****51/*****31/*****13 INVENTORY: *****45 INWARD: *****81 OUTWARD: *****80 TRANSHIPMENT: *****78 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 JAKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 iOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 MARINE INSURANCE SERVICE: *****87/ *****87 CR NO: **********0/N
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      1264 38 K 44, w AS AGENTS LINE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (CM No: G*****0000M) TEL: *****77 TELEX KAWAKI R*****5 FAX *****16/7/8/9 IVI Kl MALAYSIA LINE MAMTME (MALAYSIA) SON BHO JLI/ TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUT INTERNUSA. TEL: JKT *****08 /tXPOW W. AMERICA-PACIFIC
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      217 38 TIMBER PLYWOOD SERVICE TO U.K./CONTINENT KKU STORE PK LOADING EOR WORLD AEGEUS SID SID SLD FLU/ROT/ANT/I* WORLD AJAX IN PT 1/11 11/11 FLU/ROT/ANT/UK SWAN 10/11 18/11 24/11 FLU/ROT/ANT/UK Loads Sabah/Indonesia C R NO **********0H CONTIPAC SHIPPING PTE LTD Tel: *****32 Fax: *****49 P.K. MULTIPORT SDN BHD. TEL: *****09 TLX: MA
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      301 38 FOONG SUN V SHIPPING (PTE) LTD. WHOLESALE CENTRE. BLOCK 1, #0310 SINGAPORE 0511 BOOKING/ENQUIRIES CR NO: **********0W TEL: *****55 (i2i*s- OUTBOUND) *****77 &ims-INBOUND FAX: *****16 TELEX: RS *****/***** FSBHIP VESSEL ¥0Y E]A ETD DCSTHATION SUN MY 15/93 4/11 6/11 PLAJU/PALEMBANG SEAMAR 14/93 1/11 10/11 POMTIMUK/SMTETE WANUAKU 3/93 5/11 1/11 PAOANG,
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      732 38 PHILI-ORKNT LIN€S PT€ LTD r 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** Fax: *****76/*****38 A MEMBER OF THE SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION I AUSTRAUA/NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCL/LCL SERVICE 4 NOV SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 11 NOV AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LYTTLETON, NEW PLYMOUTH. NAPIER. CHRISTCHURCH 7
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      288 38 X GOLDEN LINE A turoo>\ guan guan shtpmg \>V<\ (PTE) LTD V 23, I(Ml Aytr Street SINGAPORE I'M TU: U43WI (It 1MB) Fat: U4 VM (Ca No *****b*****N) iTKAir»/rei>mi GULF SESTICE S pore P Kelang Penang GOLDEN BEAR Ranch Mm 12/15 Nn TRADE GRACE Kaiaclv Di>b» 2S/M Nm CHINA IMTICI
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      982 39 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD j 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. I CR NO **********0E VESSEL Vol SIN BKK SIN VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SIN 4/11 7/11 11,11 ss SINO MARINE 20N «/11 9/11 13/11 EOUATOR RUBY 18N 10/11 13/11 17/11 KOTA SABAS KSB24N 7/11 10/11 14/11
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      1490 39 I vesseis voy sum miwc miaow Antwerp ihams u harve Witt 01 VESIA 7430W 03/11 01/1? 03/12 04 1? OS/It 06/12 WIH 01 111 AHA 9330W 12/11 00/12 11/12 12/12 13/12 14/12 ADAM ABRAHAM 7131W 24/11 17/12 H/12 20/12 21/12 23/12 MED MARSEOLES M3IW 31/11 24/12 20/12 27/12 20/12 30/12
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      396 39 BSfli. M MYANMA mmA FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S'pore P.KIf Pen P.Gdf TAUNGGVI V473W 7/1 Nov PAGAN V2O2W 14/16 Nov IfA-A* VI97W 20/22 NOV MALAYSIA AGENTS BOUSTEAO SHTfWG AGENCSS KU.: Tfl 03 *****00 PKL TEL 03 JM6767 rot m 04-*****5 r® m *****121/4 NIGERIAN
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      2734 42 Full Container Liner Services Malaysia s Agents: Indonesia 's Agents: General Agents: Booking Agents: Guan Guan Skipping Sdn Bhd Chung Chiao Skipping Sdn Bkd P.T. Global Putra Indonesia Maritime Costar Shipping Pte Ltd Skipping Freight Booking Centre Sdn Bhd 58 Peniaran Rata ttuda Una Lit 3.34, 3r4 Floor, 11. IK.
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      592 43 (fc FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA. S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 8/TI ROTTERDAM 8/11 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 8711 HAMBURG/BREMEN 8/TI MARSEILLE/FRANCE 4/TI FELIXSTOWE/UK 8/TI BARCELONA/SPAIN 4/TI LEHAVRE/FRANCE 8/TI GENOA/ITALY 4/TI ANTWERP/BELGIUM 8/11 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 7/11 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 5/TI NEW YORK/EC 7/11 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 4/TI VANCOUVER 8/11 BRISBANE
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      1715 44 ■UkflMN CONTAINER LINES 1 l~N=/\"^rl A B* n t»: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 UNEB) UV fcm mk iiniiTiimiii SIBU (064) *****9 KUCHINQ (062) *****3 PENANQ: (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****67 MANILA (632) *****61 P.KELANQ: (03) *****77 JAKAWTA: (21) *****07 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 HKG/TWN/BKK GENOA/EUROPE PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN
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      175 44 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND I TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD eta eta n» sran ra*r uumc knang H.UI MIX VII loading tor Hale MVM HUDHU 20/11 DnclWfint jrw) loadirj lor Bon bay DOLPHN 19/11 loading for MM note* sumac lt/u lo«kn| for MM UMKDH 12/11 tortnf For MM hnmeb mrr 20/u
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      1072 44 f £L THONG SOON UNES PTE LTD) I 78 SHENTON NAY #10-01, SINGAPORE 0207 I I \y V/ TEL: 227-5088 FAX: 227-6011 I TLX: RS ***** CARRER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO I mm 3 Oil 1910 ill ■INI] 0 I*! 1013 391 fl ZiIYII .11 SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK VESSEL
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      761 45 WSV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCIPTM MEMBU.K SOC C/UtGOIS TO FROM KOK. YOKOHAMA HAGOTA MOI. TOKYO*. MMtf DAVAO*. P. KtUnf Stniapore EDsu* KAMALEVERETT VISE 18-19 No* 20-21 No* KAAAHEVERETT VI4E 01/02 Dec IVYEVERETT V7E 27/28 Dcc 29/30 Dec ACOTTMG BKMBUIK FCI SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CWTTA6ONG. CALCUTTA AND MONO.A*
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      323 45 Bt GLORY NAVIGATION GROUP REGULAR LINER SERVICE TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ASEAN DIRECT WEEKLY TO PORT KELANG/PENANG •AT ATTRACTIVE RATES* CR NO: **********0 M SP PKL PNG KAO GLORY SELATAN IX 15/11 20/U 23/11 3/12 TM6ER ROYAL 5/11 11/11 SP PKI HCM HK KAO GLORY SELATAN VII 20/U 23/11 28/11 30/11
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      511 45 PAKISTAN NATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION KARACHI BREAKBULK A CONTAINER SERVICE VOY KMACH M6HAR 104-HW S/ll 11/11 SAWGOOHA 13<HW 2»/ll 5/1? BOLAN 136-HW 7/1? It/12 MAM AW 1434«W It/12 71/\2 FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE ONLY VESSEL vor HK6 BSW OSA WAG TOK MAO AW 1420W 5/11 10/11 14/11 lt/11 11/11 20/11 HYOEKA6AD
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      532 45 FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO DURBAN/ P. ELIZABETH VESSEL SIN DURBAN P ELIZABETH SIN FENOANGSHAN V 126 04 1 1 20/11 23/11 11/12 MUASHUNHC V4S/49 19/11 5/12 8/12 2S/12 ACCEPTS CARGO TO JOHANNESBURG PRETORIA VIA DURBAN BOOMING AGENT FOR COSCO LCL CONSOL SIN TO DURBAN/ P, ELIZABETH SIN TO
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      264 45 SIN FAR EAST 09/11 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 06/11 BANGKOK 07/11 MANILA/CEBU 07/11 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 08/11 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 07/11 BUSAN 07/11 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 07/11 HONG KONG SHI CHINA 07/11 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN SHANGHAI XINGANG I TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LGL cargo SjN EUROPE/UK 08/11 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 08/11 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. Si USA/CANADA
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      747 46 HO!^Sn6/CHINI^^^^67TI BANGKOK 6/11 MANILA 7/11 BIIBAN 6/11 KEELUNG 9/11 TOKYO/KOBE 6/11 KAOSHIUN6 6/11 POWT KELAN6/PENANG 8/11 YOKOHAMA 6/11 COLOMBO 6/11 FELIXSTOWE/HAMBURG 8/11 CHITTA6ON6/MADRAS 6/11 ROTTERDAM/LE HARVE/ANTWERP 8/11 BOMBAY/KARACHI 8/11 BARCELONA. MARSEILLES. GENOA 4/11 LAX/NYC 6/11 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 6/11 CMT LINER EXPRESS AGENCIES PTE LTD fg£S| HOT-LINE 22-007-22 For booking pis call:
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      325 46 Contemn CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. AUCKLAND 13TH NOVEMBER ACCEPTING TO ALL NEW ZEALAND PORTS PENAN6 05 NOV PORT KELAN6 11 NOV JAKARTA 07 NOV BANGKOK 06 NOV SURABAYA 09 NOV HONGKON6 07 NOV MANILA 07 NOV FREMANTLE 14 NOV MELBOURNE 06 NOV SYDNEY 06 NOV BRISBANE 15 NOV 6
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      403 46 This Week's Sailings Singapore I T- ==r FIRST FORWARDER IN lo: EID To: ETD asia awarded Singapore Singapore ISO 9002 BY lrqa EVERY EVERY Bangkok SUN Jakarta SUN EVERY EVERY fTX Manila SUN Ho Chi Minh FRI (sfPjSl every every s Colombo TUE Limassol THUR L^J| A HTERNATIONAI SEA FREIGHT
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      113 46 I m NIPPON EXPRESS Arrow International (Worldwide Consolidation System) WEEKLY TO: TOKYO/YOKOHAMA/NAGOYA/KAOSHIUNG/ HONG KONG/BANGKOK/KEELUNG/KOBE/ LOS ANGELES (LONG BEACH )/NEW 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
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      1206 47 mWygggy CRYSTAL FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD H aa g TEL NO: *****88/*****88 4b. rffi FAX; 55J273J MM WW I«■ IiMMP/IBtTMLII IMMPE j 7/11 AUCKLAND 11/11 ANTWERP 6/11 BHQAW A/11 ADELAIDE 11/11 FELIXSTOWE 6/11 SnXinKnNR fi/ii BRISBANE 18/11 HAMBURG. 6/11 iakarta Q /11 FREMANTLE 11/11 ROTTERDAM 8/11 SURABAYA 9/11 MELBOURNE 6/11
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      194 47 £N GINZA ORIENT SHIPPING CO, S.A. (COSCO LINE) VESSEL VOY SIN YANOOM GINZA ORIENT 04/N 20-22 NOV 28-27 NOV QMZA ONICNT 03/N 8 11 NOV 13-18 NOV FAR EAST RUSSIA/LATVIA VIA ANTWERP BY CONTAINER DEEPSEA SERVICE VESSEL VOY SW ANTWERP TIN 01/N 18-20 NOV 8-10 DEC ■H/ST rtTOrSBUTC (LENNGRM)) MOSCOW
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      274 47 rCONDOR LINE SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE EASTBOUND POUTS VOY BUENOS MONTEVIOCO DURBAN JAKARTA HONS KONB KAOOSMMA YOKOHAMA VESSELS All'" H. KMUPBKAYA EBOl SAILED SAAED BARED SAAEP SAAED SAAED 00/SS OEKABWIST EROS SAILED BAAED 28/10 12 18/11 21/11 28/11-02/12 04/12 PWIOZEWSK EBO4 04-11/11 12/11 28-28/11 10-11/12 18/12 20-28/12 81/12 PAVLOGRAD EPOS 18 28/11
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      556 48 I A VIGOUR PACIFIC LINES VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE MANILA I VIGOUR PACftC 30NB 05/11/93 13/11/93 1 VIGOUR PACfftC 30ANB 0«/H/93 13/1 VIGOUR SINGAPORE 66N8 12/11/93 20/11/93 i ig* KLMMmkm'Hi cQNt/uwewseßVKie VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE PORT KLANG PENANG SINGAPORE VIGOUR MWDANAO 9329N8 05/11/93 07/11/93 09/11/93 VIGOUR PACIFIC 30NB 05/11/93 07/11/93 08/11/93 PPWHG
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      17 48 Find out how sellers are reaching out to buyers in Advertising and Marketing. Every Friday in BT
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