The Business Times, 16 December 1981

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    10 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 107/1/81 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11,1181 60 CENTS
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    SIA makes second gigantic purchase of aircraft
    335 1 SINGAPORE Airlines yesterday signed contracts worth US$l.6 billion for eight Boeing 747 Stretched Upper Deck (SUD) aircraft and six Airbus 300s, eclipsing its record order of 12 Boeing 747s for US$9OO million in 1978. The eight new SUD aircraft, costing US$l.2 billion, will
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    Three sites withdrawn
    812 1  -  By AGNES WEE,LILLIAN CHEW PROPERTY magnate Ng Teng Fong, through his Far East Organisation subsidiaries, was unsuccessful in his tenders for all the land parcels in the Urban Redevelopment Authority's 10th Sale of Sites. The URA had offered U sites for residential development but has decided to
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    JDC wins Chartered job
    384 1  -  By RICHARD SEAH JAPAN Development and Construction Co (JDC) has clinched the contract for the building of Chartered Bank's new 43-stony block at Battery Road. Total cost of the building is estimated at $150 million. JDC submitted a bid of $115 million for the building's main
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    Second tea auction
    212 1 THE SECOND international tea auction held at Jurong Town Han yesterday saw tea prices that were more in line with world levels. Sales came to US$2OO,OOO, slightly less than that of the first auction held on Dec 2. The «m» quantity of tea was auctioned but the
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    Profits may not improve for insurers
    284 1 PROFITS In the general insurance industry this year are unlikely to be any better than last year's. Though premiums are expected to be up on an industry b£sis by at least 90 per cent (him last year, compared with 8 per cent previously, the
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      PLR now 12.06pc
      50 1 HONGKONG A Shanghai Banking Corporation and Chartered Ran if will revise their prime lending rate (PLR) from a common 12.5 per cent to 11.75 per cent and 12 per cent respectively today. This brings the Business Times average index of 12 major banks to 12.06 per cent.
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      Lock icon Majority would leave
      60 1 UPI HONGKONG, Tues. More than half of the 5 million people of Hongkong would head overseas if China resumed control when Britain's lease on the colony expires in 1997. A sampling of nearly 1,500 residents in the colony showed that 55 per cent would emigrate, 31 per
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      Lock icon Fewer oil areas
      66 1 AFP KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Petronas has taken steps to reduce the size of exploration areas offered to oil companies. Two areas of 6,200 and 4,800 square miles off Sarawak were offered last year. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that it would be profitable to reduce the
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      Lock icon Asean food reserve
      60 1 AFP JAKARTA, Tues. Indonesia is prepared to set aside part of its national rice stockpile to increase the Asean food reserve, now amounting to 50,000 tonnes. The reserve is made up of contributions of 15,000 tonnes from Thailand, 12,000 tonnes from the PhilipSines, 12,000 tonnes from Indonesia,
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      Lock icon Watch circuits
      67 1 AFP TOKYO, Tues. Several Swiss watch manufacturers, including Omega, plan to import integrated circuits for quartz watches from Japan in a bid to recapture markets which have gone to watch makers from Japan and Hongkong. The Swiss manufacturers have opened talks with the Japanese Old Electric Company to
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      Lock icon Polish credits
      64 1 Reuter FRANKFURT, Tues. West German banks are considering writing off large parts of their credits to Poland even if the Polish authorities manage to pay the interest due by the end of this year. Individual auditors are now urging banks to write off at least 10 per cent
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      Lock icon Iraqi embassy blast
      67 1 UPI BEIRUT, Tues. A mighty explosion, reportedly set off by a suicide terrorist, ripped through the Iraqi Embassy today in a blast which demolished part erf the building, killing at least 20 people and injuring scores of others. The right-wing Phalangist Radio reported 20 dead and 100
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      Lock icon Nigeria cuts oil price
      72 1 Reuter BAHRAIN, Tues. Nigeria is to cut the price of its medium grade oil by US$l.45 a barrel, the largest price reduction to emerge from an Opec meeting last week, the Middle East Economic Survey said today. After the Opec meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Emirates
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    Younger team must learn the art of moving people
    521 1 THE SECOND echelon leadership must learn the art of moving people. They must learn to reach out to the ordinary people so that the entire nation can feel and throb as one. This was the message contained in the third final
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    Financial markets recover from Polish scare
    271 1 NEWS OF < imwslflrtrt tsnd ska in Poland failed to provide a further boost to d the US dollar and gold yes- terday as world financial markets recoveied from a 1 general over-reaction to the situation on Monday. The American currency weakened against the
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      225 1 FOR PROFIT IPOH Garden is seeking an additional Australian partner for a joint venture to redevelop a historic building in Sydney Page 14 THE National Productivity Board is conducting courses on quality control circles in other languages besides English Page 4 THE year-old Restaurant Association of Singapore plans to upgrade
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon Agreement on Polish debt not likely to be signed this year
      268 3 Reuter AN AGREEMENT to reschedule US$2.4 billion of Poland's 1981 commercial debt is unlikely to be signed this year as planned, a spokesman for West Germany's second largest bank, Dresdner Bank AG, said on Monday. The agreement was to
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      Lock icon Severe test for UK's new money controls
      1020 3 Reuter THE BANK of England's new monetary control arrangements will (ace their most severe test next month because of expected huge money market shortages stemming from tax collections. Some UK government bond and money market analysts believe the bank may have to take
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      Lock icon Crocker raises PLR
      188 3 AP Uf a reflection of slightly higher interest rates, Crocker National Bank, the 12th largest US commercial bank, raised its prime lending rate from 15.5 to 15.75 per cent on Monday. Crocker and Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co, Chicago, had both undercut the rest of
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    • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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        PLR
        23 3 THE trerafe rate at which major Siaga> pore banha are currently prepared to lead to their best customers is 12.06 per cent.
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        ASIAN $ RATES
        167 3 ASIAN RATES < ASIAN currency deposit J interbank rates as at close on Dec 15: WMhwgpt) 7d*ya 12* 12* 1 month 13* 13* 2 months 13* 13* 3 month* 13 9/16 137/16 months 14 3/18 141/16 9 months 14* 14* 12 months 14* 14* NAi DM. /■UiL. "fc l month
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        Discount
        45 3 RANGE at prtccs offered by discount hum— a* Die IS: Ovmifkt: 1% to4M% C*a departs: 3% to cu« Beytec Mtiag 3-month Treasury bills 3* 3 3-month Bank bills 7H m 3 months CD 7H 7* 6 months CD 8« 8H Source: National Discount Co
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        London
        67 3 THE dollar in London yes- terday continued to ease slightly against most currencies as business started very quietly. Opening quotes yesterday: US —1.8750/10 Can-*****/* Cram -1.1832/® D ilk 4.3680 2740 DFI-4.6630 6725 S Fr 3.4425/4510 B FT con 71.82/72.06 F Ft 10.8065/8425 Lit 2275.30/2280.90 i Yen 411.85 ***** 1
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        Singapore market
        467 3 THE local foreign exchange market yesterday continued to be dominated by events in Poland and the moving ACU rates. Against the Singapore dollar, the US unit opened at 2.0680/10. Fluctuations were within the range of 2.0690 to 2.0630 with a closing of 2.0990/06. Mwftaak fcwart mtaa a* I
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        Tokyo
        125 3 THE US dollar for overnight delivery in Tokyo yesterday closed at 220.15 yen after a 220.40 opening. This compared with a 220.05/25 finish in New York and 220.15/35 on the US West Coast overnight. But it was sharply lower than the ***** close in Tokyo on Monday. Trading was
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        Gold
        193 3 SINGAPORE gold futures yesterday turned firmer on some local short-covering after a lower opening, but the market still closed eaiser on bslance compared with overnight levels. Trading was generally thin throughout the day with total sales recorded at 155 lots. Prompt closed weaker at 415.50/417.50 and April at 432.00/432.50
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        Silver quotes
        34 3 Mm PM New Tort ».WB l«B irrs ubs Zurich L« U7B UK LRS ftaa Mm Sagapere L« UOB MOS ICS CVMtag prtc ta US dollar* troy ouaci a. Source: Credit Suisse, S'pore.
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        HONGKONG
        94 3 THE US dollar in Hongkong yesterday rose against most major currencies except sterling in late foreign exchange trading. The US currency, firm on Monday on Poland's declaration of martial law, drifted initially yesterday followed the sell-off in US markets. It recovered to 2.2785/95 marks from an early 2.2895/ 2715
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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      QC circle talks to be in Mandarin
      421 4  -  By BERNADETTE CHOOI LOCAL companies will have fewer problems setting up quality control circles now that the National Productivity Board is conducting courses in other languages besides English. From Jan 15 the first Mandarin seminar on quality control circles will be conducted. This
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      First batch of recruits for German-S'pore institute
      402 4  -  By RICHARD SEAH THE Economic Development Board is now recruiting the first batch of 50 students for the GermanSingapore Institute of Production Technology (GST). The students will attend a two-year full-time diploma course on production engineering technology beginning in February. Companies which sponsor
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      MEMO PAD
      739 4 Snvnf4BB AND cocjmb Dec 2-23: Data and Management Information Systems, Cuppage Centre, NPB Dec 2-23: Industrial Relations Collective Agreements, Cuppage Centre, NPB Dec 2-17: Computer Data Proceaaiig, Cuppage Centre, NPB Dec 7-23: Building Construction Safety for Supervisors, Cuppage Centre, NPB Dec 28-Jan 20: Financial Planning for Marketing activities,
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      Shaw to make its largest donation this year
      126 4 THE Shaw Foundation will donate HO million to various organisations on Friday, making this its largest contribution in a single year. The chairman of the Foundation, Tan Sri Dr Runme Shaw, wfll present the cheques to some 300 organisations at the Shaw
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      Chinese silk carpets on display
      101 4 CHINESE tfk carpets and fabrics from TianJin and ZheJlaag will be on display at lac Victoria Memorial Hall from today. The six-day fw—» aik Show will feature a $100,000 collection of band-printed silk fabrics. Crape de Chine, brocade aad satin. Clothing for aren and women
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      Need to realise benefits of vocational training
      227 5 AN INDUSTRIALIST has called on vocational training institutes to make greater efforts in helping parents, industries and female workers realise the benefits of vocational training. Mr Andrew Chapman, who is also a board member of the Vocational and Industrial Training Board, said the
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      NBI picks up officers for questioning
      114 5 OFFICERS from the Corrupt Practice» Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and the Malaysian National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) yesterday picked up three officers from the Royal Customs of Malaysia after they took a sum of money from a Jurong firm. The machinery company also has branches
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      Plans to upgrade restaurant trade
      604 5  -  By RICHARD SEAH THE YEAR-OLD Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS) has ambitious plans to upgrade the local restaurant industry, with full support from the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB). But it must first break barriers in the form of seven other associations of restaurant operators.
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      PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
      252 5 UNION Bank of Finland (Singapore) Ltd, a whollyowned subsidiary of the Union Bank of Finland group, has made three senior appointments from Jan has been appointed managing director, succeeding Mr Christian Ilmoni who is retiring. Mr von Fleandt was previously assistant general manager in the bank's international
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      Telecoms extends to Kuwait and Benin
      134 5 TELECOMS yesterday extended it* International facsimile and data servicea to Kuwait end number-to-num-ber telephone Krvkxa to n, M oemn The international (acrimUe aervlce la a subacriber-to-aubacriber service. It enables aubacribers to tranemlt/recetve documents, pictures, (anna and prints by HDD or via Telecoma operators directly.
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      ISS looks forward to developing computer expertise
      265 5 THE Institute of Systran Science (ISS), which was formed a month ago, is ww hit twmh its role to transfer information sjsteias tschnology and to develop local expertise la computer applications la Yesterday, It flew in an IBM rwsarchtr from California to give
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      143 4 MaxdlxTysh '81 Gentlemen, if s now the season to give yourself a shoe gift from Marelli. At very special Christmas prices! Renowned for its superb craftsmanship and supple quality leather. Marelli shoes keep its good looks, colour, texture and finish alwavs. So come down quick cos' this is the last
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      175 5 T 1J» LJFIUJIJ 1 1 High technology in its noblest form r.s 0« m m v < m W 9m fV sfe a y£*# I vjf'ia P%S >s ifi IV- <<,**■ M m .'<■ Km»j -fill K. The ultimate in shaving freedom: you choose to shave with or without cord,
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      84 5 I II ■-'.2+ Every popular whisky is made from blending pure malt whiskies and less expensive grain whiskies. Malt costs at least twice as much as grain. And more malt means more character a more distinctive taste Teacher's contains more malt than other popular blends. No wonder then, that Teachers
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Dominant role of foreign equity in Malaysia
      663 6 FOREIGN equity still plays a preponderant role in Malaysia's manufacturing sector despite the objective of the New Economic Policy to reduce this share to 30 per cent by 1990. This is shown in a recent US Embassy tabulation of foreign and domestic equity
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      Lock icon No 'towkay' candidates
      251 6 AFP THE MALAYSIAN Chinese Association (MCA), a component party in the ruling National Front coalition, will not put up "towkay" candidates in the coming general elections, its president Datuk Lee San Choon said. "We will choose candidates who are willing to work full time and are not
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      Lock icon CAB calls for sanctions against Japan Air Lines
      257 6 UPI THE US Qvll Vrwtlii Bsard ku ardered —rHtas agalast Japaa Air Um beeaaae Jtfu ku related to hMMT parttoaa ef its IK2 alr service agreemeat with toe Ualtod Stotot. Tbe beard nM m Mmday Japaa failed to graat Seattle-Pertlaad-Tekyea pe rattag
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      Lock icon Libyan output of oil rises as Americans begin to leave
      494 6 Reuter LIBYAN oil production rose this month to more than one million barrels a day after the signing of an interim agreement favourable to American companies operating there. Western diplomats said that on the day President Reagan announced he was
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      Lock icon Forecast of good energy supplies, prices next year
      754 6 Reuter BARRING political accidents in the Middle East, oil industry leaders see 1962 as being a year when energy supplies should again be adequate and oil prices will decline, at least in real terms. Saudi Arabia shows no sign of abandoning a
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      Lock icon No alarm over deficit figures
      648 6 NYT AFTER expressing great alarm last summer at the prospect of the federal budget deficit rising above the Reagan Administration's $43.1 billion target, the business community has greeted the latest estimates of a staggering $100 billion deficit with surprising calm. The Administration's most recent, and
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      Lock icon US wants to step up coal exports to Europe
      240 6 Reuter THE US wants to step up its coal exports to Europe to balance energy supplies from the Soviet Union. William Morris, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, said on Monday that the Reagan Administration is still unhappy about what it sees as
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      Lock icon US stocks increase as sales drop
      142 7 UPI THE closely-watched level of inventories unsold backlogs that contribute to recession grew by one per cent in October as sales dropped 2.3 per cent. The US Commerce Department reported on Monday the October increase of $4.8 billion in the value of inventories was
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      Lock icon Japanese ruling unfair
      142 7 AFP A GOVERNMENT requirement that foreign companies trying to sell pharmaceutical goods in Japan must first provide medical reports on their executives has been pronounced "nonsensical and unfair". The 239-member Foreign Trade Council made this warning yesterday saying that this was a definite trade restriction that should
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      Lock icon Middle East peace drive threatened
      411 7 Reuter ISRAEL'S move to annex the Golan Heights is widely seen as a further roadblock in Western efforts to promote broad Middle East peace negotiations. Western government officials said on Monday they were astonished by the Israeli move and would need time to assess its
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      Lock icon Chinese incur business losses
      302 7 AP CHINA has 13,000 industrial enterprises operating at a loss, totalling 4.2 billion yuan (US$2.B billion), because of waste, incompetent management and poor planning. Mr Wang Bingqian, China's Finance Minister, said if these and other problems in production, construction and commodity circulation were solved, China would
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      701 7 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Namber Time From PM PA0Q5 0150 JFK/SPO/AHA/HKG MAS MH601 0630 KUL SIA SQ101 0815 KUL MAS MH811 0815 PEN MAS MH671 0645 KUL RBA BI421 0825 BWN MAS MH680 0M0 BKI/MYY/KCH MAS MH651 1000 PEN/KUL SIA SQ201 1000 HLP CPA CX710 1000 HLP
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      Lock icon Increasing salaries of Hongkong executives
      127 7 AFP THE haae salary sf Iseal executives la Hsagtsag Is eateMag ap with that expatriate». A Iff! salary sarvey eeadaeted by PA M—p—t Ci—altsali hansliM that expatriates are, as average, eanring ahsat M per eeat mere thaa leeal exeeattves bat less at the sealer maaagemeat
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      Lock icon Strikes hit Poland in spite of martial law
      585 7 Reuter STRIKES by defiant Solidarity workers engulfed Poland yesterday, from the Gdansk shipyard in the north to the vital coal mines of Silesia in the south, in mounting resistance to the nation's martial law regime. Army troops moved in and surrounded the
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      91 6 Logan is for too good fcrthe average whisky *1 Single Highland Malts J matured in oak for more than twelve years, tempered by lighter grains from the Lowlands, in all more than thirty whiskies from Scotland have been carefully selected. The Logan blend is a delicate balance creating a whisky
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      170 6 to 2? H -■MT Tin-Jfcr" i jap K'- XMM I mm For the first time in Singapore, you can have tiles designed specially for you You can choose any design colour and we make them the way you want them right down to the last detail What's more, we have
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      97 7 Pan Am offers more services to more cities in the U.S. daily thanany other airiine -of course Daily, we fly to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Honolulu, and New York. With connecting flights to all major U.S. cities all within the same day. It's more than any other airline can offer.
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    VAT not suitable for Singapore
    483 8 THE VALUE added tax (VAT) is a good idea, but not for Singapore. Last week Dr Tony Tan told a meeting at the Consumers Association of Singapore that the Government is considering imposing taxes on consumption to replace taxes on income. He said that the
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    Objective of URA sale defeated
    234 8 CONDITIONS surrounding the 10th URA sale have been far from propitious. It was announced at the height of the property boom and was accompanied by a host of regulations to speed up the supply of private residential units to a househungry population. But by the
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    SOLUTION TO FUEL AND FOOD CRISIS
    1380 8  -  If the world's oil supplies continue to dwindle, will we soon find ourselves competing with the appetites of vehicles as farmers turn to 'gasohol' production? SHIRKIE outlines the issues and reviews developments in the field. ROWAN SHIRKIE i THE ECONOMIC hard- > ships caused
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    Lock icon Bangladesh attempts to revitalise silk industry
    899 8  -  By BITARA PARVEEN Depthnews. BANGLADESH has launched another major effort to revitalise the silk industry and recapture its old glory as the "storehouse of silk." Under the Second Five-Year Plan which ends in 1985, the government has appropriated US$lO.5 million to expand the industry
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      672 8 -11-OIE CBOSBWOKD CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 3 The girl with the candy? (5) 8 A bad thing to tall into (5) 10 Can she handle a revolver? (5) 11 Teacher of Spanish? (3) 12 Started bang out of key, poaribly (5) 13 Main art form in outer space? (7) 15 Painted
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      158 8 Side S.M News MS Radio Patrol MS On The Sunny Side IMI Prog Summary and Today's Diary followed by Stories From Asia IMS Arts Alive IMS Potluck 11.M News-In-Brief 11.IS Instrumentalists Of The Week IMS Lunch Date MS PM News followed by Share Market Report and Weather Forecast 1.4S Sounds
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    Lock icon Profits of oil refiners and producers plunge
    1192 9  -  Oil refiners and major producers of petrochemicals have taken a hard knock. SUE CAMERON explains how recession, the oil glut and massive overcapacity accelerated the underlying trends that existed in the oil products and petrochemical businesses. The first signs of what might be
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    Lock icon Exports of arms by Third World increasing
    261 9 NYT SOME smaller industrial nations and developing countries are emerging as Important exporters of advanced weapons. These new suppliers, including Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, Israel and India, may be altering the character of the international weapons market and raising policy problems for the
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      315 9 K«w available aa Update t0... The key to under standing ASEAN The ASEAN Report Update Published by The Asian Wall Street Joarnal The ASEAN Report gave businessmen for the first time a key which opens the door to doing business with the countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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      266 9 m MERLIN INN BUTTERWORTH Now Open! TV.. M l.„ ~.>k JL The Merlin... a name synonymous with warmth, hospitality and friendly service... is proud to announce the newest addition to The Merlin Group. The first international class hotel to be built in the thriving commercial centre of Butterworth. only 3
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
    • EUROPEAN MARKETS
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        Paris
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        Frankfurt
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        Milan
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        TORONTO
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      TEXTILES
      194 11 YARN and cotton were quoted as follows in" Hongkong yesterday. (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) CrttM yarn: China Blue Pboenix 20b 2,530 32s 3.170, 40s 3,330 (per bale of 400 lbs). Piece gee*: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly unq;
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      781 11 DCC 14 ACP Industrie* Addiaaaasraph Alreo Inc Alcan AJumln AUafbany Lad Allted Cham Cp A11M Stan* AlUe-Chalman AiumbOO ftflMT Am AirhnM Am Brutfi Inc Am Bmdcul Am Can Co Am Cjmammkt Am Bsc Pvr An rijw Am Horn* Prod An Motor* Cp Am Natorml da* AalMtTM Amanda
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      178 11 CHINESE PrtdiK Eickuge, SlngtpMC, MM eleaing prices per 1M kg ytrtcrtay. Cwmt ail: Bulk fob $106.00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $122.00 sellers, new drum fob $126.00 sellers. Cepra: Mixed (loose) $99.50 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper (ob Asta NLW $370.00 sellers, Sarawak white pepper
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      RICE
      320 11 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in S$ 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 0.73, Special
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      WHEAT
      142 11 WHEAT futures in Chicago on Monday extended losses late to close down 12' i to 8 US cents a bushel in revived trade. Prices declined from the start in response to increased political tension in Poland, and afternoon reports that the US suspended all food aid to Poland triggered
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      Straits Tin
      83 11 THE STRAITS tin price In Peuaag yesterday (ell 19 cents to M 535.1« a idle, to meve farther down within the ITC upper range ef $34.18 and $77.85. Despite steady evernight Leaden advices and Influential buyer sepert, the market fell on laeh ef overseas Interest following the possible
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      CLOSING PRICES
      34 11 Rubber: Dec 15 Singapore: Jan: 183.00 cents (down 2.50 cents) Malaysia: Jan: 201.00 cents (down 4.50 cents) Tin: M 535.10 per kilo (down 10 cents) Official offering: 221 tonnes (up 41 tonnes)
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      150 11 SOYBEAN futures in Chicago on Monday pared lasses late as locals covered short positions on trade sentiment that the market was oversold. Prices settled down 8 '/a US cents a bushel in nearby January, to up one in deferred January. Prices declined from the start in reaction to increased
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      LONDON MARKETS
      787 11 COFFEE: Robusta coffee futures yesterday drifted off in a quiet opening call after initially trading slightly higher. Dealers said the market opened higher reflecting New York's close but after Jan traded £5 up at £1,141 there was insufficient buying interest to sustain the rise. Robusta futures ended the
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      PALM OIL
      126 11 THE Kuala Lumpur crude palm oil market yesterday continued higher on light buying interest in quiet trading. In December, south and central rose MJIS and 517.50 respectively to $890 a tonne. In January, south gained $17.50 to $890 while north was unchanged at $880. The refined market continued
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      RUBBER
      233 11 RUBBER prices In Singapore yesterday closed slightly lower with January One RSS buyers quoted at 183.00 cents per kilo, down 2.50 cents from Monday's close. Morning prices were marked down slightly on lack of follow-through buying support and some long selling. Afternoon prices lost further ground on stale bull
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      RAS PRICES
      344 11 RA8 price* In cents per klio yesterday: Nam (per kilo) fckiym Sellers lot. 1 R.SS prompt f o b 171.00 179 OON lat 1 R.SS Juuu7 183 50 IM 50 Int. 1 R.SS. February WM 190 00 Iat 2 R S.S M SO 171.50N UK/OMM 1(8 50 1T0J0N
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      SSR and SMR
      102 11 NOON 881 |A( RwdSMRprm r*ur<kr S8K 10 Mao Min (l-tapdM <l Ua |»ii« i (CVTMl Iwtn I D 162-00 i) 144.00 "T i Mth) 1M00N i«oon Ftknurr (PvririH Mtk) Bayara Mbn ***** 144 00N ***** I42.00N SMR CV SMR L HUH i (I'M p*D« (1-taa p*U« (l-tapafcl
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      Tin consumers blamed for price wars
      532 11 THE refusal of tin consuming countries to allow the Fifth International Tin Agreement (ITA) to operate within its overall objective of price stabilisation has been blamed for the present tin price wars and the presence of "benefactors" on the London Metal Exchange (LME). If
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      Lock icon Production of world tin – in – concentrates
      243 11 Production of world tin in concentrates Reuter WORLD MINE production of tin-in-eon-centrates was almost unchanged at 15,800 tonnes in June from the 16,000 tonnes produced in May and against 15,500 tonnes in June 1980, the International Tin Council said in its monthly statistical bulletin. Output in the 12 months to
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      88 11 NOTICE To the holders of the floating rate U.S. Dollar Certificates of Deposit due June 16,1982 of A The Mitsubishi Bank, Limited. D B S. Building. 6 Shenton Way Singapore 0106. We hereby certify that the rate of interest payable on the above-mentioned certificates of deposit for the interest period
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      201 11 Let us examine the word News: iliw .>uu .>u mat iia uai nuv. •> umaiu imv. wai ui« uijo imv 11T *T* J I*l 11 Wl I H#lH IVTH VI l-4V«" rliVll news Vn(y)iiz\ npi but sing in const r. often alt rib 1 a report of recent events 2
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    BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES AND THE KLSE
    1681 12 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 INDUBTBIAL COMMERCIAL Aema (19QB 1008)
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    Unit trusts
    175 12 me, APOU UNIT 1SWT (Mmi PM'pHni tar Dae It) The Ccmu nerce IS l.«0 TV Savti Fund tie too S'pore Pr o« Fund 1.M L«7 S pore Sec Fund IU Ut S'pere Iv ft Fund LM l.U S'pore Eq l*ty Fund LB LBfed M HA UNIT 1 SWT
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    2800 12 IM1 Hick Low Coapujr Last Sale orGr*s Div DW Or Gr*a YTd Net P/B Val COOG) Day Hlgk Lew SKCTION ONE INDUSTRIAL ft COMMKBCIAL 404 115 380 312 m 200 rto 532* on 430 MM Ac ma 115 Alcorn 130 AlllMl Choc 150 BAT 300 Bata 15
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    1722 12 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. ■NDURBIAM AIMS (1.478) (11) 1« 16 (2) 1« (2) 1 44 (I)
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    COMPANY MEETINGS
    77 12 MALAYA Glass Factory Betted: Twentieth AGM to be held at 72-A Jalan Tampol, Johore Bahni, Johore on Dec 16 at noon. SINGAPORE Laad IMM: Eighteenth AGM to be held in the Conference Room, 19th Floor, Shing Kwan House, 4 Shenton Way, Singapore 0106 on Dec 18 at noon.
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    Investors stage a mild rally
    708 12 AFTER the thamplag they received aa Maaday, to vector» meved warily aa the Sleek Kxehaage ef Slag*pere yesterday, hat the cmttoaa need later gave way tea miU rally. Bhare prieea geaerally |M§lJ Um» fka« aiiaialahl Ivwrr UHUI VVfrll^li levels aad eariy tradlag was galet. The
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    Kuala Lumpur recovers
    603 12 IMPROVED sentiment returned to the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday to rein in Monday's (all with a slightly higher turnover. Opening prices were mixed with an easier bias but a mild recovery was observed in selected counters towards the lunch break. There was some short-cover-ing during the
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      United Malacca hurt by lower rubber prices
      266 13 UNITED Malacca Rubber Estate baa recorded a 20.14 per cent decline in croup pre-tax profits to M 52.198 million for the half year to Oct 31, 1981 mainly as a result of depressed rubber prices and lower crop output. The group's estimated proceeds
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      Perlis cleared to buy into Barlow
      134 13 PERLIS Plantations has received clearance from the Malaysian Foreign Investment Committee for its purchase of a 38 per cent stake in Barlow Plantations. Perils, which first announced its purchase in September will pay Ms 46 million cash to UK-based Barlow Holdings. The consideration was
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      Premium Holdings to meet state officials
      109 13 PREMIUM Holdings Bhd has informed the Stock Exchange of Singapore it will be meeting the representative of the Trengganu state government on the latter's proposed acquisition of the whole of Chenderong's concession land. Lee Hung Plantations Sdn Bhd -(formerly known as Yardstick Holdings Sdn
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      HLI expects huge jump in pre-tax
      279 13 HONG Leong Industries (HLI) expects its group pre-tax profits to Jump by more than 78 per cent to Ms 36 million for the year ending June 1982. This profit forecast was made after taking into account the estimated contributions expected from Hong Leong Co
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      COMPANY BRIEFS
      376 13 PUBUC Buk BM will bold its EGM on Jan 6 at Bangunan Public Bank, 6 Jalan Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur. It will propose raising its authorised capital to $300 million (ran $50 mnifam by creating 250 million ordinary shares of $1.00 each. The bank also proposes to capitalise $7
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      RESULTS DUE
      196 13 Date La ■1 Fall Y« IT Campaay P Net EPS Graaa Pretax hat year (Mate) LMv. Pratt J Cement (vm) I 20/11 T.7 3 8(b) 4,012 Chin Teck F 22/11 21.7 15.0 2.041* Int Wood I *11 8.8 10.0TE 283 H Leoog Credit F 10/12 14.6 10.0 6,103
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      TOKYO
      328 13 SHARE prices in Tokyo yesterday closed higher on bargain hunting in blue chips and export-orientated issues, reponding to the yen's recovery against the US dollar. The market average gained 26.72 to finish at 7,8».», but trading was light with a volume of 230 million shares on uncertainties over the
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      Market closes steady
      213 13 HONGKONG STOCKS IN Hongkong yesterday closed steady after initial weakness, following technical support at the lows which contributed to a late recovery. Trading was subdued in the absence of fresh incentives. V The Hang Seng index ended 4.79 points ahead at 1,381.18, having been down 8.06 at
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      Sydney stocks finish lower
      218 13 MAJOR stocks in Sydney yesterday re* treated following sharp dips on and New York securities markets. Gold stocks, nearly all oil and metal issues, big miners including coal owners and a large number of leading industrial issues weakened. Local situation stocks provided the only bright opportunities
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      Manila
      62 13 THE Manila stock market trading yestmfty continued km aa commetriaViSS trials, minings and oils "•"J and turnover rose to M 2.000 pesos from 630.000 on Monday. OK U Mm tSS AMw Ok a iMi tit Blfvlo OoM JMi and) •MfWt CM. «TJ» +1 UB mm *m +*.11 EST j-..
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      70 13 SHARE prices in Bangkok yesterday cloned generally lower in quiet trading with inventors sensing little incentive to trade. The Book dub index Ml 0.18 paints to 94.00 on a turnover at 317 million batat £jFr|r==™ i. Ow»— IM oacfe KM r» mm ai -u Ma Da •mi Oh •MB
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      Selected indices
      52 13 FINANCIAL TIMBf INDUSTRIALS Mnnrlaw 1 tm KSV—_5S DOW JONKS AVKRAGS INDUSTRIALS MoiuIIT m rrktay-- WMk Ago- a HJLHANC SKNG Tu—day u Uonito* 19 ■SSI •LIS nui WMk Am *****1 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Tin.Hiy Mil Moiutof •mjt Warn* Agn 144 0 ALL ORDINARIKS ToMdajr MM MoTwtay i WMk A«o I
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      SINGAPORE
      145 14 Rises Leong Boat Dulop Eat Batu Kawaa Gutkria H Lmm Credit M B F Hldgi Graad Caatral DBS I C B Town k City Kalis Maia Kiafs PagT Maia 300 970 390 930 1240 789 940 830 070 418 247 482 408 70 89 +90 +38 +30 +30 +20
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      151 14 Rises Dunlop Est 615 +55 M Mosaics 680 +50 fifing Court MBF Hldgs H Leoog Credit 1020 +50 86 1360 +40 +30 pUknk 468 900 +26 +25 Palmco 320 +20 OCBC 1210 +20 Falls Troooh 1160 —TO A Choc 210 -27 S Dredge Oriental 540 530 -25 -20
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    Lock icon Broker foresees quieter HK stock market
    318 14 AFP THE CHAIRMAN of a brokerage house has predicted that the Hongkong stock market wilt be quieter next year. Mr Peter Scales, speaking at a banking symposium at the Hongkong Polytechnic, said he believed one of the major influences on the Hongkong market would
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    LONDON STOCKS
    751 14 LONDON, Taes. Share prices opened easier today in a quiet extension of yesterday's lower trend, dealers said. At noon, the Financial Times index fed 14 points to 511.2. Prices were further depress ed by a £32.2 million rights issue proposal tram ICL at the outset and sharp tails
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    Ipoh Garden seeks Aussie partner to redevelop site
    582 14  -  Companies Editor: Mano Sabnani By FLORENCE CHONG IPOH Garden is seeking an additional Australian partner for a Joint venture to redevelop a historic building in Sydney. The Malaysian developer's Australian representative is putting the fiAl touches to a detailed feasibility study on
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    PERNAS' STAKE IN BKB
    273 14 PERNAS, the multi-million dollar trading arm oI the Malaysian government, is to take up a stake in Berjaya Kawat Berhad in line with Malaysia's New Economic Policy. The directors of Berjaya Kawat yesterday announced that it will issue 3.17 million new shares of Msl each to
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    Kuala Kampar Tin ceases operations
    271 14 KUALA Kampar Tin Fields, having made a loss for the first half of the financial year ending March 31,1982, has decided to call it quits. The company's interim results for the year showed an after-tax loss of M 5144,000, compared to profits of $607,000 for
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    Times companies see small gain in profits
    135 14 BOTH Times Publishing Berhad and its sister company, The Straits Times Press (1975) Ltd, expect a modest increase in profits for the current year. The two companies made this forecast when replying to queries from the Stock Exchange of Singapore in relation to
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    MPHB believed to have obtained listing approval
    253 14 MULH-PaijpeM Hililap MtglMMnte wttfc tatereata prepscfr, Heved to ka*e ektotoed toe IjjHWl 9t the Capital tan« CnuMn to Malay■la tor toe IMtog at Ito torn aa toe Kuia Lnpv Stock Exekaage (USE). The afprml waa aaU to have keea gtvea abaat a week
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    Lock icon Wield a bigger cane
    683 14 mm mm*** by HOCK LOCK SIEW THE Securities Industry Council should be commended for t*iHn g action against Mr Ho Kok Cheong for his misdemeanour. Indeed, a breach of the Singapore Code on Takeovers and Mergers must never be taken lightly and it is good the
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    Lock icon DOW JONES MIXED
    94 14 AP NEW YORK, Tun. The stock market opened mixed today following yesterday's ■harp decline. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks rose 1.90 points to 873.38 in the first half hour, but the number of stocks falling in price held a 5-to-i lead over gainers. The
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      58 14 OUTLOOK for Singapore today: Generally cloudy with occasional rain until afternoon. Bepwt far U Inn at the atrpert: prtor to 7Jt pm ea Dee IS Maximum temperature 25.5 Associated humidity 91 Minimum temperature 23.2 Associated humidity 99 Hours of sunshine Nil Rainfall in millimetres 36.6 Total rainfall for the month
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      Call to set up a network of regional maritime centres
      377 15 A PREPARATORY meeting on a regional network of maritime-training centres is being held in Dacca. It is reviewing the facilities available for specialised maritime-affairs training in Asia and the Pacific region. Nineteen delegates from India, China, Indonesia, .South Korea, Thailand
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      Mac-Nels offering weekly service to US coasts
      436 15  -  By JUNE LIM MAC-NELS Agencies is offering a new weekly service from Singapore and Malaysia to the United States east and west coast. The company began the service following its appointment as agents for Singapore and Malaysia by a United States transport company,
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        Lock icon CCSI's foreign orders
        81 15 AFP THE CHINA Corporation of Shipbuilding (CCSI) has received orders from overseas clients for the building of ships totalling 700,000 tonnes since its inauguration in May last year. CCSI has signed contracts with firms in Hongkong, the US, Japan and some European countries for the supply of
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        Lock icon BS loses £7 million
        76 15 Reuter STATE-owned British Shipbuilders (BS) had a trading loss of £7 million for the six months ended Sep 30. The full-year trading loss of fiscal year 1980/81 was £41.4 million. It expects the 1961/82 trading loss to be within the £25 million limit set by the
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        Lock icon Djakarta Lloyd's plans
        79 15 Reuter DJAKARTA Lloyd, the Indonesian state-owned shipping line, will put five more semi and fullcontainer vessels into operation to handle anticipated increases in marine cargo. Three of the new vessels, all semi-container ships, arrived last week in the Tanjung Priok port of Jakarta, while two full-container freighters
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        Lock icon More tankers for Kuwait
        56 15 AFP FOUR Japanese-built 85,000-tonne oil tankers are about to arrive in Kuwait for the Kuwait Oil Tankers Company. At the moment, the Kuwaiti tanker fleet totals 2,500,000 tonnes. With another four new vessels the fleet will be able to handle 35 per cent of the country's
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      INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
      702 15 SUfftBg Ltae PM* C«1 AcMpclcto SkH VI l Adriatic Coat vm I AIM VI I Alro-EuruU VI i Alfred CT VI l Ail tram vn 4 Alpac VI S AagkuUD VI Amuwvt V S AjriNtaw vm 1 ANL i 1 APC Uat vm 1 APL m AitfUl
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      435 16 ARRIVALS KEPPEL WHARVES Builder n (after Jenson) 22 Frances Bay (after Dai Yun Shan) 18 John Bakke (2100) 31/32 Jenson IV (0700) 21 EAST Kakas VI (after Kong Kat) 19 Lancashire (after Vivien) 33/34 Nedlloyd Crystal (Ro/ro) (1230 tide must starboard alongside) 3/4 Oasis Emperor (2359 after
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      868 16 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO AT CONTAINER TERMINAL Vessel's Name Voy No. Estimated Time of Arrival Shipping Lines Gdn Mode of Operatn Omex Pioneer Benattow TW Bridge Jutlandla Advara Sea Hawk Zlm Melbourne Anson Fathulkhalr Bristol Maru Bunga Dahlia Neptune Topaz P. Pierce Maersk Mango
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      LONDON FREIGHTS
      1582 16 CONTINUED easiness was seen on Monday (or grain chartering out of North America with operators paying *27.25 for Nwiw from the US Gulf, down 50 cents, and hnslnesi finalised from the US Northern Range to Tilbury at $10.75, do*m ».25 In addition, a $1 fall was seen from
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      738 17 AFP CONDITIONS were unseasonably quiet on the freight market last week, with rates again a little easier. A tonnage surplus of 30 million tons deadweight at the end of the year is being forecast by some shipbrokers, giving an idea of the current imbalance. Fixing completely dried
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      Mardata installs Mark III central computer system
      648 17  -  By WONG SOUK YEE ALL the shipping information that businessmen and government agencies need is only a tinkle away. With the advent of an international network sharing system, Mardata (Maritime Data Network) has installed the Mark HI central computer. It stores all data
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      SHIPPING LIST
      395 22 GALVESTON Lex a Maersk, Maersk, Dec 15. Dragoer Maersk, Maersk, Dec 20. Toklo Express/Rheln Express, Hapag-Lloyd, Dec 22. Lica Maersk, Maersk, Dec 27. Anders Maersk, Maersk, Jan 5. Benalder/Weser Express, Hapag-Lloyd, Dec 31. GENOA N. Hoorn, ScanDutchf, Dec 15. Medlterranea, Omex, Dec 20/20. Toyama, ScanDutchf, Dec 22. N.
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      19 15 MOB CONTAINER Sehedalee SHIPS In Pert LONDON Freights WEEKLY Freights SHIPPING Sehedale REGIONAL Weather D n n/m m vm
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      803 16 MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CO*PN. BERHAD. WISMA MISC, N0.2, JALAN CONLAY, P.O. BOX 371, KUALA LUMPUR 0449, MALAYSIA. TEL *****8 TELEX: MA *****, *****, ***** ***** CONTAINER SERVICE FfEroi 12/1 14/1 JUTUMM 19/1 21/1 B. PCRRW 28/1 21/1 namAN 2/2 4/2 WON 9/2 11/2 SEUWM 15/2 11/2 R SUM 23/2 25/2
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      725 17 The Straits Steamship Group oci Overseas Containers Limited STRAITS SHIPPING Singapore to Sifrih, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok SERVICE TO Uh CONTINENT op UNMN 12/1 14/1 R 11/1 12/1 17/1 19/1 M/l M/l 25/1 27/1 2/2 «/J M/ 2 M/ 2 •1/2 11/2 14/ 2 11/ 2 11/2 21/2 11/1
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      343 17 Franco Belgian Services kM 17 BK 4 tm 73 0* 74 Dk 11 la a BK BK 14 la >m Ska 73 Im »lm 9lm a*a C.M.C.R. ft** rum ruM 1 -ir r *hi 11 ha 17 tm 121 m 14 la 17 tm 11 Im 171 a 71JW 77
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      708 18 EXPORTS Sport PMM| tlbdfi B'haw* ftdan/ It Hjrre Mwp hfsrt 0/1 11/1 12/1 14/1 20/12 JO/I 12/1 13/1 15/1 m 27/12 21/1? 17/1 19/1 20/1 22/1 1/1 M/l 26/1 27/1 20/1 5/1 25/1 27/1 23/1 30/1 12/1 13/1 2/2 4/3 5/3 6/3 trwskvMKt C*t> tor CAMBEAN WEST MOCS Hjmbuc, 13/12
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      352 18 K.iS.IjINE KOREA SHIPPING CORPORATION VEGA 167W VEGA 16ft ALU* 171W AIT A* 172E STORE 21-23 Dec 21-23 Ok 22 25 Jan 22-25 lan P. Kolang PENANG 24-27 Dec 21-30 Dec 24-27 Dec 21-30 Dec 26-28 Jan 29-31 Jan 26-28 Jan 29-31 Jan TOBUSAN TOBUSAN Also Call Inchon Subjoct to Inducement
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      494 18 0 EVERGREEN LINE I MR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE ACCEPT* Fa A ICI CARGO FOR: Lr! MtarMi UM| U few. im> i«*r 24/12 4/11 ivu 17/01 u/ii ji/ii nm forMW VOl 24/ M 21/11 21/11 X/(l l/« 2 t«arUot U/tl 22/11 2/(2 4/12 4/12 1/12 »/*2 ENrHctvT ?1/1 11/2 IJ/2 IV2
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      908 18 Everett Lines/ Burma Fivt Star Shipping Corpn. JBk "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE' LOADING FOR RANGOON Spore hMi NKM »/23 Dk -T^ NTUtiwl JS/V tic 2S/M Ik "■UMBKTMrn* 29/31 Ok f**" 11/13 tm BFS S C A pant* Motovwo BOUSTEAO SHPHNG TEL NOS KL *****4/*****7— PKtLANG *****1/8 PEN *****1/8 CXSCHARGHG ONLY Cimftw
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      221 18 mm IsXO.S.E. OCEAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES PTE LTD SANKYO LINE JAPAN/STRAITS SamCl MZQTKLU m zitU44/71 aim MUUM unwanKm *1 4M44/4M7U HMT Bum mrmwmm mrautom wunm tjaum CROSS a 22-23/12 mnuMW B4MSM/SSM 11> am m mpw in m intin -Z229X1/) 215? m m «-t7g/v7ai wm M i mm in Mcnniam TO PAPUA
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      944 19 PIL GROUP FULL CONTAINER SERVICE TO COLOMBO. HOOEIOAH. JEDDAH AQABA (Reefer Cntrs Acceptable) vessel KOTA SAHABAT KOTA SAHABAT I.Vlf.t LuLl Ll Accepting LCL Cargo to Colombo, Aqaba and Hodoidah. S.E.A. Container Feeder Service SINGAPORE/PT KELANG/BANGKOK/HONGKONG/MANILA ACCEPTING LCL/FCL/REEFER CONTAINERS VESSEL iiin^ciaa^Eizjna PT.KELANG 595/59H I 1 *-17/12 SS/6N H-19/12 25-2#/12 23-24/12 27-29/12
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      709 19 i BEN LINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS com WO SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE INA** ROM! HAMKSOTON TOtyOK ST|am P Acton|W German*/ AaslraAMwrp hmu MUK H W/U •/> U/l U/l 14/1 C/l wme m l 2 li/i VI 7/1 v/u a/u 17/1 u/l »/i a/1 ivi VI a/l a/l 77/1 »/1 2VI 2^2 Ufw
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      430 19 IHHI i i i Scan Dutch 9 WEEKLY EXPRESS CONTAINER EP/mc/HC/scAN SERVICE f 9, \yM ftp i t i t 11/I 1 V I um kmca wean a/12 2VU I OtttM FMX 1/1 30/1? I) lm*n Cwml 2) ta Li'iKHii Mm (Tftwy) CM*V I i v/i'i -fi J z DCtaimrtoi!
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      597 19 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES BANK LINE EXPRESS DEPENDENT SERVICE TO UK/CONT (ACCEPTING CONTAINERS ONLY) ABiyu SPORE R'DAM HULL HMBG 22 Dec 14 Jon 18 Jon 21 Jon SANTA FE 3 j on 29 Jon 7 Feb 3 Fob (Deep Took Spoce Available) Ly Ices yfe Lines U.S. WEST COAST SERVICE OHtl
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      422 20 K LINE KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA. LTD. EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICES JAP AN-STRAITS-JAP AN Ms* Spare Pwunj PUM| MMMYVII 2C/12 27/12 21/12 RMBM NMIV3 2/1 «/l VI WMTM *11 4 1 VI 7/1 IV 1 1/1 IVI 21/1 LNOULT SmppOfl 19-19/12 Dubai, Demm. Kuwait 21-21/12 Dubai, Dam'm AUSTRALIA MAM) Vl7/1M 19-19/12 Dubai.
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      295 20 CAUFORNA/FACFIC NORTH WEST SUVICE EWRESS CMTARER/REEFU SUVICE UaM| M 101 IMOII. SM RMCBCO, SEATTU, TACOAAA. WKOML SC. SAM FtAMCSCO SEATTU. TA »rrMnfg/fa CMAMwi r MMC smw aim Uk Ml I'lfWH.. i 4 i PIWMI S«wt IS Ok 20 OK 310k 11m 2Mi 41m 14 JM IS JM 20 FM 21
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      603 20 II i'oiiii SINGAPORE SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD 201H (IOOR OCE AN fiIJIL DIN(. SINuAPIiHF C'O-5 MARHfTING *****2 13 I. INI Si GINFHA! *****1 M )N( s TERMINAL Of F ICI *****83 tU*AS ***** RS ?SS6B A B CARSMIH CAKIt CAHC.OSMIP Container Lines _£_SAILINGS A WEEK to/trom BANGKOK twi SB MM
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      213 20 KORINS MARITIME SERVICES Pi Roorn 601 ICR H .ilfi.r- SinjapofP T<» f .7' f J 'h MIDDLE EAST/RFD SFA/EUROPf SERVICES •*7 Hyundae Shipping (a. /id. \SIA \ll RC M \NT MAH INI as M ae 5 ■V EAST MM kM tofrt MMM AQENTB: QUAN GUAM SMffPMQ SOU BHD. K. UMTW
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      340 20 :T:nw jTorl TOO*, Wedaeetoy, December 1«, 19H if Kf r' v BfltAkPl'-LK SFRVICF TO FUROPE/UK lw*«hr I—ok r it. (MOI) nHICONTAINER WEST BOUND SERVICE •111 iSSSuM/VaAs/ unumm i* 1'" Cattowi to M*/Tittf/L«t*b/TartM/ EULL CONTAINER EAST BOUND SERVICE rULt uuNIAIfjfR KK/KEE/YOKO SERVICE t A vb ALPAC UNE {{J INDIAFRICA UNE .um/mn.
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      700 21 NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES FAR EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUC): ACE Conioflu SS BRDGf 34V 28/12 K CHANCE 6W.1 4/1 TKHMDGE9W 8/1 N JADE 5W 15/1 K JACOWN 16* J22/1 Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia C ROZE S pore Closing Times: FCI Cargo v LCL Cargo FROM EUROPE
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      550 21 MALDIVE LINES g* eta eta SWK WMWT*H PORT I MALDIVE fOGHMUt 30/12 Loading For Jeddah MALDIKUNTY MPORT Loading tor Alexandria maldiye crest 30/12 Loading For Karachi MALDIVE NOBLE 20/12 Loading For Muscat/ Dubai/Dammam man PRDE 30/12 Loading For Kuwait MAUN* HOMER 1/1/82 Loading For Dpbouti/Pt Sudan MALDIVE STAR In Port
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      703 21 "ftf u SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHAPING CO PRIVATE LTD 55, str *«t Sincapore 0104 Tafcphone Numbers *****3 Cable Mfress SMSOV SMGAPORE Telei Numbers RS ***** K ***** RS *****; P KOANC M SSi "®J ST Flo <* mmf m ng. g#fVK NO 1, MIAN CFMPtUBNG POUT KIANG MALAYSIA (Mr Tel
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      75 21 P.E.A.C.E. PTE LTD \*}vh •A, MOUNT F TEL: 2MVTM/V REOULAP FCL/LCL SERVICES TO AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, HONQ KONO WSSEL PEACE I PEACE I PEACE A PEACE! PEACE C 21.1211 24.12.11 21.1211 22.1211 31.1211 OESTUkTDN NOW KONG ff»'i .'i > 3ff> [»:t inwj EXPRESS TO BfmjLU ■vm 108 aw MIM) W)
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      486 22 mm EGYPTIAIt INTERNATIONA! I INF if II I INTERNATIONAL LINE ;EIL I EGYPTIAN FLAG DIRECT LINER SERVICE TO EGYPT (POUT SUEZ POUT SAID ALEXANDRIA) rrm w.w rrurn mamm mmu mif ok a )m 11 i» 21 nun 1 win mis u m» it *,22 Cerge Bwldwee Mew Mwne 2736*1/2 DIRECT
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      447 22 LINE KINKAI 1 KINKAI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. JAPAN/STIAITS/JAPAN Fully Containerised Service J?fyo JoJ* S port Pen** P Ketanc S pore Tokyo KoOt WR**'" »/l2 21/12 27/12 »/l 11/1 2/1 4/1 5/1 1/1 W 1 21/1 MR ¥11 24/12 25/12 4/1 5/1 7/1 1/1 11/1 21/1 (N01E: NOMMV I K HOMER
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      235 22 ft JOHORE SHIPPING If ,s I lAI AN T tN< > 1 RAPAR r>OR» "HAM', Sf 1 ANGOB VAI Ay SI A HAJ SHIPPING SDN. BERHAD Express Uhrttoad Service from P. Ketone 1 East Mrteyaa A Brunei ft 11/11 19/11 1/12 N 1.19/11 N* 1/12 2/12 3/11 l/« 2 2/e
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      265 22 PERKAF ALAN LAUTAN MRU SDN. BHD. PO Bo> 220 k<x* knabalu Sab* Safe* Sjfjwjl Bangkok S**»por r Port SEALION SHIPPING (S) PTE. LTD. Tel: 23DM81 Tlx: ***** SEALION SHIPPING (M) SDN. BHD. Tel: 38-7754. »747», 38-9851 Tbt: MA397L2 PeaMf SEJAMA SHIPPING TRANSPORT ohm nun Tel aOQn. 3C832 Tlx: MA***** P«*
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      224 22 SAUDI IS, LINE Regular Conventional Service 1 CLOUD £UO l TL TRANSTIMBER LINE BULK TIMBER SERVICE MP! 22/12 24/12 TIL ''mm/xmi/vtm HJL TTK/W 3NK ICK MACK LINE 91 R m EipmiSanfca 21/12 31/12 OCEANUS SHIPPING AGENCY PTE ITD 63ft hi Floor Anson On,re Smgaporf 0707 1[ I OS®, 4 -'5
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      107 22 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND BEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. LEGEND? R Thunderstorm Temperature C A y Shower Weather Wind direction with speed in knots Rain (sJ Cloudy Sky Wtve height teMaMit by anwwa whtahfly wttb the m*i clrcie r»pn*all calm or light mad variable winds. X One Imlf rtniwii
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