The Business Times, 28 September 1996
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Title Section13 1996-09-28 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEEKEND EDITION, SEPTEMBER 28-29,199613 words
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Article, Illustration480 1996-09-28 1 Michelle Low - Even in prime areas, weakness is seen among older properties: agents By'. Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Apartment rentals could ease further this year after dropping an unexpected 6 per cent in the second quarter, say market watchers. Agents report pockets of weakness opening upSource: DBS - 480 words
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470 1996-09-28 1 Quak Hiang Whai - It is latest financial group to be rebnked by Hongkong's securities watchdog From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THE Crosby group, controlled by French bank Societe Generate, is the latest Hongkong financial group to be reprimanded by the territory's securities watchdog. The470 words
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Article178 1996-09-28 1 (SINGAPORE] After plunging 4 per cent on Thursday, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's Second Board gave players another fright yesterday when it dropped more than 3 per cent in early trade before an afternoon rally recouped nearly all the day's loss. The Second Board Index,178 words
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Article, Illustration83 1996-09-28 1 [SINGAPORE] Singaporeans will now have one more place where they can feast around the clock. The 101-year-old Lau Pa Sat reopens as a 24-hour food court today after a one-year break following its sale by Scotts Holdings to Kopitiam Investments. A gazetted nationalARTHUR LEE - 83 words
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409 1996-09-28 1 Loh Hui Yin - Nov 17 elections catch many observers off-guard From Loh Hui Yin in Bangkok THAI Prime Minister Banham Silpa-archa yesterday called snap elections on Nov 17, a dramatic move that is expected to bring relief to Thailand's battered financial markets. "There will be a409 words
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Advertisement160 1996-09-28 1 DWUUB b-Ouriubw flw|iTugrti3jn The former head of the failed Carrian property and finance group, George Tan, was sentenced yesterday to three years in Jail Tan, 62, pleaded guilty a week ago to Hongkong's largest fraud case, involving loans worth USs23Bm from Bumiputra Malaysia Finance Ltd to Carrian before its collapse,160 words
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Advertisement94 1996-09-28 1 Office properly outlook darker, Pg 3 Twenty years next Tuesday The Business Times turns 80 ant Tu—li| And to mark the occasion, we will publish a ipedal wipplanmrt We look at questions like: What does the information age mean for business? Is the Internet just a lot of hype and94 words
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Advertisement216 1996-09-28 1 Timeless values. Tk rv W Geneva Duplex escapement movement llbery of London. These two exquisite watches, The Rolex Day-Date in the shape of peaches, are is appreciated for more called «For China». fL**ithan just the twenty-five The craftsmen of Geneva were languages in which it can disrenowned for their mastery216 words
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FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
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BULL'S EYE
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Article, Illustration638 1996-09-28 2 Those polled for their views on next week's Singapore stock market outlook are: Alliance, Daiwa, Fraser, GK Goh, ING Barings, Deutsche Morgan, Nomura, WI Carr. Haw Par ♦(Upgraded to Accumulate from Hold) OCBC Investment Research, Sep27, $3.00. We are still positive on Haw Par's longer-term prospects and638 words
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Article, Illustration439 1996-09-28 2 Tan Ee Khoon - Tan Ee Khoon Director of research Summit Securities Singapore <40 INCE its early 1996 high, the stockmarkj ket's gains have been gradually eroded by a series of developments. We are now back where we began in November, last year. Widespread optimism has given way to the current439 words
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1903 1996-09-28 2 Lee Yoke Har - If stock investment is about fundamentals, there are solid reasons to quit pining for these superstars By] Lee Yoke Har [SINGAPORE] IF YOU haven't bought any KL Second Board stocks, don't be tempted to jump in now. Their prices have outrun their1,903 words
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433 1996-09-28 2 Teh Hooi Ling - Those bearish cite the high debt ratio; others like the China growth potential By' Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Investors are probably not going to scramble for Pacific Andes Holdings's initial public offer, judging by analysts' lack of enthusiasm for the company. Some433 words
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SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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326 1996-09-28 3 Agnes Wee - Group to also refine marketing effort, stem fall in arrivals Reports by, Agnes Wee THE Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) has set up a 10-member Destination Marketing Council (DMC) to achieve more effective marketing results and to chart new directions326 words
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330 1996-09-28 3 VISITOR arrivals in August fell 4.8 per cent year-on-year, the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) said yesterday. However, the total figure of 655,108 was the highest registered in a single month this year. And the total visitor traffic for the first eight months of this330 words
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338 1996-09-28 3 Abdul Hadhi - By. Abdul Hadhi THE outlook- for the office property market expected to be rosy as recently as July has become darker in less than a couple of months. The latest is a report by ING Barings research saying office capital values have338 words
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327 1996-09-28 3 Govt's track record; its programme; 21st century leadership DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last night outlined three main issues in the coming general election. ♦The track record of the People's Action Party Government over the last 30 years but especially327 words
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318 1996-09-28 3 Christopher Tan - By < Christopher Tan SENGKANG in the north-east will have the next light-rail transit (LRT) system, ahead of Punggol and the new Downtown in Marina South. Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan announced this yesterday at the groundbreaking ceremony of the318 words
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REGION
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164 1996-09-28 4 JAKARTA Reuter INDONESIA'S President Suharto threatened yesterday to force the rich to help the poor if they did not do so voluntarily. In 1995, Mr Suharto appealed to private companies and individuals with an annual after-tax income of more than 100 millionReuter - 164 words
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399 1996-09-28 4 HONGKONG Bnt he's not asked to pay court charges in case that has cost HE govt USs27m AFP GEORGE Tan, former head of the failed Carrian property and finance group, was sentenced yesterday to three years in jail after pleading guilty in Hongkong's largestAFP - 399 words
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392 1996-09-28 4 S N Vasuki - JAKARTA Move, hoars before deadline, seen as sign she doesn't want to directly take on govt By I S N Vasuki OUSTED Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) leader Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday suspended activities at her new political headquarters hours before a deadline set by the392 words
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NOTE Book
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65 1996-09-28 4 Reuter (KUALA LUMPUR] Ekran Bhd said yesterday that it had again postponed the signing of a construction contract for the M 113.6 billion (597.6 billion) Bakun hydro-electric dam. Company officials did not explain the latest postponement nor give a new signing date. The contractReuter - 65 words
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Article, Illustration77 1996-09-28 4 AFP [BEIJING] A man sleeping on the roof of his truck as he and his friends waited for buyers to express interest yesterday in a used car lot in Beijing. Production of medium-duty trucks has been sluggish, dropping 25 per cent in the first half of this year,AFP - 77 words
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50 1996-09-28 4 Reuter [YANGON] Myanmar police detained 109 activists and blocked all roads leading to democracy leader Aung Sao Suu Kyi's house yesterday to stop a congress of her party from taking place, a senior government official said. The Nobel Peace laureate had not been re-arrested.—ReuterReuter - 50 words
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75 1996-09-28 4 AFP [HO CHI MINH CITY] Vietnam's first export zone, the Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone (EPZ), has recovered its entire investment after only three years of operation, the president of the project said yesterday. The US$9O million EPZ, south of Ho ChiAFP - 75 words
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Article, Illustration337 1996-09-28 4 HONGKONG AFP BRITAIN and China officially signed an accord yesterday to hold a joint ceremony marking the formal transfer of Hongkong from British to Chinese rule, at midnight on June 30 next year. The agreement was signed by Hugh Davies and Zhao Jihua,AFP; REUTER - 337 words
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463 1996-09-28 4 Peter Seidlitz - BEIJING Number of folks over 66 set to rise from 120 m to 400 m over the next 50 years By] Peter Seidlitz WITH the number of Chinese over the age of 65 set to rise from 120 million to 400 million over the463 words
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379 1996-09-28 4 BEIJING Bloomberg Business News EXPORTERS from China may see their profits wiped out if a revision of the tax law is implemented, accountants from Deloitte Touche Tomatsu say. The revised tax provision, known as circular 123, alters the formula used to assess exporters' value-addedBloomberg Business News - 379 words
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Article, Illustration445 1996-09-28 5 TOKYO Cabinet approves date after Hashimoto orders dissolntion of lower house AFP JAPAN'S lower house of parliament was dissolved yesterday on the orders of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, setting the stage for the first election in almost three-and-a-half years on Oct 20.AFP - 445 words
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324 1996-09-28 5 TOKYO Supply sources also shifting to loWer-COSt production areas AFP THE higher yen is boosting Japan's imports of manufactured goods, with supply sources diversifying and shifting to places with lower production costs, a governmental trade promotion body said yesterday. Japan imported U*****.3 billion (*****.4AFP - 324 words
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230 1996-09-28 5 TAIPEI Reuter MORE than 20 boats will sail to a chain of disputed East China Sea islands on Oct 6 as scheduled to rip down a lighthouse seen as a symbol of Japan's sovereignty claims, a Taiwanese organiser said yesterday.Reuter - 230 words
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398 1996-09-28 5 HONGKONG Taipei is recovering bat for Seoul trouble is just starting Reuter SOUTH Korea and Taiwan are among Asian nations most damaged by a downturn in US demand for electronics, but experts say their outlooks differ sharply. "They were both affected badly by the slowdownReuter - 398 words
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407 1996-09-28 5 SEATTLE, Washington Reuter Acting US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said on Thursday that China was failing to take "serious" action to join the World Trade Organisation, despite its expressed desires to be a part of the global trading forum.Reuter - 407 words
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125 1996-09-28 5 SEOUL AFP NORTH Korea warned yesterday it could retaliate against South Korea in the massive manhunt for 26 people who were aboard a submarine which ran aground on Sep 18. "As victims, we have the right to retaliate on the offenders. Our retaliationAFP - 125 words
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Page 5 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous334 1996-09-28 5 TMH WEATmiK, Singapore: Showers in the morning. Temperature (31-24) Aat*-PwdOc HVLo* Good. Europe Hl/Lo* Cond. America HVLo* Cond. Auckland 17/09 Showers Amsterdam 17/11 Showers Atlanta 27/19 Tstocm Bangkok 34/26 Talonn Athere 27/16 Cloudy Buenos A«res__ 18/11 Cloudy Beijing 29/13 Tstonn Berlin 17/06 Showers (Tira®) I&TJ9 Showers Bombay 33/25 Sunny Boon334 words
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THE WORLD
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553 1996-09-28 6 WASHINGTON Trimming comes amid signs of slowing business activity in final months of year Bloomberg Business News THE government yesterday trimmed its estimate of the US economy's rapid growth in the second quarter as signs emerge of a slowing in business activityBloomberg Business News - 553 words
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Article, Illustration463 1996-09-28 6 JERUSALEM Death toll in clashes hits 70; PM says he's committed to peace AFP ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday blamed Palestinian leaders for the clashes between Israelis and Palestinians and warned that their actions were undermining the "whole structure of peace". HoldingAFP; REUTER - 463 words
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Article, Illustration321 1996-09-28 6 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News REPUBLICAN presidential challenger Bob Dole has cut President Bill Clinton's once 23-point margin to 10 points in the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. Mr Dole had cut Mr Clinton's lead to 13 percentage points by Wednesday. The latest 39 perBloomberg Business News; REUTER - 321 words
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433 1996-09-28 6 WASHINGTON Reuter IMF Managing Director Michel Camdessus pronounced himself satisfied with the health of the world economy on Thursday but others raised questions about the vitality of Europe and Japan. Speaking at a news conference ahead of the annual meetingReuter - 433 words
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432 1996-09-28 6 LONDON GOLD hovered near a critical support level of US$3BO an ounce yesterday while the market tried to gauge whether the International Monetary Fund will be selling five million ounces or 156 tons during the next few years. IMF432 words
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282 1996-09-28 6 m WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News THE US Comptroller of the Currency urged banks to cut back on sending pre-approved credit cards to consumers, warning that some bankers are taking undue risks in -Hie rush to sign up new customers. The move isBloomberg Business News - 282 words
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249 1996-09-28 6 KABUL A VICTORIOUS Taliban Islamic militia seized the Afghan capital Kabul after a three-day offensive yesterday, and hanged the country's former communist president Najibullah in their first public act. The Taliban, who aim to impose strict Islamic Syariah law, met minimal resistance from forces loyal249 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous69 1996-09-28 6 DOONESBURY By Garry Trudeau pSoofwUNrmpsimei' (Sv RI6HT, LBON, UH- AMP I'M RBBUCTBP, MUST Be PAIP, RIGHT, t lOOK.PO C I j you MAYHAve no- Vjfr t JL&TMMTXXJTO H TIC&P THAT A LOT OF Wff KNOtU lAM NOT AMONG W F I \f WHAT W PBORLe HAWS- AU&APf MF THFM. lAM69 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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Article, Illustration424 1996-09-28 7 Teh Hooi Ling - Garment exporter's shares at HKS3.OS each are for SES secondary listing By' Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Hongkonglisted garment exporter Easyknit International Holdings yesterday launched its offer of 45 million new shares at HK$3.O5 for a secondary listing on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.WONG POK SEE - 424 words
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Article, Illustration369 1996-09-28 7 Dangiterandagronp talked to president in talks Indon paper Reuter [JAKARTA] An Indonesian newspaper reported yesterday that President Suharto's daughter Siti Hardianti Rukmana was in negotiations to buy out the largest shareholder of automobile conglomerate Astra International. Bisnis Indonesia daily said also that a groupReuter - 369 words
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Article652 1996-09-28 7 Vikram Khanna - HOCK LOCK SIEW Vikram Khanna IF NIKKO Securities' chief strategist for Asia, Marshall Mays, is right, Asian stockmarket players, together with financial services providers, governments and central banks had better brace themselves for some pretty wild times a couple of years down the road, or652 words
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198 1996-09-28 7 [SINGAPORE] Hongkongbased CM Telecom International is set to be the first company to be listed on the Foreign Board of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. BT understands that CM Telecom would launch its initial public offer on Monday. The telecommunications company is one198 words
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355 1996-09-28 7 Genevieve Cua - Firm denies it wants to sell its folly owned cable TV network in Sweden, Stjarn TV By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Telecom expects to cut its international direct dial rates further in December, its third in the current fiscal year ending March355 words
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Article250 1996-09-28 7 [SINGAPORE] Poor local market conditions and losses incurred regionally took their toll on listed brokerage GK Goh's results posted yesterday. After-tax profit tumbled 26.7 per cent to $16.43 million for the year ended June 30. In its unaudited results, GK Goh said turnover fell250 words
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SINGAPORE & MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
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268 1996-09-28 8 Yen Sreenivasan - CORPORATE RESULTS Petroleum refiner posts $20.83 m interim profit, bat set for tougher 2nd half By' Yen Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Improved refining margins have enabled Singapore Petroleum Company to yesterday record a turnaround during its first halfyear with net earnings of $20.83 million to268 words
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383 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Construction and property-based L&M Group Investments yesterday reported an interim group net loss of $1.06 million, down from a net profit of $871,000 previously. Group turnover for the six month ending June 30 eased 4 per cent to $171.03 million. Extraordinary items totalling383 words
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265 1996-09-28 8 Paul Leo - By. Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Inno-Pacific Holdings (IPH) yesterday reported a loss of $9.94 million for the half year ended June, compared to a loss of $347,000 from the previous corresponding period. The food group's turnover plunged 42.6 per cent to $58.73 million from265 words
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Article261 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Developer Ipco International has reported a 13 per cent fall in net profit to $6.74 million for the year to June 30,1996. The fall was due to increased deductions of minority interests, which doubled to $9.76 million as joint venture partners took their261 words
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Article, Illustration55 1996-09-28 8 (TOKYO) Honda Motor Co Ltd announced yesterday it will participate in the coming 1996 World Solar Challenge with a new two-seat and four wheeler version of Dream solar car. The new solar car's cruising speed on a clear day is over 90 kmh and its maximumREUTER - 55 words
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343 1996-09-28 8 MISC, Rothmans, PDZ and EON fail to make list Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) yesterday released a list of 50 approved stocks permitted to be sold short. Short selling of securities will be allowed starting on Monday. Under theReuter - 343 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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Article43 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Material Handling Engineering has returned to the black with a net profit 0f193,000 for the year to June 30. It suffered a $3.16 million loss the previous year. Turnover was up 37.8 per cent to $23.9 million.43 words
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57 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Fuji Offset Plates Manufacturing nearly doubled its interim net profit to $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, despite a 19 per cent fall in turnover to $10.3 million. Results were boosted by better contributions from subsidiary Fuji Printing Cylinders and other57 words
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Article56 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Liang Huat Aluminium has slipped into the red with a $621,000 loss for the six months ended June 30, despite a 7.5 per cent rise in turnover to $48.3 million. Hie loss was due partly to high overheads at its new Nanhai plant,56 words
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Article53 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Wepco Ltd has reported an interim loss of $684,000 compared to a $36,000 profit previously. For the six months to June 30, turnover fell 12 per cent to $10.6 million. The loss was attributed to the downturn in the electronics industry which hit its plastic53 words
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54 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE! Osprey Maritime Ltd achieved an 8 per cent rise in net profit to US$7.6 million (5110.7 million) for the six months to June 30. Earnings per share rose 8.4 per cent to 5.28 US cents. Group revenue at half-time was up 14 per54 words
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86 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Causeway Holdings said it was not aware of any reason for the price surge of its stock. But it added that its chairman, Tunku Osman Ahmad, and a director, Alan Ong, are negotiating with certain parties about selling their stakes. The number86 words
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48 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Pan Asia Pacific Aviation Services yesterday signed an agreement with the Hongkong airport authorities to provide maintenance services at the new Chek Lap Kok airport. The company is jointly owned by SIA Engineering, Malaysia Airlines, Garuda and Royal Brunei Airlines.48 words
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Article, Illustration317 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Small investors yesterday got more than a third of Presscrete Holdings offer of seven million shares to the public. But only one in four who applied for a lot will be successful. And for those who wanted between two and nine317 words
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289 1996-09-28 8 [SINGAPORE] Consumer products distributor Jacks International Ltd is rethinking its plans to buy over UK-based car distributor William Jacks pic. In a statement to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, Jacks International said it has asked the UK Panel on Takeovers289 words
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212 1996-09-28 8 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Kemayan Corp Bhd has proposed a one-for-three bonus issue and announced details on a number of property projects. The property and plantations concern said in a statement yesterday it was also proposing a rights issue of up to MJ260.9 million (*****.4Reuter - 212 words
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REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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445 1996-09-28 9 Move will cut USSIOOm in costs; resulting in at least USss2sm in charges Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] PepsiCo Inc said it will revamp its sagging international beverage operation to cut US$lOO million (Ssl4l million) in costs and take charges that will contributeBloomberg Business News - 445 words
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Article126 1996-09-28 9 Reuter [HONGKONG] Wah Kwong Shipping Holdings Ltd said yesterday that it has agreed to sell its wholly owned Elegance Carriers Inc to its 50/50 joint venture with Singapore's Sembawang Maritime Ltd (SML) for US$9 million (5512.6 million). The only asset of Elegance is the 44,000Reuter - 126 words
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Article345 1996-09-28 9 S N Vasuki - Bnt analysts say crucial victory was in getting plan modified From S N Vasuki in Jakarta SHAREHOLDERS of Lippo Life and Lippo Securities yesterday voted overwhelmingly to approve a controversial proposal to restructure the financial services interests of the Lippo Group. Analysts said that345 words
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Article, Illustration69 1996-09-28 9 [NEW YORK] Pan Am CEO Martin Shugrue (left) shouting as Kristina Trippe (centre), granddaughter of Pan Am founder Juan Trippe, pours champagne on the Clipper Fair Wind on Thursday at the JFK Airport here before the aircraft took off for Miami International Airport.AFP - 69 words
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290 1996-09-28 9 Neil Behrmann - From Neil Behrmann in London BY the looks of it, the £400 million (SsBBo million) flotation of Thistle Hotels, Britain's second largest hotel group, has been oversubscribed ahead of the closing date next week. More than 75 per cent of the investors who have subscribed for290 words
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SHIPS IN PORT
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Article1703 1996-09-28 9 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Bookbq/Monco Rstls Ship Voy Mo Etb/Btr Porto* From To Fro« Aci ckw 08* jo/otoo a nrno 21/0*59 n/woo 2I/07M 20/189 20/MM 4 24/1200 20/M59 20/1700 ikiMtr WDM M 27/OM 27/Wt 2T/8M 2* 27/T700 20/0*59 20/09M 1 20/0700 20/189 20/MM 41,703 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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Article384 1996-09-28 10 Regulators worried that USs394b business presents ample opportunities for insider trading Bloomberg Business News [BOSTON] US market regulators say a rash of suspicious trading involving securities of takeover-related companies is spurring increased scrutiny of the booming mergers and acquisitions business. The surveillance comes amid a dramaticBloomberg Business News - 384 words
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390 1996-09-28 10 Regulators may drive investment banks oat of London, he warns FT [LONDON] John Manser, chief executive of Robert Fleming, the UK investment bank, has vested his frustration at financial regulators as the group announced the resignation of the chairman of its scandal-hit joint venture in EastFT - 390 words
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Article, Illustration418 1996-09-28 10 US$/mark: US$/mark opened the week on a firm bias testing the high of 1.5190 set last Friday. Failure to break coupled with the US Federal Open Market Committee's decision to maintain the Fed funds rate at 5.25 per cent weighed on the unit bringingSource: DBS Bank - 418 words
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186 1996-09-28 10 [SINGAPORE] Overseas Union Bank has arranged a US$3O million ($42 million) syndicated loan for Central Pattana, a major Thai shopping complex developer, in the Asian dollar market. This three-year loan, with interest at 1.15 per cent above the Singapore Interbank Offer Rate,186 words
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274 1996-09-28 10 Reuter [TOKYO] Japan's monetary authorities, claiming that the worst is over for the nation's financial crisis, is still propping up the fragile banking system discreetly to keep global concerns from flaring up. The Ministry of Finance (MOD appears to be parking a substantialReuter - 274 words
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132 1996-09-28 10 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] A consortium of four Malaysian firms entered into a memorandum of understanding yesterday to jointly build a Ms7o million (5539.3 million) palm oil refinery in eastern Sabah state. Asiatic Development Bhd, Kuala Sidim Bhd, Palmco Holdings Bhd and HapReuter - 132 words
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Article212 1996-09-28 10 rnmr.lL Report Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures finished easipr but off their lows yesterday following a news report which triggered afternoon sales on concerns about Japanese interest rates. A Jiji news report quoted a senior Bank of Japan official as sayingReuter - 212 words
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Article171 1996-09-28 10 AFP Lor. don THE dollar advanced against the yen, and remained on a Firm trend against European currencies. By 1445 GMT, the dollar was quoted at 1.5222 marks from 1.5225 on Thursday. It climbed to 110.67 yen from 110.47 on Thursday, the dollar was being trading 1.2533 SwissAFP - 171 words
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337 1996-09-28 10 Oil markets unaffected by Mid-East turmoil for now ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] The world oil market has been largely indifferent to the Israeli-Palestinian violence seeing no immediate threat to Gulf oil supplies but experts said yesterday a protracted conflict could put paid to such complacency. They say a repeat ofReuter - 337 words
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Article2268 1996-09-28 11 LtHBHMI t, #5- ,*f »r to*«*rt8l6 Not* AB Ports 268.400 -X600 Abbey Mat tonal 594 -2.400 AMedOomocq 453 4 Amoc 104.400 unch Aid* Croup 103.400 -.MO •ATM 434 -4.400 MCC 296 -.400 BOC Croup 876 *.600 BR PWroieum 654.400 *7 BTR 271.400 .400 Bank of Scotland 2472,268 words
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Article1670 1996-09-28 11 Reuter Q Nikkei 225 ♦85.66 STOCKS eked out only small gains by the end of yesterday's session after a three-day winning streak. But brokers said they confirmed the firmness in the market's current trend after stock prices won back their morning losses. They also said that since the NikkeiReuter - 1,670 words
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Article, Illustration1599 1996-09-28 12 AFX-Asia QH&ngSaig ****** STOCKS posted their biggest gains in two weeks yesterday, amid optimism low corporate borrowing costs will keep profits growing. Interest-rate sensitive bank and utility stocks led the rise. "People are quite bullish on the fourth quarter," said a dealer. "The market should charge ahead next week."AFX-Asia - 1,599 words
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Article, Illustration645 1996-09-28 12 Reuter Q Shanghai B Share Index *0.24 SHANGHAI B Share Index closed up yesterday, reversing early losses on institutional window-dressing late in the session. But sentiment remained weak ahead of a National Day holiday. The index gained 0.24 point to 48.90 on volume of 7.7 million shares worth US$2.5Reuter; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities (Asia) Ltd - 645 words
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Article406 1996-09-28 12 AFP 71 Manila. ♦LIS SHARE prices closed slightly higher yesterday as the market waited for major news. "The market, basically, is moving sideways," said Rammie Herbosa of Mark Securities Corp. The PSE Composite Index gained 1.15 points to 3,223.71. Turnover plunged to 13.77 billion shares worth 2.87 billion pesosAFP - 406 words
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Article, Illustration832 1996-09-28 12 AFP nSETlndex *515 SHARE prices rose 0.5 per cent yesterday in thin trading, with most investors sidelined amid confusion about the succession to the premiership. "There is great uncertainty in the market. Investors aren't trading now because they don't know what might happen over the weekend," said a dealer.AFP - 832 words
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Article, Illustration764 1996-09-28 12 AFP F1 Composite Index +2.04 SHARE prices closed 0.4 per cent higher yesterday with gains among some blue chips undermined by profit-taking on others. "We saw some very selective foreign interest. We had Indosat, Gudang Garam and Indofood off notably, whereas Telkom and Indosat were up," a dealer said.AFP - 764 words
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Article625 1996-09-28 12 AFP Fl All Ordinaries +M SHARES closed firmer yesterday as blue-chip stocks recovered from early slips to strengthen the market in late trading, brokers said. "It been a good day's trading all round particularly in the banks and the 50 leaders," said a trader. The All Ordinaries Index roseAFP - 625 words
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Article270 1996-09-28 12 Reuter n Wellington -1224 SHARES eased yesterday, with Brierley falling amid concerns that the share sale in its London-based Thistle Hotels isn't going well. The NZSE Top 40-share Index fell 12.24 points to 2,222.02. Reuter S*27 US (0001 ANZ Bdnfcinq 1.8.05 0 05 184a 3 Adv*nt*9*s MIOgt 1.32 -0.03Reuter - 270 words
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Article, Illustration8216 1996-09-28 13 Bloomberg Business News IHI Composite Indei +L7B STOCKS ended mixed yesterday, with United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) gaining on hopes of higher-than-expected earnings. "Profit will be boosted by stronger revenue from its toll operations," said an analyst. UEM's profit will be boosted by the toll riseBloomberg Business News - 8,216 words
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3841 1996-09-28 14 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH By: R Sivanithy RUNNING through the list of warrants listed in the local bourse, we find that we haven't featured Acer's new 2001 warrants. This is an oversight which needs to be corrected, because at least as far3,841 words
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Article2405 1996-09-28 14 MALAYSIAN STOCKS 6r Cr 1996 Last Vol Day Lad Oust* Mv Mv YW Hat M Cap High Lm Stno Company Sat* COOOI High Low Buyar Sater Cvr P/t Sanl 625 360 mi 5000 AISBSOc 442 21 450 440 440 446 SO 4.9 0.3 92.5 453.4 119 84 IDS2,405 words
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Article890 1996-09-28 15 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE rOOO) «w at Tui cm rum Mmtritf ZtMn MM 34J13 *3.727 13,414 107.141 FMnct XM7 3.643 7,53© 49.591 11,344 60.995 KMtatl 2,7*2 Ml 314*3 6.699 U25 *.020 PrapwttM 3,050 7,300 WJ50 14,*26 12,316 26.944 Pl4nUttan 2.625 2423 8,049 6.049 MMn* 393 393 V073 1.075 BtW 3,331 7,407890 words
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Article4615 1996-09-28 15 ct or mm 1996 Last Va6 Day Last Owti Otv Dt* VM Mat Cap A** Hlffc Law StNo Company Sata COOP) High Law Bwyar CV P/t Prtea MOUSTMALS 5146 ASE NT$10 200~ US- lOOO 1000 ASF US$0.***** USIOOO »0 0 214 165 1258 AcarSOc US177 -3 5 1774,615 words
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Article898 1996-09-28 15 fir fir M Wt KM Last ¥1 Day LMt Om(« Mv D* VM Nat Cm A«f with Ln SIN* Cai—iny SaM COOO) M|l U* 8«ryaf MMr C«r P/C |M Prlea SESOAQ 289 135 a 2000 ABAHMqsSc 170 *2 M (72 170 170 171 XO 14 2 0.1 106.3 75.6898 words
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Article, Illustration70 1996-09-28 16 Paul Leo - Paul Leo PUBLIC BANK BHD Foreign tranche fell two cents to $2.64 with 967,000 units done 3.8 times the lOday onerage 0f262,000 units. A break of support at $2.60 will result in further weakness to next support at $2.50, at which point is a buy. Daily Relative Strength70 words
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Article, Illustration893 1996-09-28 16 R Sivanithy - STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Among the stocks to see some action are Hotel Properties, Wing Tai and UPP; meanwhile, EL Second Board continues to be volatile By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A little life was breathed into an otherwise mixed local stock893 words
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Article88 1996-09-28 16 GOVERNMENT bodies like the Economic Development Board and Ministry of National Development are believed to be interested in a high-speed train proposal between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, our sources in KL said. This could cut commuting time between the two cities to about two-and-a-half hours. Malaysian88 words
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Article80 1996-09-28 16 A BT staffer went to the US embassy yesterday to apply for a journalist's visa and had to answer a list of questions, which included the following: are you a member of the Nazi Party; have you committed genocide; have you ever been a80 words
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Article127 1996-09-28 16 SO THE Federal Reserve didn't raise rates. What does it mean? Think about this: If the Fed ups rates 50 basis points by the end of 1996, learned prognosticators will declare that inflation fears already not that convincing—will be eliminated. What to do? Buy bonds.127 words
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Article55 1996-09-28 16 THE SLA Building, coming up in Robinson Road has a hoarding with the line, "Unmistakably First Class" and an illustration of the top part of the building which is to have a triangular-looking top. This, some may add, is unmistakably similar in shape to the top of the55 words
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Article99 1996-09-28 16 THE latest issue of Asian Advertising and Marketing has a list of the top five advertisers in several Asian countries for the period January to March 1996. In Singapore, it was a clean sweep for Ng Teng Fong's Far East Organization and its various associate companies which took99 words
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Article74 1996-09-28 16 COOPERATIVE insurer NTUC Income which has cornered certain segments of the market with the cheapest premiums around town says its products are competitive, not cheap. "For instance, some of our whole life policies accumulate a cash value after the first year unlike others where the cash value74 words
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Advertisement582 1996-09-28 7 SINGAPORE PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) HALF YEAR UNAUDITED PROFIT ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors wish to announce the following unaudited results of the Group and the Company for the six months ended 30 June 1996: (SOOOs) 1996 1995 1996 1995 Turnover 939,395 842,851 +11.5 888,308 762,595 +163582 words
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Advertisement18 1996-09-28 12 ♦The Taiwan stock market was closed yesterday. CLASSIFIED The one stop 1 Information centre m\ere you can CzA\bOCh73}lK36today18 words
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Advertisement35 1996-09-28 14 SMOOTH AS SILK TO BANGKOK Travelling to Bangkok? Fly smooth as silk on Thai six times daily. Enjoy gourmet food, vintage SIX TIMES DAILY■ French wines and a standard of service that's Tha mooth as35 words
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Advertisement345 1996-09-28 16 BUSINESS Notices TO ADVERTISE CALL TOLL-FREE 1800-741 1883 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO ANO IN THE MATTER Of mei smomo cmorr PTE. LTD. 1_ it. (incorpof iiw m me RapubHc of Singapore) (In Liquidation) ■If liini.ilfci votumanry Winding-up) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors of345 words
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Advertisement401 1996-09-28 16 business Times Futar. Sharper- Deeper A bold new look and a fresh approach to the news and views. Faster with the news, and with the meaning of the news. Sharper focus on business and markets. Deeper analysis of trends, and mote opinion and commentary. -§*g Start my TheßusinessTimes Subscription now401 words
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Article, Illustration1251 1996-09-28 17 Brahma Chellaney - Missile proliferation is getting to be an increasing problem. Brahma Cheiianey examines the issue Brahma Chellaney Dr Brahma Chellaney is professor of security studies at the Centrefor Policy Research (CPR), an independent think-tank in New Delhi. THE building of effective ballistic missile defencesAFP - 1,251 words
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Article, Illustration890 1996-09-28 17 Alan Dupont - The illegal movement of people across borders threatens to pose a major regional security problem in the not-too-distant future By. Alan Dupont Alan Dupont is a Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University. Canberra. THE era of the IndochineseCHEW SENG KIM/ST - 890 words
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Article, Illustration1343 1996-09-28 18 Mukul G Asher Avjit Gupta - The meaning and policy relevance of sustainable development is coming under increasing scrutiny. Mukni o Asher and Avjjit Gupta look at the issue Mukul G Asher Avjit Gupta Dr Mukul G Asher is Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, and DrALBERT SIM/ST - 1,343 words
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1337 1996-09-28 18 C J W-L Wee - An anti-imperialist discourse serves to create a new regional community C J W-L Wee DrC J W-L Wee teaches literature and cultural theory at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. CAN the identity of post-co-lonial societies become post-Western? While a supposed universal modernity was1,337 words
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904 1996-09-28 19 Louis R K Paul - How do you craft a profitable business alliance? Loots R K Paul provides some views Louis R K Paul Louis R K Paul is a management consultant in the field of strategic planning and technology transfer. TODAY'S Malaysia is spreading the gospel of Smart Partnership, particularly904 words
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Article, Illustration1073 1996-09-28 19 P Lim Pui Huen - Traditional dan associations are taking on new roles By P Lim Pui Huen P Lim Pui Huen is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, and is Associate Editor of Trends. THE Second World Fujian Convention organised by the Federation of1,073 words
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Article, Illustration996 1996-09-28 19 Tran Khanh - Bringing down the average age of the corps of senior civil servants is a key objective Tran Khanh Dr Tran Khanh is a researcher with the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, in Hanoi, Vietnam. THE Vietnamese government is carrying out a major programmeAFP - 996 words
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Article, Illustration1128 1996-09-28 20 Joaquin L Gonzalez III Virgilio S Labrador - Several issues have to be addressed if the peace accord is to succed. Joaquin x. Gonzalez m and virgiiio s Labrador report Joaquin L Gonzalez III Virgilio S Labrador Dr Joaquin L Gonzalez 111 is a Fellow in the Department of Political Science at theAFP - 1,128 words
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Article, Illustration881 1996-09-28 20 Sheng Lijun - The rise of China has led to different perceptions and concerns by the rest of the world By\ Sheng Lijun Dr Sheng Lijun is a Fellow of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ARISING China poses both challenges and opportunities. Different countries have different readings outREUTER - 881 words
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Advertisement247 1996-09-28 17 ■Ojusl Published lufl 1 -d Just Published <_ Just Published 1 I I VIETNAM ASSESSMENT t I Creating A Sound Investment Climate Edited by Suiwah Leung I Vietnam embarked on doi moi or "renovation" of its economy in 1986. Since then, its economy has BHH|||||H|H made a dramatic turnaround, achieving247 words
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Article, Illustration4107 1996-09-28 21 TAN SU YEN - How does one create wealth from next to nothing? It takes vision, gumption and sheer perseverance, as tam su tbm soon finds out from four entrepreneurs COVER STORY TAN SU YEN PLAMBOYANT. That's the word friends and associates use to describe Felix Ong Kim Huat,ARTHUR LEE; CHRIS LOH - 4,107 words
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Article57 1996-09-28 21 HIGHWAY, a publication of the Automobile Association of Singapore, reprinted a Business Times photo in its July/August issue without attribution. Guilt must have gotten the better of them and they did another reprint this month, but attributed the picture to The Straits Times. Well, perhaps they'll57 words
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Article76 1996-09-28 21 A PROMINENT signboard placed outside a big building in Bangkok has these words: "No pick-up in this area". The warning is also in Thai and Japanese. The signboard is in Soi Thaniya, an upmarket area of Japanese eateries and nightspots. But Soi Thaniya is also76 words
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Article65 1996-09-28 21 CHECK out these TV show warnings issued by David Letterman on his Late Show: Friends'. These people are richer and better looking than you'll ever be. Murder, She Wrote: May contain some actors you thought were dead. E.R.: Odds are one in a million your doctor will65 words
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Article31 1996-09-28 21 A THOUGHT for the day about men, women and cats: Women love cats. Men say they love cats. But when women aren't looking, men kick cats.31 words
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Article, Illustration2659 1996-09-28 22 VIKRAM KHANNA - Christine Loh is one of the newer faces on the colony's political scene and perhaps the most articulate voice of contemporary middle-class Hongkongers. vikeamkhajoia meets the only democratic politician in Hongkong to have been granted an audience with the Chinese government y THE RAFFLES Conversation VIKRAM KHANNACHRIS LOH - 2,659 words
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Article922 1996-09-28 22 IT'S THE classic Hongkonger's dilemma. Should I change my nationality or should I not. Others may have done it easily enough, but for Christine Loh, it's a huge personal conundrum. "My British nationality is part of my identity," she says. "For 40 years of my922 words
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Article, Illustration635 1996-09-28 24 Shahiron Sahari - CINEMA In Faithful, screenwriter and actor Chazz Palminteri shows how marriage can sometimes be murder By\ Shahiron Sahari SO IT appears that Chazz Palminteri wasn't just playing a part in his role as the play writing mobster in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway. For in the635 words
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Article, Illustration633 1996-09-28 24 Corinne Kerk - CINEMA Welcome to the world of director Manuel Gomez Pereira's Boca A Boca, where dishonesty seems to be the best policy Ry Corinne Kerk Going by the opening sequence in the Spanish film Boca A Boca, it's easy to mistake it for another of633 words
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Article, Illustration513 1996-09-28 25 A Surendren - NIGHTSPOT It's time to get rid of old habits and swing to the mnsic at Chijmes By. A Surendren IF YOU know any former students of CHI J in Victoria Street, they'll tell you that the charming basement fountain court, which now houses watering holesARTHUR LEE - 513 words
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Article, Illustration450 1996-09-28 25 Holly Harrison - Compiled by Holly Harrison mtulTlOM Vessels Of The Soul A travelling exhibition of 53 mixed-media works by Canadian artist Dorrit Yacoby graces Singapore for a month before moving on to the Taipei Museum of Fine Arts. Yacoby, who lives and works in Arad, Israel, puts together assemblages of450 words
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Article, Illustration726 1996-09-28 26 CORINNE KERK - Frisco Cove is a hip, cheerful, sunny place, r and youH find it where A 1 Forno used to be. That's more, its food is good enough to make you Njjg switch loyalties, says cxhuwtbkbrk CORINNE KERK W HjH OU can tell when a restaurantCHRIS LOH - 726 words
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849 1996-09-28 26 N K Yong - WINE CONNOISSEUR Bordeaux watchers consider Chateaa Valandraud to be Saint-Emilion's latest superstar. Here's why By] N K Yong IN ROBERT PARKER s review of Chateau Valandraud's 1991 and 1992 vintage, he noted that this was an estate to watch. And sure enough, Bordeaux watchers both849 words
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Article, Illustration566 1996-09-28 26 Jaime Ee - RESTAURANT The vote is in Doc Cheng's is one of the best hotel restaurants on earth By, Jaime Ee TO BE NAMED one of the 10 Great Hotel Restaurants in the world is no doubt a great honour for Raffles Hotel's Doc Cheng's. It deserves566 words
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Article, Illustration578 1996-09-28 26 Jaime Ee - RESTAURANT of France's best vfromen chefs are cooking up a storm at L'Aigle d'Or restaurant 4 Jaime Ee VpR GUY (presumably) who said that only flien make great chefs ought to have his soup pot dropped on his toe. To prove that women are just578 words
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Article, Illustration1082 1996-09-28 27 The Babysitter. Clueless' Alicia Silverstone is a babysitter men just can't resist. R(A). Cathay: 10.30; 3. A Burin— Affair. Christopher Walken tries a little light dy on for size. As an American publisher, Walken pursues ~k book contract and possibly more with a beautiful married woman. R(A). Golden: 5;1,082 words
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Article, Illustration1076 1996-09-28 28 RACHEL FARNAY - if/Ho CM Minh City may not be bursting with breathtaking sights, but the surrounding k countryside is. «achhi. rarray goes exploring RACHEL FARNAY THE entrance to the tunnels are so well hidden, they're impossible to find, insisted our young tour guide who had stopped abruptlyPHOTOS BY RACHEL FARNAY FOR BT - 1,076 words
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Article, Illustration841 1996-09-28 28 Harish Mehta - This northern Lao city has few phones and only one swimming pool, but boasts no less than 32 wats or temples By: Harish Mehta LAOTIANS have coined a new word to measure the popularity and power of their temples wattage. With a sprinkling of 32HARISH MEHTA - 841 words
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Advertisement99 1996-09-28 21 Travel j| Vietnam's If eccentric sects and secret tunnels EL 8 Hotel California. #> At Seasons, you'd te forgiven {or thinking you were at the birthplace of contemporary American cuisine. The menu is highly Hollywood, the regional flavours real Rodeo Drive. And the creativity is so cool it s enough99 words
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Advertisement181 1996-09-28 24 The^^^sinessTlMES Faster. Sharper. Deeper Abold new look and a fresh approach to the news and views. Faster with the news, and with the meaning of die news. Sharper focus on business and markets. Deeper analysis of trends, and more opinion and commentary. 'Start my i I TheßusinessTimes i Subscription now!181 words
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Advertisement131 1996-09-28 24 The Asia Pacific region is likely to grow and flourish well into the new millennium. With Singapore's buoyant economy linked to the vibrancy of this growth region, there exist many investment opportunities. To shed light, The Business Times will publish a special feature with the theme "Investing In Asia". Our131 words
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Miscellaneous730 1996-09-28 27 <WWMMWWWWMWMMWWMWIMMM>WWMMMMWMMMWMWWWIMWMBWWMMMIMWaMi: jiWiWiW IMCH I Wiiiri^ RBCOMMBMDBD YIEWIIfO lVf pnfp 1 ts including "When I uxi Know the Two of you are connections in Love" and other fan favourites. Visions of Murder, 11.55pm, Ch 5 Sightings, 8.30pm, Ch 5 Barbara Eden is a This show explores some psychologist who real-life mysteries730 words
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