The Business Times, 6 December 1988

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 95/12/87 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1988 75 CENTS
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    FINANCIAL NEWS SUMMARY
    269 1 Dow Jones higher WALL STREET stocks gained in early trading yesterday. Traders said stocks were supported by slightly higher bond prices, but a tightly ranged US dollar offered scant encouragement. A purchasing managers' report indicated the economy was growing at a robust pace. The Dow rose six
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    Singapore's office rentals among lowest in world: survey
    727 1  -  Property tax rate remains one of the highest By LEE HAN SHIH Property Correspondent SINGAPORE'S office rentals are among the lowest in the world, but its property tax rate is one of the highest. According to a survey conducted by property consultants
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    Hirohito factor and interest rate fears weigh heavy on regional markets
    239 1 MOST regional stock markets slid lower in reaction to the worsening health of the Japanese Emperor and fears of another round of interest rates hikes in the US. Tokyo started the slide after news that Emperor Hirohito's health had
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    Lock icon M'sian base in Woodlands to stay
    95 1 Bernama MALAYSIAN Defence Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen said yesterday that the Royal Malaysian Navy base in Woodlands, Singapore, was vital to Malaysia's defence and would be maintained. He told Parliament in Kuala Lumpur that the base still had a crucial role to play in
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    Greenback closes firmer
    100 1 THE US DOLLAR yesterday closed firmer against major currencies in Asian money markets following news that Emperor Hirohito's condition had worsened. However, operators avoided holding large positions because trading is expected to slow should the Emperor die. In Tokyo, sterling changed hands at as high as U551.8707.
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    Singapore will play role in implementing Philippine aid plan, says Kan Seng
    489 1  -  By AL O LABITA Jr VISITING Singapore Foreign Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday reiterated the Republic's participation in the US-proposed US$lO billion Marshall Plan-type economic assistance for the Philippines. "Singapore will play a role in the implementation of
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    BG Lee on need for results from Gatt talks
    498 1  -  By PAUL GOPAL SINGAPORE has warned that the multilateral trading system of Gatt may fail unless delegates at the mid-term review of the Uruguay Round of negotiations in Montreal achieve some "tangible results". This warning, by the Minister for Trade and
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      231 1 Full rtpod, PAGE 16 Regional Mkts, PAGE 18 Editorial Comment: 10 The trouble with buy-outs Marketing 10 Winning over the Japanese Brunei 11 Balancing the economy Europe 2 What 1992 has in store for S'pore Rattan industry 3 Concern over rattan accord Sino-Soviet friendship 7 Hanoi's fears Technology 9 Update
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Singapore to benefit from common European market
      307 2  -  OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND BY 1992 By TAN KEE WEE A SINGLE European market by 1992 "offers new and exciting opportunities", a partner of an international accounting firm pointed out yesterday. Singapore businesses need, however, to act immediately if they are to benefit from those
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      Germany's top-selling PC launched here
      375 2  -  By ANNA TEO TRADING HOUSE Behn Meyer has moved into the personal computer market with Schneider a new German PC name that has become Germany's top seller in less than one year. After convincing sales in Europe, Schneider has decided to test the Southeast Asian
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      Venture to develop specialist software set up in S'pore
      227 2 A THREE-WAY computer software joint venture has been set up in Singapore to focus on development of specialist software systems, focusing especially on artificial intelligence (Al). SW International Systems Re Ltd is a joint venture formed by leading UK Information Technology
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      CPF property purchases
      128 2 IN THE FIRST nine months of the year. Singaporeans withdrew a total of $663.8 million from their Central Provident Fund accounts to buy private properties under the approved residential properties scheme. In the whole of 1987. $1,390.8 million was withdrawn under the scheme. Since the scheme was
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      N-level exams: 99.8pc passes
      100 2 A HIGH 99.8 per cent of students the same rate as last year have passed the 1968 N-level examinations. Some 1,100 more students sat for the examinations this year. A total of 10.507 students, or 76.2 per cent, were promoted to Secondary Five Normal, compared with
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      Ngee Ann to offer biotechnology course
      170 3 NGEE ANN Polytechnic will start a full-time biotechnology course in the next academic year to provide training in another fastgrowing high-technology area. A study by Ngee Ann's biotechnology consultant has found that the supply of trained scientific and technical manpower is the "missing link"
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      PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
      185 3 RICHARD TAN SOK PIN has taken up the post of sales manager of Minolta Singapore's copier sales department. Mr Tan, who has been with the company for 10 years, was previously assistant sales manager, a position he had held for the past three years. In his new
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      SCORE chairman re-appointed
      162 3 DARON LIEW Kuan Wye and Brig-Gen (Res) Tan Chin Tiong, the Permanent Secretary (Home Affairs), have been appointed chairman and deputy chairman, respectively, of the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE). The appointments made by Minister for Home Affairs, Professor S Jayakumar are for a further three-term
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      PM Lee congratulates Benazir
      146 3 PRIME MINISTER Lee Kuan Yew has sent his warmest congratulations to Ms Benazir Bhutto, the newlyappointed Prime Minister of Pakistan. In his congratulatory message yesterday, Mr Lee said: "Your appointment to this high office augurs well for the future of Pakistan. Your success as Prime Minister
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      Seow's tax trial adjourned to Saturday
      286 3 THE TAX EVASION trial of lawyer Francis Seow was adjourned yesterday to Saturday after the former So-licitor-General, still in New York seeking medical attention for an apparent heart condition, failed to appear in court. District Court Judge Sarjit Singh postponed the trial, which was
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      More part-time student workers could mean more drop-outs: report
      407 3 THE growing number of students working part-time could lead to a higher drop-out rate in secondary schools, warns a committee looking into the problems of students and early school-leavers The buoyant economy and tight labour market have led fast food companies,
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      KL group concerned over rattan processing accord
      468 3  -  By JOHN TAN MALAYSIAN rattan furniture makers have expressed concern over an agreement under which Singapore companies process rattan in Malaysia for export. But a Singapore industry source told BT the investments across the Causeway were being made following the encouragement of the
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      33 2 Bt m 11f'SSSj Singapore Report for 24 houn prior to 7.30pm on Doc 5 at the Hrs cM mmMm 6.M Rainfall in mm trace Rainfall Ma nrtli 30.7 Rainy daya thla mth 3
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  • ASIA – PACIFIC
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      Lock icon Hanoi fears Sino-Soviet friendship
      309 4 AFP VIETNAM is fearful that a rapprochement between China and the Soviet Union will compromise Hanoi in the process, with Beijing turning the screws for a its troop withdrawal from Cambodia, Western diplomats in Hanoi said. Vietnamese leaders have expressed worries, in private, that Beijing will
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      Lock icon 'Vietnam wants excuse to invade Cambodia again'
      148 4 AFP VIETNAM is withdrawing its troops from Cambodia but intends to invade the country again, according to a leading resistance figure. Prince Norodom Ranarridh, son and right-hand man of former Cambodian monarch Prince Norodom Sihanouk, made the statement in a recent clandestine radio
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      Lock icon 'Arafat should recognise Israel'
      273 4 AFP US SECRETARY of State George Shultz has called on Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat to recognise completely Israel's right to exist in an upcoming address before the UN General Assembly. Mr Shultz, who on Nov 26 denied Mr Arafat's request for a visa
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      Lock icon Burma's opposition party split draws mixed reaction
      149 4 AFP THE BREAK-UP of Burma's strongest opposition party has drawn mixed reaction in Rangoon with the impact of the dismissal of National League For Democracy (NLFD) chairman Aung Gyi still unclear. Mr Aung Gyi, a 60-year-old former brigadier-general, was dismissed on Saturday after
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      Lock icon Former HK governor David Trench dies
      74 4 AFP SIR DAVID TRENCH, who was governor and commander-in-chief of Hongkong from 1964 to 1971, died on Sunday at his home in Dorset, south-west England, aged 73. Sir David, whose long ministerial career in Hongkong started in 1950, was also High Commissioner for the
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      Lock icon Gulf bid to beat competition
      131 4 Reuter GULF ARAB LEADERS meeting in Bahrain this month will consider ways to protect local industries from foreign competition, a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) official said. Abdullah al-Quweiz, assistant sec-retary-general for economic affairs, told al-Siyassah newspaper during the weekend that the six GCC leaders would
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      DAILY AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
      899 4 ARRIVALS Operator Service Local From number tint* SU SO 105 1105 Km HA SM21 1130 SWN OFA OF72 1135 8KK SU SO 201 1145 CGK GU GA940 1150 M£S SU SQ191 1155 PEN THA TG403 1155 SKK TMA TG407 1205 SKK/MDY GU GA900 1210 PKU MAS MH641
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      64 4 Doonesbury mCHABL! HOiAJ COULD YOU LEAVE THE PLACE SUCH A pnr? GIVE ME A BREAK, J.J.! I HAP NO IPSA I MAS 3RJN6/N6A 3ABYHOME. U/HEREARB WE GOING TO PUT HBR? I PUN NO. I GUESS IN turn us... BY GARRY TRUDEAU ARB YOU KIDDING 7 THERE'S NO ROOM IN HERE
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Gatt stalemate threat increases
      645 5  -  By PAUL GOPAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN the US and the European Community over agricultural subsidies threaten to stalemate multilateral trade negotiations started in Uruguay four years ago. The Gatt negotiations which are scheduled to end in two years' time, in 1990, are aimed at liberalising trade in
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      Lock icon Gorbachev tour comes after a week of concessions
      270 5 AFP SOVIET LEADER Mikhail Gorbachev travels to New York this week on the first leg of a new international initiative which crowns a series of significant Soviet concessions aimed at defusing East-West tensions. Soviet officials say Mr Gorbachev, 58, could announce new
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      Lock icon Voters want foreigners in Switzerland to stay
      168 5 UPI A RIGHT-WING MOTION to reduce drastically the number of foreigners in Switzerland was crushed by Swiss voters in a national referendum. The electorate also defeated a trade union motion on Sunday to gradually introduce a 40-hour maximum working week and a left-wing
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      Lock icon Egg-scare lands Currie in hot soup
      243 5 Reuter BRITAIN'S outspoken junior health minister Edwina Currie. who often draws political flak for her tips on healthy living, has taken a beating for scrambling her facts over an egg-poi-soning scare She angered health officials by saying in a television interview on Saturday that
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      11 5 'i ■r Gatt Mid-term Review of the Uruguay Round Montreal 1988
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  • MONEY AND EXCHANGES
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      Options
      1535 6 CURRENCY FUTURES OPTIONS Monday, D«c 5 1988 DEUT3CHEMARK (SIMEX) Dec M calk High Low 8 tafl Dac SS puts Soft 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 4108 3108 2108 1128 358 415 315 215 116 36 5 CA8 CA8 cab 6A 26A 190 A
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      IMM
      228 6 On Friday. IMM currency futures reversed course and erased sharp initial losses made after news of stronger-than-expected November US jobs data Prices dropped at the outset on concern that the report showed enough economic growth and inflation pressures to prod the Federal Reserve to possibly raise the discount rate.
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      Lock icon Municipal bond funds being sought after
      153 6 NYT MUTUAL FUND CUSTOMERS in the US, after a year-and-a-half of hesitation. are again buying long-term municipal bond funds, just as those bonds seem to be growing expensive relative to taxable bonds. Investors moved a net US$l.3 billion into long-term municipal bond funds in
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      Money markets
      65 6 THE OVERNIGHT rate on the Singapore money market fell 5/8 point to close at 5-1/8 per cent yesterday. One month rose 3/16 point, while two months and three months rose 1/8 point each. S$ Interbank rates at the dose yesterday: om» mo Owmgta 5 1/1 5 I mmOi
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      Government securities market
      104 6 Treasury bills Period Issue Yesterday's dosing Day's code Maturity MO OFFER HIGH LOW 3 months KQ*****S 02.03.89 3.31 3.26 3.28 3.24 6 months BY*****Z 23.03.89 3.40 3.35 3.38 3.35 1 year BY*****H 23.11.89 4.24 4.19 4.22 4.15 Government notes and bonds Period Issue Maturity Coupon Yesterday's dosing
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      World Interest rates
      171 6 Indicates the ivwtgt of the prim* landing rata* a 4 12 ma tor banks In B'pors Average of prime or equivalent lending rate on Dec 5 London 13.0% Hongkong 9.5% N«w York 10.5% ftongkok "•5% Tokyo 3.375 Jakarta 23.0% Zurich* 4-5% Kuala Lumpur 7.0% Fronfcfvrt* 5-0% Manila
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      Asian $ market
      200 6 Asian market ASIAN DOLLAR deposit rates closed higher in thin trading yesterday. uss OFFE* BIO 7 days 3/4 S 5/8 1 iwm4>i S 13/16 8 11/16 2 mon/h* 9 9/16 9 7/16 3 ntmnU 9 1/2 9 3/8 6 wmOn 9 1/2 9 3/8 9 —<■ 9 1/2 9 3/8
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      Lock icon Simex
      471 6 BA Futures March Eurodollar futures opened sharply lower on Simex yesterday, but unchanged from the Chicago closing level, at 90.70 following a higher than expected 463,000 gain in November US non-farm payrolls. Market sentiment still remained bearish as renewed speculation of a discount rate hike surfaced. The March contract
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      125 6 FWi 's* we Make Good business Sense These are just some of the reasons Central location that puts you in the heart of the Anson Road Shenton Way Robinson Road business area Expressways that link you to the World Trade Centre and the industnal estates in the east as well
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Forex markets
      624 7 SINGAPORE: It was a meek start to the week yesterday as the market took a breather after Friday's sell-off. The fact that the US dollar could not hold up after the release of a strong US November non-farm payrolls number, was telling. Sentiment remained bearish. However, rumours circulating
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      Foreign Exchange
      225 7 Interbank rates at 3pm yesterday: CWTHC>— Nome WO tel retee OFFER ereee pertly Local dollars to c we unit of foreign currency: US dollar 1.9425 1.9435 2.8196 •31.11 Sterling pound 3.6344 3.6382 7.3469 -50.53 Australian dollar 1.6977 1.7005 3.4286 -50.48 NZ dollar 1.2713 1.2739 3.4286 -62.92 Canadian dollar
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      Lock icon Rise in US jobs points to higher interest rates
      363 7 Reuter A BIG JUMP in new jobs in November fresh evidence of a robust US economy is driving money market interest rates higher but many economists do not expect an imminent increase in the Federal Reserve's key discount rate. Economists said
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      Hitachi Cable tapping capital market for $40m
      162 7 HITACHI CABLE Pte Ltd yesterday signed a $40 million nonunderwritten note issuance facility (NIF) to finance its expansion plans in Singapore. Apart from funding the manufacturing and marketing of new products, such as solderplated wires, proceeds from the five-year NIF will also be
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      D is for deductible, disclosure, drugs, drinks...
      705 7  -  by PAUL FRANKLAND I RETURN TODAY to my occasional insurance dictionary, intended to clear some of the fog shrouding insurance jargon. This week's instalment starts with the letter 'D.' Debris Removal Clause Policies covering buildings, machinery and stock do not always include the
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      425 7 WE'VE GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO GIVE YOU MORE COMFORT. We do not expect our customers to compromise. We build cars for people who demand the best and who insist on luxury and quality of the highest degree For these people we have built the BMW 730iAL. The 730iAL much
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  • COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon KL to seek markets in Africa and Latin America
      174 8 Bernama MALAYSIAN Deputy Prime Minister Qhafar Baba said efforts would be made to explore new markets for the country's primary commodities in Latin America and Africa. He said several trade missions led by ministers would be sent to Latin American and
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      Palm Oil
      324 8 MALAYSIAN crude palm oil futures closed higher yesterday in active trading following the rise last Friday on the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange. Dealers said the better sentiment was further supported by some technical buying. Spot month December rose MsB to Ms97B a tonne, January Msl4 to M 5996
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      Lock icon 'Gatt talks fall to address farmers' problems'
      115 8 AP FARMERS from the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil and other developing nations on Sunday accused their governments of selling out to the United States by supporting its agricultural reform proposal. In a statement issued after a threeday conference, the group of farm organisations and
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      Rubber
      220 8 SINGAPORE: Rubber prices ended sharply higher yesterday with January 1 RSS buyer quoted at 206.00 cents a kg. up six cents from Friday's close On the TSR-20 Award market, prices also closed sharply higher on some buying support in thin trade. January buyer was quoted at 189.00 cents a
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      SSR and SMR
      77 8 (canti/kg) RAS SSt 30 SSt 50 MRELI JANUARY 19M (currant month} NOON •uyar* Satan 1S5.00 187.00N 183.00 185.00N 3 bnn FEMUARY 1988 (forward inonlH) NOON •vyart Silin 1 *5.00 IVjOON 1M.00 1I5MN SMI cv 397JO 399 JON 399JO Ml JON SMS I 291-50 293-50N 293J0 295J0N SMI
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      RAS and MRELB
      271 8 RAS prices in S c*nt*/kg, FOB In b«l* NOON CLOSE Buyers S*ll*rs Buyers S*ll*rs Int 1 RSS Prompt 198.50 199.SON 202.50 203.50N lot 1 RSS Jon 88 202.00 203.00N 206.00 207.00N Int 1 RSS Fob 205.00 206.00N 209.00 210.00N Int 2 RSS OP 197.00 199.00N 200.50 202.50N
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      KL Tin
      164 8 Haavy diapoaal dua to accumulation ovar tha waakand saw tha KLTM tin marfcat slip a cant to M 519.50 a kg in a vary briaf trading aaaalon yaatarday. Tha fall waa limited by equally good buying domand from Europoan and local Interests, with turnovor rising to 104 tonnos
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      Precious Metals
      363 8 HONGKONG: Gold closed slightly lower in moderate trading yesterday on light profit-taking by local and Swiss investors in the afternoon session. Bullion ended at U*****.00/50 an ounce against an initial 429.70/430.20 and compared with Saturday's 429.80/430.20 local finish. On the local market, gold fell HK$9 to close at
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      Lock icon Crude Oil and Products
      155 8 Telerate Fuel oil prices remained relatively steady in the Singapore market on light trade yesterday. Sell prices for CST-180 still hovered around US$76 per tonne (cif/fob Sing) while CST-380 was on offer for sale at U5572.50-USS73 per tonne (fob Sing). Fundamentals were little changed and buyers
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      Produce prices
      197 8 Chinese Produce Exchange Soilors' noon dosing prlcos on Doc 5 (SS/100 kg) Coconut oil Bulk FOB 113.00 OW drum FOB 1 23.00 Now drum FOB 1 27.00 Now drums 2nd hand drums Bulk Local In bulk Copra (MS/iookg) No 1 (ostato) No 2 IsmoNholdort) 173.00 167.*****.00* 155.00 93.00
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      168 8 PHILIPS A PREVIEW 5 Philips *****-based PC I "A Philips MEGADOC Optical Filing System Philips P9QOO UNIX Departmental Computer with ***** CPU UNIX Application Software A BETTER VIEW INFORMATICS '88 HALL 4, WORLD TRADE CENTRE. 8-11 DEC 1988. lIAM-7PM Visit our booth at Informatics '88 for the latest Philips computers
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  • TECHNOLOGY
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      Desktop publishing and word-processing converging
      782 9  -  mmm By JEFFREY TSANG THESE DAYS, when first impressions are everything, companies are paying more attention to, and pouring money into, corporate good looks. The same is true with the presented word. No selfrespecting multinational would be caught dead sending out letters printed on a
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      Aussie firm introduces new inventory-based accounting system
      483 9  -  SINGAPORE'S biggest show on information technology opens on Thursday. While much of the show is aimed at educating the layman on the benefits of IT, it has lots of goodies to interest company men, and is loaded with opportunities for business. Continuing from
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      India becoming important market for computers
      480 9 S SINGAPORE SINFORiWIATICS '88 INDIA is becoming an important market for computers and a respected source of hardware and software. Participants at the Indian pavilion will provide a good representation of the capabilities of the country's electronics industry. Many of these companies show a
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      CASE technology promises quick growth
      232 9 CASE, or Computer-Aided Software Engineering, may be a relative newcomer. but it is acknowledged as one of the most promising growth areas in the software industry. To show off local software exper- tise, CSA Research, a member of the CSA Group, is exhibiting not one,
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      Graphics — the future looks very bright
      379 9 Graphics the future looks very bright HIGH-RESOLUTION graphics is the rage these days. More and more companies and individuals are turning to graphics packages to help them with their work. Even those who are not involved in architecture or design per se are finding graphics important for their presentations and
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      NEC to bank on sophisticated NEAX 2400
      234 9 COMPUTER-MAKER NEC will use as the focus of its display a PABX, or telephone exchange. But the PABX is more than just a telephone exchange. The NEAX 2400, with its sophisticated capabilities of voice and data communications, works to unite the office equipment
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      Nixdorf to show off its mid-range products
      115 9 NIXDORF Computer will have on display a broad range of applications needs in the service, retail, banking and manufacturing industries. Spread over a 144-square-metre booth will be a range of mid-range computers and laptops for general business applications and Nixdorf's answer to CAD/CAM
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      Simple, effective and affordable system
      144 9 SMALL and medium enterprises looking for a computer system for their needs should look at the Mini-Max Computers stand. The company will be displaying OA Link, an en-try-level networking system which allows up to eight workstations to share one PC. AT or 386 system OA
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      93 9 I CREATE II NEW MENU, WE TURNED OVER AN OLD IEAE. Quality never goes out of style. That's why at Nutmegs, you can relax in Art Deco comfort, and listen to good old jazz. All served to a different menu every day of the week. A changing selection of the
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  • PERSPECTIVE
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      The trouble with buy-outs
      509 10 THE LEVERAGED BUY-OUT of RJR Nabisco Inc last week will go into the books as the biggest corporate takeover to date Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co offered to pay $24.5 billion for America's 19th largest industrial company, beating two rivals for the coveted prize. In a
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      Winning over the Japanese
      1442 10 Exporting to Japan is not easy. But it may not be as difficult as some people make it out to be either. LIM SOON NEO taps the experience of Singapore businessmen who have succeeded, as well as one who tried but failed. THEY WENT, they saw,
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      When no praise is real praise
      634 10 FLATTERY IS THE SINCEREST form of rejection. Praise is the weapon the ever-polite Japanese employ in dealing with businesses they do not favour. Consider the experience of Teow Hong Umbrella Factory. "The Japanese are very polite people. The less interested they are in your
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      Balancing Brunei's economy
      737 11 Brunei Darussalam recently announced moves to speed up diversification of its oil-dominated economy. DAVID CHEW of the Foreign Desk, in Brunei recently, examines the conditions which pose problems to diversification. The accompanying articles deal with Brunei's need for an oil conservation policy and how Bruneisation has not
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      The need for an oil conservation policy
      335 11 ALL GOOD THINGS must come to an end. but in the case of Brunei's oil supplies, the day when the oil wells go completely dry is not in sight... perhaps until 25 years later. But time appears to be as precious as its
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        The Sino-British plot
        233 11 Our weekly summary of what regional publications have to aay about isauas of Intarnatfonal intaraat. HONGKONG "HONGKONG'S promised passage to democracy is devolving into a long march towards a dead end under Communist China s rule. The latest step was last week's draft constitutional proposal that the
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        Debtors looking restless
        173 11 THE PHILIPPINES "LAST WEEK the Philippines Senate passed a bill which would limit foreign debt repayments to 20 per cent of merchandise export revenues. Legislators, fed up with creditor intransigence in re-negotiating the country's US$2B.3 billion foreign debt, passed the bill despite warnings that it would put
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        Unified pact
        241 11 OPEC "THERE IS a strong reason to doubt the effectiveness of the Opec agreements on a production ceiling of 18.5 million barrels a day (mpd) and a price target of US$lB per barrel for the first half of next year. But it is still encouraging that the 13-member
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        Boosting trade with China
        212 11 MALAYSIA "LAST WEEK Malaysia and China signed two agreements their fourth and fifth since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1974 to boost bilateral trade, promote economic co-operation between the two countries, and strengthen their mutual relationship. The investment guarantee agreement was signed by Trade and
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        Extending a good idea
        293 11 "IN ITS 19 years of existence, the New Economic Policy (NEP) has never been free of the passions and suspicions that exercise the several racial communities in the country and the various political parties which safeguard and champion ethnic interests "Now that the NEP is due
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      Bruneisation and the foreign workers
      412 11 BRUNEISATION, the policy of giving priority in jobs and professional training to citizens over non-citizens, is regarded by the government as a social, cultural and political goal. Foreign workers in Brunei would understandably be affected by the policy in that they would have to make
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      770 12 BOOKS NYT TWELVE YEARS after basking in the glory of his Pulitzer Prizewinning roots. Tennessee author Alex Haley is back on the book promotion circuit. "That's not to say I haven't been working on books," Haley, 67, said in a recent interview to discuss A Different
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      1079 13 ARCHAEOLOGY AP THE WORLD knows Tutankhamun as a do-nothing teenage pharaoh whose claim to fame is his tomb, but a researcher says the real Tut is a victim of an ancient cover-up. Eight years ago, American Ray Johnson began piecing together a scene carved in
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      655 13 16 17 CRYPTIC PUZZLE ACROSS 3 See bowlers, perhaps, in conversation (5) 8 Like a number five, initially (5) 10 Bikini, say (5) 11 Red as a horse, this drink! (3) 12 Gerry's Irish rhyme (5) 13 Rolling stones (7) 15 It's grand to be slack when you mend windows.
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      Lock icon Lendl to face Becker in Nabisco Masters showdown
      638 14 UPI IVAN LENDL, playing his best tennis in three months, reached the final of the Nabisco Masters in New York for the ninth consecutive year on Sunday, and will meet a familiar opponent for the championship in Boris Becker. Lendl. who came
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      SLTA taking cautious stand on split in men's circuit
      441 14  -  By WALTON MORAIS THE Singapore Lawn Tennis Association will adopt a "wait-and-see'' approach to the split in the world tennis circuit between the players' association and the Men's Tennis Council. "Unless we know the exact mechanism of this new circuit formed
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      Lock icon Germans whip Mexicans in Fed Cup
      165 14 AP DEFENDING CHAMPION West Germany beat Mexico 3-0 yesterday to advance to the second round of the Federation Cup women's team tennis competition at Melbourne's National Tennis Center. Singles players Sylvia Hanika and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch each scored straight-set wins over inexperienced opponents to seal
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      Lock icon Redskins in dire straits
      243 14 AFP DEFENDING Super Bowl champions Washington Redskins kept their slim play-off chances alive on Sunday with a last-second 20-19 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Washington. Chip Lohmiller kicked a 44yard field goal with one second left in the game to level the Redskins record at
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      Lock icon Soviets to make bid for America's Cup in 1991
      317 14 AP THE SOVIET UNION will enter four yachts in the 1991 competition for the America s Cup, the first Soviet attempt to claim the prize that historically has been contested by wealthy yachtsmen and their exclusive private clubs. Timir Pinegin, the
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      Lock icon Irwin shows some of the old fire in Bicentennial tournament
      377 14 Reuter AFTER SEVERAL lean years. Hale Irwin, the American golfing superstar of the *****, has rediscovered his old touch. With so many talented young players on the circuit, Irwin, at 43, is now considered a veteran. But last week, he
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      Lock icon Fulton Allem wins Million Dollar Challenge
      267 14 AP FULTON ALLEM of South Africa shot a 10-below-par 62 on Sunday to win a million dollars, golf's richest prize, in the fourday Million Dollar Challenge. "I do accept that out of the eight players that were here I didn't have the record that
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      87 14 ONE OF THE KBYS TO MASTERING THE 60IOO YARD PITCH SHOT IS TO INCORPORATE Ltd ACTION INTO THE SW'NG... y* LEG ACTION HELPS YOU TO CONTROL THE TRAJECTORY AND DISTANCE OF THE SHOT, AND ALLOWS YOU TO HIT THE BALL CRISPLY v FROM THE TURF s. W u iairivs: FROM
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  • COMPANIES & STOCK MARKETS
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      Sime Darby moving decisively downstream as well as overseas
      470 15 SIME DARBY Bhd, Malaysia's largest plantation conglomerate and every fund manager's favourite, is moving decisively downstream as well as overseas. Already heavily involved in tyre manufacture under its DMIB subsidiary, the group has sketched out a role for itself in the
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      South Pacific Textiles trebles after-tax profit
      346 15 SOUTH PACIFIC Textiles Industries (SPTI) Bhd, a subsidiary of Berjaya Corp, has nearly trebled its group after-tax profit to M 513.08 million for the year ended Sep 30, 1988. While half of the 41-per-cent growth in turnover was due to a full-year contribution from
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      Lock icon Jerneh embarks on strategy for growth
      141 15 Bernama JERNEH Insurance Corp Sdn Bhd, the insurance arm of the Kuok group of companies, is confident that 1989 will continue to be a year of growth and will present more opportunities for the company to continue its push for more rapid growth. Chairman
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      Parkway confirms Spanish venture
      171 15 PARKWAY HOLDINGS LTD has confirmed in a statement that it owns a plot of land in Spain. But it has not made plans for the property yet. It was responding to a BT story on Dec 1 that Parkway is developing a tourist resort in Spain
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      COMPANY BRIEFS
      207 15 Inno-Paclflc Holdings Lid's directors have decided to fix the subscription price of its TSR 1994 at $1.30. The TSR is being proposed in connection with its proposed three-for-two rights issue of up to 46.05 million shares of $1 each at $1.30. Wormald Pacific Lid's whol-ly-owned subsidiary, Juncrown Ltd.
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      C & C after-tax profits rise to $19.69 m
      418 15  - C C after-tax profits rise to $19.69 m Turnover jumps 60pc to $366 m By ELAINE KOH CYCLE CARRIAGE Ltd. distributor for Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi, posted a one-third rise in after-tax profits to $19 69 million, thanks to the strong demand for new cars following the economic recovery. Turnover jumped
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      Lock icon Rashid Hussain eyes financial services
      296 15 Bernama RASHID HUSSAIN Bhd, the first stockbroking company in Malaysia to be listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, will identify and venture into new financial services, chairman Abdul Rashid Hussain said yesterday. Rashid Hussain Bhd (RHB) has formed a number of companies related to
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        Market slides as institutional investors keep to sidelines
        1159 16  -  -by JOCELYN TOH THE SINGAPORE stock market slid from the opening bell amid worrying news that filtered down from the international financial markets. Analysts, however, were not unduly worried about the fall in share prices as long as the drift was gradual.
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        COMPANY MEETINGS
        115 16 LINGUI DEVELOPMENTS Berhad: 20th AGM at Ballroom Prince 3. Prince Hotel, Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur on Thursday Dec 8 at 9.30 am. LUM CHANG HOLDINGS Ltd: 6th AGM at Board Room of the office of the company, 38 Kim Tian Road #03-00, Kim Tian Plaza on Dec 9
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        APPROVED ISSUES
        84 16 Company RIGHTS ISSUE Spore land One 2% unsecured loon Hoc* wit* (Je'acNobJe warrants for every ordinary shore held Each $2 nominal value loan stock will be olloted one warrant, convertible anytime within live years Ex-dote Nov 28 Books close Dec 8 Company OTHERS Ind Oxygen Restricted oHer for
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        PROPOSED ISSUES
        304 16 Company RIGHTS ISSUE C 1 Holdings 27 million loan stocks in the ratio of (3 loon stock for every five ordinary shares held D C Bonk One-for-two @|0 75 per stiore Duta Cons One for one $1 10 per shore F A C B One for one JO
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      SES SHARE INFORMATION
      5740 16 11 UUk n»gn Mt Low Tel Cod* Company Laat Sale DEC 06 OCGr's Dtv Dtv C'VT Qr'a rid Net P/E Vol f000) Day High Low Laat Buyer Quote Seller M Cap Smll SECTION ONE INDUSTRIAL I COMMERCIAL 141 85 218 187 135 460 209 350 129 167
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        KL ends lower on dull trade
        3425 17 SHARE PRICES on the Kuala Lumpur stock market finished lower across the board yesterday on selling pressure in lacklustre trading A dealer attributed the softer sentiment to declines in the overseas stock markets He said the local bourse is very sensitive to negative developments
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        Lock icon Bhopal govt seeks private settlement
        708 18 Court settlement seems more distant than ever AFP THE BHOPAL government favours an out-of-court settlement with the US multinational Union Carbide Corp for the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, a senior official has said. "It is admitted that the legal proceedings are long-winded." Madhya Pradesh state
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        Lock icon Mitsubishi Electric revises forecast
        363 18 Reuter MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Corp has revised upward its forecast group net profit for the year ending March 31 to 48 billion yen from an earlier predicted 35 billion, a company spokesman said. Mitsubishi Electric earned a profit of 22.21 billion yen in 1987/88. Group sales are
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        Lock icon Western Mining settles mine deal
        126 18 Reuter WESTERN MINING Corp Holdings Ltd has settled the purchase of a 60 per cent stake in the mothballed Agnew nickel mine from BP Australia Ltd, a British Petroleum Co pic unit. The Western Australian state government has approved the deal. Western Mining said in
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        Lock icon American Airlines bid
        125 18 Reuter A BID by American Airlines for part of Air New Zealand Ltd is part of a plan to expand the US airline's South Pacific presence, Donald Carty. a senior vicepresident. has said. American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp, is bidding for up to 7.5 per
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        555 18 Tokyo Reuter TOKYO share prices closed easier yesterday but well above their lows in thin trade after concern about a sudden worsening in Emperor Hirohito's health in the morning abated somewhat, brokers said. "It's a very slow and quiet market. Investors were shocked by the news of
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        Lock icon Sixth consecutive fall
        456 18 Australia Reuter AUSTRALIAN STOCKS closed easier in thin trading yesterday to post the sixth consecutive fall in the absence of a positive lead from overseas markets. Brokers said the release of higher-than expected US employment figures last Friday, which prompted a 10-point drop in New York, renewed
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        Shares finish slightly higher
        1404 18 Hongkong HONGKONG STOCKS bucked the international trend yesterday to close slightly higher in a day ot active trading led by property counters. "Hongkong seems to have become detached from Wall Street and could rise another 90 points or so," an analyst with a UK broking house
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        Lock icon Taipei: Another plunge
        611 18 Reuter TAIWAN share prices dived again yesterday after a record plunge on Saturday and there were continuing indications that powerful speculators were cashing in their chips on the casino-like bourse, brokers said. "There are signs that the big players are getting out of the market,'' said John
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        Lock icon Manila: Buoyant market
        101 18 Reuter MANILA share prices rose across the board in active trading yesterday following sharp gains in gold which offset the drop in copper prices as mining issues continued to dominate, brokers said. "This is all a matter of positioning for next year,'' said Louie Carlos of Wolff
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        Lock icon Bombay: Prices fall
        150 18 Reuter SHARE PRICES fell in Bombay yesterday after the stock exchange authorities raised deposit margins on purchases and sales to curb excess speculation, brokers said. Purchase margins on 32 leading shares went up to 30 per cent from 20 and on sales to 20 per cent from
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        Lock icon NZ: Buyers absent
        157 18 Reuter ONCE AGAIN, an almost complete dearth of buying interest yesterday saw the New Zealand share market close at its lowest level since March 4. Volumes were slim as the Barclays Index dropped 28.30 points to close at 1,795.00. Brokers said the usual scenarios of political uncertainty,
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        Lock icon Seoul: Index breaks 850
        182 18 Reuter SEOUL share prices soared across the board yesterday, with the index breaking 850 as the announcement of a massive Cabinet shake-up touched off bullish sentiments, brokers said. "Investors reacted favourably to the reshuffle as they expected the new appointments to help secure political stability and
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        Lock icon US Congress getting ready to examine leveraged buyouts
        783 19 NYT PROMPTED BY the nearly US$25 billion deal that will soon put RJR Nabisco Inc into new hands, the US Congress is preparing to scrutinise leveraged buyouts and various related issues. Senior members and staff aides say the inquiries could result in
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        Lock icon Computer companies accuse US navy of favouring IBM
        297 19 NYT SIX MAJOR computer service companies have accused the US Navy of unfair bidding procedures that result in the award of almost every large-scale data processing contract to the same manufacturer the International Business Machines Corp. The computer companies said the navy
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        Lock icon Drexel bracing itself for indictment
        542 19 NYT OREXEL BURNHAM Lambert Inc has told its employees that the criminal charges expected to be filed against the securities firm will include obstruction of justice and that the settlement talks to avert an indictment have reached a crucial stage. The firm also indicated in
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        803 19 Beijing embarks on its boldest economic experiment NYT IN ITS MOST ambitious financial experiment. China's government is planning to turn the stateowned companies that dominate its economy into enterprises that issue stock. Even foreign investors could buy shares of those companies under some
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        Lock icon British Steel flotation 3.3 times subscribed
        217 19 Reuter THE CONSERVATIVE government's flotation of shares in British Steel was 3.3 times subscribed but all 650,000 applicants will be given some stake in the £2.5 billion sell-off, financial advisers have said. The success of the issue. one of many by rightwing Prime Minister
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        Lock icon Blinder linked to US$500m fraud case
        192 19 NYT AMERICAN COURT documents have reported a link between Blinder. Robinson Co, the biggest penny stock broker in the US. and principal figures in a US$5OO million international securities fraud. The documents, unsealed by a US magistrate in Denver last Thursday, concern a joint
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        Lock icon EUROPEAN MARKETS ROUNDUP
        639 19 Reuter MILAN: Italian shares yesterday drifted lower at the closing in thinner volume estimated at 130 billion lire compared with 161 billion on Friday, dealers said. The MIB index slipped 0.50 per cent to end at 1,206. Dealers said concern over rising international interest rates contributed to
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      Lock icon Roh carries out major Cabinet reshuffle
      504 20 Bid to erase 'negative legacies UPI SOUTH KOREAN President Roh Tae-woo carried out a major overhaul of his administration yesterday, hoping to liquidate "negative legacies" he had inherited from his predecessor Chun Doo-hwan and ensure further democratic reforms and economic development. Mr Roh has
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      Lock icon Newly-appointed Korean economic chief takes aim at imbalances
      356 20 Reuter SOUTH KOREA'S new economic chief has said that he will give top priority to redressing economic imbalances caused by all-out expansionist policies in the past. Cho Soon, named by President Roh Tae-woo as Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Economic
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      Lock icon No merger or takeover planned for Heineken and Bols
      159 20 Reuter DUTCH brewing group Heineken NV and distiller NV Koninklijke Distilleerderijen Erven Lucas Bols are discussing cooperation in certain unspecified areas but no merger or takeover is planned, a spokeswoman for Heineken said in Amsterdam yesterday. She said both companies expected
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      Lock icon Indonesia may need to turn to nuclear power
      165 20 Reuter INDONESIA, Asia's major oil exporter, will eventually have to use nuclear power to supply its own energy needs, Research and Technology Minister Yusuf Habibie said yesterday. Java will need to be able to produce 27,000 megawatts of electricity by the year
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      Four software pirates hit by raids at Funan Centre
      484 20  -  By WILLIAM CHIA FOUR COMPUTER GAMES distributors at Funan Centre were yesterday hit by raids aimed at curbing the sale of pirated computer games. Pirated software sales have been staging a comeback following their prohibition in last year's Copyright Act. Mr
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      Lock icon Australia to hold inquiry into racial violence
      218 20 AFP AUSTRALIA will hold a national inquiry into racial violence in the country, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission announced in Sydney yesterday. The inquiry will be conducted by Federal Race Discrimination Commissioner Irene Moss, who said in a statement that there
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      Lock icon US business to brace for bad year in 1989: economist group
      401 20 AP US ECONOMIC growth will slow dramatically next year, reflecting weaker consumer spending and rising inflationary pressures, said the National Association of Business Economists yesterday. They also said Presidentelect George Bush should make reducing the budget deficit his first
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        Lock icon Commitment on troop withdrawal
        50 20 AFP ONCE Vietnamese troops are withdrawn from Cambodia they will not go hack again, even if the Khmers Rouge returned to power. Vietnamese Vice-Foreign Minister Tran Quang Co said. "Once is enough," he told the International Herald Tribune in an interview published in Paris yesterday. AFP
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        Lock icon US managers' index slows
        65 20 Reuter THE US ECONOMY posted a slightly slower growth rate in November as export orders declined and employment expanded briskly, according to the National Association of Purchasing Management. The Purchasing Managers' composite index dipped to 56.6 per cent from 56.8 per cent in October. However, it
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        Lock icon Taiwan to legalise market
        51 20 AP TAIWAN plans to legalise a huge underground futures market that critics say has turned into a gambling enterprise. according to Vice-Eco-nomics Minister Li Mo. He said in Taipei yesterday that the government had decided in principle to take steps to open up Taiwan's financial market.
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        Lock icon Protocol on membership
        64 20 Bernama A PROTOCOL is being drawn up to enable countries close to the South-east Asian region to seek Asean membership, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Abu Hassan Omar said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Membership of Asean was open to any country in the region provided it accepted the
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        Lock icon Letters of invitation sent
        46 20 Bernama NEW UMNO headquarters yesterday sent letters to five former Umno Supreme Council members officially inviting them to join the council. New Umno secretary-general Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said in Kaula Lumpur that party membership application forms were attached to the letters. Bernama
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        76 20 AP AN UNLIMITED number of Soviet candidates will be entitled to state-paid advertising and a campaign staff in their election campaigns for a new national legislature early next year, according to an election law published on Sunday. The law was pushed through the Supreme Soviet Parliament
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      Lock icon Malaysian ringgit seen moving within narrow range
      244 20 Reuter MALAYSIA'S sound economic fundamentals may strengthen the ringgit over the near term, the DBS Bank said yesterday. However, the bank said in a research report that the ringgit would not be allowed to appreciate significantly given the official policy of maintaining export
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      Lock icon New phase in Sino-Soviet ties: Tass
      91 20 AFP SINO-SOVIET relations will move into a "new phase when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev holds a summit meeting with Mr Deng Xiaoping in the first half of next year, Tass said yesterday. The Soviet news agency's comment came after Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen
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      172 18 METRO HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 65 Chulia Street #19-00, OCBC Centre, Singapore 0104 on December 21,1988 at 11.00 a.m. to consider, and if thought fit,
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      6 18 Th« Bangkok market was dOMd ywtarday.
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      417 19 NOTICES In the Matter of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 and In the Matter of HAVFUGL SHIPPING PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Winding Up) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap. 50 that the FINAL GENERAL MEETING of Members of the abovenamed Company will
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      395 19 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ACI SINGAPORE PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed company duly convened and held at 30, Tuas Road, Singapore 2263, on the 2Sth
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      257 19 Since 1735 there has never been A QUARTZ BIANCPAIN WATCH. And there never will be. V A. V V V. V Mooe s'Kiw 6595-1418-58 Blanc paiN Faithful to the traditional art of watchmaking, each watch is still assembled, polished and finished by hand by the individual watchmaker. i In all,
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      163 20 The art of fine living. Beautifully furnished dining rooms, separate fully equipped kitehens, elegant one or two bedroom suites right in the heart of ()rchard Road At The Aseott. we take pride in giving our elients their own home. A spacious, private living environment that offers the ultimate in luxury
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      127 20 The Comex gold and silver reports were not available i A WORLD-CLASS SUPPLIER OF QUALITY PRODUCTS From fibre optics to furniture, from forestry equipment to pharmaceutical products Ontario has got it all. And, at very competitive prices. Your business could enjoy costsavings on supplies, or earn high profits from the
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      S'pore no longer a flag of convenience
      349 21  -  By LINDA CHEE SINGAPORE will no longer be a flag of convenience from Jan 1 next year. After eight long years of lobbying, the powerful International Transportworkers" Federation (ITF) has finally decided to drop its campaign against Singapore-registered ships provided they sign collective
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      Local maritime unions turning to foreign-flag ships
      227 21 SINGAPORE maritime unions have started covering foreignflag ships in a bid to create more job opportunities for members. Union sources say so far two foreign-flag vessels have come under the new scheme. While local seafarers will be given priority, the shipowners can now
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      NOL to add two vessels to regional box service
      176 21 NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES (NOL) is to introduce two bigger and faster vessels to its weekly fixed-day regional container service. This service, which calls at Singapore, Kaohsiung, Keelung and Hongkong, is part of NOL's efforts to upgrade its service. The two 1,500-TEU
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        Lock icon Odessa seriously hit by snowstorm
        67 21 Reuter HEAVY RAIN and snow have caused serious damage in the Soviet Black Sea port of Odessa over the weekend, television reports said in Moscow on Sunday. Hundreds of trees and thousands of electricity pylons were levelled, and television and radio programmes, as well as
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        Lock icon Four arrested for delaying ship
        125 21 AP FOUR PROTESTERS were arrested last Sunday for trying to block the arrival of a cargo ship laden with rain forest timber from Malaysia. Sydney police said. About 80 demonstrators, in assorted water craft, delayed the docking in Sydney Harbour of the Tiang for about
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        Lock icon Greek tanker refloated
        82 21 Reuter A GREEK OIL TANKER which ran aground off the Italian coast in high seas was refloated after a 48-hour operation to prevent it spilling its load, port officials said in Rome on Sunday. The AlfaSea, carrying more than 60,000 tonnes of crude, was eased free using
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        147 21 Bernama FIFTEEN CREW MEMBERS from an Indonesian cargo ship survived after their vessel sank in stormy weather near Senggarang in Parit Botak, 40 km from Batu Pahat last Thursday. Malaysian police said the ship, K M Setia, registered under Syarikat P T Burung Laut, Belawan,
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      Lock icon Tokyo likely to allow foreign crews on Japanese-flag ships
      634 22 Reuter JAPAN is likely to approve mixed manning of Japanese registered vessels using lowcost Asian sailors as a way to avoid losing national flag carrying ships needed for security. Shipping industry sources said in Tokyo last week that high manning costs,
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      INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
      782 22 A8 Shpg V 5 ABC Container IX 1 Accord Shpg VI 3 Alltrans VII 3 Anro Service IV 2/3 ANl 1 1/2 ARC tine V 4 API III 2/3 Arrow lines IX 5 ASCI III 1 Awards Shpg V 4 Balt-Canoda line VII 4/5 Bait-Orient line VII
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      315 22 Reuter THE OUTLOOK for the US shipbuilding industry is grim. Shipbuilders Council of America executive Nick Baker said. "There are no new merchant vessels under construction or on order at any US shipyard and few near term prospects," said Baker at the 1988 International Work
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      Lock icon Finland sets up group to study rationalisation of shipyards
      195 22 Reuter THE FINNISH GOVERNMENT is setting up a group to study ways of helping the country's shipyards cope with international over-capacity in the industry. It said last Friday that the group would report by the end of this month on the
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      Lock icon Moller all set to order nine container ships
      284 23 Lloyd's List LEADING Danish shipping group AP Moller will shortly announce orders for nine container ships which could be worth around 1.6 billion Danish kroner (US$239 million). Six of tho vessels are expected to be constructed at the Odense/Lindo yard in Denmark
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      Hongkong port needs to keep up with developments
      451 23  -  By VONNIE BISHOP HONGKONG'S director of marine, Mr Oerick Hall, hinted last week that the port may be run on entirely different lines in future and may no longer be able to consider itself as having no competitors. Kaohsiung in Taiwan, he
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      249 23 AFP THE DECISION by Opec to curtail production by some four million barrels a day from January, with an expected increase in crude prices, galvaniaed activity over the past week on the tanker market. In their latest report, London brokers E A Gibson said that charterers were seeking
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      Manila working out shipbuilding programme
      333 23  -  By AL O LABIA Jr THE PHILIPPINES is drawing up a comprehensive shipbuilding programme for inclusion in next year s 16th yen loan offer of the Japanese government The programme, according to officials last week, is being worked out by an inter-agency committee composed of
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      LONDON FREIGHTS
      1328 28 FURTHER evidence on Friday that the market for Panamax grain fixing out of the US Gulf has softened slightly was provided by the reported fixing of a vessel bound for Japan at either U5523.50 or 524 basis combination discharge ports, shipbrokers said This compared with $24.50 previously and
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due... and when
      3293 28 AARHUS Vill* de Neptune CM 0 Afretlement Ok 5 City of Edinburgh Triot Dk S<PK) Luo He Chine Ocean Ok S Ned Deiima ScanOulcht Ok 5 Kang He China Ocean Ok B M Pan* Maersk Line Ok S Kamakura Trwt Ok
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      1311 28 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES d *,205® i«.oh'®'0 17 olongside 06 12/2300 w H 6 a oiongMt, Q612 1500 Berth Arrival Departure v 0 ior jii 0.0^,*****800 KFPPFI WU1DUCC Amoa Moiu jl 06IZ 1«00 09 1205® •VtfftL WMAHVtS Aul« Se-oyo Jl OJ I2Q300 0612/2300 *33 ok>«gs4e 08 12,1800 Del.
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      706 21 TIMES STP Distributors dedicated to Quality Service jAROINE SHIPPING AGENCIES 200 Cantonment Road #12-0} Sogtnpomt. Singapore 0206 Tal *****11 Teta»RS ***** Facsimile *****09 TERMINALS Tal *****18 *****19. *****20 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE INQUIRIES ANO BOOKINGS Tal *****3 M PESAAA JAROINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SON BMO PORT KELANG Tal *****18 Talax MA *****,
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      77 21 mm JAPAN is likely to approve mixed manning of Japanese registered vessels using low-cost Asian sailors as a way to avoid losing national flag carrying ships needed for security. Page II LEADING Danish shipping group AP Moller will shortly announce orders for nine containerships which could be worth around 1.6
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      627 21 ODESSA r*SH OCEAN LINE BLACK SEA SHIPPING COMPANY Regular Services From SOUTH EAST ASIA TO MEDITERRANEAN PORTS Agent: Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Pte Ltd. TEL: *****33 MAERSK LINE LOUIS M 8902 In Pt LEISE M 8902 tJ/12 LARS M 8902 20/12 LAURA M 8902 27/12 REGINA M 8902 3/1 LEXA
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      495 22 Hapag-Lloyd ll CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT KAMAKURA LARGS BAY MEONIA VILLE DE BORDEAUX TOKYO BAY LONDON EXPRESS CARDIGAN BAY ROTTERDAM/ ANTWERP P KELANG SOUTHAMPTON HAMBURG BHE MERHAVEN CONTAINER SERVICE FROM UK/CONTINENT VOY NO HAMBURG BREMER-1 R OAM/ ANTWERP LE HAVRE AMPTON P KELANG S PORE HONGKONG HSIUNG TOKYO BAY CARDIGAN
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      25 22 Momh 3n rv,ces re P r esented by Members of the Registry of Accredited (?#*{SiW\ qh!nn' n9 4 9en,S Singapore National UjftSjFr/ Shipping Association. NSMBPKr
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      553 22 NOTICES SHIP-OWNER Wishes to purchase a semi-container vessel. Capacity 250 teus about 8 to 10 yrs old. Equipped with 2 x 30 tons cranes and about 10 reefer plugs B.T. Box *****, 390 Kim Seng Road Singapore 0923 POLISH OCEAN LINES TO EUROPE CONTAINERISED SERVICE (MEMBER OF EACON SCRIVCE) I
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      27 22 M.V. 'YAMAK' BUILT 1985 LOADING SINGAPORE 7-16/12/88 TO DAR-ES-SALEM/ BBRA/ MAPUTO For bookings please contact MAGELLAN MARITIME SHI VICES PTE LTD TEL: *****66 FAX: *****25 TLX: *****
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      1260 23 a The Straits Steamship Group P&O Containers CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT: MMAKURA CITY Of EDINBURGH LA ma (AT IK (MIA TOKYO BAY LONDON EXPRESS CARDIGAN BAT BENALOER Also Accepting Cargo For: H»"torg H) Copenhagen. Ajrhui. GMlwiburf. Ma I mo. Stockholm. Holt ink, Sondorturg Rotterdam to Antwo Amterfem. Oslo Batle Zurich
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      610 23 fcXv> It is perhaps a virtue to preserve the good things of yesterday, as long as one is aware of the alternatives of tomorrow. This is what we want to drum into you. Pteaae turn to back page of Shipping Time* EUROPE VESSEL DUTCH SENATOR JlTili'jW, TAIWAN SEMATM WF HI
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      558 24 HXSINOSE MARITIME PTE LTD ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES Singapore Loading for IRAN MANALLATI PJLS66 SLD BANDAR ABBAS TkYOWT KYOWA LINE SOUTH PACIFIC SERVICE MOTHER VSL KYOWA HIBISCUS V 34 KYOWA VIOLET V 23 LOAD FOR VILA, NMA. LTK, SUVA. PAGO. APIA VILA. NMA. LTK, SUVA. PAGO. APIA CUAM/SAIPAN
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      843 24 HAN JIN SHIPPING CO., LTD. FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE I TO EUROPE VIA SUEZ A member of the Ace Consortium i OUTBOUND SERVICE TO U S A /CANADA TIS WT LIM HAUL *U PUS, UE HANJIN KUNSAN PI WU I PUS. ME HANJtN KWANGTANC am pus. we hani in scout m
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      106 24 INDIA STEAMSHIP FORTNIGHTLY EXPRESS CONTAMER SERVICE TO INDIA SRI LANKA Subpct to mriucanwM Agents:- SHARIKAT TRANS-ORIENT SDN. SHD. SINGAPORE *****10, *****5S PORT KELAMG: 3M7IM/5 R a LIN LIN SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 1. tbfMin* Road MS 01 Central Builtfinf Stnfapore 0105 Td U»|l t U3H22 WEEKLY SERVICE S POfiE TO KiCHING
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      1200 24 EVERGREEN Full Container Service Round-The-World East Bound (FE/CARIB/USEC/EURO/FE) EVER GROWTH EVER GRAND EVER an EVER GOLDEN EVER CLOU EVER GENIUS EVER GIANT SGP NKC KSC KLG PUS OSK TYO CHS •7/12 11/12 12/12 14/12 17/12 21/12 24/12 1302 17/12 1102 802 2202 27/U 802 wu atu am mm mm mm
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      818 25 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES PIL Building, 140 Cecil Street, 03-00 Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE JAKARTA CONTAINER SERVICE SURARAYA/SEMARANG CONTAINER SERVICE SIN 7/12 a/i 2 14/12 17/12 21/12 SIN 11/12 12/12 21/12 27/12 2t/12 VESSEL SEA HAWK SMO OCEAN SEA HAWK HAI GUANG SEA HAWK SIN SLO SLD
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      493 25 BEN LINE CONTAINERS TASMAN JEBSEN NEW ZEALAND LINE TO NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI AND NEW ZEALAND SIN MAIN LINE 10/12 E.R BRUSSELS 12/12 ER BRUSSELS 3S 23/12 TA NAVIGATOR *1 8/1 TA 1 FROM NEW ZEALAND MAIN LINE AKL NAP TIM TGA HKG(TS) SIN ACRITAS 3N 1/11 Vll 19/11 4/12 11/12
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      616 25 DJASAGETRI A Joint Europe Service Of: P.T. DJAKARTA LLOYD P.T. 6ESURI LLOYD P.T. SAMUDERA INDONESIA P.T. TRIKORA LLOYD EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES SINGAPORE TO EUROPE VSL/VOY L.J BONTANG/16WB SRIWIJAYA 25W8 KUTAI/16WB ANTWERP H BURG/ RDAM/AOAM BREMEN Sub|*d to Inducement. Also accepting cargo to Caaebienca, Port Said, Port Alexandria, Ganoa, Trleata
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      411 25 rage BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES HTONEYWA V24OW PA AN VI3IW PAGAN V 134 BURMA FIVE STAR SHIPPING CQHPDRATiniI (Burmese National Line) Loading for Rangoon S'pore P Kelang Penang Bangkok 12/14 Dec Nov/6 Dec 15/17 Doc BANK LINE SPf!jL C 9t < L TAIN ER irp hEavy lift CAPABiI ITv NORTHBOUND TO
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      600 26 'K'linb KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA. LTD. ORIENTAL FORTUNE NEPTUNE JADE ORIENTAL FAIR RAINBOW BRIDGE N. AMERICA-ATLANTIC COAST VOY 'INDO •PK/PNG 6/12 14/12 21/12 28/12 ORIENTAL FORTUNE NEPTUNE JADE ORIENTAL FAIR RAINBOW BRIDGE N. AMERICA PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST MOTHER VESSEL BROOKLYN BRIDGE GEORGE W BRIDGE MANHATTAN BRIDGE HENRY H BRIDGE N. AMERICA PACIFIC
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      295 26 Accepting LCL and containerised cargo** Direct to South Africa S pore Durban P Eli] Accepting Containers Only VAAL 6739F 13/12 24/12 27/12 VENTO 1004F 20/12 3/1 8/1 NEDLLOYD COLOMBO 6838F 28/12 8/1 10/1 OSAKA MARU 6943 F 9/1 20/1 22/1 JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES (REG *****4 OOK) 200 CANTONMENT RCAD #'.2
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      800 26 /M AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE Accepting FCL/FCL Containers HAL DAS 40 TUIS DAS 39 HAt OAS V 41 TUISIDAS V 40 P Helanj Penang .aiding tor B» 'etOer B, fttOf 26 Dec 2i Dec frer MeR) Sydn Adel 24 Jan 24 Jar btrr M»lb Sfdn Adel 24 Feb 24 Feb
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      619 26 GOLDEN LINE GUAN GUAN SHIPPING (PTE) LTD 73 Tftiofc Av#f £tr##f SIHGAPORI 0104 TEL S34JSM (10 LINES) f*i 5J4804 STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE: COL DEN HAVEN Colombo «i'»chi Dutrn Dwnmi GOLDEN BEAR Colombo Kirach, Duba< CHINA SERVICE A VESSEL Huangpu Slunflui S'pofe P.I In Port 20/22 0«c P Kfiang Peiang KANC
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      459 26 ■nirriiNu invito, ruesaay, uecemoer isoo PHILI Oni€NT UN€S PT€ LTD MEAO OFFICE 63 ROIINSON ROAO »07 12 AFRO ASIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TELE* RS ***** PMILI FAX *****76 EAST/PAR EAST Fa A LCI SERVICE ETA SINGAPORE DESTINATION 14 12 17 12 DUBAI. DANMAN. KUWAIT. 24f12. 31/12 DOHA MUSCAT. BAHRAIN ABU
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      661 27 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTO. FE EU/AUST TPA/ttA \\NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD FAR EAST/EUROPE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE a ffl .n OwMril Enqulriu: Ttl: 278M77 Terminal CFS BOOKINGS 22X3022 *****53 NEPLINE SDN BHD. 36M887 NEPLINE SDN BHD *****33 NEPIINE SDN BHD *****5/*****0/62*61/*****2 NEPLINE SDN. BHD. *****0/238D41 tr of th« ACE Consortium *****53
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      475 27 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO KELANG. PENANG, KEELUNG, BUSAN, INCHON STRAITS/KOREA SERVICE Vessel's Name ETD BS S POKE PKLC KEE BUSAN MOJI NO I DONAM/tION OS!U 17 19/12 M-JSIU M-07/01 06/01 PN H Z3/12 •DRAGNETfVMN 11/12 24-25f12 0-1302 02-02)01 01-9/1 NO 90N/IIIN 11/12 2HI/12 1-2|l Mfl
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      785 27 r 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. KELANC MESSRS HAI THONG SHIPPING 127 Penjnf Street Penant Melaysat M/S HANDLING SYSTEM CO
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      366 28 SINGAPORE SHIPPING CORPORATION (PTE.) LTD. TEL 225 6868 134 bnes) FAX *****39 *****76 TELEX RS ***** A, B SSCMA RS ***** A B SSCAD DSR-LIMES VEB DEUTFRACHT SEEREEDEREI ROSTOCK < INTEGRATED CONTAINER SERVICE MEMBER OF EACON SERVICE TO EAST MEDITERRANEAN NORTH CONTINENT EUROPE SIN *LCA ANT E THAELMANN 888 13/12
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      73 28 K. LINE WEEKLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE WITH FIXED DAY ARRIVAL TS KLINE OFFERS THE FASTEST TRANSIT TIME TO TAIWAN/JAP AN MV. CONTINENT Vl* ETA SIN 13/12/88 S PORE kaohsiung KEELUNG TOKYO SNIMIZU nagoya KOBE TSKLINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD TEL: *****68 r| M ALAYSIAAG£NT TRANS ASIA SHIPPING CORP TEL: K.L. *****77.
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      155 28 I Regional Weather 1 <01 K SW« t YA m sv m i m it: SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS AT 7.30 A.M. Dec 6, 1968 R Thur«Wocm Tempero.ur. c A V Shower Weather jr-S Wmd d*ection wi»h speed «n knots V-/ Co«d» Sky Wo h Surface arc indicotcd try
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      656 29 ABC CONTAINERLINE N.V. WE HAVE GOT THE FASTEST TRANSIT TIME TO AUSTRALIA! NEXT VESSEL: TNT EXPRESS 214 ETA 14/12/88 Only 7 days to Fremantle! Only 12 days to Melbourne! Only 15 Days to Sydney! FROM USA/CANADA/EUROPE/MEDITERRANEAN Vsl TNT Express E. Hudig Bnisse) Arrtwerpen iesokzikseiesiqbobs^B] E3303E531 CSS H AGENTS:FARGO SHIPPING COMPANY
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      256 29 CSP SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE. LTD. (FULLY CONVENTIONAL) VESSEL ETA SIN TBN 25.12.88 CHITTAGON6 CALCUTTA/KAOSHIUNG Special TWIN 25 TON HEAVY LIFT TEL: *****66 (16 Lines) Tlx: ***** CSPFRT Fax: *****61 Hamburg West Germany Tiger Line BEN LINE AGENCIES (S) PTE. LTD Telephone: 225 3522 Telex: RS ***** SHYING pfMRUT PTE LTD
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      983 29 < cfs > CRYSTAL FREIGHT SERVICES tl CRYSTAL" WEEKLY CONSOL SERVICES U.S.A. LOS ANGELES 15/12/88 AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE/SYDNEY 13/12/88 FAR EAST WA BUSAN 11/12 BANGKOK 9/12 HONG KONG 11/12 KEE/KAOH 13/12 >v 3 to PLUSCOL MEMTIOML PTE LTD TEL: 223 9988 Orient Bulk Line INDEPENDENT FOREST PRODUCTS SERVICE TO EUROPE ALBION/NOOI
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      514 30 Hai Sun Hup Co (Pte) Ltd TEL *****06 (20 Lines, TLX RS ***** RS ***** IMLintermaritime SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICE KK SPORE PK DBN CT 'Also calls E l 1 P.E. GENERAL AGENTS: HAI SUN HUP CO. (PT£) LTD. SINGAPORE TEL *****0S PORT KELANC TEL: 3SMGK KOTA KINABALU TEL 221SK PCNANG
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      443 30 Integrated Tank Container Service for EDIBLE OILS CHEMICALS in'.""' 4 Tankcontainer for Intercontinental Intra Asia and Domestic transports of liquids (Bitumen included) and gases on a door to door basis Offshore Leasing and sales All types and capacities available e LIQUID AND GAS TRANSPORT (ASIA) PTE LTD SINGAPORE member or
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      88 30 P.T. MASKAPAI PELAYARAN PULAU LAUT FULLY CONTAINERISED REGIONAL FEEDER SERVICE TWICE-WEEKLY/WEEKLY FIXED DAY SCHEDULE BETWEEN THE PORTS OF SPORE, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA t THAILAND ALSO ACCEPTING LCL CARGO TO JKT, PKG, PNG AND, BKK. FOR BOOKINGS CALL SPECARGO FORWARDING AT TEL: *****77 SMOAPORE INDONESIA SERVICE GENERAL AGENT: SINGAPORE NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE
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      548 30 Em CALL US AT: P KELANG PENANG J BAHRU P. GUDANG SINGAPORE K. LUMPUR *****53/*****11 04-*****2/4. *****3 07-*****8 07-*****3, *****5, *****0, *****1 02-*****22 *****88 WEEKLY FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE FROM EUROPE vsi TOT AHA Ml P KELANG SINGAPORE 12 rn? LOADING FROM GOTHENBURG. BREMERNAVEN. HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM OTHER ORIGINS AARHUS. AMSTERDAM.
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