The Business Times, 10 April 1990

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    10 1 BUSINESS TIMES MCI (P) 170/12/89 Tuesday April 10 1990 75'
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      EC launches probe into imports of lighters from Asia
      55 1 THE EUROPEAN Community has begun an anti-dumping inquiry into imports of disposable lighters from China, South Korea and Thailand after receiving a complaint from the European Federation of Lighter Manufacturers. Asian lighter exporters' share of the EC market has risen by
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      New Isetan unit
      33 1 ISETAN has set up a subsidiary to provide interior decoration in Singapore as well as to source for timber and furniture from regional markets for export to Japan Page 2
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      Chip-makers frown
      31 1 A GROUP of American semiconductor firms in Malaysia has challenged a World Bank report that says Malaysia's rising cost? may drive away investors in the semiconductor industry Page 7
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      UN dues withheld
      35 1 THE US CONGRESS is withholding part of the money that America owes the UN in order to offset emergency expenses caused by the California earthquake and Hurricane Hugo last year Page 8
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      Bonn wants talks
      40 1 WEST GERMAN Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher wants to call a meeting of foreign ministers of East Germany, the US, Soviet Union, Britain and France to discuss German unity in Bonn on April 26 and 27 Page 8
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    • Article
      Behind every woman
      35 1 IT USED to be that the wife followed the husband wherever his job took him. Now, it's the other way around and the men are having problems dealing with it Page 17
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      Confusion over tariff
      32 1 MANY Far Eastern Freight Conference members are still unsure about adopting the highly controversial new tariff structure, choosing to stick to the established rates instead. Shipping Times Page One
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow Jones higher
      40 1 WALL STREET inched ahead in light trading early yesterday, getting off to a sluggish start on a new week. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose by 6.75 to 2,723.87 in the first hour of trading.
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      Footsie higher
      40 1 SHARE PRICES in London traded slightly higher across the board at midday yesterday. The FTSE 100-share index was up just four points, or 0.01 per cent, at 2,225.1, only 2.6 points below the day's best level of 2,227.9.
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      Ongco eyes Manila
      19 1 ONGCO is the latest Singapore firm to look for investment opportunities in the Philippines Page 3
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      Shareholder irks OUS
      29 1 A SHAREHOLDER has raised the ire of the Overseas Union Securities board by trying to turn the listed closed-end fund into an openend one Page 3
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      In the limelight
      18 1 LOVE IT or hate it, but Kamunting is one counter few can ignore Page 3
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      Trouble for Sydney
      12 1 FOREIGN BANKS' woes could hurt Sydney's reputation Page 6
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Monday Change BT-MGA 754.65 -0.76 Kuala Lumpur .2,809.26 -18.68 Hongkong 2,954.74 -1.38 Tokyo 30,397.93 +1,119.15 Sydney 1,529.0 +17.6 Friday Change New York ——...2,717.12 -4.05 I>ondon 2,221.1 -18.4
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      CURRENCIES
      23 1 Exchange rates USS SS 1.8750 Yen (100) S$ 1.1969 M$ SS0.6869 Money market rates Overnight 6 3/16% -1/8 3-month 6 3/8 unch
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      COMMODITIES
      36 1 London Gold AM fix US$378.85 US$1.15 Rubber S'pore May l57.75*/kg +0.75 M'sia May 227.00*/kg +0.50 KL Tin Turnover 84 tonnes +14 Spot M$l7.76/kg -0.04 Crude palm oil futures Turnover 1,179 lots +623 April M$655/tonne -9
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    Central banks intervene to prop up yen
    311 1 THE CENTRAL BANKS of West Germany, Britain and Switzerland yesterday followed up on the Group of Seven's statement over the weekend by selling US dollars for yen to prop up the Japanese currency. The concerted intervention took place during morning trading in Europe.
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    Lock icon Johor defends new water project with Singapore
    248 1 Gui, Kota Tinggi. Bernama JOHOR Menteri Besar Tan Sri Haji Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday denied claims that the additional water supply project to Singapore will be a disadvantage to Malaysia. The project should not be made an issue as the final decision on it
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    Keppel Corp gets to own a bank
    559 1  -  By Amy Balan KEPPEL CORPORATION has taken control of Asia Commercial Bank Ltd (ACB) by acquiring several blocks of shares and convertible loan stocks for $253 million cash, thus paving the way for its entry into the highly competitive local banking industry. The
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    BT goes one better
    100 1 SINCE the March 1 relaunch. we have further expanded and refined our financial information pages. From tomorrow, Business Times will pack more reports and stock listings. We will be introducing Jakarta and Manila share prices and expanding our Hongkong. Tokyo, Australia, Bangkok and Seoul stocks lists.
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    Projects set to lift ties with Taiwan to higher plane
    235 1  -  From Loh Hui Yin in TAIPEI SINGAPORE and Taiwan are to work together on a number of projects which will lift economic ties between the two newly industrialised economies onto a broader base and a stronger level. The tone for
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    Wearnes plans to list US unit
    461 1  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE multinational Weame Brothers is planning to list its highly successful California personal computer subsidiary Advance Logic Research (ALR) in the US. The diversified Wearnes group, through its whollyowned technology arm Wearnes Technology, acquired ALR in 1985 and currently holds a
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  • HOME NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        Closer trade ties with Hungary
        87 2 A MEMORANDUM of Understanding for closer co-operation in trade was signed yesterday between the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and the Singapore Manufacturers' Association. This is the first time that the SMA has had a co-operative agreement with an association from the Eastern bloc. The memorandum
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        Suit against UICC settled
        93 2 THE COURT action against UIC Chemicals (UICC) for the infringement of software copyright has been settled privately. Two suits were filed against the company last year by Lotus Development Corp and Microsoft Corp. Both are members of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), a US-based group set
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        Aquaculture delegation due
        87 2 A DELEGATION of Canadian companies in the aquaculture industry will be visiting Singapore this week as part of a South-east Asian tour. The mission is exploring joint aquaculture projects in the region. It will also be visiting Jakarta, Bangkok, Manila and Kuala Lumpur. Among the mission members
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        Special flight to Kathmandu
        69 2 SINGAPORE AIRLINES mounted a special flight yesterday to fly home Singaporeans and other SIA passengers stranded in Kathmandu during the weekend curfew, its spokesman said. An Airbus aircraft, with a capacity of 189 passengers, took off early yesterday morning and arrived in Singapore last night. No
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        PUB installs $10m system
        102 2 THE PUBLIC Utilities Board has installed a $10 million computerised mapping system for its underground network of cables, water and gas pipes which should reduce accidental damage to it. The system will reduce power failures due to cable damage by earthwork contractors. About 60 per cent
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        Samaero clinches US$1 m deal
        52 2 SAMAERO has signed a US$ 1 million deal to provide an air charter and taxi services company, Thai Flying Services, with a Socata-Mooney Int TBM 700 aircraft. Samaero was appointed sole distributor for the aircraft in Asean during the Asian Aerospace '90 Exhibition and Airshow
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      Isetan diversifies into interior decoration
      358 2  -  By Sangeeta Mulchand IN A MOVE to diversify further, publicly-listed Japanese retail giant Isetan Singapore has set up a subsidiary to provide interior decoration services. At the same time, Lexdecor, as the company is called, will source for timber and furniture that will be exported
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      Conversion pays off for owner of Goldbell Towers
      287 2  -  By Genevieve Cua THE transformation of one building from a residential block to an office tower is paying off very quickly for its owner. The eight-storey Goldbell Towers in Scotts Road is rapidly attracting some major financial services firms for whom rentals
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      Bonn to help set up technologies institute
      276 2 DESPITE preoccupation with the challenges of reunification, West Germany appears committed to an increasingly outward-looking economic policy, including strengthening its Asia-Pacific position. Bonn's recognition of the necessity of gaining a more global business foothold was underlined yesterday by the announcement that technical training
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      Contractors reassure Thai workers
      167 2 RESPONDING to comments that the recent instances of Thai worker deaths could be linked to their living conditions and wage levels here, the Singapore Contractors Association Ltd (Seal) said the Thais, like other foreign workers in Singapore, enjoy satisfactory living conditions and are paid reasonable wages.
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  • SINGAPORE – MALAYSIA COMPANY NEWS
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      MARKET SUMMARY 1
      276 3 SINGAPORE Other indices Close Previous Net change Apr 9 Apr 6 -5.79 BT Composite 1290.94 1296.73 BT-MGA 754.65 755.41 -0.76 ST Industrials 1505.80 1508.30 -2.50 BT OB/OS -707 -521 -186 BT CADI -5990 -5896 -94 BT 10-day MA -5636 -5565 -71 BT OBV *****26 *****31 -***** ST
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Bolton explains proposed deal
        110 3 THE TWO PROPERTIES that Bolton Properties Bhd's whol-ly-owned subsidiary Midahmas Realty Sdn Bhd has proposed to buy in Kuala Lumpur are worth a total of M 52.28 million. Responding to a query from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Bolton said one of the properties was valued
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        KL broking firm ups capital
        124 3 ARAB-MALAYSIAN SECURITIES (AMS) Sdn Bhd has increased its issued and paid-up capital to Ms2o million in compliance with a capital requirement recently imposed on stockbroking firms by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Bhd (AMMB) said in a statement that its stockbroking subsidiary
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        Teck See to invest M$20m
        80 3 TECK SEE PLASTIC will invest Ms2o million to set up three new factories in Klang to expand production of vehicle parts for the Proton Saga, air-conditioner ventilators and radio cassette mechanisms. The company is looking for 4.8 ha of land to set up the factories,
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      Inchcape: changes at the top
      150 3 INCHCAPE BHD Chief Executive Officer David John will succeed Charles Tresise as chairman when Mr Tresise retires from that position at the company's annual general meeting in May. Mr John will continue to serve as CEO, as well as an executive director of Inchcape pic.
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      Lock icon Capital ruling: brokers have counter-proposals
      136 3 MBT MALYSIAN stockbrokers will come out with counterproposals to Finance Minister Datuk Paduka Daim Zainuddin's ruling that all stockbroking firms must have a minimum paid-up capital of at least Ms2o million by June 1. At a dialogue with Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange officials over the
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      Kamunting: love or hate it but you can't ignore it
      479 3  -  THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN By William Chia LOVE it or hate it, Kamunting Corporation is one counter few can ignore, having churned up top volumes these past weeks to a staggering 29.85 million shares on March 30. Market players
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      Ongco eyeing subsidiary base in the Philippines
      446 3  -  From Al O Labita Jr in MANILA ONG Company Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based stockbroking house, is joining a growing list of foreign investment houses eyeing a subsidiary base in Manila. Two of its senior officials Thomas Goh, institutional sales director, and Ron Chan,
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      Lock icon Mycom eyes stake in theme park
      245 3 NST MYCOM BHD, which recently announced its diversification into the gaming business, is said to be eyeing the leisure business, possibly through an equity interest participation in the SamaWorld theme park project in Genting Highlands. Sources said Mycom is having preliminary discussions with SamaWorld
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      OUS rejects shareholder's proposals
      362 3  -  By Rosie Tan THE BOARD of directors of Overseas Union Securities has given the cold shoulder to several resolutions proposed by a shareholder including one to turn the listed closed-end fund into an open-end fund. The 43-year-old shareholder, Lo Kok Kee, had tabled several resolutions for
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      Jurong Shipyard gets a new managing director
      140 3 JURONG Shipyard Ltd (JSL) has promoted its general manager, Mr Tan K K., to managing director with effect from April 1. This was announced by JSL chairman Chandra Das yesterday. Mr Tan replaces Mr Yasushi Konii who was previously managing director of both
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  • REGIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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      MARKET SUMMARY2
      180 4 HONGKONG IndtCM Close Open High I>01* Volume Change Hang Seng Index 2,954 2,951 2,964 2,949 -2 Hang Seng Spot 2,954 2,957 2,963 2,951 134 -I Close Previous Net Change Apr 9 Apr 6 Hang Seng Finance 2,003.87 2,012.38 -8.49 Hang Seng Utilities 3,592.82 3,593.47 -0.85 Hang Seng Property
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      Lock icon Slowdown in Japanese capital spending likely
      475 4 Reuter SONY CORP, in a move likely to be echoed throughout the Japanese industry, is putting the brakes on its headlong expansion of capital investment. A source close to the leading electronics maker says that its spending on plant and equipment for 1990/91 is
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      Lock icon EAC expects M$33.4m profit
      255 4 Bernama THE EAST ASIATIC Co (Malaysia) Bhd expects a pre-tax group profit of M 533.4 million for the year ending Dec 31, 1990, and gross earnings per share of 22.7 sen. In a circular to shareholders to explain its proposed special bumiputra share issue and bonus
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      Lock icon Grumman seeks Japanese tie-up
      257 4 Reuter GRUMMAN CORP, a US aerospace firm that is also a leader in the business of linking supercomputers in large-scale networks, said it has started talks with Japanese supercomputer makers. Grumman has so far used only Cray Research Inc machines in networks that link the supercomputers
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      Lock icon Mt Pleasure eyes HK and Sydney properties
      615 4 MBT MOUNT PLEASURE Holdings has begun studying the property scenes in Hongkong and Sydney following its proposed venture into the AsiaPacific region as part of long-term plans to be a premier property investment group. The company is focusing on commercial properties office buildings,
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  • INTERNATIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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      Lock icon Pepsico, Soviets in US$3b deal
      451 5 Reuter PEPSICO INC and the Soviet Union expect to sign a US$3 billion agreement to barter Pepsi-Cola for ships and vodka. The New York Times reported yesterday. The accord, expected to be signed yesterday, would be the biggest deal ever between a US corporation and
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      Lock icon Billionaire buys 5.8pc stake in Rorer
      142 5 NYT BILLIONAIRE investor Warren Buffett disclosed that he had amassed a S.B per cent stake in Rorer Group Inc, a pharmaceutical concern, for US$l43 million. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr Buffett said that he had purchased the Rorer shares
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon GM expects market share to rise
        148 5 Reuter GENERAL MOTORS Corp chairman Roger Smith said dramatic improvements in technology will ensure his company increases its US and European market share despite intense Japanese competition. Mr Smith was addressing a news conference on the last day of a five-day visit to Japan,
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        Lock icon Minebea's UK unit ready to roll
        62 5 Reuter MINEBEA Co Ltd's British production unit Rose Bearing Co Ltd will start producing miniature ball bearings. It will manufacture one million of the ball bearings a month by October, a Minebea spokesman said. He did not say when production will start. Rose Bearing
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        Lock icon Morgan Crucible profits rise
        91 5 Reuter MORGAN CRUCIBLE Co pic said last year's consumer market downturn in the UK, due to rising interest rates, did not have a major impact on profits as most of its turnover came from overseas. "There was no significant impact on profits as 80 per cent
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      Lock icon Gains may be negated by debt in UAL buyout
      482 5 NYT UNITED AIRLINES has been looking for a way to recapture the No 1 position in the US domestic airline industry from American Airlines. But industry experts think the tentative agreement reached last Friday for an employee buyout will not by
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      Lock icon Government bars Bell Atlantic from federal jobs
      334 5 NYT THE US Treasury Department has temporarily barred Bell Atlantic Corp, one of the seven regional telephone companies, from doing business with the federal government, accusing one of the company's subsidiaries of including "misleading information" in a bid for a US$lOO million contract.
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      269 5 "The Day I Made $700.000 For The Company And Still Lost Money Over Lunch." *SIn today's business world, we know that it takes personal cash flow to tide between reimbursements money to make money. Which is why your can now happily be a thing of the past. entertaining charges, when
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Thai foreign reserves at record high
        88 6 THAILAND'S foreign reserves of gold, special drawing rights and convertible currencies rose to a record US$ll.9 billion at end-February from U5511.26 billion in January and US$B.O2 billion a year ago, the Bank of Thailand said yesterday. The February reserves included U*****.7 million worth of
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        NT$ extends gains
        94 6 THE Taiwan dollar made more gains against its US counterpart yesterday despite a cut-back in US dollar sales by the Taiwanese central bank. The Taiwan dollar finished at 26.2725 to the US dollar against Saturday's 26.30 finish. Turnover rose to US$llO.5 million from U5574.5 million. The central
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        Italian bank strike
        42 6 BUSINESS on the Milan foreign exchange market was hit yesterday by the start of a 48-hour strike by bank workers. The stoppage, which is to support wage demands, was also likely to restrict turnover in the secondary bond market.
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        Fokus Bank buys brokerage
        90 6 NORWAY'S Fokus Bank has bought Den Norske Creditbank's (DnC) Oslo-based money brokerage Joetun Finans. A statement to the Oslo bourse yesterday gave no price for the deal, which took effect on April 1. Joetun Finans has a portfolio of about four billion crowns and 17 employees.
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        Pierson buys David Morgan
        106 6 MERCHANT bank Pierson, Heldring Pierson, fully owned by Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank NV, has acquired Londonbased market maker David Morgan Futures (DMF). DMF is a trader at the London International Financial Futures Exchange (Liffe), which is due to merge with the London Traded Options Market later this year
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        'Yes' to rescue plan
        75 6 SHAREHOLDERS of Kuwaiti French Bank have approved a plan for rescuing the beleaguered bank. The financial daily Agefi reported yesterday that the shareholders would bring the bank into compliance with French requirements on covering country risks. The bank is 80-per cent held by Kuwaiti interests and
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        Dollar$ & Non$en$e
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      Lock icon Foreign banks' woes could hurt reputation of Sydney
      496 6 AFP THE PROBLEMS of foreign banks in Sydney could harm the Australian city's bid to be the region's second most important financial centre behind Tokyo. Bankers are warning that sharp losses incurred by some foreign banks in 1989 could be repeated this
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      Lock icon Israeli banks pull through tough times handsomely
      392 6 Reuter ISRAEL'S state-owned banks, recently put up for sale, had a tough time last year but emerged with higher profits that may attract future buyers. The two largest banks. Bank Hapoalim BM and Bank Leumi L'lsrael, announced increased 1989 profits though they remain
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      Lock icon HK Bank exploring closer Midland ties
      237 6 Reuter WILLIAM PURVES, chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd, said yesterday that the bank was exploring closer business links with 14.9 per centowned Midland Bank pic of Britain. In Hongkongßank's 1989 annual report, Mr Purves reiterated that the two banks were
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      Lock icon Garcia defends payments policy
      283 6 Reuter OUTGOING President Alan Garcia defended his policy of restricting payments on Peru's foreign debt, which won him initial wide support at home but made the country a pariah in the international financial community. Asked if he regretted his decision to restrict debt payments when he
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      Lock icon Insurers of ferry brace for claims
      195 6 Reutcr INSURERS of the stricken Scandinavian Star ferry braced for huge claims after a blaze on board killed scores of people during the weekend in one of the worst ever peacetime disasters in the North Sea. "There have been many accusations against the ship
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      Lock icon Sw franc weakness is over
      180 6 Reuter THE Swiss franc's weakness of 1989 has been overcome and it should hold onto gains it has made in the early part of this year, Union Bank of Switzerland (ÜBS) said in its quarterly economic outlook. ÜBS said that in February, the franc's trade-weight-ed
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      Lock icon S&L bailout needs new taxes, says US key senator
      383 6 Reuter NEW TAXES will be needed to fund the massive US savings and loan industry clean-up, now estimated at US$35O billion to US$5OO billion, the top US accounting officer and a key senator said. President George Bush must lead the way
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon US firms challenge report on M'sia
      355 7 Bernama A RECENT World Bank report that says Malaysia's rising costs may drive away investors in the semiconductors industry has been challenged by the MalaysianAmerican Electronics Industry (MAEI) group. Mr Mercer Curtis, the MAEI's chairman, has expressed surprise at the World Bank country report
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      Lock icon Phnom Penh regime forces on the alert
      292 7 AFP THE Phnom Penh regime has called on its armed forces to be "combat ready" to meet opposition guerilla attacks during the Cambodian New Year this Friday. A Chinese-backed guerilla coalition joining the Marxist Khmer Rouge, the alliance's military muscle, with non-communist followers
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      Lock icon Thais to buy more Cambodian timber
      156 7 AFP THAILAND has opened a border checkpoint to import timber from Cambodia and business is so brisk that Bangkok may establish a second, the official Thai News Agency (TNA) reported on Sunday. Thai businessmen have already been bringing huge quantities of timber into the
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      Jakarta offers incentives to timber investors
      297 7 THE Indonesian government is offering incentives to attract foreign and domestic investors to develop industrial timber estates, Minister of Forestry Hasjrul Harahap says. "Unlike holders of concessions in natural forests, developers of industrial forests will not be required to pay contributions for reforestation," Mr
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      Lock icon Penang's Chief Minister refutes nepotism allegation
      273 7 Bernama PENANG's Chief Minister, Dr Lim Chong Eu, has refuted allegations of nepotism following the recent appointment of his son, Lim Chien Aun, to the Dewan Negara. Relating events leading to the appointment, he said his son was nominated to the Dewan Negara after
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      Lock icon Aquino urges citizens to resist coup attempts
      199 7 AFP PHILIPPINE President Corazon Aquino yesterday urged Filipinos to resist any military coup attempt amid rumours of a new plot following the escape of a detained putsch leader. "Those who love liberty should cherish it and should be willing to fight for it
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Lock icon Growing trade with Italy
        76 7 MBT BILATERAL TRADE between Malaysia and Italy, which rose by 35 per cent to M$ 1.342 billion last year from is heading for another good year. The Italian Trade Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur, Dr Giuseppe Daquanno, said yesterday that "our trade figures are satisfactory and growing,
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        Lock icon Laos criticises US suspicions
        69 7 AFP ANY US SUSPICION of involvement by senior Laotian communist officials in drug trafficking is groundless and hampers bettering bilateral relations, says the Vientiane oovernment. Official Radio Vientiane said in a broadcast last Sunday that the US "suspects that Lao high-level cadres and military officers are
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        Lock icon Hun Sen to miss talks
        66 7 Reuter CAMBODIAN PRIME MINISTER Hun Sen will not attend proposed talks with rival guerilla factions in Bangkok later this month because he is undergoing medical treatment. The official Cambodian news agency SPK last Sunday quoted Hot Nam Hong, the Assistant Foreign Minister, as saying that
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        Lock icon KL to spend M$14m on parks
        56 7 Bernama MALAYSIA'S National Parks and Wildlife Department is expected to spend more than Msl4 million over the next few years to set up more wildlife sanctuaries and reserves in Peninsular Malaysia. Such sanctuaries and animal reserves were expected to be set up in Perak,
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        50 7 Bernama THERE WILL BE ENOUGH policemen to maintain order during counting of votes at polling centres if Malaysia's recently amended Election Act allowing for such an exercise is effected during the next general election, Malaysian Deputy Home Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayob said yesterday. Bernama
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        Lock icon Ban on Nepalese parties lifted
        46 8 AFP NEPAL'S King Birendra bowed to popular pressure last Sunday and lifted a 30-year ban on political parties to defuse seven weeks of bloody political turmoil. The country's political opposition agreed, in turn, to call off a nationwide democracy movement. AFP
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        57 8 Reuter JAPANESE CARMAKERS should continue prudent business practices to avoid heightening unnecessary protectionist sentiment overseas, said the Minister of International Trade and Industry, Kabun Muto, yesterday. Increasing purchases of US-made components could help check US protectionism, he said after a meeting with Japan Automobile
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        67 8 AP KUWAITs Cabinet last Sunday approved legislation that for the first time enables foreign residents to invest in Kuwaiti companies through investment funds. The Minister ot State for Cabinet Affairs, Rashed Abdul-Aziz al-Rashed, said that non-Kuwaitis subject to certain rules would be allowed to invest their
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        48 8 AFP AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS deputy president Nelson Mandela arrived in Lusaka last Sunday for consultations with the ANC's exiled leadership following his meeting with South African President Frederik de Klerk. He was also expected to hold talks with Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda. AFP
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        70 8 AFP BANGLADESH, trying to recover from serious mismanagement and a downturn in the economy, is to seek US$2.5 billion in fresh foreign aid commitments from donors next week. Official papers justifying the amount of aid sought for Bangladesh's next fiscal year were ready for
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      378 8 NYT THE US CONGRESS is withholding part of America's 1989 dues to the United Nations and its specialised agencies to offset emergency expenses caused by the California earthquake and Hurricane Hugo last year. The delay comes in spite of President George
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      294 8 Reuter WEST GERMAN Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher wants the first "two-plus-four" ministerial meeting on German unity to take place this month. According to Bonn government sources, he will try to persuade the foreign ministers of East Germany and the World War II allies the
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      Lock icon No majority in Peruvian elections
      369 8 AFP CONSERVATIVE author Mario Vargas Llosa won the most votes in Peru's presidential elections last Sunday but faces a second round against independent Japa-nese-Peruvian candidate Alberto Fujimori, who spumed an accord. The new president will face daunting problems posed by a US$2O billion foreign debt,
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      Lock icon UK companies turn optimistic: survey
      189 8 Reuter BUSINESS OPTIMISM in Britain has started to recover, with sales, profits, exports and new orders all expected to rise in the second quarter of this year. A survey by Dun Bradstreet Ltd (D&B) shows that the overall "optimism index" of more than 1,000 large
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      Lock icon Roh seeking meeting with reluctant partner
      148 8 AFP SOUTH KOREAN President Roh Tae-Woo has proposed a meeting with a wayward co-leader of his party in an attempt to defuse a crisis within the ruling group. Mr Roh's chief secretary, Ro Jae-Bong, met for an hour and a half last Sunday with
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      385 8 Reuter MINISTERS from Central American and European Community countries were scheduled to discuss the prospect of boosting growth in Central America at a meeting beginning in Dublin, Ireland, yesterday. The two days of talks were expected to centre on a far-reaching overhaul
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      158 8 AFP SOVIET Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze has warned that the failure of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's reform programme would lead to a dictatorship in his nation. "If perestroika fails, then we will see a dictator come to power. And everyone knows what a dictatorship
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      353 8 AUSTRIA STYLE *91 SINGAPORE May 16th 18th, 1990 2.00 p.m. 6.30 p.m. Century Park Sheraton Fabrics Garments Accessories For the eleventh consecutive year, leading designers and manufacturers from Austria will present the latest fashion materials and accessories to buyers and agents in South East Asia. Please indicate the companies you
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      93 8 Analysis, Pg 11 The Lure of the Orient Ix:t the Orient enchant you with our special Japanese "Live' Lobster Teppanyaki Set Dinner tor only $45+ per person inclusive of a glass of Anchor Beer or Singapore Sling, the magical concoction of the Ngiam Brothers. Other specialties include Sushi 'Fat-as-much-as-you-Like' Promotion
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    Before the tap runs dry...
    451 10 EDITORIAL AH, RAIN. Singaporeans alternately cherish it for the soothing sleeping weather it provides, chastise it for ruining hang-dry laundry outdoors, and curse it for flooding roads and drains. But, love it or loathe it, what Singapore would have given for more of those long,
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Whirlwinds after Deng?
      221 10 IN SPITE OF the confidence the Chinese leadership tries to exude in the aftermath of the prodemocracy movement, it is worried about how long it can continue to keep the lid on the discontent of the people, particularly the intelligentsia. The movement might have been driven underground,
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      Close ranks to a man
      153 10 THE VIOLENCE between rival Black factions in Natal province and other townships seems to be getting worse. At least 55 people have been killed in the past week in the fighting between followers of the Zulu group headed by Mongsuthu Buthelezi and supporters of Nelson
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      Baltic kettle of fish
      118 10 THE PRESENT SITUATION in Lithuania has not reached an explosive stage yet. Soviet troops are still considerably restrained. The West should acknowledge the fact that it is basically a Soviet problem. Beyond giving moral support to Lithuanians, the West should not subject Moscow to further indignities.
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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      The odds will be great
      163 10 IT HAS BEEN ARGUED that the urge to gamble is innate in many of us. Any effort to clamp down totally on gambling will only drive it underground, giving more profits to bookmakers and operators ot illegal casinos. Therefore, wouldn't it be better for the
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      Lithuania aside
      200 10 THE PRELIMINARY MEETING in Washington between the visiting Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze and his American counterpart Secretary of State James Baker to prepare for the planned summit between presidents George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev in late-May and early-June shows how important Lithuania has become in the summit
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      Monarch to blame
      145 10 AS REPORTS continue to filter out of the Himalayan kingdom, it is still not yet clear whether Kathmandu now shares with Rangoon and Beijing the dubious honour of being host to a modern massacre, with the military opening fire on the people they are supposed to defend.
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    Lock icon Beyond Uruguay, a vision emerges
    948 10  -  After more than 40 years of existence, Gatt is finally getting to where it's headed. Peter Montagnon reports Peter Montagnon FT WHEN the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations was first launched in 1986, few people were concerned with the detail of how the world
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      123 10 Kuala Lumpur's capital gain. One of the biggest developments in K.L.'s recent history is the opening of the new Regent of Kuala Lumpur. It's a tangible asset to any executive, because the hotel is ideally located in the very heart of the commercial and shopping district. Naturally, we've gone to
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      66 10 DOONESBURY /wrr tmxjm &RV/TO RISE, EARLY TO BEO! THESE BABIES ARE A BIT MOMN6. AND THATMEANS ENERGY CON- EXPENSIVE, BUT THPY LAST OH, BY THE MMTY, fEUOUJ SERVAVCN! ESPEOAWi UirTH tQOOO HOURS ANP CUT IOiANCeVtt SMOSHIP UP AT MM. THESE N£W SCgU-IN FUJORES- ENERGY CONSUMPTION Bf SHOUJER HEAP, TOO' EARTHMATE!
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      Lock icon Low returns from investing in land of plenty
      791 11  -  Foreign investors in the US are not having it as good as many Americans think, says Louis Uchitelle Louis Uchitelle NYT FEW ISSUES raise more of a fuss these days than foreign ownership of American businesses. European and Japanese companies are elbowing
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      676 11 NYT FACED WITH the daunting prospect of spending hundreds of billions of dollars to reunite the two Germanys, the West German government is casting about for any savings that could ease the burden. And many sets of eyes have turned to
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      Lock icon Monetary union without tears
      909 11  -  Is a German monetary union possible without higher taxes? Will ending West Berlin subsidies cut reunification costs? Ferdinand Protzman reports Ferdinand Protzman NYT SURGING DEMAND from East Germany is giving West Germany's economy unexpected strength and is bolstering the Bonn government's claim that the monetary union
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      238 11 fFQobISSPHijM I CONTAMINATION PUM* PROBLEMS... I What cause* food spoilage and food poisoning? factor? Dirty utensils? Contaminated food supply? AND/OR harmful airborne micro-organisms and r spoilage bacteria in the ar? The tret three causes can Z_ ®4C7"£d/i JC I possibly be solved by rules and implementation but A MUST for
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      Bank ho! The Keppel ship has arrived
      683 12  -  Keppel Corp has been thirsting for a banking licence for many years while ACB was just waiting to be taken over. The two events, as Elaine Koh and Magdalene Ng relate, coincided yesterday. Elaine Koh and Magdalene Ng The keppel group now has
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      ACB sets sail to become another banking giant
      804 12 BACK in July 1983, the former chairman of Keppel Shipyard Mr George Bogaars told Euromoney, a UK financial magazine, that the shipping giant intended to run its own bank "one of these days". The "days" turned out to be longer than expected,
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      TECH TAKES
      263 13 LOCAL software developer Creative Software has sold its I,oooth software package. The company last week sold several application packages including Easy Pay 11, Easy Staff, Easy Asset and Easy Cash to Temasek Polytechnic, bringing it up to this figure. Temasek Polytechnic will be using these newly acquired application
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      A fax system for PC-based networks
      373 13 GOVERNMENT-owned Chartered Electronics Industries Pte Ltd (CEI) and the Information Technology Institute (ITI), a research arm of the National Computer Board, last week released a PC-based fax system for use in PC-based local area networks. Called proFAX II LAN, the system comprises a hardware
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      IBM introduces six new machines
      168 13 IBM Singapore has expanded its personal computer line with the addition of six new machines at the high end. The six machines feature the company's proprietary Micro Channel Architecture as well as the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) used in the Apple Macintosh but not
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      Chemitreat poised to treat the world
      367 13  -  INNOVATION EDITED BY JtffBiYTSANO Genevieve Cua talks to local water and waste water treatment specialist Chemitreat on how it plans to collect wealth from waste treatment Genevieve Cua HOMEGROWN water and waste water treatment specialist Chemitreat is gearing up for an international marketing push
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      Lock icon Nintendo's 16-bit machine out soon
      165 13 NYT JAPANESE home video game maker Nintendo will release its much-delayed new 16-bit game machine in Japan by the third quarter, says company president Hiroshi Yamauchi. Nintendo has twice delayed sales of the game machine after unveiling it in December 1988, because of a worldwide
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      222 12 EVERYTHING'S AUTO/ An exciting car accessory from Hertz that makes most things automatic. AUTO NAVIGATION AUTO PARKING f" rmirj-,""" -irt —f! V t* B yAG aS\ N s *y<f Gets you through traffic to where you're going. Parks your car for you automatically (and even pays for all your parking
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      420 13 PRESENTING A TURNKEY APPROACH TO COMPUTING -1 d ACER pc INTEGRATION symposium cum exhibition Organised by Acer Inc s Advanced Computer Pte Ltd Venue Padang Room (level 4), Westin Stamford Hotel nj, Date :24 April 1990 (Tues) &25 April 1990 (Wed) I me 10.30 am to 7.00pm ANNIVERSARY In today's
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      142 15 hU c *L »,< "•fVi, t'.-•»- -/r"% '"%L-.:. t~*y^QT*-/* < 5 NK ij x.' ik -^~y'gr; *x% S £j apv making prices. Although the similarity definitely ends there. Nobody I know on the floor sports a designer tie. And most of us have wives and kids to go home to.
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      293 16 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN... WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN... WHERE TO WINE, DINE... Some like it hot. IP i Spicv Szechuan dishes served at lunch and dinner dail* in the cool, inviting atmosphere ol Szechuan Court. Reservation, 330 8310 or 338 8585 ext *****/<i. •LjJ THt WISTIN
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      343 16 DELICIOZO HYATT Mama Mia! Pete's Place introduces more exciting gastronomic treats for Al lovers of Italian food SOl'P AND SALAD Light eaters can now select from a variety of four homemade soups and help themselves to our ever popular salad bar. $10.50* EARLY BIRD SPECIAL A complimentary bowl of salad
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      221 16 UjLm*jr Q 1 Our S.E.A. Buffet April 1 30 Lunch or Dinner Adults: $16.00++ Children below 12: $10.00++ PIazaHQEEL, £212 PlazQ Feast on our Chef's Specialty f Fish Head Curry at only $17.50 /Tfo y A (for 2 persons), or you may sj J choose from an extensive local and
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      326 16 A^ EASTER FUNTCR THE BWliy It's carnival time at Easter Funland. Bring your children for fun and games, great food and prizes. It will be an eggstraordinary day! EASTER FUNLAND Mandarin Ballroom Sunday, April 13, *90 11.00 am to 3.00pm Adult: $40 ivrtt. Child below 10: $23 nett DP &mrtpore
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      640 16 TELEVISION AND RADIO AAYMA/lir S SIT -4W am HHHHB iviozan s comeay s-jsest- emmet" ily is having problems with ganized Crime Bureau agent Oaek. their car. However, Jack re- Raglin that the Sternbergs m 5 30pm, 3.2SMK FlIUfK I*'1*' News fuses to get a new car but downfall has been
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Tagging along with the missus
      805 17  -  Deirdre Fanning reports on the pressures a couple faces as a result of the wife's job relocation Deirdre Fanning NYT Linda vining faced family protests when she agreed to leave her job in New York two years ago at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc to become
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      644 17 All is not tranquil behind 'the way of tea' NYT Because it was such an outstanding cultural event, the 400 th anniversary of the death of Sen no Rikyu, the greatest grand master in the history of tea, offered an unparalleled opportunity to
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      279 17 CHAfHIIBQX Agencies JESSICA TANDY and Hume Cronyn, interviewed in the latest issue of Lear's magazine, talked separately about the secrets of being married for 47 years. "He plans an awful lot," said Tandy. "And he makes the decisions. I can disagree with them, but
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      226 17 AND ENTERTAIN Spend An Eggceptional Easter With Us. r Vy*. x Mm&jr set lunch: gijjf BUFFET IMNNIR (Wm W.OC-VADLUY CHILDREN mKm jMt set dinner: jss Turn Easter into a weekend of non-stop eating. At Cafe-in-the-Park and Hubertus Grill. Freshly baked Easter goodies are also available at our Pastry Shop now.
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      73 17 Frisco ■restaurant Frisco offer the finest continental cuisine with cosy, friendly ambience. EXCLUSIVE BUSINESS LUNCH 11.00 am to 2.30pm Set Lunch 0 $28.00++ per person (menu changes daily) ROMANTIC DINNER 6.00pm to 10.00pm Candle-light Set Dinner 0 $26.00++ per person HAPPY HOURS 3pm to 10.00pm All alcoholic beverages except wine
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      109 17 AT THE CARLTON BRASSERIE ALWAYS MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE. If you're looking for a superb lunch in a quiet, pleasant ambience, come for our Business Banquet. Begin with our appetizer buffet that includes fresh oysters, salmon and pate. Then choose from 4 main courses daily, with U.S. Beef Tenderloin and
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      333 17 The art of doing business. Fourchettes Business Lunch. At Fourchettes Grillroom, one of Singapore's finest business lunches awaits. The freshest oysters. Goose Rillettes and other appetizers. Main courses from the Grill, or Roast US Prime Rib from the Carvery Accompanied by the most exquisite Desserts, Teas and Coffees. At just
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        Lock icon Blackhawks regain home-ice advantage
        147 18 AP STEVE LARMER snapped a scoreless tie with 9:48 to play as the Chicago Blackhawks regained home-ice advantage in the Norris Division semifinals on Sunday night with a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota North Stars. Greg Millen, yanked out of Chicago's goal by Coach Mike Keenan
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        Lock icon Gretzky back in lineup
        99 18 AP WAYNE Gretzky returned to the Los Angeles Kings' starting lineup on Sunday night for Game 3 of the Smythe Division semifinals against the Calgary Flames. Gretzky had not played since he was sandwiched between two New York Islanders early in a game on March 22.
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        Lock icon Vijay wins El Bosque Open
        87 18 AFP VIJAY Singh of Fiji, who wants to play on the United States tour next year, won his second European tournament in a year when he triumphed in the El Bosque Open in Valencia, Spain on Sunday. Singh, who won the Sardinia Open last year,
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        Lock icon Reneberg beats Gustafsson
        65 18 AP AMERICAN favourite Richey Reneberg defeated secondseeded Magnus Gustafsson of Sweden 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in the American Capital Invitational Tennis Tournament at River Oaks. Reneberg became the first Houston area player to win at River Oaks since Frank Guernsey prevailed in 1939. The fourth-seeded Reneberg received
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        Lock icon Gilbert triumphs
        116 18 AP TOP-SEEDED Brad Gilbert of the United States needed just 50 minutes to defeat Christo van Rensburg of South Africa 6-2, 6-1 Sunday to win the Prudential-Bache Securities Classic. Gilbert, who earned U5532,400 for his second tournament championship of the year, won 54 of 79 points and surrendered
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        74 18 AP PENSKJE Racing and Ilmore Engineering Ltd said on Sunday it has formed a partnership to develop a new Formula One racing engine. The agreement marks team owner Roger Penske's re-entry into the international Grand Prix racing circuit after 15 years. Penske, long one of the world's
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      Lock icon Martina wins battle of the generations
      374 18 AP MARTINA NAVRATILOVA won the battle of tennis' old and new generations on Sunday, beating 14-year-old American phenomenon Jennifer Capriati to win the Family Circle Cup. It was the 150 th career singles win for the 33-year-old Navratilova, who won seven of those tournaments
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      1026 18 AP NO LESS a master than Jack Nicklaus has said the Masters more often is lost on Sunday than it is won. Nick Faldo has proven that axiom for two straight years, breaking the hearts of Scott Hoch and Ray Floyd. Faldo's patience and perserverance paid
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      245 18 AP ALAIN PROST, the 1989 world Formula One racing champion, said in an interview published on Sunday that he will not stay with Ferrari if former teammate Ayrton Senna joins the Italian team. Prost came to Ferrari earlier this year after leaving McLaren-Honda
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      143 18 AP WAYNE RAINEY won the US International Grand Prix for motorcycles on Sunday, but the victory was in serious doubt until Kevin Schwantz crashed while running just behind him. Raincy jumped his 500 cc Team Kenny Roberts Yamaha in front of Schwantz's Suzuki at the
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      Patrick McEnroe to play in Epson tourney
      382 18  -  By A Surendren McENROE WILL PLAY in the Epson Singapore Super Tennis at Kallang from April 30 till May 6. No, not John, husband of actress Tatum O'Neal, but rather his kid brother Patrick. Patrick plays a pretty mean doubles game with regular
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      691 18 AFP THE British Football Association's decision to stage both FA Cup semi-finals on a Sunday for the first time reaped rich dividends with two of the most dramatic matches in the competition's history. Both required extra-time, but at the end of a memorable day
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      Prices decline despite strong rebound in Tokyo
      4658 19  -  By Lim Mui Khi TOKYO'S sharp rebound yesterday was discounted by the local market which retreated quickly after making gains in early trading. Forced selling of Malaysian stocks following renewed rumours of problems among some broking houses across the Causeway added to the
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      OTC prices slump on forced selling in KL
      3576 20  -  By Lim Mui Khi FORCED SELLING of Malaysian shares on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange sent prices of over-the-counter stocks falling yesterday. The UOB OTC Index lost 18.69 points to 879.20, while the Business Times Composite Index was 5.79 points lower to
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    BONDS, LOANS AND WARRANTS INFORMATION SERVICE
    977 20 ■■•■■■■MaMMHMMnNMBHMHMHHHaaaaMaaHnaHMMMIMNNMMMMMMMMMMMWMPi C ompany kxpiry/ oupon (ontersion period Inlrmt C onversion (erm for one ordinary maturity payable share dale CauMway Law 1994 6 Dec 31 Camay M 1994 Oct 2, 1989 to Oct 20, 1994 1 warrant plus {1 cash or 1 warrant plus J1
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Fourth straight decline
      3359 21 MBT LATE BUYING failed to reverse early losses and share prices ended easier for the fourth consecutive session on the Kuala Lumpur stock market yesterday. The mood of the Malaysian bourse was so despondent that another sharp rise on the Tokyo market failed to lift investors' spirit.
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1256 21 Current Ex Books Data Total for Total for payment data dose payable the year last year Ante* Enc 6%TE(I) Apr* 11 Apr 17 Apr 28 6%TE 6%TE Awno 15%TE Feb 28 Mar 12 May 15 25%TE 25%TE BAT 90 9% (n) Apr 6 Apr 19 May 3 122.7%(n)
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      307 21 Company Rights Issue Ute On* tor tour ft M$2 40 per share Ei date Mar 8 Books close Mar 22 Acceptance Payment May 10 CK Twotorhve $2 10 per share Three warrants tar every 10 easting shares held at t0 48 per warrant Ei-date Feb 7 Books close
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      355 21 Company Rights Issue Apolo One to* one fe SI 85 per share CjuMway h* Capital reduction scheme to reduce par value of shares from $1 00 to 1060. Rights issue ot 3:2 ft, SO 60 per share FKB One tor one MS050 per share Fjbcr Mer%i One-torone MJO
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      63 21 Apofc Enterprises tinted: EGM at Orclwd Room, 3rd Level, Apollo Hotel Singapore. 405 Havelock Road. Singapore 0316 on Wednesday. Apr 11, at 9 30am British-American Tobacco Company (Singapore) Lmted: 47th AGM at 57 Senoko Dnve, Singapore on Thursday, Apr 12, at 11.30am. Bonvests Hokfcfs Linited: EGM at 541,
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        HONGKONG
        1098 22 PRICES of Hongkong blue chips closed fractionally easier yesterday after a day of featureless trading with no news in the pipeline. The Hang Seng Index closed 1.38 points down at 2,954.74 after trading within a narrow 15-point range. The broader-based Hongkong In- dex shed 0.86 to 1,943.18. Turnover dropped
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        TOKYO
        804 22 TOKYO share prices rose sharply in active trade on a stronger yen after a Group of Seven nations (G-7) meeting on Saturday agreed to prop up the currency. The key Nikkei Index ended over 1,100 points up led by high-tech electricals, while domestic demand-linked stocks also surged. But some
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        SYDNEY
        436 22 AUSTRALIA'S sharemarket closed firmer yesterday following the Tokyo market's strong performance and renewed interest from overseas. The All Ordinaries Index ended 17.6 points up at 1,529.0, the day's high. "The initial impetus came from offshore as people were buying on the back of Tokyo's strength," one broker said. "Some
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        244 22 SEOUL stocks fell for the third consecutive session yesterday as investors stayed on the sidelines waiting for encouraging news. The Composite Index closed at 816.78, down 2.52 points from the previous session. Turnover was a low 174 billion won compared with 146.3 billion on Saturday's half-day trading. "There are
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        477 22 THE TAIWAN stock index ended slightly lower yesterday after institutional buying in the key financial sector helped take the edge off early losses. The Weighted Index dropped 13.68 points, or 0.1 per cent, to close at 9,814.54 against Saturday's 9,828.22 finish. Turnover was NT595.70 billion against NT594.34 billion. The
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        224 22 EARLY GAINS on the Thai bourse were trimmed by mid-session profit-tak-ing across the board yesterday. The official SET Index fell 4.96 points to close at 835.34. Declines led advances 100 to 29. Turnover totalled 10.33 million shares valued at 1.26 billion baht. "Local investors are unwilling to take positions
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        128 22 NEW ZEALAND shares ended higher on low turnover yesterday, with the Barclays Index rising 11.57 points to close at 1,734.05. "But turnover has got to increase before the market gets up and going," one broker said. Brokers said there was good support at 1,700 on the index. "But
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        69 22 PT ASTRA International yesterday dominated Jakarta stock trading at 1.29 million shares, bringing total turnover up to 2.66 million shares from 1.55 million on Friday, but it fell 700 rupiah to 24,300, the exchange said. Prices ended mixed, bringing the Composite Index 7.79 points down to 633.48. The Jardine
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
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      453 23 Reuter THE YEN's persistent weakness may make it hard for Japan to avoid raising interest rates, despite yesterday's concerted central bank intervention in support of the currency after the G-7 meeting in Paris, analysts said. "It's difficult to see the yen stabilising
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      537 23 Reuter THE market for interest rate swaps was once the preserve of bank and corporate treasurers. But increasingly, investors in search of higher returns on their portfolios are joining in. "Bond fund managers used to just buy and hold, and when the market
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      393 23 Cross rates Apr 9 I USS S$ MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.8750 2.7295 1.6910 156.65 0.6092 1.4950 1.3063 1.7286 S$ 0.5333 1.4557 0.9019 0.8355 0.3249 0.7973 0.6967 0.9219 MS 0.3664 68.69 0.6195 0.5739 0.2232 0.5477 0.4786 ***** Dm 0.5914 1.1088 1.6141 92.64 0.3603 0.8841
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      562 23 Interbank rates S$ Bid Offer Overnight 6 3/16 6 5/16 1-month 6 5/16 6 7/16 2-month 6 5/16 6 7/16 3-month 6 3/8 6 1/2 Overnight mode: 6-3/8 IS$ Bid Offer 7 days 8 5/16 8 7/16 1 month 8 5/16 8 7/16 2 months 8 3/8 8
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      Fears of G-7 intervention push up yen
      493 23 FOREX MARKET REPORTS FEARS OF a coordinated intervention by the Group of Seven to push up the yen in the currency markets left the US dollar one yen lower in Tokyo yesterday, compared with last Friday's New York close. In Tokyo, the selling
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES AND OPTIONS
      1390 23 EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/lnt Vol Jun 90 91.46 91.47 91.45 91.46 6748 ***** 8826 Sep 90 91.38 91.39 91.37 91.37 1680 4853 1659 Dec 90 91.20 91.20 91.17 91.17 285 2578 451 Mar 91 91 06 91 08 91.06 91.06 86 461
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      Lock icon Malaysia ready to join cocoa producers' alliance
      452 24 Bernama MALAYSIA has expressed its readiness to join the Cocoa Producers' Alliance "to contribute to the strengthening of the position of cocoaproducing countries". A joint communique issued in Kuala Lumpur yesterday following Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik's six-day visit
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      Palm oil futures finish lower
      556 24 COMMODITY REPORTS Hongkong: Gold ended easier after another day of quiet and narrow-range trading and there was selling pressure at around US$3Bl which capped the topside yesterday. Selling emerged at above US$3Bl.OO but buying came back at around U*****.50. Bullion closed at U*****.30/80 an ounce
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      136 24 NYT THE US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed a rule that will require traders to disclose any informal relationships among one another on the floor of the nation's futures exchanges. Under the plan disclosed last Friday, traders who work with each other, even
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      Lock icon Salomon unit loses cocoa trade appeal
      267 24 Reuter A LONDON UNIT of US brokerage house Salomon Inc suffered a legal setback last Friday when a French court rejected its appeal in a multi-million-dollar cocoa trade dispute. The Paris court's ruling appear to leave Philipp Brothers Ltd (Phibro), Salomon's commodity trade arm,
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      620 25  -  LETTER FROM LONDON By Jessica Baldwin PAST THE mustachioed beefeaters and the worn cobblestoned lanes of the Tower of London. Ted Smith and his son arc preserving an ancicnt craft from extinction. They arc two of the Tower's Royal Armoury craftsman who restore and
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      156 25 As at 3pm yesterday: IxksI dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.4270 1.4470 Canadian dollar 1.5950 1.6150 NZ dollar 1.0720 I.I 120 Sterling pound 3.0610 3.0910 US dollar 1.8715 1.8815 I -ocal dollars to 100 units of foreign current) Austrian schilling
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    369 26  -  By Elaine Koh A JOINT VENTURE between Singapore and Indonesian parties is putting up a 250-room resort hotel in Batam at an estimated cost of $40 million. The four-star hotel, to be called the International Plaza Hotel, will be located in Batam
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    424 26  -  By Suzanne Soh FOLLOWING the successful launch of the governmentbacked Batam Industrial Park (BIP) project, Singapore ministers yesterday toured two other islands in the Riau Archipelago. The possibility of obtaining water from the Indonesian islands was a major objective of the informal visit. At the end
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    190 26 Reuter CONSERVATIVES swept to power in Hungary's first free-ly-elected Parliament yesterday, with the ruling Socialists far behind in fourth place. In a decisive second round of voting last Sunday, the centre-right Hungarian Democratic Forum (HDF) won a landslide victory over its nearest rival, the LiberalSocial
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    128 26 Reuter LEADERS of 15 developing nations want to forge a common platform on world debt and trade which could serve as the basis for dialogue with industrialised countries, Malaysia's Foreign Minister said yesterday. "If we can cooperate, then we can become a useful forum to
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    Openings in India's Soviet links
    233 26  -  From Shoeb Kagda in NEW DELHI INDIA'S rapidly expanding computer and electronics sectors and its close ties with the Soviet Union are proving to be lucrative for Singapore's electronics firms. Local PC manufacturer Pet Computers Service is close to securing a $25 million deal to
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    710 26  -  The Bottom Line By Leonard Silk The writer is a columnist with The AW' York Times, where this piece appeared last Friday THE DROP of almost 30 per cent in the Tokyo stock market had provoked widespread fears among the Japanese that their economic
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    186 26 AP JAPANESE COMPANIES purchased 126 foreign companies in the first three months of the year, according to a study released yesterday. The survey by Yamaichi Securities Co, a major Japanese securities firm, said there were 209 mergers and acquisitions involving Japanese companies in Japan and
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        146 27 Reuter BOOMING OVERSEAS DEMAND for ships and a glut of foreign orders placed with Japanese shipbuilders have brought orders in South Korean yards to record levels Foreign and domestic orders placed with South Korean shipyards in the first quarter of this year soared to
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        Exxon told to release oil spill data
        89 27 THE US GOVERNMENT has asked Exxon Corp to make public its scientific studies about the effects of the country's worst oil spill, said Alaska governor Steve Cowper. Under the proposal, the federal and state governments would manage the data bank, which would be
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        76 27 AP IRAN AND THE SOVIET UNION signed a 15-year agreement on the export of Iranian natural gas on Sunday, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. Oil Minister Gholamreza Aqazadeh said the two sides had agreed that the price of the gas would be
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        Lock icon Coastal to build oil facility in Aruba
        86 27 Reuter COASTAL CORP SAID its Coastal Aruba Refining Co NV unit plans to establish a crude oil storage and trans-shipment facility in San Nicolas, Aruba. It said construction of the facility would include storage tanks with a capacity for six to eight million
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        Lock icon More than 200 dead or missing
        84 27 AFP MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE were dead or unaccounted for following the sinking of a ferry on Friday when it was caught in a storm in southern Burma, officials said on Sunday. Rescue teams searching round the clock had by Sunday found 25 people
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      Many FEFC members still unsure about adopting NT9O
      322 27  -  By DEXTER LEE MANY Far Eastern Freight Conference members are still unsure about adopting the highly controversial new tariff structure, choosing to stick to the established rates instead. Shipping Times understands that the hesitation arises from the strong objections by shippers who
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      Forwarders criticise licensing policy
      227 27  -  By AL O LABITA tor Shipping Times from Manila MANILA'S freight forwarders have begun assailing the government's open policy on licensing new applicants, both local and foreign. Forwarders complain that the industry is already overcrowded and heaped blame on the government's unabated approval of new applications
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      Hyundai plans to build five 4,000-TEU ships
      144 27 HYUNDAI Merchant Marine is planning to build five 4,000-TEU ships for operation in the transpacific trade. It has filed for approval from the Korea Maritime and Ports Administration (KMPA) five 24.5 knot vessels to be built under bare- boat charter finance schemes. The
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      Metrovest develops software to speed up processing of invoices and customs forms
      413 27  -  By OTHMAN ABU BAKAR EXPORTERS and importers in Malaysia can speed up the processing of invoices and customs declaration Forms 1 and 2 by using software developed by a Port Klang-based computer company. Called ATC-Custom-1 and developed by
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      Kosmos may order rare size carriers
      265 27 NORWEGIAN bulk shipping operator Kosmos is considering orders for two large ore/oil carriers of about 300,000 dwt. According to Lloyd's List. contracts for this size and category of combination carrier are rare, with Kosmos likely to face construction costs for each ship of more
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      298 28 AFP ENQUIRY for tankers decreased over the past week in the single-voyage sector, but increased demand was seen in the time-charter market, London brokers E A Gibson said on Friday in their latest report. In the time-charter section, nine VLCCs and ULCCs (very large and ultra large crude
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      Lock icon Reefer lessors feeling the pinch from competitors
      1095 28 The Journal of Commerce AFTER YEARS of strong growth and steadily increasing capacity, the refrigerated container leasing industry is feeling the pressure from increased competition, larger inventories of operatorowned equipment and the slowdown in the world economy. Nevertheless, industry executives say, the currently
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        237 28 Port Klang South Port: Soo Hoe berth 2; Alam Aman berth 3; Builder 111 berth 4; New Line No 1 berth 7A; Petro Mewah berth J. Shell KCT: Asian Plutus berth 9; Thana Bhum berth 9; Uni Mercy berth 10; Bunga Penaga berth 10 North Port: KD Lekir berth
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      Drop of 20-40pc in cargo volumes going to China via Hongkong
      501 40 MAJOR shipping lines carrying China s imports via Hongkong say volumes have dropped between 20 to 40 per cent in the first quarter of the year. The South China Morning Post reports that Hongkong's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL)
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      445 40 Feb 6-Apr 20 SFFA Standard Trading Conditions gives an overall perspective of these conditions, conducted by the Singapore Freight Forwarders Asaoclatlon. The Manager, SFFA, 7500 A Beach Road, #13-314 The Plaza, tel no *****45 Feb 7-Jun 6 Sea Tranaport covers traneport geography, liner and tramp shipping, conducted by
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      Japan secures orders for 26 tankers with double skins
      305 40 JAPAN has won orders for 26 double skin tankers since the beginning of this year, with a total order backlog rising to about 11 million tons. Oslo shipbroker Fearnleys, in its latest monthly report, said the orders included standard-design vessels with
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      210 40 Reuter INSURERS of the stricken Scandinavian Star ferry braced themselves for huge claims after a blaze on board killed scores of people during the weekend in one of the worst ever peacetime disasters in the North Sea. "There have been many accusations against the
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      1270 33 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD SSSS* mm K Jfev p,l Building, 14U Cecil Street *03 00, Singapore 0106 1 JAKARTA I BANGKOK 1 VESSEL VOV SIN J'KT SIN VESSEL VOV SIN BKK SIN KOTA MELATI (MSB 11/4 13/4 16/4 HAI HUI 72N 11/4 14/4 16/4 EDEN 9009 11/4 13/4 IS/4
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      1119 33 BEN LINE CONTAINERS ~LTD 200 Cantonment Road Tel: *****22 #13-05 Southpoint 1 Fax: *****63 Singapore 0208. Telex: RS ***** EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT VESSEL |VOY SP PK STON HAM BHAVEN RDAM HAVRE Alaska Maru 10/543 In Pt 11/4 30/4 2/5 4/5 Tokyo Bay 97/542 16/4 3/5 7/5 5/5 Heidelberg
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      518 33 M MYANMA FIVE STAR UNE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S'pore P.Kelang Penang Bangkok HPAAN VI4HW 7/12 Aar PAGAN VISSW 23,74 APR PATHCIN VIM 24/30 APR MYOMArWA Vl» 2*21 APR MERGUI V9S IS/20 MAY THE BANK LINE (A *®rvice of Andrew Weir Shipping) XflT SEMI CONTAINER SERVICE VI
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      536 34 jjpw^HBPPPK #ISiBB IRANIAN SERVICE Singapore Loading for:A VSI MID Banda Abbas (National Line Of Mexico) U S. WEST COAST/MEXICO/CENTRAL AMERICA CONTAINER SERVICE HKC LB ENSENAOA I CAROtNAS S CRUZ MANZANIILO mTAL W« 1/4 W u/s OAXACA VU UN I*S 14/S 11/5 20/5 2S/5 COLIMA VS *5 1* W M W
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      360 34 /HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. «HMMppppHpgpp|ppHpHHpppp|pipapHHHaiipHßH EASTBOUND TO USA WESTBOUND FROM USA TO PSW SIN HKC LBH OAK SEA FROM PSW IBM OAK SEA HKC SIN HYUNDAI PIONEER 31E 1304 1904 07/05 1005 1305 HYUNDAI EXPLORER 29W 12/03 1503 11/03 0504 1204 LALANDIA 31E 2004 2604 14/05 17/0S 2005 HYUNDAI
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      284 34 CCNI# Compart u Chilena de Navegacion Inicrocranica S.A. TO SOUTH PACIFIC PORTS SIN POM LAE SUV PPT T.B.N. 25/4 7/5 10/5 17/5 22/5 DIRECT CHILE SERVICE SIN IQQ ANF VAP T.B.N. 25/4 5/6 7/6 10/6 AGEMTS B BORNEO SHIPPING PTE LTD MASBULDMGfIS-03A7 STfTOHPTfTH 10 SHENTON WAY. STORE 0207 IHffTrfcilill TLX
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      846 35 HBE InterCoa MAUIIIMI I'll l.fll FCL/LCL TO: FAR EAST JAPAN EUROPE FIJI ISLAND KAOHSIUNG —15/4 TOKYO —12/4 LE HAVRE —16/4 LAUTOKA —13/4 KEELUNG —15/4 YOKOHAMA —12/4 ROTTERDAM —16/4 SUVA —13/4 MANILA —13/4 KOBE —12/4 UK PORTS —16/4 BANGKOK —14/4 AUSTRALIA HAMBURG —16/4 EAST AFRICA BUSAN —13/4 77T-T— —T ir GOTHENBURG
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      684 35 Nedlloyd WE GIVE YOU THE WORLD K%) Nedlloyd Lines [NEW zealand/fui VESSEL Jkt PK| "Pen *B>> Sm S bjyj Auckland Fiji(A) N Ptymouth<A) Timaru LftteHoc(B) Oun«in(B) Napier W#llinfton(C) Tauranga N Rochester 9006 11/4 14/4 11/4 11/4 13/4 l«/ 4 1/5 8, 5 3/5 3/5 4/5 4/5 W 7/5 1/5 N.
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      1112 36 N. AMERICA-ATLANTIC COAST lUifiiill! VOY *INDO 'PK/PNG [sGP LB CHLS NFK NYC HFX OOCI FREEDOM 30 9/4 10/4 12/4 5/5 15/5 17/5 19/5 23/5 OOCI FAITH 19 22/4 21/4 19/4 12/5 22/5 24/5 26/5 30/5 OOCL FRIENDSHIP 19 23/4 24/4 26/4 19/5 29/5 31/5 2/6 6/6 NEPTUNE JADE 24 30/4
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      790 36 I___ 1M f~~ r>Avi (i OAVi BOOKING CONTACT UTNA ETO SIN (1 DAY) OAV > *< 1 DAY MtNA H 13/04/90 PORT KELANC PENANG BANGKOK j VICTOR k TWICE/WKLY BOOKING CONTACT w H ETD SIN 13 DAYS) (2 DAYS) (1 DAY) 12/04/90 HONG KONG KAOHSIUNG KEELUNG joyce judy TWICE/WKLY r>„
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      326 36 Continental Pacific Shipping r TIMBER PLYWOOD SERVICE TO U.K./CONTINENT KKU S PORE PK LOADING FOR ARTEMISION SM SETE ROM,ANT'FLUfUK BYRON V 11/4 1574 11/4 SETEjROM, ANT/FLU/UK ARBELA In Pt SETE/ROM/ANT/FLU/UK loads Sabah Indonesia MULTIPORT AGENCIES (S) Y PTE. LTD. V J TEL *****77 FAX: *****31 I \J f W PK.
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      631 36 /\r?>a GOLDEN LINE GUAN GUAN SHIPPING (PTE) LTD 23, Tel ok Ay* Street SINGAPORE 0104 1 TEL *****88 (10 LINES) Far *****04 STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE: S port P KetangPenan| GOLDEN HAVEN Colombo/Karachi,Dubai 14/16 Apr GOLDEN BEAR CotartwKaradM Out* 2V3 Apr CHINA SERVICE YU QtNG Huangpu Shanghai IS/16 Apr DAI YUN
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      1892 37 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE (CR No: **********0 E) Bookings: UK/EUROPE *****19, AUST/INDIA/PAK-*****18 USA *****16, FAR EAST-*****48 Documentation: *****44/*****14 JPHr Terminal: *****22 CFS: M 2 IMPORT: *****69/*****50 EXPORT: *****53/*****04 NEPLINE SDN BHD MALAYSIA K.L.-*****33, P.Kelang-*****87, Penang-*****0, J.Bahru-*****3, *****4 KKpDRVSL/VOY PKN KG SGP MOTHER V9L/VOY 9GP LSH TU BOM HAM MOTH
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      1240 37 m 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 ***** PENANC P. HUANG IKSMS HAI THONG SHIPPING 12? ftwgStrwt Pmml M/S HANOIING SYSTOI CO SON. MO
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      503 38 f DSR-LINES VEB DEUTFRACHT SEEREEOEREI ROSTOCK DSR LINES VEB DEUTFRACHT/SEEREEDEREI ROSTOCK INTEGRATED CONTAINER SERVICE MEMBER OF EACON SERVICE TO EAST MEDITERRANEAN NORTH CONTINENT EUROPE HBG RST 10/05 12.05 ri i v.* iiu nia uj mr OUTBOUND RUEBELAND 2/90 N. UL8RICHT 4/90 J. WENDA SW •VIA LARMACA ACCEPTING CARGO FOB IWASSOL.
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      1480 38 UKC COWVPmOMAI. REM VICE Vessel P KLC PNC P C Loadinf for TONGCHUAN 30/3 Rotterdam/Antwerp YANGCHUAN 28/4 Rottert»m/Antwerp CHINA run CONTAINER REKVICE Vessw PKL PNC SPORE BKK HKG SNA QIN LYC WEI HE 50 27/3 25/3 31/3 t/4 10/4 YANG FANG KOU 125 31/3 29/3 5/4 11/4 18/4 20/4 Accenting
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      550 38 POSEIDON CONTAINER TRANSPORT GMBH HAMBURG TRANS-SIBERIAN CONTAINER SERVICE SOTRA GENERAL AGENTS ACCEPTING ALL FCL LCL CONVENTIONAL CARGOES [AFGHANISTAN 1: Hairaton, Tourghundi, Kabul, Herat, Mazar-I-Sharif, Mashad, Kushka 11R AN I: Djulfa, Astara VIA ILYICHEVSK ETD SINGAPORE 13/4, 26/4, 29/4, 12/5, 16/5 1 EUROPE I :To all inland points: VIA VOSTOCHNY Poland,
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      501 38 ASEAN PORTS Ngow Hock Agency Co Ltd BKK (Tel: *****80) vooa [vot 1 kwwow ima* MAHA BHUM 04W W«d llfl Sat 14/4 MEKHAWIK KURAKO 04N Fri 13/4 Mon KH PIYA BHUM 220N Sat 14/4 Tu« 17/4 CHAIYA BHUM 04W Sor 15/4 W»d 11/4 JIRA BHUM* 04H Tua 17/4 fri 2M
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      1087 39 EXPRESS FEEDER SERVICE (Fully Containerised) VESSEL SIN CAL CTG A VSL 11/4 17/4 A VSL 18/4 23/4 (Conventional Service) ETA S PORE LOADING FOR BANGLAR PROGOTI 14/4 S.KOREA/JAPAN BANGLAR MAYA 13/4 CTG/MONGLA FAR EAST/MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE ETA S'PORE LOADING FOR BISKRA 15/4 S. Korea. Japan ALL VESSELS ACCEPTING FCL CONTAINERS FOR
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      212 39 VESSEL I VOY I ETA LOADING FOB I SPORE ANCMNET 19WB VO6 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA. OJIBOOTI I ASSAB MASSAWA MOOEIOAH ARRAY WOtiZ ?4WB iCXVOB DARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ABBAY WUNZ ASSAB MASSAWA. HOOEIOAH PQ KIEN HUNG LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED FORTNIGHTLY LINER SERVICE TO MAURITIUS AND SOUTH AFRICA ACCEPTING BOTH FCL/LCL CARGO Vessel
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      614 39 te|_P.T. MASKAPAI PELAYARAN WpULAU LAUT FULLY CONTAINERISED REGIONAL FEEDER SERVICE TWICE-WEEKLY/WEEKLY FIXED DAY SCHEDULE BETWEEN THE PORTS OF S PORE. INDONESIA. MALAYSIA I THAILAND ALSO ACCEPTING LCL CARGO TO JKT, PKG. PNG AND. BKK. FOR BOOKINGS CALL SPECARGO FORWARDING AT TEL: *****55 SINGAPORE INDONESIA SERVICE VSL VOY SIN JKT PAJ
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      676 39 BAY OF BENGAL SERVICES MADRAS CALCUTTA tilitll WT >11 MAA SIM inch mis omo u/« ttt* ni* WTTE RIIS 03*10 19/4 21/4 03/S DANISM FLAG INCCR RIIS BJNIO 27/4 04/5 11/5 YEAR BUILO 1989 IMTE RIIS 04N90 03/S 10/5 17/5 INCCR RIIS 04N90 11/5 11/5 25/5 MEETE RltS 05N90 17/5
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      293 39 WE HAVE GOT THE FASTEST TRANSIT TIME TO AUSTRALIA! NEXT VESSEL: m.v. "brussel" V 245 ETA 16/4/90 Only 7 days to Fremantle! Only 12 days to Melbourne! Only 16 days to Sydney! FROM USA/CANADA/EUROPE/MEDITERRANEAN Hfi Fli Him Ant Fot/lbr li» S port BRUSSEL 5/3 18/3 20/3 13/3 27/3 2S/3 16/4
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      1163 40 FmHw from PNGIPKL iMothw VmM TJo* SIN I LAX |OAK |HOU |OAI |CHI/ I NOR I MEM I NYC OUR NEW USA mam SERVICE CALLS BUNGA KEMUNING V.644 5/4 ALLIGATOR VICTORY V ICOI 16/4 5/5 7/5 Ifi 1,5 Iff 5/5 5/5 UJi SINGAPORE BUNGA KEMUNINC V 646 16,4 ALLIGATOR GLORY
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      169 40 NOTICE FAB EASTERN FREIGHT CONFERENCE SABAH. BRUNEI AND SARAWAK FREIBHT CONFERENCE Notice to Shippers Congestion Surcharge The member Lines of the above Conferences have been monitoring the berthing situation at the undernoted ports and have reported and agreed on the following:Benghazi Congestion surcharge of 5 percent to be Tripoli (Libya)
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