The Business Times, 26 January 1979
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Title Section11 1979-01-26 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 148/1/78 FRIDAY, JANUARY 2t, 1979 50 CENTS11 words
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BRIEFLY...
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Article49 1979-01-26 1 THE REXTENT Singapore economic mission to West Asia has netted orders worth $5.5 million and has tentative orders for another $30 million, mission leader and Senior Minister of State (Finance) Dr Tan Eng Liang said on his return yesterday. The 22-man mission visited Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.49 words
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Article71 1979-01-26 1 Reuter MANILA, Thurs. West Germany has extended to the Philippines a 58-million mark (5565.8 million) development loan for the construction and improvement of ports and harbours, an embassy spokesman said today. Part of the loan will be used to buy two dredgers including auxiliary equipment, he said. WestReuter - 71 words
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Article57 1979-01-26 1 AP LONDON, Thurs. The US dollar made slight gains in Europe and a slight loss in Japan today while European gold prices declined marginally in early trading. Zurich money dealers reported many people buying dollars after the "shock reaction" to yesterday's decision by Swiss government to liftAP - 57 words
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Article59 1979-01-26 1 Reuter TOKYO, Thurs. A group of 12 Japanese companies has signed an 586-million contract to lease two European Airbuses to Thai International Airways for 10 years, the Japan Leasing Corporation said. Japan Leasing, which heads the syndicate, said the group will buy the aircraft for $61 millionReuter - 59 words
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Article74 1979-01-26 1 AP WASHINGTON, Thurs. Hunger in the poorest countries is almost certain to grow worse even though the world produces enough food for everyone, the executive director of the World Food Council told the US Congress. "Even when food supplies overall are adequate, it is estimated that over 400AP - 74 words
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Article78 1979-01-26 1 AP WASHINGTON, Thurs. US President Jimmy Carter today blamed the large US trade deficit both on a loss of American vitality in world markets and on the trade barriers of other countries, in an economic report to Congress. "Over the coming years," he promised, "under a final multilateralAP - 78 words
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Article50 1979-01-26 1 UPI. NEW YORK, Thurs. The stock market moved higher early today in moderately active trading. The Dow Jones industrial average, a 0.44-point loser yesterday, was ahead 2.34 points to 848.75. Advances led declines, 604 to 341, among the 1,417 issues crossing the New York Stock Exchange tape. UPI.UPI. - 50 words
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Chief Price Changes
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Article121 1979-01-26 1 Rises Consplant Wrts 362 32 Berjuntai 760 30 Oriental Hldgs 605 20 C K Tang 222 12 Allied Choc 142 11 Tronoh Mines 730 10 B Raya 185 10 DBS 452 8 C Sugars 246 8 Sel Properties 216 8 Falls Glenealy 170 -11 Ayer Hitain Tin 1240 -10121 words
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Article, Illustration145 1979-01-26 1 Rises Most Active Berjuntai 770 Malayan Tin 1340 Amal 535 Minsec 310 Petaling 720 D Keramat 1110 Carls berg 430 A Choc 142 B Raya 194 Sel Prop 230 Pac Dev 270 DBS 460 Oriental 610 Sr Besi 710 Falls Aokam 320 A Hitam Tin 1270 35 30145 words
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Article714 1979-01-26 1 RONNIE LIM - BOOST FOR SUMITOMO COMPLEX By RONNIE LIM ONE of the biggest chemical companies in Japan, Mitsubishi Kasei (Chemical), has confirmed that it is taking up equity interest in the $2 billion-plus petrochemical complex in Singapore. It will be the twelfth Japanese petrochemical and chemical company714 words
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Article277 1979-01-26 1 ARTHUR NG - By ARTHUR NG THE UNITED Overseas Bank has raised its stake in cash-rich Haw Par Brothers International to 1 more than 10 per cent. 1 The bank yesterday re- 1 vealed that it has now 11.5 1 million shares or 10.66 per cent in277 words
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647 1979-01-26 1 FONG MEW LENG - By FONG MEW LENG ELECTRONICS manufacturers in Singapore will be recruiting 1,100 workers for the first quarter of this year, but this will still be insufficient to meet the industry's demands. A survey conducted by the Association of Electronics Industries in Singapore (AEIS), on647 words
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Article82 1979-01-26 1 A 15-MEMBER investment mission comprising of industrialist and businessmen will visit Bangkok next month to look into further opportunities in industrial cooperation. The mission, organised by the Economic Development Board and the Singapore Manufacturers Association, will leave on Feb 14 for a week. During the visit, the members82 words
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303 1979-01-26 1 NATIONAL IRON aad Steel Mills yesterday gave ihiHtoUtn a big Chlaese New Year aag pew with the deelarattea sf a beau lane ef ler twe. IlVWfVfr lit BtggCsl sarprlse la yesterday's late aaaeaaeemeat was Its iateattea te redeem all eeaverttMes fleattag la the market303 words
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344 1979-01-26 1 JOHN TAN - By JOHN TAN A LEADING Australian senator has arrived in Singapore to gauge Asean's position in the UKAustralia air (ares dispute. He will hold talks with a number of senior Government officials, and has promised to convey the Asean stand to members of the344 words
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102 1979-01-26 1 AS THE Horaa gallops into tha sunset, tha unaaauming ram to about to taka ovar tha rains qulatly. If tha fanfara-laaa an try of tha ram la unaattllng tha world of buainaaa, Buainaaa Timaa, without conaulting tha oracla, outlinaa tha proapacta aha ad for manufacturing,102 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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Article, Illustration548 1979-01-26 2 JOHN LIM - By JOHN LIM AS ECONOMIES develop, consumer spending increases. But what is of concern to Morita Singapore is that developing economies need to spend more on environmental control and firefighting equipment. Set up at the end of 1976, the company is a joint-ven-ture between Morita548 words
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Article, Illustration228 1979-01-26 2 INDUSTRIAL and Commercial Bank has promoted two officers to sub-managers. They are Miss Tan Pah Cheng, group secretary and head of the divison, and Mr Alan Chia, head of the bills department. The Singapore Branch of the Institute of Administrative Management (UK) has recently appointed Datnk Teh228 words
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216 1979-01-26 2 THE SMITH Industries of the United Kingdom is setting up a manufacturing plant in Singapore to produce ductings for air-condi-tioning and ventilation systems. Incorporated last October, the wholly-owned subsidiary, S.I. (Singapore), is located at a 18,395-sq m factory in New Industrial Road. It216 words
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Article156 1979-01-26 2 THE NATIONAL Productivity Board will be conducting a course on Operation and Maintenance of Boilers i on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Feb 6 to March 8 at its Town Training Centre at Hotel Royal Ramada. This course will be led by Mr. Ong Kho Keng. a senior156 words
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Article, Illustration371 1979-01-26 2 GOH ENG KEE - By GOH ENG KEE SHANGRI-LA Hotel has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary company called Orange Grove Advertising to handle its advertising and promotional activities. However, the new company plans to operate as a fullfledged advertising firm capable of handling advertising accounts of other companies in371 words
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Article, Illustration72 1979-01-26 2 CATHA Y Pacific Airways has recently acquired a new ticketing office at the ground floor of Singapore Forum Hotell According to Mr Teo Hock Seng, manager tor CPA Singapore, this move of opening the ticketing office In the heart of Orchard Road is aimed at providing more72 words
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423 1979-01-26 2 A SINGAPORE fair and exhibition organiser is staging a fair with a difference. Discount Fair 'T9. to be held at the World Trade Centre in December, is, as the name suggests, a fair where discounts are given. The director of Trade Fairs and Exhibitions,423 words
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Article153 1979-01-26 2 CHINESE New Year shopping at Metro's Marine Parade branch came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday evening after an unknown male caller telephoned the store to say that a bomb had been planted in the premises. The police and a Singapore Armed Forces bomb disposal team153 words
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196 1979-01-26 2 SOME 3,600 coloured bulbs will brighten the streets from Upper Cross Street to Maxwell Road throughout the Chinese New Year season. Put up by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board to add more giety and colour to the celebrations, the bulbs were lighted up yesterday196 words
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450 1979-01-26 2 THREE top Adler executives from West Germany will be in Singapore for the Adler management conference for Asia and Australia, from Feb 11-13. They are Mr Hans Schuett-Loeffel, managing director of Triump Adler Vertriebs (TAV) and member of the executive board of directors of450 words
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Article179 1979-01-26 2 SOME 140 employees of Copal Singapore will be entitled to annual increments of 7 per cent under the collective agreement signed between the company and the Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation (Silo). The agreement, effective from last July 1, also provides for annual wage supplement of one month's179 words
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Article483 1979-01-26 2 COURSES AND TALKS Nov 6-Jan 27: Life insurance agents certificate course (English and Chinese), SITC, SITC Jan 3-Feb 21: Statistics for Insurance Employees, SITC, SITC Feb 5-Apr 14: Diploma in Life Insurance, SITC, SITC Feb 12-13: Finance for nonfinancial managers, Ming Court, Price Waterhouse Feb 15-16: Critical path483 words
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REGIONAL
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201 1979-01-26 3 UPI JAPANESE coal mining companies plan to sign a US$5OO million agreement to develop two coal mines outside of Peking. The Japanese Kyodo News Service reported yesterday that six major coal companies will send a delegation to Peking early next month to negotiate theUPI - 201 words
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376 1979-01-26 3 Reuter AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has called for differences among nations to be settled by mediation rather than confrontation. Mr. Fraser, who arrived in New Delhi yesterday for an eight-day visit to India, did not mention Kampuchea, but was clearly referringReuter - 376 words
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461 1979-01-26 3 THE Malaysian government may slow down the change to full colour television transmission unless it is satisfied that colour television sets are within the reach of as many people as possible. Until such time, the government may not increase colour transmission time461 words
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Article123 1979-01-26 3 ASEAN countries will be invited to take part in Penang's biggest trade fair, to be held at the Sungei Nibong permanent Pesta site, in April next year. It will be called "The Fair of the Orient" and manufacturing firms from these countries will be asked to123 words
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Article, Illustration373 1979-01-26 3 AN AUSTRALIAN study luu shewn that the nature of the plant fibre consumed In •or diet may be mere important than the quantity. While nutritionists believe that insufficient fibre In the diet might predispose people to many diseases of the circulatory and digestive systems373 words
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336 1979-01-26 3 THE SIXTY-FOUR motor insurance companies in Malaysia have agreed to set up an "unplaced motor pool" to jointly bear the high risks involved in insuring public transport and commercial vehicles. The scheme will go into full operation within three weeks. It was first336 words
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113 1979-01-26 3 AFP PRESIDENT SUHARTO yesterday conferred with first territorial military commander Major-General Gustaf Mantik on the current economic situation in North Sumatra where certain vital commodities, such as cement, have disappeared from the market since the rupiah devaluation. General Mantik, whose jurisdiction covers Sumatra and WestAFP - 113 words
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747 1979-01-26 3 DILIP MUKERJEE - By DILIP MUKERJEE IN NORTH-SOUTH relations. the days of petitions are over. The Opec challenge to the old economic order in 1973 has come to mark the beginning of a new era of negotiations, for which the South is almost wholly unorganised. Taking this747 words
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Article, Illustration276 1979-01-26 3 AN AMBITIOUS project to provide comprehensive cultural facilities on a prime waterfront site on the Kowloon Peninsula, Hongkong is expected to be completed in the early *****. Construction of the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Complex, which is being jointly developed by the Hongkong Urban276 words
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Advertisement82 1979-01-26 3 mm < mmte> CANADA "QUEEN ELIZABETH TOWERS" 200 Luxury Condominiums in the centre of Ottawa, capital of Canada. GUARANTEED NET CASH INCOME 6% ON YOUR INVESTMENT FOR 5 YEARS Prices from C 540,000 CJ120.000 50% Cash Protect your money buy real estate. Bidder and guarantor: TRDEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. one of82 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous618 1979-01-26 3 LI TWO-IN-ONE t CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 1 No lion of sport (6) 7 Doing something uninspiring! (8) 8 Region in the Far East (4) 10 Brown starts demonstrating the machine (6) 11 Stop and stare in an out-of-the-way way! (6) 14 An hour in detention (3) 16 Beat to a618 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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304 1979-01-26 4 THE average price of rubber for 1978 was the highest since 1960 and during the year the market soared to new highs since the days of the oil crisis in early 1974. For the first three quarters of the year prices rose progressively304 words
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Article363 1979-01-26 4 THE SINGAPORE rubber market closed slightlv higher yesterday with Fet uary One RSS buyers quoted at 233.75 cents per kilo, up 0.50 cent from Wednesday's close, dealers said. The morning session closed slightly higher with February One RSS buyers quoted at 234.00 cents per kilo, up 0.75 cents from363 words
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Article152 1979-01-26 4 SUGAR FUTURES trading remained quiet ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday, with five lots traded against three on Wednesday, dealers said. March closed at US 7.95/ 8.25 cents, against Wednesday's 8.02/23 close, and May at 8.31/55, against. 8.33 55 cents. Sugar futures closing prices: ClMiag Previews Ctastag152 words
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Article62 1979-01-26 4 C.I.F. North European ports. In US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated. LONDON: Malaysian 5%ffa bulk per tonne March Sumatra 5% ffa bulk January February March April May Afloat Nigeria 5% ffa bulk stg ROTTERDAM: Sumatra Max 5 Feb ZairefBelg francs per kilo) Wed MOslr MOpd 652'. pd62 words
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Article411 1979-01-26 4 Prices tn cents per kilo yesterday Noon (per kilo) Int. 1 R.S.S prompt f.o.b. oS'tsn Int 1 R.S.S. Feb 234 25 zuw Int 1 R S.S Mar 234 50 ni r£? S ***** 232.SON UK Cont. 230.50 231 vim Int. 3 R.S.S. 228 50 SON UK Cont 227.50411 words
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Article121 1979-01-26 4 NOON SSR HAS ssr jo SSR VI MRELB and SMR pnc* 11 tun pallet I II tun pallet) yesterday February iCurrtil Mth) Buyers Sailer* 2.1000 232.OON 227 00 229.00N March (Forward Mth) Buyers Sellers 230.50 232 50N 227.50 229 50 N SMR rv SMR 51 SMR C.P121 words
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Article227 1979-01-26 4 WIDESPREAD liquidation in the closing hour in Chicago on Wednesday drove soybean futures into the loss column, wher they ended the day. Prices lost 10 to four cents a bushel. A key factor in the day was the weather in Brazil. Forecasts for more light showers there caused some227 words
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Article29 1979-01-26 4 Rubber Jan 25 Singapore: February: 233.75 cents (up 0.50 cent) Malaysia: February: 238.00 (up 0.50 cent) Tin: $1,760 (up $9) Official offering: 252 tonnes (up 12 tonnes)29 words
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Article204 1979-01-26 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in SS per kilo exgodown THAI WHITE 100 pel first class (kangaroo): New crop 0.88 100 pet second class 0 89 100 pel third class 0.87 25 pet new crop no stock 810 pet 0 79 THAI BROKEN A super 0 62 Special O SS204 words
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Article73 1979-01-26 4 THE Straits tin price in Penang yesterday gained Ms 9 to $1,760 per picul, $60 above the International Tin Agreement ceiling, dealers said. The rise, in line with a higher London closing, was comparatively small due to a higher tin contribution from miners clearing ahead of the long73 words
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Article53 1979-01-26 4 WHEAT FUTURES in Chicago on Wednesday registered fractional losses in most months at midsession in dealings traders labelled thin and dull. Wheat futures recovered late in the session to close higher in most months. Gains ranged from to 1 1 i cents a bushel, with only the nearby March53 words
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Article995 1979-01-26 4 OIL&EED6: January shipments of crude palm oil firmed around U5512.50 per long ton on short-covering and restrict- ed offer yesterday morning. Strong markets in Malaysia and speculations by traders that India will re-enter the market shortly for palm oil were also contributory factors, brokers said. Other edible oils995 words
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Article382 1979-01-26 4 IT WAS VERY quiet on the Singapore produce market yesterday. It usually is at this time of the year when dealers are pre-occupied with the festive season. However, light dealing continued to be reported among the non-Chinese traders. This comprised mainly of spices and Malaysian coffee sold to382 words
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Advertisement277 1979-01-26 4 MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD Interim Statement (Incorporated in Malaysia) 92, Jalan Bandar, Kuala Lumpur. The Directors are pleased to announ< unaudited results of the Bank and ofjk the six months ended December 31, IfTTor follows: jlteDirectors have agreed to declare an interim dividend of Tax) on the paid-up capital of $90277 words
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OVERSEAS
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540 1979-01-26 5 Reuter SWITZERLAND has lifted the non-resident investment ban and the restrictions on the import of foreign banknotes. In a statement on Wednesday, the government said the current situation on exchange markets no longer justifies these extraordinary measures. The government's statement added that the liftingReuter - 540 words
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Article249 1979-01-26 5 AP FRANCE, taking its new seat in the Geneva Disarmament Conference on Wednesday, announced it will continue to conduct nuclear weapons test explosions, if they are necessary to maintain the credibility of its deterrent nuclear force. French Foreign Minister Jean Francois-Poncet said the French governmentAP - 249 words
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Article839 1979-01-26 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From MAS MH621 0840 PEN MAS MH607 0845 KUL MAS MH671 0945 PEN KUL CPA CX710 1005 HLP RBA BI323 1030 BWN GIA GA980 1030 HLP SIA SQ103 1045 KUL SLA SQ209 1045 HLP MAS MH605 1045 KUL GU GA944 1055839 words
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304 1979-01-26 5 UPI BRITAIN reeled under its fourth rail strike in 10 days yesterday and the government has promised it will ensure vital medicines get through as a hospital sent home cancer patients because of a blockade by striking hospital workers. The powerful Trade UnionUPI - 304 words
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Article, Illustration186 1979-01-26 5 TESTS being ran on ways of cleaning oil-polluted water with polyurethane foams are proving successful at the BASF synthetics laboratory in Ludwigshafen, West Germany. When a mixture of oil and water is poured into a glass cylinder filled with this synthetic susbtance its186 words
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Article, Illustration923 1979-01-26 5 NYT JOHN Connally, the Houston lawyer, banker and politician. announced his candidacy for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday by warning that while the nation is basically strong, the only missing ingredient is leadership. The former governor of Texas, former Secretary of theNYT - 923 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article378 1979-01-26 5 THE POLICE department in Bangkok yesterday revoked the licences of the editors of three Thai daily newspapers for publishing "exaggerated" reports about the Kampuchean war. Thai national police chief Montchai Phankhongchuen. who signed the order, also warned the editor of another newspaper against using headlines that might378 words
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829 1979-01-26 5 AFP UPI THE FLOW of Soviet oil to the West will probably dry up in the mid-1960'5, due to increased needs in the "Comecon" countries and insufficient output, according to the Royal Dutch Shell group in London. In a survey ofAFP; UPI - 829 words
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Advertisement363 1979-01-26 5 ilij miT! A HOME? Then look for it in Business Times classified property advertisements an easy to read guide to the available properties at the top end of the market. Home-hunters are especially catered for in the new LEISURE TIMES supplement that comes with Business Times every Saturday morning. If363 words
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453 1979-01-26 6 THE REST of the world is hardly to blame if it takes with a large handful of salt the Japanese government's latest promise that it will continue to reduce its huge balance of payments surplus. True, the seasonally adjusted December trade figures do show453 words
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320 1979-01-26 6 STATISTICAL data is more than a mere collection of figures. Taken together with other numbers collected over a period of time, they contain the raw material from which it is possible to cast a more accurate picture of past year's developments and future year's320 words
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Article, Illustration935 1979-01-26 6 TYE KIM KHIAT - The politics of takeover an easy guide By TYE KIM KHIAT THE WORLD'S press and news agencies and magazines had good reasons to kick themselves when Indochinese politics boiled over recently. In blooming-lotus style, to borrow the expression from Vietnam's military manual, the budding war between Vietnam and Cambodia flared935 words
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Advertisement289 1979-01-26 6 w APOLLO HOTEL Havelock Road, Singaore 3 Tel: *****1 AMBASSADOR HOTEL ***** Meyer Road, Singapore 15 Tel: *****11 CENTURY PARK SHERATON Nassim Hill, Singapore 10 Tel: *****7 CHEQUERS HOTEL 418 Thomson Road, Singapore 11 Tel: *****66 COCKPIT HOTEL 6 7 Oxley Rise, Singapore 9 Tel: *****1 GREAT EASTERN HOTEL Tel289 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous37 1979-01-26 6 BnStcW.JfankDicbZDS SPOR.TS IND FIOOK NCS Si£ LOMpvT oo foe. »D LIKC sorne owMT&ifieetfitfG CLOTMejs, Deep DIVI»4C3 SUIT £Qoes"lfcifM4 KiT,T£MHiSIO6S SHORTS, FiSHtMG GGftf, 8o*»»4G olovcs. Suiting, swoes, g>olf olofiT pvkd r Pp>oc or o* w CASe IT RPur4S37 words
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Miscellaneous877 1979-01-26 6 mmwm POLAND OR PIERRE There Iran tee mack to watch tonight, hat at least the few peesihllltles are geed candidates far entertainment. There is Marie Carle at 8.35pm. In this episade, Marie Is caught between twa conflicting situations an the one hand she is wary ef making any freak ematiaasl877 words
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Article, Illustration2397 1979-01-26 7 STEPHEN BRONTE - By the mid-*****, two patterns in Bank of Tokyo's growth had become clear. First, the Japanese trading companies would move into a region to promote their exports. The manufacturing industries followed, either producing goods for local consumption or for export to third countries. In this2,397 words
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Article491 1979-01-26 7 A SEASONED traveller who takes off every now and again for yet another business trip loves peace and quiet on the plane and his main bugbear is the talkative fellow-passenger who just can't seem to resist endless chit-chat. As he explained. in resigned tones, to a491 words
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878 1979-01-26 7 John Drysdale - FORUM ...with John Drysdale THERE is an old story from the land of a thousand and one nights about a sheikh who had an Englishman as his political and economic adviser. The latter had been brought up in the tradition of the878 words
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Advertisement386 1979-01-26 7 and where to entertain B>a fc7 M FOR JAPANESE \WO cuisine, *ar OMETO 'i» f 11/11 W* COME TO KIKU r&r Japanese Restaurant ,(< Serving t outhentic Joponese food Teppor Vqkwi TeTipu'O Shoshimi SuhiyoKi Sfiobu Sriab-j Gushes* Hows 12 Noon 2 30 p m £>nr.e- 6 30 pm 10 30386 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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622 1979-01-26 8 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa Securities THE NIKKEI Dow-Jones average continued to record on alltime high yesterday, although Mr. Teichiro Morinaga, governor of the Bank of Japan, warned against the recent sharp rise in stock prices. The outstanding margin balance in the three Japanese markets hasSource: DBS-Daiwa Securities - 622 words
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Article290 1979-01-26 8 COPPERS and other base metal miners led an across-the-board rise, dealers said. Bougainville rose 5 cents, MIM 2. BH South rose 3 and Mt. Lyell 4. while Renison gained 40 to $10.70 and Central Norseman 40 to $18.40. The Federal government's decision to drop its plans for a retail290 words
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Article180 1979-01-26 8 THE MARKET closed mixed yesterday with commercials and minings posting gains while oils declined, dealers said. Turnover rose sharply to 23.8 million pesos from Wednesday's 18.6 million. Gainers were Atlas Con B, Benguet Con B, Lepanto B, Marinduque B, Philex B, Phil Overseas, Pogei, BF Goodrich, Meralco, PLDT and180 words
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Article213 1979-01-26 8 JAN 24 CS Abitlbi 18'. Alcan 44. unch Algoma 28 Bank Mont 26' unch Bank Nova Scotia 24*. Bell Tel S3 Beth Corp BP Can Ltd 22 unch Brascan 18 Camp Red Lake 40. 1 Can Imp Bk 30. unch Canpac 24 unch Canpac Inv Pf 16.B Carling O213 words
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Article249 1979-01-26 8 Ju 25 Baht Bank of Asia unq Bangkok Bank 390 Bank of Ayudhaya Ltd 272 Bangkok Metropolitan Bank 1.382 Laem Thong Bank unq Thai Commercial Bank 562 Thai Danu Bank unq Thai Farmers Bank 394 Union Bank of Thailand 379 Industrial Finance Corp 2,365 Bangkok Investment unq First Trust249 words
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Article1271 1979-01-26 8 NEW YORK STOCKS declined in moderately active trading on Wednesday on renewed investor concern about inflation and weakness in the dollar. Analysts also tied the fall to profit-taking in a number of glamour and growth stocks although some the big industrial issuess gained on improved earnings. The Dow-Jones1,271 words
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Article308 1979-01-26 8 Reuter SPERRY Rand Corp said its primary net earnings per share in the third quarter ended December 31 came to US$l.62 vs $1.14. Diluted earnings per share at $1.46 vs $1.04 on net profit of $57.1 million vs $39.6 million. Revenue was $1.04 billion vs $906.10Reuter - 308 words
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592 1979-01-26 8 AFP THE implications for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) if it succeeds in merging with the Marine Midland Bank (MMB) of New York are, in the medium term, favourably assessed by the Hongkong securities firm of Sun Hung Kai (SHK). TheAFP - 592 words
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Article137 1979-01-26 8 Reuter. EASTERN Airlines has reported a sharp drop in its fourth quarter profit but profits for all of 1978 more than doubled, reflecting record-breaking volume of air travel. The company's fourth quarter profit was $3.5 million. or nine cents a share, down from $7.8 million,Reuter. - 137 words
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157 1979-01-26 8 Reuter BANK AM ERIC A, the parent of Bilk sf America, hu reported a 34 per eeat lacrease la Its foarth qaarter profit, cittag late rest iaceme as the mast rigasflcaat factor bftlid the rise. The Halted States' largest baak, it saM Its profit beforeReuter - 157 words
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211 1979-01-26 8 BRITISH Petroleum's quest for alternative oil sources is becoming critical and "crunch" for the company will occur in mid-February if the Iranian shortfall continues. Sources said BP'S oil stocks remain high, probably in the order of 72 days supply, in line with the rest of211 words
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Article363 1979-01-26 8 Source: SHK Sec Ltd THE MARKET drifted aimlessly again yesterday with turnover down sharply as many investors had already left the colony for the Chinese New Year holidays. Some pressure was noted on Jardine shares following reports that the South African rand is to be floated from fixed paritySource: SHK Sec Ltd - 363 words
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Article63 1979-01-26 8 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 461.0 Tuesday 467.6 Week Ago 474.0 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 846.41 Tuesday 846 85 Week ago 834.20 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Wednesday 92 J to 92'* Tuesday 90'« to 90 H.K.HANG SENG Thursday 534.81 Wednesday 535.22 Week ago 540.44 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Thursday 480.32 Wednesday63 words
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
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Article190 1979-01-26 8 JAN 24 Francs Actions Suuan 292 unch Alusuisse Br 1200 -10 Alusuisse Rpf 542 unch Brown Boverl Br 1680 -15 Clba Geigy Br 1110 -10 Clba Geigy P C #35 10 Clba Geigy Reg 6m -5 Credit Suisse Br 2250 -15 Credit Suisse Reg 438 unch Eleklrowall Br 1855190 words
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Article203 1979-01-26 8 JAN 24 Fl* ABN 374.50 2.2 Ahold 124 40 1.0 Akzo 31 30 0 4 AMEV 97 50 unch Am fas ***** 03 Amrol Bank 79 00 0.1 Bergoss 00 50 -*-13 Berk m 00 unch Bols 74 00 0J Borsumij ***** 1 Burhmann 78 00 0.7 Byenkorf 9320203 words
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Article279 1979-01-26 8 JAN 24 Frs CORBEILLE Air-Liquid? 413 20 *02 B S N Gervals Danone 566 -7 C S F (ThomsonCsf) 304 -14 Cie Franchise dfl Prtrolfi 143 4-1 Compagnle Financier? ComptfnK General* 418 -1 Credit Foncler De France 464 -7 Hachette (Librairiei 253 4-1 Machines Bull 82 0# Michelin (B)279 words
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Article223 1979-01-26 8 JAN 24 Dm Atl-Trklunktn Akto Allz Leben Allz Vera BASF Bay H T Wbank Bay Vbtnk Rajwr BBC BMW Cassella Chem Verw CommmMnk Contl Oumml Dalm.er-Benz Degusu Df mag Deutsche Bank Drndntr Bank EH Texaco Dyckerhoff ST A Enka Glanzs Gelsenberg OHH Hapag-Lloyd Harpener Hoectul Hoesch Horten Kali Salt223 words
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Article56 1979-01-26 8 JAN 24 Fr* FORWARD MARKET Arbed 2480 730 1720 620 -8 Cock 211 Ebes 2440 Electrofcel 6760 2580 1302 2800 3450 -20 1930 726 Soc G*n B*lg 2120 5 3575 35 Solvay A 2495 f 25 117 U Mm 770 V Mont 1905 CASH MARKET 8050 Ford Motor 640056 words
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Article107 1979-01-26 8 JAN 24 Lire Anic 34 -0.5 Assoc Gen ***** -300 Bastogi 520 -4 Central* 4430 IS Fiat 286T 19 Finsider 174 30 -4 Gen Immob 69 0 75 IFI Pri 2352 -3 Itaicementi ***** 810 I taigas 76© I Italsider 383 -12 Magnet) M Pf 535 25 -4.25 Marelli107 words
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Article566 1979-01-26 8 Reuter FOURTH quarter profit at Xerox increased 17 per cent on a revenue gain of 15 per cent. The world's leading manufacturer of dry copiers said profits rose to U5524.2 million, or $1.40 a share, from $14.7 million, or 84 cents a share, during theReuter - 566 words
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90 1979-01-26 8 CONTROL DATA has reported a sharp increase in its fourth quarter profit compared with the corresponding period a year earlier. The company, a major computer manufacturer, said its profit soared to U5524.2 million, or $1.40 a share, up from $14.7 million, or 85 cents a90 words
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Advertisement421 1979-01-26 8 This Month's New Penguins The Sixth Sense: Rosalind Hey wood The Sixth Sense is the record of man's investigation of his mysterious sixth sense, dating from the foundation of the Society for Psychical Research. A classic in the Study of ESP phenomena. 'A most remarkable, comprehensive and stimulating book' The421 words
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466 1979-01-26 9 Reuter BANKRUPT companies may sound like a dubious investment, but bond certificates from long-defunct concerns such as the Chinese Lung-tsing-u-Hai railway have recently become hot collector's items. Old bonds are beautifully engraved and often include pictures of steam locomotives, landscapes and portraits inReuter - 466 words
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204 1979-01-26 9 SOUTH Africa will sever read link with the i s Mlar and introduce a commercial read from Jaaaary SC. Finance Minister Mr. Owea Horwood said the commercial read will be subject ta intervention by the Reserve Bank South Africa by way of dollar sales204 words
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Article547 1979-01-26 9 COLIN CHEE - AIM TO COMPUTERISE By COLIN CHEE SWITZERLAND'S largest commercial bank plans to open its offshore banking branch here by the middle of this year. Represented here since 1971, Union Bank of Switzerland (ÜBS) was recently given the green light by the Monetary Authority of547 words
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Article430 1979-01-26 9 THE US dollar saw featureless trading on the foreign exchange market yesterday morning. Activities started in late trading, with the dollar making substantial gains against the mark and yen. Against the yen, the US dollar opened at 197.85/96 and was brought over the 198 level at Tokyo's close.430 words
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Article194 1979-01-26 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Jan 25 I'S Dollars(Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 105/16 10 3/16 1 month 10 10. 2 months 10 10•» 3 months 10 15/16 10 13/16 6 months 119/16 117/16 9 months 119/16 117/16 12 months 119/16 117/16 SwFr* Dmi.194 words
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Article54 1979-01-26 9 Range of price* offered bydiscount houses on Jan 25: Overnight 4' Call deposits 4' to 4 Closing Buying Selling 3 month Treasury bills 4 7/16 4 5/16 3 month Bank bills 7 11/16 7 9/16 3 month CD 7 11/16 7 9/16 6 month CD 7'» 7 s Source:54 words
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Article22 1979-01-26 9 THE average rale at which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers j is 7.75 per cent.22 words
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Article55 1979-01-26 9 AUSTRALIA NZ exchanges quotes yesterday: US dollar ***** Sterling 0.5732 0 5664 Ninety-day air mail buying rates Sterling 0 5969 US dollars 1.1827 Ninety-day forward buying rales: Sterling 0 5807 US dollars 1.1491 New Zealand: Sterling 0 5303 0.5275 US dollar 1 0629 1.0629 Ninety-day airmail buying rates: Sterling55 words
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Article314 1979-01-26 9 PRICES ON THE Gold Exchange of Singapore yesterday opened sharply higher from Wednesday, with most operators squaring positions before the Chinese New Year recess. The first trade was in April at US$243.50 per ounce, up US$3.60 from Wednesday's close. The market eased throughout the day and was less active314 words
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Article89 1979-01-26 9 ALL MAJOR currencies in Hongkong yesterday were quoted little changed from overnight US levels in very quiet, late trading, dealers said. The dollar was unchanged from New York's 1.8440/50 mark close and little changed at 197.85 95 yen (197.70/ 90) and at 1.6730 70 Swiss francs (1.6730 50), dealers89 words
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Article320 1979-01-26 9 IN QUIET EARLY trading yesterday, the dollar opened firmer than Wednesday's close and yesterday's Far East levels, dealers said. It opened at 1.6795/810 Swiss francs, firmer than its 1.6750/65 close and its 1.6730/70 level in Hongkong business. Most activity focussed on the dollar/ Swiss franc rate, with the fact320 words
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Article192 1979-01-26 9 THE US dollar (or overnight delivery in Tokyo yesterday closed at 196.05 yen, up from a 197.80 opening but down from 198.10 at Wednesday's close, dealers said. The US currency moved fractionally between 197.75 and 196.05 yen throughout the day in very quiet trading, with volume $378 million, dealers192 words
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Article49 1979-01-26 9 FRANKFURT exchanges opening quotes yesterday: US ***** 55 Can 1 5496 1 5515 Stg 3 683 893 DO 92 48 60 Sfr 109 90 110.10 Lit 2 206 216 Ffr 43 50 62 Nkr 36.27,37 Bfr con 6.337 347 Bfr fin 6 168 208 Yen 0 9310 2549 words
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Article140 1979-01-26 9 Reuter THE Philippines will put 50 million Swiss francs (5564.8 million) worth of bonds on the market in Zurich on Feb. 27. Finance Minister Mr. Cesar Virata said the bonds are for 10 years, but the interest rate has still to be decided. HeReuter - 140 words
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252 1979-01-26 9 Reuter PRESIDENT of the Federation of Bankers' Association, Mr. Takuji Matsuzawa, said the Japanese government should revise issue terms of national bonds soon, because there is a discrepancy between yields of new issues and the secondary market. Federation officials said the revision ofReuter - 252 words
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Article138 1979-01-26 9 FOREIGN investors have been showing interest in Japanese bonds with outstanding maturities of between 18 months and three years following relaxation of Japan's ban on non-resi-dents' acquisition of Japanese bonds effective Tuesday. Securities sources said interest has centred on three-year government bonds floated through four138 words
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216 1979-01-26 9 Reuter US NARROWLY defined money supply, M-l, declined US$2.B billion (553.9 billion) to a seasonally adjusted $359.5 billion in the week ended January 10 from an upward revised $362.3 billion in the previous week. The New York Federal Reserve Bank said the new M-lReuter - 216 words
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Article124 1979-01-26 9 Reuter THE Panamanian government has signed a 12 billion yen (SJ130.000) private bond issue contract with Yamaichi Securities Co. Ltd. The one-year, 7.6 per cent bond will be priced at 99.7 per cent to yield 7.635 per cent on maturity with payment to be made byReuter - 124 words
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Article, Illustration405 1979-01-26 9 Reuter HONGKONG'S participation in the New York gold market is becoming increasingly important with several thousand contracts a day, reflecting the colony's business. Mocatta Metals Corp chairman Mr. Henry Jarecki said estimates of Hongkong's participation in the New York market range from 10Reuter - 405 words
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Advertisement219 1979-01-26 9 Mathematics and Statistics in Penguins Mathematical Carnival: Martin Gardner A piece of solid iron in the form of a doughnut is heated. Will the diameter pf its hole get larger or smaller? Just one of the maddening but uniquely entertaining puzzles that make up Martin Gardner's latest collection. The range219 words
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Article1556 1979-01-26 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1.000 units unless otherwise specified All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "sett" Big Board deal1,556 words
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Article105 1979-01-26 10 Striking prices of the options officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, the period, bids and offered prices and business done, if any, with the number of options traded shown in brackets. CM Storage (March SI 80) (0.568 0 695). CMC (March -$4.35) (6) 1 30105 words
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Article129 1979-01-26 10 992«1? I'B/80 (250.000) (99 188 99 ms? 15/9/80 (*****0 >< W458 s"i T F 1/5/83 (250.000) (100.108 100.20S) 5 3/4% T F 15/6/81-84 (250 000) (*****6) 5* 13/11/84 (250.000) (100.008 100 05S) UW956) 485 (*****01 < *****0 7^.cL /8/8S (250.000) (100.708 100 85S) 7 1/4* 15/4'86 (*****0) (100.85B)129 words
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Article150 1979-01-26 10 SINGAPORE UNIT TBU8T (NlM|Mf < friM i tor tea X) The Commerce 2.24 2.38 The Saving Fund l.«0 1 48 S pore Prof Fund 0* 1.03 S pore Sec Fund 1JD 1.91 S pore Invest Fund 1.28 13# AHA UNIT nun (Managers' fried i tar J«a M) Mai150 words
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Article2600 1979-01-26 10 1978/79 Hick Low Company Last Sale or-Gr-a Div Div Cvr Yld Nat P'E Vol (*000) Day High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS 272 190* 178 219 275 111 186* 326 245 660 132 123* 107 133 195* 59 108* 173* 140* 256 Acma Alcom Allied Choc BAT Bala2,600 words
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Article1944 1979-01-26 10 BID and offer price* officially Hated and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. INDUSTRIAL* A)memete (2.428) 41.93 B 2 008). A true <1.4.4) il) 1.351,944 words
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Article, Illustration640 1979-01-26 10 MOST of the Itwerpriced lasses msved forward ssder generally hesitant trading so the Stsek Exchaage sf Singapore yesterday. With Jut two days to gs before the Year of the Ram, there appeared to he some srgency to hay into stocks with640 words
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441 1979-01-26 10 SHARE PRICES continued to make good progress on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Trading was fairly active. Like the previous day, opening prices were forced slightly lower by profit-tak-ing and a slightly cautious mood prevailed. The resurgence of strong buying interest in the afternoon441 words
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Article53 1979-01-26 10 Nuytag Proas fttafapwc (1«1S) Ltd: AGM to be held at 307, Alexandra Road, Singapore 3, at 10.00 am today. Wearae Brothers Ltd: AGM to be held at Raffles Hotel. Beach Road, Singapore at 11.00 am today. AGM to be held at Ladang Pinji, Lahat, Perak. at 2.X pm53 words
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1032 1979-01-26 11 ANTHONY TAN - GROUP TURNOVER IMPROVES By ANTHONY TAN ROBINSONS is planning changes in layout and a number of special events aimed at maintaining sales momentum in the current year. According to group chairman, Mr. C.W. Tresise, current sales efforts should ensure that results are satisfactory. The1,032 words
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Article, Illustration466 1979-01-26 11 MANO SABNANI - By MANO SABNANI CHEMICAL Company of Malaysia (CCM) has been told that it will require a licence from the Malaysian Ministry of Trade and Industry in order to continue manufacturing its range of fertilisers. The licensing requirement follows a recent announcement from466 words
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777 1979-01-26 11 SUSAN THAM - By SUSAN THAM BY THE END of this year. Duff Developments will have a total of 1,524 acres of oil palm planted on its Kerilla estate where a heavy replanting programme is currently in progress. Its present acreage of 1,054 acres of oil777 words
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Article343 1979-01-26 11 Current Payment Ex Date Books Close Date Total for Total for Payable the year Previoua year Nanyang Press l td Mai Sthn Kinta Kemayan GT Diap Kulim Berjuntai L Perak Pahang Cons Pref I td Plant M TC CCM M Cement BAT Shangri-La Perlia Plant NST Temerloh A343 words
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Article112 1979-01-26 11 Company Particulars Ex Date Books Cloa* Rahman Hydraulic Bonus Issue of 1 for 2 Jan 16 Jan 28 C ft C Bonus Issue of 1 for 2 Feb 2 Feb 19 MRS Rights Issue of 1 for 2 STP (1975) $2.00 per share Feb 7 Feb 19 Bonus112 words
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Article, Illustration302 1979-01-26 11 MALAYAN Banking Berhad will told an architectural competition to select the designs for its proposed headquarters at Court Hill in Koala Lumpur. The bank's chairman, Tan Sri Datuk Taib bin Haji Andak, said the singe-stage competition is open only to Malaysian architectural firms "so as to encourage302 words
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Article404 1979-01-26 11 HOCK LOCK SIEW IF THERE Is to he u sward far the compaay which has best confused Its shareholders aid sther Investors last year, thei It mast surely go to TRENGGANU MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT BHD (TDMB). Aad It seems as If the pvxllag changes goingHOCK LOCK SIEW - 404 words
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Article39 1979-01-26 11 has reported a 48 per cent increase in profits to $404,747 for the half-year ended Oct 31, 1978. This was achieved on sales of $14.32 million compared with $8.11 million for the previous corresponding period.39 words
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Article246 1979-01-26 11 is to shed more light on its much talked about Orchard Square shopping complex. Apparently concerned over the heightened interest in this counter on just a flimsy piece of news that approval in principle has been granted, the Stock Exchange of Singapore is asking for more information on246 words
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Advertisement316 1979-01-26 11 Graham Greene 85 A > f 'Probably the best espionage novel ever written.' Richard H Growald, UPI 'A major literary event... a marvellous tale of spies and intrigue spun with intricate skill by a master story-teller. A must.' YBOY 'As fine a novel as he has ever written concise, ironic,316 words
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700 1979-01-26 12 JAPANESE Finance Minister Ippei Kaneko said Japan will strive for the continuation of its present balance of payments trends towards a marked decline in its current account surplus, and an increase in its long-term capital outflow. He said this is necessary -to ensure700 words
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Article282 1979-01-26 12 THE C&ncorde supersonic airliner returned here yesterday after a lapse of more than 13 months to a subdued welcome a sharp contrast to the controversy it stirred up during that enforced interval. There were only a few handshakes and smiles for cameras after the droop-nosed, delta-winged282 words
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Article218 1979-01-26 12 THE North-South dialogue aimed at bridging the wide gap between rich and poor nations will become a sterile exercise if developing countries turn it into a series of rhetorical clashes. American Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Robert Hormats said in Washington on Wednesday it218 words
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671 1979-01-26 12 STRONGER increases in the output of the agricultural, mining, manufacturing, construction and trading sectors led to a higher level of economic activity in Malaysia in the third quarter of last year. Particularly buoyant was the growth of 9.2 per cent in the agricultural sector671 words
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Article, Illustration680 1979-01-26 12 Agencies IRAN'S top religious leader, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeiny, has decided to postponed his attempt to return home from exile, at least until this Sunday, because of the closing of airports in Iran. An aide to the Ayatollah said: "We shall wait ntil the next opening unlessAgencies; Source: UPI photo - 680 words
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Article806 1979-01-26 12 Reuter LONDON, Thurs. The market closed narrowly higher after some brisk morning business, but investors were cautious in view of the current industrial disputes, dealers said. At 3.00 pm the Financial Times index was up 0.7 at 461.7. Government bonds firmed up to 3 8 point as fearsReuter - 806 words
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Article132 1979-01-26 12 Reuter THE UNITED Arab Emirates (UAE) may be able to increase oil production by 10 per cent to help overcome crude oil supply problems caused by the troubles in Iran, the official Emirates News Agency quoted a senior government official as saying. But PetroleumReuter - 132 words
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Article119 1979-01-26 12 THE FAR Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) will extend for an indefinite period the 20-per cent freight discount for textiles and certain electrical goods granted last September. The freights apply to goods shipped between Asia and Western Europe. The concessionary rates were first announced in mid-September and were119 words
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149 1979-01-26 12 AFP DtoPrTE^agevmunest ißtoHctawTaLp 1 fe" elga iiekytrdi fsr repain, there arc asw 9 ladsacsiaa skips aadergslag majsr repairs ia Slagapsre, sf whleh saly three have been Isssed with the accessary special permit. The aunher aad aamcs •f ships dsddag ia Slagapere were esatalaed laAFP - 149 words
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Advertisement57 1979-01-26 12 Who dares to put a white wine in a black bottle? BLACK K)W KR! A classic white wine trom Germans presented original black bottle. Black lower has a distinctive style and character which makes it iust right to drink all the time. W haleser the occasion order Black lower. I57 words
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Advertisement203 1979-01-26 12 Le*4er... PageC IT PAYS TO CONSULT INDCSUEZ BEFORE MAKING A DECISION ON YOUR CASH BALANCES Today we are quoting the following for Singapore Dollar terrr deposits up to *****.000 1 month 5*4% p.a. 3 months 6V«S pji. 6 months 6%% p.a. 9 months 6V«%pA. t2 months 6Vj% p.a. Savings 4V«%203 words
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Miscellaneous62 1979-01-26 12 !WEAT. HERH Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to noon today: Windy with isolated showers. Report for U boars prior to 1M p.m. on Ju 25 at the airport: Maximum temperature 31.9 Associated humidity 59 Minimum temperature 24.3 Associated humidity 92 Hours of sunshine 9.15 Rainfall in millimetres Trace Total62 words
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Article112 1979-01-26 13 Reuter ONOMICHI Dockyard Company Ltd said it has won orders for five cargo ships worth a total 16.5 billion yen(about SslB million). The Evergreen Group Inc SA, Panama, ordered four 27,500 dwt container ships for delivery by July 1980 at a total cost of 14.2 billion yenReuter - 112 words
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Article88 1979-01-26 13 Reuter ABOUT 20 per cent of the total world shipping fleet of 629 million dwt is currently surplus to requirements in terms of effective carrying capacity, Terminal Operators Ltd says. Terminal Operators, the independent research and consultancy arm of the Eggar Forrester shipping group, forecasts a gradualReuter - 88 words
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Article71 1979-01-26 13 UPI A SOUTH Korean freighter, the Pan Star, was disabled and is taking a severe beating in high seas in mid-Pacific on Wednesday, the coast guard reported. The skipper of the 147-metre ship radioed that the 28-man crew planned to abandon ship as soon as another freighter inUPI - 71 words
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Article653 1979-01-26 13 THE Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) will study a number of points on the proposed general rate increase (GRI) raised by the Malaysian National Shippers' Council (MNSC) at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. The points include a new cost indices system suggested by the653 words
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Article178 1979-01-26 13 UPI SMALL balk carriers began U feel the effects el a declining North American grain freight market die to a pjapi shortage W enqalry. Bange fixed the Erika Bolton at U5514.59 (Ss») (FIO) far a 28,Mt-ton early Febraary grata shipment from the US Gall to Japaa. ThatUPI - 178 words
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Article619 1979-01-26 13 FT THE UK government has been warned by the EEC Commission that it is now unlikely to receive approval to use the £85 million intervention fund set up by White Hall to subsidise new shipbuilding orders. Without the fund, Britain's shipbuilding industry may be forcedFT - 619 words
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3598 1979-01-26 17 BCHEDDLE A guide to ships loading at Singapore for Ports around the World i The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port3,598 words
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Article585 1979-01-26 17 Shipping Line CM ACS n 5 Afea IV 3 Aguila IV 2 Alpac IV 5 Angkutan IV 3 ANL i 1 APL m 2 Arya Nat n 5 ASCL hi S Asia Merchant iii 4 Atlas V 2 Aust Cont IV 5 Bank II 5 Banner Maritime V 4585 words
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Article970 1979-01-26 18 r RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL NB.(l) Each vessel's estimated time of arrival is advised by the Shipping Line/ Agent and is subject to change (2) All export FCL containers and LCL cargo must be delivered to the Authority's premises during the970 words
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Article983 1979-01-26 18 The leading shipping lines operating from Singapore and the local agents who handle cargo bookings for them. Aconas Line— Aconas Sdn. Bhd Adriatic Container— Container Feeders. AFEA Line— Singapore Shipping Aguila Oriental—Same. Ahli Shipping— Sharjah. Alfred C. Toepfer Line— Intermodal. Algerian National Line (CN AN )—Upi983 words
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Article, Illustration366 1979-01-26 18 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Baodi (0600) 45 Chidambaram (0630) 1/2 Etha Rickers (1700 after On Ping hauls) 38 39 Frotabeira (1400 44 Hel (0900 46 Hoegh Opal (0530) 6/7 Kota Indah (0700) 11 Manjusan Maru (0200) 18 Nedlloyd Fresco (1700) 3 4 On Ping (1100 after366 words
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Article456 1979-01-26 18 MariChem '79—conference cum exhibition, opening March 6 at the new Monte Carlo Convention Centre, will lean heavily on the safety aspects of marine transportation, handling and storage of bulk chemicals. Organised by Gastech Ltd of the UK, the second biennial conference is expected to draw456 words
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195 1979-01-26 18 AFP A DISPUTE between tw» Japanese firms has endangered the US$l7 million (SSS7.4 million) Imui the Philippines obtained tram Japan for Its harbour dredging project. The Daily Express newspaper said the Imm has been fresco because the Japan Port Consultants (JPC) had questioned the experience,AFP - 195 words
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Advertisement399 1979-01-26 13 Scan Dutch V Fast and Regular Service To /From N.C./SCAN/W.MED./U.K. Sinqapore Tel Port Ketanq Tei *****1 Kuala.Lumpur Tel ***** Penanq Tel ***** J A KDIM A\ lAH saTLT^q Orient Overseas CotdcineA Line FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE FROM EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) FULLY COKTMOISED TO/FROM US WEST/EAST COASTS. PNW I STRAITS CARC.O VIA399 words
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Advertisement121 1979-01-26 13 JSI SEALORD ANTAH UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG)! All vessels ***** DWT, 105 TON HL. Derrick 288 TEU Capacity, Long Length Capability. ARABIAN GULF WEEKLY SERVICE" H (16/3), Bahrain (19/3), Dammam (22/3), Kuwait (25/3). Muscat (28/3) Mina Al Fahal" (31/3) (29/3), Dubai (1/4) RED SEA DIRECT SERVICE Vessel S121 words
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Advertisement310 1979-01-26 13 L NEPTUNE ORIENT UNES LTD FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICES: FAR-EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE C P*U.+ n nm. c rob KD Eirass F stowe Hint R inn H bwrg B'err 25 Fat 21 Fat 22 Fet 2* Fet 2i FA IMar SMar (Iter I tor I Mar 15 Mj> 11 M» 12310 words
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Advertisement834 1979-01-26 13 Nedlloyd Lines Regular Liner Services To/From All Parts of the World. Singapore Tel 9?9011 Port Kelang Tel *****1 Kuala Lumpur Tel ***** Penang Tel ***** MAERSK LINE Far US Pit* 6aH t Atlantic and tut Cwo (AHeigm Mr Hw FULL* CONTAINERIZED FAST DIRECT WEEKLY Taiwan Japan and Karaa) Sated 29/1834 words
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Advertisement847 1979-01-26 14 Hapag-Lloyd FULLY CONTJUNCItISED TO EUROPE MMMwi City o< Mote* OuMlfl Eke Mara «II«*»»H &1< *»*wi Mar* 6 4 4 M 4 EXPRRS CONVENTIONAL TO EUROPE PKelant Pen BOM Genoa Hbur, Bremen Adam Anteerp 2 3 7 6 7 2 3 21 2 17 3 IS 3 I? 3 10 3847 words
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Advertisement1081 1979-01-26 14 1 Everett Lines Burma FKm Star Shipping Corpn. ''BURMESE NATIONAL LINE' UMMG FOR RANGOON s- rwmMwm 27/2l)111 mmm ZZZfwtl BFS S C Aaent* m Motoyvo TEPS MALAYSIA Poet Kelong Tel <381-7355 Penong Tel *****/***** Compania Arfmtina Oa 2PI> Niwptii" Imarcorrtinarrtal S. A. C.I. F. VjUlfy "ARGENTINE NATIONAL LINE" looms f»1,081 words
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Advertisement638 1979-01-26 14 SHIPPING TIMES, Friday, January 1979 mo.s.E. OCEAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES PTE LTD RM 2102 2103 21ST FLOOR MARINA HOUSE SHENTON WAY MISTRI ROAD SINGAPORE 2 TEL *****44 7& *****70 SANKYO LINE AUSTRALIA SERVICE f Kebnc Singapore Loadmg lor Sated In Port BROOME. FREM 1/2 Feb 3/4 Feb SYD. MEL. AOEL 12/13638 words
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Advertisement206 1979-01-26 18 [NOTICES FAR EASTERN FREIGHT CONFERENCE NOTICE TO SHIPPERS TEXTILES AND ELECTRICAL GOODS On 19th September 1978 Conference Lines informed shippers of a 20 percent concession off rates in force at time of shipment in respect of certain electrical goods and textile articles for a period of six months expiring 19206 words
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Article, Illustration228 1979-01-26 19 Tokyo. 6:07 p.m. K. Furuhata, Fujitsu (left); and H. Tsurumaki, Bank of America, review Fujitsu's expanding program of electronic exports and discuss necessary documentation. London. 9:12 a.m. Claire Taplett and James L. Rawlings of Bank of America discuss the role228 words
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Article, Illustration2553 1979-01-26 20 QUEK PECK LIM - TOWARDS TOMORROW: BOLD MEN AND NEW VISIONS Housing estate: clean and green is By QUEK PECK LIM THIS YEAR, Singaporeans will find a great number of changes throat opon them. Changes that will affect the way they work, the personality of government and perhaps also in the2,553 words
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1136 1979-01-26 20 JOHN TAN - By JOHN TAN SINGAPORE, exposed as ever to the fair and foul winds of international change, is this year going through one of the most uncertain periods since the oil crisis. Quadrupling of oil prices in 1973 brought on the greatest recession in post-war1,136 words
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Article598 1979-01-26 22 COLIN CHEE - By COLIN CHEE THE ORDINARY man In the street cm expeet to borrow money from banks at interest rates of between 13 and 15 per cent this year. This is because the prime lending rates (PLR) of hanks are expected to rise as high as 19 to598 words
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Article, Illustration1010 1979-01-26 22 SOH TIANG KENG - Economists and bankers rule out the possibility of the American dollar reeling under heavy speculative assaults By SOH TIANG KENG THIS IS the year that novelist Paul Erdman wrote of a great banking crash but it is unlikely that chaos will break1,010 words
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Article, Illustration774 1979-01-26 22 COLIN CHEE - The POSB looks set to cross the threshold of most aggressive and innovative service By COLIN CHEE COMMERCIAL banks in Singapore will face their 'strongest challenge for the loyalty of their customers this year. That challenge will be posed by the Post Office Savings Bank. If in774 words
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Article, Illustration916 1979-01-26 23 JOHN TAN - By JOHN TAN THE CENTRAL Provident Fund Board is about to make fundamental changes in its role. For more than two decades, it operated as a compulsory savings scheme to ensure employees are provided for in old age or permanent disablement. Now the government916 words
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871 1979-01-26 23 FOO CHOY PENG - By FOO CHOY PENG IT IS unlikely that prices of basic commodities eggs, vegetables, pork, poultry and rice will move up significantly in the first half of this year. Except for the Chinese New Year season when prices shot up quite markedly, the general outlook871 words
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Article, Illustration1129 1979-01-26 24 TSANG SAU YIN - AS THE SUPPLY of houses with their own individual plots of land and pocket sized gardens become scaicer, developers by governmental fiat have turned to the construction of huge housing units with landscaped gardens and a whole host of social amenities somtwhat grandly named condominiums.1,129 words
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Article, Illustration2161 1979-01-26 25 TOH THIAN SER - THE MOOD of the market in the Year o! the Ram is expected to be basically defensive as investors and speculators warily feel their way around the computer clearing system. And as the market feels the weight of depression this year,2,161 words
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Article, Illustration346 1979-01-26 26 WHEN IT COMES TO TRADING K Imbf& rlfiwiftiit tiuU fiftft In ML Md ear reporter FOO CHOT PBNfl to toy oat the JHyS! ffit>wligfegw> la the yew as thcH try to to# toe potent!*! Vita* markets. (3Wp?gflßßp WEST GERMANY It mm «f Hhpiirf'i majar expert MMhiji aai346 words
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Article, Illustration1271 1979-01-26 26 Make a beeline for the higher end of the market AMERICA is one if Singapore's largest export markets. The prosperity of some of our manufacturers may well depend upon how that economy performs. Business Times asked Miss Judy Chia, Singapore's Commercial Secretary in1,271 words
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Article, Illustration807 1979-01-26 27 THE NEW China trade, for all its promise, may not be entirely beneficial to Singapore. A segment of the local business community holds this point of view. Some Chinese businessmen have expressed the fear that Singapore may initially be adversely affected by theSource: Nanymag Siang Pau picture - 807 words
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Article, Illustration973 1979-01-26 27 WEE MONG CHENG - THE WORLD SHOULD BE OUR OYSTER By WEE MONG CHENG Ambassador to Tokyo BASICALLY the Japanese economy has already fully recovered from the oil shock of 1973. Since 1976, their precision or tertiary industries such as motor car, computer and electronics have been973 words
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Article, Illustration415 1979-01-26 28 TRADE follows the flag, they say, aad flagapsre*s flag to winging to new places this year which May see a greater peteatial for developing trade. The nattoaal airline will celebrate Ite flrot mnjor rente riipanelin since It first flew to L«nl»n eight years ago laangnratlng the opening415 words
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664 1979-01-26 28 THE MOST critical issue In transport this year, the Australian international civil aviation policy (AICAP), has far-reaching effects not confined to airline operations alone. They will spill over Into the tourist Industries as well as the airline operations of other countries. The consumers will664 words
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Article, Illustration746 1979-01-26 28 RAHIM KASSIM - By RAHIM KASSIM SINGAPORE'S tug and barge owners are very pessimistic about their future prospects and many are praying fervently that the dark clouds hovering over the industry do not burst. The situation is so bad -that even the recent offshore oil strikes in the region,746 words
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Article, Illustration889 1979-01-26 28 THE DOCTRINE adopted by local shiprepairers and shipbuilders last year was production far survival, and from all appearances, the doctrine to be adopted this year, especially by builders, will be the same. The world has 30 to 40 per cent more shipyards ttmn it889 words
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Article, Illustration2156 1979-01-26 29 FONG MEW LENG - By FONG MEW LENG THE PROBLEMS of the past, of a mass of unemployed workers is no longer with us. Last year, for the first time, shortage* of labour began to appear on the workforce. For three critical months, from Jane to2,156 words
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504 1979-01-26 29 MARGARET THOMAS - By MARGARET THOMAS IT IS SAID that CMmm em payers tt the aid nM have a partlealarly creel way •f ladlrstlag to nMmM empieyees that tkey vc tkaat to jet the ncfc. Wbea toe ctickM to served at toe tradMsaal Chtoeee New504 words
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Article, Illustration1401 1979-01-26 30 FONG MEW LENG - The electronics industry has grown 40-fold in employment ,terms and 200 times in' output since 1968. After the initial shocks of protectionism wears themselves out, the industry, hopefully, may see a quieter, stabler year. FONG MEW LENG examines the industry's prospects for 1979: FONG1,401 words
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Article, Illustration614 1979-01-26 30 JOHN LIM - By JOHN LIM THE TIMBER industry, one of the top ten foreign exchange earners, is expected to enjoy a reasonably good year. Exports (or the first 11 months of last year show a modest increase of 9 per cent. Some 1.55 million614 words
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Article, Illustration1504 1979-01-26 31 FONG MEW LENG - By FONG MEW LENG GARMENT manufacturers who survived the impact of last year's upheavals will see a stabler period this new year after initial shocks work themselves out. Mr Lam Thian, president of the Singapore Garment Manufacturer's Association advises producers here to1,504 words
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Article, Illustration538 1979-01-26 31 PARENTS leve kids, ud kids Isve toys, aad this sbeald be sufficient to keep toy maaafaetarers la thriving basiaess this year aad yean to eame. Alse, the afflaeat sedety can afferd toys fer its ehildrea 12 meaths la a year. Ia Siagapere, maaafaetarers538 words
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Article, Illustration970 1979-01-26 32 GOH ENG KEE - By GOH ENG KEE ALTHOUGH they seem small beer ranged alongside the industrial "bigwigs" of Jurong, three tiny areas of our economy are showing further signs of registering strong growth in the immediate future. The three areas are the commercial cultivation of orchids,970 words
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Article, Illustration1964 1979-01-26 33 Quek Peck Lim - By Quek Peck Lim EVER since the official policy of the industrialisation programme began to emphasise export promotion, it became only a matter of time before manufacturers here began looking at the potential profit in establishing their own plants abroad. Over the last few years,1,964 words
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Article, Illustration2414 1979-01-26 34 TEO TECK WENG - Building and construction is once again booming. After years in the doldrums, the signs are that the industry is growing once again. TEO TECK WENG examines the possible shape of things to come and the trends now evident in the city. TEO2,414 words
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Advertisement119 1979-01-26 20 Can Ted Bates help improve your prospects for 1979? We don't possess the magic crystal ball to help us forecast the future, but we do have two down-to-earth publications which could help in your future planning. Either or both could be yours. No strings attached. No salesmen to call on119 words
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Advertisement68 1979-01-26 23 f \er\ age h.s its legends Since the end ot the last century, one name stands supreme when the world talks about cars and progress Mercedes-Hen/ An outstanding creation ot technical engineering s\mbo| of success in the rank ot distinguished personalities superb car born ot a great tradition Mercedes-Ben/ So68 words
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Advertisement144 1979-01-26 24 r h Here's another I •:> ifc-i'.-European Asian Bank (Eurasbank)intri its new investment facility Negotiable Certificates of Deposit. Money market instruments that can benefit you. the investor in many ways. Negotiability by mere delh is one such benefit. Ready conversion to before maturity is yet another. And, of higher rates144 words
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Advertisement137 1979-01-26 25 A legend made by man will live through time. i A legend speaks of the achievements of Man Quite often, it is the mirror of ingenuity, determination, and a drive tor perfection lodav. the Mercedes-Ben/ you own is the finest car on the road Rightfulk. it shares the pride of137 words
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Advertisement75 1979-01-26 27 m Your worldwide full service bank EZ v 4 «t* Atf is* «c V a* 4 2« •v L v w ?s». m H r~* 3 IPK^ %a—4* < Sm, rw EZ EZ yiw'i a«M«MMr LZ F7 jKmrn^mmmmrn r~7 mmmrnamJ/LmmmrnMMß :i: j L IN BINE Incorporated in France with limited75 words
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Advertisement121 1979-01-26 28 of G( )ld CREDIT SUISSE at DBS Building, Ground Floor, Shenton Way, Tel: 2203 233. CS Rare. Distinctive. A gift that will be cherished long after the new year's festivities are over. Credit Suisse, Singapore branch, offers you a wide range of beautiful gold and silver bars and precious coins.121 words
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Advertisement79 1979-01-26 29 r v? ft' x vT *jK' »> **> V 5. V 7 7 Introducing S J When it comes to shoes, the discerning and fashion conscious man I of today has to choose with care. But j now there 's a total range to choose J fromatßata. Using fine design,79 words
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Advertisement116 1979-01-26 30 We have 280 offices in 38 countries and we're still growing. We never close. In fact, we open 280 times a day. So there's always a place for you to take advantage of our expertise. After all, we've been Japan's leading international bank for just short of a century. And116 words
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Advertisement200 1979-01-26 31 The Bank that just keeps growing steadily each day US! TAT LEE BANK In 1974, Tat Lee Bank commenced operation in Singapore. Today its saving and current account customers has doubled. Its service has become faster, more efficient. Tat Lee Bank doesn't regret those critical moments when it was born.200 words
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Advertisement435 1979-01-26 32 WKSSm^^l .mr A i tVKNLASTtM6 VCJ|[* Professional Service one of our most important products. A financial check-up is just as important to your family's security as a medical check-up is to their health. And, you would want your family's security to be handled by professional people. As professionals dealing in435 words
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Advertisement481 1979-01-26 33 Ml 4 A at Marine Parade Weigh only 75 lbs MMMM Ssl,99® net! An 80 pounder rights Hm seconds Glastron/EVmRUDE F THE LEADER IN THE U.SJU FOR PERFORMANCE SAFETY* STYLING and top resale voluoi! Choose from a range ol over 35 models tor mat "ORtAMBOAr' to compliment your "gracious living'481 words
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Advertisement299 1979-01-26 34 Inventing the first vacuum cleaner and making the first modern refrigerator was only the start for Electrolux... 1 The first vacuum cleaner was invented by the founder of Electrolux, Dr. Axel Wenner-Gren in 1913. This invention also started Electrolux off the ground and 12 years later, the first modern refrigerator299 words
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