The Business Times, 25 May 1985
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Title Section12 1985-05-25 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C. (P) No. 99/1/85 SATURDAY, MAY tt, IKS 60 CENTS12 words
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546 1985-05-25 1 LEE HAN SHIH - Taiwan also mentioned in 'critical' list By LEE HAN SHIH SINGAPORE has been singled out by the US Department of Commerce as one of the two most undesirable countries for software exports. A report compiled by the department said software piracy in546 words
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313 1985-05-25 1 BARELY A WEEK after the official opening of its first joint venture in China, a Singapore marine and welding engineering company has announced that it will enter two more joint ventures there. The first joint-venture, Metalock-Shanghai Ocean Shipping Repair Dockyard Corporation, was opened313 words
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431 1985-05-25 1 Reuter CHINESE leader Deng Xiaoping said yesterday the country must tread carefully in implementing its economic reforms and should not aim too high. But he asserted that the latest urban and industrial reforms were developing healthily, despite concern over anReuter - 431 words
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Article75 1985-05-25 1 AP TWO BUSINESSMEN were charged yesterday in a Hongkong magistrate court with conspiracy to defraud shareholders of the now-defunct Carrian Investment Ltd. Rogerio Lam and his brother, Stephen, former directors of Bylamson and Associates, were charged with allowing the publication of a false statement by CarrianAP - 75 words
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Article, Illustration73 1985-05-25 1 nrniiarff t§ depreai the market yesterday battelmm to rfagMLrit Agues. Ike toy was marked by tfcin featareteas trm WTth the avecbaaght pastes earreetod aad the apariar* af the aew settlemeat perted, maay inkers are predtetiag the market te be firm aext weak. n Cafirtu Mas fled 2.» palate73 words
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518 1985-05-25 1 BRIAN GOMEZ - By BRIAN GOMEZ THE MOTOR Trades Association of Singapore wants the government to "rethink" its policy of raising motor costs because some of the effects have not been anticipated. According to the MTA's honorary secretary, Mr Tan Hup Foi, the518 words
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221 1985-05-25 1 A PROPOSED special fund for unionised workers drew strong criticism from two diverse directions yesterday. Two personalities which could hardly be associated with each other Mobil's outgoing chairman Dorsey Dunn and opposition Member of Parliament J B Jeyaretnam said in separate interviews221 words
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296 1985-05-25 1 EIGHT Singapore banks are taking part in a US$2OO million note issuing facility (NIF) launched this week by Credit Suisse First Boston (Asia) Ltd on behalf of the Sydney-based State Rank of New South Wales. The state-owned Australian bank had specified that296 words
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244 1985-05-25 1 Reuter FOREIGNERS will be able to buy shares in state-owned industries which Pakistan plans to sell, but the rich families who originally owned them will not be allowed to regain control. Finance Minister Mahbubul Haq said yesterday that the country planned toReuter - 244 words
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Advertisement186 1985-05-25 1 ASIAPRINT '85 4th International Exhibition of Printing, Graphic Arts Equipment Supplies. ASIAPRINT ZS3 JUNE 20-23 WTC STORE THE CLUB THAT STANDS IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN A Afiizuia ALL STAR POLARIS For woods, the heads are crafted from fine persimmon wood and dual weighted for consistent accuracy. The irons186 words
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Advertisement262 1985-05-25 1 mm SHAKE INFORMATION SHIPS IN PORT MONEY EXCHANGES SINGAPORE con expect to exploit further its trode links with Chino, judging from the tremendous response to the one-day seminar on business in Chino organised by the Hongkong Bank yesterday. Page 2 PAKISTAN'S civilian government hos presented aoudget that reduces taxes, taps262 words
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HOME NEWS
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Article, Illustration591 1985-05-25 2 AMY BALAN - Singapore-China trade hit $3.5 billion last year By AMY BALAN SINGAPORE can expect to exploit further its trade links with China, judging from the tremendous response to the one-day seminar organised by the Hongkong Bank yesterday. A full turnout of 500 invited guests, including a591 words
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177 1985-05-25 2 BATAM ISLAND'S incentives for attracting investors will be discussed in a seminar on Friday, May 31. About 70 executives from Singapore and Indonesia are expected to attend the seminar to get first-hand information on the practical aspects of setting up a business in Batam.177 words
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563 1985-05-25 2 JAIME LYE - By JAIME LYE CLUB MEDITERRANEE's expansion in the Asia-Pacific region will benefit Singapore as its guests are likely to stop over here. In 1967, when three new Club Med resorts would have opened, about 100,000 bed nights would be563 words
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419 1985-05-25 2 COMPANIES with factories on land leased from the Housing and Development Board are not charged twice few their property taxes, said the HDB yesterday, in response to complaints by some lessees at Defu Industrial Estate. These lessees had alleged that both the HDB and the419 words
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Article928 1985-05-25 2 Ship Delicto Thoi Poilin Mediterraneo Vira Bhum E Giant Paithoon Jenwel Harvester RR Ratna Sea Fortune New Genstar B Kemuning B Melor B Mas E Trust B Butang Sea Glory Asia Star Chengtu B Penaga P Madison Regina Ms Ratana Bhum A Alabama Orient Maru N Obukhova928 words
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141 1985-05-25 2 THE NEW income ceiling of the Housing and Development Board has attracted 143 more applicants in less than a month. Of the 3,153 new applicants for public housing since the announcement on April 26 of the new income ceiling, 143 applicants are within141 words
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350 1985-05-25 2 CITIZENSHIP application procedures will be simplified when new citizenship rules come into effect on June 1. But rules regarding eligibility for citizenship will remain unchanged. The issuing of new citizenship rules is basically a tidying up process, revoking what is now redundant and simplifying some of350 words
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116 1985-05-25 2 RESIDENTS of Chong Boon constituency will have another community centre and two residents' committee centres soon. Mr Chandra Das, MP for Chong Boon, said yesterday that two more RC centres and a void deck community centre would be ready for use shortly. The116 words
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268 1985-05-25 2 THE OPENING UP of China has also opened up strong profit potential for one company specialising in bridging the language gap. Providing translation and interpreting services for businessmen wanting to do business with China helped to make 1964 the best year268 words
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Article, Illustration309 1985-05-25 2 HEWLETT Packard, the American computer manufacturer, this week launched an array of hardware and software in its thrust into the market for office automation equipment. The centre of its office automation strategy is its new upgraded personal computer that can work by the touch of the309 words
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Article132 1985-05-25 2 SIX FINAL-YEAR marine engineering students from the Singapore Polytechnic have been awarded the 1985 Esso Marine Scholarships. Each scholarship is worth (1,500 and does not carry a bond, Esso said yesterday. Mr Thornton Milton, marine «nrf supply director of Esso Singapore, presented the awards yesterday to Low Yang Joo, Wee132 words
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OVERSEAS
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225 1985-05-25 3 AP Reuter ALTHOUGH the trade of industrial countries increased last year, it still lagged behind the level of 1960, according to latest figures published by the International Monetary Fund. "Higher levels of domestic activity in the industrial world have spurred a strong recoveryAP; Reuter - 225 words
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Article127 1985-05-25 3 AP JEAN-CLAUDE PAYE, direc-tor-general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, has warned that Japan's trade surpluses could lead other nations to adopt protectionist measures that would threaten the world trade system. Mr Paye also called on members of the organisation, based in Paris,AP - 127 words
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Article147 1985-05-25 3 FT BRITISH Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher has written to her Japanese and Turkish counterparts asking that UK companies be given some of the subcontract work on the £450 million (U*****.5 million) Bosporous bridge project. The letter to Mr Yasuhiro Nakasone was not publishedFT - 147 words
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WORLD IN BRIEF
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Article50 1985-05-25 3 PRESIDENT Marcos has asked his opponents to spare his wife Imelda from personal attacks, saying she is not the one who will run for president. Mr Marcos told a group of university presidents yesterday that \> criticisms that Mrs Marcos was greedy for power had made her50 words
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Article69 1985-05-25 3 ISRAELI Prime Minister Shimon Peres yesterday called on his Cabinet ministers to end a stormy debate over whether the state should pardon accused Jewish terrorists, saying that the controversy was endangering the Israeli judicial system. i The arguments erupted after Monday's lopsided prisoner swap when Israel69 words
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Article61 1985-05-25 3 THE Chinese Communist Party will never conclude secret agreements with communists elsewhere or im- pose its will on other parties. General secretary Hu Yaobang told a delegation from the Dutch Communist Party yesterday that his organisation would give "unswerving" moral support to communist and workers' parties willing61 words
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Article50 1985-05-25 3 NEARLY half the black children in the US were living in poverty in 1983. A US congressional study says that 22 per cent of all people under the age of 18 residing in the US in that year lived in poverty, the greatest proportion since the *****.50 words
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Article63 1985-05-25 3 Agencies ONLY FIVE tigers remain in the wild on Indonesia's main and overcrowded island of Java, says Population and Environment Minister Emil Salimh, and Indonesia is now trying to save the species by dumping slaughtered goats and chickens in the region. Deer is also being raisedAgencies - 63 words
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178 1985-05-25 3 UPI AP PORTUGUESE President Antonio Ramalho Eanes said yesterday that problems remain to be resolved before Portugal delivers Macau to communist Chinese rule, but China's top leader Deng Xiaoping disagreed. The divergence of views emerged less than 24 hours after China andUPI; AP - 178 words
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Article460 1985-05-25 3 Pakistan's budget aims to cut taxes Reuter PAKISTAN'S civilian government has presented a budget that reduces taxes, taps the country's vast sums of illegal earnings and launches a movement towards a freer economy. Finance Minister Mahbubul Haq on Thursday read the first budget to be debatedReuter - 460 words
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Article79 1985-05-25 3 Bernama A TOTAL OF 14,000 Malaysian artisans in the public sector will picket nation-wide from next Thursday if the government does not come up with a positive decision on their salary and service scheme claims. Congress of Union of Employees in Public and Civil Service (Cuepacs)Bernama - 79 words
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Article574 1985-05-25 4 ARRIVALS Operator Strvict numtxr Local time From PAA SV CAL SIA CV MAS KAL MAS MAS MAS AC CAL RBA SIA CPA GIA SIA SIA THAI SIA MAS GIA SIA MAS SIA GIA THAI SIA GIA THAI SIA SIA SIA KLM CPA MAS MAS SIA UTA SIA574 words
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Article, Illustration362 1985-05-25 4 House wants slower military build-up Reuter A BUDGET devised by the opposition Democrats and passed by the House of Representatives would slow down slightly US military buildup for the first time since President Reagan took power four years ago. But the budget, approved by 258 votesReuter - 362 words
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138 1985-05-25 4 Reuter EUROPEAN Economic Community external relations commissioner Willy de Clercq has urged the US to avoid "gunboat economics" in its relations with trade competitors and resist growing domestic protectionist pressure. "The US can no longer go it alone," he said, adding that the EECReuter - 138 words
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142 1985-05-25 4 Reuter THE BRITISH government has opened up new deep water and frontier areas to oil and gas exploration through the award of conditional licences for 80 offshore blocks. Energy Minister Alick Buchanan-Smith said yesterday that the total number of blocks awarded licences in theReuter - 142 words
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Article119 1985-05-25 4 Reuter BRITISH Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson has called the latest sharp increase in sterling M 3 money supply erratic. He told Parliament yesterday that a major factor behind the rise was accelerated corporate borrowing to take advantage of tax breaks on capital spendingReuter - 119 words
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176 1985-05-25 4 Reuter THE US federal budget registered a surplus of U5512.37 billion in April, slightly larger than the surplus of $11.49 billion in April of last year, the Treasury said in a monthly statement. In March, the budget was in deficit by $28.46 billion. LastReuter - 176 words
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Article77 1985-05-25 4 Reuter AMERICAN Treasury Secretary James Baker said the administration's tax reform proposals will not undermine the process of capital formation and will encourage entrepreneurs. "I think you'll see that we are very conscious of the capital formation prob- lem" and the importance of stimulating entrepreneurship, heReuter - 77 words
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ECO-NOTES
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Article70 1985-05-25 4 THE NEW ZEALAND government said it would extend its 67.5 per cent tax allowance on export market development costs to March, 1987. It said the incentive would fall to 61.5 per cent in the year to March 1968, 56 per cent in 1988/89, 50.5 per cent in 1969/9070 words
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Article57 1985-05-25 4 TIGHTER foreign exchange controls in China have caused a plunge in export orders for Taiwan goods from Hongkong, a major trans-shipment centre for indirect trade. An official report showed that traders from Hongkong placed US$l9O million worth of orders with Taiwan factories in April, a drop of57 words
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Article80 1985-05-25 4 Sino-US trade for the first quarter of 1965 rose 20 per cent from the same period a year ago. The US embassy in Beijing said on Thursday bilateral trade in January-March was U551,732 billion, compared with U551,444 billion in the first quarter of 1964. The figures showed80 words
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Article45 1985-05-25 4 CHINESE peasants will start paying taxes in cash this year. The finance ministry said on Thursday: "The new policy makes it more convenient for peasants, who are increasingly turning to various kinds of commodity production rather than farming, to pay their taxes."45 words
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Article63 1985-05-25 4 THE US Commerce Department has changed its regulations on export licences so as to tighten controls preventing the transfer of US high technology to countries regarded as not being friendly. Under the new regulations, effective from July 24, companies with distribution licences will themselves have to exercise tighter63 words
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Article65 1985-05-25 4 Agencies THE AMERICAN steel industry must further reduce overhead expenses, including labour costs, and continue a painful contraction that has closed about 20 per cent of its capacity since 1977. Mr Donald H Trautlein, chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute, said at a news conferenceAgencies - 65 words
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Advertisement244 1985-05-25 3 1 An affiliate of ORi International, a consortium of professional consultants offering a comprehensive range of organization development (OD) services. HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR SALARY: $150,000 Annual Package Ref No: ES 1550 A top calibre professional with an excellent record in personnel management is invited to assume the position of Human244 words
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Advertisement111 1985-05-25 3 If you had a fleet of Rolls -Royces, wouldn't you keep them in good shape? As the only, major airline with an all Rolls-Royce powered fleet, we re understandably fussy about the way they're maintained. The care and attention to detail we lavish on our fleet, has made Cathay Pacific111 words
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Miscellaneous40 1985-05-25 3 Doonesbury m T 71 <S ft St 1 m s JS 3 1 I ri ft «i BY GARRY TRUDEAU ff 1 1 II i/' //J »i yfi i^p i*ifff/i i i <*[ I Wl? I MJlfll Sio y j Id40 words
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RAW MATERIALS
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Article139 1985-05-25 4 Chinaaa Produce Exchange (Sellers' noon dosing prices on May 24. SVIOO kg). Coconut oil Bok FOB 128.00 OW drum FOB 141.00 New drum FOB 145.00 Copra Mixed (loose) 65 buyers Pepper Muntok White FOB NLW 870.00 Sarawak White FOB foq NLW 860.00 Sarawak special block FOB NLW 730.00139 words
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Article275 1985-05-25 4 Singapore (Ss/kilo, ex-godown) Fragrant new crop Ist 086 2nd 0.64 3rd 0.60 New Crop 25% no stock 10% no stock Thai Broken A-super 0.56 Special 0.54 Thai Rice 55% no stock China Rice 10% 0.87 15% no stock 25% no stock 35% no stock Thai Boiled Rice 5« 060275 words
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Article111 1985-05-25 4 THE Kialft Lam par Tin Market price rese six cents to M$2tJC a kc yesterday, still wttkla toe International Tin Agreement lewer ruge ef 121.15 to $XLH. The kilter stock muager ceo tinned kls strong support by taking abeut 5$ per cent s( the disposals. Malaysian and Japanese111 words
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Article160 1985-05-25 4 Yarn (In HK$ per bole of 400 lb) China carded yarn, cones Blue Phoenix I 6's 2,550 Blue Phoenix 20's 2,700 Blue Phoenix 32's 3,150 Blue Phoenix 40's 3,550 Corded yarn, hank Blue Phoenix 21 's 2,900 Combed yarn, cones Blue Phoenix 32's 4,250 Blue Phoenix 40's 4,400 Open-end160 words
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Article173 1985-05-25 4 SINGAPORE The market closed easier yesterday with June One RSS buyers quoted at 169.00 cents per kg, down 1.50 cents from Thursday. The morning session weakened by 0.50 cents due to some speculative selling and long liquidation. Prices feD further in quiet afternoon trading on continued speculative selling and173 words
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Article338 1985-05-25 4 RAS prices in S cents/kg, FOB in b ales NOON CLOSE tuytrs Sellers Buyers Sellers Int 1 RSS Prompt 171.00 I72.00N 170 00 171 00N int 1 RSS June 85 170.25 171.75 169.00 169 50 Int 1 RSS Juty 85 170.25 171 75 169 00 169.50 Int338 words
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Article171 1985-05-25 4 MALAYSIAN crude palm oil prices closed lower yesterday but finished above the day's lows after late covering was sparked by talk that India was still in the market for more processed palm oil. Sentiment was earlier dampened by lack of interest for nearby positions after India's tender for171 words
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Article125 1985-05-25 4 SOYBEAN futures on the Chicago Board of Trade rallied near the close on Thursday to post new day's highs, but gains were only IVi to Vt US cent a bushel. July ended near the top of a 3V«-cent range. In thin trade, professional house buying emerged in the afternoon125 words
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Article134 1985-05-25 4 WHEAT FUTURES on the Chicago Board of Trade closed mostly higher on Thursday, up as much as V/i US cents a bushel in nearby July. That contract closed at the top of its 2'/«cent range. Soft red winter wheat harvesting in the southern states has been delayed somewhat by134 words
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Article99 1985-05-25 4 (cents/kg, 1-ton 85 JULY 85 (current month) (forword month) NOON NOON RAS Buyen Sellers Buyer} Sellers SSR 20 164 00 166 OON 166 00 168 00N SSR 50 ***** 164 OON 164 00 166 OON MRELB Sellers Buyers Sellers SMR CV 212 50 214 50N 214.50 2I650N99 words
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Article758 1985-05-25 4 COFFEE Robusta futures ended at or near session highs on Thursday afternoon and with gains from the previous close of £35 to £18. July finished at the day's high at £2,116, up £34. Easier sterling against the dollar supported prices during most of the session, but closing gains758 words
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BANKING AND FINANCE
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253 1985-05-25 5 Reuter THE US dollar closed lower in New York on Thursday, unable to recoup the losses it sustained after a rash of rumours, later denied, that Argentina had nationalised its banks. "The rumours drove the market crazy," said Patrick Griffin, chief corporate dealerReuter - 253 words
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Article100 1985-05-25 5 Reuter THE ARGENTINE central bank has denied rumours circulating in the US that the government of President Raul Alfonsin plans to nationalise private banks. "It is absolutely false," said a press spokesman for the central bank on Thursday. A high-ranking central bank official who asked notReuter - 100 words
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Article118 1985-05-25 5 Reuter A TEAM of Argentine negotiators flew to Washington for talks with IMF officials on a 1.42-bil-lion SDR standby needed to unlock a US$4.2 billion package from creditor banks and service interest arrears. Central bank sources said the team was led by chief negotiatorReuter - 118 words
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Article, Illustration597 1985-05-25 5 ALVIN TAY - Conditions for a true lease fraught with difficulty By ALVIN TAY TWO PROMINENT financiers have attacked the leasing guidelines proposed in the 1962 budget but which have still not been implemented, especially the distinction between a true lease and a sale agreement. Mr Peter Nevitt, chairman597 words
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240 1985-05-25 5 MIDLAND Bank shareholders have approved a proposal for the bank to acquire full equity ownership of Crocker National Corporation at an extraordinary general meeting in London. Crocker's common stockholders voted in favour of the proposal at a general meeting in240 words
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260 1985-05-25 5 Reuter SENIOR Latin American government officials and financial experts have supported a proposal for converting at least a third of Latin America's US$96O billion foreign debt into long-term, low interest bonds. The president of the Peruvian Senate, Mr Manuel Ulloa, said inReuter - 260 words
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105 1985-05-25 5 Reuter THE FEDERAL Home Loan Bank Board (FHLBB) has conditionally approved four more applications by Maryland savings institutions for federal insurance. The four institutions had been among the 102 privately-in-sured Maryland thrifts under a state order to limit withdrawals to US$l,OOO a month. The boardReuter - 105 words
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338 1985-05-25 5 Reuter THE UK Treasury said its targets for money supply would be calculated on a 12-month growth rate, or year-on-year basis, in future. The actual targets, however, for the 1965/86 year ending next March are unchanged from those announced in theReuter - 338 words
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224 1985-05-25 5 A SINGAPORE delegation of nearly 50 money managers and dealers will go to Toronto next week to attend the annual congress of the International Forex Club. Led by Mr CMukundan, the team comprises members of the Forex Association of Singapore (FAS). The224 words
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MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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Article560 1985-05-25 5 SINGAPORE The US dollar closed mixed against most major currencies after fluctuating within a narrow range throughout yesterday. The dollar closed slightly firmer at 3.0740/55 marks compared with New York's 3.0705/35 close, at 2.5860/80 Swiss francs against 2.5800/40 but weaker at 250.80/90 yen compared with 251.20/30. Sterling closed560 words
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Article83 1985-05-25 5 RESULTS of tender held yesterday for: 91-day Treasury bills to be issued from May 28 to May 31. Offered: $70,000,000. Applied far: $167,000,000. Allotted: $70,000,000. Accepted kids: $99.30 approximately 38 per cent; higher bids in full. Average rate ef dlseeut m allatmeat: 2.780 per cent per annum. 182-day83 words
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Article104 1985-05-25 5 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore interbank money market rose by Vipoint from Thursday to Close at 5Vi per cent yesterday. The one and threemonth term rates fell Vfcpoint each while the twomonth rate fell by 1/16 point Interbank rotes at 3pm yesterday: Offer M Ov«f night 5104 words
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Article, Illustration268 1985-05-25 5 Asian market ASIAN dollar deposit rates closed steady at opening levels in quiet trading yesterday. Rates remained steady throughout the day with one, three and six months closing at 7-13/16 7-11/16, 8-1/16 7-15/16 and 8-5/16 8-3/16 per cent respectively. Short-dates were little changed at earlier levels of a common 7-13/16268 words
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Article208 1985-05-25 5 Interbank rates at 3pm yesterday: Local dollar* to 0M unrt of tor—gn qa««*d ft elocday a <aoo parity US dolor Sterling pound Australian dolor NZ dolor Conodion dolor 2.2210 2.8140 2.2220 2.8174 2.8196 7.3469 -21.23 -61.70 1.5147 1 0027 1.6188 1.5176 1.0054 1.6207 3 4286 ***** ***** -55208 words
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Article312 1985-05-25 5 BA Futures EURODOLLAR futures opened higher yesterday than the Thursday CME close but profit-taking saw prices slipping lower in quiet trading ahead of the long weekend. However, the market was still supported by the bull trendline thus limiting further decline. The September contract closed 4 ticks higher at 91.23.BA Futures - 312 words
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Article176 1985-05-25 5 HONGKONG: The metal closed higher yesterday in active late trading supported by some short-covering. Bullion ended at U*****.70/317.20 an ounce, near the day's high, compared with New York's $315.50/316.00 close and the $315.00/50 finish here on Thursday. On the local market, gold rose HK$l5 to close at $2,939 a176 words
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TIME-OFF
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Article520 1985-05-25 6 WINE TASTINGS lack spectator appeal. Half a dozen nattily attired buffs stand around a table on which are displayed unlabelled, anonymous bottles of vin rouge and vin blanc. From time to time, one of the experts will roll a small glassful round his tongue and,520 words
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Article, Illustration848 1985-05-25 6 ALVIN TAY - By ALVIN TAY WITH SUMMER on the way in Europe, the globe-trotting Singaporean will be packing his bags for a European holiday. Those on a shoe-string budget may want to visit as many countries as possible in one trip. Others may prefer to visit one country and848 words
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Article241 1985-05-25 6 THE EARS, nose and throat have always been grouped together and people with problems in these parts of their bodies usually consult the same medical specialist. A rarer grouping, though, is the eyes and the teeth. But it appeared in Serangoon Gardens when a dentist recently241 words
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Article1149 1985-05-25 6 What's on from May 25 31 A* CONCERT: Singapore Symphony Orchestra with soloist Nigsl Konnsdy. Victoria Concert HaH. 8.15pm. Tickets: $4, $6, $10 and $15. Nigel Kennedy, 28, comes from a family of distinguished cellists. He attended the Yehudi Menuhin School at the age of seven to study the1,149 words
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Article, Illustration143 1985-05-25 6 THE PRESENCE of extensive Buddhist ruins distributed wid*ly across th* whol* of th* Indian continent spoaks of a culture that was rich, vibrant and uniqu* in content. These remains were once moneateries and atupas. There are apparently four places in India that ahould be visited if you143 words
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Miscellaneous777 1985-05-25 6 iai j d CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 9 Behind here, with a tram moving out (2, 3, 4) 10 Besides having further material on the next page (8) 12 Sing in the tube (4) 13 Hang about ond the man, love, wiM return (6) 14 Film the two of us getting777 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration688 1985-05-25 7 BRIAN MILLER - By BRIAN MILLER FOR A MOMENT last week, when he ranged up to the leaders at the 200 m mark, Gibraltar Rock looked like he was going to make it a winning debut. With the wire just 50m away, the moderately-backed Aga-sam-owned runner with jockey688 words
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278 1985-05-25 7 AFP JIM SIMONS sank three shots from off the green to take a share of the lead at the end of the first round of the US$6OO,OOO Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio on Thursday. Simons finished the day with a somewhat erratic five-under-parAFP - 278 words
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692 1985-05-25 7 WALTON MORAIS - By WALTON MORAIS ITHNIN ZAIN, a 43-year-old golfer making a comeback to competitive golf, shared a fairytale lead in the opening round of the $25,000 Tiger Open golf championship at Sembawang yesterday. Zain, who returned to competitive golf only last year692 words
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500 1985-05-25 7 THREE of the Republic's former Putra Cup members take to the Bukit course this weekend, aiming to roll back the years in the semi-finals of the Singapore Island Country Club matchplay championship. In what observers are saying is one of the most evenly matched semi-final500 words
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Article, Illustration522 1985-05-25 7 Reuter JOHN McENROE, the world's best tennis player, does not believe his failure to win the French Open can affect his place in the sport's list of all-time greats. He begins another attempt to win the French Open, the first Grand Slam tournament ofReuter - 522 words
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Miscellaneous1203 1985-05-25 7 TO IMD GtiMD HIGHLIGHTS Foerie Tale Theatre The Emperor's New Clothes 8.30pm, Channel 12 A Hans Christian Anderson favourite about the man who so loved clothes that he was eventually duped by two scoundrels. He learns humility from a little boy who tells him the truth. This fairy tale stars1,203 words
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Miscellaneous17 1985-05-25 7 BnSt£W\'F*ai^l)icteas THINGS FSRe. TR\FijC\ SLPCX per TMO rnoonCMT J F»ND SOmG."T>mNG»To DO THC OfF»C£.. C' jg 217 words
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INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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324 1985-05-25 8 Reuter T BOONE PICKENS, who has frightened oil company executives with takeover threats for several years, has said the recent court ruling that doomed his bid to acquire Unocal Corp leaves him unsure of further takeover attempts. The Mesa Petroleum Co Inc chairman, whoReuter - 324 words
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178 1985-05-25 8 Reuter OLYMPIA and York Developments Ltd plans to acquire Chevron Corp's 60 per cent share erf Gulf Canada Ltd for over Cs3 billion. Olympia and York says it does not intend to make a offer to other Gulf Canada shareholders. Olympia andReuter - 178 words
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Article321 1985-05-25 8 Reuter WALL STREET share prices retreated for the second day in a row on Thursday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below the 1300 mark for the first time since hitting a record high earlier in the week. The average slid by 7.05Reuter - 321 words
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Article787 1985-05-25 8 Amsterdam MAY 23 fh AflN 441.00 -I S 189 00x4 Ahold 221 20 -0 4 Akio 107 30 -0 9 amev 242 70 -0 1 A/nro Bonk 79 00 +0.8 52.20 mh Boh 93 30 uneh Borujmn 379 00 -5.8 Botkofa Bur Tat 91 50 -0 5 35787 words
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Article86 1985-05-25 8 Reuter FINANCIER Carl Icahn has told the Securities and Exchange Commission that he would "explore alternative financing sources, including the possible sale of assets", if Trans World Airlines Inc's cash flow and earnings are insufficient to fund his proposed merger. Mr Icahn, in an amended 13-DReuter - 86 words
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Advertisement114 1985-05-25 8 London stocks, pogoll LouHge Enjoy the world's finest wine, while you relax in the cosy ambience of The Lounge. Make your nights memorable with the versatile quartet Body N Soul from the Philippines. They'll captivate you! Happy Hours: Spa 7pm. 2S%off all driaka. #PW^CEHDTEL •iMWtM 270 Orchard Road. Singapore 0923114 words
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Article273 1985-05-25 9 HONGKONG: Share prices closed lower yesterday as selling pressure mounted. The Hang Seng Index fell 20.46 to 1,596.84. Turnover was HKJ315.66 million compared with $298.23 million on Thursday. Cheung Kong and Hutchison fell 30 cents each to $16.40 and $23.60 respectively, China Light 20 to $15.80, HK Electric and273 words
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Article191 1985-05-25 9 MAY 24 Al Shear* Indus HT S 130 unch +0.1 -0.5 •0.1 unch unch unch •0.1 Nan Yo Plot Pacific Com Pacific EJact Wlra 27 10 18.00 14.50 tmh unch inch 24.20 Poolung Papar I28N Chang Hwa Bank 49.50 Sharp ShMn Papar 17.00 0.1 CMo China Cham China Dav191 words
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Article385 1985-05-25 9 TOKYO: Share prices fell in very active trading yesterday, driving the market average below 12,600 at the close for the first time since Monday. The market average closed down 55.28 at 12,593.85, slightly higher than the day's 12,588.03 low, with the turnover 530 million shares against 550 million on385 words
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Article104 1985-05-25 9 MANILA: Share prices closed mixed in quiet trading yesterday. The Oil Index firmed 0.019 to 0.717 and the Commercial k Industrial Index fell 0.57 to 131.45 while the Mining Index was steady at 681.92. MAY 24 Nw ManlMl Onantal B MM B 0.0014 -***** 0.011 unch 0.12 -II 38104 words
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Article383 1985-05-25 9 SYDNEY: Share prices closed easier in a continuing technical correction to recent highs yesterday. BHP fell 14 cents to A 56.32 and brokers said this was a major factor behind a 4.4 point-fall in the All Ordinaries Index to 883.0. The All Industrials Index fell 3.8 to 1,244 and383 words
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Article140 1985-05-25 9 BANGKOK: Stock prices closed lower in quiet trading yesterday. The Book Club Index fell 0.25 point to 140.88 and declines led advances five-to-three. Turnover stood at 401,649 shares compared with Thursday's 447,373 shares. MAY 24 Aokham Thai Alio Ffcr» MM 171 4 Stam Cement Stam CMzan Stam City Caman*140 words
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Article71 1985-05-25 9 MAY 24 Won .5 Hyund® Canst ii rini llntnf nyunooi MOTof KAL 901 569 423 unch -2 Chotoung Bk 575 •10 -5 Korao first 660 +3 +20 -2 Coi^wwCKjl Ok....... 630 430 Koraate 394 464 4-H Lucky Ltd 578 -7 559 6 710 inch 499 14 Etoc 800 -571 words
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Article92 1985-05-25 9 AP PECHINEY of France has withdrawn its equity investment in Aluminium of Korea Ltd by selling its 50 per cent stake to the Hyundai group. Both Aluminium of Korea and Hyundai declined to say why the French partner quit. Pechiney joined the Korean project, capitalised at twoAP - 92 words
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397 1985-05-25 9 FT HITACHI, TOSHIBA and Mitsubishi Electric, three of the world's largest electronics companies have reported sharply improved profits for the year ended last March on the back of surging exports, notably to America and China. Hitachi, the largest of the three, pushedFT - 397 words
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150 1985-05-25 9 AFP NIPPON STEEL of Japan remained well ahead as the world's top steel producer last year, turning out twice as much as the run-ner-up US Steel. The International Iron and Steel Institute, in listing the major companies in the non-communist world, said Nippon Steel producedAFP - 150 words
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327 1985-05-25 9 AFP INVESTIGATIONS into the involvement of Taiwanese state bank officials in the Cathay business empire loans scandal would be halted if the Finance Ministry confirms they were acting under orders. The Taipei district court is investigating officials of the staterun Cooperative Bank of TaiwanAFP - 327 words
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Advertisement111 1985-05-25 9 I vv- 4'dl M ir ar FZ v 7 M m 'k£M FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL I <#* For a P2ranakan Buffet Lunch so good,even Nonyas feel at home. For over a decade we've been known for Peranakan Buffet lunches with a home-cooked flavour. You too can enjoy the pleasure111 words
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Advertisement165 1985-05-25 9 Up the staircase at the Century Parte Sheraton Follow the sweep of the curving staircase of the Century Park Sheraton and you'll find yourself at the Block Velvet Gold. It's a discotheque with hot sounds and cool drinks, an exceptional laser light show, and the sort of clientele who stay165 words
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Advertisement177 1985-05-25 9 Paramount HoidWhm Hm happy paopf go if m OOCKTML LOUNGE Experience a new and refreshing concept in cocktail lounge entertainment. Experience The Gazebo. The frontispiece of Paramount Hotel, away from all the hustle and bustle A free flowing garden terrace in subtle shades of grey and beige. And a truly177 words
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Advertisement83 1985-05-25 9 Music Room TOT A •V V From English afternoon teas of not scones and strawberry jam, to evening cocktails. Then dance to the music of Juliana's of London. Linger. The mood is Distinctively Hilton in Style. flown inl China! A TASTE OF BEIJING May 20 to 28, 1985 Nine days83 words
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Article, Illustration4170 1985-05-25 10 SHARE PRICES eased for the fourth consecutive day on the Singapore stock market yesterday as investors waited for the new settlement period before entering the market. The BT Composite Index fell 2.29 points to 726.58 and the Straits Times Industrial Index dropped 2.744,170 words
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Article198 1985-05-25 10 SINGAPORE Rises Indices 193 +12 MeWriirto 790 +10 S Sggf A B N MOM 285 9 «T UAcotoc *****27 *****28 L-+-+* H 50, 300 +6 ■TOj/OS +"3 +97 Pw>-EI 50c 265 6 ST Udustnoh 820.98 818.24 UOI 248 6 STFmk* *****9 2140 18 W. 8m 265 5198 words
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Article2469 1985-05-25 10 BID and offer prlees officially luted and business In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "SETT"2,469 words
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Article199 1985-05-25 10 JURONG ENGINEERING Limited: Fourteenth AGM at Mandarin Hotel, Mandarin Court A, 4th Floor, Main Building, 330 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 today at 12.15 pm. NEGRI SEMBILAN OIL PALMS Berkad: Fif-ty-three AGM at 107 (1st Floor), Changkat Thambi Dollah, Kuala Lumpur 06-17 today at 10.30 am. OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION199 words
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Article, Illustration228 1985-05-25 11 HOCK LOCK SIEW - 0 68* H TT 1 T HOCK LOCK SIEW THE HIGHLY controversial Grand United Holdings-Sigma Metal Company takeover bid continues to enjoy a lot of speculative attention, so today's chart focus will attempt to provide a price perspective on the former. After a long and perilous decline228 words
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Article94 1985-05-25 11 HONGKONG Thursday 1247.9 Hong Seng Index Week ago 1257.0 Friday 1596.84 Thursday 1617.30 NEW YORK Week ago 1647.88 Dow Jones TOKYO Thursday 1296.71 Wednesday 1303.76 Tokyo Dow Jones Week ago 1278.05 Friday *****.85 Standard Poors Thursday *****.13 Week ago *****.99 Thursday 187.60 Wednesday 188.56 TSE Index Week ago94 words
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319 1985-05-25 11 WHILE United Industrial Corp and Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat have failed in their recent attempts to control listed Hongkong companies, Parkway Holdings Ltd has succeeded in taking over property-based Lee Hing Development Ltd. Following purchases of two blocks of 5.15 million319 words
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Article891 1985-05-25 11 SHARES closed sharply lower yesterday on worries over the possibility erf oil price cuts, the overnight falls on Wall Street and on profit t»Mng after recent gains. The FT 30 Index at 2pm was down 12.5 points at 997.1, falling below the 1,000 mark for the first time891 words
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Article209 1985-05-25 11 Managers' prices for May 25 27 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.97 *2.09 The Savings Fund 148 1.57 S'pore Prog Fund 0 86 0.91 S'pore Sw Fund 1.27 1.35 S'pore Invest Fund 0.92 0.97 S'pore Equity Fund 0.87 0.92 Asia Unit Trust Mat Invest Fund 2.11*2.26 Mai Prog209 words
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660 1985-05-25 11 NAJEEB JARHOM - By NAJEEB JARHOM TIN EXPORT restrictions coupled with a staggering provision for diminution in value of its investment in Sime Darby have tarnished Malaysia Mining Corp Bhd's profit performance in the year ended Jan 31, 1965. Reporting its worst operating results since660 words
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Article449 1985-05-25 11 AMALGAMATED Properties A IidutriM said Mr J M Brown will retire as the company's managing director from June 30. Tan Sri Datuk Ibrahim bin Mohamed will continue to act as chief executive. NEGRI SEMBILAN OU Palms Bhd has clarified that the taxation figure in its 1964 annual report449 words
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151 1985-05-25 11 PEGI MALAYSIA Bhd is spending MsBoo,ooo cash to acquire a 36.4 per cent stake in DEP Engineering (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd which shares a common chairman in Mr Abdul Ghafar Baba. DEP lists its activities as assembling, manufacturing and distributing undercarriage parts and attachments (or151 words
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Article111 1985-05-25 11 Group pre-tax profits rose to M 555.42 million in the half-year to March, 1985 ($41.15 million). Net earnings per share rose to 8.7 cents from 7.1 cents. An unchanged interim dividend of five cents a share less tax will be paid on Oct 7 to shareholders111 words
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536 1985-05-25 11 THE KUALA LUMPUR stock market drifted through another lethargic session yesterday with share prices closing lower for the fourth straight day. With investors once again staying on the sidelines, turnover took another dip to one of its lowest levels in recent weeks. Only 4.42536 words
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Article1952 1985-05-25 11 BID and offer prices officially listed and business In and reported to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday, with the number of shares traded shown In brackets In lots of 1/100 units unless otherwise specified. MDUSTMALS A Choc (2.135) AISB M) 1.14(4) 1.15 xol Alcom1,952 words
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Article58 1985-05-25 12 Reuter RIOT police firing tear gas yesterday clashed with thousands of students demonstrating in support of colleagues occupying the US Information Service Library in South Korea. The occupation, a protest against Washington's support for President Chun Doo Hwan, entered a second day as talks between theReuter - 58 words
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Article44 1985-05-25 12 AFP ENTIRELY Indonesianmade cars will be twice as dear as imported ones. The head of the Indonesian Automobile Manufacturers' Association Soebronto Lara told Parliament that a government decision to produce an entirely home-made car by 1988 should be delayed.AFP - 44 words
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Article43 1985-05-25 12 AFP BLACK money in the Indian economy, from deals not declared for tax, amounts to some 20 per cent of gross domestic product, or 370 billion rupees, the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy reported yesterday.AFP - 43 words
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Article37 1985-05-25 12 Reuter THE Japanese Foreign Ministry has denied Tokyo and Washington had a secret agreement that Japanese forces would be placed under a US-appointed commander in case of an attack on Japan. ReuterReuter - 37 words
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Article26 1985-05-25 12 Reuter FIVE people were hurt in rioting and arson which flared overnight in South Africa's black townships, police said yesterday. ReuterReuter - 26 words
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Article50 1985-05-25 12 AFP NEPALESE authorities arrested the president of the banned Nepali Congress Party yesterday. A party spokesman said Krishna Prasad Bhattarai and other party activists were arrested as they set out to take part in the second day of a civil disobedience campaign called by the party. AFPAFP - 50 words
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Article32 1985-05-25 12 AFP TWO South Korean fishing vessels were seized yesterday by Japanese patrol boats (or illegally fishing within Japanese territorial waters, Maritime Safety Agency officials in Japan said. AFPAFP - 32 words
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Article47 1985-05-25 12 AFP ITALY'S overall balance of payments deficit narrowed in April to a provisional 1,665 billion lire from a provisional 3,149 billion lire deficit in March, the Bank of Italy said. The figure compares with a surplus of 750 billion lire in April last year.AFP - 47 words
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377 1985-05-25 12 CHUANG PECK MING - Outgoing head of Mobil paints optimistic picture By CHUANG PECK MING THE ECONOMY may be in its worst shape since the 1973-74 oil crisis, but the outgoing chairman of Mobil Oil Singapore thinks it will still end up with a healthy growth rate this377 words
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386 1985-05-25 12 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO THE WORKERS' PARTY has invited the Prime Minister to its rally at the Toa Payoh Athletic Centre tonight. Mr J B Jeyaretnam, WP secretary-general, said he had written to invite the Prime Minister, or the First Deputy Prime Minister,386 words
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155 1985-05-25 12 MR JB JEYARETNAM has filed a notice of appeal against the Chief Justice's refusal to grant him leave to challenge an earlier verdict made against him. The Workers' Party secretary-general said that he made the appeal on Thursday,155 words
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Article254 1985-05-25 12 Reuter AN ANTICIPATED flood of illicit hard drugs into Britain is the greatest peace-time threat the country has ever faced, a British parliamentary committee said. In a unanimous report the all-party Home Affairs Committee recommended tougher penalties for traffickers and confiscation of their property, asReuter - 254 words
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188 1985-05-25 12 Reuter THAILAND yesterday summoned Hanoi's ambassador to protest against more than 10 Vietnamese troop incursions from Cambodia since November in which more than 64 Thais have been killed. A Thai Foreign Ministry memorandum given to Ambassador Tranquang Co rejected charges matte by HanoiReuter - 188 words
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Article57 1985-05-25 12 AP THAILAND and Malaysia are expected to agree oo a bill to establish a body for Joint development of offshore resources in Jvtj. The two countries have agreed to a 50-50 profit-sharing from the development of resources in a 3,360 square kilometre area claimed by both countries,AP - 57 words
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Article, Illustration508 1985-05-25 12 LOH HUI YIN - By LOH HUI YIN PETROLEUM products refined from Chinese crude oil are now putting more pressure on selling prices of Singapore oil companies than those using Middle East crude. "A high proportion of petroleum products coming out from the refineries here are going508 words
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Article134 1985-05-25 12 MARINA SQUARE will be officially opened in April next year, more than six months later than the originally scheduled date. The three hotels at the site, Marina Mandarin, Oriental Singapore and Pan Pacific, would be opened at the same time for more impact, a project spokesman said134 words
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253 1985-05-25 12 AFP PRESIDENT Junius Jayewardene plans a multi-par-ty conference next week to seek cooperation in ending Sri Lanka's separatist violence, following stepped up separatist attacks. But none of the Tamil political parties, even legal ones, are likely to be invited because of their supportAFP - 253 words
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Article271 1985-05-25 12 Reuter THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court yesterday ordered the only witness to admit seeing the Manila airport murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino to submit to cross-examination. The court voted 10-2 in favour of dismissing the petition of Miss Rebecca Quijano, dubbed "The Crying Lady". It saidReuter - 271 words
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129 1985-05-25 12 AFP IN AN economic report on Thailand issued on Thursday, the National Westminster Bank in London forecast that the country's growth will continue this year at a "robust pace" approaching five per cent after last year's six per cent. But it expects the inflationAFP - 129 words
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Article97 1985-05-25 12 Reuter A HUMAN rights group said yesterday there appeared to be a systematic military repression of church workers, especially in the Southern Philippines. A fact-finding mission led by the Philippine Conference on Human Rights said the murder of Italian Catholic priest Tullio Favali, and threats to otherReuter - 97 words
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Article74 1985-05-25 12 Reuter NEW YORK stock prices carried their losses into a third consecutive session yesterday, slipping mildly on early morning profit-taking. Bank stocks stabilised after heavy pressure in the past two days, linked in part to a laterdenied rumour that Argentina was nationalising its banks. The Dow JonesReuter - 74 words
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Advertisement425 1985-05-25 12 umui imco monei ume [maiausH] Houses BeFMao (incorporated in Malaysia) Notice Of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be heW at the UMW Auditorium, United Motor Works (Malaysia) Holdings Berhad, Jalan Utas (15/7), Batu Tiga Industrial Estate, Shah Alam,425 words
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Miscellaneous60 1985-05-25 12 Outlook for today: Portly cloudy with showers over several areos in the late morning and early afternoon. Report for 24 hours prior to 7 30pm on May 24 at the oirport: Maximum temperature 32.1 Associated humidity 70 Minimum temperature 25.4 Associated humidity 94 Hours of sunshine 2.95 Roinfoll in millimetres60 words
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