The Business Times, 21 April 1981

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    10 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 107/1/81 TUESDAY, APRIL 21,1*81 60 CENTS
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      Lock icon Awacs sale shaky
      76 1 AP WASHINGTON, Mon. Heavy Senate opposition may force President Reagan to postpone the Awacs aircraft sale to Saudi Arabia rather than risk a Congressional defeat that would jeopardise his Persian Gulf policy. An Associated Press poll indicates that of the 65 Senators who have opinions about the
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      Lock icon Divided over Kampuchea
      65 1 AP BANGKOK, Mon. The head of a visiting European parliamentary delegation said members of his mission are divided on how to resolve the Kampuchean question. Mr Guenter Rinsche, chairman of the 18-mem-ber group, said a majority of the delegation felt that the current elections in Kampuchea are
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      Lock icon Change in label
      83 1 UPI TAIPEH, Mon. The Board of Foreign Trade announced that effective immediately all products made in Taiwan and exported to the US, Hongkong and Macao should carry the label "Made in Taiwan, Republic of China" instead of just "Made in Taiwan." The Board said that in the
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      Lock icon Bobby Sands visited
      69 1 Reuter BELFAST, Mon. Three parliamentarians from the Irish Republic visited jailed guerilla Bobby Sands in what British authorities hoped would be an attempt to persuade him to end his 50-day hunger strike. But a spokesman for the British government in Northern Ireland said after the visit that
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      Lock icon New oil contracts
      52 1 AP KUWAIT, Mon. Kuwait has signed new oil contracts on its own conditions with about 90 per cent of its customers, a high government official said today. "The remaining part of the negotiations is a mere formality," a newspaper quoted Oil Minister Sheik Ali Khalifa al-Sabah as
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      Lock icon Bank employees strike
      75 1 Reuter MANILA, Mon. More than 600 employees of a government-controlled Philippine bank went on strike here today over what they say is harassment of the bank's union officers and large-scale suspension of its members for petty misdemeanours. The employees who picketed the bank's 14 branches in central
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      Lock icon Civil servants warned
      77 1 Reuter KOTA KINABALU, Mon. Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Harris Salleh has warned colleagues and civil servants in the East Malaysian state that he will not tolerate their active participation in business. In a weekend talk with ministers, assemblymen and chairmen of state agencies, Datuk Harris said: "It
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  • Chief Price Changes
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      SINGAPORE
      75 1 Rises Spore Land 1220 80 Selangor Dredg 695 75 High Low 390 68 B Ray a 860 60 Sel Propertied 1920 50 Bouatead 890 50 U O B 710 50 Leong Huat 428 44 Textile Corp 296 44 Falls M U I 2030 -20 P M Hldgg 800 -20
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      162 1 Rises C Sugars 1240 +70 S pore Land 1300 60 Boustead 970 50 Sel Prop 2050 50 KL Kepong 374 39 Palmco 510 32 Kulim 334 30 Per lis 1230 30 Tronoh 1860 30 C Storage 570 25 P Bank 915 25 B Raya 955 25 F Cables
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    Computerisation will cost $100m
    688 1  -  CIVIL SERVICE PROGRAMME By CATHERINE ONG IT WILL cost the Government more than $100 million to computerise the 10 ministries, the Civil Service Computerisation Group (CSCG) said in a report. The report incorporates a set of recommendations to help the civil service leapfrog to a higher
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    Effective control of Ambassador
    260 1 AN unidentified local property developer has gained effective control of Ambassador Hotel for more than $24 million. The sellers, understood to be the hotel's managing director Tham Chong Fai and his immediate family members, relinquished all their shares recently, reaping a profit of close to $20
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    SMA emphasises in-depth research
    400 1  -  By HSUNG BEE HWA THE Singapore Manufacturers Association will place more emphasis on indepth economic research in its bid to improve services for members. Recent reorganisation of its secretariat has resulted in the creation of a new division to take charge of the research and public
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    Furniture mission to US
    359 1 THIRTEEN local furniture companies will be represented in a trade mission to the United States in July. The event, organised by the Department of Trade, is part of the drive to capture a larger slice of the US market for knockdown furniture. The United States is
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    Government building company wins HDB contracts
    273 1 THE government-owned construction company, Construction Technology Pte Ltd, has succeeded In Its first bids (or Housing and Development Board projects. The company, which was formed late last year to compete with private contractors, submitted the lowest bids for two HDB projects, one at Alexander
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    Index at new high as KL starts unit trust scheme
    474 1  -  By WONG SOUK YEE UNDERPINNED by the launching of the Malaysian National Unit Trust by Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn, the stock market reached new heights yesterday when share prices advanced sharply across the board after more than two weeks
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      73 1 Leader...page I SHIPPING TIMES AGGRESSIVE plan to sell US SMALL entrepreneur of silk services 2 garments f NEW team of technocrats for MEXICO'S financial aggressivePertamina 3 ness a threat 9 PAKISTANI trading company ANOTHER regional grouping diversifying into property 5 for economic cooperation 12 TV AND RADIO fi, CROSSWORDS WHERE
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      222 1 j The Singapore's Straits Business Times World DIRECTORY at your Qf Fingertips Singapore (Buku Merah) Europe and beyond? Fly via Amsterdam Why Amsterdam? Amsterdam international airport is your unique gateway to Europe and the Americas; with an extensive range of KLM connections covering all the major European centres and no
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Lock icon Saudis refuse to raise oil prices or cut output
      535 2 NYT SAUDI Arabian Oil Minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani said on Sunday that his country would not raise its oil prices or reduce its output until other oil exporting nations trim their prices significantly. Mr Yamani's comments represent Saudi Arabia's most
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      Awacs sale may be delayed by Senate opposition
      188 2 STRONG Senate opposition may force President Ronald Reagan to postpone a military aircraft sale to Saudi Arabia rather than risk a Congressional defeat that would jeopardise his Persian Gulf policy. An Associated Press poll indicates that of the 65 senators who have
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      Lock icon Aggressive plan to sell US services
      325 2 AP US TRADE representative Bill Brock has released a five-point work programme aimed at increasing exports of American companies' services as well as products. "Aggressive cultivation of foreign markets by US service industries is as critical to our economic recovery as is increased export
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon USSR BOOSTS TROOPS
        373 2 Agencies A DIVISION of crack Soviet troop 6 is rushing across Afghanistan to bolster forces battling with Afghan rebels for control of the strategic city of Kandahar. The move coincides with stepped up urban guerrilla attacks in the capital of Kabul and to the west in Kandahar,
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      Lock icon British move to woo Gulf states
      179 2 Reuter A BRITISH move to woo Persian Gulf oil-exporting states began in Riyadh on Sunday when Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told King Khalid of Saudi Arabia she felt that Britain had neglected the region. Mrs Thateher told the Saudi monarch at the start of
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      735 2 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Tine From RBA BI427 0930 BWN MAS MH671 1000 PEN/KUL SIA SQ201 1000 HLP CAL CT814 1005 HLP CPA CX710 1005 HLP GIA GA850 1030 HLP SIA SQ103 1045 KUL GIA GA906 1045 MES MAS MH605 1045 KUL PAL PR501 1055 MNL
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      477 2 26-30 APRIL 1981 International Exhibition of Machinery and Materials for the Textile Fabrics Trade WORLD TRADE CENTRE. SINGAPORE TEXTILES: A TRULY GLOBAL INDUSTRY The Textile and clothing industries are among the largest and most diverse in the world, accounting for almost 10% of global industrial employment These industries are concerned
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  • REGIONAL
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      Lock icon Miti discussing car export curbs with manufacturers
      301 3 Reuter JAPAN'S Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) begins individual consultations with seven Japanese car manufacturers this week to seek agreement on restraining car exports to the United States. The ministry is coordinating views on self-imposed restraints as Trade and Industry Minister
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      Lock icon A new team of technocrats in Pertamina
      440 3 UPI A NEW team of technocrats close to the former head, General Ibnu Sutowo, yesterday took control of Pertamina, Indonesia's huge state oil company. The seven-man team, led by Judo Sumbono, the new head of Pertamina, was officially installed by Mines and Energy
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      Lock icon Marcos' foes seek links with rebels
      280 3 NYT LEADING opponents of President Marcos plan to get in touch with leaders of the Muslim insurgency movement in southern Philippines to discuss the possibility of joining forces in the June 16 presidential election. Four former senators, who planned the opposition campaign against Marcos
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      Lock icon Malaysian PM launches unit trust scheme
      186 3 AFP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Hussein Onn yesterday launched the national unit trust scheme with a call to bumiputras to take part in the scheme to redeem their weak economic position. He expressed the hope that the scheme would become the catalyst for ensuring
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      Lock icon Hoping the rain stays mainly on the plains
      710 4 NYT DESPITE the renewed talk in Washington about lifting the partial embargo on grain exports to the Soviet Union, the major news in the grain belt this weekend was that it rained over much of the region. These rains were welcomed because
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      Call for checks of jute price decline
      109 4 INDIA has asked other jute-producing countries to give up individualistic policies and avoid controversy in order to check declining world jute prices. Minister of State for Commerce, Khurshid Aim Khan, told a conference of world jute producers in Calcutta recently that the individualistic
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      Produce exchange
      178 4 CHINESE Praiaee Exchaage, Stagapare, rlostag prices per 1M kg yesterday. Cmmil ail: Bulk fob $115 00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $128.00 sellers, new drum fob $134.00 sellers. Cspra: Mixed (loose) $62 00 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $412.50 sellers, Sarawak white
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      RICE
      239 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in S$ per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.30, 100 per cent second class 1.08, 100 per cent third class 1.05, 25 per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent no stock. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.80, Special
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      PALM OIL
      117 4 THE Kuala Lumpur market yesterday ruled steady on covering following reports of a Bangladesh tender for 5,000 tonnes of refined bleached deodorised (rbd) olein for May shipment, dealers said. The refined market saw light interest with rbd olein traded at $505 a tonne. C.I.F. North European ports, in
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      Straits Tin
      77 4 THE STRAITS tin price In Penang yesterday rose five cents to M 531.15 a kilo, still within the International Tin Agreement's middle range price of $91.11 to $32.74, dealers said. Hie rise was attributed to baying support from Japan and locally. Offerings re* malned low with miners withholding
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      RUBBER
      82 4 THE Singapore rubber market, the Kuala Lumpur rubber market and the London rubber market were closed yesterday for the Easter Monday holiday. In Tskys, rubber futures yesterday closed at or slightly below the day's highs with gains of 2.4 to 0.9 yen in lightly traded session. The market recovered
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      Lock icon Malaysia's palm oil output
      112 4 Reuter MALAYSIA'S crude palm oil output rose to between 196,000 and 198,000 tonnes in March from 170,928 in February, the Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority (Porla) said in its latest preliminary estimate as of today. Porla said the increased production is reported to be due
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
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      Share prices rise sharply
      469 4 TOKYO SHARE prices yesterday rose sharply with demand centring on blue chips and buying interest stimulated in anticipation of increased foreign purchases after the Easter holiday, dealers said. The market average gained 45.91 to close at 7,484.71 in fairly active trading volume of 530 million shares.
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      Bangkok
      185 4 apr a Bahu Aat> Credit Am Flbr* vsnr MS 1*1 »1J0 uneli -1 tU BUfkot InVMtBMOt Bangkok Bank ■sfa," 7 Z no uncb Bangkok IMioPolltan Baa Buck ok Nylon Bank Of Aria Bank Of Ayudbaja Ltd n Z m is uncb uncb 1 Bata Bartl Juckar Carpet In tarNational
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      Manila
      109 4 THE stock market yesterday closed lower with turn- over declining to 1.7 million pesos from 4.2 million last Wednesday, dealers said. APR X PMOt ACO)e MlTHTif -OJHM AUia Con A Atlti Coo KM ♦14 B*«uk> Ooid JM unch DMfWt Con B DV OJO ICi n CDCF H unch Inco
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      239 4 ANTWERP nnr-zMncu JOHANNESBURG HONGKONG PRESIDEX SINGAPORE LOSANGELES riUvJIWUA STOCKHOLM THE PRESIDIUM DIAMOND EXCHANGE SINGAPORE: 10th Floor, Wellington Building, 20 Bideford Road Singapore 0922. Tel: *****86TT Telex: ***** HONG KONG: 16th Floor, Lee Hing Building, 54-58 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-*****8 Telex: ***** International Inter-Dealer Market Indications April
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      11 4 Market holiday THE Sydney and Hongkong stock markets were ckMeo yesterday.
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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      From trade to property
      374 5  -  By SIOW LI SEN A PAKISTANI trading company has diversified its business in Singapore by going into industrial property development. Kewalram Realty, part of the Kewalram Chanrai group of companies with interests in Pakistan, London and Nigeria as well as Singapore, is building three industrial factories
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      UK to draw more Asian tourists
      308 5  -  BY WONG AI KWEI THE British Tourist Author ity, a semi-government body that seeks to promote tourism, will soon produce its travel brochures in Chinese and Malay in an effort to attract more Asian visitors to Britain. The travel brochures will be compiled to
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      TIGHTER CONTROL
      215 5 YOKOGAWA Electric Singapore will further improve its quality control this year with the award of the Japan Industrial Standards mark The company is the first manufacturing company outside Japan awarded the mark which Is a quality control standard governing goods sold in Japan. Exporters to Japan has at
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      Tax agreement
      108 5 AN agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and picvention of fiscal evasion was signed yesterday between the Singapore and Indian governments. The agreement is the result of negotiations began in Febuary 1979 The Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Mr Hsu Tse-Hwang. said the agreement is designed not only
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      TRADE TALK
      340 5 SENIOR officials from government bodies, statutory boards and the private seetor will attend a talk on fuel consumption measuringrecording system and semiautomatic chart analyser on Thursday. The talk, organised by Motion Smith, will be given by R W H Kiss, managing director of Kienzle Instruments Australasia. "The topic
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      MEMO PAD
      451 5 SEMINARS AND CMTtSKS Apr 21-22: Business Law 11. Oberoi Imperi al, Consulasia Apr 21-23: Integrated Database Management Programming and Implementa tion, ICL Lecture Room (Bangkok Bank Building), ICL Singapore Apr 21-June 4: Operation and Maintenance of Boilers, NPB Cuppage Centre. National Productivity Board Apr 22-24: Successful Selection of
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      13 5 FURNITURE \MTH A Touch of Class Exotic Food <m&* ydwfcffrm Tel: MM MS
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      267 5 Come to the Bazaar. Come to the Turkoman carpet fair. Authentic. Picturesque. Pile rugs and carpets new and old. In the traditional folk art of the nomads of Centra! Asia. Bokhara. Samarkand, kubui. That's where it all began in as early as fifth century BC. There.wandering tribes used them for
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    Room for more institutes
    366 6 COMPUTERISATION in Singapore is being pursued with a vengeance. And nowhere else is it more apparent than in the Government's efforts to spearhead the drive. Its efforts have been orchestrated with single-minded determination and utmost efficiency calculated to push Singapore into the forefront of the computer
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    On the road to surer success
    260 6 THE SINGAPORE Manufacturers' Association has very wisely moved into the field of economic research. If the SMA is to meet adequately the needs and interests of its members as Singapore takes further strides into more sophisticated spheres of international trade and business, this and
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    Small entrepreneur of silk garments
    1379 6  -  Most women like to be pampered in silks. Many of them now boast of an admirable silk wardrobe, a luxury made possible by the ingenuity of silk garment manufacturers. Al-Fi Seta International, one of Singapore's three manufacturers of silk garments, is one good example. TSANG
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    Lock icon Inflationary expectations
    773 6  -  FORMS with LEONARD SILK NYT DOES ANYBODY know how to stop inflation painlessly? The answer is no, according to the Group of Thirty. This group of leading economic thinkers is headed by Johannes Witteveen, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund. The members include such prominent figures
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      589 6 I -11-OK CROSSWORD lj CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS Returnable vessel (5) It goes to town for particulars (5) Stays in the Marines (7) Wine OK In water (5) Lucky bird holding a medal (5) Happen to be in command of a dog? (5) Any goal will serve for comparison (7) Cut
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      38 6 THE.V POC soPPoeeD TO i Be. T<>neN»4G up Tv-vc [Sccutny u>tm cxftsnt^a cmem f\ OF Sfbr checks .._y Doi'T Beuevc it. u)He«e TH6.Y CRBRy OUT THCSe. SPhT ("seftecM mt J Ik Tu&J UMU. —VOU'LL fteONC OF s*. FiRST.
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      726 6 America held hostage FIFTY-TWO Americas* were held hostage la Iraa fer IS meaths Mere they were flaally relwiri ea Jaa this year. Why were they held keelage fer m leag? Why H4 ■egetlattoas with the Iranians hreak dewa? Perhaps ae eae will really haew the aaswers, mayhe aet eves the
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      1403 7 4SE4MMNKERS M4L4YSI4 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 1980 (Expressed in Malaysian Ringgit) SHARE CAPITAL Authorised: 50,000.000 ordinary shares of $1 each Issued and fully paid: 17,000,000 ordinary shares of $1 each STATUTORY RESERVE GENERAL RESERVE PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT DEFERREO TAXATION LONG TERM LIABILITIES CURRENT LIABILITIES Loans and deposits
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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      Lock icon LOSSES AT SAVOY
      246 8 AP THE Savoy Hotel group, whose directors are currently fighting a take-over bid from Trust House Forte, the giant Britishbased international hotel chain, has announced a pretax loss of £1,794,000 for 19». This compares with a profit of £520,000 for the previous year. The group, which owns
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      Lock icon RTZ expects lower first half
      153 8 Reuter RIO TINTO-ZINC expects earnings in the first half of 1981 to be lower than a year earlier. Because profitability remains sensitive to the general level of metal prices, and in view of exchange rate uncertainties, it is not possible at this stage to comment
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      Lock icon Small rise at Ansett
      90 8 Reuter UNAUDITED set profit at Ansett Transport Indastrtes rwe slightly to Af11.25 mlili*n ($11.2* mlWoa) tor toe half year to Dee Ti m trading revenue at $399.71 mill!mi (5354.3 C million). Pr«flt is alter tax af $14.» million ($15.23 million), fixed aaaet utilisation af $17.« million
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      Lock icon QUARTER SETBACK AT AMC
      150 8 AFP THE American Motors Corporation (AMC) lost U5552.7 million in the first quarter of this year, compared with a profit of |1.3 million in the corresponding period of 1980. AMC, the No 4 US car manufacturer whose capital is 46.4 per cent-owned by France's Renault company,
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      Slower profit growth confirmed
      209 8 BOUGAINVILLE Copper's expectations of lower 1981 earnings have been reinforced by first quarter results. Chairman D C Vernon told the annual meeting that although metal production has been up to forecast levels, profitability has been significantly reduced by the rapid fall in prices, particularly for gold.
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      DIFFICULT
      72 8 TEXAS lastrameats lac still expects a difficult first half dae ts paar w—fc caadltleas la the US aad Earape plus severe price eatttag far tame semleaadacUr pradaets. Its first qaarter setback waa caaaed by lacreased depreeiatlaa aad research aad develepmeat expeases, severe price dec ham la metal axMe semleeadaeten
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      News Corp enjoys profit jump
      121 8 THE NEWS CORP has achieved a sharp profit upturn. Its unaudited net profit soared to A 535.61 million ($12.18 million) for the first half ended Dec 31 on turnover of $518.19 million ($132.39 million) and other income of $747,000 (688,000). Earnings per share surged to
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      ITEL
      78 8 ITEL Carp said la a filing with the US bankruptcy «•art that It had a pre-tax leas la February of US$ll5, Ml en revenues tram contlnuing operations of $14.9 million. 1W loss Included interest accrued oa secured debt, bat excluded Interest an unsecured debt of Itel Carp and Itel
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      685 8 See Page 4 for Asian stocks The American Express Card serves you well, wherever good food is served". e n Inn Of Happiness Dine Dine Cantonese style. Szechuan style. The Inn of Happiness brings together the best of two culinary worlds. Two kitchens. Two chefs. All to double your dining
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      161 8 3 a Ik sr t > 5; The Dragon Palace Restaurant is where you can dine in regal splendour and dance to the mellow sounds of yesteryear with The Zodiac" Spacious enough to accommodate 450 people in comfort, Dragon Palace Restaurant also caters to the cosy twosome 1 tOCMpn neTH
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon Mexican aggressiveness a threat
      741 9 NYT BUOYED by Mexico's vast new oil wealth and a sudden surge of foreign borrowing by capital-starved Mexican companies, Mexican banks are making their entrance into international financial markets. But they are not being welcomed with enthusiasm by United States and Western European bankers. Unlike many
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      More cut prime rate
      132 9 MORE BANKS towered their lending rates to best customers yesterday, bringing the average prime quoted by 12 major here down to 12.12 per cent, against an all-time high of 14.5 per cent only a month age. Both Chase Manhattan Bank and Banqne Nationale de Paris towered
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    • MONEY AND EXCHANGE$
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        Singapore market
        532 9 THE US DOLLAR firmed against most major currencies in the foreign exchange market yesterday following its strength in New York last Friday. Trading was very quiet as most of the European centres remained closed for the Easter holiday. The major factor contributing to the dollar's strength yesterday was
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        GOLD
        96 9 THE Singapore gold market was closed yesterday for Easter Monday. Retail prices as quoted by the Stegapsre Jewellers AsssdatfM are 5J1.400 for 24k eld, $1,320 for 22k gold and ,190 for 90 per cent gold. The LmkUa morning gold fix yesterday was unavailable as the London market was also
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        Silver quotes
        33 9 1>«n W«* New York 11 40B 11.12B 11.60S 11.32S Zurich 11.10B 1110B 11.30S 11.306 Singapore 11 30B 11.10B u.sos 11.30S Closing prices in US dollars a troy ounce Source: Credit, S`pore
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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 12.02 per cent.
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        ASIAN $ RATES
        186 9 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit interbank rates as at close on Apr 20. U8 Doll»M(Spot) Offer Bid 7 days 16'* 16 l month 17 13/*****1/16 2 months 16V, 16H 3 months 16 13/16 1611/16 6 months 16 13/16 16 1/16 9 months 16 3/16 16 1/16 12 months 16 1/16
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        Discount
        48 9 RANGE of prices ottered by discount houses oil Apr 20: Overnight: >4%to6*<% Call deposits. 6% to CV.% Closiaf Bay 1 if Selliaf 3-month Treasury bills OH OH 3-month Bank bills 9*4 9'i 3 months CD 9 9/10 97/10 6 months CO 10't 10 Source: National Discount Company
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        TOKYO
        190 9 THE US dollar for overnight delivery yesterday closed firmer at 218.65 yen, compared with a 217.70 opening here, a 217.40/60 closing in New York, 217.30/40 on the West Coast and 217.30 here last Friday, dealers said. Trading was moderate with volume US$BO6 million. Just before the close, the dollar
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      Lock icon Help for US savings and loan associations
      788 9 NYT AMERICAN bank regulators expect to draft a joint legislative proposal "within the next few weeks" designed to facilitate mergers and provide capital for troubled savings and loan associations and other financial institutions. The Comptroller of the Currency John Heimann added that a
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      Lock icon New PNG guidelines
      121 9 AFP THE BANK of Papua New Guinea has issued new guidelines to restrict lending by commercial banks. The credit squeeze follows increased lending by the banks and increased borrowing by the government. The bank which fixes an annual ceiling on commercial lending had set a 1981 growth
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      Lock icon INCREASED OFFSHORE PROFIT IN MANILA
      140 9 AFP THE PHILIPPINE Central Bank announced last Wednesday that profits of If foreign banks operating sftsbore banking nnlts (OBIS) posted a tS per cent Increase In IKI for a net income of US$l4.l million. Grons earnings of the 11, according to the hank's IfM report,
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      IIS Group sets up office here
      462 9  -  INVESTMENT ADVICE By ALVIN TAY THE INTERNATIONAL Investment Services (IIS) Group of New Yorkbased Chemical Bank has set up a representative office here to provide its clients with investment advice on various financial instruments. The lIS group is a specialised organisation offering a full
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      RESULTS
      412 9 BANKERS Trmst New Y*rk Carp earned US$4O.B million before securities transactions (or the first quarter of 1981, up $3.1 million, or 8 per cent over the same period last year. Last year's result excludes a gain of $6.5 million from the sale of 16 branch offices. For this year's
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      Loan syndication by Saudi American
      175 9 SAUDI American Bank of Saudi Arabia is syndicating its first three deals since Saudi nationals took a 60 per cent stake in the bank last year and Citibank NA's stake was cut to 40 per cent, sources said. Citibank previously handled loan syndications through its
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      Lock icon SALE OF JAKARTA BONDS
      105 9 AFP THE INDONESIAN government yesterday started selling bonds worth 10,000 million yen in Tokyo. The bonds on sale in the Tokyo capital market for one week will be valid for 10 years at an interest rate of 8.6 per cent annually, a Finance Ministry spokesman said.
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      222 9 New Telex Facilities from Telecoms Automatic Multi-Address Broadcasting The multi-address broadcasting facility enables you to transmit automatically a message to two or more called subscribers simultaneously. The maximum number of subscribers you can call at any time is 31. The procedure is simple. Prepare your message, transmit it once and
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    BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES AND THE KLSE
    2241 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 Aetna (3 38B)
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    Unit trusts
    190 10 SINGAPORE I NIT TBI ST (NMtfcn' prim tar Apr 21) The Commerce 3 93 4 13 The Savings Fund 216 2.27 S pore Prog Fund 1.63 1.71 S pore Sec Fund 2.25 2 68 S pore Invest Fund 2.45 2.57 S pore Equity Fund 159 1.C7 ASIA UNIT
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    SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    2777 10 Gr'» Gr'a Net 1981 Last Div Div Y'ld P/E Vol Day High Low Company Sale or- C*vr COOO) High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 360 320 Ac ma 336 14.5 2.8 45 13.7 Alcorn 300 10.0 35 334 130 Allied Choc 238 -8 4.0N 1.9 14 31.7
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    In Kuala Lumpur
    2112 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. INMSTBIAL* Ufai (3.305) (2) 330 A Ckw (2 7KB 2 90S) (5)
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    Textile Corporation
    113 10 DESPITE rising costs which affected the textile industry last year. Textile Corporation has emerged with a creditable 16 per cent rise in group after-tax profit to $2.37 million. However, Textile Corporation has given no further details in its very skimpy report for its full year ended last Dec
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    Bulls in firm control of the market
    656 10 BI LLS took firm control of the stock market yesterday keeping the hears In their dens. There were gains for most of the counters traded, the most conspicuous being the Mae chips. Consequently, the Straits Times Industrial Index rose to a record high
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    Shares in KL close steadier
    643 10 SHARES were traded steadier on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday as sentiment remained bullish. Opening levels were dealt higher but towards the final bell, some profit-taking pared prices off their day's best. Speculative interest persisted in selected industrial lower-liners while blue chips continued to
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      COMPANY BRIEFS
      499 11 APPLICATIONS for Aetna's rights issue of 3.20 million shares of $1 each at $2.80 per share as at the closing date of April 8 amounted to 3.37 million shares. Acceptances received amounted to 3.09 million shares. The balance of 108,829 shares not accepted will be allotted among excess
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      Leong Huat
      127 11 LEONG Hut Industries has lidroed the Stick Exekuge «f Singapore that Mr He K«k Cbeong, owner of people's Park Development, has acquired another 475, MC stores in the etopuy since April I. This represents 1.3 per cent sf the company's pald■p enpitni sf f1.5 million. Earlier, it was
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      MUI on acquisition of Union Holdings
      247 11 MALAYAN United Industries (MUI) has told the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange that the consideration of Msloo million for the acquisition of Union Holdings was based on a valuation report which had estimated the market value of Oriental Plaza at that amount. The 22-storey Oriental
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      Growth at Bedford levels off
      109 11 AFTER the exceptional earnings rise in 1979, Bedford Plantations has reported a 7 per cent increase in pre-tax profit to MJ779.627 (or the year ended Dec 31, 1980. The levelling-off of growth was mainly brought about by a slowdown in earnings in the second half
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      MWE's chairman replies to charges
      579 11 By THE CITY STAFF MWE'S registrar had been given strict orders to register all applications for transfers without delay, MWE chairman K K Sharma disclosed last week. He was replying to allegations that some shareholders found it difficult to register their shares. This group of
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      Hopes of takeovers spur interest in stockmarket
      896 11  -  r 1 Market Talk... u By WONG SOUK YEE INTEREST in the stockmarket, which is continually rising despite an increasing flood of funding by companies expanding their capital base, has mainly been spurred by expectations of corporate mergers and takeovers, said London stockbroking
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      Supreme Corporation's house ownership scheme
      453 11 SUPREME Corporation Bhd, formerly known as the Sungei Way Dredge Bhd, has started a house ownership scheme for its workers, on 14 hectares (34 acres) of its mining land near the Sungei Way free trade zone. The managing director of Supreme, Mr Tan Koon Swan,
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    • LATEST RESULTS
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        RAHMAN Hydraulic Tin Bhd
        38 11 has recommended an interim dividend of 25 per cent less tax for the year ending Sep 30, 1961. It will be payable to shareholders whose names appear in the stock register on May 14.
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        ULU Benut Consolidated Industries (M) Bhd
        43 11 has an- nounced poorer interim results for the six months ended Feb 28, 1981. Consolidated pre-tax profit for the period was M 5253,870, 115.7 per cent lower than the profit of $547,613 in the previous corresponding period.
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        GENERAL Securities Investments
        21 11 announced an unaudited consolidated net tangible asset backing per share of $2.44 as at March 31 this year.
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        BOUSTEADCO Singapore
        60 11 has recorded a consolidated pre-tax profit of $9.06 million for the year ended Dec 31,1980, 8.7 per cent higher than the $8.34 million profit recorded for 1979. Group turnover last year was $140.74 million against $121.82 million previously. It has declared a final dividend of 10 cents per
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      Details of Austral's purchase
      96 11 AUSTRAL Enterprises told the KLSE that its purchase of 2,779 acres of agricultural land in Kedah (or $11 million cash was arrived at on a "willing buyer and willing seller" basis. The company also disclosed that it intends to plant rubber on the unplanted area of
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      Lock icon When name changing is not mere rhetoric
      1076 11 mm by HOCK LOCK SIEW THE NUMBER of listed companies which have changed or are changing their names this year seems unusually high. Within the first quarter, Malaysia Rice and Central Securities have already changed their names to Paramount Corporation and Ganda Holdings
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      149 11 Car ownership has its problems. 'SZ'WEARNES We offer as near to perfect a service as you'll ever get! Because the only cars we rent out form part of our franchise range. Which means that every car rented from us is treated as if it's your car. Regularly sen/iced, maintained and
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      91 11 [NOTICE This announcement appears as a matter of record only HOTEL ROYAL LIMITED (Incorporate in the Republic of Singapore) Rights Issue of 10,000,000 Shares of $1.00 Each at Par Managed and Underwritten by SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL MERCHANT BANKERS LIMITED The following also participated in the underwriting: Singapore-Japan Merchant Bank Limited The
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    Lock icon Order to review 22 nuclear plants
    305 12 UPI THE TOKYO government has ordered a review of Japan's 22 nuclear power plants in reaction to the disclosure of a radioactivity leak at one of the complexes. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti), announced the decision two days after abnormally high
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    Lock icon KL proposes dates for air talks with Tokyo
    246 12 AP THE SECOND round of air talks between Japan and Malaysia is likely to be held in June in Tokyo if Japan is agreeable to the dates proposed by Malaysia. The Deputy Secretary-general of the Malaysian Ministry of Transport, Mr Bhupinder Singh,
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    Lock icon Extremist group asked for support of Khomeiny
    161 12 UPI THE extremist group that hijacked a Garuda Airways DC-9 had requested Ayatollah Khomeiny's "active material and spiritual support" to set up an Islamic state in Indonesia. Admiral Sudomo, chief of the country's security agency, made the comment in a briefing to a
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    DOW JONES LOWER
    64 12 NEW YORK, Mon. Stock prices turned lower this morning, responding to the latest money-supply statistics from the US Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 5.49 points to 1,000.09 in the first half hour. Losers took a 5-to-3 lead over gainers in the early
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    Lock icon Lebanese city of Tyre pounded by Christian militia
    259 12 AP HEAVY artillery blasts shook Beirut yesterday and Lebanese provincial authorities said Israeli-back-ed rightist Christian militia guns in southern Lebanon pounded the port city of Tyre. Low-flying Israeli war jets swooped over Tyre and the Mediterranean city of Sidon as it buried
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    Lock icon India will set up more free trade zones
    278 12 Reuter INDIA plans to set up more free trade zones to boost exports and reduce its trade deficit. Finance Minister Ramaswami Venkataraman said that, at present, India has two free trade zones at Santa Cruz in Bombay and at Kandla in Gujerat
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    Lock icon South Asian officials at regional talks
    544 12 Reuter SENIOR officials from seven South Asian countries meet in Colombo today to discuss a Bangladesh proposal for close regional co-operation, mainly in the economic field. Represented at the fourday meeting will be Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh has
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    Lock icon Manila's prospects depend on exports
    318 12 Reuter THE ECONOMIC prospects for the Philippines this year depend largely on the recovery of its major trading partners and its ability to respond to external influences. The Philippines central bank said in its annual report that much will depend on how exports fare against
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    Lock icon MARCOS ISSUES STERN WARNING
    103 12 AFP PRESIDENT Marcos has warned that he would take "more forceful measures" if terrorism continues in southern Philippines where two grenade blasts killed 11 and wounded 128 others on Sunday. He issued the warning in reaction to the grenade explosions at the San Pedro Cathedral in
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      262 12 The Axel Johnson Group supplies SPM Instalments for monitoring condition of bearings m h Kl j a m ss. 326 Continuous Monitoring SPM Instruments otter increased operational reliability and efficient maintenance through condition monitoring of machinery. The shock pulse method (SPM-method) measures the magnitude of the mechanical shocks that originate
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      66 12 Outlook for Singapore from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. today: Light rain in many areas in the early morning. Report for 24 hours prior to 7.39 pm on April 29 at the airport. Maximum temperature 33.7 Associated humidity 54 Minimum temperature 24.2 Associated humidity 98 Hours of sunshine 10.25 Rainfall
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      S'pore shiprepair prices lowest
      194 13 THE cost of shiprepairing in Singapore is still the lowest in the world. The managing of Jurong Shipyard Ltd, Mr T Yano, said shiprepair prices in Singapore this year is still very attractive compared with other centres in the world. "The world wide survey on shiprepair
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      Japanese firms win bulk of PSA orders
      563 13  -  By JAN LEE THE Port of Singapore Authority's has awarded contracts for its $82 million investment in additional cargo handling equipment. Japanese manufacturers secured most of the conracts, which were open for tenders last year, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd taking the bulk.
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        Lock icon Indonesia buys dredger
        57 13 AFP INDONESIA has bought a third dredger ship from the Netherlands, the Antara News Agency reported. The dredger, christened Seram, is expected to be put into operation next July in Indonesian ports. Two other dredgers, the Sulawesi and the Jawa, had been previously purchased from the Netherlands
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        Lock icon Poaching Bill
        132 13 AFP THE incidence of poaching by foreign trawlers in the Indian waters has assumed a serious dimension and a Bill to provide for heavy penalty and confiscation of such vessels will be introduced in the current session of the Indian Parliament. India will also augment the strength of
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        Lock icon Benghazi port surcharge
        82 13 Reuter MEMBERS of the Hongkong/Europe Freight Conference said delays are worsening at the port of Benghazi in Libya. Members say an early improvement in conditions appears unlikely so they will raise the present congestion surcharge to 35 per cent from 28 per cent on cargo for direct
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      INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
      707 13 Shipping Um Page C«i Shipping Line C*l Achipelego vn 1 Fesco vn 4/5 Adriatic VI 5 Flotta Lauro V 5 Afea VI a Fortune VI 5 Afro-Eurasia VI 2 Franco-Belg ra 4/5 A] Navigation VI 2 Frata NVOC VI 2 All trans VI 5 Freight Links vra
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      New bills of lading method?
      300 14 THE traditional but cumbersome method of transferring cargo ownership through bills of lading may eventually be replaced by a centralised system in which all such transactions are recorded. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and a major American bank are exploring ways of providing a
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      Container Schedules
      929 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 Gold Varda 35W 19.4.81 0700 Star Shpg TA 4 VC Ibn Shuhaid 33 19.4.81 2300 Sealord TA 4 VC Elbe Maru
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      C T Bowring to sell its Bowring Steamship operation
      397 14 C T BOWRING, now part of the world's largest insurance broker Marsh A McLennan, is planning to sell off its Bowring Steamship operation which operates within the Atlantic Bulkers consortium. The company recently said the decision follows an extensive review of
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      Solution for tanker surplus
      142 14 WTTH some 150 ships still waiting fpr coal cargoes off the east coast of North America and VLCC surplus tonnage once more growing, there is increased interest in the possible use of slurry techniques as a solution to these seemingly unrelated problems. The east coast difficulties
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      SHIPS IN PORT
      550 15 EXPECTED ARRIVALS TODAY KEPPEL WHARVES Bulat (after Sun Phoenix) 19 Centaur (Passenger) (0600 after Strathettrick) 6/7 Equator (after Builder) 22 Han Yong (after Cherry Chantek sails) 25 26 Iberia Maru (0800 after Kota Buana. must vacate 0530/ 22nd) 13/14 Kao Cheng (1100 after Telamon) 35 36 Kim
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      Promet rig for Sedco
      298 15 PROMET Pte Ltd held ft christening ceremony last Sunday for SeA* M, the first oil rig built by the company for Sedco Incorpersted, International drilling company based In the United States. It is designed by Baker Marine Corporation of America to its BMC-1M specifications. The hall
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      INDIA TO EXPAND SEA TRAINING SCHOOLS
      206 15 THE INDIAN government is to expand and upgrade its institutions for the training of seafarers. It has already decided to establish a shore-based national academy. Mr Veerendra Patil, Minister of Transport, said the government attached great importance to post-sea training of merchant navy officers.
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      Ambitious plans for Saudi fleet
      312 15 THE NEW Saudi National Shipping Co has ambitious plans of capturing a major share of the US-Saudi shipping trade, including all of the construction industry cargo, and its long term plans anticipate links with the Far East and Europe. After a three-year planning period, the
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      Wartsila's Perno dock expansion underway
      513 15 CONSTRUCTION work is now in hand on Wartsila Turku Shipyards' project to rationalise building activities. When work is completed in mid-1982 its Perno facility will have one of the largest dry docks in the world. But it is unlikely that the 365-metre dock will ever
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      Hamburg continues to seek contracts
      126 15 THE port of Hamburg is continuing its active policy of seeking new contracts abroad and strengthening existing ones The port's general representative. Mr Helmut Hansen, has so far scheduled two promotion tours of the United States this year and an economic delegation, headed by the
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      More large crude carriers likely to be scrapped
      760 15 LOWER tanker speeds are here to stay and if it makes economic sense to operate ships, or design new ones, at speeds of 12 to 13 knots instead of 15 to 16. then this will be done. Mr Richard Tookey, marine co-ordinator
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due...and when
      1823 19 SCHEDULE 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. Advance dates are published at a maximum of three weeks. PN
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      USSR to equip ships with nuclear systems
      329 20 UNDER the Soviet Union's 11th Five-Year Plan (*****5), transport ships will be equipped with nuclearpowered propulsion systems and in keeping with outlined targets, the freight turnover of sea transport is expected to increase by 8 to 9 per cent. The Soviet merchant fleet
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      The Consortia
      142 20 THE major shipping consortia operating between the Far East Europe and Straits ports, Australia and the member lines: ACE (FAB EAST/EUROPE): Franco Belgian Services. •K* Line. Korean Shipping Corporation Neptune Orient Lines. Orient Overseas Container Line. Cho Yang Shipping. ANBO (STB AITB/ AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line. Australia/Straits Container
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      SHIPPING EVENTS
      238 20 ROYAL Instttattoa af Naval Architect* annual general meeting April 28, 10, Upper Belgrave St. London SWI. Peart* International Bympaala m an vend traffic service* April 28-30. Registration: The Hochshule fur Nautick. Bremen, West Germany. Voyage Planning May 7, Royal Institute of Navigation, 1730 hr, Room 506, Liverpool Polytechnic,
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      272 13 IiSEALORDH UASC UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO (SAG) l»l J»1 it, ifil ilalk EXPRESS MULTI PURPOSE SERVICES r-~ /5) Dammant (17/5) Shu*6j W6) Damman (5/6). Abu Ohah (1/6) Dubai <11/6. Hu«»l (l«/ 6) Muu Qaboos (30,3) Lwil" f (5/4). Bahrain Otiatx (11/6). Doha (14/6) FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE cargo acceptable intransrt r
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      22 13 I £>:■ mj CONTAINER Schedules II LONDON Freights H/111 SHIPS In Port 111 SHIPPING List VII REGIONAL Weather VIII SHIPPING Events 111/ VIII
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      648 13 FOR PEOPLE WHO MATTER MAERSK LINE EXPORT FULL CONTAINER SERVICES TO: U S. PACIFIC, GULF, ATLANTIC, EAST CANADA, ASIAN PORTS ARTHUR MAERSK* ANDERS MAERSK IwrrlS AXEL MAERSK ARNOLD MAERSK SMGAPORE CLOSHG IMS CY 19tti April 2300 MRS CFS 19th April 1100 MRS Singapore |Lonf beac 21/4 2S/4 5/5 12/5 19/5
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      1049 14 i J 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 Cutaiiw Serwce To Europe Feeder *P KsUng Vest) S pore 1) Mseilles 2) Rdam 3) H'burg 4) Gbui B DAHLIA Sid
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      251 14 BBS SUPERCARRIER SERVICE FROM: US GULF US ATLANTIC EAST CANADA Hammer a. -barber toba" m, t "TERWEir Mm 1. "barber nara" m* it mi kssu krtm msmm at m rmmu. mow 47 TO: PANAMA US ATLANTIC EAST CANADA US GULF tftmfU*! 11l II J I ■•■>ll IP II 17/« 23/4
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      669 15 Overseas Containers Limited Weekly service to/from UK/Europe COHTMOSHT SHtWCt TO W/CflHTiCr: 14 Mar sto 71* 20 Mat 10 Mi 12 M> 24 Mar 131 m ISIm 19 Mi (22 to) 2SJM 271 m 7km 2( Ml 2IA» 5 M 7 U 20 Mi 9 M 11 M E FROM UK/COWmiT:
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      699 15 fZB Franco Belgian Services (Ftit Fast Frcuch Service :i ith Rtl'jxan hi En" 1 source rotwoft Lines' l nu contmpsmp sawg froh emmpe ACf C ONSOt T SMGAPOH P tfIANS It Hint Rlan HT*»| BTte»» Iwmj> f4m **1 rKma I'm* It Hntt M««c l>« Mtcomuo 22 ip 23 ip u*.
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      523 16 EVERGREEN LINE FAR EAST/EUROPE EXPRESS FULL CONTAINER SERVICE ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO FOR: UNITED KINGDOM SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON. MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM. BRISTOL, LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW. LEEDS ETC. WEST GERMANY BREMERHAVEN. OSLO. STOCKHOLM. GOTHEN BURG, AARHUS, COPENHAGEN HOLLAND AMSTERDAM S'pwt MM Hm*w| orfter4jm Fehitaae le Hiw» in, 20/04 10/05 20/05 H/* 5 Fierier* 5/05 10/05
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      868 16 Everett Lines I m Burma Five Star Shippin| Corpn. "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE' LOADING FOR RANGOON fee*** Sparc PRtianj WQMmr" 21/25 Apr M M 24/27 Apr PHASHm£YA»mtA Pf J03?3 HIOWTW* 23/25 Apr Ag«nti m Malaysia BCHJSTE/ TEL NOS KL *****2/*****9 8 i VICTORIA I 2 B F SS C Ag«nt* m
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      583 17 PIL GROUP FULL CONTAINER SERVICE TO COLOMBO, HOOEIDAH, JEDDAH AQABA (Reefer Cntrs Acceptable) Accepting LCL Cargo to Aqaba S.E.A. Container Feeder Service SINGAPORE/BANGKOK/HONGKONG/MANILA ACCEPTING LCL/FCL/REEFER CONTAINERS/ IST CALL ItTOT: :IIrMM M.'IIFW I 19-20/4 28-29/4 7-8/5 18-19/5 22-23/4 2-3/5 11-12/5 22-23/5 27-28/4 8-8/5 18-19/5 28-29/5 3-4/5 13-14/5 24-24/5 31-1/8 EAST AFMCA/MDSU
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      153 17 J\l BLUE STAR LINE IflgJE SING t A o PORE IT NEW ZEALAND AND T/S FIJI FULLY CONTAINERISED MONTHLY SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT NEW PLYMOUTH AND PORT CHALMERS FOR AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH. DUNEDIN FIJI ACCEPTING LCI CARGO FOR AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON AND NAPIER yW SAILS STOW NEW PLYMOUTH PT CHALMERS New ZEALANO
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      789 17 BENLINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE HBUSG BHAVtN ROAM HAVRE SOTON Spore P AeiangWGermanr Atistria Antwerp France MUX TO MOW Hangiang 1 ipr e« Hafitog Eipreti Ivm Uku tanm Eipess Aasuga Han Largs Bar City <* Edtoiagti PtMS/lingt FROMCIMOff H BURG B HAVEN ROAM HAVRE SO TON Wf Getmanr
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      605 17 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES BANK LINE FOR REUNION S. AFRICA STREAMBANK Spore: 3/4 May (loading direcf tor Durban and Capetown only) Lukes/ 40 Linos U.S. WEST COAST SERVICE ASHLEY LYKES 18/4 16/4 LESLI LYKES 3/6 31/5 Stfe Ttc VBC 21/6 22/6 25/6 31/7 1/1 4/1 (HI vruch also lonfWach los AnjtKs
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      852 18 I IV K LINE KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA. LTD EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICES TO NORTH AMERICA raw *SSl5' IK Na>« Bay *5 24/ Ea4* f««*r itu ivafaMt on r«*mt afca accaplaMa tar MM. *mcou»«f Ptrlbnd. Houston Gahnton. N>« Orttjm, Bostw. St Mn. PMaMpka. Narf*. Baßmorr Satranuh. lictwrnrfc TO EUROPE N cjutWl SW
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      578 18 CALIFORNIA/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAINER/REEFER SERVICE Lta*t tar LOS ANGELES. SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE. T A COMA VANCOUVER BC Accaptaf FCL/FCI CoMmtt I H/WILR" j tmm 4 km m AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE Rccapta* FCL/FCL Mwn PAeUm Sparc Bn M IHd Frew B" 11 Ma* I? Hi, 24 (j,, 79
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      596 18 o S A (iroiip SINGAPORE SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE. LTD 20TH FLOOR OCEAN BUILDING SINGAPORE 0104 MARKETING *****2 <3 LINES! GENERAL *****1 (14 LINESI TERMINAL OFFICE *****83 TELE* RS ***** RS ***** A/B C ARSMIP CABLE CARGOSHIP frrirai 1 l c i,Mial Container Lilies WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE to/from BANGKOK BANGKOK 21/3#
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      649 18 KORINS MARITIME SERVICES ffi Room 601. ICB Building. Shenton Way. Singapore Tel *****22 *****67 P Kelang Tel *****4/*****5 MIDDLE EAST/RED SEA/EUROPE SERVICES XNTMG NO 13 VESSEL._ P KEIANG IOACMG FOR B<ndj> Attn B Dwew Kveet I MW\SAW ICK Ll(\ts A neater ai ttw Sihcl tarn* tf C LMER SERVICE FROM
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      716 18 I tJ INTRASEA (PTE) LTD. Faber House 234E Orchard Road Singapore 9 Telephone *****11 r*****57 jroßAsn-un REGULAR H»O«WfT SERVICE TO EUROPE S port P Relang Penan* LoaA* MB. KAVOIIHBIOS.„HPirI 23 ROTTERDAM/ UK (AVON) (RMONY NBIO9 6 Mai 9 May RDAM/UK (AVON) iasm wuo"::: 2Jw 6Mr BOULOGNE/UK (**o*) RTMRr Agents Se*
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      742 19 NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD >\\" FAR EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE A member o' ?f>e ACE Consortium TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): HK COffTAMER 25* C. CONTMNER UN.. N. SAWC7 5N K. CHANCE 3N S.S. BRDGE 31N C. ROZE 25* K. JACEWON 13N Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia FROM EUROPE (VIA SUEZ)
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      419 19 MALDIVE LINES ETA ETA ETA SPORE KUANTAN PORT KELANG MALDIVE PROGRESS 5/5 8/5 Loading For Kuwait MALDIVE POCER 30/4 Loading for ieddah MALDIVE NOVEL 30/4 Loading for ieddah MALDIVE PEACE 30/4 Loading For ieddah/ MALDIVE MPORTER Sailed Loading For Male MALDIVE NEIGHBOUR 5/5 10/5 Loading For Muscat/Dubai/ Dammam/Kuwait MALDIVE PLEDGE
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      393 19 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVCT SUPPING CO PRIVATE LTD SINSOV BULOMG 55, hbrtet Street Sinfapore 0104 Telephone IMm *****3 (10 Lines) Cable Address SMSOV SMGAPORE Tetei Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** NAN SOON SDN M). IST AND 2ND FLOOR KflW NM THONG SWPWG 23 WeM Quay Penang. NO 1. JALAN
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      540 20 FLE FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE. LTD. Mb 1443. 14* to. Mwitout Pta. Dm M o*7 T* *****45 (5 to) 221 MM T*»i RS ***** FRINM Australia-lnterfreight Line Acccptmc FCt and LCI to Sydney, Mofcourao, Brisbane, rremamje. New Zealand Auckland, Ly Helton, Weinfton, Napier and Dunedai Europe/U.K./U.S.A./Canada Ml Major Ports and
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      369 20 WOOD LINE Bulk Timber and Plywood Service LOADING FOR NANTES/RDAM/TILBURY (Other UK destinations acceptable) Vessel Spore PKelang T. Ayer GRAND GLOBE HI 003 28/4 24/4 1/5 WL 004 15/5 24/5 19/5 SILVER PINE *1 005 25/6 15/6 20/6 General Agents:Wood Line (S) Pte. Ltd. Tel: *****11/*****93/*****42 K. Lumpur: SEGANI SDN.
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      387 20 JOHORE SHIPPING LY 161 lAI AN TFNGI SfiaNl HAYATI V: 6/81 HAYATI V: 7/81 HAYATI V: t/ll HAMDAH V: 7/81 HMBAM V t/ll HAMDAH V: 5/11 If NGKU BAOAR PORT KFI ANG SFIANGOR MAtArSIA HAJ SHIPPING SDN. BERHAD > Express Unttoad Servee from P Kdang I East Malaysia t Brum
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      321 20 K LINE KINKAI KAWASAKI KINKAI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. JAPAN/STRAITS/JAPAN Fully Containerised Service Vessel Tokyo Kobe S pore P KeUngPtnang S pore Tokyo Kobe NOBMTVS SM SM 22/4 24/4 23/4 25/4 5/5 t/5 IRMSTMV3 27/4 2S/4 11/5 12/5 13/5 15/5 2S/5 29/5 MALAYSML Bestead Skfe* *****4/*****6 tanfcee 1 CradhM KL *****
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      51 20 NOTICE KOYO 00. LTD, TOKYO V. "AABTANIA" riTM UnONG/UOODUNG AUUVED ON I»T| ATUL mi AT PUL GODOWN NO. U/M General Survey on damaged carjo discharged ex the above wail will be held on April. I*l as from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. No further wrvey will be held after this
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