The Business Times, 21 May 1991
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Title Section10 1991-05-21 1 Business Times MCI (P) 16/12/90 Tuesday, May 21, 1991 75*10 words
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NEWS SUMMARY
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64 1991-05-21 1 WASHINGTON The Bush Administration faces a second round in its fight with Congress over bank reform when a House panel meets today to consider controversial proposals for restructuring the financial services industry. The Administration wants to remove decades-old barriers which prevent64 words
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Article32 1991-05-21 1 TAIPEI Screaming demands for Taiwan's Premier Hau Pei-tsun to resign, more than 10,000 people marched through central Taipei yesterday in protest against the arrest of four political activists.32 words
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Article32 1991-05-21 1 NOEL HAMPERS Gifts, a homegrown company selling hampers and gifts, is going regional the franchise way. Its first franchise will be in operation in Malaysia by year-end. Page 232 words
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Article20 1991-05-21 1 AUSTRALIA'S Northern Territory has invited Singapore companies to invest in the state's oil refinery in Darwin. Page 720 words
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Article21 1991-05-21 1 AMERICAN officials are stepping up efforts for USMexican talks to forge the world's largest free-trade zone Page 821 words
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Article29 1991-05-21 1 A SENIOR adviser to Mikhail Gorbachev has supported a proposal for the seven industrialised democracies to provide financial aid to help stabilise the Soviet economy. Page 1029 words
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Article13 1991-05-21 1 EGYPTIANS feel let down by the Gulf states Page 1313 words
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Article16 1991-05-21 1 PHILIPS plans to set the standard in digital compact cassettes Page 1516 words
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Article11 1991-05-21 1 MARTIN SCORSESE talks about his mentors Page 1911 words
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Article26 1991-05-21 1 THAILAND'S rapidly expanding Bangkok Airways has plans to become the next Asian domestic carrier to go regional. Shipping l imes Pg 126 words
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MARKETS SUMMARY
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Article44 1991-05-21 1 THE New York stock market wavered in a narrow range yesterday morning as investors awaited signs of the next move in interest rates. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials inched up 3.13 points to 2,889.76 in the first hour of trading.44 words
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Article25 1991-05-21 1 LONDON shares were higher at midday yesterday. At about 1100 GMT, the Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100share index was up 10.3 points at 2,464.2.25 words
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Article26 1991-05-21 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES and Japan Airlines will each acquire 10 per cent of the paidup capital of Singapore Aviation Services Co Pte Ltd Page 326 words
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Article20 1991-05-21 1 AMERICAN fund management giant Fidelity Investments has blocked First Pacific's privatisation offer for Imagineering Technology Page 420 words
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Article23 1991-05-21 1 OUB's merchant banking arm, OUB Australia Ltd, achieved a 71 per cent rise in 1990 pretax profit Page 623 words
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Article16 1991-05-21 1 KEPPEL SHIPYARD has dismissed claims of negligence from the owner of Haven Page 316 words
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Article, Illustration29 1991-05-21 1 Monday Change BT-MGA 737.43 +6.97 Kuala Lumpur ....583.45 +0.09 Tokyo 25,523.03 -178.91 Hongkong 3,917.09 +34.25 Sydney 1,531.2 +0.9 Friday Change New York 2.886.63 -7.38 London 2,453.9 -18.029 words
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Article22 1991-05-21 1 Exchange rates USS SS 1.7770 100 Yen SS 1.2798 MS SS 0.6420 Money market rates Overnight 5 +1/4 3-month 5-1/8 unch22 words
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Article37 1991-05-21 1 London Gold AM fix US$353.90 -USS1.05 Rubber S'poreJune.. I45.50*/kg -0.50 M'sia June 225.50*/kg unch KL Tin Turnover 41 tonnes -4 Spot MS 15.49 /kg unch Crude palm oil Turnover 1,335 lots -140 June MS769 /tonne -337 words
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Article, Illustration533 1991-05-21 1 Chuang Peck Ming - The Pacific Economic Co-operation Conference By Chuang Peck Ming DO NOT take it for granted that the 21st century will be the Pacific Century, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong cautioned yesterday. It may turn out to be the century of Europe. But533 words
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266 1991-05-21 1 Bernama JOHOR BARU The Johor government is having doubts whether the Ms 3 billion (about 551.92 billion) Desaru International Resort will ever be completed by the project developers. State Secretary Datuk Abdul Rahim Ramli said yesterday the government was now thinking of takingBernama - 266 words
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405 1991-05-21 1 Kenneth James - By Kenneth James IN A spirited defence of her country's suggestion for an East Asia Economic Grouping (EAEG), Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Rafidah Aziz yesterday proposed a test "to clear any misconceptions, or misinterpretations". Addressing more than 300 delegates405 words
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Article, Illustration439 1991-05-21 1 Hong Lee Tiam - Urbanised Singapore will prove that it still has a lot to offer By Hong Lee Tiam SINGAPORE as a destination for nature lovers is not as preposterous an idea as it sounds. In fact, this is exactly what the Singapore Tourist Promotion BoardPicture by Sunny Yeo - 439 words
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Advertisement189 1991-05-21 1 Nikon The World's Finest Photographic System. Aircraft Schedule 29 Money Market 27 Work) News 8,10 Commodities 28 Regional Co News 4 Cryptic Crossword 29 Regional News 7 Editorial 12 Regional Stock Markets 26 For market indices, editorial, Financial News 6 SES 21,22 advertising and circulation exFutures Options 27 Share Information189 words
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Advertisement29 1991-05-21 1 Daily warrants table The warrants table, which used to appear on Saturdays, goes daily from today. It will appeal Vn the BT Share Information Service page. See Pg 24.29 words
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HOME NEWS
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329 1991-05-21 2 Claire Leow - Clinical trials to begin next month By Claire Leow WO biotechnology firms, tech Medical Products of mgapore and Lupin Laboranics of India, will jointly vclop and market a thirdneration of Hepatitis B ccine in India, where the case is estimated329 words
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286 1991-05-21 2 ML Chartered Semiconducr group has re-organised its potations with two entities, ..cli with independent iden- ies and management struc<res. Both firms have plans for v w products within the year, press release stated. The wafer fabrication lant, set up in 1987 as a »int venture between Singai286 words
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Article130 1991-05-21 2 MY SINGAPORE. That's the nation-building theme for this year as the promotional activities veer away from the national "we" and "our" to a more personalised level. The Ministry of Defence is behind a six-month long mass communications programme focussed on "My Singapore" and aimed at130 words
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Article, Illustration281 1991-05-21 2 Chuang Peck Ming - By Chuang Peck Ming A HOME-GROWN firm selling hampers and gifts is going regional the franchise way. Noel Hampers Gifts said in a statement yesterday that its first franchise will be in operation in Malaysia by year-end. The move into Malaysia is only the281 words
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253 1991-05-21 2 WORK to convert facilities at Senoko Power Station to take in natural gas piped from Malaysia will cost the Public Utilities Board (PUB) a total of $160 million. The entire project, due for completion in 1993, is aimed basically at modifying253 words
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NEWS ROUNDUP
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Article90 1991-05-21 2 THE RE-TENDER of three Sago Street shophouses has fetched bids averaging $11,209 psm, up from $9,632 psm during the first tender in December 1990. A total of 64 bids were received this round. The highest bid received for one of the units was $1.18 million, which90 words
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Article40 1991-05-21 2 THE British Jewellery and Giftware Federation will take part in the 2nd Singapore International Gift Fair *91 to be held at the World Trade Centre from today to Saturday. Fourteen British companies will be taking part.40 words
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Article72 1991-05-21 2 LIVI KAH NGAM says that it has changed the name of its currently dormant Singapore-incorporated Allamshirc Pte Ltd to LKN Management Services Pte Ltd. The authorised and paid-up capital of LKN Management Services, a whollyowned subsidiary of LKN Construction, remain unchanged at $25,000 and $2 respectively. The72 words
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Article42 1991-05-21 2 FOURTEEN students from the Institute of Education's School of Physical Education will visit the United Kingdom on a three-week study tour. The group will visit mountaineering. outdoor education and sea sports centres in north Wales l and the Birmingham area.42 words
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SINGAPORE – MALAYSIA COMPANY NEWS
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371 1991-05-21 3 Lee Han Shih - By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Airlines was being cautious when it projected that a full recovery would only occur in the later part of the current financial year, SIA managing director Dr Cheong Choon Kong said yesterday. Dr Cheong also said the recent decision by371 words
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231 1991-05-21 3 SINGAPORE and the US together accounted for $5.8 million or 86 per cent of the pre-tax losses of fastfood and trading group Inno-Pacific Holdings. The losses were due largely to pizza chain Shakey's, which was described in the company's latest annual report as231 words
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Article845 1991-05-21 3 Chew Eng Han - MARKET TALK Bv Chew Eng Han UOB chairman Wee Cho Yaw's turnaround from his previously pessimistic outlook for the group is not merely a consequence of a more favourable economic climate developing after the ceasefire in the Gulf. After a 5.7 per cent845 words
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Article, Illustration486 1991-05-21 3 Selva Kumar - Two airlines help S'pore Aerospace to boost its share of maintenance market By Selva Kumar IN A MOVE to boost its share of the commercial aircraft maintenance market, defence-related Singapore Aerospace has enlisted the support of Singapore Airlines and Japan Airlines. Singapore Airlines and Japan486 words
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397 1991-05-21 3 Rahita Elias - By I Rahita Elias SINGAPORE'S Keppel Shipyard has dismissed claims of negligence from the owner of Haven, labelling the move as a "negotiating ploy" aimed at getting the yard to settle the repair bill. Haven's owner, Londonbased Troodos Shipping Trading, has indicated that a397 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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75 1991-05-21 3 KUALA LUMPUR Pan Malaysia Rubber Industries Bhd has reported a 77 per cent increase in group after-tax profit to MsB.oB million for the year ended March 31, 1991, from M 54.57 million previously. While gross revenue was 42 per cent higher at $1.5075 words
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Article61 1991-05-21 3 KUALA LUMPUR Pan Malaysia Cement Works Bhd, the cement-based associated company of Malayan United Industries, reported a 6 per cent rise in group after-tax profit to M 528.92 million for the year ended March 31, 1991, from M 527.23 million previously. Group pre-tax profit61 words
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Article58 1991-05-21 3 KUALA LUMPUR Hong Leong Co (Malaysia) Bhd, will retain Nanyang's present management, Hong Leong Co senior group managing director James Lim Cheng Poh said. Hong Leong's acquisition of a 20.3 per cent stake in Nanyang Press (Malaya) Bhd last November made it the largest single shareholder in58 words
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Article88 1991-05-21 3 KUALA LUMPUR Shares of Insas Bhd fell yesterday when the company resumed trading. It was suspended on Friday prior to announcing a restructuring scheme. Insas plans to cut its paid-up capital of 110.19 million 50 cent shares to 110.19 million 25 cent shares. It had88 words
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Article24 1991-05-21 3 SESDAQ company, Wepco Ltd, said its audit committee comprises Messrs Ng Kah Tie, Wee Koon San and Dr Koh Lam Son.24 words
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Article28 1991-05-21 3 WEE EE CHEONG, the son of United Overseas Bank chairman Wee Cho Yaw, has been named an additional director of United Overseas Land.28 words
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Advertisement224 1991-05-21 3 DO YOU HAVE AN EYE FOR A GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY? if so, and vou are looking for office space (witn business support facilities) we nave various sizes for vou to cnoose. Our prices for a week is equivalent to a night s stay in an Orchard Road Hotel. PhonG: *****46224 words
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REGIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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491 1991-05-21 4 Privatisation offer for Imagineering Technology said to be inadequate HONGKONG US fund management giant Fidelity Investments has blocked First Pacific's privatisation offer for Imagineering Technology. The First Pacific offer for the Australian computer products distributor is seen to be inadequate by Fidelity, the South China491 words
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283 1991-05-21 4 Reuter SYDNEY National Foods Ltd, the company to be floated after buying the food assets of Industrial Equity Ltd (lEL), is forecast to earn a net profit of A 530.67 million (5542.6 million) in its first year of operation, according toReuter - 283 words
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146 1991-05-21 4 BANGKOK Princess Grand Co Ltd, an affiliate of the Dusit Thani Group, has joined local businessmen in a 350 million baht (5524.2 million) investment to build a first-class, 300-room hotel in Nakhon Ratchasima, the Bangkok Post reported. The firm entered the project as it146 words
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335 1991-05-21 4 BANGKOK A sharp rise in land prices has emerged as a new problem for the skytrain mass transit project with the cost of expropriation now estimated at 25 billion baht (S$ 1.7 billion) to 35 billion baht, up five to seven times from335 words
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152 1991-05-21 4 Reuter SYDNEY Australian Gas Light Co Ltd has tapped Asian capital markets for the first time with the signing in Hongkong of a US$2OO million (*****.6 million) transferable loan certificate (TLC) facility with Euronote option. Arranger ANZ McCaughan Securities Ltd yesterday said the facilityReuter - 152 words
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Advertisement63 1991-05-21 4 I WILL THAT II r BARGAIN II HOME COMPUTER I COST YOU II heaps: h TELEVIEW SOFTWARE S9O ll MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.0 S3OO II 'ik -~"jfii COMPUTER TRAINING $150 MICROSOFT DOS 4.01 S3OO j~- mm ON-SITE WARRANTY S2OO Hkf# '—MODEM 5250 II SERIAI MOUSt $50 I uuinijljljC*? 40 PUBLIC WMAIN63 words
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Advertisement185 1991-05-21 4 Interestßonus Month continues as our US$ rate keeps rising. The month of May is a rather deposits of over US$5O,OOO was 5.94%*. special one at Citibank we've called it So if this sounds like a great deal for Interestßonus Month. And we re offering you why not contact us today.185 words
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INTERNATIONAL COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration691 1991-05-21 5 Securities and Exchange Commission likely to approve request NYT WASHINGTON The Securities and Exchange Commission was expected to take an important step last night towards 24-hour trading of stocks in the US, approving a request by the New York Stock ExchangeNYT - 691 words
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382 1991-05-21 5 Reuter LONDON A mixture of economic recession, Gulf War effects and group reorganisation is set to depress halfyear profits at Britain's biggest brewer and the world's number one hotelier Bass pic. Analysts have forecast pre-tax profits for the 28 weeks to AprilReuter - 382 words
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330 1991-05-21 5 Reuter SEOUL Daewoo Telecom Ltd, a member of the Daewoo Group, will launch US$5O million (SsB9 million) of convertible bonds on the Euromarket on May 29, officials said. The Securities Exchange Commission in Seoul approved the issue on May 4 on condition thatReuter - 330 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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91 1991-05-21 5 LONDON A trade union with members at Imperial Chemical Industries pic said it is preparing to fight any takeover bid launched by Hanson pic. The Manufacturing Science Finance union, representing 11,000 ICI employees, is enlisting the help of 35 Members of Parliament91 words
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Article77 1991-05-21 5 TOKYO Japan's biggest chemical company Mitsubishi Kasei Corp has reported a 2.8 per cent rise in its net profit from a year earlier to 18.5 billion yen (***** million) in the year to March. Sales grew 5.2 per cent to 770 billion yen in the77 words
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Article61 1991-05-21 5 AMSTERDAM Dutch retail and services group Vendex International said it filed for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday for its loss-making US home improvement retailer subsidiai7 Mr Goodbuys. Vendex spokesmah Peter van Bakkum said on Saturday the decision followed 200 million guilders' of61 words
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Article71 1991-05-21 5 SAN FRANCISCO The companies in the closely watched copyright lawsuit filed by Apple Computer Inc against Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co have discussed settling the case, according to a court filing. However, the companies said that "there are no foreseeable prospects for a settlement". The brief mention71 words
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FINANCIAL NEWS
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SMALL CHANGE
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109 1991-05-21 6 TOKYO The Bank of Japan has announced a record interim pre-tax profit of 1.375 trillion yen (S$ 17.8 billion) in the six months to March. It was more than double the profit of 673 billion yen in the preceding six months, or the109 words
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Article74 1991-05-21 6 BEIJING China's currency has been marginally devalued again, bringing its total decline to about 2 per cent since a policy of small adjustments went into effect last month. The State Administration of Exchange Control, an arm of the central bank, said the yuan was set74 words
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Article113 1991-05-21 6 MANILA Ayala Corp real estate subsidiary Ayala Land Inc (ALI) said its share offer due yesterday was postponed to May 28 to avoid overlapping with another company's public offer and to allow the market to absorb one offer at a time. The deferral would113 words
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Article66 1991-05-21 6 ISLAMABAD The Afghan resistance opened its first bank in an area controlled by rebel leader Ahmed Shah Masood, the rebel publication Afghanews reported. Commander Masood inaugurated the bank, in the Takhar province capital of Taloqan in northeast Afghanistan, on April 22, the bi-monthly newspaper said. The66 words
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476 1991-05-21 6 Florence Chong - From Florence Chong in SYDNEY THE merchant banking arm of Overseas Union Bank, OUB Australia Ltd, posted a 71 per cent rise in 1990 pretax profit despite difficult economic conditions. In line with expectations, it announced that pre-tax operating profit rose to A476 words
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Article, Illustration325 1991-05-21 6 BANGKOK Swiss Bank Corporation, a triple A-rated bank, is negotiating with a local broker for a joint venture in a bid to enhance its Bangkok representation in the equity business, according to a senior executive of the bank. The bank, which325 words
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261 1991-05-21 6 Reuter WASHINGTON The White House says no decision has been made on whether to rename Alan Greenspan as head of the powerful Federal Reserve Board, but many political and financial analysts said they would be shocked if he is not reappointed. Despite past criticism fromReuter - 261 words
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146 1991-05-21 6 Reuter TOKYO Major Japanese banks are likely to announce poor results for the year ended March 31, with drops in current profit ranging from 20 to 30 per cent due to higher interest rates and Calls in stock and bond prices. The financial dailyReuter - 146 words
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524 1991-05-21 6 IHT HONGKONG The Association of International Bond Dealers has renamed itself the International Securities Market Association at its annual meeting last week. The change should have been a reaffirmation of the evolution of the organisation, but instead exposed a riftIHT - 524 words
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Miscellaneous18 1991-05-21 6 Dollar$ Non$en$e ■*V sv, Iff "Dear, Jason believes he has a solution to the e liability insurance crisis."18 words
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THE REGION
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333 1991-05-21 7 S N Vasuki - From S N Vasuki in PERTH AUSTRALIA'S Northern Territory government is targeting Singapore companies to invest in the state's first oil refinery. A delegation of senior officials from the territory's Department of Mines and Energy are currently visiting Singapore to meet333 words
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299 1991-05-21 7 Reuter SYDNEY The head of qqc of Australia's leading banks said on Sunday that he saw little to indicate an economic recovery before late 1992 despite the government's expectation that the recession would hit bottom later this year. "Nothing appearing that I canReuter - 299 words
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262 1991-05-21 7 AFP MANILA The Export-Im-port Bank of Japan has warned the Philippines not to expect further loans if the country were to seek a debt write-off from official creditors. A Philippine finance department official said that an Eximbank letter, sent to Finance Secretary Jesus EstanislaoAFP - 262 words
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THE WORLD 1
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Article, Illustration441 1991-05-21 8 Reuter WASHINGTON With Congress close to giving President George Bush special negotiating authority, US officials plan a quick start for talks on a pact with Mexico that would forge the world's largest free-trade zone. They are also studying aReuter - 441 words
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241 1991-05-21 8 AFP BEIJING Investment in China showed healthy growth in the first four months of 1991, with foreign companies turning away from joint to wholly-owned ventures, an official report said on Sunday. China approved more than 3,100 new overseasfunded projects from January to April withAFP - 241 words
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WORLD WATCH
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92 1991-05-21 8 WASHINGTON President George Bush's budget director said on Sunday that the US economy was beginning its recovery from the recession, but he could not predict how strong or how long the recovery would prove to be. Interviewed on television, Richard Darman said: "Right92 words
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Article62 1991-05-21 8 MOSCOW Reserves of natural gas. capable of "meeting Soviet and Western demands for decades" have been found off the port of Murmansk in northern Russia along the coast of the Barents Sea, according to a Tass report. But exploitation of the find would be62 words
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Article69 1991-05-21 8 BEIJING Record numbers of tourists are flocking to Beijing this year, and spending more money than ever, after being frightened away by tanks that crushed pro-democracy protests in the Chinese capital two years ago. The Beijing Ribao newspaper said recently that 320,000 foreign visitors arrived in the69 words
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Article56 1991-05-21 8 TOKYO Japanese and US negotiators opened the third follow-up meeting yesterday of the Structural Impediments Initiative talks to review progress in solving structural barriers to trade and investment. The two-day meeting being held at the Foreign Ministry will likely focus on Japan's system of keiretsu, the grouping56 words
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Article37 1991-05-21 8 TOKYO Japan deported a record 29,884 illegal foreign workers last year, 80 per cent up on 1989. Bangladesh topped the list with 5,925 people deported, followed by 5,534 South Koreans and 4,465 Malaysians.37 words
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365 1991-05-21 10 AP MOSCOW A senior adviser to Mikhail Gorbachev has endorsed a plea for the seven industrialised democracies to provide financial aid to stabilise the Soviet Union while it reforms its economy. The draft letter proposes active involvement by the Group ofAP - 365 words
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Article, Illustration485 1991-05-21 10 EC president's Tokyo visit begins tomorrow Reuter BRUSSELS European Commission president Jacques Delors visits Japan this week on a mission to persuade Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu of the political sense of easing decades of trade friction. But trade figures released only days beforeReuter - 485 words
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223 1991-05-21 10 Reuter WASHINGTON The US and its European allies have revived discussions on bringing the Soviet Union into association with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. "To the extent that (Soviet President Mikhail) Gorbachev is now moving more on theReuter - 223 words
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213 1991-05-21 8 Reuter LONDON The March rise in UK retail sales was not sustained in ApriL, the latest Confederation of British Industry survey of distributive trades showed. April's retail sales volumes remain unchanged from a year earlier, in spite of the pick-up in March,Reuter - 213 words
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Advertisement566 1991-05-21 10 p': r P I i Mr Lew Syn Pau at Canossian School for the Hearing Impaired, one of the 42 charities supported by the Community Chest of Singapore To |o be assured of money to meet our needs every month is something we can all do with. However, there are566 words
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Advertisement162 1991-05-21 10 Discover A World Of Exciting New Opportunities At Asia-Pacific's International Showcase For... I Halls 4 5, 21-25 May 1991 World Trade Centre Singapore Meet with more than 350 companies and Dame eating groups from me Asio-Pocific Europe ana me United States What You Can Sn Al Th« Show See a162 words
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Advertisement439 1991-05-21 11 To predict your financial future, it pays to read our past. What does your prosperity line look like? If your fingers have v been burnt by the stock market, or you've been disappointed with the I J hand-outs from fixed deposits, there \l 1/ is an alternative. p: I I439 words
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Article471 1991-05-21 12 EDITORIAL AFTER struggling to keep afloat during the difficult years of the mid-Eighties, the local marine industry performed strongly last year and contributed 3.6 per cent of Singapore's Gross Domestic Product. Gross turnover rose by 24 per cent over the previous year to hit $2.26 billion,471 words
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WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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Article229 1991-05-21 12 CRITICISM of Mr Javier Perez de Cuellar, the United Nations Secretary-General, particularly for alleged indecisiveness and lack of dynamism, are now so commonplace as to completely overshadow his accomplishments. In his own quiet manner, he may even have achieved more than the charismatic Dag Hammarskjold,229 words
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Article105 1991-05-21 12 THE 1990 Population Census is a revealing document on Singapore's progress. It is the nation's report card. We have made it almost to the standards of a developed country. But there are still problems ahead the ageing population profile, lower fertility rate and the increasing number105 words
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Article171 1991-05-21 12 ONE ACHIEVEMENT shown in the 1990 Population Census that will not escape attention is that for all the three major ethnic groups, progress in terms of education and housing has been reported. This will no doubt help strengthen racial harmony. A greying population, increase in the171 words
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REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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Article181 1991-05-21 12 THERE WAS a lot of hype when the Kuala Lumpur Master Plan was introduced about how orderly the city's growth would be, the Malaysian "face" it would have, and that, besides being the focus of the country's commercial activities, it would also develop into181 words
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Article160 1991-05-21 12 WITFI Chinese Communist Party general secretary Jiang Zemin escorted by Defence Minister Qin Jiwei at the recent Moscow summit, indications are that a broad range of talks was conducted over military exchanges, but, hopefully, such talks were not of a sort that will once again give rise160 words
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Article190 1991-05-21 12 WHEN THE Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Act 1991 comes into force on June 1, the EPF will be empowered to put its eggs into more baskets. Under current regulations, the EPF has to mandatorily put a minimum of 70 per cent of its investible funds into190 words
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Article, Illustration1005 1991-05-21 12 Katherine Burton - Katherine Burton finds an old British stockbrokers' adage to be true at least in some markets Katherine Burton IHT SELL IN MAY and go away. That's the adage of British stockbrokers of old who, along with their clients, were eager toIHT - 1,005 words
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Miscellaneous40 1991-05-21 12 DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU THEY'RE SPONSORING A 3P 7 ITS THE MAUBU HOMECOMING HORACE FOR UM4AT OD ThfY BOTH COLONY VFUJ ON THE ALL THE LOCAL VETERAN*? APARAVE? MOTHER ACCEPTED PHONE' OFTHE&XfUJAR. THEY WOCU rj,yc. v JC.- B inni I40 words
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ANALYSIS
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1102 1991-05-21 13 William Ellington - William Ellington reports on the futures trading in share indexes which will begin soon on several European financial futures and options exchanges William Ellington IHT WHILE stockbrokers and financial potentates wrangle over the best way to organise a single market for shareIHT - 1,102 words
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Article, Illustration1009 1991-05-21 13 Salil Tripathi - Salil Tripathi, who visited the region recently, finds Egypt feeling let down by the Persian Gulf states Salil Tripathi ARAB UNITY is a bit of an oxymoron in international lexicon. At most times divided, Arab countries have found their relations as dynamic as the1,009 words
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682 1991-05-21 13 Joseph Fitchett's - Thomas M T Niles, the US Representative to the European Community, answers Joseph Fitchett's questions about the implications of political changes underway in Europe Joseph Fitchett's IHT Q: France's new prime minister, Edith Cresson, is among prominent Europeans who have called forIHT - 682 words
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Advertisement143 1991-05-21 13 9(11 unS-f >call A MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD. JAPAN What We Have Done \H/ To Give You These /f \w// Fine Liners First we make their metal ball tips m IM u highly durable to acquire instant U^ Should any one of them skip or r j/ fa I blot,143 words
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Article, Illustration1104 1991-05-21 14 Michelle Rowe - Michelle Rowe, reporting from Bangkok, profiles Thailand's Siam Cement Group, which will be operating the world's largest kiln in 1993 Michelle Rowe THAILAND'S Siam Cement Group will begin operating the world's largest kiln in early 1993 in an attempt to alleviate the country's1,104 words
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Advertisement112 1991-05-21 14 Excellently-geared to perform. You get a celebrated winner with many Honda returns. It races like the wind. Giving you all the romance of speed. Born to run exceedingly smooth, the race is always on to own one Nothing comes close to a Honda Except selling one to buy another. Resale112 words
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532 1991-05-21 15 Claire Leow - Dutch electronics giant Philips aims to set the standard in digital compact cassettes. Claire Leow reports Claire Leow Eager to prove its technological relevance, Dutch electronics giant Philips wants to set the standard in digital compact cassettes (DCC) and launch a full range of532 words
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Article310 1991-05-21 15 THIS year will see Singapore's research and development (R&D) fain greater visibility in the public's eye, thanks to the National Science and Technology Board (NSTB). The board hopes to increase the budget allotted to its R&D assistance scheme for the next five years once findings310 words
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Article, Illustration546 1991-05-21 15 Kenneth James - The Unix operating system could be the key that opens a worldwide market place to local software developers, the head of the organisation tells Kenneth James Kenneth James UNIX big, strong, but distinctly unfriendly used to be the operating system for "techies", the arcane546 words
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Article241 1991-05-21 15 US-BASED Advanced Logic Research (ALR) has signed a contract with local Business Computers to distribute ALR's complete line of mi-cro-channel architecturebased (MCA) products. Business Computers will be the sole distributor in Singapore to provide consumers with an alternative to IBM's range of MCA products. ADVANCED Computer now has241 words
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Advertisement1100 1991-05-21 15 Ti| QVnPf tC q#||/ working environment. We get more computing for the money. Companies find I llw wA|f wl 15 oaj VwIII|ICIHIC3 Each o jr these technologies was designed on open that a network of Sun servers and workstations accom|j|/A VOUrS Wl 11 SDend US $240 bill 101 l industry1,100 words
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Article, Illustration1218 1991-05-21 16 A massive renovation and refurbishment programme attests to the Regent Singapore's commitment to quality and service TALK about fine hotels, and Regent International Hotels will surely come to mind. To dealmakers and pleasure seekers alike, this unique group of properties are an ideal place to stay.1,218 words
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Advertisement54 1991-05-21 16 (X REGENT INTERNATIONAL HOTELS The Regent Hongkong The Regent of Bangkok The Regent Singapore The Regent of Kuala Lumpur The Regent of Taipei The Regent of Sydney The Regent of Melbourne The Regent of Auckland The Regent of Fiji The Regent Beverly Wilshire The Mayfair Regent of New York The54 words
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Article, Illustration541 1991-05-21 17 S ATISFY that impulsive craving anytime of the day at Capers. This bright and airy restaurant serves a selection of authentic Singapore cuisine and Western specialities. The flooring is a contrast of cool marble and earthy wood, while a flower arrangement on the centre541 words
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Advertisement831 1991-05-21 18 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WHEBE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WHEBE TO WINE L DINE_». GENUINE PENANG FARE LET OUR PENANG CHEF INTRODUCE HER NEW RECIPES AT THE NEWLY RENOVATED PRINCESS TERRACE CAFE THE PLACE FOR AUTHENTIC PENANG SPECIALITIES. A RENDEZVOUS FOR FINE MEALS AT CAFE PRICES, OR831 words
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Article, Illustration942 1991-05-21 19 Maureen Dowd - Many people have mentors who might have influenced their careers in a big way. Maureen Dowd writes on one director's search for and meeting with his particular hero Maureen Dowd NYT LIKE many American children of the *****, Martin Scorsese fell in love withNYT - 942 words
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Article, Illustration396 1991-05-21 19 Chinese cinema reinvents itself The Economist National martyrs make good propaganda but as Chinese officials have been discovering, they do not always make good films. Some 16 billion cinema tickets were sold in China last year, but it was bandits and pimps, not revolutionary heartthrobs, thatThe Economist - 396 words
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312 1991-05-21 19 CHATTERBOX' AN EIGHT-DAY exhibit of US Vice-President Dan Quayle's political and personal belongings in Huntington, Indiana, has drawn a crowd and will be extended for a week. More than 2,000 people, including Quayle's parents, have seen the collection of hundreds of photographs, documents and personal312 words
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Advertisement250 1991-05-21 19 AND ENTERTAIN Set Your Heart On Our Set Meals. lunch: I V[ 2.30PM. $16.50 l*PlF*Wa V reRPERSON -p- jjp' DINNER: 6.3CPM TO V jdp 10 30PM $1650. PER PERSON The Cafe-in-the-Park is well known for its excellent food. And now, for its value-for-money set meals. Everyday, except Saturdays. jik ANA250 words
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131 1991-05-21 20 MILAN Craig Parry of Australia took advantage of a late mistake by Masters champion lan Woosnam to win the Italian Open golf championship by one stroke at the Castelconturbia course on Sunday. Woosnam looked on course tor his fourth success in seven events this season131 words
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Article88 1991-05-21 20 SILVERSTONE, England Six Jaguars are among the 43strong entry for the Le Mans 24-hour race from June 22-23. The British team, led bv former Formula One driver Derek Warwick, will field its latest 3.5-litre XJR-14 models along with four 1990 cars. Rival Mercedes will put out four cars,88 words
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Article82 1991-05-21 20 WILMINGTON, Delaware Erik Breukink of the Netherlands overcame a flat tyre and a 50sec deficit on Sunday to win the Tour Du Pont with a tremendous effort in the race's final stage. Breukink, who surrendered the yellow jersey to Atle Kvalsvoll in the sixth stage,82 words
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Article96 1991-05-21 20 LONDON Tottenham midfielder Paul Gascoigne underwent surgery on Sunday on damaged ligaments in his right knee, an injury that may undermine his expected transfer to Lazio of Rome. Gascoigne was injured early in Saturday's English Football Association Cup final when he fouled Nottingham Forest's Gary Charles, and96 words
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Article57 1991-05-21 20 CLEVELAND, Ohio Kenya's Paul Kipkoech turned in a personal best time in winning the Cleveland Marathon on Sunday. Kipkoech won the men's race in 2:14:26, missing the course record by just three seconds. Anatoli Karpipanov of the Soviet Union finished second, well behind Kipkoech in 2:16:08, followed closely57 words
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Article61 1991-05-21 20 TALLAHASSEE, Florida Pat Bradley recovered from a spate of early bogeys on Sunday to edge out Japan's Ayako Okamoto in the Centel Classic, the richest tournament on the LPGA Tour. Bradley, who won for the 27th time in her career, shot a one-under-par 71 on the61 words
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Article, Illustration682 1991-05-21 20 Nirmal Ghosh, Cassandra How - Contrary to the golf membership boom, the market for golf equipment is rather quiet. Nirmal Ghosh and Cassandra How report Nirmal Ghosh, Cassandra How WITH the continuing boom in golf club development in Singapore and the region as a whole, and the seemingly unlimited682 words
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471 1991-05-21 20 AS LONG AS the golf equipment market remains saturated, you can be assured that constant research and development will eventually see the birth of a perfectly-shaped driver or iron. Golfers may use graphite shafts, boron or even titanium shafts in an effort to improve471 words
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322 1991-05-21 20 AFP DUBLIN, Ohio Kenny Perry two-putted for a birdie on the first extra hole on Sunday to beat Hale Irwin and claim his first career victory at the Memorial Tournament. Perry, who set the course record at Muirfield Village with a 63 on Friday, cardedAFP - 322 words
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336 1991-05-21 20 AP AUSTIN, Texas Lee Trevino and Mike Hill teamed for a 6-under 66 on Sunday to hang on for a 2shot victory in the Legends of Golf. The pair held off the sizzling charge of A 1 Geiberger and Harold Henning,AP - 336 words
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565 1991-05-21 20 AP BERLIN Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain defeated American Jennifer Capriati, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 at the US$5OO,OOO Lufthansa Open women's tennis tournament on Sunday, to join Germany's Steffi Graf in the final. Graf had breezed to an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory overAP - 565 words
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Article, Illustration4583 1991-05-21 21 Salil Tripathi - By Salil Tripathi EVEN bad news does not always last long. Singapore Airlines last weekend posted results that would seem disappointing by conventional yardsticks, but its stock was the top gainer in slim trading yesterday, pulling the benchmark Straits Times Industrials Index up4,583 words
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Article4061 1991-05-21 22 Main Board SIA Foreign 1960 70 3.7% SAL-SI AF93 2000 205 +51 +33.1% DBS Foreign 1330 +50 +3.9% OCBC Foreign 1150 +40 3.6% SIA 1340 30 2.3% SIA 200 1340 30 f2.3% UOB Foreign 710 +25 +3.6% SBC-SIAF92 2000 220 +25 +12.8% DBS 1210 +204,061 words
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Article, Illustration4057 1991-05-21 23 Bernama SHARE PRICES in Kuala Lumpur finished easier yesterday but off the day's lows in thin trading. Some speculative interest among second-liners saw the KLSE Composite Index rising 0.09 of a point to 583.45, while the Industrial Index gained 0.16 of aBernama - 4,057 words
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Advertisement145 1991-05-21 23 BANKING, FINANCE INSURANCE 1991 A Business Times Special Supplement The theme for this year's supplement Is "Focus: Asia", reflecting the growing economic and financial muscle of Asia as well as its importance as one of the world's fastest growing markets. Target date for publication is May 30. Among the topics145 words
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Article309 1991-05-21 24 Company Date Year Group Net Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend ('000) (cents) VMS May 16 Dec 90 $1.924($7.636) 2.4(9.5) 8(11) Haw Par May 15 Dec 90 $25,624(116.429) 156(100) 11(7) T«er Balm May 15 Dec 90 $5,379($5,409) 7 2(7.2) 8(8) Bousteadco May 14 Dec309 words
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Article1474 1991-05-21 24 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date dose payable tke year last year Acnu 5%TE Jun 5 Jun 17 Jul 1 10%TE And Steel 50c 10* (S) May 16 May 31 Jun 7 10* 12.6% Boustead 50c 5%(l) Apr 25 May 10 Jun 7 5*1,474 words
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Article197 1991-05-21 24 Company Date Year Groap pra-tox Nat eantinis J™* ann to profit/low (L) par »l»ara dWWand (•000) (caats) < !A May 20 Mar 91 *****,800($1436,400) 143 2(1884) 40(35) R thtnans Ms.a May 16 Mar 91 M$303.607($177.293n) 651(371) 4»(27.5) JC MPH May 15 Mar 91 $16,481 ($19,615) 7.4(8.5) !l, STL197 words
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Article177 1991-05-21 24 Company Date Half-year Group pro-tax laterlm ann to profit/loss (L) dividend (•000) C4C May 17 Mar 91 $49,453(146,270) 5(4) Goodwood Park May 17 Mar 91 $14,753(515.208) 35(15) HMsia May 17 Mar 91 $313(11,725) 5(5) KST Apr 30 Feb 91 M$43,849($37,114) 10(10) Sph Apr 26 Feb 91 $110.396($84.977) 8(8)177 words
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Article532 1991-05-21 24 May 17 Goodman Fielder Wattie has approached its 63% owned subsidiary Cold Storage Holdings to buy over the latter's bakery interest. Sports Toto Malaysia Bhd has agreed to sell its entire stake in Cermat Teguh Sdn Bhd, which owns the Ms22om Shahzan Tower, to Insas Bhd for M560.86m.532 words
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Article1031 1991-05-21 24 {prices (as at 20.05.91j Conversion terms Premium/ Expiy (discount) V Amount Optional** using issued Company (mil Wrts Share Loan Con* Exer Lnstfc Cash Cash Loan Gearing Date Mtt» units) stock ratio price nom Stk. Lett value s s s C&C Wt 37.5 2 690 5 6001,031 words
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Article719 1991-05-21 24 Main Board Last FuH Year Company Penod Date Year Net EPS Gross Net amouiced anting (cents) <h profit last year (WOO) Cerebos Interim Apr 27 Jul 91 12.6 200TE(a) 38.911 Spore Land Interim May 4 Dec 91 12.6 10.0 44.641(g) Van der Horst Interim May 21 Sep 91719 words
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Article248 1991-05-21 24 Company Rights Issue 08S One-for-ten $960 (locsl) or $1050 (foreign) per share Ex-date May 23 Books dose: Jun 5 Acceptance Payment: NYA Dufcp Est Restricted issue of $88 514m nominal value of 10% Convertible Redeemable Unsecured Loan Stock (CULS) 1991/1996 issued on the basis of $1 nominal amount248 words
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Article755 1991-05-21 24 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Company Cwnnrilw period Conversion tone for oao ordinary skm CtC Wt Before 26/4/93 1 warrant plus $3 09 cash Causeway Loin Causeway Wt 2/10/89 to 20/10/94 1 warrant plus $0.77 cash or 1 warrant plus SO 77 nominal amount of loan stock Chuan fto Notes Chan hk»755 words
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Article541 1991-05-21 24 Company Rights Issue Alcorn Onefor two <p. MSI 00 per share Issue of 40m Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (CRPS) of MSO10 each at MSI per share with 10m detachable TSR on the basis of 1 CIVS with 1 TSR for every 4 CRPS Batten One for four (a,541 words
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Article257 1991-05-21 24 Inchcape Bhd: 24th AGM at Inchcape House, 12th Floor, 450/452 Alexandra Road, Singapore 0511 on Tuesday, May 21, at 12 noon. Guinness Anchor Bhd: 27th AGM at the Executive Suite, Level 3, Holiday Villa, 9 Jalan SSI2/1, Subang Jaya, ***** Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan on Tuesday, May257 words
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Article, Illustration2196 1991-05-21 25 Reuter TOKYO STOCKS closed easier but off lows yesterday in the thinnest trade since early January. Small-lot sales kept whittling prices until some late bargain-hunting emerged. Hopes for a discount rate cut provided meagre downside support but worries of arbitrage unwinding weighed on prices.Reuter - 2,196 words
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Article, Illustration1993 1991-05-21 25 Reuter HONGKONG SHARES rallied yesterday to rise more than 30 points, closing at a new post-1987 high, breaking the psychological barrier of 3,900 and raising hopes for a new all-time record this week. "We are cautiously optimistic that the market will test theReuter - 1,993 words
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Advertisement29 1991-05-21 25 Prices for Tokyo are provided by Telerate Prices for Hongkong are provided by 1 elerate Read chartpoint, a guide to investing in the stock market. Every Saturday in BT.29 words
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Article938 1991-05-21 26 AUSTRALIAN SHARES closed virtually steady yesterday as the market moved to consolidate its position after last week's surges. Brokers said the local bourse drifted aimlessly amid scattered offshore and local trading in thin volumes. "But it was a credible performance. The market held firm and digested last week's events,"938 words
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Article230 1991-05-21 26 Close Previous May 20 SYDNEY All Ordinaries Index 1,531.2 1,530.3 +0.9 All Industrials Index 2,396.4 2,395.8 +0.6 All Resources Index 872.4 871.4 +1.0 Turnover (million) 112.31 186.94 -74.63 BANGKOK SET Index 813.78 820.93 -7.15 Turnover (million baht) 3,320 3,430 -110 JAKARTA Composite Index 406.01 404.87 +1.14 MANILA Composite Index 1,144.86230 words
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Article797 1991-05-21 26 THAI STOCKS eased as the market lacked driving force with foreign investors indifferent. The SET index ended 7.26 points lower at 813.78 on a turnover of 3.32 billion baht. Prices fell across the board. Jalaprathan Cement lost 24 baht to 753, Siam Cement slipped 12 to 658, and Tanayong,797 words
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Article499 1991-05-21 26 PHILIPPINE companies' strong first-quarter results boosted share prices in a market that was looking for an excuse to move ahead from a month of consolidation. Manila's composite index rose 28.31 points to settle at 1,144.86 as the market ignored weekend bombings blamed on right-wing rebels in Baguio City. Wall499 words
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Article625 1991-05-21 26 PRICES on the Jakarta stock exchange yesterday closed mixed in another dull trading day. Brokers said profit-taking dominated the market, putting pressure on some shares. The index edged up 1.14 points to 406.01. Lippo Industries was well traded on the big board on a volume of 200,000 shares at625 words
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310 1991-05-21 26 In local currency In S$ In US$ day y ear day year day year May 17 Index change change change change change change World ..406.5 -0.1 13.5 -0.2 11.4 -0.6 9.4 fEAFE Europe Pacific 536.2 0.0 14.1 -0.2 9.7 -0.6 7.7 424.1 -0.4 16.4 -0.7310 words
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Article766 1991-05-21 26 SEOUL STOCKS retreated in extremely thin trading yesterday, pressured by tight liquidity and lingering political uncertainty. The composite stock index shed 7.67 points to close at 628.71 on turnover of 84.7 billion won compared with 82 billion won in Saturday's halfday session. Losers outstripped gainers 550 to 74, and766 words
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Article339 1991-05-21 26 TAIWAN share prices finished higher across the board and dealers said the market could-test the strong 6,300-point resistance level soon. The weighted index rose 127.81 points or 2.1 per cent to finish at 6,110.07 compared with Saturday's 5,982.26 close. Turnover was a moderate 59.3 billion Taiwan dollars against 51.3339 words
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Article81 1991-05-21 26 FOOD conglomerate Goodman Fielder Wattie led the share market higher in afternoon trade as willing sellers took to the sidelines, keeping volumes low. The strength of Goodman in Australia helped and that was the main factor driving the market yesterday afternoon, said Murray Rutherford of Jordan Sandman Were.81 words
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Article45 1991-05-21 26 BOMBAY SHARES were subdued as India went to the polls for the second time in 18 months in national elections not expected to yield conclusive winners. The Bombay Stock Exchange index fell 13.44 points to 1,284.25. The national index lost 3.72 to 638.94. Reuter45 words
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Article, Illustration1030 1991-05-21 27 David Gabriel - THE By David Gabriel Using technical methods, the Sang Kancil weekly report tracks the profit/loss position of a $50,000 deposit, leveraged up to 10 times, for trading in a portfolio of deutschemarks, yen, sterling, Swiss francs, Nikkei Stock Index Futures and Euro-yen futures. PREDICTIONS aboutCharts by TelecTrac - 1,030 words
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440 1991-05-21 27 THE US DOLLAR closed firmer against the mark and yen in Tokyo, pulled up just before the end by overseas players. Sweden's linkage of its crown currency to the European currency unit (ECU) also supported the US currency, dealers said. But traders440 words
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Article1122 1991-05-21 27 SIMEX EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/Int Vol Jun 91 93.88 9189 9188 9188 637 ***** 1614 Sep 91 93.66 93.66 93.65 93.65 2578 ***** 6287 Dec 91 93.18 93.18 93.17 93.18 426 ***** 1078 Mar 92 92.96 92.97 92.95 92.95 302 6655 164 Jun 921,122 words
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Article386 1991-05-21 27 Cross rates May 20 USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr A$ NZ$ USS 1.7775 2.7670 1.7485 138.70 0.5867 1.4750 1.2788 1.6964 SS 0.5626 1.5567 0.9837 0.7803 0.3301 0.8298 0.7194 0.9543 MS 0.3614 64.24 0.6319 0.5013 0.2120 0.5331 0.4622 0.6131 Dm 0.5719 1.0166 1.5825 79.33 0.3355 0.8436 0.7314386 words
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Article554 1991-05-21 27 Interbank rates S$ Bid Offer Overnight 5 5 1/8 1-month 5 5 1/8 2-month 5 1/16 5 3/16 3-month 5 1/8 5 1/4 Overnight mode: 4-7/8 LSS Bid Offer 7 days 5 7/8 6 1 month 5 7/8 6 2 months 5 15/16 6 1/16 3 months 5554 words
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358 1991-05-21 28 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Ma- > laysia aims to continue to be I the world's leading supplier of palm oil to meet the growing world demand for oils and fats, projected to increase by another 30 million tonnes by the year 2000,Bernama - 358 words
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363 1991-05-21 28 Reuter MOSCOW A senior Soviet oil official said Moscow must buy petrol abroad before the harvest if the supply of crude to refineries could not be maintained at target levels. Vyacheslav Yurov, head of the Russian republic's oil supply corporationReuter - 363 words
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851 1991-05-21 28 REPORTS THE PRICE of tin was unchanged from last Friday's close at M$ 15.49 per kg at the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market yesterday. Dealers said the lower close on the London Metal Exchange last Friday had no effect on the local market851 words
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Article, Illustration556 1991-05-21 29 Peter Millership - LETTER FROM DUBLIN 3* W JF m? M? M? Mi? Jw By Peter Millership Karaoke bars and discos are vying with Dublin's bastions of traditional drinking in a battle which is getting some publicans hot under the collar. They are worried that the relative556 words
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Article152 1991-05-21 29 As at 3pm yesterday: Ixical dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.380 1.400 Canadian dollar I.S32 I.SS2 NZ dollar 1.035 1.0700 Sterling pound 3.000 3.0200 US dollar 1.7700 1.7860 I>ocal dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.20 15.20152 words
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Article52 1991-05-21 29 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel May 21-25 Medicine Zagreb, Zagrebacki (38)*****666 Technology Yugoslavia Velesajam International Exhibition of Medical. Pharmaceutical Laboratory Equipment Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel May 22-24 International Utrecht, Koninklijke ********** Computer Netherlands Nedertandse Software Jaarbeurs Exhibition May 25-29 International Milan Associasione *****64.282 Elect rot echnics52 words
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Miscellaneous322 1991-05-21 29 1 The prophet with a small by the JIK. JH (B _JB H 4 His bible readings charm 9 a regular atuniversity (7) 11 A lion disposed to make 12 Large terrorist organisation 17 gains H IB M|^H 13 Possess the right to 14 Firm demand for silence the H322 words
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Miscellaneous212 1991-05-21 29 Singapore Outlook: Showers over many areas in the late morning and afternoon. Forecast: Maximum temperature 27.8 Assoc humidity 84% Minimum temperature 23.8° C Assoc humidity 98% Hours of sunshine.... 0.00 Rainfall in mm 44.0 Rainfall this month 226.7 Rainy days this month 15 World forecast Asia-Pacific Hi/I.o* Cond. Auckland 19/11212 words
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Miscellaneous36 1991-05-21 29 *****3 HAssLe ON UJWPX LJANT UP pit CRP^CKOFDftwN... T TRPON u or me* 7 ofc£,SS»wJG the. u?fMX XJ _k -through thc door V- p\N»D ftU. FoK ft neße, fiTTA^oe... A EVENING STANOARO CO. LTD.. 1962-1991 <T<cU-,36 words
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443 1991-05-21 30 Bernama LABUAN The Ms4l2 million (about ***** million) allocation to improve Labuan's infrastructure over the next few years underscores the federal government's seriousness to transform the island into a full-fledged tax haven, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim saidBernama - 443 words
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Article, Illustration295 1991-05-21 30 Reuter NEW DELHI At least 35 people were killed yesterday in widespread violence in two Indian states during the first phase of elections to federal Parliament, news reports and witnesses said. Police imposed a curfew in a thirdReuter; Reuter picture - 295 words
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288 1991-05-21 30 Hong Lee Tiam - By Hong Lee Tiam SOCIETY never asks how a man balances the multiple roles in his life and career, yet it seems to ask that question unabashedly of a woman, noted Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz, Malaysia's International Trade Industry Minister, yesterday. In a288 words
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Article, Illustration610 1991-05-21 30 KENNETH JAMES; KENNETH JAMES - The Bottom Line KENNETH JAMES KENNETH JAMES AT FIRST glance, the numbers are welcome indeed. The 7.5 per cent economic growth in the first quarter is way ahead of the 3-6 per cent forecast prompted earlier this year by war clouds over610 words
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107 1991-05-21 30 Reuter US VICE President Dan Quayle urged Japan to open its rice market on the first day of his two-day visit to the country yesterday. Allowing rice imports "will benefit Japanese consumers," Mr Quayle told Japanese Ag- riculture. Forestry and Fisheries Minister Motoji Kondo,Reuter - 107 words
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330 1991-05-21 30 Genevieve Cua - By Genevieve Cua THE Asia-Pacific's dependence on energy imports will increase considerably during the decade, with net imports of oil taking up the lion's share of demand. Professor Mitsuru Miyata, senior managing director of Japan's Institute of Energy Economics, said energy supply within330 words
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Advertisement306 1991-05-21 30 JIL Baume Mercier GENEVE 1830 HOTEL MERIDIEN Now, a meeting package in Phuket that even your accountant would approve of. Imagine holding your next meeting against the i backdrop of the Andaman Sea. Imagine taking time out J y from all the business talk to dive into our stunning pool.306 words
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Advertisement101 1991-05-21 30 JIL Baume Mercier GENEVE 1830 The writer is a senior BT correspondent FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS DISTRMRK I h— J MODERN DISTRIPARK THAT INCORPORATES I D TOTAL SERVICE 3-Storey warehouse complex incorporating 5-level offices with excellent container yard I Strategically located within the Jurong East Business Park J T Easy access101 words
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352 1991-05-21 31 AFP DUBAI The tiny emirate of Dubai through trade with Iran, business from Kuwait, oil, a duty free port, and tourism looks set to emerge from the Gulf crisis as the Hongkong of the Middle East. The most concrete signsAFP - 352 words
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Article, Illustration509 1991-05-21 31 Rahita Elias - From Rahita Elias in BANGKOK USING Indo-China as its springboard to South-east Asia, Thailand's rapidly expanding Bangkok Airways has plans to become the next Asian domestic carrier to go regional. Mr Paichayon Uathavikul, Bangkok Airways' vicepresident, administration and finance, told BT that the carrier509 words
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303 1991-05-21 31 Magdalene Pang - By Magdalene Pang THE SINGAPORE Freight Forwarders Association (SFFA) has amended its constitution to allow newly established forwarders to become members. Previously, the SFFA only admitted applicants who have been operating here for at least two years. Now, freight forwarders who have not303 words
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330 1991-05-21 31 NYT TOKYO IshikawajimaHarima Heavy Industries Co has reached an agreement with a German yacht-buildcr to import luxury yachts to Japan, a company spokesman said last week. However, the Japanese shipbuilder and heavy equipment manufacturer expects to sell only about two yachts annually,NYT - 330 words
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294 1991-05-21 31 Selva Kumar - By Selva Kumar THE TRANSPACIFIC Westbound Rate Agreement (TWRA) has filed a new schedule of commodity-spe-cific rate increases as part of its 1991 rate programme. The increases, which will take effect from June 1 and July 1, will range from US$4O to US$2OO294 words
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325 1991-05-21 31 Reuter LONDON Pirate attacks against merchant vessels in the South China Sea increased six-fold last year and calls are being made for measures to combat the crimes. The International Shipping Federation says night attacks on merchant vessels rose from six inReuter - 325 words
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Article29 1991-05-21 31 PERRY Flint concludes his article on South Korea's Asiana Airlines by taking a hard look at the problems it is facing Page 229 words
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37 1991-05-21 31 Aeroflot launches transPacific flight to US A Soviet jetliner, pioneering a new Pacific route linking the Soviet far east and the west coast of the US, made its historic first flight on Sunday, albeit late Back Page37 words
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37 1991-05-21 31 NORTH Korea has accused the US of "undisguised piracy", saying a US ship had stopped and searched a North Korean cargo vessel in the Middle East Back Page37 words
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32 1991-05-21 31 LLOYD'S Register has blamed structural weaknesses for the 34 bulk carrier casualties which have cost more than 250 lives since the beginning of 1990. Back Page32 words
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26 1991-05-21 31 TWO Japanese helicopters were being test run last Saturday for relief operations in Bangladesh's cyclone-ravaged areas, officials said Back Page26 words
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74 1991-05-21 32 THE AUTOMOBILE Association of Singapore is organising a series of seminars on safe driving on Malaysian roads. The first of the series will be held on Thursday from 7pm to 9 pm at the AA Centre Multi-Purpose Hall in River Valley74 words
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Article113 1991-05-21 32 MANAMA, Bahrain National Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia said it posted a record 80.328 million riyals (5536.4 million) net profit in 1990, up 16 per cent from 1989's 68.8 million riyals. The Riyadh-based company said in a statement that net assets at the end of113 words
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Article74 1991-05-21 32 TAIPEI Taiwan and New Zealand plan to open air links in July, a senior official at Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said yesterday. Air New Zealand is expected to start flying to Taipei in July under an agreement signed last month, CAA deputy director74 words
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74 1991-05-21 32 ISLAMABAD The Pakistani government has decided to allow one of two foreign groups to set up a private domestic airline in the country, a government spokesman said. The two groups the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development and the Gulf Cooperation Council Investment74 words
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Article85 1991-05-21 32 MOSCOW The Soviet government has met most demands by air traffic controllers, but their strike could still go ahead because of differences over pay, a trade union leader said on Sunday. Sergei Yevsukov, vice-president of the controllers' union, said the government had made key concessions85 words
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Article88 1991-05-21 32 TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp said its wholly owned US unit, Toyota Motor Manufacturing USA Inc (TMM), has begun exporting car components for Camry cars to Toyota's Tsutsumi plant in Toyota City, central Japan. The shipments of 250 rear axle shaft sets early this month were88 words
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Article1102 1991-05-21 32 DRY CARGO freight rates on Friday firmed in an active market with grains and coal and iron ore the busiest sectors, brokers said. The Baltic Freight Index was marked up 11 points at 1,660. A 250,000-tonne iron ore load was booked from Tubarao to Japan at U5510.25 for1,102 words
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Article1871 1991-05-21 32 Perry Flint - Perry Flint concludes his article on South Korea's Asiana Airlines by taking a hard look at the problems it is facing Perry Flint Air Transport World THE decision to lease aircraft from GPA and Ansett was based as much on necessity as anything, notesAir Transport World - 1,871 words
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Article955 1991-05-21 32 May 28-30: Bth International Intermodal Expo, organised by Georgia Freight Burcauce, Georgia World Congree Center, Atlanta, USA. June 4-6: World Express, Amsterdam, Holland. June 4-9: Compat '91 Sixth EDI Exhibition and Conference, organised by Blenheim Queensdale, Blenheim, Falkoner Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark. June 11-14: Nor-Shipping '91, Sjolyst Exhibition Centre,955 words
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Article11174 1991-05-21 40 This is a list of ships loading Ai at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. Advanced dates are published for a11,174 words
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Article3290 1991-05-21 45 Containerline NV: Belsin I Shpg Agencies Pte Ltd (SVMarine Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accord Shpg Pte Ltd (SyAccord Contr Line (PK/PN). Adkris Business Corporation Philippine: Calsource Shpg Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiei Liner Service: Kim Shpg Trdg (S). Albatros Sea-Air Service: Frata Shpg Pte Lid (S).3,290 words
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Article257 1991-05-21 45 AkaniCaakn Td: 545-8011. Fax: *****98. Air Express Travd Tel: 533-5771. Fax: *****44. Akknt Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844. Fax: *****16, *****80. Airswift Worldwide Courier Tet 278-0188. Fax: *****83. AJS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines), 747-7421. Fax: *****75. Cfty-Link International Tel: 344-3377. Fax: *****50. Cluster Link Supplies A Services Tel:257 words
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Article1514 1991-05-21 45 Akex Express Freight Tel: 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Actinic Forwarder Td: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Acthah Singapore Td: 542-7812. Fax: *****20. Aerolink Freight International Td: 545-8033. Fax: *****05. Td:™s42-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Td: 542-5454. Fax: *****06. Air Express Internntiooal Td: 542-7666. Fsx: *****74, *****50. Air Market Express1,514 words
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Article1983 1991-05-21 46 ARGENTINA Buenos Aires: The dispute with the gantry crane operator spread to other machine/crane operators. The port was disrupted by union action. Although their demands have not been fully met. crane operators are working normally again. In the past few days arrival have outnumbered sailings and the port1,983 words
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Article350 1991-05-21 46 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES Reuter AFP VESSELS SOLD FOR FURTHER TRADING Bulk carriers Golden Rio: 38,186 dwt and built 1979, sold to Greek buyers in the region of U556.25 million. The Ourania L: 27,571 dwt and built 1973. sold to Greek interests for around US$3.5 million. Motor vessels Kapetan Sideris:Reuter; AFP - 350 words
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Article470 1991-05-21 46 'mm —i TT-r-nrr n»r u-mtnr'TwnM ARRIVALS Op Flight Type ETA T From TODAY NCA KZ203 B747F 0145 I NRT KAL KE697 B707F 0150 1 SEL JAL JL6I7 B747F 0345 I NRT RJA RJ024 B707F 1900 I AMM/MCT CLX CV796 B747F 2115 1 LUX/AUH/KUL TOMORROW AZA AZ997 DC8F470 words
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Article224 1991-05-21 46 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS An Pep Name of Vessel ETA ETD Ports of Calls Port Agt ni MAY 22 22 Cora Princess 1000 1800 Jakarta-Sin-Jakarta Sembawang Johnson 26 26 Ocean Pearl 0700 1700 P Klang-Sin-Brunei Reefer Lines 27 01 Fuji Maru 0800 0800 Tokyo-Hong Kong- Mitsui O S K224 words
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Article542 1991-05-21 47 Vesvd Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Kcppd Wharves G Enterprise 004 K34 alongside 24.05/2300 Kota Beuar E899 K32 atoqfade 23 05/0600 L*a 1 3/91 K30 ator«side 2105/1500 Trans Fiord 199A C09 alongs.de 20.05/1500 Ms Oanaos 08WB C10 20 05/2100 21 05/0800 BayswatefU8 ****** K33 2105/0900 2105/1400 Kota542 words
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Article1273 1991-05-21 47 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bookinf/Batance Rstts Sty Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Ace Concord 09E 23/0400 2 20/1700 21/0659 21/0900 4 21/1200 21/1459 21/1700 tea 158 24/0200 2 20/1700 21/0659 21/0900 4 21/1200 21/1459 21/1700 Alva Ms 9106 24/0130 2 20/17001,273 words
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Article240 1991-05-21 47 Penartg Port Berth in Butterwarth on May 21: 1: Kocaeii I; 2: rai; 3: Sptca; 4: nil; 5: Swadaya; 6: A Princess. Penanf Wharf NB: nil; CB: Cipta Karya; SB: HMS Manchester. BCT: Bl: ml; Bit: Bronson; l/B: ml. VOIP: lonian Mariner. Due on May 21: Wu240 words
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649 1991-05-21 48 UPI ANCHORAGE, Alaska A Soviet jetliner, pioneering a new Pacific route linking the Soviet far east and the west coast of the US, made its historic first flight on Sunday, albeit late. The inaugural flight from Khabarovsk was 70 minutes behind schedule inUPI - 649 words
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505 1991-05-21 48 NYT NEW YORK A slump in the boating market has prompted an elite group of yacht designers and builders to develop a futuristic design that they hope will rejuvenate a stagnant marine industry. The result of their four-year effort isNYT - 505 words
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Article, Illustration326 1991-05-21 48 Lloyd's List LONDON Lloyd's Register has blamed structural weaknesses for the 34 bulk carrier casualties which have cost more than 250 lives since the beginning of 1990. LR said a combination of prejudicial loading stresses, cargo handling, weather and corrosion had overcome the vessels.Lloyd's List - 326 words
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96 1991-05-21 48 AFP DHAKA Two Japanese helicopters were being test run last Saturday for relief operations in Bangladesh's cyclone-ravaged areas, officials said. "We have assembled the dismantled helicopters and should be ready for our first sorties from Chittagong", Bangladesh's port city, one crew member said at theAFP - 96 words
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277 1991-05-21 48 AP TOKYO North Korea has accused the US of "undisguised piracy", saying a US ship had stopped and searched a North Korean cargo vessel in the Middle East. The official Workers (Communist) Party newspaper Rodong Shinmun declared onAP - 277 words
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