The Business Times, 31 December 1980
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Title Section11 1980-12-31 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. llf/l/M WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER SI, It» 50 CENTS11 words
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Article88 1980-12-31 1 AFP PARIS, Tues. Mr Truong Nhu Tang, a militant in the Vietnamese Action Committee, today reaffirmed that the group is aimed at toppling the current communist regime and replacing it by a democratic government. In a statement, Mr Tang, a former minister in the South Vietnamese Provisional RevolutionaryAFP - 88 words
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Article70 1980-12-31 1 Reuter NEW DELHI, Tues. India's northeastern state of Assam was crippled lor the second day by a general strike ordered by anti-immigrant militants, the Press Trust of India reported. Shops and office were closed, road traffic was still and rail and air services were also disrupted during theReuter - 70 words
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Article69 1980-12-31 1 AFP LONDON, Tues. A Leonardo da Vinci manuscript, bought by an American industrialist for more than US$6 million earlier this month, will be publicly displayed for the first time in the US during inauguration festivities for President-elect Ronald Reagan, it was learned yesterday. The 36-page manuscript, known asAFP - 69 words
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Article101 1980-12-31 1 UPI SWEDEN, Tues. The Soviet Union has set off two presumed underground nuclear explosions at its Semipalatinsk test site, including one of the strongest from that region this year, the Hagfors Defense Research Observatory said. The first explosion, on Dec 26, registered 4.6 on the Richter scale, theUPI - 101 words
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Article54 1980-12-31 1 JERUSALEM, Tues. The Supreme Court temporarily stopped the government today from buying out the Arab-owned East Jerusalem Electric Company, the largest employer on the occupied West Bank. The 400 Arab employees of the company said they would not cooperate with Israel if it is permitted to buy54 words
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Article75 1980-12-31 1 AFP NEW DELHI, Tues. The Libyan Charge d'Affaires here has sought political asylum in an unnamed Arab country and has protested against Libyan strongman Colonel Gaddafi's stand on the Gulf war. "Despot Gaddafi has persisted day after day in committing the most hideous crimes against the ArabAFP - 75 words
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Article51 1980-12-31 1 UPI FRANCE, Tues. A prominent Spanish Basque guerilla leader living secretly in France was killed today when a bomb exploded in his car, police said. The victim, Mr Jose Martin Sagardia-Zaldua, 29, was the fifth Spanish Basque militant nationalist killed in the French Basque country since 1978.UPI - 51 words
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Article135 1980-12-31 1 Rises M Glaaa 460 46 P M Hldgs 615 25 Taaek Cement 505 25 M T C 580 20 Malayawata 251 16 OUT 222 14 Ialand ft Pen 900 10 F E Levingaton 520 10 S P Textile 147 10 Maia Rice 496 8 Falls M U135 words
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Article, Illustration155 1980-12-31 1 Rises P M Hold 660 25 Hume (FE) 324 24 F Cables 275 21 Isl A Pen 970 20 Rahman Hyd 1500 20 M Banking 1570 20 I M Text 046 16 Oriental 635 15 Falls YeoHS 376 -74 U M Flour 354 -30 Magnum 1710 -30 G155 words
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640 1980-12-31 1 LILLIAN CHEW - FLUCTUATION CLAUSE INADEQUATE By LILLIAN CHEW CONTRACTORS in Singapore, fearful of losses, have shied away from tendering for the construction of the $143 million Kent Ridge Teaching Hospital. Of the 17 prequalified contractors, only two have submitted their tenders. Both are foreign John Laing640 words
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Article263 1980-12-31 1 Reuter WORLD money markets approached the year's end yesterday with the Japanese yen rising strongly, gold falling and the dollar easing from its strong position of a few weeks ago. The yen's strength was attributed by foreign exchange dealers partly to routine year-end commercialReuter - 263 words
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Article458 1980-12-31 1 FONG MEW LENG - By FONG MEW LENG THE National University of Singapore and the Economic Development Board are organising an open house discussion to relate university research to the requirements of industry. The one-day session for about 120 research directors from industries in Singapore will be held late458 words
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Article314 1980-12-31 1 THE long-awaited automated cheque clearing system in Singapore is finally taking shape. Though the technical details have still to be worked out, sources said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and a few leading council members of the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) have agreed to314 words
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245 1980-12-31 1 MANUFACTURERS «ay the expected Investment downturn (rem IK2 until 1184 may upset Singapore's restructuring plans. The glMffly economic f«recast was made by Trade and Indnstry Minister Gnh Chek Twig three days ago when he said new investment commitments in Singapore are expected to drop245 words
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430 1980-12-31 1 RICHARD SEAH - By RICHARD SEAH FOXBORO Far East, the local subsidiary of Foxboro Company (USA), will play an important role in the parent company's two joint-venture agreements with China. Foxboro Company signed 20-year joint-venture agreements with Shanghai Instrumentation Industry and Guang Dong Instrument Factory on Dec430 words
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Advertisement9 1980-12-31 1 Straits Times at your of Fingertips Singapore (Buku Merah)9 words
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Advertisement222 1980-12-31 1 PICK THE TURN IN INTEREST RATES AND UNLOCK PROFITS U.S. stocks will rebound in advance of cheaper money The New York 'market has been in a tailspin caused by the upward draft of interest rates. At the first sign that this trend is being reversed, equity and commodity prices will222 words
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Advertisement64 1980-12-31 1 Leeder...pege C MiDS TAIWAN'S version of the Sill- OPEC still together after con Valley 3 year* 7 MORE Opee countries raise oil TRACTORS Malaysia anderprices 5 Roes resUuctiiriij ii CHINA learns to play the bol- IRAN may accept US's counter lion aartoiMM offer It CROSSWORD C, TV AND RADIO I,64 words
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TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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456 1980-12-31 2 FOXBORO Far East will invest more than $4 million expanding and upgrading its operations in Singapore next year. The company will move to a new factory at the Ulu Pandan Industrial Estate next June. It will also be investing in equipment to improve the456 words
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Article470 1980-12-31 2 SEMINARS AND COURSES Jan 8-9: Finance For NonFinancial Managers, Price Waterhouse Associates Jan 10: Modern Secretary's Workshop, Waterloo Centre, Personnel Organization Development Jan 10,17,24: The Secretary in Management Today, SIM Conference Room (3rd floor, Thong Teck Building), Singapore Institute of Management Jan 12-13: Systematic Staff Selection, SIM Conference470 words
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Article, Illustration639 1980-12-31 2 ASIA is likely to remain as California's main trading partner in the *****, with Singapore and Malaysia showing the fastest rates of growth. The next few years, however, may see a slight slowdown or even reduction in the American state's imports of certain products, such639 words
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Article218 1980-12-31 2 DONATING their blood four times a year for more than a quarter century has won three Singaporeans the Guinness Stout Effort Award. Mr Chua Teng Kai, Mr Eldred Victor Rodrigues and Mr Derrick de Souza will receive the award for their untiring donation of blood of more than218 words
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270 1980-12-31 2 THE Vocational and Industrial Training Board has published a handbook to inform employers of the types of qualifications the board issues and the type of work people with those qualifications can do. Mr Yip Seek Weng, VlTß's divisional director (curriculum and testing), says the publication270 words
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Article, Illustration218 1980-12-31 2 WHEN Yeo Hiap Seng's new factory opens in a few months, it will be the first producer of soft drinks in Singapore to bottle drinks in a multi-storey factory. The entire production system will be automatic. Bottles will be moved to the first floor from the warehouse218 words
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Article272 1980-12-31 2 INTRACO has set up an area representative office in Saudi Arabia to step up its marketing efforts in West Asia. Heading the office in Jeddah is Mr Adnan Ramly, who left for the country only a few weeks ago to take up the new responsibilities.272 words
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Article66 1980-12-31 2 THE second Asean Trade Fair, held in Singapore in October, generated estimated sales of US$22 million. The main products sold were building materials and hardware, household items, textiles and garments and electrical appliances and electronic products. Two hundred and seventy official and private business delegations from66 words
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Advertisement165 1980-12-31 2 SENIOR APPOINTMENT 4 GENERAL ELECTRIC U.SA APPLIANCE COMPONENTS PTE. LTD invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position of OPERATIONS MANAGER Required a leader, aggressive, result orientated, as well as possessing good communication and human relations skills to report to the Managing Director. He will be responsible for the165 words
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Advertisement438 1980-12-31 2 Businessmen, Are You Getting Your Share of the Billion Oil Industry? The South East Asia OH Directory 1980-81 (Third edition) is the only professional reference work which brings together an encyclopedic volume of material to serve all sectors of the oil industry. It is the most comprehensive and in-depth coverage438 words
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REGIONAL
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216 1980-12-31 3 UPI SOUTH Korea's gross national product (GNP) decreased 5.7 per cent in real terms in 1980, the worst decline in the nation's history, according to a preliminary report by the Bank of Korea. It was the first negative growth sinceUPI - 216 words
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133 1980-12-31 3 Reuter THE ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) announced in Manila that it had signed an agreement in Tokyo with a syndicate of Japanese banks and insurance companies for a direct borrowing of 20 billion yen (US$94 million). The bank said in a statement thatReuter - 133 words
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Article287 1980-12-31 3 THE Selangor State Economic Development Corporation (PKNS) is embarking on a huge housing project consisting of 4,580 units of medium-cost houses and flats in Shah Alam. Its general manager Datuk Haji Mohamed Noor Ismail said yesterday the corporation would introduce the pre-fabricated construction system for287 words
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319 1980-12-31 3 Reuter CITY dwellers and wage earners in Thailand will be hardest hit by an expected rise in the prices of agricultural commodities and spiralling inflation estimated at 17 per cent next year. Dr Snoh Unakul, secretary-general of the National Economic andReuter - 319 words
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Article255 1980-12-31 3 Reuter CHINA'S cash crops have shown good increases this year despite bad weather, following an official shift in emphasis away from grain. The People's Daily reported that cotton production had exceeded the national target and had risen by more than 10 per cent over last year.Reuter - 255 words
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291 1980-12-31 3 UPI NISSAN Motor Co, Japan's second largest car maker, has given up its plan to participate in a US$4OO million car production project in Taiwan, Japan Kyodo's News Service reported yesterday. The decision will appar- ently leave the project to j ToyotaUPI - 291 words
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635 1980-12-31 3 AFP THIS year has been a gruelling year for the Philippines which has to cope with the twin spectres of rising oil import bills and mounting foreign debt while implementing major policy changes to attain industrialisation within this decade. Global economic pressures alsoAFP - 635 words
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THE REGION IN BRIEF
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Article470 1980-12-31 3 Agencies A GROUP of companies in Perth plans to build a $650 million aluminium smelter in the south-western part of the state. The group, a consortium of CSR, Shell Company and Reynolds Metal Company, has given the Western Australian government the results of a feasibility study of theAgencies - 470 words
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Article634 1980-12-31 3 AP TAIWAN has set up its own "silicone valley" as part of its effort to switch from labour-intensive to high technology industries. An industrial r science park, modeled after California's Silicone Valley, was opened this month at Hsinchu, 45' miles southwest of Taipeh. Four AmericanAP - 634 words
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160 1980-12-31 3 AP PRESIDENT Marcos has said the military will maintain a blacklist of alleged subversives. They will be banned from foreign travel even after martial law is lifted next month. He said the list of those barred from leaving the country will includeAP - 160 words
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Advertisement211 1980-12-31 3 PREMISES ARE DIRTY... Simply because, till now, the airconditioning ducts have been inaccessible and Impossible to clean. Installed dirty, they get progressively worse and become the ideal breeding ground for bacteria. Air passing through becomes contaminated and poses a health risk. Colds, coughs, sore throat, dry eyes, headaches, flu and211 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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220 1980-12-31 4 Reuter TIN prices should continue at current levels in the next six months, with excess supply, including limited gsa releases, counteracted by some buffer stock purchases, Commodities Research Unit (CRU) says. In its latest Tin and Antimony Monitor, CRU says if thisReuter - 220 words
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Article209 1980-12-31 4 CHICAGO soybean futures closed 19 J 4 to 16'/« US cents a bushel lower on Monday, near the bottom of a 16-cent range in slow turnover. Local and commission house liquidation in response to a general lack of buying interest and sharply lower precious metal markets weighed on values209 words
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Article202 1980-12-31 4 WHEAT futures in Chicago on Monday closed near the top of a 12-cent range, up 3 V« to US cents a bushel. Volume was basically thin all day following the Christmas holiday. Commission-house and local demand in response to dried-up selling pressure touched off buy stops at the March202 words
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Article216 1980-12-31 4 THE Slagapere market closed easier yesterday with January One RSS buyers quoted at 287.25 cents per kilo, down 2.25 cents from Monday's close, dealers said. The morning market weakened by about 1.75 cents on easier overnight London advices and lack of buying interest, they said. Prices eased fractionaly in216 words
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Article305 1980-12-31 4 RAS prices In cents per kilo yesterday: Noon (per kilo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f.o.b. 283.75 284.75N Int. 1 R.S.S. January 287.75 288.25 Int. 1 R.S.S. February 293 50 294.00 Int. 2 R.S.S. 274.50 275.50N UK/Coot 273.50 274.50N Int. 3 R.S.S. 271.50 272.50N UK/Cont 270.50 271.50N305 words
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Article89 1980-12-31 4 NOON SSRai id SMR 1 I HAS SSR 20 SSR SO (1-tov (1 tor i pallet) i pallet) Jaaoary (Current Mth) Bayer* Seller* 246.00 *****N 242.50 *****N February (Forward Mth) Buyer* Seller* 248.00 250.00N 244.50 246.SON MRBLB SMRCV SMRL SMR S SMRGP SMR 10 SMR 20 SMR89 words
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Article94 1980-12-31 4 THE Straits tin price In Penaug yesterday (ell to Msl,i2S a pical (equivalent to $31 «85 a kilo) bat was still within the latoraattoaal Tin Agreement's middle range of $1,815 to thereby requiring no action by the ITA's buffer stock manager. Despite fnrther disposals of tin ahead of94 words
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Article39 1980-12-31 4 Rubber Dec 30 Singapore: January: 287.25 cents (down 2.25 cents) Malaysia: January: 303.00 cents (down 0.50 cent) Tin: M$ 1,926 (down $1) (equivalent to $31.85 per kilo) (down 1 cent) Official offering: 240 tonnes (down IV* tonnes)39 words
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Article89 1980-12-31 4 Reuter INDONESIAN rubber exports are expected to total 925,000 tonnes from production of 975,000 tonnes, Rubber Association chairman Harry Tanugraha said. This compares with 861,000 tonnes exported last year from output of 905,000 tonnes. Rubber export earnings will amount to US$l.l billion against just under US$937 millionReuter - 89 words
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Article174 1980-12-31 4 CHINESE Pr«iiee Exchange, ««ppiw, clssiag price* per lMkg yesterday. Cscsast ail: Bulk fob $140 00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $152.00 sellers, new drum fob $160.00 sellers. Cspra: Mixed (loose) $77.00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $427.50 sellers, Sarawak white pepper faq174 words
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Article193 1980-12-31 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday: (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Csttsa yara: China Blue Phoenix 20s 2,035; 32s 2,690, 40s 2,940 (per bale of 400 lbs). Piece gssds: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly193 words
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Article327 1980-12-31 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterdays closing prices in S$ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.12, 100 per cent second class 0.96, 100 per cent third class 0.93, 25 per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent 0.82. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.76, Special 0.73.327 words
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322 1980-12-31 4 Reuter MANY of China's cash crops have shown a healthy increase this year despite bad weather, following an official shift in emphasis away from grain, the People's Daily reported It said cotton production had exceeded the national target and risen by more than 10Reuter - 322 words
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Article676 1980-12-31 4 COFFEE: Robusta futures yesterday closed a quiet morning's session unchanged to around £3 per tonne higher than Monday after opening around £10 higher. Turnover was 1,715 lots including four options. Dealers said values tended to ease partly on light selling pressure continuing from the opening but also on676 words
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Article130 1980-12-31 4 VALUES on the Kuala Lumpur palm oil market yesterday continued lower in anticipation of an easier Chicago market last night despite India's tender, dealers said. Trading remained quiet and interest mainly in the South, January eased M 517.50 to $965 a tonne, while March was traded at $982.50130 words
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ASIAN STOCKS
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Article363 1980-12-31 4 Reuter THE TOKYO Stock Exchange (TSE) average next year is expected to rise to 7,600 points, and possibly to around 8,500, on a continued boom in foreign investment including petrodollars. Securities analysts said that despite a depressing international economic outlook, the average is expectedReuter - 363 words
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Article234 1980-12-31 4 SYDNEY shares continued to make cautious progress yesterday as traders awaited clearer signals on the direction of US interest rates, dealers said. DEC 30 C«nu INDUSTRIALS A. C. 1 22S -5 A N L 308 unci A. P M 308 .2 180 8 1M0 Ban* NSW unci M8 m234 words
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Article213 1980-12-31 4 DEC 30 Bahu Asia Credit AyutlMT* In* And Trust Bangkok Investment Bangkok Bank Bangkok Drying Ann SUC 2M unch Bangkok Insurance Bangkok Metropolitan Ban 388 +9 Bangkok Nyloo Bank Of Ada Bank Of Ayudhaya it* 145 unch Bata Berll Jucker Carpet InterNaUonal 291 unch Charoong That Wire Crown 8eal213 words
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Article52 1980-12-31 4 FINANCIAL TIMES INDUSTRIALS Monday 470.0 Friday closed Week Ago 464.6 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Monday *».58 Friday closed Week Ago- »58 7« H.K.HANG SENG Tuesday 1486.74 Monday 1445.08 Week Ago 1446 18 SYDNEY INDUSTRIALS Tuesday 776.08 Monday 768.61 Week Ago 780.00 ALL ORDINARIES Tuesday 1013.84 Monday 1055.39 Week52 words
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Article345 1980-12-31 4 THE MARKET opened quiet yesterday with prices in line with Monday's closing levels. Trading continued dull for most of the morning until a late morning rumour of an imminent drop in the US prime caused heavy buying during the last hour of trading. Most counters closed on their highs345 words
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Advertisement193 1980-12-31 4 Let us examine the word Exclusive: «-»»lUfcv stylish, rrx <noLt c restricted in use, or appeal because of expense 4 a single, sole jurisdiction> b 2 exclusive n something exclusive: as a a newspaper story at first released to or printed by only one newspaper b: an exclusive right (as193 words
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OVERSEAS
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392 1980-12-31 5 FT GREECE is going into the European Economic Community (EEC) tomorrow convinced that it will reap substantial economic benefits and can contribute toward European unity, Greek Prime Minister George Rallis said. "Our European partners can be certain of one thing: Greece will always takeFT - 392 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article451 1980-12-31 5 Agencies REPAIRS have now been completed to the Isfahan oil refinery, one of Iran's largest which was damaged by fire on December 1. The refinery, in central Iran, took on increasing importance when the Abadan refinery was shut down because of the Gulf War. THE Soviet Union farAgencies - 451 words
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Article766 1980-12-31 5 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time From PAA PA005 0030 JFK/SPO/HKG TMA TL375 0530 BEY/SHJ/KUL MAS MH601 0630 KUL SIA SQ580 0710 MAA SLA SQ101 0815 KUL MAS MH605 0830 KUL MAS MH621 0835 PEN RBA BI421 0930 BWN MAS MH671 0930 PEN/KUL SIA SQ211 1000 HLP766 words
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Article173 1980-12-31 5 AP ANNUAL double-digit growth in the world money supply, now estimated at the equivalent of US$2.3 trillion, continued to fuel world inflation this year at a rate of 15 per cent, Robert Heller, a Bank of America economist, said in California. Mr Heller said in aAP - 173 words
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582 1980-12-31 5 AP, AFP LIBYA, Indonesia and Venezuela are raising crude oil prices as much as US$4 a barrel from next month. Industry sources said Libya will increase its price by $4 a barrel, up to the new $41 ceiling of the Organisation of PetroleumAP,; AFP - 582 words
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Article132 1980-12-31 5 Reuter A CONTROVERSIAL new petroleum law aimed at attracting foreign investment and maintaining Peru's position as a net oil exporter went into force on Monday. The law allows foreign oil firms to invest in schemes to recover more oil from existing wells in association with the stateReuter - 132 words
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377 1980-12-31 5 AP MITSUBISHI Motors of Japan plans to cut drastically car shipments to its US partner, Chrysler Corporation, from January because of plunging sales of its Chrysler brand products. The Mainichi Shimbun, a leading Japanese daily, said yesterday that Mitsubishi, which sold 183,000 vehiclesAP - 377 words
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Article370 1980-12-31 6 SINGAPORE'S industrial research efforts should be off to a flying start in the new year with the open house that the Economic Development Board and the National University of Singapore are organising. This open house will serve as the necessary ice-breaker in relations between370 words
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Article192 1980-12-31 6 NO ONE WOULD challenge our claim to being a leading financial centre in the region. K leading means having most of the world's major financial institutions represented here, we can boast a significant number of the largest and the best. And the list of these establishments192 words
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Article, Illustration1232 1980-12-31 6 COLINA MacDOUGALL,DAVID MARSH - A big gold mining programme now underway in China may double its output to around 50 tonnes a year by 1983 or 1984. This would enable China to displace Canada as the world's largest gold producer after South Africa and the Soviet Union. China's enthusiasmFT. - 1,232 words
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Article467 1980-12-31 6 NAOHISA MURAKAMI - By NAOHISA MURAKAMI UPI SHARP Corp, a major Japanese electric and electronic appliance maker, is marketing a "smart" voice synthesizer calculator in Japan, which reports on its computations in a "secretary-like" voice. Sharp has completed basic development of speech-recognition technology to be used in electronic calculators. IfUPI - 467 words
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Article153 1980-12-31 6 AFTER a staff meeting, in which the restructuring of a company was spelled out, a friend was highly amused when one of her colleagues congratulated her on her supposedly announced promotion a post she has been holding for the past year! MOST gourmets get frightfully annoyed153 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1393 1980-12-31 6 Bullit tonight THE LATE Steve McQaeen graces ear television screens m U Bullit tonight, the dedicated pallce detective who caaceato the death af a witness la his charge and then gaes after the killers himself. "Bmlllt" starts at ll.lt and this Pre-Hattday Movie alaa stars JacqaeUae Blsaet, Rahert Vaagha aad1,393 words
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Article, Illustration1232 1980-12-31 7 The year 1980 marks the 20th anniversary of Opec. For such a diverse group whose members range from Arabs and Africans to Christians and Buddhists Opec has demonstrated an admirable ability to stay united. THOMAS FRIEDMAN analyses the group's 20-year reign and also discusses itsUPI - 1,232 words
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Article821 1980-12-31 7 WILLIAM SAFIRE - FORUM with WILLIAM SAFIRE NYT TWICE in recent weeks, a group of people have stumbled onstage at transition headquarters awkward, defensive, blinking in the unaccustomed limelight and lined up to face a flock of witnesses and potential accusers. I half-expected one member of the audience toNYT - 821 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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EUROPEAN MARKETS
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Article253 1980-12-31 8 DEC 29 Frs CORBEILLE Air-Liquide 536 4 B S N Gervais Danone 1078 15 C S F (Thomson- 3 Csf) 413 Cie Franraise 258 des Petroles -2 Compagnic Financiere Compagnie 371 3 Generale Credit Foncier unch De France 418 Harhette unch (Librairie) 340 Machines Bull 52J0 unch Michelin (B)253 words
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BANKING AND FINANCE
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Article450 1980-12-31 9 ALVIN TAY - By ALVIN TAY THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) has established a subsidy account which will reduce the cost of using the supplementary financing facility for its low-income developing members. It has also made provisions for a part of the loan repayments of Trust Fund loans to be450 words
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Article478 1980-12-31 9 THE US dollar yesterday closed easier against the yen mainly on selling pressure but was little changed against other major currencies compared with overnight New York levels, dealers said. Trading was mostly confined to dollar/yen while other currencies was generally quiet and a statement from Teheran that Iran478 words
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Article93 1980-12-31 9 THE STATEMENT from Teheran that Iran might accept the US counter proposals concerning the 52 hostages if they were acceptable to Algeria had no reaction on a virtually tradeless Hongkong foreign exchange market yesterday, dealers said. The dealers were reluctant to quote rates for any currency, but said the93 words
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Article22 1980-12-31 9 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 13.8 per cent.22 words
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Article188 1980-12-31 9 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Dec 30: US Doll* rat Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 19% 19% 1 month 18'/4 18% 2 months 18 17% 3 months 17% 17% 6 months 16% 18 9 months 15 3/16 15 1/16 12 months IS 15/10 14188 words
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Article43 1980-12-31 9 RANGE of prices offered by discount houses on Dec 30: Overnight: 7'/«% Call deposits: 7'/«% Closing Buying Selling 3-month Treasury bills 613/16 611/16 3-month Bank bills 14'% 14 3 months CD 13'4 13' 6 months CD 12H 12H Source: National Discount Co43 words
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Article40 1980-12-31 9 FRANKFURT exchanges opening quotes on Dec 30: US 1.9510/30 (1.9640/90) Stg 4.619 MO (4.615 630) Can 1.6460/80 DF1-91.53/92.03 S Fr 110.53/111.03 Lit 2.106/113 F Fr 43.06/1« N Kr 37.70/90 B Fr (con) 6.186/204 B Fr (fin) 6.159/179 Yen 0.9650/8940 words
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Article212 1980-12-31 9 SINGAPORE gold futurls yesterday closed generally easier compared with over- night levels in quiet and thin trading, dealers said. Opening quotations were marked down between US$l3 and $16 an ounce. Prices fell around $3 an ounce in early afternoon trading in reaction to a statement from Teheran that Iran212 words
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Article34 1980-12-31 9 Mm PH New York 15 65B unav 15 95S Zurich 15 SOB unav 16.308 Singapore lift 15.50B MM unav 15.90S Closing prices in US dollars a troy ounce. Source: Credit Suisse, S'pore.34 words
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Article153 1980-12-31 9 THE DOLLAR yesterday opened steadily against most currencies in thin trading, but was sharply lower against the yen due to yearend commercial demand for the Japanese currency. It opened at 203.80/204.30 yen but dealers stressed the movement of the rates is exaggerated in the seasonally thin market. Dealers in153 words
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Article161 1980-12-31 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery closed sharply weaker yesterday at 205.40 yen, compared with a 206.40 opening in Tokyo and 206.30/60 closing both in New York and on the US west coast. Trading was moderate with the volume at US$9O4 million. The dollar continued to fall throughout the161 words
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Article1188 1980-12-31 9 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET THE NEW YORK stock market on Monday closed broadly lower in relatively light trading, as profittaking eroded early gains. Analysts said some portfolio adjustments for tax purposes continued to take place, with weakness particularly evident in oil and computer issues. The Dow1,188 words
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Article727 1980-12-31 9 BONDS LOANS THE BANK bank of Indonesia has not yet decided whether to increases the size of its US$35O million 10year loan, sources doae to the loan said. They said the enthusiastic response to the loan meant there would be no problem of finding funds if the bank wanted to727 words
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Article427 1980-12-31 9 RUTH CHENG - By RUTH CHENG THERE will be two banks offering the gold passbook account service come Jan 2 United Overseas Bank and Overseas Union Bank. OUB announced yesterday that it would introduce a similar gold passbook account as that published by UOB a step to remind427 words
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Article363 1980-12-31 9 A CONSORTIUM of five Malaysian banks has signed a MJ4O million loan agreement with Kota Raya Development to finance the construction of a six-storey commercial complex at Jalan Cheng Lock. Syndicated by Bumiputra Merchant Bankers, the loan comprises a bridging facility of $12 million to be363 words
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Advertisement88 1980-12-31 9 WKM ■mrs The Times Calendar- FESTIVALS 81 Festivals '81 is exquisitely reproduced from 12 Chinese brush paintings in water colour by well-known artist, Low Puay Hua. These paintings off local festivals are specially commissioned by The Times Organisation. Low's expert strokes combined with skillful printing makes The Times calendar a88 words
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1676 1980-12-31 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 COMMERCIAL Acma (1) 3.201,676 words
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Article85 1980-12-31 10 OUMMNTAGU R 2 1 Union Spore Fund 126 1.31 INCOME BOND UNIT Income Bond 1.* 1.44 MA&A MUD rvnu tar Dae SI) Pint B'putra 5.33 5.38 Second B'putra 4.21 4.36 Third BJwtra Ui 4.29 Fourth B'putra 4.43 4 48 Fifth B'putra 3.06 3.11 Sixth B putra 20 2.7485 words
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Article2750 1980-12-31 10 Gr'« Gr". Net 1980 Last Div Div Y'ld P/E Vol Day High Low Company Sale or- Cvr (*000) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 372 245 Acma 320 -4 15.0 25 4.6 156 1 320 320 300 220 Alcom 300 12.0 25 4.0 17.0 149 116 Allied2,750 words
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Article1839 1980-12-31 10 BID and offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units, unless otherwise specified. INIHWIVIALS AjMOWto (3.0«) Atoaa (2.838 2.855) (2) 2.82 (3) 2.83 AMD (11,839 words
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Article45 1980-12-31 10 MALAYA Glass Factory BM: Nineteenth AGM to be held at 72A Jalan Tampoi, Johore Bahru, on Dec 31 at 12 noon. SEA Vlew*BsM United: EOGM to be held at Sea View Hotel, Amber Close, Singapore 1543 on Jan 10, 1981 at 12 noon.45 words
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Article, Illustration693 1980-12-31 10 THE Stappire stock market rated easier ta the aftermm as shares bowed te proflt-taUag acrsss tke beard. The pallkack appeared ta reflect a market eerreetlßg a groaaly everbeagkt pesltiea ef areaad M-1M per eeat seea ea M»n<l»\ aad last Friday. Yesterday, the everbeaght pesltlea kad693 words
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Article562 1980-12-31 10 A MILDLY steadier start on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange gave way to a slightly easier trend at the close yesterday. Sentiment appeared to be still cautious and, in the absence of any fresh incentives, traders generally preferred to stay away. Most issues saw marginal-to-moderate562 words
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Article, Illustration694 1980-12-31 11 THERE is still a great deal to be said for further mergers in the tin industry to create larger corporate entities better able to deal with state governments in Malaysia over land lease questions. This is the view taken by British stockbrokers, Simon and694 words
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654 1980-12-31 11 AN ISLAND in the sun is literally what the new management task force at the helm of Bo vis South-East Asia is digging into to bring about better earnings prospects in the immediate period ahead. The island is Pulau Karimun in Indonesia which covers about654 words
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Article507 1980-12-31 11 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for Payment Date Close Payable the year Previous year Aokam I6%(n)% Dec 8 Dec 18 Jan 2 26% 26% Berjuntai 40% I Jan 5 Jan 15 Jan 30 40% 95% Boustead 10% I Dec 8 Dec 18 Jan 15 10% 25%507 words
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Article244 1980-12-31 11 Particulars Ex Date Book* Close Alcorn Proposed rights Issue of 2 for 1 &S1.70 per share NYA NYA C AC Proposed bonus Issue of 1 for 3 NYA NYA H Leong Ind Proposed rights Issue of 1 for 2 hi4180 per share Jan 21 Jan 22 Hotel Royal244 words
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187 1980-12-31 11 TRACTORS Malaysia Bhd, 75.44 per cent owned by Sime Darby, will have a new corporate structure from Jan 1, in order to separate its Caterpillar business from its other activities. The company's name will be changed to Tractors Malaysia Holdings Bhd (TMHB) which will187 words
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117 1980-12-31 11 HOTEL Royal will invest a total of M 52.5 million in a commodity investment firm, Hock Jiong Enterprise Sdn Bhd, in Malaysia The hotel group has subscribed for 25,000 shares of Msloo each at par, representing 6.25 per cent of Hock Jiong's paid-up capital.117 words
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139 1980-12-31 11 has an- nounced an interim dividend of 43 cents (38 cents previously) for the six months to Sep 30. The company's books will close on Jan 15 to 26. Net profit before extraordinaries amounted to HKJ20.83 million ($14.32 million). With extraordinaries it was $25.13 million (nil),139 words
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Article129 1980-12-31 11 has reported a consolidated after tax profit of HKJ31.84 million before extraordinary items for the half year ended Sep 30 ($13.15 million previously) on turnover of $201.13 million ($164.17 million). Earnings per share works out to 27.7 cents (11.4 adjusted). An interim dividend of 15 cents (4.2129 words
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281 1980-12-31 11 MALAYSIA Mining Corporation Bhd (MMC) officially announced yesterday the incorporation in the United Kingdom of a wholly owned subsidiary company, MMC Services. "The incorporation of this subsidiary reflects MMC's desire for direct involvement and participation in the tin market. MMC's London presence will281 words
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Article, Illustration641 1980-12-31 11 ■*****12»»» by HOCK LOCK SIEW THANKS to the buoyant tourist industry and the upsurge in the property market, hotel stocks are looking as glamorous as the buildings they own. Gone are the days when hotels in the Orchard Road area were painfully empty and undercutting of room ratesby HOCK LOCK SIEW - 641 words
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Article194 1980-12-31 11 TRADING at the Singapore stock exchange will be (ram •.Stun to 12 noon today. Scripts will be accepted ■p to Ham and payments are to be effected as nsaal. For the parpooe of calculating "clear working days" before books ctoonre, the morning session will be Included ns a194 words
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Advertisement33 1980-12-31 11 Tun Ismail Ali: A great central banker How to analyse financial statements: Rubber companies Exclusive club: Buying a piece of the action Multi-million dollar bets on clay pipes DECE Malaysian N.» V 133 words
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428 1980-12-31 12 THE "year-long" shortage of cement in Malaysia has now reached a critical stage and is supporting a thriving black market, the Master Builders Association said in Kuala Lumpur. Its spokesman said prices in the black market are way above the ceiling price of $8.20 per bag428 words
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Article248 1980-12-31 12 Reuter THE United States economy could suffer a renewed downturn in the first half of next year and its recovery is likely to be very slow. "The forecasts lead us to expect average US economic growth in 1981 of one to 2 per cent," says economist PaulReuter - 248 words
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368 1980-12-31 12 AP ONE PRISON officer was killed and another shot and wounded in separate attacks by terrorist gunmen in East Belfast yesterday. The new violence clearly signalled the end to an unofficial Christmas truce observed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The murdered officer,AP - 368 words
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730 1980-12-31 12 AP TEHERAN may accept US counter-proposals to the multi-billion dollar guarantees demanded by Iran but rejected by Washington. The cabinet minister handling Iran's side of the hostage dealings, Executive Affairs Minister Behzad Nabavi, yesterday said the main condition would be that the new guarantees wouldAP - 730 words
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371 1980-12-31 12 AP THE POLISH supreme court yesterday postponed a decision on the application of a farmers' organisation to establish an independent trade union, heading off for the time being a threatened food strike. The farmers' organisation, which claims to represent a thirdAP - 371 words
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Article218 1980-12-31 12 UPI PRESIDENT Marcos of the Philippines will hold emergency powers even after the lifting of martial law, expected to be late next month. Speaking at his hometown of Batac North of Manila, he cited his emergency legislation-making powers under the constitution and the yet unpublicised Security CodeUPI - 218 words
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Article818 1980-12-31 12 LONDON, Tues. Gold mining shares were marked lower in quiet trading following the falls in the bullion price, dealers said. Elsewhere, equity leaders added a penny or two where changed, they added. Heavyweight gold producers lost up to 500 cents as in Amgold at U*****.50 while medium and818 words
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331 1980-12-31 12 AP CHINA'S oil output will continue to drop in the next seven years, a Hongkong communist newspaper reported yesterday. The Chinese-language New Evening Post said China's oil output will drop by at least 5 million tonnes in the coming year andAP - 331 words
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224 1980-12-31 12 Reuter THE Philippines plans to change again its project for the Asean industrial complementation scheme from a pulp and paper mill to a copper fabrication plant, the Business Day reported in Manila yesterday. There was no immediate confirmation of the report which wasReuter - 224 words
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Article69 1980-12-31 12 THE Minister for Finance, in exercise of his powers under Section 3(1) of the Securities Industry Act, 1973, has re-appointed the following members of the Securities Industry Council for another three years, with effect from Jan 1 next year: Messrs Roy Blyth, A.E. Daniel, Sat Pal Khattar,69 words
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Advertisement103 1980-12-31 12 Higher rates of interest for your deposits at Chase Manhattan Bank Please call any of our Branches for further details. Fixed Deposits Savings Accounts Special Exclusive Service For immediate Foreigr Exchange rate indicators jus* dial *****91 ■i Shenton Way (OiObi Tel 220 >555 541 Orchard Road. (0923: Tel 73)'3622 505103 words
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Advertisement67 1980-12-31 12 This announcement appears as a matter of record only. December 1980 HUME INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) BERHAD Rights Issue Of 16,885,417 New Ordinary Shares of Msl.oo Each At A Price Of M 51.30 Per Share Underwriters ASEAMBANKERS MALAYSIA BERHAD ASIAN INTERNATIONAL MERCHANT BANKERS BERHAD AMANAH-CHASE MERCHANT BANK BERHAD CHARTERED MERCHANT BANKERS MALAYSIA67 words
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Miscellaneous64 1980-12-31 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Cloudy with occasional showers in several places. Report for 24 hoars prior to 7.39 p.m. on December 31 at the airport. Maximum temperature 25.2 Associated humidity 93 Minimum temperature 23.0 Associated humidity 98 Hours of sunshine Nil Rainfall in millimetres64 words
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Article162 1980-12-31 13 Reuter THE Iraqi government has set up a special committee to speed essential wartime imports through the Jordanian port of Aqaba, Lloyds Shipping Intelligence reported on Monday. The war with Iran closed Basra, Iraq's own port on the Gulf, and made Aqaba, on theReuter - 162 words
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927 1980-12-31 13 GOH ENG KEE - By GOH ENG KEE SINGAPORE'S marine industry is well on the way Jo crowning its entry into the 1980s by posting record results this year even surpassing the remarkable recovery staged last year, which had represented a record for the whole of the *****.927 words
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Article62 1980-12-31 13 Reuter ITEL Corp has completed the sale of four container ships to the CY Tung Group, Hongkong, for undisclosed terms. Itel said one of the four ships was sold subject to the consent of the holder of the first preferred mortgage on the ship. That holderReuter - 62 words
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Article148 1980-12-31 13 AFP THE serious problem of over-tonnage and the need for closer co-operation between shippers and shipowners are stressed by the chairman of the Hongkong Shippers Council, Mr Dennis Ting. His annual report also draws attention to the freight rate war and suggests that a solution to thisAFP - 148 words
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Article681 1980-12-31 13 Shipping Um CM Adriatic IV 5 Ale* VI 3 Afro-Eurasia VI 2 All trans VI 5 Alpac VI S Angkutan VI 4 ANL I 1 Antoll vm 4 APL m 4/5 Achipelego vn 2 Anhsing vn 3 Argentine IV 4 ASCL m 1Asean Ocean vn 4 Asia681 words
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Article897 1980-12-31 14 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL Vessel's Voy Estimated Shipping Gdn Mode of Name No. Time of Lines Operatn Arrival Date Time Ever Lucky 56-04W 1.1.81 0700 Green Asia 49 TT Amado 014 1.1.81 1200 Kim Shpg 49 VC Am. Mohawk 1 1.1.81897 words
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Article988 1980-12-31 14 CHARTERING was extremely slow to develop throughout all sectors of the freight market on Monday following the Christmas holiday. Brokers said grain shippers covered a cargo prior to the recess from the US Gulf to AntwerpHamburg at U5522.75 fio for January/February, a gain of 25 cents on previous988 words
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Article467 1980-12-31 15 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Builder II (after Equator) 22 Cherry Jaya (0700 27/28 Daitoku Maru No. 31 (after Jurata) 8/9 Gerbera (RO/RO) (0600 after Trieste) 6/7 Kota Singa (after Kota Molek) 10/11 Nedlloyd Madras (after Nedlloyd Sinoutskerk Gerbera Must vacate lst/2300) 5 Phoenix (after Perak) 25467 words
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250 1980-12-31 15 Reuter A 3,139-ton Indonesian freighter, the Garsa Tiga, sank in rough seas off southern Japan on Monday, and the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency said six crew members were missing. The Garsa Tiga, carrying timber from Indonesia to Japan with a crew of 24Reuter - 250 words
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1568 1980-12-31 15 THE past year saw Singapore shipowners taking advantage of the relatively steady conditions in the past year to consolidate their position and make some fresh inroads overseas. For the first time in Singapore's history, the owners and other groups in the local shipping1,568 words
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1447 1980-12-31 19 BCHEDDLE 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 of1,447 words
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Article344 1980-12-31 20 AFP THE year 1980 has been a good one for owners of bulk carriers and other freighters despite the slowdown in the world economy. They benefited from record freight rates, which were on the whole unsatisfactory for tanker owners, hit by the recession in the worldAFP - 344 words
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1075 1980-12-31 20 WORLD SHIPPING IN 1980 AFP WORLD shipowners enjoyed mixed fortunes in 1980, obtaining record rates to move grain and coal, but often sustaining losses on their oil cargoes. Soviet grain buying was again a key factor in the dry cargo section, in keen competition withAFP - 1,075 words
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Article148 1980-12-31 20 UNDERSTANDING Investments in Stripping Jan 18 24, Madingley Hall, Cambridge. A Seatrade Academy management training programme. Contact: Seatrade Academy, 90, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 ILQ England. Telex: *****3 Sea Ed G. Marine and part technologies a look into the future Feb 10-13, an international conference in conjunction with148 words
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Article230 1980-12-31 20 Reuter AT least two people were reported killed on Monday and dozens of ships were sunk in a storm which has been sweeping western Algeria since Sunday. Algerian radio said the two casualties were coastguards who were rescuing fishermen in difficulties. In Oran, western Algeria'sReuter - 230 words
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Advertisement306 1980-12-31 13 HSEALORDIH UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG) EXPRESS MULTI-PURPOSE SERVICES S'pore Loading for AL SALIMIAH V.31 IBN RUSHD V.31 Mina Qaboos <10/1) Shoaiba (U/i). Kuwait (16/1). Oamman (23/1). Doha (27/1). Onto. (30/1), Abu Dhabi g (1/2). Mina Ai Fahal (4/2) Accepting containers only Mina Qaboos (14/1). Kuwait (20/1). Accepting BrealiDuHi306 words
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Advertisement596 1980-12-31 13 MILLION MILES MARINE (PTE) LTD. N* SNIP CHMHH.ERNK (Sales Services) AGENTS DtSTJUBUTORS STOCKISTS. Deck, Engine, Provisions Dry Frozen, Bond Galley SuppHers. Add 463, Macpherson Rd S'pore 1336 TEL *****21 (lObnes) Office on the wire *****11 (24 HRS) MAERSK LINE EXPORT FULL CONTAINER SERVICES Port Kelang Penang 2-3/1 10-11/1 17-11/1 2596 words
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Advertisement710 1980-12-31 14 MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPN. BERHAD. WISMA MISC, N0.2, JALAN CONLAY, P.O. BOX 371, KUALA LUMPUR 04-09, MALAYSIA. TEL: *****8 TELEX: MA *****, *****, ***** ***** CONTAINER SERVICE Container Service To Europe Feeder *P Kelang Vessel Spore 1) Mseilles 2) Rdam 3) Hburg Gbui B DAHLIA Sailed N HOORN In Port710 words
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Advertisement714 1980-12-31 18 r- 7 < i°< >1 1 > SINGAPORE SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD ?OTH FLOOR OCEAN BUILDING SINGAPORE 0104 MARKETING *****2 (3 LINE SI GENERAL *****1 114 LINES TERMINAL OFFICE 2223b83 TELEX RS 245% RS 2SS6B A B CARSHIP CABLE CARGOSHIP •II |l« WM| lte«|ional .hII.II' 1 Container Lilies WEEKLY CONTAINER714 words
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Advertisement692 1980-12-31 18 KORINS MARITIME SERVICES Room 60 1 ICB Buildmp. Shenton Way. Singapore Tel: 22 1 632? *****67 PTF L TO MIDDLE EAST/RED SEA/EUROPE SERVICES STOK PKELMC 15 1? tm 11/22 tm SAM ICK LINES A ol tne Sarn*-1> Group ot Companes UNERSLRVCF F«OM KOREA TAIWAN HONG KONG TO SINGAPORE Mm faun692 words
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Advertisement764 1980-12-31 18 INTR ASiA (PTE) LTD. Faber House 234E Orchard Road Singapore 9 Telephone **********4057 Afcntt: Sinipw REGULAR WEPEJiOT SERVICE TO EIMOPE S par* P. Kitwj Pnunj Lea** tar: SaAeO MPart BOULOGNE/It DNI/ UK(AVON) MTRASEA (PTE) LTD 2352C11 BOOK* *****57 TEO SMPPMG t HUONG 440(44 *****2. 410(71 MTER OVERSEAS MARJTM SON BW764 words
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Advertisement553 1980-12-31 19 NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): C. PAUL 251H TW BRIDGE 4«L K. JACEWON UN. MERCATOR 21W... K. IACEJM 8W 0. CHEF 23W Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia +C. PAUL S pore Closing Times: FCL Cargo LCL Cargo FROM EUROPE (VIA SUEZ): MERCATOR 20E. 1800 1/1 0600 1/1553 words
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Advertisement309 1980-12-31 19 EGYPTIAN I INTERNATIONAL LINE (EIL) EGYPTIAN FLAG DIRECT LINER SERVICE TO EGYPT (PORT SAID ALEXANDRIA) STORE FT. SUEZ FT SAD ALEXANDRIA SPHMX U Jan IS Feb 1 Feb 4 Fab 8 Carp Booknft Ptease Phone *****43 MARTRANS CARGO PLEASE CONTACT BCHENKER SINGAPORE -TEL *****11 DIRECT LINE SERVICE FROM EGYPT PYRAMDS309 words
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Advertisement299 1980-12-31 19 OCEAN LINES REGULAR NON CONFERENCE SERVICES MEDITERRANEAN SEA SERVICE S pore P Ming Penang loading tor OWNED VESSELS SAGASIA PTE LTD. (LOUIS DREYFUS GROUP OF COMPANIES) T«t 22K2Si <i Lmn) TVLU K 2MM SfSOS P KELMC Pto SHTfflft SOU BM) ra. *****1/5 ri*i*« in nn fi lmffiM til met MERIDIAN299 words
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Advertisement339 1980-12-31 19 Just arrived, PP ropes of Korean origin with Lloyd's certificates. Size available: 5", 6", 7", 8", 9" circ and 18 mm dia. Prices Very competitive. HOCK HAI HIN CO., Tel: *****62 *****46 ATLAS LINES REGULAR MDEPEWCNT SERVICE TO AND FROM CHTTTAGONG AMD CHALNA /U. SHAMED) (BANGLADESH FLAG) 4000 DOT AL339 words
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Advertisement272 1980-12-31 20 MALDIVE LINES ETA KUANTAN ETA PORT KELANG MALDIVE NEIGHBOUR 15/1 Loading For Dubai/Bahrain/ Oammam MALDWE LOYALTY 7/1 Loading for Hodeidah MALDIVE SEAFARER 4/1 Loading for Jeddah/Guan MALDIVE PMCZR 12/1 Loading For Jeddah MALDIVE IMPORTER 7/1 Loading For Male MALDIVE PROGRESS 16/1 Loading For Jeddah MALDIVE CREST 18/1 Loading For Male/Colombo272 words
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Advertisement309 1980-12-31 20 WEEKLY SERVICE TO MALE GLOBE LINE LTD Weekly Service to Mole, Moldive Islands vio Colombo SPORECOLOMBO MALE ETD ETA ETD ETA Globe v. 6 30/12 4/1 9/1 ms "SUNE S" 6 12/1 Globe v. 7 5/1 13/1 -16/1 ms SUNE S." v. 7 19/1 Globe v. 8 12/1 18/1 23/1309 words
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Advertisement231 1980-12-31 20 ■•TAX NOTAS LINE! Regular Express Service TO MIDDLE EAST WIS SPOSf P WANG PENANG lONIAN SKY Dubai. Bahrain Saied Dammam A VESSEL Abu Dhabi, Dubai. Bahrain. Dammam.... 5/1/11 11/1/11 12/1/11 Ajwits SPO« NOfAS Pit IfO Tft *****84 <5 t.nesi Til RS ***** f* IMHMOOO ANBAB t SONS SOW fIHC IU231 words
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Advertisement367 1980-12-31 20 Are you making full use of the Shipping Times as an effective selling medium? For further enquiries coll. Shipping Times Tel: *****44, Extension 351 or 367 Tel: *****2 Ext. 38 or 39 .Times Centre Financial Publications Sdn Bhd I, New Industrial Road Singapore 1953. 31, Jalan Riong, KL 22-03 A367 words
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Advertisement202 1980-12-31 20 m PERKAPALAN LAUT AN BIRU SDN. BHD. P O Box 220 Kot a Kinabalu Sabah REGULAR UNER SfRVKTt Sabah Sarawak Bangkok Singapore Port kwang Agents: M'sia: fort Kelang: SEALION SHIPPING (M) SON BHD TtH *****4 ***** W. *****1 Tlx MAW7I2 Penang: SEIAMA SHIPPING TRANSPORT SDN BHD Tei *****1. *****2 Tlx202 words
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Page 20 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous169 1980-12-31 20 Reel tA K bJ A K 2& t s& fI&M--0/ K g T\*r 3K IK Wind direction with speed in knots Wave height SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature °C y Shower Weather /V Wind direction with speed in knots Rain \J169 words
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