The Business Times, 5 March 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Selling frenzy drives down Thai finance stocks
    561 1  -  Sector's index plunges 7.2%; selloff seen as vote of no confidence in rescue package From. Alan Boyd in Bangkok THAI investors dumped finance stocks in a selling frenzy yesterday following the lifting of a 24-hour trading suspension that was supposed to stabilise the
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    Lock icon Sustainable US growth likely: Greenspan
    198 1 Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday that the most likely prospect for the US economy is sustainable growth, accompanied by low and stable inflation. "The performance of the US economy over the last year has been quite favourable, with few
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    S Korean group pumps $39.6 m into IPC for 6% stake
    549 1  -  Deal with Sungwoo will help IPG salvage Korean arm: analysts By Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted IPC Corp has roped in a South Korean conglomerate as a substantial shareholder in a $39.6 million deal that observers say will help IPC
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    Lock icon Yahaya's death in crash raises concerns over his M $40b empire
    583 1  -  Former Proton MD Nadzmi and Mirzan Mahathir seen as possible successor From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE death of auto king Yahaya Ahmad in a helicopter crash on Monday night has raised concerns over the future direction of
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      106 1 IMBIBE WasMirdQcfewnag? Media magnate Rupert Murdoch badly misjudged a tightly-regulated Japanese broadcasting industry, said major Japanese newspapers yesterday. The miscalculation could easily repulse his foray into the market, F*M bygimii Mkgfcwr Arfva torn TWi hun stacks, this pg. Finance sector will also have to contend with loan problems of investors
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      27 1 Firm* face squeeze, Pg 5 Commentary: Waiting/or Moody's verdict, Pg 5 Taking advantage of a 90% discount, Pg 4 Mark Greenspan's views on the Dow, Pg 13
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Simex to launch revised fuel oil contract on April 22
      260 2  -  By Soh Tiang Keng THE Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) will launch a revised fuel oil futures contract on April 22. Simex has decided to launch the modified contract after meetings with traders from major regional and international trading firms.
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      Mandela arrives in S'pore for two-day state visit
      259 2 THE president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, will arrive here today for a two-day state visit. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said he will be accompanied by the Minister for Mineral and Energy affairs, Penuell Maduna; Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry,
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      Singapore firm sets eyes on China power plants
      473 2  -  Peak Pacific in deal to buy stake in a Henan plant, build two units in Hebei Ronnie Lim A NEW Singapore-based power development company, Peak Pacific Energy Ventures, has lined up several power plant projects in China, and is now raising US$4O
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      Lock icon Manufacturing growth: 8% forecast
      315 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Manufacturing By, Jennifer Lien VICKERS Ballas has revised its forecast of 1997 manufacturing growth from 7 to 8 per cent in the light of improving business conditions and sentiment. Two in-house indicators, computed using the Economic Development Board's business expectations survey data,
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      UK group Lowe to take majority stake in ad agency Monsoon
      363 2  -  Tie-up will lead Lowe posh into growing Asia-Pac market By' Tan Su Yen AWARD-winning local advertising agency Monsoon Advertising yesterday announced a tie-up with United Kingdombased Lowe Group. The London-listed Lowe will take a majority stake in Monsoon, which
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      Cyberway in pact with Japan's KDD
      271 2  -  By. Raju Chellam SINGAPORE Internet service provider (ISP) Cyberway Pte Ltd has tied up with Japan's largest Internet backbone provider, Kokusai Denshin Denwa (KDD), to speed up Internet access to Japan and other Asian countries. Last year, Cyberway entered into a similar arrangement with
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      Chipmaker Rockwell of US to close S'pore plant
      366 3  -  85 employees to be retrenched; closure is part of plan to integrate newly acquired Brooktree By t Annette Pan CALIFORNIA-BASED US chipmaker Rockwell Semiconductor Systems yesterday said it will close its Singapore manufacturing plant in Kallang by July. The closure will affect
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      Digital imaging firm to open regional base here
      226 3 QUANTEL, responsible for the digital effects in films like Independence Day and The Long Kiss Good Night, will open its regional headquarters here in June. Chief executive officer and managing director of Quantel Asia Pacific Mark Partlett said the office, its first
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      Lock icon PAP leaders apply to strike out Tangs defence in 12 suite
      276 3 The Straits Times LAWYERS for the People's Action Party leaders suing Tang Liang Hong have applied to the High Court to strike out his defence in 12 defamation cases after he failed to meet Monday's deadline to declare his
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      Lock icon Rafiq says Rajabali had wanted him to take over empire as far back as 1988
      541 3 THE JUBCABHOY CASE The Straits Times RAFIQ Jumabhoy said yesterday that as far back as 1988, his grandfather, Rajabali, had wanted him to take over the family's business empire. He said his grandfather told him
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
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      Lock icon Taking advantage of a 90% discount
      658 4  -  TECHNICAL VIEWPOINT For long-term investors, the Thai market is a bonanza right now By Nareah Verma The writer is a manager of technical analysis advisory (South-east Asia) at Dow Jones. The opinions in this column are personal and do not represent the views of
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      Lock icon US investors getting out of Brady bonds
      593 4 Bate hike fears send traders to debt dAiMiminatAH in local currencies Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Investors who profited from a two-year rally in Brady bonds are getting out, looking for better returns in government and corporate debt denominated in local currencies. Brady bonds slumped
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      Lock icon US $59m Templeton fund ups holdings in China, S Korea
      299 4 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Templeton's US$59 million (5583.8 million) Smaller Companies Fund is increasing its holdings in China and South Korea as it sells US stocks, said a senior company official. "Both markets have had setbacks but we can see some long-term
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  • THAILAND'S FINANCIAL CRISIS
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      Thai crunch will squeeze many
      772 5  -  As many as half of the 90 finance and securities firms must find a partner or fold up in a year: analysts From. Alan Boyd in Bangkok THE liquidity crunch confronting Thailand's financial sector could claim as many as half of the 90 finance and
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      Baht steady; traders await Moody's visit
      308 5  -  By. Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] Thai baht markets yesterday took an expected fall in the Stock Exchange of Thailand's benchmark index in their stride. Despite the greenback surging elsewhere to a 34month high of 1.7110 deutschemarks, the baht spent most of yesterday's Asian session within
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      Opportunity for property developers
      274 5  -  By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Local developers see a silver lining in the Thai financial crisis. As property prices in Thailand come under growing pressure, amid a slump in the market, some Singapore property development companies looking regional see an opportunity to buy quality properties at reasonable
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      Waiting for Moody's verdict
      651 5  -  A possible downgrade will complicate the govt's dilemma By. Alison Seng The writer is a financial analyst at MMS International, a unit of Standard Poor's [SINGAPORE] THIS has been another week of excitement for the Bangkok financial markets, triggered by the week-end announcement that tottering Finance
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      Lock icon Bargains emerging but sell-off will continue: funds
      407 5 Templeton man sees market bottoming within next 6 months Reuter [HONGKONG] Foreign funds, which are expected to decide the end of Thailand's long, painful stock market slide, yesterday said that while a few bargains had emerged, the broad market sell-off would continue. "The
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      S'pore-approved trusts have $2lm in Thai stocks
      506 5  -  Fund managers to stay underweight for next 6-9 months /(>/ Shiv Taneja (SINGAPORE] Singapore-ap-proved unit trusts have just over $21 million invested in Thai stocks, having sold down their portfolios in the past six months, fund managers say. The $21 million or so
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon New Asia-Pac financial forum launched
      528 6  -  SIX MARKETS MEETING But Japan and US differ on what the informally dabbed 6-6 will evolve into Reports by Anthony Rowley A NEW forum of senior AsiaPacific financial officials was launched in Tokyo yesterday but with clear differences apparent between Japan and the US over
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      Tension at US, Japan talks on economic recovery
      288 6 TENSION was evident between the US and Japan yesterday when officials of the two countries met on the sidelines of a six-nation financial gathering in Tokyo in order to discuss ways in which Japan intends to engineer its economic recovery. Senior officials
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      Cambodia eyes private firms for power project
      313 6  -  SINGAPORE By Hariah Mehta CAMBODIA is considering inviting private sector firms to rebuild the country's only hydropower plant after Austria backed out of a commitment to take on the project that was destroyed in the civil war. Cambodian Secretary of State of Industry,
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      Lock icon Senator won't confirm US envoy to Vietnam
      149 6 U WASHINGTON Reuter THE fight over Democratic Party fund raising on Monday derailed US President Bill Clinton's nominee to be the first US ambassador to postwar Vietnam. Bob Smith, a conservative New Hampshire Republican, said he would do everything in his power to
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      Unexpected presidential wrath
      707 6  -  ASIAN VIEW Suharto's warning to those scheming his exit puzzles many Yang Razali Kassim FOR the second time in eight years. President Suharto has threatened to clobber anyone who, secretly or otherwise, tries to engineer his departure. When the threat was issued last week, the word used
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  • CHINA HONGKONG TAIWAN
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        Lock icon Dalai Lama's visit: Defying warns Taipei
        73 7 AFP [BEIJING] China sent a new public warning to Taiwan yesterday over a proposed visit by Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is to visit the nationalist island this month, and foreign ministry spokesman Tang Guoqiang said "whatever the pretext used,
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        Lock icon N Korean defector: talks still on
        68 7 AFP [BEIJING] China said yesterday that negotiations over a top-level North Korean defector holed up at the South Korean embassy here were still underway. "A solution has not yet been found," foreign ministry spokesman Tang Guoqiang told a media briefing. He expressed hope that
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        Lock icon Taiwan economy picking up
        65 7 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's index of leading economic indicators rose 1.2 per cent in January, providing fresh evidence the island's economy is picking up. It is the latest in a string of January government reports analysts say show the economy is recovering from a six-year low. "There's
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        Lock icon Chinese wont tolerate subversion in HK
        68 7 AFP [HONGKONG] China has warned that mainland Chinese suspected of carrying out subversive activities in Hongkong after the territory's handover on July 1 will be sent home to stand trial, the press reported here yesterday. The warning came from Cai Cheng, vice-chairman of legislative
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      Lock icon Golden harvest
      61 7 [BEIJING] Farm workers resting on bags of threshed and dried corn before bagging a stockpile of the grain (foreground) at a roadside distribution point near Beijing yesterday. China had a bumper corn harvest last year and is hoping for a second one this year that could enable it
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      lata, HK airport authority clash over fees
      336 7  -  HONGKONG Byi Quak Hiang Whai THE International Air Transport Association (lata) and the Airport Authority (AA) yesterday continued their war of words over the new airport's business plans a week before talks between the authority and airline representatives begin. lata yesterday hit out
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      Lock icon US demands projects worth tens of billions from China
      480 7 BEIJING Official hands China list of 20 deals to be awarded to US firms AFP Reuter THE US has handed China a list of some 20 projects, worth tens of billions of dollars, that it wants to see awarded to American
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      Lock icon Albright invited as guest at handover: Qian
      162 7 HONGKONG AFP CHINESE Foreign Minister Qian Qichen has invited US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to be a guest at the handover ceremony returning Hongkong to Chinese sovereignty, it was reported yesterday. Mr Qian told Hongkong deputies at the Chinese National People's Congress
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      Lock icon Homes on HK military sites?
      141 7 HONGKONG AFP THE Hongkong government is considering recommendations that old British military sites across the territory be turned into residential developments, a government official said yesterday. The Planning Department estimates that about 7,000-8,000 residential units could be built on the eight old British military sites,
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      Lock icon Insider trading: President Securities head found not guilty
      327 7 TAIPEI Verdict will enable firm's affiliates to proceed with listings Bloomberg THE president of President Securities Corp was found not guilty in one of Taiwan's most closely watched insider-trad-ing cases ever, a President spokesman said. The verdict, handed down by the Taipei
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      Lock icon First Chinese director for HK chamber
      97 7 HONGKONG AFP AN ethnic Chinese will for the first time become director of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce from May, chamber chairman James Tien announced yesterday. US-educated Eden Woon will replace Brigadier lan Christie, who is retiring after nine years in the post.
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Aussie govt plans major corporate law revamp
      327 8 CANBERRA Current laws not in line with economic goals, says Treasurer Costello Reuter Bloomberg AUSTRALIAN Treasurer Peter Costello said yesterday the government would draft a reform package to dramatically overhaul corporations laws. The reforms, covering takeovers, capital raising, futures markets, directors' duties and
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      Lock icon India can be software superpower: Gates
      149 8 NEW DELHI Reuter MICROSOFT Corp chairman Bill Gates said yesterday that India had the potential to become a computer software superpower and promised help to New Delhi in building its vital communications infrastructure. "To be a leader in the digital economy of the 21st
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      Lock icon Peters cuts NZ's additional spending plans for now
      420 8 WELLINGTON Bloom berg MEW ZEALAND'S government has cut its immediate additional spending plans and raised forecast spending in the /ear ending June 30, 2000, Awhile continuing to promise "iscal restraint. Now "is not the time for a "iscal easing", said Treasurer Winston
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      Lock icon Two Koreas slated to meet today for direct peace talks
      315 8 WASHINGTON Both sides to attend briefing in New York on four-party talks AFP HOSTILE North Korea and South Korea will meet today in New York to hold their first direct talks on peace since the shaky truce that ended their
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      Lock icon India may privatise state electricity boards
      202 8 NEWDELHI AFP THE Indian government is considering privatising its struggling state electricity boards in a radical bid to solve the country's power crisis. The Asian Age newspaper said on Monday that a govern-ment-appointed body had proposed states sell off most of their grids, retaining
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        Lock icon Korean parliament okays Koh as PM
        96 8 AFP [SEOUL] The South Korean National Assembly yesterday approved the appointment of Koh Kun, an ex-mayor of Seoul, as South Korea's new prime minister, assembly officials said. In a secret vote by 256 of the 299 National Assembly members, Mr Koh was approved by
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        Lock icon India's graft haul hits 200 m rupees
        60 8 AFP [NEW DELHI] Detectives have seized a record 200 million rupees (SsB million) stashed away by corrupt politicians and bureaucrats in India during the past six months, The Asian Age reported yesterday. The largest haul of nearly 50 million rupees was made from
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        Lock icon Korea Telecom listing put off
        63 8 Bloomberg [SEOUL] The South Korean Ministry of Finance and Economy will delay a planned listing of state-run Korea Telecom on the Korea Stock Exchange until the stock market "regains energy to support itself', the Korea Economic Daily reported, citing an unidentified ministry official. The government
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Top banker
      39 9 [GERMANY] President of the Dutch Central Bank Frederik Duisenberg, prospective successor of the president of the European Monetary Institute, Alexandre Lamfalussy of Belgium, holding the award after being elected European banker of the year on Monday. REUTER
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      Lock icon US$ hits 34-month high against mark
      297 9 LONDON Reuter THE US dollar rallied to a 34month high against the mark yesterday on a combination of German jobs gloom and US optimism, and the bulls came out of hiding on European equity markets, sending London, Frankfurt and Paris up more than one
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      Lock icon US leading indicators up 0.3%
      400 9 WASHINGTON January rise the 12th in a row and marks the longest such string since 1984 Bloomberg Reuter THE index of US leading economic indicators intended to project economic activity over the next half year rose in January, the 12th straight month without a decline
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      Lock icon Clinton plan won't produce balanced budget says CBO
      281 9 WASHINGTON AFP THE US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted on Monday that President Bill Clinton's proposed five-year budget will produce a US$69 billion (Ss9B billion) deficit in 2002 and not the balanced books he promises. Republican Senate majority leader Trent Lott revealed
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      Lock icon Can't beat Bill's White House: guests
      286 9 WASHINGTON AFP THE White House tops the world's best luxury hotels, say some of the hundreds of guests who have had invitations to stay there from President Bill Clinton. The invitations are now in the eye of a storm concerning fund-raising for the Democratic
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      Lock icon US govt to put cloning under the microscope
      311 9 WASHINGTON Washington Post THE issue of cloning research will soon be placed under the microscope as the US National Bioethics Advisory Commission tries to help clarify the federal role in dealing with the rapidly changing field. The 18-member commission of experts in
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      Lock icon Europe's IT, telecoms market set to grow 7.1%
      449 9 BRUSSELS Upturn continues, but growth still trails US and Asia: study Reuter WESTERN Europe's information and communications technologies (ICT) market is expected to grow by 7.1 per cent in 1997, continuing an upturn that began in 1993, says a study published by
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      More old folk need to pay their own way
      826 10  -  THE BOTTOM LIVE OPINION By Paul Samuelson The writer is an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This commentary first appeared in Los Angeles Times THE AMERICAN system of universal social security is celebrating its 60th birthday. It has been,
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      146 10 Childhood has never been innocent The vast majority of the population, if they are actually asked about their childhood, will come up with incidents of pain, of harm, of anguish, of confusion.' TJiw a Wpgg)n a feminist at the University of North London on the problem of
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      Beyond Bombay's bull run
      649 10 EDITORIAL IF innovative budgets were the only catalyst for economic growth, India might be able to look forward to a period of dynamic development with the U5566.4 billion (5594.7 billion) prescription last week by Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram Realism demands, however, that expectations should be tempered
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      Lock icon Spare poor a thought in push for free trade
      873 10  -  West Indian banana producers, for one, can't afford to suddenly lose their protected EU market By, Joe Rognly Financial Times FREE TRADE is fine, if you ignore the paupers. To illustrate this principle, which I have just invented, consider bananas. The
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      852 10 L sham called Halms-Barton THE EUROPEANS and Canadians say you are our friends and we value our commercial relations with you. But this is not a matter of the relative importance of our trade with you as opposed to our trade with Cuba. HelmsBurton violates our
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      618 12  -  Muhammad Ali reigns on in a documentary of his fight against Foreman, says dave Anderson DAVE ANDERSON NYT WHEN you see him now, he's Muhammad Ali in name only. As he held the Olympic torch in Atlanta, the right hand that battered so many opponents
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      561 12 MUSIC LAT DANCE, techno, disco, samples, loops, trip-hop. Those are terms likely to be repeated in discussions of U2's strikingly ambitious new "Pop" album a work whose supercharged textures were inspired in part by the energy and experimentation of the British electronic music scene.
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      469 12 FASHION A new US magazine targets women of size 12 and above Washington Post IT IS a sweet kind of revenge, showing someone up on his own turf. The editors of the new Mode magazine and the author of Well Rounded have proved to
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      Bondholders of Amcol may get guarantee
      428 13  -  White knight Sinar Mas' proposal to be nnveiledat meeting on Monday By l Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Bondholders of Amcol Holdings may finally get the guarantee they have been seeking from the Sinar Mas group under a proposal initiated by the Indonesian white knight to
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      Aztech to provide for damages
      321 13 [SINGAPORE] Aztech Systems will provide in its 1996 agxmnts for its estimate of daMges from a copyright-in-fringement suit wMh rival CreaflVe Technology lid. The internal estiiSMkte will be part of Aztech's general provisions for the year ended December 1996, vice-president for corporate affairs Mun Hon
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      Mark Greenspan's views on the state of the Dow
      798 13  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Vikram Khanna Analysts hate to admit investors can be irrational. With the New York stock market roaring along (although it has wobbled a bit lately), many experts are telling us that it's all fully explicable by economics; "What
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      344 13 [SINGAPORE] Small investors those who applied for 1,000-9,000 shares will get 41.6 per cent of the shares in Omni Industries' Sesdaq public offering. The public tranche, involving 27 million shares at 45 cents each, drew a subscription rate of over 130 times
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      Pentex pays $47m for PCB company
      366 13  -  By' Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] PentexSchweizer Circuits announced yesterday it is acquiring Degussa Electronics for $47.5 million to create a $180 million printed circuit board (PCB) group. The acquisition will add the computer industry to Pentex's existing customer base of the automotive, telecommunications and
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        Thakral Hldgs net profit more than doubles
        324 14  -  Aussie-listed hotel owner posts interim of Asl3.Bm; sees matching second half From Russell Baker in Sydney LEADING Australian hotel owner Thakral Holdings Ltd more than doubled net profit to A 513.8 million (5515.5 million) from As6.B million in the half year to Dec
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        Lock icon Sime Darby seen posting up to 54% profit rise
        325 14 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's largest multinational, Sime Darby Bhd, was expected to ring in 33.5 to 53.6 per cent higher interim net profit of Ms3Bo million (*****.7 million) to M 5437.4 million, analysts said yesterday. The company logged a net profit
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        66 14 [JAPANJ Toshiba's newly-developed experimental robot "Human-Friendly Robot "playing beach volley ball during thefirst day of a six-day Toshiba technology exhibition yesterday. The robot which has visual, audio, and touch sensors is supposed to be able to play as hard as human beings can. The technology will be
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        Lock icon CCL expected to unveil $196m-s2oom net profit
        511 14 AFXAsia [SINGAPORE] Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) is expected to report shortly a 1996 net profit of $196-$2OO million, up from $181.5 million, with strong property contributions offsetting weaker motor earnings growth. Analysts said the company is likely to see a substantially weaker performance
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        WBL may take in new investors for China property unit
        367 14 [SINGAPORE] WBL Corporation is considering enlarging the capital base of its China property subsidiary, Huaxin International Realty Co Ltd, by admitting new investors. WBL's executive chairman Tang I-Fang disclosed this in its latest annual report. A number of foreign and
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          Lock icon Jardine Matheson profit up 29%
          67 14 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Jardine Matheson Holdings, a unit of JIB Group pic, yesterday reported a 29 per cent rise in its pre-tax profit to £27.5 million (Ss63 million) last year. Net profit was 28.9 per cent up at £18.33 million, while earnings per share increased 34
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          Two Keppel units appoint chairmen
          64 14 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corporation announced last night that Choo Chiau Beng and Teo Soon Hoe have been appointed chairman of Keppel FELS and Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation respectively. Mr Choo has been deputy chairman of Keppel FELS since 1994 while Mr Teo has been acting chairman
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          Nippecraft appoints financial adviser
          38 14 [SINGAPORE] Nippecraft has appointed NM Rothschild and Sons (Singapore) as financial adviser in APP Printing (Holding)'s acquisition of a 64 per cent stake in the company. The stake is held by St Kilda's Investment.
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          Lock icon Hotel Grand Central sells Kiwi building
          91 14 Bloomberg Business News [SINGAPORE] Hotel Grand Central, a hotel owner and operator, said it has agreed to sell a New Zealand property for NZ$4.3 million (554.3 million). Grand Central (NZ), a wholly-owned unit of Hotel Grand Central, agreed to sell the building in Christchurch
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          SIA call warrants expiring on April 3
          39 14 [SINGAPORE] The call warrants on the foreign shares of Singapore Airlines issued in 1995 by BZW Warrants— will expire on April 3. After that, the rights of the warrant holders will lapse.
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          Lock icon Hong Leong Properties doubles earnings
          74 14 Bloomberg Business News [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Hong Leong Properties said profit in the six months ended Dec 31 almost doubled to M 581.3 million (Ss4s million). Earnings were boosted by its property and construction businesses, the company said. Earnings per share rose to 11.61 sen
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        443 14 Move paves the way for futures exchange to be set up Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan's parliament yesterday adopted a long-de-layed Futures Trading Law, clearing the only obstacle to establishment of the island's first futures exchange, possibly within six months. "We passed the Futures Trading Law and
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        Gul Tech clarifies growth target
        214 14 [SINGAPORE] Gul Technologies yesterday clarified two points in a BT article published yesterday, with regard to target growth for the next few years and the group's target production capacity. A company statement said the 10-15 per cent growth rate it said it expected to sustain
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        199 14 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian telecommunications firm Technology Resources Industries Bhd is expected to post a stronger set of corporate earnings for the year to Dec 31, 1996, analysts said yesterday. "The results are very encouraging. They are better than last year, even though people have
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        Lock icon Airbus to hold 62% of new Asian unit
        198 14 AFX Asia [BEIJING] Airbus Industrie will create a new Asian company called Airbus Industry Asia, in which Airbus will hold 62 per cent, officials said. Airbus Industry Asia replaces Aero International Asia, owned by British Aerospace pic, Aerospatiale SNI, and Alenia SpA.
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        Eng Kong to launch Sesdaq IPO today
        161 14 [SINGAPORE] Homegrown logistics group Eng Kong Holdings launches its initial public offering (IPO) today. The offer, to be managed by DBS Bank, will be for the second board of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Eng Kong, which provides shipping and container services such
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        Lock icon Renault plans to axe 2,800 jobs in France this year
        508 16 Move, on top of closure of Belgian plant, marks shakeout in Europe: GM exec Reuter [PARIS] Ailing French car group Renault SA, facing big losses and shrinking demand for its vehicles, said yesterday that it plans to cut 2,764 jobs
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        Lock icon NEC, Ericsson, Hughes win US $600m contract
        115 16 Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] NEC Corp and Ericsson AB yesterday said they and Hughes Network Systems Inc had won a joint US$6OO million (SsBs2 million) contract from ICO Global Communications to help build a global satellite telecommunications system. NEC, the Japanese computer and telecommunications company
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        Lock icon Murdoch misjudged Japan broadcast market: newspapers
        419 16 AFP [TOKYO) Major Japanese newspapers yesterday said media magnate Rupert Murdoch badly misjudged a tight-ly-regulated Japanese broadcasting industry that easily repulsed his foray into the market. "The purchase of shares in Asahi Broadcasting Co Ltd (TV Asahi) made headlines, but News Corp incurred the
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        Lock icon Boeing still mulling US $9b satcom project with Bill Gates
        346 16 Negotiations on for a visionary satellite network AFP [SEATTLE] Microsoft's founder Bill Gates is pitching a US$9 billion (5512.8 billion) vision of worldwide communications to Boeing. The aerospace giant says it is interested but has not officially signed on to
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        Lock icon Security flaw found in latest Microsoft Internet browser
        292 16 Bloomberg (REDMOND. Washington] Microsoft Corp said a potentially harmful security flaw was found in the latest version of its Internet browsing software. The flaw could let malicious Internet publishers delete files, copy passwords and software, and send orders to transfer money by
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        Lock icon Apple to pay for misleading PowerPC kit ads
        400 16 Deal to settle charges could worsen its financial problems Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Apple Computer Inc will offer refunds or deep discounts on its PowerPC Upgrade Kits to settle charges that the financially strapped company misled consumers into thinking the new technology would be
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        Lock icon Union fights GE and Pepsico pay plans
        278 16 It says payment plans for top executives bypass shareholders Bloomberg [CONNECTICUT] The executive compensation plans of General Electric Co (GE) and PepsiCo Inc are under attack by a labour union that says the deferred payments skirt federal tax law requiring shareholder approval of
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        1344 17  -  Few others in M'sian corporate circles had the colourful mix of a love for the internal combustion engine, formidable business savvy and confidence that made Yahaya Ahmad the country's car czar By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] IN A nation that loves its cars, the sudden
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        Lock icon Japan brokerages to offer multi-service accounts?
        433 18 Finance ministry mulling issue as part of' Big Bang' financial reforms Reuter Bloomberg News [TOKYO] Japan is mulling the possibility of allowing Japanese securities houses to start offering multi-service accounts as part of its planned "Big Bang" financial reforms. Ministry of Finance (MOF) said
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        332 18  - Ringgit hits 16-month high against Sing Traders report spill-over of large American buy order By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] The ringgit rose to a 16-month high of 57.62 Singapore cents yesterday as demand for the Malaysian unit on Monday evening spilled over into Tuesday trading in Asia. The Australian dollar, meanwhile,
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        Lock icon Japan banks able to meet BIS rules: industry official
        449 18 Banks can tap unrealised profits from equities, he says Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japanese banks can use their unrealised profits from stock investments to meet the Bank for International Settlement's (BIS) capitaladequacy requirement, said the head of the Japanese banking industry association. The
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        Lock icon HSBC to avoid acquisition trail
        234 18 FT [LONDON] HSBC Holdings, the giant financial group that includes Hongkongßank in Asia and Midland Bank in the UK, expects to pass up most acquisitions over the coming year in favour of investing in its own businesses. Group chief executive John Bond said HSBC was
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        BDNI raises US $100m in offshore market
        171 18 [SINGAPORE) BDNI Capital International BV, the offshore subsidiary of Indonesian financial group BDNI Capital, has made its debut in the international offshore market by raising US$lOO million (Ssl4o million) from the Singa-pore-based Asian dollar market. The syndication loan deal with participation from 13
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        225 18 SIMRX Report Reuter [SINGAPORE! Simex Euroyen futures made a moderate recovery as talk of heavy cash bond buying by a major Japanese life insurance company lifted Japanese government bond (JGB) futures late on Tuesday, dealers said. They said JGB futures came under pressure early in
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        Futures open low but follow stocks higher
        208 18  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vicepresident, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures yesterday opened at its low for the day at 333.0 and traded higher spurred on by a stronger Taiwan equity market.
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        226 18 ENERGY REPORT Reuter (NEW YORK) Nymex crude was higher yesterday, recovering from a nine-month low on Monday. Crude was 20 US cents a barrel higher while refined products were 0.25 a gallon higher. On Monday, April crude ended off five cents a barrel at
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        266 18 Reuter London THE US dollar slipped a bit from morning levels by early afternoon yesterday due to stop loss sales, dealers said. Dealers said stop loss selling was responsible for the dollar's losses from the opening levels. At the start of trading. the greenback posted a gain thanks
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        1480 18 DtTERBAlfK CROSS RATES A$ C$ Rrwt) ECU Fft Dm HK$ Ind ts Rypla* Yea Won H$ N2$ Pafc 8s Peso S$ Raid Sfr HT$ Baht Pownd US$ Australia 1.078 6.IT8 0.692 4.535 1.343 6.107 28.258 18.868 0.960 6.817 1.953 1.124 31.692 20.757 1.125 3.526 1.168 21.704 20.441 0.488 0.789 Canada
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1817 19 S1COMPUTURES Mar 04 RUMCR (Mwts dosing as it 5.30pm) RSS 1 CONTRACTS ctats/ko) Ctos« Volume Open Month Higti Low Sett (tonnes) lnt»r«st Apr 97 176.50 173.00 173.25 900 373 May 97 175.00 975 Mm 97 176.00 825 M/Sop 97 176.75 178.00 177.75 975 5085 Oct/Dec 97 179.25 3750
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      2398 19 LONDON MutrUi Mar4 AB Ports 3ia.400 unch Abbey National 760 10.600 Allied Domecq 437.400 5 Amec 121 .600 Asda Group 111.400 -.200 BAT Ind 549.400 7.400 BG Pic 173 2.600 BICC 279.400 1.4C0 BOC Group 1019 21 BR Petroleum 687.400 10.400 BTR 2SS.400 13 Bank of Scotland
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      1685 19 Reuter PNikheiißS +135J6 STOCKS rebounded yesterday after buy-backs of bank shares resumed and a weaker yen encouraged investors seeking high-technology blue-chip issues, brokers said. But trade was listless as there was little to steer the market apart from currencies, they said. The 225-share Nikkei Average ended the day up
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      1628 20 AFX-Asia C j Hang Seng -5720 SHARE prices yesterday closed off their lows after early profit-taking on HSBC and Hang Seng Bank on the back of their results. But late European selling of Cheung Kong dampened the recovery, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index closed down 57.20 points at
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      660 20 Reuter Shenzhen B Index -0.63 THK Shenzhen B share market closed lower yesterday due to Beijing's latest crackdown on trading irregularities. The China Securities Regulatory Commission yesterday announced new trading regulations, banning securities rules violators from holding senior positions in the industry or from trading. The B Share Index
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      386 20 AFP grjWP Index +76J2 SHARE prices finished higher yesterday as investors pursued electrical issues. "Encouraged by yesterday's buying by institutional investors, local players turned bullish about the market's short-term outlook and snapped up electrical issues," said a dealer. The TSE Weighted Price Index gained 76.12 points to 7,956.57. Turnover
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      270 20 Reuter Q Wellington +7.71 SHARES ended strongly after another high turnover session yesterday. The NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 7.71 points to close at 2,288.58. Telecom finished 12 cents higher at NZ56.69. Reuter Mar 4 COM) ANZ Banking 8.78 0.03 2500 Advantages Hidgs 1.27 -0.01 ***** Air N«* Zealand (A)
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      863 20 AFP SET Index -1&50 SHARE prices fell 2.6 per cent yesterday amid concerns over the stability of financial institutions. However, an analyst said the index did not fall as sharply as expected because of some optimism that government measures approved by the cabinet could ease problems in the finance
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      427 20 Reuter fl Composite Indei +&33 SHARE prices closed little changed yesterday amid a lack of fresh incentives. "The only thing supporting the market now is the anticipation of the increased foreign quota," a dealer said. The Composite Index edged up 0.33 points to 679.97. Turnover was 28 million shares
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      630 20 AFP IHi All Ordinaries +1M SHARES closed higher yesterday as bargain hunters went on a buying spree. An analyst said a strong performance by Wall Street had "restored faith in the local market". The All Ordinaries Index finished 10.9 points up at 2,432.1. Turnover was 336.6 million shares worth
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      758 20 AFP j Composite Index -459 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday on continued profittaking in selective stocks. "Personally, I think the correction is good. I hope it will go down a bit more," a trader said. "There are many people looking around for lower buys, saying that the 700 level
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      375 20 AFP Manila -17.50 SHARE prices fell 0.5 per cent yesterday on foreign selling of selected blue chips. The PSK Composite Index fell 17.59 points to 3.302.82. Turnover was 22.6 billion shares worth 3.4 billion pesos. San Miguel, which last week raised the price of its beer products, fell on
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        7964 21 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products Last Vol Day Nat Cap u» finally Ml OOO High Low P/C Jmll 790 680 A|inomoto 725 -5 11 735 720 55.3 293.9 448 334 Anqkasa 418 unch 326 420 414 12.4 616.3 905 750 Apollo Food Hlq 780 5 51 790 775 312.0 418 189 Beriayalnd
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        Lock icon Hicom chiefs death hits sentiment
        307 21 AFX Asia £3 Composite Index -1321 SHARE prices closed sharply lower yesterday, with the death of Hicom Holdings chairman Yahaya Ahmad undermining sentiment across the board amid concerns over the future of the DRB-Hicom group of companies, dealers said. The market opened down following news
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        278 21 U» Pawn Unch Consumer prd 5 37 10 ma pro 10 61 14 Construction 2 1? 6 Tradinq/Svc 6 52 10 tnfrastru 0 2 0 f inner 11 41 14 HOW 0 6 0 Proportv 6 54 5 Plantation 1 31 2 Mwunq t 6 1 Trust 0 3 0
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        3864 22 BONDS, LOANS ft WAMANTS I9M/I997 Last VI Day Lot Ouott Av* Hlgk Law Stno Company S*t« *ar- COOO) Htgfc Law Buyar iiDar Prtea 6a 47 m 3000 m AM0B C5.5H0202I6 58 -4.5 57 60 58 58 59 62 39 3160 A Acar ******1 US$ 49 -2 65 50.5 48 47.5
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        Pertama wrt for die-hard punters
        223 22  -  WARRANT WATCH By. R Sivanithy THE fall in prices throughout the market may have created some buying opportunities, although our stance is still largely the same as it has been for a week now that it's better to wait and ride out the current correction
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2341 22 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Gr Or 1996/19*7 LMt Vol Day Last Ouota Olv Mv YM Nat M Cap Hlgt> Law Stna Company S* COOP) High Low Buyar S—af CVr P/l 625 360 mi 5000 AISBSOc 416 -12 78 428 416 416 418 50 4.9 OJ 85-2 426.7 137 84 m
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        1583 23 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE (*000) Main Clot Total Main Clo* Tata! Industrial 74,256 44.562 118,819 110,411 88,595 199,007 F inane* 6.207 27.896 34,103 53.184 39.655 92.839 Hot*tl 1,588 3,376 4.964 4,727 7,701 12.428 proparttas 3.307 39,379 42.686 20,045 55.314 75.358 Plantation 4,095 4.095 15,372 15,372 Mmmq 2,391 2,391 7,750 7.750 6LW
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        MAIN BOARD
        5115 23 Cr Or M *rt 1996/1997 Lest Vol Day Last Quote Dlv Oty YM Net Cap Avg High Low StNo Company Sal* COOO) High Low Buyor Sollor H C'vr P/C $mM Price INDUSTRIALS 5146 ASENTStO200 US- 1000 900 1275 ASF US$0.***** US900 90 0 214 162 1258 Actf50c US162
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        1171 23 Mt 9" I-— StH. CaM»a«v SM COOO) HUfc 0 L— Bay"' °s2*r J* c£ Pfl tJSprtS SCSOAQ 289 135 2000 ABRHMuSc 160 -3 30 163 155 156 160 3.0 14.2 at 100.0 7U 166 t93 68 e 2049 AS Auto 10c 182 -2 149 184 181 182 183 188
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        231 24 Stocks Votawo FHTK Hldgs 20c 20,917.000 *M6f Hldgs 50c 14,837.000 *M8F Land Bhd 7,367,000 •Amsteel Wt 7,159,000 •FACB 50c 6,848,000 Tuan Sing 25c 6,847,000 •Promet 5,225,000 Guthrie GTS R 5,191,000 •Asia Pac Ld 5,065,000 •PJPevWt 5.043,000 Stocks FHTK Hldqs 20c 16.983,520 *M8f Hldqs 50C 13,466.490 OUB Foreign 12,044,690 OCBC Foreign
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        HOT STOCK
        59 24  -  bf Ven Sreenivasan CLOB-TRADED Asia Pacific Land, which has been weighed down by selling pressure lately, is still some 10 cents above its 52-week average. Although the daily RSI shows that the stock is heading into oversold territory, momentum indicators suggest that it has further downside. The stock
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        Adverse regional factors pull share prices down
        668 24  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY The death of a prominent M'sian businessman, a bruised Thai bourse and forced selling by contra players set the tone for a weak local market By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Regional factors, negative local developments and forced selling of Malaysian second-liners
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          Thang & Ong to go public?
          98 24 Thang Ong to go public? WE'VE heard rumblings in the market that Tsang Ong Stockbrokers has either been given approval for a listing, or is in the process of filing an application with the Stock Exchange of Singapore. When it comes to a topic as sensitive as this, details are
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          MRCB taps cheaper offshore funds
          89 24 TALK about playing it at both ends. Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB), which is buying 27 per cent of Rashid Hussain Bhd, is said to be financing the deal with US-dollar loans. MRCB is borrowing up to US$22O million (Ss3l4 million) with a maturity period
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          In compliance
          105 24 GOING by a flyer that came in the mail for a conference on compliance and systems controls for unit trusts and mutual funds, there appears to be a voracious appetite for information on compliance in fund management. The flyer says this conference is "back by popular demand" and
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          Champagne to take home
          82 24 HERE'S one cocktail party which you should have gate-crashed. Head-hunting firm Korn Ferry International went one step further than popping the bubbly at its party on Monday to introduce its new CEO. The firm presented about 100 guests with a bottle of Veuve Clicuot champagne as
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          Invite to Blarney Bash
          65 24 WHILE we are on the subject of booze and nice ways of giving it mention must be made of The Marco Polo Singapore's invite to the Blarney Bash party on March 13 to celebrate St Patrick's Day. The invite took the form of a can of
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          Gearing up for competition
          68 24 PAGED anyone recently? A colleague was recently surprised to hear a recording of a polite female voice saying: 'Thank you for using Sing Tel Paging" after pressing to confirm a page. It would seem that Sing Tel is serious on differentiating its service from potential competition
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      316 24 BUSINESS Notices T() AI)V ERTISK CAI.I, TOLL-FREE IXOO-741 IXX3 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ONES TRADING PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 3 Shenton
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      581 24 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE KEPLIBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 1166 of 1996 In the Matter of Section 73 of the Companies Act (Chapter SO Revised Edition 1994) And In the Matter of SINMAC PRECISION TOOLING PTE LTD (RC No. *****6274W> NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Originating
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      273 25 Bridge News Reuter The week began slowly with new inquiry limited, brokers said. Little Panama* business was reported and rates generally looked easier in most sectors of the market Fixtures TAMimHi West Africa was one of more active areas of the tanker market with several reports of concluded
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      494 25  -  9 plaintiffs seek compensation from Kwong Soon shipyard for damages, loss and expenses By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] The owner and insurers of the famous research ship Calypso, which sank in Singapore last year, have turned to the courts here to seek
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      100 25 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will claim compensation for a two-year delay in the delivery of two warships by Yarrow Shipbuilders of Scotland, said Defence Minister Syed Hamid Albar yesterday. The two frigates, KD Jebat and KD Lekiu, were scheduled to be delivered in March last
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      582 25  -  STRAIT TALK By Seafarer THE ROLE and responsibilities of classification societies has been brought into the limelight again with last week's judgement on the Ramsgate accident and the sinking of the bulker Leros Strength. To improve bulker safety, the International Association of
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      197 25 Bridge News [PANAMA CITY] Hutchinson Port Holdings, Hutchinson Whampoa's port division and largest independent port operator in the world, has taken over responsibility for the operation of the ports of Cristobal and Balboa as of Mar 1. HPH, through its subsidiary Panama Ports Co,
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      316 25 Officials scheduled to meet for 2 days in Washington Bloomberg [WASHINGTON! Japanese and US officials will meet for two days of talks in Washington over an American decision to fine Japan's three international shipping lines US$lOO,OOO (*****,000) each time one of their vessels enters
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      Keppel's Subic yard workers back on the job after walkout
      241 25  -  From Alec Almazan in Manila A LABOUR dispute at the Kep-pel-managed Subic Shipyard and Engineering Inc here was resolved when about 100 contract workers who walked out of their jobs on Feb 27 reported for work yesterday. "More than 90
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        70 25 [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has attained ISO 9002 certification. The certification body, American based, ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc, will carry out six-monthly external audits to ensure quality standards are maintained. Together with subsidiaries Neptune Shipmanagement Services, NOL Singapore Agency, OCWS Logistics and Trident Infotech,
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        49 25 [SINGAPORE] The Lloyd's Form of Salvage Agreement, also known as the Lloyd's Open Form or L0F1996, used by the international maritime community to determine the level of salvage awards to salvors, has been amended to speed up the progress of cases through the arbitration procedure.
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        47 25 Reuter [SAO PAULO] Unions at the Brazilian port of Paranagua are negotiating with authorities to avert a planned strike today, the National Portworkers Federation said. The Federation added that if these talks fail, the work stoppage will likely spread to other ports.—Renter
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      1011 26  -  EUROPEAN CAE MARKET: NEAR SATURATION POINT In western Europe's mature car market consumers have the upper hand and manufacturers face the prospects of ever tougher competition, downward pressure on prices and profits, as well as chronic overcapacity hi, Neil Winton Reuter Europe's car markets
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      14242 34 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT CTA ETA Advartisar Vtssal Voyaqa Talaphona ETA ETA Advartisar Vassal Voyaqa Talaphona SIN Dast'n Nam« Nam# Numbar Numbar SIN Dast'n Nam* Nama Numbar Numbar JSMMRNINMMMHMMKMMnMHHMMMNMHMIMMMMMMKMNMHMHi ■MMHHHHMMHHMHBMHHMHaHaHMMHMMMi A To BOSTON (BOS) 2054 M Massachusetts. United States To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 04/03 01/04 Hanjin H. TOKYO 028E
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        884 41 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jumfto 701N aongsiit 05 03/1000 aangtnuimon 63 J11 «y>gn> 05 03/1*00 £vor Gloria I J15 aongsuM 10 03/2300 francis Sin6 W9 30* aongsiM 06 01/1900 Gau 2 02/97 319 Hongs.* 05 03/0700 SraatClwor 01 J22 «ongs«l« 07 03/2300 NasMnftai ***** JV4 Wongs**
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        1777 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO looklnt/Mwci Rstts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Portod From To From Utw 0277* 05/2200 U 04/1500 04/1*59 04/1900 04/S00 04/1*54 04/1900 a ovttoo ovots? ovorn a ovnoo 04/0*59 05/0900 Amoco SM ***** (MAMOO U 04/1500 04/1*59 04/1900 U 04/1700 04/0*59 0i/0»00
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        210 41 Mar 17 Australia Canberra Day. Mar 20 Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. Mar 27 Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Philippines: Maundy Thursday. Mar 28 Australia: Good Friday. Canada: Good Friday. Denmark: Good Friday. Hong Kong: Good Friday. Indonesia: Good Friday. Netherlands: Good Friday. New Zealand: Good Friday. Norway: Good Friday. Philippines:
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        750 41 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem Market movements are indi cated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        525 41 Carton 180 Mu 993.3 1.0 16.8 0.13 106 0.08 Frt IT OMdtf Wtttr RmMw Ask AJmM«* SiihM* No aboM €25 2 0 8 4 1 0 —J155" 380 Am 984.5 0.5 12.5 0.06 34 0.02 tu« 380 Mm 995.9 1.9 17.9 0.32 83 0.07 WW* *W
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        486 42 Airbus eyeing orders for at least 50 jets, McDonnell-Douglas and Boeing hoping to win rest: sources AFXAsia Reuter [BEIJING] Boeing Co and Airbus Industrie have made offers to China to supply 110 aircraft by 2000, officials said. French Trade Minister Yves Galland
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        283 42 Reuter [WASHINGTON] China's aviation authority meets international safety standards, but more was needed to improve the authority's oversight capabilities, said a US-China review team. The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that the joint team began a safety review with the general administration
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        370 42 It nnveils its first entry into European gmaii far market Bloomberg [GENEVA] Daimler-Benz AG's Mercedes-Benz luxury car unit said it doesn't plan to become a mass market producer, even as it unveils its first entry into the European
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        161 42 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airline System Bhd (MAS) will take delivery of its first Boeing 8777 aircraft with a Rolls Royce Trent 800 engine next month, the national Bernama news agency said yesterday. It quoted a statement by Rolls Royce's representative office in Singapore
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        186 42 New Delhi extends deadline by another 4 weeks AFP [NEW DELHI] Indian aviation authorities have given US firm Raytheon a new fourweek deadline to install air safety equipment at New Delhi's main airport, sources said on Monday. It was the third change in the deadline
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        209 42 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] British Airways pic said it will consolidate its accounting staff in a new office, cutting 290 jobs, and hire more temporary staff at Gatwick Airport to save a combined £12.6 miUion (Ss29 mUlion) a year. The airline told staff of
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        197 42 Bloomberg Business News [EVENDALE, Ohio] General Electric Co's GE Engine Services has received a 10-year contract to provide maintenance and repair services for engines on Federal Express Corp's newly acquired McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 aircraft. The contract, which the company valued at "several hundred million dollars", will
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        57 42 [MEHARSHAH, Pakistan] Rescue workers evacuating a body from the wreckage of the Zulfikar Express train in Meharshah, a rural station some 60 km from Punjab's major city Multan on Monday. The passenger train which derailed after a brake failure ploughed into an emergency stop barrier
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        211 42 AFP [WASHINGTON] The United States has reached an "open skies" agreement with Taiwan, deregulating bilateral air traffic, and is preparing for a new round of air talks with Japan, officials said on Monday. Japanese and US negotiators will hold
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          58 42 Reuter [CHICAGO] United Airlines said on Monday it reached tentative labour agreements with unions representing its pilots and machinists. The carrier said the agreements with the Air Line Pilots Association and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers included two wage increases of 5
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          119 42 Reuter [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines Inc said on Monday it has expanded its code-sharing agreement with Aerovias de Mexico (Aeromexico), increasing its routes and adding new service to cities in Mexico effective April 6. The expanded agreement takes effect pending government approvals, Delta said. Delta
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          58 42 Reuter [CANBERRA] Australian authorities said yesterday Qantas Airways had been granted the rights for two services a week to Chile. Qantas planned to use the rights, for Boeing 767-300S or equivalent capacity, in a code-sharing service with Chile's Linea Area de Chile, Australia's International
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      155 25 I Notice is hereby given to all shippers/parties that all shipments of cargoes bound to the following countries must be accompanied by a waiver issued by the respective representative of the National Shippers' I Council. These countries are: I (1) GABON (2) CONGO (3) CAMEROON I We are pleased to
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      18 25 Boeing, Airbus offer to supply China 110 aircraft Airbus eyeing orders for at least 50 jets. Back Page
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      1201 26 I NORTH AMERICA I EXPORT I OTHER DESTINATIONS I DIRECT TO WEST COAST WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MARQARfTA SERVICE) Ytssa VOT {TASK WSjN U M >OI ia Ml HOU (Ht NY MCXKOOTY Vissa VOT aw IwOUITIM IkAJUTu" n <AU«A OUBIAVBmMA SANioreuo I saumaohiz HONG KONG EXPRESS 07ES10 05/03 06/03
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      661 26 Lines services represented by Members of the Registry of Members of the Accredited Shipping Agents. Singapore Freight Forwarders S pore National Shipping Assoc Association NEW IN SINGAPORE jfcfcfcjJCaiCjJSSjCJJCjfcjfcjJCjJjjSCj'CjjC SMITHEUS (S) PTE LTD DUST FREE PREPARATION OF CONCRETE AND STEEL SURFACES FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL *****00 OR *****57 export" 3 Jopon
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      92 27 I i ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) _____r_WEEKLYSINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE rc** o vot atwwm umti yssa vot khay swwoti LEERORT 914 06/03 14/03 LfERORT 913 27/02 06/03 SINAft TQ6A 208 14/03 21/03 SINAR TQ6A 207 06/03 14/03 NQftDKAP 408 17/03 24/03 NORDKAP 407 09/03 17/03
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      361 28 Direct Container Service to Fangcheng Zhanjiang Vessel S'pore Fangcheng Zhanjiang UANBAO 07/03 12/03 14/03 IT7- /VOfITRANS CONVENTIONAL SERVICE TO THAHAND AND MAIAYSIA BREAKBULK, RO/RO AND HEAVYUFT ANY WBGHT THAI FLAG STATUS PRIORITY BERTHS A* Eytw V.43A SAIEP 1112/03 00-11/03 AafaEjywV.MA 10-20/03 21-21/03 24-25/03 25-28/03 Am V.4SA 30-01/04 02-02/04 07-00/04 08-11/04
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      1505 29 VEBBCL VOY SIN POU PKQ PEW StIR I BA BIK IRAN TEYFOURI PJL-1223 18/03/97 30/03/07 28/03/07 WUNTAKHTI PJL-1224 08/03/07 01/03/07 10/03/07 16/03/07 IRAN GHCYAMAT PJL-1220 28/02/07 10/03/07 IRAN YAMIN PJL-1215 07/03/07 17/03/07 ACCEPTING FULL CONTAINER SHIPMENTS TO INLANO POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I.E. A2ARBAIJAN. ARMENIA. KAZAKHSTAN, UZBEKISTAN. TURKMENISTAN. KIRGISTAN,
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      991 31 MERCHANT MARINE CO. UP. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****32 PNA I PKI I PCO I VfSSit VOT 5M I UN ITI I ANI I HAM I MHt I W. 04/03 04/03 M/ 03 NT. lAAON 305W 01/03 24/03 27/03 21/03 21/03 21/03 01/04 13/02 13/02 15/02 HIEMPftOO 304W 14/03 02/04
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      520 31 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) Accepting >r/I shipment to r/ 1 EUROPE/ T) MEDITERRANEAN J 1 SCANDINAVIAN Jr A£ T ports daily We make Sure Our Standards Never Change For more details please call for Angle/Holly *****3 3 P. KLANG PH:
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      1625 32 II IIM PUL INTERNATIONAL LINE nj^NTERNATTONAL ■ANOKOK PT KILAMO F«*<~*»• »«*a R-Q.r^p,^^4. VESSEL VOY SIN BKK VESSEL VOY SIN PKL CT nm'iltTfirVi— (ftj/UiM H 4 Ontiar MATHU BHUM" 320N Wed In Pt Sat 06/03 OUBU BHUM 7727 Wed In Pt Fri 07/03 JAKARTA (UTC 1) 4 SICS/WK XETHA BHUM 191N
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      650 32 rr accord MM SHIPPING PTE LTD TIL *****56 (40 Lin**) FAX *****46 HMTOAKG (0i) U7lOOl mi «l WRECT ACCESS TIL: *****57 (EXPORT BOOKING) HUt GUOAMC 107) 3S) 1377 *****17 (EXPOUT DOC), *****64 (IMPORT) KHAMG (04) 3371 US URL: HTTP://WWW.ACCORD.COM.SG JJUUUTA (Jl) MO 0770 FOKT tu SIM "POKT ITA SIN N>tT
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      532 33 Weekly LCL A FCL M Services to Caribbean W fl"iVpT"c A Central America MAHtSK HOUSTON SUNK 9704 613E Port Country 02/03 09/03 Belize City Belize 05/04 12/04 Bridgetown Bafbodos 08/04 15/04 Cartagena Colombia 07/04 14/04 Cosines S» Lucio 07/04 14/04 Fort de France Martinique 08/04 15/04 Freaport Bahamas 03/04 10/04
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      689 33 f aSSigPIf PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, *****0. I I CR NO **********06 I VOY W6 |3j ST» ML Ml m ssg z Jaz I- f=m asssr 1 -_-ag_. ua liiiil ii; ia iii, iia iiii I ifj Bi: I i 1111 1
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      703 33 **********0Z VESSELS VOV JED PSO LBH HAM RTM THP ANR D*AQUARIUS UWW WD3 WOB 21AP 3CAP 31/Q3 OMM 03AM (MAM VLLE D'AOULA AI9W WAP 26/03 2BAJ3 06AM 07AM OSAM 10AM 11AM giinicjgjt cim mm obam <mam 13am 14am icam 17 am "Ham \ALLE DE SAGfTTA 81* M 3V03 09AM 11
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      32 35 //"VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD Kstnhlishcd Sincc 1 4 >«S4 Tin: total transportation rrorir RJCilll AR CiKOUIVUiI LCI CONSOI.IPATIOX IMI'OKI rXI'ORI SKRVK I S OCEANIA PORTS AUCKLAND SYDNHY BRISBANE MELBOURNE FREMANTLE CONSOI
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      142 36 TOKYO SHINU KAIUN CO PT« LTD Rl KRUSAHAAN KUHARAN H'ljl 10ansonnow»3o-oe \fl>T pifl WOBEOa 7 r KALIMANTAN DIRECT WEEKLY SERVICE TO JAKARTA/PALEMBANG rrnrnrrxn r.nn.rTn.it V l *T DESTINATION SERVICE TO: FAR EAST/U.S.A/EUROPE iaoumjwii 11 iz/ni. jafcorto/PoUmbang t AQMANUf I 111 J/t7 10/11 m«r Jakorta/Polembona tAOtfUNUfII 4/»7 IS/17 Star Jakarta/Polembong RAOUUNUIMI
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      158 36 u n S fl POLISH DCMUmNO EVHtY SATURDAY TO: POLAND (OOYMA) KAWASAKI KINKAI KISEN KAISHA. LTD. JAUII/ HOIIB KOM STBtITS LINES IAIVIAr UTHUAMA, ULAMJS, OMBtTDM6 VII *10°** JU*^" 9 F#nan J UWAX DW6 ACf W7 IM3 12 1 l MONTHLY MEAKBUU SERVICE SSSSV* IE! T W<*I:STOtf,M'SU,MDONHU,VKTNAM nwcravioa t»m 12# EUROEAST
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      103 36 FCL/LCL CONSOUDATiON SERVICE TO ASIA/F.E., EUROPE, USA, AUST, NZ, INCHA, S. AFRICA, MED., ETC. PLEASE CALL: *****00 (16 LINES) VIETNAM CONVENTIONAL SERVICE 'DOOR TO DOOR' SERVICE VBSfi EUSM LOADWG FOt MID IS/03 HAMKMG NHA K0N609 70/03 HOCNMMH Alio Accepting Cargo For AN Other Vietnamese Ports PLEASE CALL: 223 8622 (8
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      525 37 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAASIJ^^I TIGER BAY 515N 07 08D3 12 16/03 21 22/03 I TIGER WAVE 516N 10-11/03 16-19/03 24-25/03 I TIGER ISLAND 517N 14-15/03 19-23/03 28-29/03 I TIGER BRIDGE 518N 17-18/03 31-01/04 I TIGER BAY 519N 21-22AJ3 26-3003 04-05/04 I TIGER WAVE 520N 24 25/03 30-OZQ4 07-08/04 I
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      739 37 I FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road Singapore *****1 gfcj Tel: *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 E-MAlL:flesin@singnet.com.sg a|l CONSOLIDATION SERVICE CANADA ETDSIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN MONTREAL 05/03 CAPETOWN 15/03 TORONTO 05/03 DURBAN 15/03 VANCOUVER 05/03 JOHANNESBURG 15/03 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIREAUS 09/03 VALENCIA/BARCELONA 05/03 INDIA
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      1189 37 OOCL (Singopore) Pte ltd CFS Keppel Distrpk cjb. 79 Atnon Rood #21-04 (S) *****6 Bik 513 #01-128 t enquiry '/fiV V CR NO IIS7S7SOOOON 1* 272 7127 call 3269 l»0 Tat *****13 F« 221 3942 fa«: 272 7825 wwmi JUMMC* >M/ aim AKTMUA TO USA |SCf SPO [~OU |~oli [mm
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      666 38 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (SI PTE LTD I 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR NO. **********00 BOOKINGS CALI■ PjRECTLINE: *****41/43 JESSICA/CELIA/MEI CHAN JQJJJEMEEEESB 7 SLGS/WEEK 3 SLGS/WEEK I VESSEL [VOY [SIN pAK [VESSEL IVOY [SIN ISUR BUANA SINAR 961
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      1280 38 TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY/SUNOAY l.',l:M;tJ ARRIVAL FIXED DAY-MONDAY W I I "T* HAM F*T LED AMR Hf# VESSEL VOY LEH FIT HAM AMR MFA SM MING MOON A7O9W lte<)3 I »03 27/03 2W» »03 0&04 MING STAB A7O3L SID SlO SID SID SlO 11/03 MING WEST J7O9W l<»03 12MB 2&03
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      398 38 Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL I sin bom KOTACAHAYA CAHI77 06/03 17/03 TRADE FAST TFSIBI 13/03 21/03 SEA SUCCESS I 02N 20/03 28/03 MEKHANIK KURAKO MK3ON 29/03 07/03 ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA VESSEL VOY SIN BOM/N.SHEVA TRANSOCEANIC 03-97 10/03 18/03 HEAVYLIFT
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      1047 39 i ASIA MEDITERRANEAN EXPRESS (A/MB WESTBOUND SBtVICE I VESSEL VOY SIN PKG CMB MLA GEN BCN KTM FEL LEH N SHANGHAI 9708 3 07 MAR 08 MAR 12 MAR 21 MAR 23 MAR 24 MAR 29 MAR 30 MAR 31 MAR 1 MSCALEXA 9709 3 13 MAR 14 MAR 18
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      366 40 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING jy] 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE fSINOTRANSI J S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 V TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SIN ETAHKG ETA SHA G. WELL 9706 08/03 13/03 17/03 G. LUCK 9706 14/03 19/03 23/03 0. GLORY 9708 21/03 26/03
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      438 40 MAfi-HELS S'PflftE M'SIA I Carrier MM COUTH LINES, MC 1 fVv\ J CM MO. IJDDITMBIBB S«U: (064) *****9 MAMLA: (632) ******1 W PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (91) *****0 P. KELAWQ: (03) *****77 JKT (21) *****07 MOM: (61) *****3 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE MV "OOCL ACCORD" V 125 ETA SIN 8-3-97
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      291 40 I S pore P.Kelang Loading For OCEAN ISLAND 15/03 Rdm/Atw/UK I IRENE 20/03 25/03 RdnVAtw/Bmn/UK I Loading for I HAPPY DAY Dubai/ADhatWßabrain/Damman/Kuwait I ADAMASTOS Hodeidah/Jeddah/Aqaba/Pt. Said I CARAVOS EXPLORER Dubai/A. Dhabi/BarrairVDammarVKuwait I A. VERME 2 Hodeidah/Jeddah/Egypt I GLOBAL JANE Dubai/A Dbabt/Bahrain/Damman/Ki/wart B I "Loads Singapore, E7W Malaysia Indonesia I t
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      131 41 ios LEGEND R Thunders,orm Temperature c y<\ Weother ~V Wind direction with speed m knots Rom Wove height Cloudy Sky Surface winds ore mdicoted by arrows which tty with the wind One tu* circle represents calm or light ond variable winds J—» One hort Heche represents 5 knots I I
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