The Business Times, 22 December 1995

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) ()4tV 12/95 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22,1995 85c
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    SES urges review of local-foreign share split
    553 1  -  It says many are concerned with price gup, and lifting split can boost liquidity By. R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The stock exchange has urged companies with separate tranches of shares for Singapore and foreign investors to either review continually the need for such a
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    Lock icon Welcome to a new World
    78 1 [SINGAPORE] A mini-metropolis in the making: Space at the Kuok group's huge Great World City complex is now available. When the $400 million project at Kim Seng Road is completed in 1997, it will have 335,3175q ft of office space in two 17-storey towers, 400,0005q
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    Listed HK banks now required to reveal inner reserves
    287 1  -  From l Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong ANALYSTS in Hongkong will no longer have to depend on "gut feel" to assess a listed bank's value. The Stock Exchange of Hongkong yesterday announced amendments to its listing rules which will require listed
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    Lock icon Nikkei index tests new high after hitting 50-week peak
    503 1  -  From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo TOKYO stock prices rose sharply for a second day yesterday as confidence grew that latest government efforts will end the threat of a crisis in the Japanese financial system. The Nikkei stock average gained 204.66 points
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    Asian markets show their strength
    344 1  -  By] Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] Regional markets showed its resilience yesterday in the face of overnight weakness on Wall Street and the continuing budget battle in the United States. In Singapore, the Straits Times Industrials Index surged 29.74 points to 2,256.91, its highest level this year.
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article
      Strong demand for industrial space in third quarter, says JTC
      376 2  -  Demand for standard and flatted factories went np about 5% year-on-year By, Abdul Hadhi OPTIMISM in the manufacturing sector was reflected in strong demand for industrial properties in the third quarter, Jurong Town Corp (JTC) said yesterday. In its latest
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      Lock icon Taiwan's Roly Int'l plans to set up OHQ here
      468 2  -  By' Teh Hooi Ling TAIWANESE retailer Roly International Holdings, a US$25O million ($352.5 million) company, plans to set up an operational headquarters in Singapore to handle the group's future investments and procurements in Asia. Roly will add to the growing number
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      Lock icon Air cargo growth flags a bit
      337 2  -  EYE OK THE ECONOMY Air cargo By. Rahita Elias SINGAPORE'S air cargo industry, which started the year strongly, appears to have lost its momentum. Latest Figures show that air cargo throughput rose a mere 1.4 per cent to 96,627 tonnes in October, after double-digit
      Source: CA; JEN CHUA  -  337 words
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      B&N kicks up a stink over fake Chanel perfume claim
      352 2  -  Cosmetic chain vows to fight lawsuit filed after raid on three shops By] Diana Oon DISCOUNT chain B&N Fragrance and Cosmetic is disputing claims that it has been selling fake Chanel perfume. The French perfUme com pany filed a suit
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      Equipment support firm eyes more local investments
      264 2  -  By, Jennifer Lien LOCALLY-BASED equipment support firm Nusantara Support Services (NSS), which yesterday opened a $5.6 million engine packaging centre, is looking at further investments here in related fields. NSS general manager John McGugan said his company is planning new investments on a
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      Criminal proceedings against Rajan Pillai formally ends
      238 2 SINGAPORE yesterday formally ended its criminal proceedings against the late "Biscuit King" Rajan Pillai, who died in an Indian prison in July while facing extradition proceedings to Singapore. District Judge Jasvender Kaur granted the order to close the file on the 47-year-old Pillai
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      Lock icon S'pore to help inquiry into maid's death
      167 2 Reuter SINGAPORE said yesterday it would cooperate with the Philippines to establish the facts about the death of a Filipino maid this month. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Philippine embassy had been told that Sta- gapore authorities would cooperate fully over
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        New employment bill effective
        60 2 THE Employment (Amendment) Bill 1966 piM month will take effect from March l, 1996, said the labour ministry yesterday. Among other things, the changes to the Employment Act provide for the smooth transfer of empk?yees when ooanpanietyestructure their cperatlona. With the changes to this act, consequential
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        Shaw Foundation donated $13.6m
        64 2 SHAW Foundation has donated $13.6 million to more than 900 agencies and institutions this year. Its largest donation was the remaining $1 million to Singapore Symphonta to complete construction of the n million music performance pavilion in the Botanic Gardens. The foundation's income is mainly from
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        Lock icon SRC slapped with biggest oil spill
        93 2 The Straits Times or m w m THE Singapore Refining Company (SRC) has been fined $150,000 for a leakage of3oo tonnes of oil from its Pulau Merltmau Refinery in August, the largest so far tor an oil spill A court was toki yesterday that
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        Minister's advice for Mesra
        57 2 MESRA Halal Food Cooperative should go beyond serving the Muslim community so as to build economies of scale, said NTUC secretary-general Lim Boon Heng yesterday. Speaking at the launch of Singapore's first/latoi food cooperative, the minister-without-portfblio also urged Mesra to tep modern concepts of retailing and
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      Lock icon Marine sector steers to 5.6% output rise
      444 3  -  Industry weathers rough year; growth may hit 10% next year, says EDB By\ Rahita Elias SINGAPORE'S marine industry is likely to have chalked up a 5.6 per cent increase in output to $3.56 billion this year. Next year, it is expected to grow
      Source:; BCRUZ  -  444 words
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      President Ong responds well to treatment
      134 3 SINGAPORE President Ong Teng Cheong has responded well to radiotherapy and needs no further cancer treatments for now, the Prime Minister's Office said yesterday. Mr Ong, 59, underwent radiotherapy treatment for low-grade lymphoma that recurred between his brain and skull. He was evaluated in
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      Lock icon Reach for the sky
      52 3 THE vista that will greet visitors at the new executive club being planned at the Republic Plaza in Raffles Place. At2Bometres high, the Hong Leong groupflagship stares eyeball to eyeball at the triangular shaped OUB Centre (with the logo) and the UOB Plaza to its l^t
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      Next PM won't be a Rafflesian: Chok Tong
      316 3 Better talent spread among schools should break trend THE third Prime Minister of Singapore, unlike the first two, will not come from Raffles Institution, Goh Chok Tong, himself a Rafflesian, said last night. "He is likely to come from one of the
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      302 3 *31 j 4 liiii Lj I ——SSSSSS^^^3m||- l F v.V r m 'ijr^aSfegM ss&gl? v The teeth behind the Balm, evident from its large bite of the global success of any international corporation. The force market. Tiger Balm has been unleashed into a new that puts the roar behind dominant
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
    • Article, Illustration
      The many faces of Santa Claus in history
      555 4  -  The image of Santa we are most familiar with was created by Swedish commercial artist Haddon Sundblom By Chan Siew Ling [SINGAPORE] SANTA Claus has worn many faces in history, and not all of them friendly. Indeed, he has been depicted in
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    • COPY Lines
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        Lectures on strategic market vision
        76 4 (SINGAPORE] Professor John Milton-Smith, deputy vice-chancellor of the Curtin Business School in Western Australia, will speak on the secrets of finding your company's strategic market vision at the Marketing Conference 1906 here. This is being held at The Regent Singapore hotel on Jan 18 and
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        S-League logos and mascots unveiled
        90 4 [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Professional Football League—or S-League—this week unveiled the logos and fq mascots of seven of the eight participating regional clubs. Various animals like dragons, eagles, jaguars, rains, stags, n stallions and tigers were used to display characteristics < such as teamwork, speed and
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        Coke's new bottle in jumbo size
        74 4 W v |y» [SINGAPORE] Coca-Cola's new curvy bottle has gone jumbo-sized. The 1.5-litre supershape debut last week at most retail outlets here following the launch of thesoo ml PET (polyethylene terephthalate) contour package last August. Coca-Cola aims to extend the contour package to its
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        Adventure golf park on Sentosa
        78 4 [SINGAPORE] The first adventure golf theme park has come to this part of the world. Wonder Golf Park, owned and managed by Sentosa Adventure Golf Pte Ltd, challenges the general requirements of a handicap to play golf. Even someone who has not even been to
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        SCMP media rep for Bangkok Post
        44 4 [SINGAPORE] The South China Morning Post has been appointed the media representative for the Bangkok Post, Bangkok Post Sunday Magazin* and Siam Post in Singapore. The Singapore office will take over the marketing and media placements from Janl.
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      Here comes new Cherry Coke
      183 4 [SINGAPORE] In a bid to put j&e fizz back into a market long gone flat, F&N Coca-Cola is launching a new Coke here. Cherry Coke, which debuts in Singapore this week, is a new soft drink designed to produce a unique cola taste sensation. Graffiti-style
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      Energy Bank for handphone users
      215 4 [SINGAPORE] Handphone users will be able to buy rechargeable alkaline battery packs from next week. The rechargeable pack called the Energy Bank is believed to be one of the only rechargeable alkaline handphone battery packs in the market that allows users to replace individual batteries
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      Scott study sanitises its wipes
      260 4 [SINGAPORE) Research has affirmed that Scott Paper wipes are more hygienic than ordinary cloth terry towels. The study, commissioned by Scott Paper, focused on bacteria sampling of food preparation and food service areas. It compared Scott's SaniQuick pre-moistened wet wiping system and Protector Cen-tre-flow wipes
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      Name your high-tech gift and Taiwan produces it
      370 4  -  The island is the world's leading manufacturer of notebook computers By i Chan Siew Ling [SINGAPORE] Not very long ago, most kids dreamed of a shiny new bike under the family tree on Christmas. Today, it's a new Pentium-powered personal computer with
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      BoT sees GDP slowing to 8.3%
      479 5  -  BBANGKOK It's the result of attempts t« check inflation and current account deficit, says governor Bg Loh Hui Yin THAILAND's export-driven economy will expand at a slower pace of 8.3 per cent in 1996 after an 8.6 per cent growth this year. Policies that
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon 50Indonesian lawmakers to be
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        Lock icon Manila suspends of contract
        34 5 AFP [MANILA] The PbJllpptßMsatdyMterdaytt bad mtnVm) Miinih flfrprtrf HKfar lyntlWA firm GBC Marconi Ltd t Iran romplrtrd TtiPlnTiwtigoftfgifommtttiigftrnwdtTy PieakfaUFldel Ramos would took into aßatpdaaqpiattea in the contractor radar equipment installation.-AFP
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        Lock icon Military owned phone firm signs deal
        42 5 AFP cations and office Tn newspaper said yUAvtity nweownt had bas& signed to ast opa joints wture with the Army Telecommunications Co, a reovrtlji ••tahiished firm that will compet» with Vietnam Posts and Tetecommuntcattons (VNFf). —AifP
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        Lock icon Vietnam jails about for corruption
        12 5 AFP pwS for the year. —A/p oo^l
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      Lock icon PNB and two govt agencies in Manila Bay project
      260 5 MANILA Plan for complex adjacent to proposed giant shopping mall Bloomberg Business News THE Philippine National Bank and two government agencies plan to build a residential and commercial complex at a 50.6 ha property along Manila Bay, an official said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Manila budget for masses
      132 5 MANILA Reuter MEMBERS of the Philippines' House of Representatives approved a 394.8 billion peso (5521.3 billion) budget for 1996 yesterday. The approved budget, which was finalised by a joint panel made up of leaders of the 200-member House and 24-member Senate, was lower than the 414.5
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      Bangkok set to battle inflation
      257 5  -  BANGKOK By Loh Hui Yin BATTLING a stubborn inflation rate now at a five-year high, the central bank has lined up a string of measures to curb personal consumption. On the cards is a doubling of the minimum income to 20,000 baht (551,122) a month
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      Lock icon Call for investigation
      48 5 [JAKARTA] Students displaying posters during a protest in front of the National Human Rights Commission office here yesterday. They were demanding that the country's official rights body investigate the role of miner Freeport Indonesia in the killing of 16people in remote Irian Jaya province. REUTER
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      Lock icon Deficit will improve next year, says Dr M
      240 5 ■KUALA LUMPUR AFP PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Malaysia's current account deficit could improve next year without any deceleration in growth. "What we need to do is to increase our exports and reduce our imports," Dr Mahathir said. Malaysia would
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Stability is top priority for China, stresses Jiang
      467 6 BEIJING Lawmakers drafting martial laws and other tough measures to maintain order AFP PRESIDENT Jiang Zemin has named stability as China's top priority, setting the tone for lawmakers framing the use of martial law and other tough measures to maintain order and
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      Lock icon Beijing names 1997 handover panel
      258 6 HONGKONG AFP CHINA has announced the line-up for the powerful Preparatory Committee which will handle Hongkong's handover to Chinese rule in 1997, with more than half coming from the territory, it was reported yesterday. Of the 150 committee members, 94 were drawn from different sectors
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      Lock icon Loans not used for Chinese labour camps: World Bank
      188 6 WASHINGTON AFP THE World Bank denied charges on Wednesday that its loans to China are backing forced labour and prison camps in remote Xinjiang province. A six-week investigation by the financial institution found that the Tarim Basin "is benefiting the target
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      Lock icon Ng Teng Fong bids for HK$4b govt redevelopment project
      370 6  -  HONGKONG Byi Quak Hiang Whai BCRUZ PROPERTY tycoon Ng Teng Fong, who already controls the landmark Central Plaza in the Wan Chai region, is bidding for another massive property development in the same district. Sino Land, the Hongkonglisted property group con-
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      Lock icon Cabinet okays lifting of curbs on foreign funds
      192 6 TAIPEI Reuter TAIWAN'S cabinet yesterday approved the removal of restrictions on foreign institutions in the stock market, allowing them to remit capital and profits out of the island any time. Under present regulations, foreign institutions can remit the principal of their capital
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      Lock icon China seeks US$14b to boost agriculture
      250 6 BEIJING Sector has not opened np fast enough to outside world: official UPI PLAGUED by increasing grain shortages, China is seeking US$l4 billion (5519.7 billion) in foreign investment over the next five years to boost yields, upgrade technology and improve knowhow in the beleaguered
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      Lock icon Chinese stamp on HK
      66 6 [BEIJING] A Beijing officeworker holding up stamps issued recently to mark the return of Hongkong to Chinese rule in 1997. The stamps for use in China, consist of denominations ranging from 0.20 yuan (3 Singapore cents) to 2.90 yuan. They feature sceneries if the British colony
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      Lock icon Lien orders officials to prepare for air, sea links with China
      199 6 TAIPEI AFP TAIWANESE Premier Lien Chan yesterday ordered officials here to prepare for direct air and shipping links with China despite deteriorating cross-strait relations. "The transport ministry should work with the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) to prepare the technical
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      Lock icon First Taiwan-EU meeting on industrial ties in April
      106 6 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN will hold its first ministerial conference with the European Union (EU) on industrial cooperation in Taipei in April, the United Daily News said yesterday. Quoting Taiwanese representative in Brussels, Huang Yenchao, the daily said that Martin Bangmann, an EU
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      Lock icon Relations between US, China will continue to focus on improving trade
      260 6 WASHINGTON Christopher rules out linking commerce tohnman rights Reuter SECRETARY of State Warren Christopher said on Wednesday the difficult US relationship with China would continue to focus on improving trade, with no prospect of linking commerce to human rights.
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      142 6 Christmas New Year Delights Fresh Fruits Roasted Duck Salad with Mango Fook Yuen Special Barbecued Chicken Braised Superior Shark* Fin Soup with Bamboo Pith Baked Pork Spare Rib with Lycbee Dressing Deep Fried King Prawn BaU Marinated in Braised Noodles with Shredded Conpoy Peppermint and Sauteed with Vegetables Japanese Golden
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Ex-presidents Chun and Roh charged with mutiny
      302 7 SEOUL Both to also face charges of ordering pro-democracy massacre at Kwangjn AFP PROSECUTORS indicted jailed former presidents Chun Doo Hwan and Roh Tae Woo on mutiny charges yesterday as South Korea stepped up efforts to settle scores with the past military regime.
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      Lock icon Mid-year review confirms Australian budget in surplus
      280 7 CANBERRA Reuter AUSTRALIAN Treasurer Ralph Willis managed to retain a budget surplus for 1995/96 due to the early repayment of state debt, but growth forecasts were lowered and inflation forecasts raised in the mid-year review. "The mid-year review confirms that the budget is
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      Lock icon Calls for Japan finance minister to quit
      110 7 TOKYO Reuter JAPAN'S favourite fall guy, Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura, is taking the heat again, this time facing opposition calls to resign over a plan to use taxpayers' money to wind up the nation's ailing mortgage firms. "Finance Minister Takemura at least should
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      Lock icon US watching N Korean military exercises, food crisis
      277 7 WASHINGTON Reuter THE United States is closely watching military exercises and food shortages in North Korea, but does not plan to send more troops to South Korea, Defence Secretary William Perry said on Wednesday. "It (North Korea) continues to be high on
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  • THE WORLD
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      Christmas cheer for some
      683 9  -  WORLDTXEW But the message of peace and goodwill is not qnite universal By Kevin Sullivan I' SRAELI troops withdrew from Bethlehem this week, and Yasser Arafat will attend Sunday's midnight mass at the Church of > the Nativity on Manger Square. Mr Arafat's presence at the
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      Lock icon Bid to resolve budget row suffers setback
      205 9 WASHINGTON Reuter, Bloomberg Business News A TOP-LEVEL push to end the budget deadlock and re-open the government has stalled, driving down financial markets and sparking renewed bickering between the White House and Republicans on Capitol Hill. A possible solution to the crisis began
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      Lock icon EU employers' union seeks updated competition policy
      223 9 BRUSSELS Reuter EUROPE'S main employers' federation said yesterday the European Union should modernise its competition policy and reform its procedures fois authorising state aid to businessesv V Issuing two reports, Unice said business was changing and that EU rules should be adapted to
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon 194 killed in US plane crash near Call
        47 9 AFP fBUGA, Colombia} An American Airlines Boeing 7»f erashed and eiploded on a mountain north of Cali Kfr overnight tailing aU 164 people on a spokesman fo#an army unit in charge of rescue operations The 186 passengers and a
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        Lock icon Communists win 56 seats in lower house
        75 9 AFP [MOSCOW] The Russian Communist Party won 81 of the 226 eeatsia the lower bouse of parliament allocated in |gff||wa&date constituency voting—fiur more than aay othet party, the electoral ffanmtastea announced yesterday. The Communists also came first in the proportional party list vote
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        Lock icon Donors pledge US$500m for Bosnia
        74 9 Reuter [BRUSSELS] Donors from 50 countries have pledged UStSOQ million (&706 million) in initial aid to help rebuild war-torn Bosnia, the European Commission and the World Bank said In a statement yesterday. The aid, pledged at a two-day conference in Brussels which also involved 17
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      Lock icon Buba official urges second ERM outside monetary union
      227 9 Currencies outside the onion need protection from speculators, he says HAMBURG Reuter BUNDESBANK council member Hans-Juergen Krupp yesterday urged a second European exchange rate mechanism be formed for those nations not participating in Europe's planned currency union. Mr Krupp, also the president
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Let us not destroy Earth's fragile beauty
      798 10  -  THE BOTTOM LDVB OPINION By Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent THE space probe detached itself from the mother ship and hurtled through space towards the alien planet Soon it was plunging through the noxious atmosphere of sulphurous gasses, which by
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      145 10 'My advice to him would be to stick to his other job.' Khnskwant Singh one of India's most popular writers, on Indian Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao's draft of an uncompleted novel. Hit albums and movies are not something you can produce like Coca-Cola bottles.' -larclinfmid
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      Australia's new bridge to Asia
      544 10 EDITORIAL THE security agreement that Indonesia and Australia signed on Monday laid the ghosts of the past What is more important it also laid the foundations of a more fruitful future. Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating was not indulging in hyperbole when he described the
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      Lock icon Six steps to winning foreign investment
      848 10  -  Unctad's latest report on investment has useful tips for policymakers By Vikram Khanna The writer is BT's regional economics editor THERE have been few more lucid and informative studies on recent trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) than the World Investment Report 1995, which
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      823 10 ChtaaiMtiliiuitahi NO question it is the sovereign right of the Chinese government not to issue a visa or work permit to a foreign national or not to extend or renew such documents. No question either, however, that Beijing's decision not to extend German journalist Henrik Bork's
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      475 11  -  An expert panel has revised advice on exercise, reports mmebrodt JANE BRODY NYT There is good news for the millions of people who have put off exercising because they were reluctant to first get an okay from their doctors or could not imagine themselves taking up a
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      569 12 PEOPLE Diana will not stand in the way of his taking ffcf thifnft Reuter [LONDON] Prince Charles could still take the throne if he divorced his estranged wife Princess Diana, constitutional experts said yesterday, but Diana would have to give up her right to become queen.
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      Lock icon A taste for Bordeaux wines
      733 12  -  WINE Panel works through some Cabernet Sanvignon wines By\ David Gabriel perhaps, for Christmas? t [SINGAPORE! After several weeks of looking at several of the essential technical aspects of wines, now comes the fun of putting them to the test. In wine tasting, you are
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      Fun collection that's unlikely to put anyone to sleep
      670 12  -  BOOK By Susan Tsang [SINGAPORE] The Mermaid's Dream By Marija Fekete Sullivan Brit Aspen Publishing $15. Available at leading book shops. IN THE SEVENTH kingdom, a prince goes looking for a bride, and finds "an ugly girl". On the sandy shore
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        Lock icon Reeve may take up directing
        82 12 AP CHRISTOPHER REEVE is fielding acting and directing offers. From his home in Bedford, New York, he said: "I will be able to travel soon." The actor has a gentleman's agreement to direct the film Tell Me True in New York. James Ivory and Ismail
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        71 12 UPI MODEL Christie Brinkley and real estate developer Ricky Taubman were married just a year ago in a ceremony atop Telluride Ski Mountain in Colorado, but now they have reached a divorce agreement Nobody is talking about the tains, but Justice Phyllis Gangel-Jacob of the New York
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        Lock icon Walt Disney's daughter apologises
        123 12 UPI DIANE DISNEY Miller, daughter of the late animator Walt Disney, has sent a letter to Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower, apologising for Nixon, Oliver Stone's new movie about their fether. The film was financed by the Disney company. Ms Miller's letter, released by
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Scotts to revamp management to tighten controls
      516 15  -  Move aims to prevent another family squabble from affecting the company By< Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Scotts Holdings, which is currently under investigation by the Commercial Affairs Department, will have a new structure under which operations, finance and corporate services will be overseen by
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      Salim's KMP raising stake in listed QAF
      240 15 [SINGAPORE] The Salim group's investment vehicle, KMP Pte Ltd, is raising its stake in listed food group QAF, and is the likely buyer in a married deal of about 10.2 million QAF shares yesterday. Market observers say another 21 million QAF shares will
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      A rewarding year lies ahead for the Jakarta stock market
      584 15  -  BOCK LOCK SEW By S N Vasuki INDONESIAN President Suharto is expected to present the annual budget on Jan 4 and a beleaguered stock market is hoping to receive a major boost from it. The Jakarta bourse, which is heavily
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      Battle for Landmarks takes new twist
      468 15  -  Option to boy 60m shares still open, say Sob's parties By' William Chia [SINGAPORE] The legal battle for control of Malaysian property company Landmarks Bhd has taken a new twist. Parties close to corporate player Soh Chee Wen are now claiming that the option
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      Brian Chang resigns as Promet's executive chairman
      435 15  -  By William Chia [SINGAPORE) Brian Chang, executive chairman of marine engineering group Promet Bhd, has submitted his resignation to the board of directors on Dec 6, giving 80 days' notice. The Promet board had accepted his resignation, which means Mr Chang's last day
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    • SINGAPORE & MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
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        Telecom may take up bigger stake in Belgacom
        447 16  -  Increased stake in Belgian in vestment will mean an additional investment of abont $52m By{ Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecom may take up more shares in its new Belgian investment Belgacom which will mean an additional investment of roughly $52 million if
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        Lock icon 8 new faces on Thai Airways board
        309 16 Bloomberg Business News [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International pic's board of directors was given a wholesale reshuffle as eight new members were appointed to the 15person board at the airline's annual shareholders' meeting. The naming of a new chairnftflp was deferred until at least
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        JC-MPH poised to get £3.7m from UK unit
        348 16 [SINGAPORE] Jack ChiaMPH Ltd (JC-MPH) stands to receive £3.7 million (558.04 million) from UK subsidiary Boustead pic, which intends to reduce its capital to one tenth its current size. The company will also get an extraordinary gain of £2.5 million from the
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        Lock icon Huge debt issue plan sparks Renong selloff
        501 16 Ms977m needed for light railway, Johor township, telecom network Bloomberg Business News [KUALA LUMPUR] Shares in Renong Bhd fell 4.2 per cent yesterday after its merchant bank said the company intends to sell bonds and convertible securities to raise up to M 5977.5
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        Lock icon Two Lau brothers step down from KFC (M) board
        457 16 Resignation makes shareholders' motion to remove them unnecessary Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] KFC Holdings (M) Bhd yesterday announced the resignation of two directors, Francis Lau Tuang Nguang and Lau Chong Wang from the board, following a move to remove them from the
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        NZ sales help lift builder HTP's profit by 49%
        152 16 [SINGAPORE] HTP Holdings has lifted net profits at halftime by a strong 49 per cent, on an almost equal percentage jump in turnover. The residential house builder yesterday reported net earnings of $1.69 million, on a 48 per cent increase in
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        Fu Yu adding $12.5m Senoko plant to stable
        185 16 [SINGAPORE] Plastic injection moulder Fu Yu Manufacturing is continuing its aggressive expansion, with a $12.5 million new factory in Senoko and plans for two more plants here. The Senoko facility is the fourth new plant the company has added to its fast-growing
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        STA in tie-up with Detroit Diesel Asia
        165 16 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Automotive Ltd (STA) has joined forces with Detroit Diesel Asia Pte Ltd (DDA) to set up a diesel engine company. The new set-up, called STA Detroit Diesel-Allison (STADetroit), will sell and service a range of products aimed at the industrial,
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          FCC cuts Heshe stake further
          73 16 [SINGAPORE] First Capital Corp (FCC) said that its wholly-owned subsidiary First Capital Assets (FCA) has sold another three million shares in apparel maker Heshe Holdings at an average price of 49.6 cents a share. FCA's direct interest in Heshe has thus been cut to 18.15
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          Lim Kah Ngam unit buys Shanghai firm
          54 16 (SINGAPORE] Lim Kah N gam Ltd said that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has bought all the shares of a China-incorporated company, Shanghai Hutai Real Estate Development, which owns Chang Ning Equatorial service apartments in Shanghai It did not say how much was
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          GB Holdings, Teck Wah, respond
          53 16 [SINGAPORE] GB Holdings has said that it was not aware of any reason that could have led to die substantial increase in its share price and trading volume on Wednesday. Teck Wah Paper Products also made a similar statement on the sudden jump in its
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          RDC developing 34 Eunos condos
          55 16 [SINGAPORE] Resources Development Corp said that its wholly-owned subsidiary, RDC Land Pte Ltd, was investing $10.6 million in a joint venture to develop a condominium project near Kampong Eunos comprising 84 apartments. It said the joint-venture partners are People Construction Pte Ltd and two unnamed
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          Wassall ups York stake to 69.45%
          72 16 [SINGAPORE] Aranburgh Holdings Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned investment unit of London-listed Wassail pic, has obtained an extra 1.64 per cent of the issued share capital of listed York Pacific. This was at yesterday's close of the unconditional cash offer it made on Nov 90
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          Lock icon KL Kepong proposes 1-for-2 bonus issue
          69 16 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian plantation company Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd announced that its board of directors H has proposed a bonus issue of one share for every two held* The issue will capitalise M 5237.60 million (SHXL2 million) from the share premium and capital
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        No hostile bid for Nat Foods: Mingly
        446 17  -  Company says it sees stake in Aussie food group as a long-term strategic investment Fronv Quak Hiang Whai m Hongkong HONGKONG'S Mingly Corporation has no intention of launching a hostile takeover of Australia's National Foods Ltd. A Mingly official told BT yesterday that
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        Lock icon Acer expects record profit
        119 17 Bloomberg Business News [TAIPEI] Net profit at Taiwan computer maker Acer Inc is likely to grow at least 35 per cent to 40 per cent to a record high next year, chairman Stan Shih said in an interview. In a new forecast of earnings for the
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        Lock icon Murdoch sees profits being hit by weak US TV markets
        424 17 Reuter [SYDNEY] Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch said yesterday weakness in major US television markets will contribute to a drop in his News Corp's half-year profits but he predicted a higher fullyear result. "We'd expect to be a bit off
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        Lock icon NZ Telecom's bid for Sky TV put on hold
        363 17 Order for hearing on whether programme purchase violates anti-trust laws Bloomberg Business News [AUCKLAND] A High Court judge has delayed a key component of New Zealand's Telecom Corp's bid to buy part of local pay-television operator Sky Network Television Ltd. Justice
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        Lock icon Kmart reaches pact on US$548m debt
        427 18 The No 2 US retailer Also eliminates dividend, lifting bankruptcy concerns in the near term Bloomberg Business News [TROY, Michigan] Kmart Corp said it has reached an agreement with holders of US$54B million (*****.7 million) in debt. It said it will extend the term
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        Lock icon Building group head quizzed further in fraud probe
        253 18 AFP {PARIS] The head of the world's biggest building group, Bouygues, was questioned for a second day on Wednesday as part of a fraud probe. Martin Bouygues, president of the French group of his name, was freed late Wednesday after being held
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        Lock icon Hanson to sell more assets
        89 18 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Hanson pic intends to sell its US timber and consum-er-gas businesses as part of a plan to raise £1.5 billion (553.3 billion) to pare its burdensome debt. Hanson said it will sell 62 per cent of Suburban Propane, the third-largest retail
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        Lock icon RTZ shareholders approve merger with CRA
        196 18 Reuter [LONDON] Shareholders in London-based mining giant RTZ Corp overwhelmingly approved a US$2O billion (5528.2 billion) merger with its Australian subsidiary CRA on Wednesday in a move which will create the world's biggest mining company. RTZ-CRA will become a du-al-listed company much like soap-to-food
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        Lock icon Soros funds take 7.3% stake in Times Mirror
        389 18 USs7lm paid for share in media firm which owns Los Angeles Times Bloomberg Business News [LOS ANGELES] Investment funds managed by billionaire financier George Soros acquired a 7.3 per cent stake in Times Mirror Co, the media company that owns the Los
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        Lock icon IBM likely to make another Internet-related buy: analysts
        353 18 Reuter [NEW YORK] International Business Machines Corp sees networking in its future and will likely make an Internetrelated acquisition like its US$3.5 billion (554.94 billion) purchase of Lotus to secure a top spot in a feverishly dynamic industry. "They will find new
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          Lock icon Coles Myer's Peter wilkinson to quit
          103 18 Reuter [MELBOURNE] Retailing giant Coles Myer Ltd said the group managing director of its Options Shopping division, Peter Wilkinson, will leave at the end of January 1966. Coles Myer said Mr Wilkinson has been appointed managing director of Just Jeans Ltd. Mr W ilkinson's
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          Lock icon Normandy Mining's merger plan in doubt
          82 18 Knight-Ridder [MELBOURNE] The As 3 billion (56&2 billion) merger proposal for Australia's Normandy Mining group has been put in doubt because of concerns held by a major shareholder, the Australian Financial Review said yesterday. The newspaper said French investment house Societe Generale would vote
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          Lock icon Sharp's parts procurement unit in KL
          72 18 Reuter [TOKYO] Sharp Corp said yesterday that It has set up a parts procurement company in Kuala Lumpur. The new company, Sharp Electronics (Malaysia) Sdnßhd(SEM), is capitalised at Mss4 million (Ss3o million) and will have about 100 employees next year, a Sharp spokesman said.
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        When will Wall St hit the wall?
        704 19  -  Most US and UK strategists see it maintaining gains, with spin-off bonus for Asian markets From Neil Behrmann in Ixmdon GLOBAL equity markets are dependent on a buoyant Wall Street and low US interest rates. Although some participants are becoming anxious, most US
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          Lock icon ICBC profits could hit 3.6b yuan In 1995
          89 19 Renter [HONGKONG] Industrial and Commercial Bank of China's profit could reach 3.6 billion yuan (Ss6oB million) this year, hank officials said. "By the end 0f1994, ICBC had realised accumulated profits of 135 billion yuan over the past 10 years and the paid-in
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          Lock icon Independent Insurance buys French firm
          35 19 Reuter [LONDON] Independent Insurance Holdings Ltd, a unit of Independent Insurance Group pic, said it agreed to acquire control of La Palatine Assurances SA from Groupement Franca is D* Assurances.—Reuter
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          Lock icon Fuji Bank to open office in Myanmar
          55 19 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Fuji Bank Ltd will open a representative office in Yangon today, reflecting growing corporate interest in Myanmar's natural resources, a bank official said on Wednesday. Fuji Bank will thus become the second Japanese bank to have an office in Myanmar,
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          Lock icon Bank of Tokyo to open Vietnam branch
          104 19 AFP [HANOI] Bank of Tokyo is expected to become the first Japanese bank to open a branch office in Vietnam early next year, a company official said yesterday. Masahiro Tomita, chief representative of the Bank of Tokyo in Vietnam, said the bank had
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        Lock icon Orange County sues KPMG Peat Marwick for US$2b
        315 19 Reuter [SANTA ANA, California] California's Orange County filed a massive lawsuit on Wednesday against KPMG Peat Marwick, charging that the county would not have gone bankrupt if its former auditor had done its job right. In the lawsuit, seeking more than US$2
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        Lock icon US guide for banks on emerging markets
        174 19 Reuter [WASHINGTON! The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said it issued new guidance to bank examiners on emerging market country products and trading activities. The OCC recommends banks have written policies for identification, measurement, monitoring and control of risk exposures
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        Lock icon Major US banks lower prime by quarter point
        204 19 Effect too little, too late to lift Chrikmas sales: economists LA Times [LOS ANGELES] Major US banks, including Bank of America, Citibank, Bank of California and Wells Fargo, cut their prime lending rates to 8.5 per cent from 8.75 per cent on
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        Lock icon Frigid weather sends natural gas soaring
        312 19 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Natural gas futures soared to a record in late trading, topping US$3 for each million British thermal units (BTU), as frigid US weather fuelled demand for heating fuel supplies at a time when stockpiles are lean. Temperatures
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        163 19 Reuter, AFP liondon ALL was calm in the European forex markets during a placid session with dealers happy to sit back and think of Christmas. Traders reported minimal turnover but said the nagging worries over the unresolved US budget dispute were, if anything, tending to drag dollar/mark down
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        760 20 [KUALA LUMPUR] Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market ended unchanged at M 515.64 despite an overnight drop of US$5 on the London Metal Exchange. At the opening level, bids totalled 59 tonnes while offers were at 72 tonnes with major buyers from Europe and locals. Turnover
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        1123 20 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures finished easier yesterday on the back of a strong close in Tokyo stocks and concerns about supply in the bond market. Dealers said JGBs were weighed down by concern over the Japanese government's plans to issue deficit financing
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          Japanese to open China petrol station
          150 20 [TOKYO] Idemitsu Kosan said yesterday it will open its first petrol station in China in August next year, which will be operated by a joint venture by the Japanese petroleum company and its Chinese partner, Kyodo news service reported. Idemitsu will be the first
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          Record Aussie wheat crop
          101 20 [SYDNEY] Record world grain prices from what is tipped to be an 11-year record Australian wheat crop look like being a big boost to Australia's rural export earnings in 1996. Earliest estimates put Australia's 1996-97 (Oct-Sep) wheat crop at 18 million tonnes, up from 16.7 million
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          Taisugar to tender for corn, soybean
          60 20 [TAIPEI] Taiwan Sugar Corp yesterday announced that it will tender for a 30,000-tonne combination cargo of US corn and soybeans today. Taisugar will seek to buy 18,000 tonnes of corn and 12,000 tonnes of soybeans. Shipment is set as Jan 5-20 from the Gulf
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          Japan ethylene output up 3%
          32 20 [TOKYO] Japan's ethylene production totalled 569,100 tonnes in November, up 3 per cent from a year earlier, and 6 per cent from October, an industry group reported.
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          China chemical production up
          119 20 [HONGKONG] China's chemical industry production will increase to 227 billion yuan in 1995, up 13.7 per cent from 1994, the China Daily newspaper said yesterday, quoting official sources. Minister of Chemical Industry Gu Xiulian told an industry group that chemical production should continue to expand at
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          US propane stocks falls
          102 20 [WASHINGTON] The Energy Information Administration yesterday reported US propane stocks fell to 46.6 million barrels for the week ending Dec 15. The US inventories for propane stocks were at a lower limit for its normal range during this time of year, the agency said. Inventories fell
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        Tokyo
        2384 21 ♦***** STRENGTH in the banking and brokerage sectors helped lift stocks to a 50-week closing high. The two sectors' heavy weightings in the Nikkei Average supported indices. Foreigners bought in spite of the Christmas holiday season. The Nikkei ended up 204.66 points at 19,653.25. It just fell short of
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        Manila
        374 21 +52J5 Share prices surged as fund managers expanded portfolios, anticipating short-term gains before the end of the year. "Fund managers and investors are looking for a 10 per cent gain and they're buying heavily," said one dealer. The PSE Composite Index rose 52.15 points to 2,561.78. Turnover was 2.46
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        Sydney
        604 21 +43 Shares closed firmer despite a fall on Wall Street, indicating the local bourse was becoming increasingly resilient. "It just goes to show the market is moving on its own merits and not just following the US," a trader said. The All Ordinaries Index, rose 4.3 points to 2,203.8.
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        Seoul
        467 21 ♦7-80 Stocks rose, led by cement producers and construction companies, on expectations that their profits will soar amid brisk domestic sales. The cement industry reported that its November inventories amounted to 1.52 million tonnes, the lowest level in four years, helped by a boom in the construction Industry. The
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        409 21 +&58 Shares closed off its highs but still in positive territory despite a sharp fall on Wall Street. The NZSE Top 40 Index ended up 5.59 points at 2,113.72 on good volume of NZ$5l million. Brokers said it was good the local market did not respond to Wall Street's
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        78 21 ♦610 Strong buying in Reliance Industries helped by a Bombay court judgment lifted shares upwards in a mild rally. The 100-share BSE index jumped 54.0 points to a provisional 3,103.29 and the 100share National gained 13.09 to 1,418.31. Reliance closed at 210 rupees, up nine. More than 11 million
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        370 21 +129.01 Share prices finished 2.6 per cent higher as the government lifted controls over capital flows for foreign institutions, with all eight major categories of shares enjoying gains. "The market opened higher, and news on government deregulation of foreign capital flows spurred buying interest," said a trader. The 321-issue
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        526 21 +116 SHARE prices closed higher with Wall Street's early gains helping the market rebound from its morning losses. The FT-SE 100 index closed up 19.6 points at 3,633.3. Volume was 573.7 million shares traded in 23,545 transactions. Dealers said the market recovered from its early losses on Wall Street's
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        782 21 ♦3174 US stocks rallied amid renewed optimism that the budget impasse in Washington will be resolved. Computer and software shares rose after encouraging earnings reports from Broderbund Software Inc and 3Com Corp. Senator Pete Dominici reported "progress" on restart- ing stalled budget talks after a breakfast meeting with
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      2433 22 AFX-Asia Pi Ham Sen* +21.75 SHARES closed slightly up in a day of lacklustre trade. The Hang Seng Index closed up 29.75 points at 9,907.61 after a high of 9,928.41 and a low of 9,838.73. Turnover was a modest HK$3.4 billion. Trading was mixed across the board, with second
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      652 22 Bloomberg Business News, Reuter QShanghai ß Share Index -OJS SHANGHAI B shares fell, as investors bet the government's tight-fisted lending policies will raise costs and crimp corporate profits. The B Share Index, which tracks the 36 companies whose shares foreigners can own, fell 0.15 point to 48.82 as shares
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      1021 22 rl Composite Index +13.24 STOCKS rose 2.7 per cent, their biggest one-day gain in more than nine months, as foreign ftinds bid up Telekomunikasi Indonesia to its highest price since going public last month. "There's a lot of foreign funds buying, and people are playing index stocks like Telkom,"
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      1196 22 Reuter n SET Indei -106 THAI stocks fell slightly in moderate trade after players took profit on big finance and bank stocks, brokers said. The SET index closed 2.06 points lower at 1,273.39 on active 8.4 billion baht turnover. Declines led advances 203 to 109 with 106 issues unchanged.
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        6853 23 KOMLAVOMFUKHeports Bernama I*l Cwnposite Into *3J4 YESTERDAY'S surge in the stock market has livened hopes for what dealers say could be the run-up to a mini rally sometime before the Lunar New Year and Hari Raya celebrations in February next year. Analysts
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        'Implied gearing' as a selection tool
        203 24  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy WE FEATURED excerpts from a recent paper published by a leading brokerage that uses a premium/ gearing indicator to select good buys. In addition to this relatively simple ratio, the brokerage also uses a quite innovative measure known as
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        72 26  -  -By Ven Sreenivasan FRANCIS FIRST Capital Corp is in a consolidation phase which is likely to last through the year-end Although RSI and stochastic* art neutral, the stock* downside potential is minimal as it has strong support at current price. Acaanulate at current price and wait for the
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        874 26  -  STOCK MARKET COKKBMTAKT SITE gains 30 points as Bow's 50-point fall diverts institutional players to local market By Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] The benchmark Straits Times Industrials Index surged to its highest level this year, bringing Christmas cheer to Raffles Place and hopes
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          112 26 THE Hongkong economy may not be doing exactly too welL But futures traders in the territory have found time to play Santa this Christmas. Today, the last trading day before Christmas, the Hongkong Futures Exchange will be flooded by a sea of traders all in Santa Claus
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          Here Cathay Pacific flights ahead
          99 26 THE threat of a new airline challenging Hongkong's flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is getting more real by the week. China National Aviation Corporation, which said it plans to inaugurate China Hongkong Airlines early next year, first recruited former Cathay man Robert Lew to spearhead the
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          HongkongLand makes surprise bid
          151 26 GOVERNMENT land auctions in Hongkong are always closely watched as about 70 per cent of the companies in the territory make some money from properties. But for the fetest auction on Tuesday, the most watched company was not the winner of the auction for a prime
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          Leeson Lager to cheer trader's spirit
          119 26 A HONGKONG brewery has come up with a limited edition of a special beer to cheer the disgraced Barings Bank broker Nick Leeeon this Christmas season, it was reported yesterday. The fledgling South China Brewery Co was commissioned by unnamed friends, clients, or colleagues
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      433 16 Lurl htp holdings limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) The Directors are pleased to announce the following results: 1. UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 1995 Group Company 1905 1994 W- 1995 1994 WSsooo Ss'ooo Ss'ooo Ssooo Turnover 17.028 11.544 40 3.081 1.357 127 Included
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      492 18 mmmSm CONSULTANTS PTt LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the towminid company, which is bang wound up vduntarty, are raquirad on or before 22 January 1986 to aand In ftair namaa and addreaaes, and particulars of thair dabts or daima, and the namaa
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      286 27 Knight Ridder, Reuter THE DRY cargo freight market saw a good volume of business, especially grain, on the North Atlantic and from Australia. But the Baltic Freight Index eased three points to 1627. Some brokers believe that the shortage of early tonnage in the US Gulf area together
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      122 27 Bloomberg Business News [HOLLYWOOD, Florida] Commodore Cruise Line said it's raising the drinking age on its cruise ships to 21 from 18 on Jan 1. The move brings the company's drinking policy in line with the age limit in most states of the US,
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      Lock icon 20 Mexican Gulf ports closed
      113 27 Reuter [MEXICO CITY] The Mexican Communications and Transport Ministry said 20 ports had been closed to aU shipping because of winds of more than 80 kph in the Gulf of Mexico, and five more were closed to aU but big ships. The ports of Tampico,
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      Courts hit out at time charter clauses in Shelltime 4 Form
      626 27  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar TIME CHARTER clauses in the Shelltime 4 Form recently came under scrutiny and also under fire from the English High Court and Court of Appeal. The Courts overruled an arbitrator and held that an
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      430 27  -  Region's pots should cooperate to stay competitive, says ■ah Bow Tan By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Asean's share of world container traffic is expected to increase from 13 per cent last year to 20 per cent by the year 2000, and
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      Lock icon Shenzhen Great Ocean Shipping shares fall
      112 27 Bloomberg Business News [SHENZHEN] Shenzhen Great Ocean Shipping Co's B' shares feU 8.3 per cent to HK$l.65 in their first day of trading on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange yesterday. It's the second Chinese company to falter in its stock market debut this week. On
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      Lock icon Commission extends probe into CGM
      208 27 Bloomberg Business News [BRUSSELS] The European Commission extended its investigation into French government aid for Compagnie Generale Maritime, an unprofitable French shipping company. The inquiry will now include a planned capital injection of 1.125 billion French francs (*****.6 million) on top of the 2.14 billion
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      TWRA to raise M'sian charges
      222 27 Terminal handling charges to increase from Janl [SINGAPORE] A group of shipping lines trading between the US and East Asia will raise terminal handling charges (THC) for goods headed for destinations in Malaysia from next year. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Transpacific Westbound
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        Six yards in K Line talker deal
        87 27 {LONDON] Six Japanese yards are to become owners of the ships they build in a panamax bulker deal with K Line. The major Japanese owner plans to charter six new panamax bulkers, totalling about4oo,ooo gross tons starting in 1907. The ships will be
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        Philippines slams Aussie unions
        73 27 [LONDON) A Philippines Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) official has said that Australia must stop its unions interfering with Philippine-flag shlpe if Australia is to become part of a borderless East Asaan Growth Area. The comment came at a congressional meeting on Eaga which was attended by
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        Hanjin expects turnover to rise 25%
        60 27 [LONDON] South Korea's HanJin Shipping is looking to continue its rapid growth. Hanjin's turnover for this year is likely to exceed U852.45 billion (563.46bi11i0n), 26 per cent up on last year. Next year Hamlin expects to carry 1.86 million 20-foot equivalent units while its
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        German engine builder wins C$40m deal
        56 27 [LONDON] German engine builder MTU has won a C 540.3 million (5541.5 million) contract to supply main engines for three 120 metre long, 37 knot catamaran ferries for the British Columbia Perry Corporation. It Is the first time MTU engines have been ordered for
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      1010 28  -  AXRUMES AT THE CROSSROADS: HIGH COSTS AND LOW PROFITS Airline industry deregulation has largely failed in Europe with a few spectacular exceptions, but change is on the way with the governments slowly putting an end to subsidies which support inefficient operations By I Richard Stevenson
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        430 45 DEC 22 Netherlands: Amsterdam stock exchange closed from 1230 GMT. DEC 24 Portugal: Half-day market holiday; close in afternoon. DEC 25 Argentina: Christmas day. Australia: Holiday. Austria: Christmas day. Bangladesh: Christmas day. Belarus: Christmas day. Belgium: Holiday. Bolivia: Christmas day. Botswana: Christmas day. Brazil: Christmas day. Brunei: Christmas
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        988 45 THIS 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 the individual
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        350 46 US delay in opening the border to tracking a violation of Nafta, Mexico charges Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] US-Mexico truck safety talks began on Wednesday under the cloud of Mexico's protest that a US delay in opening the border to trucking is
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        Lock icon JAS anticipates staff shortage
        223 46 NYT [TOKYO] Japan Air System Co Ltd anticipates a shortage of part-time cabin attendants after next March and it has asked seven flight attendant schools in Tokyo to recommend 100 women as candidates to fill the available jobs. The company said it is in the process
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        296 46 Bill will weaken labour protection at smallest carriers Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] President Bill Clinton will veto a rail industry bill because it weakens labour protection at some of the nation's smallest carriers, US Transportation Secretary Federico Pena said on Wednesday. The main purpose
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        Lock icon UK government sells two more rail lines
        133 46 AFP [LONDON] Britain stepped up its controversial plans to sell off the state rail network on Wednesday, with two more lines sold to private sector buyers. The government announced two management buyouts to run the London Tilbury and Southend line (LTS), in south-eastern
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        38 46 [BEIJING] Cyclists mingling with buses during early morning rush hour under a rising sun in east Beijing on Wednesday. Beijing is seeking to limit the number of new vehicles to ease congestion in the capital. REUTER
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        Lock icon DHL plans expansion in Latin America
        155 46 Bloomberg Business News [REDWOOD CITY, California] DHL Worldwide Express said it will invest US$3O million (5542.3 million) in a three-year expansion of its air network in Latin America starting in the first quarter of 1996. DHL said on Wednesday the investment will allow it
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        258 46 Reuter [MANILA] Manila has called for an independent assessment of the safety and security of its international airport months alter the US censured Philippine airport officials for lax security. "It is awkward for one country to make an assessment of another country's airport
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          69 46 Bloomberg Business News [VERGENNES, Vermont J Northwest AirlinefCorfe. -tk ordered 106 new DC-9 landing gem systems from a B F Goodrich Co imlt tor undisclosed gew units use sensors to tell the pilot the location <rfd»fiwdip#Sft*A Delivery of the system is scheduled for AJft&'-tib
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          64 46 Reuter [PARIS] French tyre maker Micheltassid on TueedafmaC it had signed an agreement with the north-east Oiinese city of Shenyang to create a joint company, Michelin Shenyang Tire Co, 90 per cent owned by Michelin, to produce tyrss tor cars and light trucks. "Production
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          Lock icon Chinese car demand to rise 14% report
          86 46 Bloomberg Business News [BEIJING] Demand for cars is expected to grow about 14 per cent to as many as 1.7 million vehicles in 1996, the Xinhua News Agancy reported on Wednesday, quoting a forecast by unnamed experts. That"s tester than the national economy,
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      25 30 For real-time stock information, call Quickstock on 1900-913-0003 at 30 cents a minute. Stock number are available in the stock pages of BT and ZB.
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      929 31 HpnW^ STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD |Hgpr 10 Hoe Chloog Road *11-01 Koppol To won Slwioporo 0208 Tol: *****88 Fax: 225t117 ■«W?W?ff7TrPTIKBaBniaBIg!IiH!KWSTsHBHW w«w quiwba pacific uw I SNGATOfit (A SERVICE OF CHINA NAVIGATION CO) ICMMKA JN *-22 V9BIK 24 Otc 2> 0* Ut» Birtili, tiMwi I Jmm. -r:— g wiiimWlTf"^* BSTJWTS
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      2675 31 VMbiiL BS?Q 1 f|P|*C P&OContainers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd 0 10 Hoe Chiang Road, #07-01 Keppd Towers, Singapore 0208 First Class Connections WORLDWIDE I* 22i 22Jj PNOCSP r lls 5327/222 7517 EXPORT IMPORT COLOMBO AAV 133!? 75? 0U A T *OT HAM OOT ME LKM KHB. VOY ANT OOT ROT
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      1171 32 SGP RDM ANW HBG THP LHV LHV THP RDM ANW HBG PKL SGP E ROUND RW-818 23/12 11/1 12/1 13/1 IVI 17/1 E. GUIDE RE-070 26/11 27/11 20/11 30/11 1/12 29/12 2*12 E REWARD RW-016 31/12 11/1 21/1 21/1 23/1 24/1 E SIFTED REBO2 4/12 5/12 1/12 7/12 1/12 1/1
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      898 32 VKSfI VOYAGI SGP MM AM MM INI INT IH VKSB VOYAGI DM AM DM lAN MP H BlSSfSf* SSZMEiS 3£ 7 ®w w>i 11/11 11/91 uwcrown ovum 11/12 11/11 ivu i</u a/11 I ■UN CHAT 03KW77W 01/01 Mil 14/D1 IVOI 14/11 17/01 I//VI KTUUA OJ/HOX 10/11 20/12 02/01 J Ateo
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      656 32 SniCHRELD MAMNE AQENCCS (8) PTE LTD -I TEL: *****33 (12 UNES) J FAX: *****18/*****03 TELEX: RS ***** RISMP (3 Unas) CR NO; **********0E ETHWfIAIISHmi6UiK»p f <Nrtrwllhw«fE&>OFt») 1{ accepting pcl and conventional ETA Loadbiglar Sport- Ancin* 42W8 I(VQ2 Atoyol 43M8 25/02 MnnihiMK. Dpbout 19 KIEN HUNG LINE I .FULLY CONTAINERISED REGULAR
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      2469 33 FIXED-BAY DIRECT SAMJNGS TO HAIFA -14 BAYS NEW YORK 30 DAYS •I Sftrtl A§mts jtl iGifirill 2711 HI liOi/Imllii 4f #«r Dtp! COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD F cum-TUMMI/M* c Of*,*--cmmt«M/IS 17M n*i:nsMeosHir «WH g.gg r cmm..H <;U;M 0»5 lltf Tawtr 2 CH Ma: llTtftUtttM Fn *****ti ......7 f»i/»n«l «»j;j| ctsy
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      614 33 I FAMOUS CONTAINER UNES _j]ps 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) 2 SAILINGS A WEEK TO MANILA r^> Manila. PHILfPPINE^) J* > cz? FOR BOOKING *****33 CONTACT SHARON LOW P. Kl ANG PH: 0203/*****02 (10 LINES) PENANG PH. 0204/*****7 (10 LINES) J. BAHRU PH: 020/-*****22
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      433 34 Bto all our valued customers I MERRY CHRISTMAS AND BEST WISHES I F R YEAR I ff A —-x "7> fyUuett &ti4t«m€n&, j44Mci*te& "pniettcU i f l 11 rth a SHANGHAI I I -ij® DIRECT SERVICE J PLSCALL Y *****18 WA) KIT, DARREU OR SERENE I FREIGHTWORLD PTE LTD I
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      952 34 j 79 ANSON ROAD, §21-01, SINGAPORE 0207 qh **********0N j «TRAIT» «HUTTtI WWVWI PORT KLANG PENANG wa lurl I w. vma vor «m re. SEA LAUREL 444N 2V12 SUM 25/12 MON DRAGON JAVA 91N 2{Vl2 WED 22/12 FRI XOUR SPORE ***** 2S/12M0N 27/12 WED MCCVANTftft 5077 23/12 SAT 25/12 MOW
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      654 35 BSA jl ■mm MYANMA iWHBk FIVE STAR UNE (MySSMST Nstlssd Um) Lnfc| ftr Ya»|Bfl HM|mi) vor sim m m Ptv BTO4UYWA 157W S3 now 17/11 SIB *MALA THA AGENTS: KMSTtAD SMPFING AGBKKS lUL m 0)-03-2417)00 «L TH IH3-37M111 PBfc Til 07-04-2****** PCO; TH 02-07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A Mrvko •< Aadrow
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      1055 35 I SiSaS PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I I 14oc ils, ™«.»0M0RlLB u ilding, Singapore 010$. I I CO NO **********06 IvaaaaL w* *o aoj adm pzu mow ula KOTA MAJU ■•'J 1 Xji ao/1 M/ 1 14/1 1 13/1 13/1 11/1 KOTA WOMAKAW —333 3/1 13/1 30/1 >4/1 17/1
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      452 38 KAPAL KRIS Shipping Pte Ltd I 701DUXTON ROAD, STOKE *****9 W: *****76 fac *****77 dl MO. **********06 SYARIKAT PERKAPALAN KRIS SENDIRIAN BERHAD k 309-609 BLOCK A GLOMAC BUSINESS CEMTKE, 10 JAiAN SS 6/1 KELANA JAYA, P.O. BOX 8428 ***** PfTAiING JAYA, SELANGOR. TEL: *****77/78/79 FAX: *****07 TELEX: MA ***** E
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      240 38 lIIITFRM ARITIMF 11» BH Ml turf UtK. LifWiM SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICE (FOtIST PtOOUOS SBVlO) FROM: M.KV CMTMEIT/ M—IE EAST T0: FAR EACT DIRECT MONTHLY SAILINGS EUHOPf StRVKt VBgL/OT SM umomm HOMBtOMS mm vßsa n igi r m dm a taw skn kku tma hxavin ot/oi u/ii u/oi 11/01 CMBtY FIOWtX
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      268 38 50 YBjOK BLANGAH ROAD M 2-02 CmPORT CBfTHE. STORE MM TEL *****11 (6 lines) FAX: *****05 TLX RS ***** CR NO. **********0W rasa win* iro mmm r 41« mm nntm pmbmmmmMlPß. mum NMM ZMS VMM VntM lIH— iIHIIIII iuieu ims vmm antm surmmmnummmh UMMU 37/K 2*l i* 3*12*5 PONUNAK nm
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      76 38 I Astro Shipping Pte Ltcf WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION SERVICE |ES6Kol^^^^2B/UT4^^; jUfcaL MSA ttsMM&MMtiii wBO wtßw TEL 220-6045 (10 LINES) FAX: 325-4080 0 /<mf SPEEDAUNES mn> wo m kiio ww> wci/wn mmm ww*| MMiKAIhr MP fl I PtSTRffiARK.SINGAPORE Fit uu Tele-Games Crack Safe Test your skill against our "Super Safe" Computer. Break
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      493 39 I vhssel^^VO^^Sl^^lEU^^Sl^^ I TIGER BRIDGE 394N 31-03(01 OMOOI TIGER OCEAN 396N 28-3<Vl2 03-07AJ1 *****1 TIGER CAPE 396N 01-02/01 07-1001 15-1601 I TIGER ISLANO 397 N 04-0601 10-14/01 18-2001 TIGER BRIDGE 398N 08-0001 14-17/01 22 23/01 ITK3ER OCEAN 399N 11-1301 17-21/01 25-27/01 I VESSEL VOY SIN CAL SIN TIGER RIVER 226CN8
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      1393 39 Nedlloyd Lines WEEKLY SAILINGS TO EAST COAST SOUTH AMERICA CR 1000M*****n rTSH Pwi (F) PB»m Soy UO Rtm AW Ham BUNGA PELANGI DUA /3515 24/12 24/12 26/12 27/12 14/01 15/01 18/01 19/01 17/01 thautc /aahc. Uh Pkg SH RHINE/1515 27/12 27/12 29/12 27/12JH 19/01 20/01 14/01 15/01 ifi/oi THAMES/4485 25/11
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      260 39 W SUNSHIP AGENCIES PTE LTD 20 McCallum Street §1641/03 Asia Chambers Singapore 0106 Tel: *****22 (10 Lines) FAX: *****05 CD No.: *****8 200 00R Y.S.N. rv««[ vor HONGKONG SMMKME P.KELANG PQUNG frwftftfotwt M m ik tk bhrt Q«»w» ty24M ZfrM/H 31-1/11 m mwi IMIm invti ww ■Wwft—W W-IMI 11-1101 SSMg
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      49 39 4 SWIFT ASIA UNE i VESSEL VOY SIN LOADING FOR SURA I 206 20 DEC HAIPHONG < SURA 1 208 05 JAN HOCHIMINH I SURA 1 210 20 JAN HOCHIMINH/ j HAIPHONG j i (VIETNAM BREAKBULK SERVICE) HARPERS SNIPPING (S) PTE LTD TEL *****88 TLX: R*****5 FAX: *****76 CR: **********0E
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      1507 40 AS AGENTS: "K" UNE (SMOAPORE) PIE LTD (CRm *****3NMM3TKG»*2-mrm*) TEL *****77 TELEX KAWAKI R*****5 FAX; *****16/7/8# Mil V B T MALAYSIA- "IT UNE MAIVTME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD IV JL# I WAj TEL SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 JB *****01 PGU *****25*5 NOONESIA: P.T. SAHANA LAUT MTBWUSA, TEL JKT *****06
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      1196 40 19 KEPPE ROAD #0241 JfT PON BUUMNG SMGAPORE *****4 «X N0.**********0/W) itrL CUSTOHa savw 225-1-225 DOCUaunxnON FAX *****44 GOtflAlL* ******4 GBCRAi. FAX 271-4471 We Cany Your Confidence aSTH 270-5465 EAfiUVOKE ***** M TONOmWAMEWCAACAHAnA .IB OOWPUHWMMU MHMIoi [WTg Iwl *T IKMBMHMi dl ||»t»«mona IHA| UU fta mm am lim I- mn
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      666 41 ACCEPTING LCL CARGO TO Trans-Link Express Pte Ltd Singapore tksthati* as tktkm day Day FIRST FORWARDER IN "•ft"** [w Y imwWbVLRQA lw Emy wngß Evtry Sqtwrdoy Iwrfwfc Ewry Hfcjf Evary Swrioy rfa. Mwh Iwy FrMsy Iwy Smimi r~Z~~w\ lltlwdn EmySotwdey Every Moaday %r I nJ.>U» I Oar staff at yoar
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      645 41 THRICt- WEEKLY Dllfeet t6 H6 CHI MINH CITY f \expont to no cni him city import fnom no cni minn city 1 <bm vot |f| m ntgcu'H wk vesa wr mime (taswm~" 'ET™ 5 25 2K SI S2! ii/ii a/ii *m nS3 (21/11) 01/12) 34/11 (SIM) 27/11 AUUMi «jj| 71/12
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      1467 42 SINGAPORE/USA I YEAR END LOADER I i EDINBURGH MAERSK V.9601 ETA SIN 31/1&BS L 'y t t" -v VM Vby iro I ETD r 1 DESTINATIONS L R. Mwt wMfc RANAAAA Naxt «Mk 6TH STONG MAJESTIC MAERSK Vt 9602 ARTHUR MAERSK V 9802 WKM cr- 28/*****0HRS CY 27/12 1200 MRS
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      1102 42 xpQ PHiu-omeNT Y** UN€5 PTC LTD ®TEL: *****00 (16 UNES) FAX: *****76/*****38 CR COO& 10M78S0000H P. WHIM 03-*****06 I SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, 03JAH^ AUCKLAND, WELLING TON, LYTTLETON, 27 DGC I NAPIER, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW PLYMOUTH I LONDON. FBJXSTOWE. LE HAVRE. 26 DEC BOTTBttAM, HAMBURG, ANTWERP I AND AU. INLAND OESTMATKMS WTTHM
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      580 43 Singapore Soviet Shipping ffltt Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: 100S*****00N BOMBAY/COCHIN I VESSEL VOY SIN BOM COC XOUR GEMINI 413 28/12 06/01 KOTA MUTIARA MUTO4I 30/12 07/01 MEKHANIK KURAKO MKI3N 06/01 13/01 21/01 BEAOLORY QLBO6I 12/01 20/01 HAIPHONG SERVICE I VESSEL VOY SIN HPH KURILSK 005V96 30/12 04/01 4 SAILING
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      478 43 SIM FAR EAST 26/12 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 24/12 BANGKOK 24/12 MANILA/CEBU 24/12 J AKARTA/B E LAWAN/S U RABAYA 24/12 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 24/12 BUSAN 24/12 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 24/12 HONG KONG 1 SIM CHINA (*B#4»*o) 24/12 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG ITIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo m EUROPE/UK 24/12 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 25/12 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to
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      577 43 I STAR SHIPPING AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD AQMHTSPOfb ZIM CONTAINER SERVKf GOLD STAR UNE LTD SETH SHIPPING CORPORATION TELEPHONE: 220-66*6 (8 UNES) FAX: *****70 Ut *****11 (MARKETING) (CR NO. 1031MS000M) N. AMERICA/CARIBBIAN SERVICE TO IST/MM/VII) |WT I l IHUB I Ct I W I KTC I m NMBACAMB II JS/IJ
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      1242 43 y 4 y "NOl SHERATAN 02W f/ eta sgp 30/12/95 n S H ETA ROM 15/01 /96, ETA FLX 17/01 /96, 1 |l ETA BRE 18/01 /96, ETA LEH 20/01 /96 I EXPORT j VISiaL VOT SIN LOS OAK VAN I SfT An CCO I HOU I MPH WD TOt
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      107 43 TOKYO SHINEI KAIUN CO PTE L|D ||!!S| 10 ANSON ROAD #23-15 f 111*1 MTERNAnONAL PLAZA S'PORE 020* TBj *****26 (6 UNES) 1 FAX: *****06 A *****10 Cm; **********0E |1 SERVICE TO: FAR EAST/CHINA/EUROPB 25/12/95) TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, KOBE NAOOYA 25/12/05) OSAKA, USA 25/12/95) BANGKOK, HONQKONQ AND ALL CHMA PORTS -jl 25/12/95)
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      520 44 AG SIMO KXPRKSS SHIPPING (PTI) LTD. V M M I 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE 0104. TEL: *****00 (4 UNES) FAX: *****08 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SIWOTRAWS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) SIN/HKQ/SHAI VPOP£ HKQ 3HAI VESSEL VOY ETA ETP ETA ETD ETA ETP LATMOS 9661/9652 22/12 23/12 28/12 29/12 01/01
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      445 44 SJ^l^aSlo rmMnmrnrnm WMBWOW ACCEPTING NOW TO: SHANGHAI j MV "BUNGA SEROJA" VOY.NOO7 30-12-95 HONGKONG MV "NEPTUNEAMAZONITE" VOY.IBE 29-12-95 CAU IWT w m Im|y nw VOT JW m m |itl IMMSM If ii/ii n/12 I n/ii swiatti II vnr EST" g- I* l-"U 1 I- las I Ini —i i77ir a/n
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      158 44 iff MFL SHIPPING (INT'L) 9BS& PTE LTD SUBSIDIARY OF HAI SUN HUP GROUP FCULCL CONSOLIDATION SERVICES HOT LINES; *****42(345 o VISSa VOY ETA (SIN) DCSTMAJION CHOYANG SUN 1*553 24/12 BUSAN MAKSIAI. MAEKSK 9401 24/12 TOKYO/YOKOHAMA a SEAUND PATRIOT UOE 25/12 NAGOYA •O UNI-OOWN 0375-02K 24/12 KEEUNG API KOREA 003E 24/12
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      261 46 NATPAR UNES (S) PTE LTD Wm aro an upgrowing organisation having offkot in all port* in India, Nopal and London apart from ogonts in Curopo, Sri Lanka and Chittogong. Tho following porsonnol arm required for our Singaporm office. 11 ■■lllffliHlHffll WBBII Fully conversant with transhipment procedures Able to handle tradenet/portnet
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