The Business Times, 24 January 1984

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  • 13 1 BUSINESS TIM ES M.C. (P) No. 66/1/84 TUESDAY, JANUARY 84,11 M 60 CENTS
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  • 588 1  -  By LEE HAN SHIH THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has given the Harapan group a two-year extension for the completion of Its massive $1 billion Rahardja Centre. The extension, which pushes the completion date of the project from 1567 to 1989, is said to have been
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  • 181 1 THE Overseas Union Bank (OUB) has set up a representative office in Beijing the bank's 21st office outside Singapore. The Beijing office is managed by Swatow-born Mr Wu In Chuan who was previously the manager of OUB's domestic branches department. Mr Wu
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  • 122 1 THE Post Office Savings Bank expects to enjoy a surplus of $72.57 million this year, more than doublet he $30.6 million recorded in 1962. It als expects to pay out interest amounting to $424.33 million, over a third more than the $303 million paid out
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  • 416 1  - Pent a-Ocean back in the black with $9.9m profit By UM SOON NEO PENTA-OCEAN Construction Co Ltd's branch in Singapore turned in a pre-tax profit of $9.9 million for its financial year 1962 ending March 31, 1963. For financial year 1983, the company expects to sustain same level of profit,
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  • BRIEFLY...
    • 67 1 THE government will provide financial assistance and consultative services to companies wanting to set up child-care centres on their premises. A Ministry of Social Affairs official said yesterday at a seminar on tapping the services of non-working women and retirees that the financial aid will come in the
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    • 115 1 Bernama JOHOR Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul A Jib Ahmad said yesterday that a time may come when the Malaysian government would have to seriously consider putting up a second linkage with Singapore. However, a careful study on the implications of such a move would be necessary before the
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    • 98 1 Bernama THE Asean economic ministers meeting to be held in Jakarta in May will study in detail Singapore's proposed hepatitis vaccine plant for inclusion as an Asean industrial project. Malaysian Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday that the proposal had been agreed
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    • 56 1 AFP JAPAN'S first practical television broadcasting satellite was launched in Tanegashima yesterday, and sent towards orbit aboard a three-stage N-2 rocket. The BS2-A, designed for television programmes to be beamed from space directly into homes, is the world's first satellite dedicated entirely to television broadcasting, said the National
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    • 65 1 AP A STRIKE by Hongkong train drivers on the colony's mass transit subway, in protest against a proposed new shift system and management's refusal to recognise their union, entered its second day yesterday. A spokesman few the Mass Transit Railway Corp, which operates the subway, said
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    • 67 1 Bernama FOREIGN companies in Brunei have been given one ysar to restructure following the enforcement of the Company's Act this month. A report from Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday quoted the Sultanate's legal department as saying that the new ruling requires that at least half of the members of
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    • 33 1 Reuter HONGKONG'S status conscious motorists have a date at the auctions on Saturday the car number plate 1997 is due to be sold to the highest bidder for charity. Reuter
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  • 244 1 TIMEB Pakllsklag's whally-ewaed British libsidlary, Marskall Caveadlsh, lum heagkt itoetf a toehold la the US paMishlag Held. Far a ri-Mwitfia af USSM mllttaa, It haa parehaeed all tke skaree la Uvn Eaterpriaee which •was lee, a Btattmaa ipcHaUm la eeattaaity series af keeka which
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  • 517 1  -  By WAHO LOOK KEAH SINGAPORE Airlines la prepared to suspend Its services to Rome if the Italian authorities continue to press It to cut its tteee flights a week to two. Italy served notice on Singapore on July 2 last year to terminate the
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
    • 801 2 NYT FOR the most part, 1983 was not a good year for the 15 biggest bank holding companies in the US, most of which operated under the shadow of the international debt crisis. Fears that international loan losses would sharply cut
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    • 178 2 Reuter BRITAIN'S public sector borrowing requirement (PSBR) totalled £1.3 billion in December,. bringing the total for the first nine months of the 1983/84 fiscal year to £10.1 trillion, the Treasury said. In the autumn statement the government raised its forecast for the 1983/84 PSBR to £10
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    • 626 2 Reuter A PROPOSED new law requiring West German banks to adhere to consolidated lending ratios Is on its own not enough to secure an accidentfree banking system, R»nirtn g Supervisory Office President Inge Lore Baehre said. She told bankers in Frankfurt recently that
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    • 277 2 SINGAPORE banks, which once paid attention only to short-term trade financing, have now broadened their strategy to cover mediumterm loans to cope with growth of the manufacturing sector and property market. This was emphasised yesterday by Mr Tan Keong Choon, president of the Singapore
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    • 69 2 Reuter US MINE production of gold is expected to increase to 2.1 million ounces this year from 1.6 million ounces last year, the Bureau of Mines predicted. The bureau said in its annual mineral summary that US production of gold last year was at the highest
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    • 231 2 Reuter AN increasing number of Poland's European creditor banks favour rescheduling Polish maturities due in 1984 and 1985 and if possible 1986 in one agreement, banking sources said. The sources noted that these three years have fairly large maturities falling due, and after that amounts
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    • 265 2 Reuter MARKET opinion remains divided over the pace of the US economy and what action the Federal Reserve will take in response to it. Now that last Friday's much awaited fourth-quar-ter GNP news is out of the way, market participants will be debating whether the economy
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    • 294 2 Reuter THE current round of changes in UK financial markets could Include links being formed between one or more of the clearing banks and stockbrokers offering a low cost discount service, the chief executive of Hill Samuel and Co, Richard Lloyd, said. He told a
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    • 90 2 Reuter UK pension funds snd insurance companies invested a record amount of new money in British government bonds in the third quarter of 1983, figures from the Central Statistical Office show. Insurance companies' long-term funds invested £847 million in government hoods (gilts) in the third quarter,
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
    • 336 2 SINGAPORE gold futures yesterday closed slightly firmer in light trading following a weaker US dollar. Total sales for the day were recorded at 135 lots while kerb volume was 60 lots. Prompt closed slightly higher at U*****.70/373.70 an ounce against New York's Friday $371.25/75 close, February at $373.40/ 373.90
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    • 35 2 PM An New York 8.23B 8.30B US IKS Zurich 8.1TB 8 JOB US UK Mm N Sinranre 8 238 8 28B Ckataf prtc US 8.33S «s la US doOan Source: Credit Suisse, S'pore
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    • 79 2 THE US dollar yesterday eased against other major currendes in fairly active late trading on technical factors and profit-taking. The US unit opened higher following slightly better than expected fourth quarter US GNP data. Banknote rati (HK per 1): US UK yesterday: 7.78/7.80 10.75/10.* Brunei W Germany Malaysia 3.635/3.655
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    • 67 2 THE dollar yesterday opened slightly lower than Friday's closing levels in a very quiet market. Opening quotes yesterday: US 1.4067/67 Can 1.7425/89 Crow 1.2464/67 DMk 3 9545 85 D F1 4.4490/4535 S FV 3.1420/55 B FY con 80.48/85 F Fr 12.0650/1095 Lit 2395 63/2406 69 Yen 328.79/329.31 DKr NKr
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    • 506 2 THE US dollar yesterday firmed against most major currencies in quiet trading on the local foreign exchange market. The dollar opened at 552.1305/15 against the local currency. Trading was sluggish during the day as the dollar moved within a narrow range before dosing at the opening level. MhM
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    • 148 2 THE US dollar closed slightly lower in light trading yesterday, with US fourth-quarter GNP data falling to point to a fresh trend, dealers said. The dollar finished at 234.00 yen »pin«t 234.20/36 at the New York fWy on commercial selling. It ended at 2.8185/95 marks barely changed from New
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    • 22 2 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their beet customers is 9.126 per cent.
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    • 184 2 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at 5 pm on Jan 23: 7 days 1 month 2 months Smooths C months 9 months 12 months U8 Dalian Othr BM 11/16 9 9/16 9* 9* 913/16 911/16 915/16 13/16 101/16 15/16 10* 10* 10* 10* Das. 8w.Tr*. /MUJU T1
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    • 43 2 RANGE of prt am otter ed by d 1Ovcnlgkt: 1 JUS: Call deport ts: 1-3 CWiac 3-month Mks Treasury bills 211/16 29/16 3-month Buik bills 711/16 79/16 V 3 months CD 7K 7* W months CD 7* 7bk Source: National Discount Co
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    • 49 2 The Royal Bank off Scotland pic Announces The Opening of its Singapore Branch on January 23,1984 at 9 Battery Road #08-02 Straits Trading Building Singapore 0104 Manager Mr R.T. Miller Manager Foreign Exchange Mr N. A. M. Robertson Assistant Manager Mr M.L Booth Telephone: *****22 Telex: RS ***** V
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 483 3 SHOULD the company secretary be professionally qualified? The theme of this question was a recurring topic during the first Singapore Company Secretaries Congress held at the Pavilion Inter-Continental Hotel recently. This point is pertinent to the status and position of the thousands of company
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    • 316 3 EAR RINGS will sex» dominate the showcases of a jewellery shop at Far East' Plan. Lee Heng Jewellers, which started selling the Breuning range of ear rings early last year, was disappointed with the initial sales performance pot up by the Getman-made ear rings.
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    • 176 3 THE Department of Extramural Studies, National University of Stogapore, will be holding two weekend wutkshups "Stress Management and Ton" and "How to develop Dynamic Lsaderahtp-- Workshop for The stiaas management wnrkshop, which commences on March 10, will discuss several stress management techniques f"** as
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    • 148 3 JAPAN Air Lines is once again offering five nnmr scholarships in Japan. The one-month course, commencing July 11, is open to full-time matriculated students of the Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological Institute, National University of Singapore, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and the Singapore Polytechnic.
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    • 48 3 KLJBCOMB hss eaOed tor de pfltog and eartfcwsrks tor Hs new Bakft Ttanah ntoiBead. Ptosis tor toto Jto«ton nfm *7,A,a satomEi fflStojSTswSl (Stmt ?iisr toimSr Nsrtfc toSe PjML torjlto iiips to the HML nlag to April and get eempletlen date st Dsosssksr UK.
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    • 416 3  -  By SHAHRIR ARIFF NEW Zealand has a wide range of opportunities for investment for Singapore businessmen and also has liberal investment regulations to encourage foreign investments. This message was delivered by Mr G C Hensley, head of the New 7.—prime Minister's Department, when he stopped
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    • 238 3 HITACHI wants to m its presence in Singapore known, and Hitachi Info-Centre will be that window through which pwpt? will understand the company's activities on the island. This was revealed by Mr Mervyn Cornelius, who is in charge of the centre, during its opening last
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    • 361 3  -  By TSANG SAU YIN NIXDORF Computer (Singapore) clinched its first hotel contract yesterday when it signed a sales agreement with Sea View Hotel. The contract, worth more than $500,000, is for computerising the entire hotel operations, that is, the management of the front
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    • 596 5 FURTHER plans are afoot to lure retirees and housewives back to the workforce. The People's Association yesterday outlined its plans for retired senior citizens to t be economically active again. At a seminar on Tapping the Untapped Workforce, the PA said
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    • 116 5 THE DwiimUt Ptiplal BepaMfe tf Algeria's lint to Bkwm, Mr Mahaaiad Alan MetmmM, yeaterday srestsried Ma mMhla to Praltat MrJjrMitaMl Aiwa, B, Mm beat the iwlimilii He waa active M the BaM ef maae mn«Mristli—dartag toe early daya at Ms eareer. Graduating with a MtMM ef Aria (Law),
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    • 321 5 JAPAN hopes to see a growth in its imparts from Singapore but this depends very much on what the republic has to offer. Mr Michlo Mizoguchi, Special Adviser (Economic) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan, told reporters yesterday that Singapore's trade deficit
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    • 41 5 THE American Women's Association will donate about $57,000 to charity, a substantial portion at which will go to the Community Cheet. The funds for these donations were made available through the association's annual bazaar, held last December.
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    • 854 5  -  By PENG AILIAN TO ENCOURAGE well-educated women to have larger families, the Ministry of Education has released a new scheme of priorities for the registration of pre-prlmary and primary students. The weD educated and those who can afford to have larger families
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    • 324 5  -  By LOH HUI YIN ANOTHER of Wah-Chang International's Joint ventures in China has been awarded a contract by foreign oil companies operating in the South China Sea. 2>oog-Chang Offshore Marine Service Co (ZOSCO) will provide three 6,000 hp supply vessels far Occidental Petroleum's
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    • 128 5 INTERNATIONAL Telefax service to the Republic of Korea has been made available by Telecoms tbrougfa the International telephone network. This service enables subscribers to send and receive documents, drawings and other visual information using their own Telecoms type-approved facsimile transceivers to and from subscribers in Korea
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    • 85 5 ENGINEERING etaiwle at Naayaag Teehaleal laetttato wfll ke atoe to leara aai aaettw Ont haad the latrtoato werklagi rf DMtor «Jftoee aai lyvtoaw, tkaaka to tke ieaattoa ti a faD-eeale eperattoaal eat-away ear hy Veirt Fir Ext Li. Tke Vehre Ml GL eataway ear,
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    • 449 5 THE Wee Mon-Cheng tax trial took a surprise turn yesterday when the prosecution asked to re-open Its case and recall two witThe turn came after State Counsel Jiang Slew Ming ssid prosecution officers searched a Bangkok Bank godown on Friday and found documents which threw
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    • 476 5  -  By JOANNE YAP FROM a factory laden with massive production setbacks, Potez Enterprises Pte Ltd has come a long way in modernising its facilities to produce sanitaryware products. And the management was given a pat on its back for its hard work by
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    • 156 5 Reuter THE British aircraft carrier Invincible left drydock here yesterday to continue its goodwill visits to South-east Asian countries, the British High Commission said. An official spokesman said the carrier would be back in Singapore for about 10 days from Feb 28 before returning to Portsmouth, ending
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  • OVERSEAS
    • 507 6 Reuter AFP Uft SECRETARY erf State George Shultz said last Sunday the United States might launch a preemptive strike to forestall suicide air attacks against its ships off Lebanon and in the Gulf. Mr Shultz said in a television interview that such suicide
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    • 463 6 UPI D&UZE Muslim leader tfjfaid Jumblatt has threatened to destroy Lebanon wTOi renewed civil warfare that could only be averted if Pfesident Amin Mr Gemayel his government resignLate last Sunday, Lebanese army positions came meter sporadic artillery and mortar fire from Oruze strongholds in the
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    • 297 6 Reuter TIME magaslee haa nU la Weston Earepe this y ear wmM drep to aa average U per eeat ui aaempleymeat weald remala level at 114 per eeat. The magadae's Earapeaa Mart ef rnsasmlsta alee predicted m Saaday that Weston Earepe maid have
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    • 156 6 AP THE suspension by Kuwaiti authorities of entry visas and work permits (or foreign labourers had adversely affected foreign contracting companies operating in Kuwait, the English-Language newspaper Arab Times said last Sunday. The paper was alluding to a government decision to discontinue issuing work permits until further
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    • 354 6 Reuter APPLE Computer Inc has announced that it will begin marketing its Macintosh computer this week in an attempt to recapture a lead it lost last year in the personal computer market to industry giant International Business MaoMh» Corp. Apple
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    • 379 6 Reuter THE Israeli cabinet has agreed on a 1984 budget totalling over US$3O billion but including a cut of $169 million in defence spending. Defence minister Moshe Arens had baulked at such a fall in his budget and, with the education ministry «1«»
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    • 236 6 UPI AN ASSISTANT US military attache and 10 Guatemala» were killed in the crash of an air force traiuport pi»w 24 kilometre* north' of the capital, Guatemalan authorities said last Sunday. The Guatemalan military spokesman identified the American as Robert Prescott, 34, of Ohio, serving
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    • 94 6 Reuter US SECRETARY sf State lagtea last Saaday that Msstisasj March It. drei Orwnyfc* had agreed at (MVS) talks la Vleaaa sa that date. JBir had skamm** they wID esmt haek er asi. Hat Is nsiFlhlst they have said la a trtsvMsa laterview. Msseaw
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
      • 601 6 Agencies BRAZIL will be able to make an atomic bomb by the 1990b, Navy Minister Maximtsno da Fooaeca said in an interview published in Rio de Janeiro by the daily Jonul do Brazil Admiral Fooaeca said oo Sunday that the decision to make atomic weapons had
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    • 394 7 AFP A WEEK-long strike in Calcutta's 56 lute factories and recent production cuts forced by an extended strike at Bombay's cotton have contributed to plunging India's textile industry into a crisis. More than 250,000 workers have been affected by the situation, according
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    • 267 7 Reuter PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand Marcos implied in an interview published yesterday that the US did not pressure him to make political changes because it feared the publicity. Asked by the New Yorkbased Newsweek magazine whether the US had pressured him to make concessions to the
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    • 164 7 AFP SINO-Britisfa talks on Hongkong's future due to resume tomorrow were likely to run smoothly in the light of recent Chinese official statements and what is seen as a "leak" through the British press, a top political analyst in Hongkong said yesterday. The Sunday
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    • 748 7 ARRIVALS Service Local Operator Number Time i From PAA PA5 0225 JFK/SPO/HKG MAS MH601 0820 KUL cv CV79S 0900 LUX/DXB MAS MH671 0905 KUL MAS MH811 0810 PEN SIA SQ103 0950 KUL RBA Bid 1000 BWN MAS MH603 1020 KUL CPA CX710 1030 HLP GIA GA960 1100
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    • 147 7 Reuter AMERICA ealttvatas diet* knjjlpi«»o4 the werid aid a deeMe si—did te«wis tali, the world's torpta jteowsraey, saMJjt"They ton seen to be >ijii»iil ahMt India," the New DaM yesterday. aaed ttaithMlly etese iX ttoas wtth the Soviet Uatoa, jij'lfSf* >letf toteg la deaytog that
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    • 507 7 UPI WORLD Vision, an international relief organisation, is purging its sponsors list of foreigners suspected of using the agency as a front to sexually abuse up to 1000 Filipino children during the last five years, officials said yesterday. A World Vision official in
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    • 304 7 Bernama THE emphasis in Malaysia's industrialisation programme was being shifted to accommodate more high technology industries, trade and industry minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said yesterday. In the light of this, the government was contemplating a new package of incentives to attract foreign investors to
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  • 446 8 JAPANESE contractors in Singapore have a sad story to tell. They are new in the business and are "not familiar with local conditions." They do not know that inflation can upset their calculation. They run up big losses year after year and if it
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  • 1607 8  - Lamb-burgers answer to an ailing industry The Australian multi-million-dollar lamb industry is facing a crisis as consumers turn away in droves to other meats. It took a price collapse last year to alert industry leaders of deep-seated problems in the once prosperous industry. Now, it is panic stations as farmers
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 596 8 SINGAPORE 5 2.55 PM Opening and Programme Hfehfights folowed by Enifma (Mandarin with English subtitles/r): Story of a woman's rise to fame and fortune. 4.30 Afternoon Matinee Pocket Money 6.05 Ciltwai Diary (English) 6.10 Programme IKghfights 6.15 News (English) 6.25 Man Memasak (Malay): The cooking of kuih pau is demonstrated.
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  • 929 9  -  By PETER SPENCE AFP WHATEVER problems newly independent Brunei might face, certainly is not one of them unless it is how to spend it all. The extraordinary wealth of this small Southeast Asian sultanate, which became fully independent on January 1, comes from petroleum. Since
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  • 631 9  -  By MARCUS GEE UPI FILIPINOS will vote on January 27 on a package of constitutional amendments that the government bills as a major concession to its critics. But many opposition leaders, charging the amendments leave the authoritarian powers of President Ferdinand Marcos
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  • 838 9  -  By ERIC HALL Reuter CHINESE peasants are getting rich quick. Unfortunately, some are getting richer quicker than others and China's communist leaders are taking pains to explain how that can be in a socialist society. Recent speeches and articles in the official press
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    • 843 9 OBQJUXS ©DORSUM ©t^axyiF MALAYAN CEMENT BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia) PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFITS DIVIDEND Having regard to the overall results, the Directors have declared a second interim dividend of 15% less 40% Malaysian income tax in respect of the financial year ended 30th November 1983. Together with the first interim
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    • 184 10 Daily Buffet Lunch at GOFFEE GARDEN Curry Pork Sparer it)S. Ayam Panqqanq, R<<as' L»*fj < o* Lamb and many rrc>r»' B < 1-•'■( (His (i sti,-s 'c^Si 12 noon 2:30 pm Adult: $14 Children under 12: $10 IS I i Wl For reservations, please call *****22 ext 142/917 or direct
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  • ASIAN STOCKS
    • 401 11 INVESTORS switched their attention away from "lining stocks in the face of p»<Hng world prices for gold and copper and sought quality industrials and speculative oil shares on Australian stock markets yesterday. The All-Ordinaries Index ended 3.9 down at 777.6 after being more than five points lower
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    • 389 11 HONGKONG STOCK prices yesterday closed firm after fluctuating throughout the day. Brokers attributed the firm close to general optimism ahead of talks between Britain and China on the colony's future. Business was mainly institutional. Among leaders, Cheung Kong rose 15 cents to HK59.45, Hongkong Land 10 to
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    • 407 11 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday, with late profit-taking more than wiping out early gains as investors became cautious about the high price levels, dealers said. The market average fell 15.06 points to finish at 10,070.96 after rising 32.14 in early trading. Trading volume was 250 million shares
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    • 142 11 SHARE prices rose marginally yesterday with the Book Club Index adding 0.12 to 120.64 on low volume at 100,463 shares. Brokers said the lacklustre performance reflected dwindling interest ahead of the Lunar New Year early next month. jan a Aofchun Thai Ajla Film BahU 147 unrh Anthtn In* And
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    • 98 11 SHARE prices yesterday closed slightly higher but trading remained dull. jam a Pan ♦A Aco* Mining Anglo PhU Ami Mining B AUu fin« 0 000 4* uncb uncb Baguto Oold Bute PMtdInb ***** »UM Bmiwt Coo B CDCP nm Phil HMP l.*|mnta m ox ia •JOB uncb Mi uncb
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  • RAW MATERIALS
    • 977 11 COtttue: Robusta futures yesterday ended an active morning below new contract highs established earlier but with gains from last Friday's close of £19 to £16. March finished at £2,117 traded and asked, below the high of £2,130, but £19 above the previous traded close. Prices rose on trade,
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    • 110 11 MALAYSIAN crude palm oil prices yesterday eased on lack of interest in dull trading, with most operators sidelined following erratic price movements in palm oil futures. Jan deliveries in the south region fell Ms3o to M 52,670 a tonne, while Feb in the south lost MS42O to M
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    • 160 11 CHINEBE Prsdiee Exchange, SkppM, el—tag prims per ltt kg yesterday. Cm-i all: Bulk fob $208.00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $221.00 sellers, new drum fob $225.00 sellers. Cspra: Mixed (loose) $120 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $665.00 sellers, Sarawak white pepper faq
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    • 193 11 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday. (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) CtttM Tan: China Blue Phoenix 20*8 3.040. 32's 3,355, 40's 4,430 (per bale of 400 lbs). Pleee (Mi: China Butterfly and Globe Brand unq, Dragon Head unq, Five Lambs unq. Flower and Butterfly
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    • 337 11 SINGAPORE confirmed its position as one of the major rubber exporting countries with exports totalling 904,343 tonnes for the first 11 months of 1983. This is an increase of 26,806 tonnes over the volume of 877,537 tonnes exported during the same period in 1982. Latest statistics
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    • 1236 11 WHEN the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange was launched on Oct 23, 1980, with crude palm oil as its first and only futures contract, sceptics gave It not more than three months to fold up. After all, Kuala Lumpur was not the first
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    • 335 11 RAS price* In cents per kilo yesterday: (per Ulo) (psrkOo) Int. 1 RSA prompt f.o.b. 08.00 Int. 1 R.S.S February MLS Int. 1 RS-S March MLS Int. 2 R.S.S. 28J5 UK/'Coat 234.25 Int. 3 R-S.S 23LS UK Coot ZIO S Int. 4 RAS 222. 75 UK/Ooat 221.75 Int
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    • 330 11 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices lo S) per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.05, 100 per cent second class 0.82, 100 per cent third class 0.78, 25 per cent new crop no stock, B-10 per cent no stock. THAI BROKEN: A-super 0.63, Special
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    • 62 11 Rubber: Jan 23 Singapore: February 248.60 cento (up 0.50 eent) Malaysia: February 287.50 cento (down 0.50 cent) Tin: M 929.15 per kilo (unchanged) 177 tonnes (up 47 tonnes) im Straits tin price la sd at the* ITa" Ossr tovenlf Mfttilf a kOs. Little buying frsa local Tsrasver ress
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    • 239 11 THE RUBBER market In Singapore yesterday closed slightly higher with February One RSS buyers quoted at 243.50 cents per kilo, up half a cent from last Friday's close. The morning session was marked up slightly on trade covering of February and March One RSS and some buying of forwards
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 34 11 J] at loslhr® Toulouse Lautrec we serve a 3-course, French business lunch within 45 minutes, at just *$12.50 only. Menus change daily. Btotiw ToaleaM-Ualrtc, *04-08, 09 Tanglin Shopping Centre Singapore 1024. Tel: 734 6938
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    • 215 11 ASM Amalgamated Steel Mills Berhad [liipwmd m RIGHTS ISSUE OF 127,500,000 new ordinary shares of 50 sen each at a price of 70 sen per ordinary share Shareholders are reminded to take note of the following important dates: LAST DATE TIME FOR: Acceptance Payment 30th January 1984 at 3.00 p.m.
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  • 3291 12 BID and offer price* officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of «hares traded shown In brackets In lota of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Times Settlement Contracts are quoted after
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  • 3640 12 It Hie N/04 k Low Company Lest Sale +orGr*s Div Div CVr Gr*s nd Net P/E Vol COOO] Day I High Low SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL ft COMMERCIAL m 364 sn m 410 UO 430 SB no 000 m MO 410 an 473 471 WO no 000 000
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  • 175 12 Maaager»' prices far Jaa 24 SINGAPORE l"NTT TR18T The Commerce 3.S2 3 85 The Savings Fund 2.14 2.77 S pore Prog Fund i.s i.« S pore Sec Fund 2.41 2 56 S pore Invest Fund 1.14 ijj S pore Equity Fund 154 163 AMA UNITTOW Mai Invest Fund
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  • 2067 12 BID and offer prices officially luted 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. DfDUnWAUS IJNiwill (4.OCS) (1) 4.00 Atosa (3.008 3.085) 3.10 (2) 1« A
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  • 838 12 THE iMtl stock market tailed to make headway agate yesterday la spite sI a spirited meralag rally. Activity eeatlaaed to be eeaceatrated ea tke mare speealatlve stocks. At tke ead ef tradlag yesterday, tke Straits Times ladastrial ladex was US palate tower at IMMI aad
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  • 499 12 SOFTER conditions In the afternoon session caused share prices to flntah slightly easier on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. The market began on a barely steady note but thereafter prices improved. However, profit-taking towards the noon close trimmed earlier gains. After the lunch
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 283 13 CHEMICAL Cempaay Malaysia BcrM: TwentySecond AGM to be held on the Ground Floor of Bangunan MIDF, USA Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur on Jan 24 at 11.30 am. MALAYAN Breweries Limited: Fiftieth AGM to be held at OCBC Centre (19th Storey), Singapore 0104 on Jan 24 at 11
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    • 611 13 Reuter THE extension until early 1965 of voluntary restraints on Japanese cars exported to the United States is seen in Detroit ss indicating the inevitability of further Joint production ventures between US and foreign car makers. The recent link-up between General Motors (GM)
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    • 118 13 Reuter DISCOUNT bouse Gemrd 4 National PLC said talks are taking place which may lead to an offer for the company's share capital. The discussions are at an early stage. It —iri a further announcement would be made in due course. The statement did not identify
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    • 296 13 Reuter EASTMAN Kodak Co, hit last year by lower profits, Is expanding its Far East operations and expects higher world profits in 1964, president Kay Whitmore said. He told a lunch for businessmen in Hongkong the Far East is Kodak's fastest growing market
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    • 542 13 MALAYSIAN Tobacco Company Bhd (MTC) has now virtually completed its modernisation programme started five years ago, after having invested a total of M 520.6 million in new plant and equipment at its Sungei Besi and Shah Alam factories. This was revealed by MTC's chairman, Mr ARJ
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    • 1013 13 DATSUN NISSAN NYT THE NISSAN Motor Co Ltd, the world's fourth-largest maker at motor vehicles, has Just spent two years and millions of dollars successfully trying to destroy one of the US' better known car brand names. The 50-year-old Japanese company
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    • 900 13 Market Talk... NYT OPTIMISM «bounds on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. While the American securities markets have been hacking and filling over the last seven months, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has shown tittle ability to sustain Its interim gains on the New York Stock Exchange,
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 177 13 Lstl Hi THE NEW STRAITS TIMES PRESS (MALAYSIA) BERHAD NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held in the Theatrette of the Company, Balai Berita, 31 Jalan Riong, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 18th February, 1984 at 10.30 am
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    • 501 13 2ND CHINA BUSINESS CONFERENCE 1964 Jointly Sponsored and Organlaad By c 0 Chirm Counc* tor too AnomoMwi of MameOonef Trad* Thnftn Sub-Council Peoples Republic ol China Republic ot Singapore FOREIGN INVESTMENT, TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION TRADE OPPORTUNITIES IN TIANJIN, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Data A Veoua: Juno 8 17,19 M. Tlanpn Hoist,
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  • Chief Price Changes
    • 170 14 Rises Indices U M Flour Tanarloh N 8 T M C*m*I bio PMK1 AmoI Xfi« Gudi Hides Supreme Corps Meatakab Selaafor Dnd| Soalioa M Oxygen 60« TDM Haw Par 800 800 1880 975 1200 M0 Ml 180 221 830 810 428 212 228 281 60 +80 40 25 20
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      137 14 Rites Indices UM Flour NOT Pdmn Temerlota A Owe M Cement MBFC Ganda 'A' Ganda 970 1870 1500 880 300 1080 422 188 202 Falls +80 +50 +40 +30 +27 +20 +16 +14 +12 Jan 20 Jan 23 MBT Indicator: *****19 NA NST Industrial*: 1469.51 1470.26 NST Finance:
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    • 51 14 HJLHANG SENG Monday— 1066.81 Friday 1034JJ0 Week Ago 975.17 AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIALS Monday.. ***** Friday ***** WMk Ago.. 1020.7 ALL ORDINARIES Monday.. ..777.8 Friday TBI J Week Ago 768.8 FINANCIAL TIMKS INDUSTRIALS Friday 836.8 Thursday 823.8 Week Ago 806.1 DOW JONE8 AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS Friday 1280.11 Thursday 1266.02 Week Ago
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  • 630 14  -  «Hill Companies Editor: ALAN LEE By NAJEEB JARHOM MALAYSIAN Resources Corp Bhd, the propertybased group which returned to profitability only in 1982, has achieved record earnings last year and is paying a higher final dividend of 5 cents a share against 2.5 cents previously.
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  • 367 14 FUSAN Fishing Net Manufacturing Bhd is selling about 12.54 hectares of its oil palm estate in Klang, Selangor (or Ms 4 million. The buyer is AMJ Holdings Sdn Bhd. The estate has a book value of 1566,482 as at end-Decem-ber 1962. Fusan will
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  • LATEST RESULTS
    • 44 14 has reported group pre4ax profits of MUM million ($1.35 million) oat turnover of 144.27 million ($40.15 million) (or the year ended Sep 30, 1S83. It is paying a final dividend of six per cent tax exempt on April».
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  • 313 14 THE United Overseas Bank group has raised its stake in Haw Par Brothers International Ltd following the purchase of additional shares in the latter. Yesterday, Haw Par disclosed it had received a notice under Section 69E of the Companies Act stating that
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  • 976 14 SHARE price* wane lower In quiet trading yesterday in reaction to recent gains which were aeen by some operators as overdone, dealers said. The continuing easier trend an Wall Street also contributed to the easier undertone. Glaxo was down 15p to 790, ia died lOp to 622 and
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  • Taking Stock...
    • 310 14 By Hock Lock Siew TRADING in the shares of Malayan Cables Bbd was suspended on the Stock Exchange of Singapore at the request of the company pending an announcement. The shares closed at $4-02 Just before trading stopped at 11.18 am. The suspension has fuelled speculation that restructuring
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    • 440 14 THE announcement that Uattei Estate Project» (UEP) and Peril» Plaatetiw have together acquired 70 per cent of Shaw's assets in Malaysia has ended years of haggling over Shaw localisation plans. The arrangement still leaves Shaw with 30 per cent of its i Malaysian interests which, for the purpose
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 59 14 OUTLOOK for today: Partly cloudy; showers in several areas in the afternoon. Bepart for 24 Inn prfor to Ml ptn m Jan 23 at toe airpart: Maximum temperature 31.4 Associated humidity 87 Minimum temperature 23.5 Associated humidity 93 Hours of sunshine 5.45 Rainfall In millimetres 14.2 Total rainfall for the
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 238 15 SRI Lanka's foreign exchange earnings from seafarers working on foreign ships reached a new peak last year when 1,431 Lankan seamen and officers were added to the nearly 4,000 already working on foreign vessels. The estimated foreign exchange earnings from this
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    • 421 15  -  By G DURAIRAJ SHIPPERS have accused the US-bound shipping conferences of burdening them with concealed rate increases in the form of new charges. These new charges are over and above the general rate increase of about 16 per cent which shippers are expected to
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    • PORTSIDES
      • 82 15 THEIRE will be dredging works at the southern entrance to Selat Sakra from Jan 25 to Feb 20. A grab dredger will be at work assisted by five tugs and barges. The dredger will be held in position by four anchors extending 150 metres from each corner. The
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      • 62 15 Reuter HITACHI Zosen Corporation said it has won a 15 billion yen order from India's Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) for a self-propelled ship-type oil drilling rig. The shipyard will build the 10,350 gross ton drill ship to a design by Guzto Engineering BV of
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      • 170 15 AP NAVY divers have been trying to raise a harbour ferry that sank moments after more than 500 people were evacuated from the sinking vessel. The ferry Kanrabee began taking on water on Sunday while taking part in the annual ferry boat race in Sydney harbour and came
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      • 81 15 A FILIPINO crewman was still missing on Monday after the Panamanian cargo ship, the 6,749ton Kalimantan Ibu, ran against a breakwater, tilted and started to sink off the port of Kashima 90 kilometers west of Tokyo, Japanese Maritime Safety Agency officials said. The sailor was blieved to
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    • 617 15 SUppiagUae P««e CM Ale* VI 3 Ahrenldel Liner vn 5 Alpac VI 5 An tan Shpg X 4 A PC Line V 4 APL m 4/5 Armour Freight Service* VI 5 ASCL m 1 Asia broker V 5 Austasia Line V 1 Australian Coat VI 5 Bait-Orient
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    • 743 16 TWO more Internationa Maritime Organisatior conventions are on th( brink of fulfilling the requirements for entry intc force. They are the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, 1974, and the International Convention on Maritime Search
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    • 1794 16 IGRAEN chartering is more active on Friday, with rates edging higher where changed, and more time-charter interest is also evident, shipbrokers said. Two grain cargoes were covered from the US Gulf to the Continent at US$B.5O, up 25 cents, and $11 was paid from the Gulf to Rostock.
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    • 356 16 SRI Lanka's unprofitable national carrier, the Ceylon Shipping Corporation, has reshuffled its management in a bid to improve its image. Following the addition of another vessel to its fleet from Argentina at a cost of $18 million, the corportion announced a 50 per
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    • 86 16 A FEDERAL parliamentary inquiry has recommended that only eight of the 41 manned light stations around the Australian coast be converted to automatic operation. The committee said while all stations could become automatic without loss of efficiency to shipping, a manning presence at the other 33
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    • 253 16 THE latest venture into sailing craft for commercial use, Clipper Cargoes, has received a shot in the arm with the announcement of a regular contract from the brewing giant, Guinness. The contract involves the carriage of palletised bottled Guinness from the UK to the West Indies.
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    • 67 16 THE Port of Singapore Authority will operate harbour cruises during Chinese New Year on Feb 3 and 4 at hourly intervals from 9 am to 5 pm. The one-hour cruise will begin and end at the World Trade Centre Ferry Terminal. Passengers will be able to see
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    • 241 17 THE South Korean National Assembly has agreed to revise three acts affecting the shipping industry the Marine Transportation Business Act, the Ship Officers Act and the Harbour Transportation Business Act. The revisions are designed to ease the regulations imposed on marine busi- nesses
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    • 95 17 AFP CHINA has placed Its third passenger-cargo ship in the Shanghai and Hongkong service. The 14,000 dwt JlnjJang left the port of Shanghai for Hongkong last Saturday on its first trial voyage, reported the New China News Agency. It can carry 213 passengers and 9,000 tons of cargo.
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    • 346 17 UNITED States container operators are angry that Australian-backed Trans Freight Lines (TFL) has put in a bid for the lucrative military cargo carried across the North Atlantic to Europe. The six monthly contracts are becoming controversial as smaller lines increasingly challenge the
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    • 188 17 TWO supply ships built by the Shanghai Hudong Shipyard were delivered to Sentinel Ltd of Singapore last Saturday, reported the New China News Agency. The Shanghai and Syrtney can tow oil drilling rigs, supply them with equipment, help them weigh anchor and take part in
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    • 333 17 M A N and B W Diesel to merge their activities Fairplay TWO leading diesel engine manufacturers, West German MAN and Danish B A W Diesel have decided to merge their activities, after having co-operated closely for the last four years. However, it is legally impossible to merge into one
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    • 249 17 AFP THE focus of attention on the tanker market last week was on the Mediterranean, Caribbeans, the North Sea, while the Gulf states area, West Africa and Indonesia had far less impact. Reports that Saudi Arabia had booked more supertankers for storage outside the Gulf states area through
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    • 6550 22 SCHEDULE A guide to ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of
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    • 791 23 CONTAINER TERMINAL RECEIVING OF EXPORT fCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Godowns FCL Ship Voy Arrival for LCL Movement Date/Time Operator Cargo Schedule Location Falstrla 404E 24.1.84 2300 Slme Darby FSB 0900-1100/0900-1100 P3/S3 SS Bridge 44W 25.1.84 0200 NAPL FSB 1200-1400 F3 Pelopor 87A 25.1.84 0700 Boustead TA3 0900-1000/1800-1900
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    • 1536 23 The leading shipping lines operating from local ports and their agents. A-B AFKA African Shipping Agencies (S). Alra-Ear»Ma Um Tranagroup (S). AhrankM User Service Kim Shpg (S). AMrsd C TWfhi Sea Consortium (S)/ Marintei Enterprise (PK) Alpae Intra** (S) Bintang Shpg (KL)/ Island Cargo Handling and
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    • 576 24 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Vessel Berth Agent Arrival Departure KEPPEL WHARVES Iweri 23/4 Pelni alongside 24.1.84/0600 Kim Ann 25/6 Guan Guan alongside 24.1.84/2300 Sunny Ocean 29/30 Crown Marine alongside 24.1.84/2300 Ravidas 31/2 R Jumabhoy alongside 24.1.84/0600 Bunga Orkid 33/4 Leo Shpg alongside 24.1.84/1500 Kai m 23 TSoon 23.1.84/1500
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    • 785 24 Ju 23 Soft starting of induction motors for marine/offshore application, 1730 hrs, Institute of Marine Engineers, 76 Mark Lane, London EC3. Ju SS Offshore moorings, Society for Underwater Technology, 1 Birdcage Walk, London EC3. iu M Fuel handling on board ship, 1415 hrs, Institute of Marine Engineers, 76
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    • 195 24 THE MAJOR shipping consortia operating between the Far East/Europe, Far East Persian Gulf, Straits ports/Australia, Straits/Japan and the member lines: ACE (FAR EAST/EUROPE): Franco Belgian Services. "K" Line. Korean Shipping Corporation. Neptune Orient Lines. Orient Overseas Container Line. Cho Yang Shipping. ANRO (STRAITS/AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line. Australia/Straits Container
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    • 339 15 The Singapore's Straits Business Times World DIRECTORY at your Qf Fingertips Singapore 1 (Buku Merah) LI KMIIDS LONDON Freights SHIPPING Schedule CONTAINER Schedules WHO Acts for Whom SHIPPING Events CONSORTIA SHIPS In Port REGIONAL Weather UL. I\RL)l\l AMAH FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ IDCATOi IX KOKAN CHANCE ISE
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    • 396 15 ESSEALORDU UASC i UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO SAG t NATIONAL LINE OF BAHRAIN. IRAQ. KUWAIT. QATAR. SAUDI ARABIA AND UNITED ARAB EMIRATES EXPRESS MULTI-PURPOSE SERVICES FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE FROM JAPAN TAIWAN HON(.KO\(i jr r M NUBA *V+ 12/1 *1 MANAKH V.St* 17/1 HMMKMI V.4* 17/1 11 MRQM 3+ 4/2 HAGOYA
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    • 485 15 Odessa OCEAN LINE BLACK SEA SHIPPING COMPANY Regular Services From SOUTH EAST ASIA TO MEDITERRANEAN PORTS Agent: Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Pte Ltd TEL: *****3 MAERSK LINE EXPORT FULL CONTAINER SERVICES TOtU-S PA iir^aoi M. RANDO alga"; _jp» M. RAfOO 2S-26/1 27-21/1 M. RANDO 2- 2/2 3- 4/2 M. RANDO
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    • 441 16 SM I SELANDM M/l Id DUMA 5/2 FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE 2221 1) Barcelona. Genoa. 2) Amsterdam. Antwerp. L Havre, Basle. UK. 3) Bremen. Bremerha»en. Aartws, Copenhagen, Helsinki 4) Malmo Stockholm. Oslo •Accept** Europe cargo lor feeder via S pore 'Also direct cargo lor Spore I Bangkok Pis contact PERMSC
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    • 377 16 USA/CANADA z ss Kb ii 35 I™ !R9fd A, accepting LCL Cargo for USA Ports only. n/J u/3 23/3 a/3 »/J M/ 3 V 4 2/4 3/1 *13/JM *33/351 W/M "T *2/311 "H* Dotal Ata Ok* IMOMC FOR tator. wmia fnm.na Giarr ta >*n# AGENTS SUNSHIP AGENCIES PTE LTD M»,n
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  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 579 17 The Straits Steamship Group OCL Overseas Containers Limited uONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO UK CONTINENT a/i ai/i e/2 tt/2 i vt an tin an U/l IS/3 11/3 11/3 u/3 a/i 27/3 a/3 U/3 It/3 11/4 12/4 lt/2 21/2 21/2 N/2 2V2 27/2 21/2 tl/3 U/3 H/3 17/3 M/ 3 U/3 M/ 3
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    • 504 17 Franco Brlgum Scr vices I n ~«f rt-nt-h S, r\ /<•«• With /.ir l .t-i, rn I nu i 4.1 Ska 21 Jm ISFA MM IIU UU Uhl 21U >/* nw au mm au sm sm F UM 8M 8M tMb 4Urn Site 7Wm UFA MM Ih SM* 7fc Ifc
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    • 616 18 K Hapag-Lloyd jl TO CONTINENT i* EXPORTS S pore P Helang Pen Bilbao leiioesGenoa H burg Mar Rdam Bha»en Ant seille «rerp PETER RKKICRS 29 I 311 3/2 25/2 23/2 6/3 3/3 9,3 I TO LISA CANADA Connecting m Tokyo Connecting in Kobe "Also accepting cargo tor ATLANTIC GULF PORTS
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    • 391 18 11G.&LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ 1 Membfi of the Ace ConwrtMn FROM EUROPE VIA SUEZ 1* Memoer o) the Ace Consortium FULLY CONTAINERISED 10 FROM NORTH AMERICA WEST COAST "»u feeder mid |M<* SPOREIHR I BucliOjtUnd BC HR OMENTAL EXECUTIVE 401 ?6 1 77 1 5222 2
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    • 423 18 r® EVERGREEN LINE FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE acceptmg fcl t ici cargo for m *g w an* urn im Cwlanl 1 /02 1/12 75/12 27/«2 29/02 l/u 3/0) 14/12 IS/02 7/03 0/03 U/M /M |4/|] (««Ghn 24/12 24/12 17/03 IS/03 J|/ M 22/13 24/03 also acceptok ia/m t ra/Fa n
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    • 930 18 Everett Lines COMPANM PERUANA DE VAPOREES (CJ».V.) "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" Im*«h tot Cjlao blow It mt ottK« Peruvian ports ntti (rmstaf at Honfkont *a4/or Rote On CPV Thioufti B*s at lab* to final dnlatfie* MUMMVnOETT** RMoracn THOMASHtRETT HUOCVEKTT MANOLOEVERETT OWWRETT f Kiianf taPt/25 tan S/S Fab 14/17 Fab 29/4 Mv
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    • 259 18 HXSINOSE u MARITIME PTE LTD ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES > it f "T <■ POUT MLANC PENANG SMOS£ MAIHTM PTE ITD Til *****44/7 ft *****70 MAIOSE MAOTM SON BHD Td *****2/3 MALAYSIA IRAK 1 TRANSPUT ITD Ttf S7W3 t ***** KYOWA LINE TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA/ SOUTH PACIFIC
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  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 462 19 pil group EAST AFRICA/RED SEA SERVICES VOYAGE c-ma E-4M W-410 f aji ua Singapore loadmgfor: r«ri MjLm Si 2 M/ 2 HOOWDAM, JEDOAM. AOASA, MUKALLA "-W2 MOOBDAH, JCOOAM, AQABA, PT. SUDAN KOTA WANQI W-410 15-30/2 ADEN ACCEPTMQ CONTAINERS TO HOPBPiM/iO*M/yf 9UDAN/TiOOAPtSCM> KARACHI/P GULF SERVICES VOYAGE UWAIT 3H*W 1-5/2 20-25/2 15-22/3
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    • 368 19 MALAYSIA SHIPPING CORPH. SDN. BND. KSSEL VOY. PER ROTA NMN 1/14 ROTA BEMJAN 1/14 ROTA BANAOA 1/14 ROTA HARAPAN 2/14 P. KBJWG SARID 7-14/2 244/2 7-17/2 Agents SINGAPORE Pll P KEIANG SEIATAN AfIFNCY HI SFIAIAN AGfNCY Pf NANG If AN BE E A CO STORE LOADMG FOR 25-2C/1 RU/RR/SRN RR/SRN/TA
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    • 576 19 BENLINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS com MO soviet TO/FROM EUROPE struts bhk PWG SPORE PAEIANG UR. HMI B HAVEN DIMM HAVRE *n vn V 2 27/2 a/2 l/s j/j 7/2 IV2 15/? 1/1 VJ 7/1 l/l 11/3 7/2 21/J JV2 14/1 W/J l«/J fit JI/l ,y,i 13/1 15/5 27/1 TV 3 M/
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    • 655 19 DJAKARTA LLOYD INDONESIAN NATIONAL LINE TO US* WE»T/EAST COM! II fIULf PORTS (Fu»y CmtmmM Vnuk) "<* o*/*0 LA/IB HOC TOD JM HOK N.TQM NNJFU ■I MIAMI <M a/2 12/3 14/3 25/3 a/3 1/4 4/4 Ate kca*| cvp to Ma*ML Unite. M* n»f 1 TO TAMMN MD S KOREA (F* Carta***
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    • 351 19 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES BURMA FIVE STAR SHIPPWC CORPORATION Loadhf for Rangoon "«GUf l»*/26Jon HTANTAWYWA* 29/1 Feb PAGAN 5/g F«b HTONEYWA 12/15 Fab ('Diacfeorging Only) BANKUNE EXPRESS MEPENPEffI SERVICE TO UK CLYDEBANK FORTHBANK U.S. GULF GBHEVE LYKES SU Sd 1/2 STELLA LYKES 20/1 22/1 2J/1 3/3 DOLLY TURMAN 27/2 1/3 29/3
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    • 1134 20 K LINE KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD PA Cl lC COAST (laelndtaf DESTINATIONS INLAND vU IPI/MICROBRIDGE MINILAND BRIDGE) 5S** s "m rm store Mono kssel t/sport »nu iaab mum MERCATOR*33 2C Im 27 ta. U IM" (MMJWDMKE) ATLANTIC COAST PM.G WClta ¥33 2f tan M. RUBY *13 2 Fab not ma
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    • 335 20 PERKAPALAN MAKMUR (M) SON. BHD.. W 1 REGULAR SERVICES TO EAST MALAYSIA L a* em mmorm raws fmiw Ei. ■wmar sandman, tammu. loan %n m Aetata ferny <m h IS Mm. CM* towr cMn mfctM. AGENTS: PfMNG Sf JAM* SHIPPING I TRANSPORT SON BHD TEL *****1 *****2 TELEX MA *****
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    • 683 20 CAjUFMMU/PAOFtC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAMER/REEFER/BBUIK SERVICE IM*I far lOS msny SM fiancbco. sanu. tacoma vmcono r c Accept* fa/fa ft—ii AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE AttapM* fd/ra CmUmn •AN. accapM* Iran PKatwf hi Racfc/M/lytt MA 1* Ata.cc.*. Mlm 27/21 tori U F«e 1; fit Frm, am Bra I« PSA/Cm X
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    • 320 20 KORINS MARITIME SERVICES in 114 Anaon Road. *16-01. Tunaa Building. Singapore 0207. Tal: *****22 A *****67 P Kalang Tal: *****1 /8 RED SEA/PERSIAN GUlf/MEOITERRANEAN SERVICES S port Loadnf For: HAEWOO 7 Feb Pt Sudan/Benjtun 'npo* kkutiU GUNONG MAS 10 Feb Band* Abbas/Bandar But*, OK WEST N0.7 V-29 IS Feb Bandar
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    • 537 20 INTRASEA (PTE' LTD lO Anson «27 16 Internet n,j P'd/d J Smqapoip l)? 07 Tel 246*) 1 I I; L infs 4* O ALP AC LINE ALPAC AFRICA IC4NB LmAw at Rata I Spore P KeUnc load* I* 15 FA 17 FA Bartta/i Dwfcan SEAWOOD SHIPPING CORPORATION S pore P
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 593 21 FAR EAST/EUROPt FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE ntmMi 0' lie *C( TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ) STRAITS/AUSTRALIA RO-RO CONTAINER SERVICE a TO AND FROM AUSTRALIA: MELBOURNE 14/2 16/2 24/2 25/2 16/3 19/3 AKLADE 19/2 28/2 22/3 FREMANTLE 19/2 23/2 1/3 22/3 Also accepting cargo to/from Bangkok and E. Malaysia. TO/FROM NORTH AMERICA PACIFIC
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    • 389 21 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO BANGKOK, KEELUNG. BUSAN. INCHON leM/MIS GMia/401S SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO "HITT AGONG. CHALNA CALCUTTA NFPTUNf AGENCIES PTE I TO Tel ?*****7 ?7854}4 BOOKING ONI Y TUNIS SfHA SDN BHO Kl Tel *****0 414?44 PK Tel *****4 PEN Tel *****S 3674
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    • 766 21 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHAPING CO PRIVATE LTD SHSOV BULOMG 55, Market Street Sinfapore 0104 Telephone Numbers *****3 (15 Lews) Cable Address SHSOV SMGAPOft Telex Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** P. KELANG POIANG M/S SHAM AT NAM SOON SON. M). IST ANO 2NO FLOOR, MESStt HAI TNON6 SHVPME NO
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    • 57 21 DURBAN JOHANNESBURG MAPUTO MAURITIUS REUNION ETA PT SIN LOUIS DURBAN EASTERN HARMONY 2W/84 17/2 4/3 TBN 3W/84 2/3 14/3 19/3 TOTTglTmy ETD ETD ETA 11"I R.BAY DURBAN SJN KIWALAN VIE/84 10.1.84 18.1.84 4 2 84 Agents: Kim Shipping Trading Pte Ltd 63 Market Street. #08-06 Tat Lee BWg S pare
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    • 591 22 Itcijional floiitsiiner lAnvs 1 2 Sailings Weekly Reliable Regular Punctual Berthing PS A 1500 Hrs Tuesday 8. Saturday ***** REGULAR FEEDER SERVICE TO PHUKET/SONGKLA VOV. STORE SKLA HOT. STORE MT I* It 7/141 SaM 31 Jan 239/244 7 Feb 14 Feb VA SINGAPORE ISL.4XDS USE MIDDLE EAST REGULAR LINER S'para
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 94 23 o J.« '-:.l U l IB'M FULL CONTAINER n a SEMJON SHPPMG (S) PTE LTD TEL:- *****11 (t LMES) SALES/BOOKM6S MTMSEA (FTE) LTD Ttt:- *****11 l«/ 2 Tt/2 n/2 v/t 4/3 r 31/3 H/3 v« I 3/4 4/4 W3 1/4 j <1/4 a/4 ,J 17/4 H/4 mm. FUBSTOML aun, samMrToii
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    • 173 23 Scan Dutch To Europe (Med/UK/NC Scan) MOTHER VESSEL SINGAPORE ACCEPTMG/SMLi To Red Sea/ Mediterranean SINGAPORE ScanOutch Concordia Mill ■■ti.a.il ffoensorecni ScanOutch Corona From Europe VESSEL I SINGAPORE] p KELANG PEN Toyama N. Houtman 1 Korrfan a/2 I 2>/2% Also Accepting To: From Red Sea/Med. HONGKONG SINGAPORE FEEDER P. KELANG PENANG
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 88 24 SEA WIND NAVIGATION CO., INC. VESSEL HA LOAUNG F<* KATUTUBO (PHI. FLAG) In Port Hbbn/Manla/Taman went EASTERN WAY PTE LTD 10. ANSON AOAO MTDMATIONAI PIAZA *2S-1« SMGAPORE 0207 TEL *****00 S POK P ULANC PtfWMG fnoric »os r 0213s n/»i» 77/211* KUNANA MAW" CI2I«S 31/31 tea 1/if* THHI PUMAS CI2ISS
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    • 377 24 P.T. KALIMANTAN SHIPPING CO. LTD. lAIAN lUUH ABWfc I 123/125 lAAA*TA TEL *****9 MUM M3?96 DIRECT WEEKLY SERVICE TO JAKARTA, INDONESIA Daily receiving cargo at Marina Wharf T.A. 5 for direct weekly service to Jakarta/Tg. Priok. ETA/ETD DESTINATION NIAGA XXI Voy 2 26/27 Jan Jakarta NIAGA XXI Voy. 3 28/29
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    • 200 24 SU O PRIVATE limited ■VI TEL: *****87.*****28, IVI ■W *****77 XEbEX: ***** >MSPL PORT KELANG PENANG WEEKLY FULL CONTAINER SERVICE S'PORE P. KELANG PENANG HARVESTER VII Soiled In Port 24/1 HARVESTER Vl2 26-28/1 30/1 31/1 HARVESTER VI3 2-4/2 6/2 7/2 HARVESTER VI4 9-11/2 13/2 14/2 G. Freight Agents: Malaysia Agents
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  • Page 24 Miscellaneous
    • 175 24 35 r eatner m N /•as. f/i s 1 0 M K 2 >0 a a *t! r A Si 0 I SS sf La B. ML £S§2^ r- i Hi SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. C fY Wind di direction with speed in knots
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