The Business Times, 31 August 1998

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 11Q/12/97 Internet: http://business-times.asia!.com.sg/ SINGAPORE MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1998 85C
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    55 1 STOCK MAHETPaHCBS Week Change STH 885.26.... -47.90 BTSRI .*****. -23.28 KLSECOMP .302.91 -21.15 NIKKEI *****.63.. -1,382.57 HANG SENG 7,829.74 „+302.13 SET INDEX.. .218.85 -20.07 JAKARTA COMP .***** -49.33 MANILA COMP.. 1,194.71 .-177.89 TAIPEI WPI 6,735.91..._-477.45 SEOUL COMP .304.79 -11.83 CLSA CHINA B 543.77 .-2128 AUST ALL ORD. 2,516.90
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    FINANCE
    77 1 FOBEX RATES uss ss US* 1.781 (USS/SS per I) 1.666 2.949 DM 1.794 9.992 YEN 143.3 1.143* RM 4.22S 0.421 HKS 7.750 0.230 BAHT 42.130 0.042 WJPIAH 10X1 .0.016* SSto 100 units FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 7.88 KUALA LUMPUR 11.50 JAKARTA 28.60 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA .22.98 HONGKONG 1015 TAIPEI AM
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    HK drives up cost of taking big futures bets
    781 1  -  Margin requirement np 50%, more transparency in contracts required From Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong SPECULATORS stung by the recent "War of the Hang Seng Index" and who want to continue betting against the Hongkong government in the stock and futures
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    Europe mutual funds fear selloff by small investors
    686 1  -  Russian crisis could hah massive retail inflows into fond managers' coffers From, Neil Behrmann in London PROFESSIONAL European money managers are anxiously hoping that the Russian crisis will not push edgy small investors into concerted selling of equities and cut short the
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    Lock icon Howard announces elections
    54 1 [CANBERRA] Australian Prime Minister John Howard announcing to a press conference that the country will go to the polls on Oct 3. He has called the election six months early based on promising poll results and the publicity his Goods and Services Tax package has generated. Full
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    Ahmad Don a scapegoat for slumping KL economy: bankers
    778 1  -  From Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur WHILE he was a tough no-nonsense banker who put in place policies that stood a chance of prevailing against the current crisis, central bank governor Ahmad Don finally had to resign to take responsibility for
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    Lock icon Sing $ expected to be between 1.75 and 1.85 by year-end
    677 1  - Sing expected to be between 1.75 and 1.85 by year-end Economists take cne from MAS; yen weakness a drag By, Audrey Tan [SlNGAPOßE] The Singapore dollar is expected to stay on a weakening trend and could hit as low as 1.85 against the greenback by the end of this year,
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      159 1 DBBPE Make mm fir more provisions? Listed property groups may have to make further provisions in the second half of the year, say analysts, Pf 19 Crisis Watch Vikram Khanna looks at how the Russian financial crisis may indirectly affect the already hurting economies of Asia, F*4 WW stiver lining
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      77 1 S American rate hikes, devaluation loom, Pg 11 Krugman versus Bhagwati On Saturday, BT presented Paul Krugman's diagnosis and radical prescriptions for T l&M V W the region's troubled V -3 economies. Today, we present k yj an opposing view. Professor y Jagdish Bhagwati, his former J Bhagwati P Krugman
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      57 1 Govt will unload shares in orderly manner, Pg 4 Follow-up to intervention needed, Pg 19 J LE TEMPS CHANEL THE MATELASSEE COLLECTION STEEL AND DIAMOND WATCH DEPLOYANT BUCKLE WATER-RESISTANT TO 30 METERS SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL MADE IN SWITZERLAND EXCLUSIVELY AT THE CHANEL BOUTIQUES NQEE ANN CITY 391 ORCHARD ROAD.SINGAPORE TEL *****20
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Manpower ministry stands by $2,000 security bond to curb abuse
      741 2  -  Bond effective in deterring abandonment of foreign workers Ity Carol Eng THE Manpower Ministry is standing by its rules for a $2,000 security bond for foreign worker levy payments as this is effective in curbing what it sees as industry
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      Japanese electronics firms here to stay despite slump
      538 2  -  But most are not committing to fntnre investment plans fiy. Annette Pan JAPANESE electronics companies are staying the course in Singapore despite the ongoing regional crisis and economic troubles back home. But some have laid off workers to cut costs amidst the
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      Lock icon Non-oil imports fell 27% in July
      293 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Trade By Audrey Tan SINGAPORE'S imports of non-oil intermediate goods fell in double-digit terms in July, for the fifth month in a row, Trade Development Board (TDB) figures show. The continued decline in retained im- ports of non-oil intermediate goods
      Source: TDB  -  293 words
    • NEWSRoundup
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        4,079 COEs available for next tender
        78 2 THE next monthly tender for vehicle Certificates of Entitlement will open from 9am on Sept 1 and close at 4pm on Sept 7, the Land Transport Authority said in a statement. The total quota available for the tender is 4,079, with the breakdown by
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        Roads close ahead of ERP launch
        52 2 THE Land Transport Authority will close some roads in and around the Restricted Zone and Pan-Island Expressway from Bpm today to facilitate final preparations for the start of electronic road pricing tomorrow. Traffic will be redirected, and work should be completed by sam on
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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      Lock icon HK govt will unload shares in orderly manner, says Tsang
      516 4 Financial Secretary happy to hold prime stocks in Exchange Fond for long term Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong Financial Secretary Donald Tsang said on Saturday that local shares acquired in a massive two-week, anti-spec-ulation campaign were a good investment and, when the
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      The vodka effect and Asia
      888 4  -  CRISIS WATCH Region faces tougher odds and mnst tackle crisis with less help flrom the West By Vikram Khanna T HE financial catastrophe that has befallen Russia seems to have set off some of the loudest alarm bells we've heard so far this year not
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      Lock icon Maybank cuts key rate further to 10.3%
      358 4 It makes 4th cnt in 2 months after central bank chief quits Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malayan Banking, Malaysia's biggest bank, will cut its base lending rate for the fourth time in two months, to 10.3 per cent from 10.9 per cent, Bernama reported.
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      Lock icon China will defend HK$, top govt economist vows
      435 4 He lashes oat against yuan devaluation rumours Reuters [BEIJING] A senior Chinese government economist, lashing out at "lies" spread by international fund companies, has vowed Beijing will defend the Hongkong dollar against speculators, the official China Daily reported yesterday. With foreign exchange
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      Lock icon Asia not as badly hurt by Russian meltdown: analysts
      417 4 Weak fundamentals will continue to keep investors away Reuters [LONDON] Emerging Asian markets have come through this week's Russian-fuelled global meltdown with fewer bruises than most, despite heavy losses, but analysts say it will be a long time before investors return
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Habibie wins grudging acceptance of Indonesians
      634 5 JAKARTA Promise of elections welcomed, but some doubts still linger AFP DOUBTS over Indonesian President B J Habibie's ability and legal right to lead the world's fourth largest nation out of its crippling woes are lingering, as he completes 100 days in office. But
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      Lock icon Rapes not ethnically driven: Habibie tells paper
      400 5 HONGKONG Reuters INDONESIAN President B J Habibie has said the country's mid-May riots were not ethnically motivated, a Hongkong newspaper reported yesterday. "It is not based on ethnic values but based on injustice and frustration over the social gap. This could happen in
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      Lock icon Violence erupts again in Central Java
      399 5 JAKARTA Mob attacks properties owned by Chinese fishermen Reuters VIOLENCE again rocked Indonesia's Central Java town of Cilacap as a mob of hundreds set fire to warehouses and looted houses owned by ethnic Chinese fishermen, military officials said yesterday. "Violence began at around 6pm
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      Lock icon We have to be responsible for managing M'sia: Dr M
      461 6 KUALA LUMPUR Premier says conntry shouldn't rely on foreign aid to overcome crisis Bernama PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Malaysians must face the reality that they have to be responsible for defending and managing their own country. He
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      Lock icon Brunei sultan has pulled out billions: report
      205 6 LONDON Bridge News THE Sultan of Brunei has pulled billions of pounds out of Western and Japanese investment banks as speculation grows about the economic health of the tiny oil-rich state, according to a report in the Sunday Times newspaper. The newspaper said
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      Lock icon All game to celebrate Malaysia's national day
      58 6 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysians walking underneath their national/lags and Commonwealth Games banners at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Malaysia is celebrating its 41st anniversary of independence today as Kuala Lumpur makes its final preparations to host the 16th Commonwealth Games which will
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      1771 6 CHUAN HUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Unaudited Full Year Financial And Dividend Announcement Full-year financial statement on consolidated results for the year ended 30 June 1998 These figures have not been audited Groun CfiffljiHj sif" 5 Litest Year Previous Tear Change Latest Year Previous Year Clangs 1996 1997 1996 1997 la. TURNOVER
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Taiwan stops trading in Soros funds: reports
      243 7 TAIPEI AFP TAIWANESE authorities, watching the bloody battle between the Hongkong government and international speculators, have ordered a crackdown on what they say is illegal trading in the funds of US financier George Soros, it was reported yesterday. The Securities and Futures Commission
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      The A-Z of intervention
      561 7  -  LETTER FROM HONGKONG With Hongkong now in altogether unfiunillar territory, you could say a new A-Z Is In order By Quak Hiang Whai A is for annual general meetings. From now on, all AGMs must have government representation. B is for buyer. There is only one
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      Lock icon HK frets over vulnerability to global financial events
      449 7 HONGKONG Unstable markets can affect HE: chief economist Reuters HONGKONG'S small, open economy leaves it extremely vulnerable to external factors and its leaders are becoming increasingly fretful over the world's financial affairs, the government's chief economist said on Saturday. "The things we
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      Lock icon China imposes price controls: report
      268 7 BEIJING Measures to curb speculation as floods affect many goods Reuters CHINA is fighting "speculative" price rises as the worst floods in nearly half a century hit everything from grain to cement to household appliances, state media said yesterday. Authorities have slapped price controls on
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      496 7 Celebrating the Ist Anniversary. L 7 o Easy access to the fixed income market for Singapore Dollar investors. DB Lion Bond Fund. The average yield of the fund's assets was 7.2% p.a.* as of August 6, 1998. Singapore Dollar denominated bond fund Portfolio focusing on quality investments Minimised currency risk
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Regional crisis hits small firms' IT budgets for solving Y2K bug
      611 8 SINGAPORE Computer glitches at Asian SMBg rjin derail trade with US, Europe: analysts AFP ASIA'S financial crisis has seriously impacted the information technology (IT) expenditures of regional companies, jeopardising plans to combat the feared millennium bug. At huge risk
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      Lock icon Jobless rate may top 8.4%: South Korea
      202 8 SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korea's labour ministry warned yesterday the country's jobless rate may surpass an all-time high of 8.4 per cent by the end of this year because of falling economic growth prospects. The ministry said joblessness would grow dramatically in the second
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      Lock icon BOJ expected to pump up to 3t yen into money market
      231 8 TOKYO It hopes to calm fears of shrinking capital at hanks Bridge News THE Bank of Japan is expected to inject two trillion yen to three trillion yen (5524.8 billion to 5537.3 billion) in excess funds into the money
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      985 8 Svenska Handelsbanken (Incorporated in Sweden) Singapore Branch: 65 Chulia Street, #21-00 OCBC Centre, Singapore *****3. Telephone lot: 65-*****00 Telex: RS ***** SHBSIN Telefax Int: 65-*****09 General Manager: GOSTA WILHELM BERGHOLTZ Balance Sheets 31 December Profit and Loss Accounts 1997 1996 1997 1996 ASSETS SEK M SEK M SEK M SEK
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  • AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS
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      Lock icon Howard to fight on economic record
      681 9 CANBERRA Bat wild card in five-week campaign likely to be anti-immigration MP Pauline Hanson Reuters [CANBERRA] Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday called an election for Oct 3, vowing to fight on his government's economic record in the face of the Asian financial meltdown.
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      Lock icon Polls cast pall over Aussie stocks, A$
      598 9 MCANBERRA Political uncertainty adds to investors' concerns Bloomberg INVESTORS in Australian stocks, bonds and dollar, have watched their investments plunge the past six months as Asia's financial turmoil spreads. Now another pall has been cast national elections on Oct 3. "It's awful. More
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      Lock icon Beazley's back, Labor gains lead
      516 9 CANBERRA Bloomberg WHEN the Australian Labor Party was thrashed at the polls two years' ago, ending 13 years in power, most saw little chance new leader Kim Beazley could steer it to power in the next election. Now, after support for the ruling Liberal-National coalition
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      32 9 RZB-Austria (Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AC) is pleased to announce the official opening of its Singapore Branch Your Gateway to Austria and Emerging Markets in Central Eastern Europe 3 1 August 1 998
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Premature capital openness broke Asia
      2800 10  -  Columbia University Professor Jagdish Bhagwatiexplains t< > Vikram Khanna, BT s Regional Economics Editor, why his former student Paul Krugman was wrong in his diagnosis of Asia's economies. He also examines the role of the Wall Street-Treasury Complex' in pushing the wrong remedies on Asia
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Chernomyrdin in deal to halt crisis
      742 11 MOSCOW Approval by Yeltsin could secure Chernomyrdin's confirmation as PM Reuters Bloomberg ACTING Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, leaders of parliament and aides of President Boris Yeltsin reached a landmark compromise yesterday aimed at halting Russia's crisis and preventing its economic meltdown. If approved by
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      Lock icon G-8 leaders agree Russian reforms must go on: Blair
      392 11 LONDON Chernomyrdin's deal with Parliament gets tepid US response Bridge New Reuters LEADERS of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations have agreed that economic reforms in Russia must continue, a spokesman for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Latin American rate hikes, devaluation loom as funds flee
      686 11 Govts have so far reacted with limited responses which may not restore calm NYT [MEXICO CITY] The recent panic in world markets has weakened Latin American currencies and drastically reduced the wealth of many Latin corporations, raising prospects that governments in
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      Lock icon US Fed seen sitting tight on interest rates
      620 11 Inflation caused by strong demand no longer prime threat Reuters [JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming] Top economic policy makers wrapped up an exclusive gathering in this remote Rocky Mountain resort on Saturday amid clear signs the US central bank has lost any burning desire
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      Lock icon Japan's economic planner cafes for world summit
      234 11 ■TOKYO AFP JAPAN'S economic planning chief Taichi Sakaiya yesterday called for an emergency summit of world leaders to discuss ways to avert a global financial crisis. The director-general of the Economic Planning Agency said stock markets were falling towards danger levels and the
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      Lock icon Wall St not in bear market, but will erase this year's gains: Wien
      1039 11 NYT [NEW YORK] Back in mid-January, the stock market faltered, investors fretted, and Byron Wien, chief US investment strategist at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, stepped up to the plate. He told clients that the Dow Jones Industrial
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  • BUSINESSIT
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      NT workstation market bucks regional slump
      602 12  -  Units sold this year to soar to 255,000, says IDC study Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] The Windows NT workstation market is booming despite the Asia-Pa-cific economic crisis, latest research figures show. And there are indications that the crisis may even'be helping sales as buyers
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      Lock icon Sprint to quadruple speed and capacity of Internet network
      237 12 Bloomberg [WESTWOOD, Kansas] Sprint Corp, the third-largest US long-distance phone company, plans to quadruple the speed and capacity of its Internet network, giving it the fastest link in the global computer network. The company plans by year-end to upgrade the network
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      New IBM centre to bring more high-tech work here
      386 12  -  By] Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] IBM Corps new Technical Service Centre (TSC) heralds a new era of high-tech development collaboration between the world's largest computer company and its suppliers and customers in the Asian region, IBM's top technology executive said here last
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      Lock icon Wireless access to applications
      128 12 KR [SOMERSET, New Jersey! Dynamic Mobile Data (DMD) last week announced a technology development partnership with Computer Associates International Inc that will enable mobile computer users with DMD's Mobile Query v 4 to have wireless access to their enterprise applications imple- mented with Ingres 11, CA's
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      Dell going strong in weak PC market
      653 13  -  It has also boosted its staff strength despite the trend of layoffs /Vow 1 Toh Han Shih in Penang DELL Computer Corporation's Asia-Pacific sales grew strongly in the second quarter even though the personal computer market in the region shrank, and the US
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      Autodesk pushing lower-cost design software into Asia
      371 13  -  Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] US-based PC software firm Autodesk Inc is sharpening efforts to push its lower-cost design software into the Asian retail marketplace, starting with Singapore, and moving to Malaysian and the Philippines markets by mid-1999. This new channel strategy to boost sales
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    • ITTAKES
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        DB Universe '98
        57 13 [SINGAPORE] An enterprise solutions event will be held at the Raffles City Convention Centre from Oct 21 to 22. Called DB Universe 98, it is organised by Ziff-Davis and sponsored by IBM. The exhibition will feature server deployment/migration, Internet/Intranet commerce, network infrastructure and data management and applications
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        Poly signs agreement with Sun
        46 13 [SINGAPORE] Temasek Polytechnic has become an authorised academic Java campus (AAJC) with the signing of an agreement with Sun Microsystems. Sun also donated $10 million worth of hardware and Java software this month to seven institutions of higher learning in Singapore.
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        Computer solutions exhibition
        44 13 [SINGAPORE] Solution show Comex 98 will be held at the World Trade Centre from Thursday to Sunday. Organised by Eastern Directories, it will feature exhibits such as application software, hardware, Internet, peripherals, multimedia, bar code equipment, and other products and services.
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        EDI sets up regional office in Singapore
        47 13  -  -Compiled by Poo-Cheong Wai Ming [SINGAPORE] Electronic Documents International Corporation (EDI) has set up an office in Singapore to oversee its Asia-Pacific operations. The company provides systems and electronic document formats that facilitate doing business electronically across international trade borders.
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      Long to lead Apple Asia-Pacific
      105 13 [SINGAPORE! Graham Long (left), until recently president of Asia-Pacific operations for the former Digital Equipment Corp, has quit and joined Apple Computer Inc as corporate vice-president and general manager for Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore. Apple said Mr Long would lead Apple's Asia-Pacific sales, channel, marketing,
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      Nortel to offer Net voice to Asian telcos
      429 14  -  As part of this goal, it will acquire networking company Bay Networks By' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Canadian telecommunications equipment supplier Northern Telecom is hoping to change Asian telecommunications with its plans to help its customers in Asia move their voice services
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      ERP software market softer but still strong
      459 14  -  By. Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] For the high flying Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software market, "coming down with a bump" in the economically battered Asean region will still mean strong 28 per cent average growth over the next four years, research group IDC predicts.
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      Lock icon Pacific Rim countries about a year behind in fixing Y2K bug
      451 14 Singapore and Hongkong well prepared for it Reuters [SINGAPORE] Asian power utilities are in a race to keep electricity running as the shadow of the Year 2000 com- puter bug creeps closer, but according to responses from a Reuters
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    • ONTHESHELF
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        New hard disk from Western Digital
        86 15 WESTERN Digital Corp is ready with the WD Caviar 10.1 GB hard drive, incorporating Data Lifeguard, its data reliability feature that automatically detects, isolates and repairs problem areas on the disk before data loss can occur. TTie $520 drive comes with Micro House's EZ-Drive
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        Toshiba launches new notebooks
        141 15 TOSHIBA Corp has launched four new notebook models, available immediately. Two models under its Satellite series run on 233 MHz Intel Mobile Pentium II processors, and come with 32 MB RAM, 3.81 GB hard disk, 24-speed CD-ROM and weigh 3.1 kg. The Satellite 4000CDT with active
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        Zip disk prides out 14%
        76 15 lOMEGA Corp is celebrating the shipment of its 100 millionth Zip disk with price cuts on both Zip disks and drives. The 100 MB Zip disks bought in a 10-pack bunch will now cost $17.90 each, down 14 per cent; the SCSI external Zip drivtf
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        Acer's new Travel Mate
        71 15 ACER Computer Singapore has launched its new Travel Mate 31 IT (above), a mini-notebook that weighs just 1.32 kg and packs a Pentium 200 MHz with MMX, 32 MB RAM, 2.1 GB hard disk, 8.4-inch TFT display and 56 kbps internal modem. The $3,188 device includes
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        PowerBuilder 6.5 from Sybase
        65 15 SYBASE Singapore has come out with Powerßuilder 6.5, a suite of distributed Web-development tools, targeted at software developers. A component of Powerßuilder 6.5 the Web Deployment Kit is a new turnkey solution that can immediately deploy Powerßuilder applications to the Web without requiring re-coding. It is
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        Three UPS systems from APC
        75 15  -  -Compiled by! Raju Chellam AMERICAN Power Conversion (APC) has announced three new uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems targeted at stand-alone computers and distributed workstations. All three models come with user-replaceable batteries as well as cartridges for used batteries to be sent back to APC for
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      Intel brings new 450 MHz processor to Asia
      209 15  -  Also oat is a new Celeron 333 MHz chip to complete its line-np By. Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Intel Corp last week brought its new 450 MHz Pentium II processor to Asia, saying it was "its fastest processor ever for performance PCs, entry-level
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      Check winning numbers at S'pore Pools Web site
      265 15 Information on its charity and community projects also available [SINGAPORE] Singapore Pools Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, last week launched its own Web site to provide information on the company's gaming products as well as report on its list
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Sounding out a Finnish baritone
      1309 16  -  Is there a specifically Finnish singing voice? How does it differ from its Eur counterparts? p y van addresses these questions to baritone Jorma Hynninen, artistic director of the Savonlinna Opera Festival, while amdrew lm listens to great Finnish singers both past and present P
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      Finland's favourite sons and daughters of opera
      1104 16 Finns have produced very fine singers, drawing fans from around the world OF the Scandinavian countries, Sweden has consistently provided the operatic world with some of the greatest singers. A simple off the top of the head list reads like a who's who
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      Fine musicianship redeems weak programming
      409 16  -  CONCERT REVIEW Kndos goes to guest conductor Seaman, gnest pianist Shelley By, Benjamin Loh LAST Friday's Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert was a case of weak programming redeemed by the fine musicianship of guest conductor Christopher Seaman and guest pianist Howard Shelley. Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No
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  • Companies & Markets
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      Properly groups need more provisions: analysis
      511 19  -  But analysts differ on the extent of provisions for each of the listed companies Reports byi Aug Wan May [SINGAPOREJ Despite their heavy interim provisions, the battle is not over for most of the listed property groups fighting the tumbling value of theh" development
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      Analysis put NAVs lower than firms
      320 19 [SINGAPORE] Assets of property companies are worth a lot less than what the companies think they are worth, according to recent analysts' reports, with estimates of net asset value (NAV) per share going as low as half the company's assessment. The difference arises because
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      HK intervention: follow-up needed
      880 19  -  HANG SENG INSIGHT Govt mast fix a few things fast to ensure Its money is well spent By Quak Hiang Whai Despite the superlatives used to describe the extraordinary action on the Hang Seng last week, it was still mind boggling to witness the amount of
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    • COMPANIES
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        S'pore IPO prices must now be realistic: financiers
        476 20  -  They say firms most accept low valuation or list without underwriters By I Carol Eng [SINGAPORE] Companies which seek to list on the stock exchange now must be realistic and prepared to accept a low valuation for their shares, failing which they
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        ST Engg chief holds under 1m shares
        167 20  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Chua Su Li (Mrs) Company secretary I REFER to the Hock Lock Siew article "ST Engineering: a safe bet on S'pore's defence strategy" (BT, Aug 28). The report gave a false impression that Mr Boon Swan Foo has purchased
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        Lock icon Nikon sinking into the red as chip slump hits: report
        261 20 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's major camera manufacturer Nikon Corp will sink into the red this year as the prolonged slump of the microchip market hits the firm's moneymaking venture, a daily said yesterday. Nikon is likely to incur a loss before
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        Lock icon German, Austrian firms face slave labour lawsuit
        437 20 Case to be filed in New York, California courts today Bloomberg [NEW YORK] A lawsuit claiming that several German and Austrian companies used slave labour during World War II will be filed today in the US, the latest action alleging European companies profited
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        Lock icon Carrefour makes 19b franc takeover bid
        256 20 FT [PARIS] Carrefour, the French hyper-market specialist, has made an agreed takeover offer for Comptoirs Modernes, a supermarket group in which it has a 22.8 per cent stake. The company said the deal, which could cost up to 19 billion francs (555.6 billion), would
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        Lock icon Samsung Motors puts in highest bid for Kia Motors
        362 20 Bat auction may be called off dne to debt write-off demands AFP [SEOUL] Samsung Motors tabled the highest bid in an auction for the ailing Kia Motors and its sister company Asia Motors, an official of a creditor bank said on
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        Lock icon Nokia to double its China investment
        125 20 AFP [BEIJING] Finnish telecommunications equipment group Nokia plans to double its investment in China, official media reported yesterday. "We will expand the scope of our enterprises in China this year and double our investment in two years," the China Daily Business Weekly quoted a
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        Lock icon US financial firms lose US$56b in market value
        400 21 Rnssi&n loan defaults, devaluation of rouble ignite steep declines Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Russia's default and the plunge in stocks and bonds around the world shaved US$56 billion (5599.7 billion) off the market value of 17 of the largest US financial companies last
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        Lock icon 3 hedge funds seek bankruptcy protection
        146 21 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Dana McGinnis, head of Texas-based McGinnis Advisors LP, said the recent plunge in Russian debt forced him to file for bankruptcy protection for three hedge funds with assets of US$2OO million (*****.9 million). Mr McGinnis said he sought protection from creditors
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        404 21 Bloomberg [LONDON] Barclays pic, Britain's second-largest bank, will become the first UK company to sell equities on the Internet to private investors with a new service it plans to introduce in October. This week, Barclays will begin testing a pilot
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        Lock icon The steep price of shareholder denial
        234 21 Huge premiums seen in emerging markets closed-end fonds NYT [NEW YORK] The collapse of emerging markets has yielded plenty of detritus, but none more curious than a clutch of closed-end stock funds that, to the misfortune of their investors, still hold stocks in those
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        Lock icon AMP says rival bid for GIO unlikely
        179 21 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] AMP Ltd chief executive George Trumbull said another bid to counter its As 3 billion (552.98 billion) offer for GIO Australia Holdings Ltd is "unlikely". GIO said last week it had been in talks with "seven to 10" potential bidders or
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        1849 21 PRIME UBjjjjl BATES BANKS A8N Amro Bank NV 8'^ ABSA Bank Limited 8V« ANZ Banking Group 8 AKed Irish Bank PIC 7W American Express Bank 8W Arab Banking Corp 8vt Arab Bank PIC 7v* Asahi Bank Ltd 8* Bin Bin Lee Bank Bhd 8 It Banca Commodate Italiana 7V< Banca
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    • COMMODITIES&FUTURES
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        Lock icon Markets suffer Russian woes
        541 22  -  SIIHHX Weeklyßoundup Uncertainties will underpin safe-haven flows into the US$ Hiroko Komiya MMS International This report does not constitute a solicitation to invest in any currency or Simex product. [SINGAPORE] The financial and political troubles in Russia have added to the downward spiral in several markets
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        Lock icon Commodities markets swept up in Russian crisis
        841 22 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON] The commodities markets were swept up last week by the whirlwind of financial and political turmoil in Russia and fears that the collapse will spread to other emerging markets. The panic that hit financial markets at the end of
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1811 22 SICOM FUTURES Aug 28 RUB8CR (fwturtj dosing ts it 5.30pm) BSS1 CONTRACTS centsAfl) Close Volume Open Mowtfc Hlqfc Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Sep 98 115.50 300 Oct 98 115.75 1315 Nov 98 116.25 1475 Dec 98 117.00 1850 Jan/Mer 99 120.00 1950 99 124.25 1950 Jol/Sep 99 128.75
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      BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
      4122 23 Nat Mm EPS Malayan Bank* Aug 14 P 129.60* 29*4.5 *10 261 Data TY LY TY LY Malaysian Rtl* May 29 I 43.938L 65.609 5.0L 12.0 Company mi <|m) (im) (ct») lets) M«tro Hldgs Jun 26 P 3.3181. 11.895 X2L 1U M'sianTobacco* Aug 25 I 9.614
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    • MARKET REVIEWS
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        Lock icon Hang Seng heading into uncertain territory
        260 24 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG'S stock market heads into uncertain territory after closing 4 per cent up in a tumultuous week on heavy government buying. The key Hang Seng Index ended the week up 302.13 points at 7,829.74, bucking heavy falls on regional markets. Turnover on
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        ASIAN MARKETS Roundup
        871 24 Q Sydney -118J A TURBULENT Australian share market will take its lead from the US and Russia in the week ahead with tense times expected unless Moscow decides to resume trading of the rouble, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index plummeted 118.1 points, or 4.48 per cent,
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        Lock icon Market ends worst week of year on a down note
        540 24 NEW YORK Though immediate focns is the rouble, the important issue is Japan: analysts LAT-WP THE US stock market ended the worst week of the year on Friday on a down note, leaving it in the shadows cast by a
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        WORLD STOCK MARKETS
        1951 24 Q Paris -234.71 PARIS share prices lost 0.98 per cent or 36.67 points on Friday as the CAC-40 Index finished at 3,708.97 points after a yoyo session that had first found stocks tumbling more than 4 per cent in the first 15 minutes of trading. The CAC-40
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        Lock icon Traders see no incentives for a Nikkei rebound
        421 24 TOKYO Concern over revamp of banks, corporate results AFP JAPANESE share prices may remain depressed this week after hitting a 12-year low amid global stock market plunges and stalling debate at home on ways to save Japan's financial sector, brokers said on
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        Lock icon Footsie slumps after another rollercoaster week
        300 24 LONDON AFP THE London stock market fell sharply after its second rollercoaster week in a row, enjoying sharp rises at the start, only to go into a series of nosedives in response to the Russian collapse. The FTSE-100 Index closed on Friday, ahead of
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        Lock icon Bearish sentiment to remain
        470 25 AFP CI Composite Index -21.15 THE Malaysian stock market is expected to remain in a bear-hug over the coming days after plunging 6.5 per cent in the week to Friday on foreign and domestic selling pressure, dealers said. "I anticipate a very bearish week," an analyst
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        8878 25 INDUSTRIALS Cofliunwr products *998 Last VI Wee* Net Cap High Low Company Sato OOP High Low P/C 3mll 310 170 A,inomoto 185 -5 1 185 185 10.2 75.0 148 35.5 Angkasa 41 1 245 1.5 39.5 0.9 60.5 290 123 Apollo Food Mlg 131 2 3 131 130 4.6 52.4
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    • WARRANTS&OPTIONS
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        Hong Leong Bank wrt a high risk play
        207 26  -  1 1 1 I WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy CONTINUING a recent theme of looking at blue chip counters that have been thrashed to penny levels, today's focus is Hong Leong Bank's 1999 warrant, which has about six months left before expiry.
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        3489 26 BONOS, LOANS I WARRANTS m 1998 Last Val Waak L t Qu t High Ln St no Company Sa»a COOO) High Law Buyac Sallar P"<a 23.5 8 m 3000 m AM08 C5.5H*****6 103 20.5 3 3160 -Acar ******1USS 3.5 -0.5 20 3.5 3.5 2 5 4.5 95 5.5 3164 Acma
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2375 26 Week ended Aug 28 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Or Or 1996 Last Vol «M Last Oust* CMv ON YM Ntt M Cap High U» Stno Company Uf COOP) High Uw Buyr Sa—r Or W $|W "Si ii ins 5000 AISBSOc 50.5 Ti 5131 »5 415 io iol T6 13 2.1
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD
      6402 27 1998 Last VI We* MM. YM Mft Jg Mfh Ln StNo Company Sal* COOO> Htqh Low Buyer Seller —Cvr MULTI-INDUSTRY 142 57.5 m t 1000 Acma 50c 59.5 -18.5 7JO 77 57.5 59 59.5 27.5 10 211 4-2 65.5 38 1217 Alliance Tech. 49
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      SESDAQ
      1248 27 Or Cr M Wt 1998 Last Vai Day Last Ouot> M* Dlv YM Nat Cap Avq High Law StNo Company Sala COOO) Hlg* Law Buyar SaNaf C'vr P/E Jmll Prtca MANUFACTURING 243 30 t 2049 AS Auto 10c 44.5 -S 324 50 30 44 44.5 1S.0N 7.0 3.4 4.2
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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        405 28 Source: JM Sassoon Stocks jNfcgt SingTel 15c 54.141,000 ST Engg 10c 49,481,000 *M Resources 47,567,000 •North Borneo 42,716,000 Keppel Corp 27,801,000 DBS Land 25,609,000 ST Capital 25c 20,569,000 *MBf Capital 19,015,000 W Want US20c 17,921.000 •Renonq Bhd 50c 15,952.000 Stocks SingTel 15c 144,888.661 SPH 124,645,279 ST Engg 10c 74,082,855 SIA
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        Fear of complete meltdown rules markets
        678 28  -  THBWBBKAHBAD The M'si&n factor with top Bank Negara officials quitting will be the main worry for S'pore market By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] It wasn't that long ago that US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan coined the now-fa-mous "irrational exuberance" description for the US market's
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        HOT STOCK
        64 28  -  t.-by Shiv Taneja CHUAN Hup Holdings closed one-and-a-half cents higher, last Friday, at 35.5 cents on a volume of 2.46 million shares, against its 10-day traded average of 533.400 shares. The daily and weekly RSI and Stochastics charts are sending out mixed signals for the near term. But
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      293 20 TO ADVERTISE CALL TOLL-FREE 1800-741 1883 UNITED PULP PAPER COMPANY LIMITED NOTICE OF BOOKS CLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books and Register of Members of tne Company will be closed from 22 September 1998 to 23 September 1998 (both dates inclusive) for the preparation of dividend warrants.
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      838 21 ADVANCED SYSTEMS AUTOMATION LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twelfth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 54, Serangoon North Avenue 4, Singapore *****4 on Wednesday, 16 September 1998 at 11.30 a.m. for the following
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      89 23 H^H H Av Motorola once dominated China's mobile-phone f market. Then foreign rivals stole its lead by beating H| ■I |f it in the switch to digital technology. Now Mb Motorola's hoping for a second chance. Whether |B <* it succeeds could be hugely important to its future: It has
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      194 26 TO ADVERTISE CALL TOLL-FREE 1800-741 1883 IN THC MATTKR Of THC COMPANIf S ACT, CAP. 50 AND SPCC-CHEM ASIA (SINGAPORE) PTI LTD (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTKS Of FMAL MCFTINO Notice 11 hereby given pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 that a Final Meeting of if* Members
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      125 26 TROPICON CONTRACTORS PTE LTD (In Members Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Act. Cap. 50 that the Final Meeting of Members of the Company will be held at the offices of Trust Corporate Services Pte Ltd. 50 Jalan Sultan
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      189 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAR 50 And IN THE MATTER OF SOCTHERN FRONTIER SHIPPING (PTE) LTD (In Member* Voluntary Liquidation! NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING NOTTCb IS HEREBY GIVEN in pursuant to Section 308< I) of the Companies Act. Cap 50 that the Final General Meeting of
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      182 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND AIR RACE ORGANISERS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Scction 308 of the Companies Act. Cap. 50 that the Final Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company will be held at 87 Club
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      690 28 TO ADVERTISE CALL TOLL-FREE 1800-741 1883 FHTK HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annua) General Meeting of FHTK Holdings Ltd will be held at 231 A Pandan Loop Singapore *****9 on Friday, 18th September 1998 at 12.00
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      438 28 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER SO AND IN THE MATTER OF TAKAYAMA (ASIA) PTE LTD (PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATOR APPOINTED) NOTICE Of MEETING OF CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 296 of the Companies Act (Chapter 50) that a meeting of the creditors of the abovenamed company
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      499 28 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF AGROS DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS'VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of AGROS DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD. which is being wound up voluntarily, are required on or before 30 September 1998 to send
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      745 28 a x Make The Straits Times Classified your first pit stop when* shopping for your car or motorbike. jfc IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 •u AND IN THE NUTTER OF SINGAPORE SHUI HING COMPANY (PTE) LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of members of
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      456 28 ADVERTISEMENT PROVISIONAL LIQUIDATOR STATUTORY DECLARATION BY DIRECTORS Of TAKAYAMA (ASIA) PTE LTD (Registration No: *****2971K) I. Takashi Yamada of TAKAYAMA (ASIA) PTE LTD of 7500 A Beach Road #26-312 Singapore *****1 Japan Passport No: TE*****7 make oath and say as follows:1) I am a director of the abovenamed company. 2)
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      272 29 ♦Contributed by Simpson Spence Young NOT surprisingly we have no mainstream tonnage reported sold for the week. Both buyers and sellers are maintaining their relative postions in respect of prices and bridging the gap proves to be very difficult. Buyers, particularly in the dry markets, see no reason
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      MARITIME STOCKS
      293 29 SO '000 «n» ss y«i CWT Distribution 0.24 -0.01 41 Chuan Hup 0.355 *0.015 24«0 Cosco Investment. 0.415 *0.01 43 Freight Links 0.13 *0.005 182 CB Holdings 0J0 *0.03 7 H4I Sun Hup 0.26 -0.04 2165 Hitachi Zosen 0.54 -0.005 193 IMC Holdings —HK 5.60 Jay« HoWinqs 0.36
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      Flag states should be made more accountable
      455 29  -  Identify those who float responsibilities: Aussie maritime safety chief By] Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The thorny issue of the varying degrees of compliance by flag states with international maritime conventions, the most recent being the International Safety Management Code, was again given a hearing
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      Concern raised over India's declining domestic fleet tonnage
      392 29  -  Share of transport of domestic cargo has fallen to 27% From. Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi INDIAN officials are worried at shipping companies' failure to add tonnage to the domestic fleet, which has led to a fall in India's share of international
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      S'pore yards are alive and doing well despite hard economic times
      753 29  -  DOCKYARD By. Felix Chan WHILE "out of sight, out of mind" seems an appropriate description of Joe-Public's impression of the typically low-profile stance of Singapore shipyards, with the "twilight industry" stigma stubbornly lingering in some minds, nothing could be
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      Only 1 Philippine flagged ship fails ISM code
      353 29  -  Vessel expected to be awarded certification by next month From, Alec Almazan in Manila THE Philippine's Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) announced that 99 per cent of the country's overseas vessels covered by the International Safety Management (ISM) Code had achieved compliance. Data
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      Feeder lines ICFS, Oram upgrade Calcutta services
      202 29 [SINGAPORE] Two feeder lines have announced here the upgrading of their Calcutta services. Integrated Container Feeder Service (ICFS), through its agent in Singapore, Jardine Liner Support Services, said that it will introduce three replacement vessels, all significantly larger than those currently deployed, to
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      Lock icon China firm to benefit from oil tanker acquisitions
      166 29 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] China Shipping Development Co Ltd said it expects to see the benefits of its recent acquisition of 19 oil tankers come through in the second half of the year. Group chairman Li Kelin said the acquisitions have expanded the company's
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      Lock icon China takes up regional slack
      963 30  -  ASIAN SHIPPING Bucking the trend, China has provided new and more business for carriers hurt by the fall in their older markets ByI Kevin Chinnery Maritime Asia CHINA is the bulwark of hopes for the Asian region, right from the barons of the IMF, to
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        538 45 Vessel Voy Ho Berth Arrival Deperture Jm| Nrt Able Ensign 25 JK) alongside 31.08/0600 Asean Glory 8/98 JOT alongside 02.09/2300 8w He 9807$ J06 alongside 31.08/2300 Galvanic 08/98 JN> alongside 30.08/0100 lovemetender 9801 JV4 alongside 30.08/1600 Menado 06A J12 alongside 31.08/2300 Niaga 61 04/98 J11 alongside 01.09/0700 Pac
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        1627 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/(UUfKt Rstls SOip Voy Ho Etb/Btr Portod From To From «36« 0V2300 I* 30/1500 30/1654 JO/WOO 30/800 30/1659 30/1400 W1700 11/0(54 31/0400 WTCOO 3V0659 31/0400 J WOO 3Vn» 31/1400 4 31/1200 31/1451 31/1700 ACI *4«lM OVW 01/0700 U 30/1500 JO/1659
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        188 45 An* 3L Luxembourg: Luxembourg City Kermesse. Malaysia: National Day. United Kingdom: Summer Bank Holiday. B*7 Canada: Labour Day. Hong Kong: Day following Midautumn Festival. United States: Labour Day. Sep 15 Japan: Respect of the Aged Day. 8epl« Mexico: Independence Day. Sep 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Sep 24
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        672 45 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. •hows price ranges In US dollars instead at tingle prices for a more comprehensive description of Die market Prices shown are based on average-toed stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bun kar Price Index change and the
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        377 45 WO Mai 992.0 0J 19.9 0.09 72 005 *»< 20 PiwItT Water «wj»> Art Hmmm SXh-«t No above £25 2 0 8 0 0 0 *5/5" 380 AM 987.5 0J 15.5 0.06 31 0X13 ■c/wi «.»/v m a. m. m/u 5?" 380 Mm 992J 0.9 192
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        Lock icon Major Northwest hubs crippled
        694 46 PILOTS' STRIKE No new talks scheduled as 6,000 pilots kick off strike over pay dispute AFP [MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota] Northwest Airlines hubs across the Midwest were eerily quiet on Saturday after the carrier's 6,000 pilots walked off the job over a pay and job security dispute. Pilots
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        62 46 [QUITO] Ecuadorean fire fighters search among the rubble for survivors of a Cuban passenger plane after it crashed on a football field in the northern area of the airport in Quito. About 90people were on the plane during the crash, according
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        352 46 Russian economic crisis starting to affect trade: German transport firms Reuters [FRANKFURT] Goods shipments between Germany and Russia have started to fall due to the Russian economic crisis, German transport companies said. Freight traffic between the two countries is showing the first signs of a slowdown and
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        123 46 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] The Indonesif National Air Carriers Association (INACA) said its tariff team has reached agreement with its government counterpart and parliament to increase domestic economy air fares by 60 per cent starting tomorrow. INACA chairman Soelarto Hadisoemarto said the increase will be
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        156 46 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong authorities are investigating an incident at the new airport in which two planes were forced to take evasive action to avoid a vehicle on the runway, a government spokesman said yesterday. A Cathay Pacific flight on the verge of take off was
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        306 46 AFP [MANILA] Troubled flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) said yesterday it would drastically cut its fleet size to survive a "financial tailspin" that has pushed it to the brink of bankruptcy. The carrier will by November this year begin deploying a "leaner, younger
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          84 46 Bernama [PENANG] A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus an emergency landing at Bayan Lepas International Airport on Saturday morning. A spokesman for Malaysia Airports Bhd (MAB) said the plane with2oB passengers and crew made an emergency call to Bayan Lepas at 7.30 am and landed safely
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          88 46 AFP [NEW DELHI] An Indian Airlines Airbus caught fire just before take-off from Calcutta airport on Friday, forcing the emergency evacuation of all 70 passengers, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. Nobody was reported injured in the incident. One of the plane's engines burst
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          87 46 Reuters [FRANKFURT] German airline Deutsche Lufthansa said yesterday it planned to create a new management board post devoted to the company's relations with policy makers. Lufthansa said in a statement management board member Hemjoe Klein, who would up the new post, would be based in
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        1696 46 CTTY fUCHT ETA FUCHT ETO OfOt 1045 *****6 AMM* 8A7381 1930 8A7302 2055 Fd—U SOW I7W $0990 0105 Ofw W30 <*02 2055 fi»—iftu PtC CZ353 2045 L83i 2300 VK741 1310 VK742 0905 $0175 1040 S0176 1105 S024 2320 y*740 KLB37 1455 TC407 1540 TC408 1635 Auckland
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      21 29 Asian shipping; China takes up regional slack Bucking the trend, China has provided new and more business for carriers. Page 2
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      312 29 Northwest pilots' strike cripples nuyorhnhs No new talks scheduled as 6,000 pilots kick off strike over pay dispute. Back Page ASIA WESTBOUND RATE AGREEMENT II NOTICE OF RATE RESTORATION II 1 OCTOBER 1998 II ASIA TO GULF OF ADEN AND REA SEA PORTS TRADE II The Member Lines of the
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      648 30 Lines A services represented Memoers oI the l-m©* by Members of the Registry at Singapore Freight Forwarders Accredited Shipping Agents. Association Ng'n Singapore Shipping Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS'LINE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTLi (MONTHLY SERVICE) MV "ARKTIS TBN" ETA SIN 20/09/98 BOOKINGS CALL JULIA/MONICA TEL 323 4374 VESsa
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      1015 31 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE VESSEL VOY SIN ITU ANR HAM RV SOU RT UN YlSSfl VOY WW AIM HAW WV SOU KT Ifl SIN HY FEDERAL 313W 31/ M 17/09 19/09 27/0914/09 HYMGHNESS 312E 07/01 01/06 11/06 05/06 29/08 THAMES SSOW 03/09 24/09 23/09 24/09 21/09 MAAS 5241 09/01 11/06
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      1408 32 DSR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO RED SEA/MEDI'I'KKRANEAN/CANAPA «qgl TOT US™" LfH ATM WW HAM OBV FLX VESSEL *2! Jto G(T i?L £2L- *H!_ PU6WASHSENATOR WNB3C 01H 1100 Ml 21.« J? ?MMnit* M 01 IB MlO 10 10 TMOEMAPIE WOO3l 04 09 25 09 24 09 2300 25.01 27* PACIFIC SfKATOfI
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      1066 32 MAC-NELS S'PORE M'SIA Carrier: MN CONTB LINES, INC p. gudang: <0t)*****26 I "*l\v J CW MOM **********0 SIBU: (084) *****9 MANILA: (832) *****24 PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (882) *****57 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P- KELANQ: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MPN: (81) *****3 KUCHWQ (082) *****1-3 XIN6ANO PORT KELANG/PENANG MV FRANCONIA
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      1460 33 I VESSEL VOY SIN POU PKO PEN PQB PUB SHJ BA BIK 1 IRAN TEYFOURI PJL 1302 22/08 30/08 31/08 31/08 HUN VAHDAT PJt 1299 06/00 06/09 IRAN MATIN PJL 1308 24/09 02/10 03/10 03/10 PQB= Mini Qaboos, OUB Dubai. SHJ Slwrjah. BA Bandar Abbas. BIK Bandar Imam Khornoini ACCEPTING
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      1853 33 I 6 SHEMTON WAY Hb 226 1900 FAJ^MVoaoKSofTl^^^OSM^JOHoStOFFia^^^^^^^^^^n I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-M DIS BLDG SALES/BUGS *****41/43 INWARD DIPT (D/O) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD Ic» NO: **********0* TOWER TWO (0*8809) CONVENTIONAI *****50/55 T/SHPMT DCPT *****25 TIL 02-07-35 Ml 66 FAX: 02-07-35 Ml 70 VSIAW SO W SW
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      565 33 EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD.'-i'SS.I"' §_fcj ECI (SINGAPORE) PIE LTD £%S2Zt SPidAlIZi Wi ROUP i. HEAVY UfT UPTO 122 TONS ECI (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD LOADING FOR PORT KLANG/BINTULU CHITTAGONG/YANGON MV "SPRING OCEAN" VIS MV "BETSY" V.Bl ETA SIM 03/09/98 ETA PKL 04/09/98 ETA BR 08/09/98 ETA 07/09/98 2/09/98 PORT KLANG/COLOMBO YANGON/CHITTAGONG
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      1705 34 I rSQPI ROM ANW HBG IMP ZEE IMV LHV THP ROM ANW NM PKL fssp I E DELIGHT RW-MM 06/06 28/66 30AM 28AM 21/09 28*0 3(MM I GAINING RE-004 IMI 01/08 11/08 12.01 06/08 E DIVINE RW-001 14*0 02/10 07/10 04/10 oi/10 07/11 00/10 E. GLEEFUL RE-662 2WW 24/06 28*8
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      357 34 /CZI > NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVKI TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA vessel voy |sm pui out err i/uT BAMUIDRAGON VOQIS Q7/W 17/W 21/W WOf mraiwwq mms IS/W w/w B/IO mraivaus im n/n 02/10 ot/io 11/10 14/10 GOtDBI DtAGOK V.QQ7S 30/W 09/10 13/10 11/10 HANSAOSiaU Y.007S 07/10 lt/10 20/10 24/10 21/10
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      411 35 BSfl a. MYANMA «HBk FIVE STAR UNE (Myonnor Notioaol Um) Loading for Yoiigon (Rangoon) vissb vor sm m rm pom UTTW! IIW SID PAIHBN ISOW SID MUrW A6MTS: MUSTUO SMPfWC AGOKKS Ufc TH (03)1417)00 PtL HI (03) *****01 KN: TO (04) *****02 POtfc TH (07)*****21/4 BANK LINE (A sonrict of
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      790 36 •AffOKOK/MAP TA PHUT/LAIM CHABANOj JAKAWTA/MNJANO VESSEL VOY SIN BKK MTP LCtT" VESSEL VP* JKT P^N CHANA BHUM** 33N 01/09 04/09 ACX JAOE» 28S In Pt 03f1)9 BAN! BHUM 113N 01/09 08/09 04/09 VIRA BHUM 226S [n_Pt 04/09 03/09 SINO OCEAN QCNIO9 02/09 OS/09 ANRO OOWA* 04A 01/08 06/09 NANTA BHUM"
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      657 36 A 4CCORD am SHIPPING PTE LTD m *****15 (40 Lines) FAX *****30 KKTUAKG (03) U7 1991 Mm Wk CMRfCT ACCESS m: *****33 (EXPOUT »OOKINO) fkStt GUOAMG (0/1151 1377 *****34 (EXPORT DOC), *****39 (IMPOST) KHAMC (94)*****49 IMjHTTPI//WWW .ACCORD.COM.SG WUUtTA (71} *0*779 POM ITA SIM PORT ITA fIN PORT ETA $IN PORT
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      384 37 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE "1 DCPWBL&B BQytt-CONTABttiraB£D SERVICE Vtl VOT TTBtt A'PAM/fI'OAM IH BUHG I IRfMIH MTWtRP > KtltL IMI Zt/11 ?5/1D OMIT 05/11 TO AUSTRALIA ~l WMJL COMTMMER SERVICE m Ivor PwruT w sm MEL HM Ml w viaawu) tm mmmm itw im» nm vm IMUM i m
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      801 37 f Sgggllff PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I CRNO **********QE IVfSSfI VOY m SYO Mfl w m ADL HI Mtl |y7[| LIBRA AUSTRALIA L ***** 29/S 31/6 11/9 14/9 16/9 24/9 26/9 I I KOTAPtHTAWA PTMOI3 31/8 2/9 12/9 IS/9 lM
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      919 37 VESSELS VOY 8N JED MLA LEH HAM THP RTW ZEE VILLE DE AMTARES L27W 31/08 06/06 13/09 19/06 ZVO9 22/09 22/08 23*08 V»-LE 06 VIRGO S27W 07/09 15/09 20/09 26/09 27/09 28/09 29/00 30/09 VILLE OE VELA N27W 15/09 23/09 26/09 04/10 06/10 07/10 07/10 06/10 VILLE DE GEMINA H27W
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      50 39 ■aTaI 740-6000 Oil GGITIdnG (Retrieve more schedules!) K< ,V> Pr«S*"l" e Select the port and key in SKI the four digit code eg: To New York (NYC) 2275 Key in your fax number Ai« '.y•- < V Sl*»jEnter your phone number Anothaf innovative service offered by The document Will be
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      49 41 Dial 740-6000 on demand! (Retrieve more schedulesl) P-s-r Select the port and key in the four digit code eg: To New York (NYQ 2275 sj£) Key in your fax number m CT JT4 sVbjEnter your phone number Anothtp innovative service offered by document Will be Shipping Times s JaD
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      716 42 B5 SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE 32 BE INTRODUCING NEW SHUTTLE SERVICE s BE BE EE Qg CALCUTTA HALDIA g£ 3 j| 6-DAY FREQUENCY gg FIRST SAILING STARTING S MREGINA VOYAGE RGAO6S Sg gg S/»0IJ£ 08/09/98 s s BOOKINGS HOTLINE: 222 2941/3 gg NORASIA VESSEL VOY SIN LAS LEH ANT NOT FEL
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      510 42 SIN FAR EAST 06/09 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 06/09 BANGKOK 06/09 MANILA/CEBU 06/09 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 06/09 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 08/09 BUSAN 06/09 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 06/09 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 06/09 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU SIN EUROPE/UK 06/09 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU R DM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES SiN USA/CANADA 07/09 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK all IPI
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