The Business Times, 12 February 1988

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  • 11 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 95/12/87 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1988 75 CENTS
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  • 285 1 Reuter Dow Jones higher WALL STREET turned higher after a hesitant opening. A surprisingly strong retail sales figure indicates the economy is not slowing as much as anticipated. Bond yields rose slightly on the news, failing to provide stocks with the support offered recently. The Dow Jones
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  • 169 1 WEDNESDAY'S strong rally on Wall Street spurred gains in the Australian, Hongkong and Singapore markets yesterday. A 48point gain on the Dow Jones Industrial Average buoyed sentiment and helped markets to post higher prices. In Singapore, shares finished higher on some light bargainhunting but dealers
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  • 153 1 THE US DOLLAR yesterday closed easier in thin trading against most currencies on the foreign exchanges of Singapore and Hongkong. Dealers attributed the dull trading in Asian markets to the closure of the Tokyo exchange because of the public holiday in Japan. Asian
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  • 369 1 NST Agencies MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Datuk Seri Or Mahathir Mohamad has summoned government Members of Parliament for a meeting on Sunday which is likely to pave the way for an emergency sitting of the House, political sources in Kuala Lumpur said yesterday.
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  • 468 1 Opening of annual US-Asean dialogue SINGAPORE made no bones about its displeasure at having been stripped of trade concessions at the opening of the annual US-Asean dialogue in Washington on Wednesday. Mincing no words, Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, the Minister of State
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  • 381 1 Agencies MR YEO CHEOW TONG's public attack on the US for graduating Singapore from the Generalised System of Preferences sparked a face-to-face confrontation and a toughly-worded response from US Secretary of State George Shultz. Mr Shultz, bristling at the Singapore Minister of State for
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  • 258 1 TALKS of reviewing the copyright law and the tone of some speeches in the heat of the union protest against the US last week have drawn a response from the American Business Council in the form of a letter to Mr Ong Teng
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  • 133 1 Bernama MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba yesterday said in Kuala Lumpur that Umno has replied to the letter from the Office of the Registrar of Societies asking it to show cause why it should not be de-registered. He said the reply was sent
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  • 610 1  -  By BOEY KIT YIN THE LOCAL CHIP industry is optimistic that demand for integrated circuits (ICs) will continue to be strong this year. However, growth is not expected to be as high as last year when output was said
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    • 308 1 )?^.<@'$=,`]!'/-+",+?'<)'/;!@|( THE KEPPEL GROUP has rewarded most of its staff with bigger bonuses after ochievlng better results last year. HOME NEWS, Page 2 PHILIPPINE BANKS, buoyed up by the country's economic recovery prospects this year, have begun scrambling for a slot in Japan's disbursement of its US$2-billion financial package for
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    • 68 1 The Flying Economist A 74-YEAR-OLD Japanese economist says he works to keep from getting old. And no wonder, with his reputation as the man who paved the way for Japan's economic recovery after World War 11, he is almost constantly in demand to speak at international conferences and meetings. In
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  • HOME NEWS
    • 334 2  - Spicer Oppenheim sets up consulting firm here By LEONG WEN WAH AN INTERNATIONAL accounting and financial services organisation, Spicer Oppenheim Consultants, has set up a consulting firm to provide management consultancy services to financial institutions in Singapore. Part of the Spicer Oppenheim group, it established Spicer Oppenheim Consultants Pte Ltd,
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    • 224 2 HONGKONGBANK has entered the fray for a bigger slice of the home financing business with the launch of a new loan package and a cut in interest rates. Its new package, Home Access Loan, aims to simplify the buying process for prospective home buyers.
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    • 535 2  -  By ANNA TEO TWO out of three cans of fruit juices and beverages produced by Pokka Corporation (S) will be exported back to Japan by the end of the year. The plan was described as a move in the
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    • 148 2 THE NEW YORK-BASED Society of Incentive Travel Executives (SITE), a non-profit organisation for incentive travel industry professionals, has set up a local chapter to help boost business through Singapore. The chapter aims to help maintain professional standards in the industry here through education
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    • 172 2 SIR EDMUND HILLARY, who with the late Tenzing Norgay became the first men to climb Mount Everest, will be in Singapore on Feb 24 to speak in support of the Adventurer Awards '88. Sir Edmund has accepted an invitation from the
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    • 181 2 YOUNGER SINGAPOREANS have become more adventurous, observed Or Yeo Ning Hong, Minister for Communications and Information, yesterday. Or Yeo, who is also the Second Defence Minister (Policy), was speaking at the second volunteers' gathering-cum-unveiling ceremony of "The Rappelling Statues'' at the Singapore Armed Forces' Reservists
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    • 55 2 TELECOMS will introduce its Telepac service to Vanuatu in the South West Pacific and to Greenland with effect from Feb 15. The charges for the Telepac service are 25 cents a minute for the use of the transmission line and 18 cents for every 10 segments (64 characters
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    • 389 2  -  By JUNE LIM THE KEPPEL GROUP has rewarded most of its staff with bigger bonuses after achieving better results last year. Bonuses for the marine, finance and property company ranged from under a month tor executives of Straits Steamship to 3.19 months for workers of
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    • 262 2 UM JEW KEHQ has been appointed managing director of Chase Investment Bank in Singapore. Mr Lim. who has experience in commercial and investment banking, has been with Chase for 16 years, including the past two years as director. In commercial banking, Mr Lim has managed a retail
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  • ASIA – PACIFIC
    • 577 3  -  From AL O LABITA Jr PHILIPPINE BANKS, buoyed up by the country's economic recovery prospects this year, have begun scrambling for a slot in Japan's disbursement of its US$2-billion financial package for the six-member Association of South-east Asian Nations. "The mad rush is on,"
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    • 307 3 AFP FIFTY CONGRESSMEN have filed a proposed resolution in Manila asking the government to charge US$l.2 billion rent a year if military bases in the Philippines are used by the United States after 1991. Washington should share the rent with
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    • 423 3 MBT A TOTAL of 433 applications involving M 51.314 billion have been approved under the New Investments Fund (NIF) up to December 1987, Bank Negara said in a statement this week. This means that as at the end of last year. 77.3 per cent
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    • 110 3 AFP CHINA obtained loan commitments worth US$3.7 billion from foreign governments in 1987, an increase of 30 per cent over the previous year, according to the China Daily. China actually signed loan agreements with foreign governments last year valued at US$l.4 billion, an increase
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    • 55 3 Bernama TOURISM is expected to earn Indonesia around US$99O million this year, Minister of Post. Telecommunication and Tourism Achmad Tahir said in Jakarta on Wednesday He said about 1.254,000 foreign tourists are expected to visit Indonesia this year In 1987. Indonesia earned U*****.2 million from 1,050,014
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    • 234 3 AP SOUTH KOREAN president-elect Roh Tae-Woo yesterday picked leading political moderate Lee Hyun-Jae to serve as prime minister of his new government. Mr Lee is widely known in South Korea as a moderate who has criticised government suppression and human rights abuses.
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    • 532 3 New strategy aimed at boosting direct investment AFP JAPAN'S Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) is unhappy with the assistance to developing countries and wants to find a long-term solution to the debt problem before the summit of leading Western industrialised nations in
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    • 396 3 Reuter GULF ECONOMIES bottomed out in 1987 after several years of retrenchment, but growth is likely to remain slow in 1988. Gulf International Bank said yesterday in an economic outlook for the region. The Bahrain-based bank's economist, Henry Azzam, said
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    • 121 3 Reuter SOCIALIST IRAQ said on Wednesday that its heavy industry had achieved dramatic productivity increases by introducing bonuses and profitsharing schemes. Heavy Industries Minister Abdul-Tawab al-Mullah Huwaish told a news conference in Baghdad that, in the last quarter of 1987, productivity
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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  • REST OF THE WORLD
    • 402 4 AP AMERICAN manufacturing executives see only a one-in-four chance of a recession this year, according to a survey of 100 chief executive officers released in Washington by the National Association of Manufacturers. The survey, released on Wednesday, showed a high degree of business confidence at
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    • 233 4 Reuter THE NEXT PRESIDENT of the US will face economic disaster if he fails to swiftly reduce his country's budget deficit, according to a senior US official. William Gray, the Democratic Congressman who is chairman of the budget committee of the House
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    • 433 4 AP THE US DECISION to close the Palestine Liberation Organisation United Nations' observer mission puts the US on a collision course with the world body, say diplomats at the UN. "Oh, my god," said Cypriot ambassador Constantine Moushoutas, chairman of the committee on relations
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    • 252 4 Reuter A CLASH between Britain and West Germany could turn the European Community's emergency summit starting yesterday into another embarrassing failure. European Commission president Jacques Oelors said in Brussels on Wednesday that "all the elements are there for the summit to be a
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    • 102 4 Reuter BRITISH OFFICIALS have offered a cautiously optimistic forecast of a 50 per cent chance of success at the European Community extraordinary summit yesterday and today which once again tackles the farm spending dispute. They said there appeared to be broad support for the introduction of
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    • 153 4 AFP ITALY'S coalition government led by Prime Minister Giovanni Goria resigned on Wednesday after being out-voted on its proposed budget for 1988 Mr Goria. a Christian Democrat, suffered a defeat on Tuesday when disgruntled members of his five-party coalition voted with the communist and
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    • 511 4 Reuter THE CANADIAN government's economic strategy of reducing the federal deficit is very much dependent on its questionable forecast of continued economic strength, say analysts in Ottawa. Finance Minister Michael Wilson was given points by business and economists for avoiding any pre-electoral spending plans
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    • 392 4 Reuter "WITHHOLDING TAX? Expert advice on banking links to Switzerland." This advertisement in a Bonn newspaper is just one example of a new West German industry how to avoid a withholding tax on investment earnings due to be introduced next year. Leading
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    • 630 4 NYT THE WORLD'S poorest and most indebted countries are beginning to get less in combined aid each year from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund than they are paying in interest and principal on outstanding debt to the
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
    • 1204 6 SINGAPORE: THE US DOLLAR ended slightly lower yesterday against most major currencies. after fluctuating within a narrow range in quiet and featureless trading. Tokyo operators were absent from the market because of a holiday in Japan, while other Asian operators refrained from taking big positions ahead of the
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    • 355 6 Asian market ASIAN DOLLAR deposit rates yesterday closed little changed from slightly lower opening levels, after a day of quiet and featureless trading. Most operators were reluctant to open fresh positions pending the release of US December trade figures today. Term rates eased 1/16 point at the outset after higher
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    • 85 6 Silver futures on Feb 10 5.000 troy ounces US cents per troy ounce Op«n Htgh Low SMM F«b 628.20 *1.70 Mot 634.50 637 00 628 50 630.50 1.50 Apr 634.20 1.50 May 643.00 645.00 637.00 638.60 1 JO Jul 652.00 652.00 645.00 646.50 1.50 s»p 655.00 657.00
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    • 184 6 Indicate* the average of the prime lending rates of 12 major banks in S'pore Average of prime or equivalent lending rate on Feb 11 London 9-0% Hongkong 5.25 N«w York 8.50% Bangkok 11.5 Tokyo 3.375 Jakarta 25 Zurich* <5% Kuala Lumpur 7.5 Frankfurt* 4-5% Manilo 15 Sydney
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    • 56 6 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore interbank market fell 14 point yesterday to close at 3% per cent. The term rates rose 1/16 across the board. S$ Interbank rates at 12 noon yester day: OfftB >10 Ovtfnight 3 1/4 3 1 month 3 1/4 2-month 3 1/4 3-month
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    • 82 6 Treasury bills Period Issue Yesterday's closing Day's code Maturity KID OFFER HIGH LOW 3 months BQ*****V 12.5.88 3.02 2.97 2.99 2.92 6 months BY*****S 30.6.88 3.01 2.96 1 year BY*****T 24.11.88 3.01 2.96 Government notes and bonds Period Issue Maturity Coupon Yesterday's closing Day's code rate BID
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    • 455 6 MARCH Eurodollar yesterday opened slightly higher from the previous close but unchanged from Chicago's close at 93.23 in quiet trading as market participants awaited more economic data from the US to give near-term direction. The March contract traded narrowly from 93.23 to 93.25 all day in view of a
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    • 222 6 Reuter CURRENCY FUTURES settled mixed on Wednesday. The Japanese yen and Canadian units ended below Tuesday's closes, with other contracts holding early gains, and most prices confined to recent trading ranges. Traders unwound long Japanese yen/short mark futures spreads. Traders also noted some squaring of yen futures positions before
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    • 1491 6 CURRENCY FUTURES OPTIONS Thundoy, February 11 1988 OCUTSCHEMARK (SIMEX) Mar M call* Mar M puts High Lav Sea High Lew Sad 54 2 55 4 56 8 7A S 57 238 1* 15 16 50 159 36 36 36 59 92 67 67 67 60 49 128A 124 61
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
    • 324 7 Reuter BANK OF TOKYO LTD is likely to buy Union Bank of California as a way of ensuring its survival with a strong overseas retail presence to offset a weakened role on its home soil, Japanese bankers said on Wednesday. A Bank of
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    • 54 7 Reuter BANKERS TRUST Co is lowering its broker loan rate to 7.5 per cent from 8 per cent, effective immediately. US Trust Co, the only other bank to quote publicly its broker loan rate, lowered its rate to 7.5 per cent from 7.75 per
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    • 552 7 NYT SALOMON BROTHERS Inc has announced a series of high-level management changes, suggesting continued turmoil at the top of the American secures giant. Adding to the sense of growing management problems, Salomon Brothers chief financial officer announced that he was resigning, the second high-level defection
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    • 268 7 Reuter US COMPTROLLER GENERAL Charles Bowsher has urged legislators considering a loosening of laws separating commercial banking and securities underwriting to bring in changes gradually. Testifying before the House Energy Committee s finance and telecommunications subcommittee on Wednesday, Mr Bowsher said that any repeal
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    • 200 7 Reuter SWISS BANK CORP is ready to swap around one-third of its outstanding loans to Mexico as part of the country's plan to exchange debt for 20-year floating-rate bonds backed by US treasury securities. A bank spokesman in Zurich said on Wednesday that the
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    • 288 7 Reuter THE BUNDESBANK'S currency reserves fell in the first banking week of February as foreign central banks repaid debt they had taken up to finance intramarginal intervention in the European Monetary System (EMS), it said in a statement released on Wednesday. Banking sources said the
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    • 505 7  -  Subsidiary to spearhead drive By LEONG WEN WAH IN LINE with its head offices global strategic shift to investment banking, the Singapore office of the Chase Manhattan Bank intends to move aggressively into merchant banking here. Its Singapore-incorporated Chase Investment Bank Ltd (CIBL), which is
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    • 449 7 Reuter MAJOR US commercial banks, as part of an effort to cut costs, have been quietly discharging employees in their profitable foreign-exchange operations. Banking sources said banks that have laid off staff this year include Citibank, Chase Manhattan Bank and Manufacturers Hanover Trust
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  • COMMODITIES
    • 577 8 Reuter DROUGHT may hurt this year's Sri Lankan rubber production, which already faces decreased demand from traditional buyers seeking new suppliers, industry officials and brokers said. "Some uneasiness has gripped the industry facing lower output and less purchases from the Soviet Union, the
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    • 110 8 Reuter THE US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue guidelines for implementing a sugar re-ex-port scheme for the Philippines and Caribbean nations within a month, despite unresolved legal snags, a Philippine government official said on Wednesday. Sugar Regulatory Administration Commissioner Bibiano Sabino said US
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    • 325 8 Reuter JAPANESE oil companies may decide not to lift Saudi Arabian crude oil under their long-term contracts in March because the kingdom refuses to discount its oil price, oil industry sources said. "We cannot afford to pay the high premium
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    • 77 8 (cents/kg, 1-ton poltets) MARCH 1988 APRIL 1988 (currant month) (forward month) RAS NOON NOON Buyers Sellers Buyers Setters SSR 20 209.00 211.00N 209.00 211.00N SSR SO 207JO 209 JON 207.50 209JON MRELB Buyers Seller, Buyers Sellers SMR CV 274JO 276JON 275JO 277JON SMR I 274JO 276J0N 275.50
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    • 205 8 SINGAPORE THE rubber market closed slightly easier with March 1 RSS buyers quoted at 216.75 cents/kilo, down 0.75 cent from Wednesday's close. Reports that the US government may not sign the INRA agreement because of budget problems caused a wave of selling at the opening of trading. Prices were
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    • 233 8 RAS prices In S cents/kg, FOB In balm NOON CLOSE Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int 1 RSS Prompt 220.00 221.00N 220.00 221.00N Int 1 RSS Mar 88 216.75 217.25 216.75 217.25 Int 1 RSS Apr 88 215.25 215.75 215.25 215.75 Int 2 RSS OP 214.75 216.75N 214.75
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    • 176 8 Reuter SOYBEAN FUTURES on the Chicago Board of Trade closed on Wednesday on or near session highs from up three cents to US cent a bushel. March made a new session high of US$6.l4 late but failed to hold at that level and eased slightly to U556.12%. Traders said
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    • 532 8 FT A NUMBER of Thai rice traders have defaulted on their export deals because they failed to foresee a surge in prices and faced huge losses on forward contracts. The defaults have aroused anger among foreign buyers, including the London Rice Brokers' Association, but
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    • 280 8 Reuter BANKERS in Bahrain are preparing to raise US$l billion to build a Gulf aluminium smelter in what will be the region's biggest non-oil related finance package in a decade. Officials of the Umm AlQaiwain Aluminium Company (Umalco) said it would send a team
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    • 110 8 Reuter SCATTERED consumer demand ahead of the forthcoming Chinese New Year holldaye yeaterday helped the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) close three centa higher at M 517.19 a kg. After opening unchanged, the level picked up gradually to a high of M 517.20 and attracted strong offers of
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    • 216 8 Reuter HONGKONG: GOLD closed steady yesterday after fluctuating within a narrow range on light buying support. Bullion closed at U*****.10/60 an ounce. On the local market gold closed HK$23 lower at HK54,121 a tael The Krugerrand lost HK$25 to HK53,430, or U*****.70. Both the Maple Leaf and the
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    • 174 8 Reuter WHEAT FUTURES on the Chicago Board of Trade rallied late on Wednesday on news that China was to tender yesterday for 300.000 tonnes of wheat under the Export Enhancement Programme (EEP). Prices finished US cent to five cents a bushel higher. Only March settled cent lower at U553.30%.
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    • 78 8 SPOT trade in the Asia Pacific petroleum market was thin throughout the day as Japan was on holiday. Gasoil and naphtha reflected weaker trend but all other products remained unchanged. Duboi (Mar) WM Texas USS/barr*l 15.27 Chang* -aat WTUSST*' 17.15 -0.20 Products (FOB S'pore) Krown* Gotail low
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    • 447 8 Reuter Crude palm oil futures, yesterday futures recovered to close off the day's lows on short covering activity, after a weaker overnight Chicago soyoil futures close had weighed on initial prices. News that India bought only sunflowerseed oil at its vegetable oil import tender on Wednesday also dampened
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    • 242 8 Chinese Produce API FOB NSW 475.00 Oodng prices on Feb 11 5% 31 a Exchange Sellers' noon dosinQ i prices en AP2 FOB NSW EK1 FOB NSW Robusta 20/25% 410.00 420.00 (USS/tonne, FOB) White Rice 10% 310 Maize unq Feb 11 (SS/100 kg) FOB NSW 370.00 100% 1
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    • 281 8 London High/Low 194.0/187.2 M'tian palm kem el oil 5%pc Settlement (354.5) Commodity Exchange Sates (7240 Raw No 6 OF 216.00 (213.60) OF Rotterdam Feb/Mar Mar/Apr 535tlr (540dr) 535«ir (540tlr) Tone: Steady Solet: (1VOOJ Zinc High Grade No 6 FOB 183.00(180.60) Apr/May 550tir (547.5tk) Cadi 494.0/495.0 Buyer/Seller clouna □rices
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  • TECHNOLOGY
    • 679 9  -  mmm JEFFREY TSANG THE QUEST for more power is a perennial one for man. The same goes for the computer user. When the PC was born about a decade ago in a Californian garage, it had 16 KBytes of working memory just enough to store a
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    • 721 9  -  Supercomputer maker sharpens edge with unveiling of new machine By JEFFREY TSANG SUPERCOMPUTER manufacturer Cray Research Inc has set up shop in Singapore to develop and tap the region's markets. While the company has yet to sell computers in the region, it is pursuing several
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    • TECH-TAKES
      • 90 9 LOCAL AEROSPACE COMPANY Samaero has installed an -i advanced local area network to connect its 25 personal s computers. Samaero a joint venture between the gov-ernment-owned Sheng-Li subsidiary, Samco, and French aerospace giant Aerospatiale installed the ProNET-4' LAN developed by Proteon Inc. Users can now
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      • 70 9 UPI THREE MAJOR Japanese electronics companies are taking •> significant steps forward in a bid to develop standardised computers and related chips for use in the *****. A spokesman for Fujitsu Ltd said the group hoped "to start commercial production of a series of standardised computers
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  • PERSPECTIVE
    • 548 12 TIMING IS always important, particularly in the property market. With the property market recovering nicely until the October stock market crash introduced an element of uncertainty, the question that comes to mind is whether it's time to embark on more projects in anticipation of
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    • 1443 12  -  To say that Dr Saburo Okita, one of the architects behind Japan's economic miracle, is a busy man is an understatement. He is always busy because he works to keep from getting old. LILIAN ANG meets the Japanese economist and ex-foreign minister who helped to pave the
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    • 1713 13  -  By HARISH MEHTA THE 18-year rivalry between the European consortium, Airbus, and the two big US airplane manufacturers, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, was given an airing at the recent Asian Aerospace show in Singapore. Top Airbus and McDonnell Douglas executives, passing
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    • 970 13  -  America's General Motors has entered into a comprehensive deal to enable China to break its reliance on imported motor vehicles and to increase its domestic production. KRISTEN KNAUTH reports from Washington. KRISTEN KNAUTH GENERAL MOTORS Corps US$2O million technology transfer agreement with China's
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    • 344 13 NOTICES MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF DAISING FOOD INDUSTRIES PTE LTD (Incorporated in Singapore) At an Extraordinary Oeneral Meeting of the members of DAISING FOOD INDUSTRIES PTE LTD duly convened and held at 101 Upper Cross Street #06-10. People's Park Centre. Singapore 0105
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    • 331 13 In the matter of THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 and In the matter of V GARAVANI (S) PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of V GARAVANI (8) PTE LTD duly convened and held at 333 Orchard Road. The Mandarin Singapore. Mezzanine Floor, Singapore
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    • 672 13 29 30 31 CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 A member's elastic band (6) 7 One tries hard to do so backwards! (4, 4) 8 They happen in certain ways to provide an opening (6) 10 Avian author? (5) 13 Have the impression that the charge is a pound? (4) 14 He's
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  • SPORTS & LEISURE
    • 412 14  - Close your eyes NIGHT SPOTS By MARTIN SOONG A TAUT BEAM of light pierces the darkness. A rich, burnished voice penetrates the silence. The pinnacle of symbolic performance art? Hardly. If the imagery evokes any mystic experience, don't hold your breath. The light, the voice, is just about all you
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    • 241 14 AFP SRI LANKAN CRICKET faces a massive challenge today when Ranjan Madugalle's young side takes on Allan Border s buoyant team in the tourists' first-ever test in Australia. The fledgling cricket nation will need to improve on the form it has displayed
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    • 141 15 AP TOP-SEEDED Stefan Edberg of Sweden earned his berth in the second round of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix tennis tournament on Wednesday, beating his countryman Frode Waern 6-4, 6-4. Jimmy Connors of the US, the number two seed, ousted Jaro Navratil of Czechoslovakia
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    • 263 15 UPI THREE SEEDED PLAYERS, led by No 6 Barbara Potter, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Virginia Slims of Dallas tennis tournament on Wednesday. Potter ousted Stephanie Rehe 6-2, 6-2, seventh-seeded Katerina Maleeva of Bulgaria moved on with a 6-2, 6-4, victory over Akiko
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    • 145 15 SPRINTER Ben Johnson of Canada, heptathlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee of the US and figure skater Katarina Witt of East Germany are the three remaining finalists for the 1988 Jesse Owens International Trophy award. The winner, selected by a worldwide panel of electors from North America,
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    • 420 15 Reuter SHE HAS YET to arrive, but already the aura of Katarina Witt is a tangible force at the XVth Winter Olympics in Calgary. The 1984 Sarajevo champion is still at home in East Germany, rehearsing what she intends will be a triumphal farewell
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    • 588 15  -  By WALTON MORAIS BRITISH OPEN champion Alison Nicholas took the ambulance home as Corinne Dibnah played consistent golf to hold a onestroke lead in the first round of the US$5O,OOO Kosaido Asahi Singapore Ladies Open golf championships at Tanah Merah's Garden course yesterday.
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    • 149 15 Reuter CHRISTINE WACHTEL of East Germany shattered the women's 800 metres indoor world record on Wednesday when she clocked one minute 57.64 seconds in Turin, Italy. Compatriot Sigrun Woodars also broke the hand-timed record of 1:58.4, set by Olga Vakhrusheva of the Soviet
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    • 160 14 "I love you," she whispered Her brown eyes glowing soft as velvet, a warm rose creeping up her tender cheeks. VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER, soul-stirring stuff,at Ming Court. 13Feb'88 "DONDANG SAYANG" VALENTINE'S CONTINENTAL SET DINNER Dine by candlelight at a sumptuous 4 course dinner at Dondang Sayang (Lobby Level). The following
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    • 210 14 PLEASINGLY HYATT Discover the world of sensational Singaporean dishes in a buffet. Taste Chinese, Malay. Indian and Nonya specialities in one meal. At Plum's, daily for lunch and Friday and Saturday for dinner. Price: $20 A fabulous one-stop gourmet's dream! lllllllinilllllllllll Ci tm '■~L 'O 3 Hyatt Regency©Singapore 10-12 Seolh
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    • 147 14 IVInl Specially for sweethearts, Cupid has made lots of romantic arrangements at The Mandarin. Buffet Lunch Top of the M $28+ (Aduh) $13+ (Child) Pine Court $28+ (Aduh) $13+ (Child) The Belvedere $35+ (Adult) $18+ (Child f (Child) (Child) (Child Candlelight Dinner Top of the M $45+ The Belvedere $65+
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    • 283 15 and entertain 4 Traditionally Japanese. Traditionally Unkai. Sample the delicacies of Japanese cuisine, sushi, sashimi and teppanyaki. Four tatami rooms are available for private parties. Located on the 2nd floor. Open 12 noon to 3 pm. 6.30 pm to 11 pm. Ample free parking Century Park Sheraton Singapore 16 Nasjim
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    • 143 15 PALM GRILL FROM 9-24 FEBRUARY, THE BEST OF FRENCH CUISINE WONT BE POUND IN FRANCE. Instead it will be found at Palm Grill, where Monsieur Crotet, one of France's leading chefs, will dish up a gourmet spread. Reservations: 338 8585 ext. ***** or 330 8310. The WtsTiN Plaza MlesCky W
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
    • 4221 16 SHARE PRICES firmed up on the Singapore stock market on early bargainhunting following Wall Street's rally overnight, but nervous selling later in the day eroded gains. Trading volume remained thin although some dealers said that the market would continue to post gains today in
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    • 231 16 SINGAPORF Rises >naks Vt,o 505 +19 »T Compos. 751.34 7597* •«o 296 +16 ,T OS/OS -352 -35» D S 935 +15 »TCA0I -7207 -723® 725 +15 W lO-OoyMA -7096 -7131 MMro HM91 535 +15 MOIV *****29 *****95 O.Ut 312 +13 $Thd«Wol. 857.74 866.70 HH 775 +10 STRnonc
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    • 3044 16 BID and otter prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange at Singapore yesterday with the number at shares traded shown in brackets in Ms at 1,000 units ■■less otherwise specified. SECTION ONE MDUS TRIAL ft COMMERCIAL Acmo 1112 B I
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    • 139 16 FABER MERLIN MALAYSIA Berhad: 24th AGM at The Merlin Kuala Lumpur. Jalan Sultan Ismail, ***** Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Feb 15, at 11am. TALAM CORPORATION Berhad: 63rd AGM at 15th Floor, Wisma SPK, Jalan Sultan Ismail, ***** Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Feb 15. at 9.30am. SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS
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    • 293 16 Monogers' prices Jopon Gr fund 1 46 1 St« for Feb 12 Shienton Thrift fund 0 79 Singapore Unit Trust UOB Management 0 The Commerce 089 095 Umtund 0 795 0 795 The Savings Fund 078 083 Un*ond+ 099 1015 S pore Prog Fund S pore Sec Fund
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • 502 17 1987 a year of smooth sailing for shiprepairers Mma mm*** HOCK LOCK SIEW AFTER WORKING flat out for the whole year, employees in the four major shiprepair yards have been handed their best hong baos in years. They vary from yard to yard, ranging from a bonus of 1.8 months
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    • 81 17 KAMUNTING TIN Dredging (M) Bhd ftas proposed a nine-for-two bonus issue comprising 87.88 million new shares, as well as a change of name to Kamunting Corporation Bhd. The bonus issue will be made by capitalisating M 537.24 million from its share premium account and
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    • 246 17 Bernama ES ARAB MALAYSIAN Merchant Bank Bhd (AMMB) has improved its share of the corporate advisory and underwriting market from 25 per cent to 34 per cent in spite of a sluggish year for the corporate sector. The bank also played an
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    • 535 17  -  By ROSIE TAN THE PROBLEM of forged scrip faced by Federal Cables, Wires Metal Manufacturing Bhd is now closer to being resolved. Sources say FCW is preparing to engage a Queen's Counsel for help in solving the problem of excess issue of
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    • 544 17 FT ROBERT NG, the single largest debtor to Hongkong's futures exchange after its collapse in October last year, has agreed to repay HK$75O million to the exchange's Guarantee Corporation in a settlement that could prove to be a catalyst for recovery
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    • 341 17  -  By ELAINE KOH SHANGRI-LA Hotel Ltd has decided to pull out of a US$l36 million project to build an international hotel in Seoul because of differences with its jointventure partner. Shangri-La has a $29 million stake in the project through its 10 per
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 41 17 SINGAPORE PRESS Holdings, through its subsidiary Times Publishing Bhd, has taken up another 400,000 shares of $1 each at par for cash in Scantrans Pte Ltd. Times Publishing now holds 52.3 per cent of Scantrans.
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      • 60 17 AMALGAMATED STEEL Mills Bhd (ASM) has transferred 2.1 million shares of Msl each in Natvest Sdn Bhd to Inview Corporation Sdn Bhd following an internal restructuring exercise. ASM said the shares represent 70 per cent of the issued and paid-up capital
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      • 58 17 KUWAIT INVESTMENT Office (KIO) has increased its stake to 78.12 million shares in Sime Darby Bhd. Malayan Banking Bhd. on behalf of KIO, said the shares will be registered into the name of its nominee company. Mayban (Nominee) Sdn Bhd. with KIO
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    • 74 17 Baring Securities (Singapore)Pte Ltd Baring Securities (Singapore) Re Ltd is pleased to announce that it has opened an office licensed to deal in securities at: 10 CoNyer Quay #06-01 Ocean Building Singapore 0104 General Tel: 535-3688 Dealing Tel: 535-3133 Telex ***** BARSEC Fax *****33 Baring Securities (Singapore) Re Ltd is
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  • REGIONAL MARKETS
    • 681 18 Reuter JAPAN's securities firms, emerging from the world market crash relatively unscathed, are confident of continuing strong business growth and are unlikely to embark on rationalisation programmes on the scale seen elsewhere. "We have not talked about job cuts, mergers or office closures at
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    • 2860 18 SHARE prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock market finished higher yesterday for the second time this week in fairly active trading. All sectors posted gains on perceptibly improved sentiments. Selected counters could have recorded bigger increases if share prices have not come
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    • 368 18 Bernama-UNS IN AN EFFORT to capitalise on its growth in the South Pacific and Far East, the Grace Specialty Chemicals Co, a unit of W R Grace and Co. has reorganised its Pacific division in order to concentrate its resources and management closer to these developing
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    • 429 18 THE Australian share market ended sharply higher yesterday for the first time in a week, with all sector* posting gains following a strong rise in New York. Brokers said the 48point gain in the Dow Jones Index eclipsed a slight drop in bullion prices and boosted local confidence. "After
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    • 159 18 Reuter THE SECURITIES Exchange of Thailand Index roee by 2.94 points to 330.07 yesterday on a turnover of 5.361,130 shares worth 565.78 million baht. Reuter PH 11 MHT Ao Kham Thai Ayudhya Invwtmam 320 +4 Bangkok Agro-tnd M S 0.5 B«r«g»o* Bank 323 >2 Bam Of Ayudhya 324 uncti
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    • 247 18 F€t 11 AH Sincara Indus WT$ 2 64 77 90 -0 06 Kottn Kuochan Dav Laa Chang Yuan Cham Indus 36 90 4010 4000 90.00 1.1 1.4 -01 1.3 ■3 00 2 Nan Ya Ptaa 66 00 1 9000 60 90 2 Chang loong 98 50 58 SO -1
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    • 72 18 FM 11 Aco}« Mining ttoi Oriental B Phil Ovwmu 0 10 0045 -0 005 -0 001 Phi lax B 040 -0 01 Picop B Atlaa Con B V unch PLOT San Migual B. 148 134 1 •1 Banc P»tro4aum Banguat Con B 0 26 0 233 90 unch Sim#
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    • 1360 18 Hongkong HONGKONG share prices closed higher yesterday on local demand and improved sentiment stemming from Wednesday's US gains, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index ended 23 points higher at 2,256, while the broaderbased Hongkong Index rose 16.00 points to 1,474.76. Turnover remained at a low HK5466.06 million,
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  • WORLD MARKETS
    • 918 19 New York Reuter NEW YORK stocks staged a broad rally on Wednesday, as bargain-hunting and some program buying prompted by hopes of declining interest rates helped restore some of the market's confidence. Stocks finished at their highest levels for the second straight day. Buyers included
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    • 933 19 London Reuter LONDON share prices were firmer at the opening yesterday but fell slightly from the highs seen ahead of the official 0900 GMT start, dealers said. Prices were marked up initially in response to a strong showing by New York on Wednesday. Buoyed
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    • 1000 19 Selected indices HONGKONG Hongkong Index Thursday 1,474 76 Wednesday 1,***** Week 090 1,***** Hang Seng Index Thursday 2.256 48 Wednesday 2.233 47 Week ogo 2.***** All Industrials Thursday Wednesday Week ogo NEW YORK Dow Jones Wednesday Tuesday Week ogo 1.9396 1.9108 1.9796 1.***** 1.914 46 1.924 57 TOKYO Nikkei Average
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    • 183 19 AP THE ARGENTINE government signed an agreement with the Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) on Wednesday to sell up to 40 per cent of its state carrier Aerolineas Argentines. Public Works Minister Rodolfo Terragno and SAS president Jan Carlzon signed a letter
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    • 348 19 Reuter THREE RIVAL groups battling for control of Belgium's biggest company tried to forge alliances in secret talks on Wednesday aimed at wrapping up the takeover. Societe Generate de Belgique's future appeared to hinge on Qevaert NV's chairman Andre Leysen,
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    • 410 19 FT US ACCOUNTANTS have been made specifically responsible for actively seeking out corporate fraud as part of the widest ranging changes in American auditing practices in almost 50 years. "These new standards should bring auditor responsibility and performance closer to public perceptions,"
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    • 261 19 FT THE UK ACCOUNTANCY profession has made two further important concessions in its long-running dispute with the government over how accountants should help to crack down on fraud and other illegal acts. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales issued
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    • 395 19 FT NEWS CORPORATION, Rupert Murdoch's international media concern, on Wednesday sharply reduced the cost of holding its near 20 per cent stake in Pearson, which publishes the Financial Times, by issuing £147 million (US$26O million) worth of preference shares convertible into Pearson shares.
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    • 544 19 NYT THE LONDON Stock Exchange on Wednesday urged its members to increase the use of a form of computerised stock trading that has been blamed in the US for accelerating last October's stock market fall. By recommending the trading technique known
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    • 152 19 APPOINTMENTS AN INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION COMMODITY MERCHANDISING TRAINEE Successful candidate will be trained to trade commodities using risk management techniques. Trainee will undergo an extensive on-the-job training programme. Individual will gain experience In commodity supply/ demand analysis, econometrics, pricing, ocean freight chartering, and appraising the political/ economic environment In Asia.
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  • 383 20  -  By ALVIN TAY IN SPITE of the low interest rates prevailing during the whole of 1987, banks in Singapore were still able to enjoy a record increase in total deposits last year. According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Monthly Statistical Bulletin (December
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  • 236 20 Bernama SINGAPORE and Malaysia are working closely together under a joint tourism council to promote both countries with Singapore as the gateway. The director of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Joseph Chew, said yesterday that the council was undertaking jointly a $1.3 billion
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  • 224 20 BANK LOANS to professionals/ private individuals and non-bank financial institutions fell last November, reflecting the slowdown in stock market activity after last October's crash in share prices. According to figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore yesterday, loans to professionals and private individuals fell
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  • 225 20 WHO ISN'T tempted to try and unlock the door to the future? Who hasn't at one point or another wished they knew whether a job was right for them, a lover good for them, or a fortune out there awaiting them? The most surprising people go to
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  • 372 20 Bernama ES THE SIXTEEN UNREGISTERED commodity trading firms in Malaysia raided on Wednesday for suspected illegal trading activities are believed to have swindled Ms 3 million in deposits from clients. Malaysian Commissioner of Commodity Trading Haji Ismail Haji Ahmad said yesterday that these
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  • 459 20 Reuter CHINA LEADS the race by Communist states to reform their economies because it is economically and politically independent and freer of ideological constraints than East Bloc countries, say Chinese and Western economists in Beijing. "We have no 'big brother' as they do," said
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  • 244 20 Reuter JAPAN hit out at the US yesterday for applying sanctions against Japanese fishing because of a plan to kill 300 whales in a research programme. "It is very regretful that the United States adopted such a measure against our country's research programme which does
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  • 382 20 AP THE THREE guerilla groups fighting Vietnamese troops in Cambodia met to repair their fragile coalition and declared yesterday that they still regarded Prince Norodom Sihanouk as their leader. The coalition's council of ministers met after Prince Sihanouk resigned on Jan 30 as the
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  • Article, Illustration
    131 20 IN THE ARTICLE, 'Ex-Emporium chief faces bankruptcy suit', in yesterday's BT, we used the picture of Emporium co-founder Lim Tow Seng's namesake, the regional manager of TNT Skypak. Mr Lim Tow Seng, the regional manager of TNT Skypak, has no dealings with Lim Tow Seng, the former chairman and
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  • 145 20 Reuter TAIWAN'S Premier Yu Kuo-Hua has ruled out any direct trade with China, saying it would endanger the island's economy if Taipei relied on Beijing. He told a news conference in Taipei on Wednesday that Communist China had always used trade as a ploy
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  • 128 20 Reuter COMEX GOLD futures were narrowly changed in dull morning dealings yesterday, reflecting the lack of dollar movement ahead of today's US trade data for December. April gold was down US$O.6O at U*****.30 an ounce after an early range of U*****.90/442.30, the narrowest trading area of
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  • 157 20 Bernama MALAYSIAN Information Minister Mohamed Rahmat said yesterday that national news agency Bernama was facing financial problems. He attributed this to an over-zealousness to achieve financial self-reliance as well as failure to observe good management practices. Although Bernama's aim to be a financially-independent cor-porate-oriented
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  • LATE FILE
    • 64 20 AFP CHINA yesterday rejected a request by Japan and South Korea for an "urgent" UN Security Council meeting over the sabotage of a South Korean airliner that killed all 115 people aboard in November. A Foreign Ministry spokesman in Beijing said it would "not
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    • 56 20 Reuter THE POPULATION of Hongkong reached 5.66 million at the end of last year, an increase of 1.3 per cent over the previous year, according to government statistics issued yesterday. Hongkong is the most densely populated of all territories exceeding 1,000 square km, according to
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    • 26 20 AFP PHILIPPINE immigration officiate in Manila yeaterday detained Taiwanese dissident Hsu Hsian-Liang as he attempted to return to Taipei with a forged passport.
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    • 55 20 Reuter INDONESIA yesterday said it is withdrawing its idaa of informal "cocktail party" peaca talks on Cambodia and now wants a regional conference on the iaaue. Foreign Minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja said in Jakarta that Indoneaia favoured a formal meeting of the communist countries of Indochina, Asean
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    • 33 20 AP THE BANGLADESHI government yeaterday tightened security throughout the country after local elections brought widespread violence, reportedly leaving at leaat 100 people dead and nearly 8,000 others injured. AP
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    • 52 20 Bernama NO FOREIGN COMPANY has signed an agreement with the Pshang government to take over the administration of the Sungai Lembing tin mine, a state government official said in Kuantan yesterday. The statement followed a report that a British company was prepared to manage the
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    • 34 20 AFP A SPECIAL two-day summit of the 12-member European Community opened in Brussels yesterday amid hopes that a new West German compromise proposal could avoid a new failure. AFP
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 117 21 THE PORT of Singapore Authority would spend 1988 consolidating its gains so that it would remain No 1 in the world, said Mr Ng Kiat Chong, PSA executive director. Singapore held on to its position as the world s busiest
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    • 424 21  - P OCL to order new ship for Trio consortium By LINDA CHEE P O CONTAINERS LTD, one of the five partners in the Trio consortium, is ordering a 3,600-TEU vessel to add to the fleet in the middle of next year. The UK-based carrier will sign .a letter of intent
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    • 134 21 NEW GUINEA Pacific Line is placing a second vessel in its Papua New Guinea service next month. Unlike its present vessel which concentrates on containerised cargo, the Lotte Scheel is more geared towards transporting heavy lift cargto. This is in keeping
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    • PORTSIDES
      • 42 21 BAHRAIN SLIPWAY ceased operations after more than 30 years in shiprepair because of continuing and uncertain market outlook. The yard which specialised in small vessels including the yachts of Arab Sheikhs has been placed under care and maintenance.
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      • 53 21 COSCO of China is gradually upgrading its service to Japan, one of which is its offering of a full-scale intermodal transport option in both countries in conjunction with Tokyo-based Seiwa Intermodal Freight Service Co. A partner to the intermodal service in China is the China Railway
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      • 106 21 AP OFFICIALS said a cargo ship filled with passengers sank in an Ecuadoran fishing port, killing four people, including a 7-month-old baby. A 2-year-old child was reported missing after the vessel went down on Wednesday, but 42 other people aboard the the Presidente Kennedy were uninjured, the
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      • 138 21 International Transport Journal THE INTERNATIONAL Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association has designated 1988 as the year of air/sea cargo to stimulate further development in this field. There is potential business growth for airlines, airports, shipowners and sea ports if they co-operate to develop services on
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      • 73 21 JAPANESE shipyards saw 19 new orders totalling 523,177 grt confirmed last month in spite of stiff competition. The January performance was slightly weaker than the previous month's intake, but 28 per cent higher than January last year. Contracts received from overseas included nine tankers
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    • 162 22 f THP MAJOR shipping consortia operating between the Far East/European. Far East/Persian Gulf. Straits ports/Austran«. Straits/Japan and the member lines: ACE (FAR EAST/EUROPE): "K'ViLine Korean Shipping Corporation Neptune Orient Lines Orient Overseas Container Line Cho'Yang Shipping ANRO (STRAITS/ AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line Ansttalia/Straits Container Line Djakarta Lloyd Nedl]oyd Lines
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    • 149 22  -  From Kingsley Wood LEIGHTON INDUSTRIES of Sydney has been given a Aslo million contract to excavate the basin at Port Kembla needed for the pre-casting of the tube sections of the new Sydney Harbour tunnel project. The basin, located in the inner harbour,
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    • 424 22 Fairplay A CONTROVERSY over whether Indian shipowners should build ships in Indian yards or import them intensified at the end of last year with the publication of a report by the Indian Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices (BICP). The bureau has
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    • 230 22 Reuter UNCONFIRMED reports circulated the tanker market that Norbec. Saudi Arabia's chartering company, has fixed a very large crude carrier to load some 250,000 tonnes of crude from the MidEast Gulf, tanker brokers said. The booking was said to involve the 1974-built
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    • 1002 22 AB Shpg V s ABC Container VM 1 Accord Shpg VI 3 Ahrenkiel liner XI 3 Africa Ocean M 2 AlHrons VI 3 AC Toepler XI s American Tpt XI *ts Anro Service IV 2/3 Arrow lines IX 5 Anon Oceon XI 4 Alios line 1 s
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    • 114 22 THE FUEL Oil Bunker Analysis and Advisory Service of Lloyd s Register has lined up a series of one-day seminars for seagoing engineers and other professional users of marine fuel oils. The seminars deal with subjects such as fuel oil technology, quality and treatment. Other
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    • 233 22 "THE SITUATION is not exactly rosy, but we've seen the worst of it," says Norbert Henke, president of the German Shipbuilding Industry Association. Since 1975, West German yards have trimmed back their labour force from 78,000 to 40,000 with
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    • 122 22 UPI AT LEAST 21 people were drowned and 20 others reported missing after a fishing boat carrying some 64 people and a cargo of timber capsized off southern Zhejiang province. The accident occurred on Monday as the No 15 fishing boat from Changxi village on
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    • 298 23 Lloyd's List THERE HAS BEEN a significant shift in the way individual shipowning nations have been flagging out tonnage, with Greece taking over from the US as the largest user of open register. Japan is quickly catching up with the US while
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    • 381 23  -  From KINGSLEY WOOD TIME lost by waterside workers industrial disputes in Australian ports in 1986-67 dropped from 181,300 to 99,900 manhours, but because of the trade downturn, total hours worked on the docks were the lowest for 11 years. According to the
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    • 265 23 Reuter IRANIAN gunboats blasted a loaded Norwegianflag supertanker for the second time in two months and left it ablaze in the southern Gulf, shipping sources said. There was no immediate word of casualties. The gunboats fired at the 290,761-dwt Happy Kari
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    • 107 23 AP WORLDWIDE ship inspectors Lloyd s Register announced new safety rules for the operation of loading doors on car ferries, nearly one year after the Herald of Free Enterprise ferry disaster. The rules call for remote control of bow, side and Stern doors from a
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    • 299 23 Seatrade Week IT CAME as a jolt to many people in US west coast maritime circles when the harbour commissioners at the port of Long Beach "moved" veteran port director James McJunkin out of the top post. He is generally credited with spearheading the
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    • 185 23 AFP THE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD war between Iran and Iraq has cost insurers US$l.5 billion, the Swiss Insurance Association information centre (Infas) said in Lausanne, Switzerland. An Infas report said 265 vessels of a total 2.61 million tonnes deadweight were lost in 1986 around the world.
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    • 79 23 TECHNICAL staff of the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation had to attend to the highest number of incidents last year. Intertanko was called to attend 30 oil spills involving 21 tankers and nine dry cargo ships. The number of tanker incidents overall was greater
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    • 7960 28 AARHUS Cardigan Bay. Triot, Fab 12(PK). Ming Paaca Yang Ming. Fab 13 Luo Ha. China Ocaan. Fab 13 Villa da Vanua. CM D Affretoment. Fab 13 Mataram D)asegetri Fab 13/15 Ever Glamour. Evergreen Fab 15 Toyema ScanOulcht. Fab 15. Ever Qraca.
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    • 1085 28 THIS FORTNIGHTLY REPORT, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, show* price ranges in' US dollars, instead of single prices for more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the J
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    • 1621 29 TIME-CHARTER business for periods of up to about 12 months continues to be a feature of the freight market on Wedn&Vday while rates for grain voyages remain steady, shipbrokers said A 138.000 tonner is reported to have been fixed for 12 months trading commencing August at US$3 65
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    • 1427 29 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES 1 > I CD Arrival Departure KEPPEL WHARVES Arostov KI8 alongside 12 02/1600 CS Ocean *34 oiongs-de 16 02 0700 Eostorn Gkxy <28 otongs>de 12 02 1500 Equotof HI K23 oiongs'de 12 02/2359 Koto E«pr«ss K33 olongside IS 02/1500 Koto Sotot. K3I olongside 14
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    • 2028 30 A—B AB Shipping Boustead Shpg Agencies. ABC Containerline NV S pore Shpg (S). Accord Shpg Accord Shpg (S). Africa Ocean Lines Seal ion Shpg (S). Ahrenkiel Liner Kim Shpg (S). Alfred C Toepfer Ocean us Shipping Agencies (S) Multiport Sdn Bhd (PK). Alltrana Alltrans Express. American
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    • 519 32 Reuter SRI LANKA's main port of Colombo aims to increase its role as a leading transhipment centre in South Asia and has plans to increase capacity. "This year we hope to handle 500,000 containers. In 1987 we handled 437,000 and in 1980
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    • 167 32 Fab 15-16 40th Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association annual technical conference. Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Canada. Feb 16 The new pilotage Act, Nautical Institute (Dover Branch) meeting 1930 hrs, Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, Waterloo Crescent, Dover. Feb 16 Long thin/short fat (The frigate issue). Nautical Institute
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    • 800 21 cffi SIN CAPOS 6 S I I Kl 1,1 5 VI TIMES STP Distributors Tmtfa PubHattmg Group .1<~ C WW Onjtwr Orngat Outturn* U»t NORTH AMERICA ATLANTIC fXPRFSS (ROUND THf WORLD ROUTING JARCMNE SHIPPING AGENCIES (i* 242*4/«* 200 Cantonment tad #12-05 Southpwrt. Sinpporo 0201 Td 221D11 TELEX NO *S *****
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    • 123 21 mm A CONTROVERSY over whether Indion shipowners should build ships in Indian yards or import them intensified at the end of last year with the publication of a report by the Indian Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices (BICP). Page II THERE HAS BEEN a significant shift in the way
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    • 631 21 urn STP Distributors LM MAERSK LINE FOR FAST TRANSIT TO ANTWERP USE MAERSK LINE Th» MM Ar«J M Closing Time CY 17/2 2300 MRS CPS 17/2 1300 MRS M ROTTERDAM MM LAUST M MM ANOERS M. MM Th« wee* Ante M Ctoting T«n» CY 17/2 2300 MRS CFS 17/2 1300
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    • 695 22 u Hapag-Lloyd CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT CAROtGAN BAY RHINE MARU TOKIO EXPRESS KOW.OON BAY BENAVON OSAkA BAY ALSO ACCEPTI N6 CARGO TO: AU UK INLAND DESTINATIONS, BELFAST, DUBLIN. COPENHAGEN, AARHUS, GOTHENBURG, MALMO. HELSINKI. OSLO, AMSTERDAM, CARIBBEAN S AMERICA CONTAINER SERVICE FROM UK/CONTINENT R DAM/ ANTWERP LE HAVRE SOUTHAMPTON VOY NO
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    • 22 22 x<Z»"U> Lines and services represented by Members of the Registry of Accredited (s«o|H;} Shipping Agents. Singapore National Chinniiu A fKA^iatinn Shipping Association
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    • 472 22 IE3 C S A V Corr;?.m\i Sud d' tJCCr# ,SA ruoe* vessel Isporelmotheii vessel hk ajuca iqq antot valt sai CSAV 1 1/3 A VESSEL 14/3 1/5 3/5 ffi CSAV 2 W CAR CARRIER 2M 2M CSAV 3 11/3 I ras? 24/3 1/5 l/l 11/5 115 CARGO FOR PUNTA ARENAS.
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    • 784 23 The Straits Steamship Group Mansfield Container Shipping PteLtd m F&O Containers Abo Accepting Cargo For: to Cipii*i|iit. Aarti RaMartaa to Ami in t ONTAMERSMP SERVICE FROM UK/CONTMENT KOM.OON BAY THAMES MAM# FMNKFURT UN KNAVON OSAKA BAT KITANO MAM CJNM( Kabt. Ta*f» t Sfcwuv ■CJIIK* ML KaftTi t $mtr Nat Ttbt
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    • 594 23 FOR SALE Available 20 Units Second hand steel container Size 40 ft x 8 ft x 8.5 ft Prompt inspectable delivery in Singapore Interested party please call *****21. ra EUROPE i*i K SEMTH EE H4 SUt ZMI Zt.ll HJI SOUTH EE m 14K ILK lIJZ ILK SEMTH EE HI HJ)
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    • 354 24 MSI NOSE MARITIME PTE LTD IRAN SHOJAAT ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES Singapore Loading for 17/2 BANDAR ABBAS (2nd call) |5| KYOWA LINE PNG/8. PACIFIC SERVICE Singapore Loading for: URANIA 4 27/2 JAYA, LAE, HRA, TIG, LTK, MALAU MICRONESIA SERVICE SPORE PK LOAD FOR A VESSEL 25/2 27/2 SAIPAN,
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    • 773 24 Lp»: *JuM» JtC&LINE I**ft tmtpmt c****** rum FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ KOREAN CHANCE V3SW ACE CONCORD 13W ORIENTAL CHIEF SBW NEPTUNE DIAMOND 74W KOREAN JACEWON 62W NEPTUNE CRYSTAL 44W CHINA CONTAINER 44W LeHa»r* Ft to** R dam H'burg B'ha»«i 3 3 4 3 V 3 M M
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    • 233 24 VA FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD NEW WEEKLY DIRECT SERVICE TO CHITTAGOUMi: sailing 22/2 27/2 EURO-AFRICA LINE FOR: PORTO. LISBON, ORAN, BILBAO MADRID. MALAGA, MELILLA, TANGER, TENERIFE, LASPALMAS, TUNIS. VALLETTA, IRUN, CEUTA, ALGIER ISTANBUL U.S.A. PAPUA NEW GUINEA PORT MORESBY, RABUAL, LAE KIETA, MADANG ft KIMBE NOUMEA SUVA/LAUTOKA 8/3 8/3
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    • 1556 24 rm EVERGREEN Full Contjinpr Sen Round-The-World East Bound (FE/CARIB/USEC/EURO/FE) EVER GENIUS/EVER Gil AMY 14/2 HKC KSG KLC PUS OS* TTO Sfl W S(! 1« OJ M VfS or) an W3 w 4/4 7/4 U/4 13/4 IV4 U/4 11/4 14/4 ever greet na w vp m w m *3 an EVER
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    • 562 25 \v PACIFIC INTERNATION/iL LINES PIL Building, 140 Cecil Street, 03-00 Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 1 FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE KOTA SMGA OOWA MAJAPAHIT KOTA EAGLE VOY SIN JKT SBY VOY 23M SLD SLD SLO 24M8 IMB 1M 18/2 2®n 2QNB 17M SCO SLO 18NDA 07SB B/3 10/3 11/3 OSMB SIN
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    • 247 25 NORBUL jj=J// NORBULK CARGO SERVICES LTD REGULAR CONVENTIONAL TIMBER AND PLYWOOD SERVICES SPORE MARATHON UNITED AGENCY PTE LTD TEL *****66 XL PK S P YEO SHPC 4 TRDG Kl ;&***** PK 36M101 PENANG TANJONG MARINE SON BHD TEI UKft SABAH TRANSPAC KK TEL *****8 BREAKBULK SERVICE TO EUROPE/UK S pore
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    • 431 25 irjT BEN LINE CONTAINERS TASMAN JEBSEN NEW ZEALAND LINE TO NEW ZEALAND, NEW CALEDONIm FIJI AND SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS ANAN6EL LEADER VQY 7S SIN NOUMEA AKL 2/3 31/3 4/4 JEBSEN SOUTHLAND 22S 3/4 27/4 31/4 3/5 6/5 l/S J/S ACCEPTING LAUTOKA, SUVA. APIA. PAGO PA«O. NUKUALOFA. WITH T/S A NOUMEA
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    • 392 25 13 *3 ud u VSL/VOY PALEMBANG/BWB 24-26/2 GANDA 6HAXTI ?WB 12-14/3 15/4 S PANJANG/18WB 23-25/3 KUTAI/14WB 28-30/3 S PORE BILBAO ANTWERP H'BURG/ ROAM/ADAM BREMEN 24-26/2 30/3 2/4 12-14/3 15/4 11/4 21/4 23-25/3 25/4 21/4 21-30/3 —5/5 »/5 tM>)id to Inducemefrt. A too icopMin cargo to Caaatolanca, Port Said, Port Atoiandrta,
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    • 357 25 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES CLYDEBANK V22N FORTH BANK V2IN TAMAITAI SAMOA VI2N IVY BANK V2IN CALABAR VIS Sport 2s/2 (Bankhoe Chartered) COLUMBUS NIUGIMI VIS Spore 20 3 CORAL BANK VIS Spore 10/4 (PNC ports: PORT MORESBY/KIETA/RABAUL/LAE/MADANG) T/S: ALOTAU, OROBAY, WEWAK. KAVIENG (PKL Aft H C Tel *****1/4, *****31) iH Y U
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    • 1338 26 NYC HFX 19 Mar 23 tor 26 Mar 30 Mar 2 Apr 6 Apr ATLflrmC COAST (Round-The-World Service) •PK/PNG SPORE LB I ORIENTAL FAIR V 7 Sid U Feb 5 Mar RAINBOW BRIDGE Vll 13 Feb II Feb 12 Mar NEPTUNE GARNET Vl3 20 Feb 25 Feb 19 Mar •VIA
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    • 717 26 r M INDIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE Accwpttng FCL/FCL Contains* arit-sxcri. SO A PRADESH V KM THEOOOR FONTANE V ISM SO NAGALANDV3BH INDIAN COURIER V 2M THCOOOR FONTANE V liN S O TRIPURA VMM INDIAN COURIER V lON THIOOOR FONTANE V 17N RAVI DAS V IM K IVU Fok a Fat
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    • 567 26 GOLDEN LINE GUM GUAN SWUNG (PTE) LTD a. T«M ktm Strset SINGAPORE 0104 TEL U4JJOO (10 LINES) Fii *****04 STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE: Sport PKeto* P« GOLDEN HAVEN CokmbttKaradn/Dubsi 23/24 Feb GOLDEN LAND Colombo, Karachi Dubai 12/14 Mar CHINA SERVICE A VESSEL Slianftiai Msinkang 20/21 Ftb CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING CO., PEKING
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    • 536 26 •T! TTM.TI" ;v!riFt> mi' 'i.rirv 'iP'» ryri MOMBASA. DARESSALAM BEIRA TAMATAVE ■faV. VAIETTA ADEN DJBOUTI SERVICE 14/2. 25fl ID*. F'STOWE. S TON, TILBURY ABERDEEN. U MVt. M BUW. R'DAM. GENOA. ANTWERP AND ALL MLANO USA SERVICE MB. 2M SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND. LOS ANGELES. LONG BEACH NEW YORK. BALTIMORE CHKAGO. KANSAS
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  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 885 27 NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD of tho ACE Consortium TO EUROPE/UK (VIA Wl-nTfHiPPn MWCE A c<* irr r t r ";r A CONCORD 130. (1S m W 0 CHIEF Mr. *2 ii W 12/3 N DIAMOND 7W. |f 3 «0 J ACE WON« I„ 3 *W 26/3 N CRYSTAL «t„. (U/3)
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    • 474 27 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO P. KELANG. PENANG. BUSAN. INCHON STRAITS/KOREA SERN tTO K «KK SPORE PKELANC BUSAN MO JI *Ml OMC 13-15/02 151 MB 26-2W2 01/03 #No t Donam/BIN 02/02 14/02 17 IMS Z2-24/02 06 07/03 09/03 yyy 2MB 24-25/0? 2MB o*lo/03 liflj No7Donam£o2N 17/02
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    • 590 27 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD SINSOV BUILDING 55, Market Street Singapore 0104 Tel: *****33 (15 Lines) Terminal Office: *****41/2 Cable Address SINSOV SINGAPORE Telex Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** PENANG P MESSRS HAJ THONG SNIPPING 127 Pwmm Straat FW* Matoyw '45 CaMas. JAY ATOM PENANG, Tat
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    • 14 27 *5 11 ft MADJII SENDIRIAN BERHAD 20-12 Tonq Fnq Bui'ding, Singapore 0106 Tel *****87
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    • 323 28 SINGAPORE SHIPPING CORPORATION (PTE.) LTD. TEL 225 6868 (30 L*es> FAX *****39 *****76 TELEX RS ***** A B SSCMA RS ***** A B SSCAD Vtß DE UTF R ACHT/SE EREEDERF I U INTEGRATED FULL CONTAINER SERVICE •VIA COLOMBO: AcMpt.ru carp tor INDIA Bombay, Cochin, Madras t Calcutta "VIA LARNACA Accapbna
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
    • 128 28 t Regional Wtathtr A I > i 5c n a > SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.90 A.M. THIS MORNING. R c X\ v Sho«*f w ">"» <*««•<»« -.m %D*»a knot* R oiO v-/ Cloud, Sk, WOV# ww*dt O'f '"dxotsd bf 0"0« l Wf wiHl *K« vMd on# c
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  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 731 29 < c 7s> CRYSTAL > Lr3 FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD Tel: *****88 Lbm) REGULAR CONSOL PORTS: eto USA (LA, HOU, NY, 17/2 INLAND POINTS) EUROPE (HAM, ROTT, FLX, LDN) 24/2 NZ (AUCK, WELL, LTON, 14/2 DUN) AUST (SYD, MELB, FREM) 15/2 FAR EAST PORTS WEEKLY UNI-OCEAN LINES PTE. LTD. 60
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    • 255 29 UNIPACIFIC TRANS. TRADING AGENCY PTE. LTD. E IRAQI LINE '■AO' S'Atf «o« Ani T iMi TMNsroar ALFARABI ■V SINO6AD EAST BOUND SERVICE ETA SPORE lOADINC FOU m Japan 20/2 Japan WEST BOUND SERVICE ETA S POKE LOADING FOR 20/3 Jaddah Anaba THROUGH B/U to BAGHDAD UPON REQUEST ALSO ACCEPTING CONTAINERS
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    • 642 30 MM 1 M MUIMMM, I'll I II) SERVICE i ■■■HIM FAB EAST SERVICE I l£ na an r: an «n -IfTTTT t mm, lsm\ TATSUMI MARINE CO. LTD. JAPAN DIRECT SAILING TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA (ACCEPTING CONTAINER AND BREAKBULK CARGO) s-pore pmoresby CEDRUB ¥.14 27-20/02 10/3 13/3 Direct cad to
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    • 243 30 ZIM AINER SERVICE acceftinf FCULCL carfoot to USA East toot CoMt. Carriktean.Eaol Canada. HAITI Coota Rica, El Salvador. Guatemala. Honduras Venezuela. Peru. Ecuador. Colawfcii via Miami. Trinidad, lartadot. Antifua St Lucia. Montiarrat Guayana via Kinfrton *1* ll* *1* 7 i* if* *t* in y* i' -ii "n-: i/'T H3 31
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    • 588 30 n verett Lines/ c °MPANIA peruana "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" .tV LOADING FOR CALLAO, MAT ARAN I, ILO* AND ALL OTHER CPV THROUGH BILL OF LADING TO FINAL DESTINATION. P. Kaiang* Tllllllf/t'M JOHNEVERETT Gan.WWU-F* K johneverett MURRAYEVERETT THOMASEVERETT 23/25 Fafc 4/SMar EVERETT ORIENT LINE" r JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE LOADING FOR
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    • 183 31 [ti TflYO SHIPPING LINES FTE LTD TEL *****25 (3 Lines) TLX RS ***** TAVOIN FAX *****07 VESSEL S PORE LOADING FOR LESTARI UTAMA 2S/2 DUMA I, PEKANBARU yj|Sa 25/2 INDONESIA. PHILIPPINE A VESSEL 22/2 BAT AM P Man« A|«nt:- INTER SYSTEM CO. SON BHD TEL: *****5/*****81/***** TLX: MA ***** HSKL
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    • 474 31 SDK KWANfi HANG LCL/FCL SERVICE VESSEL S PORE BANGKOK A VESSEL 13/2 I 16/2 JAKARTA 17/2 H3518S r**™* °*«0 toPWQ P.MORESBY. 23&JS**- LAC MAOAMO. WEWAK •OLOMON ISLANDS HONIARA NEW CALEOOMA NOUMEA TAHm PAEETE E. MALAYSIA ft BRUNEI EUROPE, USA. CANADA 4 AUSTRALIA TEL: *****11 FAX: *****47 TELEX: RS ***** SKHST
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    • 551 31 PTC GROUP KEELUNG/KAO 14/2 21/2 28/2 BUSAN 15/2 21/2 1/3 HONG KONG 22/2 1/3 7/3 TOKYO/YOKO 13/2 2S/2 3/3 BANGKOK 13/2 20/2 27/2 UK/EUROPE 24/2 9/3 21/3 JAKARTA 13/2 20/2 USA/CANADA s/3 14/2 26/2 MANILA 12/2 l»/2 24/2 DURBAN/C'TOWN 23/2 10/3 25/3 ACC6PTIWO CARGO TO CHINA S MAIN POUTS: SHEKOU,
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    • 347 31 LdliiliM'lnL > (Perfect China Ocean Shipping Linn) Destinations: FROM PORT KELANG/SINGAPOUE SHANTOU, GUANGZHOU HUANGPU, XIAMEN WPrifl V HAIKOU, ZHANJIANG ffLLIVLI XIN6ANG, QIHGDAO SAILINGS SHANGHAI OTHER PORTS SINGAPORE AGENTS: PKELANG/KLUMPUR AGENTS: RAP*) SHIPPING PTE LTD JOHANN FREIGHT S/B. TEL: *****77 TLX: ***** TEL: *****25/6/7 TLX: ***** CONSOLIDATION SERVICE FROM: SINGAPORE/P.KELANG fwr
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    • 346 32 Hai Sun Hup Co (Pte) Ltd TFL *****06 (20 Lines) TLX RS ***** RS ***** ft. I \M IK\ C \K iIM K I D STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-R0 HEAVY LIFTS NOTE: ALSO CALLING OTHER JAPANESE PORTS, HONGKONG, TAIWAN CHINESE PORTS, SUBJECT INDUCEMENT IMLintermaritime SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICE
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    • 442 32 FOR RELIABLE AND FAST TRANSIT WEEKLY FCL SERVICE TO USA-EAST COAST/GULF/CANAOA/MEXICO AND FRENCH WEST INDIES VSI |S»r« llrtton. TOY AHA mi W 113 NUERNBERG ATI. Toronto New York B PERHAI V 822 22/2 10/3 ATLANTIC CONCERT KORRICAN 2*2 17/3 STUTTGART EXPRESS Baltimore, Portsmouth. Norfolk, Savannah Alto serving GULF Miami. Hofcila,
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    • 259 32 LCL WEEKLY SERVICE TO: HKMAIVTIf ROTTERDAM TILBURY SYD/MELB ADELAIDE 16/2 (transit tima 12 days) WEEKLY CONSOL. SERVICE FROM GERMANY CON-CARRIER 57/87 CON-CARRIER SB/87 ETD GERMANY ETA SPORE 28/1 18/2 3/2 25/2 LCL SERVICE TO CARRIBEAN PORTS ST. VINCENT, GRENADA, ARUBA, GRAND CAYMAN, BERMUDA, BELIZE, HAITI, DOMINICA, BARBADOS. WE ALSO PROVIDE
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    • 677 32 ml CALL US AT; P. KELANG PENANG J. BAHRU P. GUDANG SINGAPORE K. LUMPUR '04-€*****/4, *****3 •07-*****8 •07-*****3, *****5, *****0, 5133H •02-*****22 *****88 WEEKLY FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE FEEDER BUT AM 415 rrv? tT7T TT* TT7T ran OTHER DESTINATIONS AARtIUS AMSTERDAM. ANTWERP, BASLE. BREMEN BREMERHAVEN. COPENHAGEN. HELSINKI. MALMO. OSLO. STOCKHOLM.
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