The Business Times, 6 April 1988

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 95/12/87 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1988 75 CENTS
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    Lock icon FINANCIAL NEWS SUMMARY
    272 1 AFP Dow Jones higher WALL STREET stocks advanced in early trading yesterday as bargain hunters began to show an interest in equities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 18.24 points to 1,998 84 in the first hour of trading. Gainers outnumbered losers by about 12 to seven
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    Local share prices rebound
    184 1 BUCKING THE TREND in other major regional markets yet again, share prices in Singapore rose across the board yesterday. At the close, the market had recouped the previous day's eight-point loss. The ST Industrial Index gained 9.15 points to close at 926.83. The BT Composite Index
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    Dollar ends on a firmer note in Asian markets
    164 1 THE US DOLLAR closed firmer yesterday in the Asian foreign exchange markets, which paid scant attention to a statement by Japanese Finance Minister K Miyazawa that the Group of Seven industrial nations would soon reaffirm their December accord. In Tokyo, the
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    Seagate emerges top private sector employer
    570 1  -  American companies make up half of top 10 By CHUANG PECK MING SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, which recently announced a $100million expansion, has overtaken Singapore Airlines as the biggest employer in the private sector. In less than six months, the US disk-drive manufacturer which supplies nearly
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    Lock icon Taiwan's foreign reserves falling fast
    234 1 Reuter TAIWAN'S foreign exchange reserves are falling rapidly because of increased imports and the outflow of speculative funds, officials said on Monday. Chang Chi-cheng, governor of the central bank, told Reuter the reserves fell by US$l billion to stand at US$74.B billion on April 2
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    From Batey Hickson to Hickson
    61 1 BATEY HICKSON Public Relations will soon be called Hickson Public Relations after Ken Hickson finalises his buy-out of lan Batey's 40 per cent stake in the company. The friendly split is based on a mutual desire by both parties to go their own way. Turn
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    Lock icon Japan's agricultural imports from Asia soar as US share stagnates
    342 1 AFP JAPANESE imports of agricultural products from China, Taiwan and Thailand rose sharply last year as purchases from the US stagnated. The Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said in its annual report yesterday that the overall volume of imports
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    Lock icon Tokyo to make access to market easier
    121 1 AP JAPAN will attempt to ease access to its agricultural market, while also securing basic domestic food supply, the government affirmed yesterday in approving the annual White Paper on agriculture. But a senior official said import of foodstuffs will only be allowed to
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    Growing support for architectural firms to corporatise
    453 1  -  By TONG SUIT CHEE MOMENTUM is building up in support of a proposal that Singapore architectural firms register themselves as private limited companies rather than as partnerships. Architects told BT that government officials indicated, during a meeting with the Singapore Institute of Architects
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      429 1 PSA seeks consultant PLANS by the Port of Singapore Authority to employ a management consultant indicate that the PSA has recognised that exposure to risks has increased with higher throughput The consultant, the first such appointment by the PSA, will help the authority identify. evaluate and control risks associated with
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Hitachi Electronic expects $400m turnover
      509 2  -  By LILY FERNANDEZ SINGAPORE'S only manufacturer of colour picture tubes, Hitachi Electronic Devices, will see its turnover hitting $400 million in the current financial year on the back of brisk worldwide demand. A sizeable amount of this will come from the sales of colour display
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      Aeroleasing to base plane in Singapore
      316 2 AFTER (lying out empty jets from Europe to Asia most of the time, air charter company Aeroleasing has decided to base an aeroplane in Singapore. "It's a pity to come out empty from Europe, so it's better to base a plane here," said Mr
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      Energy talks for Asean ministers
      98 2 ASEAN MINISTERS are meeting in Brunei to discuss energy cooperation in the region. The 7th Asean Economic Ministers' Meeting on Energy Cooperation will be held from tomorrow until April 8. The Singapore delegation will be led by Dr Lee Boon Yang. Minister of State for
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      Representations from public sought on two bills
      227 2 THE PUBLIC is invited to submit written representations on the Corruption (Confiscation of Benefits) Bill and the Building Control Bill by the Select Committees appointed to consider the bills. The Corruption (Confiscation of Benefits) Bill seeks to introduce new powers for tracing and
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      South Korean foreign minister to visit Singapore
      134 2 THE SOUTH KOREAN Minister for Foreign Affairs. Mr Kwang Soo Choi, will visit Singapore as a guest of his Singapore counterpart. Mr S Ohanabalan. Mr Kwang, who will be in Singapore from April 17 to 19. will be accompanied by six officials. They
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      PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS
      404 2 KOZABURO MIYAUCHI is now chief representative in Singapore of the New Japan Securities Co Ltd. Mr Miyauchi, who has been with the company for 15 years, was formerly deputy general manager of the international business department of New Japan Securities. GEORGE U has taken up the
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      Optics Asia to be held next year as industry rebounds
      432 3 THE RECOVERY of the optics industry has prompted the Singapore Optical Trade Association (SOTA) to organise an Optics Asia exhibition next year, after a lapse of four years. Optics Asia 89 has been scheduled for June next year at the
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      Publishing tycoon back for visit
      328 3 IT IS not only his reputation which precedes American multimillionaire publisher Malcolm Forbes. His super-yacht Highlander has been anchored off the World Trade Centre for the last few days waiting for its flamboyant owner, who flies in today on the latest of his famous "friendship
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      Frankfurt fair proves profitable for local companies
      268 3 CONTINUED PARTICIPATION at the Frankfurt International Spring Fair by six companies earned them an almost three-fold increase in orders. The six, plus two new Singapore exhibitors at this year's fair held in February, secured orders totalling over $3.5 million from Europe, Middle East,
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      Local trade mission off to Thailand
      161 3 A 33-MEMBER trade and investment mission from the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry (SCCCI) will arrive in Thailand tomorrow for a five-day visit. Led by SCCCI vicepresident Leong Heng Keng, the mission will meet top-level officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Board
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      Sisir flooded with bids for space
      390 3  -  High-tech firms seeking place in Incubator Programme By MARTIN SOONG FIFTY fledgling companies working on high-technology projects with high capital risks are keen on moving into the premises of the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research (Sisir) where technical assistance would be close
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      Positive outlook for industrial design
      556 3 A FREE-MARKET economy, good locally-produced products and advanced city planning are some of the factors that indicate a promising future in industrial design for Singapore. This was the prognosis of three Japanese officials who were in the Republic recently to talk to some government bodies
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      82 3 Singapore OUTLOOK: Showers over several areas Report for 24 hours prior to 7 30pm on Apr 5 at the airport; M«I temp 33.1 Assoc humidity $0 M!n temp 24.3 Assoc humkttty 92 Hrs of sunshine 9 60 Rainfall In mm Traca Rainfall Ihis mth Traca Rainy days this rnlh.. Nil
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  • ASIA – PACIFIC
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      Lock icon US, Philippines begin talks on future of bases
      484 4 Reuter THE UNITED STATES and the Philippines began formal talks on American air and navy bases yesterday that could map out a new direction for Washington's military presence in Asia. After months of posturing, the talks started amid a flurry of accusations
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      Lock icon Philippine inflation rises to 9.4pc
      76 4 AFP THE PHILIPPINE annual inflation rate rose from 8.81 per cent in February to 9.41 per cent in March compared with an average rate of 3.8 per cent last year. The National Statistics Office said yesterday inflation in the Manila area rose from 10.18 per
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      Lock icon Tokyo to invest US$65m in Manila
      209 4 UPI A POWERFUL Japanese economic mission, en route to Manila yesterday, will announce a U5564.55 million investment plan for the Philippines during its five-day tour, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported. The 127-member delegation led by Rokuro Ishikawa, president of the Japan
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      Lock icon US car importer group refutes dumping charges against Japanese
      218 4 AP JAPANESE CARMAKERS are not dumping vehicles on the US market and are earning higher profits on vehicles sold in the US than in their home market, an importer group's study claims. The study was prepared by ICF Inc in Fairfax,
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      Lock icon '45,000 car jobs at stake in US'
      88 4 AFP JAPANESE car factories in the US and imports of cars and parts, as well as greater productivity, could lead to the elimination of 45.000 jobs in the home-grown US car industry by 1990, the General Accounting Office (GAO) said. "US auto-related employment
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      Lock icon Japan rebuts US claim on moulding machines
      243 4 UPI JAPANESE industrial machinery manufacturers have denied a claim by the American plastic industry that rising imports of injection moulding machines are threatening national security. The denial was made on Monday following the Jan 11 filing of a petition against Japanese and European
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      Lock icon Carbide stock slips in response to US$192m damages order
      272 4 AFP COMMON STOCK of Union Carbide Corp, ordered by an Indian court to pay US$l92 million in damages for the Bhopal gas disaster victims, slipped 50 cents on Monday on the New York Stock Exchange Union Carbide spokesman Robert Berzok said
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      Lock icon Indian court reduces interim award to Bhopal gas victims
      144 4 Reuter AN INDIAN appeals court on Monday ordered the Union Carbide Corporation to pay US$l97 million in interim damages to Bhopal gas victims saying the company's liability was clear, even without a trial. Madhya Pradesh High Court Justice S K Seth
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      Lock icon Computer helped fabricate poll results: Kim Dae-Jung
      142 4 AFP SOUTH KOREA'S failed opposition presidential candidate Kim Dae-Jung has claimed that a US computer company helped fabricate the results of the Dec 16 presidential elections. In his first public appearance since his election defeat, Mr Kim said on Monday the firm, which
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  • REST OF THE WORLD
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      846 5 ARRIVALS Operafoi Service Local From number time SIA SO 11 0040 LAX/NRT UA UA805 0045 SFO/HKG SIA SQ4I 0610 MAA SIA SQ47 0700 DEL MAS MH605 0720 KUL SIA SQ31 0755 PAR/ROM MAS MH640 0820 KUL KAl KE624 0840 KUL MAS MH651 0910 PEN MAS MH630 0920
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      Lock icon Fed primed to step up anti-inflation moves
      363 5 Higher interest rates on the cards, say economists Reuter US FEDERAL RESERVE Board Governor Wayne Angell said on Monday the central bank should pursue a cautious monetary policy aimed at curbing inflation considerably in the months ahead. His comments suggested the Fed, whose
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      Lock icon Consumers less confident
      117 5 AFP CONSUMER confidence in the US economy dropped slightly in March, according to a survey carried out by the New York-based employers' think tank, The Conference Board. The board's consumer confidence index dropped 2.1 points from February to 112.8 points in March (the base of 100 was
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      Lock icon American troops prepare to fly to Panama
      281 5 UPI AMERICAN helicopter combat units left their home army base on Monday, ready to fly to Panama on President Reagan's orders to beef up US military presence in the troubled country. About 200 troops, many of them dressed in combat gear, and 26
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      Lock icon Nicaragua faces tighter embargo
      93 5 NYT THE REAGAN administration is considering ways to tighten the trade embargo it imposed on Nicaragua three years ago. administration and Congressional officials said on Monday. President Reagan ordered the embargo to disrupt the Nicaraguan economy and to put pressure on the Sandinista leadership. But a
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      Lock icon Panama crisis becomes hot campaign issue
      361 5 Reuter THE PANAMA CRISIS turned into a full-blown campaign issue on Monday on the eve of the important Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary contest between Jesse Jackson and Michael Dukakis. In a dramatic move. Rev Jackson released a letter from Panamanian military ruler Manuel Antonio
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      Lock icon US accepts Rumania's decision on trade accord
      282 5 Reuter THE UNITED STATES has formally accepted a decision by Rumania to renounce on July 3 certain provisions of a preferential trade accord with Washington, the State Department said in Washington on Monday. In a surprise move in February, Rumania announced it no
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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      Lock icon Forex markets
      1554 6 Reuter Reuter SINGAPORE: The US dollar closed firmer yesterday against major currencies mainly on short-covering interest in thin trading, dealers said. But they said strong selling interest by Japanese exporters and speculators above 124 50 yen limited the dollar's rise. Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita's remark that
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      World interest rates
      195 6 Indicates the average of the prime lending rates of 12 ma|or banks in S'pore Interbank market rates (offer/bid) on April 5 uss 7 days 6 IS/16 13/16 7 6 7/8 3 7 1/16 6 15/16 6 ml»i 7 1/4 t/8 2 7 11/16 9/16 8 5/8 1/J
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      Money markets
      60 6 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore interbank market closed V 4 point higher yesterday. The one and two-month rates rose 1/16 point while threemonths was unchanged S$ Interbank rates at 12 noon yesterday: Of*E* RIO Ovff ntgbl 3 2 3/4 1 month 3 3 2 month 3 1/8
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      Government securities market
      86 6 Treasury bills Period Issue Yesterday's closing Day's code Maturity BIO OFFER HIGH LOW 3 months BQ881 12A 30.6.88 2.99 2.94 2.97 2.93 6 months BY*****H 22.9.88 3.08 3.03 303 3.03 1 year BY*****Z 23.3.89 3.16 3.11 Government notes and bonds Period Issue Maturity Coupon Yesterday 's closing
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      Options
      1666 6 CURRENCY FUTURES OPTIONS Tuesdoy, April 5, 1988 DEUTSCMEMARK (SIMEX) Apr M call* Apr M puu High Low Son High Low Soft 54 CA* 55 56 I CA. 57 I I CA. CA. 58 275A 270 CA. 59 I75A 170 o. 60 79* 75 6 61 4 14 '4 40A
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Simex
      438 7 JUNE EURODOLLAR opened unchanged on Simex yesterday from Chicago's closing level at 92.55 and traded narrowly due to lack of fresh factors to move the market. The steady dollar however provided support at 92.55 which subsequently resulted in a small uptick to 92.57. The upside gap at 92.64 could
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      Lock icon IMM
      233 7 Reuter IMM currency futures settled with slight gains on Monday. The Japanese yen and British pound futures pared initial advances on profit taking. Traders cited sentiment that the markets were technically overbought and Fed dollar buying as pressuring influences. After dipping below unchanged, June yen futures bounced off support
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      Comex gold/silver futures
      167 7 Gold futures on April 4 100 troy ounces: USS per troy ounce Opan High Low Sottta 457.30 460.00 456.00 456.70 2.30 May 460 00 460.00 459.00 457.30 1.60 Jun 461.50 462.90 459.00 459.50 1.60 Aug Oct 465 50 467.40 464.50 464.10 1 80 471.00 471.80 468 80
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      Lock icon Federated battle means big Wall Street paydays
      820 7 NYT THE 11-WEEK battle for control of Federated Department Stores Inc will produce one of the biggest paydays Wall Street has ever seen. Investment banks and law firms expect to collect at least US$2OO million. The bidding war between Campeau Corp and R
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      Lock icon Jakarta forestry project gets US$34m World Bank loan
      188 7 AFP THE WORLD BANK is lending US$34 million to Indonesia to help Jakarta finance "sustainable management of the country's natural forests and plantations". The bank said in Washington on Monday that Indonesia's forests, "covering more than half the country's land area, constitute
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      Nicam to open a representative office here
      101 7 NIKKO International Capital Management Co Ltd (Nicam) has received approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to establish a representative office here. Nicam, founded in Japan in 1981, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikko Securities Co Ltd, one of the Big Four' securities
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      Lock icon Panama's creditor banks remain in limbo
      396 7 Reuter WITH NO SIGN of a speedy solution to Panama's intractable political and economic troubles, foreign creditor banks are still in a state of limbo over the US$l.9 billion they have loaned the country. "We're on hold right now and no-one knows how long
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      Lock icon Asian dollar market
      338 7 Reuter ASIAN DOLLAR deposit rates closed steady yesterday at firmer opening levels, with trading quiet in the afternoon. Short-dates firmed between 3/16 and 7/16 point at the outset on strong Japanese banks bidding interest and settlement of cash management bills. Thereafter rates were little changed. Overnight and
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      Lock icon Brazil gets US$109m loan to fight Aids
      167 7 AFP THE WORLD BANK announced in Washington on Monday that it would lend Brazil US$lO9 million to fight the spread of Aids and other infectious diseases in the north-eastern part of the country. The loan marks the first time the Bank has directly
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      Lock icon Irving Bank says offer of US$63-a-share is too low
      450 7 NYT IRVING BANK CORP, which is fending off an unwanted takeover bid from Bank of New York Co, issued an earnings forecast on Monday for 1988 that was intended to persuade its shareholders that Bank of New York's US$63-a-share bid is
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      Lock icon Prospects for property-casualty insurance companies uncertain
      333 7 NYT ALTHOUGH most property-casualty insurance companies enjoyed rising profits in 1987, Wall Street analysts generally believe that industry prospects for the next several years have turned uncertain. "We believe that selectivity is critical at this stage of the insurance cycle," Udayan D Ghose and
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  • COMMODITIES
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      Aussie coal may have minimum export price
      831 8  -  From FLORENCE CHONG in Sydney THE AUSTRALIAN government is considering introducing a minimum export price for coal, to prevent exporters from selling cut-price coal. The move was prompted by the decision ot four colliers in New South Wales to accept an increase of
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      Lock icon Riyadh denies oil discount report
      268 8 AP SAUDI ARABIA denied on Monday a report that it has told oil customers they must contract for at least 100,000 barrels a day to qualify for market-related price relief. The Saudi Press Agency quoted an unidentified official source in Riyadh as saying the report
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      Lock icon Timber producers keen to invest more in Johor
      272 8 Bernama MEMBERS of the Singapore Timber Producers and Exporters Associations have expressed interest to increase their investment in the Malaysian wood industry, including furniture manufacturing. Malaysian Timber Industry Board deputy direc-tor-general Mohamed Abu Bakar said on Monday that further discussions would soon
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      Produce Prices
      204 8 Chinese Produce Exchange Sellers' noon closing prices on April 5 (SS/100 kg) Coconut oil Bulk FOB 103.00 Old drum FOB 11 7 00 New drum FOB 113.00 Copra Mixed (loose) 59 sellers Pepper Muntok white FOB NLW 11 20.00 Sarawak white FOB faq NLW 1105.00 Sarawak special black
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      Lock icon Mexican oil
      40 8 AP THE MEXICAN government oil monopoly, Pemex, has lowered the price of its light isthmus crude by US$l.62 a barrel to Japanese customers in March. The price of the light oil was U5513.86 a barrel in March. AP
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      Lock icon KL Tin
      127 8 Reuter THE Kuala Lumpur tin price yesterday recovered seven cents from Monday to close at M 517.40 a kg on increased trading activity. Dealers noted light re- i newed European buying coupled with sustained Japanese and local interest as the KLTM price is still at par with tin
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      Oil and Products
      78 8 Closing prices for crude (FOB origin) US$/6orr«J Chongm Topi* (Apr) 16.15 0.20 Mmm (Apr) 15.66 one* Ouboi (May) 14 00 und> Wf$t Ttioi Infermediote, WTI (Moy)* 17.05 -0.02 N*w York cIom prtviovt day Products (FOB S'pore) US J barrel Change Kerosene 20 55 unch Gotoil 20 80
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      Lock icon Malaysia to pave way for fund to combat campaign against palm oil
      410 8 Bernama ES THE MALAYSIAN government is to amend certain regulations to enable the Palm Oil Registration and Licensing Authority (Porla) to collect funds for the recently proposed Malaysian palm oil promotion fund Malaysian Deputy Primary Industries Minister Datuk
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      Lock icon Precious Metals
      239 8 Reuter HONGKONG: The market was closed yesterday. TOKYO: Yen-denominated gold futures closed mostly lower yesterday in thin trading, with most traders staying on the sidelines due to lack of fresh incentives. Prices were one to seven yen per gram lower, except for spot April, which ended with a
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      Lock icon Palm Oil
      401 8 Reuter Reuter Crude palm oil futures eased after an initial rise to close weaker on profit-taking and speculative selling. Operators turned cautious following recent gains and liquidated positions while also awaiting fresh palm oil offtake by India A sharp rise in overnight Chicago soyoil futures values had supported
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      Lock icon Rubber
      267 8 Reuter SINGAPORE The rubber market closed higher yesterday with May 1 RSS buyers quoted at 230 00 cents/kilo, up 2.50 cents from last Thursday's close. Prices were higher at the outset following firmer Tokyo advices and thereafter hovered narrowly due to lack of interest in very quiet trading morning
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      Lock icon Soybean
      153 8 Reuter SOYBEAN FUTURES closed 17-3/4 to 14-1/2 cents higher on Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade but near session lows as prices retraced from early sharp gains. May closed USSIS-1/4 higher at USS6.6B-3/4 a bushel. Prices set new contract highs across the board following USDA's bullishly construed 1980
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      SSR and SMR
      80 8 (cann/kg) > 1988 JUNE 1988 (current month) (forward month) RAS NOON NOON luyci S«M*n kwyars S*ll*rs SSB 20 227.50 229.50N 227.50 229.50N SSR 50 226.00 *****N 226.00 228.00N MRELB Bvyvn Sell«ri 8uy«r» S*lt*rt SMB CV 335.50 337.50N 336.50 338.50N SMB I 337.00 339.00N 338.00 340.00N SMB 5
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      RAS and MRELB
      239 8 R AS priCGS In S cents/kg, FOB In bah M NOON CLOSE Buyers Sellers Buyers Sellers Int 1 RSS Prompt 230.00 231.00N 231.00 232.00N Int 1 RSS May 88 229.00 230.00N 230.00 231.00 •nf 1 RSS June 230.50 231.50 231.50 232.50 Int 2 RSS OP 227.25 229.25N
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      156 8 Reuter WHEAT FUTURES closed 3/4 to 3.0 cents higher on Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade, well off session highs, with May up 1.0 cent at US$3 00-1/4 a bushel. Prices firmed initially in sympathy with a strong opening in soybeans following USDA's bullish prospective plantings report for
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      179 8 Orient Car JAPANESE CAR OF THE YEAR NISSAN PULSAR 1.3 MANUAL MONTHLY AT $1500 Corporate car rental at its best Call our HOTLINE now: ORIENT CAR LEASING PTE LTD 913, Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 2158 /a r e. 1/7/// The restaurant with the exquisite Italian Renaissance. Decor. Food Wine. Service.
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      Bata to open stores selling Coke fashion wear
      396 9  -  By ANNA TEO WITH FIZZAZZ, Coca-Cola fans here will be able to proclaim their love for the real thing, from head to toe. In a tie-up with Dutch company Murjani International. Bata Singapore will open at least three Fizzazz stores in Singapore.
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        Marketlink wins three awards
        209 9 MARKETLINK has won three awards for its 1987 Chivas Regal campaign. At a presentation at the Marco Polo Hotel last week. The Ball Partnership, who created the campaign, presented Mr Sunny Wee, Marketlink's manager, with two available awards. The Chivas Regal campaign (print and TV) won
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      Air Canada's NutriCuisine menu
      135 9 NOT A DIET menu, but reduced in fat, salt and sugar, Air Canada's NutriCuisine is now being offered on its Executive Class flights between Canada and Paris. London and Frankfurt. The meal option is based on "nutritionally balanced recipes'' and is now a regular feature after
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      SBC scheme to auction ad spots dropped
      230 9 A PLAN by the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation to introduce a pre-emptive auction" system for buying advertising spots during popular TV programmes has, been shelved. "Both advertisers and agencies felt that suitable conditions do not exist at this time for implementing such a system
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      Ken Hickson buys out Batey's BHPR share
      586 9  -  A friendly parting of ways By MONICA GWEE KEN HICKSON is buying out the 40 per cent shareholding held by Batey Ads in the Batey Hickson Public Relations (BHPR) company. When the deal is finalised shortly, the new company will be known as
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      240 9 ACCOUNT MANAGER MOJO MDA, winner of 1987 "International Advertising Agency of the Year" Award has vacancy for an Account Manager in Singapore. He or she must have 3 years' agency experience. CAM Diploma or tertiary education an advantage but not essential. Rare opportunity to join a creatively driven and fast
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      83 9 America Only United has same day arrivals anywhere in the USA. We are America's Friendly Skies. Our daily morning departures via Tokyo or Hong Kong wing you across the Pacific in time to enjoy the rest of the day in the States. Lunch on the West Coast, dinner on the
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      US presence is vital
      487 10 THE BUILD-UP to the US-Philippine meeting over the US bases in the Philippines, which began yesterday, has been going on for many months. While the three-month long meeting will provide pointers to the future of the bases after the current agreement expires in 1991, the current
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      Frank bid to re-kindle enthusiasm
      1480 10  -  Exclusive interview with the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee's new secretary-general Kenyan lawyer Frank Njenga, 48, was elected the new secretary-general of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee in March this year. He takes over from Dr B Sen of India, who has held this important post
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      Lock icon Soviets seem to be preparing for pullout from Afghanistan
      461 10  -  By MICHAEL GORDON NYT THE SOVIET UNION appears to have taken some steps in preparation for withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan. Reagan administration officials in Washington said on Monday that intelligence reports gathered over the past couple of weeks showed that
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      Lock icon Japanese investment world eyeing huge savings pool
      706 11  -  By CLYDE HABERMAN NYT THE JAPANESE investment world is scrambling after an enormous pool of wealth US$2.4 trillion in individual savings looking for a better way to grow In an important shift of policy, the Tokyo government last Friday began to take a
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      Lock icon Whither the markets' direction?
      2336 11  -  Although the Watt Street crash last October sparked oil massive divestments around the globe, analysts tracking recen stock market performances feel that each market moves to its own beat'. On this basis, some ol the experts' are urging investors to consider global diversification. ALISON COWAN reports.
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      209 10 The legend in Jakarta takes you to the heart of business matters 4 fv\M VRIN omt\n -t >,• c MANDARIN ORI I N I M JAKARTA Mandarin Oriental Jakarta is well placed to be the ideal hotel for busy executives. It is the only grand luxe hotel situated right in
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      639 10 CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Poems by spice producers'' (5) 6 Handy sources of dates (5) 9 Item of luggage from the Old Hall? (7) 10 Look tired and drop out for nothing (5) 11 The ayatolla's island (5) 12 Mickey Mouse's deified dog' (5) 13 This grand piano is too
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      1281 11 to aaiD mm 'Will i&fr ",f 5 Sally Field (right) plays the ambitious reporter in Absence Of Malice 25TH ANNIVERSARY FEATURE SPECIAL Absence Of Malice 9.30pm, Channel 5 Sally Field plays a reporter who is duped by a scheming government investigator into printing a story that discredits innocent Paul Newman.
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  • SPORTS & LEISURE
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      Lock icon Fans seeing a new run of home runs
      300 12 AP A SEASON after the Year of the Home Run, Darryl Strawberry and the New York Mets are making this the Year of the Home Run 11. Strawberry and Kevin Mcßeytolds hit two home runs each as the Mets set a club
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      Lock icon Big bucks going into bull market in Mickey Mantle cards
      421 12 UPI SINCE the stock market collapse last October, blue chip stocks, index options, gold, mutual funds and every other conceivable investment have lagged behind the bull market in Mickey Mantles. Specifically, Mickey Mantle baseball cards, which since the stock market
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      Lock icon Soviet Union seeing tennis boom
      426 13 Reuter ANYONE FOR TENNIS? The appeal, addressed increasingly often to millions of young Soviets by television presenters and newspaper advertisements. comes now with official backing. The Soviet Union, which for years frowned on tennis as too individualistic and aristocratic, is trying to recruit young talent
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      Lock icon Trevino raring to give Masters another go
      356 13 UPI THE COLOURS of the Augusta National Golf Club are at their brightest to greet the early arrivals for the 52nd US Masters, golf's first major tournament of the year. The flowers and shrubs were so gorgeous that even Lee Trevino is looking
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      Japanese sensation to return for Women's Open
      447 13  -  By WALTON MORAIS EMIKO OKAGAWA, the pudgy 23-year-old who as an unseeded player went all the way to the semi-finals last year, returns to the scene of her finest hour when the DHL Singapore Women's Open championships get underway on April 18. The
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      Lock icon No safety in numbers at Seoul
      418 13 AFP THE TERRORISM chill factor lifted dramatically in Seoul on January when Moscow and Beijing agreed to join the Summer Olympics jamboree But as the first flowers of spring bloom in the South Korean capital this week, organisers of the two-week Olympics which begin
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      Lock icon It's all in the game
      694 13 AP WHEN DR JAMES NAISMITH scrambled up a ladder with a peach basket under his arm. he designed a game much different from the one that American basketball fans have come to enjoy. And basketball continues to evolve. The NCAA rules committee began meeting hours
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      Lock icon Winning yacht fails to break record by 35 minutes
      163 13 AP THE JAPANESE-OWNED Charley won the prestigious South China Sea Race on day but fell short of the courie record by 35 minutes. Charley, skippered by American Jaren Leet, covered the 1,040 km from Hongkong Manila in 80 hours. The vesjfcl
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      368 12 4 COURVOISIERXO- Where to eat, drink... fjO Cafe Vieni expand* ime reats Cafe Vienna has expanded its spread of tea time snacks. There is ff-Ji VI I W selection Vill/O of more than 20 items each day because you had raved about our traditional treats and asked for more. Each
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      200 12 if 6 EAST MEETS WEST Daily Buffet at the Dondang Sayang f V Enjoy the best of both worlds, 'East Meets West' daily buffet. Salads, cold cuts, roasts curries, satay, noodles and many more dishes you will find irresistable. Coffee or tea is included to complement the meal. Lunch Noon-2.30pm
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      242 12 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! PLUM'S eH m L Hyatt RegencyoSingapore 10-12Sco»n Uooc Singapore 0922
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      269 12 There's more to Hainanese Food than just Chicken Rice Hainanese Buffet 1 Apr to 15 Apr We re having a bumper harvest of Hainanese delicacies in our Hainanese Buffet Lunch Dinner. Come savour our delectable yf V— Hainanese cuisine amidst the y, appetizing apricot \V ambience and unique stained t
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      138 12 A fast fit for Greek Gods It's the most inviting spread of exotic Greek favourites this side of Athens. With Midya Dolmasi (mussels), Shish Kebab, Oktapothi Krasato (cuttlefish in red wine), Galato Boureko (custard pie), BakJava and more! Even if it 's all Greek, at $31 for adults and $15*
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      315 13 and entertain 4 II— 1 S j, Cherry Blossom Festival April 7 21 The sweet promise of spring comes to the Unkoi when the Sakura blooms Celebrate the charm of the Cherry Blossom Festival with us in the authentic Japanese way In honour of this lovely occasion, we will be
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      183 13 ONE GOOD REASON TO LUNCH AT THE PALM GRILL IS OUR APPETISER BUFFET A.VTIHKR IS THE CHOICE OK NLMN COURSES. PALM Mg For between $26+ and $40+ 'IP II I > ou tan select from our appetiser v jKILI. buffet including seaf<xxl, smoked salmon and oysters. Choose from many lavish
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      Bargain hunters give a boost to market
      4742 14 STOCK PRICES rose slightly yesterday as investors returned to the market At the close of trading, the Straits Times Industrial Index more than regained Monday's eight-point drop. The market rose from the outset and closed marginally higher on a broad front on light
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      774 15 msm mm™ By HOCK LOCK SIEW HOW MANY announcements of company results did you read this corporate reporting season which left you at the end feeling fully satisfied that you knew exactly why the company had produced the figures it had? Half a dozen? Less? Chances
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      Property giants drop out of Riverwalk Galleria tender
      167 15 TENDERS to buy the shopping podium at Riverwalk Galleria closed yesterday with some expected big participants dropping out of the race altogether. No bids were made by listed property groups such as DBS Land and City Developments but market sources say a
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      Accounting for MISC profits
      133 15 MALAYSIAN International Shipping Corps (MISC) group pre-tax profit would have been higher by some Ms4l million last year if not for certain changes in its accounting policies Group pre-tax profit would have been about M 5329.3 million for the year ended Dec 31. 1987, instead of
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      Lock icon Metroplex Bhd calls off purchase of Metroplex Holdings
      139 15 Bernama ES METROPLEX Bhd has called off its proposed purchase of the entire equity of Metroplex Holdings Sdn Bhd. Metroplex said yesterday it and the vendors have mutually agreed not to proceed with the proposed deal. Metroplex Holdings owner and developer of
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        No approval needed for Hotel Merlin sale
        72 15 FABER MERLIN Malaysia Bhd said the sale of Hotel Merlin Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd is not subiect to any approvals as it is not substantial and does not fall within the Companies Act or the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's guidelines. It said the
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        PNB sells 455,000 shares in HMPB
        27 15 PERMODALAN Nasional Bhd has sold 455,000 shares in Harrisons Malaysian Plantations Bhd. It now holds 113.55 m shares in the company.
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        Roxy appoints two directors
        52 15 ROXY ELECTRIC Industries (M) Bhd announced that Mr Felix Tan Soon Kim and Mr Hamdan Mohamad have been appointed as directors of the company from March 15, 1988 It also announced that Y M Datuk Laksamana Ismail Bin Mohd Tom has resigned as director from March
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        OCBC's deemed interest in UE
        29 15 OCBC has declared it is deemed to have 'an interest in 20.93 m ordinary shares and 602,800 7!4% preference shares in United Engineers Ltd.
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        Cut-off date for M Flour's dividends
        34 15 MALAYAN FLOUR MILLS Bhd announced that the transfers received by the company up to spm on July 7. 1988. will be registered before entitlements to dividends are determined
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      Lock icon Imatex acts to improve finances
      401 15 MBT PROPERTY and textile-based Imatex is planning to embark on a scheme to place the group on an improved financial footing This will be necessary for the task of recovery and rebuilding, according to Imatex executive chairman Bakhtiar Tamin in his annual statement. Accumulated losses
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      Lock icon Hexza forecasts M$5.6m profit after rights, bonus and special issues
      413 15 MBT HEXZA CORP has forecast a group pre-tax profit of Mss 62 million for the year ending Jan 31, 1989 The forecast, contained in its circular to shareholders on its proposed rights, bonus and special issues, will provide gross earnings
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      Fuji Offset planning to float shares on Friday
      505 15  -  By CORRINA LIM FUJI OFFSET Plate Manufacturing Pte Ltd, the second company to go for a public listing this year, plans to float its shares on Friday. But this depends on whether the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) gives its approval for
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      Mock trading of new system to start soon
      498 15  -  By MAGDALENE NG MOCK TRADING on the Stock Exchange of Singapore's (SES) new trading floor system is ready to take off. According to SES officials. mock trading is likely to start by the end of this month, or at the latest, by
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      523 15 8 DBSBANK THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) To: All Bondholders U5570,000,000 SW/o Convertible Bonds Due 1998 Suspension of Bond Conversion NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bonds will not be convertible during the period 11 May 1988 to 18 May 1988, both dates
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      913 15 o DBSBANK THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) To: All Shareholders NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twentieth Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held in the Board Room, 46th Storey, DBS Building, 6
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  • REGIONAL MARKETS
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      Lock icon Takeover of Brierley unlikely, say analysts
      502 16 Company strong in management, shareholder loyalty Reuter SPECULATION that takeover specialist Brierley Investments Ltd (BIL) might itself be taken over made little sense to investment analysts polled by Reuter London's Observer newspaper said Australia's Alan Bond was contemplating an assault on his New Zealand
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      Lock icon Asahi to build plant in China
      96 16 Reuter ASAHI GLASS Co Ltd will set up in China a plant that makes glass bulbs for colour television cathode ray tubes. Asahi Glass signed the five billion yen agreement with China Foreign Trade Leasing Corp, a company spokesman said. Construction is expected to
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      Lock icon Bell sells computer division
      76 16 Reuter BELL INDUSTRIES Inc has sold its computer memory division to International Components Technology Corp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Furukawa Electric Co Ltd of Tokyo, for about US$l5 million in cash. Bell said the proceeds would be used to repay part of its bank debt. The
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      Lock icon Improve quality, Boeing told
      85 16 AFP JAPAN AIR LINES (JAL) has asked US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co to improve its quality control following the recent discovery of defects in several Boeing aircraft The request was made by JAL president Susumu Yamaji in a letter to Boeing chairman Frank Schrontz, airline officials
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      Lock icon Tokyo Electric's plans
      88 16 Reuter TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER Co Inc plans capital spending of 1,105.6 billion yen in the year ending March 31. 1989. and 1.050.9 billion yen in the following year. Most of the funds will go to expanding the capacity of power plants. In 1968/89. about 834.6 billion yen
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      Kuala Lumpur prices close higher
      2855 16 t SPORADIC BARGAINs HUNTING helped the Kuala 5 Lumpur stock market to recover from its recent down--1 swing to finish marginally higher on a broad front in lacklustre trading yesterday. Price changes were minimal either way. Dealers said interest continued to be concentrated on second
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      457 16 Reuter SHARE PRICES on the Tokyo market closed lower yesterday because institutional investors were not fully committed due to a lack of fresh factors, and brokerages have cooled down activity for fear that the market may rise too far too fast. "If you look at it technically, the fundamentals
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      434 16 Reuter THE AUSTRALIAN share market ended slightly lower yesterday following profit-taking in most sectors. Brokers said there was reasonable support for leading stocks and they expected the market would give a strong performance today. "But it will depend on how New York and London perform." a broker said, adding
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      Taipei
      252 16 AMI OS All Sincera Indus Asia Cement Cathay Cons Chang Hwa Bank Cheng Loong Chia Hsin Cement Chin Ham Flour China Cham China Oav trr t 305 75 00 80 00 ***** 64 50 60 00 20 90 34 40 116 50 1*008 2 5 1 -13 -9 5
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      152 16 Reuter THE SECURITIES Exchange of Thailand Index fell 1.91 to 386 51 yesterday on a turnover of 4,658.196 shares worth 396 10 million baht. APR OS BAHT Ao Kham Thai Ayudhya Investment Bangkok Agro-lnd 148 -1 Bangkok Bank 329 -21 Bank Oi AytxJhya 346 -4 Charoong Thai Wire ft
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      70 16 APR 05 PCSOS Acoie Mining Anglo Phil Apex Mmino B Atlas Con 0 24 2 25 Baguio Gold Ba»»c Petroleum Benguet Con B First Pt>il Hiogs 9 1 Lepanto B Marcopper MarftMl Oriental B M Overseas Pfiiie* B PicOp B PLOT 0033 144 -0 002 -2 San Miguel B
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      860 16 NOTICES In the Matter of The Companies Act, Cap. SO and PREROGATIVE PTE LTD (In Memtvrs' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 1 Colombo Court, #04-15. Singapore 0617 on Tuesday, the sth day of April 1988 at 11 a.m., the
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      461 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF OR MANAGEMENT PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION (Pursuant to Section 290<2Xb) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the company held at 9 Penang Road #10-07, Supreme House. Singapore 0923 on the
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      354 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF HOME CENTRE PTE. LTD. (Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 306(1) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 that a Final General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed
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      10 16 M onagers ust anage BT shows you how every Monday.
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      Lock icon SEC chairman concerned about post-Crash laws
      280 17 Reuter DAVID RUDER, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said he was concerned about a drive in the US Congress for new laws following the October world stock market crash. "I am concerned about it (the Congressional drive) interfering with the
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      Lock icon Lawyer tells court Koppers worth more than Beazer's bid of US$1.69b
      202 17 Reuter A LAWYER for Koppers Co Inc told a US federal judge that the construction materials and chemicals company was worth at least US$lO more per share than the US$6O per share hostile bid by Beazer PLC of England.
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      288 17 Markets in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, London, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich were closed on Monday. Selected indices HONGKONG Hongkong Index T uesday Closed Monday Closed Week ogo 1,652 79 Hang Seng Index Tuesdoy Closed Monday Closed Week ogo 2.521.61 All Industrials Tuesday Monday Week ogo NEW YORK Dow
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      1025 17 New York Reuter WALL STREET closed lower on Monday on the fear that interest rates would nudge upwards and reduce the attractiveness of equity investments, analysts said. A strong rise in March employment reported last Friday, falling bonds and rising commodity prices underscored investors' anxieties. The Dow
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      Lock icon Virgin postpones Gatwick-LA service
      130 17 Reuter VIRGIN ATLANTIC has postponed the introduction of flight services to Los Angeles from London's Gatwick Airport until after a licensing hearing with British Airways PLC (BA) at the British Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the autumn. The company said the market was not big enough
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      Lock icon New Motorola chips
      69 17 Reuter MOTOROLA INC has added three new models to its ***** line of 32-bit microprocessors. The models include a 33megahertz version of its ***** chip priced at US$57l and a 16megahertz version of its ***** chip (US$lB.9O). The company also introduced a 16-megahertz model of its 68HC000
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      Lock icon Takeover inquiries for MGM
      75 17 Reuter MGM/UA COMMUNICATIONS Co has received inquiries from several parties concerning their possible acquisition of MGM/UA. Lee Rich, chairman and chief executive office of MGM/UA, said in a statement in Los Angeles the inquiries would be considered by a special committee of the board of directors,
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      Lock icon Memory chip prices near peak, say US analysts
      108 17 Reuter US MARKET PRICES for memory chips still in strong demand and Rhort supply have rv»arly reached their peak, analysts said. The costs of 256K ORAM chips have increased from US$l.4O to between US$9 and US$lO on the spot market, and one
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      Lock icon Dart Group expressing interest in Woolworth
      751 17 NYT IN THE LATEST chapter of its three-year series of bids for major retail chains, the Dart Group Corp has expressed interest in the F W Woolworth Co. Woolworth disclosed in New York on Monday that Herbert Haft, the Dart chairman, had notified the
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      Lock icon World's biggest futures market was originally formed to deal with commodities shortage
      458 17 Reuter CONTRARY TO FOLKLORE, the Chicago Board of Trade did not start off with speculators yelling bids and offers for bountiful mid-West grain crops in a spontaneous outpouring of greed. Instead, the CBT, the world's biggest futures market,
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      Business done on the SES
      3087 17 SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL Acmo (098 B I 00 S) (2) 099 Alcorn (062 B) ID 060 (II 062 121 064 (8) 063 Amol Steel iOt 11.47 B I 48 SI 13) I 49 OS 147 (24) 1 48 191 1 48 142) 147 Avfano
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      276 17 Managers' price* Japon Gr Fund 162* for April 6 Shenton Thrift Fund 080 080 Singapore Unit Trust UOB Management Unilund 0825 0825 The Commerce 093 099 Unibond 0 995 1025 The Savings Fund 07V 085* Spore frog Fund S pOf» Sac Fund 037 063 041 068 MARA-Bumiputra Spore
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    Cold Storage arm in two Asian ventures
    482 18  -  Chairman declines to give further details By LILY FERNANDEZ COLD STORAGE Dairies, reported in BT last month to be on the prowl for growth areas, has made two acquisitions in Asia, chairman R J Barton disclosed yesterday But Mr Barton, who is also
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    198 18 Bernama ES MALAYSIA's consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2 per cent to 128.5 in February from 128.3 in January this year, the Malaysian Statistics Department said yesterday. It said the index for the first two months this year rose 1.5 per cent on the
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    295 18 Bernama BRITISH Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday for a threeday visit during which he will hold talks with Malaysian leaders, focusing mainly on bilateral issues. Sir Geoffrey, who was received by Foreign Minister Datuk
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    Lock icon Razaleigh and three others sue Utusan Melayu
    263 18 Bernama FORMER MALAYSIAN finance minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and three others have filed a libel suit against Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd relating to an article which claimed that they were trying to form a new party called Persaka. The other plaintiffs are
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    Lock icon N Korea ends year with budget surplus
    209 18 AP NORTH KOREA ended 1987 with a slight budget surplus. and plans to boost spending this year by 5.9 per cent, the nation's official news agency reported yesterday A report submitted during the opening of the third session of the eighth Supreme People's
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    Lock icon Hawke hits out at Japan over trade
    271 18 Reuter AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Bob Hawke yesterday described Japanese negotiating methods over coal and beef prices as objectionable "We believe a lot of their (Japan's) trading policies are inimical to our interests and to world trading interests." the Australian leader told reporters in
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    361 18 FOR A US employer who measures his labour cost in dollars, Mexico was the cheapest country last year and Norway the most expensive, according to a US Labour Department report. Labour in the industrialising countries of Asia and Latin America
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    475 18  -  By PAUL GOPAL INDONESIA'S new Foreign Minister would like to reactivate the cocktail party" proposal initiated two years ago by his predecessor in a bid to seek a solution to the Cambodian problem. On his first official visit to Singapore as Indonesian Foreign
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    91 18 Reuter COMEX SILVER futures softened on light profit taking after Monday's firmness fanned by the inflationary implications of rising food prices. The lower opening indicated for Chicago Board of Trade grains might have put the brakes on the inflation hedge buying, analysts said. The May silver delivery lost
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      47 18 AFP THE Trilateral Commission wants Asia s newly-industri-alising countries to join the OECD, sources said yesterday. A plan for South Korea. Taiwan, Singapore and Hongkong to join the 24-na-tion OECD will be put to the Commission's annual meeting in Tokyo at the weekend.
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      32 18 Reuter JAPANESE and British officials will meet in Tokyo on April 21 to discuss deregulation of their financial and capital markets, according to a Japanese Finance Ministry official. Reuter
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      60 18 AFP TWO former stockbroking executives have been arrested for failing to report huge incomes from suspected illegal stock transactions, the Tokyo Public Prosecutors Office said. Takayuki Kaneko allegedly evaded 235 million yen in taxes arising from a capital gain of 400 million. Yoshizo Saka was suspected of
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      26 18 Bernama THE Mindanao State University of the Philippines yesterday conferred on Malaysian Education Minister Anwar Ibrahim the honorary degree of doctor of humanities.
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      42 18 AFP A KUWAIT Airways Boeing was hijacked over the Gulf yesterday and forced to land in Meshhad. northeast Iran. The Iranian news agency said the hijackers had threatened to explode the plane if anyone attempted to approach it. AFP
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      31 18 AP PRESIDENT Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau was installed yesterday as one of Fiji's three most senior chiefs, giving him paramount authority over some 40,000 indigenous Fijians. AP
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      203 19 IN ITS continuing effort to have a more direct hand in its agencies abroad. Neptune Orient Lines has taken up equity participation in Austrident Shipping Agency Ptd Ltd. a company formed to represent its interests in Australia. Austrident. based in Sydney, will have a network
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      277 19  -  Study will be conducted in two parts By JUNE LIM FOR THE FIRST time in its history, the Port of Singapore Authority is employing a management consultant to identify, evaluate and control risks associated with its activities and operations. The consultant, yet to be
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      289 19 AS THE TENDER for Terminal Seven at Kwai Chung draws to a close, there is mounting speculation concerning China's position in the bidding war. South China Morning Post reported. China is seen to have a keen interest in the bidding which
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      102 19 THE AUSTRALIAN MARITIME Services Board has signed sister agreements with three Asian ports which it hopes will lead to increased investment and trade opportunities. Newcastle's new "sisters are Qinhuangdao. in the Hebei province of China, and with Pohang in South Korea Sydney
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      166 19 Reuter EVERGREEN Shipping Group signed a five-year technical contract with Bohler Gesellschaft MBH of Austria to set up a NT$2 billion superior alloy plant in Taipei Under the agreement, the Austrian company will transfer its special alloy production technology to the group
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      163 20 THE MAJOR shipping consortia operating between the Far East/European. Far East/Persian Gulf. Straits ports/Australia, Straits/Japan and the member lines ACE (FAR EAST/EUROPE): "K" Line Korean Shipping Corporation Neptune Orient Lines Orient Overseas Container Line Cho Yang Shipping ANRO (STRAITS/ AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line Australia/Straits Container Line Djakarta Lloyd Nedlloyd
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      ABC to act as agent for Kent Line in Europe
      101 20 KENT LINE of St Johns has reached an agreement with ABC Containerlme whereby the Belgian line will act as general agent for Kent line in Europe and supply it with containers. The pact will allow Kent which has until now
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      836 20 Fairplay IS THERE still a place on the electronic bridge for sextant, timepiece and plotting sheet? Are the traditional skills of celestial navigation disappearing in inverse proportion to the proliferation of Satnavs. Lo-ran-C receivers. Oecca Navigator sets and electronic charts?
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      326 20 AP JAPANESE sanctions against North Korea imposed after the destruction of a South Korean airliner last November have ruined chances for the return of two Japanese sailors being held in the North Korea since 1983, an official news report said. The North Korean Korean
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      287 20 SHELL International Petroleum could soon be in control of virtually all of the world's unemployed LNG carrier fleet if talks in Sweden are successful. During the last few weeks Shell has taken options to purchase five large LNG carriers almost half of
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      467 21 THERE HAS BEEN long delays at Bangkok Port due to congestion. Last Friday. 14 container ships were waiting at the Bar for a berth a record high for Bangkok. A shipping source told the Bangkok Post that delays and congestion became
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      80 21 THREE people were injured during a collision on Sunday of the Indonesian container vessel Mataram with the East German refrigerator ship Heinrich Heine on the River Elbe. More than 60 tons of oil gushed out of the Hein- rich Heine into the river near Hamburg. The
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      187 21 MACGREGOR-NAVIRE has won an order to supply hatch covers for six reefer cargo ships under construction in Spam for Del Monte. The access equipment order, fiercely contested, was secured earlier in February. Though there is a basic similarity in design, the six ships
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      216 21 AFP NINE SOUTH KOREAN sailors were missing and nine others rescued after their freighter sank off the western coast of Taiwan. The Taiwan Navy was searching for the missing crewmen of the 3,500-ton Western Hope which capsized and sank after setting
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due...and when
      7827 26 aeiaßGmß A guide to ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of
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      1628 27 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Vesael Berth Arrival Departure KEPPEL WHARVES fengto. Highlonder Huongji»nhon oefc Koto Sok>ir 1 P«tolmg 3 N vcmpon.ch 2 Pyro*«ds to v. do* TflryO MOfU TongQuon AlWsow. 6 S'ndong Dyong EmoroJ fongx'ng Hommonio Koto fo»of Krrs Meie-a Mtrop» Nok Kos#w 2 Nod S» O Tnpuro
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      2057 28 f—B 4B Shipping Boustead Shpg Agencies Containerline NV S pore Shpg (S) Ifecord Shpg Accord Shpg (S) Arica Ocean Lines Sealion Shpg (S) Arenkiel Liner Kim Shpg (S) Afred C Toepfer Oceanus Shipping Agencies (S) Multiport Sdn Bhd (PK) Mltrans Alltrans Express fcnerican President Lines APL
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      376 30  -  From KINGSLEY WOOD THE AUSTRALIAN Federal government's hopes of ironing out the industrial kinks in defence work is not having with a great deal of success. Main reason for the privatisation of Williamstown Naval Dockyard was to end an appalling industrial
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      252 30 Reuter CSX CORP. parent company of Sea-Land Services reported lower first quarter profits. The decline principally reflects lower realty and energy operating income which more than offset strong transportation results. The company said earnings declined to US$65 million, or 40 cents a share, from US$B5
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      113 19 timim JAPANESE sanctions against North Korea imposed after the destruction of a South Korean airliner last November have ruined chances for the return of two Japanese sailors being held in the North Korea since 1983, an official news report said. Page II THERE HAS BEEN long delays at Bangkok Port
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      871 19 *°v TIMES STP Distributors MAERSK LINE A NEW STANDARD IN SERVICE A BETTER WAY TO OAKI.AWn SIN OAK— 17 DAYS! LPK OAK— 23 DAYS! PEN OAK— 22 DAYS! feeder from Port Tn*s *i.'i A«et M Closing CY 06 4 2300 MBS CFS 06 4 130 C HPS AXEL M 8806
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      761 20 Hapag-Lloyd CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT TOKYO BAY RHINE MARU TOKIO EXPRESS HAMBURG EXPRESS KOWLOON BAY BENAVON ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO TO: ALL UK INLAND DESTINATIONS, BELFAST, DUBLIN, COPENHAGEN, AARHUS, GOTHENBURG, MALMO. HELSINKI OSLO AMSTERDAM, CARIBBEAN S AMERICA CONTAINER SERVICE FROM UK/CONTINENT VOY NO HAMBURG TOKIO EXPRESS KOWLOON BAY THAMES MARU BENAVON
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      17 20 Lines and services represented by Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents. Singapore National Shipping Association
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      426 20 CS4V Companu Sud Americana dc Vjpcres S A Chilean Line SERVICE TO/FROM CHILE FEEDER VESSEL I S PORE I BOTHER VESSEL HK A RICA tQQ ANTOF VALP SAI' CSAV I 14/4 CAR CARRIER YOK— »S 31/5 2*4' CSAVJ 12/4 B VESSEL 2*4 4ft 2* Ml* CARGO FOR PUNTA ARENAS TALCAHUANO
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      1132 21 ss The Straits Steamship Group 'iLflr'i Mansfield Container Shipping Re Ltd P&O Containers CONTAINERS!* SERVICE 10 UK/CWtfiftENTT) TOKYO MY RHINE MRU TOftK) UPRES HAMBURG EXPRESS WNKOON MY SENA VON OSAKA BAY LA PC ROUSE Alio Accepting Cargo For: HM ur l to CwiUmw, Ajrhu* GottioflOurf. Mil mo Stockholm Meli.n». Sonitorfturf
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      602 21 V IMPORTANT NOTICE TO: THE SHIPPING COMMUNITY OF SINGAPORE Please note that with immediate effect, Mrs M.J. Oehlers is no longer the Vice Consul of this office, and therefore is not authorized to collect any monies or transact any business on behalf of the Panama Consulate. We are pleased to
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      321 22 mSINOSE MARITIME PTE LTD m ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES IRANIAN SERVICE IRAN TEYFOURI IRAN ELHAM Singapore 7/4 111* Loading forBANOAR ABBAS BANDAR ABBAS KYOWA LINE PNC/S. PACIFIC SERVICE Singapore Loading for: A VESSEL 21/4 LAE. PMB. RBL. HRA MICRONESIA SERVICE OCEANIA EXPRESS V-12 13/4 OCEANIA EXPRESS V-13 3/5
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      725 22 >. LINE SHW»t C»»r»*A "Ml FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ B Mfmbw ot ttw Ace Consortwm QUEEN S WAT BRIDGE 2W SEVEN SEAS BRIDGE UN KOREAN CHANCE 3CW ACE CONCORO 14W ORIENTAL CHIEF m TRANSWORLD BRIDGE 40W fROM EUROPE VIA SUEZ M Member of the Ace Consortium lULIV
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      265 22 FREIGHT UNKS EXPRESS PTE LTD DIRECT SERVICE TO DUBAI: SAILING 23/4 EURO-AFRICA LINE FOR: PORTO, LISBON, ORAN. BILBAO MADRID, MALAGA, MELILLA TANGER, TENERIFE, LASPALMAS TUNIS, VALLETTA, IRUN. CEUTA ALGIER 6 ISTANBUL U.S.A. PAPUA NEW GUINFA PORT MORESBY, RABUAL, LAE A MADANG NEW CALEDONIA FIJI ISI AMnc NOUMEA 21/5 SUVA/LAUTOKA 21/5
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      1206 22 M r jt^£ EVERGREEN Full Contjmer Service East Bound (FE/CARIB/USEC/EURO/FE) 1W 1W 1W ST 11* il EVER GROWTH l& r 4 ?0 4 21/4 72/4 x>i w < w x EVER GRAND Z 2*4 M »4 EVER CLAMOUR Bft 12/5 11/5 U S 17/S 205 23/5 1M ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO
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      809 23 VCA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES AV\ PIL Building, 140 Cecil Street, 03-00 Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 VESSEL KOTA EAGLE MAJAPAHfT QOWA FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE VOY SIN jut sbv VOY SIN pgd hkg kao kee htc yok OMB 10/4 IS/4 20/4 10NB 20/4 2S/4 30/4 6/5 IMB 23/4 20/4 2S/4 20NB
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      638 23 \a BEN LINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT T«*»« by 1M Rhin* Hi'u 114 To»io Liprm 73,4 (iprni n* LJ Ptfow«« an L*i« BJ» Jtii Ot» Uiaturfti M Nonjtoni Eiprtu M S f KLANC SIM 6 HAVE* •DAD HAVRE *rt M M li/s iw iirt lin vn uff aft
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      580 23 DJASAGETRI A Joint Europe Service Of: P.T. DJAKARTA LLOYD P.T. GESURI LLOYD P.T. SAMUDERA INDONESIA P.T. TRIKORA LLOYD EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VSL/VOY KUTAI/14WB LJ BONTANG/14WB OCEAN PRIMA/10WB BILBAO ANTWERP RDAM/ADAM BREMEN Sut>|ect to Indtacement. Also accepting cargo to Casablanca, Port Satd, Port Alexandria. Genoa. Trieste. ALSO
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      489 23 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES MERGUI Vt3W PAGAN VI26W PA-AN VL23W HTONEYWA V234W PAGAN VI27W BURMA FIVE STAR BHIPPINC CBBPBMTIMI (Burmese National Line) Loading for Rangoon S'pore P Kelang Penang Bangkok 31 ltor/7 Apr 1/13 Apr 12/14 Apr MO Apr IVI7 Apr 30 Aprtf Hay BANK LINE LIFT CAPARIIITV NORTHBOUND TO lixr
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      1461 24 kL K"UriE SHIPPiriG-DATfI flTLflnTlC COAST (Round-The World Service) •PK/PNG NEPTUNE JADE Vl2 Sid 7 f ORIENTAL FAIR V 8 9 Apr 14 A RAINBOW BRIDGE Vl2 16 Apr 21 A PACIFIC SOUTH-IiJEST FEEDER VSL 'PK/PNG SP MOTH NEPTUNE JADE Vl2 Sid 7 Apr BROO ORIENTAL FAIR V 8 9 Apr
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      503 24 jjij S"//* INDIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE Mo(lw< Vil SO TRIPURA VMM (Apr RAVIDAS V m Apr INDIAN COURIER VIW 10 Apr SO ANOHRA PRADESH V 37H II Apr INDIAN COURIER V 30N 5 Hay S 0 MANIPUR V 37H (May S O nagaland v m io May Accepting FCL/FCL Containers
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      755 24 GOLDEN LINE GUAN GUAN SHIPPING (PTE) LTD B. Ttto» Ay»r Street SINGAPORE 0104 TtL 534M1 (It LINES) Fa. U4J! STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE: Spore P Keianj Pet GOLDEN WONDER Cotombo/Kvaciii'Dubai 8/9 Apr GOLDEN BEAR Karachi Dubai Dammarr 24/25 Apr CHINA SERVICE ■INFU Huanjpu Shanghai 12/14 Apr DAI YUN SHAW DALIAN 2S/»
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      559 24 PHIU Oni€NT LIN€S PT€ LTD HEAD OFFICE 63 ROBINSON ROAO «OM2 1 AFRO ASIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 01CS TELEX RS ***** PHILI FA* *****76 MIDDLE EAST/FAB EAST FCL LCI SERVICE VKSa ETA SINGAPORE OESTMATKM 8/4. 15/4 22 4 DUBAI DAMMAN. KUWAIT BOMBAY. DOHA. MUSCAT BAHRAIN ABU DHABI 1 SHARJAH JEDDAH HODEIDAH
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      869 25 SLNOLNEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD J Bahru NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD Fi EU/AUST TPA/SEA Terminal CrS BOOKINGS 271S7SJ 27K7V *****22 *****53 *****19 27Mli 77*111 279 am NEPLINE SON BHD J6MB7 INWARD/OUTWARD NEPLINE SON BHD 2614D8 ENQUIRIES *****44 NEPLINE SON BHD 62«35/627M0/*****1/«27«C2 NEPLINE SON. BHD. *****0/*****1 FAR EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE a
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      378 25 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels 1 SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO: P KELANG. PENANG, BUSAN. INCHON S PORE AGENTS NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD Tf l ?'9oi?3 71 ?,-sei6i W***** *****?? (Oafrjiions) 222 m; *****84 (Te'm,rj.) *****b0 770?i01 (CfS) MALAYSIA AGENTS TUNAS SETIA SDN BHD KL Tel *****% 7710M7 P* Tel 1M9%4
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      779 25 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD r'H?°*^ UILD l?£cSi JK? 1 Smgapore 0104 Te,: *****33 < 15 Lines > Terminal Office: *****41/2 a »SL e r Address SINSOV SINGAPORE Tele* Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** rtNAIJb p wri mr HAJIKING SYSTEM CO SON BHD «M= aSSF 18
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      9 25 **f 14 a ff< ->h <3 MADJU SENDIRIAN BERHAD
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      384 26 SINGAPORE SHIPPING l TTjßr CORPORATION (PTE.) LTD. TfL 225 6868 .30 Lines FAX *****39 TILEX RS ***** A B SSCMA RS ***** A B SSCAD DEUTF RACHT/SEEREEDEREI ROSTOCK INTEGRATED FULL CONTAINER SERVICE •VIA COLOMBO Accepting cargo tor INDIA Bombay. Cochin. Madras Calcutta "VIA LARNACA Accepting cargo tor Lattakia, Piraeus, Thessakmiki.
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      178 26 Regional Weather £5 Srv s m st*: m 'A s M *5 s mm m Ar e 1 SI 8 Ui SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. Wind direction with speed m knots Wove height LEGEND R Thunderstorm Temperoture c X\ y Shower Weather Wind direction
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      928 27 HUP WAREHOUSING TRANSPORTATION Weekly consol at our CFS to Far East Bangkok, Hongkong, Keelung, Kaoshiung, Manila Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Fremantle USA: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Oakland WAREHOUSING 4 TRANSPORTATION PTE LTD 44 Benoi Road Singapore 2262 Tel: *****60, *****24 Tlx: RS ***** Fax: *****97 fm V* wmt
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      222 27 o. UNIPACIFIC TRANSTRADING AGENCY PTE. LTD. cn a n mjjjf jjf n_^jW/ Algerian National Line FAR EAST I MEDITFRPANEAN SERVICE ..a. SPORE LOADING for MV AIN OUSSERA alger. oran, ANNABA. TUNIS ALL VESSELS ACCEPTING FCL CONTAINERS FOR JAPANESE PORTS Heavy Lift 100 tons available On Inducement can call Indonesia East
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      1783 28 FINE-LINER SHIPPING 170 ShentonJNiy. M O.'C Minn, House S do't O.D/ m PTE LTD TEL *****/7 (8 Lines) TLX RS 22M1 FLINER FAX *****56 EUROPE SERVICE ru. ,j umirrrr w I IJW lU/5 lUft 117 ft w |n/s |»ft 27ft nft Hft FAR EAST SERVICE m. -v.': 11/4 17/4 at*
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      202 29 ITEX SHIPPING PTE LTD REGULAR LINER SERVICE VESSEL SPORE JUBILEE SLD 2/3 HAKKIN MARU ETA 25/4 LOADING FOR BOMBAY BOMBAY, KARACHI. JEDDAH. MED PORTS ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO TO REO SEA AND MEDITERRANEAN PORTS ON INDUCEMENT MINTS: SUlina SHIPPING AGENCIES SPOKE P. KELAN6 PENANQ TIL *****94 *****18 *****4 TUL M *****
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      98 29 TRAVERWAY MARITIME LTD MONTHLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE S PORE Loading for KINALI V 3/88 13/4/88 FAMAGUSTA/BEIRUT/ TRIPOLI (LEBANON)/ LATTAKIA/ISTANBUL/ MERSIN/ALEXANDRIA Agent,: SEALORD SHIPPING AGENCIES Spore: Tel: *****94 PKelang: Tel: *****18 Penang: Tel. *****6 Ngship Agencies Talaphona: *****43. *****90. *****74 Talai RS ***** FAX *****69 AB NGSHIP BREAKBULK CONTAINER SERVICE TO CHITTAGONG,
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      515 29 SING KWANfi HANG LCL/FCL SERVICE Also accepting cargo to KEELUNQ, KAOHSIUNG, MONO KONG. P. KELANG. BUSAN ft JAPAN E. MALAYSIA BRUNEI PORTS TEL: *****11 FAX: *****47 TELEX: RS ***** SKHST tmiKii LUCKY SEAWAY SERVICES PTE LTD Tlx: ***** Fai: *****77 S.E.ASIA/CHINA SERVICES SGP PKLANG PNG FOR TBN 15/4 18/4 HONGKONG/HUANGPU/SHANGHAI
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      593 29 GLORY NAVIGATION GROUP RESULAR LINER SERVICE TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ASEAN DIRECT WEEKLY TO PORT KELANG/PENANG •AT ATTRACTIVE RATES' SP GLORY SELATAN IX W SM GLORY SELATAN V V ft Ski PKL PN BLW KAOH m 1/4 6 VESSELS OF LOG CARRIERS 5 VESSELS OF BRAND NEW TWIN DECKERS ON REGULAR
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      362 29 PTC CONTAINER LINES FCL/LCI SERVICE PTC GTOJP .'.ni.'.'i'yj u 13/4 SYD/MELB/ADEL/FREM 24/4 AUCKLAND/WELLINGTON S!N BHft HEW 10/4 P. MORESBY/RABUAL/LAE un tomuu 11/4 BOMBAY/MADRAS/CALCUTTA 12/4 COLOMBO 12/4 KARACHI CICJ CARGO IN CONTAINER CO LTD FULLY CONTAINERISED/RO-RO VESSEL mmm 9/4 HAIRATAN/KABUL/TOURGHUNDI WORLD FREIGHT SERVICES LTD International NVOCC Container Liner Weekly Service To
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      352 30 I// Hai Sun Hup Co (Pte) Ltd n 1 TEL *****06 (20 Lines) TLX RS ***** &RS ***** I \S I R\ \R I\| K I). STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-R0 HEAVY LIFTS VOY. NO 55 5: S pore In Port P. Kelang 8/4 L Yokohama 1/5 2!
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      566 30 FOR RELIABLE AND FAST TRANSIT WEEKLY FCL SERVICE TO USA-EAST COAST/GULF/CANADA/M£XICO AND FRENCH WEST INDIES STUTTGART EXP NUERNBCG ATI VSL Sport LtHavrt Cooifctim VSI 1 SELANOIA VW2 11/4 21/4 ATI CARTIE* H* 1 Montreal, toyama vi© iiy 4 in stuttgaut exp Toronto, New York, B pemiai vm is/4 ujs nuernbec
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