The Business Times, 20 March 1997

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    9 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 SINGAP ORE ~9B
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Kwek Leng Beng is Businessman of the Year
    508 1  -  ChMßgChMßglMg i* Outstanding Chief Jl5 Ent«rpriM Award By' Tan Su Yen (SINGAPORE] Overcoming daunting odds to make their mark in the international business arena was what distinguished the three 1996 Singapore Business Awards winners announced yesterday. Topping the list of honours was
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    Dreaming of his own hotel chain
    467 1  -  By] Lilian Ang [SINGAPORE] Kwek Leng Beng is enamoured of the hotel business. Ifs the first thing that comes to his mind when he is asked his one wish as Businessmanof the Year. "My wish is that one of these days we'll be able
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    Malaysia accepts SM Lee's apology
    284 1  -  Bat rMtarattaa «f «H total afttoawwli take time, aaysKL From, Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has accepted Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's apology and his move to have his offending remarks on Johor expunged from the court records. In a press statement issued
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    Jaya surprised by KL statement on ties
    157 1 [SINGAPORE] Minister for Foreign Affairs Professor S Jayakumar expressed surprise late last night that the Malaysian government had stated that the restoration of theold level of relationship between Malaysia and Singapore "would take time". He pointed out that Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's
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    Room for 4 mobile phone operators: Mah
    362 1  -  By Teh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] There is room for (bur cellular mobile telephone operators so another two could be licensed from Apr 1,1000, Minister for Communications Mah Bow Tan announced yeeterday. Speaking at the 19th International Communications and Computing OC*C) Business Summit, Mr
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Singapore-KL station derailed by differences, says report
      535 2 gL to ewtine train Paor,tfmafßaUt Tliiiihliii —(w New Straits Times (KUALA LUMPUR] An agreeCt between Malaysia and apore to jointly develop the railway station in Tanjong Pagar could not take off because of differences on how it should be undertaken. Undo* an agreement
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      HP launches FT package to cater to SMEs
      425 2  -  By Raju Chellam US computer giant HewlettPackard Inc has launched an initiative worldwide to offer a set of infbtech solutions and financing options to the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. The Asian part of the launch will kick off from midApril,
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      Mitsui says Tuas plant Will see: $100m sales in 6 years
      305 2 Tie $80m facility will be operational by mid 1916 JAPANESE semiconductor leadframe maker Mitsui Hightec Inc's new $80 million plant is expected to generate more than $100 million in annual sales within six years, the company said yesterday. This
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      Lock icon Retail sales up 11% in January
      332 2  -  EYE OH THE ECONOMY Commerce By, Andrey Tan THE retail sector went on a spree in January, with an 11.2 per cent rise in the retail sales index in volume terms. This is the second highest year-on-year gain since February last year's increase of
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      Keppel Bank buys office space in HK and China
      303 2  -  It may d» the same in other countries where it has offices, branches From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong KEPPEL Bank has joined the growing number of Singapore financial institutions which have bought office properties in the Hongkong and China region.
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      Lock icon French bank CDC to launch infrastructure fund here
      320 2  -  By] Larry Wee FRENCH state-owned banking giant Caisses des Depots et Consignations (CDC) is launching a fund in Singapore to invest in Asian infrastructural assets. Chief executive officer Philippe Lagayette said the partners in the Asian mezzanine infrastructure fund (AMI) include French
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      Asean ministers meeting to discuss Vision 2020
      259 3 ASEAN economic ministers will gather in Cebu, the Philippines, this weekend to brainstorm a new Vision 2020 for the group, as first agreed to by Asean leaders last year. In an informal retreat the fourth such gathering to date the ministers will also
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      Lock icon NZ scheme teaches students to run business
      376 3 like to pick op and try on ui6 project, says BO Lee The Straits Times [AUCKLAND, New Zealand] Singapore schools can consider introducing a New Zealand scheme which teaches students how to run a company and make money, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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      The Thais that bind
      693 3  -  Ylstt by Chavalit win strengthen bilateral relationship By Yang Razali Kassim A DAY before Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh was to arrive in Singapore for his official visit, his special assistant, Poosana Premanoch, was already here for a stopover. He came primarily to meet the local
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      ERA's Feb sales jump 26% to $177m
      196 4 (SINGAPORE] ERA Realty Hstwmk notched up property sales worth $177 million in February, a 26 per cent rise ottr the mum month in 1996. The prupei ty agency said HDB (Housing and Development Board) resale flats accounted for 61 per cent of the
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      HK property prices seen rising 10%
      381 4  -  MNriefurtkaad Hn^teaii /Vom Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong WALTER Kwok, the chairman of tin biflpct freyrty group Ml Hongkong, hat predicted a 10 per cent rise in property prices in the territory for this Mr Kwok, whose family controls Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP),
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      Lock icon Slower sales at Mandarin Gardens, but prices hold
      477 4  -  Anti-speculation curbs last May haven't affected pricing because these units fetch good rents By] Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] UNIT sales at Mandarin Gardens on the East Coast have slowed since last May's anti-speculation measures, but prices seem to have held steady in this
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      Lock icon HKR seeks higher plot ratio for Tung Chung project
      371 4 SCMP [HONGKONG] HKR International is negotiating with the Lands Department to increase the plot ratio for its large residential development at Tung Chung station, on the airport railway line. The company is undertake ing the second-phase properly development at the station
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      House Hunt
      977 4 Property transactions Jbr districts 15 and 16 (sectors 42 to 45 and 46 to 48) lodged between Feb 17 *97 and Mar 15 1$ PROJECT NAME/ NOT CONTRACT TENURE MHHU MCE PSf STREETNAME TVPE DATE LAW AREA* (SOFT) (SSWO) (SS) District 15 Non-Landed Amber Point Apt 17/02/97 FH
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  • 1996 SINGAPORE BUSINESS AWARDS
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      Lock icon Flying the Singapore flag abroad
      1238 5  -  Businessman of the Year Kwek Leng Beng, who preside&over the Hong Leong empire, has many dreams and all of them centre on promoting the Republic i By* Cenrad Raj IN HIS large, new, well-decorat-ed office on the 61st floor of his flagship Republic Plaza, Kwek
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      FJB chief loves the challenge of taking risks
      835 5  -  Enterprise Aw&rd By, Jezzy Lam IN AN Industry ftill of doom and gloom stories, one retailer stands out for its string of successes fashion group FJ Benjamin Holdings (FJB). The latest accolade it has bagged is the 1996 Enterprise Award. The citation
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      I don't see myself as Napoleon, says SIA boss
      718 5  -  Outstanding Chief Executive Award By, Ang Wan May THEY may have heard of the airline, the girls and the billion-dollar profits but few know much about the man heading it who holds a doctorate in mathematics, enjoys classical music and sings
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Indon polls: Abri has not yet proposed any names
      443 6  -  JAKARTA Statement comes amid debate on when army should name its choice for president and V-P By S N Vasuki A SENIOR official of Indonesia's Armed Forces (Abri) has moved swiftly to end a raging internal debate on whether the army
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      Lock icon Thai police freeze Khashoggi stake in firm
      231 6 BANGKOK Reuter THAI police said yesterday they had frozen shares worth 142 million baht (S$7.9 million) held by Saudi tycoon Adnan Khashoggi in local firm Jalaprathan Cement pic. An arrest warrant was issued last week by Thai police for Mr Khashoggi, 61, wanted
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      Lock icon Curfew imposed on Myanmar city
      342 6 ■YANGON Govt reports clashes between Buddhist miinkg and Mnglimg Reuter MYANMAR's military government has imposed a curfew and other restrictions on its second city of Mandalay following unrest blamed by a spokesman on people trying to destabilise the country. Residents said Mandalay newspapers reported yesterday
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        Lock icon Mob tarehes market is West Th
        47 6 AFP [JAKARTA] A mob burnsd down a market ivtlMWtoat Timor town of K&femenanu following riolaoct brtwi local youth* and migrant worinri that hft atl—t It J T iinii n ii fin ill hi in iima construction workers and local youth* —AWT
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        Lock icon Two RMAP coptars crash
        35 6 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Eleven Royal Malaysian MrWmt* I (RMAF) personnel w«re feared ldDedwbM two MM hellcoptem of the air force crashed tea hlByWlH—itfk Sabah yesterday. So far four bodies had bStB^fMCtey
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        Lock icon Indon polls foreign
        35 6 AFP [JAKARTA) Indonaalin Army ChkfGenaralfyErtMvlNa warned that »—'r T ii linini1)inHfH^1ii|»i• country's general etectiona on May 18 wfllfree arraaLHa said on Tuesday foreign obatrvera wart iPtleOHtflplMMi thair rmlii nhm lh« 1 alh
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        Lock icon Focus on strangths, US group
        41 6 AFP group yesterday called on VtetBrato«ooui«AlMn abilities such as agriculture and fbod preemfe* Bntftt Bower, president of the US-Aaaan BuetZMsONMCfl, warned that Vietnam's policy of tadtilMlDfaliMlMttrti with its own goods would leed to Insffl Awe lee,
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      Lock icon Vietnam's balancing act
      60 6 [HANOI] Two men carrying an old refrigerator to a repair shop on their motorcycle in Hanoi yesterday. Being thrifty is still a common lifestyle for most urban Vietnamese, despite the country's increase in economic growth over the past few years, and refrigerators such as this would be
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      Lock icon Ramos: We're giving Hwang refuge
      114 6 MANILA AFP THE Philippines is providing refuge for Hwang Jang Yop, the most senior defector to flee North Korea, in the interests of regional stability, President Fidel Ramos said yesterday. Pyongyang's top ideologue arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday afternoon, Mr Ramos said. He would
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      198 6 JMMrhk THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE :^>?tcgWtfWl'MBCyWBtfci PBlwPMFm pi"g^^S^^«pBHB^BM|B| ■R& "';*1 BH *1 AMOUNT OFFERED SGO8SOMO Hi |h |f ISSUE CODE N*****0H B ISSUE DATE 1 APRIL 1997 B I B MATURITY DATE 1 APRIL 1999'' <w ;> Mg INTEREST RATE TO BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE B ff AVERAGEmo
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      223 7 TAKE A BOW V; I I r m MreM k a J m tfr *r < 1 Pi 1 vol ki M| ur aV *T.n v -S* 'v r.-f I CongratuLatiorid to the winners of the 1996 Singapore Biutinedd Awardd. --i K V.^*^ a v-. V v 'V ;v--- *i|
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  • CHINA-HONKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Call to protect China's brewers: report
      235 8 SHANGHAI AFP CHINA'S light industry council has called for production limits for foreign-invested breweries to protect local brewers, a Shanghai newspaper reported yesterday. The Business News daily said the petition to the state council, calling ft* restriction of approvals for new brewery Joint ventures,
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      Lock icon Beijing assures Jar dine Matheson of equal treatment
      486 8 HONGKONG Impwinrlr firmtagtf lacrattat securities aad infrastructure deals Bloomberg AFP JARDINE Matheson Holdings Ltd has been assured of equal treatment in China, paving the way for lucrative securities and infrastructure contracts. Beijing's top official in charge of Hongkong affairs has directed Chinese
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      Lock icon No biding behind private accounts
      133 8 SHANGHAI AFP CHINA'S central bank has issued an urgent order banning the deposit of public funds into private savings accounts, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Business News daily reported that the People's Bank of China (PBOC) instructed all banks and postal savings agencies to stop
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      Lock icon Link China's MFN to WTO talks, US urged
      275 8 WASHINGTON Nkyeoqpvtiaqr efcrrff ■!■■■■> MFNmaygrtßt#* te accept WFOndas AFP TOP-level US China poUcy experts engge uteri on Tuesday that i ensuing most fovwusd nation (MFN) trading status with Beijing be linked to gettta* the communist country to buckle down to capitalist rules
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    • SINO Briefs
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        Lock icon Taiwan tost-fires
        86 8 Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan yesterday tast-flrsd two US Hawk missiles off its northern coast duriogamlUtary drill ssen as bolstering the island's defisncee against rttal China, military sources said. The two medium-range ground-toedr missiles, thefirst known ttvefirings in a drffl that began on March 12, wire shot into the open
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        Lock icon Tung off to China next week
        61 8 Reuter fHTTTTfHTfTNfT] The twiUnrr's poet nohmlil hiaiiir Tuna Chee-hwa will visit China next Tuesday on a trade-promotion tour, three months before he takaeoveras chief executive. The Hongkong Trade Development Council (TDCX a semiofficial body that promotes trade snd which organised the trip, said Mr
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        Lock icon Birthday greetings, Mrs Chiang
        37 8 Reuter [NEW YORK) MreChing Kai-shek (centre)baingjoit»sd by well-wishers as she reads a letter from Taiwan's President Lee Teng-hui in h*r New YorkCity apartment on Tuesday. Mrs Chiang turns 100 today under the Chineee
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        29 8 Reuter (MACAU] Authorities in southern China have issued a 1,. I-... ,i—j tilli ,„l r i poMonaienmn>ei^annffe^qaBarouowmgrepofi>tiat carrying potMstocyanide had recently fallen tnQoangxlthatflows into the South China Sea.—Aeuts*-
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      Time for new tariff cut
      636 9  -  GHZVAWATOH Tlie drop In Imports works agtinst China's Intsrests By Lu Ning THE latest customs statistics released on the last day of China's annual meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC) added cheer to an otherwise dull session. In the first two months, experts grew
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      Lock icon China to free dissident Wang Dan: paper
      235 9 HONGKONG totaling dissident wfll have to leave country AFP CHINESE authorities have agreed to release jailed Chinese dissident Wang Dan on the condition that he leaves the country immediately, it was reported here yesterday. Mr Wang, 27, has agreed to the conditions set
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      Lock icon Taiwan will accept HK notes issued by China
      114 9 M TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN'S central bank said I the island's banking institutions win accept China-issued Hongkong bank notes follow- big the territory's July l handover to 'Chinese rule, the Uitited Evening News said yes- But the central bank would |Npft to bar
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      UK, China close to deal on advance troops for HK
      348 9  -  HONGKONG Qnkk turnaround from deadlock feeing both sides last week By Loh Hui Yin BRITAIN and China are close to agreement on the thorny issue of deploying an advance party of Chinese troops in Hongkong ahead of Jul 1 when
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      216 8 Jardine is headed, Pg 19 II j INTRODUCING THE NEW AND ONLY ZOt SEDAN WTTHAWD The new Legac#!(VAWD Sedan is the culmination of decades of engineering HHHMHH An inherent sense of security is heightened by the knowledge that the refinement. Itffevolutionary aluminium alloy boxer (V series) engine W^K^ft^KMHHWB Legacy Sedan
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Another steel firm goes bust in new blow to Seoul
      454 10 SEOUL Fears of domino affect as Sumni Stool files for receivership after fold-up of Hanbo Reuter ANOTHER South Korean steel company filed for court receivership on Tuesday, dealing a new blow to the ailing banking system and raising fears of
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      Lock icon PNG premier Chan faces new opposition from army
      308 10 PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea Reuter PAPUA New Guinea Prime Minister Julius Chan yesterday faced a second wave of army opposition to his authority and to the planned use of foreign mercenaries to end an island uprising. A senior army officer told
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      Lock icon Asia to overtake US on GDP
      221 10 TOKYO 31% share of wwli GDPby2oloa&inst US' 24V report Reuter ASIA's share of the world economy will overtake the United States by the year 2010, a Japanese government report forecast yesterday. The report by an Economic Planning Agency panel said Asia, including Japan, would
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      Lock icon Riding high in Sydney
      69 10 [SYDNEY] A highriotre trapeze act, the Ffying Lotahs, practising their routine far the spectacle called "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth"at the Royal Sydney Showgrounds on Tuudgy. The show consists ofthe best acts performed during the Royal Easter Show's 115-year history at the showgrounds, located in
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      Lock icon Western investors shy away from Japanese property
      465 10 TOKYO Lack of liquidity, land use planning law keep investors away Reuter WESTERN investors are shunning Japanese real estate despite a recent, high-profile move by an Asian investor to snap up a prime Tokyo site. Experts said yesterday that the lack of liquidity
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      Lock icon Famine causing anarchy, says N Korea's Kim
      482 10 SEOUL IM —gulim ytwteiMMyfag tiwaflitayk *FheWi*tl* AFP NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong II has said that severe food shortages are forcing the country Into anarchy and have deprived its LI millionstrong military of proper rations, a Seoul magazine said yesterday. "The food problem
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      Lock icon Indian communists veto privatisation of power transmission
      251 10 NEW DELHI AFP INDIAN communists have forced New Delhi to backtrack on a proposal to privatise power transmission. The Economic Times yesterday said that the cabinet had sought the parliament speaker's permission to withdraw the Indian Electricity Laws Amendment Bill, hitting plans for
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      115 10 EditorialPg 73*^ HH At our guests can expect kSI "Yes I Can" 5 star service in Shah Alam Mrff/m Hardly surprising, considering they also enjoy the full luxury of a 5 star hotel at only half the price. i But then thafs something you can enjoy too. Just check in
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      49 11 What drives him to become the Businessman of the Year? U|jH^E^n Hong Seh Motors wishes to congratulate Mr Kwek Leng Beng on his award as the 1997 Businessman of the Year. HONG SEH MOTORS PRIVATE LIMITED fij 10 Fourth Lok Yang Road Singapore *****7 Telephone: *****55 Fasimile: *****95 terrari
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Feb CPI in US up by higher than forecast 0.3%
      427 12 WASHINGTON Bat prices outside food and energy remain tame with core rate up 0.2% Bloomberg US CONSUMER prices rose a larger-than-expected 0.3 per cent in February, led by higher costs for fresh vegetables and natural gas, Labour Department figures showed
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      Lock icon Regulators may censure Lippo unit
      199 12 WASHINGTON AFP US regulators are poised to censure Lippoßank, owned by an Indonesian tycoon at the centre of the Democratic Party fUnd-raising scandal, for mismanagement, the Los Angeles Times said yesterday. The Times said the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp was ready to'order the Los Ange-les-based
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      Lock icon Fed must keep close eye on banks
      330 12 WASHINGTON Regulation to stop govt subsidies being misused: Greenspan Bloomberg FEDERAL Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday the Fed must remain the primary regulator of bank holding companies under any financial services legislation considered by Congress. "Financial modernisation should not undermine the ability
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      Lock icon Bypassing the presidents
      42 12 [HELSINKI] A man walking past a poster at Helsinki International Airport on Tuesday depicting presidents Boris Yeltsin and Bill Clinton during their last summit meeting. The two are to meet for a two-day summit in Finland's capital today. REUTER
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      Lock icon EU opens probe into merger of Boeing and McDonnell
      278 12 BRUSSELS Reuter THE European Commission yesterday said it was starting a full probe into the proposed alliance between Boeing Co and McDonnell-Douglas Corp. The widely expected move is aimed at assessing to what extent Boeing, already the world's largest aircraft maker,
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      Lock icon France Telecom IPO to raise up to 50b francs in May
      264 12 PARIS Bloomberg FRANCE Telecom SA, Europe's second biggest telecommunications company, said its shares will be sold in May by the government in the nation's biggest ever initial public offering. The government will aim to raise between 30 billion French
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Laos heads bravely into space venture
      745 13  -  ■ffniiMi OPINION By Harish Mehta The writer is a BT correspondent specialising in Indochinese affairs LAOS will become the first Indo-Chinese country to launch its own satellite by the end of the year. In a country where the pace of life is decidedly relaxed
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      137 13 'It's like a dam. You can change the course in which the water flows, but it will still get downhill.' -JtknLatt an economist at the University of Chicago, on why campaign expenditure in the US is increasing and why campaign financing reform is useless. 'You cannot separate
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      Seoul needs a fresh start
      719 13 EDITORIAL THE upheaval in South Korean politics over the Hanbo loans-for-kick-backs scandal has given President Kim Young Sam's government a chance for a fresh start at a time when the economy is locked in one of its worst slumps in years. President Kim announced a
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      Lock icon Payable price for jobs?
      1012 13 Some now say it may be worth letting inflation rise a bit for a big and prolonged drop in joblessness The Economist IN 1968, Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps, in papers written independently, assaulted the prevailing consensus on unemployment. They said it was wrong to suppose,
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      797 13 My arts off fefitwtaa IF IT is true, as many scientists hope, that genetics will dominate science in the 21st century in much the way physics captivated the 20th century, we are off to a bad start. In the real world, scientists are dreaming of pushing
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      China's changes and constants
      731 14  -  A French photographer's understanding of China moves glabibbatam CLARISSA TAN PROM out of one of Marc Riboud's pictures, a modern Chinese couple gazes at us seriously, even insolently. She wears sneakers, mini skirt and a broad-brimmed summer hat He dangles from one hand a box of
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      Not perfect but entertaining
      499 14  -  REVIEW One-act *ew details how once-shy Knm&r became a bawdy and outgoing entertainer By] Holly Harrison IF YOU like Kumar, the Boom Boom Room's resident drag queen dejay, you should just love Kumar A Ufi Alive, a one-act show that details how this once-shy Indian boy
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        Bernes's birthday bonanza
        103 16 BORNEO Meters is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with promotions starting with a three-minute TV ad, supposedly the kmgaet car commercial in Singapore. It will bring in mw products including a low-cost aedan and a peopte mover. A limited edition Corona, with gold-paint firm also plans
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        Fokus off-roader
        50 16 CYCLE A Carriage baa launched what could be the most appealing smaB fouMeateroff roader to date: the890cc Mitsubishi Pafero Mfed. The fbur-cylinder 16-valve XR-II imwwm window*. airbae and an anti-alare mirror. The 36»valveDOHC turbo VR-n, in addition to XR-H features, h* other goodies like anti-tock brakes, alloy rims
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        Deight's Asian sales surge 40%
        85 16 DKJ»HIAattHiiotivt Systems, the worid'a largest suppUer crfvehlde parts, posted sates ofUSH.'J billion (SH billion) in the Asia-Pacific in 1906,40 per cent higher than 1996's salee. Worldwide sales were USI2T.8 billion. In the year, GM-linked Delphi set up a regional headquarters in Singapore, a Uaison office
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        BT A opens
        9 16 m complex cost 138 million and
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        Rever's mast
        77 16 EVEN before the new Mini hits the stamping line, BMW-owned Rover Group has unveiled what could be its successor. The futuristic concept, Spiritual, calls for a foil four-eeater achieved in a 3.1 m package—about the size of three-door car will be powered by a flat, three-cylinder engine mounted
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        Rod Bull's charge
        91 16 TRAM Red Bull-Sauber-Petronle is optimistic about the g 1807Formula One season. It has a new car fitted with a new engine far the race. The new C16 racer is smaller, slimmer and significantly narrower in the front area, resulting in a more compact machine. The Sauber-Petronas V10
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        New 5-series a hot seiler
        67 16  -  Oomipfltdhy Christopher Tan ABOUT »M>00 of the new BMW fraeries cars were sold In the first 14 months of production, 30,000mere than the preceding modal in the same period. The 5-series now accuun to tor 30 per cent of total production. DespitB Its performance, rival
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      A Prelude to the older version?
      826 16  -  Hood* seems to have gone retro with its new sportster By < Christopher Tan IF ONE was to look for a cinematic equivalent to Honda's new Prelude coupe, one need go no (Urther than George Lucas' prequel to the Star Wars saga. Like Lucas'
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      Lock icon Australian film industry Shines
      721 16 FILMS Reuter [ADELAIDE] A talking pig, a pianist who groans while he plays or transvestites tramping across the outback on a bus: Australian movie-makers have never been one for Holly-wood-style formula features. But they must be doing something right and something Hollywood likes if the success
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Three Jumabhoys, Scotts censured
      568 17  -  SES public reprimand {or repeatedly making listing roles Shiv Taneja {SINGAPORE] In a stronglyworfed reprimand yesterday, the Stock Exchange of Singapore publicly censured Scotts Holdings (SHL) and some of its directors for repeatedly failing to comply with listing rules, and demanded that the company's board be
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      Hotel Royal proposes bonus issue
      217 17 [SINGAPORE] Hotel Royal has proposed a 2-for-3 bonus issue and revalued its Newton Road property. The moves were announced yesterday with the release of its latest results. For the year ended Dec 31, net profit improved 3.8 per cent to $4.39 million, which Hotel Royal
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      Indofood needs Sampoerna's marketing savvy
      788 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW S N Vasuki PT INDOFOOD, the Salim group's listed food company, has reported 1996 results that are largely in line with market expectations. Analysts are now beginning to take a second look at the company, as future earnings are expected to be
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      OPH doubles earnings, plans bonus issue
      467 17  -  Result boosted by accounting change, 166% turnover jump By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Mainboard listed Orchard Parade Holdings (OPH) yesterday announced a 110 per cent rise in group net earnings to $24.82 million for 1996 boosted by a change in accounting procedures and proposed a
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      Acma's net profit falls 23%, well below expectations
      426 17  -  By] R Sivanithy ISINGAPORE] Telecommunications and electronics firm Acma Ltd yesterday reported a 23 per cent drop in after-tax profit to $40.59 million for the year ended Dec 31. The figure comes in well below analysts' expectations. According to the latest issue
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        New Toyo shares at 80C each
        483 18  -  Paper and i (I u manufacturer's IPO is the second largest float this year By < Clarisa Tan [SINGAPORE] Paper and packaging manufacturer New Toyo International kicked off its initial public offer of 54 million new shares yesterday the second largest float this year.
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        Lock icon Serial ejected to sell 35-45m shares in IPO next week
        508 18  -  Swdaq IPO ryawnta 16% of Serial's enlarged share capital By Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Local electronic components distributor Serial Systems is expected to sell new stock of 35-45 million shares in a Sesdaq initial public offer early next week, sources say.
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        Haw Par earnings down 7% to $32.9m
        411 18  -  Byy Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Haw Par Brothers International, known for its Tiger Balm medicated rub, yesterday announced a 7 per cent fall in earnings to $32.9 million. The drop was due to a special tax-exempt dividend of 19.23 million enjoyed the previous financial
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        Super Coffeemix earnings double
        248 18 [SINGAPORE] Super Coffeemix yesterday posted a net profit of $11 million for the year ended Dec 31, more than double the $5.4 million it made in 1995. Turnover was up 67 per cent to $103.7 million on substantial growth in the Asia-Pa-cific region. Domestic sales were
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        Eng Kong shares jump 32% in first-day trading
        179 18 [SINGAPORE] The Eng Kong Holdings stock made an impressive debut yesterday, hitting an early high of 81 cents before closing at 74 cents for a 32 per cent premium over its 56-cent offer price. The Sesdaq-listed stock also headed the actives list
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        Showpla posts 7% earnings rise to $4.2m
        255 18 [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Showpla Asia yesterday reported a 7.1 per cent gain in 1996 net profit to $4.2 million, and also announced a management reshuffle. Group turnover grew 17.1 per cent to $129.9 million on higher orders from Indonesia, China, Vietnam and Singapore. Earnings
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        Weak yen, Aussie market a drag on FJ Benjamin profit
        441 18  -  By Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] THE falling yen and tough Aussie retail market took the wind out of FJ Benjamin's earnings growth it yesterday reported a 29.6 per cent slide in interim gain to $3.71 million. The luxury goods retailer,
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        Comfort Group to distribute second Malaysian car here
        241 18 [SINGAPORE] The Comfort Group Ltd will distribute the Kancil 2 Malaysia's second national car in Singapore. Yesterday's announcement came two weeks after BT reported that Comfort was at an advanced stage of negotiation with Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua (Perodua) to import the Kancil.
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        ST Capital meets forecasts with 15% profit rise
        313 18 [SINGAPORE] Capital equipment financier ST Capital yesterday reported a 15.1 per cent increase in net profits to $19.3 million for the year ended Dec 31, 1996, as its assets crossed the $1 billion mark. The results were in line with analysts' expectations,
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        Hock Seng Lee clinches M$3b Sarawak deal
        294 18  -  From] Eddie Teh in Kuala Lumpur TURNKEY contractor Hock Seng Lee Bhd has bagged its biggest contract a Ms 3 billion (5J1.75 billion) deal for construction works in Sarawak. The contract will involve reclamation jobs and the construction of a township and industrial
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          Geseral Magastios' losses rise to
          89 18 [SINGAPORE] General Magnetics'losses rose to $M million last year. Turnover fell to $4&9 million from $65.4 million. The higher losses were blamed on lower sslee and a greater depreciation charge on machinery tor an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) product Une. ft will restructure operations to
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          11.8% drop in Inter-Raller's profits
          54 18 [SINGAPORE] Inter-Roller Engineering's net profit Ml 1LS per cent to $1.9 million on a 9.4 per cent lower turnover of $28.9 million for the year ended Dec 31. Inter-Roller Mid overheads—in particular, personnel coets and depreciation expense—roee in 1996 as a result of the group's
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          OWT Distribution's profits up 10%
          69 18 [SINGAPORE] CWT Distribution yesterday posted a 10 per I cent gain in net profit to $&8 million on a 47 per cent Jump*l in turnover to $1149 million. Earnings per share were 5.51 cents based on existing share capital and &08cent»«a ftilly-diluted basis. There was
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        Lock icon Hongkong Land earnings rise 4% to US$432m
        573 19 The company expects flat earning* this year due to rental reversion cycle AFP AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd yesterday announced that net profits reached US$432 million (***** million) in 1996, a rise of 4 per cent over the previous year. Operating profit
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        Lock icon Wharf expected to post 10% fall in profit for 1996
        388 19 But analysts see string growth in core earnings Reuter [HONGKONG] Wharf (Holdings) Ltd is set to post a 10 per cent fall in 1996 net profit compared to 1995 when it was boosted by exceptionals, but the conglomerate should show
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        Lock icon Want Want down on Taiwan news
        185 19 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Taiwan snack maker Want Want Holdings' shares fell in late trading yesterday following news that Taiwan plans to clamp down on China investment, dealers said. The counter fell US$O.2O to close at the day's low of U552.94 on a volume of 445,000
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        Lock icon Investors unsure where Jardine is headed
        553 19 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] In the final days of British rule in Hongkong, 165-year-old Jardine Matheson Holdings is losing not only its patrons but its business strategy, investors say. The company, whose founders built a fortune selling opium in China from the colonial outpost of Hongkong,
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        Lock icon RTZ-CRA to revamp operations into 6 businesses
        380 19 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] RTZ-CRA, the world's largest mining company, said it will restructure its worldwide operations into six businesses to cut costs and increase efficiency and productivity. The world's biggest mining company by market capitalisation will group the new divisions by commodities. Copper, gold
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        Lock icon Mandarin Oriental net profit rises 12%
        295 19 USs6om profit struck on 18% increase in sales to USs227m AFP AFX-Asia [HONGKONG) Hotel group Mandarin Oriental International Ltd announced yesterday that net profit had increased 12 per cent to US$6O.l million (5586.4 milion) in 1996 over the previous year. Earnings per share rose
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        Lock icon Mid-sized Japanese brokers forecast losses
        267 19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Sanyo Securities Co and 11 other medium-sized Japanese brokerage houses yesterday forecast losses for the year ending March 31, saying business has suffered from declining revenue on commissions and from tumbling bank share prices. The 12 securities firms all reversed their current, or
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          Lock icon Nisako Iwai to take stake in Polish firm
          88 20 -AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Nisaho Iwai Corp said yesterday it would take a stake in RPTelekom SA, the second largest telecommunications carrier In Poland. Other companies investing in RP Telekom included GE Capital Inc of the US andMatavCabte Systems Cbioflsrael it said. Nlssho
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          Lock icon Apple Canada president resigns
          77 20 Bloomberg (TORONTO] Apple Canada Inc president and general manager Peter Ames resigned as part of parent Apple Computer Inc's extensive restructuring. Mr Ames, 44, said Apple decided the Canadian unit didnt need a president and general manager and offered him a promotion in the US. He
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          Lock icon Net providers to fosts on profit
          77 20 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Cisco Systems Inc chief executive John Chambers Mid Internetservice providers are cutting back on purchaeee of computer networking equipment this quarter from Cisco and other companies. Mr Chambers said companies that hook customer* up to the global computer network turned cautious in
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        Lock icon Saudi prince buys 5% of loss-making TWA
        202 20 Reuter Bloomberg [DUBAI] Saudi Arabia's billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal said yesterday he has purchased 5 per cent of stock in Trans World Airlines Inc. A statement from the prince's office in the Saudi capital Riyadh said the purchase is for "investment purposes".
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        Lock icon Krupp, Thyssen to meet on creating new steel giant
        390 20 Krupp to drop 7b mark takeover but rivals will resume hostile stance if talks fail Bloomberg AFX-Asia [DUSSELDORF] Two of Germany's biggest industrial companies, which locked horns on Tuesday when the steel and engineering group Krupp Hoesch announced a hostile takeover
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        Lock icon News Corp in talks to buy Internet company
        288 20 Mnrdoch offers USs4oom, PointCast audring for more NYT [NEW YORK] Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, still groping for an online strategy, has been negotiating to buy the Internet information distributor PointCast Inc, but the two sides remain far apart on price, a person
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        Volvo chiefs exit revives merger talk with Renault
        496 20  -  ThetwvauiwcUaeto merger in ?3 tat Volvo CEO stopped it From Christopher Tan in Santa Barbara THE spectre of a Volvo-Re-nault corporate merger has once again emerged with the imminent departure of Volvo chief executive Soren Gyll. Mr Gyll, 56, will be replaced
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        Lock icon HSBC buys 20% of Mexican finance firm
        472 21 USs3oom gives HSBC stake in Banco Serfin and a foothold in Latin America Bloomberg [MEXICO CITY] HSBC Holdings pic will pay US$3OO million (Ss42o million) for onefifth of Mexico's third-largest financial company, Grupo Financiero Serfin SA. The move gives HSBC a stake in
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        Lock icon Morgan Grenfell holds 48% of speculative Ashurst stocks
        285 21 Bloomberg [HAMILTON, Bermuda] Deutsche Bank AB said it has determined that its Morgan Grenfell unit controls 47.9 per cent of Ashurst Technology Ltd, the latest finding in an investigation into a scandal that rocked the UK mutual fund manager last year. Ashurst,
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        Lock icon Court rejects suit against Credit Lyonnais over MGM
        335 21 Reuter [LOS ANGELES] Credit Lyonnais SA said a Los Angeles court dismissed the claims of lawsuit seeking US$3.9 billion (555.5 billion) in damages from the bank and a former subsidiary in connection with its former ownership of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Paris-based Credit Lyonnais
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        Lock icon Malaysia's first life reinsurer to open by mid-year
        158 21 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's first life reinsurance company, Malaysia Life Reinsurance Group (MLRGB), is expected to start operations by the middle of this year. Documentation is being finalised in consultation with Bank Negara Malaysia, said Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (Liam) president
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        Lock icon Goldman, Sachs Q1 pre-tax gain jumps 60% to US$905m
        489 21 Huge profit reflects surge in investment banking business NYT NYT, Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Goldman, Sachs Co said on Tuesday that profit before taxes rose 60 per cent, to US$9O5 million (Ssl.3 billion), in its fiscal first quarter, in a sign of
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        Lock icon Lloyd's planning to expand presence in S'pore
        450 22 Conditions in S'pore may offer as fresh opportunities, says its chairman Reuter [SINGAPORE] The Lloyd's of London insurance market is negotiating to expand its presence in Singapore, its chairman told Reuters Financial Television on Wednesday. "We have been in discussions in Singapore," David
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        Lock icon Bad loans up, warn US credit card firms
        363 22 Bloomberg Reuter [NEW YORK] Adding fuel to growing concern about profitability of credit card companies, First Chicago NBD Corp said its credit card unit will contribute less to earnings this year than last year due to bad loans, causing its shares and
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        Lock icon Oil prices rally as funds change tack
        227 22 ENERGY REPORT Reuter (LONDON) A surprise rally on world oil markets, buoyed by investment fund buying, took crude higher again yesterday despite the burden of oversupply in the key Atlantic Basin crude market. London futures for bellwether North Sea Brent blend rose nine
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        Futures fall as cash index takes a tumble
        193 22  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES -By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan index futures finally experienced a day of negative sentiment yesterday as traders sold the March contract as the MSCI cash index moved downward.
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        Lock icon Indon coffee crop seen dipping
        248 22 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Indonesia's coffee output may dip in the 1997 season, but reports of a sharp fall in production appear unfounded, regional traders said yesterday. Traders who recently conducted preliminary surveys of the crop said heavy rains which pounded Indonesian coffee farms in June-July last
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        288 22 Reuter AFP London THE US dollar was firm at midday Europe, just off session highs against the mark ahead of US February consumer price data, the last batch of inflationary data before next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Analysts said that speculation of a rate rise at
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      1583 23 81C0M FUTUKH8 Mar 19 V MI8KR (Marat dariafia it UQta) RSS t CONTRACTS taattfa) Oom VohWl OpM »m> Hjqfc laar Satt (towBH) Rrtaraat Apr97 173.75 175 Mi* 97 175.25 1125 jMf7 176.25 t»0 M/Up 97 178.00 177.25 179.00 600 5910 Oct/Dac 97 179.75 178.00 179.75 2925 4725 Jan/Mar
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2241 23 MntrMs IMrM Nnc« AB Port* 276 -1.600 Abbey National 732.400 -15.600 Allied Oomacq 457.400 -6 Amec 124 -.400 Asda Group 107 .600 BAT Ind 506 -11.400 BG Pic 169.400 -4 BICC 271 -2 BOC Group 978 -7 BR Petroleum 705 -4.400 BTB 265 -4 Bank of Scotland
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      1578 23 Reuter Hiatal a» +4&a STOCKS ended slightly higher yesterday, continuing to benefit from government plans to breathe life into the property market. But brokers said that selling to make up for shortfalls ahead of the end-March book closing added to the downward pressure. The 225-share Nikkei Average finished at
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      1622 24 AFX-Asia QHanfSeog -97.49 STOCKS closed near their lows yesterday on declines in property brought by fears of a rise in US interest rates. Dealers said there was buying of utilities, led by HK Telecom on expectations it will announce a restructuring, with Cable Wireless giving up part of its
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      Lock icon CHINA
      643 24 Reuter n Shenzhen B Index -Lit THE Shenzhen B market closed lower yesterday in cautious trade, though analysts said the outlook for the days ahead was positive. The B Share Index lost 1.99 points to 167.66 on turnover of HK1109.7 million. The A Share Index gained 3.07 points to
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      381 24 AFP □WTMat jUB SHARE prices finished lower yesterday as investors locked away profit following seven consecutive winning sessions. "Investors turned cautious and locked in profit following recent heavy gains and the central bank's stepped-up efforts to absorb excessive capital," said a broker. The TSE Weighted Price index fell 84.68
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      265 24 Bloomberg Q Wellington -2JO SHARES declined yesterday as Carter Holt Harvey fell to its lowest level in a year amid talk it had lost business from a major customer. The NZSE 40share Index fell 2.60 points to 2,214.46. Bloomberg us *h rmm ANZ Banking 8.75 -0.10 78V4 Advarrtagn HM91
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      821 24 AFP F1 SET Index +175 STOCKS rose yesterday, as short-term speculative buyers focused on communication and bank sectors in late trading. An analyst said that while investors were sidelined ahead of the release of key US economic data, doubts over the strength of the Thai economy were starting to
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      402 24 Bloomberg Q Composite Index -IUB STOCKS fell for a second day after the Sammi Group sought court protection, raising the prosper of the country's second multi-billion-dollar financial collapse this year. Sammi's creditor banks will be squeezed if the group doesn't repay its debt. Sammi Steel's debt totals about US$2.2
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      613 24 AFP QAnflriiMriM -111 STOCKS fell yesterday, undercut by a sell-off of index-linked futures contracts and nervousness about a possible US interest rate hike. The All Ordinaries Index shed 19.1 points to at 2,385.2. Turnover was 355.6 million shares worth A 5948.7 million. News Corp's ordinary shares lost 24 cents
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      735 24 AFP P Composite Index +3.73 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday following a rebound in Telkom's shares in thin trading marked by foreigners remaining on the sidelines, dealers said. "Speculation about the end of Telkom's monopoly eased and both Telkom and Indosat rebounded after that," said a broker. The JSE
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      323 24 AFP P Manila -15.48 STOCKS fell yesterday amid fears of a rise in US interest rates and an absence of fresh news to drive the market. The PSE Composite Index fell 15.48 points to 3,200.61. Turnover was 8.1 billion shares worth 2.2 billion pesos. Philippine Long Distance Telephone fell
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        Lock icon Light buying lifts KLCI, second board
        315 25 AFX-Asia n Composite Index +7J6 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday, led by light buying interest in blue chips. Dealers said improved sentiment spilled over to the second board which received strong retail support to reach new highs. The KLSE Composite Index was up 7.96
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        194 26  -  WARRANT WATCH -By] R Sivanithy ONE recurrent theme in our previous columns has been that the absolute price of the warrant is an important factor in determining demand for the instrument a low-priced warrant can command a high premium mainly
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        HOT STOCK
        59 28  -  fcfl Shiv Taneja DAIRY FARM International, which rose some 11 per cent yesterday to USSO.7S on a volume of 5.8 million shares, is unlikely to be supported at current levels. Investors with a medium to long-term view on this counter should take profit now. The directional indicators are
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        STII dips but there're signs of selling pressure easing
        666 28  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Focns falls on speculative and second-liners; direction of US interest rates still seen as main market obstacle R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A decent rebound in Malaysian blue chips and a new all-time closing high for the Kuala Lumpur Stock
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          Wan Street talk
          161 28 REGULAR readers of our stock market column will realise that the fate of equity markets hangs partly on the next move on US interest rates, which could come as early as next Tuesday when the US Federal Reserve's open market committee meets. So here's some food for
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          Going up in smoke
          128 28 A SURVEY by the International Air Transport Association found that two-thirds of business passengers flying the world's airlines favour a total smoking ban on all international routes and a further 11 per cent want it banned on most flights. Among the 1,000 business travellers polled, Europeans
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          Sea sights
          157 28 THE waters fronting the Harbour Pavilion at the World Trade Centre will be crammed with between 12 and 15 warships from at least seven navies from May 5-9. Defence sources believe that this is the first time man-of-wars from this many countries will drop anchor for a port
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      46 19 ANNIVERSARY It 's no surprise that we know the names of our guests. They ve been coming hack for 10 years now. THE ORIENTAL SINGAPORE MM The Oriental, Singapore, 5 Raffles Avenue, Marina Square, Singapore 03Q7Q7. Telephone: (05) *****00. Facsimile: (05) 33QQ537. A Mandarin Oriental Hotel
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      28 24 For real-time stock information, Scall 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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      344 28 0 DBS LAND DBS LAND LTD HK5500,000,000 Floating Rate Notea Due 1997 (Series 1 HKS2SO Million) In accordance with the provisions of the Floating Rate Notes, notice is hereby given that for the period from 18 March 1997 to 18 June 1997, the Notes will carry an Interest Rate of
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      146 28 MARITIME MARINE SERVICES PTE LTD (In Vol. Liquidation) FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY 6IVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) that the Final General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company will be held at the office of M/s Wee Seng Tiong Co 1 Colombo
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      372 28 OIL US$9OO A BARREL Don't panic. We're talking about all that wheeling and dealing and the finest virgin olive oil of course. enjoy our set "Lunch on the Move" We use it liberally in our wide for only $21.50+++. jOu. choice of authentic Tuscan dishes You can always gSM at
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      Lock icon DAILY FREIGHT
      291 29 Bridge News Reuter RATES strengthened again for Panamax tonnage in the north Atlantic, although there has been very little reported, brokers said. The fixtures market reacted by seeing a notably weak spot US Gulf/Japan grain voyage fixture, Clarkson Wolff said in its daily Biffiex market report. This began
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      China wants S'pore to hire more of its seafarers
      416 29  -  Republic can help them attain int'l working standards in a faster time By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] China Marine Seamen Service Corporation (Mases) sees Singapore as a strategic link for Chinese seafarers seeking employment on foreign ships, and is hoping to
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      S Korean yards' ship orders up 134% in first 2 months
      207 29 [SEOUL] The shipbuilding orderbook at Korean yards has started rebounding, according to sources at the Korea Shipbuilding Industry Association. In a Korea Economic Daily report, the sources said shipbuilding orders won by Korean shipyards in the first two months
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      Japan yards' reactions to weak yen
      175 29 [TOKYO] The recent depreciation of the yen has drawn mixed responses from Japanese shipbuilders. Some have decided to not set forward currency contracts for fiscal 1997 while others, wary of a resurgence in the value of the yen, have been quick to hedge against
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      Lock icon Deal reached on Japan's port practices
      137 29 AFP [TOKYO] Japanese and foreign shipping companies, stevedores and others have reached an interim agreement on Japan's port practices aimed at heading off US sanctions scheduled to be imposed on April 14. Japan's transport ministry is expected to call on the US to hold
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      Ex-aviation man sees similarities between fast ferries and planes
      676 29  -  SHIPSHAPE By] Felix Chan Thorough breds of the marine industry, that's what fast ferries high speed catamarans and mono-hulls capable of speeds exceeding 50 knots are to Grant Hunter. "Those currently in operation today are the marine equivalent of the Boeing
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      Lock icon Thai govt to waive corporate tax for shipping firms
      235 29 No date specified for new tax regulation to come into effect AFX-Asia, Bridge News [BANGKOK] Thailand's Finance Ministry has agreed in principle to waive corporate tax for maritime and shipping companies, said the country's Finance Minister, Amnauy Viravan. He was speaking
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      Lock icon Maersk takes 15% stake in firm which will develop Oman port
      277 29 Reuter AFP [MUSCAT] Maersk line has acquired a 15 per cent stake in Oman's Salalah Port Services Company (SPS), a company being formed to develop and manage the Gulf state's port of Mina Raysut. "An agreement was signed which
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        89 29 Reuter [LONDON] Marine insurance underwriters at Lloyd's of London and the Institute of London Underwriters have excluded ships in or near Albania from protection against war damage under their standard policies, according to a market statement on Tuesday. With effect from today, Albania will be
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        Hapag Lioyd-Hamburg Sud marger off
        57 29 [ROTTERDAM] Hapag Lloyd and Hamburg Sud have announced that talks on a possible merger between them < are off as both have Called to reach an agreement said a report. Industry sources said the German shipping companies reached a deadlock in talks when eai&l wanted
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        Lock icon Canada releases Taiwanese ship officers
        64 29 AFP [OTTAWA] Six Taiwanese ship officers, accused of throwing Romanian stowaways overboard on the high seas, will leave Canada today to face a possible murder 4 trial in their home country, said the Canadian government Romania had sought the extradition of the six.' Taiwanese who
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      Lock icon Company bets on direct trade
      1053 30  -  TAZWAM-CHIMA SHIPPING: SPOTLIGHT ON FAIRYOUNG HOLDINGS A month after China said it would lift a ban on direct shipping with Taiwan, Fairyoung opened a berth in the Chinese port of Xiamen, a day's sail from Taiwan, aiming to carve a niche shipping goods between China
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
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      SHIPPING GUIDE
      15773 36 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser V«i« voyege TMpHoM SIN OmCr Nan* Nam* Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number iSi i A To BRISBANE (BNC) 20SB M Queensland. Australia To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 20/03 30/03 Hanjin kcheju 333 *5-32*0224 Ivory Coast,
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1768 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Bootlng/MMCt Rstls Ship Voy Wo Etb/Btr Portod From To Fran w» 007* 22/1500 U 19/1500 19/1*59 H/1100 2* 19/1700 20/0*91 20/0900 20/0700 20/H91 20/1400 4 20/1200 20/1459 20/1700 M4 MM* 2375 22/0700 MM MR MM n/isoo 19/1*59 n/noo 2* MOT*
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        208 43 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: Good Friday. Singapore: Good Friday.
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        771 43 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
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        Lock icon Northwest confirms talks with Airbus on massive order
        363 44 Deal involves up to 40 jetliners worth about US$4.2 billion: report Reuter Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Northwest Airlines Corp, the fourth largest airline in the world, confirmed that it is in talks with European consortium Airbus Industrie, but declined to discuss details of its
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        Lock icon Contributing to Bangkok pollution
        62 44 [BANGKOK] A Thai businessman protects his face with a handkerchief yesterday while crossing a busy street where construction of Bangkok'sfuture elevated mass transit railway is underway. Experts say that the health of Bangkok's millions is threatened by pollution from the capital's rapidly expanding population of motor
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        Lock icon Iberia has 15 days to consider offers from two US carriers
        207 44 Bloomberg [MADRID] Iberia Lineas Aerea de Espana will decide within 15 days whether to accept offers made by American Airlines and Continental Airlines for 20 per cent of national airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, said Spanish government officials. Spanish airline Iberia
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        Lock icon No EU decision on BA tie-up before UK vote
        188 44 Reuter [BRUSSELS] The European Commission is unlikely to rule on the alliance between British Airways and American Airlines before the British general election on May 1, EU sources said on Tuesday. "You won't hear from us before May 1," one source
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        Lock icon Curb plane purchases, Iata warns airlines
        394 44 Journal of Commerce [NEW YORK] Carriers should resist the temptation to order planes for the sake of getting market share, urged Pierre Jeanniot, director-general of the International Air Transport Association. The world's airlines, now in a profit boom, are risking financial problems by ordering
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        Lock icon FAA seeks to charge planes for use of US airspace
        347 44 Aviation agency to implement role on Kay 19 Reuter [WASHINGTON] The Federal Aviation Administration said it has submitted for public comment an interim final rule that will begin charging user fees to aircraft flying through US airspace but which do
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        13 named to sit on FAA review panel
        196 44 [SINGAPORE] Thirteen persons have been appointed to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) review panel to assess the financing needs of the FAA and to analyse aviation safety trends. The 13 who are named by US Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater will join
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          SAS to increase London flights
          63 44 [STOCKHOLM] ScuadlMrtaa airline SASsairf on that from April 21 it would opto three new conoeotioos' between London and Scandinavia In partner Brttlah Midland Brtd»hMtdll^woelifl» i «dififtf round trip with a Boeing 737 from Copenhagen Oq)p nkj Gothenburg to London's Heathrow. TbenewcomieetJ»_ are a widening of
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          Lock icon More on HK airport chargen by
          43 44 Reuter [HONGKONG] Hongkong's Airport AuUlortty saSd it should be able to provide airline wkh on charges at the territory's new Chek Lap Kok airport topV end ofAprli''! expect that wfflhapp^"cMsr question on made available at th«Tw»yt moallnff
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          KAL jobs Delta's Sky
          20 44 AprLU KAL will ro&hre mi^^S^l^NSSSlwSSirClass 150 per crat tfWM mUMHL of actual ml1»ng> flown gad Economy
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        Lock icon VW overtakes Fiat to lead in central Europe sales
        266 44 Daewoo Group was third last year, according to survey Reuter [BUDAPEST] Germany's Volkswagen AG overtook Its Italian rival Fiat SPA in 1996 to head the auto sales league in the rapidly growing central European market, according to a Reuters survey. The
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      1143 33 ISMGATORE'S GENERAL AGCMTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL: 226 1900 FAX: *****0S OUTWARD (B/L) *****02 JOHORE OFFICE: COSTAft AMI PTI LTD »17-MNsho6 SALES/KSS 4205M1/43 inward DOT (O/O) *****15 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD I 01 WO; *****1H000W TOWH TWO (04MW) CONVBITIOim *****50/55 T/SHfMT DOT *****15 TH: 02-07-15 ***** HJL 02-07-*****71 w/wr
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      519 35 I (j£ FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES Jim— 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT UNE: *****33 (30 LINES) 4 SAILINGS A WEEK TO BANGKOK AND REGULAR SAILINGS TO /f FOR BOOKING ||l *****33 CONTACT AMY P. KLANG PH: 0203/*****33 (20 LINES) PENANG PH: 0204/*****7 (10 LINES) J. BAHRU PH: 0207-*****22 EX
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      1174 39 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD Af* I 140 Cadi Straat, #12-00, PIL BuHdlng, Singapore *****0 Vf* Li TEL: *****21, FAX *****19, TELEX RS ***** ACLPL CR NO. **********0E BANGKOK JJUUIKI I "nr™". VESSEL VOY SM VOY SIN JKT MM [AIAZAR 953 22/03 Serf 25/03 Tua 29/03 Sot JAVA |UTC2) 921
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