The Business Times, 11 September 1996
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Title Section13 1996-09-11 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 04^12^5 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,199613 words
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Article55 1996-09-11 1 OnURS BATES US 81 oai i.4«7 I LSM 1.189 DM 0.667 MM ifc I.4M-...H.I.5C m 1.121 6.182 9m MM Mfii JDHAI1M J»tt MM iit» iSSAZZZZZ isjo HONXONG &M in flWCT 10.75 TOKYO 100 8KUL 10.96 ZDHCH** 4.00 humfukt— 4Jt rnn 5.75 UK A» 'AM** 12huk>. ~FIMt T total fcuk55 words
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Article, Illustration550 1996-09-11 1 Anthony Rowley - IMF concerned about countries'ability mnnagA ggifca surges of flows From Anthony Rowley m Washington GLOBAL capital flows to the developing world are expected to hit a new all-time high this year with Asia taking the lion's share, according to the International Monetary Fund. WhileSource: - 550 words
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543 1996-09-11 1 Alan Boyd - Move comes as govt endorses measures to prop np economy From Alan Boyd in Bangkok BROKERS pumped millions of baht from a support fund to halt the slide in the Thai stock exchange yesterday as the cabinet endorsed a series of measures543 words
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343 1996-09-11 1 Rahita Elias - Some see opportunity in joint freighter services in Indonesia By Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] Indonesia's plan to allow foreign cargo planes to fly only to Batam has drawn mixed reactions from Singapore's air cargo industry. The Indonesian daily Jakarta Post343 words
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Article, Illustration409 1996-09-11 1 Yong Mei Fong - By Yong Mei Fong in Port Klang MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday urged the country's firms to use Port Klang and help it become a transhipment hub and one of the world's top 10 ports. Speaking at the launch of Westport,AFP - 409 words
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Advertisement111 1996-09-11 1 DISXDB fey^ia II Ong Beng Seng has roped in the Samsung Group as a partner to market Donna Karan and DKNY line of apparel in South Korea, Pg 17 tftls pg. Little point in •tdckmarket without addressing the deep-seated problems of the economy. ♦ftMliamtilftßi fcilrfi, pg 17. With {fetfood earnings111 words
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SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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270 1996-09-11 2 Diana Oon - By] Diana Oon RESIDENTIAL property developers who have held back on project launches over the past four weeks of the Hungry Ghost festival are set to return to the market in full force after the seventh lunar month ends tomorrow. Eastwood Park Developments, a smallish270 words
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341 1996-09-11 2 Shiv Taneja - CeatralbukaofB other countries, influting M j India, also invited By\ Shiv Taneja THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has accepted the invitation of the Baslebased Bank for International Settlements to become a member. Also invited to join were the Hongkong Monetary Authority and341 words
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332 1996-09-11 2 Genevieve Cua - Byi Genevieve Cua SAUDI Arabia aims to invest more in Asia, and an example of this is that it is negotiating for joint venture projects in the downstream oil sector, the country's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, AUI Al-Naimi, said yesterday. Mr332 words
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132 1996-09-11 2 SALADIN, a US-based energy market analysis solutions manufacturer, introduced a Windows version of its energy analysis software yesterday. The launch in Singapore was a world premiere for the product. The software, called Petroleum Analysis Work Station (PAWS), was previously available as an MS DOS-based system.132 words
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Article, Illustration293 1996-09-11 2 Genevieve Cua - EYE ON THE ECONOMY Manufacturina By < Genevieve Cua OUTPUT of the manufacturing industry rebounded with a modest 1.3 per cent year-on-year growth in July, after a fall of 1.3 per cent in June. The Economic Development Board, which released the latest index of industrial productionSource:; ALLAN - 293 words
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285 1996-09-11 2 Soh Tiang Keng - By\ Soh Tiang Keng ASIA Care, a new health insurance scheme for families and individuals, will be launched today by Asia Insurance Company. The health plan has two features. First is its no-claims discount, which Asia Insurance officials say is not found285 words
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480 1996-09-11 3 Christopher Tan - Latest tender also see commercial vehicle premium soaring to 21-month high of $30,380 Byi Christopher Tan THE latest round of COE results shows up three things: small-car orders have dried up temporarily, big-car sales are surging- ahead, and there is a480 words
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470 1996-09-11 3 SMLEEDrCHDTA They should cater to investors'needs and aim to satisfy the customer; SM Lee The Straits Times [SUZHOU] Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday said good progress has been made on the Suzhou Industrial Park in the two years since work on theThe Straits Times - 470 words
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NEWS Roundup
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87 1996-09-11 3 STANDARD Chartered Bank has launched a share scheme for local staff. The International Sharesave Scheme (ISS) gives staff an opportunity to buy London-listed Standard Chartered shares on a preferential basis. Staff will make monthly savings for terms varying from three to five years, after which87 words
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49 1996-09-11 3 BANKERS Trust has named Chase Manhattan Bank country manager Gabriel Teo as head of its South Asia operations. Mr Teo will report to Bankers Trust Asia chairman Tim Rattray. Before his tenure at Chase Manhattan, Mr Teo spent 17 years at Citibank.49 words
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461 1996-09-11 3 Chuang Peck Ming - By i Chuang Peck Ming THE Cost Review Committee hearing yesterday identified three problem areas contributing to the persistent but undue worry about rising medical bills the ignorance about "safety nets" like Medishield, high cost of some medical tests, and red-tape involved in hospital461 words
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226 1996-09-11 3 SWEDISH appliance maker Electrolux will launch an average of one new product for each working day over the next six months in Asean in an effort to capture a larger share of the Asian market. It hopes this, together with a US$lOO mUlion (Ssl4o226 words
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FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration606 1996-09-11 4 Haresh Verma - TBOHKICAL VXHWPOXMTs THAI SETT INDEX Hie road downhill may extend to the first or second quarter of next year By] Haresh Verma The writer is a manager of technical analysis advisory (South-east Asia) at Dow Jones Telerate. The opinions in this column are personal and doSource: Telerate; ALLAN - 606 words
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Article, Illustration378 1996-09-11 4 [SINGAPORE] Discipline and quick action helped an allwoman team win the Simex Challenge II game. Calling themselves "Ladies Only", the four dealers from Keppel Bank made U*****,112 (*****.700) over 14 trading days Aug 16-Sep 4 to beat 322 teams in the open category andARTHUR LEE - 378 words
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Article, Illustration592 1996-09-11 4 Paul Leo - By Ron linni Publisher: John Wiley A Bona, Inc 207 pages Prloee BS2M6 Available at major Byl Paul Leo THE problem with expectation is that disappointment is usually the end result. That was what happened to me when I picked up Traders' Tales by Ron Insana, a592 words
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Article381 1996-09-11 4 Rising stock market means it's time to boy First Philippine Fond Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Surprisingly strong economic news coming out of the Philippines could mean higher returns for the First Philippine Fund, an analyst said. The prospect of declining interest rates, the probabilityBloomberg Business News - 381 words
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Advertisement185 1996-09-11 4 WORLD BUS INESS CLASS k "No one provides more space to play air guitar!" Albert Teo. Musk Entrepreneur. Singapore. jjj^l^j^lllllllilll^ When you've spent 4 jammed in a stadium of screaming rock fans, personal space becomes more of a necessity Nashville than a luxury. Which is why I value World Business185 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration542 1996-09-11 5 Yang Razali Kassim - ABK,IIIAIT4 Aim of Asean Investment Area to sustain competitiveness By Yang Razali Kassim WITH the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta) largely on track, Asean ministers who meet in Jakarta this week will turn their attention to a new plan to sustain the region's competitiveness into542 words
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Article356 1996-09-11 5 SINGAPORE The Straits Times COMMENTS made by Singaporean leaders on the possibility of a re-merger with Malaysia were not meant as a criticism of the policies of the Malaysian government, Singapore's Foreign Minister S Jayakumar said last night. He said that Prime Minister Goh Chok TongThe Straits Times - 356 words
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239 1996-09-11 5 U BEIJING AFP CHINA yesterday demanded an explanation from Kuala Lumpur regarding last week's visit to Malaysia by Taiwan Foreign Minister John Chang. Mr Chang made a "private" trip to Kuala Lumpur on Saturday after a three-day visit to Indonesia, although theAFP - 239 words
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Article, Illustration65 1996-09-11 5 A V B V [MANILA] Dozens of displaced Filipino street vendors staging a protest rally at the Philippine International Convention Centre complex in Manila yesterday. They claim they are being forced off the streets where they earn their living as part of a government clean-upAFP - 65 words
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Article, Illustration383 1996-09-11 6 Ruth Wong - KUALA LUMPUR Bank Negro to lift 30% minimum fee-based income requirement from next January By\ Ruth Wong BANK Negara Malaysia has lifted the 30 per cent minimum fee-based income requirement for merchant banks in an effort to further liberalise the industry. A statement383 words
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147 1996-09-11 6 KUALA LUMPUR Reuter MALAYSIAN banks' loan growth slowed in the first half of 1996 to 11.7 per cent against 15.7 per cent in the preceding six months and 12.4 per cent in the same period last year. Bank Negara said yesterday that commercial banks'Reuter - 147 words
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Article, Illustration64 1996-09-11 6 [YANGON] Martin Pun, head of the Myanmar operations of Hongkong-based Serge Pun (SPA), leaning on a pile of Myanmar bank notes recently in the office of Yoma Bank, a leading investment bank where SPA acts as financial adviser. The Myanmar-born Pun returned to hisAFP - 64 words
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217 1996-09-11 6 JAKARTA AFP A GRANDSON of President Suharto has proposed investing in the construction of a bridge over the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, reports said here yesterday. The Antara news agency said that PT Pakarti Trimitra Group, a company controlled by Mr Suharto'sAFP - 217 words
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CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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354 1996-09-11 7 HONGKONG Report says Bering has revised policy to support Taiwanese seeking reunification Reuter, AFP CHINA's leadership has decided to ease its hardline stance towards Taiwan and Hongkong to reduce tensions, press reports said yesterday. The Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee has recently revisedReuter,; AFP - 354 words
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Article335 1996-09-11 7 HONGKONG China gives assurance on HK currency after *97 AFP HONGKONG will be treated as a separate monetary authority, and will not be replaced by Shanghai as an international financial centre after China takes power here next year, a Chinese central bank official said yesterday.AFP - 335 words
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204 1996-09-11 7 BEIJING Reuter CHINA'S insurance industry should be cautious in opening its doors to foreign competitors to avoid being overwhelmed by experienced foreign firms, the Financial News said yesterday. While foreign companies could offer valuable experience and training to domestic firms, openingReuter - 204 words
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156 1996-09-11 7 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN has given approval for local businesses to invest overseas in 332 projects worth US$l.34 biUion (Ssl.BB billion) in the first eight months of 1996, the Investment Commission said yesterday. The value of approved investment overseas in the Jan-uary-August period was upAFP - 156 words
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Article, Illustration160 1996-09-11 7 SHANGHAI Reuter SHANGHAI has ordered fast-food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) to remove its advertising signs from the old city area saying they damaged its Chinese feel, an official newspaper said yesterday. The paper said the KFC advertising signs were erected without theReuter; REUTER - 160 words
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189 1996-09-11 7 TAIPEI AFP A HIGH-profile Chinese business delegation yesterday said it wished to strengthen cooperation with its Taiwanese counterparts to promote economic ties, the state-funded Central News Agency said. Zhang Xuwu, executive vice-chairman of the All-Chi-na Federation of Industry and Commerce, said the group wouldAFP - 189 words
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Article, Illustration503 1996-09-11 8 HONGKONG Tang Chee-hwa's mm will smooth way for likely leadership bid, say analysts Reuter A LOW-PROFILE shipping tycoon, tipped as Beijing's favourite to govern Hongkong after it returns to China in 1997, yesterday took an apparent step to smooth the way for hisReuter; FILE PHOTO - 503 words
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199 1996-09-11 8 HONGKONG Reuter CHINA has not made up its mind who it would like to lead Hongkong after Beijing regains sovereignty over the territory next year, a Hongkong newspaper said yesterday, citing internal Chinese documents. Less than two months before the chief executive isReuter - 199 words
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310 1996-09-11 8 BEIJING Km is to stamp out spiritual pollution: official AFP CHINESE authorities plan to censor all Internet access nationwide in a bid to stamp out "spiritual pollution", an official said yesterday. "We are currently holding serious discussions on the problem of spiritual pollutionAFP - 310 words
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139 1996-09-11 8 TAIPEI AFP A SPLINTER group of Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday said it wants to set up a truly independent party to push for the island's official break from China. "We need a real party to push our claimAFP - 139 words
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SINO Briefs
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50 1996-09-11 8 AFP (HONGKONG] China is to mark the return of Hongkong by Britain next year with a television series on the Opium War, the battle which led to British control of the territory, it was reported yesterday. Filming of the series starts in SUWtayAFP - 50 words
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Article, Illustration48 1996-09-11 8 AFP [BEIJING] A visitor at the OomputerworM Exposition, China's laigssUmiijwilsi riww, lets out his aggression on yesterday in Beijing. Competition between foreign and computer manufacturers is fiercs, as sslee of Chinese-made PCs jumped 1)4 per cent in the first seven months of this year. —AFPAFP - 48 words
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60 1996-09-11 8 Reuter [BEIJING] Typhoon Sally killed at toast 114 people and left 110 missing when It slammed into southern China this week, officials said yesterday. The typhoon siloed across the province of Guangdong on Monday, killing at least 79 people in worst-hit Zharyjtang city, leavingReuter - 60 words
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77 1996-09-11 8 Reuter [TAIPSI] Taiwan will begin mass-producing s new generation at domestically developed anti-aircraft missiles by July 1907, the state-run Taiwsn Television reported yesterday. Tha Sky Bow n, a ineditim-raßgeafc > -to*ir missile under development since 19M, would be carried by the 150 F-16Reuter - 77 words
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Article69 1996-09-11 8 Reuter (HONGKONG] Hongkong's brain drain, linked to feats about lift after China takes back the territory In mid-Hip has slowed down. But wtth less than a year to go, the exodus could start again, researchers said yesterday. *Iti| very difficult to predict what will happen,"Reuter - 69 words
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FOCUS: FORT BONIFACIO, PHILIPPINES
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Article, Illustration877 1996-09-11 9 Al Labita - Makati's prime properly is drawing buyers with its key location and ambitious plans From, Al Labita in Manila THE 214-hectare. prime property in Makati city has yet to be developed but prospective buyers are queueing up, with bookings so far hitting over US$l billion877 words
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ASIA
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207 1996-09-11 10 NEW DELHI AFP INDIAN Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda launched a global business conference here yesterday by warning foreign firms not to exploit the country's new economic openness. Mr Gowda, speaking at the start of an investment summit entitled Destination India, saidAFP - 207 words
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298 1996-09-11 10 BUENOS AIRES S Ktre*n president lotdi trndf mitrgitn to Argentina AFP ARGENTINA could become South Korea's gateway to the booming Mercosur trade bloc, South Korean President Kim Young Sam said on Monday, on the latest stop of an investment and trade tour. "Argentina couldAFP - 298 words
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Article, Illustration54 1996-09-11 10 [SYDNEY] Representatives of the unemployed, the eldertyandthe migrant populationgathering yesterday to protest against the Australian government budget The government has intnduced legislation that will require a two-year waiting time before migrants received social benefits and those elderly entering nursing hemes will be required to makeAFP - 54 words
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Article, Illustration369 1996-09-11 10 TOKYO Analysts say rise reflects govt's inability to curtail swelling fiscal deficit Bloomberg Business News JAPAN'S cabinet approved budget requests totalling 81.44 trillion yen (Ssl trillion) for next year, up 8.4 per cent from this year, the Ministry of Finance said.Bloomberg Business News - 369 words
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251 1996-09-11 10 TOKYO Reuter A FESTERING dispute over the huge US military presence on the Japanese island of Okinawa remains unsolved, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said yesterday after meeting with Okinawa Governor Masahide Ota. But Mr Hashimoto's offer of substantial development funds and redoubledReuter - 251 words
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211 1996-09-11 10 BRISBANE Bloomberg Business News QUEENSLAND business will receive a boost from the state government's decision to raise the threshold on payroll tax, it was revealed in the state's budget yesterday. "The Queensland government has doubled Labour's previous increase in the taxfreeBloomberg Business News - 211 words
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218 1996-09-11 10 BEIJING AFP CHINA yesterday denounced the latest incursion by Japanese rightists in a disputed island chain, warning Tokyo of "serious damage" to bilateral ties if no action was taken. Foreign ministry spokesman Shen Guofang said: "China wants to express its indignation at this move... and weAFP - 218 words
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ASIA Notes
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58 1996-09-11 10 AFP [SUVA, FUUAJandmark report examining Fiji's constitution was tabled here in Parliament yesterday calling for the country to return to the multi-ethnic democracy it lost in two 1967 military coups. The 800-page report, Towards a United Future, was tabled by the one-time military leader whoAFP - 58 words
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55 1996-09-11 10 Bernama [TOKYO] The number of centenarians in Japan is polaed to hit a record 7,373 by the end of September, up 90S from a year earlier, the Health and Welfttre Ministry said yesterday. The figure renewed Its record for the 26th straight year—a signBernama - 55 words
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55 1996-09-11 10 AFP [TOKYO] China has unofficially requested Japan to halt a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to a controversial war shrine, the Asahi Shimbun said yesterday. China wants the premier to refrain from visiting the Yasukuni Shrine around the time of its autumnAFP - 55 words
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52 1996-09-11 10 AFP [DHAKA] Bangladesh's government is to press ahead with its stalled privatisation programme for loss-making state-run industries, the Financial Express reported yesterday. "We have already taken steps to reactivate the Privatisation Board and identified the industries to be privatised," Commerce Minister Tofiael Ahmed wasAFP - 52 words
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THE WORLD
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Article142 1996-09-11 11 mLONDON Bloomberg Business News THE dollar yesterday set an eight-week high against the dtatschemark and the yen after a report that Federal Reserve governor Janet Yellen had said the US economy had entered "an inflation danger zone". That boosted expectations that the US Federal ReserveBloomberg Business News - 142 words
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Article, Illustration40 1996-09-11 11 [RETHEL, France] A French cow wearing a cap which reads 'Save ourfarmers' during a demonstration by about 3,500 farmers protesting against the sale of calf stock to Great Britain, and the decline in general of beefprices. REUTERREUTER - 40 words
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375 1996-09-11 11 WASHINGTON Both merchandise trade deficit and service surplus widen Bloomberg Business News THE US trade gap in goods, services and investments rose 11.2 per cent during the second quarter, with both the merchandise trade deficit and the service surplus widening. ForeignBloomberg Business News - 375 words
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325 1996-09-11 11 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News US WORKER productivity put in a stronger performance during the second quarter than the government previously estimated, though labour costs could cause inflation to accelerate. Productivity, which measures the time, effort and cost of providing goods andBloomberg Business News - 325 words
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444 1996-09-11 11 NEW YORK Bloomberg Business News NOW it's just a question of how quickly and how much, not whether, the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates, economists and financial indicators say. "There really are no signs the economy is slowing to a sustainable paceBloomberg Business News - 444 words
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Article, Illustration454 1996-09-11 12 BONN On iu&A jDTt tl Stick U44OHUm mark according to thelM7Mgrt Reuter, Bloomberg Business News GERMAN Finance Minister Theo Waigel, putting his 1997 budget to parliament yesterday, said there was no alternative to fiscal austerity to boost growth and allow Germany to qualify for European Monetary Union.Reuter,; Bloomberg Business News - 454 words
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Article, Illustration436 1996-09-11 12 NEW YORK Mkraftbo— also retains Vanity Fair's 'scariest man'title Reuter MICROSOFT wizard Bill Gates has bumped Rupert Murdoch from the top spot in the information age's "New Establishment", according to Vanity Fair's annual list of 50 media leaders. Mr Gates won, theReuter - 436 words
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272 1996-09-11 12 FRANKFURT Reuter DEUTSCHE Bank said yesterday its decision to send a German manager to Morgan Grenfell was linked to a possible rerouting of management reporting lines for its UK unit trust business to Frankfurt A spokesman said that while Deutsche had, forReuter - 272 words
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WORLD Watch
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77 1996-09-11 12 AFP [BAGHDAD] Iraqi President Saddam Hussein announced ysataidaji ths llftlngofthe economic embargo imposed on the Kiadlah north by his government and offered an amnesty to opposition Kurdish factions, Saddam also "dseMsd to totally pardon all ocur sons ftam the autonomous regions, except for thoseAFP - 77 words
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81 1996-09-11 12 AFP [WASHINGTON] The US State Department has welcomed an EU decision to delay retaliation few US sanctions laws cm Cuba, Iran and Libya and did not rule out the possibility of changes after the US presidential election. Foreign ministers from the 15~member EuropeanAFP - 81 words
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85 1996-09-11 12 AFP [WASHINGTON] Republican Bob Dole on Monday attacked President Bill Clinton's economic policies and questkmed his intervention to Iraq, but this preeident retainedahuge lead in two new poUs. As Mr Clinton took the day offftan the campaign trail to attend to sflfeirs of state, aAFP - 85 words
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71 1996-09-11 12 Reuter [MOSCOW] Russian President Boris Yeltsin, preparing for heart surgery, has handed Prime Minister Viktor CheriKauyilrin partial control ofeesoral top ministries but kept the nuclear "red button", the Kremlin said yesterday. Mr Yeltsin's order appeared designed partly to curb ths smbitkms of Alexander Lebed, hisReuter - 71 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article, Illustration769 1996-09-11 13 Leon Hadar - THE BOTTOM LOVE OPINION By Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent REPUBLICAN critics of President Bill Clinton have suggested that his diplomatic inexperience is responsible for Washington's failure to win support from its allies for the moves against Iraq. They suggest769 words
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Article117 1996-09-11 13 'Marriage to the Prince of Wales is not in her head.' A friend of Camilla Parka* Bowles after Charles' lover reportedly concluded they would not wed. 'Dick Morris possesses one of the most brilliant political minds I've encountered and has insight into politics and the White House117 words
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Article649 1996-09-11 13 EDITORIAL IT IS a measure of the mounting confidence in the Philippines that 16 banks and financial institutions should have signed a deal on Monday to lend the Philippines National Bank (PNB) US$lOO million In fact, this is the second loan to the PNB, in which the649 words
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Article, Illustration1009 1996-09-11 13 Michael Skapinker - Manufacturers say their aircraft allow executives to save their firms money By Michael Skapinker Financial Times DURING his struggle to take over the Forte hotel group this year, Gerry Robinson, chairman of Granada, the British television and leisure group, promised that victory wouldFinancial Times; FILE PHOTO - 1,009 words
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Article788 1996-09-11 13 Mo mdMK Oood on yon, mate AUSTRALIA deserves the world's gratitude for leading a last-minute diplomatic rescue of the nuclear test-ban treaty. The treaty, which is to be voted on in the United Nations General Assembly this week, can thwart the development of new generations of788 words
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Miscellaneous26 1996-09-11 13 POOHESBUBY By Garry Trudeau nasav&cßLmGVPsyfAcuuy„. I iQONn&pecnwußs, one* BQMQ nNeePTENm oMOUsw.dUTiujouio Im. A P&CH 10OKJN6KK TSS UKBA TWO***. I*s/ Ifl6oT\ C CONTRACT, UJTTHk&I- fORfOO# A JOB!26 words
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Article, Illustration405 1996-09-11 14 SUZY MENKES - The designer is stepping down from the ready-to-wear runways, reports sdxt —kwhk SUZY MENKES IHT YVES Saint Laurent, whose shows once defined each fashion season, is stepping down from the ready-to-wear runways. Exactly 30 years after launching his Rive Gauche collection named for theIHT; FILE PHOTO - 405 words
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396 1996-09-11 14 WINE AFP [BANGKOK] Just as Thailand's emerging middle classes were being weaned off premium whiskies, they are about to be pushed downmarket by a decision to nearly triple duties on fine foreign wines, distributors said. As the Thai wine market doubled to 460,000 cases inAFP - 396 words
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Article, Illustration603 1996-09-11 14 Caryn James - TELEVISION It may be time to break the Emmy show's mould Caryn James NYT TWENTY minutes into Sunday night's Emmy awards show, viewers saw a clip from one of the season's best episodes of Frosier, in which the lovelorn Dr Niles Crane and Daphne,NYT; REUTER - 603 words
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Article, Illustration845 1996-09-11 16 FILM After the summer's big bangs, studios are planning to release their Oscar hopefuls NYT [HOLLYWOOD] The mantra among studio executives is that too many movies are getting made; it seems like two or three open every weekend. But the real issue roiling HollywoodNYT; FILE PHOTO - 845 words
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Article, Illustration661 1996-09-11 16 PEOPLE Actor wants to move away firm period pieces Reuter [LOS ANGELES] Academy Award-winning actor Anthony Hopkins has had his fill of period pieces and classical English movies so at the age of 59 he has decided to change the course of his illustrious movieReuter; FILE PHOTO - 661 words
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Miscellaneous752 1996-09-11 15 TV&RADIO gM L 45 Extra International. IL4O TV Innovations. m Hogan's Heroes. L4O AM Close. E2TH^ LOO PM The Winners. 3.00 Moonlighting. I L3O Money, Money, Money. 330 The Bill. W9* I SwtiSiolS' iS ™£wT lngNews CNN Wi I I *00 The Wind in the Willows. IflMHHlt' pm RpHt« cnrc752 words
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Miscellaneous169 1996-09-11 15 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD h ——IHF VH 7 Fancies one held in es- BL_BK—PV—^^ 8 Does it make children run true to form? (7) ■!——PP 10 Language has value to a a nightclub (4) 12 Understood nothing in —4hJ 20 Home team fills the gap |M 22 Young sow seems a 26169 words
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Advertisement540 1996-09-11 16 i i JP =:|t on L-___*l m m ft "•***l <- ii> MM i4/vm Toffler*s ideas change the change-makers...in Business, E in Finance, in Technology, in the Media and in Politics. 29th October 1996, Suntec City Ballroom 9:00 am to 3:30 pm and John Naisbitt. But as TIME Magazine has540 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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338 1996-09-11 17 Jenny Lam - Venture 50% owned by S'pore consortium involving Thakral group and FCC By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] A Singapore consortium, whose members include First Capital Corporation (FCC) and the Thakral group, will be launching a joint-venture office project in India within these few weeks. FCC's property338 words
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259 1996-09-11 17 [SINGAPORE] Thakral Corporation (TCL) and its Austra-lian-listed hotel arm Thakral Holdings have acquired a 50 per cent stake each in HY Hotels Unit Trust and HY Hotels Pty in Sydney. A statement from TCL yesterday said the investment will be funded by259 words
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Article, Illustration428 1996-09-11 17 Audrey Tan - Hart* Polo can new charge higher rentals for space, analysts say By i Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] The closure of loss-incurring store Lane Crawford could spell higher income for landlord Marco Polo Development Ltd (MPDL) if the conversion of the two vacated floors into smaller428 words
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748 1996-09-11 17 R Sivanithy - HOCK LOCK SIEW R Sivanithy MAKING money in the stock market these days is becoming increasingly difficult. Unless an investor has the inside track to an exciting corporate manoeuvre such as a takeover, or knows a counter about to be ramped up,748 words
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Article, Illustration370 1996-09-11 17 Lee Han Shih - By Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Businessman Ong Beng Seng yesterday revealed he had scored a coup by securing the huge Korean Samsung group as a partner to market the famous Donna Karan and DKNY line of apparel in South Korea. In a370 words
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490 1996-09-11 18 Ven Sreenivasan - Halim Saad said to be eyeing stake in bank's parent firm By' Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The suspension of Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) and New Straits Times (NST) on the Kuala Lumpur bourse yesterday set off another round of speculation that the latter is490 words
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494 1996-09-11 18 S N Vasuki - From\ S N Vasuki m Jakarta THE long-awaited consolidation in the Indonesian banking industry looks set to begin with the announcement that listed Bank Tiara Asia is considering a merger with another bank to boost its assets. The bank's corporate494 words
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Article, Illustration414 1996-09-11 18 Annette Pau - By Annette Pau (SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed industrial hardware stockist and supplier Sin Soon Huat expects significant sales contribution from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam this financial year, senior company officials said yesterday. Efforts will also be intensified to position the company for greater regionalCHRIS LOH - 414 words
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Article187 1996-09-11 18 [SINGAPORE] Pacific Can Investment Holdings is raising $3.6 million through a placement of shares. Pacific Can said yesterday that of the proceeds, about $1.2 million will be used to repay bank borrowings and the balance will be used for working capital. Under a subscription agreement between187 words
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Article152 1996-09-11 18 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Hume Industries (Malaysia) Bhd reported a 22 per cent increase in its group pre-tax profit to M 5282.17 million (SslsB million) for the year ended June 30,1996, from M 5230.82 million previously. The company said in a statement yesterday that the profitBernama - 152 words
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194 1996-09-11 18 [SINGAPORE] SM Summit Holdings yesterday proposed a l-for-4 bonus issue after reporting an 86 per cent jump in interim net profit to $3.55 million. The group said the bonus issue would enlarge its capital base, reflecting its growing business activities and asset base.194 words
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341 1996-09-11 18 S N Vasuki - PTDayaGnna Samndra hopes to raise up to USsloom From S N Vasuki in Jakarta ONE of Indonesia's largest fishing operators, PT Daya Guna Samudra, hopes to raise between US$BO million (Ssll2 million) and US$lOO million through an initial public offer later this month. Analysts341 words
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52 1996-09-11 18 [SINGAPORE] Jaya Holdings Ltd and Far East Levingston Shipbuilding (Fels) have abandoned their joint-venture power plant project in Pakistan. Jaya said this was due to an "unsatisfactory" response and cooperation from Pakistani authorities. Jaya also said it is evaluating other power plant proposals in52 words
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30 1996-09-11 18 [SINGAPORE] United Industrial Corp's dormant subsidiaries UIC Realty and UIC Holdings were yesterday placed under voluntary liquidation, the company said in a stock exchange announcement.30 words
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26 1996-09-11 18 [SINGAPORE] Hai Sun Hup Group has named Singapore Bus Service chairman and chief executive Wong Hung Khim as a non-executive director.26 words
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50 1996-09-11 18 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Ekran Bhd executive chairman Ting Pek Khiing and the Sabah state government have agreed in principle to jointly build a Ms 3 billion (Ssl.7 billion) paper and pulp mill in Sabah, for local and export markets, the Star reported yesterday.—AFX-AsiaAFX-Asia - 50 words
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Article43 1996-09-11 18 IN our report "sl3lm boost for paging network" on Sep 7, we said that Sing Tel invested $24 million in the paging network over the last 24 years. The investment is actually $84 million. We are sorry for the error.43 words
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509 1996-09-11 20 Hotel firm's execs threatened by outsiders who warned than not to disclose problem Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Japanese hotel operator Gajoen Kanko Co disclosed a 13 billion yen (SII6B million) tax bill that executives said they hid fromBloomberg Business News - 509 words
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Article, Illustration340 1996-09-11 20 Report cites M in commissions from stock trading Bloomberg Business News (TOKYO] Three of Japan's four largest brokerages won't meet their earnings estimates for the six months through September because of declines in commissions from stock trading, the Nihon Keizai newspaper saidBloomberg Business News - 340 words
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Article264 1996-09-11 20 NYT [TOKYO] Toshiba Corp entered the US market for home computers yesterday with machines representing a further step in trying to make personal computers look and operate more like consumer appliances. With its new Inflnia models, Toshiba is coming into the home computer marketNYT - 264 words
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Article174 1996-09-11 20 Bloomberg Business News [itONGKONG] China Travel International Investment Hongkong Ltd has agreed to pay its state-run parent HK9910 million (Ssl6s million) for a Hongkong hotel. The company will buy the Metropole Hotel in Mongkok at a price 44.8 per cent below its net tangible assetBloomberg Business News - 174 words
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105 1996-09-11 20 AFX-Asia [TAIPEI] Acer Inc unit TI-Acer Ine said its rights Issue, due to be completed by mid-October, has been oversubscribed by institutional investors. "We plan a rights issue of 180 million preferred shares at NT|25 per share. Out of the total, 50 million sharesAFX-Asia - 105 words
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64 1996-09-11 20 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Allied Leisure pic, Britain's largest bowling alley operator, saidfiscal 1906 pre-tax profit rose 39 per cent as it reaped gains from its acquisition of Granada Group pic's Superbowl business. Pre-tax profit before a one-time charge rose to 0L64 million (SIS.6Bloomberg Business News - 64 words
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68 1996-09-11 20 Bloomberg Business News [MILAN] Renxo Franceeconi, the forma- Olivetti SpA chitf operating officer who was quoted last week as saying the v computer company had understated its losses, said he never made the comments. Franco Bechis, the journalist who quoted the comments on Sep 6, InsistedBloomberg Business News - 68 words
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365 1996-09-11 21 US congressional committee agrees on USsB6omcut infees paid Ivy companies to securities commission LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] Leaders of a congressional conference committee reached an agreement on late Monday on an US$B5O million (Ssl.2 billion) cut in the fees that corporations pay to the SecuritiesLAT-WP - 365 words
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207 1996-09-11 21 NYT [NEW YORK] The recent wave of consolidations in the retailing industry continued on Monday as two regional discount chains announced plans to merge and a big drugstore chain began an unsolicited bid for a much smaller competitor in the south-east. Phar-Mor Inc, a Youngstown, Ohio,NYT - 207 words
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Article, Illustration75 1996-09-11 21 [NEW YORK] International Business Machines' chairman Louis Gerstner, second from right, posing in New York on Monday at the announcement of an electronic banking venture, Integrion Financial Network, between IBM and 15 banks. Mr Gerstner posed with Integrion partners,from left, John CleghornREUTER - 75 words
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319 1996-09-11 21 Dank* Business Systems of UK bnys it for USs6B4m Bloomberg Business News [ROCHESTER, New York] Eastman Kodak Co agreed to sell its money-losing copier unit's sales and service operations to Danka Business Systems pic for US$6B4 million (***** million), ending a ninemonth attempt to unloadBloomberg Business News - 319 words
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Article157 1996-09-11 21 Bloomberg Business News {NEW YORK] The number of people registered to sell stocks and bonds has reached a record high, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) said. The number of brokers registered with the NASD, parent of the Nasdaq Stock Market, the nation's secondBloomberg Business News - 157 words
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238 1996-09-11 21 Bloomberg Business Sews [WASHINGTON! Bell Atlantic Corp and Nynex Corp said their US$2l.3 bUlion (5J29.8 billion) merger will generate about US$6O million in investment banking fees, one of the highest payouts in a year marked by large corporate takeovers. Merrill LynchBloomberg Business Sews - 238 words
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484 1996-09-11 22 Agreement to sell nine money market fond* to Federated Investors Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Lehman Brothers Holding Inc is getting out of the US mutual fUnd business. Lehman said on Monday it agreed to sell its nine money market funds toBloomberg Business News - 484 words
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Article, Illustration392 1996-09-11 22 Marketing and limits rules among areas for possible UK reform FT [LONDON] The Investment Management Regulatory Organisation has pinpointed three areas of possible reform of the rules governing investment funds in the wake of irregularities discovered at Morgan Grenfell Asset Management. In responseFT; AFP - 392 words
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346 1996-09-11 22 Reuter [LONDON] Asian credits will figure strongly in the international bond markets in coming months, with sovereigns and supranational having raised most of their funds for the year. "A lot of supply will be coming out of Asia (in the next few months)," saidReuter - 346 words
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296 1996-09-11 22 Bloomberg Business News [MELBOURNE] France's Axa SA and its Australian subsidiary National Mutual Holdings Ltd yesterday said they plan to set up a US$5OO million (Ss7oo million) fund to make direct investments in Chinese and Asian companies. As much asBloomberg Business News - 296 words
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326 1996-09-11 22 Tax declarations of bank in early 90s under investigation FT [FRANKFURT] German prosecutors are investigating Martin Kohlhaussen, chairman of Commerzbank, in connection with allegations of corporate tax evasion. The Frankfurt prosecutor's office said on Monday that it had widened an existing investigationFT - 326 words
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Article226 1996-09-11 22 OMEtßeport Reuter [SINGAPORE] An unexpected surge in Japan's machinery orders data depressed Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures yesterday. Private sector machinery orders, excluding those for electric power firms and ships, rose a seasonally adjusted 13.6 per cent for July, afler a fall ofReuter - 226 words
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Article168 1996-09-11 22 AFP THE dollar jumped yesterday, gaining more than a pfennig against the mark, boosted by expectations of higher US interest rates and by statements by G-10 central bank governors in favour of a strong dollar. The dollar was trading at 1600 GMT at 1.5065 marks, well up fromAFP - 168 words
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286 1996-09-11 22 ENERGY REPORT Reuter {TOKYO] Petrol sales by Japanese supermarkets are expected to add increasing pressure on retail prices and hasten closures of many existing petrol stations, industry sources said yesterday. "Supermarkets are not expected to snatch the bulk of market share fromReuter - 286 words
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Article1431 1996-09-11 23 SIOOM FUTUM8 Sepio IUMCI (MmsdMto««HSJOpB) RSS1CONTRACT(ScMti/h0 Oom Mmn OpM tot* IH lo iltt (to—*) Ptarwt moo im •tor* ***** 50 2200 ***** 50 2750 Jmffkr9t 109.00 109.00 (99.50 75 7975 Apr/ Jus 97 190.00 190.00 190.00 75 4950 •tort* 97 190.00 BSSCQNTMCT(USmMN» Mm 0pn MwO «Wl hm S«W1,431 words
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Article2016 1996-09-11 23 W fma A. A. Corp A* 541/4 ABPorta 307 *6400 AMeyNattonel 594 *2 ABied Lyons 461 -7.400 Am* 97.400 MO ArgyB 346 Aid* Croup 109.400 *1400 •ATtnd 435.400 -1600 •CC —330 1.600 B0C Group 8S4 -3 BRPetroleum 636 *2600 •7* .269 2 Bank ol Scotland *****0 -.6002,016 words
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Article1542 1996-09-11 23 Bloomberg Business News +367.32 JAPANESE stocks rose, led by car and communications shares, on expectations that low interest rates, a strong dollar and an expanding US economy will continue to boost corporate earnings. In the latest sign that Japan's economy continues to strengthen, the Japan Society of Industrial MachineryBloomberg Business News - 1,542 words
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Article, Illustration1420 1996-09-11 24 Reuter P Hang Sag +ILM STOCKS ended yesterday's session with only modest gains, as the morning's rally ran out of steam and investors reacted to Morgan Stanley's weighting cut for the Hongkong market, analysts said. The Hang Seng Index tlosed 11.02 points higher at 11,223.62 after rising to 11,334.40Reuter - 1,420 words
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Article, Illustration587 1996-09-11 24 Reuter PShanduißSharehig -<MI7 SHANGHAI B shares ended down in dull trading yesterday, with most investors remaining on the sidelines due to uncertainty about the market direction, brokers said. The index fell 0.07 point or 0.15 per cent to 51.02 points, on volume of 5.9 million shares worth US$2.7 million.Reuter; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd - 587 words
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Article325 1996-09-11 24 AFP QwPMP -IM7 SHARES in Taiwan finished 0.3 per cent lower as some investors took profits. "Following recent gains, some conservative investors took profit and adjusted shareholdings," said Eddy Chen of President Investment Trust Corp. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index declined 19.67 points to 6,415.76. Turnover totalledAFP - 325 words
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Article247 1996-09-11 24 Bloomberg Business News Hw«nngn» +1L55 SHARES rose for a third session. The NZSE Top-40 Index rose 11.55 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 2243.62 points. Telecom Corp accounted for 6.85 points of the index's gain. w *t- rmm ANZ 8ankta| 7 55 aiO ***** Atfvantagat HWflt 1.38 0X33 5500Bloomberg Business News - 247 words
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Article, Illustration774 1996-09-11 24 Bloomberg Business News □set Mat AM THAI stocks fell for the ninth straight day, to their lowest in 35 months. Bank and energy issues fell amid concern higher borrowing costs will reduce earnings, analysts said. Thai companies face increased borrowing costs as a result of credit rating downgrades lastBloomberg Business News - 774 words
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Article354 1996-09-11 24 AFP PRICES closed 0.7 per cent higher, as blue chips rallied ahead of a planned expansion of foreign stock ownership .limits in October, dealers said. "There is no relief on the economic front but market conditions have improved with a downturn in interest rates and the impending increase inAFP - 354 words
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Article561 1996-09-11 24 AFP QUMMi_jU AUSTRALIAN share prices closed 0.2 per cent higher yesterday, buoyed by strong trading on Wall Street but capped by tumbling BHP shares, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index gained 5.1 points to 2,255.9. Resource giant BHP's slide dragged the All Resources Index 12 points lower to closeAFP - 561 words
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Article, Illustration687 1996-09-11 24 AFP [J Composite Meg ♦181 SHARE prices closed 0.5 per cent higher in moderate trading, with bargain-hunters entering the bourse after a rebound on Wall Street, dealers said. "To me, it seems there is money coming in from the (United) States," said ÜBS Securities institutional sales associate director RobertAFP - 687 words
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Article276 1996-09-11 24 AFP HMUUU *3638 PHILIPPINE share prices rose 1.1 per cent as bargain hunters moved into the market. "Investors are bargainhunting now since the market is at oversold levels," said Joey Roxas of Eagle Equities Inc. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index rose 35.38 points to close at 3,201.80 points. TurnoverAFP - 276 words
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Article, Illustration7257 1996-09-11 25 Bloomberg Business News Q Composite Index ♦7.47 STOCKS rose, led by Malayan Banking Bhd and Sime Darby Bhd, buoyed by their earnings prospects. "I've raised my earhings estimates on both these stocks as their recent results have been above expectations," said Fiona Leong, head ofBloomberg Business News - 7,257 words
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3542 1996-09-11 26 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy ALTHOUGH we've featured Malaysian Arm Uniphoenix's 1997 warrants before, the heightened activity yesterday in the Instrument and its underlying shares suggests that a recap might be in order. However, where once we pointed to an outright buy,3,542 words
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Article1109 1996-09-11 27 TUtNOVE! COOO) VALUC COOO) Mala CM T«W Main CM T«UI MMtrM 2WS7 *35 SjM 2004 W3.324 fMlK. 3.52# 3.741 72*9 M.W5 9.138 44.053 Mk 67* 271 *47 ,j"H2 421 2.744 Prwrttos 5.239 7,975 U214 25,229 UJSB 37,387 V443 V443 3.982 3.982 303 J03 833 833 •tW 5.470 SJT75 10.74# *3241,109 words
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Article4484 1996-09-11 27 or Or m art i y aJ Dm Last Owtl M« Oh "at Cf **1 High Ln StNo Company m COOO> M»fl> law Tor Setter C* P/t SmH Mc. MOUSTMALS 5146 ASENT$K> 200 US- a N]0 2V4 165 1258 Acer 50c UST77 unch 5 177 173 177 1784,484 words
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Article898 1996-09-11 27 Of 6r M Wt 7996 Last Val Oav L*st Owli CMv Mv VM Mat Cap A*« MN> Caar »W Ci—r «a» COOOt U» »far Mar Cw Wl $mM Prtaa fftfM 209 135 a 2000 ABR HMtgi 5c 1ST -8 91 W 157 >57 162 3.0 142 0.1 96 1898 words
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Article, Illustration65 1996-09-11 28 Paul Leo - -%1 Paul Leo WESTMONT LAND fell 4 cmft to $2J2 with US million units done, or 2.6 times the lOday average of 430,400 shares. Further consolidation betumn 1105 and f2.3S is expected in the short term. However, it it advisable to trade from the long side as the65 words
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Article, Illustration686 1996-09-11 28 Larry Wee - STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Late S'pore sport lifts STU above 2,100 level; meanwhile, Thailand still bucks the trend By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] Following yet another strong Wall Street session overnight, Asian markets with the exception of Thailand generally finished firmer yesterday. The686 words
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Article85 1996-09-11 28 THE wife of Peter Young, the Morgan Grenfell fund manager who was suspended last week for "irregularities" in three fluids worth nearly £1.4 billion (Ss3 billion), seems to have this habit of making intriguing revelations. Harmanna Young said her husband's behaviour had become increasingly odd85 words
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Article80 1996-09-11 28 MASSA Motor is the new name of the Alfa Romeo agent here. A company official said it meant "massive gold" and was picked to match the name of its Indonesian agency. But a Mazda Motor manager was not impressed and said it sounded too similar to his80 words
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Article60 1996-09-11 28 WHEN asked about how the recent arrival of Elite, the world's largest modelling agency, would affect the Singapore modelling scene and whether the competition worried his own agency, the director of one of Singapore's agencies replied: "I heard that Elite is coming to Singapore but I don't60 words
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Article58 1996-09-11 28 In Monday's column, we wrote on the Ave Ds (decay, disability, disease, depression and death) that follow Singapore's more famous five Cs of success. What comes after the Ds? One of two Cockney Es or one other "Eaven (heaven), Ell (Hell) or Extinction (for those58 words
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Article105 1996-09-11 28 A COMPUTER software company in Sydney, called Sausage Software, is planning an initial public sale of shares to raise As 4 million (514.48 million). The Australian newspaper has reported. Why the strange name? Well, the company was founded last year by 23-year-old entrepreneur Steve105 words
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Article79 1996-09-11 28 SOME tenants of the newly-opened Republic Plaza are mumbling about this, that and the other. Their complaints— insufficient toilets, leaky looe, office windows too high for a view, and lift lights that can't be seen from the side. The poor things will get little sympathy from those79 words
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Advertisement515 1996-09-11 19 Ultra Compact Ingenuity Weighing just a mere 450g and a size so compact that it can easily slip into your pocket or J purse with minimum fuss, JVC's new GR-DVI Digital Video Camera is indeed the smallest and camera in the world. Yet despite its ultra compactness, the GR-DVI is515 words
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Advertisement307 1996-09-11 21 In tßerti&W'bring WindoutiNT** tdybur'ertlerpnse, most computer companies are just settling into the starting blocks. Then there's Digital. With more H ■■mH than three years'real-world experience in Windows NT. With proven Hb mmmm ■WWL am HHUI hardware-and-services solutions already up and running this includes the H B ABBr >' first complete307 words
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Advertisement124 1996-09-11 24 YOU ARE JUDGED BY WHAT YOU WEAR. CYC'S TAILORED SHIRTS WILL SET YOU APART. »-jf Why wear readymade shirts made for the average body? At CYC, every shirt is skilfully crafted for your body giving you just the right fit. And you have our word on it each CYC shirt124 words
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Article296 1996-09-11 29 Knight-Ridder, Raster TRADING on the freight market started the week as ft finished last week, with little activity reported in most sectors of the freight iparket, brokers said, i Biffex continued its down trend with the Oct contract making new lows, Clarkson Wolff said in its daily marketKnight-Ridder,; Raster - 296 words
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Article169 1996-09-11 29 -am w 6«HllHi 0.M «ncft M IMIWHH* Utt MM* 125 NMKMZmm 0429 *0009 90 aKHMNl HKSM Midi JillllM—p 109 -OOI O JMWlWwrt <l40 *009 4U gW»3frr»- 1040 «AJ0 HJ B iw iMCti M3 fSwyin iwi-mur -oo4 oa KShc CvrtwV. too wen IT* ISWMC**—HLOOS 9 STIC 2J0 «id» feag!,169 words
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Article, Illustration490 1996-09-11 29 Yong Mei Fong - Mihttliir r«ll« an companies and others to do tlieir 'national duty 9 to make Pert Dang a transhipment centre By' Yong Mei Fong in Port Klang MALAYSIA'S Port Klang launched its third terminal, Westport, yesterday, and set for itself a target490 words
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267 1996-09-11 29 Merger may spark others to fellow, says P AO chairman Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] PAO NedUoyd, the container business to be created by merging the container divisions of Peninsular A Oriental Steam Navigation Co and Royal NedUoyd GroupBloomberg Business News - 267 words
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672 1996-09-11 29 Seafarer - STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer THE 765-km long Malacca Straits is the world's longest used for international navigation. Keeping it and the adjoining Straits of Singapore accident and pollu-tion-free is a challenge that the coastal states of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore have672 words
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209 1996-09-11 29 Reuter [BEIJING] China's largest shipbuilder China State Shipbuilder Corp (CSSC) built vessels worth 6.32 billion yuan (551.06 billion) between January and July 1996, up 20.5 per cent from the same period last year, the Xinhua news agency said on Monday. TheReuter - 209 words
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Article, Illustration43 1996-09-11 29 [ROTTERDAM] Fireworks illuminating the world's largest counterpoise Erasmus bridge and the Rotterdam sky over the weekend during World Port Day celebrations. The 139-metre high bridge cost 365 million Dutch guilders (SS3o7.o7million) and was officially opened last week. REUTERREUTER - 43 words
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129 1996-09-11 29 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkongbased consortiums have reached agreement on the construction of a major port terminal in the territory, a project delayed for three years by Sino-British wrangling. Financial secretary Donald Tsang said yesterday: "The consortiums have come to an agreement" on how the variousAFP - 129 words
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266 1996-09-11 29 Reuter [BANGKOK] Thailand and Myanmar plan to jointly invest in a Myanmese deep seaport that will link up with a major industrial estate now being studied, a senior official said yesterday. Somchet Thinaphong, governor of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (lEAT), saidReuter - 266 words
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Article, Illustration864 1996-09-11 30 John Eriksen - HORWA7B COASTAI< EXPRESS: BUSINESS SAILING INTO DIRE STRAITS The Norwegian government, which has subsidised the romantic Hurtigruta passenger ships for over 100 years, has piilled die funding plug and, unless the Coastal Express companies come up with a plan, the scenic cruises will cease JohnReuter - 864 words
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415 1996-09-11 30 PACE Evergreen 6 AEJOcew 16 FL-Bright ACL M FMG AFTStipg M Flwous 7 •AW. 3 T,nMt im. w Feedertran 7 t Accord 8 00 S n J AhrenUel 4 Aiwafuhin 4 LJflM I* 7T; P FrtWorid 7 eu M 6 0 Gemartrans 16415 words
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Article10248 1996-09-11 38 EXPORT ETA ETA Advartttaf VMM* Voya«* Talaphona ETA ETA AdvartMar Vassal Vow# m Dasf Mama mm. mlSmmum ihtCm'm 11 I BTSu I I^Tl, To BOSTON (BOS) 2054 A Massachusetts, United States TO ABU DHABI/ST JOHNS <AUH) 2004 iz/w 09/0 Ha#) H. KAOHSJUNC MX *9-32*0224 United Arab Emirates am10,248 words
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Article749 1996-09-11 45 Voy No Btrtli ArrW»> Departure Ana* tat Maaoc «h 0ZJH JOS «mnll 12 09/2300 ilMl« 305* JOI mipll HM/0600 SkM Napa 84 JO Mv* 17.M kx 0MN*NM* 09/* J19 MMNPKW E09/0400 CMmp OV* JOt BjM/IMC Mtal 44/* JOT HI»P«I BJVWOO flw IV* J02 ttotu* E09/2359 fltrtM t/W SO749 words
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Article1536 1996-09-11 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCt CARGO Booking/Mine* Rstls SMp Vty Mo EtWltr Nrioi Prow To Frow «um jotc WM a mm mm moo 2* W1T00 V06M 'vOWC I n/0700 ivnH ".HOC 4 n/1200 VMM WHM ta mm tut am a mm mm mm 10/1700 MHOC 11,536 words
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Article159 1996-09-11 45 SEPT II Pakistan: Quaid's Death Anniversary. Spain: Market and Public holiday in Catalonia, Catalan National Day. Madrid markets open. Chile: Anniversary of 1973 coup. SEPT 14 Nicaragua: Battle of San Jacinto. SEPT 15 Israel: New Year. Costa Rica/El Salvador/Guatemala/ Honduras/ Nicaragua: Independence Day. SEPT IS Japan: Respect for159 words
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Article366 1996-09-11 45 C«tN NO Ma 994.9 0.9 K.9 0.11 44 0*0 *4* OwsRv Mm Ask WW SM M*omC2S 3 0 4 1 0 T) 300 Am 984.6 0J 13.9 0J7 22 0» J. torn 390 Ma 992.5 0.9 193 0.10 41 0.00 %in %MW w mm* Mo «4om366 words
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408 1996-09-11 46 Passenger traffic in the same month of May up 6%, says airport body Reuter [GENEVA] Freight and mail traffic handled by 460 airports around the world in May 1996 totalled 4.09 million tonnes, up 7.5 per cent on the same monthReuter - 408 words
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279 1996-09-11 46 Reuter [GENEVA] Chinese airports, facing a dramatic surge in passenger and cargo traffic, are expected to join the world Airports Council International (ACI) shortly, according to the the Geneva-based body. In the latest edition of its journal World Report, ACI said agreementReuter - 279 words
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162 1996-09-11 46 AFP [BEIJING] Japan's Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to step up cooperation with its manufacturing partners in China with a complete transfer of its technology to the Tianjin Automobile Industry Corp (TAIC), Xinhua reported Monday. 1 The announcement was Biade following talks inAFP - 162 words
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220 1996-09-11 46 Airlines to provide passenger list within 1 hoar of incident Reuter [WASHINGTON] US officials proposed on Monday to require airlines involved in a aviation disaster on an international flight to provide a passenger list to the State Department within oneReuter - 220 words
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245 1996-09-11 46 Reuter [NEW YORK] Israel's El A 1 airline has ordered a new US$l million (511.4 million) bomb-detection system for use at New York's John F Kennedy international airport, the first carrier to do so, the manufacturer said onReuter - 245 words
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Article, Illustration41 1996-09-11 46 [ULIANOVSK AIRPORT, Russia] A French Citroen sports truck driving off a Russian Ruslan transport plane. Participants of the international Paris-Beijing Rallye arid their vehicles arrived to take part in the Russian lap of the rally. AFPAFP - 41 words
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Article180 1996-09-11 46 Bloomberg Business News (HEATHROW, Florida] Thomas Cook Group and the American Automobile Association said they will form an alliance to share their 54 million leisure travel customers in the US and abroad. Financial terms weren't disclosed for the alliance, which must be approved byBloomberg Business News - 180 words
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176 1996-09-11 46 Jakarta allows Merp&ti, Sempati Air to lease 8777,1340 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian authorities have allowed two mainly domestic carriers, Merpati Nusantara Airlines and Sempati Air, to lease wide-bodied jets, a newspaper said yesterday. "The airplanes will be provided through leasing," air transportation director generalAFP - 176 words
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48 1996-09-11 46 [SINGAPORE] For the fifth consecutive year, Changi Airport has been voted the world's favourite airport by readers of Business Traveller Asia Pacific. The travel award was presented to the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore yesterday at the Ritz Carlton in Hongkong.48 words
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70 1996-09-11 46 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Virgin Atlantic Airways, the London-based airline that inaugurates service to Johannesburg next month, said it will form an alliance with South Africa's Sun Air to allow easier connections to Cape Town and Durban. Virgin Atlantic said on MondayBloomberg Business News - 70 words
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90 1996-09-11 46 Bernama [PETALING JAYA] Directional (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, the local distributor of Citroen cars, might consider local assembly of the three new Citroen models launched here yesterday. General manager A Parkunan said: "It would be worthwhile to go into completely knocked down (CKD) units shouldBernama - 90 words
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62 1996-09-11 46 Bloomberg Business News [CARACAS] The US Federal Aviation Administration began a review of Venezuela's compliance with international airline safety standards to determine if Venezuelan airlines should retain their US landing rights. The review was started after a 304 ay grace period expired. A decision isn'tBloomberg Business News - 62 words
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Article1422 1996-09-11 46 CITY FLIGHT ETA FUGHT ETD AfcaHwM S0442 2025 Hlltrtll SOW 2120 SOttO 1020 AdaiaMa SO229 2220 Hand VN741 1300 S0176 1105 Amm rj 182 1445 RJ183 7?yt S0f75 <40 VW740 1410 /Uwteriee MM Qjg ?y>Q NatYal MI893 1405 TG406 0820 GA«93 QO5 KL834 2345 TG407 21051,422 words
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215 1996-09-11 46 Bloomberg Business News [OTTAWA] Air traffic between Canada and the US increased 13.5 per cent last year, reflecting improved access for national carriers under an accord known as Open Skies, Statistics Canada said. Open Skies is a cross-bor-der treaty signed when President BillBloomberg Business News - 215 words
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Advertisement241 1996-09-11 29 Volume of freight, mail at world airports op 7.5% Passenger traffic up 6%. Back Page The Second International Exhibition and on Chemical Industry Logistics Marichem Asia '96| i THE CONFERENCE THE EXHIBITION -i From Plant to Customer that's the theme of Chemical and plastics companies in the AsiaMarichem Asia 96,241 words
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