The Business Times, 6 May 1988

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 95/12/87 FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1988 75 CENTS
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    Lock icon FINANCIAL NEWS SUMMARY
    257 1 Reuter Dow Jones lower THE US stock market declined broadly yesterday morning as traders warily awaited the latest monthly report on US employment. The Dow Jones Average dropped 12.77 points to 2,023.54 at 1430 GMT, in the first hour of trading. Losers outnumbered gainers by more than
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    Electro-Magnetic brings brokers pleasant surprise
    385 1  -  By MAGDALENE NG BROKERS were pleasantly surprised by the response to the first main board flotation since the October Crash. The ElectroMagnetic issue, which closed on Wednesday, was subscribed 18 times. The issue of 16 million 50cent shares attracted a total of 20,930 applicants and
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    Singapore bucks trend
    129 1 SINGAPORE bucked the trend among major stock markets yesterday as it rose to another post-Crash high. Market players were not much affected by the lower overnight close in Wall Street and London and a sharply lower finish in Hongkong. The climb was persistent although pockets of profit-taking
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    Bumper year for stockbroking arms of Big Four banks
    583 1  -  Earnings account for' 4g' N^sf t ccnt of industry total By CORRINA LIM IN SPITE OF the October stock market crash, it was a bumper year for the stockbroking arms of the Big Four banks. All four saw their pre-tax earnings
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    S'pore dollar not artificially low: Dhana
    606 1  -  By LEE HAN SHIH SINGAPORE has not kept its currency deliberately low to gain a favourable trade position, Foreign Minister S Dhanabalan told a group of Norwegian businessmen in Oslo on Wednesday. At an informal discussion after a dinner hosted by Mr Tor Moursund,
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    Dollar slips amid thin trading in Asian markets
    150 1 THE US DOLLAR finished lower against regional and major currencies in thin trading in the Asian foreign exchange markets yesterday. Trading was quiet because of the three-day closure of the Tokyo market for national holidays. Dealers are waiting for the announcement today
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    Lock icon Indonesia's non-oil exports rise by a sharp 40 per cent
    233 1 Reuter INDONESIA reported sharply improved non-oil export figures for the financial year ended in March, strengthening the government's case that measures to boost the economy's competitiveness are working. The government said exports outside the petroleum sector rose almost 40 per
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      423 1 Full report, Page 14 Regional markets, Page 16 World markets, Page 17 Bumper supplement next week NEXT WEEK, we carry the supplement the banking industry in Singapore has come to look forward to as an annual mirror and milestone of its endeavours and quantum leaps (or tumbles) in the world
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  • HOME NEWS
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      STPB unveils scheme to boost tourism
      434 2  -  Plan covers advertising, promotions and public relations By LILIAN ANG PRELIMINARY FIGURES on tourist traffic in Singapore for the first three months of this year show an increase of 16 per cent over the corresponding period last year. Speaking at the opening of the
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      Dr Yeo warns of elements out to create unrest
      266 2 SINGAPORE'S military defence is sound but, by itself, is not enough. Those who seek to undermine Singapore know this and have therefore decided to go for what they believe are our .weak links, our social and psychological defence, said Dr Yeo
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      Navy to buy six warships over two years
      183 2 SIX WARSHIPS, costing about $100 million each, will join the Navy Fleet over the next two years. Responding to press queries after the the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) 21st anniversary parade at Pulau Brani, Colonel James Leo, commander of the RSN,
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      Telecom exhibition next month
      142 2 THE GIANTS of the communications industry and about 10,000 visitors will be in Singapore next month for a combined telecommunication show. CommunicAsia/lnfotechAsiaBB. It will be staged at the World Trade Centre from June 8 to 11. Multi-nationals taking part in the Asian electronic and computer communications
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      The Science Fortnight is coming again
      228 2 THE Singapore Youth Science Fortnight, started about 10 years ago to give students a deeper insight into science, will be held from May 26 to June 8 this year. It will be officially opened by Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, Acting Minister for Health and
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      Seminar to promote bar coding
      105 2 A SEMINAR to promote bar coding in the pharmaceutical industry is to be held today at the Singapore Manufacturers Association House Organised by the Singapore Article Number Council (SANC). it will feature four speakers considered to be experts in the field. They are: Mr Khoo
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      Private sector urged to tap high-tech centre
      373 2  -  By LEE KAI YIN SINGAPORE is geared to catch up with advanced countries in the use of expert systems, computers possessing the knowledge and intelligence of human experts At the opening of the Knowledge Engineering Resource Centre (KERC) at the Science Park yesterday.
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      New men in London and Beijing boost TDB's promotion drive
      268 3 A CHANGE in officers manning the Trade Development Board's overseas offices in Beijing and London will add momentum to TDB's export promotion drive in China and Britain. Although transfers are routine. this round will result in new overseas officers who
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      Opportunities in chip industry
      110 3 A SEMINAR to help local companies identify business opportunties in the semiconductor and computer storage industries will be held on Monday. Organised by the Trade Development Board, the seminar to be held at the World Trade Centre Conference Hall One is part of the board's continuing
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      PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
      371 3 MALCOLM FLEMING is now senior managing director of Banque Internationale a Luxembourg BIL (Asia) Ltd. Mr Fleming was previously managing director of Kleinwort, Benson (S) Ltd. The merchant bank has also appointed Han Eng Juan as managing director, Claude Hirtt as deputy general manager and Rudolf Rolles
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      Swedish IT mission due here next week
      186 3 SIX SWEDISH information technology companies will be in Singapore next week to explore tie-up possibilities with local companies. The companies' representatives. who will be in the Republic from May 9 to May 13, will explore with their Singapore counterparts such possibilities as marketing,
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      Lock icon Property market looking up
      563 3  -  Occupancy in all sectors show upswing By JEFFREY TSANG THE OUTLOOK for the property market has brightened. Latest statistics show that occupancy in all sectors of the market is on the upswing, prices for all sectors except industrial space are also on the rise and additional
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      More expected to follow Deutsche's lead
      515 3 DEUTSCHE BANK is betting that more West German investors will follow in its footsteps and increase their investment in this region. Speaking at the press conference before yesterday s official opening of its regional head office located at the Treasury Building, Dr Ulrich Cartellieri,
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      Plans to set up oil futures market gain momentum
      252 3 AS THE EXCITEMENT of setting up an oil futures market in Singapore mounts, discussions have been held between the oil futures working committee and International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) officials. IPE chairman Derek Whiting and Mr Peter Wildblood. the exchange's chief executive,
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      266 2 Questions of management HOW MUCH TRUTH is there that an Asian business dynasty seldom outlives the third generation? How tuned in are local managers to information technology? How many businesses really know how to go about getting a loan? These are only a few of the important questions facing managers
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      176 2 I Keep a dale with Sew v Ballesteros the Sevvy Way BT is not all hard core business and financial news. We take "Sports" rather seriously too. Our writers comb the sporting arena to furnish the well-informed professional with news on golf, horse-racing, tennis, bowling, etc. And. of course, the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      175 2 Max/ Note Min (°C) 26/19 Fin* 14/10 Rain 25/10 Clear 37/26 Clear 30/24 Cloudy —/25 Cloudy 26/10 Cloudy 24/15 Sunny 27/12 Clear 19/11 Cloudy 24/19 Clear 20/06 Cloudy 26/17 Fine 16/05 Cloudy 16/05 Clear 28/15 Clear 13-03 Cloudy 20/09 Fine 30/18 Cloudy 21/07 Clear 16/09 Cloudy 32/26 Fine 13/05 Cloudy
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      194 3 Last years fashions? It's been two years since 'People Power', Corazon Aquino and yellow T-shirts first made the news. And two years is a long time in politics, as Mrs Aquino is now discovering. The Philippines Survey in this week s issue of The Economist takes a timely look at
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC
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      Lock icon Japan, South Korea agree to arbitration
      452 4 Bid to settle beef dispute with US and Australia AFP Reuter JAPAN and South Korea agreed to arbitration to settle a dispute with the US and Australia over restrictions on beef imports in Geneva on Wednesday by accepting the creation of several panels. The
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      Lock icon US said to be wasting time on 'side issue'
      234 4 UPI A FORMER negotiator in trade talks with Japan said in New York on Wednesday that the US was wasting too much time on the "side issue" of beef and oranges between the two countries. Clyde V Prestowitz. until two years
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      Lock icon Wellington's budget improves
      73 4 Reuter NEW ZEALAND'S government budget showed a surplus of NZ$467 million in the year ended March 31, 1988, compared with a NZ$l.95 billion deficit in year-end March 1987, government figures showed. The government had projected a NZ$229 million surplus when it issued revised forecasts last December. A
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      Lock icon Slowdown in Seoul's exports
      225 4 AP OWING TO the continued revaluation of its currency, South Korea's merchandise exports slowed down in April to a record U554.62 billion, government officials said in Seoul on Tuesday. April exports were up 25.9 per cent from the same month last year, but fell short of
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      Lock icon Sir Geoffrey to visit Hongkong
      219 4 Reuter BRITISH Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe will visit Hongkong on May 29-31 for talks on the British colony's future, the UK Foreign Office said. A spokesman said Sir Geoffrey would meet Hongkong Governor Sir David Wilson and government officials to discuss progress in implementing
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      Lock icon Strong growth in HK construction
      280 4 Reuter THE CONSTRUCTION industry in Hongkong continued its uptrend with the total gross value of work performed in the fourth quarter of 1987 rising 30.6 per cent to HKJ14.64 billion from the same 1986 quarter. the Census and Statistics Department said. The sharp rise was
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      Lock icon NZ to drop tariffs on vehicle kits
      203 4 Reuter NEW ZEALAND said it would eliminate tariffs on all knocked-down vehicle kits on July 1 and implement free trade with Australia in cars and trucks by January 1, 1990. Trade and Industry Minister David Caygill said in a statement the liberalisation was
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      Lock icon Thai army ordered to stay neutral
      270 4 AFP THAI ARMY chief and acting Supreme Commander General Chaowalit Yongchaiyuth has ordered the army to remain neutral in up-coming general elections. the state-run Thai News Agency (TNA) said. TNA said the order was issued on Tuesday to all personnel in the army and
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      Lock icon Gandhi govt rejects demand for resignation
      277 4 AFP PRIME MINISTER Rajiv Gandhi's government on Wednesday rejected opposition demands that it resign over allegations of corruption in a major arms deal with the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors. Planning Minister P Shiv Shanker, speaking during a lower house debate on the Bofors kickback
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      Lock icon Inflation rate likely to fall
      97 4 AFP HONGKONG'S inflation rate in the next two years could be below the official forecast of 5.5 per cent, Financial Secretary Piers Jacobs said on Wednesday. "There is a tendency for the inflation rate in the territory to i< follow that in the US. The
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      855 4 ARRIVALS Operator Sorvico Local From nwmbor rim* HA #1421 1130 BWN SAS SK971 1 140 CPH/BKK SU SO 201 1145 CGK PAL PR504 1150 Km THAI TG403 1155 IKK SiA SOI 91 1155 PEN SiA SQ238 1155 MES GU GA902 1210 PDG SN SN277 1210 tftU/DXB/ MAS
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      276 4 I \r\ I I I person's choice, evcy I I II I I II II Tuesday. Thursday. Saturday and Sunday. I M Ml I 1% ml Leaving Chongi Airport ot 22 05 I IV/ JL IJLy V, y-L i hours and arriving HeatHrow early ">e -no'nmg Col( you' Trove l
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  • REST OF THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Farm experts urge quick progress at Gatt talks
      470 5 Reuter A GROUP of 29 agricultural experts from 17 countries said members of the world body Gatt need to make progress in farm trade talks this year or risk undermining the entire global trading system. The experts, including a number of former
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      Lock icon Mulroney to visit five European capitals this month
      152 5 AFP CANADIAN Prime Minister Brian Mulroney will visit five European capitals from May 23 to 27 to prepare for the summit of the seven leading industrial powers to be held in Toronto, Canada, next month. Mr Mulroney will begin his tour in
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      Lock icon Three Aussie firms win Boeing contracts
      130 5 Reuter BOEING CO said it has awarded component work on its 757 and 737 aircraft to three Australian firms. Boeing, whose customers in the region include Australian Airlines, Qantas and Air New Zealand, would not disclose contract values. It said on Wednesday it awarded
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      Lock icon 'Maxwell is top printer in Europe'
      135 5 UPI ROBERT MAXWELL, chairman of Maxwell Communication Corporation (MCC), said the company is now "number one printer in Europe, number two in the US and number three or four in the world". He told shareholders on Wednesday the company was still keen for acquisitions
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      Lock icon Japanese launch invasion of US markets from Mexico
      315 5 Reuter JAPAN is invading the rich markets of the US from new beachheads on the Mexican border. Since 1986, the Japanese presence on the Mexican side of the border has increased dramatically, with new assembly plants turning out goods for the US.
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      Lock icon Greenspan: A sustainable trade balance is far off
      592 5 Reuter US FEDERAL RESERVE Board chairman Alan Greenspan said it will be a long time before the US achieves a sustainable trade balance. "We have a long way to go in restoring our external position to a sustainable posture," Mr Greenspan said
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      Lock icon Fed survey reveals moderate growth
      168 5 Reuter US ECONOMIC GROWTH remains moderate, with rising exports contributing to a strong manufacturing sector, the US Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. In a survey of economic conditions across the country prepared for the May 17 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. the Fed
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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      Comex gold/silver futures
      195 6 Gold futures on May 4 100 troy ounces. USS per troy ounce Open High Low s«m« May 444.80 1.30 Jun 444.30 446.90 444.20 446.60 1.50 Jul 448.80 1.50 Aug 449.00 451.30 448.50 451.00 1.60 Oct 454.00 455.90 454.00 455.70 1.60 Doc 458.60 461.00 458,20 460.50 1.60 f-«b
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      Asian dollar market
      236 6 ASIAN DOLLAR deposit rates closed steady yesterday at slightly lower opening levels after a day of quiet trading. Most operators were sidelined partly due to the holiday in Tokyo with the market now looking to today's release of US April unemployment data for further clues on the
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      Lock icon IMM
      238 6 Reuter IMM currency futures ended the session mostly higher on Wednesday. British pound futures lost ground while most other contracts benefitted from a late rally. Currencies set the day's lows early and markets were quiet, as Tokyo's holiday limited East Asian activity. and prices were confined to recent trading
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      Forex markets
      810 6 SINGAPORE: The US dollar closed slightly lower yesterday against most major currencies, with the losses mainly registered in late trading due to light European selling. Dealers said trading was generally quiet throughout the day because Tokyo operators were again absent from the market due to the three-day holiday
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      Simex
      442 6 JUNE EURODOLLAR yesterday opened unchanged on the Simex from Chicago's close at 92.38 and traded in a narrow range alt day as market participants awaited for the US unemployment figure. The US Treasury refunding announcement was near market expectation and had little impact on the market. The June contract
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      Options
      1606 6 CURRENCY FUTURES OPTIONS Thursday, May 5, 1988 DEUTSCHEMARK (SIMEX) r May 88 call ►Ugh Low K Saa 1 High May M putt Low Saa 54 CAB 55 CAB Si CAB 57 2861 291 CAB 38 1868 191 CAB 59 878 91 2 60 81 10 23A 20 61 CAS
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon Taiwan central bank urges halt to US dollar dumping
      206 7 Reuter TAIWANESE central bank governor Chang Chi-cheng called on banks and exporters to stop dumping American dollars in a bid to stabilise the TaiwaneseUS dollar exchange rate. Mr Chang said the Taiwan dollar would stop appreciating if banks and exporters refrained
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      World interest rates
      178 7 Indicates the average of the prime lending rata* of 12 major banka In S'pore Interbank market rates (offer/bid) on May 5 US$ DM SWFC Y«n 7 *071 *15/16—13/16 7 1/1-7 3 3/1- 1/4 JI/I-I7/I 3 7/1 3/4 1 mm 7 1/16 6 13/16 1-77/1 3 3/t 1/4
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      Government securities market
      83 7 Treasury bills Period Issue Yesterday's dosing Day's code Maturity BK> OFFER HKJH LOW 3 month* BQ*****H 04.8.88 3.17 3.12 3.16 3.13 6 month* BY*****H 22.9.88 3.23 3.18 1 year BY*****Z 23.3.89 3.32 3.27 Government notes and bonds Period Issue Maturity Coupon Yesterday's dosing Day's code rate KID
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      Money markets
      58 7 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore interbank market fell point to end at 1% per cent yeaterday. The term rates fell 1/16 point each. S$ Interbank rates at '12 noon yesterday: no Owenight 11/3 1 1/4 1 -nii«>> 3 1/4 3 1/i 3-nwrti 3 5/16 3 1/16 3hmi*I
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      Shearson to beef up S'pore arm
      570 7  -  B* SOH TIANG KENG Financial Correspondent SHEARSON LEHMAN Hutton, a leading Wall Street investment house, plans to beef up and expand its financial services and double its staff strength in Singapore in the next three years. Mr John Levy, a senior executive vice-president with
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      Lock icon Sharp fall in Japanese buying of US bonds
      166 7 AFP JAPANESE purchases of US Treasury bonds fell sharply in fiscal 1967, a warning to the US to stabilise the US dollar if it wants to continue financing its budget deficit with Japanese funds, according to analysts in Tokyo. Ouring fiscal 1987.
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      Lock icon China curbs spending, ups bank rates
      656 7 Reuter CHINA may be forced to raise bank interest rates to curb soaring consumer demand fuelled by fears of rising inflation, according to newspapers and bankers in Beijing. "People have no incentive to save. Deposit rates are lower than the rate of inflation and
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  • COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon Jakarta declines offer to join ICCO
      262 8 AFP INDONESIA has no immediate plans to join the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) but it is looking at the possibility for the longer term, according to Indonesian Agriculture Minister Wardoyo. Indonesia's output and exports were still small and its cocoa was of high quality,
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      Lock icon Inro rubber can no longer affect market
      102 8 Bernama ES RUBBER released by the International Natural Rubber Organisation (Inro) can no longer have an overwhelming effect on the market following substantial intervention by the buffer stock manager (BSM) recently. According to the Malaysian Rubber Exchange Licensing Board in its March review,
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      Precious Metals
      258 8 HONGKONG: The metal closed higher yesterday on light shortcovering by local investors in the afternoon session. The Hongkong dollar's weakness was behind the strength of the metal, while investors were also waiting for today's release of US unemployment data for April. Bullion ended at U*****.30/80 an ounce against
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      Palm Oil
      397 8 Total o/p as at 1100 hr* 4139 contracts. Turnover. 833 lots. Closing ton*: Easier MALAYSIAN crude palm oil futures closed easier yesterday in active trading on the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange. The easier market tone was to due flat demand as a result of long liquidation following the
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      Produce Prices
      170 8 Chinese Produce Exchange Sollors' noon doting prkos on Moy 5 (SS/100 kg) Coconut oil Bulk FOB 107.00 CM drum FOB 117.00 Now drum FOB 121.00 Copra Mixod (looso) 61 i«IUn Pepper Munfok whtfo FOB NIW 1077.50 Sarawak whho FOB faq NLW 1062JO Sarawak spodol block FOB NIW 650.00
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      KL Tin
      174 8 THE PRICE o( tin on the KLTM cloeed cent higher yesterday at M 517.36 a kg from Wednesday as increaaed trading reflected higher European prices. A smaller local premium oI £15 over the price In Europe compared with £30 on Wedneaday had encouraged more buying demand from European
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      Rubber
      309 8 SINGAPORE The market closed slightly higher yesterday with June One RSS buyers quoted at 239.00 cents a kg. up one cent from Wednesday's close. Prices were marked slightly lower at the outset and moved within narrow ranges in subsequent thin trading due to lack of interest in the absence
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      London markets
      323 8 London Commodity Exchange Buy«r/S«(i*r dosing priest on May 4 (£/tonn* unlots tpod flod). Previous doting prices In paronfhosiv CoffM Both In-ttof London, itHtri option OF London May 1025/1028 (1028/1032) High/Low 1038/1023 M 1050/1052 (1056/1057) High/Low 1060/1044 C-l^_ (2199) Coco* May 912/916 (902/904) High/Low 918/905 Jul 935/937 (928/929) High/Low
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      Soybean
      98 8 SOYBEAN FUTURES on the Chicago Board of Trade closed with losses of five to 1% US cents a bushel on Wednesday. May settled five cents lower at US$6.B4 !4. Commercial and professional selling late depressed prices, which held steady at lower levels around midday. A private grain analyst's forecast
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      Wheat
      99 8 WHEAT FUTURES on the Chicago Board of Trade closed on Wednesday with gains of 3% US cents to one cent a bushel. July ended 2% cents higher at U553.10%. Scale down commercial and light professional buying maintained firm prices in the wheat pit. July's failure to fall below support
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      RAS and MRELB
      284 8 R AS prices In S cmMq, FOB In b*t« 1 NOON CLOSE Buyers S#llort Buyers Sellers bit 1 RSS Prompt 239.50 240.SON ***** 241-50N bit 1 RSS June 88 238.00 239.00N 239.00 240.00 Int 1 RSS My 239.00 240.00 240.00 241.00 bit 2 RSS OP 237.00 239.00N
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      SSR and SMR
      75 8 (cantt/kg) JUNE 1988 JULY 1988 (currant month) (forwon i month) RAS NOON NOON tvyan Setters lwy«n SSt 30 226.50 338.50N 226.50 338JON SSt 50 335.00 337.00N 335.00 337.00N :HI: SeWen Iwyers SjHin SMI CV 382.00 384.00N 383.00 385.00N SMB L 411.00 413.00N 413.00 *****N SMI 5 31X50
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      Palm Oil
      104 8 HOLIDAYS in Korea and Japan combined with the nervous mood in other world markets cause activity to come to almost a standstill yesterday. Hence crude and product prices barely moved. Closing prices for crude (FOB origin) USS/borrai Chang* Tap* (May) 17.15 und. Mira (May) 16.18 undi Dubai IJurn)
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon A sheet financial people find incalculably helpful
      773 9 mmm By JT WHILE few people in the financial field can imagine life without it, the spreadsheet is really one of the newer innovations in the PC world. It first came into being in the form of a program called VisiCalc which had
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    • TECH-TAKES
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        205 9 STRONG international market growth has helped Compaq Computer Corporation, the world's leading maker of portable and desktop PCs, to more than double its first-quarter sales ending March this year to US$439 million over the same period last year. Its net income for the quarter soared
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        Nissan buys $20m supercomputer
        153 9 CARMAKER Nissan has purchased a $20 million supercomputer to boost its design and development capability of cars as well as aerospace products, a new field the Japanese company is poised to enter. The computer, which will be installed in September, is the second supercomputer from US
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        McCormack & Dodge users get together
        163 9 McCormack Dodge users get together FOR THREE NIGHTS in Bangkok this month, regional users of McCormack Dodge business software systems will get together and launch a formal South-east Asia user group. According to McCormack Dodge, about 50 users from Asean countries. Hongkong and Taiwan are expected to attend its 1988
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      Lock icon Computer makers unite
      377 9 Reuter A DOZEN major computer makers have given their support to the Open Systems Interconnection, a set of technical standards that will make it easier for computers of all kinds to communicate. At the urging of some of their biggest customers, these companies say they have put
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      Nixdorf launches two new models for SMEs
      426 9  -  By JEFFREY TSANG ENCOURAGED by sales of $2 million in the first quarter, Nixdorf is widening its Quattro computer range, which is aimed at the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It has introduced two new models the Quattro/20 and Quattro/30 in Singapore. The
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      AT&T subsidiary to make even finer ICs
      436 9  -  By JOHN TAN SINGAPORE'S semiconductor industry has taken a step up the technology ladder with the set-up of "bumpered fine-pitch" integrated circuit (IC) production by AT&T Microelectronics. While no figures were available. the investment by the company, a subsidiary of American telecommunications kingpin
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      Economic club for the Pacific
      423 10 IT'S AN IDEA worth pondering over, that suggestion by Mr Allen Wallis, US Under-Secre-tary of State for Economic Affairs, that Pacific Rim countries form their own economic club not unlike the OECD to better look after their own interests. Addressing the Asia Society in New
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      Lock icon Japanese catch on to credit and chips connection
      1284 10 The Japanese are savers, not consumers. Right? Well, this premise is increasingly being proven wrong. Blend Japan's new enthusiasm for credit with its addiction to gadgets and what do you have? The result will soon be the most advanced credit cards in
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      Lock icon Fighting smart
      366 10 The Economist SMART CARDS are plastic cards with a built-in microprocessor chip virtually a computer in your pocket. Outside Japan they are most popular in France, where they were invented, but they are catching on elsewhere. At the end of 1987, the French, who use credit cards more
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      Lock icon It's getting foggier and foggier in most US cities
      440 11  -  By JEFF NESMITH NYT AIR POLLUTION from ozone has grown worse in most American cities, rather than better as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had predicted a year ago. Figures released by Washington on Tuesday showed that at the end of
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      Lock icon Macao workers cry out
      772 11  -  Faced with a growing shortage of labour, Macao officials have been recruiting workers from China, triggering anti-capitalist feelings By JOHN NGAI Reuter MACAO, where good jobs are mainly in casinos or tourism, is facing a labour problem that has triggered long-hidden animosity between capitalists and workers.
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      Lock icon .. And suddenly values are in vogue
      741 11  - And suddenly values are in vogue French politicians right and left abandon economics and appeal to voters' emotions... By JAMES MARKHAM NYT THE WORD is now on every politicians lips: valeurs, or values. Sensing a popular backlash against their traditional discourse, French politicians of the right and the left are
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      222 10 You have a business to run, a busy schedule ■fx. f, N SINGAPORE BUSINESS understands your commitment to ycxjr work. So, instead of having to go out in the sweltering heat or get held up somewhere in a traffic jam on your way to get your latest issue of SINGAPORE
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      745 10 mmMmmmmm CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 4 Bewilder a worker about to get a sum wrong (6) 7 A woman wears it till a man disturbs it (8) 8 Focal point of recent disturbances (6) 10 Timely reminder of one's speed? (5) 13 Weedy little body of water (4) 14 She takes
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      79 11 tandard Chartered Asia Limited, the Hong Kong based Merchant Banking arm of the Standard Chartered Bank Group, is pleased to announce that it has completed the purchase of a 90% interest in the it ft ffl ChinTung Group This includes the group's stockbroking operation in Hong Kong and its operations
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      1272 11 tro em mm IB 12 7.30 PM Opening and Programme Highlights followed by Italian Football. 8.2S Coming Attractions. 8.30 War Chronicles Bomber Offensive: The Air Wor In Europe. 9.00 No Place like Home. 9.30 The Natural World A Question Of Space. 10.20 1988 WCT Finals, Dallas. 1.20 AM News On
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  • SPORTS & LEISURE
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      Lock icon Holmes predicts Tyson to win in four
      344 12 AP FORMER heavyweight champion Larry Holmes has predicted that Mike Tyson would knock out Michael Spinks in the fourth round of their title fight on June 27. Holmes, the only man to face both men, said in Maryland on Wednesday that Spinks's unorthodox
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      Lock icon New York Knicks pull off close win to live to fight another day
      426 12 Reuter THE NEW YORK KNICKS, getting 34 points from Johnny Newman in his first start of the NBA playoffs and 31 from Patrick Ewing, avoided elimination on Wednesday with a 109-100 openinground victory over the Boston Celtics.
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      Lock icon Sabatini besieged by star-struck fans at Italian Open
      349 13 AP CHRIS EVERT may have the Pope's blessing, but Gabriela Sabatini has her own disciples. Sabatini's fans have virtually overrun the Foro Italico complex in Rome for a glimpse of the Argentine teenager, who is not a rock star but the No.
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      Davis Cup team set to do battle in HK
      541 13  -  By WALTON MORAIS THE SINGAPORE Davis Cup team got the draw it was looking for but the battle in today s Asia Oceania zone Group Two semi-final tennis clash against Hongkong at the colony's Jubilee Sports Centre is going to be
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      Rainer and Patrick to duel for Masters title
      416 13 AFTER SPLITTING the titles in the last two years. Rainer Smatt and Patrick Loh are set to turn the JCC Masters and Classics tennis championships, begining this weekend at the Jurong Country Club, into a private battle for glory. The 43-year-old Rainer,
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      Lock icon Court to decide Cup dispute
      243 13 Reuter THE NEW ZEALAND challenger for the America's Cup yachting trophy yesterday said he is returning to court in a fresh bid to make the US holder race in a big monohull instead of a catamaran. Merchant banker Michael Fay said in a statement released
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      Lock icon Budd's British coach pleads for a shot at Olympic team
      407 13 Reuter ZOLA BUDD's British coach says the South African-born athlete at the centre of an international row may have been foolish and naive. But John Bryant countered. "She should not be on trial for being foolish and naive." Bryant, mentor
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      Lock icon Explosion fails to stop Wadkins's charge
      277 13 AFP AMERICAN Bobby Wadkins was unshaken by powerful explosions at a nearby fuel plant on Wednesday and grabbed the first-round lead in the U551,388,889 Las Vegas Invitational Golf Tournament. Playing within view of a billowing toxic smoke cloud from a raging fire at the
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      Lock icon Angry response to Uefa ruling
      120 13 Reuter ENGLISH LEAGUE and club officials have reacted angrily to a new rule restricting the number of foreign soccer players allowed in teams playing in European competition. "It is a very severe blow to the ambitions of our major clubs," Football League secretary Graham Kelly
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      Dealing with pain and strain on the greens
      481 13  -  HOMOHKE7 Ifh mmtt (!a with Mike Cashmore with Mike Cashmore STRESSES to tendons in the hand caused when golfers grip their club too hard or strike the ground firmly with the club head can result in muscle strains and tendinitis, according to
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      168 12 4 COURVOISIERXO-Where to eat, drink... smm > v. i 11/ r -r 1 ✓21 *2? Royal Holiday Inn Singapore will be scoring a first in the local hotel industry when it holds weekend sunset dinner buffet prepared by muslim chefs, during the Muslim fasting month. Join us in the observance
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      192 12 wz. BARBEQUE 'N' FASHION SHOW, a double pleasure, by the POOLSIDE, food served 7pm 10pm showtime 8.15pm, every Thursday and Friday. Select from a variety of: salads and dressing, vegetables, meat, seafood and desserts. Not forgetting choice of coffee or tea. $1650++ per adult $10.00 per child under 12 A
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      166 12 M DES O'CONNOR BRAIN'S SNGMG SUPfJSTAR May S ft 6,19 M only. Dinner and snow Crystal Ballroom. Only Ss9o nett per person. inclusive of dinner and show Can *****88 exf 2414/2415 Tickets wHI be available at lt>e Hyatt Box Office, lobby level. HWT REGENCYOSWGAPORE 'A. High Tea Vari c t
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      288 12 Jotty Hours are back! Order a Guinness draft stout or draft beer get another FREE. Or get 25% off all other drinks by the glass. And 10% off bottle purchases. Nothing could be jollier! Mon Thur: 10pm to lam Come try our delectable international cuisine. ExtKionJmaire STREETS OF- Closed on
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      227 12 rr *sr« *0(J MANDARIN' BALLROOM Gab Buffet Lu 12 noon 2.30 p3 Adult: 539.50 nett Child: $21.00 nett Over 50 local and western favourites including fresh prawn pyramid, oysters on ice, US rib of beef, satay and more! YouU also be treated to colourful entertainment and a Lucky Draw for
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      550 13 and entertain 4 ONE GOOD REASON TO LUNCH AT THE PALM GRILL IS OUR APPETISER BUFFET ANOTHER IS THE CHOICE OF MAIN COURSES PALM For between $26++ and $40+ Dll I y° ucan se ect fr° m our appetiser UKILL buffet including seafood, smoked salmon and oysters. Choose from many
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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      4810 14 THE SINGAPORE stock market defied the lower finishes in major stock markets to push forward to another post-Crash high yesterday. Certain brokers said the overnight fall in Wall Street and London failed to dampen sentiment in the local market, although some felt that it did
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      Associated companies of OUE suffer net $10.57m loss
      341 15 THE ASSOCIATED companies of property and investment company Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) recorded a net after-tax loss of $10.57 million which was not accounted for in OUE's 1987 audited accounts. This loss, indicated in the notes to the accounts, compares with a
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      Interest at Prima's meeting falls on a huge overseas income
      317 15  -  By ROSIE TAN A HUGE INTEREST INCOME, which flour miller Prima Ltd has accumulated overseas since 1981, was the main topic discussed at the company's annual general meeting yesterday. A shareholder estimated the amount could be as high as $80
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      Business done on the SES
      3334 15 BID arxf offer prices officially listed and business in and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday with the number of shares traded shown in brackets in lots of 1,000 units unless otherwise specified. All Time Settlement Contracts are quoted after the word "SETT".
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      City Developments proposes one-for-five rights issue
      593 15  -  By LISA LEE CITY DEVELOPMENTS LTD has become the second property company to ask its shareholders for cash to back its purchase of the rest of Hong Leong Properties (owner of IBM Towers) and to finance the extension of the Orchard Hotel. The property
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      Y K Pao purchases 5.5 million more Marco Polo shares
      333 15 FOR THE THIRD DAY running since he made a takeover bid for Hotel Marco Polo, major shareholder Sir Yue-Kong Pao continued to pick up more shares from the market. As of yesterday, the Hongkong shipping magnate had added a further
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      Tsang & Ong turns around with $7.49m profit
      321 15 Tsang Ong turns around with $7.49m profit AFTER TWO YEARS of losses, Tsang Ong Stockbrokers Pte Ltd staged a strong turnaround last year with an after-tax profit of $7.49 million. For the year ended Dec 31, 1987, pre-tax profit was $10.03 million (loss of $8.04 million) or about 9 per
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      No offer for Intraco shares: National Iron
      96 15 NATIONAL Iron and Steel Mills said that while it is always open to any attractive investment or business opportunity, it has not made any offer for Intraco shares. This was in response to a BT article quoting brokers as saying that Temasek is
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      Fuji Offset realises its forecast earnings of $2.5 million
      186 15 FUJI OFFSET Plates Manufacturing Ltd, which begins trading on Sesdaq today, posted an after-tax profit of $2.50 million for last year, as forecast in its listing prospectus. For the year ended Dec 31. 1987, turnover rose 29.1 per cent to $9.55
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      397 15 V Singmorine Industries limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTIQE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Administrative Building, Keppel Corporation Limited, 325 Telokßlangah Road, Singapore 0409, on Monday, 23 May 1988, at 10.30 a.m.
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      295 15 Located at Tannery Lane and Genting Road, When the warehouse was planned, we added a this warehouse is designed on the principle that the feature you don't often find in warehouses more efficiently it's designed, the more efficiently your business runs We've made it easy to get your goods in
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  • REGIONAL MARKETS
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      Kuala Lumpur shares close mixed
      3099 16 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market closed mixed to slightly higher yesterday on late buying support and bargain hunting. However, trading conditions remained dull and featureless Share prices took off around overnight levels and thereafter turned mixed to marginally higher. Brokers described early trading conditions as
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      Lock icon Commercial Union to bid for National
      77 16 Reuter COMMERCIAL Union General Insurance Co Ltd has received Wellington's Commerce Commission approval for its full takeover bid (or The National Insurance Co ot New Zealand Ltd. The offer of NZ$5.6O a share was announced on April 20. Commercial Union said National's major shareholder.
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      1426 16 Hongkong Reuter THE ANTI-CLIMATIC conclusion of th« Hongkong Land takeover rumour sent the Hongkong stock market down 2.4 per cent yesterday as investors stepped up their selling, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index shed 63.21 points or 2.4 per cent to close at 2.577.92. near the day
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      Lock icon 'Parry needs over A$40m to get out of the red'
      91 16 Reuter PARRY CORP Ltd will need more than the As4o million first targeted by major new shareholder Hang Lung Development Co Ltd to return it to profitability, a Parry director appointed by Hang Lung said. "The company is going to
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      Lock icon Jardines raises stake in HK Land to 33 per cent
      565 16 Reuter JARDINE Strategic Holdings, with its roots in one of Hongkong's oldest trading houses, won a major victory yesterday over a group of Hongkong Chinese millionaires who were bidding for control of the colony's biggest property investment company. Jardine Strategic,
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      472 16 Reuter THE AUSTRALIAN share market closed sharply weaker yesterday as selling pressure chased all sectors down. Brokers said the strong Australian dollar was playing havoc with the resource stocks. "The currency is giving our resource stocks a hard time," one broker said. "There was a complete lack of buying
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      Taipei
      240 16 MAY M All Sincara Indus NT 9 25 4.36 Kolin 47 10 13 Kuochan Dav Laa Chang Yuan Cham Indus 63 00 60 50 1.5 1.5 2.5 Lian Hwa Indua Nan Ya Plaa 72 00 77 00 0.5 •1.5 Chang Hwa Blink Chang Loong Oil* Hain Camant 442.00 56
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      359 16 NOTICES IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SERVICES CONSULTANTS PTE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (In Liquidation) (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, (Chapter 50) that a Final General Meeting
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      399 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF RELIABLE FABRICATORS SALES SERVICES PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that a Final Meeting of the Members of
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      400 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SATT ELECTRONICS SINGAPORE PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that a Final Meeting of the Members of the
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      381 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, (CHAPTER SO) AND IN THE MATTER OF INMORE INVESTMENT PTE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (In Liquidation) Members' Voluntary Windinc-Up At an Extra-ordinary General Meeting of Members of INMORE INVESTMENT PTE LTD duly convened and held at 86 Jalan Kemuning Singapore
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      147 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF SEARS WORLD TRADE (SINGAPORE) PTE. LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 306 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 that the FINAL GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the abovenamed Company
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      1048 17 New York Reuter STOCKS on the New York Stock Exchange fell broadly in light volume on Wednesday, disrupting a two-day blue chip rally. Brokers said slightly lower bonds and anxiety that today s employment data will imply higher inflation and interest rates sidelined many investors.
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      978 17 London Reuter LONDON share prices yesterday were marked easier across the board in fairly light turnover with the 22-point retreat on Wall Street overnight stifling bid interest. Dealers said the British government's decision on Wednesday to investigate Kuwait's 22 per cent stake in British Petroleum had dampened
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      1318 17 Selected indices HONGKONG Hongkong Index Thursday 1.***** Wednesday 1.***** Week ago 1.706.22 Hang Seng Index Thursday 2.577 92 Wednesday 2.641 13 Week ago 2.568 14 All Industrials Thursday 2.3097 Wednesday 2.3337 Week ogo 2.329 2 NEW YORK Dow Jones Wednesday 2.036 31 Tuesday 2.056 36 Week ogo 2.047 91 TOKYO
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      Review of BP holding
      64 17 THE BRITISH government, evoking the possibility that British Petroleum Co could come under Kuwaiti control, announced an inquiry on Wednesday into whether the Gulf nation's 22 per cent holding in the giant oil company was against Britain's interest. Analysts said the surprise announcement appeared to signal
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      726 17 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Goh Chew Chiang of Apt Blk 565 #08-3423 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 Singapore 2056 has applied for a Retail Liquor Shop licence in respect of premises at M/s Ngo Kiang Trading Co at 5001 Beach Rd #01-12 Golden Mile Complex Singapore
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      759 17 UNITED INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION Ul (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) LOST SNARE CERTIFICATES Applications have been made to the directoN of the abovenamed company to issue duplicate share certificates in place of the following share certificates which have been reported lost or destroyed:— Certificate no. Name No. of shares ofSl.OOeftck
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    Former CitySec client seeks help to recover $400,000
    777 18 LAWYERS HAVE WRITTEN TO SES A FORMER CLIENT of City Securities Pte has approached the Stock Exchange of Singapore to help her recover about $400,000 from the defunct stockbroking firm before the sale of its seat to Lum Chang Holdings is completed.
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    25 18 OUR HEALTH columnist comes out in defence of the sun, which he says isn't always to blame for wrinkles and acne break-outs.
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    40 18 m SHOPPING: Would you rather pay $80 or $8 for a genuine designer shirt? MOTHERS: A tongue-in-cheek tribute to the woman we all know and love, but never bother to say so. MUSIC: Julio Iglesias the Moonlight lady's man
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    211 18 AP THE TAIWANESE Cabinet yesterday approved proposals that would allow the setting up of new securities firms, ending a 15-year-old ban on the issuing of such licences, a government official said. Lu Oaung-yen, vice-chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said
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    Lock icon Malaysia confident of becoming NIC by 2000
    206 18 Reuter MALAYSIAN central bank governor Jaffar Hussein was confident the country would become a newly industrialised country (NIC) by the end of the century. "If the economy remains strong, we will be there before the year 2000. But once we attain the status
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    84 18 Bernama ES AMERICA and Malaysia are working on a bilateral copyright agreement which will extend protection of the new Malaysian copyright law to all US works. The US embassy in Kuala Lumpur said yesterday the move should make Malaysian and US-owned companies more competitive globally. It would
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    88 18 AP PEPSI-COLA has become the first advertiser to buy commercial time on Soviet television, the soft drink maker said in New York on Wednesday. Pepsi-Cola International purchased five minutes of commercial time on a fivepart programme to be broadcast May 17-21 on the Soviet
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      Lock icon 'Norway cuts trade deficit'
      44 18 Reuter NORWAY has cut its projected 1988 foreign trade deficit by around six billion crowns from previous estimates to about 24 billion crowns in its revised national budget, the State Radio said yesterday. A Finance Ministry spokesman declined comment. Reuter
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      40 18 Reuter NEW APPLICATIONS for unemployment insurance benefits in the US rose to a seasonally adjusted 315,000 in the week ended April 23 from a revised 287,000 in the prior week, the Labour Department said yesterday.
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      75 18 AFP TAIWAN will provide loans to mainland China through the Asian Development Bank if they help improve the lot of the Chinese people. Central Bank governor Chang Chicheng was quoted by the Economic Daily News yesterday as saying that "the government could grant loans
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      Lock icon Manila's deficit widens
      40 18 Reuter THE overall balance of payments deficit of the Philippines widened to US$94 milliori at end-February from deficits of US$53 million in January and US$52 million a year earlier, the National Economic and Development Authority said yesterday.
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    54 18 THEY LIKE the fast life. Speed offers the ultimate pleasure for them. And what better way to experience it than in a Porsche? Executive Lifestyle tomorrow profiles a group of high flyers in various fields who come together to match wits in their respective flying automobiles.
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    Gold rush
    36 18 IS GOLD ready to stage another big bull move? Yes, says a metals specialist interviewed in Personal Investment. He cites rising inflationary worries, nervousness and uncertainty in the financial markets as positive background factors.
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    86 18 Reuter COMEX GOLD futures drifted higher in extremely slow dealings yesterday morning, reflecting the reluctance of traders to commit new positions prior to today's US employment data for April. June gold was up US$O.4O at U*****.00 an ounce aftfer firming at U*****.50 versus Wednesday's high of
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      719 18 CHEERS! Where in the world do you find fine wines? Well, we thought we would start this "Cheers" column by looking around the globe a little bit. Dt is difficult to consider beginning anywhere else but France. And perhaps the most renown wine region in that country: Bordeaux. Its fame
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      Zapata Gulf buys 16 boats from Southern Ocean
      420 19  -  By JUNE LIM SOUTHERN OCEAN Shipping has sold almost all its assets to Zapata Gulf Marine Corp. The leading US offshore operator announced in Houston that it has acquired 16 supply boats from Southern Ocean. No price was disclosed but the dear
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      467 19 SHIPPING conferences have denied that their decision to impose a congestion charge on containers loaded at Bangkok Port was based on the Port Authority of Thailand's imposition of a monopoly crane service at the port. The lines told the Bangkok
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        40 19 THE PACIFIC north west port of Tacoma registered a 5 per cent increase in box throughput in 1987 to 696,800 TEU. Containerised cargo tonnage handled rose by a far bigger quantum of 18 per cent.
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        96 19 UPI RIOT POLICE entered the strike-bound Lenin foundry in the southern city of Krakow and began arresting strikers, while the government announced it was suspending operations at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk. "Riot police entered the foundry and started to detain the people," said
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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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      1145 20 A new generation of gantry cranes will swing into operation shortly. Lloyd's List describes their characteristics and the American President Lines's ships which prompted their construction. EIGHT PORTS on the Pacific rim are being equipped with gantry cranes able to handle container
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      435 21 Reuter DEMAND for ultra large crude carriers (ULCC) is forecast to rise by some 35 per cent in the next two to three years and by 75 per cent by the year 2000 when it will total 744 billion tonne-miles against 424 billion
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      150 21 Reuter THE NATIONAL Union of Seamen (NUS), stripped of its assets by court order, was set for a new battle against the P O ferry company on Wednesday after the breakdown of talks to end a three-month strike. NUS leaders have vowed to fight on
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      447 21 Reuter THE BATTLE to beat pollution in the Gulf caused by the Irani-an-Iraqi war is being lost, experts say. Lumps of oil have plastered the coasts of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Qatar in recent weeks but nobody has been able to pinpoint where
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      260 21 Reuter THE International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) criticised both the United Nations and Norway for what it said was a passive attitude to protecting shipping in the Gulf. "This has not even been a separate issue on
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      289 21 Reuter BURMAH Oil has chartered its two ultra large crude carriers, the Burmah Endeavour and the Burmah Enterprise, to Concordia Maritime, part of the Swed> ish Stena Group. The 1977-built Burmah Er* deavour of 457,841 tonnes dw and the 1976-built Burmah En* terprise
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      234 21 May 17-18 The remote sensing of oil slicks, symposium, Institute of Petroleum, 61 New Cavendish St, London Wl. May 18-20 IMAS 88 the 3rd International Maritime and Shipping Conference "The Design and Development of Passenger Ships". Organised and sponsored by the Institute of Marine Engineers, 76 Mark Lane,
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      7471 26 AARHUS VMM de Venue CM DAtreOement May 6 Ew Grace Evergreen May Jutlendia ScenOutcht May 9 Ming Comlort. Yang Ming. May 9 M Tacome Maerak Line May 12 Ong Ha. Chma Ocaan May 11 Ever Greet Evergreen May 14 Nad Oettt Scar Outer' May 1< M Rooerdem Maarak
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      1050 26 THIS FORTNIGHTLY REPORT, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars, instead of single prices for more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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      126 26 This waakly report Is praparad by Veritas Pstrolaiim SwvicM, London. Tho information, minimum and maximum lavala, is baaad on Hmitod samplos from motor vsssols analysod in its laboratortaa. Mora oomprahanahra fual quality information ia poatad to participants in tha Varttas fual quality tasting pro- Area/Port Viscosity
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      2066 28 A —B AB Shipping Boustead Shpg Agencies ABC Containerline NV S pore Shpg (S) Accord Shpg Accord Shpg (S) .Africa Ocean Lines Sealion Shpg (S) Ahrenkiel Liner Kim Shpg (S) Alfred C Toepter Oceanus Shipping Agencies (S) Multiport Sdn Bhd (PK) Alltrsns Alltrans Express American President
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      1171 28 Extremely dull chartering on the London shipping freights market on Wednesday lacked fresh indication of market direction but shipbrokers gave the impression that the steep decline evident since late March was beginning to level out. Detailed grain fixing was confined to a rumour that Cargill had taken the
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      775 30 Reuter PIRACY in South-east Asian waters appears to be on the decline but the situation remains as dangerous as ever for those forced to run the gauntlet in the pirate alleys of the Gulf of Thailand and the Sulu Sea In the
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      184 30 Reuter THE QE2 cruise liner contributed significantly in raising Trafalgar House's six-month pre-tax profits by 58 per cent to £85.3 million, which was roughly in line with forecasts, analysts said. The largest percentage increase in profits was in the shipping, aviation and hotel division, which rose
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      949 19 TIMES STP Distributors OOCL OigENi Ovmjta CvtLim* Line WW Agents JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES (Reg No 2428 M/ OOK) 200 Cantonment Road #12-05 Southpont. Singapore 0208 Tel *****11 TELE* NO RS ***** TERMINAI/CFS Tel *****18 220 BOOKINGS TH *****34 235 PCSAKA JAROINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SON BHD PORT KELANG TEL. *****18 Telei
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      136 19 JSMDB EIGHT PORTS on the Pacific rim are being •quipped with gantry cranes able to handle container ships of wider-fhan-Panamax beam. P«g« II DEMAND for ultra large crude carriers (ULCC) is forecast to rise by some 35 per cent in the next two to three years and by 75 per
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      673 19 TIMES STP Distributors MAERSK LINE USA IS CLOSER TO YOU WITH MAERSK LINE OAKLAND 17 DATS LOS ANGELES is DATS Voy Spot* Tf>« wee* M Tacoma Closing Tuna CV 11/S 2330 HBS CFS 11/5 1300 HBS Sailed Rando 12/5 Rando 19/5 Rando 26/5 Rando 2* Rando 9/6 To Europe—UK Scandinavia—Finland
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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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      403 20 AMERICAN TRANSPORT LINES, INC. ZuEZZZii U.S. EAST COAST, CE cnaacai I' V'lV." 17' I BF try 1 AriTfin»i t 1 AMERICA, CARIBBEAN/MEXICO L3E3H313 L'jL'jraia mm i vim i j3| tY FEEOER VESSEL ACCEPTING CARGO TO ATLANTA. SAVANNAH. BALTMNME, MAW. TAMPA. OTHER U.S. EAST COAST PORTS ON REQUEST ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO
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      835 21 -h The Straits Steamship Group j'itfZr A Mansfield Container Shipping Pte Ltd tot P&O Containers CONTAINERS!*? SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT: STRAITS SHIPPING Singapora to Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Ports and Bangkok Also Accepting Cargo For: NHMm to Anlwu. A—tirS—. (Mo, In it land* ifKi;;in; aw. *<a;t'jinia:?i:.'ii.;fiKi:;ii >rni. H'burj S'Knv roam I* Hi
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      514 21 NOTICE KLINE KINKAI Mv KICCHO MARU* V 5«. Arrived 30/4/88. Consignee of *11 damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessel are hereby notified that a General Survey will be held on the «th April 1988 (Friday) at Keppel Wharves K3O from 0600 1200 hours. No further survey will be entertained thereafter.
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      434 22 HXSINOSE MARITIME PTE LTD ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES IRANIAN SERVICE IRAN TAKHTI IRAN VAHOAT Singapore W 3/6 Loading for BANDAR ABBAS BANDAR ABBAS KYOWA LINE PNC/8. PACIFIC SERVICE Singapore Loading for: A VESSEL 15/5 LAE, PMB, RBL, HRA MICRONESIA SERVICE HK LOAD FOR OCEANIA EXPRESS V-14 25/5 GUAM,
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      760 22 &.LINE IMH CM'»« f'Mr FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO EUROPE VIA SUtZ A Mfmbet ol IhfAci^oi OAK HA M 7% 12* 1M 1M HA n« BU LA 21/5 M •FDR/MOTHER VESSEL HKC 54E/PACIFIC PROSPERITY HE HKC S4E/HANJIN KUNSAN HE KJJ 43E/HANJIN KWANGYANC 45E KJJ 43E/KOREAN WONIS JIN 75E SSB 65E/KOREAN WONIS
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      260 22 k, FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD DIRECT SERVICE TO MADRAS: SAILING 13/5 FOR: PORTO, LISBON, ORAN, BILBAO MADRID, MALAGA, MELILLA, TANGER, TENERIFE, LASPALMAS, TUNIS, VALLETTA, IRUN, CEUTA, ALGIER ft ISTANBUL U.S.A. PORT MORESBY, RABUAL, LAE ft MADANG NOUMEA 2/6 SUVA/LAUTOKA 2/6 AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND FREMANTLE 13/5 SYDNEY MELBOURNE AUCKLAND, WELUNGTON,
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      1025 22 SHIPPING TIMES, Friday. May 6, 1988 M scas EVERGREEN Full Container Service EVER CLAMOUR EVER GENERAL EVER CLOVE EVER GAINING EVER GUEST lound-The-World East Bound (FE/CARIB/USEC/EURO/FE) SGP MKC KSC KIC PUS OSK TYO KSN CHS rai Hvr tuu 7/5 11/5 12/5 13/5 lt/5 H6 a/S 14* 17* ft* AW HJ(
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      524 23 \v PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES PIL Building, 140 Cecil Street, 03-00 •Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE VOY SIN JKT SBY VOY SIN POO hkq kao kee mtc yok moo kob bus 2358 7/5 10/S 12/5 24N8 15/5 16/5 23/5 25/5 27/5 31'S 1/• V 11 SB 21/5 23/5
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      335 23 T* NORBUL NORBULK CARGO SERVICES LTD REGULAR CONVBTTIONAL TIMBER AND PLYWOOD SERVICES TO: UK CONTINENT PORTS PK LOADING FOR SETE/RDH/ANT/UK 31/5 ROAM/ANT/UK SEA PEARL N877 ORION NB7I TO: INDIA PAKISTAN PORTS SWK/SABAH In Port 15/5 LOADING FOR MGLR/KANDIA MGLR/KANDLA MARCOS N. NBTI7 NORBULK NBTU TO: KOREA jAPAN PORTS NORBULK NBJO2
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      387 23 \a BEN LINE CONTAINERS TASM AN JEBSEN NEW ZEALAND LINE TO NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI AND NEW ZEALAND SIN MAIN LINE HKG NOUMEA SUVA AKI NAP TIM TCA 12/5 ACRITAS IS 20/5 17/6 21/6 24/6 27* 3/7 24/5 AftISTOTILIS IS 5/6 2/7 6/7 10/7 12/7 17/7 11/6 TBA IS 20/6 17/7
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      536 23 DJASAGETRI A Joint Europe Service Of: P.T. DJAKARTA LLOYB P.T. 6ESURI LLOYD P.T. SAMUDEIA IMOONESIA e P.T. IHIKORA LLOYD EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSNIP SERVICES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VSL/VOY SRIWIJAYA/23W8 OCEAN PRIMA/10W8 UNISIERRA/CP29/WB PALEMBANG/9WB BILBAO ANTWERP H'BURG/ 10-13/5 17-20/5 30/5-2/6 10-13 6 R DAM/A DAM BREMEN Subject to Inducement Also accepting cargo
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      353 23 BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES LOIKAW V/133W PAGAN VI27W AVA V/» PA AN VI24W PAGAN ¥121 BURMA FIVE STAR SHIPPIN9 cn«pnßATinn (Burmese National Line) Loading for Rangoon S pore P.Kelang Penang Bangkok 2/9 May 3ft my 4/9 May 11/12 May 1/10 May 21/30 May BANK LINE SEMI-CONTAINER SERVICE NORTHBOUND TO UKC TAUSALA
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      1048 24 Q K LINE KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD. ORIENTAL FAITH ORIENTAL FRIENDSHIP AMBASSADOR BRIDGE ORIENTAL FORTUNE ORIENTAL FAITH ORIENTAL FRIENDSHIP AMBASSADOR BRIDGE ORIENTAL FORTUNE N. AMERICA-ATLANTIC COAST •PK/PNG *INDO N. AMERICA PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST MOTHER VESSEL MACKINAC BRIDGE BROOKLYN BRIDGE G.W. BRIDGE MANHATTAN BRIDGE MOTHER VESSEL NEW JERSEY MARU VERRA2ANO BRIDGE NEW
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      794 24 £sJJ INDIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE Accepting FCL/FCL Container* Singapore P Kelar* Penang loading tor: Mother Vsl By Feeder By feeder ORIENT SUCCESS VlO7 11 DUy Calcutta/Madras S O MANIPUR V.37H 13 May Kandla/Bomba, TICER BAY V 1» Ma» Calcutta «adr»» INDIAN COURIER V JON 24 M*y 17 May V M»»
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      678 24 GOLDEN LINE 1 GUAN GUAN SHIPPING (PTE) LTD 23 T«4o» Street SINGAPORE 0104 TEL UUM (10 LINES) Fu S3CSO4 STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE: GOLDEN BEAR Coiombo'Ktrachi'Dubai GOLDEN HARVEST Cokxnbo Karachi Dub* CHINA SERVICE OAI YUN SHAN Dalian A VESSEL HuangPu Shanghai S pore P KeUnf Penang 17 14 May 1/9 June
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      549 24 l« PHIU OtIMNT UN€5 PT€ LTD HEAD OFFICE 63 ROIINSON ROAD -C 7 12 AFRO ASIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 01CS TEIEX RS ***** PHILI FA* *****76 EAST/FM EAST FCI ft Ld SONKI mm DUBAI. DAMMAN. KUWAIT BOMBAY. DOHA. MUSCAT. BAHRAIN. ABU DHABI SHARJAH JEDDAH HODEIDAH. AQABA COLOMBO. KARACHI. CHITTACONG wmmm itmuui
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      983 25 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE. LTD Fl CU/AUST TPA/SCA \\NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD j FAR EAST/EUROPE HILLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE a Qwwnl Enquiries: T*l: 27tM77 Tel No Terminal CFS BOOKINGS mum *****53 P.Mam NEPLINE SON. BHD. 3HMB7 K.Lumpur NEPLINE SON. BHO. 1(***** Ponang NEPLINE SON. BHD *****5/*****0/127f61j«7Ht2 J.Bahru NEPLINE SON. BHO. 004****** I
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      363 25 oomam HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO P KELANG. PENANG. BUSAN. INCHON MOJI container to be transhipad at Susan Korea CALLING INCNON DIRECTLY ON 17/06 S PORE AGENTS NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD Tel 7/91)1 n .V90!71 .VSOI6I *****10 *****22 (Operations) *****8; (Te'm.njl) *****1)0 *****04 (CES) MAIAYSIA agents
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      650 25 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD SINSOV BUILDING 55, Market Street Singapore 0104 Tel: *****33 (15 Lines) Terminal Office: *****41/2 Cable Address SINSOV SINGAPORE Telex Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS ***** PENANG P. KELAHG MESSRS HAI THONG SHIPPING 127 Penang Street. Penary Maiays.a M/S HANDLING SYSTEM CO SON
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      371 26 SINGAPORE SHIPPING CORPORATION (PTE.) LTD. TtL 225 6868 <30 Lines- FAX *****39 *****76 TELEX RS ***** A B SSCMA RS ***** A B SSCAD VF.B DE UTF RACHT/SEEREEDEREI RySTQCK INTEGRATED FULL CONTAINER SERVICE TO EUROPE E. THAtIMANN 4/MBI/5 BS/S 6/6 RUHLANO 4/M 11* 17/6 WILHELM PIECK 4/MII/6 82/6 4/7 "VIA
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      161 26 'M u ■m Regional Weather 41 t s 31 v* 'A iS >> W 1 s *3 sN 3 9i SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ANO SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. THIS MORNING. R Thunderstorm Temperature C A W#oth»r W#yJ cVect-oo with tp*t<j «n knots Rom C toady Sfcr WO, h «Mdl ind<ot«d
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      463 27 •FARGO SHIPPING COMPANY(PTE)LTD. to 15 Hoe Chiang Road »13-02 Sanford Building. Singapore 0208 Tel *****22 Tlx ***** FASCO !v ABC CONTAINERIZE N.V. TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND VSL TNT Eiprtu 200 I(VS EM«t Nudi| 201 24/5 ■njuel 203 Antwerp* 2M '".■l7 16 DAYS TO SYDNEY! TO USA/CANADA Also accepting cargo to:USA —Houston.
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      216 27 \\CSP\ CSP SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE. LTD. Tel *****66 (16 Lines) Fa* ***** 15 FIXFD CONSOLIDATION SERVICE fCL/LCL TO: CHINA, HONG KONG, BANGKOK, P.KELANG, KEELUNG, KAOSHIONG, MANILA, GUSAN, TOKYO/YOKOHAMA KOBE, OSAKA, FELIXSTOWE, HAMGORG ALL EUROPE BASE PORTS ALL USA PORTS Also accepts to other destinations. ACCEPTING FCL/LCL AND CONVENTIONAL: MV Tobooj
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      851 27 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Berth Arrival Departure KEPPEL WHARVES Alteson. Songlor PrOgOli Bong lor Mrio Dongm.ng Kola Berlion Kola loio Kola Wong. Km Moduro Pokorti Enom lodnot' lottock Songkhla Novee Slroiit P"de Sunrise Trod# Fair Trident En#f Von Hawk Ah Endeotrour Equator V Jtmon Kim Soon li Kubbar Murroyeveretl Or lunner
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      250 27 TRANS. 1 TRADING AGENCY PTE. LTD. Q] IRAQI LINE IRAQI STATE ENTERPRISE FOR MARITIME TRANSPORT WEST BOUND SERVICE ETA S PORE LOADING FOR MV RORO AL-ZAHRAA 10/S HodMUh. j«*h NV RORO BALQEES 15/5 Hodtrtih j«dd MV BABYLON 10* Hodtrfah J THROUGH B/L* to BAGMOAD UPON REQUEST ACCEPTING CONTAINERS UPTO AQABA
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      594 28 m FINE-LINER SHIPPING PTE LTD I --v I '0 Shenton An 04 0?C Mirini Hoir.e S por»* 0707 TFI *****7/ (a line) TLX RS 77W1 FLINER TAX *****% EUROPE SERVICE irT^TTT^r-TTTMfT ffi i" ib lis is re re FAR EAST SERVICE HiI'AVM W 124/3 127/9 129 ft I*s 2 IVi
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      481 28 ZIM FULL CONTAINER SERVICE acc«p<i«f FCL/LCL urpn to USA East A West Cojit Carribbaan.Eatt Canada, HAITI Costa Rica. El Salvador. Guatemala Honduras VtnMu«U_P»ru. Ecuador. Cofcmfca via Miami. Trinidad. Barbados Antifua St' Lucia. Montsorrat. Guayana via Kinftton 3E3 "1 'I'TMaaTMITITg *'71 T *3 ii.'.'lM-! *****3 ZIM EIUT ZIM KOPER ACCEPTING CARGO
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      453 28 MURRAYEVERET7 THOMASEVERETT if HUGHEVERETT 4 LOADING FOR CHITTAGONG, MONGLA (CHALNA) AND CALCUTTA#, ALSO ACCEPTING CONTAINERS TO CHITTAGONG AND CALCUTTA# Sin|*or« P. Katwif fW MANOIOEVERETT 11/17 May I*2o JOHNEVERETT 27/29 May H/1 MURRAYEVERETT 9/11 Jan 13/14 PREFERENTIAL BERTH IN CALCUTTA AT KID CALL SUBJECT TO INDUCEMENT P S SINGAPORE FAX NO.S32S4K
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      354 29 Seabridgfe INTERCONTINENTAL LINE General/Marketing Agents: SEABRIDGE TRANSPORT SINGAPORE MALAYSIA (A member of the JEURO GROUP ot COMPANIES, Japan) Singapore: *****11 Tlx: R*****1 SEAAIR Fax: *****50 Warehouse at PSA Multistorey Complex: *****06 Malaysia *****33 Tlx: MA***** Fax: *****68 S'QMQIIIBMir. WEEKLY FROM Singapore Port Kelang Penang UK/EUROPE: FAR EAST United Kingdom Bangkok,
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      192 29 ITEX SHIPPING PTE LTD REGULAR LINER SERVICE VESSEL SPORE HAKKIN MARU 7/5 ANNY PATERAS 10/6 LOADING FOR BOMBAY/KARACHI JEDDAH MED/ CONTINENT PORTS TEL UWHI tul nam U BREAKBULK CONTAINER SERVICE T. MOGES P. T. GESURI LLOYD CONVENTIONAL SERVICE TO USA PORTS ETA ETD DESTINATIONS: 16/501 20/ya LOS ANGELES. VANCOUVER WASH.
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      520 29 k i S^nTT ■*j U L' Ii 1 TEL: *****11 PAX: *****47 TELEX: PIS ***** SKHST LCL/FCL SERVICE VESSEL S PORE I HKG 11 i/tm i yum T i-a i i E-M K;M Also accepting cargo to KEELUNG KAOHSIUNG China V >a HONG KONGi p KFIANG BUSAN S japan F
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      602 29 REGULAR LINER SERVICE TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ASEAN DIRECT WEEKLY TO PORT KELANG/PENANG •AT ATTRACTIVE RATES* GLORY SELATAN IX GLORY SELATAN V V M CLORY SELATAN VIU V.71 20/5 BANJARMASIN 10/5 SELAT PANJANC 2V5 6 VESSELS OF LOG CARRIERS 5 VESSELS OF BRAND NEW TWIN DECKERS ON REGULAR LINER SERVICE FROM
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      449 29 P'C G-VOUP PTC CONTAINER LINES FCI/ICL SERVICE SIN PAiIAIT 8/5 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 14/5 BANGKOK 13/5 MANILA 13/5 JAKARTA 7/5 PORT KELANG/PENANG 10/5 BUSAN 11/5 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE 10/5 HONG KONG also accepting cargo to Huangpu/Shenzhen/Fuzhou/ Xiamen/ Xingang/Shanghai m EUROPE 18/5 RDM/HAM/ANT/LE HAVRE/GENOA SIN USA CANADA 8/5 LA./NYC/SFO 8/5 VANCOUVER/TORONTO/MONTREAL SIN AUSTKALIA/NEW ZEALAND SIN
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      350 30 Hai Sun Hup Co (Pte) Ltd Ln ni TEL *****06 (20 Lines) TLX RS ***** RS ***** t\ I \S| K\ K I I\l K II n STRUTS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-R0 HEAVY LIFT! Yokohama 23/5 Nagoya 20/5 Osaka Senboku Mojl 'Subject to carp) inducement NOTE: ALSO CALLING
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      411 30 FOR RELIABLE AND FAST TRANSIT WEEKLY FCL SERVICE VSL Sport |UHa«r* I Connect M»» VSL For Gulf: jutuncha m «s w stuttca*t exp Miami, Mobile, N. DELFT V 142 ufi in nueknkc ATI. New Orleans, NIHON vuz Z3/S wt dosseloorf exp Houston/Mexico Vera Cruz, Mexico City. Alto servinf Halifax, Montreal.
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