The Business Times, 31 January 1980
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Title Section11 1980-01-31 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 110/1/80 THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1981 50 CENTS11 words
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Article51 1980-01-31 1 UPI BANGKOK, Wed. Vietnam threw thousands of troops into pincer attacks against two major Khmer Rouge guerilla stroungholds along the Thai-Kampuchean today in the most intense fighting of the new year. Western military analysts said the fighting was heaviest around Phnom Malai, about 20 km south of Poipet.UPI - 51 words
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Article74 1980-01-31 1 Reuter HONGKONG, Wed. The current year is expected to be a year of modest achievement for the Hongkong economy with the gross domestic product forecast to grow by about 8 per cent in real terms compared with 12.3 per cent last year, Citibank said in its economicReuter - 74 words
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Article91 1980-01-31 1 Reuter ZURICH, Wed. Credit Suisse is to launch a 100 million Swiss franc 11-year floating rate bond, with a minimum coupon of 3 per cent and a maximum of eight, the first floater ever launched on the Swiss domestic capital market, banking sources said. The issue will beReuter - 91 words
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Article66 1980-01-31 1 AP Reuter LONDON, Wed. The afternoon gold fixing here of U*****.00 an ounce was down from $703.50 at the morning fixing, but up from $674.25 at yesterday afternoon's fixing. In HONGKONG, the international gold price closed firmer at $718/28 an ounce, compared with the New YorkAP; Reuter - 66 words
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Article75 1980-01-31 1 AFP TOKYO, Wed. Texas Instruments Inc of the United States has informally placed orders with Toshiba Corp of Tokyo for a huge supply of largescale integrations (LSI) for desk-top electronic calculators, the Kyodo News Service reported. Quoting electronic industry sources, it said a formal agreement on theAFP - 75 words
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Article43 1980-01-31 1 AP BUENOS AIRES, Wed. A Soviet trade mission has arrived hese to purchase Argentine grain through private exporters following the decision by the military government not to join the grain embargo against the Soviet Union sponsored by President Carter. APAP - 43 words
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Article79 1980-01-31 1 Reuter BEIJING, Wed. Norway has offered China a US$lOO million line of credit which is expected to be used mainly to buy shipping and offshore oil drilling equipment, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Commerce and Shipping Per Martin Olberg said today. Mr Olberg, who arrived here on Monday,Reuter - 79 words
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Article50 1980-01-31 1 AFP HONGKONG, Wed. A leading banker here favours the setting up of a gold futures market in Hongkong. Chief manager of Chartered Bank, Mr William Brown, said this today but he added that such a move should wait until the world's bullion markets have settled down. AFPAFP - 50 words
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Article72 1980-01-31 1 AP NEW YORK, Wed. Stock prices were mostly higher this morning. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials was off 0.08 points at 874.32 in the first half hour. But the average would have shown a slight gain had it not been for a 60-cent ex-dividend, or payoutAP - 72 words
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Article, Illustration182 1980-01-31 1 Rises Indices Malayan Tin 2800 440 > Sthn Kinta 1010 120 Jan 29 Jan 30 Sel Properties 675 55 B.T.Index: 3650.48 3710.94 Benta Island Pen 500 500 52 52 50 Industrials: 462.18 466.96 M U 1 560 Finance: 831.15 841.31 G E Life 1150 30 Hotels: 415.96182 words
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Article864 1980-01-31 1 TEO TECK WENG - WARNING ON PANEL VANS By TEO TECK WENG A NEW STATUTORY board will soon be formed to look into the proposed Mass Rapid Transit system for Singapore, Communications Minister Ong Teng Cheong disclosed last night. In the same speech, he sounded a warning on864 words
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Article193 1980-01-31 1 THE US$l5 million floating rate negotiable certificate 'Of deposit (FRCD) issued last week by the Singapore branch of the Industrial Bank of Japan (IBJ) has been increased to $20 million. Following the closing of the issue on Jan 29, DBSDaiwa Securities International Ltd, the lead-man-ager of the193 words
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Article409 1980-01-31 1 MAJOR ship repairer Sembawang Shipyard yesterday surprised market analysts with record profits which easily surpassed their most optimistic projections. For the year ended Dec 31, 1979, the company turned in a spectacular pre-tax profit of 150.15 million compared with $27.35 million in the previous year. Based409 words
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Article227 1980-01-31 1 LINDA TAN - By LINDA TAN SINGAPORE may soon be included in a world econometric forecasting model used internationally as a common guide by business men. Called the Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates/Stanford Research institute (WEFA SRI) World Economic Model, it is used in a major programme join'ly established by WEFA227 words
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274 1980-01-31 1 TRADING In the shares of Robinson and Company will continue to be suspended for the next two da>s. The request for suspension, which commenced yesterday, was necessary as an extraordinary general meeting will be held at 11 am today to get shareholders' approval to274 words
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Article385 1980-01-31 1 RUTH CHENG - By RUTH CHENG OVERNIGHT rates on the money market have eased considerably as a result of the transfer of $180 million in oil payments from local oil companies to the Brunei government. Overnight funds are being traded around the 8.5 to 6 per cent level, with385 words
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Article92 1980-01-31 1 BUYERS resumed their shopping spree on the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday, pushing the Straits Times industrial index a further 4.60 points higher to another seven-year high of 466.98. After Tuesday's brief consolidation, most sectors were perking up yesterday. Buyers made their pres- ence felt in92 words
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Advertisement13 1980-01-31 1 MUNSINGNNE4R ir U&A. grand slam SHIRTS The great name in Golf wear. Anywear13 words
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Advertisement131 1980-01-31 1 ASIA RESEARCH BULLETIN This unique publication offers businessmen each month a comprehensive guide to the latest developments taking place in all important sectors of the economies of countries in East and Southeast Asia The Bulletin is divided into six separate reports of about 8.000 words each There is a dual131 words
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Advertisement62 1980-01-31 1 d) 2 SHIPPING TIMES HITACHI to nuke Singapore plant its SEA ba5e.................... 2 ADDING beef to Beetles in Brazil S THE ECONOMIC irony of Canada 7 INSURANCE prospects in A5ean....................................... 9 PETROL stations may change pricing system 12 HOT debate on Hongkong rent proposals 12 AIRCRAFT 5, TV AND RADIO62 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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485 1980-01-31 2 LINDA TAN - By LINDA TAN ONE OF Japan's largest cable and wire manufacturers, Hitachi Cable, is gearing its Singapore plant jto take over the group's fast growing South-east Asian market. A new $4 million factory is being built next to its existing plant to485 words
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Article, Illustration376 1980-01-31 2 THE LADYHILL Hotel has announced the appointment of Wh| Ah Lee as restaurant manager of Le Chalet Mr Wong, who has been in the hotel industry for the last two decades, started off as a waiter in a small cafe. Later, he joined the Ming Court Hotel376 words
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Article, Illustration303 1980-01-31 2 THE side-tipping trailer, manufactured by an Australian company, J Smith and Sons Pty Ltd, offers advantages over conventional rear-end tippers. The trailer can be operated as a road train or a normal semitrailer. It has a capacity of 24 cubic metres. In transport use, the303 words
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431 1980-01-31 2 SALMA KHALIK - By SALMA KHALIK THE Telecommunications Authority of Singapore is thinking of introducing a multi-access reservations system to improve booking facilities here. The system will enable direct linkage between travel agents and airlines. In conjunction with this, Telecoms has invited Travicom (UK) to give 15 airlines431 words
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293 1980-01-31 2 THE NGEE Ann Technical College is conducting three evening courses in management studies as part of its career development programme. These part-time courses, starting in April, are designed for workers in the industrial and commercial sector. One of the three courses leads to a293 words
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Article184 1980-01-31 2 SINGAPORE Tobacco (STC) has become the first company in Singapore to offer a training scheme for machine mechanics. The two-year specialised apprenticeship programme is conducted in conjunction with the Vocational and Industrial Training Board (VTTB). The five phases include induction, machine minding, basic training, on-the-job-training and engineering184 words
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Article172 1980-01-31 2 THE FIRST Food and Cultural Promotion show, organised by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) this year, will be held at the Ambassador Hotel in Bangkok. Co-sponsoring the affair, from Feb Zt to 28, will be Singapore Airlines, the Oberol Imperial and Metro. Shopping will be172 words
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206 1980-01-31 2 IF A customer accidently breaks a piece of merchandise, is he liable for payment? This question is brought up in the latest bimonthly bulletin of the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE). A survey of 30 department stores and supermarkets showed that 70206 words
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Article731 1980-01-31 2 COURSES AND TALKS Jan 21-Feb 11: Sales Management, National Productivity Board Town Centre, National Productivity Board Jan 28-Feb 8: How to Identify and Develop Management Potential in Your Organisation, NPB Town Training Centre, National Productivity Board Jan 31-Feb 1: Finance for Nonfinancial Managers, Hyatt Hotel, Price Waterhouse Feb731 words
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Advertisement144 1980-01-31 2 TIMES. WEDNESDAY also Education Minister The Complete Plain Words Sir Ernest Gowers Since it first appeared in the fifties The Complete Plain Words has exercised a large and salatury influence on official and much other English. It is, in its own field, a classic. This thoroughly revised edition is still144 words
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REGIONAL
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138 1980-01-31 3 Reuter JAPANESE Regional Finance Ministry Bureau directors reported domestic industrial production is rising steadily, the Finance Ministry said. The rise follows increases in personal consumption and fixed investments as well as larger exports reflecting the yen's depreciation, it said. The vehicle and elecrical appliance industries haveReuter - 138 words
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Article115 1980-01-31 3 Reuter TAIWAN'S industrial production this year will grow between 8 and 10 per cent, as compared with last year's preliminary 8.1 per cent, according to the Industrial Development Bureau. TL Yu, director of the bureau, forecast that the export value of industrial products will rise atReuter - 115 words
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Article183 1980-01-31 3 A WEST German banker believes that the recent rise in oil prices will increase West German production costs and lower consumer spending power and thus create marketing opportunities for Asian exporters of quality products at competitive prices. Expressing this view yesterday, Standard Chartered Bank's chief183 words
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Article92 1980-01-31 3 Reuter AFP JAPAN exported a record 4.56 million assembled vehicles last year, up 6.8 per cent from 4.27 million in 1978, the Japan Automobile Manufactuters Association said. It reported good sales on the US and West European markets. The 1979 total comprised 3.10 million passenger cars, 1.42Reuter; AFP - 92 words
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Article, Illustration214 1980-01-31 3 AUSTRIAN Chancellor Bruno Kreisky (left) being received by India's Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi on Tuesday. During his stay in the Indian capital, Dr Kreisky will discuss with Mrs Gandhi the international situation and developments in Afghanistan arising from the Soviet invasion, Indian officials said. Dr214 words
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482 1980-01-31 3 UPI FILIPINOS turned out in large numbers yesterday to vote in local elections which President Ferdinand E Marcos called to show foreign creditors that he has popular support at home. Columns of voters could be seen in school houses and town halls casting ballotsUPI - 482 words
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514 1980-01-31 3 UPI PHNOM PENH authorities put their border troops on the alert yesterday to repel and 'punish" Joan Baez and 180 Western celebrities planning to truck food to starving Kampucheans. On the military front, fierce fighting between Khmer Rouge guerillas and the Vietnamese-led troops of HengUPI - 514 words
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111 1980-01-31 3 AFP THE Indonesian armed forces are being modernised to be able to launch immediate offensive response before the enemy managed to enter the country, according to the leading political weekly Tempo. It quoted defence ministry sources as saying that the armed forces can nowAFP - 111 words
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Article107 1980-01-31 3 AFP NEW Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon recently raised the possibility of allowing Filipino vessels to fish in his country's waters. He arrived in the Philippines on Sunday for a fourday state visit and discussed the matter with Philippine Deputy Trade Minister Vicente Valdepenas andAFP - 107 words
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Article157 1980-01-31 3 ANGRY opposition members asked questions in both houses of the Indian Parliament yesterday about the arrest of a senior police officer who had investigated a case against Sanjay Gandhi, son of Indian Premier Indira Gandhi. The opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House), former Information157 words
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439 1980-01-31 3 MALAYSIAN exporters have been urged to step up their efforts to expand sales abroad in the face of increasing competition from other developing countries. Making this call at the opening of the Malaysian Export Trade Centre this week, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr439 words
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Article286 1980-01-31 3 UPI US PRESIDENT Carter's special envoy Clark Clifford arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday on a mission to allay India's fears about proposed US arms sales and military aid to Pakistan. Mr Clifford, a former Defense Secretary, would meet Indian External Afairs Minister PVNarasimhaUPI - 286 words
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Article61 1980-01-31 3 Reuter JAPANESE Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira said US Defence Secretary Harold Brown has not called on Japan to make any specific efforts for combined military planning efforts with the US and Western Europe. Mr Ohira was answering an opposition questioner in the Upper House of Parliament who askedReuter - 61 words
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THE REGION IN BRIEF
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Article665 1980-01-31 3 Agencies AUSTRIA has offered to sell tanks to the Thai government, Prime Minister Kriangsak Chomanan said. He said the offer was made by Austrian Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky during his brief stop over en route to India. Mr Kriangsak said the Austrian leader told him hisAgencies - 665 words
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Advertisement126 1980-01-31 3 f /> I! r r H y w-J w "V i lU r yv>, ,\\S" V ..->. -V A .'•A '.V. .V .--A I Van Heusen $Hl The label on. I «ffls KjSastjffisas todays finest shifts You will appreciate Van Heusen for style, quality and design. You can be confident126 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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Article583 1980-01-31 4 JOHORE continues to surpass fhe other states of Malaysia as the leading producer of the country's outstanding agricultural commodities rubber and palm oil. According to the latest monthly returns from the Statistics Department, Johore produced 298,678 tonnes of rubber (as measured by its "dry583 words
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Article248 1980-01-31 4 AP THE International Coffee Organisation said on Tuesday it is considering calling a meeting of its executive board to study the fall in world coffee prices. The ICO said the 20-day average of all types of coffees on Monday was 167.30 cents a pound of green beans.AP - 248 words
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Article162 1980-01-31 4 CHINESE Pradaee Exrhaage, Slngaparr, naon rl«alng prim per pica! yntfrdty: C*c«Dit ail: Bulk $103 sellers, old drum $109 sellers, new drum $113 sellers. Opra: Mixed (loose) UK Cont $63 00 buyers Pepper: Muntok ASTA white fob 100'. NLW $342 50 sellers. Sarawak white fob 96'. NLW $327.50 sellers,162 words
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Article131 1980-01-31 4 CBT wheat futures on Tuesday retreated from early gains to close mostly lower, losing as much as 4'_> cents a bushel in the nearby March while posting a fractional gain in the December. Speculative buying of the March contract led to early gains while locals were late sellers. The131 words
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Article233 1980-01-31 4 THE SINGAPORE market closed sharply higher yesterday with February One RSS buyers quoted at 351.50 cents per kilo, up 7.50 cents from Tuesday's close, dealers said. Morning prices were marked up about nine cents on speculative buying, nervous shortcovering, renewed gold strength and news the International Synthetic Rubber Co233 words
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Article16 1980-01-31 4 Rubber: Jan 30 Singapore: February: 351.50 cents (up 7.50 cents) Malaysia: All markets closed16 words
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Article390 1980-01-31 4 R A S prices in cents per kilo yesterday: Noon (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt o.b 350 50 351 50N Int 1 R.S.S. February 352.50 353 50 Int. 1 R.S.S. March 359 50 360.50 Int. 2 R.S.S. 332 00 333 00N UK Cont 331 00390 words
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Article128 1980-01-31 4 RAS NOON SSR arx 1 SMR prim yesterday. MRELB pnct !t are Tuesday i K RAS SSR 20 SSR SO MRELB (l-( <1-1 ion pallet 1 on pallet) February (Curreat Mth) Buyers Sellers ***** *****N ***** 308 OON March (Forward Mth) Buyer* Sellers ***** *****N 308 00128 words
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Article70 1980-01-31 4 C.I.F. North European ports, in US dollars per ton unless otherwise stated. LONDON: Tues Previou* Malaysian 5*. ffa bulk per tonne February 715.00slr 725.0Ualr Sumatra 5'. ffa bulk January unch 7l5.00pd February 720 00pd 730.00slr March 700 OOslr 705.00slr April 680 OOpd 685slr/685pd June unch 685.OOslr Nigeria 5'.70 words
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Article192 1980-01-31 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Cottoa yam: China Blue Phoenix 20s 2,310; 32s 2,840, 40s 3,030 (per bale of 400 lbs). Pleee goods: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly192 words
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Article112 1980-01-31 4 CBT soybean futures closed mostly easier on Tuesday, posting a fractional gain in the August contract but losing as much as 1 1 2 cents. Traders noted hedging and professional selling at the close. Early support for beans stemmed from reports of dryness in Argentine soybean growing areas. But112 words
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Article324 1980-01-31 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in S$ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 0.98, 100 per cent second class 0.83, 100 per cent third class 0.80, 25 per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent 0.70. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.63, Special 0.57.324 words
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Article857 1980-01-31 4 SUGAR: Number two contract raw sugar futures ended the morning £7.50 to £9.60 per tonne higher in a turnover of 5,093 lots. Number four contract was up £9 to £5.50 in a turnover of 189 lots. Terminal fluctuated narrowly below opening levels as dealers assessed the market situation857 words
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ASIAN STOCKS
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Article615 1980-01-31 4 TOKYO Source: DBS-Daiwa DESPITE a new restriction on margin trading, the Tokyo stock market was firm yesterday. The Nikkei Dow-Jones closed at Y6776.60, up Y5.77. Nevertheless, large-capitali-sation issues lost ground owing to the new restriction. Nippon Steel fell Y2 to Y132, Kawasaki Steel, Y3 to Y135, Hitachi, Y4Source: DBS-Daiwa - 615 words
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Article397 1980-01-31 4 STRONGER world bullion markets sparked off a rise across the mining boards yesterday, with market indicators posting further solid gains to new record highs and the All-ordinaries index added 9.02 points to 853.27 l>oints. brokers said. Overseas buying interest, particularly from I-ondon, waned with local institutions stepping in to397 words
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Article347 1980-01-31 4 Source: SHK See THE MARKET suffered a heavy set-back yesterday as investors became wary about the trend in property prices. HK Bank failed to break $22.00 and feU to $21.50 in heavy trade while other recent speculative stars such as New World and Tai Cheung fell sharply. Market movementsSource: SHK See - 347 words
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Article234 1980-01-31 4 STOCK prices eased yesterday in light trading, dealers said. Bangkok Bank, First Trust and Siam Cement closed unchanged at 300, 80.50 and 296 baht respectively. JAN 30 Bahts Asia Credit .r Asia Fibre 141 unch Ayuthaya Inv And Trust Bangkok 30 Investment 179 Bangkok Bank 300 unch Bangkok Drying234 words
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Article51 1980-01-31 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 464.0 Monday 453.6 Week ago 449.8 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 874.40 Monday 878.50 Week ago 866.21 H.K.HANG SENG Wednesday 813.59 Tuesday 936.83 Week ago 878.39 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 627 20 Tuesday 622.45 Week ago 606.79 ALL ORDINARIES Wednesday 853.17 Tuesday 844.15 Week ago51 words
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Article135 1980-01-31 4 Reuter THE PHILIPPINE Securities and Exchange Commission which oversees the operations of stock exchanges will issue new trading rules early next month designed to increase investor protection, exchange sources said on Tuesday. The rules were developed by the commission following the collapse of anReuter - 135 words
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Advertisement598 1980-01-31 4 1 p ll' Vn+ Earthsea Trilogy A Wizard of Earthsea The Tombs of Atuan lOn The Farthest Shore WM. A work of magical strength P and imaginative power; of that timeless struggle between good and evil; of J hB demons, dragons, magicians V and men; of honour and f i598 words
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OVERSEAS
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Article714 1980-01-31 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From MAS MH671 0945 PEN KUL SIA SQ2I1 1000 HLP BN BN515 0130 LAX SEL HLP CPA CX710 1005 HLP GIA GA980 1030 HLP MAS MH605 1045 KUL su SQI03 1100 KUL GIA GA944 1055 PKU GIA GA908 1100 MES QAL714 words
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281 1980-01-31 5 Reuter DEVELOPING countries at a United Nations conference in New Delhi have devised an action programme setting out not only what they seek from the industrial powers, but also what they themselves will do to hasten Third World industrialisation. Tunisian delegate Ahmed Ghezal, chairmanReuter - 281 words
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Article230 1980-01-31 5 Reuter MUSLIM students controlling the US Embassy in Teheran are demanding to know how six US Embassy staff fled the country posing as Canadian diplomats without the Iranian government's knowledge. A student spokesman said early yesterday: "The Foreign Ministry must know the number of diplomats inReuter - 230 words
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Article170 1980-01-31 5 BILL Sirs, leader of a national strike crippling the state-run British Steel, called on his men on Tuesday to defy a court ruling prohibiting them from tying up independent steel companies. But he was overruled by his own executive committee. The committee agreed to abide170 words
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125 1980-01-31 5 THE American State Department has denied that the US requested a delay in imposing economic sanctions on Iran. State Department spokesman Hodding Carter responded with a flat 'no' to the question of whether the United States had asked its allies to delay enforcement125 words
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Article574 1980-01-31 5 Reuter UPI IRAN'S Central Bank governor, Ali Reza Nobari has unveiled plans to revitalise the country's economy, putting top priority on fighting inflation and boosting industry and agriculture to full production. Mr Nobari, a close associate of President-elect Abolhassan Bani-sadr who won his presidential mandateReuter; UPI - 574 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article444 1980-01-31 5 Agencies THE UNITED States recorded a U5524.69 billion trade deficit in 1979, mainly as a result of higher oil prices, the Commerce Department reported. In December, the country's trade with the rest of the world was in deficit by 13.06 billion, about double the 11.42 billion shortage recordedAgencies - 444 words
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119 1980-01-31 5 Reuter SIMONE Veil, President of the European Parliament, has told President Carter that Europe and the United States should avoid any temptation to adopt trade protectionism. "We hope there isn't any move toward protectionist policies on the part of the United States," she said afterReuter - 119 words
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Advertisement565 1980-01-31 5 COMPANY NAME EXHIBITS 800 l (A) FILLING A PACKAGING MACHINES SATO SHOJI COMPANY LTD. Automatic packaging micNnt. OSAKA AUTOMATIC MACHINE MFG. CO. LTD. r.ipaitu ftHtng micMot. TOKYO AUTOMATIC MACHINERY WORKS LTD. PKkiolnQ michinH. FURUKAWA MFG. COMPANY LTD. a) Vacuum packaging machine b) Vacuum packaging machine wtth pump, cj Vacuum-gas packaging565 words
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Article377 1980-01-31 6 SINGAPOREANS and interested foreign observers must be puzzled by the extremely cautious approach of the Government in the matter of a mass rapid transit network for the island. In almost no other issue has the Government taken so long to come to377 words
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Article298 1980-01-31 6 IT is surely a foregone conclusion that Singaporeans do not save for their retirement. They must be among the last people in the world to feel the need to do so. After all, with the 16.5 per cent of the salary you pay into298 words
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Article, Illustration1645 1980-01-31 6 KENNETH GOODING - By KENNETH GOODING FT IN ONE OF the oddest diversification projects a car manufacturer has yet attempted, Volkswagen is adding beef to its Beetles in Brazil. A Volkswagen do Brazil subsidiary has acquired a large area of Brazilian forest at Santa na de AraguaiaFT - 1,645 words
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Advertisement162 1980-01-31 6 > Auvi '80 will bring |r" together the most sophisticated audio-visual, hi-fi equipment and related services available. This will be an excellent opportunity for manufacturers and suppliers to demonstrate their highly-advanced equipment. Auvi '80, to be held at the World Trade Centre from 2-6 July 1980, will be widely promoted162 words
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Miscellaneous1535 1980-01-31 6 Funny, candid people HOLLYWOOD stars prfeve that they aren't dim-witted What's My Llae at 6.35pm, channel 5. This paael game programme has been araaad far years aad it's remarkable haw msch we eaa lean (ram their Intelligent questions, especially (ram veteran actress Arlene Francis. People are at their faaalest when1,535 words
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Article, Illustration1124 1980-01-31 7 MARGARET THOMAS - Canada is a member of the First World, yet its economy faces strikingly similar problems as those of a Third World country such as Singapore, reports MARGARET THOMAS after a recent visit to Canada. In a three-part article, she looks at the reasons why this ironic situation exists and1,124 words
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Article844 1980-01-31 7 JOHN GEDDES - -rBACK TO SQUARE ONE By JOHN GEDDES NYT -WJROPE'S new currency system is ending its first year of operation back where it started embroiled in disputes over its value. The currency arrangement, jtnown as the European Monetary System, was intended to stabilise economic ties within theNYT - 844 words
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819 1980-01-31 7 JAMES RESTON - FORUM with JAMES RESTON NYT EVERYTHING is now going Jimmy Carter's way. He began by proclaiming "onward Christian soldiers", but has changed his mind. The lowa kitchen votes have driven Ronald Reagan to the Conservative right, and Edward Kennedy to the left, leaving the decisive middleNYT - 819 words
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Article231 1980-01-31 7 THE SUDDEN swoops of the Ministry of Environment officers on illegal hawking on pavements and side-roads have a comic effect on innocent patrons. A friend related that his mother was fond of eating at a particular sidewalk stall. One day, she was sitting there as usual enjoying231 words
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Advertisement164 1980-01-31 7 Wendy Hutton's UL'i'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 it puts Singapore's famed cuisine into164 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
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Article283 1980-01-31 8 JAN 29 Frs CORHKILLK Air-Liquide 507 unch B S N Gervais Danone 1054 16 C S F < ThomsonCif) 549 -6 C i<- Francaise des Petroles 262 4.5 Compagnte Kinanciere Compagnie Generale 351 20 6.2 Credit Foncier De France 449 50 -15 Hachette (LIbralrie) 231 50 -2 Machines Bull283 words
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Article93 1980-01-31 8 J AN 29 Frs FORWARD MARKET Act-c 333 -4 Arbed 2430 -30 Astur 5*4 -20 Brascan 590 unch Br u-Lamb Canpac 1032 4 Cock 353 19 De Beers Ebes Z 2200 -5 Electrobel 6020 40 Gb-Inno-Bm 2445 5 Gev 910 -6 Hobok 3020 20 Petro 5630 40 Ryl Dutch93 words
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Article208 1980-01-31 8 JAN 29 Dm Aeg-Telefunken 42.40 -0« Akio 2! JO +0.6 AIU Leben 876 00 unch Allz Vers BASK Bay H T Wbank Bay Vbank Bayer BBC 308 00 140 00 22S00B 264 50 124 00 2#1 00B -1 2.5 07 BMW Cassella ***** 310 00 -2 -2 Cftem v.™208 words
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Article1245 1980-01-31 8 NEW YORK STOCK prices on Tuesday retreated over a wide area on heavy volume as traders rushed to take profits following a gloomy trade report and a sharp rise in the price of gold. "Everyone has been waiting for a (price) correction and when it starts,1,245 words
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Article204 1980-01-31 8 JAN 29 Cf Ablttbl 23'> 1 Alcan 68' > 2'-' Algoma 36 Bank Mont 26 Bank Nova Scotia 25' Bell Tel 20 •'i Beth Corp BP Can Lid 37* Brascan 24 unch Camp Red Lake 35. 1*. Can Imp Bk 27'. Canpac 43 Canpac Inv Pf Carling O'Keefe ZZ204 words
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Advertisement678 1980-01-31 8 See Page 4 for Asian stocks See Page 9 for Jo'burg prices to wine, dine and entertain tabertud thrill For lunch. For dinner. For a richly rewarding experience. Businessmen's Lunch Monday to Friday $1M 10% service charge !VV> cess Javanese Rijstafel Saturday Sunday $lh 10' V) service charge cess F-678 words
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Advertisement85 1980-01-31 8 a A reputation for fine Cantonese food. Fortuna Restaurant offers one of the widest selections of Cantonese cuisine in Singapore. Each dish reflects a subtle blend of natural flavouring and spices, a taste which is distinctive of true Cantonese cuisine. Entertain your business associates, friends and relatives at the Fortuna85 words
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441 1980-01-31 9 LEE YOKE MENG - By LEE YOKE MENG THE main problem facing the reinsurance industry in Singapore and other Asean countries is not so much the undercutting of premiums, as the undercapitalisation of insurance and reinsurance companies. Mr Arne Lundeborg, managing director of Stockholm-based Skandia Insurance (the largest insurance441 words
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Article86 1980-01-31 9 CHINA will allot 20 to 25 per cent of annual export earnings to the repayment of foreign debt, Chinese Foreign Trade Minister Li Qiang said, while on an eight day visit to Japan. Japanese officials noted that Mr Li said China's policy is designed to ensure repayment86 words
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Article, Illustration214 1980-01-31 9 FORMER Bundesbank president Otmar Emminger told a bankers' conference in New York that he has grave doubts whether the imposition of reserve requirements on international banks is practical. Mr Emminger, who retired from his Bundesbank post last month, said reserve requirements, advocated by some as a means of214 words
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244 1980-01-31 9 THE Turkish government has announced plans for repayment of nearly US$l.9 billion of arrears on unguaranteed supplier credits. The plans, published in the official gazette, offer foreign firms the alternatives of being repaid in either Turkish lira or US dollars, with conditions244 words
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Article287 1980-01-31 9 JAPANESE banks are divided over the choice between two listed securities accounting methods made po&sible by a change the Finance Ministry's guidelines for bank accounting. The Finance Ministry has issued circulars to Japanese banks saying they can either use the book value or the287 words
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291 1980-01-31 9 JAPANESE companies issued 108 external bonds worth a record U553.23 billion in the first nine months of fiscal 1979 ending in March, compared with $3.19 billion for the whole of fiscal 1978, a senior Finance Ministry official said. Sugio Hatanaka, director of the ministry's291 words
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Article149 1980-01-31 9 THE Dutch Central Bank said it will lift the regulations concerning Dutch banks' foreign position, under which foreign liabilities could only exceed assets to a certain prescribed level. For banks as a whole, foreign liabilities could exceed their foreign assets by a total of around149 words
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349 1980-01-31 9 IRAN will compensate foreign banks for their lost stakes in ventures absorbed into the newly nationalised banking system, Central Bank governor Ali Reza Norbari said. Accountants are calculating the net worth of the banks concerned and compensatory payments will be awarded as soon as the349 words
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Article263 1980-01-31 9 STERLING came under early selling pressure yesterday, shedding some of its gains overnight in New York and the Far East, while the dollar opened little changed on late Hongkong levels. Dealers said the pound's early slide, to a low around U552.2580 90 after opening at $2.2625 35, was largely263 words
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Article443 1980-01-31 9 TRADING on the foreign exchange market was exceptionally quiet yesterday, with the US dollar finishing on a mixed note against major currencies. Starting off at 238.80 10 against the yen, the US dollar was then traded up to 239.30 40 when Tokyo closed, before sliding to close at443 words
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Article135 1980-01-31 9 THE U.S. dollar for overnight delivery closed at 239.35 yen yesterday, up from a 239.00 opening but down slightly from 239.40 at Tuesday's close, dealers said. Trading was moderate, with volume of US$67l million. The dollar steadied in light late trading after an early recovery from a lower opening,135 words
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Article336 1980-01-31 9 1 JAN 29 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha 255 ADercom 380 unch AE And CI 545 -15 AMIC 2025 unch Barlows 820 15 Cg Sugar 1030B 1 CNA 380S I Currie Finance 145 5 De Beers Ind 2100B unch 1 Edron 400 -5 Edgars 5*700 unch Eveready 1 Fed336 words
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Article22 1980-01-31 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 10.3 per cent.22 words
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Article147 1980-01-31 9 Asian rates ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Jan 30: L'S Dollan(Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 13 15/16 13 13/16 1 month 13'. 13' 2 months 14 1/16 13 15/16 3 months 14 7/16 14 5/16 6 months 14 I 14 1 9 months 14 5/16 14147 words
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Article49 1980-01-31 9 RANGE of prices offered by discount houses on Jan 30: Overnight: 3-6'.'« Call deposits: 6' to 6'i'« Closing Buying Selling 3-month Treasury bills 6 < 6 k 3 month Bank bills 10. 10 3 months CD 10 10'. 6 months CD 10 7/16 10 5/16 Source: National Discount Co49 words
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Article43 1980-01-31 9 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has invited banks and discount houses to tender for a total of $50 million 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from Feb 4 to Feb 8. Each tender must not be for less than 1250,000.43 words
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Article286 1980-01-31 9 GOLD futures in Singapore closed sharply higher compared with overnight levels but below the day's high on some late profit-taking, dealers said. Ttrading was moderately active with a turnover of 273 lots reported while turnover for kerbs was 168 lots with interest centred on March, April and June contracts,286 words
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Article173 1980-01-31 9 STERLING reversed the morning decline during the day, steadily strengthening to around 2.2625 35 towards the close, dealers said. Earlier, dealers marked sterling down to 2.2595 15, feeling the rise in New York to a closing 2.2640 60 had been overdone, despite news workers in the private sector of173 words
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Article56 1980-01-31 9 AUSTRALIA NZ exchanges quotes: US dollar 1.1094/1.1046 Sterling 0.4914 0.4858 Ninety day air mail buying Sterling 0.5168 US dollars 1.1619 Ninety day .forward buying Sterling 0.4996 US dollars 1.1194 New Zealand Reserve hank Siidrate S dollars 0.9629 Trading bank indications Sterling 0.4357/0.4327 US dollars 0.9679/0.9779 Ninety day air mail56 words
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Advertisement92 1980-01-31 9 HAMBURG BANGKOK HONGKONG JAKARTA KARACHI KUALA LUMPUR MANILA SEOUL SINGAPORE V V V "S. Efficiency. Efficiency means a great deal to Eurasbank's clients. Through a privately leased satellite line, the Bank maintains round-the-clock communication between all its branches strategically located throughout Southeast Asia. This satellite-operated circuit system facilitates quick transfer92 words
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2199 1980-01-31 10 BID and otter 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 units, unless otherwise specified. SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL Acma (2.668) (8)2,199 words
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Article157 1980-01-31 10 SINGAPORE UNIT TR18T S pore Growth Fund 1.29 135 (Nui|m' price far Jaa SI) INCOME BOND I'NIT The Commerce 2 39 2.54 (Carreat prices) The Saving Fund 155 1.64 Income Bond 1.19 1.26 S'porf Prog Fund 1.07 1.13 S pore Sec Fund 1 88 2 00 S pore157 words
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Article2808 1980-01-31 10 This Year High Low Company Last Sale orGr'a Div Div Cvr Gr's Y'ld Net P/E Vol Day COOO> High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL ft COMMERCIAL 265 223 148 180 276 77 255 420 215 380 207 Acma 123* Alcorn 110 Allied Choc 133 BAT 255 Bata 5742,808 words
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Article473 1980-01-31 10 THE BOUNDARY line between stockbroking and merchant banking has always been a hazy and shifting one in the City of London. Now the securities markets are faced with a period of quite rapid structural change as various participants seek to adapt to the abolition of exchange controls.473 words
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Article1027 1980-01-31 10 GOING INTO commodity futures trading is like venturing into the unknown. The setting up of the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE), due to begin operations in midyear, is thus a very big step for Malaysia to take. Malaysia will have the distinction of being one1,027 words
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Article, Illustration577 1980-01-31 10 A RESURGENCE of buying gave a good shot in the arm to the Singapore stock market yesterday, poshing the Straits Times Industrial index yet higher. Following on Tuesday's profit taking, analysts said the strong reaction strengthens the market's determination to keep a date at 484.577 words
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Article, Illustration792 1980-01-31 11 P GUNASEGARAM - OPENING NEW OFFICES By P GUNASEGARAM THE New Straits Times Press (Malaysia), after a spurt in earnings in the year just past, will aim for greater penetration of the different markets for its newpapers and magazines with increased sales as the target in all major792 words
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598 1980-01-31 11 KOH TSE YING - By KOH TSE YING STOCKBROKING firm Ong and Company has advised investors to adopt a strategy of holding on to their shares until the current market trend changes. In its latest newsletter, Oagco Digest, the company said the apparent return of large-scale public598 words
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Article106 1980-01-31 11 Date Last Full Year Company Period Announced Net EPS Gr«n Pre-tax Inst year (cents) Dlv. Profit BATS <%) <rm> F 1/12 5.1 17.0 3,983 M'wata Steel I 22/12 12.4 10.0TE 14,803 Folex Ind F 18/1 2.7 0.0 858 Nat Iron F 7/2 57.8 17.9 37,679 F E Le'ston106 words
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Article225 1980-01-31 11 TIMES PabUshlag Bhd: AGM to be held at Supreme House (11th Floor), Penang Road, Singapore at 12 noon on Feb 1. Straits Times Press (1175) Ltd: AGM to be held at Supreme House (11th Floor), Penang Road, Singapore at 12.30pm on Feb 1. Daft Devetopmeat BM: AGM to225 words
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Article616 1980-01-31 11 by HOCK LOCK SIEW RESPONDING to increased tensions in Afghanistan and Iran, war-sensi-tive commodities, such as rubber, have been rising in value. This is expected to continue for as long as the threat exists. In the last two weeks, Far Eastern markets have seenby HOCK LOCK SIEW - 616 words
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Article226 1980-01-31 11 PENGKALEN has declared a third interim dividend of two pence per share for the year ended Sep 30, payable on April 3. Afrleaa Development Baak $40 million floating rate notes due 1983 rate of interest on the above notes for the period Jan 30 to July 30 has226 words
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Article268 1980-01-31 11 Current Payment Ex Date Booka Cloae Date Payable Total for Total for the year Previoua year Berjuntai D Keramat L td Plant CC M Alied Choc U M Flour Timea Pub S T P(1975) N S Timea M U Ind Kulim Maia SEAL A Moiek B Kawan Duff268 words
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Article108 1980-01-31 11 Company Particulars Ex Date Books Close M Breweries Lingui Temerloh Sentosa T Teat M U lad Bonus Issue of 1 for 2 Bonus Issue of 5 for 3 Bonus Issue of 1 for I Bonus Issue of 1 for 3 Bonus Issue of 1 for 4 Rights Issue108 words
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Advertisement60 1980-01-31 11 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31,1980 THE NEXT SIX MONTH INTEREST RATE FOR THE US$lO,OOO,OOO THE DAI-ICHI KANGYO BANK,LTD. NEGOTIABLE FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT DUE JULY 30,1982 SHALL BE 14%% p.a. REFERENCE AGENT: MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK SINGAPORE OFFICE REFERENCE BANKS." BANK OF AMERICA NT AND SA SWISS BANK60 words
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Advertisement341 1980-01-31 11 ss SEMBAWANG SHIPYARD LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) PRELIMINARY REPORT OF RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER 1979 The Directors of Sembawang Shipyard Limited have the pleasure in announcing the UNAUDITED results of the company for the year ended 31 st December 1979 as followsTRADING PROFIT341 words
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378 1980-01-31 12 IN ADDITION to being the country's leading producer of rubber and palm oil, Johore may soon emerge as a major producer of cocoa, judging by the plans that have been announced. Leading the state's challenge to Sabah, Perak and Selangor which378 words
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Article228 1980-01-31 12 AFP THE HONGKONG government's controversial package of proposals aimed at halting spiralling rents of domestic premises was hotly debated by 14 unofficial members of the legislative council yesterday. If approved by the council the proposals would restrict rent increases to 21 per cent every twoAFP - 228 words
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507 1980-01-31 12 CHOO AI LENG - By CHOO AI LENG CONSUMERS may see modified methods of charging petrol sales by oil Companies if petrol prices go up to $1 per litre or more in late February or early March. This is because petrol station pumps have only three-digit price meters507 words
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266 1980-01-31 12 SINGAPOREANS who save and it looks as though nearly every other Singaporean puts aside some of his income each month do so primarily for their children's education and improvements to their homes. Vacations, taxation, retirement and emergency needs are not, apparently, matters which the266 words
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Article166 1980-01-31 12 UPI A SENIOR executive from the Mitsui group of companies on Wednesday left for Teheran for talks with Iranian officials on construction work of a stalled multi-billion petrochemical joint project. Mr Eimei Yamashita, managing director of Mitsui and Co, the Japanese partner to the bilateral project, willUPI - 166 words
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Article786 1980-01-31 12 LONDON, Wed. The maket was mixed in moderate activity today, dealers said. At 3 p.m the Financial Times index was down 2.6 points at 461.4. Early gains of up to half a point in government bonds were eroded by fresh selling activity. Dealers said operators were concerned about786 words
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155 1980-01-31 12 AFP REPRESENTATIVES from 11 tin-producing countries are to meet in the northern Thai capital of Chiang Mai next month to discuss new floor and ceiling prices and the possible impact of the United States releasing its strategic stockpile of the metal, the Bangkok PostAFP - 155 words
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Article, Illustration173 1980-01-31 12 FORMER US secretary of state Henry Kissinger met West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and other leading politicians on Tuesday for confidential talks. No statements were issued after the secret day-long discussion held in Schloss Gymnich, outside Cologne. Besides Dr Kissinger and Chancellor Schmidt, those attending the talks included173 words
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177 1980-01-31 12 A REGISTERED bookkeeper was fined $1,000 in a magistrate's court yesterday when he admitted practising as a tax consultant even though he was not registered as a public accountant. The court heard that since 1963, Vallartharasu Ganapathi, 37, had been working as an accountant's177 words
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Article77 1980-01-31 12 Reuter IMPORT contracts concluded by 13 major Japanese trading firms in December rose 23.4 per cent to 1.34 trillion yen from 1.09 trillion in November, and up 99.1 per cent from 675.30 billion a year earlier, the Japan Foreign Trade Council said. Export contracts in DecemberReuter - 77 words
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299 1980-01-31 12 A JAPANESE expert on industrial standards arrived in Singapore yesterday to study how local exporters can make use of Japan's quality trademark. Mr T Murata, a staff specialist with the standards department of the Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, will meet officials299 words
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335 1980-01-31 12 IRANIAN Foreign Minister Sadeq Qotbzadeh vowed yesterday to make Canada pay for smuggling six US diplomats out of Iran. "We indicate that sooner or later, somewhere in the world, Canada will pay for the action they have taken," Mr Qotbzadeh said. The Foreign335 words
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393 1980-01-31 12 AP US PRESIDENT Carter on Wednesday painted the bleakest outlook yet for inflation in the United States, saying high oil prices could make inflation much worse for years to come unless workers accept at least a temporary reduction in their purchasing power.AP - 393 words
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Article85 1980-01-31 12 Reuter THE THAI Cabinet has approved a recommendation by the Finance Ministry that the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) should obtain a syndicated loan of US$75 million from a group of foreign banks headed by Chase Manhattan Bank to finance part of its natural gasReuter - 85 words
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Advertisement97 1980-01-31 12 rxse;—, 1 Top Quality, Special Design Chairs for the v office. V If you're looking for chairs for 1 your office you've come to the right place. We've an outstanding selection of chairs specially designed for comfortable sitting and practicality. There is also an exclusive range for the chief executives.97 words
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Miscellaneous58 1980-01-31 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Fair. Report for 24 hours prior to 1.39 p.m. on Jan 39 at the airport. Maximum temperature 32.0 Associated humidity 62 Minimum temperature 23.7 Associated humidity 100 Hours of sunshine 9.25 Rainfall in millimetres Nil Total rainfall for the month58 words
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Article106 1980-01-31 13 UPI A NEW freight service between Shanghai and the US Pacific coast port of Portland, Oregon, opened on Tuesday with the 20,000-tonne Chinese freighter, Rong Cheng, leaving Shanghai, the Xinhua News Agency reported. An- agreement between the Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co and Portland provides for one ship leavingUPI - 106 words
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Article77 1980-01-31 13 AFP JAPANESE shipyards' net export ship order backlog at the end of December hit a 21-month high of 6.57 million gross tonnes, the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA) announced on Tuesday. The figure represented an increase of 2.63 million gross tonnes or 66.8 per cent over theAFP - 77 words
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Article82 1980-01-31 13 AFP JAPAN will extend a yen loan totalling 7,591 million yen to Peru for improvement of harbours, roads and coastal facilities, the Japanese Foreign Ministry announced in Tokyo on Tuesday. The loan carrying an annual interest of 4.25 per cent will be paid back in 25 yearsAFP - 82 words
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Article641 1980-01-31 13 RAHIM KASSIM - By RAHIM KASSIM THE Singapore shipbuilding and repair yards are in a good position to benefit from the efforts by shipowners to re-engine their ships in the wake of spiralling fuel costs. At the moment Japanese and South Korean yards are getting the bulk of641 words
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Article543 1980-01-31 13 Shipping lJoe P»ge CM Shipping Llae Page C#J Adriatic IV 5 Combo Line VI 2 Afea VI 3 Djakarta Lloyd V 4 Alfred CTS IV 5 Dong Sue VI 5 Alltrans VI 5 DSR VI 3 Alpac VI 5 EAC Lines n 4/5 Angkutan VI 4 East543 words
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Article, Illustration289 1980-01-31 14 SEMBAWANG Shipyard recently completed reactivating the 14-year-old tanker Gallant Seahorse. The 95,529 dwt vessel has been laid up for the past three years In the Johere River. The Sembawang team dismantled the tanker's HP and LP turbines and associated systems for survey and necessary289 words
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Article973 1980-01-31 14 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 following973 words
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Article1439 1980-01-31 14 SHIPOWNERS' resistance to rates was indicated by charterers who continued to restrict trading in the North American grain section on Tuesday. Cargoes of grain were fixed however from Northern Range to Denmark at $23.75 fio for Feb and from Long Beach to Taiwan at $21 fio for Feb/March.1,439 words
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Article, Illustration951 1980-01-31 15 TWENTY-EIGHT British companies will be exhibiting at the Offshore South East Asia Conference and Exhibition to be held in Singapore, from Feb 26 to 29 at the Hyatt Hotel. They will be exhibiting in a joint-venture participation organised by the Council of British Manufacturers951 words
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Article, Illustration625 1980-01-31 15 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Accord (Tanker) (after Nichiyo Maru P/O, subject gas free) 15/16 Barber Toba (Ro/Ro) (after Muehlhausen shifts A Centaur sails, require starboard a/side) 46/47 Bunga Tanjong (after New Coral Sea A Muehlhausen sail, head west for L/L A UTM/L) 3/34 Chidambaram (0700 after625 words
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4492 1980-01-31 19 SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due and when SCHEDULE 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 Port4,492 words
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326 1980-01-31 20 DOCK workers in New Orleans agreed to load a Soviet-bound vessel following a court order on Tuesday, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) announced. But ILA president Mr Thomas Gleason emphasised at the union's New York headquarters that the 116,000-member ILA will continue their326 words
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Article, Illustration363 1980-01-31 20 BARBER Bine Sea (BBS), which introduced six new re-ro vessels on Its ronnd-the-world rente last year, has extended Its snpercarrier service to three mere US cities. Houston, New Orleans and Mobile will be linked to Los Angeles via the mini-land bridge. A snpercarrier loaves Asia every363 words
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Article621 1980-01-31 20 CANADA: CP Rail's weekly barge service between Vancouver and Kitimat has been abandoned after two years of losses. The railway company leased the Northland Navigation Company service on a three-year basis, with option to purchase, but abandoned the service after two years. Far East-Europe: West German independent, Norasia621 words
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Article1579 1980-01-31 20 The leading shipping lines operating from local Crts and the agents who handle cargo bookings r them. A B Adriatic Container Container Feeders (S)/Cargo Freight (PK). AFEA Singapore Shipping Agencies (S)Euro-Asia Line (PK/PN). Alfred C. Toepfer Intermodal (S)/ Marintex Enterprise (PK). Alfred C. Toe pier Schiflahrt1,579 words
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Advertisement474 1980-01-31 13 TANK CLEANING ianv sue tjrtKe'si Whether you are sending it to the DOCKYARD 'or repairs the SCRAPYARD for scrapping or making a CONVERSION consult PIRAEUS MARINE SINGAPORE PTE LTD I RI) I\ I I A 11 m Orient Overseas CWIGJM&I Line T COmAItRgED SERVICE TO EUROPE (VU SUEZ) 'ft* Laltawa474 words
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Advertisement190 1980-01-31 13 NEPTUNE ORIENT UNES LTD FAR EAST EUROPE EULtY CONTAINfRISED SERVICE K'H< WIV.E-Tta* Containers Feedered to/from F'stowe Aho accepting carjo to/fran Scamfinavia MERCATOR S pore Closini fines: FCL Carjo LCI Car(o 2100 2/2 0900 2/2 STRAITS AUSTRAIIA RO RO CONTAINER SERVICE A member o! the Anio Consortium TO AND FROM AUSTRALIA:190 words
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Advertisement721 1980-01-31 13 KYOBEI LINE JAPAN/SINGAPORE SERVICE See Page VI Column 3 for Sailings Agents KYOSEI AGENCIES (S) PTE. LTD. MARKETING 9111?? GtNEHAI 9.3111 A M su fUHO ASIA LINE SON BHD I 4?964 P KIANG *****1 •PEN£ NG *****/2 CONTAINER Schedules SHIPS In Pert SHIPPING List WORLD Services REGIONAL Weather WHO Act*721 words
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Advertisement626 1980-01-31 14 LEO SHIPPING PTE LTD. SINGAPORE PERNAS-MISC SHIPPING AGENCIES SDN BHD PORT KELANG PENANG ,'v MALA YSIAN HTFRNA TIONAL SHPPHG CORPORA HON BERHAD HEAD OFFICE: WISMA MISC TEL: NO: KL *****8 Atoo full Barcelona. Genoa. 2) Amsterdam Antwerp. L.Havre. Bilbao. Basle. UK. 3) Bremen. Bremenhaven Aarhus. Copenhagen Helsinki 4) Malmo. Stockholm.626 words
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Advertisement312 1980-01-31 14 D» SUPERCARRIER SERVICE lirtirimSM WEEKLY SERVICE TO PANAMA, US ATLANTIC GULF AND E. CANADA rtMMi kti BMSO TOM kCMESTHEIS 3-5/2 79/2 BAMER MM *10/2 BAMER PERSEUS *24/2 lb Relay FQ Minn wti rrwtt| CM 31-1/2 3/3 3/3 7/3 25/3 31/3 17/3 22/3 1/4 8/4 Mm Kceptaf Cmtwmn to CAMBEAN m312 words
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Advertisement785 1980-01-31 15 STRAITS SHIPPING Singapore to Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok Overseas M MM Containers Limited Weekly service to/from UK/Europe CONTUOSHP SO VICE TO UK/CONTMDfT: Containership Service To/From Bangkok Benaeon 4 fit Liverpool Bay 101 Tefcyo by 12 Feb Cardfcan Bay 18 Feb 20 I Toko Eipress 23 Feb 25 I785 words
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Advertisement496 1980-01-31 15 Franco Belgian Services (Far Fast French Service uith Btlgian Far Fasti rn Lines) it ace COnsqkiilm fuli aagHg »wa to tmgt A MCE WON Sailed MERCATOR 3 Feb 0 CHKP 14 Feb HA CONTAHER It Feb SUGAPORE P AELANG le Ha»re R dam H buf| Brent i 18 Feb 21496 words
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Advertisement904 1980-01-31 16 Benaron Lmerpool Bar Cardigan Bay Tokio Eipress Cit» ot EtMwgh Kwama Mam Bremen Eipress Rtew Maru Hongkong Eipress BonaWer EXPRESS CONVENTIONAL TO ElUOff *'<?* »*> H-b», fktmen Rdam AnWp Wdeslwon 8 2 10 2 7/3 19 3 16 3 9 3 Ruessetaltton 17 2 19? 23 2 16 3 28904 words
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Advertisement404 1980-01-31 16 EVERGREEN LINE FAR EAST/EUROPE EXPRESS FULL CONTAINER SERVICE P oo G i^? O J OR HAMBURG f I LI *STOM ROTTERDAM ANTWERP, IE HAVRE AISO ACCEPTWG CARGO EOR UNITED KHCDOM SOUTHAMPTON lONOON MANCHESTER BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL. LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW. LEEDS WEST GERMANY BREMERHAVEN HOLLAND AMSTERDAM r 11,1 S p T' •J*! 6404 words
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Advertisement900 1980-01-31 16 Everett Lines Burma Five Star Shipping Corpn. "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE" LOADING FOR RANGOON Sp»e Mtrfinc Pana* PHASAK6TAWYWA (Dsdurp* mtf) h (tk £»<»**« hi tot/2 FA /2P< 2/5 FA 7/j f* 'lijL/vr Compania Argentina Da Z lPlv»i Navagacion Intercontinental S. A. C.I. F Hf, "ARGENTINE NATIONAL LINE' 10ADMG FOR DURBAN. CAPETOWN,900 words
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Advertisement714 1980-01-31 16 mo.s.E. OCEAN SHIPPING 8 ENTERPRISES PTE LTD. 1 SANKYO LINE AUSTRALIA SERVICE P. Ketanf Singapore La P. Ketanf Seaport MAY SKY bt Port Sated MAY CW 13/15 to 10/12 Feb loadh| far: WIS, SYB. MEI SYD. MEI ADEL SAVANNA STAR KITI SAMUT OHKAWA MARU PALM GEIOAI AGENTS COHTWO BOOK* OCEAN714 words
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Advertisement731 1980-01-31 17 L. PIL GROUP J, KOI* St NT OS* HOT* CANTOI Smgaoat 10 15 March PKelanj Ptnang EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICE Dacessalaam Mombasa teddah, KOI* MENAH Hodeidah Port Sudan Datessaiaam Mombasa Hodeidah *o'* MTA MdJti foil Sudan *01* SENTQSA PKelang Penanj COLOMBO/KARACHI/P. GULF SERVICE Colombo. Karachi. Muscat KOTA TRNJR KOTA MA WW)731 words
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Advertisement174 1980-01-31 19 TRUCONTAINER EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL IS) PTE LTD Suites 1311/1312. Shaw Towers, Beach Rd. Singapore 0718 Regular Container Service accepting FCL/LCL Cargo for New Zealand Auckland, Wellington, Lyttleton, Dunedin Australia Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sri Lanka Colombo Europe and U.K. Call *****81 Container leasing services ffSS ICCU CONTAINER |||D FLEET lis MANAGEMENT174 words
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Advertisement104 1980-01-31 19 NOTICE STRAITS/ SOUTH AFRICA SHIPPING CONFERENCE FAR EAST/ EAST AFRICA FREIGHT CONFERENCE STRAITS/ SOMALIA FREIGHT AGREEMENT NOTICE TO SHIPPERS GENERAL FREIGHT INCREASE We refer to the Notice to Shippers dated 30th November 1979 concerning general freight increases to be implemented m the above Conferences/Freight Agreement from Ist Februory, 1980 Member104 words
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Advertisement120 1980-01-31 20 THE TIMES ATLAS OF WORLD HISTORY presents the drama of World History in the arena of its action: the lands and seas of the world. This entirely new and authoritative work of reference combines the visual detail and excitement of an atlas with a full scale narrative of world history120 words
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Miscellaneous170 1980-01-31 20 Regional Weather »< X VRBIO WO2J RAIN *r N VRBIO WOl RAIN a WOl FAIR WO2 RAIN 2 wo THUNDERSTORM t I K THUNDERSTORM THUNDERSTORM ii m ■■m 00, I m (ft ffi i < TQ Is SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. LEGEND: Centre of170 words
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