The Business Times, 27 October 1979
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Title Section10 1979-10-27 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.<P) No. 148/1/79 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27,1179 50 CENTS10 words
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BRIEFLY...
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Article65 1979-10-27 1 UPI NEW YORK, Fri. Edward Kennedy legally became a candidate (or president Friday by accepting thousands of dollars in contributions and pledges for his campaign against President Carter. Under the election law, a candidate who accepts contributions is legally a candidate unless he returns the money. The SenatorUPI - 65 words
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Article61 1979-10-27 1 AP NEW YORK, Fri. Citibank, the nation's second-largest bank, today raised its prime lending rate to a record 15 1/4 per cent. The bank leaped past other major banks, which earlier in the week raised their rates to 15 per cent from 14 1/2 per cent. Citibank, whichAP - 61 words
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Article52 1979-10-27 1 AFP BANGKOK, Fri. Thai Premier Kriangsak Chomanan today reiterated that he still planned to visit Hanoi according to an invitation from Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong. "We are still friends", the Thai leader affirmed.. Thailand and Vietnam "can co-exist" even though they might have differences of opinions, heAFP - 52 words
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Article72 1979-10-27 1 Reuter MANILA, Fri. New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Brian Talboys today supported "in principle" Thailand's proposal to station a UN fact-finding team along the Thai-Kampuchean border. Speaking at a press conference shortly after his arrival from Indonesia, Mr Talboys said that the only way to a peaceful solutionReuter - 72 words
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Article51 1979-10-27 1 AFP CANBERRA, Fri A preference quota arrangement for developing countries involving a 10 per cent margin of preference will apply to items of furniture entering Australia This was announced today by the Australian government' following recommendations by the Industries Assistance Commission to protect local Australian production of furniture.AFP - 51 words
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Article47 1979-10-27 1 AP LONDON, Fri. Field-Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, who led the British campaign to crush a communist insurgency in Malaya in the *****, died Thursday night at his London home after a short illness, the British Ministry of Defence announced Friday. He was 81. APAP - 47 words
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Article83 1979-10-27 1 UPI NEW YORK, Fri.— Stocks moved broadly higher early today in the wake of a decline in the nation's money supply. Trading was fairly active. The Dow Jones industrial average, a 2.90-point loser yesterday was ahead 4.10 points to 809.55. From Oct 5 through yesterday the Dow hadUPI - 83 words
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Article144 1979-10-27 1 Rises Spore Glaaa 220 4 Semb Shipyard 193 4 Spore Laid 190 +3 Aoktn 470 +2 High Low 430 +2 Sin Chew 386 2 K L Kepoag 340 +2 Hume M 282 +2 Cold Storage 232 2 F E Levingstoa 228 +2 Robinaoa 224 +2 C K144 words
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Article, Illustration152 1979-10-27 1 Rises Sg. Besri 980 10 S. Trading 706 +05 Falls S. Mai Tin (M) 1650 -50 E and A I 260 -13 N. Iron 570 -10 Minsec 675 -10 Petaling 1040 -10 Kamunting 302 -08 Austral E 378 -08 Fancy-Tile 145 -07 Hume(FE) 209 -07 Kg. Lanjut 302152 words
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Article692 1979-10-27 1 RONNIE LIM - REFORMER FURNACES ORDER By RONNIE LIM A SINGAPORE fabrication company has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract to supply prefabricated steelwork for five steam reformer furnaces to be installed in China. The equipment is to be used in three refinery/ petrochemical complexes in China. This is692 words
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Article280 1979-10-27 1 THE US Treasury yesterday sprang a surprise on gold investors by announcing it would auction soon a massive 1.25 million ounces of gold and the news sent the metal price plunging on all markets. The auction is set for Nov 1 and is the first since j280 words
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487 1979-10-27 1 A SPECIAL committee has been formed to study the needs of electronics companies in upgrading their manufacturing processes and try to obtain financial assistance from the Skills Development Fund. The committee is made up of representatives from the Association oI Electronic Industries in Singapore487 words
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Article232 1979-10-27 1 Reuter. THAILAND has reached agreement to sell Singapore 18,000 tonnes of rice (or November/January delivery on a government-to-goverament basis. Mr Danai Tulalampha, deputy director-general of the Thai Foreign Trade Department said in Bangkok that the rice consists of 15,000 tonnes of 100 per cent white rice secondReuter. - 232 words
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258 1979-10-27 1 INCHCAPE MhrnU BMM Aum k Hi IwMklai nktUUry, Jsim| Alleys Pie to Mm Perry Ltd, aa AmMm eempaay, tor a eaah mbsMerattoa ef $SMN. Ills towers Itktpe'i Alleys treat n per eeat to M per cent, thas mattag The ether M per eeat to258 words
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484 1979-10-27 1 WANG LOOK KEAH - BY WANG LOOK KEAH SINGAPORE Airlines indicated in a statement yesterday that the agreement reached between Asean and Australia on Thursday over Asean participation in the cheap fare scheme is not the end of the issue. It is chapter one of the484 words
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Advertisement274 1979-10-27 1 Profits Now in Positive Investment Growth Resurgence that it Booting tho Pessimists While U.S. recession dominates thinking in conventional investment circles, there are pro-ductivity-Oriented recommendations of the Capital Cains Research organization that have climbed to as high as seven times levels where first buying advice was issued. After a tvoical274 words
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Advertisement13 1979-10-27 1 +;;~^_$@)%~~]{)`"%\[|%/?_-<="<( DAVTOOPT lavttot a opi MADZAS may be i ym to have LEISURE TIMES13 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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Article471 1979-10-27 2 COURSES AND TALKS Oct 29: Public Relations as a Management Function, Waterloo Street Centre, University of Singapore Oct 29: Public Relations for Secretaries and Receptionists, Waterloo Street Centre, University of Singapore Oct 29-30: Marketing Strategy Profitability, Hyatt Hotel, Price Waterhouse Oct 29-Nov 9: Gear Manufacturing Techniques, NPB Town471 words
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Article, Illustration492 1979-10-27 2 WANG LOOK KEAH - By WANG LOOK KEAH A RESTRUCTURE of Singapore's farming sector is vital for maintaining the high level of productivity in livestock rearing. This point was made by Minister for National Development Teh Cheang Wan at the opening of the annual conference of the492 words
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339 1979-10-27 2 SINGAPORE m ku what Is believed to he the Island's first cigar shep, with the speatag d the Davldeff Cigar ftoatiqae at the Hlltoa Hatol yesterday# The qui behind the prattgeeas Davldeff cigars, Mr flae Davldeff himself, was ■reseat at the effidal •peatag.339 words
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268 1979-10-27 2 A JAPANESE enamelled sink manufacturer will start exporting to Singapore soon. It is believed that this will be the first thrust into the local market by a Japanese manufacturer. The company, Takara Standard Company, will initiallly sell finished sinks in Singapore. Later,268 words
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220 1979-10-27 2 ACIMGA the Italian Association of Printing and Paper Converting Machinery Manufacturers will be taking part in the Printpack-Asia 79 exhibition to be held at the World Trade Centre next month. Its participation will help to furnish more technical and commercial information of220 words
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Advertisement334 1979-10-27 2 Lmier Pmgt i SUBSCRIBE TO SllieftPOßE BUSINESS TODAY Singapore Business, of course, is a magazine you know. It's a must reading for politicians and a mine of information for business and professional people. Students too find Singapore Business an invaluable wealth of information. In fact, anyone who has any interest334 words
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REGIONAL
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THE REGION IN BRIEF
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Article542 1979-10-27 3 Agencies THE sharp increase in clothing and vegetable prices in September pushed the consumer price index in Japan 1.3 per cent over August and 1.3 per cent more than in the same month of last year. The Statistics Bureau of the Prime Minister's Office said yesterdayAgencies - 542 words
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Article268 1979-10-27 3 UPI NEGOTIATIONS between China and the United States on an aviation service agreement are still suspended, US diplomatic sources said in Beijing. They expressed the hope that working-level talks would resume shortly, possibly in Washington. Vice President Walter Mondale announced during his visit to BeijingUPI - 268 words
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309 1979-10-27 3 UPI THE Japanese manufacturer of Mazda cars, Toyo Kogyo, is nearing agreement to use Ford Motors' sales network in South-east Asia and Australia to sell its car, Tokyo newspapers reported yesterday. Toyo Kogyo will also supply automatic transaxles to Ford Motor, the newspapersUPI - 309 words
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221 1979-10-27 3 Reuter PRESIDENT Marcos intends to hold elections for the regular National Assembly not later than May 1984, the presidential palace said. He made the announcement to a caucus of his New Society Movement (KBL1), which holds all but 14 of theReuter - 221 words
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381 1979-10-27 3 INDONESIA is experiencing an upsurge in oil exploration and development that could boost the country's crude production to more than two million barrels daily by the mid-***** from the present level of 1.6 million, director general for Oil and Natural Gas Wijarso said. He381 words
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322 1979-10-27 3 UPI THE spectacular growth of Japan's electronics industry owes much to government consistency but has been hurt by a lack of the same virtue in Washington, the head of the Sony Corp said Thursday. Mr Akio Morita, Sony chairman, told foreign correspondents that ratherUPI - 322 words
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Article64 1979-10-27 3 AP A JAPANESE official said yesterday that US demands that Tokyo stop providing loans to China with strings attached are "illogical." A Ministry of International Trade and Industry spokesman said US officials, apparently concerned that Japan will monopolise the growing Chinese market, asked Japan to "untie" its loansAP - 64 words
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418 1979-10-27 3 AP PRESSURE is mounting inside Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) (or Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira to resign from his party and government posts to atone (or a parliamentary election setback earlier this month. Mr Yasuhiro Nakasone, leader of an important party faction, onAP - 418 words
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Article226 1979-10-27 3 Reuter. JAPAN'S industrial production index (ell 0.7 per cent in September to a preliminary 134.3 (base 1975), seasonally adjusted, from an upwards revised 135.3 in August, when it rose 0.9 per cent from July, the International Trade and Industry Ministry said. The year-on-year gain (or unadjusted SeptemberReuter. - 226 words
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Article, Illustration513 1979-10-27 3 Reuter THAI Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan yesterday called for a United Nations fact-finding team to be posted along Thailand's eastern frontier "to monitor the real situation on the Kampuchean border". The Prime Minister, who on Thursday cut short a tour ofReuter; UPI photo. - 513 words
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234 1979-10-27 3 AP PRESIDENT Marcos said he has tti—i Us Foreign Ministry to alert nsncommaalst Soeth-east Ariaa countries sa the psarihOtty "at Immndiitr aettoa" to aid Thailand If the sHaattoa on the Thal-Kampaehenn "I have directed the Ministry sf Foreign Affairs to get Immridistety InAP - 234 words
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Advertisement36 1979-10-27 3 Looking for EXECUTIVES PROFESSIONALS? CD Reach them through the appointments page of Sunday Nation reaches 60% of the English literate executives and professionals in Singapore. For more details please call Francis Ng at 284-8844 Ext. 335.36 words
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Advertisement70 1979-10-27 3 h i OVER 300 ITEMS ON DISPLAY Place: Ballroom 2 Conventional Lobby, 2nd Floor, Singapore Hilton Hotel. Date: 28th 31 st October 1979 Time: 10 a.m. 8 p.m. ©SEJONG PTE. LTD. Shop: F2,1 st Floor, Singapore Hilton Hotel Orchard Road, Singapore Tel: *****12 Office: 908,9 th Floor, Shenton House Shenton70 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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274 1979-10-27 4 SEE-SAW and active conditions marked the week's trading which saw good turnover and a net gain of 2 cents on the week, says EMMay, Caller, Bath Campaay in its review for week ended Oct 25. The reduction in Malaysian rubber duties, some274 words
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Article245 1979-10-27 4 Reuter THE THAI Cabinet has approved the allocation of 640,000 tonnes of rice for export during the last quarter of the current calendar year, government spokesman Staporn Kawitanond said in Bangkok on Thursday. This will bring total rice to be exported during the current yearReuter - 245 words
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Article75 1979-10-27 4 THE STRAITS Urn price la Penig eased Ms 4 per pAeal to M$2,M2 yesterday, M$S2 aheve the latoraatfeaal Tla Agreement eeittag, dealers said. Despite the flrmaess sa the Lsadsa Metal Exehaage, valaes sassd marglaally sa addttlsaal sappttes ef tla eeaceatrates frsm mlaes. FsUsw-thrsagh Japaaese, US aad Iseal haylag75 words
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Article192 1979-10-27 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-godown) Cattsa yam: China Blue Phoenix 20b 2,310; 32» 2,080, 40b 3,045 (per bale of 400 lbs). Pise* pris: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly192 words
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Article59 1979-10-27 4 FUTURES closed 2Vt to 314 US cents a bushel lower in Chicago on Thursday. Traders said losses were tempered at the close when an exporter bought a large amount of the December. Futures found little commercial support during most of the session, traders noted. Declining Chicago Board of Trade59 words
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Article253 1979-10-27 4 THE SINGAPORE market closed slightly lower yesterday with November One RSS buyers quoted at 281.75 cents per kilo, down 1.25 cents from Thursday's close, dealers said. Morning prices were marked down about 0.25 cent on lower London advices. Afternoon prices fell further on lack of buying and speculative long253 words
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Article302 1979-10-27 4 R.A.S. prices In cents per kilo yesterday: Noon (per Uk» Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S prompt f.o.b. 281.00 2B.00S Int. 1 R.S.S. November 283.00 283.50 Int. 1 R.S.S December 287.50 281.00 Int. 2 R.S.S. 278.25 277.25N UK/Coot 275.25 276.25N Int. 3 R.S.S. 273.25 274.25 UK/Cont ***** 273.25N Int.302 words
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Article114 1979-10-27 4 NOON SSI BA8 i and SMR pncaa yaat ardajr Notm (Carraal n;«n C ibar Mlk) (Porwar! Bayara 8 bat IMtb) SSR 20 (1 too pdbt) MI 50 264.50N 264.00 266.00N SSRSO (l-toa pallat) 286 80 261 JON 281.00 263. OON MRKLB SMR CV (1 too pallet) 306.00114 words
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Article32 1979-10-27 4 Rubber: Oct 26 Singapore: November: 281.75 cents (down 1.25 cents) Malaysia: November 281.50 cents (down 1.25 cent) Tin: M 52,002 (down Ms 4) Official offering 172 tonnes (up 22Vi tonnes)32 words
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Article127 1979-10-27 4 THE SUGAR futures market yesterday remained quiet with no trades registered, dealers said. January closed at 13.92/96 US cents against Thursday's 12.96/98 close with distant October at 14.83 (buyer) against 14.32/34 cents. Cotton trading yesterday remained quiet and featureless, dealers said. December closed at 65.55/ 60 US cents127 words
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Article318 1979-10-27 4 SENTIMENT was mixed in quiet and featureless trading at the Sbigapore produce market yesterday. Deals were few and far between and mainly between local dealers. After the much depressed tone earlier in the week when prices were marked down to 8100 a pkml for coconut oil and 83.00318 words
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Article84 1979-10-27 4 FUTURES closed mostly higher in Chicago on Thursday, gaining up to three US cents a bushel while losing Vt cent in the nearby November contract. Prices held gains through most of the session due to slow country movement and only slight hedging pres- sure. Speculative buying was generated by84 words
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Article339 1979-10-27 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in SI per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent drat claaa (Kangaroo) new crop 1.01, 100 per cent aecood clas 0.83, 100 per cent third das 0 80, S per cent new crop no stock. B-10 per cent 0.70. THAI BROKEN: A-auper 0.05, Special339 words
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Article521 1979-10-27 4 COCOA: Futures yesterday morning recorded first call losses against New York of £10 to £5 but then eased further in heavy but cautious trading to new contract lows. Apart from stoploss selling, speculative operators and chartists continued to keep up the pressure after Thursday's substantial shakeout with sentiment521 words
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Article65 1979-10-27 4 Ci.F. North European ports, In US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated. LONDON: Thu Previous Malaysian 5% ffa bulk per toonc December 605alr 590*lr Sumatra 5% ffa bulk October November December January Feb/March unch eoopd 605/612pd 606/617.60pd 620pd 580»lr 590/S92.50pd 595/597.50pd 600pd Nigeria 5% ffa bulk *t( BOTFBtDAM:65 words
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ASIAN STOCK
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Article550 1979-10-27 4 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa RESPONDING to the news of an improved earnings outlook (or export-oriented companies and of the successful drilling off the Sakhalin Island, the market surged in yesterday morning, jumping 64.35 points at one stage. Main targets were electronics, car and camera issues asSource: DBS-Daiwa - 550 words
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Article157 1979-10-27 4 OCT li Bahta SB Am Fibre Wisr 14* 136 -5 •s IIS m w unci -4 Btnffcot Insurance Btnfkot Metro- Bangkok Nylon tu m -a Bank Of Ayudhaya 210 Ml m •u -4 Carpet Inter 97 -J Chanonc That ■Trr IX •4 Crown Seal Duiil Than! y-r g 133157 words
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Article79 1979-10-27 4 THE market closed mixed yesterday with oils posting small gains while commercials industrials and minings declined, dealers said. Turnover dropped to 184 million pesos from Thursday's 7JB million. OCT Poo* Acoj* Mlninf AUu Con. A AUu Coo. a Btfuto OoM Brncuet Coo mm am mm MM 0.0006 ♦0.1 uncb79 words
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Article316 1979-10-27 4 Source: SHK Sec THE market continued to show remarkable resilience yesterday despite unfavourable conditions worldwide and poor corporate results in the United States. The index gained 8 points by lunch time in very quiet trade. A last-minute flurry of buying was seen in shares such as Hutchison, HK LandSource: SHK Sec - 316 words
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Article313 1979-10-27 4 THE market closed mixed yesterday, dealers said. Among coal stocks, Coal and Allied rose 30 cents to 17.80, but Oak bridge lost 10 to $7.30 and White Industries 20 to $4.60, while Howard Smith gained 32 to $6.44. Takeover target BH South firmed five cents, while CRA lost two313 words
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Article54 1979-10-27 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Thursday >... 447.1 Wednesday 440.5 Week Ago 470.1 DOW JONK8 AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Thursday 806.46 Wednesday 806J6 Weekaco 830.12 H.K.HANG SENG T Friday ML 40 Thursday 664.75 WMkigo ***** SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Friday ***** Thursday 541.28 Week ago ***** ALL ORDINARIES F r^a y 665 66 Thursday54 words
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Advertisement521 1979-10-27 4 Successful Investing in Commodities SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24,1979 SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, SINGAPORE II This is a one-day conference designed for investors and experienced traders to help answer some of the important questions that should be considered such as: What pereeat What sert sf An yn Uktiy to wait to rattH j growth?521 words
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OVERSEAS
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452 1979-10-27 5 AFP UNITED States President Jimmy Carter threatened on Thursday to take retaliatory measures against oil companies if Congress does not adopt a heavy tax on the enormous profits that oil companies stand to make from the lifting of price controls on domestically-pro-duced oil. Mr Carter alsoAFP - 452 words
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Article, Illustration461 1979-10-27 5 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Azuma (IdOOafter Tong Jiang will haul 1100/28 th to G 42/43 to discharge cable O/S to Chosui Maru) 40/41 Bunga Seroja (1500 must sail not later than 1100/ 20th) 42/43 Chidambaram (Passenger) (0700 after Centaur) 1/2 Daiyu Maru (Tanker) (afte Komsomolets Nakhodi461 words
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126 1979-10-27 5 Reuter THE EEC Csmmissteu Is csatiaaiag Its Investigation late the flwthg «f statecsatrslled compute In the Continuity ud hspes to finalise it by the ead sf this year, a Csmmtsstoa spskesmaa said. Last Jaly the Csmmlsstoa started talks with aattonal gsverameats, tradeReuter - 126 words
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578 1979-10-27 5 INTERNATIONAL oil companies pumping oil from North Sea fields are expected to raise their prices above the U5523.50 (Ss49) a barrel ceiling set by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), the Financial Times newspaper reported yesterday. The respected business daily said the578 words
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Article267 1979-10-27 5 AP VARIED chartering on the London freight market on Thursday showed underlying firmness in the rate structure, with modest rate gains as opposed to spectacular advances prevalent. US Gulf and US North Pacific grain-fixing featured in the absence of Great Lakes grain business, and one or twoAP - 267 words
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266 1979-10-27 5 UNITED States officials have received intelligence suggesting that a low-yield nuclear explosion took place on Sep 22 near South Africa, the State Department said. But a department official said there has been no corroborating evidence. The State Department statement followed a report on American266 words
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Article215 1979-10-27 5 UPI REPRESENTATIVES of developing nations warned the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) on Thursday that any move on its part to force more competitive international air fares could force governments to step in to protect their airlines. The secretary general of the African Airlines Association, MrUPI - 215 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article392 1979-10-27 5 Agencies. PERU has sold 800,000 barrels of oil at the world record price of U5540.77 per barrel, the state oil company Petroperu said Thursday. A company spokesman said the oil was sold on the spot market at the beginning of this week. HENKY FM 11, ehnlrmnn sfAgencies. - 392 words
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281 1979-10-27 5 Reuter THE CURRENT disorderly oil price situation poses a major threat to international monetary stability, Morgan Guaranty Trust of New York said. Its World Financial Markets monthly review, noting that the average price of oil could reach US$25 a barrel by early nextReuter - 281 words
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Article631 1979-10-27 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From GIA GA944 1065 PKTJ GIA GA908 1100 MES SLA SQ240 1125 MES THAI TG423 1125 BKK PAL PR501 1135 MNL SIA SQ1 1155 SFO/HNL/HKG SIA SQ63 1155 MNL RBA BI423 1200 BWN GIA GA982 1230 HLP KLM KL837 1230 AMS/FRA631 words
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Advertisement223 1979-10-27 5 Monsanto MONSANTO, a major international company in the field of Chemicals Plastics, invites applications for the following position in its Agricultural Division located in Singapore. MARKET RESEARCH MANAGER The person we are seeking will play a vital role in the future market development plans of the Agricultural Division of Monsanto223 words
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Advertisement188 1979-10-27 5 NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY BOARD Executive Director The National Productivity Board, a statutory body vested with the responsibility of promoting productivity in the Republic is looking for an Executive Director to be its chief executive. The Executive Director, skilled in both policy initiation and administration, has to lead and motivate a team188 words
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Article426 1979-10-27 6 IT IS significant that a local company has been considered good enough to handle what must amount to fairly sophisticated engineering work for parts of three Chinese petrochemical complexes. It speaks well of the confidence that certain foreign corporations have of local engineering capability. While few426 words
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262 1979-10-27 6 IT WAS inevitable. Following the recent Government exhortations to take a leaf from the developed world's book and upgrade standards, the prestigious House of Davidoff has opened in Singapore. The leaf taken is, of course, the tobacco leaf. Nothing more epitomises the successful bustling262 words
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Article1312 1979-10-27 6 PETER KRAUSHAR - By PETER KRAUSHAR FT NEW PRODUCTS are always the rage; companies spend much time and money on them in the hope that they will be able to find suitable profitable opportunities additional to their current business. Yet how many companies take "old product development" reallyFT - 1,312 words
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Article, Illustration1197 1979-10-27 6 BRUCE PALLING - By BRUCE PALLING FT NOT so long ago, an English gentleman was rudely interrupted in his stroll down a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, by a group of workmen who were busy bundling rubbish bins full of books into a large metal "skip" container. A quick perusalFT - 1,197 words
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Advertisement151 1979-10-27 6 THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY, TIMBER PROCESSING AND WOODWORKING EXHIBITION. DATE: 12-16 JANUARY 1981, SINGAPORE. Wood '81 is the second specialist exhibition devoted exclusively to the development and expansion of the forestry, timber processing and woodworking industries of South East Asia. Wood '81 will highlight the latest range of equipment and151 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1452 1979-10-27 6 Wars on the range SATURDAY Matlaee ikiit the Nidletlai Interests ef tke skfrpiass aad tke cattle raaeker. M iifad ipn tke feeT ketk an Utter eaearies to tke peint where savage raage wan matt "Tke Sheepmaa" (Channel f, t pan) stars Glean PM, Sklriey MaeLalae (Will Mies TwlakleTeee miea ker1,452 words
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Article, Illustration1019 1979-10-27 7 MARGARET THOMAS - In "Our Family Business" Mary Dunhill tells the Dunhill story with authority and personal insight. MARGARET THOMAS interviews Miss Dunhill, the last surviving child of Alfred Dunhill, who has been involved in the family business since she was seventeen. MARGARET THOMAS MARY Dunhill was one year old1,019 words
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813 1979-10-27 7 V.G. KULKARNI - By V.G. KULKARNI Depthnews MOVE over hongs, China is coming. In Beijing's plans to modernise the country. Hongkong and one cannot ignore the powerful hongs or the trading companies there has a definite role to play. In spite of the fast moving events in China,Depthnews - 813 words
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Article817 1979-10-27 7 LEONARD SILK - FORUM i With LEONARD SILK NYT REPORTS of soaring oilcompany profits in the third quarter have set off the predictable political explosion. But virtually no politician or government official has proposed any action capable of reaching the real root of the problem of escalating oilNYT - 817 words
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Advertisement54 1979-10-27 7 The indispensable guide Id men and women at the helm erf Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 5751 11 •¥•> li 1 5i rsl $1. C 3 i raliSssiiiß]SS s l u w K4A st %> Vt y| A I' Available now at $40.00 a copy. Robinsonfc Bookshop Clifford Centre Basement, 2454 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous11 1979-10-27 7 BriStoW :PitakDicJa3]S lIS Houy rnPsCKepej. l i*ese POSTOINS Hepvv T Q^v11 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
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Article270 1979-10-27 8 (XT 25 Frs CORRK1LLE Alr-Liqulde 457 *5 B S N Gervais Danone 835 5 CSF (ThomsonCsf) 426 4 CI* FYancaise des Petroles 277 unch Compagnle Financier* Compagnle General* 345 Credit Foncler De France 481 -2 Hachette (Libralrie) 191 -7 Machines Bull 62 90 0.4 Mlchelln (B) 850 2 Parlbas270 words
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Article215 1979-10-27 8 OCT 25 Dm Aeg-Telefunken 40 10B Akzo 24 90 04 Allz L/ben 875 00 -5 Allz Vers 470 00 -15 BASF 138.00 >02 Bay H T Wbank ***** Bay Vbank ***** -2 126 JO -\2 BBC 285 00 -0 2 BMW 168 OOB Cassella 343 10 -19 Chem Verw215 words
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Article212 1979-10-27 8 OCT 25 Fls ABM 337 50 -05 Ahold 81 00 08 Akzo 27 10 -02 AMEV 94 80 >01 Amfas 116 50 -1 Amra Bank 87 80 -03 Bergo*.- 56 10 401 Brrft 98 00K Boil 87 50 -0.5 Borsumij 175 50 5.5 Burhmann 58 00 ♦1 Byenkorf 6520212 words
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Article189 1979-10-27 8 OCT 25 Francs Actions Suisse* 30B unch Alusulsae Br. 1306 -15 Alusulsse Rcf 49» -j Brown Boverl Br 1M5 -15 Clba Geigy Br 1290 -25 am Gelfy P C 1065 unch C iba Gelgy Reg 71$ -1 Credit Suisse Br 2285 -5 Credit Suisse Reg 428 -4 Elektrowatt Br189 words
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Article89 1979-10-27 8 OCT 25 Prs FORWARD MARKET Acfc 200 -1 Arbfd 2100 -50 Atiur 506 -26 Brucan 536 6 1720 unch Canpac 808 10 Cock 356 1 De B<«rs 264 -3 2115 Eleclrobel 6300 -no Gb-Inno-Bm 2520 unch Oev 1044 -6 MODOC 2B10 PMTO MM Ryl Dutch 2240 Sldro 1130 -3089 words
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Article103 1979-10-27 8 OCT 25 Lire Anlc 11.30 -0.5 Assoc On ***** 4 000 Bastofl 760 15 Cenirmle 6100 +170 Fl*t 2456 5 Flnslder 114 2ft -075 Oen Immob 7775 1 IFI Prt 2860 -15 Il&icemenu ***** 100 Il&lg&s 14A Il&lslder 330 A Magnrli M Pf 800 unch Marrlli Ere 374 •I103 words
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Article1326 1979-10-27 8 NEW YORK CAUTION about what the weekly banking figures would show whittled away earlier gains and the market on Thursday lost ground in moderate trading. Analysts said investors would like to see some sign such as a drop in the money supply to bolster confidence that the Federal1,326 words
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Article206 1979-10-27 8 OCT 25 CS AblUbt 17 -S A lean 42'• -s Algoma 27% Bank Mont 22 Si A Bank Nova Scotia 21'. •H r»ii Tel 19 Beth Corp BP Can Lid 32'. •4 Brascan 21 Camp Red Lake 23' J -S Can Imp Bk 23'. Canpac 31*7 Canpac In* Pf206 words
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Advertisement213 1979-10-27 8 r wine, dine and entertain mmm *r~ Package Cost (2 day? i 1 night) I Single Occupancy SJB7 00 Tom Occupancy SSIIOOO! Triple Occupancy S»i43ooj (Ma* no per chalet) Children under 12 years iccompanied by parents SJIS 00 Note All accommodation •n chalets Weekday IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SUPERB213 words
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Advertisement158 1979-10-27 8 d U«Jlu For sushi. For teppanyaki. For other authentically Japanese delights. Open daily 12 noon 3p.m 6 30 p.m. 10 30 pm For reservations call ***** 7 7 K.y <-|Ulll-\ I'lll-k SIIITIIIIHI SHERA'ON HO T ELS AND N V HYATT RECENCY SINGAPORE HUGOS LUNCHEON SIDEBOARD Set your own f **e158 words
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Advertisement111 1979-10-27 8 See Page 4 for Asian stocks See Page 9 for Jo'burg prices N;m?csc Seafood I SteaHHouse Mirn-Q Try our Teppan-Yaki steak In our cosy, personalised atmosphere A truly mouth-watering delight And a time that you'll remember. Business Hours: Lunch 12.00 noon 2.30 p.m. Dinner 6.00 p.m. 10.30 p.m. TEPPAN-YAKI STEAK111 words
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Advertisement176 1979-10-27 8 LUNCH AT HEN'S Savour the true flavours of Singapore in coo! exotic, tropical surroundings at the newlook Hin's Heavenly C ook house C haose f rom a whole variety of local foods like Murtaoak. Steam-Doat. Malay Curnes Noodles. Smoked Duck and Suckling Pig. Satay. Chilli Crabs Exceptional Cantonese menu Dy176 words
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Advertisement42 1979-10-27 8 ftB m V& I Have fun this Sunday.Take a break from the stresses of office, house and schoolwork. Relax at our poolside. Take a dip. 'KUZJ unwind and feel buoyant again for the week ahead. V -V sK QOt m. IAI sill42 words
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317 1979-10-27 9 IN A move to highlight the Far East market, Les Reassurances Corefi, the fourth largest reinsurance company in France, opened its first Far East regional office in Singapore last Friday. Corefi has also been very active in Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom.317 words
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Article166 1979-10-27 9 BANK Bumiputra has stationed a desk officer in Jakarta as part of the move among Asean banks to establish multilateral links to enable an easier flow of trade and investment within the region. With the desk office set-up at the Bank Bumi Daya headquarters166 words
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405 1979-10-27 9 BANK Bumiputra (BBMB) has confirmed that it will be leading a syndicate of international financial institutions for one of the largest syndicated loans in Asia to finance part of the construction cost of the multi-million dollar Bintulu LNG project. The bank said in405 words
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260 1979-10-27 9 THE yen's value has been depreciating sharply over the past two weeks despite heavy support intervention by the Bank of Japan, the Manufacturers Hanover Trust's (MHT) latest foreign currency review reported. It expects, however, that the yen's current weakness and the rise260 words
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Article59 1979-10-27 9 JAPANESE Finace Miwiatpf Ippei Kaneko said economic policies, Including an official discount rate rise, should not be changed amidst the current political imp«ay following the Oct 7 general elections. He told a press conference that whether to raise the discount rate will be Judged by a new cabinet.59 words
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Article425 1979-10-27 9 THE US dollar opened marginally higher against the leading cuneucles yesterday. But market movement remained rather steady, with the various currencies closing little changed against the dollar. The Deutschemark took off at IJO9O/30, slightly higher than the Thursday's close of 1.8030/40. Trading, however, continued on a very quiet425 words
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Article50 1979-10-27 9 RESULTS of tender held yesterday for 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from Oct 29 to Nov 2: Offered: 145,000,000 Applied for: $110,200,000 ADatted: $45,000,000 Accepted Mis: $96.58 approximately 43 per cent; higher bids in full. Average rale ef dtoeeut m alfetmeat: 5.680 per cent per annum.50 words
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Article22 1979-10-27 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 9.1 per cent.22 words
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Article177 1979-10-27 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Oct 26: VSMUnKSpt) 7days 14H 14H 1 month 16 Vi 16 2 months l&V. 15H 3 months 15V. 15H 0 months I5'i 15H 8 months IS 11/*****/16 12 months 156/16 157/16 SvJn. Dm /MU4U rill ill 1 month (■MMie177 words
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Article47 1979-10-27 9 RANGE at prices offered by discount houses on Oct S: Overnifht -5*% Call deposits 5W% Clssiag Bsrtec SsUiM 3 month Treasury bills 511/16 58/16 3 month Bank bills 85/16 83/16 3 month CD 8 7/16 8 5/16 6 month CD 813/16 811/16 Source: National Discount Co47 words
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Article56 1979-10-27 9 AUSTRALIA/NZ exchange quotes on Oct 26: US dollar —1.1089/1.1021 Sterling 0.5260/0.***** Ninety-day air mail buying rates: Sterling 0.5489 US dollar —1.1559 Ninety-day forward buying rates: Sterling 0.5319 US dollar -1.1209 NEW ZEALAND: Reserve bank midrate: US dollar 0.9753 Trading hank indications: Sterling 0.4632/0.4602 US dollar 0.9803/0.9703 Ninety-day airmail buying56 words
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Article167 1979-10-27 9 THE US dollar was steady to slightly firmer in quiet late Hongkong exchanges yesterday, dealers said. The only feature was the Hongkong dollar which firmed sharply against the US unit from the opening on what dealers described as profit-taking in a thin market. They said there was also growing167 words
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Article192 1979-10-27 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery closed firmer at 234.70 yen yesterday, compared with a 234.00 opening and 233.80 overnight, dealers said. Trading was moderate with volume amounting to US$745 million, while no central bank yen-support intervention was detected. The dollar firmed on buying by Japanese banks to adjust192 words
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Article264 1979-10-27 9 THE US dollar yesterday opened steady here in the absence of any major developments, dealers said* It opened at 1.8027/37 marks compared with a late Hongkong 1.8030/35 and a New York's overnight close of 1.8025/35. The dollar may, have benefited from Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani's statement that264 words
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320 1979-10-27 9 MT THE SINGAPORE gold futures market yesterday closed between U5516.50 and US$l7.OO lower following news the US Treasury planned to auction up to 1.25 million ounces of gold in November, dealers said. Prices opened easier and thereafter became weak araind mid-day but recovered towards320 words
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Advertisement130 1979-10-27 9 From THE STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL 1980 Stilt-walkers alive and kicking Lantern show for the tourists Lessons for life at the army boys' school A living fantasy Singapore's coral reefs PSA's part in our land reclamation On wings of song The SSO with a graceful pentatonic lilt Saved from the dustbin130 words
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Advertisement83 1979-10-27 9 STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL 1980 PRIORITY ORDER SCHEME The Circulation Department, Times Periodicals fte Ltd, 422, Thomson Road, Singapore 1129. Tel: *****91 Date Dear Sir, Please supply copy/ies of the Straits Times Annual 1990t0rName Address. Message Name Address. Message Name Address. Message Name Address. Message Price: $6.00 Postage: $1.00 (Inclusive of83 words
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1245 1979-10-27 10 BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES THE KLSE BID and ofler prices officially Hated aad btataaaa la an reported to tka Stock Exchange of Singapore yaaterday with the number o< sharps traded rimrn la brackets ia lota of I.o*o units unleaa otherwise ipeciBed SECTION ONI INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL AIM Choc (1.20B)1,245 words
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Article155 1979-10-27 10 ■Hiratmin BT S'pore Growth Fund 1.14 1.30 (Mm sin' prim tor Oct») INCOME BOND UNTT The Commerce 2.10 2.23 (Curat prl MS) The Saving Fund 1.X Lm Income Bond LIS 122 S pore Prof Fund 0 93 0 98xd S pore Sec. Fund L« 178 S pore Invest155 words
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Article2607 1979-10-27 10 Gr'» Gr's Net 1979 Last Div Div Y'ld P/E Vol Day High Low Company Sale or- C'vr COOO) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 281 207 Acma 235 15.0 2.2 64 1X0 196 123* Alcorn 106 10.0 14 S3 211 148 110 Allied Choc 122 unch 742,607 words
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Article105 1979-10-27 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 C C (Dec-12.75) (0.18B). CaM Storage (Dec 42-15) (0.118 0.135). ■»w Par (Dec $1.40)105 words
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Article1401 1979-10-27 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 AJaisnti (3-00S) AltM (1.78b I MS) Alee haM (138B) AMD (0.9881,401 words
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Article251 1979-10-27 10 ffithnw flf Pall Mall: AGM to be held ft Virginia Park, Jalan Unlverrity, Petaling Jaya, on Oct 29 at 11.00 am. Ud*AGM to be beld'at'the Fortune Room, 2nd Floor, Merlin Plaza, Beach Road, Singapore, on Oct 30 at 12.30pm. Tiaetw Miliyii Ml: AGM to be held at Hilton251 words
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Article, Illustration680 1979-10-27 10 TUAPPiO win* Babmm easto/'hlls si tke Stock Eiekuge ef Btagabe affected by tke nthcr ■■happy aevi toekpMoi Ike advene (m--ten rMiicni tke wkM very eentttve te aay fartker aaestfag sews. Tkarsday*a market, far lastaaee, was ee delicately peised tkat tke lint whiff of aewe680 words
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560 1979-10-27 10 > SUPPORT in the late afternoon pushed prices to close narrowly mixed on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Concern over the deterioi rating Thai-Kampuchean i border situation, following news of the abrupt departure of Thai Prime Minister General Kriangsak ChomaI nan from560 words
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264 1979-10-27 11 RAHMAN Hydraulic's profits have fallen from the peak of M 58.19 million achieved in 1377-78 to only 18.71 million in the latest financial year to end June 1979. The 18 per cent drop comes after the company produced a similar increase264 words
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Article321 1979-10-27 11 1979 Apl.Calendar Year 1978 Mar. June June July Aug. To Date MALAYSIA Austral Amalgamated Tin Bhd. 1.405 262 301 98 97 107 Jan.-Auj 767 Ayer Hitam Tin Dredging 2,154 538 571 132 204 116 Jan -Auj 1.429 Berjuntai Tin Dredging Bhd. 4.416 987 961 303 298321 words
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Article610 1979-10-27 11 Currant Paymeat Ex Data Booka Cloae Date Total for Total for Payable the yaar Previous year Apollo M Brew Nat Iron Killiafhall Troaok 8 BS Shell Hariaiaa Coav Au»t Aatl U M W C Prop Towa 4k City Jardlae Loan High Low Sal Prop SEA Corp T Cement610 words
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Article114 1979-10-27 11 CoapMjr Ptrtkilin Ex Date Books CIom Rotkaui Kibitu SKA Carp Tem«rlok Puey Tile MUM Pib Text Bonus Issue of 1 for 5 Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 Bonus Issue of lfor l Bonus Issue of 1 for 1 Rights Issue of 3 for 2 ilJOper share Bonus114 words
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Article, Illustration815 1979-10-27 11 SUSAN THAM - By SUSAN THAM CASH-rich Kempas (M) invested $16 million in its capital expenditure programmes last year, which is more than double the amount spent in the previous year. For the current year, further expenditure seems likely with the group planning to expand the processing capacity815 words
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346 1979-10-27 11 TAIPING CiMiM»ed'« earalags tkis year an expected to rrmtlm at tke *****» levels, altkeagk rMag easts are Hkeiy to reetrala preflt margla*. AeeMtaf te, Taiptog's ekairmaa, MrDMGeU la Us latest review, eeato are knai to rtoe wkea a aew wage agreemeat la346 words
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267 1979-10-27 11 PREMIUM Holdings, the plantations group whose controversial purchase of Yardstick Holdings was blocked by the Foreign Investment Committee, has announced the sale of two shop lots in Bnh Lumpur. The company yesterday said it sold two lots with four-and-a-half storey shops in Jalan267 words
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Article193 1979-10-27 11 Barktf Talk... WHILE conceding that there are still far more restraining factors than encouraging ones, James Cowan Associates is still bullish in its outlook of the Singapore stock market in the immediate future. Rising interest rates, higher oil prices, the ThaiKampuchean border problems and the193 words
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Article, Illustration561 1979-10-27 11 SS(DBGL» by HOCK LOCK SIEW THE UNITED Overseas Tj»iwl group is known for its capacity to spring surprises, the most recent one being its decision to relieve Malayan Credit of its flagship property. UOL has already paid for that acquisition in cash and noby HOCK LOCK SIEW - 561 words
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Article204 1979-10-27 11 Ctmpuy Date Lsi rtFmll Year Peried Aw—red Net EPS GVMB Pre-tax lact year Dir. Pnflt Mai Bank <%) (UN) F 23/9 28.6 17.5 25,742 Sea View F 30/9 282L Msia Rice I 9/10 4.0 228 C Sugars F 9/11 30.1 15.0 5,793 Pahang Cons F 9/11 3.7 2.5204 words
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Article756 1979-10-27 11 KINTA Keilas Tin Drodglag: Directors have announced a first interim dividend of 50 pence less tax (same) per 25p stock. The dividend is payable on Dec 3 to shareholders registered in the company's books on Nov 23. T08HIBA (Malaysia) BM: Consolidated net profit of MJ1.L8 million ($910,870) for756 words
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Advertisement64 1979-10-27 11 KEEP UP WITH YOUR MANAGING DIRECTOR Subscribe today and save more than 20% off the newsstand price.... Just complete the coupon below and mail it, together with payment, to: Times Publishing Bhd. AWSJ Subscription Dept. Times House River Valley Road Singapore 0923 I Please enter my subscription for 31 months64 words
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445 1979-10-27 12 WHEN the Singapore Retail Merchants Association's sales training courses are in full swing next year, vacancies in the retail industry will principally be filled by those in possession of an SRMA certificate of competence. The SMRA is expected to begin sales training445 words
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382 1979-10-27 12 THE former chairman of Haw Par Brothers International Ltd (HPBIL), Richard Charles Tarling, 45, had as early as May 31, 1972 decided not to show "a true profit" of the company to its shareholders, DDP Tan Teow Yeow, prosecuting, pointed382 words
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Article35 1979-10-27 12 AFP WEST GERMAN Economic Minister Dr Otto Graf Lambsdorff, on a visit to Kuala Lumpur, has pledged to do everything possible to promote more West German investments in joint-venture projects in Malaysia. AFP.AFP - 35 words
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426 1979-10-27 12 Agencies US CONSUMER prices advanced sharply again during September up 1.1 per cent as energy and housing costs continued to soar and food prices rose at the fastest pace since last spring, the Labour Department reported yesterday. September's dismal price performanceAgencies - 426 words
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Article120 1979-10-27 12 UPI. HIGH fuel costs and government delays in granting rate increases are behind Flying Tiger Line's decision to reduce its Hongkong service by one-third, the airfreight carrier's president Thomas Grojean said yesterday. Mr Grojean said in Hongkong that other carriers face similar problems and heUPI. - 120 words
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Article725 1979-10-27 12 LONDON, Fri. Share prices fell across the board in moderate trading dealers said and at 3 pm, the FT index was down 6.9 at 440.2, a new low for the year. Operators were still concerned about the effects of the abolition of UK exchange controls, dealers added. Industrial725 words
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267 1979-10-27 12 SALE and use of plastics In the United States for the first half of this year increased by 15 per cent over 1978 despite tours of recession and inlatkm. A large portion of this increase was due mainly to inventory buildings267 words
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Article95 1979-10-27 12 Reuter. INDIA'S national elections will be held in January, it was officially announced in New Delhi yesterday. The Election Commission said polling would be spread over two days on Jan 3 and 6. About 360 million registered voters will be called upon to elect 542 membersReuter. - 95 words
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Article, Illustration58 1979-10-27 12 Premier Lee Kim Yew gneflig Japanese children wellwlshers when he visited the (aniens Tsshegn shrine in Nlkke daring a sightseeing tear en Thnrsday. Aceempanylng Mr Lee is Nikke city eenndller Masae Tesnka (right (eregrennd). Mr Lee ended his sixday visit te Japan yesterday and his nextUPI photo. - 58 words
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Article395 1979-10-27 12 IT IS increasingly inevitable that a conflict between Vietnam and Thailand will no longer be only diplomatic or a war of words, reported an AFP correspondent, Jean Pierre Gallois from Hanoi on Thursday. While the two countries have expressed the desire to avoid any armed confrontations395 words
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140 1979-10-27 12 AP. THE PALESTINE Liberation Organisation (PLO) will ask Arab powers to use their oil as a weapon against Israel's Western supporters, PLO chairman Yasser Arafat was quoted as saying yesterday. The PLO will also demand that the oil-wealthy Arab states use theirAP. - 140 words
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268 1979-10-27 12 AFP. THE INDONESIAN government is facing difficulties in carrying out its decree that bans Chineae businessmen from running small companies, State Minister for Administrative Reform Dr J. Sumariin said. Hie Jakarta government had been expecting "feedbacks" from the community, particularly indigenous traders withAFP. - 268 words
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Advertisement173 1979-10-27 12 Study Accountancy with the Specialists Study with Foulks Lynch J i < >\ix Sl l kv 1 ss4 I i>lll ksl\ n eh have pee iahc J in 111 om i u Mii Jen! s 11 om all round Ihe \s orld toi Ihe arums \eeountane\ exammal UMb and ovci173 words
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Miscellaneous61 1979-10-27 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Isolated showers from late morning. Report tor 24 hoars prior to U p.m. m 0ct.25 at the airport. Maximum temperature 31.7 Associated humidity 69 Minimum temperature 23.8 Associated humidity 99 Hours of sunshine 7.20 Rainfall in millimetres Trace Total rainfall61 words
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Article, Illustration841 1979-10-27 13 COLLECTING with colii chee Buddha's marks of royalty and divinity... a head shaped like an egg, eyebrows like drawn bows, and nose like a parrot's beak. THE IMAGE of Buddha forms the basis of art in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia (now Kampuchea), and Laos. And to a large extentPhotos: Courtesy of Kwok Gallery. - 841 words
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Article, Illustration113 1979-10-27 14 ART IN ACTION next month will feature "Marine Landscapes in Acrylic" demonstrated by Leo de Silva, a newspaper artist with the Straits Times, at the National Museum Art Gallery on Nov 3 (11am) and Nov 4 (3pm). Leo de Silva is completely self-taught. His accomplishments are113 words
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Article161 1979-10-27 14 CALLING all music fans. Brahms Quartett and Stephan Blaumer (Viola) will perform at the National Art Gallery on Nov 7 at Bpm. A relatively young quartett as it was formed in 1974, the Brahms Quartett has since then achieved much experience and was awarded the Brahms Prize from161 words
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Article56 1979-10-27 14 A MOST refreshing range of graphic art by students between ages 13 and 18 is on display at the National Museum Young People's Gallery till Nov 11, daily from 10.30 am to 7pm. The 101 displays include posters and show programmes, book-jackets and bookmarks, record covers56 words
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Article, Illustration945 1979-10-27 14 NYT ISTANBUL, once the crown of the Byzantine Empire, the centre of Ottoman luxury, a city with perhaps the finest natural setting in the world, is choking to death on its own pollution. Overpowering the scents of the spice bazaar and the lemon trees is the stinkNYT - 945 words
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Article205 1979-10-27 14 TO ENSURE that tourists to Indonesia are served promptly and without delay, President Soeharto has instructed all Indonesian ambassadors abroad to have embassies work, if necessary, around the clock. Foreign tourists should be able to arrange visas to Indonesia within one single day, the President was reported205 words
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Article, Illustration326 1979-10-27 14 THE WIND keeps blowing at your face, the swimming pool stays unrippled and the potted plants take in the night air. Tis a quiet night for a business talk and definitely a night for lovers. At the Trade wind Bar, at the roof-top of326 words
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Article, Illustration310 1979-10-27 14 KERRY WOODS never knew tastes were so fickle until two years ago when she realised what she had been doing on stage properly belonged to the 40s. But with characteristic versatility she got together Grant Pomeroy and Mike White, no strangers to the night club circuit, and310 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration454 1979-10-27 15 AZIZ AHMAD - By AZIZ AHMAD PENANG, Pearl of the Orient, and paradise island of beautiful white beaches that captured the imagination of holidaymakers, has now caught the attention of hotel developers. The growing tourist industry on the island has resulted in increased demand for454 words
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Article, Illustration904 1979-10-27 15 TEO TECK WENG; TEO TECK WENG - The draft of the proposed merger of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors (SIS) and the Singapore Institute of Valuers (SIV) is expected to be ready by the end of next week. TEO TECK WENG enlightens on the characteristics of the new body.904 words
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Article, Illustration170 1979-10-27 15 BUKIT TIMAH PLAZA, the $70 million ehowpiece property of Ocean and Capital Proportion (O and P), a Straits Stoamship subsidiary, will bo ono yoar old tomorrow. To commomorata its first annivarsary, O A CP has plan nod a grand celebration which will take place at the170 words
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Article, Illustration772 1979-10-27 16 IF YOU are the proud owner of any of the cars in the BMW range available here, then you inevitably feel at every set of traffic lights that you are surrounded by inferior products. Owning a BMW does impart an air of exclusiveness associated772 words
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Article438 1979-10-27 16 COLIN CHEE - COLIN CHEE SZECHUAN cuisine is hot, spicy, going into extremes of sweet and sour, fragrant, and best when enjoyed in cool surroundings. It is not difficult to see why in just a few short years it should have gained such a strong following among438 words
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Article, Illustration487 1979-10-27 16 JUGEND IM DEUTSCHEN FILM THE Goethe-Insti tut Singapore will present a series of German films, in colour with English sub-titles, from Nov 1 to 4. The central theme of the films is on the problems and conflicts of youngsters in the Federal Republic today. Moritx, Dear487 words
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Advertisement42 1979-10-27 13 I got it... with the Kodak Cotoriwrst 300 instant camera I Hold yw breath, the air Is foul Page n Surveyors aid valuers to eime uader one reef 11l BMW shews off another great beauty JV I'm glad we ordered the eels42 words
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Advertisement103 1979-10-27 13 Need extra prints from your instant pictures? Ask vour dealer about Kodak Color Copy prints. 95$ only. k > A- ""YOUR CHILDREN $22.75 Make courtesy out way of Me JiK'StmitwTiiiies .fir:., B* NGUM < OIfCnQN 'VbLrre J i '40* **T 'i r ~mC 32 > #5* !HS 2000 to 2tOO103 words
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Miscellaneous598 1979-10-27 13 WHAT WHERE FILM SHOWS LAST of the French Embassy and Alliance Francaise's joint presentation of French films at the RELC auditorium every Tuesday at 9pm. Oct 30: Milady (1973). For horse lovers. The talent of J Duphilo is clearly brought out. Claude Giraud co-stars. Directed by Francois Leterrier. SEE suspense,598 words
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Advertisement103 1979-10-27 14 I BROKE THE 22.500 BARRIER In fact she reached 22,530. The face that broke a record in July. With 22,530 copies of HER WORLD. The face that also saw us bringing back the Under 21 Guide in the same issue. By popular demand. That can see we are Singapore's laigest103 words
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Advertisement172 1979-10-27 15 Wendy Hutton's SINGAPORE mnn m m LH'l'J» ....more than just a cookbook! Here, for the first time, is a local cookbook that fives you more than just recipes. More, too, than lots of fascinating and relevant information about Singaporean ingredients and cooking methods. Singapore Food is unique because n puts172 words
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Advertisement82 1979-10-27 15 ANTIQUES FINE CHINESE ANTIQUES t WORKS OF ART KWOK GALLERY Pte. Ltd. 101-103, FRST FLOOR. FAR EAST SHOPPING CENTRE ORCHARD ROAD. TEL: *****16 THREE GENERATIONS Of PROVEN DEPENDABILITY SINCE 191S BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY f MR. ABOUL RAHMAN AL-HOMIED, N A wMI-tawwn Saudi Bueioewmw w« be vWtfng Sing^ pof on a buotnoos82 words
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Advertisement233 1979-10-27 16 TWO GREAT COOKBOOKS Complete Asien Meels From over twenty years of teaching her art (to Japanese, Europeans, Americans, British, Indians and Chinese) Dorothy Ng has accumulated, refined, tested and perfected a host of recipes. Nearly three hgndred of these are brought together in Complete Asian Meels. The meals in this233 words
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Miscellaneous301 1979-10-27 16 FILM TIME LIDO (*****14): Maaaraker. The dashing Roger Moore is back again in his role as British agent, James Bond. Once again, as in other Bond shows, there will be the latest hardware and gadgets and the usual sexy girls. The film takes you through four countries and into orbit.301 words
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