The Business Times, 27 April 1995

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    13 1 BUSINESS TIMES WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 194/12/94 Thursday April 27 1995 85 c
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow down 1 point
      62 1 Reuter NEW YORK The US stock market was mixed yesterday amid uncertainty over the dollar. At 1 pm EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 1.38 points at 4,298.79. In the broader market, declining issues led advances by a small margin on active trading of
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      Lock icon Barings woes show need for internal checks: Clarke
      31 1 Reuter WASHINGTON The recent Barings pic problem highlights the need for internal controls, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke said yesterday. Reuter
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    168 1 Stock market indices Wednesday Change STII 2,063.63 -11.04 KLSEComp 958.68 -16.42 Nikkei 16.826.49 -84.05 Hang Seng 8.285.69 -219.91 SET Index 1.161.62 -7.17 Jakarta Comp 419.60 -2.18 Manila Comp 2.474.23 -6.79 Taipei WPI 5.735.23 -67.91 Seoul Comp 880.73 +1.95 Bombay BSE30 ..3.273.41 +0.24 CLSA China B 756.32 -3.70 Aust
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    Lock icon Fear of rate hike kills KLSE's post-election party
    693 1  -  Other regional markets knocked back by negative news From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR THE Malaysian stockmarket responded to the National Front's thumping win with a thud yesterday, to the disappointment of investors. With Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad having taken the
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    Lock icon Thai firm to pay UBS to settle derivatives row
    243 1 Reuter BANGKOK TPI Polene has agreed to pay up US$3l.3 million (5543.6 million) to settle a derivatives contract with the Singapore branch of the Union Bank of Switzerland, reversing its threat several weeks ago to sue the bank for bad advice.
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    Johor's economic agency set to be major corporate player
    593 1  -  By Amy Balan SINGAPORE The Johor State Economic Development Corporation (JSEDC) is priming itself to be a major player on the Malaysian corporate scene. More listings and further expansion are in the pipeline of the already highly diversified and fast growing
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    Lock icon Rhetoric of G-7 ministers sparks dollar rebound
    560 1  -  Greenback surges 3pc in New York to hit 84.40 yen From Leon Hadar in WASHINGTON FINANCE ministers from the seven largest industrial nations yesterday expressed obvious relief that their attempts to prop up the ailing dollar appeared to be working and voiced hopes
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    Japanese hit out at US dollar policy
    218 1  -  From Anthony Rowley LEADING Japanese politicians and businessmen yesterday launched a strong attack on the United States for not defending the dollar. Koichi Kato, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party which dominates the ruling coalition in Japan, charged that the US is not
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      161 1 /}\}|+^:'/:(/[;||",`?`.&|/%<[\] 1 contents"^ Companies S'pore News 2 Spore-Wsia -17.18 Regional News 4,6,7 Financial 22.23 World News 8 Features Markets Analysis lb Ctt>/lttS£. S£S 26-28 Edrtoriai 14 Regional 24 Sports 9 World 24 TV/bfestifte 13 Currencies 22 Law 11 Swiex/Conwio .22.23 Subscription Tel 1800-*****77 Fax *****75 BT Mewsdesk Tel *****18 Fai
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      17 1 Innovation: Pg 10 The all-in-one media chip Singapore submits full arrest warrant to extradite Leeson -Pg 16
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      43 1 Hock lu>ck Siew: Pg 17 Boom or bust for Bombay market? Editorial: Mahathir's handsome mandate, Pg 14 More on the Malaysian election, Pg 3 Regional markets, Pg 24-28 ANALYSIS, Pg 15: From state agency to Johor's top profit-spinner The corporation's many business faces
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Eating out is on the wane
        260 2  -  By Jenny Lam THH LATEST CATERING trade index figures suggest eating out is on the wane. After eating out less in January, people ate out less still in February despite the Lunar New Year. Restaurant managers had hoped the New Year festivities would mean
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      Pata Travel Mart agreement formally sealed in Auckland
      145 2 THE formal agreement for the Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) Travel Mart to operate permanently in Singapore was signed yesterday in Auckland, New Zealand. Pata, Reed Exhibition Companies and the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, which represents the Singapore Host Committee, were the
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      Credit card spending shrinks 10.3%
      481 2  -  By Shiv Taneja AFTER hitting a high of $1.56 billion in fourth-quarter 1994, credit card spending shrank 10.3 per cent to 51.39 billion in the first quarter of this year. Figures released yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Singapore show year-on-year growth in card spending
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      Motorola to move all operations under one roof
      298 2  -  US telecoms giant to invest $50m to equip new facility at Techpoint in Ang Mo Kio By Genevieve Cua US-BASED Motorola Electronics will move all its Singapore paging operations including manufacturing and warehousing into Techpoint, a new $82 million industrial building at
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      GM Singapore changes name, targets Asia Pacific markets
      361 2  -  By Claire Leow GM SINGAPORE yesterday announced its new name Delco Electronics Singapore and said it would expand its Asia Pacific operations in the next few years. This includes adding at least one plant. Company officials would not disclose where it will
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    • Article
      PUB budgets $70m for gasholder project
      289 2 THE Public Utilities Board (PUB) is setting aside some S7O million for a new gasholder project at Toh Tuck Road. The proposed storage facility, which will have a capacity of about 150,000 cubic metres, is to replace the existing Quccnstown gasholder at Tanglin Halt.
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      Feedback Unit to go on Internet and Teleview to reach out to Singaporeans
      371 2  -  By Chuang Peck Ming THE Feedback Unit is going on the information superhighway to reach out to more Singaporeans. its supervisory panel chairman Ow Chin Hock said last night. By June it hoped to go on Internet
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      Luxury goods giant Vendome sets up joint venture
      208 2  -  By Chew Farn Chyi A SUBSIDIARY of the Swiss Vendome group yesterday sealed a joint venture to distribute an exclusive range of leather bags and accessories at Ngee Ann City shopping complex in Orchard Road. The new company set up between Vendome's
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    • NEWS ROUNPUP
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        Judicial commissioner appointed
        38 2 SINGAPORE President Ong Teng Cheong has appointed Christopher Lau Loke Sam. a partner in the law firm of Allen Gledhill. as a judicial commissioner of the Supreme Court for six months beginning from next Tuesday.
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      • Article
        Bids for car numbers
        49 2 THE Registry of Vehicles said yesterday that bids for car registration numbers one to 9999 in the SCJ series can be made from 9am today till 4pm on Friday next week. The minimum bid amount is* $1,000. and bids must be made on prescribed forms.
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      • Article
        Wiztec wins SCV contract
        38 2 SINGAPORE Cable Vision (SCV) has awarded its Subscriber Management and Billing System contract to Wiztec. SCV said that Wiztec's Wizard system was chosen because of its rich functionality, high standards of support, and flexibility.
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        Sembawang completes Arco project
        40 2 SEMBAWANG Engineering Pte Ltd said yesterday that it had successfully completed the construction of a US$5O million (Ss7o million) process deck for Arco China Inc. The process deck will be located in China's Yacheng natural-gas field.
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  • MALAYSIAN ELECTION
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon A vote for economic progress
      845 3  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR IT MUST have felt like the unkindest cut of all. Few would blame opposition leader Lim Kit Siang for feeling that way after the drubbing he and his Democratic Action Party (DAP) got in the polls. Following the
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      NF gains toehold in Kelantan
      391 3  -  From Ruth Wong in KUALA LUMPUR WHILE the National Front's (NF) crushing victory in Malaysia's ninth general election stopped short of Kelantan in the north-east, results showed that the ruling coalition had made some inroads into what had previously been an opposition stronghold. Of the
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      Lock icon BN wins biggest mandate in M'sian history with 65% vote
      129 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Barisan Nasional (BN) swept to power by a landslide on the strength of close to four million votes, giving it the biggest mandate in the history of Malaysian politics. Election Commission figures released yesterday showed that
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • NOTE BOOK
      • Article
        Lock icon Indon copyright crackdown
        92 4 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia said yesterday its ministers were coordinating a crackdown on copyright violations but denied it was reacting to pressure from the international computer industry and the United States. US Trade Representative Mickey Kantor has until April 30 to identify nations for a "priority list" of
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        Lock icon Viet-Thai joint venture bank
        117 4 AFP HANOI Vietnam Agricultural Bank has been licensed to set up the country's fourth joint venture bank with two Thai firms including Thailand's biggest conglomerate CP Group, a company official said yesterday. Cao Si Kiem, governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, issued a licence for
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        Lock icon Vietnam opens microwave link
        105 4 AFP HANOI Vietnam has opened a microwave communications link stretching 2,500 km from the border with China to the country's southern tip, reports said yesterday. Sixty-three transmission stations were built in 27 provinces along the length of Vietnam from Lang Son in the north to the
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        Lock icon Manila TV firm to expand
        73 4 Reuter MANILA The top TV and radio company in the Philippines, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp, will spend about 550 million pesos (5529.4 million) on an expansion plan this year to boost its provincial and overseas operations, officials said yesterday. ABSCBN, which garnered 47 per cent of
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      Lock icon Manila prepared for appreciation of yen, may even profit from it
      257 4 AFP MANILA Philippine monetary officials have minimised the impact of the appreciation of the yen against the dollar and the country may even enjoy increased exports and investments as a result. President Fidel Ramos and other officials said yesterday.
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      Deregulation has boosted Indon economy: ministers
      347 4  -  From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA SENIOR Indonesian economic ministers yesterday hailed the benefits of deregulation for the economy and pledged to keep up the momentum of liberalisation. But they signalled that difficulties lay ahead in implementing change in the industrial and agricultural sectors. Coordinating
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      Lock icon Thai PM sure of surviving May's no-confidence debate
      244 4 Reuter BANGKOK. Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said yesterday that he was confident his shaky coalition government. rocked by controversy over a land reform plan, would survive a no-confidence debate scheduled tor next month. "Some people predict that my government will not
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      Lock icon Yawn patrol
      37 4 Reuter MANILA Philippine marines guarding empty ballot boxes at the Commission of Election premises in Manila yesterday as they prepare to transport them to different parts of the country for local elections next month. Reuter
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      Jakarta urged to implement forest clearance policy to stop haze
      347 4  -  From Maggie Ford A LEADING figure in Indonesia's pulp and paper industry has urged the government to implement a forest clearance policy to stop the smoke that has caused pollution in Singapore and Malaysia. At a deregulation conference in Jakarta
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      240 4 CYC celebrates of perfect shirts Tailor-made for those who have it made. CYC is celebrating 60 years of excellent shirts. From April 27th to June 30th, v you can have two custom-made white shirts lor only $43* each. Such an offer is hard S ✓p* A to resist. To have
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Top men quit China's largest brokerage
      330 6 Bloomberg Business News SHANGHAI The chairman of China's largest brokerage stepped down after his company suffered bond futures trading losses and was only able to survive with a 500 million yuan (5582.3 million) state bailout plan. Shanghai International Securities chairman Xu Qingxiong and president
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      Lock icon Indelible scars of a war
      77 6 AFP BEIJING Gao Xiongfei explaining how his arm was blown off by a Japanese bomb during World War 11. The press conference at which he spoke yesterday was organised by the group for establishing the Chinese Popular Committee for Demanding War Reparations from Japan. Nine
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      Lock icon Beijing approves nationwide scheme to help unemployed
      288 6 AFP BEIJING China's cabinet has approved the nationwide extension of a re-employment scheme aimed at slowing growth of the jobless rate as more and more state-sector workers are laid off, a report said yesterday. The Ministry of Labour scheme is to be formally
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      Lock icon Taipei wants to focus on disputes in China talks
      257 6 Reuter AFP TAIPEI Taiwan said yesterday it wanted to focus on its long-standing disputes and not economics and technology in a new round of talks with China. China recently proposed to open talks on economic and technology exchanges in Taipei between
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    • CHINA WATCH
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        Lock icon Three firms struck off HK register
        119 6 AFP HONGKONG Three obscure, related firms have been struck from Hongkong's companies register on suspicion of involvement in supplying toxic nerve gas technology to Iran, the South China Morning Post said yesterday. Quoting sources in Hongkong and Washington, it said the three were effectively
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        Lock icon Beijing project on: Li Ka-shing
        67 6 AFP HONGKONG Hongkong's biggest tycoon, Li Ka-shing, has confirmed that work is progressing on the controversial Oriental Plaza development in Beijing, in which his companies are major investors. Quoted yesterday in the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, the chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Co Ltd said
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        Lock icon Guangzhou land sales to be suspended
        84 6 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG The mayor of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province in southern China, said land sales will be suspended for two years, the Chinese-language Ming Pao Daily News reported yesterday. However, exceptions would be granted in two areas of the city,
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      • Article
        Lock icon Licences of 82 foreign firms revoked
        84 6 UPI BEIJING Shanghai authorities revoked the business licences of 82 foreign-funded companies during the first quarter of 1995. an official newspaper said yesterday. From January to March, 745 foreign firms promising future investments worth U553.47 million (554.82 million) registered to set up shop in
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  • ASIA
    • Article
      Japan's aid fund boosts lending in Asia despite strong yen
      470 7  -  From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO JAPAN'S Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) the main pillar of the country's foreign aid structure boosted its lending in Asia to 852 trillion yen (5514.4 trillion) in fiscal 1994 despite the fact that the strong
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      Lock icon Lie united
      45 7 Reuter ROKKASIIO Japan A policeman trying to pull up anti-nuclear demonstrators who lay on the ground yesterday to protest against the arrival of a cargo of radioactive waste from Kuropc. The waste will be cooled for 50 years before it is buried. Renter
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      NZ political party calls for curbs on foreign investments
      456 7  -  From Mike Simms in AUCKLAND A NEW ZEALAND political party has announced policies calling for severe new restrictions on foreign investment. The New Zealand First party a minor party which major parties may have to woo as a coalition partner after
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      Study shows Singapore's advantages over Australia
      177 7  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY SINGAPORE'S location, personal tax rates and ease of obtaining work visas make it more attractive to multinationals than Australia, a survey of business executives in the region shows. According to the survey of senior executives in the AsiaPacific region
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      Lock icon S Korea business giant targets India
      82 7 AFP SEOUL South Korea s giant LG Business Group has designated India as its second strategic market after China and is preparing the ground for relocating its core businesses there, a company spokesman said yesterday. Group vice-chairman Byun Gyu Chil and 15 other top
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      Lock icon India's commerce industry slammed
      70 7 Reuter NEW DELHI India's commerce minister launched a surprise salvo at industry yesterday, accusing it of stoking inflation by trying to reap excessive profits. Commerce Minister P Chidambaram said unless companies sacrifice earnings, prices will continue to rise. "It is my conclusion that there is in
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    • Article
      Seoul must change food import rules: US
      76 7 WASHINGTON South Korea must change its rules regulating a broad range of imported food products to avoid a fight with the US at the World Trade Organisation, a US official said on Tuesday. Just making changes in its regulations governing imported meat products
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      Lock icon Aussie economy to slow: Westpac
      66 7 Reuter AFP SYDNEY The Australian economy is likely to slow during 1995 from current high levels of growth, the Westpac Banking Corp said yesterday on the release of a monthly economic survey. The Westpac Melbourne Institute leading index, which collates data pointing to economic activity
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      77 7 to Sunlec City. y I As from 2 May 1995 we will be relocating V our organisation to prestigious new address: Suntec City. This significant step forward which reflects our determination to maintain leadership in today's competitive international our plan for Bank Corporation, moves to develop new Because our success
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Ginger Rogers dies
        38 8 Reuter —Hi II LOS ANGELES Actress Ginger Rogers posing for a publicity picture in this undated photo. Rogers died of natural causes at her southern California home on Tuesday, at the age of 83. Reuter
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      • Article
        Lock icon EU opens VCR anti-dumping probe
        89 8 Reuter BRUSSELS The European Commission yesterday said it opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of video cassette recorders from South Korea and Singapore following complaints from EU industry. The investigation also covers imports from South Korea of video cassette recorder components such as scanners and
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      • Article
        Lock icon Canada eyes second-hand UK subs
        70 8 AFP OTTAWA Defence Minister David Collenette confirmed on Tuesday that Canada was negotiating to buy four mothballed submarines from Britain. He told a parliamentary committee that a deal appeared to be close to buy four Upholder-class diesel-pow-ered submarines to replace Canada's 30-year-old Oberon-class subs, also
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      • Article
        Lock icon Orange County auditor stripped of duties
        89 8 Reuter SANTA ANA, California The Orange County, California, auditor, who has been under pressure to resign following the county's bankruptcy, will keep his job but be stripped of many of his duties, the Board of Supervisors said. Under the measure, approved by four of
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        Lock icon UK export orders strongest since '77
        71 8 UPI LONDON British manufacturers are reporting the strongest improvement in export orders since 1977, according to a quarterly industrial trends survey published on Tuesday. The Confederation of British Industry survey of 1,199 manufacturers found 44 per cent of companies said their export orders were
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    • Article
      Sao Paulo may look to S'pore as a model for development
      450 8  -  By Kevin Sullivan SINGAPORE Sao Paulo Mayor Paulo Maluf said yesterday that Singapore might serve as a model for the Brazilian mega-city's future development. "Singapore is a good example of how we can progress to a good standard of
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      Lock icon Profile of an image-maker
      50 8 AFP AMSTERDAM Photographer James Nachtway looking pensive while posing in Amsterdam on Tuesday with his picture which won the World Press Photo of the Year 1994. The picture, taken in Rwanda, is on display at the World Press Photo exhibition which opened here on Tuesday. AFP
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    • Article
      Lock icon UK minister dismisses call to thwart Murdoch
      232 8 Reuter LONDON A cabinet minister dismissed fears yesterday that media mogul Rupert Murdoch could gain a stranglehold on Britain's broadcasting system and said that there were no plans for immediate legislation to curb media ownership. National Heritage Secretary Stephen Dorrell said that there
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      Lock icon Germany drafting rules to deregulate cable TV
      394 8 Reuter BONN Germany is drafting regulations to allow private companies to compete with state-owned Deutsche Telekom AG in cable television ahead of deregulation in Europe as a whole, a senior Postal Ministry official said yesterday. The new law will create regulations for the
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      Lock icon Bundesbank slams IMF's lending policies
      514 8 Reuter FRANKFURT The German Bundesbank, in a report coinciding with this week's meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, was sharply critical yesterday of the fund's lending policies. The Bundesbank's 1994 annual report said the IMF was not adequately monitoring the economic performance
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      Lock icon ILO warns of early retirement threat to welfare systems
      381 8 Reuter GENEVA Government welfare and social security systems could collapse if older workers continue to be pushed to retire early to create jobs for the young unemployed, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said yesterday. But the United Nations agency warned that
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      Lock icon Nod for UK rate rise next week: poll
      145 8 Reuter LONDON Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke will next week give the green light for an interest rate rise, a Reuter poll of 20 top economists published yesterday suggested. The poll, the most wideranging survey of analysts published in the
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  • SPORTS
    • Article
      Lock icon Conner faces threats on land and at sea
      388 9 America's Cup AFP SAN DIEGO The only America's Cup activity here on Tuesday was on shore as anger grew about the other two defenders ganging up on Dennis Conner, who also has received apparently unrelated threats. Conner's Stars and Stripes was scheduled
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    • Article
      Lock icon Fun time starts for competitors in league playoffs
      648 9 AFP PHOENIX, Arizona Charles Barkley summed up the difference between the National Basketball Association's 82-game regular season and the upcoming playoffs in one sentence. "Now the fun starts," he said. "'The league playoffs begin today and togjcrfow with the opening games in
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    • SCORE CARD
      • Article, Illustration
        Baseball
        10 9 MIAMI Major League, Tuesday: Florida 7 Los Angeles 8.
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        Snooker
        49 9 SHEFFIELD, England World professional championship best-of--25 frames quarter-finals, Tuesday: I-Stephen Hendry (Scot) b 9-Ron-nie O'Sullivan (Eng) 13-8; Andy Hicks (Eng) b 10-Peter Ebdon (Eng) 13-8; 11-Nigel Bond (Eng) b Gary Wilkinson (Eng> 13-7; 4-Jim-my White (Eng) b 5-John Parrott (Eng) 13-11. Semifinals: Hendry v White; Hicks v Bond.
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        Tennis
        309 9 MONACO U551,795 million (552.5-13 million) Monte Carlo ()pen Ist rd, Tuesday: Cedric Pioline (Fra) b Horst SkofT (Aut) 6-3 7-5; Richard Fromberg (Aus) b 11Andrei Mevedev (Ukr) 6-2 3-6 6-4; Francisco Clavet (Spn) b Aaron Kricktein (US) 6-2 6-0; Paul Haarhuis (Ned) b Jaime Yzaga (Per) 6-2 6-4; Javier
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      Lock icon Wimbledon prize money will total record £6m
      489 9 AP WIMBLEDON, England With nearly US$lO million (SSI4 million) in prize money on offer this year, Wimbledon's top official says the players are worth "every penny" even if the tennis can be boring. The All England Club announced on Tuesday that prize money
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      Lock icon All the best and wildest teams are in the West
      711 9 NBA PlavofTs Preview NYT NEW YORK The shift of power began last June with the conference claiming its first title since 1988. It continued with four teams winning at least 57 games this season. Today, Hakeem Olajuwon worries not how
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    • SIDELINES
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        Lock icon Murdoch seeks TV rights to Olympics
        140 9 AP LAUSANNE, Switzerland Media magnate Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday reiterated his intention to bid for the US television rights to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Mr Murdoch, chairman of News Corp. and Chase Carey, chairman of Fox Television, met in Lausanne with International
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      • Article
        Lock icon New rugby union plan in New Zealand
        119 9 AFP AUCKLAND A New Zealand group led by former All Black coach John Hart has unveiled a NZS6O million (SSS6 million) plan to create a rugby union "Super Union", the New Zealand Herald reported yesterday. It said the Super Union would involve six
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        Lock icon Soccer at the North Pole
        53 9 AFP NORTH POLE Russian soccer enthusiasts playing soccer as they take part in the amateur soccer tournament for the Sergey Zyrianov Cup, organised here at the last weekend. Sergey Zyrianov, a Russian businessman, organised this exotic tournament to "boost the spirit and health of the
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        Lock icon Laura Davies skips Florida event
        94 9 AFP DAYTONA BEACH, Florida Laura Davies. the England golfer who leads the LPGA Tour money list, is bypassing the richest stop on the circuit this week to play in Japan. Davies won her second title of the year last Sunday and has won U*****,040 (*****.460)
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        Lock icon Montana to promote Indy Car team
        99 9 Reuter MINNEAPOLIS Retired National Football League quarterback Joe Montana said on Tuesday he will become the front man for an Indy Car racing team. Montana announced a partnership with the Target/Chip Ganassi Racing team, saying he will be involved with marketing, business promotions and
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        Lock icon Edberg out of Monte Carlo Open
        55 9 AFP MONTE CARLO The struggles of former top-ranked player Stefan Edberg continued on Tuesday when he was beaten by Fabrice Santoro in the opening round of the U551,545 million (552.15 million) Monte Carlo Open. Santoro, of France, breezed past Edberg, 6-3, 6-1, to advance
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  • INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGIY
    • IN TAKES
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        105 10 UPI A STUDY shows long-married couples grow happier and wiser with age and have much to teach the younger set. In comparing spouses in their 60s, married for at least 35 years, with those in their 40s united for at least 15 years scientists
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        101 10 UPI SOME WOMEN who take multivitamins with folic acid before conception and in early pregnancy can cut the risk of a severe birth defect of the spine and brain in their babies. So shows a US study of more than 1,000 women. Researchers found women
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        Lock icon Disk offers hope for cancer patients
        76 10 UPI A NEW implantable, biodegradable, polymer disk which delivers very high doses of chemotherapy to brain tumours offers hope for patients suffering from brain cancer. A group of researchers from the US and Canada found that patients who received drugs via the disks lived
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        Lock icon Early treatment benefits epileptic kids
        67 10 UPI GIVING EARLY drug treatment to children suffering epileptic seizures reduces the risk of recurrence, cuts the duration of the attack and may prevent brain damage. The results come from a study by the University of California the first to show scientifically the benefits of
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      All-in-one chip for media applications
      546 10  -  Electronics giant Hyundai has unveiled a chip for decoding MPEG-2 signals. Lee Wai Leong reports Lee Wai Leong WATCHING a two-hour movie from just a single CD; high-defi-nition television; video-on-de-mand and other interactive services all these will soon be possible with the launch of an
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      Lock icon New treatment halts vision loss of Aids patients
      420 10  -  An anti-viral drug injected into the eye can control blindness, reports Warren E Leary Warren E Leary NYT Anew treatment that involves injecting tiny amounts of an anti-viral drug directly into the eye appears to control an infection that blinds many Aids
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  • THE LAW PAGE
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      Lock icon Imitation — mere flattery or breach of law?
      773 11 Imitation mere flattery or breach of law? The US Supreme Court has rejected a challenge by the maker of Vaseline Intensive Care lotion over the legality of look-alike products marketed by discount retailer Venture Stores Bloomberg Business News IN A VICTORY for manufacturers and retailers of private label look-alike products,
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      Another guide for shipping law in Singapore
      111 11 AT THE BAR H Academic Tan Lee Meng has unveiled the second version of The Law in Singapore on Carriage of Goods by Sea, a practical guide for admiralty lawyers and those in the shipping trade. The first version was hailed as "a
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      Keeping abreast of legal development
      269 11  -  By Chew Farn Chyi ASIA'S most comprehensive financial law forum to be held from June 26 to 30 at the Excelsior. Hongkong, and sponsored by Euromoney will provide lawyers with a feast of information on updated precedents (500 pages) and contacts, not to mention some
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      Corrections & clarifications
      40 11 Corrections clarifications IN last week's column, we erred in saying that the law firm of Rajah Tann was advising Simcx. The advisers to Simcx arc Messrs K Shanmugam and Lucicn Wong of Allen Glcdhill. Wc arc sorry for the error.
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      426 12 This Secretaries' Week:, Ask Your Secretary Because you could be giving her a holiday package for 2 to Australia, a cruise to Penang or a weekend stay for 2 with American breakfast at Mandarin Singapore Shell also stand a chance to win lots of other attractive prizes. Its all happening
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Drawing inspiration from everyday life
      501 13  -  Susan Tsang looks at the understated works of Vietnamese painter Le Thiet Cuong Susan Tsang THE WHIRL of city life can get a person down, but in Vietnamese painter Le Thiet Cuong's exhibition, The Quiet Path, one can return to the calm one finds in
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      Lock icon An oppressive sexual code examined
      587 13  -  Singapore International Film Festival Stephen Holden reviews The Wooden Man \s Bride, a satiric look at life in rural China Stephen Holden NYT Huang jianxin's swecpingly handsome film. The Wooden Man's Bride, is set in the arid steppe of north-western China in the *****, but
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      Silver Screen Awards salute film-makers
      113 13 MOVIE food isn't just soft drinks and popcorn. Tonight, film fans (rich ones) can sit down to a four-course Western dinner at the Stamford Ballroom at the Silver Screen Awards gala ceremony. The awards, held in conjunction with the Singapore International Film Festival, salute Asian
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      1259 13 TV RADIO The Dog's Tate, 9pm, Ch K dog's the they have become indispensable. Canines are a valuable part films. political Br^-jk Auction: Dode's Back In Town, 10pm, Ch With the recession biting. Soth- wEgJjßr eby's president Diana 'Dede' Brooks to The Asian Week sale Jackie Bing. head of Ori-
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    Mahathir's handsome mandate
    499 14 EDITORIAL IT WAS an electoral victory of a magnitude that must have surprised even Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, even if it failed to shake the country's stock market from its uncharacteristic stupor. Aside trom obtaining a very comfortable two-thirds majority in Parliament, the ruling National Front
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Banks need to play fair
      223 14 SINGAPORE BANKS should not forget that they enjoy special access to Singapore dollar deposits. Unlike foreign banks with full-banking licences here, their ability to tap depositors is uninhibited in terms of the number of branches and automated teller machines they can have. Hence, they have
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      Raising hawkers' productivity
      116 14 IN THE old days when the unemployment rate was high, getting a hawker's licence or stall was a dream come true for many. Today the dream does hold true and the government has made it much easier for hawkers to prosper. The relaxation of rules will give
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      Realism in French politics
      130 14 ALTHOUGH the French love political debates and have a liking for the idealist in politics, when faced with economic difficulties they are very realistic. Thus, in France, leftists and rightists like the president and the prime minister can still work well together and this is a
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      G-7's credibility on the line
      261 14 THE Group of Seven (G-7) meets today in Washington DC amidst considerable debate over the dollar's value relative to the yen and the Deutschemark. It is commonly acknowledged that the G-7 lacks credibility mainly because the structure of the membership does not lend itself to
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      A real feat
      135 14 TODAY this newspaper celebrates its 12th anniversary. For many newspapers in developed countries 12 years of existence is, perhaps, no big deal. It would be just like coming of age. But for us to be able to reach this age is, by any means, a real feat.
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      Decision rests with voters
      229 14 BY late afternoon today, Malaysian voters will have made their most important 'X' as citizens of a free and democratic country, putting into practice the "one man one vote" system. The seemingly inconsequential small pieces of ballot papers will determine the nation's destiny; whether one of
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    Lock icon Wily voters defy prediction
    613 14  -  From the US to France to Japan, a cynical public is showing its contempt for politicians and their pollsters. Randal Ashley comments Randal Ashley The writer is foreign editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution NYT THE thing politicians in the United States and it seems in the
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      346 14 News from Home wherever you are. T 1 I L he Straits Times Weekly Edition offers you a crisp summary of the week's major happenings in Singapore and in the Asean region. You can stay in touch with the social issues, politics, business and economy at home wherever you are
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  • ANALYSIS
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      From state agency to top profit-spinner
      1275 15  -  The Johor State Economic Development Corporation A government body set up to oversee economic growth is now Johor's largest company and a leading business in Malaysia. Amy Balan reports Amy Balan IN THE words of Mohamed Ali Hashim, the chief executive of Johor State
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      Lock icon Many faces of a money-maker
      996 15 Hotels, hospitals, housing and office projects, plantations and industries. You name it, the corporation is likely to have a hand in it ONE makes ice, another manages a snooker centre. Others run bus services, manufacture door frames and window louvres, publish books, breed prawns, make
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      Name of the game is to keep trying to better thy neighbour
      748 15 THE biggest thing for Johor is that we have Singapore to benchmark against." says Mohd Ali Hashim, chief executive of the Johor State Economic Development Corporation (JSEDC). "And that benchmark is a moving benchmark, always mov ing up."
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      96 15 I EXCLUSIVE RESIDENTIAL LAND AT THE 1 SUMMIT OF PASIRPANJANG HILL scucfMMs Location: Pasir Panjang Hill Large land area of 85,132 sq ft mwhuvria Development Guide Plan: Residential .X^cowr 5 (Plot Ratio of 1.4), 4-storeys 1 /v v)®v P anoramic v ew overlooking the coast Statutory land grant Convenient to
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    Scope of cooperation in services a tough issue at Asean meeting
    388 16  -  From Loh Hui Yin in PHUKET HOW FAR Asean should go in pushing for region-wide cooperation in the services sector is shaping up to be a difficult topic at this week's meeting of Asean Economic Ministers here. "We should
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    Lock icon S'pore sends full arrest warrant for Leeson
    346 16 German prosecutor: possible decision on his fate as early as next week Bloomberg Business News FRANKFURT Singapore authorities have submitted a full arrest warrant to support their extradition request for former Barings trader Nick Leeson, the German Foreign Office confirmed yesterday. The Foreign
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    Lock icon Developed nations urged to stick to free trade
    342 16 Reuter AP LONDON Leading world economies should not fall into the trap of returning to protectionism in order to defend their economies. Peter Sutherland. caretaker director-general of the World Trade Organisation. said yesterday. Mr Sutherland will hand the reins of the most
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    Lock icon New Tokyo governor's costly call
    232 16 AFP TOKYO New Tokyo Governor Yukio Aoshima decided yesterday to cancel a controversial World City Expo in a move that will cost the city far more than if the Expo were to be held as scheduled next March. Mr Aoshima, elected on April 9, has
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    Spratlys dispute: US must take steps to avoid McNamara's sins
    837 16  -  The Bottom Line LEON HADAR LEON HADAR The writer is BT's Washington correspondent THE MEMBERS of the foreign policy establishment in Washington are engaged now in a heated debate over US policy in Asia. They are not discussing, however. possible
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    Lock icon Rebound in US durable goods orders points to key industries' solid growth
    336 16 Bloomberg Business News Reuter WASHINGTON US factory orders for big-ticket goods unexpectedly rebounded last month, suggesting growth in key industries remained strong even under the weight of higher interest rates. Orders for goods ranging from steel to washing
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    Lock icon Manila to normalise ties if third-party autopsy confirms S'pore's findings
    303 16 AFP MANILA Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday pledged to bring his country's ties with Singapore back to normal if an autopsy by a neutral third party confirmed Singapore's findings in the case of hanged Filipina maid Flor Contemplacion. Singapore, on
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Mercedes car sales contribute $860 m to CCL's revenue
      383 17  -  By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) made about $860 million in revenue from the sale of Mercedes Benz cars here last year, sources in the motoring industry said. The German brand was Singapore's second best-sell-ing make last year, with
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      San Teh plans $20m rights-warrant issue
      361 17  -  Capital to be used to repay loans, finance China ventures By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Mainboardlisted San Teh Ltd yesterday announced plans to raise $20 million through a rights-cum-warrant issue to repay loans and also finance its China business ventures. San Teh, which is
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      Norinco completes negotiations for 11 projects
      405 17 SINGAPORE China North Industries Investment Ltd (Norinco), the first China direct investment fund to be listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, has completed negotiations for 11 of its 18 targeted investments. "We are also very close to finalising four more investments. In some
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      Can earnings news revive Bombay bourse?
      717 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE As the Indian results season shifts into high gear, institutional investors are fervently hoping that news of good 1994 earnings from some of the country's largest corporations will liven up the anaemic Bombay stockmarket. Unfortunately, it
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      HPL in retail and distribution tie-up with Donna Karan
      299 17 SINGAPORE Singapore's Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) has teamed up with Donna Karan Co to expand the US firm's retailing and distribution in key Asian countries. According to a Bloomberg report, the designer clothing company said that HPL would invest US$2l million
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      Sunright posts $4.87 m profit
      188 17 SINGAPORE Semiconductor firm Sunright yesterday reported a net profit of 54.87 million on turnover of $44.62 million for the six months to Jan 31. Earnings per share were 2.4 cents and net tangible asset per share was 31.1 cents. Sunright said that because it listed
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    • EYE on your STOCKS
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        MARKET MOOD
        51 17 Mixed 'Market Mood' indicates the likely trading sentiment today, based on brokers polled at 5-6pm yesterday. Overnight events may alter sentiment. Brokers pollea AUiance, Barings. Credit Lyonnais Securities, Daiwa, Fraser, GK Goh, Kay Hian, Morgan Grenfell, Ong Co, Nomura. Phillip, Smith New Court, W Carr and S G
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        HOT STOCK
        86 17  -  By Quak Hiang Whai KAMUNTING is beginning to look attractive again, having corrected after its last surge in January. Daily, weekly and monthly RSIs are at or near the 25 mark. Daily and weekly stochastics have reached zero. Any further dips from here should be limited and seen
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Metro responds to takeover rumours
          52 18 SINGAPORE Metro Holdings said yesterday it was unaware of any reasons whieh may have resulted in the sudden rise in its share price on Tuesday. It was reported earlier that rumours of a takeover of Metro had caused the stock to rise 35 cents on
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          Liang Court sets up three subsidiaries
          54 18 SINGAPORE Liang Court Group has set up overseas subsidiaries in the British Virgin Islands, Hongkong and Shanghai, China. The first two units, both called Masters Golf Country Club, are investments holdings companies, while the Shanghai unit. Shanghai Yong Liang Real Estate Development, will develop
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          OUE sets up subsidiary
          38 18 SINGAPORE Overseas Union Enterprise has set up a whollyowned investment holding subsidiary here. The new unit. Hotel Investment (Shantou) Pte Ltd, has an authorised capital of $25 million and a paid-up capital of $2.
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          General Securities announces NTA
          25 18 SINGAPORE General Securities Investments Ltd yesterday said its net tangible asset per share was $2.15 as at March 31 this year.
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          Expiry of DBS Land A-warrants
          47 18 SINGAPORE DBS Land A-warrants has expired. The company said that of the 161.1 million A-warrants issued, 159.8 million were converted at $3.10 eaeh. The balance of 1.4 million A-war-rants remain unexercised. The paid-up capital of the company now stands at $918 million.
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          Lock icon FACB to buy First Holdings
          74 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR FACB Bhd yesterday proposed to buy the entire capital of First Holdings Sdn Bhd (FHSB) comprising 7.80 million shares for Ms 9 million (555.08 million). The deal would be satisfied by an allotment and issue of 10.125 million new shares of M
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          Lock icon Far East profits up 75%
          64 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Far East Holdings Bhd has lifted pre-tax profit by 75 per cent to M$ 17.59 million (559.93 million) for the financial year ended Dec 31, 1994, up from M$ 10.04 million previously. Far East attributed the higher profit to an increase in
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          Lock icon Telekom Malaysia in Thai deal
          78 18 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Telekom Malaysia Bhd said it has signed an agreement with the Telephone Organisation of Thailand (TOT) to cooperate in developing telecommunication services in the two countries. It said in a statement that the memorandum of understanding covered all existing telecommunication services and
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        591 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Manner*' prfe« <$) Apr 27 Mcndaki Gr Fund 096 0 99ffl Ciatf&iwtrA Unit Triict US Or Fund 0 <N 103** SScSEic Ts ,67 UOB Asset Mgt Ltd The Savings Fund 1.43 1.51 Unifund 1.34 1.40 S'porc Frog Fund 0.58 0.62 Unihond 1.03 106 S"pore See Fund 0
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        Lock icon MPHB to rationalise financial businesses
        188 18 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Multipurpose Holdings Bhd (MPHB)'s financial businesses will be rationalised with a common identity on completion of the sector's grouping under its subsidiary, Multi-Purpose Capital Holdings Bhd (M Capital). MPHB said with the grouping of its financial businesses under M Capital, it would
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        Lock icon Leong Hup's injunction against KFC (M) meeting to continue
        337 18 MBT KUALA LUMPUR The High Court here yesterday decided that the injunction granted to Leong Hup Holdings Bhd preventing the convening of KFC Holdings (Malaysia) Bhd's extraordinary general meeting, should continue to hold pending the outcome of certain appeals. Meanwhile, Justice
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        Lock icon Cold Storage (M) may offload some of its property portfolio
        277 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Cold Storage (M) Bhd is undertaking a thorough review of the group's property portfolio which could result in the disposal of some of its properties, says chairman Samsudin Abu Hassan. "I expect the review to result in
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        Lock icon EAC to gain M$110m from selling stakes in two subsidiaries
        389 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The East Asiatic Company (Malaysia) Bhd will realise an extraordinary gain of MSI 10.01 million (5562.l million) on the completion of its proposed divestment of stakes in two wholly-owned subsidiaries. Utama Wardley Bhd said in a circular
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        Lock icon Malaysian Helicopter sees M$62m profit
        214 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Helicopter Services Bhd (MHS) has forecast a consolidated pre-tax profit of M 561.809 million (5534.9 million) for the year ending Dec 31, 1995, assuming that its proposed acquisition of RZ Equities Sdn Bhd goes through. Before the proposals, its pre-tax profit
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        Lock icon Genting plans A$130m Sydney apartments
        104 18 Bernama MELBOURNE Architects for Malaysian developer Genting International have submitted plans to the Sydney City Council for an Asl3o million (SSI32 million) residential project at the Regent Theatre site in the heart of Sydney's entertainment area. Genting, which acquired the land in 1991 for A
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        Lock icon Malaysian Resources buys 38.6% stake in Zen Concrete
        235 18 Bemama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd has agreed to acquire Mafira Holdings Sdn Bhd's entire 38.6 per cent stake in Zen Concrete Industries Sdn Bhd. The company said in a statement yesterday that Mafira's stake, comprising 1.932 million shares of MS
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        Lock icon Tsingtao earnings worse than expected and confusing as well
        346 20 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Tsingtao Brewery's 1994 earnings have left analysts disappointed and confused after it announced a 42 per cent drop in net profit for the year ended Dec 31, 1994. Market analysts had forecast a 2-12 per cent rise
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          Lock icon IBM scoops US patents
          90 20 Reuter WASHINGTON International Business Machines Corp won the most US patents last year, the second straight year it has topped the list, the Patent and Trademark Office said. IBM won 1,298 patents last year, surpassing the US government's 1,251 patents, making it the first time in
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          Lock icon Mirror group scraps TV channel bid
          70 20 Reuter LONDON A consortium headed by UK media company Mirror Group and US television network NBC has pulled out of the bidding for a fifth UK terrestrial TV channel on the grounds of "investment criteria", a Mirror spokesman said yesterday. He said the consortium
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          Lock icon India's largest mutual fond suspended
          77 20 Bloomberg Business News BOMBAY The Bombay Stock Exchange has suspended trading in India's largest mutual fund, the UTI Master Gain 1992, from yesterday. The Unit Trust of India, India's largest mutual fund operator, manages the 71.76 billion rupee (Ss3 billion) fund. Analysts say the UTI
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          Lock icon Foster's says share buy-back an option
          63 20 Reuter MELBOURNE Foster's Brewing Group Ltd considers a share buy-back to be one of a number of options to boost its share price, chief executive Ted Kunkel said yesterday. Asked if the company would consider a buy-back, he told reporters: "That sort of activity
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        Lock icon Pacific Century negotiating to buy Hoi Sing: Shougang
        203 20 Reuter HONGKONG Shougang Concord Grand (Group) Ltd identified the party with which it is negotiating the sale of a 36.13 per cent stake in Hoi Sing Holdings Ltd as a consortium involving the Pacific Century Group, held by Richard Li, son of
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        Lock icon Lion Nathan interim profit up 6.2%; on prowl in China, India
        435 20 Reuter AUCKLAND Australasian brewing group Lion Nathan Ltd announced a 6.2 per cent rise in its first half net profit to NZ$l2O.l million (SSI 13 million) yesterday and revealed a long-awaited push into China. Lion, faced with declining beer
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        Lock icon Samsung predicts 86% rise in profit from booming chip sales
        392 20 Reuter SEOUL South Korea's largest electronics maker Samsung Electronics Co predicted a net profit of 1.76 trillion won (553.2 billion) for 1995, an 86 per cent increase over last year, due to booming chip sales for the world PC market.
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        Lock icon President Tech buys out Wang's stake in firm
        213 20 Bloomberg Business News TAIPEI President Technology Inc. a Taiwanese computer maker and software services concern, yesterday said it purchased the 49 per cent of a Taiwan software concern it did not already own from Massa-chusetts-based Wang Laboratories Inc for NTS36S million (SS2O
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        419 21 Reuter TOKYO The Tokyo stock market's first major share listing in six months went smoothly yesterday, providing a badly needed sign of investor confidence in the battered bourse. Shares in NTT Data Communications Systems Corp closed at 1.31 million yen (about
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        Lock icon Philips' first quarter profit trebles as consumer electronics sales soar
        391 21 Bloomberg Business News EINDHOVEN, Netherlands Philips Electronics NV yesterday said net profit almost trebled in the first quarter because of strong profit growth in its consumer electronics and semiconductor divisions. The Dutch electronics company said it earned 744 million guilders
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        Lock icon Let Chrysler shareholders vote, urges Kerkorian
        373 21 AP DETROIT Spurned by Chrysler Corp in his attempt to buy it, billionaire Kirk Kerkorian challenged the US automaker to let its shareholders vote on his offer. "If the shareholders do not support the buyout, we would withdraw our offer," Mr Kerkorian said on
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        404 21 Bloomberg Business News BURBANK. California Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday that fiscal second-quarter net income rose 27 per cent, paced by sales of the entertainment company's The Lion King video and products, as well as increased attendance
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        Lock icon US securities firms report stronger than expected profits
        290 21 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Securities firms reported first-quarter profits that were better than Wall Street's expectations, after rallies in US financial markets' boosted trading revenues in the first three months of the year Salomon Inc. parent of investment bank Salomon Brothers
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        Lock icon Dealers expect surging yuan to be more market-driven
        417 22 Reuter SHANGHAI Some dealers believe China's central bank is ready to see a more marketdriven yuan rate in Shanghai after the currency's surge on Tuesday to another record close against the US dollar. As the yuan recorded its biggest single-day gain this
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        Lock icon Met Life, New England Mutual holding merger talks
        224 22 NYT NEW YORK Metropolitan Life Insurance Co and New England Mutual Insurance Co said on Tuesday that they were discussing a possible merger. Both insurers could gain something from a combination. Met Life's insurance sales to middle-income individuals declined last year and
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        45 22 Reuter KIRKBY-IN-ASH FIELD, England Two miners finishing their shift at the Annesley-Ben-tinck colliery here on Tuesday. About 250 jobs are expected to be created over the next few months after the century-old pit was reopened under private ownership. Reuter
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          Lock icon Hyogo Bank denies bailout report
          89 22 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Hyogo Bank, a regional bank based in western Japan, denied a report in the Nihon Keizai newspaper that the Finance Ministry and Bank of Japan have put together the outline of a rescue plan for the bank. But an analyst said
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          Lock icon Bank of Asia appoints new chairman
          63 22 AFP BANGKOK The Bank of Asia, one of a handful of small commercial banks in Thailand, has appointed a government administrator as chairman, a statement said yesterday. Sivavong Changkasiri, a permanent secretary of the Thai Industry Ministry, was endorsed on Tuesday at a shareholders'
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          Lock icon Nippon Life buys bonds, no hedging
          83 22 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Nippon Life Insurance, one of the world's largest institutional investors, bought US$3OO million (SS42O million) worth of foreign bonds in April without hedging foreign exchange risks, Nippon Life said yesterday. The move departs from Nippon Life's strategy of hedging almost
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          28 22 Reuter BANGKOK Thai Military Bank pic yesterday said it would issue two billion baht (SSI 14 million) in unsecured subordinated debentures. Reuter
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        157 22 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's finance ministry said it and the central bank had agreed on rules to strengthen banks' management of derivatives trading. A ministry statement said the rules had been drawn up with reference to regulations set by the Bank for International Settlements
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        334 22 Bloomberg Business News BANGKOK Chase Manhattan Bank NA will reduce its stall" in Thailand by about 25 per cent as the bank shifts computer processing, analytic and human resource activities to its regional headquarters in Hongkong, executives said yesterday. Overall, about
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        317 22 Btoombirg ENERGY REPORT Reuter LONDON Oil futures declined in London and New York after the American Petroleum Institute reported an unexpected one per cent rise in US crude inventories last week. Traders had anticipated reduced supplies as refiners increased the amount of crude
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        208 22 Reuter LONDON The dollar spurted ahead near midday in Europe as buying by US funds and other long-term players helped reinforce the view that it may have found a base against the yen and the mark. "The dollar's performance suggests that it is looking for a base."
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        90 22 AFP NEW YORK The dollar unexpectedly bounced back yesterday in early trading despite the failure of G-7 finance ministers to take action to shore up the battered dollar. In morning trading, the dollar was up against the mark, at 1.3820 from 1.3688 on Tuesday and against the yen.
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        1302 23 rrr SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen futures closed weaker but ofT their lows and Eurodollar futures were little changed in quiet trade. Sentiment was soft after Tuesday's Group of Seven (G-7) finance ministers' meeting failed to produce concrete action on world currency turmoil, dealers
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        Tokyo gold sharply down, but off lows
        688 23 COMMODITY REPORTS Gold TOKYO: Gold futures closed sharply down but ofT lows by short-covering as the dollar recovered some ground from its low opening against the yen. Prices were 14-18 yen per gram lower. The newly listed benchmark April opened at 1,029 yen
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        India undecided on imported sugar
        85 23 NEW DELHI India, which has become a surplus white sugar producer, has yet to decide on what it should do with the imported sugar that will reach India this year. Food Minister Ajit Singh yesterday told parliament that his ministry has not told the state-run
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        S Africa's gold output drops
        78 23 JOHANNESBURG The South African gold mining industry's losing battle against sporadic labour disruptions on its mines and the sharply higher number of public holidays under the new African National Congress-led government was again evidenced by a further decline in gold output in March. According to
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        Japan doubles raw sugar imports
        35 23 TOKYO Japan's customs-cleared imports of raw sugar totalled 118,477 tonnes in March, up 100 per cent from a year before, according to figures released yesterday by the Ministry of Finance.
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        Japan buys less copper, more zinc
        57 23 TOKYO Japan's customs-cleared imports of copper ore and concentrate totalled 273,365 tonnes in March, down 7.5 per cent from a year earlier, according to data issued yesterday by the Ministry of Finance. Imports of zinc ore and concentrate rose 9.5 per cent from a
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        Seoul, Tokyo in steel plant venture
        42 23 SEOUL Chiel Steel Co of South Korea and Kobe Steel of Japan will jointly begin producing 600 tonnes of steel a month earmarked for South Korean shipbuilders starting later this year, a Chid spokesman said yesterday.
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      1473 23 SICOM Futures Apr 26 Rubber Physical Print (future dwfag m at S.3#mO tillm RSS1 Contract (S cents/kg) As at 12 mm (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest RSS 2 May 95 246.00 247.00N May 95 242!00 500 RSS 3 May 95 245 00
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        Australia
        1002 24 10.2 A BUOYANT market for stock index futures led shares to a firmer close yesterday as overseas and domestic buyers were lured to the bourse. The All Ordinaries Index closed at 2,009.3 points, up 10.2. The All Industrials rose 21.6 to 2,979.8 while the All Resources edged up 1.1
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        Manila
        585 24 -6.79 Share prices ended slightly lower as investors adopted a wait and see attitude ahead of the May 8 national election. The PSE Index dipped 6.79 points at 2,474. 23. Turnover was cent to 1.1 billion shares valued at 915.3 million pesos. "There were no heavy buyers,"said a dealer,
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        Taipei
        628 24 -67.91 Stocks remained bearish across the board, dropping to a 12month low due to a lack of investor confidence. The 321-issue Weighted Price Index fell 67.91 points to finish at 5,735.23, the lowest level since April 29 1994. Turnover was 1.05 billion shares worth NT548.15 billion. The market opened
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        Seoul
        486 24 1.95 Share prices closed marginally higher, spurred by a rebound in blue chips, brokers said. The Composite Price Index recorded a 1.95-point gain to settle at 880.73. Turnover was 18.76 million shares worth 413.2 billion won. Falls beat rises 417 to 297 with 140 other counters unchanged. Investors, who
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        New Zealand
        320 24 +0.41 Shares struggled to a slightly firmer close, with strength in Telecom and Brierley balancing weakness in brewer Lion Nathan and forestry stocks. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 0.41 points higher at 2,120.51. Lion eased two cents to NZ$3.2O after reporting a rise in first-half net profit to
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        Bombay
        94 24 +0.24 Shares traded in a narrow band ending virtually unchanged in dull trade. "There, was slight improvement towards close due to some buying in Reliance before its results," said a broker. The share ended 1.25 rupees up at 275. Reliance is expected to announce its results tomorrow. The BSE
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        700 24 11.3 A FIRM dollar and strengthening gilts helped UK blue chips to a higher close, though gains were trimmed in afternoon trade as the Dow slid lower. "The market was surprisingly firm," said one dealer. "Gilts helped but the G-7 meeting was a non-re-sult, US durable goods orders looked
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        Paris
        128 24 -3.61 French shares ended lower on profit-taking on the market's strong recent gains but above their session lows. Dealers said the market was due for a pause after rising more than 200 points in little over a month. The CAC-40 Index closed down 3.61 points at 1,942.32. Of the
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        169 24 16.16 (German shares closed slightly higher in thin trading. The market was somewhat worried about Wall Street's weaker start, but a stabilised dollar helped sentiment. The 30-share DAX Index up 16.16 points at 2,023.73. Frankfurt Apr 26 DM AKJ 128 10 18 BASF AG ***** 4 3 BMW 7|
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        Brussels
        181 24 +5.04 Belgian shares, led by nonferrous metals firm Union Miniere, closed higher for the sixth session in a row ajid dealers said further gains were in the works. The Bel-20 Index closed 5.04 points higher at 1^416.97. A dealer noted the next support for the Bel-20 %*as at 1,375
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        Milan
        163 24 173 Italian stocks rose after results of regional elections appeared to give the government more time to overhaul the country's costly pension system and sell several state- run companies. "There's still political confusion but at least there's a positive outlook for pension reform," said a trader. Sunday's regional elections
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        Amsterdam
        339 24 +4.56 Dutch stocks staged their biggest gain since the Dutch central bank cut rates a month ago amid a rising dollar and optimism about corporate earnings and lower interest rates. Speculation that rates will be cut in Germany and the Netherlands fuelled a rally in the main Dutch stock
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        Stockholm
        153 24 +0.22pc Swedish shares closed higher, supported by falling bond yields and a stronger crown. Market sentiment has turned more positive. "Shares rose on bond yields and the crown. But we first saw this positive sentiment last Friday, and it continued on the strength of SSAB's interim figures. Interest in
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        Zurich
        239 24 13.3 Swiss shares closed firmer in rising volumes. Early gains on the back of a firmer dollar diminished in late trading as the dollar again slipped, dealers said. Sentiment was good in all sectors with pharmaceuticals leading the way. The blue-chip SMI Index closed up 13.3 points to 2,574.4.
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        Johannesburg
        380 24 +24.9 South African industrials picked up a bit of buying momentum in late trade, but shares still ended mildly mixed ahead of today's holiday as golds slid. Dealers said there was as much a general lack of interest as there was a lack of direction, as the gold price
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        Toronto
        249 24 -3.9 Canadian stocks showed little change for a second session as diminishing concern about interest rates was offset by lower gold prices. "If the US dollar kind of finds its footing, and if the Canadian dollar keeps drifting up to where it ought to be, the pressure on interest
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        New York
        733 24 -7.26 Stock prices edged lower in quiet trading as an unexpected rise in durable-goods orders in March prompted profit taking from the market's recent record-setting gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which cased 3.81 points on Tuesday, was down 7.26 to 4,292.91 at llam EDT. The NYSE Composite
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      2696 25 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Stocks suffered the biggest losses in three months as investors fretted over the deteriorating health of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and the patchy recovery in the territory's property market. A slide in Swire Pacific and Cathay Pacific Airways, triggered by worries that China will muscle
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      557 25 CLSA THE Hongkong H index closed 27.30 points lower at 1,017.52 on turnover of HKS94 million. Maanshan came under selling pressure following the release of poor 1994 results. Trading in the stock accounted for 40 per cent of total transactions. The counter closed down 7 per cent. Shanghai B
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      2540 25 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Stocks fell for the second day this week on expectations that Japan's big exporters will be hurt by the stubborn strength of the yen. The withdrawal of small investors from some shares to fund purchases of newly-listed NTT Data Communications was also a factor. "Many
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      1526 25 Bloomberg Business News BANGKOK Stocks fell for a second day, ted by brokerage issues on concerns that disappointing earnings in the first quarter will continue. "Results were terrible in the first quarter," said an analyst. "If the dollar stabilises, that might encourage investors. But nothing is certain yet, so
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      1153 25 Reuter JAKARTA Stocks closed lower on profit-taking after failing to sustain early gains, brokers said. Property stock Dharmala Intiland had gained 25 rupiah to 1,325 in early trading, but profittaking eroded the gains. The counter finally ended 25 lower at 1,275. "Players were quick to take even small profits
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      2437 26 C» Gr 1995 Las4 Vol Dn IM Qwtr DW Dt» YM Net M Cap H%h Low Coapaay Sate I WO) Hijh Buyer Setter Or P/£ Smil MALAYSIAN STOCKS 47* m MSB 50c 352 -22 639 374 350 J52 354 3 0 -2 9 0 2 36 1 127
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        Lock icon Shares down on fears of post-election credit squeeze
        6595 26 Bloomberg Business News KUALA LUMPUR Stocks fell as investors waited for the government to tighten credit now that elections are over. The Composite Index fell 16.42 points to 958.63. The Emas Index fell 5.03 to 271.38. Turnover was 116.4 million shares worth
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        1894 28  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Fears of an impending interest rate hike by Bank Negara quickly overcame any lingering hopes of a post election rally in Malaysia, causing widespread softness in the local stock market yesterday. There was also the weak
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      Steamers' shipping services expected to do well this year
      401 29  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Steamers Maritime's shipping services are expected to turn in a creditable performance this year. In its recently released annual report, Steamers chairman C N Watson said prospects for the regional feeder shipping business were bright. He pointed
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      Precious orders 6 ships from Hyundai
      497 29 Acquisition the first time a Thai shipowner has bought newbuildings BANGKOK Precious Shipping pic (PSL), Thailand's largest shipping line, has agreed to buy six newbuildings from South Korea's Hyundai shipyard, marking the first time a Thai shipowner has bought brand new ships. Thai shipping
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      Lock icon Singapore very vulnerable to oil spills, conference told
      410 29 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Singapore's strategic location at the crossroads of sea routes between the Asia-Pacific, West .Asia and Europe not only makes it the busiest port in the world but also increases the republic's vulnerability to oil pollution threats. A senior Singapore
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      Lock icon ICTSI to build box yard at Clark
      248 29 Reuter MANILA Philippine cargo handler and port operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has said it is planning to build its second inland container depot next year at Clark development zone. "The new depot will be constructed once the first ICD in
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      614 29 Page Col Able Shpg 7 4/5 Accord Group 8 1-3 ACL 9 1/2 •Ahlers Lines 12 1 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 •Appcnship 4 4/5 •ANL 3 4/5 •ASCL 5 5 Astro Shpg 8 4 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 •Bank Line. The 9 5
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      Hitachi Zosen completes VLCC for Golden Stream
      55 29 SINGAPORE Hitachi Zosen recently completed and delivered a 261,438-tonne VLCC (very large crude earner) to Golden Stream Corporation. The vessel, the Golden Stream, is the second one completed and delivered to the company so far this year. Work on both vessels was done
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      357 29 Reuter CAPE TOWN Shipping lines said they were considering imposing a surcharge on cargo passing through Cape Town port because of growing delays in clearing containers. Containers that should take one or two days to be cleared are taking three to five
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      2216 30 POTENTIALLY stronger market conditions became apparent on Tuesday from the River Plate and Brazil where a significant number of new orders for May loading were quoted by grain charterers. Elsewhere the market remained generally stable and the Baltic Freight Index added a modest 3 points to attain a
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      870 31  -  Despite being an important infrastructural arm of the country's economy, the shipping industry in India is in for hard times, with resources very difficult to come by at a time of increasing competition and rising costs, says N Ramakrishnan N Ramakrishnan Business Line EVERY
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      13949 38 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship calls
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      926 41  -  Aircraft evacuation need not be hazardous. Betsy Wade reports Betsy Wade NYT WHEN 99 passengers made an emergency evacuation from an American Airlines wide-body MD-ll at Kennedy International Airport this month, 47 sustained injuries, mostly scrapes and the like from sliding
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      275 42 Abacus Couriers Td: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898. Air Express Travel Tel: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144 Airborne Freight C orporation Tel: 542-8844 Fax: 542-3716 *****80. Aircwift Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188 Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. City-Liak International Tel: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450. Ouster link Supplies A
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      1524 42 Abex Express Freight Td: 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Actinic Forwarder Td: 225-1833 Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Td: 542-7822. Fax: *****20. Aeroliak Freight International Td: 545-8033. Fax: *****05 Td" 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Td: 542-5454 Fax: *****06. Air Express International Td: 542-7666 Fax: *****74, *****50. Air Market
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      2743 43 ALBANIA Dunes: Seven vessels operating of which S discharging (I bagged chicken, 2 bagged cement. I bulk coal. I diesel oil), 2 loading (1 bulk ferro-chrome, I bulk wine), no vessels waiting in roads. ARGENTINA Santa Fe: No vessels berthed, no vessels in roads, no vessels due. Diamante:
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      647 43 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES WITH the Greek Easter now in full flow there has been a noticeable dropping off in activity. However, there have still been significant deals reported, especially in the dry bulk market where interest remains positive. There are a number of rumours surrounding the modern Chinese built
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      388 43 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Arr Dtp Name of Vessel ETA KID Forts of Calls Port Agent telephone No APRIL 27 27 Renaissance I Penang Renaissance Cruises 222-3388 27 27 Columbus Caravelle Cruise to Nowhere Harpers Shipping 221-1388 27 27 Megastar Taurus Port Klang Star Cruise Shpg Ag 276-7828 28
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        828 44 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 4re indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        303 46 Reuter TOKYO Japan's car output fell for the fourth straight year in 1994/95 as the strong yen dampened exports, and industry sources said production would likely to continue dropping this year. Japan produced 10.62 million vehicles in the business year
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        66 46 AFP BEIJING Workers arranging confiscated three-wheel flatbed bicycles at a police depot in Beijing yesterday. Police have been engaged in a month-long campaign to confiscate unlicensed and/or stolen flatbed bicycles, which are normally used by vendors to transport or sell their goods. In
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        227 46 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON General Motors Corp, the United Auto Workers union and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have signed an agreement to study work-related injuries and illnesses. The five-year alliance, which is the first of its kind between industry
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        133 46 Reuter BEIJING General Motors' Delphi Packard Electric Systems has set up its third joint venture in China in seven months, in the commercial city of Shanghai, the Xinhua news agency said. The new company is a joint venture between Delphi and Sanlian
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        441 46 AP WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday issued a rule requiring airlines to stop matching inexperienced pilots with inexperienced co-pilots. Among the many other provisions of this new "crew-pair-ing rule," which takes effect in four months, is one requiring that if
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        232 46 Reuter AMSTERDAM Express freight delivery firm TNT Express Worldwide said on Tuesday it is leasing three Boeing 7275, converted for freight-only use. John Fellows, chief executive of the company, said the aircraft are being leased from US-based company Pacific Aviation. He said the first 727
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          81 46 Reuter NEW DELHI The state-owned Air India plans to add 30 aircraft to its existing fleet of 26 by the 2001-2002 (April-March) financial year, India's civil aviation minister told parliament on Tuesday. Ghulam Nabi Azad said in a written reply that Air
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          70 46 AFP LONDON Rod Priddle walking away from a Brooks auction at London's Olympia, the proud owner of a bullseye tube sign on Tuesday. He will place it in his garden in Wiltshire next to a bench from the same station. The old enamel tube signs are
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          85 46 Reuter SEOUL Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd, flagship firm of South Korea's Hyundai Group, said on Tuesday it had won an order from Kuwait-based Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Co to build two crude carriers. A Hyundai spokesman said it had agreed with the shipping company to
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          76 46 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG The Provisional Airport Authority said it had awarded a HKS2.6I billion (*****.8 million) construction and engineering contract to a joint venture including two Hongkong companies, according to a report in the Asian Wall Street Journal yesterday. The companies getting the work will
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          54 46 Reuter TURIN, Italy Fiat president Giovanni Agnelli underwent surgery in a New York hospital to remove a small blockage in the main aorta artery, Fiat said in a statement yesterday. Doctors said the operation was a success, adding that Mr Agnelli would leave hospital within the
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        164 46 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Cathay Pacific's chairman, Peter Sutch, sent a memorandum to the company's employees saying the implications of China National Aviation Corp's (CNAC) bid to start flights out of Hongkong go "well beyond our own interests and those of
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        325 46 AFP SUVA Fiji has warned that it may terminate its bilateral aviation agreement with New Zealand unless Wellington is prepared to concede rights for Air Pacific similar to those enjoyed by Air New Zealand here. The threat follows the failure to
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      45 29 China Express Service Direct Xing t° Qingdao Effective from May '95 pis see Pfi 6 for schedule Indian shipping seeking more government help, Page 3 The simple art of aircraft evacuation, Page 13 Japan's car output to continue falling due to strong yen, Back Page
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      1272 33 H STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hot Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Sia«apore 0200 Tel: *****00 Fax: *****17 III) I 111 ll'xj/ggj (A SERVICE OF CHINA NAVIGATION CO) CARGO DUE SAILS C JMMAM-30 MBIIEMMn.LM.KK 28 29 A#r 30A»f 01 May ux CONTAINOIANDMMAKMJLKMMCITOHWHNHWMU MENJM mm KK.SiM.lkw 02-03 M»y 03 Ma* 06
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      2562 33 m Singapore Agent: |J%vi 1 I f\t|FA P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd 9 10 Hot Chiaag Road, #07-01 Keppel Towers, Singapore 0208 First Class Connections WORLDWIDE 3 i**?***? 44 esocsr f 22S 27/2 7517 EXPORT IMPORT T (ESSSL vov 'Wto *PKO BS too ANT HOT HAM OOT IM LEH
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      458 34 i SEAWARD SHIPPING AND I TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD ETA ETA ETA STORE PORT KELANG PENANG •UJEJADE 7/5 Loading tor Male I IRUVAi HUDHU 56 Loading tor Japanese Ports PWNEER SUPREME 8/5 i L taring tor Nble jUHMEEOH 25/4 tLoadmg tor Male PROGRESS LIBERTY In Port Loadmg tor Bangkok
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      1209 34 0 HANJIN SHIPPING BOOKINGS TEL: *****35-237 OPERATION TEL: *****41-253 SALES TEL:- *****30-233 DOCUMENT TEL: *****71-275 FOR VSL SIN UNE HAUL SEA YVR POX FDR VSL SM UK HAUL SAK UJ «YC HANJN SEATTLE 837E 27/4 DIRECT lift lift 20ft MBCS HORIZON 001E 2M M EUROPE II9E IN HANJIN FEUXSTOWE (BSE
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      2242 35 HUXSIOME, HOTTBiMM AND HAMBURG f/aflfW! Gftul AfH Ttl iGtatril) 22t1i80 Slltt/lftl»§ After Dtpi CO STAR SHIPPING PTE LTD f t, cmiih« ««mi/i« c—tutt tw m Ofrmm c—tttttr mm/is llZmt?. W..717 »a T,I„ HUI Cosmr Ctftnlloail 4205H0 D/O UtSTU C»r»li»ll *2ti?4t iKl M rZ2 a H»: UTtTtttm m r»i :mtu tttsiu
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      502 35 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE 0106 HOT UNE: *****33 (30 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 01/05 ROTTERDAM 28/04 f AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 01/05 HAMBURG/BREMEN 01/05 I MARSEILLE/FRANCE 06/05 FELIXSTOWE/UK 01/05 BARCELONA/SPAIN 03/05 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 01/05, GENOA/ITALY 01/05 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 28/0411 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 28/04 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 29/04 NEW YORK/EC 28/04 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 28/04 i VANCOUVER 28/04 BRISBANE
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