The Business Times, 18 November 1993

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    13 1 Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA (P) 552/12/92 Thursday November 18 1993 15'
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow Jones down 6 points
      49 1 Reuter NEW YORK American blue chips resumed sliding at Ipm (EST) yesterday after briefly recouping their losses due to a firm bond market and strength in three Dow components. The Dow was down 6.14 points at 3,704.63 after briefly peering above the watcrlinc. Reutcr
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      Lock icon Oil prices rise on talk of output cut by Opec
      100 1 Reuter LONDON World oil priccs yesterday jumped above US$l6 (5525.40) a barrel for benchmark Brent Blend on talk of possible output cuts by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Brokers said priccs rose after Iran's IRNA news agency reported that
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    113 1 Stock market indices Wednesday Change Sill 2.096.51 t 18.5 KLSE Composite 957.81 +6.51 Nikkei 18.108.71 -137.41 HangSeng 9.506.98 -176.67 SET Index 1.361.13 -5 64 Jakarta Composite ...533.10 9.91 CLSA China B 1.302.49 +15.99 Aust All Ord 2.104 3 +20 5 FrSE 100 3,120.0 +22.5 Wednesday Pre»ious I pni
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    Hong Leong broking arm hit by staff exodus
    106 1 In an exodus that analysts say is unprecedented in the Malaysian stockbroking industry, more than 20 top executives from Zalik Bhd have walked out of the firm to join another broking outfit. Company officials at Zalik, which is the stockbroking arm of
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  • Article
    Programmer sues Telecom
    26 1 A computer programmer has sued Singapore Telecommunications Ltd for alleged copyright infringements relating to a computer program used in one of its pagers.
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    S'pore hotels to raise room rates by up to 15pc next year
    620 1  -  By A J Leow SINGAPORE Major hotels here will raise room rates early next year, in some cases by as much as 15 per cent, to ease the pressure on their operating margins. This will be the first
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    Two Devon directors charged with false invoicing of $20m
    346 1  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE Two directors of the financially troubled commodity group Devon Industries Sdn Bhd have been charged with false invoicing on transactions amounting to more than $20 million. Managing director Nco Gim £ng and shipping department head Ong Chew
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    Dhana: Take steps to make Asia-Pacific a free trade area
    538 1  -  From Yang Razali Kassim in SEATTLE THE Asia-Pacific should be turned into a free trade area, and interim steps should be taken to achieve this in the longer term. This point was made by Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry
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    Lock icon KL exchange acts against curbs on contra deals
    415 1 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's stock exchange yesterday acted to rein in brokers in an apparent response to widespread complaints by investors that broking houses had been imposing restrictions on con-tra-trading. The self-imposed curbs by brokers on contra deals and demands on investors
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    Lock icon China abandons bid to cool economy in face of opposition
    473 1 Reuter BEIJING China has quietly dropped its policy of slowing down the booming economy after strong opposition from provinces and state firms which have seen output plunge and workers laid ofT. economists said yesterday. The government has said the policy
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      23 1 ~jl j -r r Hock lx>ck Siew: 21 j f IH U Brokers bungle over rights again Mori- reports on Pajjes 10, 19
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Prices of S'pore goods down again
        292 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE goods continue to face keen price pressures abroad. Preliminary October figures show that the manufactured products price index and the domestic supply price index fell again. The two indices monitor price changes at the first commercial transaction of a
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      System achieves aim of linking reward with company performance
      352 2 THERE was marginal difference in their basic wage increases. But companies that were profitable and did significantly better than in previous years paid much more bonus than those that did not fare very well. in its review of the implementation of
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      Flexi-pay system sound, says panel
      617 2  -  Review of wage system Companies and unions urged to continue with programme Reports by Anna Teo PROBLEMS in implementing the flexible wage system are minor and only a few changes are needed to fine-tune it, says a tripartite review committee of the scheme introduced in
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      Two unions call on govt to hand out special bonus
      225 2 IN VIEW of the strong economic growth this year, the government should pay public sector employees a one-off special bonus, at least two unions have urged. When the Finance Ministry announced a payment of three months' bonus for civil servants
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      Telecom sued for alleged copyright infringements
      278 2  -  By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd (Telecom) has been sued for alleged copyright infringements relating to a computer program used in one of its pagers. The High Court suit was taken out by computer programmer Chua Puay Kiang. who claims to be the author
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      PABX system for homes launched
      184 2 TELECOM Equipment on Wednesday launehed Alcatel IQ, a PABX (private automatic branch exchange) system suitable for modern homes and small businesses. Alcatel IQ is a home communications system that integrates all the functions of telecommunications in a box. It provides telephone answering and recording functions
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      No case to answer, says defence
      334 2 OSA trial DEFENCE lawyers of five men charged under the Official Secrets Act (OSA) have submitted to a Subordinate Court that there is no case to answer. Their arguments are laid out in written submissions delivered to the court and the prosecution on Tuesday
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      US-Swiss venture investing $9m more in S'pore
      251 2 AMURICAN-SWISS joint venture Nypro Singapore is investing S9 million to double the capacity of its plastic injectionmoulding factor> at Joo Koon Circle. The investment will bring Nypro's total capital spending in Singapore to S2l million since it arrived here in 1990. About $3
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  • THE REGION
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      Bangkok set to allow more foreign access to finance sector
      480 3  -  From Alan Boyd in BANGKOK THAILAND is preparing legislation that will allow more foreign access to financial services, which is seen as a major obstacle in relations with its key trading partners. The move follows pressure by the United States
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      Lock icon Thai economy set for recovery in next 18 months
      219 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Thailand, after almost two years of consolidation, could again emerge as one of Asia's fastestgrowing economies in 1994. Thailand L'pdaie. a publication of the country's joint public consultative committee, yesterday said although progress on easing the key constraints
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      Lock icon Thailand facing worst water shortage in 30 years
      187 3 AFP BANGKOK Prime Minister Chuan Leek pa i has ordered officials to prepare draconian measures to cope with a looming water shortage that may be Thailand's worst in 30 years. The Nation newspaper yesterday said that because of a short and poor
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      SM Lee urges Hanoi to streamline administration
      377 3  -  From Yong Pow Ang in HO CHI MINH CITY SENIOK Minister Lee Kuan Yew has urged Vietnam to streamline its administration and make things more convenient for investors. He said a set of clear and consistent rules and regulations for foreign investors would
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Manila spent US$1b on economy
        80 3 AFP MANILA The Philippine government spent nearly US$l billion (551.59 billion) to pump prime the economy for the first six months of 1993, resulting in a slight turnaround in the gross national product. The National Economic and Development Authority yesterday said US$7OO million went on
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        Lock icon Bangkok to protest against ban
        80 3 Knight-Ridder BANGKOK Thailand is to lodge a protest against Mexico for its recent decision to ban rice imports from all countries apart from the US. Deputy Commerce Minister Chaivot Sasomsub yesterday said Mexico had recently placed a ban on rice imports from 30 countries, including
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        Lock icon Indon importers petition Clinton
        75 3 UPI JAKARTA Indonesian importers have petitioned US President Bill Clinton to apply his political muscle to preserving trade privileges for Indonesian goods entering US markets. An official at the All Indonesia National Importer Association yesterday confirmed that a letter was faxed to Mr Clinton last Friday
        UPI  -  75 words
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        Lock icon China taking tough line on HK talks
        92 3 AP HONGKONG A Chinese official has warned Britain to expect no concessions at the next round of talks on Hongkong's political future. Hongkong Radio yesterday quoted China Vice-Premier Li Lanqing as telling Tsui Tsin Tong. a Hongkong businessman, that China would adopt an
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        Lock icon Indian firms expect strong growth
        69 3 Bloomberg Business News NEW DELHI Results by 250 Indian companies for the first half of the financial year ended Sep 31 show impressive growth in profits and sales. According to research by Quest Securities for the Economic Times newspaper, the companies increased profit by 68.2
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      Lock icon Vietnam, Russia sign US$500m trade agreement
      222 3 AP BANGKOK Vietnam and Russia have signed a US$5OO million (***** million) trade agreement, the largest since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Vietnam News Agency yesterday reported that under the agreement, Vietnam was to provide Russia with 260,000 tonnes of rice, 10,000
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      Lock icon Beijing to make tax changes gradually
      318 4 Move comes in the face of opposition from local govts AFP BLIJING China said yesterday that a new tax system would be introduced gradually and would not immediately affect local interests, appearing to confirm a watering down of plans in the face of strong
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      Lock icon China could become world menace, says Lee Teng-hui
      131 4 AFP TAIPEI China would become a menace to the world, especially to Japan and the US. when it forms an economic sphere of its own. Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui said yesterday. "The Chinese communists will call on all Chinese in the world
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      Lock icon Hardline Chinese army officers see US as potential military foe
      497 4 NYT BEIJING A Russian diplomat browsing through a bookstall here recently came across this title: Can the Chinese Army H 'in the Next War? On the cover. President Jiang Zemin was quoted as saying: "We must win hightech small-scale wars
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      Lock icon Kohl gets billions of dollars in deals during Beijing trip
      349 4 Reuter BEIJING German Chancellor Helmut Kohl left Beijing yesterday declaring he had won mutual trust with China's elderly communist leaders and taking home billions of dollars in orders to prove it. "Germany in (the) future will remain a valuable partner
      Reuter  -  349 words
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      Lock icon Special vote count gives Bolger extra seat to form majority govt
      598 5 NZ financial markets give the thumbs-up AFP WELLINGTON After 10 days of political uncertainty Prime Minister Jim Bolger was given yesterday the extra seat his party needed from special vote counting to form a majority government. Mr Bolger acknowledged
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      Lock icon British Gas chief predicts investment boom in India
      586 5 Reuter BOMBAY British Gas pic chairman Robert Evans, heading a group of top businessmen from his country to India, said yesterday that bilateral trade was about to boom and predicted a sharp rise in British investments. British Gas is itself signing several
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      Lock icon Tokyo art dealer charged with tax evasion
      63 5 Reuter TOKYO Prosecutors taking away top Japanese art dealer Ra/uo Fujii (centre), 69, yesterday after arresting him on charges of evading one billion yen (5514.9 million) in corporate taxes. News reports said Fujii and his younger brother Nlasaharu were under suspicion of concealing
      Reuter  -  63 words
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      Lock icon Indian telecom sector opens to foreign firms
      245 5 AFP BOMBAY India is committed to foreign participation in the telecommunications sector as part of the liberalisation of its sheltered economy, the chairman of the Telecom Commission said here yesterday. Nagarajan Vittal. in a statement to participants in a weeklong Indo-British trade and
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      Lock icon Hosokawa set to push anti-graft legislation package through House
      254 5 AFP TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. with public opinion behind him. appears poised to succeed where his predecessors have all failed giving Japan the laws it needs to fight corruption. The adoption of four Bills by the reform committee of
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  • REGIONAL FOCUS
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      S'pore firms capture almost half the Cambodian market
      1586 6  -  Cambodia's foreign trade By Harish Mehta PHNOM PENH Uy Sambath shuts the file with the finality of a judge about to pronounce a verdict, then looks up. and says with a knowing smile: "OK. Singapore is still Cambodia's number one trading partner."
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US housing starts hit highest level in nearly four years
      404 7 AP WASHINGTON US housing starts rose 2.7 per cent in October to the highest level in nearly four years, the government said yesterday. The Commerce Department said construction of new homes and apartments totalled 1.4 million at a seasonally adjusted
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      Lock icon Nafta defeat will rock the trading world
      492 7 Reuter WASHINGTON If the North American Free Trade Agreement was to die in Congress yesterday, analysts expect a chilling fallout on trade talks from Brussels to Beijing. And with global economies chugging along so slowly, the last thing the world needs now is
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      Lock icon Moment of prayer in Bosnia
      57 7 AFP SARAJEVO A boy praying at the grave of his father at a cemetery revered by the first snowfall in Sarajevo on Tuesday. United Nations military observers have reported that Serb forces are positioning fresh armour in the hills overlooking the Bosnian capital, which they
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      Lock icon W German industry output in 3rd quarter well below 1992's
      320 7 Bloomberg Business News FRANKFURT West Germany's industry showed signs of a modest recovery in the third quarter, but continued to operate sharply below levels seen in the same period in 1992. The Bundesbank yesterday said industry production in west Germany
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      Lock icon Slow inflation points to UK rate cut, say economists
      261 7 Reuter LONDON British inflation slowed in October and consumer spending was weak, official figures showed yesterday, and economists said the sluggish economy made an interest rate cut in this month's budget almost inevitable. News that priccs fell by 0.1 per cent
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Optimism over S Africa's IMF loan
        86 9 Reuter FRANKFURT A senior official from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday he was optimistic that details of a US$B5O million (551.35 billion) loan to South Africa could be finalised in the next few weeks. Edwin Bomemann. deputy head of the IMF's
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        Lock icon For the sake of a PhD
        65 9 Reuter HOUSTON A "womb for rent" sign being put up for a final day near the upscale Galleria area of Houston on Monday. The first time the sign was up. it drew calls from all over the world. The woman who placed the advertisement
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        Lock icon Club Med's big Asia plans
        100 9 AFP TOKYO French group Club Mediterranee plans to double its activities in the Asia Pacific region by 2000. its new chairman Serge Trigano has announced here. Asia now accounts for 12 per cent of the international village resort chain's clientele, he said, with strong demand
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        Lock icon French public sector workers to protest
        98 9 Reuter PARIS Emboldened by the success of Air France strikers in defeating an austerity plan, workers in 15 French public sector companies plan to demonstrate in Paris today against job cuts and privatisation. Many of the firms are among the 21 slated for sale
        Reuter  -  98 words
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        Lock icon Tightrope walker claims new record
        103 9 AP LONDON More than 3.2 kilometres above the earth, lan Ashpolc walked 9 metres along a thin steel bar secured between two hot air balloons and claimed a new world record for high altitude tightrope walking. The parachute he wore for Tuesday's stunt proved useful
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        Lock icon Grim reminder of a killing
        67 9 AFP WASHINGTON US President Bill Clinton looking at pictures of Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori on Tuesday at the White House in the presence of his parents. Yoshihiro was shot and killed last year by a homeowner who mistook him for a robber. The Hattoris
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        Lock icon Eurocorps caught in language war
        103 9 AFP BRUSSELS Just two weeks after its birth the Eurocorps, kernel of a future European army, has already been sucked into its first conflict one that has been raging for three quarters of a century. Belgium threatened this week to pull out of the corps
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        Lock icon A capitalist idea on communism
        136 9 AFP BERLIN The Berlin Wall, secret service spies and other phantoms from the nightmare world endured by citizens of former communist East Germany for 40 years are poised to rise again in a Disneyland-style theme park. The project is the brainchild of eastern German entrepreneur
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      Lock icon US may impose sanctions on China over market access, textiles
      351 10  -  Seattle '93 Informal Summit Reports by Leon Hadar in SEATTLE DESPITE talk about possible rapprochement between the United States and China and on the eye of an historic meeting between the American and Chinese presidents in Seattle, a top US
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      US, EC, Japan in critical trade negotiations
      659 10 AS LEADERS of Asian and Pacific countries begin to arrive in Seattle, the world's three top economic powers are involved in critical diplomatic negotiations. The negotiations include the use of public threats and behind-the-scenes manoeuvres aimed at extracting economic concessions from each other,
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon The Kallang meow
      890 13  -  Claire Leow, eagerly waiting for the musical Cats to begin, was impressed by the preparation for Claire Leow CATS the musical will be the event to watch for as we near the end of an eventful year for arts. Not for what it is alone a well-known,
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      Lock icon Happy Hopkins was a dud in class
      448 13 CHATTERBOX UPI AP AP AP SILENCE Of The Lambs' star Anthony Hopkins says acting beats work and he only got into it because he was bad in school. "I'm a happy idiot. I was extremely stupid in school, extremely backward. When I came
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Norman leads despite hitting water 4 times
      429 14 Grand Slam of Golf Golf AP. AFP. Reuter LA QUINTA. California Greg Norman hit the ball in the water four times. Fie still finished the day with a threeshot lead. When the champions of the tour's four majors squared ofT on Tuesday for
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    • SPORT SHORTS
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        Lock icon Athletics
        178 14 AFP Reuter BOSTON, Massachusetts The Chinese women who have dominated world middle and long distance running this year may take part in the Boston Marathon next April. The event's main sponsor is negotiating with Chinese team representatives. according to organisers. Pat Devanev. a representative for the Mizuno equipment maker
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        Lock icon Basketball
        198 14 Reuter AP NEW YORK NBA Tuesda> (home trams first): Atlanta 118 Sacramento 95; Indiana 93 Charlotte 102; New Jersey 84 Houston 90; Orlando 114 Utah 96; Seattle 95 Chicago 94; Dallas 90 NY 103; Milwaukee 98 Minnesota 102; IX*nver 74 San Antonio 86; Golden State 104 Phoenix 116; Portland
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        Lock icon Golf
        37 14 Reuter IJV QUINTA, California PGA Grand Slam of Golf Tuesda\ (27 holes): 108 Greg Norman (Aust) 71 37 111 Paul Azingcr (US) 75 36 112 Bemhard Langer (Ger) 78 34 113 Lee Janzen (US) 74 39.
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        27 14 Reuter NEW YORK NHI. Tuesday: NY Rangers 4 Florida 2; Pittsburgh 11 Philadelphia 5; San Jose 2 Washington 1; Vancouver 3 St Louis 0. Reuter
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        85 14 Reuter MYERSIDE. Scotland New Zealand, fielding only three players who could be in their test side, ran in three tries as they beat a Scotland Development XV 31-12 on Tuesday for their eighth victory in eight matches so far on their tour of England and Scotland. The All Blacks
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        30 14 Reuter DOHA Qatar International tournament semifinals Tuesday: Jansher Khan (Pak) b Peter Marshall (Eng) 14-15 15-12 15-6 12-15 Rodnev Martin (Aust) b Brett Martin (Aust) 15-8 11-15 15-10 15-10.
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        126 14 Reuter IX)NDON In an unprecedented twist aimed at generating more excitement during next year's World Cup finals, the American organisers plan to place teams in cities where they will be guaranteed big ethnic support. Fifa have agreed to drop the usual first-round draw format of nominating cities in advance.
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        286 14 AFP NEW YORK Mary Pierce says she now feels confident of challenging the best in the world since splitting up with her father. "I'm a lot more relaxed. I don't fret every time I miss a point," the 18-year-old said after beating a top 10 woman for the first
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  • THE LAW PAGE
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      Practical handbook for company secretaries
      460 15  -  Selva Kumar finds a manual that touches on all aspects of secretarial practice Selva Kumar The writer is a freelancer on legal matters. Anyone who has run a limited company knows the drudgery of ensuring that proper returns are filed on time. The tedious nature
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      567 15 Asahi News Service THE Economic Welfare Council, an advisory panel to the Japanese prime minister, will likely recommend enacting a product liability law by the year's end. but consumer groups and legal experts are worried that the Council will propose a toothless
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      347 15 VIETNAM Just published, the 1993 official Telephone Directories Yellow Pages of HANOI and ~JA «5? HO CH MINH CITY, featuring 30,000 Business IWSN O4*« IMQji VA MMUMG lAM VAM 1 Listings and 600 Industrial and Commercial Categories for your business connections. local and foreign listings up-to-date information Wi {fl(«n8r easy-to-use
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  • INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
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      Opening up Sri Lankan skies
      611 16  -  Nirmal Ghosh reports on an economical yet effective satellite dish created by a businessman Nirmal Ghosh NAHIL WIJESURIYA. sometime marine engineer and now owner of a small shipping and warehousing empire, is proud of his creation. Justifiably so. When visiting American engineers drop by to
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      Lock icon Oases of life in ocean depths riddled with riches
      451 16 NYT HUGE rock chimneys that spew hot water into the abyss and nourish a riot of bizarre creatures are also fostering a wide range of economic spinoffs, leading some experts to call them the next great prize in the global race
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      Alcatel hopes to see in-flight phone system take off in S'pore
      424 16 ALCATEL Telspaee has unveiled an in-flight telephone system which is currently being used in Europe and which it hopes will take off in Singapore. Dubbed the Terrestrial Flight Telephone System (TFTS). it allows direct communications between aircraft and ground
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      Giving canned music a realistic sound
      1017 17 PCs and synthesizers will soon be able to sound like real music instruments FOR nearly as long as there have been computers, people have used them to make music. The pioneering Moog synthesizer, invented in 1964. reshaped sound waves into forms that mimicked acoustic
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    • IN TAKES
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        Bird repellant sprays available soon
        123 17 NEW ZEALAND Scientists here said they are developing a plant extract discovered by British scientists and since patented by an American company to repel birds. It could revolutionise crop protection, they declared. Described as "highly significant" by Landcare Research wildlife biologist Dick Porter, the compound
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        Lock icon Cutting down on snore noise
        42 17 AFP DUSSELDORF. Germany A person at the Medica '93 fair on Tuesday demonstrating a new machine for a snorer which will help to keep the respiratory sounds down by keeping the respiratory tracts open during sleep. AFP
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        VIP treatment for the impotent?
        110 17 LONDON British scientists said last Monday that they have identified an important chemical signal sending messages from nerves to organs, giving a ray of hope for Impotent men. The scientists said they had pinpointed the signal, as well as clone a receptor which converts it
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        ITE develops can compactors
        89 17 SINGAPORE Staff and students at the Institute of Tcchnieal Education. MacPherson campus, have developed a machine to crush empty drink cans, reducing the volume by up to 90 per cent. The can compactors, which resemble drink vending machines, work by crushing empty cans that are tossed
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      701 17 TRADE OPPORTUNITIES IN I Opetiittg Speech YB Mr. Chua Jui Meng I V I Deputy Minister, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia Keynote Address k Dr. Pedro Noyola De Garagorri 111 Deputy Minister of Trade of Mexico (SECOFI) Introductory Remarks HE Jorge E. Dominguez Ambassador of Mexico, Malaysia PRESENTATION
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  • Article
    Yes, manufacturing is special
    566 18 EDITORIAL THE essay that has just won first prize in the 1993 Amex Bank Review Awards has this message for the Miss: don't fight the inevitable. "Miss", in this instanee, is the Manufacturing Is Special School. Co-authors Richard Brown, of Manchester Business School, and DeAnne Julius,
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      The other atomic threat
      252 18 THE NUCLEAR MENACE is not confined to atomic weapons alone. Stockpiles of plutonium and other radioactive substances, linked to weapons production or power generation, pose a grave potential threat to the environment. None of the means of storing them offers an effective solution. Russia alone is
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      Big test for Clinton
      137 18 THE North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) is the idea promoted by the American leadership to counter protectionist sentiment surrounding the creation of various trading blocs. However, the US House of Representatives is deeply divided on this. Failure to ratify Nafta would mean that President Bill
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      Finding China attractive now
      141 18 GERMAN CHANCELLOR Helmut Kohl recently led a 180-strong delegation to China. This is an important step for Sino-European relations as it shows that Germany, the strongest industrialised nation in Europe, has not forgotten Asia despite the hustle and bustle of making the European Common Market a
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      Forging ahead, Nafta or no Nafta
      183 18 WHILE President Bill Clinton is busy rallying enough votes to get Nafta passed in Congress. Canada and Mexico the other two members of the pact are not standing by idly waiting for the outcome. Canadian businessmen have already said their country will quickly implement
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      Tall order
      105 18 THE Department of Environment (DOE) has only 125 enforeement officers throughout the country. Pitted against this tiny battalion are thousands of small and medium industries (SMls) and illegal factories, vehicles. and a large proportion of the public. The statistical odds alone are overwhelmingly against effective enforcement by DOE
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      Still plagued by cost over-runs
      147 18 IN THE HEADY DAYS of Hongkong's early planning for the new Port and Airport Development Strategy (Pads) the government took the controversial decision to draw up "fixed-price contracts." Winning tenders for all Pads projects were to be priced taking inflation into account, to prevent contractors
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    Speaking softly and keeping the big stick sheathed
    779 18  -  Maggie Ford finds the recent protests against the national lottery and the government's reaction to them a watershed in Indonesian politics Maggie Ford The writer is BT's Jakarta Correspondent IT IS tempting to think that the Indonesian government and army have been
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      141 18 FOOD FIT FOR A KING. (SERVED ON THE QUEEN'S OWN PORCELAIN!) vr* i |P Royal Copenhagen was established in Denmark in 1775, when the Queen of Denmark ysWp^ or^ sulta^e B'ft s to creale d for the Danish Royal Family and visiting foreign Royalty. In Singapore today, you can enjoy
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  • ANALYSIS
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      A tiny country's strong voice to heed
      685 19  -  From Seattle, Yang Razali Kassim reports on how Singapore spokesmen are fervently pushing the free trade ideal for Apec. He also discusses the apprehension among Asean members over a possible diminished Asean influence as more members join Apec. Seattle '93 Informal Summit Yang
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      Fretting about Asean's clout in a bigger Apec
      817 19 WHEN THE Apec forum was first formed five years ago in Canberra. Asean was at the core and widely regarded to remain so. Apec was then a club of 12. With Asean's six members forming half the outfit, it was rightly believed
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      Lots more work needed for genuine political reform
      1017 19 In an editorial on Tuesday, Asahi Shimbun expressed serious misgivings about the Lower House committee-approved Bills THE government-proposed Bills related to political reform have been approved at the Ad Hoc Committee on Political Reform of the Lower House, and their passage by
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    Lock icon Clinton appears headed for victory as Nafta vote looms
    602 20 AP, Reuter. NYT WASHINGTON The White House appeared headed for victory in yesterday's make-or-break vote on the North American Free Trade Agreement, which has mushroomed into a referendum on President Bill Clinton and the new world economy. Mr Clinton would say
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    Lock icon Mandela, de Klerk set to sign pact creating colour-blind South Africa
    408 20 AP Reuter JOHANNESBURG The government and African National Congress yesterday agreed on the final outstanding issues of their two-year talks, clearing the way for FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela to sign a revolutionary pact creating a colour-blind South
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    Lock icon Japan reaches basic deal to lift ban on commercial rice imports
    319 20 Reuter TOKYO Japan has reached a basic agreement to lift its ban on commercial rice imports by accepting a tariffication proposal. Kvodo news agenev yesterday cited government sources as saying the agreement had been reached in talks with the
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    Murdoch attempting to pull off corporate sleight of hand
    785 20  -  The Bottom Line MOHAN KUPPUSAMY MOHAN KUPPUSAMY The writer is a BT associate foreign editor WHY docs Rupert Murdoch think that any investor in the Australian stock market would he keen to help him keep the News Corp empire within his
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    Lock icon World tourism expected to double in 10 years: study
    333 20 Reuter LONDON The global travel and tourism industry is expccted to double in size over the next decade but aviation policies could restrict growth, the World Travel and Tourism Council said yesterday. The world's largest industry now accounts for 10.2 per
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      113 20 Nikkei Fax The Business Day Starts in Japan Tel: Fax:s^6-4016 CRABTREE The most appreciated gifts, surprisingly, take the least amount of effort. T*o give thanks to your most important corporate clients, why not give our beautifully-packaged Christmas tins and baskets filled with the finest foods i and treats, fragrant potpourri
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Singapore developers plan US$175m projects in Myanmar
      513 21  -  From Loh Hui Yin in YANGON AT LEAST US$l75 million (SS27B million) worth of new hotel projects is planned by Singapore developers in Myanmar even as the first piles are driven into the ground for the first Singa-pore-owned hotel here. Big-time developer Kuok
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      Summavest's half-year net profit more than trebles
      364 21  -  By Abdul Hadhi SINGAPORE Aided by better business conditions, listed Summa Investments more than trebled its interim net profit to $4.73 million from 51.35 million. Announcing its results yesterday. Summavest said that the dramatic rise in profit was posted on a 178 per
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      Inno-Pac expects lower pre-tax loss of $9m
      395 21  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Beleaguered Inno-Pacific Holdings is projecting a turnover of about $270 million and a pre-tax loss of $9 million for the year to Dec 31, 1993. The projected loss is substantially lower than the $16.8 million suffered last year. Turnover,
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      Can't brokers ever get their rights value right?
      767 21  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE For the second time in a month, some in the dealing community have demonstrated their appalling inability to value rights issues. Inno-Pacific's rights yesterday opened at a grossly inflated $1.20, with trades done all the
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      Tibs plans another two vehicle-related tie-ups in China
      387 21  -  By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE Tibs Holdings is making further inroads into China's transport sector with another two planned investments. If carried out. they will bring to five the number of projects it has in China since entering the market in May. Subsidiary
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      Lock icon M'sian Securities Commission explains ban on share splits
      299 21 MBT KUALA LUMPUR The Securities Commission (SC) does not wish to see share scrip multiplying in the market as a result of share split exercises. Chairman Mohd Munir Abdul Majid yesterday said that share prices of companies, after being adjusted, had often
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      344 21 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STII's Index stocks Nov 17 IjhI Smc Index Stock uk C'hf* (actor noitn (S) <S) Avimo 1 680 1.17 (AC 7 950 0.150 5 54 11 86 CWT 2 660 0.010 I 16 0.79 Cerebos 7 050 0.300 4 92 23.72 FAN 15 200
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Austral Enterprises denies takeover talk
          86 22 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian plantation firm Austral Enterprises Bhd has denied a rumour of a pending takeover of the company that has sparked heavy trading in its shares. "The rumour of a pending takeover of our company is untrue and we are not aware of
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          Lock icon Golden Hope's interim profit leaps 20pc
          90 22 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Golden Hope Plantations Bhd has reported a 20 per cent jump in group pre-tax profit to M 557.99 million (5535.95 million) for the six months ended Sep 30. 1993, from M 548.13 million in the previous corresponding period. Group turnover rose
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          Lock icon Pengkalen to buy Cameron hotels
          97 22 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Pengkalen Holdings Bhd has entered into six sale and purchase agreements to acquire hotel operations and related assets in Cameron Highlands and Fraser's Hill. The proposed acquisitions include a piece of land and a hotel known as Ye Olde Smokehouse Inn in
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          Lock icon Insas back in the black
          62 22 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Insas Bhd returned to the black with a group pre-tax profit of M 53.14 million (551.94 million) for the year ended June 30, 1993, from a loss of M 54.11 million in the previous corresponding period. Group turnover jumped to MS 17.49
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        Lock icon Kanzen, Tan Chong unit in China power plant venture
        382 22 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Kanzen Bhd. which seeks to further improve its performance by exploring the vast Chinese market. has teamed up with two publicly listed companies to undertake an independent power producer (IPP) project in China. Kanzen. through its subsidiary, Kanzen
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        M'sian soft-drinks takeover kicks off major Yeo Hiap Seng revamp
        280 22  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Yeo Hiap Seng's acquisition of Yeo Hiap Seng Malaysia's softdrinks business marks the start of a major group restructure that will affect the Singapore and overseas operations. A YHS spokesman yester- day said the restructure, which
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        D&C Bank raises first offshore loan
        160 22  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Malaysia's Development Commercial Bank (D&C Bank) successfully raised its first olTshore loan yesterday when it sealed an issue of floating rate certificates of deposit (FRCD) worth USS7S million (SSII9 million). The Kuala Lumpur-listed bank yesterday signed an agreement with
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        491 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Managers' price* Nov 18 NTUC Income Singapore Unit Trust ta00 e **"> 4 04 418 The Commerce 1.57 1.65 Prudential The Savings Fund 1.48 1.55 PruLink Mgd Fund 1.32 139 Spore Prog Fund 0.65 0.68 Spore See fund 0.97 1.02 MARA-Bumiputra S'porc Invest Fund I II 1.17
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        More than 20 top execs quit Hong Leong broking unit
        494 23  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S Zalik Bhd. the stockbroking subsidiary of businessman Quek Leng Chan's Hong Leong Group, suffered a major blow this week with the major walkout of more than 20 top officials to another broking outfit.
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        Lock icon Hicom to be listed in Jan through reverse takeover of New Serendah
        292 23 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Hicom Bhd. Malaysia's state-owned heavy industries entity, will be listed in January through a reverse takeover of a listed vehicle. New Serendah Rubber Co Bhd, officials said yesterday. With the move. Hicom. set up in
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        Lock icon Anwar denies any link with Idris
        145 23 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday denied any link with the business dealings of Idris Hydraulic. Mr Anwar said although he knew Ishak Ismail, the company's managing director who happens to be a member of the Permatang Pauh Umno division. he had
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        Lock icon Southern Steel IPO subscribed 18 times
        250 23 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Southern Steel Bhd's initial publie offering of 39.16 million new shares was oversubscribed 17.6 times. Applications for 428.22 million shares at MS 1.50 (550.93) each resulted in a subscription value of M 5642.33 million, according to Southern Steel chairman Abdullah Mohd
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        Lock icon Battle moves to Delaware court
        375 24 Bid for Paramount Reuter WILMINGTON, Delaware The high stakes takeover battle ,for Paramount Communications Ine shifted from Wall Street to a Delaware court on Tuesday, where Paramount called QVC Network Inc's hostile bid for the entertainment giant "illusory". Paramount lawyer Barry Ostrager told a Delaware
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        Lock icon JR East disappoints with its half-time results
        511 24 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO East Japan Railway Co, a stock which has rocked Japan's markets since its listing last month, yesterday delivered decidedly unexciting results for the half-year ended Sep 30. The result is one of the most important to be released during
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        Lock icon Wang posts US$306m earnings for first quarter
        280 24 UPI LOWELL. Massachusetts Wang, which emerged recently from bankruptcy protection, reported on Tuesday it has posted a profit for its first quarter ended Sep 30. The company posted operating income of US$l2.4 million (5519.7 million) on revenues of U*****.9 million, which included non-recurring
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        Lock icon Stocking up
        62 24 AFP PORT AL PRINCE Cars lining up at a Shell gas station on Tuesday one day after Shell Oil, one of Haiti's three fuel suppliers, was ordered by a local court to sell its stockpiles. The Shell company had said last Thursday that it would defy the court
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        Lock icon Results of other Japanese companies
        327 24 AFP Bloomberg Business News Bloomberg Business News AFP Bloomberg Business News Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Casio Computer Co said yesterday its pre-tax profit fell 67.1 per cent from a year earlier to 2.8 billion yen (5541.8 million) in the six months to September. For the
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        Lock icon Chances of Volvo-Renault merger improve
        285 24 IHT PARIS The chances of Volvo shareholders approving the automaker's proposed merger with Renault of France appeared to improve on Tuesday, after French officials said they would seek a quick privatisation of the French carmaker. The officials also hinted they would consider adding language to
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        Lock icon Indian capital market set to raise US$9b
        182 24 AFP BOMBAY The Indian capital market is set to raise a record US$9 billion (5514.3 billion) this fiscal year, but needs to clean up its act to conform to world standards, the market watchdog said yesterday. The achievement would be a 50 per
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Kunming Machine to raise HK$120m
          63 24 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG China's Kunming Machine Tool Co is expected to raise HKSI2O million (5524.7 million) through its listing on the Hongkong Stock Exchange, the Beijing-backed newspaper Ta Kung Pao reported. The company's public offering is expected to start on Nov 23. Baring Brothers
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          Lock icon Rothmans to list HK arm in colony
          80 24 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Britain's Rothmans International will be setting up headquarters in Hongkong and will soon list on the Hongkong Stock Exchange, the South China Morning Post reports. Rothmans has set up a major operation in Hongkong in what some believe is
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          Lock icon NYSE sets record for 252 new listings
          45 24 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK A record 252 companies have gained listings on the New York Stock Exchange so far this year, topping last year's record of 251 with six weeks left on the calendar. Bloomberg Business News
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          Lock icon Foreign brokerages do well in Japan
          65 24 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO More than 60 per cent of foreign brokerage firms operating in Japan posted profits for the six months that ended in September, the Sihon Keizai newspaper said. Morgan Stanley's profit for the period totalled over 10 billion yen (SSI49 million),
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          Lock icon Morgan Stanley profit surges 64pc
          38 24 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Morgan Stanley Group's fiscal third-quarter profit surged 64 percent to USSIBI.7 million (SS2B9 million), led b\ double-digit increases in investment banking, commissions and interest income. Bloomberg Business News
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        China's ICBC planning global network by 1995
        306 26  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has long-term plans to establish its worldwide network by having branches in Singapore, Tokyo, Hongkong. Seoul, London, Frankfurt and New York by 1995, a senior bank official said yesterday. Zhang
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        Lock icon House aide accuses Fed of trying to outfox Congress
        195 26 Knight-Ridder WASHINGTON A House Banking Committee aide, citing notes of a telephone conference by Federal Reserve officials. has accused the Fed of try ing to interfere with congressional attempts to get more information from the central bank. The aide said yesterday
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        Lock icon UAE completes oil Held development project
        201 26 AFP ABU DHABI The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has completed development of a new onshore field after two decades of hesitation because of its complex structure, an official report said yesterday. Jam Yaphur will produce around 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) of condensates and
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        Lock icon Singapore Lion Gold Coins launched in Malaysia
        216 26 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR A strong local tendency to save has led to the launching of the Singapore Lion Gold Bullion coins in Malaysia by The Singapore Mint. The Singapore Mint's general manager. Chong Phit Lian. yesterday said the Singapore Lion Gold Bullion coins
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      • SMALL CHANGE
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          Lock icon Thai bourse suspends Aitco, Phatra
          107 26 Reuter BANGKOK Ayudhya Investment and Trust Co Ltd (Aitco) was suspended by the Stock Exchange of Thailand yesterday following wild price swings triggered by an apparent error by brokerage firm Phatra Thanakit Co Ltd. Phatra Thanakit also sought and obtained a voluntary suspension. It told
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          Lock icon China aviation fund raises US$100m
          81 26 Reuter BEIJING A fund to invest in China's aviation industry has raised nearly USSIOO million (SSIS9 million) in its first year of operation, the People's Daily said yesterday. The China Aero Fund was set up last November to raise money from overseas investors by issuing
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          Lock icon Petronas confirms bond's lead-manager
          75 26 Knight-Ridder SINGAPORE Muhammad Hassan Marican. senior vice-presi-dent at Malaysia's state-owned oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas), yesterday confirmed the lead-manager and chief commissioned company for its forthcoming 50 billion yen (***** million) bond offering in Japan. IBJ Securities will lead the issue and the Long-Term Credit
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          82 26 Reuter FRANKFURT The Russian government plans to establish a Business Development Bank in 1994 with the help of German private and public sector institutions. Russian Finance Minister Boris Fyodorov said. Mr Fyodorov told a news conference on Tuesday the plan did not foresee ownership participation
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          74 26 Bloomberg Business News LONDON UK insurance companies have introduced a computerised register of claims as part of a crackdown on fraud, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The register will allow insurers to clamp down on so-called "multiple claims" which cost the industry an estimated £400
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          Lock icon Venture to sell banking services in US
          109 26 Bloomberg Business News LONDON US West Inc, France Telecom's Intelmatique division and Electronic Data Systems Corp are expected to announce a venture in the US to sell interactive banking services to consumers and small businesses, the Wall Street Journal Europe reported yesterday. The
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          Lock icon Foreign brokers profitable in Japan
          115 26 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO More than 60 per cent of foreign brokerage firms operating in Japan posted profits for the six months that ended in September, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said yesterday. Morgan Stanley's current profit for the period totalled just over 10 billion yen
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        142 26 Bloomberg Business News SYDNEY The Australian Stock Exchange is offering gold bugs a way of hedging their investments in the face of volatile gold prices. From yesterday, the Australian Options Market, the derivatives arm of the stock exchange. started offering options on
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        Visa Int'l debit card to be available in region soon
        338 26  -  By Corinne Kerk SINGAPORE Visa International yesterday announced that it has extended the coverage of its third debit product the Interlink Network and expects it to be available in the region soon. "Interlink requires a more sophisticated electronic and telecommunication
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        Global trend towards use of on-line debit systems: expert
        277 26  -  By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE There is a global trend towards the use of on-line debit systems, an international expert said yesterday. Richard Phillimorc. a senior executive of global online debit card firm Maestro International, said that bankers the world over
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        127 26 THE USS/majors pushed higher as the time draws nearer towards voting for Nafta with market sentiments agreeing on a congressional "yes" vote. Over in the USS/SS market. a bullish USS market sentiment emerged in early morning trade yesterday, but this met with sell orders along
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        199 26 Reuter LONDON The dollar held up well yesterday as markets nervously awaited the crucial US House of Representatives vote on the Nafta free trade agreement. "I think a 'Yes' to Nafta is built in at current levels," said John Cox, vice president at Bank of New York. "Our view
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        89 26 AFP NEW YORK The dollar firmed slightly against major currencies early yesterday as Congress prepared to vote on the North American Free Trade Agreement. Gold dropped US$3.lO to U*****.50 per ounce. At 9:20 am (1420 GMT), the dollar was trading at 1.7085 German marks against 1.7050 on Tuesday
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        1343 27 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollar interest rate futures ended marginally weaker yesterday in light position adjustment ahead of the pivotal Nafta vote in Congress. Dealers said the clear passage of the Nafta pact may lead to a spate of Eurodollar selling in buv-on-rumour sell-on-fact
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        KL tin ends unchanged
        666 27 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin LOCAL tin price ended unchanged at MSI 1.90 a kg as persistent European and Malaysian covering countered some light selling yesterday, traders said. Activity was routine on lack of fresh fundamental news. A slight fall on the LME overnight had no impact. Volume
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          China buyers stay away from copper
          85 27 TOKYO Chinese buyers are keeping clear of the copper market in the hope that prices will sink, traders say. While interest from metal buyers in China for delivery in three months has heightened as copper traded below U551.650 a tonne this week at the
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          Japan buys 98,450 tonnes of wheat
          42 27 TOKYO The Japan Food Agency said it boughi a total of 98.450 tonnes of wheat in a tender yesterday for January shipment. The agency said it also bought 38.094 tonnes of January shipment barlev from Australia.
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          Copper mine's force majeure still on
          102 27 TOKYO Deliveries of copper concentrates from the OK Tedi mine in Papua New Guinea remain suspended as the drought that forced the mine to declare force majeure two weeks ago shows little sign of easing, a company official said vesterday. The water level on
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          54,000 tonnes of soybeans sold
          56 27 TAIPEI Taiwan's BSPA group bought 54,000 tonnes of No 2 yellow soybeans yesterday, said. Continental sold the beans at P. 69 US cents per bushel over March futures on the Chicago Board of Trade. Shipment is for Dec 1-15 from the Gulf of Mexico. Freight
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1682 27 Rubber RAS Commodity Exchange (futures closing as at 1pm) RSS 1 Contract (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sctl (tonnes) Interest Dec 93 OOO OOO 129.25 0 1.700 Jan 94 130.50 130 50 130 50 100 4.000 Feb 131.50 131.00 131.75 1000 4.025 Mar 0.00 0.00
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        Australia
        1187 28 20.5 IHt share market sprinted ahead yesterday as investors welcomed a firmer New York market and bidded strongly for local bank stockv The Ml Ordinaries closed 20.5 points higher at 2.104.3. its highest close for two weeks. "The market was influenced b> markets overseas and expectations of bank profits."
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        Manila
        582 28 4.3 Selected telecommunications and propert\ Mocks surged but profit-taking pared gains at the close, dealers said. Leading gainers were secon-d-liners Filinvest Land Inc. which rose to 10.75 pesos from 9.60. PT&T A which ended 1.45 pesos higher at 10.25. and Metro Drug A shares, up one peso to 6.40.
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        Taipei
        514 28 5.66 Late profit-taking saw Taiwan stocks end off their highs. But trade remained active on optimism that the government would support the market before the Nov 27 local government elections, brokers said. The weighted index ended 5.66 points up at 4.306.91, off an intra-session high of 4.345.86. Turnover remained
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        Seoul
        436 28 7.52 Stocks ended higher as small individual investors piled in following Tuesday's consolidation in the wake of a flurrv of vear- highs, brokers said. "Stocks recovered almost all yesterday's declines." said Choi Hyeon Cheol of" First Securities. "The *ant corps' (small individual in\estors) are following in the wake of
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        New Zealand
        270 28 +95.7 The NZSE-40 capital share index closed up 95.7 points (4.8 per cent) at 2.074.4 after an end to New Zealand's political stalemate looked likely. The final election result and Prime Minister Jim Bolger's comments on it were expected later yesterday. Telecom and a clutch of former market
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        Bombay
        53 28 +25.5 Shares prices were slightly up in thin after trading hours kerb deals as sellers stayed away in the hope of a further rise in prices, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share index closed at 2,877.62, up 25.5 from Tuesday's close. The 100-share national index moved up 11.33
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        London
        626 28 22.5 UK shares ended strongly after lower annual inflation figures and weak retail growth triggered an early rally on rekindled hopes that base rates may be on the way down, strategists said. Attention focused more on domestic data than the outcome of a crucial North American Free Trade Agreement
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        95 28 32.14 French shares ended higher, buoyed by expectations of a rate cut in Germany in the near term. The CAC-40 index was up 32.14 to 2.147.99. Paris No» 17 Kr \ir I iguidc *02 00 2 00 Akjlfl \nslhom J 00 EH'-Aguil 4»»0U -50 (>ak Dc Rjnguc I2 7
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        Stockholm
        85 28 +9.38 Swedish shares rose as corporate earning figures sent investors encouraging signs about third-quarter profits. Expectations that the US Congress will pass the Nafta after a marathon debate also bolstered shares, traders said. Electrolux. yesterday's most traded share, accounted for 2.64 points of the 9.38 points total advance to
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        Brussels
        177 28 21.84 The Belgian stock market soared to a record high and the franc strengthened after the government agreed to austerity measures, traders said. The government also made large cuts to its key interest rates of between five and 12 basis points. The new central rate is now 8.3 per
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        Milan
        176 28 153 Italian stocks rose on the first dav of the new account period to end the day higher across the board, after a volatile opening sent the market down 2.7 per cent, traders said. Traders said there was no specific reason for the climb, although the fact it was
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        Amsterdam
        240 28 -1.33 Dutch stocks ended lower as they lost gains during the final trading hour because of weaker prices on Wall Street ahead of the vote on Nafta, traders said. The EOE index of 24 leading Dutch stocks ended 1.33 lower at 381.35. down from a high of 385.81. Deeliners
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        Zurich
        258 28 +0.44 Swiss shares ended steady in low volume. Dealers said afternoon trading was quiet, and a mixed opening on Wall Street did not influence shares. Earlier. Swiss shares had opened higher on a firmer Wall Street overnight and a firmer dollar. Most-active Nestle ended one franc easier at 1.
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        Johannesburg
        272 28 105 A lack of liquidity and local political developments helped drive industrial shares to a strong close on both local and foreign demand. The gold index lost 52 points to 1.897 but the industrial index was 105 points firmer at 4,797 and the overall index was 38 points up
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        Toronto
        125 28 -23.57 Stocks fell early yesterday on sagging precious metal and energy issues as nervous investors await the vote on Nafta. The TSE 300 composite fell 23.57 points to 4,233.63 in trade of 16.23 million shares valued at CS 165.00 million. Only two of Toronto's 14 sutvindices posted minor gains.
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        New York
        909 28 -3.35 The Dow Jones industrial average, which surged 33.25 points to a new all-time high of 3.710.77 on Tuesday. was down 3.35 points to 3.707.42 at 11 am EST yesterday The key barometer was ahead 2.80 points shortly after the market opened. The New York Stock Exchange composite
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      3255 29 Reuter HONGKONG Shares closed sharply lower yesterday as concerns over the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) vote in the US and a new round of Sino-IJK talks over Hongkong became excuses to take profits, brokers said. The blue chip Hang Seng Index tumbled 176.67 points, or 1.82 per
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      CHINA
      482 29 BOTH Shanghai and Shenzhen B share markets were very active yesterday. CLSA Shanghai B Index dropped by 1.23 per cent to 976.8 points as most of the shares tumbled on heavy profit-taking. The best performer, China TM, surged by almost 14 per cent. In Shenzhen, the market also performed
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      2566 29 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO The Nikkei 225 average drifted lower yesterday as domestic brokerages dumped stocks that aren't included in the new Nikkei 300 index, which was introduced last month, traders said. Investors also refrained from entering the market ahead of the US House vote on the North American
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      1753 29 Reuter, AFP BANGKOK Stocks shed morning gains as investors awaited the result of US House of Representatives' vote on the North American Free Trade Agreement, brokers said yesterday. The SET index lost 3j64 points to close at 1,361.13 on active turnover of 23.02 billion baht. The Stock Exchange of
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      1114 29 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices closed higher in bullish trading with hanking stocks leading the way yesterday. The composite index finished the dav 9.91 points higher at 533.10. Bank Danamon rose 500 rupiah to close at 5.4(H). Bank Duta ended up 550 rupiah to 5.750 and Bank BDNI closed up
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2900 30 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume K M B MX H.265.000 AsijPacldMX 5.624.0U0 IJns H»d MX t.223.000 Promct J.93S.OUO M MM UWM Lien Hoe TSK47 J.ISfc.uuu 1 icn Hoe UHM \V1I»B MX 2.869.000 Renting Bhd MX 2.786.0U0 Hewa orpn MX 2.692.000 U.bris :MO.OW> kumunling MX'
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        Lock icon Profit-taking pares market's early gains
        5796 30 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices here retreated from earlier highs to close mixed on profit-taking activity in the afternoon yesterday. After moving in for bargains in the morning as brokers relaxed their trading restrictions. investors turned cautious about holding large positions and decided to take
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        7152 31 MAIN BOARD Transaction date: Nov 17 j Gr Gr 1943 |js| Vol Ih) I jim Quote Di» Dit Id Mr! M Cap High I o* (ompiii Sale (°000l High low Bu»rr Seller S C'w S P/F. tail INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1380 260 I Vma 1140 30 55 1140 1130 1130
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        Lock icon Shares rebound as some brokerages ease curbs
        1769 32  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE After two days of consolidation caused by trading restrictions and nervousness in overseas markets, share prices yesterday staged an encouraging recovery. Dealers said an easing of trading restrictions by some brokerages and firmness in the US equity market helped
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        122 32  -  HOT STOCK By Quak Hiang Whai PROMET has fallen sharply this month from an all-time high of $2.51 at the end of October. It was $1.94 yesterday and could fall further to $1.70 in the next few sessions. But it is heavily oversold in the short term the daily
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      280 23 A group of Argentinian companies is in Singapore offering the following products: NAME OF PRODUCTS OF®® I ROWSWIMM COMPANY j PRODUCTORES i Fresh apples Mr Nestor PEREYRA ARGENTINOS i pears, garlic, Director INTEGRADOS I onion, (Consortium of I concentrated exporters of juices (apples fresh fruits) pears). ONIXINCA Marble *Mr Angel
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      476 32 Huiyang Guangdong China SUN CITY TRADE AND INVESTMENT CONFERENCE M Sun City, a 10-square kilometre development,located in Metro Huizhou, p, Date and Tim© I November 19 1993 Guangdong Province, is the largest and most advanced satellite city n ni <-> in southern China. JoMy developed by Huiyang County Government, (IJj
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      Swire subsidiary orders two new container ships from Japan
      338 33  -  Reports by Rahita Elias SINGAPORE The China Navigation Company (CNCo). a subsidiary of British shipping company John Swire and Sons, has ordered two new container vessels from a Japanese yard. The group's magazine Swire News quoted CNCo's manager for bulk shipping
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      Odfjell parent orders two chemical tankers for fleet renewal plan
      218 33 SINGAPORE The parent of Norwegian specialist chemical tanker operator Odfjell Tanker KS has ordered another two chemical tankers from Kvaerner Floro as part of its fleet renewal programme. According to an Odfjell statement issued in Singapore yesterday, Skibsaksjeselskapet Storli's two
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      Lock icon No relief seen for sugar shipment costs at Santos port
      251 33 Knight-Ridder SAO PAULO Faced with possible record sugar shipments. high costs and delays at Brazil's southern port of Santos are likely to continue through April, said shippers and port authority officials on Tuesday. "Nobody wants to load sugar at Santos."
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      Lock icon 1993 a quiet year for Swedish ports
      282 33 Fairplay COULSDON, England It was a quite year for Swedish ports in 1993 despite the Swedish Transport Workers" Union calling for a one-day-a-week strike from Aug 6. Overtime was also hit. And while, the strike only lasted that first day. it did prove
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      858 33 Page Col ABC Containerize 12 I Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 •APL 5 3-5 Appcnship 18 1/2 Alpha Feeders 18 1/2 •ANL 3 1/2 •ASCL 5 5 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Bank Line. The 9
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      Private sector, govts must cooperate to boost safety at sea: ILU official
      358 33  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Private industry needs to cooperate with governments to enact laws to increase maritime safety and to protect the environment, an official from the Institute of London Underwriters (ILU) said here this week. The government
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      Lock icon Mexican operator to manage Del Monte fleet
      340 33 Seatrade Week Newsfront COLCHESTER, England Mexican tanker-to-liner operator TMM is putting the final touches on its expansion into the reefer trade, taking over effective control of the Del Monte fleet. A new company, Global Reefer Carriers, is being set up this month in
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        664 34 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Aungsamwn 193 poia is *****0 *****359 Batam Speed4 0409J* POIA 17 11 2000 1/ 11, 2300 Arkbs Orion V9306 117 alongside 1811, IMC Batam Speed4 ****** POIA 18U 2000 18 11,2300 Asenho II
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1860 34 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Booking/Balance Rstts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Au Jade 163B 19/1700 3 18/0700 18,1159 18/1400 4 18/1200 18 1459 18/1700 Ac» Uy 043A 20 1500 3 18 0700
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      10539 42 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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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3352 47 A XIIM C ontainerline NV: Bclsin Shpg Agencies Pte Ltd (SVManne Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accord Shpg Pie Ltd (SVAecord Contr Line (PK/PN). Adkris Business Corporation Philippine Calsource Shpg Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiel liner Service: Kim Shpg Trdg(S). Albatrus Sea-Air Service: Frata Shpg Pte Ltd
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      COURIER SERVICES
      290 47 Abacus Couriers Tel: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898. Air Express I ravel Tel: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144. Airborne Freight C orporation Tel: 542-8844. Fax: 542-3716. *****80. Airswift Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188. Fax. 273-8283. AJS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. C its-l ink International Tel: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450. Cluster
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1475 47 Abex Express Freight Tel: 542-7171 Fax: *****84 Actinic Forwarder Tel 225-1833 Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Tel 542-7822. Fax: *****20 \erolink Freight International Tel: 545-8033 Fax *****05. Aerospced Tel: 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Tel: 542-5454 Fax: *****06. Air Express International Tel: 542-7666 Fax: *****74. *****50. Air
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      2510 48 ALBANIA Duress: Seven vessels operating of which 1 loading ferro chrome, 2 discharging bagged cement, 1 discharging bulk wheat, 1 discharging bagged flour, 1 loading copper, 1 discharging tubes and bagged flour, 4 vessels in roads of which I to discharge butter. 1 bulk wheat. 1 bagged flour.
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      912 48 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES AFP ALTHOUGH there is still a more cautious approach by buyers to the drycargo sector, with fewer deals coming to light, it is interesting to see that such sales still cover a variety of tonnage including capesize. panamax and handy vessels, with prices still holding firm.
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      556 48 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Op Flight Tjpe ETA T From Op Flight Type ETD T To TODAY TODAY KAL KE697 B747F 0150 I SEL KAL KE697 B747F 0440 I BKK SIA SQ827 B747F 1730 2 CPH/DXB SIA SQ B747F 0715 2 DXB/LON CLX CV794 B747F 1845 I LUX/DXB BA822
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      426 48 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Ait Dep Nairn- of Vessel ETA ETD Ports of Calls Port Agent telephone No NOVEMBER 19 19 Kcnaissancc I 1000 1900 Cruise to Nowhere Lines Int'l Holdings 224-2763 19 19 Leisure World 1300 2015 Port KJang-Sin- Lauw Sons Travel 227-8284 Port Klang 19 19 Andaman
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1192 49 THE BALTIC Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates fell to 1,306 on Tuesday from 1.315 on Nov 15. Opinions were divided on the direction of rates for Panamax tonnage in the Atlantic, with brokers confident of rates firming and charterers taking the opposite view, brokers said.
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      1066 49 THIS twice weekly report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements arc indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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      Lock icon Tapping the capital market for shipping funds
      870 50 As traditional sources of finance dry up, shipowners are turning to a new channel Seatrade Review THE SHIPPING industry needs anywhere from US$2O billion (5531.8 billion) to USS3S billion a year for 10 years to replace its wasting assets. When asked where that
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        Airlines wrap up talks over slots in crowded airports
        331 52  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Airline representatives today end a week of jostling with one another over slots at the world's busiest airports. Every six months, the International Air Transport Association organises a global conference to negotiate slots for the following season.
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        Lock icon French see red over British Airways' ketchup-in-croissant meal
        161 52 AFP LONDON Passengers on British Airways flights from London to Paris have expressed shock and dismay at the latest experiment in inflight food the croissant with ketchup. A British Airways spokesman confirmed to the Evening Standard newspaper that they were indeed experimenting
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        Lock icon Taiwan rail project bogged down in graft, safety allegations
        293 52 AFP TAIPEI A controversial U5562.9 million (SSIOO million) railway projcct in Taiwan has bccomc bogged down in claims of corruption and poor safety, with a French firm and its local partner accusing each other of breach of trust. Taiwan's Department of
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        439 52 Knight-Ridder RYE BROOK. New York General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it should break even in its North American operations and turn an overall profit in 1994. Tuesday's announcement, made to a gathering of Wall Street analysts, marked the first time
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      218 45 Guaranteed Sailings to-. BANGKOK 'LAEM CHABANG JAKARTA PORT KELANG •HO CHI MINH MANILA CEBU •SURABAYA PENANG HONGKONG We also serve other ports: USA, EUROPE, CHINA AND ALL DESTINATIONS g^^^RICHFIE^MIIARINM^ENCIt^S^T^^D TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) FAX: *****15/*****03 TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) m ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING
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      1814 46 CONTAINER LINES I A 9ent»: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 LINES) V-J 'cm No: **********0E SIBU (084) *****9 KUCHINQ (082) *****3 PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****57 MANILA (632) *****61 P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 HKG/TWN/BKK GENOA/EUROPE PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK SIN 18/11 19/11
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      349 50 @APPENSHIP /2\ HAMBURG v7v CONVENTIONAL INDEPENDENT LINER SERVICE EUROPE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA AND FAR EAST VESSELS LOADING PORTS DISCHARGE/LOADING FOR HIRA 111 HAMBURG 07.10 93 SPORE IN PT, BKK IN PT KANIN ANTWERP 02 10.93 SPORE 19/11 PUMA 27 10 93 SPORE 26/11. BKK 1/12 KOALA CONTAINER LINE STORE
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