The Business Times, 26 July 1979

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1 18 The Business Times
  • 11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 14C/1/79 THURSDAY, JULY 2t, IST! 50 CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
    • 52 1 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaysia Airline System (MAS) will be allowed two more flights a week to London and daily flights from mid-1980s under a new agreement, Transport Minister Tan Sri V Manickavasagam said today. The agreement also allows the airline to fly Airbuses to Hongkong and
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    • 59 1 AFP BEIJING, Wed. Prince Norodom Sihanouk has called for an international "military rescue expedition" to Kampuchea to end the conflict between the Khmer Rouge and pro-Vietnamese troops before the holding of free elections. The former Kampuchean head of state made the appeal in a telegram to the American
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    • 58 1 AFP LONDON, Wed. Spot oil rates hardened this week following the recent easier prices, oil industry executives said here today. The US dollar's slide, leading to fears of a new increase in September by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, was one reason. Another was a tougher
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    • 56 1 AFP MANILA, Wed. The Asean Chambers of Commerce and Industry region will urge its respective governments to review tariff policies on component imports, it was announced today. Mr Fred Elizalde, president of the ACCI said the review is meant to enable manufacturers to import component materials from
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    • 69 1 AP PARIS, Wed. The French government is considering grounding Air France's Concorde supersonic airliners because of mounting operating costs as a result of the latest oil price increases, the business newspaper Les Eehos reported Wednesday. Air France, which operates four of the moneylosing airliners, said it was
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    • 52 1 AP JAKARTA, Wed. Security authorities have seized a Singapore trawler on charges of illegal fishing near the Mentawai Archipelago off west Sumatra, the official Antara News Agency reported. Antara said 1.5 tonnes of fresh fish were found on the trawler with five Singaporean and four Malaysian crewmen on
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    • 83 1 Reuter BANGKOK, Wed. The English-language Bangkok Post newspaper today reported that China had set up and armed a 4,000-man division of Laotian rebels in northern Laos. Quoting a Thai general who declined to be named, the newspaper said Vietnamese troops had been shifted north to meet the
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    • 54 1 UPI NEW YORK, Wed. The stock market headed higher early today in moderate trading. The Dow Jones industrial average, which gained 4.27 points on Tuesday, was ahead 4.01 points to 833.78 in early trading. Advances led declines, 760 to 263, among the 1,475 issues crossing the New York
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  • 131 1 Falls Msian Ctainers 199 -21 Metal Box Bhd 250 -20 Berjuntai 810 -10 Spore Glass 286 -10 Batu Lintang 264 -7 Sin Chew 396 Metal Bo* Spore 292 -6 C C 270 -6 S B S 188 -6 Straits Trading 675 -5 Kempas 520 -5 N S
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  • Article, Illustration
    164 1 Falls Consplant Wrts S30 25 N Iron 510 10 OCBC 680 10 Sthn Kinta 830 10 Petaling 960 10 Kulim 202 06 Kramat 412 06 Rothmans 440 06 C&C 270 05 Kern pas 515 05 Rises Sg Besi 1190 El U Cables 188 14 Chin Teck 320 Island
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  • 679 1  -  SOARING PRICES By JOHN LIM SPIRALLING prices of sawn timber has created a situation in which local exporters and millers are pointing accusing fingers at each other. Even charges of underhanded business practices have been levelled. Overseas buyers are reported to have lodged several complaints against
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  • 220 1 HWA Hong Manufacturing, the second new public share issue this year, will made its debut on the Stock Exchange of Singapore today. Coming as it does at a time when the general sentiment is all but encouraging, the share has since been re-rated lower
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  • 795 1 PETROL stations in Singapore may open on Sundays after all. Director of Trade Mr Ridzwan Dzafir said yesterday that station operators had responded favourably to the Government's request that statioos remain open on Sundays. This would alleviate the taxi queues outside stations on
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  • 282 1 THE US Federal Reserve Bart hH spent u mack M US$754 million (Ssl.«s billion) In Far East exekuge markets ii the past week la sapport sf the US dollar. baak dealers whs made the estimate added that the balk waa done
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  • 376 1  -  By LEE YOKE MENG DBS Finance has introduced three new housing loan schemes and improved its existing scheme. The three new schemes are the 95 per cent financing scheme, the low start payment scheme and the balloon payment scheme. The existing scheme is
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  • 108 1 THAI Prime Minister Kriangsak Chamanand introduced yesterday a U555.37 billion (5J11.5 billion) budget Bill for fiscal 1980 to Parliament, with 26 per cent earmarked for defence and internal security. Opposition leader and former Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj announced his opposition to the bill, which is 18.5 per
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    • 65 1 Leader...page I mm SHIPPING TIMES WHY rig bnlMers are happy J «fflce MARCOS submits bndget j STOCK market report If TREND Is towards divestment.. I Brce m sii *nf HIII WHY tyre priee* will rise 7 SILO agreements with seven LEASING eempany to set np e—pantos 12 MEMOPAD 2, PLIGHTS
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    • 466 2  -  By HSUNG BEE HWA ORDER books of many oil rig builders in Singapore have filled out since the second half. Builders are expecting a further increase as the the current energy squeeze forces a renewed search for oil. Among the more successful yards
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    • 613 2  -  By CHOO AI LENG VARIOUS electronic companies in Singapore are looking to Ang Mo Kio housing estate for production operators to cope with the labour shortage. At present, there are only a few factories at Ang Mo Kio and these have managed
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    • 190 2 THE Industrial Accidents Relief Pud (lARF) Committee has decided to distribute to workers who suffered permanent lijuiet as a result of the expiastoa aad Are an board the taaker Spyros last year. The workers will he given amoHHts ranging from ahaat $1,339
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    • 237 2 STEEL roofing from Klipdeck is now available here for the first time, giving an added variety to the range of roofing materials available. Production of this steel roofing began this week at KH Industries (SEA), a Singapore-Australian joint venture which will manufacture long-length, custom-cut steel roofing in both
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    • 322 2  -  By LEE YOKE MENG TWO SENIOR officials from a leading Australian real estate company are now in Singapore to gauge local interest in investment opportunities in Australia, especially in the Gold Coast of Queensland. Mr Doug Green and Mr Harry Magill. senior executives
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    • 236 2 THE Ministry of Culture is studying proposals to extend the cultural horizons of Singapore. The projects arising from these proposals, when approved, will be funded by the Singapore Cultural Foundation. This was disclosed by Mr Ong Teng Cheong, the Acting Minister for Culture, at the
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    • 359 2  -  By FOO CHOY PENG LOCAL Japanese companies covered in a survey sent 109 persons lo Japan for training in 1977, an increase of nearly 35 per cent over the previous period. The third survey report on Japanese Enterprises in Singapore 1977, released by the Japan
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    • 67 2 A COURSE on energy conservation in hotels, hospitals and supermarkets will begin on Sept 11 at the Singapore Polytechnic, Dover Road. The course, jointly organised by the Public Utilities Board and the Polytechnic, aims at introducing energy saving measures to technicians operating and maintaining electrical appliances in
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    • 52 2 THE Department of Extramural Studies of the University of Singapore will hold a six-lecture coarse on financial analysis at the National Museum Theatrette every Tuesday and Friday from (.15 pm to 8.15 pm beginning Aug 3. The lecturer will be Mr Ye© Seng Kia, a part-time lecturer at
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    • 424 2 COURSES AND TALKS April 30-Aug 24: Tuition Courses for the Australian Insurance Institute Associateship, SITC, SITC June 22-Aug 18: Systematic training for effective parenting, Waterloo Street Centre, Dept of Extramural Studies July 26-27: An Engineer's Guide to Costing, Hyatt Hotel, Price Waterhouse Associates Aug 13-27: Managing People At
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  • REGIONAL
    • 187 3 AP NEW ZEALAND may have to be economically Integrated with Australia by the tarn of the centary if it is to survive, Former Australian Prime Minister Goagh Whitlam said on Tuesday. "The core of New Zealand's problems is that she has always been
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    • 168 3 Reuter JAPAN'S vehicle production in the first half of this year rose 3.6 per cent to a record 4.63 million units from 4.47 million in the same 1978 period, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said. The previous half-year record of 4.47 million units was set in
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    • 442 3 Reuter PHILIPPINE President Marcos has submitted a 39.8 billion peso (555.4 billion) budget for 1980, up by 16 per cent on this year's planned spending, with the bulk of it for economic and social services. Defence is to get about 10 per cent of
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    • 573 3 Reuter UPI MITSUBISHI Research Institute said in its semiannual Economic Outlook that a deterioration in Japan's balance of payments will lead to steadydownward pressure on the yen exchange rate through the rest of fiscal 1979, ending next March 31. Mitsubishi said sharply rising imports
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    • 201 3 AP JAPAN is willing to buy large quantity of fish from Canada but the quality must be high, said a member of a visiting Japanese trade delegation in St John's, Canada. "The price doesn't matter, if the quality is high," said Mr Tadashi Kiotabashi, director of the Agriculture
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    • 587 3 THE Bar Council of Malaya has recommended that the Malaysian government update certain aspects of the Industrial Relations Act (IRA) regarding appeals against Industrial Court decisions. It has also suggested additional provisions pertaining to workers' compensation for injuries. The council said the IRA
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    • 294 3 AFP ECONOMIC cooperation between Indonesia and West Germany is part of an overall policy to reduce the gap between advanced and developing nations. West Germany's Economic Cooperation Minister Reiner Offergeld said at the end of his visit to Indonesia on Tuesday. During
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    • 137 3 Reuter THAI International Airways has raised its firm orders for the A3OO version of the European Airbus to 10 from eight and its options for further purchases to four from two, Deutsche Airbus said. The two aircraft for which firm orders were placed will be
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  • RAW MATERIALS
    • 350 4 THE Singapore rubber market closed quietly steady yesterday with August One RSS buyers quoted at 293.25 cents per kilo, unchanged from Tuesday's close, dealers said. Morning prices fluctuated narrowly on lower London advices and selling alternated with some short-cover-ing, they said. Afternoon prices were intially steady on reports of
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    • 29 4 Rubber: July 25 Singapore: August: 293.25 cents (unchanged) Malaysia: August: 293.50 cents (down 0.25 cent) Tin: M 51,925 (down $5) Official offering: 176 tonnes (down 18 tonnes)
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    • 414 4 R A S prices in cents per kilo yesterday: Dose Noon (per kilo) (per kilo) Buvers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int 1 R.S.S. prompt fob 294.50 295.50N 296.50 296 50N Int 1 R S.S. August 292 00 292 50 293.25 293.75 Int 1RS S September ***** 292.00 292.50 293.00
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    • 123 4 NOON SSR and SMR pnces vea tenia v RAS August September (Current Mth) (Forward Mtk} Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers SSR 20 (1 ton pallet i 279 00N 281 00N 279 00 *****N SSR 50 (1 ton pallet i 276.00 278.00N ***** 278.00N MRELB SMR CV <1 ton
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    • 63 4 THE STRAITS tin price in Penang yesterday fell Mss to $1,925 a pienl. Values fell slightly following weakness on the London market overnight, bat a lower tin ore supply by miners helped cheek the decline along witb farther Japanese, US and local sustained baying, dealers said. Total turnover
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    • 342 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in SI per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) nefr crop O.K. 100 per cent second class 0.85. 100 per cent third class 0.80. 25 per cent new crop no stock. B-10 per cent 070. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.62. Special 0.56.
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    • 201 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-godowni C«ttea van: China Blue Pt>oe» nix 20s 2.270 32s 2.800 40s 3.020 (per bale of 400 lbs). Ptm t/mta: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq. Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq. Flower and
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    • 745 4 COFFEE: Robusta futures yesterday morning continued to meet heavy buying with prices moving further ahead during a special and extended closing call. Gains from Tuesday ranged from £63 to £86 per tonne. Turnover was 4,836 lots, including one option and a substantial number of cross trades. September gained
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    • 68 4 C IF North European ports in US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated 0 LONDON: Tun Previous Malaysian 5Hffa bulk per tonne September STOslr 684sir Sumatra 5% f fa bulk July 687 i pd TOOslr August 690slr van .sir September 685pd 695s lr October unch 690sIr Nigeria S*>
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    • 147 4 TRADING in sugar yesterday continued the recent quiet trend with no trades registered as on Tuesday, dealers said. September closed at US 8.25/30 cents against Tuesday's 8.35/40 close and July was unchanged at 10.35/40. Sugar future* closing price*: CMag Hwfcw (M| Sep 8.25 30 835 40 Oct 8.55/fiO
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    • 160 4 CHICAGO Board of Trade wheat futures closed down 10 to 2 US cents a bushel on Tuesday, after seeing some late support on rumuors that the US will permit expanded selling of wheat to the USSR. Traders said losses came on liquidation as a foDowthrough from Monday's losses and
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    • 97 4 Reuter HEAVY rain continued across the North China Plain, which includes most of China's cotton producing areas. The south half of the country stayed unseasonably dry in the week ended July 22. USDA said In its world weather and crop update, the USDA said the wet conditions
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    • 365 4 COFFEE bean prices were again on the slide in a generally dull and featureless Singapore produce market yesterday. However, local dealers weiy still quoting their prices at overnight levels which were necessarily higher than those prevailing in London and New York where selling pressure mounted with daily-limit loss
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    • 160 4 CHICAGO soybean futures staged a last minute comeback to close ahead three to seven US cents a bushel on a local short-covering rally on Tuesday. Traders said prices went up as locals scrambled to cover short positions and found offerings were light. They added that soybeans had posted losses
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    • 422 4 PALM oil refiners in Malaysia have deplored the high premiums they are forced to pay for the supply of local crude palm oil. Mr Paul Yap-Singh, executive secretary of the Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia (Poram), described it as totally unreasonable for local
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
    • 477 4 Tokyo SHARE prices closed sharply higher in moderate trading yesterday as active buying by investment trusts stimulated general investors, dealers said. The market aVerage rose 39.40 to close at 6,250.31, with the volume at 270 million shares The Tokyo Stock Exchange index closed at 443.20.
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    • 337 4 Source: SHK Sec Ltd. ALTHOUGH interest still centred on Hongkong Land yesterday, some sectors which had been lagging recently came to life in active trade. Wheelock, in particular, were strong as were Amoy Canning up HK$l.lO and $7.00. Brokers believe the asset value to be worth $9.00 and speculators
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    • 312 4 THE MARKET yesterday closed higher in slow trading, dealers said. Jalaprathan Cement and Siam Cement gained two baht each to 164 and 352 respectively and Siam City Cement four to 253. First Trust won six to 160, Bangkok Investment, Thai Farmers Bank and Thai Commercial Bank two each to
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    • 142 4 THE MARKET yesterday continued easier while turnover slightly rose to 5.4 million pesos from Tuesday's 5.2 million, dealers said. Acoje Mining, Basic Petroleum, Phil Overseas, Pogei, Pioneer, Weafront and Meralco eased, while Atlas Con B: Marinduque B and CDCP firmed slightly. JULY 25 Pesos Acoje Mining Altai Con A
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    • 64 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 467.0 Monday 466.7 Week Ago 478.0 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 829.78 Monday 825.51 Week ago 828.50 LONDON DOLLAR PREMIUM Tuesday 19'4 to 19 4 Monday 21 v« to 22 H.K.HANG SENG Wednesday 594.80 Tuesday 592 49 Week ago 557.83 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 485.67
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    • 401 4 STOCK prices yesterday firmed following publication of the latest quarterly cost of living figures which were below market expectations, dealers said. Leader BHP closed 12 cents up at A 59.18 while Bank of New South Wales, adjusted after the rights and bonus shares entitlements, eased six cents on the
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  • OVERSEAS
    • 431 5 AP THE BRITISH government, committed to a major expansion of its nuclear power capability, has signed a deal with Australia for supplies of uranium, the key in nuclear energy production, the government announced. At the same time. Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine said that at
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    • 307 5 THE dollar slump made the United States slip to eighth place last year in a list of the world's wealthiest countries compiled annually by Union Bank of Switzerland. Oil-rich Kuwait, whose currency is linked to the dollar, had to yield to Switzerland the front position
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    • 724 5 UPI AP US congressional leaders told President Carter that he will get his windfall profits tax on oil production, but not as soon as he wants and possibly not as much as he would like. At a breakfast with leaders of both houses and
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    • 524 5 NYT Reuter EVEN though world crude oil supply is improving and prices on the open market are stabilising, a few producing nations are still able to command sizable premiums on their oil by selling their output on the spot market. The sales appear to violate the oil
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    • 165 5 PRESIDENT Carters administration has expressed "extreme concern" over the nation's lagging productivity and suggested several possible measures to deal with it. including incentives for Americans to invest, save more and to work harder. Productivity the output of goods and services by the economy per hour
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
      • 306 5 Agencies THE US will increase its aid to rebuild Nicaragua after the shattering civil war, a State Department spokesman Mr John Trattner said. He said the US had already sent US$3 million worth of food to Nicaragua and that three planes a day were leaving Houston, in
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    • 252 5 AFP DEVELOPING caaatrles on Taesday appeared less firm th»B previously la their refusal to siga Ike Takyo Round trade agreements wltkoat aa accord on safegaards la the wake of reparts of the virtaal fail are la talks oa sack safeguards betweea tke
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    • 120 5 THE WORLD will face a continuing trend of slower economic growth because of persistent US inflation, the London-based forecast group. Economic Models said in its latest short-term predictions. "International trade will be adversely affected by sluggishness of the US market, while higher US inflation will add
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    • 920 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From MAS MH601 0700 KUL SIA BA SQ/BA17 0710 LHR BAH MAS MH682 0710 KCH SIA SQ10I 0815 KUL MAS MH621 0640 PEN MAS MH607 0645 KUL RBA BI421 0930 BWN MAS MH671 0945 PEN KUL CPA CX710 1005 HLP GIA
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  • 435 6 IT USED to be an article of faith in the East that "a businessman's word is his bond". As an entrepot trade centre, this should be an especially prized virtue of Singapore merchants. The murky dealings in the timber trade as well as in some other
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  • 257 6 IT IS nonsense to think that the closing of petrol stations on Sundays will in any way alleviate the current shortage of diesel. If anything, this exercise will only make that situation more pronounced as last Sunday's experience has demostrated. It is too obvious and convenient an
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  • 1979 6  -  During the economic boom of the 60s and early 70s, 'progressive management 1 for many corporations meant diversification. But in the last few years, the move has been in the opposite direction divestment is now the major preoccupation of many corporate planners. RON EMERSON continues the
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  • 702 6 THE "intuitively obvious" approach to diversification, of entering a new business on a small scale, is wrong. Instead, entering on a large scale is likely to produce better financial results, and sooner. This is the most startling conclusion of a controversial new US research study reported
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • 926 7  -  THE motorist is taking a clobbering in the wake of the Opec pricing decisions. More bad news is that tyre prices will inevitably rise sharply in coming months because natural rubber production is lagging and synthetic rubber manufacture grows increasingly costly. ALAN SPENCE reports. ALAN
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  • 1102 7  -  FORPM, With JOHN TAN THOSE among us who thought the evils of oil shortage, of long petrol queues and "sold out" signs, would never come to Singapore have been rudely awakened. The oil crisis, which many had believed was a uniquely American phenomenon
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  • 849 7  -  THE Arab campaign against Egypt seems to be running out of momentum and they have not been able to agree on the next move. JAMES MARKHAM analyses the position of the Arab militants. JAMES MARK HAM JAMES MARK HAM NYT ACROSS the Middle East there are
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
    • EUROPEAN MARKETS
      • 283 8 JULY 24 Frs CORBKILLE Air-Liquide 464 -6 B S N Gervals Danone 629 C S F (Thomson Csf) 366 unch Cie Francaise des Petroles 187 50 -1 Compagnie Flnanclere Compagnie Generale 349 unch Credit Fonder De France 460 4 Hachette (Librairie) ***** -06 Machines Bull 55 10 -0 05
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      • 216 8 JULY 24 Fls ARN 336 50 -2.5 Ahold 8900 unch Akzo 27 10 -0.3 AMEV 90 70 -0.3 Amfas 111 50 -0.5 Amrot Bank 71 50 -0.5 Bergoss 58 00 -1 Berk 94 30 -0.7 Bo Is 63.50 -01 Borsumij ***** •1.3 Burhmann 61 30 -05 Byenkorf 68 70
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      • 192 8 JULY 24 Francs Actions Sulsses 2M 1 Alusulsse Br. 1245 unch Alusulsse Reg 494 1 Brown Boverl Br 1860 10 CI ha Gelgy Br 1245 5 Clba Gelgy P C 1010 5 Clba Gelgy Ref. Credit Suisse Br 683 4-4 2220 4-5 Credit Suisse Reg 425 unch Elektrowalt Br.
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      • 219 8 JULY 24 Dm Aef-Telefunken 4820 01 Akzo 25 00 4 02 Alii Leben 750 00 AIlz Vers ***** BASF 134 TO Bay H T Wbank 24ft 50 Bay Vbank 254 50 Bayer 128 00 -0.8 BBC 280 50 BMW *****B Cassella 345 OOB unch Chem Verw 247 OOB Commerzbank
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      • 93 8 JULY 24 Fr* FORWARD MARKET Arff 407 •13 Arbed 250S 15 Astur 560 unch Brasctn 508 2 Bra-Lamb 1800 unch Ctnptc 802 .16 Cock 473 -5 De Beers 253 8 Ebes 2170 .10 Electrobel MOO -220 Gb-lnno-Bm 2505 unch Gev 1200 -2 Hobok 2750 -5 Petro 5030 -30 Ryl
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      • 102 8 JULY 24 Lire Anlr 16 -25 Assoc Gen ***** -90 Bastogi 780 10 Ontral* 5449 70 Flat 2515 2 Finsider 147 07! Gen Immob 8225 02 IFI Prl 2415 -5 Italcementi ***** •100 Haifa* 760 10 Italsider 384 Magnett M Pf 581 05 Marelli Ere 299 25 -0 5
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    • 841 8 NEW YORK STOCK prices closed higher on Tuesday with investors encouraged by the market's resilience despite the news background. June durable goods figures released late in the day seemed to have little effect on stock prices, confirming what investors already know, that the country is in a recession.
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    • 148 8 JULY 24 Abiubi CS Hud Bay Min Imp OH 21'34', unch Alcan 39 s. V Algoma 26 J® unch Bank Mont 24 s -Si 2?.** Bank Nova Scotia Bell Tel 24 s. 21 Si Kerr Add 10 Beth Corp 4 > BP Can Ltd 26 Brascan Camp Red Lake
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    • 302 8 JULY 24 Rand 4-/. Tig Oats 1125 5 Tongaat 365 unch INDUSTRIALS Trust Bk 54 1 Un Steel SO unch A Alpha 158 4-3 Unisec 130 -2 Abercom 233 Wool worth 425 5 AE And CI 435 unch AMIC 1475 unch MININGS Barlows 595 8 Cg Sugar 640B Anglos
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
    • 432 9  -  By RUTH CHENG TOKYO Lease Company, one ef the three biggest leasing companies in Japan, is establishing a whollyowned overseas subsidiary in Singapore. Affiliated to the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Tokyo Lease is the first and the largest among bank-affiliated leasing companies. Tokyo Leasing (Singapore),
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    • 54 9 N. M. Rothschild Sons (Singapore) has obtained a very limited quantity of the 1975 Caesar coin medallions. These eoins in half and one troy ounce sizes are made by the French Mint. Each coin contains 999 part of fine gold (24 carat) and can be purchased at
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    • 133 9 NEW ZEALAND'S Finance Minister Robert Muldoon has announced that his country- was borrowing 250 million Swiss francs in placement of five-year notes with Swiss institutional investors. He said 150 milllion francs would be used for advancement repayment of an 8 per cent loan raised in 1975.
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    • 361 9 SONATRACH. the Algerian state-owned oil company, is seeking to obtain a USSSOO million multi-currency syndicated loan on the Euro-market. For a 10-year duration, the likely spread of the loan is 1 per cent over London interbank Eurodollar offered rates. At present, Sonatrach is still negotiating with
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    • 227 9 FOR JUST $8 a month, American Express Cardmembers can now enjoy up to $200,000 of insurance coverage for accidents incurred while travelling. Introduced jointly by the American Insurance Company and American Express, this personal accident insurance policy called Cardmember Accident Protection Plan (CAP) is apparently
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    • 150 9 Reuter FEDERAL Reserve Board member Henry Wallich said he would expect some easing of US interest rates if inflation can be brought under control. If inflation is brought under control, long term interest rates will respond, Mr Wallich told the Senate Banking Committee. He would
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    • 243 9 INVITATIONAL telexes to subscribe to the Asian dollar market's 13th floating rate negotiable certificates of deposit (FRCD) issue were sent out last night by managers Morgan Guaranty Pacific. On offer is the Singapore branch of Mitsubishi Bank's US$3O million issue which is for three years and
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    • 92 9 Reuter DEUTSCHE Bank AG and Dresdner Bank AG said they will raise savings deposit rates with effect from Aug 6 by 0.5 per cent, bringing the rate for withdrawal on demand accounts up to 3.5 per cent. On July 13 the Bundesbank raised
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    • 42 9 THE US Treasury said its auction of US$3 billion in two-year notes resulted in an average effective yield of 9.41 per cent. The Treasury set the coupon on the notes at 9'h per cent, making an average price of 99.938.
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    • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
      • 507 9 THE US dollar saw strong support from the central banks of Germany and Switzerland yesterday. As a result, it closed firmer against major currencies. As the US dollar strengthened, sterling slipped and closed easier against the dollar. Trading in the US dollar against the yen was steady in
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      • 22 9 THE average rate at j which Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their brat customers is 8.25 per cent.
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      • 218 9 THE US dollar yesterday traded mixed against the major currencies, firming against the deutschemark, Swiss franc and the yen and easing against sterling in thin, quiet trading, dealers said. Trading continued quiet throughout the day with most operators holding off ahead of President Carter's speech tonight in the US
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      • 198 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on July 25: 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months US Dollart(Spot) Offer h,d 10 15/16 10 13/16 10'; 10'. 10. 10'. 111/16 1015/16 11'. 11 10 15/16 10 13/16 10 10 1
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      • 51 9 RANGE of prices offered by discount houses on July 25: Overnight 4*»'V Call deposits 4 ClOMBf Buyiaf Selling 3 month Treasury bills 4 11/16 4 9/16 3 month Bank bills 711/16 7 9/16 3 month CD 7 5/16 7 3/16 6 month CD 7'j 7-'. Source: National Discount Co
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      • 136 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed firmer at 214.75 yen, compared with a 214.00 opening and 213.95 at Tuesday's close. Trading was moderate with the volume at US$694 million. After opening at the day's low, the dollar rose slowly a high of 214.80 yen shortly before the
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      • 32 9 Closing Interbank rates for Singapore dollars on July 25: Offer Bid Overnight 5 4 '< 1 month 71/16 615/ 16 2 months 7 3/16 7'» 3 months 7 73/16 Overnight mode
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      • 337 9 GOLD futures futures in Singapor yesterday closed generally easier compared with overnight levels in moderately active trading, dealers said. Opening quotations were marked down marginally on some profit-taking and eased a further US$2 in subsequent trading in line with easier Hongkong and London gold prices, they said. Turnover fell
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      • 232 9 STERLING maintained Tuesday's gains against the dollar in a quiet opening in London yesterday although the US unit finned slightly against other major European currencies. The pound opened at U552.3233 '43 after Tuesday's 2.35 cent gain had taken it to a four-year high of $2.3250 65 at the close,
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      • 48 9 OPENING quotes on July 25: US 1 8095 05 Stg 4.201 06 Can 1.5533 47 Ofl 90 98 91 07 Sfr 110.67 80 Lit 2 222 226 Ffr 42 90 95 Nkr 36.09 13 Bfr con 6.265 72 Bfr fin 5 991 999 Yen 0 8411 23
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      • 75 9 QUOTES on Australia NZ exchanges on July 25: US dollar 1 1395 1.1347 Sterling 0 4913 0 4850 Ninety-day air mail buying rates: Sterling 0 5125 US dollars 1 1780 Ninety-day forward buying rates: Sterling 0 4951 US dollars 1 1413 New Zealand Reserve bank midrate,: US dollars *****
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      • 53 9 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has invited banks and discount houses to tender for the following: $45 million 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from July 30 to Aug 3. $25 million 182-day Treasury bills to be issued" on July 30. Each tender must not be for
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 36 9 [90% findncing.4-year repayment. 7% flat p.a. If you're looking for a car, only DDS FINANCE offers you such flexible terms Call us today. DBS FINANCE LTD. DBS Building, 6 Shenton Way, Singapore 1. Tel. 2201) 11
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  • DEALS DONE ON THE SES AND KLSE
    • 1144 10 810 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 deal
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    • 193 10 4 1/2% 1/8/80 (250.000) (99.508 *****) 4 3/4* 1 ft/9/80 (250.000) (90.658 99.758) ft 3/4* 1/8/78-80 (250.000) (100 758 *****S) ft 1/2* 1/ft/79-81 (250.000) (*****8 100 455) ft 3/4* 1/9/79-81 (250.000) (100 58S) ft 1/4* 1/3/81 (250,000) (100.108 100.206) ft* 15/4/81 (250.000) (90 058 99 758) ft* T
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    • 92 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. ■aw Par (Sept $1.20) (0.268 O.MS). 8«b Shipyard (Sept $1 40) (0.26S 0.345). Ome
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  • 160 10 S pore Growth Fund 108 l.U 8INGAP0U UNIT 1KI HT INCOME BOND UNIT (Mi—iwi' pi km ikrJUM) (Carrot pr Income Bond lew) 1.U The Commerce The Saving Fund 2 02 MM 2.14 1.41 1.1C S pore Prog Fund 0M 0» S pore Sec. Fund 1.7$ 1JT KARA BI
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  • 2571 10 Gr's Cr'» Net 1979 Company Last Div Div Y'ld P/E Vol Day High Low Sale or- C*vr COOO) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 261 207 Acma 226 unch 15.0 2.2 66 115 1 226 226 190' 123* Alcorn 173 10.0 15 5.7 23.0 142 110 Allied
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  • 1404 10 BID And odcr price* officially bated and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of sham traded shown in brackets in lots at 1.000 units unless otherwise specified INDUSTRIALS Afaiwili (2 638) Aksa (1758 I BS) Ales BaM (1325) cd
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  • 186 10 Fraaer A Neave Ltd: AGM to be held at the OCBC Centre, Chulia Street, Singapore, at 12 noon on July 26. This will be followed immediately by an EOGM. Tea Hlap 8eaf Ltd: EOGM to be held at Uth Floor, Shing Kwan House, Shentqp Way, Singapore at 12
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  • 618 10 LACK ef buying interest euied Ml and slightly easier market at the Btoek Exchange ef Singapere (SES) yesterday. Turnover was considerably reduced as speculators, tee, were, by ami large, aea-eemmltal partly dae ta the lack d raage. Their absence was particularly evident on the hig
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  • 633 10 PRICES were dealt to a slightly easier close in another extremely dull trading session on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Most counters were marking time as investors withdrew their support, and among the more popular issues, business was markedly reduced. A dealer
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 233 11 MALAYSIA Building Society (MBS) has reported significantly higher earnings at mid-term following an increase in the value of loans given out. The company, which is mainly engaged in providing housing loans, showed a 25.8 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to M 58.66
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    • 464 11  -  By P. GUNASEGARAM BOUSTEADCO Singapore's recent acquisitions including interests in commodity broking and shipping are expected to provide the main boost to profit growth in the current year. A satisfactory start to the year had been made, chairman A. Charton said in his annual
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    • 125 11 SHELL Refinery has fulfilled its objective of bumiputra participation in its former chemicals subsidiary, Tiram Kimia, with the latest acquisition of a 10 per cent stake by Aman Nominees, a Komplek Kewangan subsidiary. This adds up to 30 per cent bumiputra interest in Tiram Kimia, the
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    • 458 11 REFLECTING substantially higher earnings from its Malaysian plantations, pretax profit of Yule Catto Company soared 92 per cent to £1.31 million for the six months to April 28. 1979. Turnover of the group, whose main interests are rubber and oil palm cultivation.
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    • 317 11 Current Es Books Date Total for Total for Payment Date Close Payable the year Previous year FAN 18% Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 27 26% 22% D Baby 10% Jun 19 Jun 29 Jul 26 10% 7.5% PMC 5%<n) Jun 28 Jul 10 Jul 26 10% 15% Grand
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    • 106 11 Company Ex Date Books Close Yeo Hiap Seng Bonus Issue of 1 for 3 Rights Issue of 1 for 3 Of $2.25 per share Jul 24 Jul 31 Spore Glass Bonus Issue of 1 for 5 Jul 26 Aug 2 B Semb Bonus Issue of 3 for 1
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    • 342 11 THE IMPROVEMENT in the property and stock markets last year enabled Malayan Credit to break away from the profit doldrums it experienced in the two preceding financial years. For the year ended March 31, 1979, group pre-tax profit climbed to $4.29 million from a
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    • 397 11 THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has queried SYNTHETIC RESINS on its recent purchase of freehold land and buildings in Tampoi, Johore, from its associate Synthetic Fabrics. The KLSE wants to know the basis on which the consideration of |1 million was arrived at, and a copy of the
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    • 385 11 HOCK LOCK SIEW THE Hong Leong Finance rights issue has sparked interest in a number of banking stocks for exactly the same reason. Financial institutions have to fulfil certain regulatory requirements which cause them, from time to time, to keep on expanding their capital
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    • 41 11 announced group pre-tax, profit of $408,193 for the six months ended June 30, 1979 compared with $54,779 previously. After minority interest, profit was $278,914 against $174,030, the latter figure including share of profit from associated company of $119,252 (nil).
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    • 35 11 reported group pre-tax profit for the year ended Mar 31, 1979 of M 5537,000 as against $232,000 the year before. Pre-tax loss at the company level was $73,000 against $112,000 previously.
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    • 60 11 announced group pre-tax profit of $5.21 million ($4.88 million) on turnover of $43.96 million ($47.31 million Mor the year ended March 31, 1979. The result excludes an extraordinary gain of $2.43 million (loss $200,000 previously) The company has declared a dividend of 10 per cent (previously 10 per
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  • 388 12  -  By CHOO AI LENG THE Singapore Industrial Labour Organisation (SILO) and seven General Electric (USA) companies have reached collective agreements in which all the 12,500 bargainable employees will receive wage increases of a minimum of 540.1 l per month and a maximum of
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  • 758 12 LONDON. Wed.— Prices closed quietly lower on the expectation that interest rates could stay at present high levels for some time, dealers said. At 3 p.m.. the FT index was down 3.4 at 463 6 Government bonds closed up to 5 8 point lower on profittaking after Tuesday's
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  • 212 12 TWO major projects of the 1980s the $2 billion petrochemical complex and a proposed coal power station will take shape on the two southern islands of Pulau Ayer Merbau and Pulau Seraya (shown above). Development work on both islands, lying southwest of Singapore, has been
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  • 304 12 PRIME Minister Lee Kuan Yew has sent his condolences to Mrs Jean Thomson, widow of the late Prof G G Thomson who died of a stroke on Sunday night. Mr Lee, in his message, said Prof Thomson had contributed to educating members of the civil service during the
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  • 155 12 J WALTER Thompson, the world's largest international advertising agency, has set up a full service office in Singapore. The office will assume certain responsibilities connected with clients of PTM Thompson Advertising in Singapore, a joint venture between J Walter Thompson and PTM Sdn Bhd
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  • 141 12 THE Malaysian government and oil companies are working on a new price for diesel which will apply to both general consumers and industrial users. However, Malaysian Deputy Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Lew Sip Hon said the government would continue to subsidise the new price to
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  • 233 12 BEN AND CO, subsidiary of Staits Steamship, is on the threshold of making significant changes in its financial and organisational structure, aimed at rejuvenating its ailing financial position to profitability. In a press conference, newly appointed managing director, Mr David Boyd said the company
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  • 286 12  -  By WANG LOOK KEAH NEGOTIATIONS on air services between Singapore and Kenya can only be Hfeld after the middle of next year, due to heavy committments undertaken by the African country In a reply to Singapore's invitation for an air agreement, Kenya said air
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  • 268 12 A CODE of ethics governing the sales promotion of infant formula products has been drawn up for the infant food industry and its advertising agencies. Effective on August 1, the code is based on principles subscribed to by the International Council of Infant Food Industries (ICIFI),
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
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    • 456 12 Business Times' National Day Feature: The New Industrial Society This year's National Day feature will carry a thought-provoking and possibly controversial theme: the New Society that is being built on the industrial base now being constructed. What will the impact of the latest NWC recommendations and new emphasis on high
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 62 12 W EATeH ERI Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Scattered showers. Report for 24 boors prior to 7.31 p.m. on July 25 at the airport. Maximum temperature 30.4 Associated humidity 72 Minimum temperature 25.4 Associated humidity 90 Hours of sunshine 2.95 Rainfall in millimetres Trace Total
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • PORTSIDES
      • 114 13 AP ANOTHER cargo tank on the stricken supertanker Atlantic Empress exploded on Tuesday, spreading a five-day-old fire and worsening the spillage of crude oil, sources said. The Empress collided with the supertanker Aegean Captain last Thursday about 20 miles of the coast of Tobago. Both ships burst
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      • 86 13 AFP THE shipping management of Globtik group is to return to London at the beginning of next month after a two-year stay in new york. The Indian shipowner left London in 1977 due to disenchantment with the government's tax policies and interference. Mr Ravi Tikkoo, chairman of
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      • 58 13 AFP FOR the first time in its hundred year history, the Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine is to open its doors to women, university authorities said yesterday. The world of commercial shipping has always been a traditional male stronghold and this will be the first time a Japanese
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    • 560 13  -  By GOH ENG KEE FIVE Singapore shipping companies have formed a new container consortium to operate a regular weekly container feeder service between Singapore and Indonesia. Initially, Uni-Ocean Containers will offer a weekly sailing between the Republic and Tanjong Priok, which will be inaugurated by its
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    • 173 13 UPI BUSINESS remained primarily western based bat that Meter Itaeif experienced siaggish conditions aad weakening rates. Major Indication of quiet fixing 1 rate levels was a drop of more than one dollar in tke US Golf/Holland grain payment So boa ten, for Instance, were saM to have
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    • 628 13 AFP FREIGHT rates started their seasonal decline last week, despite renewed interest from Soviet charterers. Markets generally were short of grain inquiry, while tonnage supplies appeared more than adequate. North Atlantic trades were particularly soft, but in contrast rates were well maintained out of North
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    • 2275 17 BCHEMHE A guide to ships loading at Singapore for Ports around the World 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 Port of
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    • 500 17 Sktpptag Um ACS Afea Alpac Angkutan Angonave ANL APL Arya Nat ASCL Aust.Cont Bank Banner BBS Ben Asia Ben Ben Ocean Blue Funnel CAVN C.C.C. Celtic Ceylon China Ocean China Nav. Cideco CMCR CNAN Country DSR-Lines Dong Sue P*g* n IV IV V V i ra n ra IV
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    • 966 18 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL NB. (1) 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 the
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    • 525 18 A SUGGESTION to take steps to ensure own flagcarrying ships within the framework of international treaties, trade agreements and the UN Liner Code has been recommended by the Indian National Shipowners Association (Insa) in a memorandum submitted to the chairman of the highlevel
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    • 137 18 MODEL boat builder Alf Hursey, 62, uses matches to build his models mainly famous sailing ships of the past. Mr Hursey, who lives, in Hobart, spends many hours painstakingly gluing matches together to make the scale models His latest effort is the James Craig, a 19th Century
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    • 1135 18 ORIENT EXCHANGE MARKET THE FREIGHT, sale and purchase, and scrap markets are very' active. Some freight rates are increasing faster than bunker increases. Bunker fuel is difficult to obtain even for large volume purchasers. A few Asian owners have been expanding their fleets during recent weeks.
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      461 18 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Emerald (0530, hauls 57m east after Torben Maersk sails) 35 36 Emma Bakke (0600, hauls 44m east after Emerald sails) 33/34 Gamzat Tsadasa (after Sibonga) 44 Golden Season (0600, after Able Reefer) 23 Kawana (ro/ro) (1700, after White Coral) 45 Louis Lykes
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    • 705 18 Seatrade SOME ALTERNATIVE to the "blue ticket clause", which guarantees that a ship will not be harassed by the International Transportworkers Federation (ITF) or any of its 380 affiliated unions spread through 85 countries, should be considered. This was stated by Sir Frederic Bolton, president
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 245 13 EURO ASIA CHARTERING CORPN 'PTE' LTD Sutte 807 Bth Floor. Ocean Building Singapore 0104 Cable iurofracht Tel«» HS ***** A B Eurofra Telephones *****0 <sp> JAR DIM AMAH t 1 Orient Overseas ConlcjMeA Line FULLY CONTAiCRISED SERVICE TO EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) [~S f»re P Keixtf 1 LeHa»re *'dam M'b«t Antwerp
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    • 239 13 591§ SEALORD ANTAH A UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG) All vessels ***** DWT, 105 TON H L Derrick 288 TEU Capacity. Long Length Capability ■ARABIAN GULF WEEKLY SERVICE essei S pore Loading for Dammam '26 8). Dubai <29 8) Kuwait <31 8) Kuwait. Dammam Doha. Bahrain Dubai Mina Qaboos.
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    • 306 13 NOL NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICES: FAR-EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EURO* (WA SUEZ): S pee P Aeiang C CONTMKR N COAAI C PAUL JACEJM *1 PtAJtl C TOTE JACfWON R W F stoat 77 Aug 77 M 7« Aug 79 Aug 31 Aug t Sept 5 Sept
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    • 586 13 SHOFUKU LINK Full Container Service Straits Taiwan Japan See Page IV Column 3 for Sailings S PORE AGENT SHOFUKU AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD 7CTH FLOOR OCEAN BUILDING. SINGAPORE 1 MARKETING *****2 <3 LINES) GENERAL *****1 (14 LINES! TELEX RS ***** RS ***** A B CARSHIP CABLE "SMOLINE" A MALAYSIA AGENT
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 758 14 Hapag-L FULLY CONTAMERISED TO EUROPE Hamtowt Eiprns In Port 27/1 17/8 19/8 20'8 22/8 Bremen Eipress 3,8 20/8 22/8 23/8 25/8 B«na»on 4/8 5/8 24 8 26/8 27/8 29/8 Tokyo Bay 12/8 13/8 3/9 5/9 6/9 8/9 Cardan Bay 21 8 22/8 U/9 13/9 14/9 16/9 Into Eipress ?8 8
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    • 331 14 8.5 borber blue sea From: US ATI ANTIC US GULF t EAST CANADA Barter ferww B»t« .i:<: MH ISWlff.l I Los wjflfi Crototal St Mm W PMadefcta Batttnore m Near Orleans u 3 la.rnrtiA JTi WW* Vancouver BC Los tafeto San Francisco fel/tC: t iP«tSS ABAplA* AS: PAHA* PQATS I
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    • 698 14 EVERGREEN LINE f FAR EAST/EUROPE EXPRESS FULL CONTAINER SERVICE ACCEPTING CARGO FOR HAMBURG. FELIXSTOWE. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP, LE HAVRE ALSO ACCEPTMG CARGO FOR: UNITED KMGOOM SOUTHAMPTON LONDON, MANCHESTER. BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL. LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW. LEEDS WEST GERMANY BtfMtRHAVEN HOLLAND AMSTERDAM S'pn Hjntovt Fofailovt Rottordjrn Antwerp It None (Mr Hyttm Ami 25 A* 27A*
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    • 870 14 I Everett Linesll m Burma Five Star Shipping Corpn. "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE" LOADING FOR RANGOON B r 5 5 C Agents r» Moloysia TEPS MALAYSIA Port Kelong Tel <38>-7355 Penong Tel *****/***** ijt P Compania Argentina De [T Navegacion Intercontinental S. A. C.I. F. "ARGENTINE NATIONAL LINE" LOADING FOR DURBAN.
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    • 594 14 r mo.s.E. OCEAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES PTE LTD RM 2102 2103 21ST FLOOR MARINA HOUSE SHENTON WAV MISTRI ROAD SINGAPORE 2 TEL *****44 7& *****70 131 SANKYO LINE AUSTRALIA SERVICE VUE RIVER.. YUE MAN ma r prmci P Keiang 27/29 Mr bl Port 15/17 Aug Singapore In Port 29/30 July 11/19
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 882 15 Overseas I I Containers Vmm Limited Weekly service to/from UK/Europe To UK/Continent Hjmbwf tipresi 26 M 27 M Bremen Eipress 3 ftuj Tokyo Bar Cardgan Bat Tata Eipress Bin Mini Kiufi Mara Osaka Bit 4 *«C S»* 12 Aug 14 Aug 22 Aug 23 A«| n hut 29 Aug 3
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    • 1092 15 GRANARD LINE RELIABLE t DEPENDABLE NON-CONFERENCE EXPRESS SERVICE NEST BOUND-FAR EAST/MEDITERRANEAN Sport f KHane Pen** M.V. MM CtCONC V.29W- 17 Auf M.V MAN TAT V 311 V S*p *11 VESSELS ACCEPT* CONTWO CMSO P Sad Aleiandria Beirut Uttrtu Pirtaus P Said Aleiandria B*irut Lattakia Pireaus EAST BOUND-MEDITERRANEAN/ FAR EAST HV
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    • 674 15 PTr BEN LINE CONTAINERS 1 EXPRESS COffT MO SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE to aim Hjnbu't f ipress Bremen Eipress Benavon Tokyo Bay Canaan Bay Tot 10 Eipress Rhine Maru Kasu|i Maru Osaka Bay My* Bay Card** Bay Tatoo Eipresi Mm Mm Osaka Bay H BURG B'HAVIN ROAM HAVRE JOTON Germany/Austria Benetai
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    • 380 15 Scan Dutch 9 li *11 'iL*i7j t »ji"j :«i 11 EASTBOUND FROM MED/UK/NC/SCANDINAVIA I) C'kar| 2) Hbw| I) lm 4) Rdam 5) KM t) Mutes 4/1 l/« U/l l/l U/l 15/1 »/i mi 1) Mm. SMMh o*. NM 2) Aartaa 3) Br mm 4) Mm|. Amsterdam IK Barceteru Caaoa. Bade
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    • 670 15 r BOUSTEAD Agencies THE BANK LINE LTD. LOADS FOR E. I S. AFRICA FMCMNEN (Reunion Maiunga Ou'tun Clown Pf f Idn) Spore 28 31 Aug P Hdjnj 1/2 Sep ««rntw wacopouos (Reunion Durban Cto»n Pt Elu. E London) S pore *7/30 Sep P Mang 1/7 Oct LYKES ORIENT LINE U.S.
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    • 1033 16 I K line SS BRIDGE ?2W C CONTAINER 2W N CORAL UW C PAW 17W K lACE UN 1W TO EUROPE P Keiang I Havre R dam 1 Aug 17 Aug 22 Aug 5 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 13 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 18 Aug 3 Sept 4
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    • 933 16 U.S.A./EAST CANADA SERVICE Betaean P Singapore E.C./GREAT LAKES SERVICE LOAONC FOB WW TOM. NORFOLK. MONTHU.. TOMMIO. ASHTABUU Pnvmg Betaaan P Kelang Singapo<t VBIOIA TET <C* Oacaga) 13/15 A* 10/12 Aag 7/9 A* WH*A DHAAMA" M/ 31 Aag 20/29% 25/27 tog CALIFORNIA/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE loadng far: lOS ANGFLES SAN FHANCBCO,
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    • 525 16 [i r~ o .A(iroiip SINGAPORE SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD 20TM FLOOR OCEAN BunD'NG SINGAPORE MARKETING 91H22 13 LINES) GENERAL 91 Jl 11 I' 4 UNESI TELE* BS 2459S RS ***** A B CARSMiP CABLE CARGOSHiP jr. SINGAPORE ISL.4\DS USE jriMAlßUli iiL J ■W1 IUU.k MIPDI t EAST RK.LLAR USER A
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    • 764 16 MJOfsj© S .IHAt YSIAN INTf P\A TlOhiAL SHIPPING CORPORATION B CPU AO EXPRESS FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO/FROM MED/UK/CONTINENT/SCANDINAVIA WEST BOM* Feeder *P Kelang Vessel Sport I) Msedles Rdam 3) HDurg 4) GOurg 1) Barcelona Genoa Amsterdam Antwerp I Hawe. Bilbao Basle UK. 3) Bremen Bremenhaven Aarhus Copenhagen Helsinki 4) Mil
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    • 814 16 f INTRASEA (PTE) LTD. Faber House. 234E Orchard Road Singapore 9 Telephone *****11/*****57 REGULAR INDEPENDENT SEMI/FULL CONTAINER SERVICE TO EUROPE S pore P KeUng Penang Loadng tor: EVMAR NB4 5 30 M 27 M Boulognc/R d«n Avon (UK) NORASIA WB4B ?5 Aug 23 Auj Avon (UK), Boulogne Antwerp Agents: Sngapore
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    • 340 17 CELTIC BULK CARRIERS Reordon Sm.th 1 .nr- I• )r-H |~s h \h (1 -.y 1t 1 Regular Bulk Service For Timber Plywood inwji Agents Marathon Umted Agency Pie Ltd Spore Tel: *****66 3 ines) Skb IWnl Shvpnt Sermces Sdn BhO K L IH 4WS7O P Ketang Id 3M103 CIDECO PTE
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    • 210 17 LIAN SOCN SHIPPING TRADING CO (PTE) LTD >10: I'IK HOO» C" BUllOi*& t »OBi*SO» *o*o V»C»»0«! 1 m yToom ii t'ws» c*»u ummm*o GBN FAR EAST WEST AFRICA SERVICES FCI LCL BREAK BULK SERVICE VESSEL Sport Lagos Tema Aian HERCHNAE 30/ 1 Aug 26 Aug 31 fai| 3 Sep TBH
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