The Business Times, 27 January 1994

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    13 1 Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 010/12/93 Thursday January 27 1994 75 c
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow Jones up 12 points
      37 1 AFP NEW YORK Blue-chip stock prices on Wall Street climbed yesterday in a technical correction a day after a 17point plunge. The Dow rose 12.1 points to 3,907.44 at Ipm EST. AFP
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      Lock icon AT&T renames NCR computer unit
      86 1 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK American Telephone Telegraph Co yesterday renamed its NCR computer division AT&T Global Information Solutions as part of what NCR executives called a "new strategic direction" for the company. Officials said more of the operations of NCR will be merged into
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    108 1 Stock market indices Wednesday Change STI1 2.255.47 -0.58 KLSE Composite...1.029.31 Nikkei 19.138.21 Hang Seng 11.239.57 -251.37 SET Index 1.459.14 +1 54 Jakarta Composite ...584.78 -1.79 CLSA China B 1.304.97 2.92 Aust All Ord closed FTSE 100 3.436.1 -7.9 Wednesday Previous I pm close Do» Jones 3.907.44 3.895.34 Exchange
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    Analysts divided over prospects for S'pore consumer electronics
    593 1  -  Byl Claire Leow, Nicholas Fang SINGAPORE The volatile performance of the consumer electronics sector last year has drawn mixed reactions from industry watchers. While the Economic Development Board expects a slow recovery this year, some analysts see more patchy performances ahead. One
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    S'pore law firm scores a first with US tie-up
    326 1  -  By Agnes Wee SINGAPORE Legal firm Wong Meng Meng Partners has entered into a joint venture with American law firm Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather Geraldson, and the partnership is the first such foreign-local entity to be registered in Singapore. The partnership, called
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    Lock icon Japanese investors shift from European to Asian, US stocks
    430 1 AFP TOKYO Japanese investors shifted to Asian stock markets as they abandoned Europe last year, with holdings of Hongkong and Singapore shares rising by a third, the Japan Securities Dealers Association said yesterday. The sell-ofT in Europe coincided with increased flows
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    Temasek unit wins project management deal in Delhi
    427 1  -  From Walton Morais in NEW DELHI GOVERNMENT-linked Construction Technology Pte Ltd, the construction arm of Temasek Holdings, has made a breakthrough in India, winning a project management contract for a major residential project in Delhi. Contech will manage the US$5O million (SSBO
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    China's airport threat rattles HK stock market
    318 1  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG CHINA'S threat not to honour contracts it did not approve for Hongkong's new airport created jitters in the stock market yesterday but drew a sharp response from the territory's government. The Hang Seng Index fell 251.37 points, or
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    Lock icon Daim: I said BYE not BUY
    95 1 The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR After delivering a paper at a conference organised by the Writers Academy on Monday. Daim Zainuddin refused to meet the Press but just before he got into his car, he turned round, waved and said "bye" to reporters who
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    KL, S'pore shares rally on talk of Daim's return to market
    187 1  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Bargainhunting fuelled by talk that former Malaysian finance minister Daim Zainuddin was back in the market caused a late rally yesterday on both sides of the Causeway. The Straits Times Industrials Index ended a volatile
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    Datapulse to launch share offer today
    136 1 SINGAPORE Computer diskette maker Datapulse Technology is launching its initial public offering today the first Sesdaq listing this year. The issue manager and underwriter is United Overseas Bank, which also handled industrial stockist Hup Seng Huat's IPO last Saturday. Datapulse. formerly known as Sound
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
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        2.3pc drop in export price index
        332 2  -  By Schutz Lee PRICE EROSION in key export items like oil. and computer and related peripherals led the fall in the prices of exports from Singapore last year. Export price indices up till November showed that lower prices for oil and electronics exports were
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      Strong 7-8pc growth forecast for this year
      369 2  -  US Embassy's economic trends report on Singapore Reports by Anna Teo ECONOMIC growth in Singapore will remain strong between 7 and 8 per cent this year, the US Embassy here has forecast. But. given Singapore's heavy dependence on a few key markets, if
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      GLCs could become US competitors or partners
      234 2 ITS startling how succcssful Singapore's government-linked companies arc, says the US Embassy. But that docs not mean they will necessarily prove formidable competitors in regional, let alone international markets, it adds. With government help, GLCs arc leading consortia of private firms into emerging
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      Star industries for US exports
      467 2 THL US Embassy in Singapore has identified 38 industries here that hold the best prospects for American exports. These industries, ranging from those involved in heavy industrial equipment to household and personal consumer products, are seen as being highly receptive to US products and services.
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      Strategy to entrench quality mindset in Singapore
      317 2 A NATIONAL Quality Strategy which consists of 13 initiatives to entrench the quality mindset in Singapore was announced yesterday. The initiatives, devised by the National Productivity Quality Council (NPQC), are aimed at supporting Singapore's economic objectives to attract high value-added investments. developing the
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      Electricity rates to be cut next month
      166 2 THE PUBLIC Utilities Board will cut electricity tarilTs by 0.5 cents a kilowatt-hour for the three-month period from Feb 1. There will be no change in gas tariffs. The electricity price cut results from lower fuel oil prices. The revised prices will apply
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      Shipyard fires — Sembawang charged with two offences
      317 2  - Shipyard fires Sembawang charged with two offences By Ramesh Divyanathan SEMBAWANG Shipyard was charged yesterday with two industrial safety oflfences. The charges relate to two accidents on ships undergoing maintenance and repairs in the yard which occurred in the space of four months in 1992 and resulted in the death
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      One-third of businesses yet to register for Goods and Services Tax
      275 2 WITH about two months to April 1. some one-third of the 25.000 to 30.000 businesses in Singapore have yet to register themselves for the Goods and Services Tax. They are among the 20 per cent of all businesses in
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      Fund for businesswomen may be set up
      448 2  -  By Corinne Kerk IF ALL goes well, an Asean Women Entrepreneurs' fund may be set up in a month or two. This possibility was presented at the end of the threeday Ist Asean Women Leaders" Forum yesterday. Gloria Tan-Climaco. the first female ehairman
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon Malaysia registers M$3.9b trade surplus for Jan-Oct 1993
      399 3 Improved trade position due to higher export growth Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's cumulative trade surplus for January to October 1993 widened to M 53.9 billion (552.2 billion) from M 5648.2 million in the same 1992 period. The Statistics Department yesterday reported that
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      Lock icon Ramos appoints young banker as Philippine finance secretary
      248 3 AFP MANILA President Fidel Ramos on yesterday named a young banker, Roberto de Ocampo, the new Philippine finance secretary, as talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cleared a major hurdle. The 47-year-old Mr De Ocampo will take over from career finance
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      Lock icon A crackling good start
      88 3 Reuter HANOI Singaporean hotelier Sonnie Lien, chairman of TPC Development (Hongkong), lighting a firecracker during the ground-breaking ceremony of The Lien Westlake Resort Hotel project here yesterday. The 325-room five-star hotel project is estimated to cost US$45 million (Ss72 million). Mr Lien and his partners hold
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      Lock icon Vietnam reveals budget figures for first time — under policy of openness
      504 3 Vietnam reveals budget figures for first time under policy of openness Reuter HANOI With its new policy of openness following its return to the international financial community last year, communist Vietnam has revealed its budget figures and borrowing plans for the first time. Following rescheduling of its estimated USS4.S billion
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      Lock icon M'sia dismisses report of housing secret UK military base in Mersing
      252 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian officials yesterday dismissed as untrue a report that Britain was building a secret special forces base in Malaysia under a British aid package deal for a hydro-electric dam project. "Malaysia strongly subscribes to Asean's 1971
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      IMF agrees to lend Philippines US$650m over three years
      373 3  -  From Al Labita in MANILA THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to lend the Philippines US$65O million (551.04 billion) over the next three years following two weeks of talks here. The IMF accord, called an Extended Fund Facility (EFF), will
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      Lock icon Asian rice exporters see bullish trade
      484 3 Reuter BANGKOK The ricc trade has turned bullish as prices soar on Japan's emergency imports and expected buying by Taiwan and South Korea. The lucrative Japanese market, shared mainly by Thailand, the United States and Australia, will likely need more than two million tonnes
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      Lock icon US$1.8m airplane gift row: Ranariddh gags minister and media
      330 3 AP PHNOM PENH The prime minister has banned a Cabinet member and government media from saying anything about a dispute over a foreign company that gave the government a USSI.B million (552.9 million) airplane. Sources yesterday said Finance Minister Sam Rainsy
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      Lock icon KL still attractive to US business: envoy
      367 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR United States ambassador to Malaysia. John Wolf, is confident that the country will remain attractive to American businessmen despite the formation of the North America Free Trade Area (Nafta). Speaking at a briefing on "Nafta. General Agreement on Tariffs and
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Taipei may broaden high-tech funding
        95 4 Reuter TAIPEI The Taiwan government is considering a proposal to broaden its stalled programme of investing in high-technology ventures, the Council for Economic Planning and Development said on Tuesday. As part of an economic stimulus package announced last June. Taipei offered to invest NIS2O billion
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        Lock icon Beijing's 1994 GNP target set at 9pc
        90 4 Reuter HONGKONG The Chinese Communist Party's top policymaking bodv, the Politburo, has set a target of gross national product (GNP) growth of 9 per cent in 1994. the Beijing-con-trolled Tai Kung Pao newspaper said. It quoted Beijing officials as saying the rise of
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        Lock icon Russia eyes Japan aerospace tie-up
        86 4 AFP TOKYO Russia called on Japan yesterday to promote cooperation in developing civil aircraft to stimulate their aerospace industries hit by dwindling demand. Edward Neymark. chief of the aircraft industry department at the Russian state committee for defence industries, told a press conference he had
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        Lock icon No govt posts for some ex-criminals?
        113 4 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Law Ministry- will review the suitabilitv of criminal legislations relating to the qualification of a person to hold a government post or become a candidate for election to a legislature. Its minister. Hamid Albar. said yesterday the review was necessary
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        Lock icon HK, Guangdong in border talks
        47 4 AFP HONGKONG Border liaison talks between Hongkong and its neighbouring Chinese province of Guangdong started here yesterday. During 14th annual border review, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to smooth border liaison and discussed a number of ways to further strengthen it. AFP
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      Lock icon China plans 3rd stock market but will focus on bond issue
      387 4 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING China plans to open a third stock market, but will slow growth in share issues in order to ensure completion of its huge 1994 treasury bond issue, the official China Securities paper reported. The China
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      Lock icon Taiwan and China to discuss hijackers, investments
      360 4 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan will discuss the repatriation of Chinese hijackers and legal protection for its investment in China at high-level talks in Beijing next week, the chief Taiwanese negotiator said yesterday. Chiao Jen-ho. secretary-gen-eral of the Straits Exchange Foundation, said he hoped to
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      Lock icon China picks 13 cities in pilot project for new round of reforms
      232 4 The Straits Times HONGKONG China has picked several cities in a pilot project to start a second round of comprehensive reforms in the country, according to a leading newspaper here. The Ming Pao Daily A'orv said the cities
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      Lock icon Grain prices seen rising but supplies sufficient: Beijing
      483 4 Reuter BEIJING China yesterday forecast a slight rise in grain prices this year with output falling short of demand but with imports and abundant reserves making up the shortfall. The National Information Centre (NIC), part of the State Planning Commission, put 1994
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      Lock icon Beijing inundated by 1.5m peasants looking for work
      181 4 AFP BEIJING More than 1.5 million peasants have flocked to the capital in search of work, and this "floating population" is a threat to city security. the China News Service said yesterday. The exodus, is fuelled by a surplus of manual labour
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      Lock icon Former Taiwan PM criticises President Lee in his memoirs
      420 4 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's former premier Hau Pei-tsun has sparked a political storm' by publishing his memoirs in which he roundly criticises the man who ousted him in a power struggle last year President Lee Teng-hui. The book, which went on sale
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      Lock icon Weak industrial revival may dampen India's growth
      561 6 Reuter BOMBAY India's cconomy is likely to grow by a lower-than-forecast 4.0 per cent in the current financial year because of lagging industrial production, Finance Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday. In a review of India's economic achievements released to coincide with Republic Day
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      Lock icon New Delhi to open mining to foreigners
      276 6 Reuter NEW DELHI India, pursuing a sweeping economic reform programme, has decided to open its state-owned mining industry to foreign and domestic private companies, the domestic agency United News of India (UNI) said yesterday. It said that the government issued an ordinance on
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      Lock icon Indian demand for silver drives up price
      244 6 AFP LONDON Demand from India has driven up the price of silver which last week reached the highest point since 1990. experts here said on Tuesday. Only a few months ago. in the autumn of 1993. the price had been depressed by uncertainty
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      Lock icon Indian might on display
      39 6 AFP NEW DELHI The Indian army with their colourful head-dresses marching during the 44th Republic Day parade in New Delhi yesterday. Thousands of people attended the programme, which staged numerous military and cultural displays. AFP
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      Lock icon Complacency may lead to energy crisis, warns Japanese agency chief
      581 6 Reuter TOKYO Current low oil prices could blunt the will to develop new energy sources but complacency would invite an early energy crisis, Japan's energy agency chief said yesterday. "We would be asking for an early energy crisis if we
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      Lock icon Sunkyong major holder of Seoul telecom shares
      346 6 Reuter SEOUL State-owned Korea Telecom (KT) yesterday said the Sunkyong Group had become the major shareholder in Korea Mobile Telecommunication Corp (KMTC). A KT spokesman said three subsidiaries of the Sunkyong Group bought 23 per cent of 2.44 million KMTC shares liquidated by
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      Lock icon All Aussies must benefit from economic recovery: Keating
      236 6 Reuter SYDNEY Prime Minister Paul Keating yesterday identified priorities for Australia's rapidly strengthening economic recovery, warning against 1980s-style speculation and declaring he would not sacrifice the jobless to keep up economic recovery. "This must not be a recovery for some, and not
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      Lock icon Japan's lifetime job policy a liability: Toshiba
      549 6 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO In a sign of changing attitudes within corporate Japan, top executives at electronics giant Toshiba Corp say the nation's much-vaunted lifetime employment system is becoming a real liability. As profits fall and Japan's recession lingers on, Toshiba and other
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Fyodorov's resignation heightens fears of U-turn in reforms
      353 7 Reuter, AP MOSCOW Finance Minister Boris Fyodorov put an end to 10 days of debate about his future yesterday, quitting the Russian government in a move which heightened fears of a Uturn in economic reforms. Mr Fyodorov, 35, had been the strongest
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      IMF negotiators heading for Moscow to resolve potential crisis
      243 7  -  Fran John Helmer in MOSCOW MOSCOW The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be sending negotiators back to Russia late this week to resolve what one Moscow official called "a major potential crisis". The Russian government, headed by Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin,
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      Lock icon EC blocks French aid for Bull, okays steel tie-up
      270 7 AFP BRUSSELS The European Community prevented the French government from injecting 2.5 billion francs (*****.6 million) into the lossmaking state Bull computer company yesterday but allowed a linking of interests in the steel tube industry. The EC Commission also decided to
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      Lock icon A pledge to free elections
      39 7 AFP PRETORIA Sooth Africaa Pvesideat FW 4e Klerk sigaiag a Mantioi for free aid fair electioas hoe oa Taesday. This is the raliag Natioaalist Party's pledge to Iroahk free electioas oa April 27. AFP
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Man fires blanks at Prince Charles
        104 7 AP SYDNEY A man ran out of a crowd and fired two blanks from a starter's pistol at Britain's Prince Charles yesterday. The prince, 45, was startled but unhurt. No one else was harmed. The man ran about 30m from the crowd and onto
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        Lock icon Zhirinovsky faces criminal probe
        81 7 AP MOSCOW The Russian prosecutor-general's office said yesterday it was opening a criminal investigation that could lead to prosecution of extreme nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky on charges of "war propaganda". Mr Zhirinovsky has called for Russia to expand to the borders of the former Soviet Union and
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        Lock icon Non-payment woes of UK exporters
        86 7 Bloomberg Business News LONDON One in four UK exporters lost money in 1993 as a result of payment delays by European importers, according to NCM, the leading export credit insurer, the Financial Times reported yesterday. That compares with one in five in the 12 months
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        Lock icon Poland invites takeover of ailing banks
        79 7 Reuter WARSAW Foreign banks keen to open branches in Poland should do so by taking over ailing commercial banks rather than starting new ones, Poland's central bank chief said in an interview on Tuesday. National Bank of Poland president Hanna Gron-kiewicz-Wahz said new branches
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      Lock icon France all set to invest fully in China again
      341 7 Reuter BEIJING French officials, on the eve of celebrating three decades of diplomatic relations with China, expressed confidence yesterday that France will win back the market share it lost after selling fighters to Taiwan. Alain Peyrefitte, special envoy of French Prime
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      Lock icon Stumbling blocks remain as US, Japan end trade talks
      450 8 Reuter WASHINGTON The United States and Japan ended two days of trade talks on Tuesday without agreement and facing "substantial stumbling blocks" in their race to rewrite the rules of trans-Pacific commerce, US officials said. "Discussions with our Japanese counterparts on
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      Lock icon UK states condition for Argentine firms keen on Falklands oil
      237 8 FT LONDON The British government has indicated its readiness to allow Argentine companies to take part in the development of oil fields in the Falkland Islands 1 territorial waters provided they acknowledge that any oil extracted belongs to Britain. Government
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      Lock icon The best part about army life?
      36 8 AFP MOSCOW Russian soldiers marching with military skis along the Moscow river on Tuesday during a practice session. Russian troops receive ski training as part of their military routine. AFP
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      Lock icon MCI and Banacci tie up to compete in Mexican long-distance telecoms market
      352 8 FT NEW YORK MCI Communications. the innovative US long-distance telecommunications group, and Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival (Banacci), Mexico's largest financial group, joined forces on Tuesday to compete in the Mexican long-distance market, which is being thrown open to new
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      Lock icon Bonn expects real growth of 1-1.5pc this year
      305 8 AFP. Reuter BONN The German government is expecting an improvement in the country's economy with real growth of one to 1.5 per cent this year, according to its annual economic report adopted by the Cabinet yesterday. The German Confederation of Industry, however,
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Edberg joins three Americans in semis
      451 9 Australian Open AP MELBOURNE, Australia Pete Sampras overcame searing heat and a feisty Swede. Jim Courier defused Goran Ivanisevic's booming serve and left him seeing stars. The American rivals will meet in the semifinals of the Australian Open after scoring impressive victories yesterday. Top
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      Lock icon Date faces biggest challenge today
      496 9 AP MELBOURNE Kimiko Date is on a winning streak. The Japanese upset specialist has won 10 matches in a row, and ousted third-seed Conchita Martinez on her way to the semifinals of the Australian Open. The lOth-seeded Date drove the normally sedate Japanese fans at
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      Lock icon Running backs will spice up the final
      604 9 Super Bowl XXVIII NYT ATLANTA Mention Emmitt Smith and Thurman Thomas, Super Bowl XXVIII's sensational pair of running backs, and the first thing that comes to mind is what both do best: snatch a hand-off from the quarterback and run for glory. But
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    • SPORT SHORTS
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        Lock icon Basketball
        43 9 Reuter NEW YORK NBA Tuesday: Miami 119 Charlotte 98; Orlando 112 Washington 89; New York 98 Phoenix 96; Houston 96 Cleveland 93; Milwaukee 90 Atlanta 95; San Antonio 107 Sacramento 91; Seattle 103 LA Clippers 111; Portland 122 New Jersey 117. Reuter
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        Lock icon Boxing
        189 9 AFP AFP INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana State prosecutors here have flatly denied reports that they are negotiating an early release from jail of former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Tyson has been serving a six-year sentence for rape since 1992. WTHR-TV reported on Monday that prosecutors would recommend a reduction in
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        Lock icon Golf
        178 9 AFP AFP LONDON Zheng Wen-jun will make history next week when he becomes the first golfer from China to play in a European Tour event. The 24-year-old amateur has received a special sponsor's exemption to play in the Johnnie Walker Classic at the Blue Canyon Country Club in Phuket,
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        Lock icon Ice hockey
        41 9 Reuter NEW YORK NHL Tuesday: Detroit 0 Chicago 5; Pittsburgh 4 Ottawa 2; Quebec 6 Philadelphia 4; Washington 1 Boston 3; San Jose 3 NY Rangers 8; Vancouver 3 St Louis 3 (OT); LA 4 Winnipeg 4 (OT). Reuter
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        Lock icon Snooker
        50 9 AFP BLACKPOOL, England Thai superstar James Wattana will face teenage sensation Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round of the £180,000 (*****,200) Thailand Open in March. The 18-year-old UK champion lined up the Bangkok meeting by pipping English rival Gary Wilkinson 5-4 in the final qualifiers here on Tuesday. AFP
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        80 9 AFP TOKYO Hawaiian-born Musashimaru, who won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a 12-3 record, was yesterday promoted to the sports' second highest rank of ozeki. the Japan Sumo Association said. Musashimaru. 22, who weighs 188 kg and whose real name is Fiamalu Penitani. is the third
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        175 9 AFP AFP BONN Boris Becker wants to swap the glitzy trappings of top-lev-el tennis for life in the country with a large family. Becker, who is taking a break from the whirl of the ATP tour after becoming a father last week, outlined his new ambitions in the latest
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      51 9 AP PARIS This photo taken on May 23 last year of Claudia Hurtgen, a German driver, during the Formula 3,000 Grand Prix won the Credit Lyonnais prize for the best sports photograph of 1993. It was shot by L'Equipe photographer Bruno Fablet.
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      Lock icon Norman has a seven-year plan
      598 9 Golf Reuter DUBAI Greg Norman has given himself until the end of the century to try to achieve all he wants from the game of golf. "I have a seven-year plan," the British Open champion said on Tuesday after a stunning six-shot victory in a
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  • INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
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      A challenging new field for Singapore scientists
      849 10  -  Ven Sreenivasan on why composites technology could offer the republic a competitive edge Ven Sreenivasan THE next time you put on those jogging shoes or swing your new golf clubs, take another look at what they're made of. Chances are, it's is the
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      Lock icon EPA seeking better way to test engine emissions
      549 10 NYT THE WAY the US Environmental Protection Agency tests the emissions or a car looks a lot more like a game in a video arcade than actual driving. The driver sits behind the wheel of a car on a treadmill and, using
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      New scanner for more accurate diagnosis
      123 10 THE LATEST ii a liae of adraaced compated tomography (CT) scaaaiag system alade its debat at the lateraatkaud Congress of Radiology, held la Singapore from Moaday. X-ray wages fioat CT scaaaiag allow radiologists aad doctors to view the inside of the haaaa body aad
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      Lock icon Computer 'hand' translates messages for deaf-blind
      547 10 NYT Like "Thing" from the Addams Family, a computerised, mechanical hand has been developed that uses its Fingers to translate messages from telephones, television, computers or printed material into words deaf and blind people can understand. The device, called Ralph for Robotic Alphabet is
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        Latest in optics on show
        57 10 SINGAPORE The latest products and developments in the optical industry will be featured in Optics *94, the third International Exhibition on Eyewear, Technology Equipment for Optometry Ophthalmology. About IS foreign and 10 local participants will introduce products at the three-day show, to be held at
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        Lock icon Videos go wireless
        70 10 Bloomberg Business News LANCASTER Laser Communications Inc, a unit of Safeguard Scientifics Inc, says it has unveiled a new wireless video transmission system. The LACE video transceiver series for one-way or two-way transmission, with a video bandwidth of 7.5 megahertz, is an alternative to cable fiber-optic and
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        Lock icon Meteoroids cause nuke-sized blasts
        86 10 NYT WASHINGTON Secret data from military satellites in orbit thousands of kilometres above Earth show that the planet is continually bombarded by big meteoroids that explode in blasts the size of atomic detonations. The Hata from spacecraft meant to watch for rocket firings and nuclear explosions,
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      Nightclub responsible for jockeys even though it is not their employer
      735 11  -  Ramesh Divyanathan reports on the case of a nightclub patron's missing car Ramesh Divyanathan A NIGHTCLUB which tried to distance itself from a car jockey who lost a vehicle found itself liable, even though the jockey was employed by
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      Lawyer-cum-housing-agent? No, please
      440 11  -  AT THE-®^ By Conrad Raj THE property boom seems to have turned some lawyers into property agents, which the Law Society of Singapore does not consider dignified. The society has said in a circular that it is not appropriate for lawyers to double as housing agents. And
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      A mesmerising performance from start to finish
      474 13  -  Benjamin Loh applauds Joshua Bell's multi-faceted artistry Benjamin Loh AT THE age of 26, American violinist Joshua Bell plays with a maturity far beyond his years. In his recital with pianist Andrew DeGrado at the Victoria Concert Hall on Tuesday evening, Bell's multi-faceted
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      Lock icon Jacko's payout stops civil suit but damage done to his career
      529 13 NYT MICHAEL Jackson's carccr has been seriously hurt, especially in the United States, his advisers acknowledged alter the music superstar agreed on Tuesday to pay a 14-year-old he was accused of molesting an undisclosed amount said to be millions
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    The crisis of the Union
    549 14 EDITORIAL THE State of the Union address, the American President's annual report to both houses of Congress, is characterised more often than not by upbeat generalities. The president will put a positive gloss on his own performance and restate his abiding faith in the timeless
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      A step back into the future
      207 14 THE Russian government has made it clear that it wants to fine-tune the reforms so as to address falling production and rising unemployment. The new Economics Minister, Alexander Shokin, has also said that one of the government's main tasks would be to avoid confrontation
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      Settle Kashmir issue wisely
      180 14 THE Kashmir issue has been a thom in the flesh in the relationship between India and Pakistan since 1947. Two days of talks early this month between the foreign secretaries of the two countries failed to make any progress towards a settlement of the issue. While
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      Economics first, politics later
      203 14 CHINA'S vice-premier and foreign minister Qian Qichen's visit to Paris spells a new beginning not only in China's relations with France, but also in its relations with the whole Western world. Realising that they cannot afTord the economic cost of being left out of China's enormous
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      Hope yet for Bosnia
      191 14 PRIME MINISTER Mahathir Mohamad has been known all along to be one of the strongest supporters for an end to the conflict in Bosnia and for the West to rouse itself from its moral stupor. He gave a double dose of strong medicine to the West
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      Catch border-crossing crooks
      120 14 BIG-TIME criminals consider national borders as opportunities, not as barriers. Exploiting frontiers has become big very big illegal business in the past several decades. International agreement is both needed and necessary to catch crooks who cross borders. The foreign smuggler of chemicals or moneylaundering specialist is no
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      Breaking the logjam
      137 14 CHINA clearly is not disposed to cooperate with Britain while they quarrel over political reform. But while China keeps its goodwill locked in a safe, it is not Britain which is being punished. This, in turn, means that China is acting against its own interests, both because
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    Lock icon As crazy as when they bought tulips way back
    1099 14  -  James Glassman says American investors are acting recklessly, chasing foreign stocks in risky emerging markets to record highs James Glassman The Washington Post During the tulip craze in Holland in 1636, a single bulb changed hands for five hectares of prime
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      245 14 r^ICKING^^ 1994'S WINNERS Finding winning stocks this year will be that much harder. To help you, we've asked the experts When*vtu to pick 20 potential Parry mega-baggers 1 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: T j Japanese fund managers discover Asia BBy J® Emerging markets haven't lost their a V Jakarta stock
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Damage control after an unbridled deregulation
      1494 15  -  A few years back, they couldn't lend enough; today, they're afraid to lend. Peter Osborne examines the woes of Indonesian banks and how Jakarta is trying to rein in an industry gone wild. Peter Osborne The writer, a BT journalist, visited Indonesia recently WHILE
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      Will the real Bill Clinton please stand up?
      887 15  -  Even as President Clinton enters his second year in office, Leon Hadar says conflicting impressions of the man make it difficult for both Americans and foreigners to figure out where he's coming from and what his priorities really are Leon Hadar The
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      Focus on trade and Asia
      675 15 PRESIDENT Bill Clinton has served during his first year in office as a major target of criticism from the members of the "Atlanticist" foreign policy establishment in Washington, especially over his refusal to send American military troops to intervene in the civil war in Bosnia.
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      103 15 II "NO-NONSENSE jggfl fet PRICING PROGRAMME" I LAUNCH SALE i II Up to 20% Off |||i 28-30 Janiiiiry 1994 10 am 7 pm ;^2jpl 4gjsg -;£S'el '5? Ti> introduce our new "no-nonsense pricing programme". we're ha\ ing a special launch sale. here you'll gel the finest *pj carpets, rugs and
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    Lock icon Clinton takes credit for getting economy back on its feet
    604 16 US President's first State of the Union address Reuter. AFP WASHINGTON A bullish President Bill Clinton painted a rosy picture of the US economy in his first State of the Union speech yesterday. He described an administration that had acted
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    TDB sets up Madras representative office to tap opportunities in south
    354 16  -  PM Goh's visit to India Reports by Walton Morais in NEW DELHI THE Singapore Trade Development Board has set up a representative office in Madras its third in India to tap new opportunities in Jlje country's south. The office
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    An honoured guest
    151 16 ALL EYES were on Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Indian President Shankar Dayal Sharma (left in white cap) at India's 45th Republic Day yesterday. Mr Goh, invited by Indian Premier Narasimha Rao to be the honoured guest at the ceremony. watched with avid interest as
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    Lock icon US Patriots for South Korea
    86 16 Reuter WASHINGTON The United States will send Patriot air defence missiles to South Korea to protect the South against any surprise Scud missile attack from North Korea. US Defence Undersecretary Frank Wisner, confirming a JViw York Times report yester- day. said the delivery schedule and
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    Lock icon Japanese parties fail to agree on compromise reforms again
    464 16 AFP, Reuter TOKYO Japan's fragile coalition government failed to obtain a compromise on political reform yesterday in a last-ditch round of talks with opposition parties, just three days before a parliamentary deadline expires. A commission set up jointly by the Upper
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    Lock icon Tokyo interbank interest rates up due to political, monetary uncertainty
    309 16 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Japanese interbank interest rates rose yesterday as commercial banks raised procurement of overnight loans due to uncertainty over whether the discount rate will be cut. traders said. The median unsecured overnight call rate. Japan's benchmark short-term
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    Japan should be allowed to change at its own pace
    732 16  -  The Bottom Line REGINALD DALE REGINALD DALE The writer is a columnist with the International Herald Tribune, where this commentary first appeared ARE the Japanese different? Does their unique economic system give them an unfair advantage over Western competitors? Do
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    Lock icon China's GDP set to rise 10.5pc this year
    295 16 Reuter, China Daily HONGKONG China is likely to see economic growth of 10.S per cent and inflation of 11.0 per cent in 1994 if Beijing can carry out reforms and curb excessive investment and money supply growth. A Bank of East Asia
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      DBS Land in first Indochina property venture
      286 17  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE DBS Land has joined a Vietnamese company for its first venture in Indochina a residential project in Ho Chi Minh City expected to cost an initial US$7.2 million (SSI 1.5 million). The property group, which has announced numerous overseas
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      Centrepoint to launch Anchorage condo next month
      353 17 SINGAPORE Centrepoint Properties will launch its longawaited Anchorage condominium project before the end of February. Chairman Michael Fam said in CPL's 1993 annual report, released yesterday, that the project will boost group profit in the year to Sep 30, 1994. i The Anchorage
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      IPC, EDB unit in tie-up to develop computer peripherals
      259 17  -  By Claire Leow SINGAPORE Main boardlisted IPC Corp has teamed up with EDB Ventures 2 to form a SI million joint venture to develop, manufacture and market computer boards and peripherals. To be called IPC Peripherals, the new company will be
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      Metal Containers, Rotary announce separate joint ventures in China
      218 17 SINGAPORE Metal Containers Ltd (MCL) and Rotaty Engineering Ltd yesterday said they had entered into separate joint ventures in China. On Jan 19, Metal Containers Investments Pte Ltd set up a joint venture called Metal Containers (Guangzhou) Co Ltd to make
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      Trading in Lien Hoe shares suspended
      139 17 SINGAPORE Trading in the shares of Malaysia's Lien Hoe Corp a favourite with punters and the subject of takeover rumours was suspended yesterday at the company's request. Lien Hoe, which is involved in property development, requested the suspension pending announcement of a major acquisition.
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      299 17 Source: Bridge Info Parfanaaaca af SIM'S latex stacks Jan 26 lam Samt lain Stack nit Chat tMaaam TO TO Atuao 2 110 0060 1.42 -15.00 CAT M50 5 30 CWT 3.040 -0.020 1.90 50 00 (cfcbot 7.350 4.7$ FAN 16 500 -0.100 10.73 750.00 GtiM« 1 110 -0060 0.72
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      Kanzen-led M'sian team to visit China
      133 17 SINGAPORE A 33-mem-ber Malaysian delegation will leave for China at the end of this week to explore business opportunities and inspect the Chinese operations of Malaysia's Kanzen group. The visitors, led by Kanzen director Mohamed Desa Pachi and chief executive Lim Kim Hong, will
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      Kanzen well on the way to becoming an established China play
      750 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By William Chia SINGAPORE When Malaysian mattress and metal-based eompany Kanzen said way back in 1984 that it was expanding its mattress operations into China, a lot of investors laughed. After all. it wasn't fashionable then
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          Lock icon Astra to issue 250b rupiah bonds
          101 18 Reuter JAKARTA PT Astra International will offer five-year bonds worth 250 billion rupiah (S$ 187 million) at par value and a fixed coupon for the first year. The coupon for later years will be based on the average six-month deposit rate of state-owned banks
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          Amcol on cash price
          62 18 SINGAPORE Amcol Holdings yesterday clarified with the Stock Exchange of Singapore that it arrived at a cash price of 5i6.9 million to buy the remaining 49 per cent of its subsidiary Amcol-SEI Warehouse Pte Ltd on a willing-buyer, willing-seller basis, after taking into account net tangible
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          New L&M shares to be listed tomorrow
          42 18 SINGAPORE L&M Group Investments says its 73.4 million new ordinary shares of 50 cents each, and 36.9 million warrants expiring in 1999, will be listed and quoted on the Stock Exchange of Singapore from tomorrow.
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          Wepco appoints new executive director
          23 18 SINGAPORE Wepco has appointed Tan Lian Seng as executive director. He replaces Ng Cheng Siong, who has resigned.
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          Kim Eng loan stock 119pc subscribed
          35 18 SINGAPORE Kim Eng Holdings says its offer of $57.4 million of loan stock with warrants attracted a subscription rate of 118.7 per cent at the close on Jan 21.
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          Directors of Heshe subsidiary
          36 18 SINGAPORE Heshe Holdings says the directors of its subsidiary Poly-Allied Knitwear (Pte) Ltd are Heng Chiang Meng, Chia Shi Teck. Teo Guan Tye, Stephen Chia Shi Leong and Susan Tay Mui Lan.
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          Lock icon PMCW shares to be suspended
          44 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Pan Malaysia Cement Works has requested for a temporary suspension in the trading of its shares on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange from today pending an announcement. The request was made to the KLSE yesterday. Bemama
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        Lock icon M'sian listing aspirant Store Corp forecasts M$27.5m profit
        323 18 NST ►KUALA LUMPUR Retail jgroup The Store Corporation •Bhd, which is expected to be fisted soon, has forecast a [group pre-tax profit of MS27.5 •million (S$ 15.9 million) for the year ending March 31, 1995. Based on the share capital •of 62.28
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        Move to ease way for foreign bidding of Manila steel firm
        496 18  -  From Al Labita in MANILA THE state-owned National Development Co (NDC) yesterday lifted some of the stringent rules for the coming public bidding of its subsidiary, the National Steel Corp (NSC). NDC general manager Arthur Aguilar said the move
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        Lock icon M'sia's STMB buys 60pc of film distributor Power Annexe for M$15m
        549 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd (STMB) is all set to develop further into a media and entertainment conglomerate with the acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in film distributor Power Annexe Sdn Bhd for Msls million
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        Lock icon Kemayan Construction to develop commercial centre
        241 18 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Kemayan Construction, a subsidiary of Kemayan Oil Palm, has been appointed by Dataran Khas as the main turnkey contractor to develop a M$ 115 million (5566.7 million) commercial centre to be known as Seremban Kemayan Square. Kemayan Construction will be responsible
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        Lock icon Lion to sign privatisation agreement with Sabah
        269 18 MBT KUALA LUMPUR The privatisation of the Sabah Forest Industries (SFI) will become a reality when the caretaker state government of Sabah and the Lion group sign an agreement in Kota Kinabalu today. The agreement has come to fruition after hitches in negotiations
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        Lock icon Bangkok Bank president's move to quit reflects pitfalls in family-run management
        617 18 MARKET WATCH Reuter BANGKOK The sudden resignation of the president of Bangkok Bank is unlikely to damage its share price or policy but it does expose the pitfalls in the family-dom-inated management style of Thailand's largest bank, analysts said
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        Inchcape is first foreign insurance broker in Vietnam
        226 18  -  By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE Vietnam has finally opened its insurance sector by allowing Inchcape Insurance Holdings (Hongkong) Ltd to become the first foreign insurance broker to operate in the country. The firm said yesterday that it was setting up a joint venture
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        Lock icon Muhibbah expects contributions from manufacturing to rise
        384 18 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Marine engineering and constructionbased Muhibbah Engineering (M), due to be listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange next month, expects manufacturing activities to contribute up to 40 per cent of group profits in five years. Chairman Mohamed Taib Ibrahim said
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        UNIT TBUSTS & FUNDS
        438 18 UNIT TBUSTS FUNDS MaMfan' prim <$) Jan 27 Umhond 102 1.045 United Gr Fund' 1.59 166 S®PPW UWI I niSt United Vsu Fund 1 *4 2.04" The (ommcrcc 1.72 1.81 NTUC IlKORIC The Savings Fund 1.61 1.69 i,™—, R,wwi PrJ--v iu 4 7? S'porc Pro® Fund 0.71 0.7} Income Bond
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        264 18 Paynwat Ex Books Pay 4a tc dose 4ate Asia Pacific F I8N Feb Feb 15 Feb 23 Bcna\a Group I 6 Mar 11 Mar 28 Apr 18 Bcrja>a Ind I 4 Mar II Mar 28 Apr 12 Bcna\a Leisure I 5 Feb 22 Mar 8 Apr 6 Cercbos
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        Lock icon Disney first qtr income soars 34pc
        306 19 Bloomberg Business News BURBANK, California Walt Disney Co's net income surged 34 per cent in its first fiscal quarter, with video releases of Aladdin in the US and The Jungle Book overseas more than offsetting declining theme park attendance. The Burbank, Californiabased entertainment conglomerate
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        Lock icon Li Ka-shing takes 7.5pc stake in Simsen Metals
        166 19 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Tycoon Li Ka-shing will take a 7.5 per cent stake in non-ferrous metals and ores trader Simsen Metals (Holdings), which is seeking a listing in Hongkong. The South China Morning Post yesterday reported that Simsen processed metal scrap
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        Lock icon NTT investing in Gen Magic as part of cooperation pact
        241 19 AFP TOKYO Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT) yesterday announced plans to invest an undisclosed sum in General Magic Inc as part of a technical cooperation agreement with the California-based software developer. The company said it would also acquire licences
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        Lock icon Intel expects lower PC prices
        144 19 Reuter SAN FRANCISCO Intel Corp expects personal computer prices, especially those powered by high-end Pentium chips, to fall sharply in 1994, which will in turn help drive sales. Gordon Casey, Intel's director of investor relations, yesterday said prices for computers using the Pentium should drop
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          Lock icon China Int'l Marine raises HK$98m
          73 19 Reuter HONGKONG China International Marine Containers Ltd, a Shenzhen-based container maker, has placed 13 million B shares at HK57.54 each (551.56) to institutional investors, raising about HK$9B million, an official at international lead underwriter Jardine Fleming Securities said. It was the first B share issue
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          Lock icon Mitsubishi, oil firms in Venezuela tie-up
          76 19 AFP TOKYO Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and multinational oil firms Exxon Corp and Royal Dutch/Shell Group have linked up with a Venezuelan oil company to set up a joint venture, Sucre Gas SA, to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the South American country. The
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          Lock icon Pepsi to pour US$350m into China plants
          67 19 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Pepsi-Cola International said it will invest US$35O million (Sss6o million) to set up 10 new bottling plants in China. Pepsi-Cola said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with China's National Council of Light Industry to open the bottling
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          Lock icon Matsushita Works' earnings drop 8pc
          77 19 AFP TOKYO Japan's Matsushita Electric Works Ltd said yesterday its consolidated pre-tax earnings dived 8 per cent to 35.3 billion yen (Ssso4 million) in the year to November, but forecast a rebound this year. The Matsushita Electric Industrial Co affiliate said sales in the year
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          Lock icon Nomura lowers Sega 93/94 forecast
          83 19 Reuter TOKYO Nomura Research Institute lowered its forecast for Sega's parent current profit in the year to this March to 55 billion yen (Ss79o million) from 58 billion due to weaker-than-expected sales of its game machines in Europe and to poor sales at amusement parks.
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        Akai to transfer 30pc of tabletop VCR output to KL
        263 19  -  From Koichi Ishiyama in TOKYO AKAI Electric Co, Japan's leading maker of audio equipment and video-cassette recorders (VCRs), is transferring nearly a third of its domestic tabletop VCR production to Malaysia because of the high yen. An Akai spokesman told
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        325 20  -  Visiting bank chief praises infrastructure, stability By Soh Tiang Keng SINGAPORE Singapore has become the number one cash management centre in Asia for multinational companies, says a Chase Manhattan Bank chief. More multinationals and large regional companies are begining to
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          Lock icon Japan's bond issue to hit record high
          84 20 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO The Japanese government's bond issues will total a record high of 16 trillion yen (***** billion) for this fiscal year through to March 1994, the Nikkei newspaper said. The government had initially planned to issue bonds worth 8.3 trillion
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          Lock icon Taipei sees govt bond issues rising
          81 20 Reuter TAIPEI The Taiwan government expects new issues of central government bonds to rise in the fiscal year to June 1995 as the state finances infrastructure projects and its debt burden, according to a senior financc ministry official. New issues were tentatively projcctcd at
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          Lock icon Taiwan businessmen call for lower NT$
          59 20 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's Council for Industrial and Commercial Development (CICD), a private business association, said it would present a report to Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui calling for*a lower Taiwan dollar exchange rate. "The current rate is definitely inappropriate and too high for our economic
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          Lock icon Swiss bank sees higher money supply
          72 20 Bloomberg Business News ZURICH The Swiss National Bank has forecast a 2.1 per cent rise in seasonally adjusted money supply in the first quarter of 1994, compared with a year earlier. The central bank said seasonally adjusted money supply was likely to grow 200
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        Lock icon National Mutual Asia to sue ex-CEO for damages
        305 20 Reuter HONGKONG National Mutual Asia Ltd will sue exemployees and its former chief executive Andrew Yang for "concerted action against the company". Deputy chief executive Kabel Andrews yesterday said the writ for the civil case would be filed later in the day.
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        Lock icon Tin industry expects lower output to lift prices
        209 20 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR The embattled tin industry is hoping prices will be pushed up in 1994 by production cuts from major producers and an improving US economy, officials and traders said yesterday. "We expect prices to rise to around 15 ringgit (558.71)
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        Banque Indosuez REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        143 20 THE USS opened lower across the board yesterday, led by a sharp fall in USS/ycn rates. It opened at 1.6010/20 against the SS, off from a 1.6020/25 close on Tuesday. Selling pressure emerged after USS/ycn sales, pushing the USS to a low of 1.5985 before
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        Crude oil futures surge on drop in stockpiles
        176 20 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Oil futures prices jumped yesterday following a drop in US heating oil and crude stockpiles. Heating oil values in New York surged almost two cents a gallon to 51.80 US cents/gal after the American Petroleum Institute reported a
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        188 20 Reuter LONDON Dollar/yen was dominating early forex market thoughts in Europe vesterdav after overnight e\ents pushed the dollar close to its 1994 low. analysts and dealers said. Several players here said the Far East market had not paid enough regard to the political uncertainty and weakening economic situation in
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        93 20 AFP NEW YORK The dollar was mixed against other major currencies here early yesterday in a quiet market ahead of new economic data due to be released this week. At about 1435GMT. the dollar was trading at 1.7470 German marks, down from 1.7485 late on Tuesday, and at
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        Lock icon Euroyen futures end sharply down
        1347 21 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen interest rate futures ended sharply lower on continued pressure from a rosy Nikkei Average and weaker yen bonds yesterday. Frenetic buying in Tokyo shares after several days of decline encouraged long liquidations in Euroyen and Japanese government bond futures,
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        KL tin up eight sen on better demand;
        608 21 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin THE pricc of tin on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) added eight sen to MS 13.42 per kg on better buying demand yesterday. Dealers said the KLTM was buoyed by the strength of the London Metal Exchange which
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          Limits on sugar export firms lifted
          135 21 BANGKOK The Thai government has lifted limits on the number of sugar export firms in the country, a government official said yesterday. New firms will now automatically be allowed to set up if they meet certain terms. Previously, bids to set up new firms
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          China copper buying dries up
          151 21 TOKYO Inquiries from buyers in China for shipments of refined copper have all but stopped in recent days after a buying spree in late 1993, as the country prepares to celebrate the Chinese New Year next month, traders said. Very few inquires were seen since
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          Philippines' sugar export seen lower
          98 21 SINGAPORE The Philippines is likely to export less than the 500.000 tonnes of raw sugar it announced last year for the 1993-94 (September-Au-gust) season due to a combination of weather damage and local demand, according to Asian traders. Estimates for the amount of Philippine exports
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1667 21 Rubber MS fiwatj Exduwg* (Mm clasiac as at Ip) iSS 1 C—tract (S ccnts/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sell (tonnes) Interest Feb 94 0 00 000 130 50 0 230 Mar 0.00 0.00 132.50 0 4.775 Ape 0.00 0 00 134.25 0 5.150 May 000 0.00
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        Manila
        814 22 -3.4 pc PHILIPPINE stock prices plunged 3.4 per cent yesterday in a major correction that coincided with popular concern oyer an impending domestic oil price hike and Manila's apparent inability to secure an economic programme from the International Monetary Fund. However. Sun Hung Kai Securities. Inc vice president Kenneth
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        Taipei
        612 22 +9.99 Taiwan stocks finished little changed and turnover continued shrinking as trading interest was diminished by the high level of outstanding margin loans and seasonally high money market interest rates, brokers said. The index fluctuated narrowly around Tuesday's close before ending 9.99 points up at 5,845.50. Turnover fell to
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        Seoul
        501 22 +2.28 Stocks rose for the fourth consecutive day as blue-chip shares were favoured over low-priced counters, brokers said. The composite index closed 2.28 points higher at 894.34 after reaching a day high of 901.42, up 9.36 points. "Blue chips continue to be bullish while low-priced shares are having a
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        1367 22 Britannia Funds Sterling Cash Bid Offer Mim< jptX-poMl 1*6400 1*6500 Mimltmllill 0 I0I*»2 Mtm Mjx Income *1 INOU •II**) I S$ (ash I name P1u% Fund 10 7 'UI II 1411 PS Roenc Fund 5 MOO 5 2500 Sterling Fquil> Eun) Mumuiht 0 4W2 0411* Far tlM Fund *2 >50
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        London
        629 22 -7.9 Shares finished a lacklustre session broadly lower as a scarcity of corporate or economic news and weaker FTSE futures prompted some profit-taking, dealers and analysts said. The FTSE 100 index slipped 7.9 points to 3.436.1 after dropping 37.4 points on Tuesday. The broader based FTSE Mid--250 index fell
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        Paris
        120 22 +4.01 French shares ended the day slightly higher, but traders said the market had oscillated gently in a narrow range amid uncertainty about the near-term trend. "The market is in a careful, hyper-nervous mood." said one broker. The CAC-40 index ended up 4.01 points, or 0.18 per cent, at
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        Stockholm
        130 22 +6.95 Swedish shares recovered some of Tuesday's large losses and closed higher yesterday as investors decided the opposition party's tax plans aren't as bad as they first thought. Electrolux was up five kronor at 329 and was one of 19 stocks in the 30-share OMX index that rose. Nine
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        Frankfurt
        163 22 -7.61 German share prices held onto pre-bourse gains but closed the official session slightly lower. Traders expect prices to rise steadily in post-bourse trade, supported by firm bund and DAX futures prices. The DAX index closed at 2.119.17. down 0.36 per cent, or 7.61 points from last close but
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        Brussels
        169 22 +8.72 A spurt of Bcl-20 basketbuying in the final minutes of trading sent the index of leading stocks to close within a whisker of its all-time high of 1,509.96 set on Jan 19. The Bel-20 finished 8.72 points above Tuesday's close at 1,508.62 after the day's second attempt to
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        Milan
        159 22 l.lpc The Milan bourse shook off an early technical hitch to build up strong gains on reasonable volume with recent underperformcrs shining. dealers said. "Shares which had been put in the shade by industrial stocks suddenly came into their own today and began catching up some lost ground," a
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        Amsterdam
        241 22 -0.67 Dutch shares clawed their way back from early lows on short-covering and a rally in overall sentiment, dealers said. The AEX index ended 0.67 weaker at 425.62 points after hitting an early low of 423.11. "This morning a lot of people sold short and part of this afternoon's
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        Zurich
        274 22 11.56 Swiss shares ended at another record close, led by actively-traded index heavyweights Roche and Nestle, which were favoured by local and foreign investors. Dealers said fundamentals remain positive with funds expected to continue flowing into shares in anticipation of further falls in inflation and interest rates. Registered shares
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        Johannesburg
        295 22 +5 Industrial shares perked up towards the close to end slightly better as sector barometer SAB traded higher after struggling to find a level earlier in the day. The gold index was six points softer at 1,952, the industrial index made five points to 5,457 and the overall index
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        Toronto
        282 22 +9.39 Shining gold stocks and a revved-up transportation sector pushed stocks higher in still-tentative mid-session dealings, traders said. The TSE 300 composite index gained 9.39 points to 4,465.60 in turnover of 35.57 million shares valued at C 5392.73 million. Advances outpaced declines 304 to 283. with 341 issues holding
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        New York
        121 22 +5.35 The Dow Jones industrial average was ahead 5.35 points to 3.900.69 at 11 am EST yesterday. The key barometer was down more than 7 points earlier. The New York Stock Exchange composite index was ahead 0.42 to 261.55, while Standard Poor's 500-stock index was up 1.00 to
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      3181 23 Reuter HONGKONG Shares closed sharply lower yesterday. pressured bv prof-it-taking and fears over Sino-British ties, hut late demand lifted prices from their lows, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index closed down 251.37 |V)ints. or 2.19 per cent, at 11.239.57. hut that was up from a low of 11.150.71. Profit-taking
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      CHINA
      461 23 BOTH Shanghai and Shenzhen B markets were marginally better yesterday. The CLSA Shanghai B Index finished up 2.64 points at 985.14. Sanmao Textile and Dazhong were the worst performers dipping 6.7 and 5.0 per cent respectively on light turnover. China TM had lost 11 per cent since the beginning
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      2554 23 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Japanese stocks surged in afternoon trading as investors bid up stocks expected to benefit from increased public works spending linked to a planned economic stimulus package. traders said. The Nikkei Average closed up 489.85 points, or 2.63 per cent, at 19.138.21. closing above the psychologically-important
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      1827 23 Reuter BANGKOK Thai stocks staged a moderate rally near the end of a lacklustre session in which investors were sidelined by unclear market sentiment. brokers said. The SET Index finished 11.54 points higher at 1.459.14 on light turnover of 11.9 billion baht. Advances led declines by 134 to 107
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      1145 23 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices closed lower in quiet trading with foreign investors focused on other markets, brokers said. The official index fell 1.79 points to close at 584.78. "Trading has been pretty quiet all day. Foreigners are concentrating on regional Asian markets which have been volatile and this has
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2695 24 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume kjntunling MV 14.^6101 Fahcr (•roup I1MI.IWI Idns H\d ><li I2.M7.UHI taM ««m» KtmmgBhdMK MMM \MI»B MV MOM t H MV VXX\U*> MctwaftnMke 4.T26JQ80 MOBnniWm JlTHJOO IjnlhongMV V7«M.UIl> tap M%ia 'I >6 (Jim KiB('a*im rsK 2MZMO SIBI HNfcl -<V IWflO
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        Lock icon Stocks rebound on late bargain hunting
        5787 24 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices here closed higher yesterday after clawing hack from their lows on late afternoon bargain hunting activity. The broader Emas Index recouped 7.68 points to 297.31 while the Composite Index bounced back over the 1.000 mark to close at 1.029.31,
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        6942 25 MAIN BOARD Transaction date: Jan 26 Gf Gr 1993/94 Last Vol Day Last Quote Di* Dh VM N« M Cj High Low Coaipaas Sale ("000) High Low Bayer Seller C*»t K'E SaM INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1440 1 ftO I \cina 1180 unch 163 1180 1100 1140 1180 12.5 2.1 I.I
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        Lock icon Shares recover in line with KL after early losses
        1740 26  -  By R Sivanhhy SINGAPORE Local share prices ended a volatile day unchanged, but a remarkable recovery in Malaysian prices stunned observers. In the first hour of trading, forced selling in Kuala Lumpur swept the floor from under the market, sending the
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        Tuan Sing Holdings
        110 26  -  HOT STOCK By Quak Hiang Whai PUNTERS* favourite Tuan Sing Holdings closed two cents higher yesterday at 90 cents on volume of 2.55 million units. The counter is trading in a downward sloping channel and is near the bottom of the trendline. Support has been strong at
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      Manila box terminal operator seeks tax concession
      358 27  -  Tax grant will save company USsl.Bm in expansion project From Al Labita in MANILA MANILA International Container Terminal Services has asked the Philippine government for a tax concession to help it with a US$24 million (5538.4 million) expansion project this year. The Keppel
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      42 27 Reuter BERGEN, Norway Norwegian frigate KNM Oslo sinking after having been towed south-west of Bergen on Tuesday. The 2,000 tonne frigate with a crew of 114 went aground on Monday after its engines failed. Nine crew were injured. Renter
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      Lock icon Gunmen fire warning shots, board Japanese freighter
      226 27 AP TOKYO Unidentified gunmen fired warning shots over a Japanese freighter on its way to China, then boarded the ship and searched it, coast guard officials said yesterday. Captain Yukichi Nakatani stopped the 926-ton Nanshin Maru 59 km north-west of the island of
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      174 27 Reuter HONGKONG Hutchison Whampoa Ltd has denied market rumours that it plans to spin off its Hongkong International Terminals Ltd (HIT) unit. In a brief statement yesterday, it said: "The market rumours, as reported in some newspapers, are groundless and Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, the
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      Lock icon Traffic handled at European ports stagnated last year
      553 27 Dry bulk caigo down, container throughput up International Transport Journal HAMBURG Last year throughput stagnated at most European ports. Handling figures for oil and oil products decreased, as well as for dry bulk, especially raw materials for the steel industry, ie. iron
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      Lock icon Shipowner appoints S'pore agent for pollution case
      269 27 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The owner of tanker .Arabian Sea Monrovia and its insurance agent on Tuesday appointed a Singapore-based marine agent to represent them in dealing with Malaysian authorities over the alleged oil sludge dumping into the Straits of Malacca. Department of Environment
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      Port operators urged to provide more slop facilities for tankers
      459 27  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Port operators have been urged to do their bit in reducing sea pollution by providing more slop reception facilities for tankers. Philip Rankin, a consultant with Intertanko. said on Tuesday at a tanker conference held in
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      279 27 AFP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Dubai, the main commercial centre in the Gulf, on Tuesday reported record activity at its ports last year, reflecting a surge in business in the oil-rich region. The emirate's two main ports, Rashid and Jebel Ali, handled 24.1S million
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      832 27 Pace Col ABC Containcrline 12 I Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 •APL 5 3-5 Appenship 8 4/5 •ANL 3 1/2 •ASCL 5 5 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 •Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 •Bank Line. The 9 5 Barbican Line 4
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        425 28 Hml Hj H$ Urih knM Biyrtwi Hi Hi Irti fcrtwl P»«rtt Morton Wfcorvos waw<* i um ma 2101/1500 2101/2300 Batamndo 2 2255S* MO I *01/1*0 tanf 1 02/94 P10 27 01/1300 28.01/0 W0 Batamndo 1 1456S* M01 27.01/0*00 27.01/1900 Mrtap 01/94 r03 27.01/2230 20.01/2200 S*ar IM3 m
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1565 28 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVING OF EXPORT Fa CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Rtcord BooUnc/Bobnct Ub !SMp Voy No Etb/Btr Ported From To From 'taOwy 0408 21/2000 1 26/1500 26/1659 26/1900 3 27/0700 27/115# 27/1400 4 27/1200 27/1459 27/1700 'taM 5/nOO 2 26/1700 27/0659 27/0900
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11436 36 This is a list of ships loading at Singspore 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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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3350 41 Containerline NV: Bclsin Shpg Agencics Pie Lid (SVManne Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accord Shpg Pic Ltd (Sy.Accord Contr Line (PK/PN). Adkris Business Corporation Philippine Calsource Shpg Trdg Pie Ltd (S) Ahrenkiel Liner Service: Kim Shpg Trdg (S). Albatros Sea-Air Service: Frata Shpg Pte Ltd (S). Alfred
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      COURIER SERVICES
      279 41 Abacus Couriers Tel: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898. Air Express Travel Tel: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144. Airborne Freight Corporation 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. City-Link International Tel: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450. Cluster Link Supplies A Services
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1467 41 Abex Express Freight Tel: 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Actinic Forwarder Tel: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Tel: 542-7812! Fax: *****20. Aeroiink Freight International Tel: 545-8033 Fax: *****05. Aerospeed Tel: 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Td: 542-5454 Fax: *****06 Air Express International Tel: 542-7666. Fax: *****74. *****50. Air
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      2654 42 ALBANIA Duress: Six vessels discharging of which 1 gas oil, 2 wheat, 1 tractors and general cargo, 1 tobacco, 1 bagged wheat flour, 1 bagged cement vessel awaiting berth in roads. ANGOLA Luanda: Port operating normally, no congestion reported. Namibe: Ports operating normally Cabinda: Minor damage caused by
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      555 42 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Op Flight Type ETA T From Op Flight Type ETD T To TODAY TODAY KAL KE697 B747F 0150 I SEL KAL KE697 B747F 0440 1 BK.K SI A SQ827 B747F 1730 2 CPH/DXB SIA SQ/ B747F 0715 2 DXB/LON CLX CV794 B747F 1845 I LUX/DXB
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      924 42 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES AFP WHILST we are still seeing serious interest for newbuildings, there are very few second-hand sales reported. Buyers feel that prices on the drycargo side need to reflect a noticeable discount before they are willing to move, whilst there are very few serious sellers of modern
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      385 42 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Ait Dtp Mane of Vessel ETA ETD Ports of Calls Port Ageat Tefcphoac No JANUARY 27 27 Caledonian Star 0900 1800 Kuching Sin Harpers Shpg Pte lid 221-1388 Malacca 28 28 Nippon Maru 0800 1800 Tokyo Sin Mitsui OSK Lines (S) 225-2811 Colombo 28 28
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      916 43 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 arc based on average-sized stem. Market movements arc indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      232 43 COURSES Title: Gaining the Quality Advantage Through Total Quality Management (TQM) with emphasis on the Deming Approach Duration: Jan 27 Organiser The Chartered Institute of Transport Tel: For more information contact CFT Secretariat at 226-3433 or fax: 226-2477. Title: Cargo Handling Supervision (SDF 70%) Duration: Jan 27 Jun
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      1564 43 THE Baltic Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates Tell to 1,228 on Tuesday from 1.236 on Jan 24. A build-up of prompt Panamax tonnage for US Gulf grain cargoes, particularly older type vessels, is keeping a lid on any rate increases here, brokers said. There is
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      1555 44  -  For the past few years, major liner principals have been taking over their own agency work. Has the trend begun to reverse? Kevin Chinnery reports Kevin Chinnery Lloyd's List Maritime Asia THE TREND in liner agency has been clear for years. Large carriers who
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        365 46  -  By Dexter Lee Singapore us-iisted Air Express International (AEI) is eyeing a share of the growing warehousing and distribution market in China. The company, working through its Singapore subsidiary, is negotiating with the China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co to form a
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        64 46 Reuter LAS VEGAS, Nevada Greg Gustin preparing his Virtual Fighter flight simulator for a press conference here on Monday. This is America's first military fighter jet simulator converted for commercial use. Mr Gustin plans to pilot a companion unit in Tokyo, which will engage
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        429 46 NYT TOKYO Plans to set up a body that would control cheaper international air fares for flights originating in Japan are drawing fire from smaller travel agencies, which charge that the system will actually enable large travel agencies and airlines
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        285 46 AP NEW YORK Frank Lorenzo has reduced his stake in his fledgling airline effort to less than 25 per cent in a move that could make it easier to gain federal approval for the low-cost carrier, the company said on Tuesday. Although 19 new
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          129 46 Bernama PENANG Working hours of the administration offices of Penang port will be rescheduled from Feb I. Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) said in a statement yesterday the new working hours from Monday to Friday would be from 8.30 am to 4.45pm. The lunch-break from
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          86 46 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON USAir Group Inc cut its fourth-quarter loss roughly in half after taking a US$6O.2-million (5596.3 million) charge to write down some airport facilities and implement wage concessions. Including the charge of US$l.O2 a share, USAir Group posted a net loss of
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          86 46 AFP TOKYO Isuzu Motors Corp, the troubled Japanese truckmaking affiliate of General Motors Corp, said yesterday its group loss narrowed 52.4 per cent to 16.7 billion yen (SS24O million) in the year to October. The company, ranked second in ordinary trucks and fifth in small
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          101 46 Reuter OTTAWA The chief of Canada's Bureau of Competition Policy said on Tuesday the legal battle to release PWA Corp from the Gemini airline reservation system may yet end up in the Supreme Court of Canada. An appeal by PWA rival Air Canada of
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          96 46 AFP INGOLSTADT, Germany The German Audi car manufacturer, which is part of the Volkswagen group, produced 30.7 per cent fewer vehicles in 1993 than it had done in 1992 on the basis of provisional figures, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. The company made 314,000 vehicles
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        202 46 Reuter HOUSTON Air France and Continental Airlines Inc on Tuesday delayed implementing a strategic partnership that would have coordinated their schedules and check-in procedures. But the carriers agreed to proceed with certain marketing aspects of the plan, including linking their frequent flier programmes. The
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        437 46 NYT WASHINGTON Skirmishing in the US airline industry continued on Tuesday as most major carriers matched Trans World Airlines' winter and spring discounts in the US, and USAir's winter fares to Paris and Frankfurt. TWA cut its fares by about
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      2617 31 r SINGAPORE AGENT: P«0 Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd Ok\J m. 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 Keppel Towers. Singapore 0208 Tel: 225 2233 Teicx: RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT VESSEL VOY -MS 'PKO MM ALO SOU AMT NOT NAM MM OOT L£M VESSEL
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      549 32 ijK EKA JAYA AGENCIES TEL: *****22 (8 LINES) FAX: *****05 SALES REPRESENTATIVES IN CHARGE I MYAHMAH TftAlK PAQgW IMAWDPHOWK/MMCT I WJJAM «M IHOiM raMHfIIHHI LjfiS HMTB HO CHI MWH CITY HtHHVHOt *****14 727M11/M4TW4 KtLVffi CHAM IHMM MimaHMt TO MYANMAR/YANGON UW CONTAINS!! SERVICE Eg? M OCEAWLINES IS./WH VTOK___ raw is/2 zo/2
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      1696 32 HANJIN SHIPPING BOOKING TEL:- *****35-237 OPERATION TEL: *****41-253 SALES TEL:- *****22-233 DOCUMENT TEL: *****71-275 fdr vs. sat Ilk haul sea tvr m mm s* Ilmhau. sa» in nyc mm SEATTLE 0321 28 1 WRECT 17/2 11/2 19/2 HAMU SEATTU 032 28 1 H 04« J/J 4/3 J/J HANJIN TONGHAE 10JE
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      1052 33 A I MULTILINE SHIPPING PTE LTD pV (i imiitii of StftSOV Groi*>) CR NO: **********0 C ENQUMES: *****33 BOOKMGS: *****64, *****51, *****31, *****13 BALTIC: MWARO *****97 OUTWMO *****10 T/S *****10 A BIASCO: MWARO *****65 OUTWARD *****2S T/S *****46 FESCO: BOOKMGS *****06 DOC *****07 MARME MSURANCE: *****87 MVENTORY: *****59 AGENTS: KL:
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      1523 34 44 v AS AGENTS "I" LM (SM6APQK) PTE LTD (01 N* I244«*****0M1 TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 TV! MALAYSIA "I" LM MAAfTMI (MALAYSIA) SM BHO 1 W*J TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 1 INDONESIA: P.T. SAIANA LAfT MTBMttA. TEL: JKT *****08 swmm
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      1067 34 ©APPENSHIP /g\ HAMBURG IT\J CONVENTIONAL INDEPENDENT LINER SERVICE > —S EUROPE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA ANO FAR EAST KSCIS IONNNG POSTS USCHAKE/LOAMB FOi VASMJY MATUZENKO 2 .2 94 UNISON ANTWERP 31.1.94 3 3 94 MZHENER PARKHONYUK TARRAGONA 6.2.94 8.3.94 KOALA CONTAINER LINE STOtt FIX HAM ROT LEH DKK CS FRANCE
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      632 39 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 31/1 ROTTERDAM 31/1 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 3VI HAMBURG/BREMEN 3VI MARSEILLE/FRANCE V 2 FELIXSTOWE/UK 29/1 BARCELONA/SPAIN 30/1 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 29/1 GENOA/ITALY 31/1 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 31/1 LOS ANGELES/WC/PI 29/1 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 29/1 NEW YORK/EC 29/1 FREMANTLE/AOELADE 28/1 VANCOUVER 28/1
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      660 39 MMBllMiillllllliHiaflHimVlllgllW Guaranteed Sailings to: 2 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 «j pIDONGNAMA LINE|: LUIIIH——I —WW i inwniwit—n nsa HS m m n m k HOMER ONE GLORY V44IN 31/1 1/2
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      1590 40 LAIMN CdNTAihieft' LINES 'i ZKS/VVlAgeiitK MAC-NELB SPORE: *****22 (24 UNCS) LJ\y\ 'c/R Nai tMBMM SBU *064) *****0 KUC»6Na <062) *****1 PENANGfc (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****67 MAMLA mBtMBl P.KELANGfc (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 BUWABAVA: (81) 301*0 HKG/TWN/BKK GENOA/EUROPE PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK SIN 28/1 29/1 30/1
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      268 44 A VIGOUR PACIFIC LINES I VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE MANILA I VIGOUR PACIFIC 9405N 28/01/94 05/02/94 VIGOUR PACIFIC 9405 AN 31/01/94 05/02/94 ZJ VIGOUR SINGAPORE 9406 M 04/02/94 12/02/94 j MOfC T VESSEL PORT KLANG PENANG SINGAPORE VIGOUR PACFIC 9405N 28/01/94 30/01/94 31/01/94 PENANG JAYA 829 I 31/01/94 01/02/94 03/02/94 VIGOUR
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      186 44 TITIMAS SHIPPING \J TRADING SDN. BHD. TITiIAU KELANQ (W) IMB HI (H/Un«) Fu: PI WMII TIE MA SMIB TWIT A [VESSELS |VOY|PKLAWG| PORT Of D€STINAT)QNNEW LINE NO 1 2/94 2/2/** MWMUARA HUA HONG SATU 1/»4 IN POUT MtRI/SANOAKAN MILLION IH 1/94 IN PORT LABUAN SENG LEONG 2/94 2/2/9* KUCHINO/SIBU 0?
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      156 44 REGULAR FCL SVS TO: VESSEL JIN AN; JIN JIN; JIN NING PORT :YICHANG; SHASHI; WUHU; NANJIANG VESSEL :JI QING; Jl RONG PORT CHENLIANJI; ZHENJIANG; HANKOU VESSEL :Jl XIANG; Jl PING PORT JIANYIN; HUANGSHI; CHENGJIANG VESSEL :Jl CHANG PORT JIUJIANG; NANTONG; ANQING; SHANGHAI LHJ WORLD TRACK AGENCIES ■111 PTE LTD WM3M
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