The Business Times, 14 May 1980

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    10 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 111/1/8# WEDNESDAY, MAY 14,1W« 50 CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      Lock icon Peoples' bureaus
      69 1 UPI LONDON, Tues. Stirred by Libyan Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's call to guard against hidden enemies, student supporters of the Colonel peacefully took control of Libyan embassies across Europe and parts of Asia and turned them into "peoples' bureaus". Poster-waving and singing students marched yesterday into the embassies in
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      Lock icon Suicide attempt
      72 1 Reuter NEW YORK, Tues. Italian Financier Michele Sindona, convicted two months ago in the largest bank fraud case in American history, was taken to hospital early today, and local radio reported that he had tried to commit suicide. A hospital spokesman said Sindona, 59, had been taken to
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      Lock icon Against fuel prices
      67 1 Reuter JAKARTA, Tues. More than 1,000 students held a peaceful demonstration at the University of Indonesia today in protest of recent increases in domestic fuel prices and the banning of the student newspaper, Salemba. Salemba editor Wikrama Abidin said the demonstration was just the beginning of what
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      Lock icon News exchange scheme
      105 1 AFP JAKARTA, Tues. A news exchange cooperation programme will be officially launched next May 16 between the news agencies of three Asean countries, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, visiting Malaysian Information Minister Datuk Mohammad Rahmat announced. Minister Rahmat, who left the Indonesian capital for home today after
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      Lock icon Opposition to strike coll
      101 1 Reuter LONDON, Tues. Britain's labour unions have called on 12 million workers to stay away from their jobs tomorrow in a one-day protest action which, according to an opinion poll published today, 73 per cent of them oppose. The so-called "Day of action" is bring staged
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      Lock icon Gold smugglers
      28 1 AFP JAKARTA, Tues. Thirteen pilots of the Indonesian Garuda Airline have been held few allegedly smuggling gold to Singapore, the weekly magazine Tempo reported today. AFP
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      Lock icon Dow Jones
      60 1 AP NEW YORK, Tues. The stock market headed higher with the Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, rising 4.02 to 809.22 in the first half hour. Gainers took a 3 to 2 lead over losers among New York Stock Exchange-listed issues. Analysts said the upswing stemmed primarily from
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    Chief Price Changes
    132 1 Rises Indices Mtiajru Tin 3000 100 Apr 12 May 13 TotUbt Dunlop lad 380 95 B.T.Indkstor: 4419.22 4496.48 MO 35 Industrials: 493.29 496.62 Skaagri-La 1030 700 +30 +30 13 Finance: 866.21 m.m Salaagor Dradg 575 Hotels: 432.66 436.54 CtrbStry 540 18 Properties: 367.05 369.21 TBS M.ia 340
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    KUALA LUMPUR
    150 1 Rises Indices S Mai Tin 2340 +200 May 12 May 13 Malayan Tin 3700 150 S Kinta 1240 +60 B.T.Index: 7621.61 7615.85 Lingui 172 +20 Industrials: 570.74 573.33 Intraco 340 +20 Finance: 777.61 782.49 Toshiba 380 +20 Hotels: 364.79 365.85 Pac Dev 430 +20 Properties: 389.60 391.57 F
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    Skilled craftsmen welcomed to stay
    614 1  -  CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY By FONG MEW LENG THE Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang Wan, told Business Times yesterday that the Government is prepared to extend permanent residency to skilled craftsmen in the construction industry. This policy is in line with the Government's longterm objective
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    Johore not lifting cement ban
    269 1 THE Johore state government has no plans at the moment to lift the ban on the export of sand and granite to Singapore. State Secretary Datuk Sulaiman Mohamed Noor said in Johore Bam yesterday: "There has been no instruction from the government to lift the
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    Committee to firm ties with KL
    396 1 SINGAPORE and Malaysia will form a high-level inter-government committee to strengthen and promote cooperation between the two countries. The establishment of the committee was agreed in principle by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Malaysian counterpart, Da to Hussein Onn, who left Singapore
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    Weaving new lease of life
    430 1 OVERSEAS Textile Co, the debt-riddep textile plant which went under receivership three years ago, has been given a new lease of life. A new company Overseas Textile Co (1979) Pte Ltd has been formed. The new management is reported to have taken over the running
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    Curran resigns from SSA council
    224 1 THE COUNCIL af the fflmpw Beetety af AeetiaUati has heen threwa late ilwmy hy the hMh rcalgMttoa el raa (abeve). The aewiy elected SBA i hell hub, Mr Steeea Taa, caaAnaed that Mr Carraa ha* aatenltted hie realgaattoa hat aMed that the eeaacH» hae yet
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    PUB may switch to heavy oil
    399 1  -  By RONNIE LIM THE Public Utilities Board is looking into the feasibility of switching from light fuel oil to cheaper heavy fuel to generate electricity. This means that if the PUB goes ahead with the switch, the plan on building coal-fired power stations may
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    Unfriendly offers
    106 1 LLOYDS of I carton is marketing a new type of insurance under which companies will be reimbursed for eipenaea. incurred in resisting unfriendly takeover offers. The new tender offer defence expense insurance scheme will cover up to 80 per cent of most costs incurred in challenging a takeover
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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      Refineries turn in record yield
      565 2  -  By RONNIE LIM DESPITE more costly crude supplies, Singapore refineries last year turned in a record yield of more than |654 million, easily double that achieved in the previous year. According to the latest US Embassy report on the Singapore industry's production and processing operations
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      STPB planning food fair in Switzerland
      248 2 THE Singapore Tourist Promotion Board is organising a three-week food festival at Hotel Zurich in Switzerland as part of its plan to attract more European visitors to Singapore. The festival, organised in conjunction with Singapore Airlines, Shangri-La hotel. Hotel Zurich and Union Rank of
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      Herald Tribune to be printed in Hongkong
      189 2 THE International Herald Tribune will begin printing in Hong Kong on Sep 15 to provide same-day delivery for most of Aria. IHT, Jointly owned by the New York Times Company, the Washington Post Company and Whitney Communications Corporation, will be printed by Sing
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      Chair maker assesses trends
      264 2 SOUTH-East Asia is emerging as one of the fastest growing areas for companies supplying the needs of the hotel industry. This is the assessment of Mr Manfred Steinfeld (above), chairman of Shelby Williams Industries, a chair mimifaphirw Mr Steinfeld, who has been visiting Singapore for discussions
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      Census to begin on May 20
      370 2 THE Government will conduct its 11th population census from May 20 to June 24. Information not collected in the 1970 census, such as those relating to place of work, mode of transport, school and religions will be included in this year's census. Such information
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      $10m palm oil factory goes up in Malaysia
      355 2 A NEW $10 million palm oil refinery set up by Shamelin Oil Processing (SOP) at Rinctaing will alleviate the growing shortage of capacity in the Malaysian industry. Speaking at the opening of the Malaysia-US Joint venture's 120-tonne a day factory near Kajang,
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      211 2 The Pasta at Mario's expioineu. JL northern Italy, ||nßfl|fi is a flat ribbon noodle made with eggs.Try Fettuccine Alfredo, a rich pasta dish with cream and Parmesan cheese. It's a speciality of Signor SPAGHETTI is without doubt, the most famous of all pasta. Ristorante Mario grecommends Spaghetti alia Carbonara served
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      132 2 SEIKO QUARTZ IS DIFFERENT W hen vou ve sold the world's tirst quart/ vvat< h and staved ahead o! the rest who followed hen \ou re de;>ended on worldvvide tor suf* j rb ate uracv hen vou making ma|or breakthroughs v\ «th unique developments like the world's tirst anal* >g
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  • REGIONAL
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      Lock icon Japan will impose further sanctions
      319 3 UPI PRIME Minister Masayoshi Ohira said yesterday that Japan will cooperate with its European allies and impose further sanctions against Iran unless there is dramatic development in the hostage crisis before this weekend. Speaking in parliament, Mr Ohira said: "The policy remains unchanged. (Japan) will
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      Lock icon Australian coal miners back at work
      128 3 Reuter MORE THAN 20,000 coal miners in New South Wales and Queensland were expected return to normal working at midnight last night. This follows mass meetings in the two states, which although not yet complete, already show an overall majority in favour of the
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      Lock icon China agrees to re-open Amber One route
      259 3 AFP CHINA has agreed to reopen its section of the Amber One air route between Bangkok and Hongkong, cutting some 20 minutes of the flight. The shorter route comes into effect tomorrow and will be allowed to be used 18 hours a day.
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      763 3 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From TMA TL375 0715 BEY/BOM/KUL MAS MH621 0635 PEN MAS MH607 0630 KUL SIA SQ101 0615 KUL RBA Bim 0930 BWN MAS MH671 0830 PEN/KUL SIA SQ2U 1000 HLP GIA GA980 1030 HLP CPA CX710 1005 HLP SIA SQ103 1015 KUL
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      Lock icon Thailand expected to call for a DMZ
      152 3 Reuter THAILAND Is expected te ftifw the ereattoa at a rides at the naHUmpacheu herder at aa lateraattoaal eeafereaee la Geaeva later this meatk, tafermed aearees said. The eeafereaee, ea May 21 aad 27 at the lalttatlve the Aairiattia e( Seatfceaat Adu Nattoas
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      Lock icon Tokyo economy rising steadily, says EPA
      483 3 Reuter THE Japanese Economic Planning Agency (EPA) has said that the Japanese economy is expanding steadily due to increases in exports and personal consumption, but it noted in a monthly report that the tempo of consumer price increase has been rising. Consumption expenditure by
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    • THE REGION IN BRIEF
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        MINISTERS TO MEET
        546 3 JAPANESE Foreign Minister Saburo Okita is expected to meet foreign ministers from the five member countries of the Association of South-east Asian nations in Kuala Lumpur on June 27 and 28. The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Asean is also believed to have invited Canada, Australia and New
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      70 3 London. V Vi You want the fastest flights going. Go with us. We can offer you Concorde* every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. And they're just three of the 10 British Airways flights you can choose from every week, some starting fresh from Singapore. You won't find a faster way of
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      RUBBER
      379 4 The rubber market in Singapore closed steady yesterday with June One RSS buyers quoted at 290.00 cents per kilo, unchanged from Monday's close, dealers said. The morning market finished unchanged after fluctuating narrowly on stoploss selling alternating with short-covering interest, they said. Following news of good offtake of RSS
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      RAS PRICES
      280 4 R.AJS. prices In cents per kilo yesterday: rinaa (per kilo) (per kflo)_ Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f.o.b. *4.00 Int. 1 R.S.S. June MOO Int. 1 R-S-S. July 88.M Int. 2 R&S. 50 UK/Coot M050 Int. 3 R.S.S. ma UK/Oont W7J0 Int. 4R.S.S. 272.50 UK/Cont 271.50 Int. 5R.S.S. *7
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      SSR and SMR
      88 4 NOON S8R and 8 MR one ymtmim BAB Jmm IP—I 1 Mtk) Mtk) SSR JO SSR SO (1-ton pall* (1-MpM krml 1 271JO i MUO •Ban 11U0N 770-40N him 273JS0 170-40 ■Kara J7&.40N 37U0N SMRCV SMRL SMR5 SMRGP SMR 10 (1-taa paibt! I1S35 as ssi 1 338-40
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      Straits Tin
      77 4 THE Straits tin price la mill netvend Mfll per pical te Vf», te rtaadat $56 aheve Ike letimttiiil Tie Agreemeet ceiling, Men Mid. The metal reeevered in reaettea te the recent wmkmtm with u ever* ■Ight steadier Lenden cleee aid seme light Ispsassr aad US haylag alse aided
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      CLOSING PRICES
      35 4 Rubber: May 13 Singapore: June: 290.00 cents (unchanged) Malaysia: June: 294.00 centa (unchanged) Tin: M 52,200 (up $10) (equivalent to $36.38 per kilo) (up 17 centa) Official offering: 117 tonnes (down 72Vi tonnes)
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      RICE
      334 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in SJ per Idlo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.05, 100 per cent second class 0.90, 100 per cent third class 0.88, 25 per cent new crop 0.80, B-10 per cent 0.68. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.63, Special no stock.
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      TEXTILES
      194 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Cmttm jam: China Blue Phoenix 20b 2,180; 32b 2,580, 40b 2,840 (per bale of 400 lbs). Piece gseds: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly
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      Produce exchange
      176 4 CHINESE Predate Exchange, Singapore, aeea ri—lag prices per IN kg yesterday: Ceeeaat ell: Bulk fob $137.50 sellers, old drum (in second hand drnm) fob $147.50 sellers, new drum fob $154.00 sellers. Cepra: Mixed (loose) 179.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $505.00 sellers, Sarawak white pepper
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      WHEAT
      151 4 THE Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures on Monday, closed USIS cents a bushel lower in the near May to down 17 cents in deferred May. Values settled on the bottom of a tencent range in moderately active trade. Steady local pressure hit commission house sell stops which rapidly
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      PALM OIL
      111 4 VALUES held unchanged on steady buying interest with sellers withdrawn, dealers said. In the central region, May was traded at MsB7o per tonne with June at 1865. The refined market was quiet but with Japanese enquiries noted. CXF. North European ports, in US dollars per ton unless otherwise
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      LONDON MARKETS
      579 4 COFFEE: Ftobusta futures closed the morning steady at the lower levels, with losses from Monday's of mostly £4 to £10 per tonne. Turnover was 1,380 lots Including nine options and around 350 lots oI cross trades. Dealers said the market tended easier after the opening call in quiet
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
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      Booster from heavy issues
      674 4 TOKYO COAL and large capitalisation issues such as steel and heavy machinery were the main performers in the Tokyo market and substantially influenced the Nikkei Dow Jones which closed at Y6T66.94, up Yl2. Steel issues were highlighted, reflecting good world demand for steel and also due
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      Sydney
      324 4 OIL rose sharply in Sydney yesterday but a late round of profit-taking took several stocks off their highs, brokers said. Cooper Basin oil discoverer Santos, which added 60 cents on Monday, finned another 40 cents yesterday before sellers pushed it back to Monday's A 19.80 close. Heavy overseas buying
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      Bangkok
      249 4 STOCKS closed easier in thin trading yesterday, dealers said. Bangkok Bank fell four baht to 292, Industrial Finance Corp two to 118, Mah Boonkrong Drying and Silo two to 204 and Jalaprathan cement two to 116. MAY 13 Bahls Asia (."miit 132 -2 Amj l-'ibre 131 unch Ayuthaya Inv.
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      Manila
      145 4 MANILA stocks closed generally easier yesterday with turnover falling to 1-8 million pesos from the previous day's 3.1 million, dealers said. Phil Overseas, Seafront, San Miguel and Vulcan eased, while only Philex B rose and the rest were unchanged or untraded. MAY 13 Pesos Ai-ojr Mining oow •0 0006
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      Selected indices
      50 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Monday 434-2 Friday- ,..43&5 Week Ago cloeed DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Monday 805.30 Friday N6J0 Week Ago 816-30 H.K.HANG SENG Tuesday «02.« Monday 888.82 Week Ago 887.81 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Tuesday <00.51 Monday 613.75 Week Ago 800.37 ALL ORDINARIE8 Tuesday 798.48 Monday 788.18 Week Ago 781-30
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      Hongkong
      309 4 STOCK prices rose sharply across the board yesterday but closed off their highs in active late trading on sharply increased turnover. The Hang Seng Index was up 12.86 points at 902.48, dealers said. They said market sentiment was encouraged by the latest cut in US prime rates which boosted
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      New York prices close narrowly lower
      901 4 THE New York stock market closed narrowly lower oo Mooday In slow trading despite another drop in the prime rate as oils continued weak but glamour and growth issues rallied. The Dow Jones industrial average lost a traction and declines led advances eight to
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Lock icon Pledge to counter Soviet invasion
      522 5 NATO SUMMIT AFP AP THE ELEVEN North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) defence ministers have pledged to take concrete measures including troop reserves to counter December's Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The group, including all European Nato members except France, met in Brussels on Monday under the
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      Lock icon Muskie to ask EEC not to limit Iran sanctions
      254 5 AFP US Secretary of State Edmund Muskie will ask European Economic Community (EEC) countries this week not to limit the range of economic sanctions the EEC has decided to take against Iran, sources said. The newly sworn-in diplomatic chief, who began
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      Lock icon Jordan denies it will help PLO guerillas
      325 5 AP JORDAN has denied reports that it will allow guerillas from the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to use its territory to mount attacks against the Israelioccupied West Bank. The Jordanian ambassador to the United Nations, Mr Hazem Nuseibeh, said on Monday that he
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      Lock icon Carter appointee's part in loan for publisher
      577 5 AP US Senate Banking Committee members have charged that an appointee of PresiCarter mounted a "push-push-push" to gain a lowinterest government loan for a newspaper publisher who had just endorsed Mr Carter's re-election. Export-import Bank president John Moore was sharply criticised for his
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon DEFICIT NARROWS
        465 5 Agencies WEST Germany's current account deficit was a provisional 933 million marks in March after a 1.96 billion shortfall in February and compared with a 1.75 billion mark surplus in the yearago month. The cumulative 5.30 billion mark deficit in the first quarter of this year compares with
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      Lock icon Wage deal could boost Swedish inflation rate
      298 5 Reuter THE WAGE settlements which ended this month's major labour conflict in Sweden will add 1.5 to two percentage points to the rate of inflation. In the long run, the agreement worsens the chances for improvement in real wages and threatens to increase
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      Lock icon Spending increases may put balanced budget in jeopardy
      285 5 AP NYT THE Americaa Se—te approved a USKI3.I Mlliea balaaeed kadget far IMI ea Monday, bat tast-mlaato spending lacreaees raised aew deakts akaat whether Csagrem will aetaally elimiaate the federal deficit far the first ttme la 12 years. Before approving the aatlaaal
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    Other measures needed in building trade
    557 6 THE heavy dependence of the construction industry on transient guest workers is obviously unsatisfactory considering that the industry will continue in the foreseeable future to be a vital part of the economy. In this light, the Government's efforts to develop a stable workforce composed
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    Lock icon Asean's first super-city
    979 6  -  1990... the year when Malaysia's massive undertaking of a first super-city in Asean will materialise... by JOE FERNANDEZ JOE FERNANDEZ Depthnews MODERN industrial complexes are rising in the Kelang Valley Region which Malaysians proudly proclaim as the first super- city in Asean. The timetable for the completion
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    Face reality
    581 6 Letter to the Editor Dear Sir, I am sure I should not say this but I do think that Malayan Credit did not deserve the talents of Mr Jack Chia. The acuteness, foresight and maturity that he brought to the conduct of its affairs consorts ill with the
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      1413 6 That vital raw material THE MONOSYLLABIC three-letter ward, OIL, which pervades all aapect «f •■r Uvea, will be the hfit (er di»e«Mie« taalght at 11.19pm aver ehaoael 5. The 15-miaate daeaaeatary will (aea> aa the almighty cartel af ell expertlag csaatrics, Opee, wUeh celebrates Ha SOth adversary this year. The
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    SABAH'S SPECIAL SOFTWOODS
    1681 7  -  BILL CAMPBELL, in his third article of a six-part series on Sabah, gives an account of the country's major reafforestation projects. At Sabah Softwoods, for instance, the emphasis It now placed on fast-growing species of softwoods. BILL CAMPBELL FROM A high lookout tower at Brumas, about an
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    Sitting on the MRT project
    947 7  -  FORUM with JOHN TAN THE PROPOSED mass rapid transit system is inevitable. Already, the existing all-bus transit system is proving less than satisfactory and will become increasingly inadequate. So, why is the Government taking so many years to make that important commitment to go ahead?
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      138 7 The world are Mercedes-Benz. Every car manufacturing country has a good car to its name. However, the motorists of the world share a popular opinion that West Germany produces more great cars than any other country. And to the Germans, the best cars are Mercedes-Benz. A fact that is manifested
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
    • EUROPEAN MARKETS
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        Paris
        270 8 MAY 12 Frs CORBEILLE Air-Liquid* 534 -3 B s N Gervals 955 Uanone C S K (Thomson 2 OA 487 CIC Francaise des Prlrolfs 248 unch I'ompagnie F inane lere I'ompagnie 376 I Generale Credit Foncier De France 460 Hue hell* 250 1 (Ubrairw) Machines Bull 62 •1 Michelin
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        Brussels
        93 8 MAY 12 Frs FORWARD MARKET Acer 306 19 Arhfd 2090 ♦15 Astur 465 unch Bra.sran 610 -6 Hru-Lamb 1252 •18 Cinptr 878 -28 Cork 296 1 I* Beers 275 3 Ebes 1945 -30 Klectrobel 5780 10 (Jb-Inno-Brn 2330 30 QfH 1068 >8 Hotook 2540 oo Petro 5010 -90 Ryl
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        Frankfurt
        215 8 MAY 12 Dm Arg-Ttlefunken 7400 1 AfczO 22.50 <-0.5 Alii Lebrn ***** -20 Allz Vers 374 00 1 BASK 143 SOB Bay H T Wbank 212 00B Buy Vbank 274 OOB Buyer 122.70 BBt 297 SOB BMW 165 50 05 I'jssella 340 00 unch t'hem Verw 272 OOB Commerzbank
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        Amsterdam
        164 8 MAY«J2 Vis ABN m 292.00 -1 A hod Q 67 00 24.60 04 AMH K 98 00 -02 107 50 *1 62.50 -02 as SO -1 16 96.00 05 Hols 61 40 -0.1 184 50 -05 burtj linann 61 50 59.50 unch unch 157 60 -2.4 l*l» r 100
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        Zurich
        189 8 MAY 12 Francs Ai-lions Suisses 281 unch Aluauisse Br 1150 -10 Alusuisse Reg 470 Brown Boveri Br. 1785 10 I'lba Ori|y Br 1085 unch Oba Gelgy P C 835 *10 C'lba Gelgy Rm Credit Suisse Br 502 5 2140 -5 Credit Suisse Reg 300 -4 Klektrowall Br 2300 10
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        Milan
        102 8 MAY 12 Lire Ante 8 90 0.1 Amoc Ocn ***** •10 Bu>lO(i #os •a Central* 9300 35 Kliat 1811 •It KinswW 72-25 unch Gen Itnmob 57 US IKI Pri 2250 10 llalremenli ***** 145 Ilalgas ton -4 ItaUidrr ***** 1 Mafneli M Pt 580 unch Marvin Ere 335 -J
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        TORONTO
        198 8 MAY 12 C* A bill IX 17 Alcan 27' Algoina 28 unch Bank Mont Ms Bank Nova Scotia It •u Bell Trt 20 i Brth Corp BP Can Ltd J7 >*■ Bra.vran 24' Camp Rrd Utr 35 Can Imp Bk 2S unch Canpac 35 Canpac In* Pf Carling O'Keefe
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        JOHANNESBURG
        278 8 MAY 12 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha -v310 Abercom 275 unch AE And CI NO unch AMIL 2275 -25 Barlows 070 40 Cg Sugar 1080 unch CNA 425 unch Cum* Finance 165 S 1> Beers Ind 2600B unch Edron 510 unch Edgars 8250 unch Eveready Fed Volk I 355 +S
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      171 8 Where to wine, dine and entertain Delectable local dishes and Western lunches set in daintily stylish Scandinavian decor. Popular SELF-SERVICE lunch daily. From 10.30 am to 3.00pm and macks from 3.00pm spm You ve got to try it to believe! Fabulous harbour view it DOIPHM G4FETEMA Sentosa Isle beyond. Apollo
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      142 8 -I m J T V <6 >*£ JSP*; I ~v r%. P«i Hi Hi 4&<*zr* J* *< > ■■< >*< <?'<: If ...v' ~V For banquets. For conventions.. For other functions of flawless finesse lutntu >t).s ft >r up f< > JS() wr.s i'( 'ffhiiH ft hi; menus /o ("/)(><
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      123 8 See Page 4 for Tokyo and NYSE prices a y P 'U '.-j. 7 1 1 i s 7' ss? vM. r %*f >>c L^y Hainanese Steamboat Take the tastiest morsels of squid, beef, chicken,prawn, pork, vegetables Steam them to perfection you 're the Chef Dip them into your favourite
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      195 8 Noodles, mien or mee? It's the same. No matter what you call it. The difference is the way our chefs serve up to you. Whether it's fried, dry. or in a soup. Whether it's lokkien-style. ('antonese-style. or local-style. You'll like the way we have with noodles, mien and mee at
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      138 8 The American Express Card serves you well wherever great food is served To apply for the American Express Card, call 2358 133. or M a •> ■mm 1* APOLLO SINGAPORE 405 HAVELOCK ROAD, S'PORE 3 Tel: *****1 CENTURY PARK SHERATON NASSIM HILL, SINGAPORE 10 Tel: *****77 COCKPIT HOTEL OXLEY RISE/PEN
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      GOLD
      248 9 IN THE Singapore market, gold futures closed narrowly mixed after fluctuating marginally throughout in featureless trading yesterday, dealers said. Total sales for the day was recorded at 48 lots and kerb volume at six lots. June closed slightly higher at U*****.50/515.00 an ounce against $511.50/514.00 on Monday while August
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      ASIAN $ RATES
      155 9 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on May 13: Jill USDallan*8pt) 9W 9Vi 10 9% 10* 10H UV* 11 113/16 111/16 llVi 11 UH 11 1 month 3 months 6 months 12 mooths SvJPM. Dw (MM* Prisas) 5H 9V, 61/16 OH 515/16 95/16 5H 91/16 IN!
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      Discount
      42 9 1 d by discool fcsasea on May 13: Vveougm: s-7»/ir*> Call deposits: 6V« -7K% rwtm« Baytegl J-month MMu Treasury bills 7V« 7Vk Smooth Bank bills UH 11W 3 months CD 10% 10% 0 months CD 101/16 101/16 Source: National Discount Co
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      HONGKONG
      180 9 THE U.S. dollar was quoted easier against major currencies in (airly active late trading yesterday, after moving in a narrow range for most of the day, dealers said. They attributed the US currency's weakness to Monday's latest round in US prime rate cuts which depressed market sentiment. The dollar
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      22 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 12.2 per cent.
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      LONDON
      250 9 THE U.S. dollar opened nervously yesterday, in the wake of the further decline in US prime rates and money rates It began at 1.7840/50 marks and then eased to 1.7815/25 from a late Hongkong 1.7830/35 and a close in New York of 1.7890/70. The shift in interest rate relationships
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      Singapore market
      453 9 INTEREST was centred on the yen in the foreign exchange market yesterday. Sterling remained stable against the US dollar. Against the yen, the US dollar started off at 226.50/ 70 before spiralling to the 228.1030 level on reports of unfavourable Japanese export figures and central bank support. Announcements
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      TOKYO
      255 9 THE U.S. dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed at 227.40 yen, up from 226J0 opening but down from 230.20 at Monday's close after modest central bank doDar-support intervention, dealers said. Trading was heavy, but nervous, with volume US$l.lO WHiou. The Bank of Japan bought an estimated $20 aflUin to
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      Fed likely to examine further decline
      401 9 A DECLINING economy, further shrinkage in the money supply and leas virulent inflation have all kept the fixed-income markets forging ahead for several weeks now. The maior question on the minds of market participants is whether the Federal Reserve will permit the toboggan slide
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      124 9 A gem among rare whiskies Imj.iii )<• 1 u\e Si i it< h Whisk\ ht. >tti lie w« it 1< i i c!n >w tied White >t m ihsi i iit r•. Uleruled horn JO Millie whiskies i.n iuiinnj tin- pi::- M. 111-ilt (tlid '41 .1111 whiskv IV I li\i■
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      345 9 The Concorde Easy Chair Comfort that is out of this world r.. K<» Sc. KKjLit t.' i- •«<***. Introductory Offer For a limited period of one month (18 April —17 May), we are offering the Concorde Easy Chair at a special 25% introductory discount. From $850. Don't miss this offer!
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    BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES AND THE KLSE
    1472 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and tmainpss In and reported to the Stock Exchange jd Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of OH) units, unless otherwise -specified. SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL *A<ai (1908 2.938)
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    Unit trusts
    156 10 DIUN uunrmi n OVMK WTMXI TheComSen: Li M i« ufflSTpfi iMafcr May M) d Ml LM The Savtngj f 1.55 l.M mowB i MWD UNIT Ltt Spore Prof F S'pare Sec Fl •und 1.14 ad l.M 1.X LM (Goth ImWW Bond LM S pore Imrwt Fund 1.51 l.«l
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    2746 10 1M0 High Low Company Last Sale orGr'. Div Div Cvr Gr's YTd Not P/E Vol (*0OO) Day High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL ft COMMERCIAL 710 223 140 183 324 290 900 220 342 245 220 116 140 no 60 279 328 187 m Aetna Alcorn Allied Choc
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    1617 10 BID and offer price» 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. DTOUBRIAIJI ha (1186) cd Alesa (2.J08 2J4S) (1) 2.19 (I) 2.21 cd
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    COMPANY MEETINGS
    71 10 SOVRAN Industries Bhd: EOGM to be held at 14th Floor, Bangunan Hong Leong, 117 Jalan Bandar, Kuala Lumpur at 12 noon today. The Great Eastern Life Aaanaee Ompaay Ltd: AGM to be held at 19th Floor, OCBC Centre, Chulia Street, Singapore, at 11.30am tomorrow. Usited M.Ur Works (M)
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    Share prices finish steady to firm
    704 10 TRADING at the Singapore stock exchaage yesterday iwpwwi at a lelaarely paee far the greater part ef the day bat by the el—lag mlaatee, bnyers were well ta the fare. Initial rigM ef Qagglag were f aiekly brushed aside as traders drew Inspiration tram
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    Steadier trend in K. Lumpur
    582 10 A slightly steady trend ruled on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday but trading was (airly quiet and selective. Traders were hesitant and were apparently waiting for the market to digest its gains last week before moving in again, an observer said. Prices got off
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      NY broker recommends S'pore and Malaysian stocks
      574 11 SING APORE-Malay sian equities deserve to be represented in diversified international portfolios. Investments in these two stock markets are likely to provide better growth prospects than in Japan, and at current levels, better investment value than in Hongkong. These optimistic recommendations were made
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      Sime eyeing Dunlop Holdings of UK?
      778 11  -  By STEVEN TAN LONDON city talk that Sime Darby is casting its acquisitive eye at Dunlop Holdings of UK has met with much initial scepticism amongst analysts in Malaysia and those in investment circles, although at least one hss held this out as "a
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      Bata (M) dividend
      176 11 BATA (M) said its final dividend of 16 per cent is payable on May 23. P»i Beetrie ladastrim has reached an agreement with Asiatic Navigation International (ANIL) to acquire ANIL's entire fleet of fourteen tugs and thirteen barges. Total cost of the fleet is $16.84 million. The
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    • LATEST RESULTS
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        DUFF Development Bhd
        106 11 has reported an unaudited pre-tax profit of M 52.33 million ($2.96 million) on turnover of $10.11 million ($10.43 million) for the half-year ended Feb 29,1980. Rubber production was 4.93 million lbs (5.13 million lbs) and oil palm 14,400 tonnes (13,400 tonnes) on an average selling price of
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        Batu Kawan Bhd
        105 11 has re- ported an unaudited group pre-tax profit of M 513.22 million ($10.92 million) on turnover of $29.22 million ($25.22 million) for the halfyear ended Feb 29,1980. Pre-tax profit at the parent company was $10.28 million ($8.22 million) on turnover of $14.53 million ($14.09 million). Rubber production
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        Tronoh Mines Malaysia Bhd
        85 11 has reported an audited group net profit (or 1979 of $13.29 million (111.61 million), after tax of $16.96 million ($13.21 million) but before extraordinary gains of $3.92 million (loss SlSfOOO). •Group net attributable earnings was $14.77 million ($8.64 million). Output of tin concentrates was 35,586 piculs
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        Chin Teck Plantations Bhd
        38 11 has reported an unau- dited pre-tax profit of $2.60 million ($2.62 million) for the six months ended Feb 28, 1960. An interim dividend of 7 per cent gross (8 per cent) has been declared.
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      635 11 Carraat Payaaat Ex Data Book* Cloao Data Total for Total for Payaklc tka yoar Previous yi G E Life Ajlaoaoto Cft/Dot Guthrie ICB 8kaafri-La Carlabarg Iatraco MA A H K Land Bata Dualop Est 8*ST OUT 8aayo Dnilop lad Kalia Maia SKA Corp Tractor* (M) G Kaat OCBC
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      132 11 FOR SALE PRAI -MALAYSIA Modern Factory and office building in Free Trade Zone. Gross building area approx. 90,000 sq ft on 8 acre site. Located in a new Industrial Estate 5 miles to Port. Immediate occupation. Abundant labour supply. Electricity, water, telephone and telex facilities. Suitable for Electronics, pharmaceuticals, optical,
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    Good response to UE (M)'s special issue
    262 12 UNITED Engineers (Malaysia) Bhd, a company listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, has announced encouraging response to its special issue to bumiputra institutional investors. The issue' of 8.75 million shares is part of 35 million ordinary shares issued recently. The other 26.25
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    New CPF ruling on nominations
    329 12 THE CPF (Amendment) Act, 1980, which was recently passed in Parliament, comes into force tomorrow. Under the Act, nominations of members made before marriage will be revoked upon their marriage. This applies irrespective of whether the marriage has been contracted before, on or after May
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    Another bid for information on S. Trading assets
    689 12 A GROUP of unhappy minority shareholders is once again taking on the board of the Straits Trading Company in a determined bid to extract more information on the assets owned by this long-estab-lished, tin smelting and investment holding group. In the forefront
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    Heller to expand its subsidiary business
    300 12 HELLER Factoring Singapore will expand its subsidiary services in Singapore such as inventory lending and confirming. Although 90 per cent of the company's business comes from factoring, Mr Franklin Cole, chairman of Walter E Heller International, believes other related financing services such as data
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    Lock icon S. KOREAN STUDENTS BATTLE POLICE
    94 12 AP HUNDREDS of Korean students battled riot police on the streets in renewed anti-government demonstrations yesterday while Seoul rang with rumours of unusual North Korean military movements above the truce zone only 40 km to the north. An exchange of fire between a US army
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    Lock icon Target area of Chinese ICBM
    165 12 AFP A CHINESE newspaper in Beijing yesterday published a map of the Pacific Ocean pinpointing for the first time the target area of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to be launched by June 10. The target of the Chinese ICBM is situated at 7 degrees
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    Lock icon Sadat takes a leaf from US
    481 12 UPI PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat is gathering in his own hands all reins of power, including the premiership which Mustafa Khalil resigned on Monday, to confront Egypt's chronic economic problems and lead this impoverished nation into a new era of peacetime prosperity. Officials said Mr
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    LONDON STOCKS
    818 12 LONDON, Tun. —11» market closed quietly firm although equities were off their highs, dealers said. At 3 pm, the FT index was up 3 J at 438.0. Profit-taking left oUs mixed after early strength hut banks and industrials showed net gains ranging to lOp. Government bonds were as
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      146 12 Goldmine Discovered Recent reports from informed sources confirm an amazing discovery. "When I looked at the figures, I couldn't believe my eyes" said one leading industrialist. "It's a fortune" said another. "It's just like discovering a goldmine" a respected accountant told his colleague. What has caused all the excitement? The
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      166 12 Fiat built the 131 on the toughest testing grounds intheworkL And made it mote comfortable, more reliable and safer for the family. Every Fiat 131 CL carries the experience of the World Rally Championship 1977& 78. It was at these rallies that the 131 was tested to its limit. And
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      64 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Showers in a few places around midday. Report for 24 hours prior to 7J9 p.m. on May IS at the airport. Maximum temperature 32.4 Associated humidity 72 Minimum temperature 25.1 Associated humidity 95 Hours of sunshine 7.75 Rainfall in millimetres.!
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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        Lock icon Swedish workers on strike
        111 13 Reuter ABOUT 2,500 members of the Swedish Port Workers Union went on strike on Monday. Imports and exports at most Swedish ports remained halted, a union spokesman said. The union is not affiliated to the Trade Union Confederation which on Monday accepted a mediator offer of
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        Lock icon Surcharge to increase
        92 13 UPI MEMBER-LINES of the Philippines North American Conference will impose a graduated increase in the bunker surcharge on local exports to North American ports. The Philippine Slippers Council said its office was informed that the first increase will take effect on July 1, raising the surcharge from
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        Lock icon Foshan salvaged
        82 13 AP THE 2,600-ton passenger liner Foshan, which sank in a typhoon in 1971 on the Hongkong-Macao route, has been salvaged by a Chinese company. Two Hongkong companies had invited the Chinese Shipwreck Rescue and Salvage Company in Peking to do the work, which took two months and was
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      Kontena Nasional offers depot as a freight station
      618 13  -  By G DURAIRAJ THE INLAND Container Depot operated by Kontena Nasional in Sungai Way, which will soon double its container storage capacity, is also being developed as an inland container freight station. The proposed development of the depot, which is the only
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      INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
      618 13 ShlpfiagUae Ptge C*l Sklpplag Liae Page Cat Adriatic IV 5 ent IV 4 Afea VI 3 Evergreen IV 3 Alfred vra 2 Fesco V 1/2 All trans VI 5 Flotta Lauro V 5 Alpac VI 5 Fortune VI 5 Angkutan VI 4 Franco-Belg m 4/5 ANL I
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      Lock icon No more smooth sailing for big cruise companies
      779 14 NYT "FACED with the choice of to take or not to take, the average consumer, like Hamlet, is going through a period of psychological doubt," said Frangiskos Stafilopatis, executive vice president of Home Lines, a cruise company based in Italy. "This summer
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      Container Schedules
      979 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 following
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      LONDON FREIGHTS
      1422 14 THE MARKET opened the week very quietly with interest in North American grain slow. A cargo of grain was booked from St Lawrence to Antwerp/Hamburg range at US$BOO,000 (fio) based on 46,650 long tons for May and a cargo of rice from the US Gulf to Basrah at
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      Lock icon Danish fleet expands in defiance of depression
      1052 15 Fairplay DENMARK'S own version of the international shipping crisis appears to have passed the nadir, said Mr J D Lauritxen, chairman of the Danish Shipowners' Association. With the freight markets showing an encouraging improvement over the last six months there is good reason
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      SHIPS IN PORT
      360 15 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Bangla Maitri (0100) 29/30 Eastern Muse (2200 after Mikhail CHminskiy, must vacate 16th/2300) 47 Empros (1200) 3/4 Feng Tao (1100 hauls) 33/ 34 Iweri (0700 after Eastern Mars) 40/41 King Dragon (0600) 26/27 Kimanis (1200) 28 Lupin (Maiden Voyage) (1300 after Feng
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due...and when
      3150 19 BCMSDDLE A guide to ships loading at Singapore for Ports around the World The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of
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      Lock icon Time-charter sector remains active
      640 20 AFP OVERALL activity reihained buoyant on the %Mon freight market last week, with the time section particularly busy, although shipping circles would normally expect a lull at this time of the year. As a result, most rates were at or slightly above their previous firm levels,
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      SHIPPING EVENTS
      261 20 fIfeGBCON Conference Mfey 13-15, Second Internatfenal Conference on bargecarrytng vessels, etc. Ftlrmont Hotel New OrImm. USA. Mm and the Marine Cisfensir and BxklMttoa —'May 27-30, Monaco. Vmi an Greece: Devet•tfttg dßdet earga syatoil fer feWnatlsnal and Intu nri—l trade May 29-30, Eugenkfes Foundation, Athena. Contact: International Cargo Handling
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      The Consortia
      134 20 The major shipping consortia operating between the Far East/Europe and Straits ports/Australia and the member lines. ACE (FAR EAST/EUROPE): Franco Belgian Services. *K' Line. Korean Shipping Corporation. Neptune Orient Lines. Orient Overseas Container Line. Cho Yang Shipping. ANRO (STRAITS/AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line. Australia/Straits Container Line. Nedlloyd Lines. Neptune
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      Norwegian owners order 68 ships
      263 20 SINCE January 1979, Norwegian owners, have ordered 68 ships valued at 10,000 million NOK and of these 15 ships valued at 670 million have been placed with Norwegian yards. These vessels are all over 10,000 dwt each. Only 24 of these newbuilding contracts were placed
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      WHO ACTS FOR WHOM...
      1449 20 The leading shipping lines operating from local Crts and the agents who handle cargo bookings r them. A B Adriatic Cmtalaer Continental Feeders < s > Cargo Freight (PK). AFEA Singapore Shipping Agencies (S) Euro-Afda Line (PK/PN). Alfred C. TMffler Sea Consortium (S)/Marintex Enterprise (PK). Alpac
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      403 13 I:\rrctt Lines *01 TMI MOST FtIQUKMT SAIUNOS TO tAMMOft HOMOKOM* JAPAN POiAH Kv«r«tt imnwMp Corpn. S/A UMo»€ S n 9opi>'* < S*'m« W« M »0I OC tc T* 214«T 1 »o" SaSH«» CO IK) V.' .1 \KI)IM I \H Orient Overseas CoHuUneA Line CalM| Brenwfhwcn after HamOurg 5/6 8/6 11/6
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      188 13 flStl *11 SEALORI) ANTAH UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG) EXPRESS MULTI-PURPOSE SERVICES FATHUUHNR V.17 AL YAMAMAH V 15 BN BASSAM V.25 EULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE S pore I Looding for a yiiiMEQ'a 5/6 teddah Hodeidah Yenbo Sutxect inducement SEALORO SHPPMG MENCKS (l«t Mo. 242M5/OOC) 3RD FLOOD. MARINA HOUSf SMGAPORI 0207
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      28 13 J CONTAINER Schedules n LONDON Freights D/ffl SHIPS In Port ffl SHIPPING List VH THE Consortia VH REGIONAL Weather VHI WHO Acts For Whom VHI SHIPPING Events VHI
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      710 13 jg) TRACONS SERVICE TRANS SIBERIAN EXPRESS SERVICE TO Rumania, Bdfaria, Czechoslovakia, /Mia, S3K y SP*!* Yugoslavia, Uaamtef, finbnd, Poland, Norway, Sweden, BaMum, DJnmart, any central, east ft south European wand points. Enqutn«s integrated Agency he Ltd Tel: *****93/4 Tl*: RS ***** A/R ITTS MAERSK LINE EXPORT TO UJS. PACIFIC, GULF,
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      730 14 LEO SHIPPING PTE LTD SINGAPORE PERNAS-MISC SHIPPING AGENCIES SDN BHD PORT KELANG PENANG mam, HEAD OFFICE: WISMA MISC TEL: NO: KL *****8 MALAYSIANINTERNATIONAL SHPP+IG CORPORATIONBERHAD Fr— Emu SaM SaM SaM 17/5 to Port SaM SaM SaM 24/5 21/5 SaM SaM SaM 1/t 28/5 18/5 17/5 3/6 4/6 22/5 24/5 25/5
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      309 14 BBS SUPERCARRIER SERVICE WEEKLY SERVICE TO PANAMA, US ATLANTIC GULF AND E. CANADA 24/6 9/7 24/7 fai N Yat M '25/1 27/6 11/7 12/7 25/7 27/7 St Mb 10* Ma Nat* 2/7 2/7 4/7 J/7 17/7 U/7 24/7 1/1 4/1 9/8 SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE ONLY 22 DAYS CMto
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      620 15 Overseas ■■7TI Containers ■mm Limited I ft/ J£ a .gukakA weeniy sorwct lorirorn Urvcurop6 STRAITS SHIPPING Singapore to Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok CantakMnMp Swim Ti/Fiw Bangkok IM/HSi 17/111 a/21 am ami tm ttm Umm Ston PMmi fam UM MM Uri IM MM MM* «JB (MM MM MM MM
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      323 15 rip Franco Belqivn Services 1 h y- ■>■••• I"- f.' y. rr. I. ju o Hi Ll c.m.c.r. $5 Seatrain Pacific Services S.A, SiN«. APOPf NQU'PII S i 744 CFS??V4G4I T#»»min*» ??OS4l^ Optorg Shipping Pte. Ltd. Kui'A 56?593 Port Kplang 70f 1 2 P«*jii»ag 77^>©3 Peo»nq 6J?4S -EL M A
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      382 16 Hapag-Uoyd (■MM RftiT RUT I 5T !017 uT" In 3/4 7/7 9/7 30/4 2t/« ■BBS TO (HM/TMESTE om«m 19/5 30/5 15/4 RRLY CONTAICRRE9 FROB GEMM/THSTE CMM> NMi ST V'ST Ss MM* bpM 9/5 11/5 M/ 5 1/6 4/4 Mate Mm 19/5 23/5 4/4 12/6 17/4 RUT CMTMKRKD FMM BA/CMMM 27/5
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      554 16 KOREA SH ppm LIME HIPPINL CORPN ALTAR ISIW 12/14 May 15/17 May FOR BUSAN BANGKOK ALTAJR 152E 12/14 May 15/17 May TO BUSAN ■rim iivfwn VEGAI49W 30 May/2 km 3/7 Jim FOR BUSAN BANGKOK VEGA 150 C 30 May/2 June 3/7 June TO BUSAN PENANG CALL SUBJECT NOUCEMENT tX KX
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      390 16 EVERGREEN LINE r f AR f AST fUROPf fXPRtSS FUll CONTAINER SERVICE 1 ACCEPTMG CARGO FOR: HAMBURG. FELIXSTOWE. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP. LE HAVRE ALSO ACCEPTMG CARGO FOR: SOUTHAMPTON I (MX*. MANCHESTER. WRMWGHAM. BRISTOL. LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW. LEEDS HOLLANO AMSTERDAM E UROI EXPRESS FUll 17 Mm n kmt 211 a km i Mr
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      448 16 Everett Lines Bunni Five Star Skippiiit Carpa. "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE' LOAOMG FOR RANGOON m a/nm, ivam, warn, 1/11 Aa B.F.S.S.C. Agtnh n Mo TEPS MALAYSIA Mavaaaoon latarcaatiaaaUl S. A. C.LF. 'ARGENTINE NATIONAL LINE" LOAOMG FOR DURBAN, CAPETOWN*', BUENOS ARCS Spun 12/13 km TramfortacMN HbritMM MtxieMi S. A. ft** "MEXICAN NATIONAL
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      450 16 "EXO.S.E. OCEAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES PTE LTD SANKYO LINE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MAY*Y_ mrv carp.. STB. ML, MKL SYD, MEL, AMI BANGLADESH SERVICE 5/11 MM CWTTMOK, JAPAN/STRAITS SERVICE 9YSTAL STAR SM M AVMATKM 11/17 Mar coon agents ocum mvpme t dbowk pie in BKMK m 22*1144/7 1 22*137 i I. um m
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      743 17 k. fS. PIL GROUP EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICE A SING APORE/CHITTAGONG/RANGOON/SER VICES Smnpore 10/15 Jm Loadmf For ClHttaiMt Madras SINGAPORE/BANGKOK/SINGAPORE DIRECT SERVICES SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/SINGAPOfIE SERVICES S.E.A. Container Feeder Service SINGAPORE/HONGKONG/MANILA ACCEPTABLE LCI/FCL CONTAINERS/ ALSO AVAILABLE 40-FT REEFERS. FOR HKG ai N«p. TopM SB/9N 12 May It I N«f>. Zircon SS/tN WNtoy 22
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      761 17 BEN LINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS CONTNNER SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE Oa*jßay MaackeilarVa*BMB HMc i HAVW roMt HAVK SOTON Vr Carauav/Aaatna Bantu Fraact Al Iff P Mtani Sport Far •aato VM faM faM Urf 1M 11/5 Iff, TWN NMffnUprm hM iM M VM 1M 11/5 J* HI •mm* IM M faM faM faM
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      791 17 fi, l 4 Scan Dutch 9 WEEKLY EXPREBB CONTAINER SERVICE ran I)ITM*i7)r«M3>M-k^4)nw| UM 2t/J 2/1 7/1 11/ l I/I M n/i IM IVI IVI 17/1 v. vi m/i 2Vi 2Vi a/i i ivi a/i a/i 1/7 ip m 17* 2/7 7/7 1/7 11/7 M a/I V 7 14/7 11/7 17/7
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      501 17 BOUSTEAD SH,PP,NG AGENCIES THE BANK LINE LTD rm k ft/15 M* 16/19 Na» a Iky (ahc Mm lar tot Eta. Eatf loedoe and C'toim) SIKNBAM 9/UWy 12/1S J* XMf (Aa M*« tar fort Eta. East Lo*4o« aatf C*to«a) LYKES ORIENT LINE U.S. GULF COAST SERVICE New Orleans, Mobie, Houston, Galveston)
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      595 18 K LINE KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA. LTD. EXPtCSS CONTAINER StR VICES TO NORTH AMERICA noacnar m wnecs tea Ac* 1« UMd hM MbMm MiiHn kM IVS Mi Mm JahMallM SaM IV) Ma Mm rn> KJSELJ TK U X NT m a/t wi km 31/5 11/ l tm 7/4 1/7 > 27/5
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      450 18 CALIFpu/ncnc MOUTH WIST SERVICE EXPRESS CMTANEI/lEEEE* SERVICE l*| kr lOS Win. SM EIANCBCO, MTTU. TACOMA. VANCOUVER. B.C icmhn Fo/ra C«MW« r. mmi smm l a«m y mm* i7jm AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAMER SERVICE »u»M ECI/KI Cl*iii NEW ZEALAND SERVICE JAPAN SERVICE EMM CALCUTTA TO UK. M6OYA, YOKOHAMA ■u ma n'k* mm»>
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      427 18 i (irtMip SINGAPORE SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD .'(JIMHOUM OC t AN Bu'lC S'Ni,APO«I MAH«f'SC, I'.. i iNf S GlNfOl! ,14 UNtS, tit' H S /SShH A H C AHSHIP 48l( CAH.OSHtP Mill IMNI l*e<|ion.il Container Lines WEEKLY CON TAINE R SERVICE 10/trom BANGKOK wr STCKCM) I IT ZU/22N h Pt/15
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      488 18 Bqramard lime INDEPENDENT-ATTRACTIVE RATES MEDITERRANEAN SEA SERVICE ALSO ACCEPTING CONTAINER CARGO PCL ONLY FOR PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, BEIRUT. LATTAKIA. UMASSOL, ISTANBUL A PIRAEUS Specially engaged agents d stevedores providing immediate discharge MM KM TOM V. 3ML FOtTVK STM ¥.39* MM SMC MM *CMh| Pert Sri* LattaM ft +CM,PertS sMte. MM
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      356 18 rj Tl J INTR ASF A (PTE) LTD l hqusp 234F O'Ch.i'd SOJC S'nqaporv Telephone 23^2611 *****5? REGULAR INDEPENDENT SEMI/FULL CONTAINER SERVICE TO EUROPE rm P.faN fmrn LMAhIK CNU* «77_29May 2SMay ROTTEIIAM/MMumk/V oni I mn 41a 31 May HUK/ltfMl) RIMKI (PIE) in *****11 MM ALP AC LINE S"poft P. Mm|
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      587 19 FAR EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE a TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): I the ACf Consortium N. CORJU. C. CONTAIER. K. JACEJM TWBRDGE HPEARL C. PAUL MERCATOR Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia N. CORAL S'pore Closing Times: FCL Cargo 2100 15/5 LCL Cargo 0900 15/5 FROM EUROPE (VIA SUEZ): Havre N. PEARL
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      333 20 EGYPTIAN INTERNATIONAL LINE (EIL) EGYPTIAN FLAG FROM EGYPT ALEXANDRIA SINGAPORE PTRAMBSU JM.ll Jim 26 ACCEPTM6 CMGO FOB BUSAM, MOJ, KOBE. YOKOHAMA (.(NIJUI *GtN!S t N SHIPPING PI( lID If! .V ***** I SMGAPOftf OGO 213?343 U t BS7IOI sue AGf NTS HSH M SDN PHO TFL *****3 4860?7 :KLi *****6
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      262 20 ZIK INTERNATIONAL FREIGHTWAYS PTE LTD VESSEL TO MIDDLE EAST rjsuNß rniwr stok WOAN FU 20/21 May Kuwait/Dubai »UNTS yf*l MIfRMTKMAI KtfMXIIMYS PT( tID ANHSING OVERSEAS LINE REGULAR SEM-CONTAIO/LIO SERVICE yx S port t Mant Pmi 17/11 Ma; 17/19 May STRONGWILL ENTERPRISE (PTE) Ltd THE NEW STRAITS SHIPPING CO (PTE) LTD
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      54 20 NOTICE i rrw oKii m General Survey on damaged cargo discharged ex the above veawl will be held on Wednesday 14th May I*o. a* from 10 00 a.m. 3.00 p.m. No further survey will be held after thia date Agmtt: I MPACIFTC TEANH A TRADING AGENCY PTE LTD L TN:
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      161 20 Regional Weather ?A n < M 'A M 2 i: v-: I t s™ K *>/ \"ZMS4 *-V *r ox is A W,V 100E SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. °C yA ..O!" Wind direction with speed in knots Wave height R Thunderstorm Temperature °C Shower
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