The Business Times, 13 November 1980

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. lli/1/81 THURSDAY. NOVEMBER IS. lttt SO CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      Lock icon New Pertamina finds
      64 1 UPI JAKARTA, Wed. Indonesia's state owned oil company Pertamina today disclosed the discovery of two large oil and gas deposits in the South China Sea and the Java Sea. A company spokesman said the first oil and gas deposit was located in the Kakap sector of the
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      Lock icon Fresh Gulf assaults
      78 1 AP BEIRUT, Wed. Iran and Iraq blasted each other's oil installations in fresh air assaults today as UN Secretary General Kurt Weldheim named a Swedish mediator to try to stop the Persian Gulf war, now in its 53rd day. Iran said its US-made fighter-bombers teamed with ground
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      Lock icon Iran receives reply
      54 1 AP BEIRUT, Wed. An aide to Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Rajai said today that Iran had received the US response to parliament's conditions for freeing the 52 US hostages. The aide, reached by telephone from Beirut, confirmed that the American letter had arrived but refused to
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      Lock icon Expanded capacity
      76 1 AP JAKARTA, Wed. Mining and Energy Minister Subroto said today Indonesia's oil refining production capacity is expected to reach 800,000 barrels daily by 1983 after the completion of the hydrocracker plant in Dumai, Central Sumatra and the expansion of the two refineries in Cilacap, West Java and Balikpapan,
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      Lock icon No bases
      63 1 Reuter JAKARTA, Wed. Indonesia would not allow any foreign bases on its soil and there was no indication that the United States was seeking such a facility, Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said here yesterday. Replying to questions from a Parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee, Dr Mochtar said it was
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      Lock icon In close touch
      82 1 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Australia will keep in close touch with Asean to pursue a political solution to the Kampuchean dispute, the country's New Foreign Minister, Mr Anthony Street, said at the end of his three-day visit to Malaysia. Mr Street, on the first leg of a
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      Lock icon Defence spending
      64 1 AFP TOKYO, Wed. Japanese Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki told Parliament today that his administration would hold Japan's defence spending within one per cent of the gross national product. Since former Prime Minister Takeo Miki made a similar pledge several years ago, Japan's defence outlay has been kept within
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    Chief Price Changes
    139 1 Rises Indices Straits Trading 1440 +120 Nov 11 Nov 12 H K Land 1060 120 B.T. Indicator: *****.*****75.29 B Raya 606 85 Industrials: 691.86 693.93 Msia Rice 450 54 Finance: 1188.74 1194.03 SEAL A Enterprise* M Glass 515 450 520 49 40 32 Hotels: Properties: 604.67 604.94
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    KUALA LUMPUR
    144 1 Rises Indices Austral E S Trading M Rice S Lumber Ind Oxygen MAA 550 1490 448 515 306 250 120 120 48 +37 34 30 B.T.Index: Industrials: Finance: Hotels: Properties: Tins: Nov 11 Nov 12 *****.*****30.13 819.32 823.75 1162.35 1155.67 392.46 392.76 722.38 724.02 519.81 517.16 Falls (rubbers:
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    CPF savings for private houses?
    757 1  -  CONCERN OVER INFLATION By QUEK PECK LIM,CATHERINE ONG THE Government is studying a scheme to allow citizens to use their Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings to buy private housing. The scheme, currently under study by the Ministry of Labour, could be announced before the end
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    Diamond exchange ready in 3 years
    234 1 SINGAPORE'S diamond exchange will be ready in three years if plans go smoothly, rather than within a year as reported in May, said Mr IPinsler, honorary secretary of the Diamond Importers Association of Singapore. Previous plans fell through and the Association, the promoter of.
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    Unique formula for sharing reformer
    466 1  -  By RONNIE LIM THE THREE oil companies in the Singapore Refining Company consortium are planning to use a unique investment formula for their next proposed venture in Singapore an estimated $130 million catalytic reformer plant producing 12,000 barrels of petrol daily. Based on each company's
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    Lock icon Lee's talks make headway Asean's stand clearly presented
    609 1  -  By FOO CHOY PENG TALKS between Singapore and China on the Kampuchean conflict and Beijing's role in South-east Asia ended yesterday after three days. Although the two sides have not made any public statements so far on the results of the talks,
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    Tan Sri Lim made a director of ICB
    210 1 TAN Srt lim Goh Twig (above), t well-known M a I a y s I a mtrepreaear was yesterday appelated a director of Ike ladastrial aad Commercial Bank. Tan Brl Lim Is the feaader aad ehalrmaa of Ike highly profitable aad pregre—lve
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    Asean and UK teams to meet for the record
    463 1  -  By WANG LOOK KEAH CIVIL aviation officials of Britain and the Asean countries will meet in Genting Highlands next week to discuss unresolved issues on Asean carriers' participation in the cheap fare scheme between London and Australia. The meeting now appears
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      11 1 T% SINGAPORE business FOR v PEOPLE WHO MATTER Times PenocJcofe Pubtcolton
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      69 1 Leader...page I SHIPPING TIMES JAPAN'S economic recovery is the Shah's wealth really In (•recast to be stow 3 the US? UNION nrges Carter to everrnle MALAYSIA'S everdraft system cardeclston S needs aa sverhaal.... LACK sf funds may erlppto SPOT ail prices heading tor Wsrid Bank C reeerd levels 12 AIRCRAFT
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  • PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
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      Anatomy of a good marketing effort
      1148 2  -  In the last of his two-part series on selling a multi-million condominium, WERNER GEBAUER,, executive designate of Executive Manor, a real estate and corporate housing company in Singapore, explores the details of a comprehensive marketing campaign. WERNER GEBAUER, CHOOSING the right advertising and public
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      INDUSTRIAL SITE AVAILABLE
      216 2 ON the bank of Sungei Pandan, close to West Coast Road, Jurong, is an 8.5-hec-tare industrial site offered for sale. The site is on industrial land with water frontage to Sungei Pandan of 216 metres. It is fenced off and included in the property are adaptable buildings.
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      Pattern of urban growth in the 1980s
      474 2 THE Times Organisation and Applied Research Corporation are organising a conference from Nov 20 to 21 on urban development in the 1900s. Speaking at the conferences will be developers, architects, engineers, contractors and government officials. The Minister for National Development, Mr Teh Cheang
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      Give Casabella a second look
      389 2 PROSPECTIVE condominium buyers should give serious thought to Casabella. an $8 million condominium project. Tucked away on a 2.5acre site off Duchess Road in one of the more popular residential districts in Bukit Timah, Casabella offers 24 terrace apartments each complete with its own terrace
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      Factory going for $15m
      267 2 BRIDGESTONE'S factory in Jurong has been offered for sale through real estate agent Richard Ellis C H Williams for $15 million. The 28-acre site is at the junction of Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim and Jurong Port Road in Jurong Industrial Estate. The site is leased from Jurong
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      Octagon office space
      457 2 IT LOOKS as if rents for office space in the city are still going up. In Octagon, office space may be leased only at more than $4.75 per sq foot and then only for the entire floor. Jones Lang Wootton, real estate company marketing the units, said
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  • REGIONAL
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      Lock icon Reagan assures Seoul
      147 3 UPI US President-elect Ronald Reagan has said the American military presence in South Korea will not be a question mark under his Republican administration, a Seoul newspaper said in a report. The Korea Times, an English-language daily published in Seoul, said in a front-page story that Mr
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      Lock icon Suzuki sticks to Fukuda Doctrine
      272 3 AFP JAPANESE Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki will issue a statement similar to the socalled "Fukuda Doctrine" calling for cooperative relations between Japan and South-east Asia when he visits the region next January, a ranking foreign ministry official said. The doctrine was issued by Mr Takeo
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    • THE REGION IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon GAINS TAX IN MANILA
        426 3 Agencies A NEW capital gains tax on stock market transactions in the Philippines will not take effect until 15 days after the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Manila has published its guidelines. BIR commissioner Ruben Ancheta made the clarification in a letter to the Manila
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      Lock icon China and Vietnam exchange fire across border
      293 3 AFP CHINA and Vietnam exchanged artillery fire across the border near Friendship Pass in China's Guangxi region in the past few days as a result of continuous Vietnamese provocations, the New China News Agency (NCNA) reported. For three days since the afternoon of
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      Lock icon Pace of recovery in Japan very slow
      531 3 AFP, Reuter THE tempo of economic recovery in Japan is extremely slow, reflecting depressed consumer spending and housing investments, the Bank of Japan (Central Bank) said. In its monthly report on economic and monetary conditions, the central bank said that although corporate capital
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      Terrorists may resort to assassinations
      410 3 PHILIPPINE President Marcos has warned Filipinos that urban terrorists may shift tactics and move from bombings to assassinations. Against the backdrop of a four-week lull in bombings since a blast prematurely torpedoed a US travel agents meeting, Mr Marcos said on Tuesday the government was
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      Lock icon FAO mission ends
      146 3 Reuter A TWO-MAN delegation from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has ended a special mission to Kampuchea to assess the likely food deficit for next year, FAO officials said in Bangkok yesterday. They said Indian agricultural planning expert GVK Rao and American agronomist O Scoville
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      Lock icon Australia shows great interest in Indonesia
      280 3 Reuter AUSTRALIA, with only 14 million people, probably bought more goods from developing countries on a per capita basis than any other nation, Australian Ambassador Thomas Critchley said yesterday. Addressing the opening session of the Australia-In-donesia Business Cooperation Committee in the east Java industrial
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      Lock icon Russia seeks loans for Siberian projects
      254 3 Reuter SOVIET Deputy Trade Minister Viktor Ivanov will visit Tokyo this month to seek additional loans for two Siberian development projects delayed since last December's military intervention in Afghanistan, Japan's Export-Import Bank said in Tokyo yesterday. The semi-official bank said the Soviet Union wanted
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      Belgium likely to import less cotton
      175 4 i BELGIUM'S raw cotton im- port* are forecast 10 per fcent lower in 1980/81 due to overall downturn in the Belgian cotton textile Industry after the second half of cafcadar 1980, a US Agricul- lure Department field report Brussels said. Imports ot raw cotton
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      TEXTILES
      194 4 tARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-dfewa) CMn yara: China Blue Phoenix 20s 1,900 32s 2,730, 40b 2.98 (per bale of 400 lbs). fine (m4s: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs *q; Flower and Butterfly
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      RICE
      328 4 tfIRAPOBE: Yesterday's closing prices in S$ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent flnt class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.08, 100 per cent second dais 0.96, 100 per cent third dan 0.93, 25 per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent 0.82. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.74, Special 0.74.
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      Lock icon Bad weather delays linseed crop
      111 4 Reuter UNFAVOURABLE weather has delayed linseed plantings in parts of Argentina causing some switching to wheat and maize and bringing about a deterioration in crop prospects, the magazine oil World says. If the latest official area estimate of 780,000 hectares, markedly lower than last year's
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      CLOSING PRICES
      40 4 Rubber: Nov 12 Singapore: Dec: 295.00 cents (up 0.75 cents) Malaysia: Dec: 303.50 cents (up 1.50 cents) Tin: M 52.015 (down $10) (equivalent to $33.32 per kilo) (down 16 cents) Official offering: 218 Vi tonnes (down 132V4 tonnes)
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      Straits Tin
      86 4 THE Straits tin price in Pen an g yesterday weakened another Msll per picol to a year lew of %I,IIS ($33.32 per Idle), $191 below the International Tin Agreement ceiling, dealers said. The metal was farther depressed by the overnight fall In London and continued lack of strong
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      RUBBER
      235 4 THE Slagapsre market closed slightly firmer yesterday with December One RSS buyers quoted at 296.00 cents per kilo, up 0.75 cents from Tuesday's close, dealers said. The morning market closed 0.25 of a cent higher after fluctuating narrowly throughout in quiet trading. Values improved fractionally during the afternoon session
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      RAS PRICES
      306 4 RAS PRICES RAS prices In cenu per kilo yesterday: Noon (per kilo) Buyers Sellers lilt. 1 R.S.S. prompt o.b. 287.00 288.00N Int. 1 R.S.S. December 294.30 296.00 Int. 1 R.S.S. Jan 1981 299.50 300.00 Int. 2 R.S.S. 282.50 283.50N UK/Coot ***** 282.50N Int. 3 R.S.S. 279.50 280.50N UK/Coot
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      SSR and SMR
      115 4 NOON SSI t and SMR pneaa y—Urdmy RAS Dwtoktr (Carnal Mtk) Jsaury (Forward MU) Bayara Saltan SSR 20 nuytrt sauara (1 too palla< t) 244.00 246.00N 246 00 248.00N SSR SO (1 too pallat D 241.00 243 00N 243.00 245-00N MRS LB SMRCV (I-too palWl l) 286.50
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      Produce exchange
      174 4 CHINESE Pntaee Exchange, Stagapsre, rliriag prices per IN kg yesterday: Cinsst ail: Bulk fob $128.00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob 1136.50 sellers, new drum fob $143.00 sellers. Caps: Mixed (loose) <72-75 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $425.00 sellers, Sarawak white pepper faq
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      SOYBEAN
      200 4 SOYBEAN futures in Chicago closed 25 to 4Vi US cents a bushel lower on Tuesday, near the bottom of a 30Vi cent range. Traders attributed market weakness mainly to technical factors. Sell-stops were touched off as various support levels were penetrated on the way down, thereby fuelling the decline.
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      WHEAT
      203 4 CHICAGO wheat futures ended 2 x h to IV4 US cents a bushel lower in revived trade on Tuesday. Prices settled at the bottom of an eight-cent range. Values fell in sympathetic movement with the sharp fall in soybeans, traders said. Steady local spreading against wheat, buying corn selling
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      LONDON MARKETS
      844 4 COFFEE: Robusta futures closed the morning slightly steadier yesterday and with gains from Tuesday of mostly £19 to £9 per tonne, with spot November ending the morning about unchanged. Turnover was 613 lots including four options and around 60 cross trades. Dealers said mixed dealer and commission house
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      PALM OIL
      127 4 THE Malaysian palm oil market was lower yesterday with operators cautious and uncertain, dealers said. In the Central Region December eased to MsBBs per tonne while in the Southern Region January slipped to 1912.50. The refined market saw some small covering with Bangladesh buying 3,000 tonnes of refined
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
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      Lock icon Share prices recover after Tuesday's fall
      527 4 TOKYO Reuter SHARE prices recovered steadily yesterday after Tuesday's sharp fall with light bargain hunting spreading over a wide front in line with the overnight rally on Wall Street, dealers said. The market average rose 15.35 points to 7,149.85 on a volume of 270
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      Lock icon Hongkong
      330 4 Source: BHK See. TAKEOVER fever continued rampant In the stock markets yesterday. Any counter likely to be a takeover possibility was pounced upon by hungry punters. HK Electric continued to be a favourite, jumping HK$1 over Tuesday's 99.40 close. The new favourite was Hsin Chong as it Jumped ».55
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      Sydney
      238 4 SELECTED energy stocks stood out in otherwise featureless trading yesterday as rumours subsided and traders took note of drifting gold and metal prices, dealers said. NOV 13 OanU INDUSTRIALS LCI SH -i A. N I 330 10 A If 310 -13 HHP 175 ion u ten But NSW 381
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      Manila
      126 4 TURNOVER rose to 6.4 million pesos yesterday from 3.7 million pesos previously. Atlas Con B, Surigao Con B, Philex B, Basic Petroleum and Pogei all rose. Other counters were unchanged or un traded NOV 13 Peeoe A cote Mining an* -OjOOM AUai Con A A tiki On. B. suo
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      Selected indices
      51 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 487.4 Monday 482.5 Week Ago 480.0 DOW JONE8 AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 944.03 Monday «33.78 Week Ago closed H.K.HANG SENG Wednesday 182». 13 Tuesday 1588JO Week Ago 1587.OB SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Wednesday 1025.44 Tuesday 756.84 Week Ago 750.82 ALL ORDINARIE8 Wednesday 758JO Tuesday 1021.00 Week Ago
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      Bangkok
      261 4 STOCK prices closed generally higher yesterday with the cement group leading the market in quiet trading, dealers said. Jalaprathan Cement rose one baht to 106, while Siam Cement and Siam City Cement gained two each to 250 and 164 respectively. Rama Tower rose one baht to 82.50 and Saha
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Lock icon New policy to soothe British industry
      478 5 Reuter THE British Government will announce new economic measures before the end of the month that will strengthen some aspects of its anti-inflation programme while weakening others, informed sources said in London. This new policy is apparently in response to cries of alarm by
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      Lock icon STILL FIGHTING FIT
      30 5 UPI Iraqi volunteers, all more than 65 years old, seen marching before the presidential palace to take part in the battle with Iran. UPI F P™**® lo
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      Lock icon GAPS IN U.S. AIR DEFENCE
      295 5 UPI THE Soviet Air Force for some time has been able to fly its Bear and Backfire bombers undetected through "enormous gaps" in America's deteriorating defence radars, Defence Week said. The usually well-informed newsletter said a US air defence expert "flatly asserted that the Soviet
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      801 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From PAA PA0G5 0045 JEK/SPO HKG MAS MH601 0630 KUL SIA SQI01 0815 KUL MAS MH605 0830 KUL MAS MH621 0835 PEN RBA BI421 0930 BWN MAS MH671 0930 PEN/KUL SIA SQ211 1000 HLP SIA SQ103 1000 KUL CPA CX710 1005
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      Lock icon Egypt agrees to autonomy talks
      207 5 UPI EGYPT, after initial reluctance, has agreed to hold an experts-level round of negotiations on Palestinian autonomy with Israel and the United States on Monday in Cairo. The one-day session will be devoted to discussing a new American workingpaper for breaking the deadlock in the
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      Lock icon Confusion in talks
      153 5 AP THE second session of the European Security Conference to discuss East-West relations opened on yesterday amid confusion as to how the sessions will continue. The head of the Spanish delegation, Javier Ruperez, was in the chair and announced that Spanish Premier Adolfo Suarez would address the
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
        389 5 Agencies CONSUMER confidence in the US rose in October, although the gain was less than those recorded in the months since mid-year, the Conference Board said. The board's monthly survey showed consumer expectations of economic conditions at a two-year high, but its index of buying plans declined in
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      Lock icon Value of investment in US increases
      124 5 Reuter THE average value of foreign manufacturing investments in the US rose in the first nine months of 1980 although the number of investments fell marginally, the Conference Board said. Foreign companies announced 292 investments during the period, compared with 299 in the same
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      Lock icon Union urges Carter to overrule car decision
      713 5 AP, UPI UNITED Auto Workers president says the union will ask President Jimmy Carter to override a federal decision not to limit car imports a decision he says could cost more than 100,000 American jobs. Though conceding such predictions were "awfully hazy," the
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      Lock icon Aim for full control of Congress
      453 5 NYT INSPIRED by their startling election victories last week. Republican officials and their conservative allies have already started their campaign to capture complete control of Congress in 1982. At a press conference on Tuesday, the National Conservative Political Action Committee, an independent organisation that
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    Purpose of CPF must not be lost
    464 6 IN THESE days when that economic evil known as inflation threatens not only the poorly managed countries but also the best managed, such as West Germany and Japan, preservation of the purchasing power of money assumes grave importance. If the value of money
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    Icap issue has been overtaken by events
    260 6 AUSTRALIA'S controversial leap spawned more than its fair share of meetings and claimed an enormous toll on the time of Asean and Australian officials. At the time that the issue was being hotly debated, the time, effort and emotion expended on it seemed
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    Lock icon Shah's empty safe in the US
    725 6  -  FORUM ...with Andrew Whitley FT THE LATE Shah of Iran's fortune may be a mirage, at least as far as his wealth in the United States is concerned. US Administration officials appear to have grasped this fact. At the same time they are well
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    Lock icon HSBC makes an impact in Asia and America
    1031 6  -  By WILLIAM HOLSTEIN UPI THE Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, once a stodgy colonial era institution, has catapulted into the ranks of the world's largest banks. Its acquisition last month of a controlling interest in Marine Midland, the 13th largest American bank, has
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    Lock icon WORLD BANK'S DILEMMA
    1217 6  -  By S M ALI Depthnews IT HAS BEEN weeks since Robert McNamara delivered his valedictoI ry address as World Bank presi- dent and in a superb, moving per- formance left the international community somewhat breathless with the thought of massive chal- lenges facing the institution during n
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      162 6 Here s your chance to inspect, compare, assess test the following products The 3rd South East Asian Production Machinery Engineering Equipment Show. B—l2 December 1980, World Trade Centre. Singapore Plastics machinery Packaging, packing equipment Container manufacturing machinery Assembly techniques Automation control equipment Storage systems material transfers Engineering plant Clothing textile
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      659 6 TWO-IN-ONE CROSSWORD I CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Handel arrangement on the barrel-organ, perhaps (6) 7 Equine quadruped or a shrew, maybe (8) 8 Where a building may soon be in sight (4) 10 President finished with a useless house (6) 11 World ball (6) 14 The price of reduced life
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    Lock icon The McNamara legacy
    1241 7 S M AIJ WILL the McNamara legacy survive the end of the 13-year rule of Robert McNamara over the World Bank? It is a metaphorical question which, when put to senior bank officials, raises a few chuckles. As technocrats, some find it naive and journalistic. However, there
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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      1404 8 NEW YORK THE NEW YORK stock market on Tuesday staged a broad advance in heavy trading despite a bank holiday, led by oil, defence and metal issues. Analysts said investors appeared to be staking out positions in various market groups in anticipation of benefits from policies of the
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      159 8 The Great Family Do-ItAbursdf Barbecue. v m f L 222 your weapons, tvety Friday and Saturday night. Pootside at the Oberot lust choose whit you want and barbecue rt Meat. veatood salads sauces Chefs hat and apron available 0H t'* adults $14+ for each child under 12 Anytime from 7pm
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      158 8 QQGQO Inn Of Happiness Cantonese style. Szechuan style. The Inn of Happiness brings together the best of two culinary worlds. Two kitchens. Two chefs. All to double your dining pleasure, with that famous Hilton service. For reservations, please call 737-223* |A| HIUTON INTERNATIONAL. SINGAPORE Presenting JUDY STEVENS Nov 14 Dec
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      174 8 X 1 What better place to enjoy a banquet? The Dragon Palace Restaurant is spacious enough to accommodate 450 people in comfort, catering for business functions and wedding parties Of course, if you can think of another reason for celebrating we'll give you the banquet of a lifetime 1 And
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Singapore market
      448 9 STERLING remained the most erratic currency traded in the foreign exchange market yesterday while the US dollar continued to firm against other major currencies. The pound started off at 2.3915/30 against the US unit and did not move in the Far East thereafter. But when London opened, it
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      LONDON
      272 9 THE US dollar opened near Tuesday's closing levels against the mark in quiet trading yesterday but was higher against the yen, dealers said. They reported few new factors in the market but noted that operators are watching the mark for direction after its recent strength against the dollar and
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      PLR
      22 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 13.3 per cent.
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      ASIAN $ RATES
      186 9 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on Nov 12: US Dollara(Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 14 11/16 14 9/16 1 month 14H 14 Vi 2 months 15 7/16 15 5/16 3 months 15 7/16 155/16 0 months 15 15'i 0 months 14H 14'/4 12 months 14
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      Discount
      46 9 RANGE of prices offered by discount houses on Nov 12: Overnight: Call deposits: to T/,% Clotiig Buying Selling 3-month Treasury bills 6% 6*« 3-month Bank bills 13 13*. 3 months CD 139/16 13 7/16 6 months CD 13 7/16 13 5/16 Source: National Discount Co
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      Money market
      32 9 Closing interbank rates (or Singapore dollars on Nov 12: Offer Bid Overnight 5 4 1 month 12 Vi 12H 2 months 139/1« 137/16 3 months 139/16 137/16 Overnight mode 7
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      Frankfurt
      42 9 OPENING quotes on Frankfurt exchanges yesterday: US 1.8872/82 (1.8840 60) Sterling 4.526/531 (4.515/522) Can 1.5885/6004 D F1 92.21/32 S Fr -110.74/91 Lit 2.110/12 F Fr 43.27/34 N Kr 37.85/90 B Fr (con) 6.227 38 B Fr (fin) 6.206 216 Yen 0.8891/8906
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      52 9 CLOSING quotes on Zurich exchanges yesterday: US 1.7010/7030 Sterling 4.0730/0755 Can 1.4399 4421 DMk 90.1909 3928 D F1 83.2396 4396 F Pr 38.0406/1314 B Fr unquoted DKr-29.3402/3874 N Kr 34.1395 18S5 SKr- 39.8734 9343 Lit 0.1902 1907 Aus sch 12.7607/7853 Port 3.3223/3458 Spain 2.2635/2676 Arg 0 0830 0930 Yen
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        Amsterdam
        171 9 NOV 11 FU abn 288.00 2 Ahold Akxo AMEV <8.00 17 80 B3J0 100.80 ■02 unch -0.1 1.1 Amrobnk 81.10 1.1 Berk BoU 83.00 57 JO 100.00 -1 +0.1 Burhmann Byenkorf C aland Calve Delft 58.00 41.50 27.90 188.00 unch -0.7 -0.1 -1 Dell Ml] Ennl* Fokker l"ord Otmmi
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        178 9 NOV U Francs Action* Sulsses 296 1240 -2 -5 Alusulsse Reg. Brown Boverl Br. Ml 1540 1005 1 10 Cite Oelgy PC— 780 Cite Gelgy Reg Credit Suisse Br Credit Suisse Reg Elektrowmtt Br. George Fischer Br Globus Pc 574 2365 435 2820 800 3B0 4-1 36 -2 20
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        221 9 NOV 11 Dm Aeg-Telefunken 73.50 3 Akzo 16 10 AUz Leben 1120 00 unch AUz Vers 474 00 X5 BASK 123 80 B Bay H T Wbank 233 00B Bay Vbank 302 00 4-10 106 80 23 269 80 4.3 BMW 154 00B Cassella ***** unch Chem Ver* Com
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      GOLD
      411 9 SINGAPORE gold futures closed sharply higher yesterday compared with Tuesday's close in very thin trading, dealers said. The market opened sharply higher between US$l2 to $20 an ounce following the metal's strength in New York on Tuesday night, aided by news that Iran's central bank governor Ali Reza Nobari
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      Silver quotes
      42 9 TM Mm New York 17.90B 18 OOB 18 20S 18 30S Zurich 17 90B 17.7SB 18 40S 18 2SS Wa4 Tsea Singapore 17.90B 17.80B 18 30S 18 20S Closing prices in US dollars a troy ounce. Source: Credit Suisse, S'pore.
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      Hongkong
      145 9 THE US dollar firmed in the afternoon against most currencies yesterday after a mixed morning, dealers said. Early buying interest from Europe in a thin market boosted the US unit as operators there started to show renewed confidence after the dollar's sharp falls at the beginning of the week.
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      Tokyo
      155 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery closed sharply higher at 212.45 yen yesterday, compared with a 210.80 opening and 210.75 at Tuesday's close, dealers said. Trading was active with volume at US$952 million. The dollar fluctuated between 212.30 and 212.60 yen in fairly active late trading after a sharp
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      Australia/NZ
      69 9 QUOTES on Australia and New Zealand exchanges yesterday: AUSTRALIA US 117W 1.1660 Sterling 0 «911 0 4856 90-day airmail buying rates: Sterling 0.5158 US dollar 1.2209 90-day forward buying rates: Sterling 0.4947 US dollar 1.1783 NEW ZEALAND Reserve Bank midrate: US dollar 0 9691 Trading Bank indications US doLar
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      Chinese banks sought in HK$175m loan
      349 9 BANK OF TOKYO WINS MANDATE THE Hongkong office of Bank of Tokyo (BOT) has invited several Singapore banks to participate in a HK5175 million loan to Hydegate Realty Limited in Hongkong. The four-year term loan will be used to finance the construction of a
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      Gold rush on again
      97 9 THE queues are again forming at Credit Suisse's office in Shenton Way. With the gold price tending on a downward slide below the US$6OO an ounce level, investors and small buyers are again rushing for the yellow metal. Credit Suisse reported brisk sales of all their
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      Lock icon Bonn denies reports
      143 9 Reuter MARKET reports of a major Saudi Arabian loan to West Germany to defend the mark are completely fictional, a German finance ministry spokesman said. Asked to comment on market reports that sales of a large part of this facility, believed to total several billion dollars, caused
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      KL may change overdraft system
      401 9 THE overdraft system which does not charge for the unused portion of the credit granted by a bank may be changed because of the tightening credit situation in Malaysia. Bankers feel a "commitment charge" should be paid by their customers for the full overdraft provided.
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      Lock icon Foreign banks in US likely to go offshore
      276 9 Reuter FOREIGN banks are likely to switch international banking business out of the US because of a new law designed to ensure all banks operating there are treated equally, bankers in New York said. The law, which includes the imposition of reserve
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      Pound shows sterling profits
      443 9 THE pound sterling proved to be the most profitable investment currency since the mid-1979 oil price rise in comparison with other major trading currencies. According to a study of the performance of energybacked currencies in the latest issue of the American Express Bank Review, onemonth sterling
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      31 9 Chicken A La Viceroy Don't miss the dining experience of Chinese Hunan cuisine Business Hours: Daily 11.30 am 2.30 pm 6.30 pm 10.30 pm 214 Dunearn Road Singapore 1129 Tel *****49.*****22
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      56 9 Radio /hack Creating New Frontiers in Microcomputing Model I From $490 to 530.000 Model II i **y Colour Computer Racket Computer Model HI «SJ |hi m 3M *«ca JKUtom > i» "*> •V' iA </;:> Wl i Radio/hack Tho Blggost Hon* in Littl* Computers 6f oc hoc ita oPf€n cross
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    BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES AND THE KLSE
    1885 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units, unless otherwise specified. SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL ft COMMERCIAL Acma <3.308)
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    Unit trusts
    173 10 SINGAPORE UNIT TRUST OUR-MONTAGl (RUMfOfs ptftM fsr N«v U) (MmHW* prices far N»» U) 1.31 W The Commerce 3.28 3.45 Union Spore Fund 1.36 W The Savings Fund 2.04 2.14 S pore Prog Fund l.« 156 INCOME BOND UNIT S pore Sec. Fund 2.12 2.23 (UIWSI pr lees)
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    SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    2726 10 1980 High Low Company Last Sale orDiv Div Cvr Y'ld P/E Vol Day COOO) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL 372 276 149 170 402 85 352 745 408 (305 245 Acma 220 Alcorn 116 Allied Choc 138 BAT 270 Bata 60 Ben 275 Berjaya Kawat
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    In Kuala Lumpur
    2113 10 7 BID and offer prices officially jj listed and business in and re--2 ported to the Kuala Lumpur -J Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units, unless other—l wise specified. INDUSTRIALS Aleaa (2.408) AMD (0 958) (1)
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    COMPANY MEETINGS
    24 10 UNITED MnMil Cwpm> tUm Ltd: AGM to be held at 31st Floor, UIC Building, Shenton Way, Singapore at 9.30am on Nov 14.
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    Lower-liners hold market attention
    718 10 THE spotlight fell m iltur> tliitl and ipetilatlve shares at the Singapore stack market yesterday while earlier favoarites paaaed far a breather. Share prices opened the b day aa a steady aete, underpiaaed by the eeatlaaed bullishness aa the Hongkong exchanges. Bat proflt-takiag subsequently eaased many
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    Big turnout by KL buyers
    588 10 IN WHAT was one of the most aggressive trading session this year, buyers turned out in force to chase a selection of shares sharply hfgher at the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. Buying interest was concentrated mainly on the industrial second- and thirdliners which took
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      Interest income holds up Aokam
      441 11 A SUBSTANTIAL boost in interest received from its hefty cash deposits compensated to some extent for the fall in Aokam Tin's earnings as a result of the cessation of its own mining activities. These are now carried on by its 40 per cent owned Thai
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      Lock icon Agro-chem plant
      266 11 FT SIME Darby's associate, Shaw Wallace has undertaken a major investment programme designed to take advantage of benefits available to Indian companies. The company, whose foreign shareholding was reduced to 40 per cent a year ago, is to set up a 35 rupee million agrochemicals (dimenthote and ethion)
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      RESULTS DUE
      138 11 Date Last Fall Year Company Period Announced Net EPS Gross Pre-tax last year (cents) Div. Profit <%) (Vm) KTPau j I 24/9 32.3 36 2,021 P Prod I 24/9 22.9 10 5,458 Shell I 24/9 57.4 30.0 62,855 Raleigh Cycles I 25/9 269L D Baby I 26/9 42.1
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      Lock icon Ghafar's plans for Dunlop stalled
      159 11 Reuter MALAYSIAN Interests ao•mlsM with bastoeosmaa and politician Mr Ghafar Bab* npni to be I—lag Interest to ball<llng A major stoke to Dutop Holding, industry sources to Brightea said. Last week, companies assoctoted wltb Mr Gbafer told Dutop their stake had rtoea to 17J per
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      COMPANY BRIEFS
      339 11 TIEN Ik Enterprises has announced that it has received acceptances in respect of 315,654 shares of T&njong Tin Dredging representing 21.23 per cent of Tanjong's paid-up capital. The latest acceptances has increased Tien Ik's stake in Tanjong to 69.73 per cent. Its offer, which was declared unconditional on
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      LATEST RESULT
      39 11 THE consolidated pre-tax profits of Jack Ckia Enterprises for the six months to Sep 30, 1980 amounted to M 51.03 million compared with $512,000 for the previous corresponding period. Turnover increased to $11.47 million from $8.33 million.
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      Amalgamated Steel plans expansion
      473 11 AMALGMATED Steel Mills, the newest Malaysian steelmaking venture, is embarking on an expansion programme which involves the installation of a second rolling mill for wire rods and steel bars as well as the commissioning of an arc furnace which will be the biggest in the region.
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      SRM looks for opportunities to diversify
      334 11 SYNTHETIC Resins Malaysia, soon to become a subsidiary of Pegi Malaysia, is on the look-out for opportunities to diversify out of its present main activity in the manufacture and sale of PVC resins and compounds. SRM chairman, Mr Mohamed bin Tunku Besar Burhanuddin. indicates
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      Kowloon Motor valued at HK$25
      181 11 THE Kowloon Motor Bus Co (1933) said a preliminary estimate carried out earlier this month shows a current net asset value per share of the company at HK525.20. In a statement, the company said this assumes vacant possession of properties within the company's franchise granted
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      Holdens return with Continental
      519 11  -  By CATHERINE ONG THE Holden is back on the road again. And this time, it is likely to give other prestige cars a run for their money. For the new Holden Commodore will sell at $49,000 (PARF) a price strategically pitched to give it a competitive
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      258 11 NOTICES lIH ifc m ¥5 m 5k m ntr UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LTD II I I (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) t ANNOUNCEMENT Rights Issue of 42,517,550 shares of Ssl.oo each at 553.00 per share The Board of Directors of United Overseas Bank Limited (the Bank) is pleased to
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      145 11 This is a completely revised edition of a dictionary which is unrivalled as a catalogue of English words as they are now used in print and speech. Included are new words of the last few years and hundreds of post-war words and senses. The entries range from the most colloquial
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    Spot oil prices edging towards record levels
    493 12 SPOT market prices for crude oil are edging towards record levels, pushed up by the loss of Iraqi and Iranian supplies because of the Gulf war and cold weather in Western Europe, London traders said yesterday. Evidence of consumer readiness to pay record
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    Lock icon War may result in sharp US recession
    581 12 AP THE closing of a critical oil route by the IranianIraqi war could plunge the United States economy into a recession even worse than the steep decline last spring, the Congressional Budget Office said. The office's director, Mrs Alice Rivlin, told the Senate
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    Minister confirms expected delay
    179 12 THE Malaysia Deputy Transport Minister Dr Goh Cheng Teik acknowledged yesterday that despite the commissioning of the new straddle carriers at Port Klang to clear up the container jam, the port is expected to remain congested until January. Declaring that he was being realistic, Dr Goh
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    Pacific's hope of recovering loans , runs into snags
    404 12 Pacific's hope of recovering loans runs into snags A NEW development has cast a shadow on Pacific Development Credit's hopes that its major subsidiary, Malaysia Borneo Finance (MBF), can fully recover outstanding loans due from former San Imperial chairman Choo Kim San. Now, a Mrs Angela Da we alias Tan
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    Special tests to identify children's qualities
    320 12 THE Ministry of Education will be drawing up a series of special tests for identifying certain qualities in school children. The tests will not be compulsory and will be drawn up only on requests from schools. This was disclosed by Dr Phua Swee Liang,
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    Lock icon BOYCOTT AT INDONESIAN CAMPUS
    143 12 Reuter THOUSANDS of students today boycotted classes at the University of Indonesia because of the dismissal of one of their leaders for alleged political activity. There was no immediate indication how long the students planned to continue their boycott at the university, where police and troops
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    LONDON STOCKS
    845 12 LONDON, Wed. Share prices opened steady in quiet trading, dealers said. At noon the Financial Times index was up 0.1 points at 487.5. Leading industrials were generally little changed though among mining financials Cons Gold was an early feature after news of a proposed £181 million rights issue,
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    Penang tin price continues slide
    151 12 THE Penang tin price continued its slide to M 52,015 per picul yesterday, dropping below the previous low of $2,025 set in November last year. Dealers again attributed the continuing softness of the metal to the weakness in the London market plus a lack of
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    Another 5 banks raise their prime rates
    360 12 OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) raised its prime lending rate by one quarter point to 12.25 per cent today despite a continuing easing of the interbank money market for local dollars. Yesterday overnight rates plunged from an opening of 9 per ceht to about
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    UPF man enters politics at 71
    259 12 THE United Peoples' Front's latest candidate for the elections is entering politics at the age of 71 because he claims that the Government's educational policy has made a secondclass citizen of him. Mr Lee Mun Hung, who will be standing against the Prime Minister
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      129 12 Aomrmemrrr Ex-Undertaker Yells Murder An ex-undertaker, now a leading manufacturer was overcome recently when he received his power bill. "It's murder!" he yelled, "these bills will kill me". A friend, also an industrialist, who heard about the incident, told the exundertaker about the Carrier Service Agreement. "The Carrier Service Agreement
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      135 12 Kuala Lumpur TAI THONG RESTAURANT Experience the finest Chinese speciality dishes. You can afford it. Enjoying the best of both worlds is an easy task at Kuala Lumpur Tai Thong Restaurant. Our comprehensive range of dishes and prices will cater for everyone whether the choice is a simple meal or
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      65 12 IWEATiHER^ Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Showers in several areas from late morning. Report tor 24 hoars prior to 7.31 p.m. on November 12 at the airport. Maximum temperature 31.5 Associated humidity 74 Minimum temperature 23.7 Associated humidity 99 Hours of sunshine 7.85 Rainfall in
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      624 13 Skipping Lte P*«e C*l Skipping Line PW CM Adriatic IV 5 Fesco V 1/2 Afea VI 3 Fleetwood vm 3 Afro-Eurasia vn 1 Flotta Lauro V 5 All trans VI 5 Fortune VI 5 Alpac VI 5 Franco-Belg m 4/5 Angkutan VI 4 Frata NVOC VI 2
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      Singapore-based Antoll to serve Aussie-Indon run
      609 13  -  By GOH ENG KEE INDONESIAN and Australian shipping interests have started a new shipping line in Singapore to service the A ust ralia-Indonesia-Singa-pore run. Initially, Antoll Pte Ltd will operate two combi-type ships on a non-conference service, which will operate a scheduled 25-day frequency.
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        Lock icon Heavy damage in Fao
        109 13 AFP IRANIAN artillery and aircraft has caused heavy damage to oil and military installations at the major Iraqi port of Fao, at the mouth of the disputed Shatt-Al-Arab waterway. According to the report, "two Iranian air force planes supported by artillery has destroyed part of the
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        Lock icon Big shipment of soya oil
        95 13 Reuter TRADE sources in Rio De Janeiro said a ship called the Kwai is due to arrive in Brazilian ports later this month to load what they believe to be the largest single shipment of soyabean oil from national ports. The Kwai is scheduled to
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        Lock icon FEFC reduces CAFs
        53 13 Reuter THE Far Eastern Freight Conferences say they are reducing currency adjustment factors on vessels loading from Hongkong to 26.50 from 31 and from Taiwan to 28.50 from 33, effective Nov The bunker adjustment factor will be adjusted to 47.47 from 42.54 per cent, effective Nov 19,
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      All ears for some shippers
      394 13  -  By G DURAIRAJ THE Far Eastern Freight Conference has assured Malaysian commodity shippers that it is willing to give sympathetic consideration on freight rates affecting the shipment of their products to the United Kingdom and the Continent. The director of the conference, Mr Brian Allen
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      Container Schedules
      955 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
      1425 14 CHARTERING was quieter in all sectors of the freight market following yesterday's activity but rates continued to edge higher where changed. In the North American grain sector, a 52,000 ton cargo from the US North Pacific to Japan paid US$lB fio for Dec, a gain of 25 cents,
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      Lock icon RIGHTING OF THE KIELLAND
      1254 15 FT SOMETHING very strange is happening in the greyblue waters off the coast of Norway. Since Oct 20 the chairman of a British company has been racing around a 10,000-ton command barge barking orders and flipping switches on a sophisticated computer. He has spent long and
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      SHIPS IN PORT
      480 15 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Bunga Seta war (1300) 45A Chidambaram (Passenger) (0700 after Regina Maris) 42/43 Chitral (0700 after Phrontis) 8/9 Centaur (Passenger) (1230 after Gerbera) 33/34 Felix Dzerinskiy (Passenger) (2359 after Lindbald Explorer) 44 Kota Perwira (0700 after Ocean Strength) 10/11 Nedlloyd Crystal (0600 after
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      Japanese owners support a second Panama Canal
      476 15 JAPANESE shipowners have given new support for a second Panama Canal, as the 66-year-old original becomes more and more congested. Earlier this month, the Panama Canal Commission announced a plan to introduce an advance booking system to cut the backlog of ships queueing
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      Cruiser used for research purpose
      121 15 THIS mtUr cruiser (right) valned at CI4MM has been designed, built and launch(d M i n•»ting marine diesel engine reietrck facility for the Perkins Engines Grosp. The 17-metre Perk oil Air is ssed specifically to test six and eight cylinder marise dlesels in nil weather
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due...and when
      2466 19 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 Singapore.
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      Buoyant market for gearless container ships
      333 20 A BUOYANT market for large cellular gearless container ships is reported by specialist brokers Seabulk Chartering Ltd, with charterers available for such ships of 1,000-TEU and upwards. There is little tonnage of this type around for charter this year or next and the rates
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      Lock icon PORT CONDITIONS
      749 20 The above report is contributed by the Singapore National Shippers' Council. ALGERIA Annaba Early Nov, berthing delay of about 50 days for grain carriers. Skikda Early Nov, berthing delays of 5-15 days. Algiers Early November, delays of about 20 days. ANGOLA Luanda Early Nov, berthing delays of about
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      Lock icon Harbour charters piling barge to S-EA contractors
      209 20 AFP HARBOUR Engineering Co Ltd is embarking on a new foreign exchange earnings venture by chartering marine engineering plant to contractors in South-east Asia. The company, a subsidiary of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, has chartered its 1,120-ton piling barge, Hoi Kwong 92, to a
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      MALDIVE LINES World services
      450 20 UK-RED SEA: Cunard Arabian Middle East Line (CAMEL) is to commence calling at Port Sudan in November as part of a planned development of its Red Sea container service which at present calls three times a month Hodeidah and Aqaba and, in conjunction with Ben Line
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      Who Acts For Whom...
      1622 20 The leading shipping lines operating from local ports and the agents who handle cargo bookings for them. A B Adapciego RT Transportation (S). Adriatic Contakw Continental Feeders (S)/Cargo Freight (PK). AFIA Singapore Shipping Agen cies (S)/Euro Asia Line (PK/PN) Afro-turasia line Transgroup Pte Ltd (S). Alfred
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      775 13 rT\ GRANARD LIME INDEPENDENT ATTRACTIVE RATES MEDITERRANEAN/EAST ASIA SERVICE ACCEPTING CONTAINER CARGO FCL ONLY FOR PORT SAID, ALEXANDRIA, BEIRUT. LATTAKIA, UMASSOL ISTANBUL A PIRAEUS Specially engaged agents A. stevedores providing immediate discharge. 6MNAJIO SNIPPING AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD. TEL: *****77 (5 Lines) .IAR l)!\l A MAN IISEALORDII Orient Overseas Co*Ucu*tesi
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      23 13 [IGMD3 CONTAINER Schedules LONDON Freights SHIPS In Port SHIPPING List REGIONAL Weather PORT Conditions Esarxac Ok 1} I D*t 14 Ok 21 Ok
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      870 13 4>cnan Algerian National Line WE SERVE MEDITERRANEAN AND ALGERIAN PORTS I > Agents I J UMMCIRC TJUUB ft TJUIMfi S—? AfiENCT FTL LTI. m Tel: *****4 (5 lines) SINGAPORE MAERSK LINE EXPORT TOU S PACIFIC. GULF. ATLANTIC. EAST CANADA AND ASIAN PORTS Maersk Manfo Maersk Rando Maersk Mango Maersk Rando
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      999 14 MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPN. BERHAD. WISMA MISC, NO2, JALAN CONLAY, P. 0.. BOX 371, KUALA LUMPUR 0409, MALAYSIA. TEL *****8 TELEX: MA *****, *****, ***** ***** CONTAINER SERVICE Conbmr Serried feeder Kelang Vessel B PtNAGA IS/11 B PIRMAI B PtlttCA 15/11 N DCLFT B Pf NAG* 29/11 NHON B DAHLIA
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      354 14 815 SUPERCARRIER SERVICE WEEKLY SERVICE TO PANAMA+US ATLANTIC GULF AND E. CANADA PI Mm Ate lUf I CM Mm SiM Ctata I'mi R T«i tola SI. Mh N. OH. •26/11 •11/12 HTM I CM Mm St* CM Bmort H Imk B«l IH6/ll| 16/12 21/12 23/12 24/12 26/12 2-3/121 1/1 6/1
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      663 15 Overseas M m Containers Limited Weekly service to/from UK/Europe STRAITS SHIPPING Singapore to Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok CONTAOCRSHP XMHCE TO UK/CONTKNT: CONTAWERSHT SERWCE FROM UK/CONTRtNT: H'b»r| Bf«i* rdm It Havre S ton NnfMai Lpnt Salad SaM Fart Flaw UM*MlfcT 14 Nov 1( Nrr iOk 29 Nov S port
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      592 15 Franco Belgian Services (Fir Fas' Service with Bilqian bar Fastirn Lines) o* ace consortium c.m.c.r. i AST f Pf Nf h SERV»C£ nhf« o* MED CLUB 1 SERWCE TO KBUMimX NAKAU MMHJ MEDCmnAM* ERCOU I WHO S pore P Ketoi 17 Nat 19 No. V No. 29N0. 7Dk 9 Ok
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      645 16 Hapag-Lloyd TO MFWTDWAIf A TO WORTH ElftOfE/UDtTEJUIAICA/ 10/12 17/12 Spore PK Pm Bhi 28/11 2 vn 5/12 17/12 19/12 23/12 Pen Bilbao Genoa H burg 8 haven (Warn Antwerp 2/1 14/1 7/1 5/1 5/12- 26/12 11/1 9/1 6/1 3/1 23/12 12/1 29/1 27/1 24/1 22/1 TO USA/CANADA (CARGO TO ATLANTIC
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      649 16 LIXIE SHIPPING KOREA CORPN r. Ketant PENANG S PORE VEGA 153W SJd Sid In Pod VEGA 154 C SW Sid In Port FROM BUSAN BANGKOK TO BUSAN AITAK 157N 1316 Nov 17-19 Nov 20-23 Nov FROM BUSAN BANGKOK ALT AW 158E13-16 Nov 1719 Nov 20-23 Nov TO BUSAN KSC KSC
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      570 16 ©EVERGREEN LINE FAR EAST EUROPE EXPRESS FULL CONTAINER SERVICE ACCfPTWG CARGO FOR: HAMBURG. FELIXSTOWE. ROTTERDAM. ANTWERP LE HAVRE ALSO ACCEPTWG CARGO FOR: UMTED lUNGOOM SOUTHAMPTON. LONOON. MANCHESTER. BJRMMGHAM. BRISTOL. LNERPOOL. GLASGOW. LEEDS WEST GERMANY MtttfftHAVtta HOLLAND AMSTERDAM Vpwt Haatari Friislm It Hm Era Meter 19/11 t/12 8/12 10/12 11/12 14/12
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      940 16 Everett Lines 1} i /> y V y w V y y y i > p y y Banm Frvt Star Shippin« Corpn. "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE' LOAMNG FOR RANGOON TMMC cm PMN rMSMCCTkimm mmurm Spar* mi 313/13 M mi ju/14 m 11/ IS M 14/17 M 22/73 Nm U m
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      675 16 r UO.S.E. OCEAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES PTE LTD. 12 SANKYO LINE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MAY CARP.. MAY SKY.... 20/21 Nov 15/16 Dec P Kcianc 22/23 Nm 17/11 Dk DARtAN/WETA SYO. MEL. AOQ JAPAN/STRAITS SERVICE SUB KBITS r.mm PENANG SMGVOItf TU *****44/7 t *****70 K LUMPUR TEL *****4 4M7SI OCEAN SMPPMG STORE TU
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      702 17 L. PIL GROUP EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICE A KOTA BENAR 5/10 Dsc KOTA RATU 16/20 Nov COLOMBO/KARACHI/P. GULF SERVICE Karachi, Dubai, Kuwait Colombo, Karachi, Mina Qabooa KOTA DEWA In Pt/17 Nov Karachi, Dubai Kuwait KOTA NAGA In Pt/17 Nov Bombay, Karachi SINGAPOWE/CHITT AGONG/RANGOON/SER VICES KOTA BUANA.. KOTA BERANI. KOTA RATU. Singapore
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      699 17 BEN LINE CONTAINERS vmm Fipr«j KM*nr Bay rk yrm r* r* r» Ml r» r» r* r» r» r» r» M r» r» r» n SfA^ASM 1 CONTAINER SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAMER SERVICE STRAITS/TAIWAN/JAPAN Fa* Act UOl Stary Act 9M2 Benaata SMI XaStaa UM Story Act 9103 Berwata 5122 f ROM
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      955 17 r Scan Dutch 9 I? 1 I ;o WEEKLY EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO MED/UK/NC/SCAH 4 IMH lb/11 BLAMM 11/U rem a/u MUM 4/12 »mnj Penang Feeder feeder M€* DM wton7.lt da* 3)Hbnrg4>G burg a/12 »/U l/l VI 1/1 1/1 WI 11/ l IVi Acceptor tor I 1) Barcelona Cmm. legnom
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      591 17 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES BANK LINE FOR REUffON SOUTH AFRICA BEAVER BANK SINGAPORE 10/12 eto Reunion 23/12 Durban 30/12 Capetown 6/1 Pt Eliz 12/1 (afco accepting East London and Maputo cargo) Lukos Lines U.S. WEST COAST SERVICE OHd trow SfO Lbch SPORE S'tle Tac *BC 23/11 72,11 23/12 25/12 NANCY LYKES
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      909 18 K LINE \vKAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA. LTD. EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICES TO NORTH AMERICA fumj vessels* n sr motic* vessels tk la se ny Kaakw 07N SaM 12/11 Kartu Maru 26/11 6/12 Uora Gate Bndft 27/11 C/ 12 Hmtbt Mara 21/11 2C/12 Oor? Act 2N 15/11 Queens Nit Br*ft 1/12 11/12 Japan
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      511 18 CALIFORNIA/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAINER/REEFER SERVICE ludni Mr lOS AIKELES. SAM FRANCISCO. SEATTLE. TACOMA. VANCOUVER. »C Accept** Fa/Fa Mam -»sr var AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE AccaplMi Fa/Fa CmUbmt NEW ZEALAND SERVICE irmnoft mt twmi fa/fa i Pm«i| P Hiune JAPAN SERVICE -VISHVA AOTVA' (c* Mop) ARUNACHAL PRADESH' (cj#S Hot*
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      624 18 r O A (M'OIIII SINGAPORE SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD 20TH F LOOR OCt AN BUILDING SINGAPORE 0104 MARKETING *****2 13 LINES) GENERAL *****1 LINES TERMINAL OFFICE 2223b83 TELEX RS ***** RS ***** A 0 CARSHIP CABLE CARGOSHIP I '"I'M" in tutu l'e<|ioual Container Linos WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE to/«rom BANGKOK HOY
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      577 18 Bgranard line INDEPENDENT ATTRACTIVE RA TBS MEDITERRANEAN SEA SERVICE ALSO ACCEfTIXC COSTAISEK CARGO FCL OSLY FOR. PORT SAID. ALEXANDRIA, BEIRUT. LATTAKJA. U MAS SOL. ISTANBUL A PIRAEUS Specially engaged agents 4 stevedores providing immediate discharge MM CiCONG 41W MAN SJNG V 40* Caing Port Sad. Bora! t Lattikta orh Spore
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      748 18 INTRASEA (PTE) LTD. Faber House 234E Orchard Road Singapore 9 Telephone *****11-*****57 S'port P. Ketone Im4m tor: ASTEWONNMS 17 Nev 15 Nee BOULOGN£/*'DAM/ UK (AVON) NORASM NW7 14 Dec 17 Dec Arents Snworc WTRASEA (PTE) LTD *****11 BOOKWG *****57 K Lm»V TEO SHTPtNG I TRADWG *****4, *****2. *****0 hut- WTO
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      782 19 NOL NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): MERCATOR 20W 0. CHEF 22W N. CORAL 2m HK CONTAMER 23* C. CONTAINER 9W..._ N. GARNET 3W C. PAUL 25* •Containers feedered to/from F'stowe Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia MERCATOR S pore Closing Times: FCL Cargo 2359 14/11 LCL Cargo 1200
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      407 19 NOTICE HEUNG A SHIPPING CO LTD Corgo ex vessel no. 6 Donam Voy 80/25 arrived Singapore sth November A general survey on abovementioned cargo will be conducted on 14th November 1980 from 0900 hrs to 1200 hrs at PSA Godown 29/30 and thereafter no further survey will be entertained. Consignees
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      360 20 MALDIVE LINES ETA ETA ETA SPORE KUANTAN PORT KELANG MALDIVE PROGRESS 15/11 Loading for Dubai/Doha/ Dammam/Kuwait MALDIVE MAGE 30/11 Loading For Jeddah/D)ibouti MALDIVE NOVEL 14/11 In Port Loading for Gizan, Jeddah, Hodeidah MALDIVE PEACE 27/11 Loading for Dubai/Kuwait MALDIVE SEAFARER 20/11 Loading for jeddah MALDIVE IMPORTER 22/11 Loading for Male
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      394 20 MAC-NELS?T G E ENC,ES LTC JVOCC NKPEfOENT RATE QUOTED ON APPLICATION TO UK/EUMPESPOK H'BURG ROTTERDAM U.R AWERP 14/11 2/12 4/12 »/12 5/12 TO USA/CANADA S PORE OAKLAND LA VANC <8C) NEW K»W to Port 15/12 14/12 11/12 23/12 ALSO TO: MAJOR US PORTS/MONTREAL. TORONTO TO AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND SPORE
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      301 20 r IJa! LEIVION SHIPPING PTE. LIU 1508 Robrna House Shenton Way Singapore 0106 Tet *****33/4, *****04. *****14. *****71. *****05 FLEETWOOD SHIPPING CO.. S.fl. KARACHI SERVICE M.V COLUMBUS zvm rmuch VEROfBCA V.2 h Port 15 Nov Accepting cargo for Colombo (Subject to inducement) ATLANSA CONTAINER LINE LTD FULL CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO
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      171 20 TvT Regional Weather U r J* MB N /J 'M 'A N««* A 5 itBS -1&. VSIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. C yA Win. Wind direction with speed in knots Wave height LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature °C y^\ Shower Weather s~Y Wind direction with speed
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