The Business Times, 24 March 1979
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Title Section10 1979-03-24 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C<P) No. IM/1/1S SATURDAY, MARCH 24,1171 50 CENTS10 words
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Article73 1979-03-24 1 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The Malaysian Airline System (MAS) will be reorganised if necessary, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad said today. "But our first concern is for all MAS services to run smoothly again," he said, adding that if MAS is forced to reduceReuter - 73 words
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Article99 1979-03-24 1 UPI SYDNEY, Fri. The Italian airline Alitalia has accused the Australian negotiating team in Rome of backing down on a low fare agreement reached earlier this month. In a statement released in Sydney today, the Italian airline said the negotiating team had made it clear that itUPI - 99 words
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Article45 1979-03-24 1 Reuter HONGKONG, Fri. Hongkong's visible trade deficit widened sharply to a provisional HK$l.B6 billion (SsB37 million) from a revised $230 million deficit in January, Census and Statistics Department figures show. This compares with a February 1978 trade deficit of $1.01 billion. ReuterReuter - 45 words
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Article68 1979-03-24 1 AP GENEVA, Fri. New world trade rules that may be signed here next month will force governments awarding procurement contracts to tell unsuccessful foreign bidders exactly why their bids were refused. The information must include the reasons for the refusal, the name of the supplier which wasAP - 68 words
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Article46 1979-03-24 1 Reuter BANGKOK, Fri. China and Thailand today signed a maritime navigation agreement to facilitate growing shipping activities between the two countries. The five-year agreement was officially concluded here by Chinese Communications Minister Mr Zang Sheng and Thai Deputy Foreign Minister Mr Wong Pholnikorn. Reuter.Reuter - 46 words
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Article69 1979-03-24 1 PARIS, Fri. Tens of thousands of French workers marched through Paris today to protest against mounting unemployment and the government's failure to create jobs. Demonstrators flocked into Paris from the depressed heavy industrial regions of the north and Lorraine, from Normandy and central France, from the Atlantic and69 words
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Article65 1979-03-24 1 UPI NEW YORK, Fri. Prices were mixed early today. Trading was fairly active. The Dow Jones industrial average, which gained 3.55 points yesterday, was off 1.12 points to 860.18 around 11 a.m. Advances led declines, 491 to 447, among the 1,447 issues crossing the tape. First-hour turnover amountedUPI - 65 words
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Chief Price Changes
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Article140 1979-03-24 1 Rises Selangor Dredg 450 20 .Metal Box Spore 292 17 Y H S 394 16 Sin Chew 368 14 Esso 426 12 Metal Box Bhd 225 12 M Breweriea 570 10 Y H S Msia 293 10 Lingui 158 10 Shell 304 9 B Raya 208 9 F E140 words
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Article, Illustration155 1979-03-24 1 Rises Sg Bagan 285 30 Harper Gilf 324 24 Fed Cables 113 13 Gold Coin 194 11 B Raya 214 11 Y H S(M) 233 10 Temerloh 310 10 Shell 310 10 Oriental 610 10 M Rice 155 09 Lingui ISO 09 L Perak 312 08 Falls Sth155 words
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Article935 1979-03-24 1 MANO SABNANI - ACCEPTANCES TOTAL 12.5 M By MANO SABNANI SIME Darby Holdings is now only a hair's breadth away from obtaining effective control of Guthrie Corporation. The group announced after trading hours yesterday that it has won acceptances (including its own holdings) amounting to 12.5 million935 words
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Article202 1979-03-24 1 UPI LED BY food; fuel and housing, US consumer prices shot up 1.2 per cent last month for the largest gain in 4Vi years. The US government yesterday reported that February's sharp advance is equivalent to a 15.4 per cent yearly inflation rate more thanUPI - 202 words
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Article430 1979-03-24 1 Reuter THE UNITED States must take some action to convince its Asian allies, especially Japan, that it is not withdrawing from the region. This urgent call is contained in a Senate report released in Washington on Thursday. The report, by an armed services committee study group,Reuter - 430 words
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Article204 1979-03-24 1 THE LEADERS of seven major industrial powers will hold an economic summit in Tokyo on June 28 and 29, their representatives agreed yesterday. European sources said that the representatives also decided that two more preparatory meetings would be needed to fix the details of the agenda for204 words
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262 1979-03-24 1 AFP MALAYSIA has eammltlei abeat UB9M milltes (ever BflM milltoa) to the Uacted C—mm Pud tor primary eemmadltlea price rtabWaatlaa Thto was repertod yesterday by Primary ladastriea Mlatotor Paal Leaag. He ttU Malaysia «nM make aa iaitlaJ eeatribattoa at $1J milltoa toAFP - 262 words
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323 1979-03-24 1 MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Sen Dr. Mahathir Mohammad has confirmed that more amendments would be made to the Industrial Coordination Act a decision enthusiastically welcomed by the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce as "positive action by the government to get the manufacturing323 words
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125 1979-03-24 1 Reuter THREE LONDON High Court judges yesterday ruled that Jim Slater, archetypal whizz kid of the British financial scene in the *****, was guilty of illegal share dealings. The judges, including Chief Justice Lord John Widgery, overturned his 1977 acquittal by a London magistrates'Reuter - 125 words
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Advertisement36 1979-03-24 1 AUSTRALIA'S FAVOURITE Golf Clubs. Bags Accessories AUSTRALIA Sole Agent Merdings Leisure Pte Ltd 23. Park House. Orchard Boulevard Sngapore 10 Tel *****55. *****18 Also avarfaote al an leading soo'ls shoos ana P'o snoos SEE PAGE 236 words
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Advertisement19 1979-03-24 1 CH Red White Le Cellier Quality French wine at a realistic price %■<„ 5 •r 'J&i. k W itEastern Agencies19 words
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Advertisement62 1979-03-24 1 mm LEISURE TIMES SWEDES to pram nets CHINA admits laeal pratspeealattoa m Opee's RIPE speealattoi Mxt mm FLIGHT «f fancy to nrth FORUM: PmcMto I easts? RANK Runipatra f srgea i THE pall «f Setrsa skarea CASE far tax break far MEMOPAD 2, CROSSWORDS 1, SHIPS IN PORT 5, AIRCRAFT62 words
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Advertisement128 1979-03-24 1 u Hapag-Lloyd Fully containerised to Europe and United States. Regular, reliable and on time. 0 o M BUSINESSMEN WANTED We have a business proposition for you. How would you like to own your own premises in a location that's central yet outside the CBD? Where there is ample parking spaces128 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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Article, Illustration485 1979-03-24 2 FOO CHOY PENG - By FOO CHOY PENG A BUYING and selling 20member trade mission from the Federation of Swedish Chambers of Commerce and Industry will visit Singapore from May 12 to 15. Mr. Rasmus Rasmusson, Charge d'Affaires of the Swedish Embassy, disclosed this at the demonstration485 words
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Article, Illustration421 1979-03-24 2 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Apollo Peak (after Bencruachan) 31/32 Daihaku Maru (1200 after Kinzan Maru) 40/41 Europa (passenger) (1800 after Lloyd Bakke) 47 Gerbera (RO/RO) (1530 tide) 29/30 Hugheverett (110 after Bosna (D/L) 35/36 Kota Singa (0700 after Kota Alam) 10/11 Universe (passenger) (0730 after Charlotte421 words
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315 1979-03-24 2 AP THE MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamed, said on his return from Jakarta that the Asean countries need not throw ,®ny threats at Australia ar take counter measures to try and solve problems connected with Australia's introduction of low airAP - 315 words
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Article, Illustration166 1979-03-24 2 A SET of four new stomps (ikne) depicting orchids of will be on sale from April 14. The flowers are Vanda orchid hjrhrids. The stomps will be in 10cent, 35-cent, 50-cent and 75cent denominations. Designed by Mr Paul Wee, they will be available with166 words
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106 1979-03-24 2 LOCAL investors can look forward to hearing some advice from Mr James Dines, a well-known American market predictor, on the future of gold and other investments. He will speak at a oneday seminar organised by Consulasla on May 8, after lecturing in Manila, Hongkong,106 words
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Article549 1979-03-24 2 COURSES AND TALKS Feb 5-Apr 14: Diploma in Life Insurance, SITC, SITC Mar 1-31: International Labour Organisation residential course, RELC, ILO of Singapore. March-July: Personnel Management Concept Scope and Functions, Holiday Inn, Personnel and Organisation Development Mar 20-April 6: Manpower Planning and Employee Recruitment, Holiday Inn, Personnel and549 words
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175 1979-03-24 2 THE NATIONAL Maritime Board hat approved a scheme to encourage serving seamen to obtain higher qualifications (or career development. The scheme will allow engine drivers to undergo the engine drivers' courses conducted by the Singapore Polytechnic. Twenty grants of 1300 each will he awarded175 words
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Article58 1979-03-24 2 THE JUNCTION of Jalan Wood bridge and Lorong Buang Kok will be closed to traffic from Monday for three months. Motorists entering Lorong Buang Kok will have to use the north entrance of Jalan Woodbridge. During the closure of the road, bus service 71 will bypass Jalan58 words
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Advertisement337 1979-03-24 2 SOUTH EAST ASIAN BANKING AND FINANCE 19TH 20TH APRIL 1979 Sponsored by Financial Times and Business Times The Financial Times of London, in association with Business Times, a member of The Straits Times Group, is organising a conference on SOUTH EAST ASIAN BANKING AND FINANCE to be held in Singapore337 words
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REGIONAL
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380 1979-03-24 3 Reuter A HUNDRED and fifty skilled Soviet dock workers and specialists have arrived in the Vietnamese port of Haiphong to speed up the movement of cargoes there, Izvestia newspaper reported in Moscow. The report on Thursday said the team were all volunteers andReuter - 380 words
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279 1979-03-24 3 THE Federal Territory and Selangor Housing Developers Association has expressed concern over the shortage of building materials and skilled labour. Its chairman, Kee Yong Wee, said in Kuala Lumpur that the government must help to ensure an uninterrupted supply of building materials and skilled279 words
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Article156 1979-03-24 3 Reuter THAILAND will restrict tapioca exports to European Economic Community countries this year at not more than the 1978 level. EEC Vice-commissioner for Agriculture and Fisheries Finn Olav Gundelach said more than TO per cent of Thailand's total exports of tapioca of 6.2 million tonnes last yearReuter - 156 words
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452 1979-03-24 3 Reuter LONG-STANDING disagreements between Japan and the European Economic Community (EEC) will be thrashed out again when EEC Vice-President Wilhelm Haferkamp visits Tokyo this weekend. The EEC puts its trade deficit with Japan last year at US$6.4 billion (Ssl4 billion). Community sources sayReuter - 452 words
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311 1979-03-24 3 Reuter THE GOVERNOR of Hongkong, Sir Murray MacLehose, will make history today as he skims off to Canton by hovercraft he is the first Hongkong governor officially invited to China. The visit has much symbolic significance. It underlines the strength of SinoBritish relations andReuter - 311 words
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Article181 1979-03-24 3 BANK Pertanian of Malaysia is setting op a "land development" division to belp redeem Malay-owned land which has been mortgaged. The division will also be used to facilitate the bank's role as an intermediary in all transactions involving farm lands. The division will be funded181 words
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Article, Illustration300 1979-03-24 3 AN AUSTRALIAN termer has set ap i 4rlve-U ■keep service statfoa where the twaer simply drives his sheep te be He Is Mr Brie Phillips, si Gteriers Bay M km math sI Hehart, capital el Aastralla's Islaad state si Mr Phillips, whe ewas300 words
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429 1979-03-24 3 UPI AP Reuter CHINA has called for postponement of certain capital construction projects, saying its national economy has been overextended. Peking's official Hsinhua News Agency warned that unless readjustment of the overall capital construction plan is made, China's modernisation programme will be Jeopardised. Although thereUPI; AP; Reuter - 429 words
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Article223 1979-03-24 3 AGRICULTURAL borrowers in Malaysia have been told not to expect special treatment from commercial banks. Banks tend to be very careful when extending agricultural credits and in supervising such credits, Mr Zainuddin Haji Din, executive director of Pertanian Baring Sanwa Merchant Bankers, said recently. He223 words
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Advertisement124 1979-03-24 3 Full Banking Services under this growing symbol is at Thomson as from today 4..\ ii I I i i Mix I M. TAT LEE BANK 181, Upper Thomson Road. Te1:*****76/7 ><SH fj m aV TAT LEE BANK LIMITED Taiax R*****3 TATLEE R*****1 TLBFX omc* Tat Lm Building, 63 Market Street.124 words
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Page 3 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous637 1979-03-24 3 I TWO-IB CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 Choose to finish the bottle because it's tasty (6) 7 Duty for a soldier on leave? (6, 2) 8 Sound highly amused, possibly (6) 10 What the last man did (5) 13 Dan goes out East with Mr Martin (4) 14 Free to break637 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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667 1979-03-24 4 A MAJOR challenge faced by the palm oil industry how to turn mill effluents into animal feed at economic costs may finally be overcome. The solution to this problem will do much to enable palm oil to compete on an equal footing667 words
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Article142 1979-03-24 4 Reuter BURMA pndMcd lii mllliea Imums of rice daring Ike 1178-71 crop year compared with 9.5 mllliea tmra the previous mum, a cabinet repert Mid. Prime Mlalater U Maaag Mmii| Kha said the gevenuneat parchaae target of 3.4 million twae* had already beea exceeded byReuter - 142 words
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241 1979-03-24 4 Reuter US stockpile disposals planned for fiscal 1960 could be less than the amounts already stated if the estimates of revenue from the sales are to be believed, commodity traders Rayner-Har-will Ltd say in their latest market review. The US administration is considering proposals whichReuter - 241 words
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Article316 1979-03-24 4 Reuter UNITED Nations trade experts said on Thursday that efforts to control the rise and fall of commodity prices are lagging badly. The programme is more than a year behind schedule, said the secretariat of Unctad (UN Conference on Trade and Development.) Unctad started inReuter - 316 words
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Article275 1979-03-24 4 Reuter US soyabean production will rise to an estimated 1,977 million bushels this year from last year's record output of 1,843 million bushels, predicted Raymond Daniel, vice president of agricultural economics, Chase Econometric Associates Inc. He said that planted soyabean acreage will rise to 68.8 million acresReuter - 275 words
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Article335 1979-03-24 4 Reuter WORLD mine production of tin-in-concentrate was 17,600 tonnes last November compared with 15,700 tonnes in November 1977, the International Tin Council's March statistical bulletin showed. This brings the 12-month moving total to end November 1978 to 194,800 tonnes compared with 184,700 tonnes for the sameReuter - 335 words
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Article65 1979-03-24 4 NIPPON SEON said it has cut its March synthetic rubber export shipments by 50 per cent while Japan Synthetic Rubber said it will cut its export shipments in the April-June quarter to one third of the present level. The companies declined to give further details or export65 words
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Article296 1979-03-24 4 OPENING prices in Singapore yesterday were marked down fractionally following London's recovery but the market thereafter fluctuated narrowly in thin tradingSome short-covering emerged later to check the decline. The morning session closed slightly easier with April One RSS buyers quoted at 255.75 cents per kilo, down 0.75 of a296 words
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Article29 1979-03-24 4 Rubber: March 23 Singapore: April--255.50 cents (down one cent) Malaysia: April 259.00 cents (down one cent) Tin: $1,970 (up $12) Official offering: 185 tonnes (down 18 tonnes)29 words
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Article339 1979-03-24 4 R.A.S. prices In cents per kilo yesterday M r» r»« rvoon (per Ulo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f.o.b 256 00 256 00N Int. 1 R.S.S April 256.50 256 00 Int. 1 R.S.S. May 255 75 258.25 Int. 2 R.S.S. 251.00 252.00N UK/Coat. 250.00 251.00N Int 3339 words
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Article112 1979-03-24 4 NOON S8R and SMR proa* ■AS jaauidar isr moo 246.00 April ■mt Mtkl (FarwuJ Mtk) SSR 20 SSR 50 MRKLB H-Urn pattat) (1-ton pattatl trt Stlbn 250.00N 247 00N amy 249.00 246.00 ra MHri 251 OON 246.00N SMR CV SMR 5L SMR CP SMR (l ion pallat)112 words
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Article338 1979-03-24 4 HIGHER prices were noted in the week ended March 22, in continuation of the steadier trend of late, taking levels up some six cents on balance and One RSS to a peak of 258.50 cents per kilo, says BslMsy, Citier, Bath A C*.in its weekly review338 words
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Article70 1979-03-24 4 CXP. North European ports, in US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated. LONDON: Malaysian 5* ft* bulk per tonne May 674a1r OMslr Sumatra 5* ff a bulk March 71 t\t/ TOT' pd *****r April wopd TOOslr May MS/MOpd OMslr June OTOpd MOslr July 882 ,pd 672 pd Nigeria70 words
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Article58 1979-03-24 4 THE STRAITS tls market la Penang yesterday reee Mslf te $1,9)9 per pfteal. Despite the eeattesei (all ea tke Leasee exekaage, the market nwwm ea (resk htylig iMMBI (rem tke US, EMten Emrepe end Juml A reaaettsa te ttssre eeppltee by misers slss «IM tke rise. Tsraever drepped58 words
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Article288 1979-03-24 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in St per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 pel first class (Kangaroo) new crap 016. 100 pet second class 0.85,100 pet third class 0.83, 25 pet new crap no stock, B-10 pet 0.15. THAI BROKEN: A-a*>er 0 62, Special 0.51. THAI RICE: 55 pet no288 words
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Article161 1979-03-24 4 TRADING on the sugar futures market yesterday continued Thursday's quiet trend with no trades registered, dealers said. May closed at 8.65/67 US cents against Thursday's 8.64/67 cloae, July at 8.99/ 9.02 against 8.99/9.03 and March at 9.95/9.99 against 9.92/98 cents. Sugar futures elating price* CM* hvHM May M5/V7161 words
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Article193 1979-03-24 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollar*, ipot ex-godown) OMtM )Mi: China Blue Phoenix 2k 2,420, 3k 2,980; 40s 3,100 (per bale of 400 lbs). Plana cm*: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lamb* unq; Flower and Butterfly193 words
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Article89 1979-03-24 4 WHEAT futures closed 1/4 to two US cents a bushel lower in Chicago on Thursday. The decline came on talk that buyers had passed on several export tenders, traders said. The market was unable to hold early gains which came on support from higher CBT silver futures. Corn futures89 words
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Article314 1979-03-24 4 STEADY but quiet conditions ruled on the Singapore produce market yesterday. Little actual trading was done on most commodity fronts. Pepper, however, rose $5 all round after the previous day's unchanged status. A tender out from Tunis (North Africa) of 400 tonnes of pepper was the main reason314 words
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Article895 1979-03-24 4 OILSEEDS: Brokers reported an inactive morning session for oils and oilseeds and price trends were mostly marginally easier yesterday. Traders noted that flooding in the US Mid-West is hampering the movement of soybeans but there was no sign > of this stimulating demand in London, traders said. Soybean895 words
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Article145 1979-03-24 4 CHICAGO soybean futures closed IV* to three US cents a bushel lower after posting sharp gains early in the session on Thursday. Traders said the decline in prices came after the nearby May contract failed to penetrate a resistance level and went through stoploss orders on the way down.145 words
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Advertisement232 1979-03-24 4 Asean Challenger Voy. 2 Arrived 19/3/79 PPW Gdn. 303 Consignees of damaged cargoes ex the above vessel are hereby notified that the general survey Vill be held on 28/3/79 from 0900hrs to 1600hrs. No further will be held after this date. Cherry Chantek Voy. 5 arrived 22/3/79 PPW Consignees of232 words
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Advertisement9 1979-03-24 4 Unsocial eMag prices sf Liaiia metals m k*ek MM*9 words
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OVERSEAS
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Article707 1979-03-24 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From SIA/BA SQ/BA17 0700 LHR/BAH MAS MH601 0700 KUL MAS MH682 0725 KCH SLA SQ101 0815 KUL MAS MH621 0840 PEN MAS MH607 0615 KUL MAS MH671 0945 PEN/KUL CAL CI806 1000 HLP CPA CX710 1006 HLP RBA B1323 1030 BWN707 words
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812 1979-03-24 5 NYT A SENIOR American official who spent last weekend conferring in London with Opec representatives said that Opec will probably decide on new price increases and possibly set production cutbacks when it meets in Geneva on Monday. The official, Mr Harry Bergold Jr.,NYT - 812 words
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Article183 1979-03-24 5 AP ITALIAN Premier Giulio Andreotti's minority coalition government suffered a fatal blow on Thursday when the Socialists decided to oppose the three-day-old government in a parliamentary vote of confidence next week. A national election is now expected in June or earlier two years ahead of schedule. AfterAP - 183 words
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Article101 1979-03-24 5 Reuter U8 PRESIDENT Carter has directed that aa aaalysts be made d faartb-qsarter Mistrial prefits, which rase at a »-per eeat aaaaal rate, the cbairmaa sf the Wage aad Price Caaadl Cbairmaa, Mr Alfred Kaba, told a Seaate ecaaemle sabeemmlttee. 1 have every wkmm to expect theseReuter - 101 words
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Article87 1979-03-24 5 Reuter BRTTISH Airports Authority said airlines using 'quiet' aircraft would get 15 per cent off on landing charges at airports in south-east England from April 1. Mr Christopher Burnley, finance director of the authority, which runs Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports, all in the London area,Reuter - 87 words
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234 1979-03-24 5 THE UNITED Nations Security Council on Thursday sharply criticised Israel's creation of settlements in the occupied Arab territories and 9et up a threemember commission to Investigate the problem. But Israel said it rejected the Council's resolution totally and would not permit the commission to enter234 words
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Article138 1979-03-24 5 CHINESE charterers paid the $1.50 higher rate of U5539.50 2,000 tons discharge free) to the Agia Eriai H for a 29,500-ton prompt River Plate grain shipment to China. This reflected the current strong tone prevailing in South America due to keen demand and high bunker prices. Other138 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article580 1979-03-24 5 Agencies A SENIOR US State Department official has wanted that famine will hit parts of Asia within six years because the world has "been lulled to sleep" by a succession of good harvests in India. Mr John Sullivan of the Agency for International Development said the famine willAgencies - 580 words
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Advertisement191 1979-03-24 5 We fly the world the way the world wants to fly Every other day Pan Am flies you to San Francisco with convenient same-day connections to all major U.S. cities. In like manner, we take travellers from Singapore for the best bargains in Hong Kong. In fact, we fly more191 words
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476 1979-03-24 6 MRS LINDA Seah is not exactly right when she said there is inequity between male and female taxpayers. The anomaly does not lie here as much as it does between professional women and women who work as clerks or in blue-collar jobs. As Mrs. Seah476 words
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262 1979-03-24 6 IT IS timely that a well-known local economist like Dr Lee Soo Ann should point out certain shortcomings in Singapore's tax incentive structure for businesses here. It comes at a time when the Republic has been forced to switch priorities in the face of262 words
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Article, Illustration1277 1979-03-24 6 Reuter IT WAS hailed as a new era of cheap air travel, opening up the world to the ordinary tourist. Hardly dawned, it is already clouded by worries over fuel supplies. The era was ushered in over a year ago by energetic BritishReuter - 1,277 words
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Advertisement200 1979-03-24 6 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 401 Macpherson200 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous33 1979-03-24 6 BriStoWvFraitfc Dickens m we s, of 4 but doj't f oK&cr we P>LSO SuGOeS"feD THC Gfcepo" RPKX. Seems TO me H«CKRDRD Gets Bur thpt-s p»s fw? pis it feu TVAROOGH j DIDN'T \T?33 words
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Miscellaneous865 1979-03-24 6 'MR'A'DTO BRIGHT SATURDAY THE praapecte far a bright Satarday, vlewiag-wtoe, mo fairly g—4. At 7.45 put, Bart Baebaracb aa Celebrity Caacert premises a fairly spectaealar time far tfceae tied te the hame far the eveaiac. After that, there la aa laterlade with Stanky aad Hatch (8.31 pan, alee aa ehaaael865 words
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1404 1979-03-24 7 JOHN LLOYD - Accuracy in watches, once a valuable feature, has become commonplace. It is no longer a selling point. So how are companies to compete now and who will emerge the winner? Much depends on the whimsy of the buyers, whether they choose LEDs,1,404 words
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Article, Illustration873 1979-03-24 7 FT tion at home and overseas. At present, it is in the process of being taken over by fhe Loew Corporation Loew has so far paid $40 million for around 90 per cent of the stock and it may be inFT; SOURCE: INDUSTRU ESTIMATES - 873 words
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Article438 1979-03-24 7 THE SINGAPORE International Chamber of Commerce has just received a Christmas card, complete with church and masses of holly. Yes, it is a bit late to be receiving such missives particularly as the envelope was franked "By Airmail". Partly the delay can be explained, at first438 words
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Article823 1979-03-24 7 Leonard Silk - FORUM ...with Leonard Silk NYT THIS IS shaping up as a year in which virtually all the economic forecasters are likely to wind up with egg on their chins, if not custard pie in their faces. The most common forecast among the private economists at theNYT - 823 words
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Advertisement375 1979-03-24 7 and where to entertain -mmuM!\H V W\ \\SWH Come unwind yourself after o day's work hand-clapping, feet-stomping, yodelling the works'! A terrific, top-rote ®*Sl 3-piece bond entertains at VANDA BAR. the cosiest waterhole away from the city! HAPPY HOURS spm Bpm doily Generous 30% discount on oil drinks Singapore .ik.375 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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Article436 1979-03-24 8 AEG-TELEFUNKEN, the troubled West German electrical giant, made a loss of 350 million deustchemarks last year close to the ntMpoint of the 300 million to 400 million forecast by chairman Walter Cipa last December. For the current year, the board told shareholders in an Interim report released436 words
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337 1979-03-24 8 Reuter ;THE UNITED STATES Securities and Exchange Com- mission said it plans to a rulemaking proceed•„ingx to consider eliminating -off-"board trading protection for newly listed securities. Under the current system, over-the-counter stocks ac.cepted for trading on exchanges automatically come --under the off-board trading "'rules, suchReuter - 337 words
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Article176 1979-03-24 8 AGAINST expectations, pretax profits of Yule Catto and Company were 13 per cent higher in 1978 at £2.8 million against £2.49 million, after sharply reduced interest of £17,555 compared with £77,052. Turnover of this group, which has interests in rubber and oil palm in Malaysia, plastics,176 words
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185 1979-03-24 8 Reuter THE US Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said it will require an administrative law judge to make a recommendation on Eastern Airlines' bid to take over National Airlines. This could delay final action by at least a month, the board said. Previously, the board hadReuter - 185 words
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Article1211 1979-03-24 8 NEW YORK THE STOCK market pushed to its best level of the year in active trading on Thursday, although nervousness about inflation had a restraining effect on the advance. The February consumer price index was due to be released yesterday and analysts expect it will1,211 words
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Article208 1979-03-24 8 MAR 21 C$ Abitibi Alctn Algoma It'. *4'< XI'' Bank Mont Bank Nova Scotia Bell Tel 23 Munch -S unch Beth Corp BP Can Ltd Brascan Clip Red Lake Can Imp Bk Canpac ZZ 24S 21 v 57 n unch V Canpac Inv Pf Carting OKeele Comlnco Cons Bath208 words
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Article314 1979-03-24 8 MAR 22 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha \<d% 2 A be r com 243 unch AE And CI 460 unch A MIC 1300 t0 Barlows 547 7 Cf Sugar re -5 CNA 100 -5 Currfte Finance unch De Beers Ind 1500 Edcon 340 -5 Edgars Eve ready 280B Fed Volk314 words
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
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Article275 1979-03-24 8 MAR 22 1 Fn CORBEILLE 309 00 7.8 B S N Gervais Danone C S F (Thomson Cml) Cte Francalse des Pttrolei Compagnie Flnancwre Compagnie Generate Credit Foncier De France Hichrtle (Librairie) Machines Bull Michelln (B) Pari baa Pechlney Clgine Kuhlmann ***** 370 140 383 421 223 36 BO275 words
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Article195 1979-03-24 8 MAR 2! Kranr* Admits Sutaars 300 I AluMiKnr Br US6 «IS AIumihw Rr* S7S unrh l<ri»n Ifc.vrri Br 1*30 unrh t'ltu (iricv Br I2M C"lba Geify PC 1006 5 C lba Gelf) Re; Credit Suisse Br «M 2300 2 unch Credit Suisse Ref 450 unch Elektrowalt Br 2065 10195 words
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Article210 1979-03-24 8 MAR 22 KU ABK ***** 2J > Ahold 119 70 o; 2 Ak/o 28 20 unc h AMLV 92 90 0 1 Anitas 114 JO OJ A in rat Bank 74 70x0 ■2J Bream MOO Oi Brrfc 83 QD btAs 09 20 unrh Ba*»uniij I.VS50 -05 liumnujnn 7140 -0210 words
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Article73 1979-03-24 8 MAR 22 Fr* FORWARD MARKET Acre UO Arbrd 22S0 unci) Astur 888 Bnucan H» *2 BruUmb 1T2S unch O'anpac M Cock l> Brm 1M »l rbp« 2430 unch tier trot* 1 OMUU uncn Gb-Inno-Bm 2510 S 1364 -8 3030 20 JMB 10 1M0 -s 790 30 Soc G*n Bel(73 words
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Article236 1979-03-24 8 MAR 22 Dtn Arf-Telefunkrn 61 40 -04 Akzo 26 30 -0 2 AUz Lrbrn ***** -13 Allz Vm 464 00 -1 BASK 135 JO -05 Bay H T Wbank ***** -2 Buy Vbank 272 00 -4.5 Huyfr 136.20 -06 BBC 285 00 -2 BMW ***** -24 Cauflia 380 50236 words
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Article100 1979-03-24 8 MAR 22 Lire Ante 38 50 -0.5 Assoc Gen ***** -410 Bus log) 671 -21 Central* 4970 20 Fiat 2Mb 5 Kinnder 195.25 -215 Gen Iramob 77 -0 75 in Pfi 2315 S luicrmenli ***** 1595 Italfiif 7*4 -19 Iuilsider 425 -5 Macneti M Pf 571 9 Marellt Err100 words
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590 1979-03-24 8 TOKYO THE Nikkei Dow-Jones average rose for the fifth straight session yesterday. Neglected medium-sized blue chips such as Komatsu and TBS were active and higher because of buying by some institutional investors, although leading precision machinery, lightelectrical and pharmaceutical issues dropped on profit-tak-ing Turnover increased590 words
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Article375 1979-03-24 8 Source: SHK Sec THE market Improved again yesterday, buoyed mainly by the enthusiastic response to Hongkong Bank shares after going ex-all 60 cents dividend and a one-for-two bonus. Effectively GO cents better on Thursday's price, the bank's shares drew investors into the market and caused bears to cdver theirSource: SHK Sec - 375 words
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Article168 1979-03-24 8 THE market closed higher across the board yesterday with turnover rising to 9.0 million pesos from Thursday s 6.6 million, dealers said Gainers were Atlas Con B, Baguio Gold, Lepanto B, Philex B, Meralco, PLOT, and San Miguel B while Seafront was the only loser. Unchanged issues included Vulcan.168 words
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Article299 1979-03-24 8 STOCK prices closed firmer yesterday led by oils, base metals and speculative diamond issues, dealers said. Kelvinator gained 26 cents to 12.31 as demand for the shares continued following Email's bid and despite Kelvinator's scrip issue announced on Thursday night. MAR 23 Cents, A INDUSTRIALS A. C. I 171299 words
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Article246 1979-03-24 8 MAR 23 Bah Us Asia Credit 310 8 Asia Fibre 223 -6 Ayuthaya In* And Trust Bangkok Investment Bangkok Bank I 350 2 Bangkok Drying And Silo Bangkok Insurance I Bangkok Metropolitan Ban 660 unch Bangkok Nylon 184 -12 Bank Of Asia 234 ♦J4 Bank Of Ayudhaya Ltd 242246 words
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Article62 1979-03-24 8 FINANCIAL TIME8 INDUSTRIALS Thursday 514.6 Wednesday 515.8 Week Ago S02.7 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 881.31 Wednesday 857.75 Week ago 847.02 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Thursday 86 to 86 Wednesday «5'<* to 66 H.K.HANG SENG Friday 564.48 Thursday 548*) Week ago 551.06 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday <86-15 Thursday 483.78 Week62 words
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Advertisement127 1979-03-24 8 WANTED: CLASSIFIED ADS MANAGER If you've spotted this ad, then you may be the person we want. Times Publishing Berhad is looking for a classified ads manager. The job covers all aspects of classified ads telephone and field selling, promotions, administration, training and continually improving communicatons. The successful candidate must127 words
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893 1979-03-24 9 BANK Bumiputra turned in a set of attractive figures for 1978 with pretax profits rising 60.3 per cent from $14.1 million in 1977 to $22.6 million. On an after-tax basis, profits ro6e to $10.7 million, up 46.6 per cent from $7.3 million in 1977. Profits893 words
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570 1979-03-24 9 Reuter NEW YORK Federal Reserve Bank statistics show the bank continued to have difficulty in controlling bank reserve levels in the week ended March 21, analysts said. But the problems over the past week did not give the markets false signals on monetary policyReuter - 570 words
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Article120 1979-03-24 9 COMMERCIAL aad iaiMtrial Imm mM M -g at US teaks nw UB$M mllliM (ahaat S$lS mllltoa) la the week mM March 14 to $ISSJB Mlltoa. The Federal Reserve Ini4 repsrted that esmmerctol aad tod—trial I Mas were $18.17 Mlltoa Mgher thaa a year earlier. Lsaa sales fell120 words
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Article488 1979-03-24 9 THE FOREIGN exchange market yesterday continued to trade Hongkong dollars with less attention given to other currencies such as the yen, the deustchemark and sterling. Dealers in town said trading in the Honkgong currency was fairly hectic with fairly large fluctuations but that the pace was not as488 words
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Article182 1979-03-24 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on March 23: 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months U8 Dollar«(Spot) Offer Bid 10 7/16 105/16 111/16 1015/16 10 W lOW 10M 10W 10W 10V. 10*. 10H 10V. 10H 8wJrt. Dat. Or,...182 words
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Article54 1979-03-24 9 IUi|« of prices offered by discount houses 01 i March S3: Overnight tH Call deposit* 4' to 4 1 j** Clirisg 3 month Treasury bills V i 4 J 3 month Bank bills 7 s i 7'» 3 month CD 7 6 month CO 7 3/16 7 1/M Source:54 words
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Article172 1979-03-24 9 THE HONGKONG dollar yesterday ruled slightly weaker in late trading at 4.9270/90 against the US dollar compared with 4.9150/80 on Thursday, dealers said. Although trading was still somewhat nervous, "we haven't seen the panic of yesterday (Thursday)," one dealer said. Business volume was also lower and mainly confined to172 words
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Article178 1979-03-24 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed at 206.85 yen, up from a 206.60 opening, but down from 207.06 at Thursday's close. After opening sharply lower in line with overseas markets the dollar briefly fell to the day's low of 206.65 yen in early trading on selling by178 words
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Article125 1979-03-24 9 THE DOLLAR yesterday opened mixed against overnight levels in very quiet trading, dealers said. The US currency weakened against sterling, the deutschemark, the Swiss franc and the lira but strengthened against the guilder, French franc and yen. Net movements since Thursday night's close were very narrow, dealers added. Sterling125 words
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Article289 1979-03-24 9 SINGAPORE gold futures yesterday fluctuated narrowly throughout the session before closing slightly firmer compared with the overnight close here, dealers said. Trading was again moderate but turnover fell marginally to 220 lots against 267 lots on Thursday. June closed slightly higher at U*****.30/50 an ounce compared with the previous289 words
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Article52 1979-03-24 9 RESULTS of tender held yesterday by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for 91-day, 182-day and 273-day Treasury bills: Mm*: Mt.tn.0M Ot utt 110 on aoc tMfM Mte MMW.ttt ■Mt 1 mmjm T.w i QMHJM m» Mdi In Ml l«l (La. STSE* Mdi la Ml UWK sr'Sir* bfcfctaMI52 words
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210 1979-03-24 9 US narrowly-defined money supply M-l fell US$l.2 billion in the week ended March 14 to a seasonally adjusted $359 billion, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said. The previous week's total was revised upward by $100 million to $360.2 billion. The210 words
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277 1979-03-24 9 Reuter THE BRITISH investment currency premium stabilised at about 65' per cent after a steep fall from 74 per cent, dealers said. The investment premium, a premium which emerges on the limited pool of foreign currency available to UK residents for investment abroad, has declined steadilyReuter - 277 words
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174 1979-03-24 9 Reuter JAPANESE purchases of short-term US government Treasury bills are rising sharply. Banking sources estimated the purchases by Japanese financial Institutions and corporate investors on the US bond market last week at between US$l billion (5J2.18 billion) and 1.5 billion. Norin Chuo Kinko, theReuter - 174 words
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117 1979-03-24 9 Reuter THE FRENCH Treasury has decided not to alter controls on Eurofranc issues, primary Eurobond market sources said. At a recent meeting with bankers to discuss the Eurofranc market it was decided that the frequency of issues will not be increased from the present oneReuter - 117 words
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Article288 1979-03-24 9 CANADIAN narrowly-de-fined money supply M-l fell C 5326 million (about ***** million) to $21.43 billion in the week ended March 14, the Bank of Canada said. M-l-b, currency and all chequable deposits, fell 367 million to 28.82 billion, and M-2, currency and chequable, notice and personal288 words
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Advertisement491 1979-03-24 9 Is^ GOLD COIN LIMITED RESULTS FOR 1978 The unaudited results for the year ended 31st December, 1978 are (figures in S$000):Turnover Trading profit Dividends, gross Exchange gain (loss) Share of associated company's results Profit before tax Taxation (Note 1) Minority interest Profit attributable to Members of Gold Coin Limited Extraordinary491 words
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Article1438 1979-03-24 10 •BID and offer prices officially listed 'and business in and reported to the 4 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 Board1,438 words
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Article124 1979-03-24 10 4 3/4* 1/6/78-80 (250.000) (100.858 100 958) 4 1/3* 1/8/80 (250.000) (99 358 99.385) 4 3/4* 1&/9/80 (250.000) (***** 99 60S) 5 1/41 1/3/81 (250.000) (100.188 100 275) 67 16/4/81 (250.000) (99.618 99 70S) ft* T F 1/6/83 (250.000) (100 108 *****6) S 3/4* T F 16/6/81-84 (250.000)124 words
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Article2621 1979-03-24 10 _1978/79 Higk Low Company Last Sale orGr's Div Div C'vr Gr's Y'ld Net P/E Vol <04H» Day High Low a f i 9 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS '•we 190* =i -S 245 .*40* 132 123* 107 133 196* 59 108* 173* 140* 170* Acma Alcom Allied Choc BAT2,621 words
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Article155 1979-03-24 10 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST (Maaa|iin' prices tor Mar M) The Commerce 121 2.35 The Saving Fund 1.28 1 36xd S pore Prof Fund O.M 1.01 S'pore See. Fund 1.79 1.80 S'pore Invest Fund 1.27 1J5 S pore Equity Fund 1.00 1.06 INCOME BOND UNIT (Ovrart price*) Income Bond 1.14155 words
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Article1610 1979-03-24 10 BID and offer prices officially listed 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. INDUSTRIALS Acma (2.158) 101 (2.80S 2.905) Akam < 1.905) Alex BaM (1.205)1,610 words
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Article, Illustration618 1979-03-24 10 TRADING til MmMvc an the Stock Eichaage af Shppin yesterday. After a hesttaat ipeitog, ft flmr tread set la wttk the Miket OMvtag to ft steady tlw. aed to be selective, giiag far stocks wttk gaed apride patential. Cases la paiat were tke618 words
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525 1979-03-24 10 SELECTIVE buying in the afternoon gave the Kuala Lumpur stock market a fairly steady finish yesterday. Trading, which was lethargic in the morning, improved towards the late afternoon. Market operators concentrated on the lower-liners which raced ahead and finished well above their previous levels.525 words
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Article, Illustration1455 1979-03-24 11 MANO SABNANI - By MANO SABNANI THE spectacular rise in the share price of Setron Ltd in recent weeks is a classic case where extraneous factors have had a decisive role in making the stock market realise the intrinsic worth of a share.1,455 words
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Article347 1979-03-24 11 AFTER a strong surge in profits last year which saw the pre-tax figure swelling five-fold, Malayan United Industries has set its sights on a higher earnings target this year. In his statement to shareholders, chairman Mr Cheah Phee Cheok says that barring unforeseen circumstances, results for 1979 will347 words
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Article471 1979-03-24 11 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for Payment Date Close Payable the year Previous year Wilkinson 14% Mar 17 Mar 19 Mar 27 21* 16* B K* wat 6*ITE Feb 28 Mar 10 Mar 28 6* TE 10(a)TE Sel Nut 10*1 Feb 28 Mar 10 Mar 31471 words
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Article182 1979-03-24 11 Company Particular* Ex Date Books Cloae Nat Iron Bonus Issue of 1 for 2 Mar 22 Mar 29 DBS Rights Issue of 1 for 4 <t> $3.50 per share Mar 27 Apr 3 Keck Seng Bonus Issue of 1 for 5 Apr 4 Apr 17 Dunlop Eat Bonus182 words
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Article500 1979-03-24 11 SHARPLY higher production and better oil palm prices helped Castlefield (Klang) Rubber Estates to K 11 out of its profit setck last year. As a result, the sterling rubber company, whose results were released in Kuala Lumpur, was able to turn in a 50.2 per cent500 words
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Article49 1979-03-24 11 Group pre-tax profit of $18.09 million ($17.50 million) on turnover of $162.54 million ($148.26 million) for the half year ended Dec 31 1978. Attributable profits on an equity accounting basis were $10.3 million ($10.25 million). An interim dividend of 8 cents gross has been declared (same).49 words
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Article50 1979-03-24 11 Pre-tax profit of $6.85 million ($6.09 million) on sales of $58.43 million ($46.42 million) for the year ended Dec 31 1978. The company is proposing a final dividend of 15.8 cents gross per share making a total of 22.5 per cent (1977 adjusted total 16.6 per cent).50 words
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Article38 1979-03-24 11 Group pre-tax profit of $144,000 ($125,000) on turnover of $3.32 million ($2.36 million) for the half year to Dec 31 1978. Company said the results from the acquisition of Perumahan Berjaya have not been incorporated.38 words
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Article59 1979-03-24 11 HAW PAB Brothers laternatteaaJ Ltd has not discussed the p—lltitj «f making aa offer far Setrea Ltd, Haw Par maaaglag director Stacey Elite said. "TOs has let beea dteeassed here, aethlag has beea dteeaaeed at all/' Mr Elite said, commeatlag ea local stock market ramears of a59 words
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Article, Illustration544 1979-03-24 11 ®MIO3 *****™ HOCK LOCK SIEW IT B imrin Imw eftea pwpk "get wise •Iter Mm eveat." HM m lug age, muy brekers streagly wimmmM Kaala Lwlpw Kepeag (KLK). KwMfit meaey late this stock at Ike height at the seltlag Mtta last Nevember, whea It dippedHOCK LOCK SIEW - 544 words
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Article291 1979-03-24 11 Slme Darby HtMiap LU: EOGM to be held at The United Nations Room at the Regent Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur at 12 noon on Mar 26. Keaaag Tin (M) Bkd: AGM to be held at Tingkat Kedua, Blok E, Kompleks Pejabat, Damansara, Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur291 words
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Advertisement286 1979-03-24 11 Darby This announcement is made by Aseambankers Malaysia Bert) ad and Klein wort, Banson Limited on behalf ofSime Darby Holdings Limited TO HOLDERS OF ORDINARY SHARES IN Guthrie Sime Darby's increased offer has been extended to 2-30 P.m. on Tuesday. 27th March 1979 You have been subjected to a great286 words
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Article, Illustration99 1979-03-24 12 The smiles en the faces of these two men will no doubt be maltiptiedmany times ever sad reflected on the faces of the hapless boat people or z refugees pouring oat of Vietnam. S H ti»e Coordination Council for North American Affairs (Taiwan), is presenting a donation ofSource: UPI photo - 99 words
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522 1979-03-24 12 NYT BOWING to political pressure, the Carter Administration has decided that it will not lift, as part of American concessions in a new international trade liberalisation pact, the preferences in government procurement now given to small business and minority enterprises. The Administration hadNYT - 522 words
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811 1979-03-24 12 COLIN CHEE - By COLIN CHEE THE GOVERNMENT should encourage small local companies by reducing their company tax rate, besides granting them other tax incentives. The main beneficiaries of tax incentives to businesses in Singapore have tended to be the larger ones. But changing economic811 words
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284 1979-03-24 12 AP BRITAIN'S Haase sf Cammaas will vate Mit Wednesday m m dmOn sf aa eNfldeaec la Prime Minister James Call** ghaa's Labaar Party geverameat, It was socially aaaaaaeed yesterday. The reaalt caald be the ead sf five yean si Labaar admlaistratiaa aad aAP - 284 words
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56 1979-03-24 12 AFP THE LARGEST Eurodollar loan ever raised for a commercial bank in the Asia/ Pacific region has been syndicated from Hongkong. The loan, totalling US$4OO million (SJB72 million), has been arranged for the Korea Exchange Bank by Chase Manhattan Asia and Lloyds Bank International,AFP - 56 words
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434 1979-03-24 12 TERESA LIM - By TERESA LIM SINGAPORE'S small tax base may be due in part to inefficiency in tax collection by the Inland Revenue Department. Although the department's ability to tax is well provided for by legislative means, said Mrs. Linda Seah at the Economic Society of434 words
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Article751 1979-03-24 12 LONDON, Frt. Share prices closed sharply higher today, encouraged by hopes of an early general election after the no-confidence motion to be debated in Parliament next week, dealers said. At 3 p.m. the Financial Times index was up 15.3 at 529.9, at its highest level since September 1978,751 words
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509 1979-03-24 12 GOH ENG KEE - IN PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY By GOH ENG KEE EXTENSIVE CHANGES have been proposed under the Cooperative Societies Bill 1979 "to recognise in law the cooperative ventures of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and other trade unions". Moving the second reading of the Bill, Dr Ahmad509 words
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Article329 1979-03-24 12 THE GOVERNMENT is studying a request from the Singapore Maritime Officers Union (SMOU) that it be placed under the ambit of the National Maritime Board (NMB). It is also actively reviewing the preferential additional registration fee scheme (PARF) scheme. These steps were disclosed by Mr. Ong329 words
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Advertisement298 1979-03-24 12 GUTHRIE BERHAD toft (■ISUAim < Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore NOTICE OF MEETING IS y ER u EB y GIVEN that the Tenth Annual General Meeting of Guthrie Berhad will be held at the Registered Office 39 Sixth Avenue, Singapore 10, on Wednesday, 9 May 1979, at 12 noon298 words
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Advertisement252 1979-03-24 12 This Month's New Penguins Th« 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' The252 words
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Miscellaneous59 1979-03-24 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to noon today: Isolated showers around midday Report for 24 prior to 7.39 p.m. on March 23 at the airport. Maximum temperature 31.9 Associated humidity (59 Minimum temperature 23.2 Associated humidity 99 Hours of sunshine 6.00 Rainfall in millimetres 25.1 Total rainfall for the59 words
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Article582 1979-03-24 13 TERESA LIM - WEEIEID GOURMET By TERESA LIM IN A VERY DISCREfca and beautiful section of the Hilton's Harbour Grill, a crowd of Weight Watchers gather to wage war against the calories every day. This rather elegantly-conducted battle started on March 19, and takes place at lunch-time. Hilton International582 words
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Article, Illustration455 1979-03-24 13 COLIN CHEE - By COLIN CHEE I PIGEONS are good to eat. There seems nothing remarkable about that observation. But when you taste those prepared by the two Hongkong chefs at Oberoi Imperial's Chinese restaurant, you'll know what I mean. The chefs have prepared a special menu for455 words
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Article760 1979-03-24 13 MARGARET THOMAS - PURSUITS By MARGARET THOMAS YOU WOULDN'T be too surprised to see him walk into the neighbourhood paint shop and order a dozen cans of Nissan Candytone matorcycle paints with names like Honda Gold Y-2C and Yamaha Midnight Blue A 400. After all, he did ride760 words
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Article, Illustration790 1979-03-24 14 Ronnie Lim - DESTIIATIOI [ATIOI Concrete jungle, nnm Lim high-rise flats, J noisy neighbours. Get away from all the bustle and fly to New Zealand where one can be in harmony with nature. Cool clean air, crystalclear lakes and sheer rugged beauty will add soul790 words
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Article, Illustration633 1979-03-24 14 TEO TECK WENG - By TEO TECK WENG SHOPPING centre development in future may involve pre-letting with major retailers or "anchors" even before designing the project. This view was expressed by Mr Raymond Wan of Pace Property Consultants who are advisers to the developer of Parklane Shopping633 words
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Article1006 1979-03-24 14 DENNIS KILEY - By DENNIS KILEY FT THE WHITE Cadillac coupe would have gladdened the heart o( any pools-winner except that it had obviously been standing in the parking lot overlooking Dubai's creek for at least a year. In its thick coating of dust somebody had scrawled with a finger:FT - 1,006 words
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Article, Illustration515 1979-03-24 15 TEO TECK WENG - Living in the city has its advantages, if one does not mind shattered nerves and a cramped environment. For those who feel otherwise, there are fortunately still a number of housing developments in less-trying localities. One of them is Maryland Park in Katong which515 words
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Article, Illustration274 1979-03-24 15 PARKLANE shopping centre is a stark yet most welcome contrast to its neighbour, Peace Centre. Breaking the monotony and streamlined look of other buildings in the Selegie area, it is, as its sophisticated name, Parklane, suggests, artistic and functional. Undulating balconies, glass escalators, observation274 words
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1084 1979-03-24 16 RECORDS POPULAR music is generally thought of as music that is actually or potentially popular. In other words, for all its overt or implied pretensions to artistry, this is music that is meant to be sold as a product. Such blatant commercialism1,084 words
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Article752 1979-03-24 16 COLIN CHEE - On INVESTMENT By COLIN CHEE THERE is a relatively new form of investment now available in Singapore diamonds. For investors who wish to diversify out of shares, bonds and gold, diamonds are a fairly good buy. Of course, people here have been buying the precious stones752 words
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Advertisement48 1979-03-24 13 New 1 V.r f.'M kwr-h i).! II Fastest film for color slides _CKMDa_ Beauty and thrills combined on the 5h0t0ver..............Page U living by the seaside at Maryland Park m Diamonds may not be a guaranteed best friend ..........IV Paint the town vivid with Hanae Mori Jersey dresses IV48 words
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Advertisement323 1979-03-24 13 r 2ff» masm GOOD READING FOR ALL PARENTS Learning Through Play is a book chock full of ideas for simple games, activities and I experiments, designed to help children develop their minds and bodies. Babyhood should be required reading not only for all parents but for every doctor or nurse323 words
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Miscellaneous974 1979-03-24 13 WHAT WHERE CONCERT THE ROBERT Luse Guitar Ensemble, formed in 1975, will give a performance at the Singapore Conference Hall on Sunday, at spm. Tickets at $1 are available at the usual booking centres (C.K. Tang's, Cold Storage) and at the Yamaha Music School at Plaza Singapura. The programme is974 words
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Advertisement141 1979-03-24 14 JiS* BOOK Other books on Physical Fitness now available: The Penguin Massage Book The Penguin Runner's Handbook The Penguin SBX Physical Fitness AVAILABLE AT ALL BOOKSHOPS Distributed by Tm FEDERAL pubucadons I !Yp I 1 New Industrial Road, Singapore 19 8238 Jalan 222, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Strip to your underwear141 words
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Advertisement54 1979-03-24 15 CLASSIFIED ADS If you want to buy, lease or rent property, do so in the classified columns of Leisure Times every Saturday morning. Send your advertisements to Business Times to reach us by Friday morning, or telephone 284-4422 up to 4pm on Friday. It is the best and cheapest way54 words
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Advertisement377 1979-03-24 15 PROPERTIES RIDG6UJOOD the Most I rilkt'd About Condominium in Singapore Now Booking! Spectacular 3-4 Bedroom Apartments. Superior Finish. Built-in Cupboards. Kitchen with ceramic tiles, cooker hood, washer and dryer. Sales Prices from $173*000 FACILITIES 6 Parklike hectares A superlative Recreational Area, complete with 2 Pools, 2 Tennis Courts, Badminton, Basketball,377 words
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Advertisement342 1979-03-24 15 PRIME RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES FOR SALE LEASE A. DETACHED HOUSES West Coast Road (5) $450,000 Belmont Road (10) $595,000 Bukit Sedap Road (10) $400,000 Lewis Road (10) $400,000 Holland Road (10) $270,000 Swettenham Road (10) $650,000 Coronation Road West (11) $500,000 Ford Avenue (11) $750,000 Greenmead Avenue (11)$280,000 Joan Road (11)342 words
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