The Business Times, 15 March 1997

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    8 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85* SINGAPORE
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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  • Article
    OUB to raise $700 m with 1-for-5 rights issue
    606 1  -  Group profit jumps 19.7% to $3!0m; rights fixed at 36% discount to prices at Thursday's close By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Overseas Union Bank (OUB) yesterday announced a one-for-five rights issue to raise over $700 million and a 19.7 per
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    Lock icon Dew's 160-point plunge reverberates in region's losses
    416 1  -  By\ R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A steep drop on Wall Street on Thursday had severe repercussions throughout the region's stock markets yesterday, with losses ranging from 1 per cent in the Philippines to 3 per cent in Thailand. Here, the Straits Times Industrials Index
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    Far East surprises with $2,150 psf tag for Gardenville
    406 1  -  By] Diana Oon (SINGAPORE] Property tycoon Ng Teng Fong looks to be pushing the property market to its limits. Far East Organization yesterday launched its 56-unit, freehold Gardenville condo project on Walshe Road, off Stevens Road, at a surprisingly high average
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    R&D arm of Mindef to be corporatised from April 1
    382 1  -  Move enables tie-ups with groups such as Keppei, Semhawang Bj/i Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Defence Science Organisation the research arm of the Defence Technology Group in the Ministry of Defence will be corporatised from April 1, paving the way for
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      46 1 i 7 —IFl^HHH I £S REUTO Bowing oat [TOKYO] The president ofJapan's top brokerage Nomura Securities, Hideo Sakamaki, bowing at a news conference in Tokyo yesterday. He is resigning from his post in the wake of a scandal over suspected iUegal deals. FuH report, Pg 9
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article
      Income's healthcare scheme to target more people
      308 2 NTUC Income expects its Managed Healthcare System (MHS) to pay for itself within the next two years, and to increase the number covered by 300 per cent in five years, chief executive officer Tan Kin Lian said yesterday. "Right now, we do not
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      Lock icon Exxon proceeding with US$2b petrochem complex
      540 2  -  BHp continuing tilkg with Mobil fora possible 4th complex in Singapore By\ Ronnie Lim US-BASED Exxon Chemicals yesterday announced that it was going ahead with its US$2 billion (SS2.B billion) petrochemical complex here making it Singapore's third even as officials from the Economic Development
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      Bank loans growth slows
      346 2  -  Lending growth to non-hank customers fell to 144% end-Jan By\ Shiv Taneja OVERALL bank loans growth to non-bank customers fell below the 15 per cent level at endJanuary to 14.6 per cent, down from last year's growth of 16.5 per cent, the latest data from the
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      New Karimun yard won't affect S'pore at present
      457 2  -  But in the long term, it will have an impact, says SembCorp official By I Conrad Raj SEMBAWANG Corporation's new shiprepair yard on the Indonesian island of Karimun at its current size will not have a significant impact on Singapore's marine sector,
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      Lock icon Tang's wife may refer to judge on who owns house
      494 2 She's seeking QCTs advice on whether to use Women's Charter The Straits Times MRS Tang Liang Hong may ask a judge to decide if the family bungalow in Hua Guan Avenue, in Bukit Timah, be longs to her or her
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      Two Rediffusion channels now on the Net
      177 2 AN INTERNET website allowing users to listen to local radio programmes was launched here yesterday. The website, called SoundNet, is a joint production between Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and Rediffusion. Sound Net users can access two of Rediffusion's broadcast channels: the Gold Channel
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      Treasury Building gets a new name
      147 2 TREASURY Building will be renamed Temasek Tower with effect from tomorrow, its owner Pidemco Land said yesterday when announcing plans to refurbish the Shenton Way landmark. The 10-year-old building will be renovated in two phases. The first includes adding a vehicle drop-off point at
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
    • BULL'S Eye
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        BT Sentiment Index
        726 4 Those polled for their views on next week's Singapore stock market outlook are: Daiwa Securities, Deutsche-Morgan, Fraser Securities, GK Goh, ING Barings, Merrill Lynch, Phillip Securities. ♦(Neutral) VickersBallas, March 11, $4.10 Results were generally in line with expectations. We expect the loans portfolio (which grew 26 per
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        In My Opinion
        409 4  -  Wong Yit Fan chief economist, SEA A Indochina, Standard Chartered Bank um HERE clearly are I problems in ThaiX land, but it serves to pause and place things in perspective. Many wrongly consider the baht a weak currency. A country's currency is judged to be strong or
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      Lock icon Brady bonds: stronger now
      954 4  -  There's still money to be made in emerging market debt By Lee Yoke Har [SINGAPORE] AS an asset class, emerging market debt, ineluding Brady bonds, have not lost their shine despite bumpy rides sparked by recent fears of rising US interest rates. Consider this: defaults in
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      Wall Street bull run and the lessons of history
      936 4  -  The Back of the ENVELOPE Is this a repeat of the post-war boll run, and when will we know if a full-blown bubble is upon us? By David Goh The writer is a lecturer (Banking Finance Division) at Nanyang Technological University.
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      An option to raise returns on a term deposit
      500 4  -  By\ Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] To achieve a higher return on your term deposit with a bank, you must be willing to accept a higher risk profile. Anyone who claims otherwise may not be telling the complete story. Usually, but not always,
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      Manila's drab mood to persist for next 2 weeks
      473 4  -  EYE ON THE REGION: PHILIPPINES Al Labita THE Philippine share market is still in consolidation amid fresh concerns about surging US interest rates. However, some analysts expect better sentiment to prevail three weeks from now should the April reporting season bring
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Foreign retail firms get a boost from new China ruling
      268 5 SHANGHAI AFP CHINA'S internal trade ministry has given a boost to international retailers, announcing new guidelines that favour the participation of Japanese, European and US firms in joint ventures with local partners, a newspaper said yesterday. The Business News daily
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      Lock icon Malaysia takes over Inro leadership
      170 5 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA officially took over the leadership of the Kuala Lumpur-based international rubber producer-consumer group, ending a year-long dispute with Indonesia over the post. Ahmad Zubeir Noordin, deputy secretary-general of the Primary Industries Ministry, was elected executive director of the 17-year-old International Natural
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      Lock icon Eva opens Beijing office
      140 5 TAIPEI Reuter TAIWAN'S Eva Airways said yesterday it had opened an office in Beijing, positioning itself to take a slice of China's growing aviation market despite Taipei's ban on direct air links to the mainland. "Our Chinese head office was opened in Beijing on March 12
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      Lock icon Khashoggi on Thai wanted list
      468 5 BANGKOK Saudi billionaire faces charges of embezzling 1.6b baht from Bangkok Bank of Commerce AFP THAILAND issued a warrant yesterday for the arrest of Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi in connection with a banking scandal, a police spokesman said. Khashoggi was wanted on charges of embezzling
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      Lock icon Thai SEC probes Finance One execs
      357 5 BANGKOK They sold substantial amount of shares before merger was announced, says SEC Reuter Bloomberg THAILAND'S securities watchdog announced yesterday a probe into executives of the nation's top finance firm Finance One for possible insider trading, the same day the group finalised a merger
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      Lock icon Highly-strung
      57 5 .SYDNEY] A member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra wheels her cello in front of the Sydney Opera House yesterday after police evacuated the building due to a bomb threat. Workers and members of the public were not permitted back inside or on the forecourt stepsfor over two hours as
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      Chek Lap Kok fees 'not 2 1/2 times higher"
      341 5  -  HONGKONG Airlines dissatisfied with HE Airport Authority's denial By i Quak Hiang Whai THE chief executive of Hongkong's Airport Authority denied yesterday that proposed charges at the new airport will be more than two and a half times higher than existing
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    • MOTE Book
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        Lock icon Contamination at N-plant spreads
        64 5 AFP [TOKYO] Radioactive contamination at a Japanese nuclear reprocessing plant, caused by fire on Tuesday, has spread to a third facility on top of the two already affected, officials said yesterday. Officials from the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp (Donen) said radioactivity had been
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        Lock icon Ramos approves property deal report
        69 5 AFP [MANILA] Philippine President Fidel Ramos yesterday approved a repent backing a controversial 1.89 billion peso (Sslo3 million) property Joint venture between the government and a Thai-led consortium, the presidential palace said. The report by a cabinet-level committee recommended the government go ahead with the
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        Lock icon Japanese bankruptcles in Feb up
        69 5 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japanese bankruptcies in February rose for the third time in the last four months, according to Tokyo Shoko Research, a private research institute. Bankruptcies rose 5.2 per cent in February from the same month a year ago to 1,225 cases, the institute said.
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      Lock icon Malaysian cabinet to decide on SM Lee's apology: Abdullah
      366 5 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama FOREIGN Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday he will leave it to the Cabinet to decide on the apology by Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew for his statement on Johor. "For the moment, there is no need
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      HK to look after its interests even when China joins WTO
      470 5  -  HONGKONG Official declares independence on trade matters By\ Loh Hui Yin EVEN after China becomes a member of the World Trade Organisation, Hongkong will remain a "Rill equal partner" of the international trade body and will even argue against
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      97 5 Sime Singapore Limited NOTICE OF CHANGE IN BOOKS CLOSURE DATE FOR INTERIM DIVIDEND All shareholders are hereby notified that the Books Closure Date for determination of entitlement to our Interim dividend for the year ending 30 June 1997 has been changed to 12 MAY 1997. Registrable transfers received by the
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      223 5 THE WEATHER Stapptres Showers with thunder over most areas in the late morning and early afternoon. Temperature (32-23) Europe HVLo* Goad. America HVLo* Cood. Aaia-Picdk HVLo* AnrHerdaiii 11/04 Kain Atlanta 11 M Cloudy Vurtlanl 42/1B (loudv Alliens ***** Showers Buenos Aires 44/13 Sunny Bangkok 36/44 (Toudv Kertn Will Kain CNraffi
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Falling oil prices push US Feb producer price index down
      419 6 WASHINGTON 0.4% fell is second consecutive monthly decline Bloomberg, Reuter Reuter INFLATION was a no-show again in February as prices paid to US factories, farmers and other producers unexpectedly fell 0.4 per cent the second consecutive monthly decline. Falling oil
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      Lock icon Clinton to undergo knee surgery
      207 6 WEST PALM BEACH, Florida AFP PRESIDENT BUI Clinton was rushed to Washington from Florida yesterday for surgery to repair a knee tendon torn in a late-night fall, vowing he would still fly to Finland for a summit with Russia's President Boris Yeltsin next week. Doctors
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      Lock icon Americans aren't pouring money into stocks: report
      547 6 BOSTON It says the large increase in assets is tied mostly to the appreciation in prices Bloomberg ALL the talk about how much money the average American is pouring into the stock market is exaggerated, according to a new report. In fact, US
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      Lock icon Seeing eye-to-eye
      48 6 [VARNA, Bulgaria] A Bulgarian woman looking at a turbotfish through the glass ofa pool at an aquarium in the Black Sea port of Varna yesterday. Turbot have become increasingly rare along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and are protected as an endangered species by law. REUTER
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      Lock icon Fed won't raise rates in March: economist
      345 6 NEW YORK Marginal April rate hike could be followed by one or 2 others Reuter THE Federal Reserve should raise interest rates soon, but probably will not do so in March, says economist Henry Kaufman. Mr Kaufman, president of Henry Kaufman Co Inc,
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      Lock icon S Korea lifts curbs on foreign loans
      170 6 SEOUL AFP [SEOUL] South Korea yesterday scrapped restrictions on overseas financing by local banks and corporations in a move seen to cope with a foreign currency shortage and to stem the free fall of the won. Effective immediately, local banks can take out
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      741 6 Overseas Union Bank Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Overseas Union Bank Limited wishes to announce: 1 AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1996 The Bank The Croup 1996 1995 1996 1995 SJ'OOO SJ'OOO JJ'OOO ssooo Interest income 1,561,257 1,235,137 26.4
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Transmarco cuts telecom stake
      428 7  -  It sells controlling stake in Sri Lankan phone network By) Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] After seven months under a new management, Transmarco Ltd is giving all the signs of beating a fast retreat from the telecommunications market. Yesterday the listed retailer said it agreed to sell
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      OUE profits flat at $37.5 m
      366 7  -  Results below forecast; 1997 will net be much better By Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) yesterday reported flat growth of 0.03 per cent in net earnings to $37.5 million, reflecting poor local conditions for hotel and catering operations. The results of
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      OUB attractive in medium term despite rights issue
      672 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Catherine Ong OVERSEAS Union Bank's share price may well take a dip on Monday with the announcement of a one-for-five rights issue to raise $700 million, the biggest fund-raising exercise in the local market in recent times. Any downward
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      Lock icon OUB says regional expansion doesn't make it vulnerable
      384 7  -  Bank will continue to expand aggressively By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Overseas Union Bank president Peter Seah says the group will continue to expand aggressively in the region and dismissed the concerns of foreign analysts who view the highly regulated Singapore banks
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      Lock icon Koljo's sale seen benefiting UPP shareholders
      373 7  -  Indon businessman's move didn't snrprise market observers By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Indonesian businessman Johannes Kotjo's sale of his entire stake in United Pulp Paper this week did not surprise the market as observers had expected the move sooner or later. Those who follow the
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    • SINGAPORE & MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
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        Malaysian central bank probing Pacific Bank
        403 8  -  Focus of probe said to be heavy trading of shares before merger plan was annoonced Prom, Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S central bank. Bank Negara, is investigating listed Pacific Bank. An official of Pacific Bank, in which Sin-gapore-listed OCBC Bank has a 30
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        Sea View Hotel interim up 16.7%
        124 8 [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Sea View Hotel yesterday announced a 16.7 per cent rise in group net earnings to $1.78 million at half-time on a 17 per cent higher turnover of $12.3 million. The hotel operator may meet market expectations for the full year, if it
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        Lock icon Keppel shares hit 3-year low on concerns over earnings outlook
        382 8 Shares have fallen &2% in two weeks to close below $10 Bloom berg [SINGAPORE] Shares of Keppel Corp fell to a three-year low on concerns about its earnings prospects, after its lower-than-expected 1996 profits. Keppel's shares fell for a fourth
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Mulpha unit sells stake in Philippine firm
          82 8 [MANILA] The listed Philippine flagship of Malaysia's Mulpha International Bhd is selling its 27 per cent stake in a power generation firm to an American company for 275 million pesos (Ssls million). Mabuhay Holdings Corp told the Philippines Stock Exchange yesterday that the
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          Sembawang unit's share capital halved
          43 8 [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Corporation Ltd has received court approval to halve Sembawang Aviation's share capital from $40 million to $20 million. Sembawang Aviation is wholly-owned by Sembawang Industrial Pte Ltd. The latter company, in turn, is wholly-owned by SembCorp.
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          Sin Soon Huat Hldgs outs stake in SSHL
          62 8 [SINGAPORE] Sin Soon Huat Holdings Pte Ltd has reduced its majority stake in Sesdaq-listed Sin Soon Huat Ltd (SSHL) from 51 per cent to 45 per cent by selling 12 million shares to several institutions. As a result, the public float of
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          Lock icon Time sees 1996 earing at M$24.8m
          134 8 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Time Engineering Bhd estimated it will post a 1996 net profit of M 524.8 million (5114.4 million), which would be below analysts' forecasts. Time, a Malaysian telecommunications and engineering company, made the statement in a circular to shareholders about its proposed
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        • Article
          Lock icon PT Gudang Garam cheated of 8.5b rupiah
          107 8 AFX -Asia (JAKARTA) PT Gudang Garam lost about 8.5 billion rupiah (515.1 million) to a fraud, police said. "Based on the results of an investigation, Gudang Garam was defrauded of 8.5 billion rupiah by a deputy cashier who made a fictitious financial report
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      • Article
        Half of Gul Tech shares for small investors
        308 8 [SINGAPORE] Almost half or 48.5 per cent —of the shares in printed circuit-board maker Gul Technologies' initial public offer have been allotted to investors who applied for 1,000 to 9,000 shares, typically favouring the small retail investor. Twelve out of every 100
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        IPC to revamp PC business and focus on Asian market
        630 8  -  Company sees growth and profitability in tctoconw sector From Kenneth James in Hanover, Germany IPC Corp chairman Patrick Ngiam yesterday spelt out his plan to get his bleeding company back to health: scale back and revamp its core computer business
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        Flextech reports 39% rise in profit
        206 8 [SINGAPORE] Chip distributor Flextech Holdings yesterday announced a 38.9 per cent rise in group net earnings to $5.02 million for 1996. Analysts were almost spot on with their earnings forecast for the Sesdaq-listed group. The market had expected Flextech to post earnings of $5.1
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    • REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Swire Pacific raises profit by 18%, thanks to two sales
        441 9 Chairman vows to expand property portfolio as operating profit tumbles 23% Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Swire Pacific Ltd, a UK-controlled conglomerate that sold assets last year to boost profits, is staking future earnings on acquisitions this year. Swire, one of Hongkong's oldest
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        Nomura president quits as investigations appear to widen
        323 9  -  From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE president of Nomura Securities, Hideo Sakamaki, resigned from his position yesterday in order to "take responsibility" for the latest involvement of Japan's leading brokerage in a scandal involving dealings with underworld elements. But other developments suggested
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        Lock icon A franc assessment
        62 9 [ZURICH] Ciba Speciality Holding's chief executive officers Rudolf Meyer, Michael Jacob and Hermann Vodicka (back row from left) watching a monitor at Credit Swiss' electronic stock market dealing department in Zurich, on the first day of Ciba shares trading on Thursday. The shares opened at 112.75 Swiss
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        Lock icon Sinar Mas Multiartha profit up 39%
        135 9 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Sinar Mas Multiartha, the holding company for the financial services interests of the Sinar Mas group, said yesterday that its 1996 net profit rose 39 per cent on higher turnover. Net profit rose to 197.97 billion rupiah (Ssll7 million), or 298
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      • Article
        Strong hotel occupancy boosts Shangri-La Asia's profit by 26.7%
        401 9  -  HKsl.o9b earnings achieved on 34% rise in turnover From Quak Hiang Whai m Hongkong ROBERT Kuok's Shangri-La Asia Ltd lifted earnings 26.7 per cent to HK$l.O9 billion (Ss2o2 million) for the year ended Dec 31, thanks to strong contributions from the
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Lock icon Dutch parties agree on Fokker position
          74 9 Reuter [AMSTERDAM] Bankrupt Dutch plane maker Fokker NV said on Thursday that Dutch parties involved in possible rescue talks had agreed on a common position to take into fresh negotiations with the Malaysian government to win its involvement in Fokker's relaunch. Fokker's court-appointed administrators
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        • Article
          Lock icon Court ruling drags tobacoo stocks down
          79 9 Reuter [LONDON] Shares in BAT Industries pic tumbled yesterday following a US court ruling. BAT shares dropped 31 pence to 523.5 pence by 0005 GMT, while shares in Imperial Tobacco Group fell three pence to 435.5 pence. In the US, Philip Morris Cos Inc
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          Lock icon Ford to get US$4l7m for Hertz stake
          81 9 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Ford Motor Co will raise as much as U*****.6 million (Ssso7 million) when it sells a 16.6 per cent stake in its Hertz Corp car-rental unit through an initial public offering, valuing the unit at as much as U552.52 billion. The
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          Lock icon BA withdraws jets from Atlantic flights
          83 9 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways stopped using its Boeing 777 jetliners for flights across the Atlantic because of a fault in its General Electric engines, but said it should solve the problem and resume the flights this month. BA owns three of the 280-seat, long-range
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        Lock icon NTT denies move for full tie-up with British Telecom
        292 9 Reuter [TOKYO] Japanese telecoms giant NTT Corp said yesterday that its joint bid with British Telecom for a phone licence in Singapore is the first step in its strategy to seek different partners for various projects and regions. Nippon Telegraph and
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon Japan insurers changing strategy on US bonds
        415 10 Concerns over currency risks prompting them to sell bonds on US dollar rallies Reuter {TOKYO] Japanese life insurers have altered their traditional investment strategy of holding on to US bonds for the long term and are starting to sell them for quick profits
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        Sin Soon Lee unit in $152 m bond issue
        141 10 [SINGAPORE] Sin Soon Lee Development has tapped $152 million from Singapore's domestic capital market through the issue of a five-year secured bond. The bearer bond, in denominations of $250,000 each, carries a coupon rate of 6.375 per cent. The issue was
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        Lock icon US dollar expected to stay firm
        406 10 USS/mark: As expected, the greenback gave up gains this week to a low of 1.69 by Thursday before rebounding strongly the same day to close at 1.7070. Strong support is seen at 1.6878. Failure to breach this level would indicate that US$/mark is likely
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        Lock icon Simex may join Nymex, IPE in cooperation talks
        371 10 Futures industry needs 'lead regulator' to handle global crises: UK official Reuter [BOCA RATON, FloridaJ Elizabeth Sam, deputy chairman of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex), said on Thursday that the exchange has been asked to participate in cooperation discussions between London's
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        Lock icon NatWest's derivatives losses now at£9om, 4 suspended
        284 10 FT [LONDON] National Westminster Bank, the UK's biggest bank, yesterday took tough action against a group of senior managers as it disclosed that its losses due to mispricing of derivatives had risen to £90 million (Ss2os million), up from £50 million reported earlier.
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        Lock icon Euroyen flat; JGBs chart new highs
        218 10 SIM I! I Report Reuter (SINGAPOREj A continued bull run in Simex Japanese government bond (JGB) futures failed to lift Euroyen futures above resistance levels yesterday as players remained uninspired ahead of the Japanese financial year end on March 31. Dealers said activity would
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        March futures fail to breach 350 level
        184 10  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert Perry Gilbert, vice-president, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan index futures yesterday failed to clear the 350.0 level in the March contract as a rise in the 30-year US bond rate to a six-month
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        Lock icon Diesel stocks in HK at very low levels
        243 10 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [SINGAPORE] Diesel stocks in Hongkong, brimming just two months ago, have slid to very low levels after a price plunge triggered a Chinese buying spree after the Chinese New Year, trade sources in Hongkong said on Thursday. "Stocks are
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        280 10 Reuter, AFI THE US dollar was firmer against the mark and yen as speculation about an imminent rise in US interest rates was rekindled after Thursday's release of a robust retail sales report for February. Fresh jitters about a rate rise at the Federal Reserve's policy-making meeting on
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2325 11 LONOON Mistrials —14 ftiaca *h AS Ports 283.400 -.600 ADMy National 784 *5 AMMOtmct 441 18 Amac 125.400 unch Asda Group 109.400 -.600 BAT tad 540.400 -14 BGPIC 171 1 BtCC 273.400 -3 BOC Croup 999.400 -7 BR Patroiaum 696.400 -8.600 BTR 278.400 2.400 BM of Scotland
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      1646 11 Reuter P Nikkei 225 +23it STOCKS closed slightly higher yesterday in a market that was relieved by a fairly smooth settlement of March stock futures and options. But participants were still cautious, waiting for the government to unveil specific measures to boost land liquidity, which could help pep up
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      1559 12 Bloomberg QHtngSeag -Mm STOCKS fell for the sixth day yesterday, driving the benchmark index to its steepest weekly decline in a year as rising US bond yields dim the outlook for corporate profits. Rate-sensitive banks and property companies led the fall amid concern that rising borrowing costs will trim
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      657 12 Reuter Q Shenzhen B Index -0.46 SHENZHEN'S B shares ended slightly lower yesterday, but well above the day's lows, with analysts expecting the index to fluctuate in a narrow range next week on a mixed outlook. The B Index lost 0.45 point to 165.08 on turnover was HKI150.3 million.
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      364 12 AFP gjWPMn +7.42 SHARE prices rose to another new seven-year closing high yesterday, boosted by purchases of electrical issues. "Low-priced and electrical plays rotated to post modest gains," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price Index gained 7.42 points to 8,275.57, its highest close since May 15,1990. Turnover was
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      259 12 Reuter QWeffington -24.40 SHARES tumbled on heavy volume yesterday as Wall Street's sharp fall unsettled an already fragile market. The NZSE-40 Index lost 24.40 points to 2,226.60, its lowest Finish since Oct 10. Reuter Urn M US O—t AN2 Banking 8.65 -0.05 ***** Mvwvtaqtf HMqi 1.30 0 02 KM
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      839 12 AFP □set latex -2L77 SHARE prices closed lower in thin trading yesterday on weak sentiment after sharp falls on Wall Street and fears of a hike in interest rates. "Investors are worried that the Federal Reserve will increase US interest rates, which could push rates up in Thailand," said
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      415 12 AFP QCmpoatelnfcx -15u82 STOCKS tumbled 2.4 per cent yesterday on growing concerns over the unstable money market and the depreciation of the won, despite the government efforts to stem the tide. The Composite Index closed down 15.82 points at 642.08. Turnover was 27.6 million shares worth 463.6 billion won.
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      595 12 AFP □AllOrfaariM -M.4 STOCKS slumped 1.2 per cent yesterday after regaining some ground lost in a dramatic morning tumble sparked by Wall Street's fall overnight. "While the market opened like it was going to double Wall Street's drop, it ended up looking remarkably strong," a broker said. The All
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      730 12 AFP QfampMiteMg -3J5 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday following overnight losses on Wall Street and profit taking on selective bank scrips, dealers said. "I think the banks are the main culprits. They have been taken as an excuse by foreigners and locals alike to start taking profit," a dealer
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      309 12 AFP CllUmU -26.45 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday following a sharp decline on Wall Street on fears of a rise in US interest rates. The PSE Composite Index fell 26.45 points to 3,234.79. Turnover was 12.7 billion shares worth 2.9 billion pesos. A trader said the fall was part
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        310 13 AFX-Asia kl Composite Index -7.29 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday, moving in tandem with declines in Hongkong, Singapore and other regional bourses on the back of a sharp overnight drop in Wall Street. Dealers said investors remained cautious throughout the day preferring to
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        GP Batteries warrant will suit conservative investors
        188 14  -  WARRANT WATCH Bu] R Sivanithy IN SUCH a nervous climate as we're witnessing these days, we'd hesitate to recommend any strong buys, especially of warrants which can lead to greater percentage losses than investing in the underlying shares. However, the plunges of the
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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        MAIN BOARD
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        HOT STOCK
        61 16  -  if i Shiv Taneja KEPPEL CORP, which dosed 30 cents lower aa $9.55 yesterday on a heavy volume of 18 miUiom shares, is near its two-year low. Investors shouUM begin buying on further weakness, as the stodr should find support at around $9.50. For long-, term investors, this
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        STII falls in tandem with Dow, regional bourses
        670 16  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Concerns over possible US rate hike, Wall Street's weakness and flat local earnings growth combine to undermine sentiment By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A fresh bout of worries surrounding the future of US interest rates and the health of Wall
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          Olympic class
          96 16 WITH the annual Singapore Business Awards just around the corner on March 19, here's another inspiring tale about last year's unassuming winner, Kartar Singh Thakral. The 2000 Olympics has been cited as a significant factor in the recovery of the Australian hotel sector, and the Thakral group is
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          We'll drink to that!
          192 16 AS FAR as our Hongkong correspondent is concerned, there were two highlights on budget day in Hongkong two days ago. First was the bomb scare outside the Legislative Council in Central which thankfully turned out to be a hoax. But what really got people on their
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          I'll have that,thanks
          110 16 FAR EAST Organisation's sales brochure for its Gardenville project in Walshe Road does not as most brochures do, start off with pictures of the development itself. Rather, it begins with full pictures of the neighbouring Shangri-La Hotel, undo* the heading "Prime Surroundings". We wonder would a potential
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      740 7 Overseas Union Bank Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) The Board of Directors of Overseas Union Bank Limited ("OUB" or the "Bank") wishes to announce that the Bank is proposing a renounceable rights issue ("Rights Issue") of not more than 137,660,938 new ordinary shares of SI .00 each ("Rights
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      890 8 Overseas Union Trust Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Overseas Union Trust Limited is pleased to announce: AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1996 COMPANY AND CROUP Increase/ 1996 199S (Decrease) SS'OOO SS'OOO Total Operating Revenue 78,663 59,381 32.5 Investment and
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      1308 9 V OVERSEAS UNION ENTERPRISE LIMITED (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Oversees Union Enterprise Limited is pieeaed to announce: AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1996 The Company ThtQrew 1096 1995 1996 1995 SVOOO STOOO SS'OOO ssooo Turnover 151,851 147.526 2.72 175.567
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      28 13 For real-time stock information, call Quickstock on 1900-913-0003 at 30 cents a minute. Stock numbers are available in the stock pages of The Business Times and Lianhe Zaobao.
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      125 14 Need cash for any worthwhile purpose? At Hong Leong Finance and Singapore Finance, we give you cash for your shares almost immediately. This is all you have to do: wh y k ee P your shares tucked away? U se f or a m iiii on purposes. Call us Stop
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      518 16 [BUSINESS. Xotices l() |)N,KI|S| Nl 1 l >ll-N<ll ISINI.T4I IN! UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION LIMITED (lac«rp«rate4 la Ike RapuMfc of Singapore) LOST CERTIFICATES Application has been made to the Directors of the abovenamed Company to issue duplicate certificates in place of the following certificates which have been reported lost or destroyed:
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      91 16 Home Decor For people who love their homes f in <4*4*4 Rising Occasion in imi II m" •>• $1* i H iafcbt: ,i openings anniversaries ISO certification jl ceremonies ||HfVs f V :> r.. r >. v These and other corporate milestones present perfect opportunities to enhance your corporate image
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      1079 17  -  There are many franchises to choose from, but picking the right one isn't easy, rahita hi.tih speaks to six entrepreneurs to find out how they went about it and how they're doing RAHITA ELIAS IF YOU'VE always wanted to be your own boss but didn't know
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      A taste of success— and also of failure
      394 17 A taste of success and also of failure NANA CHICKEN CURRY THAM Hin Thong was browsing through the NTUC Income magazine when he spotted an ad calling for franchisees for Nana Chicken Curry. The taxi driver, 49, was quite intrigued and went to check the food out for himself. "I
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        One for the ladies
        75 17 SOME retailers don't believe in waiting for a major festival or holiday to announce a sale or special promotion. Singapore Woodcraft, for one, ran an advertisement announcing that in conjunction with International Women's Day, it was offering a free pump-kin-shaped stool with mother-of-pearl inlay to all
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        Wheel power
        32 17 SPOTTED in a personal ads column in a local magazine was one which went along the lines of "Fun loving 20-some-thing female seeks man with car. Send picture of car."
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        From the mouths of babes
        112 17 THE New York Times interviewed some children about why they thought people held hands when they were in love, and got some surprisingly pragmatic answers: "They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them." Gavin, 8 "They
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        622 18 COMPUTERTOTS COMPUTERTOTS has a mascot a turtle called CT who asks children their names and breaks the ice at the first lesson. But that's not the only thing different about this children's computer training franchise. "Computertots is very open-ended," says general manager Yeo Wai Seang. It's
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        Her recipe for success
        498 18 PRIMA DELI Molly Thia didn't realise just how fragile cakes were until she took over a PrimaDeli franchise in Toa Payoh. "My greatest worry was how to handle a cake. You have to be very careful. Once a cake's dented, the customer doesn't want it." Ms
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        A neighbourhood family store
        465 18 7-ELEVEN PATRICK Teo doesn't trust himself to pronounce the word. So he unfolds a piece of paper and points to it. The word is "entrepreneur" and that was what he wanted to be. So in December 1992, he took the plunge, leaving his job as an
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        Ringing up the profits
        578 18 ■TELESHOP CHANDRA Sehkar was running two book rental shops in Clementi and Boon Lay when he started looking out for something new. So when a flyer was stuffed in his mailbox calling for Teleshop franchisees, he jumped at it. After all, working long hours seven days
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      382 20  -  NIGHTSPOT A Surendren SET AMIDST the scenic and historical North Bridge Road/Arab Street area is the enigmatically named Liquid Room. At first glance, this little pub and dance club is innocuous, with no flashing lights or even a signboard to announce its presence. It is
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      A most winning performance
      602 20  -  CINEMA Shine, this year's brilliant offering from Down Under, is touching a chord in critics and audiences the world over By] Holly Harrison ON A dark night in Perth, a man rushes through the rain, a wad of sheet music under one arm, babbling to himself
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      Puzzling perspective
      618 21  -  CINEMA The Portrait of a Lady from Jane Campion is not only ont of focus, it is also rather poorly framed By. David Boey JANE "The Piano" Campion's latest costume drama, The Portrait Of A Lady, is one movie that grinds along at a glacial pace. I say
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      WHAT'S ON
      388 21  -  Compiled by M Yasotha MUSIC Totally Tchaikovsky If you love the music of Tchaikovsky, you won't want to miss this Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert conducted by Lim Yau. On the programme are Capriccio Italien Op 45, Piano Concerto No 1 in Bflat Op 23 and Symphony No 4
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        817 22  -  Are diners willing to fork out $65++ for what is essentially nasi padang? Yes, if the ambience is right Man revisits Alkaff Mansion and finds a new did in residence, and a new menu JAIME EE MM ONG. You think a nm)or announcement is
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        The silent killer in your food
        559 22  -  HEALTH By David Boey GO EASY on the salt next time you're at the dining table if you don't want to eat yourself to an early grave. A comprehensive study of Finnish lifestyle and dietary habits, researched by Heikki Karppanen, has found that the
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        482 22  -  RESTAURANT East meets Wast, with lets of coffee thrown in, at Pink Peppercorn By l Corinne Kerk THERE has long been a need for eating places in Pasir Panjang. So when Pasir Panjang Village was created out of a row of restored shophouses, it became
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      1104 23 The Chamber. Adam Hall (Chris O'Donnell), a young gung-ho lawyer, battles to save his client Sam Cayhall (Gene Hackman), a Ku Klux Klan member sentenced to die in the gas chamber. Tampines: 1.50; 6.20; 11.15. Tiong Bahru; 11.30; 1.55; 6.35; 9. Dante's Peak. An extinct volcano suddenly blasts to
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        1153 24  -  Yes, if s noisy, crowded and more than a little frayed at the edges. But go with an open mind, and it all becomes part of the charm of this vibrant Indian coastal city, says parvathi m mmatam PARVATHI N NARAYAN YOU'RE ON holiday, so quit worrying
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        Seeking your fortune in the city
        622 24 IF TEASER trailers of your future turn you on, Madras is a place you must visit. Practitioners of every kind of predictive science are in business here from readers of tarot cards to numerologists. To get things rolling, onejji horoscope is essential. TtiH casting
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      7 17 Epicure Nasi padang with ambience EL 6
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      96 17 Travel Mad about Madras EL 8 Hotel California. 4 At Seasons, you'd be 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 enough to make any Calif ornian sing.
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      55 20 For real-time stock information, call Quickstock on 1900-913-0003 at 30 cents a minute. Stock numbers are available in the stock pages of The Business Times and Lianhe Zaobao. FREE! If you have found something, you can advertise for free in Classification 821 (Found) to seek its owner. Call C.A.T.S. at
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      34 20 ||mH| Hjdl SINGAPORE'S MOST INSPIRING HOMES 143 PAGES OF WONDERFUL ROOMS AND IDEAS A GREAT BOOK FOR YOURSELF, FAMILY OR FRIENDS GET IT AT TIMES THE BOOKSHOP IN CENTREPOINT. PLAZA SINGAPURA AND RAFFLES CITY
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      581 21 Where to wine, dine and entertain M w jl APOLLO HOTEL AJMH* SMGAPORE m Easter r Bunny Parade 'J A Children's Party with a skit on Peter Rabbit, Easter Egg Treasure Hunt, Magic Show, Ij J lots of fun. prizes and a delicious lunch spread f with Hot Cross Buns.
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      85 21 The I At The Neptune on Shenton Way Dian Xin/Lunch 11 r~\ ,-ri 11.30am-2.30pm >3J S i 7TH FLOOR. OVERSEAS UNION HOllSt. j COUYER (TUAY. SINGAPORE WML TEL 4 W,'.) fanmly bunch! Western and local delights for a ideal family get together Features weekly specialities 12 noon to 2.30pm every
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      84 22 We're THREE today! The Directors and Staff of LES AMIS would like to thank everyone for their wonderful support. s We will be opening our first CAFE at the Asian Civilisations Museum in April and we hope to continue to thrill your palates there. q a/ p CAFE LES AMIS
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      2061 23 TODAY'S TV USCOHMEMDED yiEWIMO 12.00 NN TV Innovations. V w n f e 2 MpO* Qnpak'Q romantic tragedy about a pm check the score 1996. W 4M Ya Alif (r). lVieg SpeaKS budding Stage actor who XOO Amazmg Games: SwUzerher mind falls in love with the 3.00 Tennis World. B
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