The Business Times, 2 May 1995

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    13 1 Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 194/12/94 Tuesday May 2 1995 85 C
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow down 8 points
      43 1 Reuter NEW YORK Blue chip stocks fell yesterday. At 1 pm EDT, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 8.65 points at 4,312.63. In the broader market, declines led advances on trading of 163 million shares on the NYSE.
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      Lock icon Croatian army crosses UN ceasefire lines
      81 1 Reuter ZAGREB The Croatian army yesterday charged across UN ceasefire lines into a Serbheld enclave, seeking control of a cross-country highway, and two Croatian military planes roared into action to cut off Serb reinforcements. Rebel Serb leaders admitted big losses of territory. Serb forces
      Reuter  -  81 words
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      Lock icon US-N Korean talks
      34 1 AFP WASHINGTON The US and North Korea yesterday agreed to new high-level talks to implement a shaky accord freezing Pyongyang's nuclear programme and replacing the country's nuclear reactors, officials said. AFP
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    111 1 Stock market indices Monday Change ST1I closed KLSEComp closed Nikkei 16,811.46 +4.71 Hang Seng 8,226.04 -134.99 SET Index closed Jakarta Comp 415.32 -1.13 Manila Comp closed Taipei WPI 5,789.98 -13.8 Seoul Comp closed Bombay BSE30 closed CLSA China B closed Aust All Ord 2,039.6 -10.6 FTSE 100 3,220.4
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    Lock icon Profits jump 48% at big US firms, says survey
    120 1 Reuter NEW YORK The Wall Street Journal reported that profits grew 48 per cent at 674 large US firms, according to a Journal survey, despite signs of a slowing economy. The paper said that despite predictions from analysts, earnings rose sharply
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    Manufacturing, shipping hardest hit by strong S$
    732 1  -  Analysts expect more losers than gainers among listed firms By_ Catherine Ong SINGAPORE The strong Singapore dollar has produced more losers than winners among publicly-listed companies and those in the manufacturing and shipping sectors are expected to be hardest hit, investment analysts said.
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    UK fraud office says it has no reason to oppose Leeson's extradition to S'pore
    235 1  -  Reports by Neil Behrmann in LONDON THE UK Serious Fraud Office will not be contesting moves by the Singapore authorities to extradite Nick Leeson. In its investigations so far, the SFO has been unable to find
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    ING sacks 21 Barings officials for incompetence
    439 1 DUTCH Group ING yesterday dismissed 21 senior Baring Brothers executives for incompetence over the Leeson affair. Nick Leeson, a Singaporebased futures trader, bankrupted Barings after incurring massive losses from trading derivatives. The sacking, which affected executives in London. Singapore and Tokyo, follows the
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    Lock icon Public confidence in HK's prosperity sinks
    200 1 AFP HONGKONG Public confidence in Hongkong's prosperity has fallen to its lowest point since the Gulf War, with only 11 per cent believing the economy is in good shape, a public opinion poll published yesterday suggested. The Survey Research Group's economic confidence index sank
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    Lock icon Clinton slaps trade embargo on Iran
    535 1 AFP. Reuter. AP NEW YORK US President Bill Clinton on Sunday announced a halt to all US trade and investment with Iran, charging Teheran with backing terrorists and attempting to develop nuclear weapons. "I am convinced that instituting a trade embargo on Iran is
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    Lock icon Oil prices soar to 9-month high on fear of bidding war
    412 1 Reuter. Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Oil prices climbed to the highest level in nine months yesterday on news that the United States will ban trade with Iran. The move, announced on Sunday by President Clinton, added fuel to
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      132 1 BREATHTAKINGLY FRESH DECEPTIVELY SMALL AMAZINGLY W C t STRONG. CONTENTS Newt Companies Spore News 2 SpoteMm .11.12.13 Regional News 3.4.6 financial 14 World News 7.8 Features Markets Analysis 21 Oob/RISE. SES 17.18 Editorial 20 Regional 15 Sports 16.17 World 15 TV/Lifestyte 19 Currencies 14 Property 9.10 Simex/Commo 14 Subscription let
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      7 1 Property: />* 9 Thakral to expand Down Under
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      19 1 Home News: Pg 2 faf The key to S'pore's simuval Economy takes high SS in its stride. Pg 21
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Retained imports grow 7.8%
        299 2  -  By Genevieve Cua RETAINED imports grew 7.8 per cent in March, underpinned by a 15 per cent rise in the transport and machinery sector. The growth Followed an 8.9 per cent rise in total retained imports in February, when transport and machinery which includes electronics and
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      Prepare for unexpected, BG Lee tells S'poreans
      231 2 SINGAPORE Singaporeans must be prepared to cope with the unexpected although the island nation has enjoyed success so far, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong cautioned yesterday. Brig-General (NS) Lee, speaking after the May Day Rally, said Singapore's prosperity depended on regional sta-
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      Getting and staying ahead is key to Spore's survival: Lim
      466 2  -  By Abdul Hadhi SINGAPORE Singapore must learn to get ahead and stay ahead if it is to remain competitive in world trade, said National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretarygeneral Lim Boon Heng yesterday. It is no longer sufficient for Singapore
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      391 2 Can you afford to ignore the world's 6th largest market? May 29-31, 1995 New Delhi Bangalore A comprehensive three-day symposium/study tour to equip you with the know-how and resources to manufacture and market in India. WE INVITE YOU TO: Participate in an interactive two-day symposium Join an exclusive one-day study
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Clean polls, clear win for Ramos govt crucial to Manila growth: analysts
      422 3 Reuter MANILA Honest, non-vio-lent elections on May 8 and a convincing government victory are crucial to maintaining the momentum of Philippine economic growth, analysts and economists say. Filipinos are set to choose 12 of the 24 members of
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      Lock icon Philippines to continue sending workers overseas: Ramos
      285 3 AFP MANILA President Fidel Ramos yesterday said the deployment of workers abroad will continue despite the recent dispute with Singapore over the execution of a Filipina maid convicted of murder. "A ban will not work," Mr Ramos said in a speech before the
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      Lock icon Ariston launches floating casino in Phnom Penh
      306 3 Reuter PHNOM PENH A Malay-sian-owned floating casino opened its gaming room for business in the Cambodian capital yesterday, but the opening reflected much of the controversy the project had generated. "With the launch of this Naga Casino Resorts, Ariston of Malaysia would like
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Lock icon Indon opposition MP gets the boot
        123 3 AFP JAKARTA A vocal Member of Parliament from Indonesia's opposition United Development Party (PPP), Pamungkas. has been formally removed from Parliament. "The recall (letter) is done, and already signed by the president," PPP chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum was quoted by the daily Merdeka as
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        Lock icon Penang chiefs sworn in
        65 3 Bernama PENANG Chief Minister Koh Tsu Koon. Deputy Chief Minister Mohamad Shariff Omar and six State Executive Councillors took their oath of office before the Yang Dipertua Negeri, Tahir, here, yesterday. Dr Koh was appointed Chiet Minister, his second term, after winning the Tanjong Bunga state
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        Lock icon Unicef programme for Vietnam
        91 3 Reuter HANOI A United Nations agency plans to provide Vietnam with US$l35 million (SSIB9 million) over the next five years to support programmes aimed at assisting the nation's women and children. The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) yesterday reported that the United Nations International Emergency Children's Fund
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        Lock icon Vietnamese celebrate
        77 3 AP HO CHI MINH CITY Parties rather than Communist politics climaxed celebrations as this seething city of five million stayed up into the early hours yesterday to mark the day 20 years ago that the bloody Vietnam War ended. While remembrance of the more than three million war
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        Lock icon Jakarta police arrest rioters
        93 3 Reuter JAKARTA Up to six Indonesians have been arrested following last week's riot in Maumere, on eastern Flores island, in which one demonstrator was killed by police, residents said yesterday. A police officer in Maumere, 1,500 km east of Jakarta, said only one person was arrested.
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      Lock icon Pahang identifies 20 new areas for industrial development
      194 3 Bernama KUANTAN Malaysia's Pahang state government has identified 20 new industrial areas totalling 7,257 hectares. Mentri Besar Khalil Yaakob said here yesterday. He said the government would continue to give consideration to locating industries in specific sectors, like palm oil, clay and
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
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      Lock icon HK banks disappointed over scrapped Bank of China issue
      477 4 Reuter, Knight-Ridder HONGKONG Hongkong bankers expressed no surprise but some disappointment over Bank of China's weekend decision to cancel its huge Hongkong dollar debt issue. "It's a great shame. We would have been pleased to participate in the issue," said Phillip
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      Lock icon HK plans new law to create an offence of fraud
      390 4 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Seeking to fill a loophole in the fight against commercial crime, Hongkong's Law Reform Commission proposed a new law to create in offence of fraud. Under the law as it now stands, there is only an
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      Lock icon Emperor group chairman held by anti-graft commission
      120 4 Reuter HONGKONG Albert Yeung, the ehairman of the Emperor group, has been arrested by Hongkong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and charged with attempting to pervert the course of publie justiee, the ICAC said. "Yeung. 51, is alleged to have committed the offence
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      Lock icon Masked against pollution
      49 4 AFP TIANJIN A woman, with her face covered by a thin piece of cloth, riding yesterday with her boyfriend, through the port city of Tianjin. Senior officials have acknowledged recently that China's air pollution was 'rather serious' and was worsening with the country's rapid development. AFP
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      169 4 Asia-Pacific is the world's fastest growing economic region, yet less than 3% of total I S and 8% of European pension funds are invested in Asia outside Japan. The scope for investment is massive and opportunities for investors are constantly <y x developing as the markets in Asia become more
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon US, Japan to stand firm in vehicle trade talks this week
      356 6 Reuter, Knight-Ridder TOKYO The United States and Japan are digging in their heels in vehicle talks this week, with the US seeking "significant progress" soon on access to Japan's car and car parts markets, according to Washington's ambassador to
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      Lock icon Americans think better of Japan now, poll shows
      202 6 UPI TOKYO Japan's image among Americans has improved over the last year, according to the results published yesterday of a poll conducted by Japan's Foreign Ministry. The telephone poll of 1,882 adults in the United States found that more respondents regarded Japan
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      Lock icon The umbrella brigade
      40 6 Reuter TOKYO Waves of umbrellas following a large labour union banner during a May Day demonstration in Tokyo. Millions of Japanese workers joined in rallies and demonstrations even though the country does not celebrate May Day. Reuter
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      Lock icon Australia launches campaign to spruce up image in Asia
      294 6 Reuter JAKARTA Australia kicked off a multimillion dollar campaign yesterday to alter Asian perceptions of the southern continent, unveiling advertisements and promising to present a modern image of Australian industry. In launching a campaign also to be aimed at South Korea,
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      Lock icon Keating vows to keep inflation in check
      273 6 Reuter, Knight-Ridder CANBERRA Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating said unions and the government were committed to their ongoing social-economic understanding to keep inflation low. "Controlling inflation remains a priority and this statement (of agreement) further endorses the need to keep price increases at
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      Lock icon NZ complains to Indonesia over minister's behaviour
      260 6 AP, Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand yesterday complained to the Indonesian government about a visiting minister who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a hotel waiter. A week ago, Indonesian Tourism Minister Joop Ave left Auckland suddenly by private jet after a hotel employee
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Japan's reserves swell by US$12.1b
        89 6 AFP TOKYO Japan's foreign exchange reserves at the end of April rose by US$l2.l billion (5516.8 billion) from a month earlier to U*****.67 billion, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. It represented the 18th consecutive monthly increase in the foreign exchange holdings, which include convertible foreign
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        Lock icon 132-year-old NZ land dispute may end
        100 6 Knight-Ridder HAMILTON, New Zealand One of New Zealand's biggest Maori tribal confederations yesterday moved a significant step closer to settling a 132-year-old land dispute with the government. Tainui, a grouping of tribes in the central North Island, said its people had* approved a deed
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        Lock icon Stabilisation of NZ economy seen
        66 6 AP WELLINGTON Business confidence and other indicators point to a continuing stabilisation of New Zealand's economy fo|lowing a steep downturn in recent months, the National Bank said yesterday. The bank's latest Business Outlook report also highlights hard times on the land because of drought, high
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Wary Republicans plan new strategy for budget debate
      498 7 Washington Post WASHINGTON Chastened by lessons learned during the fight over the "Contract With America", Republican party leaders are devising a political strategy for the upcoming battle to balance the federal budget, and their informal rallying cry is, "Remember school lunches". Armed
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      Lock icon UK seeks tighter enforcement of EU laws on subsidies
      278 7 NYT LONDON Britain has called on the European Commission to commit itself to tighter enforcement of EU laws against government subsidies, in order to reduce the level of state aid to industry in the next five years. Britain's demands come as
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      Lock icon Russia's environment badly ravaged: studies
      298 7 AFP PARIS Russia is today the world's most environmentally devastated country, according to local and Western studies, which warn that the nation's extraordinarily rich natural resources are now threatened with irreparable damage. Half the Russian population drinks water of health-endan-gering impurity, only half the country's
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      Lock icon Cash exodus plunges Argentine banks into credit crisis
      446 8 NYT BUENOS AIRES Fearing a Mexico-style financial debacle, customers have withdrawn more than US$7 billion (559.73 billion) from Argentine banks since December, causing a severe banking and credit crisis that has led many businesses to hoard cash by laying off workers, delaying
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      Lock icon Mexico allows foreign investment in natural gas industry
      210 8 Reuter MEXICO CITY Mexico's Congress has passed a law allowing national and foreign investors into the transportation, storage and distribution of natural gas. The Senate overwhelmingly approved the taboo-breaking government proposal late on Saturday in the last ordinary session of Congress before
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      Lock icon Hike in UK purchasing managers' index points to rate rise
      393 8 Reuter LONDON April figures from British purchasing managers received yesterday provide further justification for any rise in UK interest rates later this week, analysts said. UK financial markets expect Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke and Bank of England governor
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      Lock icon Yeltsin calls for new Nato that includes Russia
      220 8 Knight-Ridder NEW YORK Russian President Boris Yeltsin has called for a new European security alliance that would include his country to replace the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. "We do not think the real problems of European security can be resolved by expanding
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Labour to outline investment policy
        85 8 Knight-Ridder LONDON The Labour Party is to set out new policy initiatives on investment and consumer protection. Labour's economy and finance spokesman Gordon Brown has said. Speaking on BBC Radio 4, Mr Brown said yesterday Labour's economic policies will be set in the public best
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        Lock icon Oscar's a cool bird
        44 8 Reuter LONDON Tammy Jones, 13, eating an ice cream with her pet cockatiel Oscar at the London Bird-keeping Festival on Sunday. Oscar demonstrated his ice cream eating techniques to the many sightseers who visited the festival at Alexandra Palace. Reuter
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        Lock icon Gerry Adams gets Swiss award
        112 8 AFP BASEL A Swiss watch company on Sunday gave Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams its yearly award for his contribution towards peace in Northern Ireland. The award to Mr Adams, whose party is the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), was "in recognition
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        Lock icon Unido faces funding loss of US$25m
        77 8 FT LONDON The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation faces a paralysing loss of a quarter of its current funding, as the US has failed to commit US$25 million (5534.75 million) to next year's budget at a meeting of donor countries in Vienna last week.
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        Lock icon US local jails swelling
        91 8 AP WASHINGTON With a surge in the number of drug offenders, the inmate population of America's local jails more than doubled in a decade, a Justice Department agency reports. The Bureau of Justice Statistics counted a record 490,442 people in local lock-ups last year. Most were
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  • PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
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      Thakral to expand Aussie hotel management business
      527 9  -  David Connors, THL's managing director, tells Florence Chong his game plan for a bigger slice of the market Florence Chong THE Singaporebased Thakral group is planning to expand its hotel management business in Australia. Thakral is the majority shareholder of listed Thakral Holdings
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      Other side of Lane Crawford story
      362 9  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR John T Hung Executive Director, The Wharf (Holdings) Limited I REFER to the Property Column written by Lee Han Shih which appeared on Tuesday, April 25, 1995. Within the column Mr Lee extracted two quotes attributed to myself which recently
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      Lock icon Bangkok sees rush to open modern shopping malls
      510 10 Retailers eye suburban areas with its growing middle-class population Bloomberg Business News BANGKOK'S rapid economic growth has created a shopping mall boom, with modern retail space increasing by 25 per cent last year alone, said the managing director of Thailand's largest property
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      PROPERTY WATCH
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Market darling CCM moving into high growth areas
      528 11 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd (CCM) is fast finding its feet after one of the largest management buyouts in Malaysian corporate history and is all set to be one of the corporate jewels on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
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      Lock icon Acidchem moots new terms for acquisition
      414 11 It will now pay Mekar Idaman MsBoom for Penang Bridge concession NST KUALA LUMPUR Acidchem (Malaysia) Bhd has announced new terms for its proposed acquisition of the Penang Bridge concession from Mekar Idaman Sdn Bhd, which includes a revision of the purchase price from
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      LKN sees better days ahead for construction division
      261 11 SINGAPORE Lim Kah Ngam Ltd (LKN) sees better days ahead for its construction division. LKN Construction, the subsidiary handling construction business, has been wallowing in the red. Last year, it posted a loss of SI.B million. LKN managing director Lim Kong Eng
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      Inchcape expects a tougher year ahead due to govt rules on cars
      374 11  -  By Abdul Hadhi SINGAPORE Inchcape Bhd expects the current year to be challenging because of looming uncertainties in the company's core car business. In the company's 1994 annual report, Inchcape chairman D G John said two factors that
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    • COMPANIES
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        Kuok Group plans 15 more hotels in five years
        444 12 PENANG THE Kuok Group of companies will expand its hotel business in the Asia-Pacific region with 15 more hotels and resorts in the next five years. The Kuok Group has interests in property, trading, hotels and sugar plantations together with its
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        Lock icon E&O to acquire 50% stake in Damansara Developments
        389 12 NST KUALA LUMPUR Eastern Oriental Bhd formerly Jack Chia Enterprises (Malaysia) Bhd is proposing a three-for-two rights issue, a special issue as well as a share swap in property-based Damansara Developments Sdn Bhd and two tracts of land in Penang. E&O is
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        Lock icon Emico goes hi-tech with move to buy 3 firms
        280 12 NST KUALA LUMPUR Emico Holdings Bhd has proposed to acquire three companies engaged in elevators, wood-based products and roofing sheets. Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank said in a statement on the company's behalf that Emico was acquiring 300,000 shares representing a 60 per
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      • Article
        Lock icon Shougang to sell Hoi Sing stake for HK$41 million
        362 13 Reuter HONGKONG Shougang Concord Grand (Group) Ltd has agreed to sell all its 36.13 per cent of the issued share capital and 44.91 per cent of outstanding warrants of Hoi Sing Holdings Ltd to Fortune Leader Ltd for HK540.93 million (557.35
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        Lock icon Swire's soft drinks division's set to take off: chairman
        342 13 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG At Swire Pacific, the Hongkong-based conglomerate that's best known for owning the flagship airline of Hongkong, it's the beer and soft drinks division that is preparing for take off. Swire has already diversified well beyond the cash
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        Lock icon Unilever to buy Colman unit, Robinsons drinks business for £250m
        362 13 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Reckitt Colman pic has found a buyer in Unilever pic for its Colman's of Norwich food and softdrinks businesses, giving it cash to help pay for its expansion in household products. Unilever will pay £250 million
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        Lock icon Tsingtao to spend 5b yuan over 5 years to triple capacity
        210 13 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Tsingtao plans to spend 5 billion yuan (SSB23 million) over the next five years to more than triple its annual capacity to 1.40 million tonnes, the South China Morning Post reported. The company's general manager,
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        Lock icon Major shareholders in talks to sell Win Win stake
        362 13 Reuter HONGKONG Win Win International Holdings Ltd told the Hongkong stoek exchange that its controlling shareholders were in talks to sell a stake to an independent third party which will result in a general offer for Win Win's shares. Win Win
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        337 14 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen and Eurodollar futures were unehanged to softer at the elose in quiet trade as the market was bathed in a holiday mood over Japan's Golden Week, dealers said. "The market is very dull and we can expect this to
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          Thai-Omani refinery talks collapse
          104 14 BANGKOK A year of talks on a possible stake in Caltex Petroleum's new Thai oil refinery by the stateowned Omani Oil Co have collapsed, the Bangkok Post newspaper said Saturday. The two sides could not find terms both were comfortable with, the paper said, quoting Michael
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          China set to import more cotton
          95 14 WASHINGTON Booming demand in China for imported cotton has led the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) to lift its forecast for China's 1994-95 net cotton imports to 770,000 tonnes from 670,000 at the end of March. The new net import figure for China is
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          US coffee roastings down
          86 14 NEW YORK US 1995 coffee roastings through April 22 reached 5.27 million 60 kg bags, down from 5.37 million bags in the same period of 1994. according to data compiled by Complete Coffee Coverage. Roastings for the week ended April 22 stood at 280,000 bags, down
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          China copper output up 8%
          96 14 TOKYO China's production of copper jumped 8.2 per cent in March to 66,065 tonnes from 61,035 tonnes in Mar 1994. according to data provided by the China National Non-ferrous Metals Industry Corp (CNNC). The March figure is 13.0 per cent higher than the 58,454 tonnes
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          Bank syndicate to loan Qatar US$2b
          77 14 TOKYO An international syndicate of 17 banks, led by the Industrial Bank of Japan, has agreed to provide a loan of USS2 billion (SS2.B billion) to a Qatar joint venture for production of liquefied natural gas, the bank announced yesterday. The syndicate also includes
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        Lock icon Indonesia sees rice output rising by 4pc in 1995
        253 14 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia's rice production is expected to rise by 4 per cent this year, head of Logistics Bureau (Bulog) Beddu Amang said. "Earlier, we predicted rice output to grow by 1.5 per cent, but now we revise it to about
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        468 14 FT LONDON Lloyd's of London will find it much harder to pass solvency tests this year bccause of continuing losses, its annual report indicated yesterday. Lloyd's chairman, David Rowland, acknowledged in the report that members' finances and the insurance market's central resources were
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        Tokyo rubber surges in late trade
        362 14 COMMODITY REPORTS Rubber IOKYO: Rubber futures surged across the board by the close as buying from local investors emerged, traders said. Prices were 5.4 to 6.8 yen per kg higher, and benchmark October was up 6.1 yen at 141.2. Individual investors generated buying from
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        Quotation of Singapore Government Stocks as at April 30, 1995
        348 14 (timber IndteflHw Qtom >«.*uritv Ymt Amount *5?* "J****" j- TET SKS ■gjST <5£, 15.5.95 N*****0N 1993 1 3/4# 550 15/5 15/11 166 100.05# 0.54# 1.8.95 N*****1V 1993 1 5/8# 1000 1/8 1/2 88 100.20# 0.84# 1.9.95 N*****0Z 1990 5 3/8#
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      1306 14 Porta Apr 28 Crude palm oil M$/tonne Month North South Central E Coast Average Apr 95 1470.00 1500 00 1478.00 1477.50 May 95 1467.50 1476 50 1473.50 1472.50 Palm kernel ex-mill M$/ton IS Month North South Central E Coast Average Apr 95 635.00 635.00 May 95 628.00 641.00
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      2927 15 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Stocks fell, led by conglomerate and property issues, as investor attention turned from the health of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping to the health of the real estate market. The Hang Seng Index, which tumbled 3.3 per cent last week amid speculation that the 90-year-old Deng
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      2464 15 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Stocks were little changed as investors, reluctant to trade major stocks in the middle of a string of holidays, shifted their money to smaller issues. Rises in banking, oil and coal shares were offset by falls in electronics and brokerage shares. Stocks on the over-the-counter
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      1185 15 Reuter JAKARTA Shares closed mixed in thin trading due to heavy selling in some stocks and a lack of foreign buying interest. BDNI fell 200 rupiah to 2,575 on heavy foreign selling pressure. Tjiwi Kimia was down 100 to 3,050 on its disappointing 1994 results although it had staged
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        216 15 -10.6 PROFIT-TAKING combined with uncertainty ahead of next week's budget and a weaker gold sector dragged the share market lower amid subdued trading on May Day yesterday. The All Ordinaries Index tumbled 10.6 points to 2.039.6 while the All Resources Index fell 12.6 to 1,294.2 and the All Industrials
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        Taipei
        103 15 -13.8 Share prices ended lower in slim trading as the market underwent a correction, with electrical counters hardest hit. The 321-issue Weighted Price Index declined 13.8 points to finish at 5,789.98. Turnover was 529 million shares worth NTS 22 billion. Falls outpaced rises 231 at 85, with 93 issues
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        112 15 -14.29 Buyers deserted the share market by the close, causing stocks to drift down on light volume. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 14.29 points down at 2,120.41 on turnover of just NZ532.42 million. Telecom fell nine cents to NZ$6.l6 but turnover in the market leader was just 600.000
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        London
        201 15 +3.7 BLUE chips ended a sluggish day of trading marginally ahead after shares traded for most of the session in a narrow range as most European share markets were closed for the May Day holiday, dealers said. The FTSE 100 closed up 3.7 points to 3,220.4 after trading within
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        Toronto
        99 15 -8.07 Canadian stocks showed little change as gains by gold producers balanced declines among shares of metal producers caused by lower earnings and concern that slowing economic growth will reduce demand. "Of all the industry groups in the resource sector, it has been the base metals that have had
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        Amsterdam
        146 15 +3.53 Dutch stocks closed at an eightmonth high amid optimism about corporate earnings and a stronger dollar. Led higher by gains in ING and Philips Electronics, the EOE Index rose 3.53 points to 420.42, its highest close since Aug 30. "Sentiment was really good, with much more demand than
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        183 15 -17.64 Stock prices turned moderately lower in quiet trading early as bonds remained weak following an economic report that gave mixed readings on the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which edged up 6.57 points to a new all-time high of 4,321.27 on Friday, was down 17.64 to
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      10 14 I he Singapore and Malaysian commodities markets were closed yesterday
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  • SPORTS
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      410 16 Golf AP ST CLOUD, France Relaxed and joking, Severiano Ballesteros and Jose-Maria Olazabal outclassed the field Sunday to capture the US$5lO,OOO (*****,900) Paris Pairs golf tournament by three shots. After a rain-plagued first three days, the sun finally broke through heavy clouds for the
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      Lock icon Williams-Renault team wins at Imola
      486 16 Victory puts the British driver atop world championship standings AP IMOLA, Italy It was an emotional victory for Damon Hill and his Williams-Renault team in the San Marino Grand Prix on Sunday, at the circuit where Ayrton Senna suffered a fatal crash one year ago.
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      Lock icon Celtics score upset win over Magic
      1008 17 NBA Playoffs UPI BOSTON Embarrassment can be a powerful motivator. On Sunday it was more powerful than 7-foot-1, 301-pound Shaquille O'Neal. Dominique Wilkins scored 24 points and Dee Brown added 21 to lead the Boston Celtics to a stunning 99-92 upset of the Orlando
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      38 17 Reuter CHICAGO Montreal Kxpos' Sean Berry joining in the act and is flipped by the "Famous Chicken" between innings of the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Montreal Kxpos at Wrigley Field on Sunday. Router
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      Lock icon Muster beats Becker to win Monte Carlo Open
      429 17 AP MONTE CARLO Thomas Muster saved two match points and continued unbeaten on clay this season but he needed some help as he beat Boris Becker 4-6, 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (8-6). 6-0 on Sunday in the Monte Carlo Open final. Muster has
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        38 17 NEW YOKk NBA Ist rd playoffs Sunday Kastern: Orlando 92 Boston 99 (Bcst-of-five series tied 1-1); Charlotte 106 Chicago 89 (I -1 >. Western: Phoenix 103 Fortland 94 (Phoenix leads 2-0); San Antonio 122 Denver (San Antonio 2-0).
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        71 17 AP KINGSTON, Jamaica Centuries by twins Mark and Steve Waugh propelled Australia to 321 for four on Sunday and put it in command on the second day of the fourth and final test against the West Indies. The Waughs shared a fourth-wicket stand of 231 that wrenched the initiative
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        Cycling
        66 17 81-ACKSBLRG, V irginia Tour DuPont 226.92 km 4th stage from Lynchburg to Blacksburg, Virginia on Sunda>: I Lance Armstrong (US) 6hrs I3mins I7secs 2 Andrea Pcron (lta) 2 mins lOsecs 3 Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) 2:37 4 l.jurent Madouas (Fra) 3:11. Overall standings: I Armstrong (US) I7hrs S6mins 18sccs 2
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        64 17 IMOIA, Italy San Marino Formula One Grand Prix Sunday: I Damon Hill (GB/Williams-Re-nault) I hr 41:42.552 (ave. speed 181.921 km/h) 2 Jean Alesi (Fra/Ferran) 18.510 see behind 3 Gerhard Bcrgcr (Aus/Ferrari) 43.116 4 David Coulthard (GB/Williams-Rcnault) 51.890 5 Mika Hakkincn (Fin/McLarenMercedes) one lap. Standings: I Hill (GB) 20 pts
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        110 17 THE WOODLANDS, Texas US$l.4 million (551.95 million) Houston Open final round Sundav (US unless noted): 276 Pavnc Stewart 73 65 70 68. Scott Hoch 68 64 69 75. Stewart won on first extra hole. 277 Charlie Rvmer 69 69 68 71 278 Paul Stankowski 71 68 71 68. Tray
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        123 17 AFP CAPE TOWN Three uncapped players were named, but there were no big shocks in the 26-man South African squad for next month's World Cup announced on Sunday. Marius Hurter and Garry Pagel. best known for his raking of French captain Jean-Francois Tordo during a tour game, were named
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        48 17 BARCELONA, Spain (AP) U*****,000 (*****.130) Ford Open finals Sunday l-Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spn) b 2-lva Maioli (Cro) 5-7 6-0 6-2: Sanchez Vicario/Larisa Neiland (Lat) b Vlariaan De Swardt (SAVMajoli 7-5 4-6 7-5. ZAGREB Women's US$l6O,OOO tournament final Sunda>: Sabine Appelmans (Bel) b Silke Meier (Gcr) 6-4 6-3.
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        237 17 Reuter Reuter W ELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolgcr said yesterday he had bet a case of wine with US ambassador Josiah Beeman on the outcome of the impending America's Cup finals. Mr Bolgcr told reporters he bet a dozen bottles of chardonnay from the South Island's Oyster
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      278 17 M EVER WONDER HOW ]fj liJ AUSTRALIANS TRAVEL WHEN THEY mi HOLIDAY INAUSTRAI JA? M KM Adela!de EaSV 1 SD/3N 838 wJffi Brisbane/Gold Coast 6D /4N 899 w |9l Cairns 5D /3N 808 wmM tjA Darwin 3D /2N 708 IftV Melbourne 6D /4N 910 Sydney 6D /4N 878 Twin Destinations
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      206 17 mm I I L *Na A Michael Asner seminar proposal the KBffifflHßiiWßi edae to win. Michael Asner's internationally successful workshop on building better IT proposals is coming to Singapore. This I TO m TH P da y workshop will help you develop proposals for technology-based products and services that better
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      632 19  -  Whitney Houston turned on the heat in more ways than one at her concert on Saturday. Shahiron Sahari reviews Shahiron Sahari IF WHITNEY Houston had recorded her songs the way she prefers to sing them, she would have sold as many records today as. say, Jennifer Holliday,
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      337 19 THE Business Times Lifestyle Exclusive contests have so far managed to pick winners whose interests match the subjects focused in the contests. And the latest in the series was no exception. The April contest, Subaru Milestones of Success, was won by motor
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      1185 19 TV RADIO 1 The Health Show, 10pm, Ch 12 the pro- fiPK^B on y fear and eonfusion associated with pregnancy and gives some r If »i Bf tips on how to avoid the occu- mj ||f. *S national ha/ard of computer iJL^H The Human Race, Upm, Ch 12 An ornately
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    French face more belt-tightening
    514 20 EDITORIAL LIONEL Jospin, the socialist party flagbearer in France's presidential race, astonished all, perhaps himself as well, by emerging with the largest number of votes cast two weeks ago in the first round of the French presidential elections. But latest opinion polls suggest that the socialist
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      Chuan rolls with punches
      304 20 GIVEN the vagaries of politics, it might be as well to be cautious about the outcome of the no-confidence motion that Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai expects to face when parliament opens later this month. But Mr Chuan is so adroit at statecraft that it would
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      Role of NTUC
      116 20 THE high economic growth in Singapore has led to a tighter labour market and hence the dependency on foreign workers. The Flor Contemplacion controversy is a grim reminder that such a dependency must be reduced over the years. For working mothers, the challenge is critical as they
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      Fighting corruption
      112 20 THE Chinese leadership with Jiang Zemin at its core has repeatedly stressed that the fight against corruption as well as inflation should be given top priority. The Chinese people would not be convinced if a drive against corruption is restricted to lower level officials. But recent events, from
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      Challenge facing Asean
      212 20 A FEW years ago after the Paris conferences and the United Nations brought to fruition the many initiatives that Asean had pushed long and hard for over the future of Cambodia, the South-east Asian grouping has found itself at a bit of a loss. Asean had been
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      No room for complacency
      192 20 GOVERNMENT and business leaders love to present Hongkong as a perpetually booming economy. Upheavals in China may cause temporary turbulence, but nothing can halt the long-term rise of the Hongkong economy. So far, apart from troublesomely high inflation and high property prices there has been little
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      Time to get tough
      134 20 WITH justifiable, if belated anger, the government has demanded that Yangon explain repeated violations of Thai territory by a marauding group of ethnic guerillas which is sponsored by the Myanmar military. Branding the border incursions "a violation of Thai sovereignty". Deputy Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan has
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    Crash diet for flabby bank
    1145 20  -  Rivals cry foul but the French state says its plan to save Credit Lyonnais won't cost taxpayers a centime. Salil Sarkar reports on the bank that grew too fast Salil Sarkar The writer is a Paris-based journalist who contributed this column to BT IT WAS
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      1792 21  -  The Singapore currency has already risen more than 4 per cent against the greenback this year, on top of a 10 per cent surge last year. Vikram Khanna and Catherine Ong find out who's hurting and who's not Vikram Khanna, Catherine Ong THE
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      124 21 As many of life's achievers are aware, life at the top can he a little, well, frantic. is why at the ANA Hotel we pride ourselves on providing a service that's quiet, soothing and dare we say, just a little soporific. Add to that muted tapestries, wood panelling, chiming clocks
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    Lock icon Higher US spending, incomes point to sustained rebound
    682 22 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON Spending by American consumers rose at a stronger-than-expected pace in March, suggesting that the US economy may extend its rebound into the summer months from slow growth in the first quarter. Consumer spending rose 0.5 per cent in
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    Lock icon Five charged with responsibility for Korean gas blast
    206 22 Reuter SEOUL Five people, including the head of a small engineering firm, were charged yesterday with responsibility for a gas explosion which killed at least 100 people in the South Korean city of Taegu, police said. Half of those killed were students
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    Lock icon Two US banks reimburse clients for fund losses
    434 22 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Two major banks in the United States said they had reimbursed some customers for mutual-fund losses, in a move that could set a dangerous precedent for the industry, analysts said yesterday. "People are going to start getting
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    512 22  -  From Anthony Rowley in AUCKLAND GOVERNORS from leading member countries of the Asian Development Bank will huddle with senior ADB officials at a clandestine luncheon meeting here today the eve of the bank's annual meeting to discuss the fate of the ADB's
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    Lock icon Mobil to cut 4,700 jobs worldwide
    116 22 AFP FAIRFAX, Virginia Oil giant Mobil Corp yesterday said it would eliminate 4,700 jobs from its worldwide workforce of 51.000 and take a US$3OO million (Ss42o million) restructuring charge against sec-ond-quarter earnings. "We are in a fiercely competitive business environment and changes in the
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    Lock icon Poverty killing 12m children yearly in Third World: WHO
    308 22 Reuter GENEVA The World Health Organisation (WHO), in a report it labelled "a devastating portrait of our times," yesterday said 12 million children die every year in developing countries before they reach the age of five. Most of the deaths, equal
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    897 22  -  The Bottom Line LEE BOON KENG LEE BOON KENG The writer is a lecturer at the Sanyang Business School. STV IN RECENT MONTHS, it has become fashionable to predict that interest rates in Singapore are going to rise this year by
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      351 23  -  By i Alec Almazan SINGAPORE Mediumsized shipbuilder Atlantis Shipyard's new floating dock is expected to be operational by the middle of this month. The US$2.2 million (SS3.I million) dock arrived last week and will soon be commissioned at Jurong Shipyard. The
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      286 23 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Kelang Container Terminal (KCT), which is eyeing trans-shipment boxes, will offer both financial incentives and improved efficiency to attract more calls from main lines, KCT chairman Rah mat Jamari said. Port Klang has never been, historically, a trans-shipment
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      163 23 Reuter BREMEN An auditor has criticised the restructuring plans of German shipbuilder Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG in a move that could prevent the payment of 200 million marks (Ss2o2 million) in regional aid to the company, a newspaper reported. C&L Deutsche
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      117 23 AFP MANILA Negros Navigation Co, one of the Philippines' largest shipping firms, plans to spend 200 million to 400 million pesos (5510.6 million to 5521.2 million) in expansion projects this year. Company president Daniel Lacson said recently that the projects include the building of a port
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      66 23 SINGAPORE Thai Oil Company Ltd chairman and managing director Khun Kasame C hatikavanaij (left) unveiling a Daum rhinoceros sculpture, symbolic of Thai Oil Company's strength and resilience. Thai Oil took deliver) on Saturday of a 69-metre liquified petroleum tanker from Singmarine Industries Ltd. Looking on are
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      250 23 Lloyd's List HONGKONG The Hongkong subsidiary of Cosco, China's largest shipping company, plans to buy up to 20 bulk carriers. Cosco (Hongkong) is considering both newbuildings and modern second-hand tonnage, Zhang Dachun, the company's executive vice-chairman and
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      245 23 Reuter SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia A booming business in ship-breaking has hit this southern Cambodian port. The fishing boat harbour in Sihanoukville echoes to the tap-tap of hammers and hiss of acetylene torches as industrious Vietnamese contract labourers cut up old ships sunk in the last
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      2482 24 FREIGHT activity centred around strong panamax fixtures particularly in the Far East which starts a holiday period next week, shipbrokers said. The Baltic Freight index rose 14 points to a fresh high of 2.347, up 46 points on the week, although futures slid on Friday. Afler moving into
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      707 25 What is worrying many people in the industry is that the period of flatness comes at a time when a huge weight of new ships is due to come into service over the next three or four years Lloyd's List ANYONE who
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      Lock icon Airlines locked in battle of the moving curtain
      1141 35  -  Efforts by airlines to lure business travellers from the back of the plane to the more costly business class seats is not exactly bearing fruit. Roger Collis reports that travellers have been trading down partly because of a new ethos in business
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      288 36 Abacus Couriers Td: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898 Air Lxpnu lra»el Tel: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144. Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844 Fax: 542-3716. *****80 Airswifi Worldwide Courier Td: 278-0188 Fax: 273-8283. \JS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. City-Link International Td: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450. Cluster I .ink Supplies A
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      2741 37 ALBANIA Durres: Seven vessels operating of which 5 discharging (1 bagged chicken, 2 bagged cement, 1 bulk coal, 1 diesel oil). 2 loading (1 bulk ferro-chrome, 1 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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      893 37 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Ait Dep Name of Vessel ETA E I'D Ports of Calls Fort Agent Telephone No MAY 02 02 Renaissance I Jakarta Renaissance Cruises 222-3388 02 02 Nautican Cruise to Nowhere Lines int'l Holdings 276-7175 02 02 Columbus Caravelle Kukup Harpers Shipping 221-1388 02 02 Megastar
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      639 37 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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        887 38 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 are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        325 40  -  By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE Computerised airline reservation company Abacus Distribution Systems Pte Ltd and Garuda Indonesia have opened a joint-ventuie marketing company in Jakarta. The newly-formed national marketing company PT Abacus Distribution Systems will be the exclusive distributor of the Abacus system
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        73 40 SEATTLE The first-class section of the new Boeing 777 jetliner featuring six-abreast 'sleeper seats' in the widest interior cross-section in its class. The spacious cabin architecture is one of the two key features of the 777. The other is the built-in flexibility to accommodate airline-specific interiors
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        389 40 AFP AUCKLAND Developing countries in the South Pacific want the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the purchase of airliners for the troubled regional airlines, Minister Berenado Vunibobo said here yesterday. But the demands which also include a Pacific call for
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        194 40 SINGAPORE Time Inc, a Time Warner company, said it had acquired a 49 per cent interest in Hongkong publishers Emphasis Inflight Entertainment. Terms of the sale were not disclosed in a statement from Time. It said that the investment marked a major
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        156 40 AFP HANOI Japanese auto manufacturer Suzuki has set up a joint venture vehicle assembly plant in the southern coastal province of Dong Nai, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) said on Sunday. Suzuki-Vietnam will have a start-up capital of US$2l million (SS29 million), 70 per
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        186 40 Bloomberg Business News SHANGHAI Shanghai Dazhong Taxi Co, the city's sec-ond-largest taxi operator, wants to sign up as an authorised General Motors Corp service centre, a General Motors official said last week. "Dazhong has requested us to sign it up as an
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        Northwest wins travel award
        93 40 SINGAPORE Northwest Airlines has won a Gold Award for its World Business Class launch. At the recent opening ceremony of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) conference in Auckland, New Zealand, the American carrier was named winner of the Public Relations category of the 1995 Pata
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        Lock icon One in 6 Chinese-made Audi cars fake
        78 40 Reuter BEIJING One in every six of China's most prestigious domes-tically-made car, the Audi, is a fake, the Press Digest said yesterday. Of the 60,000 Audis on China's roads, more than 10,000 are fake, made by cobbling together parts from old models or
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        91 40 AFP HANOI Vietnam Airlines registered the highest profit of state-run firms in 1994, according to a list of the government's top money-spinners published by the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) on Sunday. Second on the list provided by the finance ministry was the Export-Import Bank
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        94 40 AFP TOKYO Japan's Mazda Motor Corp and Nissan Diesel Motor Co will import South Korean parts for cars and trucks in an effort to cut costs, a daily said on Sunday. The imported South Korean auto parts, said to be 20 to 30
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        Lock icon MAS to fly weekly to Chiang Mai
        51 40 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will fly twice weekly to Chiang Mai, Thailand begining tomorrow. MAS said in a statement the two-hour, 40-minute direct flight on the 8737-400 will leave Kuala Lumpur on Wednesdays and Sundays and return on the same days.
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        223 40 UPI CHICAGO More airbags in more places in automobiles will be arriving at dealer showrooms in the next few years. Both the lifesaving capabilities and the reliability of airbag technology are prompting carmakers to utilise the safety devices in new ways
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      26 23 Lines and services represented by Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore National V^KSwfJ Shipping Association. For advertising enquiries, contact Shipping Times: Tei 740-2089
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      37 23 New Express Service HAMBURG E. EUROPE Effective from April '95 Pls see Pji 6 (or schMe AD-LIB Candid views from people in the news. Conversations At Raffles. Every Other Saturday. SINGAPORE f Business Times we atom Am
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      290 24 CONVENTIONAL INDONESIA SERVICE VESSEL ETA ETD OOTMATNM SAN WALIE In Pi 56 JAKARTA. SURABAYA CHAHAYA SEJATI B6 SEMARANG JAKARTA KURNIA SEJATI 126 135 JAKARTA. SURABAYA. PADANG WALIE QUA IS6 166 JAKARTA. FULL CONTAINER SERVICE SINGAPORE TO JAKARTA »OY STOKE LOAOMGPORT CARAKAJN32B SJI2 36 JAKARTA (berthmg at W1) CARAKAJN3I9 SJ 51
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      644 25 AGENCIES I IM 1M N. WAJBA CII4W 1? IM~ 1M AL WAJMCII4W 1* «2M HA 2M MMJJMHCII9W M 2M 2M Ml BAJJAH CIISW M 1M 27* Mtn 2* ALMRQMCII6W ISA 3M 1* M.MRQMCIIM IM 2KB M ■7* M MZUHRCII7W 22* M M MZUHRCII7W 22* 27 IM Ml IM At fttA'A
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      631 25 ANL. IT'S AUSTRALIAN FOR SHIPPING TO AUSTRALIA (EAST COAST! FROM AUSTRALIA (EAST COAST) WMfuvor *T pu tap Mm ki mi* hoi mmjm w no ki im hm «t ["STI fit A AUITAAIIA lit ITM IIM MM KM UM MANMMM MM 2tM WW koomkni" 1 1121 112! !W< AJAYM«TAM« IM4 n/M
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      1303 27 H STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road *11-01 Koppol Towers Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 EffiMTCTflll NEW QUINEA PACIFIC LINE inmnii £T(figj service of china navigation co> CAAGO DUE SAILS KRUM WOK KK.SkM.tt« >2 03May MM* 06 May imiuicitpmrunmw wwiTr" > J NMfiA M-22 VHO7fMMn.LM.KK UMMav KM*
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      2190 27 W F&O Containers »ES=. Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd I First Class Connections WORLDWIDE w"«2^.^ R Ti!^7S^7T.^s?^7^7 5 .7 CR Number: *****9 *****7. EXPORT IMPORT VlMfi VOY SIN loij ANT HOT MAM AAT BM ■*y MAWTM. MACRSK 9506 02/06 03/05 06/05 22/05 24/05 26/05 USSSr maimh <2ST ?5L 001 tOU LCH
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      425 28 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING GO (S) PTE LTD ETA ETA ETA SPORE PORT KELANG PENANG BLUE JADE 12/5 I(VS Loading tor Male IRUVAIHUOHU 5.5 Loading tor Japanese Ports PIONEER SUPREME &5 Loading for Male OMMEEDH 2/5 Loading for Male PROGRESS LIBERTY 12/5 Loading for Bangkok PIONEER ELEGANT 20/5 Loading for
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      1257 28 H ANJIN SHIPPING BOOKINGS TEL: *****35-237 OPERATION TEL: *****41-253 SALES TEL:-*****30-233 DOCUMENT TEL: *****71-275 FOR VSI SIN UNE HAUL SEA YVR POX FOR VSL SIN LINE HAUt SAW HJ* NYC HANJN FEUXSTOWE 025E 3/5 DIRECT 2W 26<6 271S HANJIN FELIXSTOWE (25E X*> H PORTLAND 011E U 96 11* HANJIN BARCELONA
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      2316 29 MOPE EXPRESS FELIXSTOWE, ROTTERDAM 4T>. AND HAMBURG 4f «.ff Til lt»»mll IttllH 4#»«f Oft CO STAR SHIPPING PTE LTD F tmiu ummr ttnmmu c»»m»ir tn $a utttot i ikmm m,, n7M T,i*,mu Cotmr cmr-n—i tmtu m «rH/n WJISTmIji. an i/o hw/ m»1 u 7 f mint tn otuntru ttiin! tiwmiM
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      626 29 M FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE 0106 HOT UNE: *****33 (30 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 08/05 ROTTERDAM Q9/Q5 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 08/05 HAMBURfi/RREMEN 09/05 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 06/05 FELIXSTOWE/UK 06/05 BARCELONA/SPAIN 04/05 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 08/05 GENOA/ITALY 07/05 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 05/05 LOS AWGELES/WC/IPI 04/05 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 04/05 NEW YORK/EC 04/05 FREMANTLE/ADELAJDE 04/0511 VANCOUVER 05/05 BRISBANE 08/05|| TOROMTO/MONTREAL
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      999 30 VEBBgL ¥21 EI VESSEL VOY SIN f'. B; I 1 f WANA BWUM 2788 Wad 3/5 St 8/5 THANA BHUM 11 ON Tim In Pt Wed I 3/5 f^H VESSEL SIM g VIRA BHUM <318 Frl 5/5 Mon 8/5 :<| KOTA JAOE JAOOSI Wad 3/5 Fri 5/5 YAHTRA BHUM 83N
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      211 30 I GOLDEN LINE A GUAN GUAM SHIPPING (PTE) LTD 'A 23, T«tok Ayar Stroat SMGARORE 0104 I TEL *****68 (10 UNES) FM: *****04 (CD No **********0*) «TRAIT»/PE*«IAN CULT «EMVICF S'pore P.Ketang Penang GOLDEN BEAR OuOa.Xjwart 6/8 May > GOLDEN STAR Karachi IXba/Kuwa* 26/28 May GOLDEN WONDER Shanghai 10/12 May SMI
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      1196 31 5 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD A I 1 140 C#dl s,re t #12 -00. P»L Building, Singapore 0106 mm I £X 1.1 TEL: *****21. FAX *****19, TELEX :RS ***** ACLPL CR NO. **********0E jakakta t— to pAt, 2Mjlm lo WT, 1 Sdllm to LCH) (3 Slilln|s/W««k) YWMI VQY YWW
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      535 34 SWCHRELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD TEL: *****33 (12 UNES) FAX: *****18/*****03 TELEX: R8 ***** RISHfP (3 Unas) Cf* NO; **********0E ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING UNES f (Nation* Lfais of EtUopfa) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL Vaaaal Voy KTA I Lowflngtor Spore TTTT" Mombasa, Djibouti Aooay wonz 44 wo Z7AJo A Massawa Issyazr
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      181 34 FOON6 SUN Y SHIPPING (PTE) LTD WHOLESALE CENTRE, BLOCK 1, #03-10 SINGAPORE 0511 BOOKmOVNOUHtIES CR NO: 10MM*****W TEL: *****55 (12 LINES) FAX: *****16/*****25 TLX: R*****0/***** FSSHIP VESSEL VOY ETA ETD DESTINATION UNTAS PACIFIC 6/96 4/5 65 PLAJU/PALEMBANG NEE DtAK I 7/95 8/5 105 PONTIANAK/SINTETE GULF KHALIO 8/95 3/5 5/5 BENGKULU/PAOANG
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      379 39 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE MULTI-PURPOSE 1 RORO CARRER SPECIALIZE M HEAVY UFT CARGO UPTO 120 TONS RAMP CAPACITY UPTO 50 TONS I |m leu vessel wt sw n loaong for *m*ust 2/5 ORANGE MOON 63 1/5 BANGKOK 11/5 OC2 NOUS 2 12/5 14/5 KOSHUN 41 10/5 U/5 HUOONG 15/5. kUMA
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      655 39 KB* l WY SW ETA/0 LAX I OAK ICH jgll/COL HOP I NTC NOR PAL ALLIGATOR PRPE MR 27/04 /2t/M 14/05 16/05 17/05 18/05 18/05 20/05 20/05 23/05 IORY WDSON BRPGE I3A 04/05 /05/05 21/05 23/05 24/05 25/05 26/05 20/05 21/05 30/05 ALLIGATOR VICTORY <1A 11/05/12/05 21/05 30/05 31/05 01/06
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      296 39 TODAY'S TIDES (he#t in metres) HOUR 0000 0100 0200 0300 0400 0500 0600 0700 0000 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 JR 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.3 0.9
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      113 40 I ANALYSIS I Tomorrow in Business Times M.V. "ORIENT QUEEN" VOY 16 ARRD 24TH APRIL 1995 Consignees of all damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessel is hereby notified that a general survey will be held on the 3rd May 1995 0900-1200 hours at PTS. No further survey will be entertained
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