The Business Times, 21 May 1984

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    12 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C. (P) No. 66/1/84 MONDAY, MAY 21, 1984 60 CENTS
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    Lock icon Neutral Gulf nations step up military alert
    359 1 Renter AFP OIL-RICH countries of the lower Golf region have stepped up their military alert while initiating diplomatic action to ward off farther Iranian attacks on their tankers in neutral waters, Arab and Western diplomatic sources reported yesterday. They said Kuwait and Saudi
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    Daewoo's problems in HDB project
    630 1  -  Questions over method employed by builder By RICHARD SEAH SERIOUS problems faced by Daewoo Corporation in its $350 million project for the Housing and Development Board have raised questions about whether the South Korean company is using Singapore as a testing ground for its "cheap
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    Goh confident of clean sweep by PAP in coming elections
    417 1 DEFENCE Minister Goh Chok Tong said that even the most pessimistic estimation gives the People's Action Party a better than even chance of winning all the seats in the coming general election. His own guess is that the PAP stands
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    Old money, new money, and your CPF savings
    220 1 MR GOH Chok Tong, Defence and Second Health Minister, said yesterday that most people he had talked to during walkabouts do not favour deferring the withdrawal age of Central Provident Fund savings. In his tour of the West Geylang and MacPherson constituencies,
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    Accounts secrecy enforced
    454 1  -  By SOH TIANG KENG Banking Correspondent THE AMENDED Banking Act has made it clear that banking secrecy on customers' accounts has to be observed between the Singapore branch of a foreign bank and its head office. Thi,s means that except for credit facilities granted, the Singapore branch
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    Where dollar and stocks are headed
    76 1 THE US DOLLAR is heading (or a major (all, and the world's stock markets are poised (or a massive boom. This Is the opinion of Singapore's leading financial market analyst Donald Sinclair. A(ter carefully examining the combined effects of the growing US deficit, interest
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    Korean company admits facing 'small problems'
    356 1 AFTER initially dismissing allegations made against itself as "rumours spread by jealous rivals", Daewoo conceded that it was facing some "small problems" with its HDB project. Mr Kang Sam-Young, Daewoo's business manager, told BT that the problems were mainly encountered during the initial stages
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      126 1 Call Wayfoong at 737-7977 for a fast decision on your loan @Waytoong Mortgage and finance (S) Lid A wholly owned subsidiary ot Hongkong Bank 6 Claymore Hill »03 00 Claymore Pia/a Singapore 0922 A P No. 0005 Arabs agree to act as insurers for Gulf ships Page 5 SONY H
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      399 1 as German potter Gerd Knapper's art it culture swapping at its best. His sculptures are almost totally Japanese in tradition and technique. PENG AILIAN reviews. n Integrity of expression, logic end faith these probebly sum up Dr Bernard Tan's principles of composition. KOH TSE YING talks to this vice-dean of
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  • MANAGEMENT
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      Just snap the best shot
      1311 2  -  SHAHRIR ARIFF focuses on the world of professional photography through the lenses of Michael Chua, one of Singapore's most respected advertising photographers. SHAHRIR ARIFF PROFESSIONAL photographers who work for the advertising trade in the main can look forward to a good year in Singapore this
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    • FRONTIERS
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        253 3 MORE and more of the earth's surface is turning into deserts and the United Nations is powerless to stop it. The spreading of deserts, or desertification, now threatens 35 per cent of the earth's land surface and a fifth of its people. In the past 50 years the Sahara Desert
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        Eyedentity
        138 3 COMPUTERS AND CHIPS THE EYES have it, but only if it is the correct eye. If things work out well, some day you will be able to withdraw money by simply staring into an automatic teller machine and pushing a button. The machine will be equipped with a microprocessor-control-led
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        Let your calculator do the dialling
        200 3 TELECOMMUNICATIONS TIRED of dialling the ;o same seven-digit number T every day to your office or e your spouse? If so, maybe a new product called "Dial it" will help. "Dial it" is a Canadianh made calculator-size auto s dialer, one of many models
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        Europeans fight back
        164 3 COMPUTERS EUROPEAN countries are starting to fight against the dominance of Americans and, to a smaller extent, Japanese in the field of computers and telecommunications. Sometime ago they formed the European strategic programme for research and development in information technology (Espirit). Soon, within the Espirit framework, a
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        Title deed on Mercury
        167 3 SPACE WANT to buy "a nice recreational site with a minimum 14,000 acres for just USJ2S?" If you do, send your money to The Astronomical Society of the Pacific, a worldwide, non-profit-making scientific and educational organisation that promotes numerous activities to increase public awareness on astronomy.
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      Lock icon Meet the irrational executive
      977 3  -  US consultants recommend therapy for extreme behaviour It IS normal, say psychologists and or ®*ecutives to be a little irrational at times. But if their conduct deteriorates to the point ot making life unbearable for subordinates and detrimental tor the company, then something must be done
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      241 2 New Mabuhay Class First class service for the price of economy. r v.... f i V el X hid "Mabuhay" (Mah-boo-high) is the imperative form of the Filipino verb "to live." An all-embracing word bursting on other airlines, with joy and health and love, and, to Philippine Airlines, an invitation
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      78 3 CHOICE OFFICE ggk Ik, Si W: t f tt f Hi; ML Very competitive rent charges. Low maintenance just $7.00 a sq. m. No CBD charges at $200 per sticker per month for each company car. 1 carpark lot for every 93 sq. m. Free carpeting. Free vertical louvred blinds.
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      173 3 k kl 5^ -5C >2 S^i %7 i 1 vvv The original fingerprint The identical Oce print Oc£ and Van OCE PRODUCES THE CONCLUSIVE EVIDE _r Judge for yourself. The fingerprints are identical. The evidence is conclusive. The Oce 1900 DF produces perfect copies... whether it's one you want or
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Lock icon Accord soon on access to Japanese capital markets
      497 4 AFP THE US and Japan are close to a deal that could give foreign banks access to the Japanese capital markets and help internationalise the yen, US Treasury Secretary Donald Regan indicated in Rome on Saturday night. He said he hoped that
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        Talks on dispute
        63 4 FRANKFURT'S metalworkers union, IG Metall, said it has agreed to talks with employers on a dispute forcing most West German car makers to shut down. A spokesman said the IG Metall leadership agreed to respond to a management offer to reopen talks in North Baden and North
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        Sold too cheaply
        82 4 A LUXURY YACHT once owned by the late Yugoslavian president Josef Tito has been sold at an auction in Honolulu for U5536,000, although an attorney for its former crewmembers said he would contest "the ridiculously low bid" and seek a new auction. There was no starting price
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        Oil price to go up
        64 4 VENEZUELA is raising the price of its heavy crude oil by 63 US cents a barrel due to "firmness" of demand in the US, Venezuelan Energy Minister Arturo Hernandez announced on Saturday. He said the increase was "not directly linked" to the attacks on oil
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        Aussie survey
        55 4 A MAJORITY of Australians believe too many migrants are coming from Asia compared with Britain and Europe, according to a survey published yesterday by the Sydney Sun-Herald newspaper. Sixty-two per cent of Australians disapproved of the number of Asian migrants, 30 per cent approved and 8 per cent
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      Lock icon Joint exercise in Thailand impossible, says Jakarta
      140 4 Bernama A HIGH-RANKING Indonesian Foreign Ministry official has ruled out any possibility of Asean carrying out a joint military exercise in Thailand. Mr Nana Sutresna, directorgeneral for political affairs in the ministry, said that such military exercises are not part of Asean's programmes.
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      Lock icon Before you travel abroad, learn the art of tipping
      317 4 UPI TIPPING is a fine art that often eludes tourists, who tend to tip too much or too little, according to travel industry sources. A UPI survey of American Express, Thomas Cook and other major travel agencies has established the current
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      Lock icon Loss of seats in Manila elections will not affect Marcos' powers
      345 4 AP THE OPPOSITION has won clearly sizeable gains in the Philippines Parliament, hot it will not affect the powers of President Marcos to decree laws, order arrests or declare martial law. By the weekend, 38 candidates who ran against
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      Lock icon Riots break out in Cebu over counting of votes
      331 4 AFP THREE people have been killed, 27 injured and 17 arrested in riots which lasted until early yesterday in the capital of Cebu, central Philippines. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in Cebu late on Saturday to protest against alleged frauds
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      Lock icon Arab foreign ministers condemn Iranian attacks
      188 5 Reuter ARAB FOREIGN ministers ended a one-day meeting in Tunis yesterday by adopting a resolution asking Iran to stop attacks in the Gulf on the shipping of Saudi Arabia and neighbouring sheikdoms. The text gave the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),
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      Lock icon Lloyd's replaced as insurer for Gulf ships
      110 5 AFP ARAB NATIONAL tosaraaee companies sf the Golf statea have decided to replace Lloyd's sf Lea* daa la tosartog ships threatened by Iraqi and Iranian aircraft. NBC television reported that the companies reached.that dedden ea Saturday to Qatar after Lloyd's decided earlier to
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      Lock icon Role of IMF can be enhanced, say finance ministers
      381 5 Reuter FINANCE ministers of 11 leading western industrial nations agreed the International Monetary Fund could play an enhanced role in supervising economic policy in the developed world. A joint statement issued after a Group of Ten (G-10) meeting on Saturday said
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      Lock icon Latin American states urge reductions of interest rate
      330 5 UPI FOUR Latin American governments that together owe US$23l billion to the US and other international creditors on Saturday demanded interest rate reductions to avoid being "thrown into insolvency". In a joint communique, the presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico called
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      Lock icon Game for back issues?
      64 5 WITH the 1984 Olympics just in eight, ethletes end fens mey with to recep the moments of eceteey end of diseppointment of Gemee gone by. Merlow Selco, whoee ehop specieliees in beck ieeuee of megezinee, is seen here stending on the doorwey of hie Hollywood booketore
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      Lock icon Vietnam pulls out of Olympic Games
      131 5 AP THE Vietnamese Olympic Committee has accused the United States of violating the principles of the Olympic Charter by using the Games to oppose the Soviet Union and its allies. The Vietnam News Agency said on Saturday that Hanoi has formally indicated its withdrawal
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      Lock icon Swedes move to improve relations with Soviets
      125 5 UPI SWEDISH Prime Minister Olof Palme's government is moving to improve relations with Moscow in spite of Soviet submarine intrusions into Swedish territorial waters. The move has triggered a storm of criticism from opposition politicians, who charged Mr Palme with being soft on
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      131 4 1* United Banks' computers will now collect your company s regular receipts automatically from accounts with any bank in Singapore. Simply ask your customers to let us collect the agreed amount from their account on the specified date, and we 11 credit it to your account with United Banks. Not
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    DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
    719 5 ARRIVALS Operator Service Local From number time PAA PA5 0020 JFK/SFO/HKG SIA SQ43 0750 DHA MAS MH68I 0820 KUL MAS MH60I 0905 KUL SV SV386 0910 JED/RUH MAS AAH671 0935 KUL MAS MH811 0940 PEN CAL CI806 0945 HLP RBA BI42I 1000 BWN SIA SQI03 1005 KUL
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      56 5 THE INTEREST RATEH WAS MAINTAINED ATA MOST ATTRACTIVE LEVEL'M We promise a superior choice of what you like best, be it eating or drinking, reading or viewing. But perhaps the most attractive part of i your flight will be the way our gentle SINGAPORE AIRLINES" hostesses care for you as
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Gold forecast to meet resistance at US$385
      311 6 GOLD WAS traded above its recent support of US$37O a troy ounce amid heightened international tension in the Middle East to close at a high of US$37B, a rise of $7 over the week. Continued reports of attacks on oil tankers in the
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      Lock icon Offshore banks' assets up
      95 6 Reuter ASSETS OF Bahrain's 77 offshore banks reached a record total of U5563.47 billion in March, up from $59.95 billion in February and surpassing the previous high of $62.74 billion in December 1983. Deposits from Arab countries accounted for 65.5 per cent of the banks' balance
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      Short-term money
      34 6 THE RANGE of call rates for the week ended Friday, May 18: Bank fund 4.5 to 5.4 General fund 5 to 5.3 Movements $m of funds 1,496 Source: Short Deposits (M) Bhd
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      Asian $ rates
      220 6 Asian rates ASIAN currency average deposit rates for the week ended May 18: BID PRICES High Low us$ 7 days 10 15/16 10 1/2 1 month 11 1/4 10 13/16 2 month* II 9/16 II 5/16 3 months II 7/8 II 9/16 6 months 12 1/4 12 1/8 9 months
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      Lock icon Higher yields
      25 6 Reuter THE West German Finance Ministry is raising yields on standing bond issues from today in line with the domestic market trend. Reuter
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      US dollar finds late support
      279 6 THE Singapore dollar opened the week at 5|2.1035-45 against the US dollar and rose to 2.1025.35 before easing to 2.1105-15. Trading for the week was basically quiet amidst bullish sentiments and strong support for the US unit came through on Friday. The local dollar strengthened
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      Lock icon Money market easier
      192 6 Discount Co of Singapore WITH further prime lending rate increases, the Singapore money market sustained the previous week's level for a while before easing gradually towards the latter half of the week. Overnight rates opened firm at %~V/» per cent on Monday and closed easier at per
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      London exchange
      396 6 THE American dollar closed firmer in Europe on Friday in spite of late preweekend profit-taking. Dealers said the dollar remained backed by bullish economic data which seemingly put pressure on the Fed to keep US interest rates high. The dollar closed in London at 2.7765/75 marks, down 25
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      Prime lending rates
      445 6 THE PLR is the lowest lending at which a bonk is prepared to land in Singopore dollars to its diants on on overdraft or demand basis. PLR of bonks at the close of business on Friday, May 18 as supplied by the Association of Banks in Singapore.
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      189 6 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND CONSULTING FIRM SEEKS THREE PROFESSIONAL STAFF Senior Consultant Firm grasp of ASEAN political/economic/business environ ment Ability to work with senior MNC executives Performance oriented self-starter Excellent written and oral presentation skills ASEAN Analyst Ability to identify, analyse and forecast ASEAN political/ economic /business issues Good written and
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  • FEATURES
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      Enjoy the boom now — the reckoning comes later
      2111 7  - Enjoy the boom now the reckoning comes later Big movement in US currency is down While interest rates in America have risen, a fact which many think should make the US currency more attractive, the Singapore stockmarket has slid to a year's low. But, writes DONALD SINCLAIR, an explosion is
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      176 7 YOUR DECISION TO INVEST IN KNOLL TODAY WOULD PROVE WISE EVEN AFTER A DECADE! V .-.I 91 vr i The Zapf Open Plan Office Sysfem The Future In Open-Plan Office/Furniture Systems All busi people colculote To get maximum utilisation of space and human resources so that maximum profitability is achievea
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      21 7 Lowe at first flight. p f t >• t* fife mJB M 1 Jtf I N Lufthansa German Airlines i i z
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  • THE ARTS
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      The potter moulds a new convention
      915 8  -  He wants to move away from purely decorative pieces to display pieces which can also be appreciated for their practical uses, such as vases, tea sets, bowls, rice-wine bottles and decanters. By PENG AILIAN GERMAN POTTER Gerd Knapper's art is culture swapping at its
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      Yentl's intriguing poser
      584 8  -  By JAIME LYE YENTL, THE FILM, is heartwarming, beautiful and funny, but one thing remains a puzzle. Exactly how old is Barbra Streisand supposed to be in the movie? As Yentl, she looks almost, but not quite, the young unmarried woman her character should be. As Anchel,
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      Anaemic Dracula in need of fresh dose of suspense
      503 9  -  By LISA LEE THE LEGEND of the Count of Transylvania is revived once again, but it appears that each new encounter with the ancient blue-blooded vampire is more anaemic than the one before. The Stage Club's production of Bram Stoker's Dracula
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      Connecting scales
      1057 9  -  By KOH TSE YING INTEGRITY of expression, logic and faith these probably sum up Dr Bernard Tan's principles of composition. For this vice-dean of the Science Faculty and head of the physics department at the National University of Singapore, music seems to be a logical extension of his
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      Combined flights of fancy
      535 9  -  By CAROL LIM THERE IS A reason why the exhibition of the works of four Lingnan Masters is unique. Every painting in this exhibition is the result of the combined efforts of Lingnan artists Zhao Shaoang, Li Xiongcai, Guan Shanue and Yang Shanshen. Aside from being
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      112 8 COMPUTERS FOR PROFESSIONALS FROM PROFESSIONALS w w\ m k. DIGITAL FAR EAST OFFICES Digital Equipment Hong Kong Ltd sth 7th Floor, Intercontinental Plaza 94 Granville Road Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel 3-*****11 Digital Equipment Singapore Re Ltd 73 Bukit Timah Road No 06 Tong Nam Building Singapore 0922 Tel
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      135 8 SCINTILLATING w NIGHTS i m "Hill 0 J »a 3 s -s Dances, draws, shews and nights of gold. DANCE SHOWS at Century Park Sheraton's Black Velvet Gold Club will open your eyes to the grace, vitality and liquid movements of the art DRAWS for Cartier pens, lighters, watches and
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      287 8 vm 2JM Spoceships of the mind Seeding the universe. 8.03 pm In this last episode, the futurists speak of starships of the 21st century powered by fuel from Jupiter, vast galleons sailing the solar system on beams of sunlight, machines that can build anythihg including replicas of themselves and asteriods
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      262 9 20 May, 1983 THE DAIWA BANK LIMITED (SINGAPORE BRANCH) U.S. $20,000,000 NEGOTIABLE FLOATING RATE U.S. DOLLAR CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT DUE 21 MAY, 1987 In accordance with the provisions of the Certificates, notice is hereby given that for the Interest Period from 21 May, 1984 to 21 November, 1984 the Certificates
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      135 9 How you can benefit from Bayerische Landesbank's presence in Singapore f w Bayerische Landesbank is headquartered in Bavaria, a leading federal state of West Germany with a long tradition In cross-border trade and finance. Over the years we have constantly upgraded and refined our international banking capabilities, building a reputation
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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      624 9 II Winona I CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS I Not o proper letter-opener (5) 6 Where the OAS exists' (5) 9 Moster's trouble with a doa (7) y 10 Ticklish swimmer? (5) 11 New on TV? (5) 12 Gift of pounds, m on average case? (5) 13 Attentive to see that the
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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      Wall Street lower
      60 10 DOMESTIC and international concerns continued to drive stock prices lower in New York on Friday. The economy was the dominant factor depressing the market, analysts said. They called concerns about Continental Illinois and troubles in the Mid-east Gulf valid, but secondary to economic indicators. The Dow Jones
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      Toronto
      198 10 MAY IS C$ Imp Oil 38* Abitibt 26 Inco 14* unch Akon 35* -to Int Pro* P*>e 27*. Algomo 22 Int Uts 2Sto Bank Mont 23* ■H Inrl Nickel Bonk Novo Scotio 10^4 unch Kerr Add I6to -to Bel Tel 30V. -to Lobta« B i4W unch BP Con Ltd
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      Johannesburg
      222 10 MAY IS Rom) INDUSTRIALS Trust Bk Un Steel Unasec Woolworth 300 130 570 1800 -15 unch unch -15 A Alpha Abercom A£ And CI 970S 210 940 5 unch Anglos 2200 10 AMtC 3100 Anglvool Bo rtows C G Smith 1410 2625 unch 25 Buff eh 7725 CNA Cume
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      Tokyo
      320 10 May 19 Yen ttoh 308 7 Ajmomoto 1080 unch Ito-Yokodo 1850 30 I Akai 444 3 Joccs 366 Amoda II10 60 JAL 2960 -10 Asohi Chem 540 10 Jus CO 805 -8 Asohi Glass 712 u 3 Kaivna 298 -3 Bank of Tokyo 545 -4 Kama. Elec Bndgestone 555
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      New York
      694 10 MAY It ACF Industries us$ 524 Engeftiard Mnl Exxon Cp 284 424 4 N L Indust Natl Dist Chem Natl Gypsum Co NCR Corp 15V 28 33 4 A Icon Akjmm Alcoo 274 32 S -4 -4 -4 Allegheny Lud Afced C Kerr. Cp 23 514 -V 4
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      European markets
      858 10 Amsterdam MAY 18 Fh ABN 355 50 -6 5 Aegort 129 00 1 Aho4d 188 00 1 7 Akio 98 10 +0 1 AM£ V 152 50 -0 5 Amtos Amrobnk 63 30 -0 7 Berk 39 50 Boh 94 80 0 1 Borsumai 236 00 2 Bosk
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      S PEARSON AND LAZARD AGREE TO CLOSER LINKS
      66 10 S PEARSON and Son PLC and the three (Lazard) investment banking firms in' London, Paris and New York have agreed to closer links, a Pearson statement said. The deal effectively, pools resources and the initial financial consequences are broadly neutral. Pearson's 1983
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      271 10 art' at If you appreciate Chinese cuisme: i renowned .HongKong 1 cHefs Kirin Court to pamper we're open the whole day: Mon to Sat 11.30 am to 11 pm (Tim Sum dishes served from 2to 6 pm) Sunday 10 am to 11 pm (Tim Sum dishes from 10 am to
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      114 10 I your very own retreat r k At Scotts Cafe, we serve all your tastebuds' fancies from delicious Western cuisine to mouth-watering Oriental dishes. Set in.an intimate atmosphere surrounded by red brick walls, wrought-iron lamps and lush) greenery. ■ft" tJOJH- ASIA Your Mend In Singapore HOTEL ASIA PTE LTD 37
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      123 10 Jill f OU"R <Oaj* &*^Jrand gflcawes! CHICKEN RICE $6Served with chilli ginger and thick soya sauce together with a bowl ot bean curd soub KIAM CHYE DUCK SOUP $6Served with plain rice and slicea chilli m black sauce MALACCA NONVA NASI LEMAK $s'Served with Ikan Bilis drumstick Sambal egg CONTACT:
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      103 10 I -1 4 PH-7 PM DAILY HON-FRI: 7pm to lam SAT: 7 pm to 2 am Ample Parking Space. Cockpit ISolel. Q»Wy Road Singapore 0823 T« *****11 <20 Lows) iiii 4» I c H. 4 >>i v iTV rass ra s an ctc^ y g,ass dome a relaxed. friendly atmosphere,
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      LONDON MARKETS
      626 11 COFFEE Robusta futures closed a very active session up £97 to £52 from the previous close. September closed at £2,345, up 70, but below a 6 3 4-year high reached in the afternoon. Physical was quiet. Turnover totalled 8,462 lots, including 1,968 crossed trades and 26 options. SUGAR
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      SOYBEAN
      76 11 SOYBEAN futures led the market rally in Chicago on Friday, closing 23% to eight cents per bushel higher in vigorously active trade. Prices ended near the top of a 22-cent range. July overtook Thursday's high of 8.85 cents to finish at 8.91, while heavy buying of August by exporters
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      WHEAT
      69 11 WHEAT FUTURES closed to 12V* cents per bushel higher in a late rally on the Chicago Board of Trade on Friday. Prices finished at the top of a 12-cent range. Commission house short-covering pushed prices up from midsession levels, with some commercials selling on the scale up. Corn futures
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      Produce exchange
      152 11 Chinese Produce Exchenge (Setter»' noon dosing prices SS/ too kg) Coconut oil Bulk FOB 240 00 Old drum FOB 253 00 New drum FOB 257 00 Copra Mixed (loose) 125 00 buyers Pepper Muntok white FOB NLW 647 50 Sorawok white FOB foq NLW 640 00 Sarawok special
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      Coffee makes good gains
      128 11 THE Singapore produce market was steady to firm last week, with the coffee market making good gains during the week. Pepper held quietly steadier throughout the week. However, very little trade was done. Coffee continued to reach new contract highs in London and held fairly steady
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      RUBBER
      244 11 Futures closed a quiet day in London on Friday £1 a tonne lower to three higher from Thursday night with the market continuing to lack incentive. November was traded at £765 (20 crosses) equal to Thursday night's closing value. Turnover was 20 lots at five tonnes (all crosses) and
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      704 11 AFP TENSION in the Persian Gulf brought an underlying steadiness to commodity markets in London last week. The petroleum market was particularly volatile, with record trading on the gas-oil futures market on Wednesday immediately following a missile attack on a Saudi Arabian supertanker. G«ld: Steadier.
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      1573 12  -  London V 4 By GERALD COLVERD THERE is nothing more persuasive for investors than the sight of somebody else making money in the market. Thus it was last Tuesday that share prices in London hesitated not knowing whether to carry on falling or stage a minor rally that
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      226 12 BCI UNCERTAINTIES about the effective implementation of the government's economic line kept the Milan share market almost at a standstill. The BCI All-Share Index closed with a modest 0.5 per cent slide on the week, at 209.96, partly due to the "exdividend" prices of several
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      356 12 0 T I,, fl 4 AFP SHARE prices nosedived on the Tokyo stock market last week for the steepest weekly decline so far since the beginning of the year. The closely watched market barometer, the Dow Jones average of 225 selected issues, which
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      87 12 Reuter VICTOR Co of Japan Ltd (JVC) will raise parent company capital spending to 40 billion yen in the year ending March 1985, from 19.2 billion yen a year earlier, a senior managing director Masahiko Hirata said. Of the 40 billion yen, the company will spend
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      Wall Street slumps to five-week low
      699 12 n J New York y THE NEW York stock market skidded to a fiveweek low following a Federal bailout of Continental Illinois Bank and the bombing of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. Some analysts believe the market has reached such an oversold position
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      370 12 Zurich UBS THE initially depressed market sentiment on the Zurich Stock Exchange owing to the downturn on Wall Street and the interest rate upswing, improved noticeably towards the end of the week. By Thursday, the Swiss Bank Corp (SBC) stock index (at 399.0) had
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      140 12 Company C 1 Hldgs Keck Seng Keppd Ship Tot Lee Bank RIGHTS ISSUE One-fof-two 1.50 per share One-tor-tour fe $1 60 per share One-tor-two fe> $2 per share One-tor-tive <g, $2.50 Ex date May 21 May 10 May 22 May 28 Books close May 31 Moy 23 May
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      5539 13  -  |l ISingare M By RAMESH CHANDIRAMAI LAST week's performance on the Singapore stock market showed how vulnerable shares can become when bearish influences dominate. Throughout the week, the investment climate was aggravated by the impact of rising interest rates, tempered by the dismal
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      261 13 r VlAustralia SVB Day, Porter Co TRADING was volatile on Australian share markets during a week characterised by heavy selling followed by a slight recovery. The All Ordinaries Index fell 18.3 points in the first two days of trading as investors reacted bearishly to
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      522 13  -  Week ended May 18 compd by JULIANA TAY SCRIP ISSUS MPHB: Proposed bonus issue of one-for-three. loosed rights issue of one-for-three (asl per share CORPORATE DEVEOPMENTS Dunlop Malaysian Industries Bhd's 30.71 per cent ke in IT Internationol is to be sold to Pemas-Sime Darby Holdings
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      261 13 Company RJGHTS ISSUE Company BOJS ISSUE Fusan One-tor-two fe 1.20 per shore F E Levingston One-ten Int Wood One-f of-one 1 ot $1.50 per shore Goin Coin Hind Hotels One-ten One-ten JC*MPH Two-fof-three with TSR Lien Hoe Thr*or-two (8, SI 35 per shore Lingui M Cement Oner-two Kesang
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      Stocks fall on interest rate fears
      586 14  -  r l t- i I Hongkong y By TERESA LIM Hongkong Correspondent EARLY hopes of a consolidation in stock prices dissolved on Friday in the face of a 37-point slump in the Hang Seng Index. Again, the saving grace was the low total volume,
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      Selling spree erodes prices in all sectors
      554 14 Ms.| K.Lumpur m A COMBINATION of bearish leads from the international and the home fronts led to another fresh round of selling in the holidayshortened week at the Kuala Lumpur stock market. All sectors closed lower with finance issues falling significantly. Rubber counters,
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      190 12 NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT CAP. lit AND GLIKSTEN FAB EAST PTE LTD (la Mem ben' Valaatary liqiMiHw) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in pursuance of Section 272(1) of the Companies Act Cap.lBs that a Final General Meeting of the abovenamed company will be held at Coopers A
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      1353 14 INTERNATIONAL TRUST FINANCE LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) BALANCE SHEET SHARE CAPITAL Authorised 20,000,000 shares of $1 each in 1983 and 1982 -$20,000,000 Issued and fully paid 18,000,000 shares of $1 each CAPITAL RESERVE Share Premium STATUTORY RESERVE REVENUE RESERVES General Retained-profits Total Share Capital and Reserves CURRENT
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      Trade with America
      338 15  -  By AMY CHEOK INTRACO Ltd will make concerted efforts to increase its business with the US, Singapore's largest trading partner this year. Chairman Mr Goh Tjoei Kok, in sounding a cautious note on 1964 trading prospects, said that the group will also continue to step up its
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      Consplant to net M$40m from transfer of Seafield estate
      375 15 CONSOLIDATED Plantations Bhd will receive a net amount of M 540.39 million from the transfer of Seafield estate to its 70 per cent-owned joint venture company, Seafield Jaya Sdn Bhd, for a total consideration of $134.65 million. This is because both
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      Earnings at Tronoh fall
      47 15 TRONOH Mines Malaysia Bhd has reported a group pre-tax profit of M 58.86 million ($10.02 million previously) for 1983. Aftertax profits amounted to $5.58 million ($6.96 million). Its directors have recommended a final dividend of 40 cents a share (60 cents) less tax.
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      Sale of S'pore Glass stake in subsidiary approved
      485 15  -  By CHAN OI CHEE THE TAN family of IGB Corporation Bhd will soon be serving a takeover notice on shareholders of Singapore Glass (1974) Ltd. This would follow completion of the sale of the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Singapore Glass Manufacturers Pte
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      610 15 mm® i ajoscLJ HOCK LOCK SIEW FOR SOME time now, smallish plantation companies have become attractive in the light of recent developments across the Causeway relating to restructuring exercises plus' their potential as takeover targets. In contrast to some industrial or even tin "shell" companies,
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      Batu Kawan's group profit increases to hefty M$6m
      530 15 BATU Kawan Bhd's group operating profits rose to a hefty M 56.35 million for the six months ending Feb 29, 1964, from the a mere $170,000 in the previous six-month period. The company attributed the rise mainly to improved commodity prices. The
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      COMPANY BRIEFS
      120 15 THE BOARD of United Malayan Flonr Mills Bhd has approved the purchase from Khong Guan Holdings Bhd of 750,000 shares of M$1 par each in Solex Vegetable Oil Bhd at a price of not more than $1 per share. THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has queried Multi-Pur-pose Holdings
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      194 15 v t*^f o/S«"^-^ 2 A\' t a tsr 's: > -> r*i w ->— r MR New Otani Hotel Singapore Liang Court 177 A River Valley Road Telephone 337-2249 I Savings Account 7.25Z Approximate effective annual interest rate Time Deposits 1 —12 months 7.50 Per annum BEACH ROAD: IIS Beach
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    433 16  -  By LEE HAN SHIH MITSUKOSHI, Japan's largest department store chain, is offering to help Asean manufacturers sell their garments, furniture, houseware and other consumer goods in Japan. The company has set up a regional office to help these manufacturers adapt their goods to Japanese tastes
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    EDB to hold computer courses in July
    189 16 THE ECONOMIC Development Board (EDB) will be running a series of courses on computer numerical control (CNC) programing in July. These five courses, 44 hours each and conducted during the evenings and weekends, will be jointly held by its two training centres and
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    351 16 UPI PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines yesterday blamed his opponents for a spate of post-election violence after a youth was killed in rioting over alleged tampering of returns in Cebu City. He went on television to assure the opposition that their
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    Lien Ying Chow is new intraceo chairman
    183 16 MR GOH TJOEI KOK, founder of the Tat Lee Bank group, has passed the chairmanship of Intraco Ltd down to a slightly younger man, Mr Lien Yin* Chow. Mr Lien is the chairman of the Overseas Union Bank group. Mr Goh is 78
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    125 16 AFP THE QUESTION hanging over the next policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve on Tuesday and Wednesday is whether the Fed will decide on a further tightening of monetary policy. Any such move would probably strengthen the recent upward movement of US
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    383 16 AP PRESIDENT Chiang Ching-Kuo and his new vice-president, Taiwanbom Lee Teng-Hui, were inaugurated yesterday to head the Nationalist Chinese Government in Taiwan for the next six years. In a speech after taking his oath of office, Mr Chiang reaffirmed his government's determination
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    Mitsubishi clinches $45m deal in Paragon project
    366 16  -  By WANG LOOK KEAH MITSUBISHI Corporation has clinched a $45 million contract to build the podium block of The Paragon shopping complex along Orchard Road. Construction work for the much delayed project will begin today and is scheduled for completion by October November
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    136 16 AFP THE MALAYSIAN government will consider the introduction of tin into the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE) and the establishment of the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market. Speaking at the opening of the annual meeting of the Institute of Mineral Engineers in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, the
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    Closure of part of Hill Street
    60 16 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has said the stretch of Hill Street between High Street and Coleman Street will be temporarily closed to traffic today and tomorrow from lam to 6am. The closure is for the launching of pre-stressed concrete beams for the overhead pedestrian
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      36 16 AP A HONGKONG woman hit Macao's biggest jackpot ever of U*****,846 on a slot machine at the Lisboa Casino yesterday. A spokesman said she won the jackpot with 76 cents. AP
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      Lock icon Tax evaders, watch out
      51 16 AFP SPANIARDS anxious to denounce tax frauds will soon be able to do so at special counters at the finance ministry. This move is part of a campaign against tax evasion, and informers will be paid in proportion to the fine imposed on the person denounced.
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      42 16 AFP MORE THAN a third of bigand medium-sized West German companies have been the victims of computer fraud at least once. A report by a Hamburg insurance company said that the amounts involved were at least U*****,000. AFP
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      41 16 AFP SWISS BANKING secrecy was yesterday the subject of a ballot by Swiss voters called to decide on a draft law aimed at reducing banks' legal protection against revealing information. Four million voters were expected AFP
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      43 16 AFP MALAYSIA should take action against foreign journalists who "persistently give a bad impression" of the state. Datuk Ahmad Razali Ali, chief minister of Selangor, said that foreign newspapers in Malaysia should be compelled to employ local journalists. AFP
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      US space offer to India
      31 16 THE US has offered to take an Indian scientist abroad the space shuttle to participate in the deployment of India's Insat-lC multi-pur-pose satellites scheduled for 1986.
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      12 16 Lost of Mats in Manila elections will not affact Marcos' powers Paga4
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      89 16 The world's favourite airline offers you the best choice of flights to London. Our 747's depart daily from Singapore. But if one of these flights doesn't suit your schedule, we have in addition two TriStar flights that v leave Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday's and Saturday's. The flights originate at Kuala
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      54 16 'liliijUJSii Outlook for today: Showers in the morning and early afternoon. Report for 24 hours prior to 7 30pm on May 20 at the oirport: Maximum temperature 31.5 Associated humidity 66 Minimum temperature 25.2 Associated humidity 87 Hours of sunshine 9.00 Rainfall in millimetres Nil Rainfall this month 120.2 Rainy
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      320 17 AFP INDONESIA WILL in the next five years scrap 335 ships measuring 217,440 deadweight tons (dwt) following the ban on the operation of ships over 25 years old, Indonesian Minister of Communications Rusmin Nuryadin said. Consequently, Indonesia will have to
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      PSC files rate increases for dry cargo
      438 17  -  By LINDA CHEE THE PACIFIC-STRAITS Conference (PSC) has filed general rate increases of US$5 per revenue ton for dry cargo covered by all conference tariffs effective on both July 1, 1984 and Oct 1, 1984. Refrigerated cargo will not be subject to the
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        91 17 Reuter FOREIGN shipbuilding orders received at Japanese shipyards in April fell sharply to 335,200 gross tons from 1.75 million in April 1983 but were up from 294,600 in March, the Japan Ship Exporters Association said. The number of vessels ordered in April was 14 against 18 in March
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        78 17 Reuter MEMBER LINES of the UK/Ceylon East bound Conferences and the Ceylon/UK and Eire Conferences said they will introduce a conference UK inland haulage tariff from July 1. The tariff rates will be applied to both eastbound and westbound cargoes. Meanwhile, the Bay of Bengal/Japan/Bay of Bengal
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        Avonmouth dry dock
        108 17 THE PORT OF Bristol's Avonmouth dry dock, which has been closed since last summer, is ready to reopen. Its operating company, Bristol Shiprepairers, has finally reached agreement with Port of Bristol crane drivers over manning levels for the dry dock's five cranes. The wrangle which kept the
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      759 17 Shipping Lin* P*9« Col Shipping Lin* Col At*i Transport AC Toepfer Afea Ahmiktel Lter up* Antara Shpg AFC Um APL Arrow Lines ASCL Asia broker Atlas Lutes Ausluu Unr Bait-Orient Baltic Ent Bangkok Coat Bank Liar BBS Bra Liar Blur Star BohlerShpg BSC Liar Burma Five Star
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      SHIP SALES
      1391 18 TANKER DEMOLITION and lay-up statistics over the past months have revealed some worrying trends in demolition sales. Scrapping of tankers and combination carriers is lagging behind last year's rapid pace, while the gradual fall in unemployed capacity has levelled off during the past couple of months. The outlook
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      LONDON FREIGHTS
      1675 18 FAIRLY active fertiliser business developed on Indian government account while grain chartering remained quiet but with rates ruling steady on Thursday, shipbrokers said. The unchanged level of U5512.50 was paid for rock phosphate from Aqaba to India while cargoes of urea were arranged from Umm Said to India
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      Kobe installs more cranes
      177 18 ONE of Japan's main ports, Kobe Port, is installing new large capacity cranes to win more container business. Despite recent losses in business, Kobe is determined to ensure that it does not lose out in the rush to attract the important growth area of "around the
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      Lock icon Sea Containers develops new SeaCold boxes
      319 18 TMR/ITN A NEW 20-FOOT "SeaCold" refrigerated container has been developed by Sea Containers Ltd, and is scheduled to begin building the boxes in July. Sea Containers' 40-foot reefers have been in service in Europe and the United States since 1981. However, the demand from
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      CONSORTIA
      196 19 SHIPPING TIMES, Monday, May 21,1984 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
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      Confrontation with USSR
      450 19 EUROPEAN governments are moving towards a confrontation with the Soviet Union over the share of trade carried by shipping lines on routes to the Far East and East Africa. The so-called "hard core" governments Belgium, UK, France, West Germany and the Netherlands are threatening to take action
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      Largest ro-ro ship in the world
      228 19 THE FIRST of Barber Blue Sea's three gigantic Supercarrier n ships, Barber Tampa, was in Singapore last week on her maiden voyage. The 24,000-TEU vessel is the largest ro-ro ship in the world. Its maximum cargo load includes 2,400 containers 1,500 automobiles and 2.56
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due... and when
      4949 24 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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      CONTAINER SCHEDULES
      678 25 CONTAINER TERMINAL RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Ship Voy Arrival date/time Operator Godws for LCL cargo FCL movement schedule 1 Location Pelopor Liverpool Bay Lexa Maersk Gold Leaf Bunga Penaga Anson Gowa N Topaz European Exp Pegasus P Siri Bhum Nihon HK Ace P Taylor
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      1624 25 Who acts for whom The leading shipping lines operating from local ports and their agents. A-B APE A African Shipping Agencies (Si Ur»-Kv«Mi Liar Transgroup (S) AhrenUel User ServW Kim Shpg (S>. Alfred C Tsepfer Oreanus Shipping Agen cy (S)Marintex Enterprise (PK) Alpar Intrasea (S) Binung Shpg (KL) Island Cargo
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      334 26 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Vessel KEPPEL WHARVES Dan Yang Equator IV Feng Qing Sarfaraz Rafiqi Silver Star Temburong Gold Leaf Jenson Maryut Ocean Haven Rajah Brooke Ramdas Shark Bay PASIR PANJANG Berth 15/6 22 3/4 44 20E 20W 27/8 22 19 35/6 21 13/4 47 Agent Y Fung
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      533 17 m FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ KOREAN UCUN 24H TWin Hi. CICF 39* IHJ COffIAKR 40W S SUS HUGE *f* ICICVAia PAUI 40W CHM CONTIIMI 2CN OCVMJEK KJ2I 39W MMTOHnCX 2* KOREAN CHANCE 18* Calling Bremertiaven after N. GARNET 2M S'pwt In Port 4/6 10/5 17/6 22/6 27/6
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      274 17 1 i h-. »a I UASC i UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO SAG) NATIONAL LINE OF BAHRAIN. IRAQ. KUWAIT. QATAR. SAUDI ARABIA AND I UNITED ARAB EMIRATES I EXPRESS MULTI-PURPOSE SERVICES FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE r KOM JAPAN TAIW AN lIOM.kOM. O ARABIAN (.1 IA RED SEA SERVICE 70 SHENTON WAY #04
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      578 17 REACH VOIR AUDIENCE EFFECTIVELY TIMES Business Directory of Sin&i|><>rr EXPORT FASTEST SERVICE TO USA EUROPE L V GULF. ATI.ANTIC. EAST CAKAhF ivr rvr,nnnvro' M. RANDO M. RANDO M. RANDO SIGAPORE CLOSING TIMES »CV 21/5/84 1100 HRS CFS ZO/5 2300 HRS IT 1..11 HOLLAND. U FRANCE. SCANDINAVIA. AUSTRIA S MAEJtSK RANDO
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      321 18 FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE r—# To Europe. 8 BUTAMG B. KEMUNNG B. BUTANG B. KEMUNNG B. BUTMK B. KEMUNNG B BUTANG lpMsattesl 2) Mm I 3) Hbwgl 4) Gbwg 6/6 11/6 13/6 18/6 20/6 25/6 27/6 2/7 4/7 9/7 11/7 16/7 From Europe VlSStl I 1) Gburg 12#fbur|l 3) B'«n
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      464 18 CARGO SPACE AVAILABLE To Karachi, Colombo, Chittagong and various ports with reliable lines and very competitive rates For enquiries please contact at Dayal Enterprise TEL: *****05/*****50 TLX: ***** NATES YAMASKITA-SHINNIHON LINE COMTAINCR SERVICES USA/CANADA Pacific South Wnt Pacific North Wml Foodor at Tokyo Faodar at Kotoa Atlantic/Canada Faodar at Koba
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      99 18 C.B.FENTON CO., S.A.-REPUBLIC OF PANAMA (Established 1916) Shipping Agents/Brokers Chartering Liner/Tramp Agencies Protection and Indemnity Chiriqui Grande^^l O S^^Hdregal D Armuelles 1 [Las Minas Balboa rAguadulce Ice Representatrves at The Panama Canal tor over 200 sfwpowners operators Attendance at al major ports throughout Reputohc ot Panama Consulates of Norway. Denmark
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      621 19 The Straits Steamship Group OCL Overseas Containers Limited CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT STRAITS SHIPPING Singapore to Sibih, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok PEGASUS PRtt PfCASUS PRBE SMGATORE TO SARAWAK AM) BWJHB ACCEPTS CARGO DUE STRAITS VtNTUW *09 S*u Kuch RAJAH BROOKE VlO Muara CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE FROM UK CONTINENT 11/5 20/5
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      687 19 NOTICE foncoPD ANNOUNCEMENT We are pleased to announce the appointment of FREIGHT MANAGEMENT PTE LTD as our new general agent effective from 26 May,1984. We wish to thank our previous agent, Ohteye Freight Services for their past co-operation. For all cargo bookings and enquiries, please contact:FREIGHT MANAGEMENT PTE LTD 10
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      534 20 K.&.LINE rl. aOMts i* FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ 1 Member ol the Act Coroorhum OMNIA! CHKF 39* HR CONTAINER 40* C P*Ul 40* PKetanj LcManre R dam FtIMM Hbwj Antwerp S 6 23/1 ?4 6 ?6 6 78 6 II II 6 ft 6 79 6 17
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      618 20 Jl EVERGREEN LINE FAR EAST/EUROPt CONTAINER SERVICE ACCEPTING FCI I LCI CARGO "55 SGP P*l MBC hi ROM ANN (HV 125 05 ?)K lIH TOM MO* 2* M KM 101 M MM »M 02 0 7 04 07 Ml 7 08 07 l»« Gjthrr 14 M lb M MO7 01
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      554 21 PIL GROUP EAST AFRICA/REDSEA SERVICES VESSEL KOTA WANGSA KOTA MURNI KOTA AOUNG KOTA WARUNA KOTA SALAM VOYAGE E-901 E-SOS E-507 E-509 E-511 SINGAPORE 28-30/5 2-5/6 15-20/8 1-3/7 5-10/7 LOADING FOR: HOOEIOAH. JEOOAH, PT SUDAN, ADEN, MOMBASA. D'SALAAM MOGADISCIO, HOOEIOAH, ADEN. AOABA HODEIDAH, JEDDAH. MOGADISCIO. MOMBASA. D'SALAAM HOOEIOAH. JEDDAH. AOABA. PTSUOAN
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      269 21 MALAYSIA SHIPPING CORPN. SDN. BHD. KOTA MDAH KOTA HARAPAN KOTA BAHAGIA KOTA BERLIAN VOY PENANG 4/84 5/84 5/84 6 10/6 5/14 Agents SINGAPORE Pll P KELANG SELATAN AGENCY K I SEIATAN AGENCY PENANG LEAN BEE CO P. KELANG lOAOMG FOR PT-22/5 KUC/KK/SKN 23-28/5 KK/SKN/TA 11-16/6 KU/KK/SKN 14-19/6 KK/SKN/TA TEL *****33
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      740 21 benzine CONTAINERS (Kf JEBSEN LINE NEW ZEALAND SOUTH EAST ASIA sanma hesch .7 SV» S pare Penang t*| Km** «f»<, Buur Out U/l 12/1 17/ C 28/8 25/8 n/t 14/7 14/7 25/7 27/7 38/7 1/1 cargo to/from p kelajk wo Bangkok by ran CARGO F0« NOUMI MB ONO SOUTH MCfIC
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      683 21 DJAKARTA LLOYD INDONESIAN NATIONAL LINE FAR EAST FULL-CONTAINER SERVICE SPORf MO 23/5 21/5 YOKOHAMA K0« 2 6 4/6 EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINER SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE SPOtt PAEIANG llt BURY R DAM lON (DM) KUTAI V2fß 2*22/5 13/6 15/6 B«*8 UUAH V7NB 17/6 22/6 16/7 «/7 MATAftAM ISM 25/6 20/7 22/7 HWMG ANTNtRr
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      603 21 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES BURMA FIVE STAR SHIPPING CORPORATION (Burmese National Line) Loading for Rangoon PAAN V 72 htoneywa V 194 PAGAN V 75 PHASHWEGYAWYWA Spore 24/26 May 25/27 May 8/10 Jun« 15/17 June P Kelang 5 BANK LINE EXPRESS INDEPENDENT SERVICE TO UK/CONT IVYBANK CLYDEBANK R'DAM HULL HMBG 14 July
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      1303 22 K KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA. LTD. PACVK COAST (Including DESTINATIONS INLAND vU IPI MH'ROBKIDCiK L MINII.AND MIDGE) FEEDER/ MOTHER VESSEL PKLG SS BRIDGE V4SE TOWER BRIOGE V 26 25 May MONTE RUBY VI7 SHIN BEISHU MARU VOB ?1 May PACIFIC ARROW V 1426 CHEVALER PAUL V39E HARBOUR BRIOGE V 26 30
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      693 22 CALIFORNIA/PACIFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS COKTAINER/REEFER/BULK SERVICE lor LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO SIATTIE HCOMA VANCOUVER BC Accept., Fa fa ContaMn >»' IX* 'n"zr AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE AccqMnc Fa/fa Cantaawrj Aho iccfptnf ham P Kftjoj tar Audi M i r tt P Irunf S (M>f IH MSHVIAAIMO UPORU, 7177 m,,
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      679 22 SANKO ASIA UNEi FROM JAPANESE POUTS AND HONGKONG I. KOTU MARU 2 SOON CHURN 3 TEKAD 4 BfRMMRI 5 RAJA TMOR 6 REGENT RANGER 7 EUKUZAKI MARU 23/24 May 24/26 May 26/28 May 26/21 May 29/31 May 2/4 Jun 25/26 May 27/21 May »/30 May 29/30 May 1/2 km 5/6
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      577 22 munoay, way ZI, 1994 INTRASEA (PTC) LTD 10 Anson Road #27-16 International Pla/a Singapore 0207 Tel *****1 1 (10 L.nes) O BREAKBULK SERVICE TO EUROPE/UK DAHLIA *****05 KONKAR THETIS S pare P Ketanj load** tw in Port NANTfSROTT/UK (AVON) 30/5 1/8 ANT ROTT/U.K ALPAC LINE SSr" 4 S pore P
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      633 23 NOL NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD FAR EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE 0 EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): «l r»» »CI C 0 CHEF 39*+ HK CONTAINER 401 V.. SS BADGE 46* C PAUL 40 W C CONTAINER 26W.... Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia 0 CHIEF S pore Closing Times: FCL Cargo 1400 3/6
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      523 23 M HEUNG-fl SHIPPI Korean Flag Vessels SEMI-CONT AINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO: BANGKOK. KEELUHG. BUSAN. INCHON B*« KQ MCHOft BUSAN 3/4 ii/( 7/4 19/ C 77/4 »/4 m/« in SEMI-CONT AINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO CHITTAGONG.CHALNA CALCUTTA 1 Wl AOfNTS WPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD Irt ??*****/?7«M34 lBoot« ti ???7SIO (OpefitMMK) ????447 ??09?M
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      1044 23 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD HNSOV BUH.DING 55, Market Street Singapore 0104 Telephone Numbers *****3 (15 Lines) Cable Address SINSQV SINGAPORE Tele* Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** f kelang M/S SHARK*? NAN SOON SOU BM> IST AND 2ND FLOOR NO 1 JALAN CfMPEWNG PORT KIANG MALAYSIA
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      47 23 uahrenkiel liner service gmbh DURBAN JOHANNESBURG!" MAPUTO MAURITIUS REUNION WESTBOUND BEL A MONDO 9W/84 LOUIS DURBAN 16/5/84 ETC ETA DURBAN SIN ALS CONFIDENCE SE/84 Agents: Kim Shipping Trading Pte Ltd 63 Market Street *06 06 Tat Lee BkJg S pore 0104 Telex RS ***** KIMTRA Tel *****8
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      514 24 I?c;|i<wal Container Unci! fg a *7*{VW r f] 2 Sailings Weekly Reliable Regular Punctual .Berthing PSA 1500 Hrs Tuesday Saturday REGULAR FEEDER SERVICE TO PHUKET/SONGXLA WY STOK SKI* HOY STOK lATANA MM 113/114 10 M 13 km 247/241 5 Jul SINGAPORE ISLANDS USE MIDDLE EAST REGULAR LINER S'pore PK Pnj
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      171 24 NOTICE OFFICIAL NOTICE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME We, Petrans Marine Pte Ltd of 16 Raffles Quay No. 21-02, Hong Leong Bldg, Singapore 0104, hereby give notice that in consequence of the intended purchase of the undermentioned vessel, we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section
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      152 25 BOHLER SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 137, Market St.. #11-02, Bank P o 0104 Tel: *****44 (3 line#) Telex: RS ***** BOSHIP East Asia Bldg REGULAR services ETA LOTUS h Port COKTI HELVETIA 23/5 CONTI ALMANA 25/5 TBN No. 1 2S/5 TBN No 2 10/6 LOADING FOR: Bandar Abbas Aden/Hodeidah Leixoes Dammam/Kuwait/Dubai
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      109 25 INDON SHIPPING PTE LTD. TEL: *****39, *****20 TLX: RS ***** MDON KSStI n* lOAONG FOB OOMKT 90. KM. MMM. MUSCAT WEEKLY SERVICE TO P. KELANG A PENANQ HMWSTII ACCEPTING LCL FCL CARGO FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO SOUTH AFRICA MKT DIMM. CKPCTONN. t. QJZMTTN Tl HZ 1 Li. d i V
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      641 25 nwuflw Singapore 5 Continents— 1 f&nnmrtm Offering direct LCL Service to Hamburg with connection to European destinations (Germany/ Austria/Switzerland/Denmark) and vice versa. *«1 tkptrtwts FTO Stafipare 15/5. 25/5, 30/5, 11/t, 14/S, It/S PAfMLPMA WORLD TRANSPORT (S) PTE LTD T«fc *****11 T«t«: RS ***** PASIN HAI FENG MARINE PTE. LTD T«te
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      47 26 n ETD DCSTMATION 25 May 27 May Fantauk NASA II 30 May 3 fane Semaranf/Surabaya Dwridi capacity 20 (am. REGULAR SERVICE TO BOMBAY/KARACHI CONTAINER CUM CONVENTIONAL ETA ETD "OCEAN FREIGHTER" 2J/5 31/5 Heavy Lifts WMcome OWEMT I9,6 corph kl PH *****49 TLX RS26O4J m *****6 RX MA3Q255
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      55 26 CONCORD LINES MADJU SDN BHD REGULAR WEEKLY SERVICES TO I FROM BELANAN 101 CFCII STRUT ?0 1? TONG !NG BIOG S PORf 0106 UNITED FORTUNE SHIPPING PTE LTD Td: 533*023. 533M30, *****07. X (BOOKM6 AGENT FOR) TUNG HO I 11% 2, d /5 l"** ,0 a vtssfi i,/5 J™ f
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      504 26 C.Y. LINE (A M«mb«r Of Tho ACE Consortium) CHO VANG SHIPPING CO. LTD FII.LV COHTAfOISG) SERVICE TO EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) KOKM JACEJN 2«N orotai OCT nm IrmPKS* IMmltai fitMM HWitraa Mmp f r,n/S 10/t 12/S 14/| IS/C 17/ C in 23/ i m/s nn n/( 1/7 HOHQIONG CONTMO WW 10/1
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      541 26 HEAP SENG TRADING SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 13-01, 13th floor. Golden Mile Tower, Beoch Rood, Singapore 0719. Tel: *****44 Tl* R*****2 HEAPCO SH6APORE TO PHUKET/WEST MALAYSIA SERVICE STORE P. KELANG PC HANG PHUKET LANGS* V 54/04 SaOtd 24 May 2 May LAN6SA V 55/14 25/20 May n May FULL CONTAffER SERVICE
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      553 26 ZIM NON-CONFERENCE MDEFEMKNT FUU CONTAKR SERVICE FCLAC car fees to USA East 1 Nest Coast, Panama. Carrtoaan and East Cauda Mb*. m Hurt m cufOßw m CUfOftNU 22 Mar 17 km 29 Mar Mkf m HONG KONG 14 tm m KEELUNG 22 km m lOKro 30 km at IMKUG H
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      151 26 Regional Weather tn a m E2 w, o 56 r A eN m o 0 IK °c y^\ cr* Wind direction with speed in knots SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature °C y Shower Weather Wind direction with speed in knots Rain
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