The Business Times, 2 April 1988
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Title Section12 1988-04-02 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 95/12/87 Weekend Edition, April 2-3 1988 75 CENTS12 words
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Article92 1988-04-02 1 Stock Indices Frtdoy Tokyo Nikkei Average *****.22 (-156.04) Thorjday New York (Dow Jones) 1988.06 9.94 London (FT 30 Index) 1386.7 (-11.4 KL Tin 17.35 M$/kg 0.02) Turnover: 42 11 Palm oil Turnover: 940ton (+152) April M$940/tonne M$22) Moy M$940/tonne M$27) June M$935/tonne M$29) July M$925/tonne M$27) Market92 words
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106 1988-04-02 1 THE US DOLLAR yesterday fell slightly against major currencies in Tokyo, in spite of persistent intervention by the Bank of Japan. The London and New York foreign exchanges were closed for the Easter holiday. Dealers attributed the dollar's weakness yesterday to heavy selling by speculators106 words
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Article55 1988-04-02 1 UPI TWO-WAY TRADE between the United States and Hongkong totalled more than US$l4.5 billion last year, a jump of nearly 16 per cent over the previous year, the US Consulate said. US officials said on Thursday a large part of the trade increase was due to Hongkong'sUPI - 55 words
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516 1988-04-02 1 WILLIAM CHIA - Injunctions stand in way of deal with Sembawang By WILLIAM CHIA BETHLEHEM Singapore Shipyard, in the news lately because of disputes with former workers over retrenchment payments, is trying to sell off its moveable assets and go into voluntary liquidation. It is close516 words
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Article, Illustration446 1988-04-02 1 CORRINA LIM - By CORRINA LIM TWO REMISIERS from stockbroking firm Ong Co have agreed to join a new securities firm, to be owned by publicly-listed Lum Chang Holdings, as directors. Broking sources said both remisiers were recently approached by Lum Chang to join446 words
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376 1988-04-02 1 Bernama THE 17th meeting of the Asean Committee on Culture and Information (Coci) has agreed to adopt the programme of action endorsed at the Manila Asean summit last December as the basis of its future course of action. A statement issued at theBernama - 376 words
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Article65 1988-04-02 1 AFP THAI Foreign Minister Siddhi Savetsila will meet US President Ronald Reagan in Washington on April 22 to discuss political and economic issues. Foreign Ministry spokesman Saroj Chavanavirath said in Bangkok yesterday. Mr Siddhi and Princess Chulabhorn are also to attend a dinner in NewAFP - 65 words
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133 1988-04-02 1 Bernama SELANGOR Mentri Besar Datuk Muhammad Haji Muhammad Taib has announced the membership line-ups of pro tem committees ot the 14 Umno Baru divisions in the state which have been approved by the party's supreme council. Datuk Muhammad, who is Selangor UmnoBernama - 133 words
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207 1988-04-02 1 Reuter THE ROBUSTNESS of Japan s economy has bean helping trim the country's huge trade imbalance and the surplus may be cut by more than US$lO billion in 1988, say economists in Tokyo. "That level of reduction would be a healthyReuter - 207 words
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Advertisement257 1988-04-02 1 Nikon t 7*• Wortd't Flint 1 WHmripMc Sfslwn INSIDE AS THE FAMILIAR patterns of a settled and decipherable post-1945 world give way to new questions and new anxieties, change will be the only constant for years to come. BT ON SATURDAY, Page 2 CHINA'S PARLIAMENT is close to passing a257 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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Article, Illustration484 1988-04-02 2 Reuter AFTER NINE YEARS of debate, China's parliament is close to passing a landmark company law aimed at making managers real masters of their factories and ending decades of bureaucratic interference and extortion. State Economic Commission Minister Lu Dong explained the proposed lawReuter - 484 words
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368 1988-04-02 2 Bernama THE COMMITTEE for the review of the Philippines-US military bases agreement has completed preparations for next week's talks with the US representatives. Officials of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that the joint execu-tive-legislative-judicial committee held tenBernama - 368 words
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Article80 1988-04-02 2 AFP JAPAN'S unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage point from a year earlier to 2.7 per cent in February but was unchanged from January, the Management and Coordination Agency said in Tokyo yesterday The number of jobless people fell 6.9 per cent to 1.73 million, comprising 1.06AFP - 80 words
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232 1988-04-02 2 AFP A SENIOR official, dismissed after a billion-dollar import binge in Hainan in 1985, has been named vice-mayor of Guangzhou, it was announced in Beijing on Thursday. Lei Yu, now 54, was sacked as head of government and vice-secretary ofAFP - 232 words
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Article136 1988-04-02 2 UPI DHAKA intends to forbid the Soviet Union to use Bangladesh's sea port as a naval base. Foreign Minister Humayun Rasheed Choudhury said in Bangkok on Thursday. "We have been subscribing to the concept of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace,UPI - 136 words
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165 1988-04-02 2 AFP THE SRI LANKAN government has banned political meetings against the island's first provincial council elections, an official spokesman said on Thursday. The action was decided by the Cabinet on Wednesday after reports that "certain political parties' were planning to incite voters to boycott theAFP - 165 words
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326 1988-04-02 2 Reuter TAIWAN is considering giving official permission for its businessmen to invest in China through indirect channels, a Hongkong magazine said. The independent Nineties Magazine, quoting senior government and party officials in Taipei, said the move was mainly aimed at diverting Taiwan's glut ofReuter - 326 words
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146 1988-04-02 2 AP A TAIWANESE business organisation said on Thursday that it would send a 30-member factfinding delegation to the Soviet Union later this year if its government approves to explore possible trade with the communist nation. Taiwan bans direct trade with the Soviet UnionAP - 146 words
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210 1988-04-02 2 Reuter PREMIER Yu Kuo-hua of Taiwan defended massive defence spending, saying Taiwan needed to develop more-sophisticated weapons and build warships to counter military threats from China. "We still cannot reduce our defence spending so long as Chinese military threats remain unchanged," Mr Yu said on Thursday.Reuter - 210 words
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322 1988-04-02 2 AP AMID A housing-construction boom, the Japanese government reports that land prices skyrocketed in 1987, with the choicest piece of commercial real estate in central Tokyo worth over US$6.7 billion per acre. Japanese newspapers yesterday bemoaned the record price increase inAP - 322 words
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309 1988-04-02 2 AFP JAPAN has agreed to help Thailand upgrade 26 of its export products to Japan and other countries, a Thai Foreign Ministry official said in Bangkok on Thursday. Danai Talalamba, directorgeneral of the Department of Economic Affairs, said Japan will provide Thailand withAFP - 309 words
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304 1988-04-02 2 UPI JAPAN and the US have reached substantial agreement on a new five-year pact to expand their scientific and technical cooperation, the State Department said in Washington on Thursday. The new agreement, to be concluded in about three months, seeks incentivesUPI - 304 words
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Advertisement579 1988-04-02 2 m &it t PS.-K 5] CHUAN HUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) HALF-YEARLY REPORT ON CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 13/12/87. THESE FIGURES HAVE NOT BEEN AUDITED. The Directors of Chuan Hup Holdings Limited are pleased to announce the unaudited results of the Company and the Group for579 words
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Page 2 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous50 1988-04-02 2 Doonesbury GOOP EVENING, SIR.IUKWERIF IMI6HT HAVE A m f m BY GARRY TRUDEAU IKJJO6U rrs NOT MY PLACE ID REPORT THIS, SIR, BUT I THOU6HTYOU SHOULD KNOUI 7: m IrS^Bßp THANKS TAKEN THB B&NNST. ÜBERTi OF PACXJNS SAY.S/NCB YW* y YOURS HERS-, 1 COULD USB *IRSOME MORE BATH SALTS... ■250 words
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REST OF THE WORLD
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Article, Illustration466 1988-04-02 3 Reuter A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION of the top US law officer has thrown the country's justice department into its worst crisis since the Watergate scandal and embarrassed Vice-President George Bush in his quest for the White House. Attorney-General Edwin Meese is resisting demands thatReuter - 466 words
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Article846 1988-04-02 3 ARRIVALS Operator $wfk» Local From number tinw CAl C»06 1000 CGK CPA CX710 1015 CGK GU GA960 1100 CGK SU SQ105 1105 KUl RBA KM 21 1130 •WN TMA TL361 1130 BCY/SHJ SU SQ201 1145 CGK THAI TG403 1155 BKK SU SQ191 1155 PEN SU SQ238 1155846 words
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Article, Illustration503 1988-04-02 3 Congress drops provision for retaliation against unfair barriers Reuter US CONGRESS has dropped from a trade bill a provision for mandatory retaliation against US trading partners unfairly blocking American competition. The provision, opposed by the White House, had required US retaliation against countries running consistent tradeReuter - 503 words
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89 1988-04-02 3 Reuter THE CHAIRMAN of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) called on Thursday for tougher laws in developing countries to end the piracy of copyrights, patents and other intellectual property. Susan Liebeler said. "If the developing countries do not protect intellectual property soon, they willReuter - 89 words
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403 1988-04-02 3 UPI THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION, taking further steps to stem the flow of US dollars to Panamanian strongman General Manuel Antonio Noriega, has announced alternative methods for American companies and individuals to pay their debts to Panama. White House spokesman Marlin FitzwaterUPI - 403 words
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297 1988-04-02 3 AFP WEST GERMANY'S trade surplus for January 1988 was 8.5 billion Deutschemarks. 18 per cent up on January 1987's 7.2 billion marks. The Federal Statistics Office in Bonn reported on Thursday that the current account balance stood at 4.8 billion marks in JanuaryAFP - 297 words
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236 1988-04-02 3 Reuter EAST GERMANY and West Berlin agreed on Thursday to swap enclaves of territory dotted in and around the divided city and remove some of the geographical eccentricities left by World War 11. The swap, involving about 180 hectares, will allowReuter - 236 words
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283 1988-04-02 3 Reuter STRIKES DISRUPTED INDUSTRY in the disputed Azerbaijani area of Nagorno-Karabakh on Thursday, despite criticism of the protests by local communist party leaders. Soviet government newspaper Izvestia reported yesterday that 80 per cent of workers had not turned up at a silkReuter - 283 words
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176 1988-04-02 3 AP THE NORTH ATLANTIC Treaty Organisation (Nato) on Thursday welcomed an offer by the Warsaw Pact military bloc to hold separate negotiations on reducing conventional forces and battlefield nuclear arms in Europe. Warsaw Pact foreign ministers issued a statement on Wednesday urging a start thisAP - 176 words
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316 1988-04-02 3 AFP PRESIDENT Francois Mitterrand, the front-runner for this month's French presidential election, on Thursday toned down his electoral rhetoric and emphasised his own unity theme, which has become a major plank in the campaign. "I think I can unite more than others can. thatAFP - 316 words
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289 1988-04-02 3 AP THE BRITISH government will investigate the reported disappearance of official military files which may relate to the war-time record of Austrian President Kurt Waldheim. John Wakeham, leader of the House of Commons, told Parliament yesterday that the Home Office will conduct theAP - 289 words
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Advertisement226 1988-04-02 3 It is a connoisseur's dream come true. An Emperor's banquet in a majestic spread of exotic food that stretches to a few days of feasting Now you can savour a mini versjon right here, any day of the year Our very own team of chefs presents the mini impenal banquet226 words
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Miscellaneous128 1988-04-02 3 v Mm/ Not* Mtn (°C) 26/13 Haze 09/05 Cloudy 22/10 Ooar 26/19 Oowdy 37/26 Sunny —/16 Cloudy 16/03 Claar 19/12 Sunny 15/06 Clwr 14/05 Cloudy 20/13 Cloudy 11/02 Roin 23/19 Showsrs 10/03 Cloof 23/19 Roin 24/10 Cl*ar 05-06 Cloudy 20/15 Cloudy 28/18 Claar 09/00 Rain 10/04 Cloudy 31/27 Showsn 11/03128 words
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MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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664 1988-04-02 4 Reuter YEAR-END accounting constraints have so far kept Tokyo's bearish mood in check, but that is likely to change beginning with the start of the new fiscal year yesterday, dealers said. For the last month, Japanese corporations and investors have kept a lowReuter - 664 words
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Article161 1988-04-02 4 H rvwjijg SGI 100 troy Opwi ouncas. USS H*h par troy LM Ap» 458 50 460.00 464.00 454.40 3.40 May 457.50 457 50 457JO ***** 3.40 Jun 461.50 463.20 457JO 457.90 3.40 466 30 468.00 462.20 462.30 3.40 Oct 472.30 472.30 467.00 447.10 3.40 Ok 478-00 478.00161 words
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Article79 1988-04-02 4 Reuter CALIFORNIA First Bank, a unit of Bank of Tokyo Ltd. has signed a formal purchase agreement covering its previously announced plan to acquire Union Bank of Los Angeles from Standard Chartered PLC for US$75O million. Last month the two bank holding companies announced a letterReuter - 79 words
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Article89 1988-04-02 4 AFP JAPAN has concluded an agreement with the Philippines to reschedule Manila's foreign debt, government sources said in Tokyo yesterday. Under the agreement. Japan will cut interest rates on loans of US$56O million from 8 to 6 per cent. Japan will also reschedule repayment ofAFP - 89 words
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Article165 1988-04-02 4 Reuter CURRENCY FUTURES on the IMM closed modestly higher on Thursday but near the bottom of session ranges in thin trading. Prices drifted lower after midday as most traders took to the sidelines before the holiday weekend. The unwinding of long positions exerted mild downward pressure on prices, tradersReuter - 165 words
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Article1459 1988-04-02 4 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES VmmI KEPPEL WHARVES Berth Arrival Departure Ananas Es Fuji Fengyi Fukuzoki M Huangjinshon Kim Soon li Koto So lam li Heng lotie Scheel Ned Nagasaki Ostfriesland Sin Hock Che Southern Gl Straits Pride Tafito B Seta war Jenson Motovun Saudi Tabuk PASIR PANJANG Gold1,459 words
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Article461 1988-04-02 4 KUALA LUMPUR: The US dollar closed at 2.5635/45 and the Singapore dollar at 128.20/30 yesterday TOKYO: The US dollar closed easier against major currencies yesterday, despite persistent intervention by the Bank of Japan, due to heavy selling by speculators and foreign banks in anticipation of a further dollar461 words
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209 1988-04-02 4 Reuter A CLASS ACTION suit on behalf of First Republicßank Corps common shareholders has been filed in federal court in Dallas on Wednesday, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said. "The lawsuit is similar to one filed yesterday on behalf of bondholders," WilliamReuter - 209 words
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360 1988-04-02 4 Coupon Number Indicative Gross Amount Interest of days of 1 1 redemption Maturity Year rais*d rate million) payment occrued (excluding yield pa) dates Interest accrued Po) interest) 15.7.85/88 1970 •5* 129.85 15/1. 15/7 76 •101.20 •1.59 15.8.88 Loan 2 1973360 words
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Advertisement188 1988-04-02 4 IB B4NQUE INDOSUEZ 3 Shenton Way, Shenton House, Singapore 0106 (At i. i I c n^ WZ m 'P t Or 9 A, °n on 9 h o u/ BT SURVEYS Looking Wider, Thinking Deeper Some subjects are of such interest to our readers that they demand more space and188 words
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BANKING AND FINANCE
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Article, Illustration544 1988-04-02 5 Reuter SPECULATIVE money that poured into Taiwan last year is trickling out because the local dollar is overvalued. Taipei bankers and economists said. The Taiwan dollar has remained stable against the US dollar for almost a month and is being kept artificiallyReuter - 544 words
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207 1988-04-02 5 Reuter BRIAN OUINN, head of banking supervision at the Bank of England, has been named executive director of the bank replacing Rodney Galpin, who resigned last month to become chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Pic. The announcement was made by the PrimeReuter - 207 words
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176 1988-04-02 5 Bernama ES THE HONGKONG and Shanghai Banking Corporation has introduced a unique card-operated personal account called "Hexagold". Speaking at a press conference in Kuala Lumour yesterday, Hongkong Bank chief executive officer Richard Orgill said the introduction of Hexagold marks another milestone for the bank andBernama ES - 176 words
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Article, Illustration687 1988-04-02 5 Corporations playing banks off against one another in pricing Reuter BANKS are changing the way they sell complicated foreign exchange hedging products to corporate customers, say bankers and dealers in London. Complex hedging cocktails involving combinations of foreign currency forwards, futures and optionsReuter - 687 words
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547 1988-04-02 5 Reuter MAJOR industrial nations are expected to seek new measures to help reduce the amount of Third World debt at a series of monetary talks in Washington in midApril, Finance Ministry officials said in Tokyo this week. "Unless we reduce the amount of debt,Reuter - 547 words
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128 1988-04-02 5 AP THE WORLD BANK approved a US$4OO million loan package on Thursday to financially troubled Argentina and its banks. Funds from the 1&-year low interest loan will be released in two stages. The first half will become available immediately, with the releaseAP - 128 words
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COMMODITIES
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Article367 1988-04-02 5 Crude palm oil future* closed firmer on short covering and speculative buying interest yesterday, prompted by bullish USDA reports on US soybean stocks and projected acreage, and higher overnight Chicago soyoil futures values, dealers said. But trading activity was restricted ahead of the weekend and due to yesterday's367 words
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Article105 1988-04-02 5 Reuter TOKYO: Yen-denominated gold futures closed mostly firmer on active individual speculator buying, dealers said. Prices were 18 to 38 yen per gram firmer, except for spot April, which ended with a loss of one yen. Many individual speculators placed fresh buying orders through the day. Prices wereReuter - 105 words
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Article116 1988-04-02 5 Reuter THE KUALA LUMPUR tin price gained two cents from Thursday to close at M 517.35 a kg after a brief and quiet trading session yesterday, dealers said. Activity was restricted by operators' reluctance to trade aggresalvely due to the long Eaater holidays In overseas centres. The steadinessReuter - 116 words
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Article196 1988-04-02 5 London Commodity Exchange Buyer/Seller doting prices on March 31 (£/tonne unless spedfled). Previous doting prices in parenthesis. CoffM Basis in-store London, sellers option CIF London Mor deleted (1099/1101) High/Low 1038/1073 May 1103/1104 (1133/1 134) High/Low 1120/1102 Sales (3405) Cocoa Mor deleted (896/903) High/Low 895/887 May 907/908 (915/916) High/Low196 words
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Article119 1988-04-02 5 SOYBEAN FUTURES on the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday rallied late on aggressive buying from Refco, C&D and Bunge, ending on or near the highs with gains of 4-1/2 to 2-1/2 cents per bushel in improved dealings. May settled at U556.53 after posting a 6% cent range on119 words
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Article130 1988-04-02 5 WHEAT FUTURES on the Chicago Board of Trade on Thursday closed 3-1/4 cents to 1/2 cent per bushel lower in very slow trade May settled below the psychological key US$3 00 level at US$2 99 Thursday s CCC wheat auction and expectations that the CCC will continue to sell130 words
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267 1988-04-02 5 Reuter PLATINUM soared to five month highs in London on Thursday, buoyed by keen demand from Japanese investors and users. The metal hit a peak of US$534 an ounce, the highest since Oct 29. and almost US$lO up from Wednesday Japanese demand has grownReuter - 267 words
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Article117 1988-04-02 5 Bangkok Closing pricet on Apr 1 (USS/tonne, FOB) White Rice 100% l«f do*t 350 100% 2nd dots 315 100% 3rd do»s 310 5% 300 '0% 295 '5% 285 20% 283 25% 280 35% 275 Broken Rice A-1 Super 225 A-1 Special 223 CO Special unq C-1 Ord unq117 words
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PERSPECTIVE
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Article527 1988-04-02 6 THE EXPECTED ARRIVAL in Britain, this spring, of Debrett's Distinguished People of Today as a rival to the august Who's Who at first glance seems to be a very Thatcherite affair. In her insistence on the market principle. Mrs Margaret Thatcher has ruffled not only a527 words
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1125 1988-04-02 6 Financial worries are nothing new to Broadway, New York City's leading theatre district. But with large real estate development sweeping across the western half of midtown Manhattan, hundreds of small show business enterprises are facing either large rent increases or eviction. Many have alreadyNYT - 1,125 words
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Article146 1988-04-02 6 NAME A WORLD-BEATING Brazilian company. Here s one: Industrias Romi, a company which has its factories in the town of Santa Barbara d'Oeste, 90 miles north of Brazil's main industrial centre, Sao Paulo. Romi became the world's biggest manufacturer of industrial lathes, by number of146 words
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Article176 1988-04-02 6 The company's big break, though, had come back in 1946, when the current boss, America's son Giordano, went to study engineering design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr Romi junior bought a job lot of machine tools that the American government was selling off cheap after the176 words
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Article93 1988-04-02 6 The Economist Often, such protectionism makes companies grow fast but inefficiently. Romi has tried to avoid this by designing its own version of the computer s program for the machine tools. But, if exports as a percentage of total sales are a good measure of international competitiveness, theThe Economist - 93 words
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675 1988-04-02 6 DAVID RESS - By DAVID RESS Reuter IF YOU CAN'T count it, many economists say it isn't worth looking at. But a growing number argue that while it is hard to come up with the numbers, economists should be looking at such issues as the environment, healthReuter - 675 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous762 1988-04-02 6 CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 9 What the skin specialist is paid in? (4. 4) 10 A non-U-sounding drink (3) 11 Figures to be one thousand years afterwards (6) 12 Fear catching cold? Hardly! (6) 13 Rush round to the car, covered by a canvas canopy (7) 14 Van is the star762 words
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Executive Lifestyle
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Article266 1988-04-02 7 THE TALE we related last week about a law graduate who joined a publishing company but resigned after he was asked to sign a bond, has developed an unusual twist. Early Monday morning. Zephyr received a call from a reader who wanted to know who that266 words
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Article, Illustration925 1988-04-02 7 MONICA GWEE - With MONICA GWEE THE ONLY REWARD at pretentious parties is the rare chance of meeting an Interesting Person (Ip) who will not talk about domestic help, expound on how boring Singapore is, or point out in detail how useless the national press can be. I found925 words
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Article, Illustration1186 1988-04-02 7 CHARLES SAVAGE - By CHARLES SAVAGE "YOU DON'T HAVE to go to art school for three years to draw, paint or compose pictures. Without any formal training you can paint a picture in about1,186 words
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Executive Lifestyle: Entertainment & the Arts
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Article, Illustration461 1988-04-02 8 JAIME LYE - No slip-ups nor sparkle THEATRE By JAIME LYE DEREK WOODWARD was no Michael Caine, and Stephen Finlay no Christopher Reeve (then again, he might be thankful to hear that), and Cafe Theatre's production of Deathtrap was no gem. For sure, there was enough substance in it last Tuesday to hold461 words
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Executive Lifestyle: Entertainment & Pursuits
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630 1988-04-02 9 THE FOOD TEAM - FOOD By THE FOOD TEAM THEY SHOULD have more captains at the Lei Garden restaurant in Boulevard Hotel. At least they speak English, take your orders, and do something when you remind them that your food still hasn't arrived. The630 words
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676 1988-04-02 9 MARKETING Reuter COCA-COLA has branched out into fashion in a bid to prevent the world's bestknown brand name from becoming merely a generic term for brown fizzy drinks. Mohan Murjani, 42, an Indian-born marketing and manufacturing whiz, is the brainsReuter - 676 words
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Article, Illustration780 1988-04-02 9 RICHARD SEAH - HEALTH By RICHARD SEAH LAST WEEK, this column said that adults who tend to sit all day have to learn to walk more. Babies of about a year old have a different lesson to learn how to walk. Left on their own, perhaps with780 words
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Executive Lifestyle: Entertainment, the Arts & Pursuits
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Article, Illustration716 1988-04-02 10 JAIME LYE - CINEMA By JAIME LYE SO WHAT did you expect? Michael Douglas playing out Ivan Boesky's life story? Actual tips on how to make money from insider trading? The whole inside job on Wall Street? Well, yes. But only to a certain extent.716 words
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Article, Illustration669 1988-04-02 10 Charles Savage - by Charles Savage "MY METHOD is as simple as getting dressed." she said. Conni then began to show us how. There were 10 of us from the press, assembled classroom style in one of the function rooms at the Hilton Hotel all budding artists about669 words
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Article, Illustration1015 1988-04-02 11 CHUANG PECK MING - BOOKS By CHUANG PECK MING COMMUNION. By Whitley Strieker. Avon, $14. 306 page*. YOU WOULD PROBABLY think this is a scary novel about space invaders that you can enjoy while snuggled comfortably and safely in bed on a cold night. The opening chapter, especially, encourages1,015 words
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Article733 1988-04-02 11 Sakina Dhilawala - Compiled by Sakina Dhilawala CINEMA: Stakeout starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez. Showing at Cathay: 11; 1.30; 4; 6.30; 9.15 Batter lea Not Included starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. Showing at Jade: 11; 1 30; 4; 6.30; 9. On till Monday. The Laat Emperor starring John Lone, Joan733 words
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Article, Illustration394 1988-04-02 11 MONICA GWEE - As you like it YSL, Mori and Gucci FASHION By MONICA GWEE CURVY NEWS is good news and Yves St Laurent has turned his Rive Gauche Spring collection fitting and brassy. Flat, oversized gold buttons splatter day and night outfits, playing against the season's bright colours. Double-breasted jackets in strong394 words
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Executive Lifestyle: Sports
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Article, Illustration881 1988-04-02 12 WALTON MORAIS - TENNIS By WALTON MORAIS AFTER WIPING OUT Malaysian ace Yeoh Kean Wah in three straight sets, Hashim Sidek walked over, signalled to coach Joe Brooke, and waited as the American approached. Then Joe placed both hands on Hashim, one on each shoulder, and881 words
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Article, Illustration228 1988-04-02 12 AP WEST GERMANY'S Boris Becker overpowered game but immobile Brad Gilbert of the United States 6-4. 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday night to move into the title match of the US$6BO,OOO WCT finals. Becker will play the winner of the match betweenAP - 228 words
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Article, Illustration819 1988-04-02 12 Jerome Fandor - RACING Oh TMCk with Jerome Fandor RACEGOERS this Easter weekend should not miss Mon Seigneur in Race 7 today. This four-year old bay Australian gelding by Lord Dudley looks set to break the ice in his sixth outing. He has been very consistent,819 words
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266 1988-04-02 12 AP DESPITE MOVES to switch its date and make some of its daunting jumps safer, the English Grand National will be run for the 150 th time today, locked in the tradition and drama that have made it the world's mostAP - 266 words
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Article193 1988-04-02 12 GOLF AP JEFF SLUMAN birdied nine holes on his way to an 8-un-der-par 64 and a two-shot lead after Thursday's first round of the US$l million Greater Greensboro Open Golf Tournament in North Carolina. Sluman one-putted 10 times and chipped in once as he tied theAP - 193 words
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Article363 1988-04-02 12 BOXING NYT RUMOURS ARE MOUNTING that Sugar Ray Leonard will return to the ring before the year is out. Leonard recently denied that he was interested in fighting the World Boxing Council's lightheavyweight champion, Donny Lalonde, but the word is that Leonard's attorney, Mike Trainer,NYT - 363 words
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Article634 1988-04-02 12 MIKE THUMBA - BRIDGE t* MIKE THUMBA During the last few weeks we discussed some unusual hands taken from some international tournaments. From today, we will discuss some basics on bidding but at a higher level, I'll try to be more detailed. Most players including beginners usually have634 words
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Executive Lifestyle: Personal Investment
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869 1988-04-02 13 Ramesh Chandiramani - Watch it fallen angels may pull you down BEomnER'sA coRnER^m LAGGARD STOCKS by Ramesh Chandiramani IT IS sometimes said that the worst performer of one year often ends up among the biggest gainers the following year. This is the theory of laggard investing, which is of more than just passing869 words
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Article, Illustration214 1988-04-02 13 RC - v y<TTT>\ by RC FINANCIAL MARKETS traded at cross-purposes this past week. I A sudden slippage in the value of the yen-dollar exchange rate caused some turbulent trading on the New York Stock Ex- j change, which in turn triggered sell-offs in other world stock marketsSource: Investamatic - 214 words
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Article, Illustration1047 1988-04-02 13 RAMESH CHANDIRAMANI - THAI STOCK EXCHANGE By RAMESH CHANDIRAMANI UNKNOWN to most investors, the best-performing equity market in the Far East, if not the world, during the first quarter of 1988 was not Japan, but Thailand. The kingdom has aroused so much foreign interest in its1,047 words
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Article562 1988-04-02 13 COLLECTIBLES NYT ASKING IF rare coins are undervalued may seem irrelevant to long-time collectors. Coin prices have risen dramatically in the last 15 years, and today s market levels make those of bygone decades seem almost lilliputian. Still, rare coins are less expensive than aNYT - 562 words
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441 1988-04-02 13 ART TRADE Sothaby's Research Department THE MAJOR London auction houses did for Scandinavian paintings, for the week March 21-26. what they first did for Viennese art in 1986 Specialist sales devoted to these works were held immediately prior to the general sales of 19thSothaby's Research Department - 441 words
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Miscellaneous1095 1988-04-02 9 Saturday BBC M.9 mHz In VMF Band II BAM World News 6.00 The World Today 6.25 A Letter from Northern Ireland 6.30 Through My Window 6.40 Reflections 6.45 Sports Roundup 7.00 World News 7.00 Commentary 7.15 From the Weeklies 7.30 Multitrack 3 6.00 World News 6.09 News about Britain 6.151,095 words
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Miscellaneous1668 1988-04-02 10 SLOTS 10 WATCH Close Encounters and Perfect Partnership Movies Shirley Temple stars as a Victorian waif who makes good in The Little Prlncaaa. This lavish and colourful production sees her haunting hospitals looking for her father who was reportedly killed in action. (Today, 9.30 pm. Channel 12) An American widow1,668 words
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Advertisement308 1988-04-02 11 Do you have the stomach for a healthy investment? Most executives are very good about taking care of their investments. Of the financial kind that is. But when it comes to their health, they fall short. Let's face it. When was the last time you really took care of your308 words
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Advertisement340 1988-04-02 12 An introduction tO C r^TSr^ BEGINNING TODAY, BT starts a thrice-a-week tennis tips column as a build-up to the Business Times Junior Clinic to be conducted by Australian tennis star Paul McNamee. Once the world s best doubles player, the 33-year-old Australian will hold the clinic for eight to 14-year-olds340 words
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Advertisement532 1988-04-02 13 BOUSTEADCO SINGAPORE LTD ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors are pleased to announce the audited results for the year ended 31 December 1987. I Group Company I Material Factors Affecting Results The turnround achieved by the Group in the first half of 1987 continued into the second half For the year532 words
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273 1988-04-02 14 Bernama ES PILECON Engineering Bhd reported a group pre-tax loss of M 5609,000 for calendar 1987 compared to a profit of Ms 2 95 million previously. This was recorded against a 40 per cent fall in group turnover to M 561.98 million from MBernama ES - 273 words
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136 1988-04-02 14 Bernama ES PLANTATION-BASED Asiatic Development Bhd registered a 105 per cent rise in group pre-tax profit to MS22 61 million for calendar 1987 from M 511.04 million previously. Group turnover increased 29 per cent to Ms 69 million from M 553.39 million. At company level,Bernama ES - 136 words
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Article162 1988-04-02 14 AFP THAILAND s domestic airline merged with its subsidiary Thai Airways International Ltd yesterday after an extended campaign by Premier Prem Tinsulanonda. a Thai Airways International spokesman said "It is time for the subsidiary to take care of its mother company. just as a child takes careAFP - 162 words
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198 1988-04-02 14 AN AMERICAN pharmaceuticals company has signed an agreement with the Chinese government that officials say could lead to increased US drug sales in China and development of Chinese drugs for world markets Officials of G 0 Searle and Co and representatives of the198 words
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Article97 1988-04-02 14 UPI UNION CARBIDE Corp on Thursday called on the Indian government to set mutually acceptable rules for each party in the Bhopal gas leak suit to gain access to each other's documents as the case nears trial. The Indian government has accused Union Carbide of "negligence"UPI - 97 words
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Article112 1988-04-02 14 UPI A STRIKE against Japan Air Lines by pilots protesting against a reduction in crew levels on high-tech jumbo jets entered a second day yesterday, forcing the airline to cancel scores of international and domestic flights. The walkout by 1,342 members of JAL's crew union is theUPI - 112 words
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2566 1988-04-02 14 THE KUALA LUMPUR stock market saw quiet and listless trading yesterday with prices fluctuating within a narrow range. With no leads from Singapore. investors and dabblers kept to the sidelines and refrained from buying causing the market to finish mixed. (The Stock Exchange2,566 words
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185 1988-04-02 14 Reuter KOBE STEEL LTD. Nippon Airbrake Co Ltd and three Japanese trading houses will set up a joint venture to develop, produce and market automotive air-bag systems. Kobe Steel said in a statement The new firm. Sensor Technology Co Ltd, will be set upReuter - 185 words
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Article651 1988-04-02 14 Reuter SHARE PRICES on the Tokyo market closed down in robust trade yesterday due to continued profittaking following surges earlier in the week, although prospects for the new fiscal year remained positive, brokers said. "It rose so strongly for three days, this is just some natural selling," said MrReuter - 651 words
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Article276 1988-04-02 14 AM *1 NT S All Sincara IrxJus Asia Camant Calhay Con* Chang Hwa Bank 2 97 72 SO 79 00 306 00 unch -1 -05 •1 Chang Loong Chia Hain Camant Cfun Hain Flour China Cham China Da* China Elact Wir« 36 00 97 90 20 90 33 20276 words
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Article160 1988-04-02 14 Reuter THE SECURITIES Exchange of Thailand Index edged up 0.93 to 389.83 yesterday on a turnover ot 4,566.851 shares worth 376.56 million baht. AM *1 BAKT Ao Kham Thai Ayudhya invaatmai l*. Bangkok Aground Bangkok Bank 148 ...329 3 -2 Bank Of Ayudhya Charoong Thai Wii A Cab)* DataReuter - 160 words
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Article132 1988-04-02 14 AM #1 WON Chaii Sugar ***** 400 Daatim Ind ***** •500 Oaawoo oorp Daewoo Haav> Datahin Sacuribaa ***** ***** ***** -1000 -600 -500 Dong Ah Pttar Dong Sufi Slock Dongbu Staai ***** ***** ***** 200 -800 -600 Goto Star ***** -500 Ha nil Bank Harul Camant ***** -500 Hankuk132 words
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121 1988-04-02 14 Reuter IN ITS SECOND set of interim results. Bond Corp Holdings Ltd said it lifted equity-accounted net profit to AJ111.89 million for the first half ended December 31 from A 543.22 million a year earlier The group on February 16 unveiled a jumpReuter - 121 words
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Advertisement63 1988-04-02 14 The sales division of Business Times is now located at: Times Industrial Building, Level 2, 422 Thomson Road, Singapore 1129. Tel: 255-0011, Fax: 253-2821, Telex: RS ***** BTAD. Contact persons are: Kenneth Teo, ext.257 Joe Heng, ext.237 Iris Lim, ext.23B Chia Ah Leek, ext.24o Azman, ext.24l Jarrod Leong, ext.242 Lista63 words
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Article999 1988-04-02 15 New York Reuter WALL STREET closed higher on Thurs- day on a late rally sparked by a rebound in computer stocks and strong oil issues, traders said. But the light volume on the last day of the quarter prior to a three-day weekend, suggests that investorsReuter - 999 words
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Article979 1988-04-02 15 London Reuter SHARES on the London market pursued their downward movement on Thursday, in thin trading ahead of the long Easter weekend. Sterling's strength weighed on sentiment, affecting the shares of major exporters in particular, brokers noted. Indeed, the pound continued to rise following statements onReuter - 979 words
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Article1139 1988-04-02 15 Selected indices HONGKONG Hongkong Index Friday Closed Thursday 1.669 99 Week ogo 1.639 06 Hang Song Index Friday closed Thursdoy 2.***** Week ogo 2.501 93 All Industrials Friday Closed Thursdoy 2.266 3 Wee* ogo 2.281 0 NEW YORK Dow Jones Thursday 1 988 06 Wednesday 1.***** Week ogo 2.023 871,139 words
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112 1988-04-02 15 Reuter THE FRENCH bourse tax should be lifted as soon as possible to help Paris in its drive to become continental Europe's leading financial centre. Finance Minister Edouard Balladur said. The 0.3 per cent tax, on all share transactions up to one millionReuter - 112 words
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Article, Illustration881 1988-04-02 15 Troubles for the bank are far from over FT STANDARD Chartered did not, as it turned out. become the first major UK bank in living memory to cut its dividend. But that was not being read in the City as a sign that theFT - 881 words
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233 1988-04-02 15 FT LOAN LOSSES, provisions for doubtful debts and currency effects pushed Standard Chartered into a pre-tax loss of £274 million last year, compared to a profit of £254 million the year before. After tax and minorities, the loss was £345 million, down fromFT - 233 words
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173 1988-04-02 15 Reuter R H MACY CO raised its offer for Federated Department Stores Inc to US$6.B billion on Thursday, topping a rival bid by Campeau Corp and gaining the edge in Wall Street's eyes for the first time But Federated has left the doorReuter - 173 words
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Article, Illustration289 1988-04-02 15 Reuter REUTERS HOLDINGS PLC. the news and financial information organisation, said on Thursday that the president of its Rich Inc subsidiary, Mr Jerome A Rich, is resigning and will be succeeded by his cousin. Mr Wiley Payne. Chicago-based Rich designs. builds and installs trading roomReuter - 289 words
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267 1988-04-02 15 Reuter A STOCKBROKERS GUILD which has overseen the Paris bourse for 186 years ever since Napoleon chartered it in 1802 has changed itself into a private. profit-making company. The new firm, Societe des Bourses Francaises (SBF), will have much the same regulatory role as theReuter - 267 words
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Advertisement377 1988-04-02 15 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF PELITA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed company. which is being voluntarily wound up, are required on or before the 3rd May 1988 to377 words
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Advertisement313 1988-04-02 15 OXFORD RESTAURANT (PTE) LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company convened and held at 1 Colombo Court #07-19, Singapore 0617 on 31 March 1988 the following Special I Resolutions were duly passed: 1. That the company be wound up voluntarily pursuant313 words
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Article, Illustration468 1988-04-02 16 LILIAN ANG - Proposal a response to state's tourism drive By LILIAN ANG AFTER TENDERING for the construction of a theme park in Jurong, the Singapore subsidiary of the UK-based Dominion International group of companies has submitted a Si .2-billion proposal to the Johor468 words
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250 1988-04-02 16 A HIGH-LEVEL advisory committee was appointed by the Ministry of Health last year to advise the government on matters relating to in-Vitro-Ferti I isation (IVF) and assisted reproduction, said Dr Kwa Soon Bee, Permanent Secretary (Health) and director of medical services,250 words
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Article81 1988-04-02 16 SINGAPORE POOLS is moving house. After 15 years at Colombo Court, it will be operating from new offices at International Plaza from Monday. Today is its last day of operation at Colombo Court. According to a Singapore Pools statement yesterday, Toto, 4-D and Singapore Sweep81 words
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Article100 1988-04-02 16 Bernama ES TUN ISMAIL ALI former Bank Negara governor and currently chairman of Permodalan Nasional Bhd has been appointed non-executive chairman of Sime Darby Bhd by its board of directors with immediate effect. He takes over from the late Tun Tan Siew Sin. A Sime DarbyBernama ES - 100 words
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Article, Illustration512 1988-04-02 16 MARTIN SOONG - By MARTIN SOONG RELIGION becomes evil when it is wedded to politics in unholy matrimony, says Sinnathamby Rajaratnam. The Senior Minister (Prime Minister's Office) says the resurgence of wars, terrorism and«violence carried out in the name of religion over the last 20 years512 words
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Article28 1988-04-02 16 Bernama THE Malaysian government makes comprehensive studies before deciding to privatise its agencies. Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister s Department. Othman Abdul, said yesterday BernamaBernama - 28 words
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334 1988-04-02 16 MBT CONSTRUCTION work on the uncompleted portion of the North-South Highway (NSH) is expected to start as early as this August, three months ahead of scheduled. A United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) spokesman said work would begin in August, if there are noMBT - 334 words
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Article179 1988-04-02 16 AFP THE PHILIPPINES is unlikely to phase out barter trade with Malaysia by 1991, as was reported in a Manila daily last week, traders in Labuan said yesterday A story in The Globe quoting Philippine officials as saying the programme would be disbanded was misleading,AFP - 179 words
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218 1988-04-02 16 Reuter AP JAPAN'S Foreign Minister Sosuke Uno said yesterday that US Congress proposals to punish Toshiba and a subsidiary for selling strategic technology to the Soviet Union would violate international trade agreements. Mr Uno said that the proposals failed to take account ofReuter; AP - 218 words
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62 1988-04-02 16 UPI JAPAN HAS POSTED its lowest yearly population growth since World War 11, climbing by an estimated 590,000 people or .49 per cent to a total of 122.260.000 as of Oct 1, 1987. The government said yesterday that year-by-year population growth rate has beenUPI - 62 words
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344 1988-04-02 16 ZHOU MEI - By ZHOU MEI in Taipei THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES in recently deregulated and liberalised Taiwan. Singaporeans, urged Mr Alan Yeo, chairman of the Trade and Development Board (TDB), should visit Taiwan and see for themselves. Mr Yeo was in Taiwan as the leader of Singapore's344 words
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Article149 1988-04-02 16 NYT US FEDERAL Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned Congress on Thursday against rushing to pass legislation to avert another market crash. Mr Greenspan said analysis was needed and that some problems of last October may be self-correcting. Fed governors had concluded that legislative proposals toNYT - 149 words
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Article34 1988-04-02 16 NST FORMER Malaysian trade and industry minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said yesterday that neither he nor his supporters were involved in attempts to topple Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamed Yaakob. NSTNST - 34 words
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Article48 1988-04-02 16 NST FORMER Malaysian premier Tunku Abdul Rahman yesterday called on all parties to uphold and restore democracy in order to resolve the current problems in the country. The Tunku was speaking to reporters after a meeting with the Kelantan Malaysian Islamic Affairs Organisation. NSTNST - 48 words
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Article50 1988-04-02 16 AFP THE CHINESE-LANGUAGE daily Sin Chew Jit Poh is to resume publication on April 8 after a five-month shutdown. Bernama news agency yesterday quoted the newspaper's editor-in-chief Liew Chin Chuan as saying that it would highlight articles on solidarity and racial harmony. AFPAFP - 50 words
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Article44 1988-04-02 16 Reuter US SECRETARY of State George Shultz, trying to win support for a new Middle East peace plan, said yesterday that he would be happy if regional leaders gave even tentative signs of willingness to endorse it. ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article48 1988-04-02 16 UPI PRESIDENT Ronald Reagan yesterday approved the removal of US$l.l billion in trade benefits to other countries whose products have become competitive with US articles. Of the US$l.l billion, US$945 million is from countries that exceeded the statutory limitations on duty-free treatment. UPIUPI - 48 words
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Article36 1988-04-02 16 AFP INDIA will set up 50 small-scale industrial projects in Sri Lanka at a total cost of about US$5 million under an agreement signed in New Delhi yesterday, officials said. AFPAFP - 36 words
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Article40 1988-04-02 16 Bernama ES MALAYSIA, which signed a trade accord with China yesterday. expects its exports would be accorded the lower most favoured nation tariff rates, said Trade and Industry Minister Datin Paduka Rafidah Aziz. Bernama ESBernama ES - 40 words
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Article49 1988-04-02 16 AP TWO AMERICAN balloonists have called off their plans to circle the earth non-stop in two weeks or less, saying US$lOO,OOO worth of helium leaked out of one of their balloons. They said on Thursday that they hoped to try again next year. APAP - 49 words
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