The Business Times, 23 August 1991

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    10 1 Business Times MCI (P) 16/12/90 Friday, August 23, 1991 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      22,000 more seek jobless benefits in US
      57 1 WASHINGTON The number of people seeking unemployment benefits for the first time jumped by 22,000 to 430,00 during the second week of August, the Labour Department said yesterday. Experts say that during a period of economic recovery, the number of first time requests
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      UK back in the red with £165m deficit
      75 1 LONDON Britain's balance of payments slipped back into the red although the deficit was better than expected and the underlying trend was considered to be one of slow improvement, the government reported yesterday. The current account deficit for July stood at £165
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      PM on using reserves
      42 1 PRIME MINISTER Goh Chok Tong says that while he is seeking the people's approval for his Medifund and Edusave programmes, he will still need the Elected President's permission to use the reserves to implement these programmes Page 2
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      Preferred employers
      30 1 SOUTH-EAST Asians in mid-dle-management positions in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, critical of the Japanese management style, prefer to work for companies from the US or Europe Page 8
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      Rich get richer
      31 1 THE global economic slowdown has not affected the billionaires, and the world's rich has got richer, reports Fortune magazine in its annual tally of top billionaires Page 11
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      Next Thai PM
      20 1 THAILAND'S new Army Commander-in-Chief, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, is poised to became the next prime minister Page 13
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    • Article
      A question of taste
      23 1 "SUPERTASTERS" can thank their genes and maybe even an unusual abundance of taste buds, new research shows Page 17
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      Labour woes seen
      33 1 SINGAPORE'S labourstrapped marine industry will face even greater difficulties attracting people into its workforce, says Tan Mong Seng, the Association of Singapore Marine Industries' new president. Shipping Times Page 1
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow higher
      33 1 SOVIET leader Mikhail Gorbachev's return to Moscow helped push stocks higher yesterday worldwide. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 11.85 points to 3,013.64 in the first hour of trading.
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      Footsie higher
      35 1 LONDON shares were higher at midday yesterday, boosted by strong demand following a report of better than expected trade figures. At 1115 GMT, the FTSE 100-Share Index was up 32.9 points at 2,634.8.
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    • Article
      Edge for small punter
      25 1 STAMFORD Tyres Corporation, announcing the basis of allotment for its public offer, says it has favoured the small investor Page 3
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    • Article
      Scotts still confident
      24 1 SCOTTS HOLDINGS, whose public offer closes on Monday, is confident its listing will not be affected by market fluctuation Page 3
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    • Article
      YHS (M) earnings up
      27 1 YEO HIAP SENG (M) saw a 41.4 per cent rise in after-tax earnings for the first six months of the year Page 3
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    • Article
      Suit over BCCI affair
      39 1 AN Omani depositor has sued Price Waterhouse. the auditor of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, in London for misrepresentation and negligence in its duties for approving the troubled bank's financial statements. Page 7
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Wednesday Change BT-MGA 679.31 +27.14 Kuala Lumpur ...553.65 +2-5.77 Tokyo 22,515.77 +464.17 Hongkong 4,045.57 +181.89 Sydney 1,552 +15.8 Tuesday Change New York 3,001.79 +88.10 London 2,601.92 +47.4
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      CURRENCIES
      23 1 Exchange rates USS v SS 1.7225 100 Yen SS 1.2591 MS SS 0.6194 Money market rates Overnight 4-13/16% +7/16 3-month 5-1/16% +1/16
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      COMMODITIES
      37 1 London Gold AM fix USS356.50 USS0.30 Rubber S'pore Sep 138.50*/kg +0.50 M'sia Sep 225.50«/kg unch KL Tin Turnover 70 tonnes +16 Spot MS 15.21/kg -0.01 Crude palm oil Turnover 2,671 lots +970 Sep MS824 /tonne -5
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    Sembawang in major tie-up with Indon giant
    341 1  -  Karimun islands to be developed into petroleum, shipyard centre By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE The Sembawang Group has embarked on its most ambitious industrial project to date the development of the Karimun islands in Indonesia into a major petroleum processing and shipyard centre. The
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    Lock icon Gorbachev back, plotters arrested
    511 1 Aftermath of the Soviet coup Yeltsin denounces Stalinist core of Communist Party leadership Agencies MOSCOW A weary Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev returned unheralded to his capital and swiftly moved yesterday to purge and punish those who had briefly deposed him, as Russian President Boris Yeltsin triumphantly
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    Stock markets round the world soar
    252 1 GLOBAL stock markets soared yesterday after the Soviet hardline coup collapsed with shares on many bourses regaining losses sustained on Monday. In Singapore, share prices surged across the board with the Straits Times Industrials Index closing 66.56 points, or 4.9 per cent, higher at
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    Businessmen optimistic about improved prospects in USSR
    486 1  -  By 1 Schutz Lee, Carolyn Lim SINGAPORE Mikhail Gorbachev's reinstatement as Soviet President means the Soviets will embrace full-fledged economic reforms, the West will give more aid, and business prospects in that country will improve, according to a random survey by BT. Businessmen,
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    Disk drive maker Rodime to bow out, sell plant
    395 1  -  By Claire Leow SINGAPORE Scottish disk drive maker Rodime yesterday announced its exit from the business. Its only manufacturing plant, which is in Singapore and which employs 500 people, will be sold in four to six months' time. In a statement
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    PM welcomes return of Gorbachev to Moscow
    108 1 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday welcomed the return of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to Moscow and the restoration of the legitimate government of the Soviet Union. Mr Goh said he is happy that the changes in the Soviet Union can go
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    Why we may be late
    62 1 TO BRING YOU the latest developments in the General Election and the Soviet Union, the papers in the SPH group will be going to print later than their usual times for the next 10 days or so. As a result, some readers of BT may
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  • HOME NEWS
    • Article, Illustration
      Elected President must still approve use of reserves: PM
      885 2 General Election '91 PRIME MINISTER Goh Chok Tong said last night that while he is seeking the people's approval for his Medifund and Edusave programmes, he will still need the Elected President's permission to use the reserves to implement these programmes.
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    • Article
      Distributors expect fall in October COEs
      440 2  -  By Selva Kumar VEHICLE quota premiums will initially drop after next month's tender exercise for the first batch of non-trans-ferable Certificates of Entitlement (COE). But because distributors will no longer be able to make multiple bids, premiums are exprcted to return to "relatively" high
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      Wangi and Ho Printing win Zaobao award
      236 2 WANGI Industrial Company and Ho Printing Company are the two winners of this year's Zaobao Consultancy Award for Local Companies. The award serves to highlight local companies which have sought external help and benefited from consultancy. The winners join their management consultancy companies
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      Vote us in to stop rising costs, says Opposition
      554 2  -  Reports by BT team OPPOSITION PARTY leaders last night urged voters to put their candidates in Parliament to stop rising costs of living and check the PAP government. Workers' Party secretarygeneral J B Jeyaretnam said prices and taxes would rise after
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      Call-home service from Telecoms
      140 2 SINGAPORE Telecom has| launched a "call-home" service by which residential cus- tomers can now have an overseas toll-free line con-' nected to their homes. A The new service will appeal to those who travel to specific overseas destinations regularly as well as those who have children
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      Setting the stage for a fully-networked society
      242 2 WITH MORE households using personal computers, the foundation for a fully-net-worked society is gradually being laid. The groundwork for this was thrown up in a survey done by the National Computer Board on the number of households which own a personal computer. According
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      299 2 11 BIGGEST I t MICROCOMPUTER I gj EVENT IN S.E. ASIA Halls 4 5, World Trade Centre It's the biggest and best exhibition of its kind a must for all And of special interest, there'll be a 2-day conference (23rd computer professionals (as well as interested —this event 24th August),
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
    • Article
      Small investors allotted 42pc of Stamford Tyres
      427 3  -  Issue was 12.2 times oversubscribed By Dexter Lee INVESTORS walked away with the lion's share of Stamford Tyres Corporatiljn's $6.7 million public offer yesterday. Of the 11.2 million shares offered to the public at 60 cents each, 42.6 per cent went to investors
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    • Article
      San Teh's profit rises 55.2pc to $4.3m
      210 3 RECENTLY-listed Sesdaq counter, San Teh, has posted a 55.2 per cent rise in operating after-tax profit to $4.3 million for its interim results, compared with the same period last year. This fulfils almost 59 per cent of San Teh's forecast after-tax profit of
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      Lock icon Sheraton plans chain of resort hotels in Malaysia
      399 3 MBT KUALA LUMPUR The Boston-based Sheraton group plans to develop or manage a string of resort hotels in Malaysia within the next few years. The group is also having discussions on collaboration with the Faber Merlin group on existing hotels but nothing
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      Lock icon Inter-Pac group wants name change
      166 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR InterPacific Industrial Group Berhad, and four member companies of the group have proposed change of corporate entity names to "Beijaya" to better reflect their primary focus of activities. The group said in a statement yesterday that it has proposed to change InterPacific
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      A golden opportunity not to be missed
      236 3 DBS CHARITY THE TEAMS which have been doing quite badly in the DBS Charity Investment Race were presented with a golden opportunity to break out earlier this week. But the question is: Were they bold enough to take a position on Monday when
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      Taiping reports drop in group net earnings
      289 3 TAIPING Consolidated Bhd, a member of the Berjaya group, has announced a 24.8 per cent drop in its group net earnings to M 5860,000 for the 10 months ended April 30, 1991, compared to M 51.14 million for the 12 months ended June
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      Lock icon CCM's interim profit rises 14pc
      259 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd (CCM) has reported a 14 per cent increase in its group pre-tax profit to M 526.9 million (5516.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, 1991, from M 523.6 million in the 1990 corresponding period. Announcing
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      Scotts Holdings unfazed by crisis in Soviet Union
      261 3  -  By Hong Lee Tiam SCOTTS HOLDINGS will go ahead with its initial public offer despite general uncertainties created in the stock market by the Soviet crisis, a spokesperson for the group said, adding that "market fluctuations over the past three days have
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      YHS (M) profits soar 41pc in first half
      252 3 YEO HIAP SENG (Malaysia) posted a healthy 41.4 per cent rise in after-tax earnings for the first six months of the year, boosted by better profit margins. After-tax profits after minorities totalled M 57.2 million (554.4 million), on a 7 per cent
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Renong group earnings soar to M$50m
        110 3 KUALA LUMPUR Group earnings of Renong Bhd soared to M 550.1 million for the year to June 30, 1991 against M 559 6 1000 last year. Pre-tax profit was M 580.2 million compared with M 5679,000. Extraordinary gain leapt tp M 5618.1 million from
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        UEM profits rise 16.4pc
        63 3 KUALA LUMPUR United Engineers Bhd's (UEM) group net earnings rose 16.4 per cent to M 544.7 million for the year ended June 30, 1991 from M 538.4 million previously. Pre-tax-profit was M 580.2 million against M 554.0 million on iiv-, creased turnover of M$ 185.7 nyllion
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        Khoo Kay Peng quits PMCW
        78 3 MUI GROUP head Tan Sri Khoo Kay Peng yesterday resigned as chairman and managing director of Pan Malaysia' Cement Works Bhd following the recent legal tussle with its. erstwhile partner of two decades, Malayan Cement. PMCW deputy chairman Yong Ming San has also resigned. In
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        British & Malayan Trustees' profit
        58 3 British Malayan Trustees' profit BRITISH Malayan Trustees Ltd has announced 20 per cent higher net earnings of $931,000 for the year ended June 30, 1991, compared to $773,000 last year. It also announced higher earnings per share of $3.06 compared to $2.54 last year. Net tangible asset backing per share
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        Stake in Hotel Grand Central up
        48 3 HOTEL GRAND CENTRAL has announced that a substantial shareholder Chng Gim Huat has purchased 46,000 shares' on Aug 19, 1991, at prices of between $1.58 and $1.66 per shares. The purchases take his shareholding to 6.675 million shares or 9.46 per cent.
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        Purchase of Keppel Corp shares
        36 3 CHEE JIN KIONG, director of Keppel Finance Ltd, has announced that he has purchased 10,000 shares of Keppel Corporation Ltd on Aug 21, 1991, at a price of $3.34 per share.
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        Purchase of Pacific Can shares
        93 3 PACIFIC CAN Investment Holdings Ltd (PCIH) has an* nounced that Low Hua Kin and Kumagai Investments Pte Ltd have purchased 286,000 shares each of PCIH. Mr Low bought 286,000 shares on Aug 22, 1991, at a price of $271,128, in the name of KZ Investments
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Maxwell, Packer lose paper chase
        105 4 PERTH British media giant Robert Maxwell and Australia's Kerry Packer were beaten yesterday in the race to gain control of The West Australian, the only locally-produced daily serving the huge western third of Australia. The paper announced that a new public company will be formed
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        Nikon slashes profit forecast
        74 4 TOKYO Japanese camera maker Nikon Corp has revised downwards its earnings and sales forecasts for the year to March, citing reduced demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. Nikon's pre-tax profit is now expected to fall 27 per cent to 14 billion
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        Colgate's sales hit by threat
        99 4 SYDNEY Toiletries manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive Co said its sales in Australia have been damaged after an extortionist's threats to poison the company's products with cyanide. Colgate Australia's public affairs manager Geoff Walsh said: "We expected it to have an impact on our business but we have
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        Korean-Indon ceramics venture
        84 4 SEOUL Hankook Chinaware Co, a major South Korean manufacturer of ceramics, said on Wednesday that it will build a joint venture porcelain factory in Indonesia. Hankook officials said the plant will be built near Jakarta by next March in a 80-20 joint venture with Indonesia's PT Dongjo.
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      Lock icon Japanese venture capital firms cash in on Asian boom
      482 4 NYT SINGAPORE Japanese venture capital concerns are flexing their muscles into Asia to cash in on the region's rapid economic growth, but some of their business practices have met with criticism from Western competitors. Last year, two venturecapital companies, both affiliated
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      Lock icon Marubeni ties up with Norway giant to bid for Viet oil licence
      307 4 NYT TOKYO A major Japanese trading house, Marubeni Corp, recently tied up with the leading Norwegian chemical firm Norsk Hydro AS, to jointly bid for a licence to explore and develop Vietnamese offshore oil fields, said a Marubeni
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      CP's 64b-baht phone project to be finalised in a month
      348 4 BANGKOK Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) expects to finalise, within a month, the financial details of its 64-billion baht (554.28 billion) project to install two million telephones in Bangkok, The Nation reported recently. CP, which holds a 25-year Telephone Organisation
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      Lock icon Yen and weak markets hit Sony's first quarter
      404 4 Reuter TOKYO The strength of the yen and weak audio and video markets shrank group pre-tax profit for Sony Corp in the first quarter of the year to March 31, 1992, a company official said. Sony announced earlier on Thursday that group
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      Lock icon Murdoch's News Corp posts a loss of A$393m
      528 4 AFP SYDNEY Rupert Murdoch's News Corp announced yesterday a loss of A 5393 million (***** million) in the year to June 30 after abnormal charges and write-downs of As7l4 million. The abnormal losses, largely incurred in forced asset sales and refinancing most
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      Lock icon Petersville shareholders advised to keep shares
      260 4 Reuter SYDNEY Petersville Sleigh Ltd has advised shareholders to keep their shares rather than accept a bid of A 51.15 (551.56) a share by Pacific Duniop Ltd. Petersville said the decision by members of The Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd to accept Pacific Dunlop's bid,
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      Lock icon Wealth gap makes foreign takeovers in Japan rare
      551 4 MARKET TALK Reuter TOKYO Despite strong foreign political pressure, foreign takeovers of Japanese firms remain rare because of the disparity in wealth between foreign and Japanese firms, bankers and analysts said. Foreign companies are also handicapped by their desire for a quick
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Caesars World scores record fourth quarter
        75 6 LOS ANGELES Caesars World Inc said record fourth quarter revenues and earnings reflected principally higher levels of table-game activity and unusually high table-game win percentages in Nevada and increased slot play in New Jersey. Earnings per share totalled 77 US cents in the latest
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        German sugar refiner sees profit
        68 6 MANNHEIM, Germany German sugar refiner Suedzucker AG said it expected good results for the 1991/92 year ending Feb 28 after group net profit of 170 million marks in the previous year. Management board spokesman Klaus Reck told the annual shareholders' meeting Suedzucker expected group sales
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        SD-Scicon appoints new board
        77 6 LONDON SD-Scicon pic said it has chosen a new board to make an orderly transition now that its directors have agreed to a bid from Electronic Data Systems. SD-Scicon fought hard against the bid from EDS, a unit of General Motors Corp. It said its new
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        Unilever sheds shoe care unit
        85 6 ROTTERDAM Food to household products group Unileter NV said it is selling the shoe care business of its Swiss industrial cleaner Lever Sutter AG to German shoe firm Salamander AG for an undisclosed sum, effective from January 1992. A Unilever spokeswoman said the business being
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        Apple pioneers new data standard
        97 6 COPERTINO, California Apple Computer Inc said it is leading an industry-wide effort to develop a new data standard that will allow Apple's and several other operating systems to exchange rich data text. The standard, called "Rich text", will provide software developers with a standard format
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      Lock icon Trump Castle is viable, rules casino committee
      363 6 Restructuring plan will enable it to service debt, says panel head Reuter NEW YORK The New Jersey Casino Control Commission ruled four to zero that the Trump Castle casino resort has proved its financial stability. Commission chairman Steven Perskie said: "The present restructuring
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      Lock icon La Seda creditors and Akzo reach accord
      318 6 Akzo to pay 70-75 pc of Spanish fibre maker's debts Reuter BARCELONA Troubled fibre maker La Seda de Barcelona SA's creditor banks have reached a preliminary accord with the firm's former owner Akzo NV over its 11.2 billion peseta bank debt, a lawyer
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      Lock icon Rowland takes over as Lonrho chairman
      377 6 Reuter LONDON Tycoon Roland "Tiny" Rowland replaced Sir Edward du Cann as chairman of conglomerate Lonrho pic on Wednesday after Sir Edward was officially warned that he faced disqualification as a company director. Sir Edward, 67, plans to oppose disqualification moves, which are connected
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      Lock icon Weak export markets depress Linotype-Hell's profits
      243 6 Reuter ESCHBORN, Germany Weak economic conditions, particularly in export markets, hurt Linotype-Hell AG in the first half of 1991, but the company said profits would improve in the second half. In its interim report, the world's largest producer of image setting and reproduction technology
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      Lock icon United Tech to stem slide with cost-cutting plans
      461 6 MARKET TALK Reuter NEW YORK United Technologies Corp has set itself on a shape-up and slimdown programme that analysts said could yield stronger earnings next year. The company hopes to stem its recent earnings declines through an ambitious cost-cutting programme aimed at
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Brussels exchange faces financial problems
        81 7 BRUSSELS The Brussels stock exchange confirmed it had financial problems following a slump in trading volumes over the past year, but Jean Peterbroeck, president of the exchange's governing committee, said they were not critical. "Revenue is lower but the fall is not as drastic as
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        KLCE to hold palm oil forum
        89 7 KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (KLCE) will hold a forum on the outlook for palm oil prices on Sep 7. Four speakers will focus on fundamentals and technical analysis of palm oil prices. The speakers are Ivan Wong of .Palm Intelligence Services,
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        Closer watch on Tokyo brokers
        67 7 TOKYO The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) wants to step up monitoring of securities companies in Japan to counter any moves to collaborate and form cartels in brokerage fees and other commissions, FTC chairman Setsuo Umezawa said. "The commission will deal strictly with any cases that
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        FDIC asset sale criticised
        94 7 WASHINGTON The General Accounting Office issued a stinging rebuke of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpus loan sales from its Denver office and warned the FDIC's whole asset-disposal system may be in jeopardy. GAO said it found serious errors in valuing loans, documentation problems that led to
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      Lock icon Price Waterhouse sued in London over BCCI audit
      434 7 The BCCI collapse Agencies LONDON An Omani depositor on Wednesday sued the auditor of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International for misrepresentation and negligence in its duties for approving the troubled bank's financial statements. The suit against Price Waterhouse in London
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      Lock icon Standard Chartered focuses on fee income
      391 7 Reuter LONDON Standard Chartered pic's chairman Rodney Galpin said the bank's drive for future profitability would be powered by higher fee income. "We would like to get our costs ratio down to 60 per cent in the near future and the real answer is
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      Lock icon Fewer clients, more suits add to Salomon's woes
      312 7 NYT NEW YORK Salomon Brothers Inc suffered several new blows on Wednesday in the growing Treasury markets scandal, as more clients suspended doing business with the firm, and a state treasury announced it would stop buying the short-term debt the firm issues
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      172 7 Haw Par Merchant Bankers Ltd, a subsidiary of Haw Par Brothars Intarnational Ltd has a challenging position for. SENIOR INVESTMENT OFFICER Tha Job: The selected candidate will be required to deal actively in major overseas equity markets. A key responsibility will be to conduct analysis to select the appropriate investments.
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  • THE REGION 1
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      Lock icon S-E Asian workers critical of Japanese firms, says study
      537 8 2 reasons: working conditions, poor communication AFP TOKYO South-east Asians in middle-manage-ment positions at Japanese companies in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia would rather work for companies from the US or Europe, says a new Japanese study. "It is difficult to work
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      Laotian govt to offer new incentives for foreign investment
      259 8 VIENTIANE Laos has initiated a number of new incentives to promote foreign investment as part of the country's efforts to overhaul its outdated economic policies, the Bangkok Post said on Wednesday. The policies, which are based on the new Laotian Constitution,
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      Lock icon Investments by Taiwan in KL may top M$8b
      358 9 Taipei confident of staying as No 1 investor MBT KUALA LUMPUR Taiwan is confident of maintaining its position as the top foreign investor in Malaysia this year with proposed investments amounting to more than MsB billion (Sss billion). Last year, its investments
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      Lock icon Iran gets offer of Aussie credit
      224 9 Reuter CANBERRA Australia is offering Iran a multi-million dollar line of credit to buy manufactured and processed goods and services, Trade Minister Neal Blewett said on Wednesday. He outlined the offer at a meeting in Canberra between Australian government officials and an Iranian trade
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      Suharto to investors: Build plants in industrial estates
      398 9 JAKARTA Indonesia's President Suharto called on investors on Wednesday to establish factories in industrial estates in a bid to minimise the negative impact of industrialisation on society, according to the Jakarta Post. Junior Minister of Industry Tungki Ariwibowo told newsmen following his
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Strikes won't be tolerated, says Sudomo
        54 9 JAKARTA Coordinating Minister of Political and Security Affairs Sudomo has vowed to take strict measures against instigators of industrial strikes, the Antara news agency said yesterday. Recent labour strikes "cannot be tolerated any more because they threaten stability and disturb national development," Antara quoted
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        Manila reaffirms China policy
        65 9 MANILA President Corazon Aquino reiterated the Philippines' "One-China" policy but explained the need to forge economic contacts with Taiwan in a meeting with a fourmember delegation from China's People's National Congress, led by Foreign Committee vice-chairman Fu Hao. Philippine Senate Foreign Committee chairwoman Leticia Shahani, who
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        ADB approves Jakarta loan
        82 9 MANILA The Asian Development Bank yesterday approved a US$lOO million loan to Indonesia to finance a fisheries development project, the Philippine-based bank said in a statement. Banks to be allotted funds to lend to sub-bor-rowers in the fisheries sector include Bank Bumi Daya, Bank Dagang Negara,
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        Subic base: 400 families return
        48 9 MANILA Dependents of US servicemen at Subic Naval Base arc to begin returning to the Philippines next week, US Navy authorities said. "About 400 family members are expected to arrive on the first flight from the United States, a Subic press statement said.
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      547 9 Into Haw Par Brothers International Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) INTERIM RESULTS 30 JUNE 1991 The unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 1991 together with the results for the corresponding period in 1990 are shown below: Group Company 6 months to 6 months to 30.6.91
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  • THE WORLD 1
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      Lock icon Yeltsin is now the man to watch, say analysts
      1051 10 Aftermath of the Soviet coup Agencies WASHINGTON Russian President Boris Yeltsin has emerged as the man to watch in Soviet politics, US lawmakers and analysts said as President Mikhail Gorbachev regained power on Wednesday after a botched coup attempt. Both emerged
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      Lock icon Acting Soviet Defence Minister remains an enigma
      505 10 NYT WASHINGTON General Mikhail A Moiseyev, named by President Mikail Gorbachev as acting Defence Minister, has supported arms control agreements with the United States but in many ways remains an enigma to American officials. Moiseyev, who succeeds Dmitri Yazov, who is under arrest,
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      Lock icon Industrialised world urged to do more
      604 10 Economic chaos could undermine democratic forces Reuter WASHINGTON With the failure of the hardliner coup in Moscow. US President George Bush and other leaders of the industrialised world now face pressure to dig deeper in their pockets to rebuild the crumbling Soviet economy now
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      Lock icon So, what does the future hold?
      882 10 Commentary NYT Edward Keenan Professor of History, Harvard University NOBODY'S in charge at the moment. If we're all very lucky, a committee will be in charge. That's the preferred form of government in the Soviet Union. The question is, will it be a coalition
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      607 11 Fortune magazine lists world's billionaires AP NEW YORK The rich got a tad richer this year in spite of the global economic slowdown, Fortune Magazine reports in its annual tally of the wealthiest billionaires. The list, which has 202 names this year versus 182
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      Lock icon German debt could swell in late 1990s
      248 11 Reuter BONN Massive off-bud-get borrowing to finance German unification will come back to haunt the Bonn government later this decade, economists said on Tuesday. Bonn's centre-right government has repeatedly shrugged off opposition charges that it is disguising the astronomical Unity Bill by excluding
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        US deficit widened to US$40.8b in July
        78 11 WASHINGTON The gap between the US government's spending and its income soared to US$4O.B billion (5570.6 billion) last month from US$2.5 billion in June, the US Treasury Department said on Wednesday. The monthly deficit last month was 57 per cent higher than in
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        Talk of N Korean nuclear bomb
        61 11 LONDON North Korea apparently has the capability to produce a small nuclear bomb, a regional specialist said in the latest issue of Jane's Intelligence Review. The expert, Joe Bermudez, said in the edition published on Wednesday that Pyongyang "apparently possesses the scientific, technological and
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        Panama to get US$450m loan
        72 11 PANAMA CITY A group of foreign governments, including the US and Japan, will lend Panama nearly US$45O million (*****.5 million) to settle arrears on its foreign debt. Vice-President Guillermo Ford said on Wednesday that the US, Japan, Taiwan and France agreed to help the country
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        B'deshi civil servants strike
        53 11 DHAKA The entire civil service in Bangladesh went on strike on Wednesday to protest against a pay rise of 80 per cent that it said was too small. "The increment is far from enough in these days of hardship," said Abdul Jalil, secretary of the Bangladesh
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      369 11 Reuter WASHINGTON The World Bank will ask aid donors to give India at least as much money in 1991/92 as the US$6.l billion (5510.6 billion) pledged last fiscal year and may request about 10 per cent more for 1992/93, says a
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      246 10 YAOHAN DEPARTMENTSTORE CO., LTD. (Kabushiki Kaisha Yaohan (Depart) (incorporated under the laws ot Japan) NOTICE TO HOLDERS OI DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS OE SINGAPORE: EVIDENCING 1,000,000 SHARES OE COMMON STOCK OE YAOHAN DEPARTMENTSTORE CO., I TD NOTICi: IS MlißlißY C«IVI:N in connection with the above-mentioned Depositary Receipts of Singapore that the Ordinary
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    Gorbachev's second chance
    470 12 EDITORIAL IT had all the ominous makings of an out-of-style Khrushchev-era putsch. It could have turned into a crisis of global proportions the likes of which could have cast a red shadow over the economic stability and security of the world. But it blew over quickly because
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Make every vote count
      282 12 WHAT MAKES THIS general election different from previous ones is that here is the Prime Minister of the day asking not just for his government to be returned but also that he be given a clear signal -r- in the form of increased votes for the
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      Voters' responsibility
      162 12 OBVIOUSLY, THE OPPOSITION hopes to win more votes now that the electorate has been assured of a PAP government. But voters should realise that even though only 40 constituencies are being contested, foreigners will still assess Singaporeans' support for the existing government based on the percentage of votes
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      Winning votes
      103 12 THIS GENERAL ELECTION will witness how Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong employs his strategy to win the people's votes. To a very large extent, Mr Goh has shown that the leadership change is not just cosmetic. Other than his popular consultative style, he wants to give meaning to
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      About-face in Moscow
      248 12 IN A LIGHTNING turn of events that stunned the world almost as much as the putsch that started them, the coup which ousted President Mikhail Gorbachev from power crumbled after only four days. For all that, the natural question that everyone is now asking is: What caused
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      Note of caution
      161 12 EVEN AS MUCH OF the world responded with glee to the beginning of the dramatic political and economic changes in the Soviet Union, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad was just about the only leader to inject a note caution, against raising the expectations of the
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      Coup can trigger reform
      140 12 AMIDST THE CHAOTIC aftermath of the failed coup, one sure fact emerges the upheaval has done more to jolt the country out of its lethargy than the six years under Mikhail Gorbachev, whose effectiveness never matched his charisma. The best result would be for the abortive
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    Aussie farmers trapped in wheat war cross-fire
    827 12  -  The US and EC countries are having a battle royal over agricultural subsidies. Sydney Correspondent Florence Chong reports on the unhappy position of Australian farmers who are caught in between Florence Chong Australian wheat farmers are caught in a cross-fire of an agricultural
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      68 12 DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU O.P. I'M SGRffl ABOUT J*!* 3 TTS NOT A HBY, CMCH HOUJ BADCAN THANK YOU. *2^575 ybu'ANP Boopse, but itvjjst (Xcphmzfcra things ee* ujb justmnt this fall, urni- go, mm. yOU ANP IOUR FRJ6NP B&RJRA V/SfT. WUILJUST TO CRASH IN YOUR UVIN6 B&BURNIN6 THISfIACZ (UHEKCR. ROOM
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon S Americans feel alienated in their forefather's land
      888 13 The Nikkeijin, descendants of Japanese, are strangers in a strange land; they look Japanese, but are at least two or three generations removed Asahi VERY QUICKLY, and with little fanfare or preparation, Japanese are hearing unfamiliar languages Portuguese and Spanish in their
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      Suchinda has his sights on being the next Thai PM
      1291 13  -  General Suchinda emerged as the country's top brass after a reshuffle in the Thai military. Michelle Rowe looks at the probability of the new Army Commander-in-Chief being the next Prime Minister of Thailand Michelle Rowe The writer is a Bangkok-based
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      Lock icon Saudi Arabia seeks to be self sufficient in food production
      423 13 AFP After having won the costly wager to become a wheat exporter, Saudi Arabia has pursued an ambitious goal to become self-sufficient in food production. The Saudi Agriculture Ministry recently authorised the creation of 12 sheep raising and fattening programmes
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      117 13 TOKYO >/ yn *b± On Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holdiays, ***** y ourse^lo over 20 c loices su P er^) iap*mm rjstal«ant Japanese dishes at our 4 Tokyo Weekend llwcH 6) Buffet". There's a fresh new selection of Beef Tosazukuri cold cuts as well as Chicken Yakitori and Sukiyaki Beef
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      Lock icon Is Latin-American unity an impossible dream?
      1054 14  -  There is a growing belief that Latin America must unite in order to solve its pressing economic problems ana compete with common markets, established or emerging. Jorge Mederos reports on the move towards integration Jorge Mederos AP SIMON BOLIVAR, liberator and statesman, said 150
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      Lock icon Where class and customs clash
      682 14  -  Barry Lynn reports on the cultural obstacles in the path of Latin American integration Barry Lynn AP LATIN AMERICAN countries seem much alike from a distance. They share a religion, similar histories of conquest and colonisation and, except for Brazil, a language. But there are
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      186 14 BUSINESS TIMES TELEPHONE: 730-3771/5772/3773 PAX: 734-4JH SYSTIME COMPUTERS (ASIA) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, the Final Meeting of the Company will be held on the 23rd day of September 1091
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      182 14 RIMAUAKAR PRIVATE LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 (he Final Meeting of the Company wfll be held on the 24th day of September 1991 at 11.00 am at 85 Chuiia Street •08-00
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Johnson loses two gold medal chances
      633 15 Reuter TOKYO Michael Johnson probably lost two gold medals before he even arrived in Tokyo for the World Athletics Championships. The 23-year-old athlete with the bizarre, bolt-upright style would have been favoured to win the men's 400 metres and anchor a victorious American 4x400
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      Lock icon Rarick tipped to win consecutive events
      370 15 AP OAK BROOK, Illinois Cindy Rarick thinks she has the mind set to win two straight LPGA tournaments. If she does, she'd be the first this year. Rarick got the chance to win consecutive events when the Chicago Sun-Times opened yesterday. "It's tough to
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      Lock icon Soviet swimmers dominate European Championships
      345 15 AFP ATHENS News of the foundering coup at home spurred Soviet swimmers to a takeover of their own at the European Championships here on Wednesday. The Soviet Union took charge of the men's 4x200m freestyle relay, after Vladislav Kulikov won the 100 m butterfly and
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    • SIDE LINES
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        Ivanisevic's furious smashing defeat
        104 15 COMMACK, New York Fifth seed Goran Ivanisevic launched into two racket-smashing fits on Wednesday en route to losing his opening round match to Thierry Champion at the Hamlet Challenge Cup. Ivanisevic, the runner-up to Petr Korda last Sunday in New Haven, was beaten 6-2, 6-1 and
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        Meskhi advances
        94 15 WASHINGTON Leila Meskhi of the Soviet Union was able to keep her mind on her tennis on Wednesday and advance to the quarter-finals of the Virginia Slims of Washington. The seventh-seeded Meskhi defeated Anne Minter of Australia, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, in the second round of the U*****,000 tournament.
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        Stich powers through
        70 15 SCHENECTADY, New York Top seed Michael Stich used 18 aces and 12 service winners to post a 7-6 6-3 victory over Mark Woodforde of Australia in a first-round match at the OTB Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. Stich raised his game when pressed and fought off a
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        When lightning strikes
        80 15 AKRON, Ohio The PGA Tour has modified a rule of golf in order to get spectators off the course faster in the event of lightning, Commissioner Deane Beman said on Wednesday. The rule governing "proper procedure when play is suspended" previously allowed players to complete the hole
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        Soviet athletes in Tokyo
        61 15 NAGOYA, Japan A cheerful Soviet track and field team arrived in Japan yesterday for the World Championships, with members expressing relief that the coup back home had unravelled. The 128-member delegation flew in on an Aen> flot jet from the Soviet Far East port of Vladivostok,
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        Burrell lashes out
        108 15 TOKYO Leroy Burrell, the world's fastest man, has accused the leaders of world athletics of being too soft in their fight against drug taking in the sport. Earlier this week, the International Amateur Athletics Federation increased the ban on athletics caught taking drugs from two years to
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      544 15 rzr\ > E§ PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK i COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF CONDITION COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND EXPENSES As of Datee Indicated (In Million Pesos) (In Million Pssos) Oscsmbsr 31, December 31. December 31, December 31. ASSETS 1000 1060 EARMNGS 1000 1060 Cash and Other Cash hems 1,016.3 1,125.8 Interest Income
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      321 15 BUSINESS__TIMES TELEPHONE: 7 3 0-577 1/5772/5773 FAX: 734-4982 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER Of AMULET SHIPPING PTE LTD (In Mambari' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Act. Chapter SO. that a Final General Meeting of
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      957 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF MASCOT SHIPPING PTE LTD (In Mmbifi' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Act. Chapter SO, that a Final General Meeting of the abovenemed Company wiM be held at 9
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      332 15 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP.» LIT AF ARM ENTERPRISE PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of LITAFARM ENTERPRISE PTE LTD duty convened and held at 261 MacPherson Road. Singapore 1334 on Friday, the Ifltti day of August IMI, the loftowtog special resolutions set out below were
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      207 16 WHERE TO WIHE, DINE AND ENTEBTAIN WHEBE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WHEBE TO WINE, DINE PRINCESS |f e^qni^AeE T^o From now on, our Chinese Porridge Buffet will be served only on Fridays and Saturdays from 10.30pm to 3.30 am but at the same old prices $11.00 for adults and
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      237 16 dmfSrfwm Welcome fa Feel its spaciousness and elegance. For a unique dining f>j aza offers ASEAN, ORIENTAL and WESTERN cuisines. n T T Be spoilt for choice Plaza Hotel Jl. sincaporf muayi wA«M«cOiOu*Fui*inviTiric /<»„*' TVI Hrart)K.ia<lS.n«apiirr(»7l9TH 298U111 wtilw MQZ3 Yes, in true Singapore style, cafe Aladdin presents tne widest array
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      312 16 Local Tea Time delights at Chatterbox every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 3 pm to 5.30 pm. $14.50+ per person $8.50+ per child (below 10 yrt) Mezzanre Sumptuous Continental Afternoon Tea spread at Mezzanine Lounge. Daily. 3 pm to 6 pm. $16.00++ per person $10.00++ per child (below 10 yrs) 311
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      680 16 TELEVISION AND RADIO Action renlav g BSs&—> s» SfatKm' YJ I MrjVH S3A 10.45 IhlaOaotHpbyFata(C). 3.25 am: Financial News 830 Oscars Oaat Faratgn Film 12 05 am Ctosa *TV*' ll&flV Fanny and Alexander (Sec RADIO $Q? 4 mH? n VHF Band II SBCI2 8 30p Wm Iw' Our Choice, Swedish
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Silenced call of the wilderness
      1078 17  -  American author, Peter Matthiessen, has written his third book on Africa. Much of the reportage is stunningly sad. Eric Pace finds out more from African Silences Eric Pace NYT "Y" ELL into M African Si- lences, Pe- Matthiessen tells about sighting elephants of intriguingly different
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      Voices in support of self-determination in the Soviet Union
      642 17 IT WAS with a special sense of fulfilment that British writers including John Le Cinr'e, Margaret Drabble, Salman Rushdie, Lady Antonla Fraaer and Harold Pinter heard of the collapse of the coup in the Soviet Union on Wednesday night. The day
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      Lock icon It's all in the genes for those supertasters
      896 17 AP FOR ABOUT a quarter of the population, sugar may taste sweeter and hot peppers burn hotter than for the rest of us. New research suggests that these "supertasters" can thank their genes and maybe even an unusual abundance of taste buds.
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      227 17 AMD ENTERTAIN U.S. Food Promotion Savour the best of U.S. beef and lamb at Hubertus Grill from 1 to 31 August 1991. All steaks come with a Caesar Salad, Baked Idaho Potato, Grilled Tomato and a choice of Herb Butter, Bearnaise or Black Pepper Sauce. Je- d £4 A Sterling
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      30 17 niii MndMoS2*»^ShrediM Ouck I jsi Mtplt Leaf Pan Cairn rS Hi Hi "i 1 "."M- .inJlrl MAPLE LEAF Sze-Ctiuan Restaurant 390 Victoria Street Gotcten Landmark Shopping Centre 0718 Tel: *****15/6
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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      Market puts on 66 pts in euphoric trading
      868 18  -  By Kooi Cho Teng SINGAPORE'S benchmark index, mirroring what happened on overseas bourses, shot up more than 66 points yesterday on the news that the coup in the Soviet Union had collapsed and Mikhail Gorbachev had been reinstated as president of the
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      3090 18 Gr's Gr*» 1991 Xel Last Vol Day Last Q«*e Dh Dh VW Net M Cap F High Low Code Company Sale +or- (*000) High Lot Buyer Seller CNt P/E Smil INDUSTRIAL t COMMERCIAL 1000 Acma 209 +15 256 210 203 209 210 1MNL! 4.8 13.8 128.1 3 ft USEf" S5
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    3766 19 Main Board SIA Foreign 1980 +110 5.9% SPH Foreign 1320 +90 +7.3% DBS Foreign 1320 80 6.5% DBS Foreign A 1280 +80 +6.7% OUE 645 60 +10.3% OCBC Foreign 1050 +55 +5.5% SIA 1320 50 3.9% SIA 200 1300 50 4.0% NatSteel 50* 466 +46
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      276 20 Company Date Ytar Group Nat Nat aarninp 6r®s» ana to prafit/loaa (L) par shara dWdand ('000) (cants) Sports Toto Aug 20 Apr 91 M$57.371($45.999) 9 4(86) 9 5(30a) City Oev Aug 19 Dec 90 $43,980(136.515 95(79) 15(15) PSC Aug 16 Dec 90 $2,319(52,503) 2 6(42) 6(2.5) Idris Hyd
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      156 20 Company Date Yaar Group pre-tax Nat earnings Gross ann to profit/toss (L) par share dividend (000) (cants) Berjaya Corpn Aug 21 Apr 91 MJ121,7*8(5101.329) 8.1(8 3) 6(12) Robinson Aug 19 Jun 91 $20,935(114,714) 302(21.7) 15(12) Irate* Aug 16 Mar 91 MJ6.206L($5,4241) leong Huat Aug 16 Dec 90 $27L($239L)
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      316 20 Company Date Half-year Group pro-tax Interim am to profit/tots (L) dividend ('(MM) S H Plaza Aug 21 Jun 91 $7.850(J3.895) Haw Par Aug 21 Jun 91 $21,592($19.187) Tiger Med Aug 21 Jun 91 *3.803(13.616) UOl Aug 21 Jun 91 $28,889($25.317) Inter Roller Aug 17 Jun 91 $1,407 ($1,612)
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      748 20 Au| 21 Magnun Corporation Bhd has proposed subdividing the par value of its shares to 50 sen from the present Msl. Sembawang has entered into a joint venture with an Indonesian civil engineering group, PT Bangun Cipta Sarana. A memorandum of understanding was signed on Aug 22 Stamford
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      709 20 Currant Ex farts tote Total for Tvtel for payment date dosa payable the year last yaar AJei Hdgs 50c 6%(b) Sep 4 Sep 16 Sep 30 6% 6% Am Pk Ld 50c 2%<b) Jul 18 Aug 1 Aug 30 2% Avkno 20c 5%TE(I) Oct 14 Oct 24 Nov
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      RESULTS DUE
      545 20 Main Board last Full Year Company Period Date Yur Nat EPS Grots Nat announced endrf (cants) <f» proAt last year ($*000) Carabot Interim Apr 27 Jul 91 126 20.0TE(a) 38,911 Spora Land Interim May 4 Dec 91 126 10 0 44.641(g) Tonf Mane Interim Aug 2 Dec 91
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      WARRANTS: PREMIUMS AND GEARING
      960 20 I Pricas as at 22.0t.91 Caavarsiaa tarns Pr—ikM/H ExfJry (*«c»—t) Amouirt Optiaaal** asiag Company Wrts Share Laaa Cam Exar Lastk Cash Cask. Laaa Gaartag. Data Mtks units) stack rati* prica aatn Stk 2 Laft vakM s Burwill 115.2 0 180 0 680 1.00 1 00 74
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      258 20 Company Rights Issue Bcfton One-tor-tour M$2 00 per share Ei-date Jul 16 Books dose Jul 30 Acceptance i Payment Sep 10 kfru Hyd Four-for-five fe MSO 65 per share Ex-date Jul 25 Books dose: Aug 8 Acceptance Payment: Sep 17 Nat Kap One-tor two $0 80 per share
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      601 20 Company Rights Issue hia Pac land One-for-two fe MSO 65 per share. mma T«d> One-tor-one $100 per share BoKon Issue of $90 978m nommal amount of 3.5% Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991/96 wit* *****m detachable warrants on the basis of $2 nominal amount of Bonds for every three
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      755 20 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS Cifm CwwHw pwHi C—mat— t— fr Birwi Wt Before 30/6/94 1 warrant plus HK$1 00 cash CM Wt Before 26/4/93 1 warrant plus S3 09 cash Cauatway Loan Causeway MR 2/10/89 to 20/10/94 1 warrant plus )0 77 cash or 1 warrant plus 10 77 nominal amount
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      403 20 HIP takings Ltd: AGM EGM at Mandarin Hotel. Room 835, Bth Floor, South I Wing, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 on Friday, Aug 23, at 10am. CK Ta* Ltd; 31st AGM at the registered office, 310 320 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923 on Saturday, Aug 24, at 11am. Jack
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      165 20 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index ST Industrials Index mi* *****. <3/6/9.) HW Jg .M® SK/21! !SS« US5 <S«Si 990 2T 981 07 09/11/90) *****0 <«/I0/»> SnSh; 1322 00 a 89 1» 1487 76 W^ 89 5ff 91 42 (4 89 1989 1030.69 (4/1/89) 9tt Mt 1043 86 8/8/S 1*
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Buying spree sends shares soaring 4.9pc
      775 21 Bernama INVESTORS in Kuala Lumpur went on a buying spree all day yesterday following Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's restoration to power, sending share prices here to a sharply higher close across the board. The KLSE Composite Index added 25.77 points, or 4.88 per cent
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      3500 21 1991 Last Vol Day Net Cap High Low Coafajf Sale X MW High Low P/E Sail IL'I.'IUI;]! ILi^Hi 245 165 AISB 50* 199 14 70 199 194 48.5 204.1 560 310 ASM 50* 424 34 1531 426 410 37.9 1741.1 600 280 Acidchem 540 54 69 540 505 232.2 685
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      304 21 IN THE MATTB* OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. SO and IN THE MATT HI OF JASME APPAREL PTE LTD ON VOLUNTARY LIQUATION I NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting o1 'WW*W JASME APPARR PTE LTD duly held and convened at 36, Phillip Street #0200, Singapore 0104 on 20th
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      2242 22 Agencies TOKYO stock prices moved up for the third straight session yesterday, boosted by jubilation over Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's return to power and strength in overseas markets. The key Nikkei Average of 225 selected shares gained 464.17 points 2.1 per cent
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      Lock icon Hang Seng soars 181 pts as Soviet coup collapses
      1893 22 AP SHARE PRICES on the Hongkong Stock Exchange surged yesterday following the collapse of the coup against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. The Hang Seng Index, the market's key indicator of blue chips, rose 181.89 points or 4.7 per cent, closing at
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
    • Markets celebrate collapse of coup
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        AUSTRALIA
        794 23 THE Sydney share market yesterday joined the rest of the world in celebrating the collapse of the Soviet coup and the return to Moscow of Mikhail Gorbachev. The All Ordinaries Index advanced 15.8 points to 1,552, the All Industrial Index was up 33.7 to 2,376.1 while the All Resources
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        JAKARTA
        646 23 THE Jakarta stock market rallied yesterday on news that the Soviet coup had been crushed and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev reinstated, brokers said. The index, 315.31 at Wednesday's close after falling steadily since news of the coup broke on Monday, rose 4.98 points to 320.29 on a traded volume
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        BANGKOK
        777 23 THAI STOCKS soared across the board in active trade yesterday after news of the failure of the Soviet coup, brokers said. The SET Index, which gained 28.11 points on Wednesday, added another 34.50 points yesterday to end at 685.42 on a heavy turnover of 5.01 billion baht. Almost all
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        SEOUL
        814 23 SEOUL share prices soared across the board yesterday boosted by news of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's return to the Kremlin following the collapse of a three-day coup staged by hardline communists. The composite index of the exchange, which gained 3.96 points on Wednesday, surged 26.88 points to close at
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        TAIPEI
        562 23 SHARES on the Taiwan Stock Exchange chalked up handsome gains across the board yesterday on news of the collapse of the Soviet hardliners' coup. The 235-issue weighted index shot up 297.24 points or 6.8 per cent to finish at 4,690.42 points, sparked by a spate of hectic buying. Yesterday's
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        NEW ZEALAND
        255 23 SHARE PRICES in New Zealand closed sharply higher yesterday on news that the coup in the Soviet Union had failed. Prices recovered to Monday's levels before news of the attempted coup was known. Brokers have mixed views on the outlook, with some saying sentiment is quite positive but
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        BONBAY
        98 23 SCATTERED BUYING by state-owned mutual funds helped Bombay shares recover from a mid-session decline on Wednesday to end mixed in cautious light trading, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange Index recovered from 1,692.21 points to 1,707.77 but was still down 1.66 from the previous close. The national index was
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        790 23 Close Previo«M Aug 22 AUSTRALIA All Ordinaries Index 1,552 1,536.2 +15.8 All Industrials Index 2.376.1 2,342.4 +33.7 All Resources Index 920.8 916.1 +4.7 Turnover (million) 122 63.2 +58.8 BANGKOK SET Index 685.42 650.92 34.5 Turnover (billion baht) 5.01 4.35 +66 JAKARTA Composite Index 320.29 315.31 +4.98 MANILA Composite Index unav
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • Dow skyrockets 88 pts to go past 3,000
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        NEW YORK
        1354 24 THE stock market soared on Wednesday on news that President Mikhail Gorbachev had returned to power in the Soviet Union after the coup by communist hardliners failed. The Dow Jones industrial average more than recovered its loss on Monday by skyrocketing 88.10 points to surpass the 3,000 level
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        LONDON
        907 24 NEWS that the Soviet crisis may be ending sent shares sharply higher on Wednesday, but profit-taking stopped the market recovering all that was lost on Monday. The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares closed 47.4 points up at 2,601.9 after touching a high of 2,608.7. It has now
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        AMSTERDAM
        359 24 REPORTS that a coup by Soviet hardliners has collapsed sparked a rally in Dutch shares on Wednesday, boosting them to within reach of levels seen before Mikhail Gorbachev's removal on Monday, dealers said. "A cheerful day it was," said Fokko Tuin, dealer at brokers Kempen Co. Turnover on the
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        FRANKFURT
        297 24 GERMAN SHARES surged in the closing minutes of trade on Wednesday after Russian President Boris Yeltsin said members of the hardline committee which seized power on Monday were trying to leave Moscow by air. "When the news came that they were trying to leave by air all hell broke
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        ZURICH
        335 24 SWISS SHARES rose sharply in busy trade on Wednesday to close just ofTF the day's high after indications that the Emergency Committee which seized power from Mikhail Gorbachev was losing its grip on power. But dealers also warned against too much euphoria. "It's a big country and you don't
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        BRUSSELS
        194 24 BELGIAN SHARES on Wednesday rose at the midsession after Russian President Boris Yeltsin told his Russian Federation parliament that members of the new hardline Soviet regime were trying to leave Moscow by air. The Bel 20 index of leading shares closed up 23.01 points, or 2.09 per cent, to
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        JOHANNESBURG
        347 24 SHARES RALLIED in Johannesburg in line with a surge on international stock markets on Wednesday afternoon following a spate of news out of the Soviet Union which raised hopes of a quick end to the recent coup, dealers said. The JSE all-share index ended the day 20 points higher
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        TORONTO
        289 24 TORONTO STOCKS on Wednesday cheered the end of the attempted takeover by hardline communists in the Soviet Union by recouping losses suffered on Monday, dealers said. The market could again key off US economic figures, usually posted at the end of the week, to measure the health of the
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        253 24 Aug 21 Clow Prevtoas NEW YORK Dow Jones 3.001.79 2,913.69 88.10 SAP 400 Midcap 130.01 126.83 +3.18 SAP 500 390.59 379.43 +11.16 Turnover (million) 232.7 184.3 48.4 LONDON Financial Times 30 2,033.7 1,987.9 +45.8 FTSE 100 2,601.9 2,554.5 +47.4 Turnover (million) 544.9 432.3 +112.6 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1,570.82 1.526.93 +43.89
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
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      Greenback firms up in late Asian trade after day of volatile swings
      1185 25 REPORTS ASK Tokyo: The US dollar climbed in late Asian trade on European short-covering after a day of volatile swings, dealers said. "I think a lot of Europeans went home short yesterday (Wednesday), so they're taking back their
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      393 25 Cross rates Aug 22 USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr Aj NZS USS 1.7220 2.7780 1.7455 136.70 0.5944 1.5185 1.2747 1.7376 SS 0.5807 1.6132 1.0136 0.7938 0.3452 0.8818 0.7402 1.0091 MS 0.3600 61.99 0.6283 0.4921 0.2140 0.5466 0.4589 0.6255 Dm 0.5729 0.9865 1.5915 78.32 0.3405 0.8700 0.7303
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      MONEY MARKET
      532 25 Interbank rates s$ Bid Offer Overnight 4 13/16 4 15/16 1-month 5 5 1/8 2-month 5 1/16 5 3/16 3-month 5 1/16 5 3/16 Overnight mode: 4-3/4 LS$ Bid Offer 7 days 5 5/8 5 3/4 1 month 5 9/16 5 11/16 2 months 5 5/8 5 3/4
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      Lock icon Mark expected to rise against US$ in near term
      441 25 Aftermath of the Soviet coup Reuter NEW YORK The German mark will strengthen modestly against the dollar on the belief that the reform process in the Soviet Union will pick up speed with the quick collapse of the coup, traders and
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      Lock icon Firm interest rates seen boosting Aussie $
      261 25 Firm interest rates seen boosting Aussie Reuter NEW YORK The Australian dollar, a beneficiary of the capital flight from the beleaguered German currency, is seen firming towards resistance at U550.7850, especially after Treasurer John Kerin ruled out an interest rate cut in his 1991/1992 Budget statement, economists said. "(The Australian
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
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  • COMMODITIES
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      Lock icon Many oil traders suffer heavy losses
      516 26 Aftermath of the Soviet coup Reuter NEW YORK The brief coup against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev caused severe fluctuations in oil prices and also wreaked havoc on the pockets of many oil traders, traders and analysts said. "I think plenty of people lost a
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      Lock icon Cocoa market thinking about buffer stock in cake, powder
      251 26 Reuter LONDON An idea is being floated in the cocoa market that the buffer stock held by the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) should be turned from beans into cocoa cake and powder. Because of the butter produced in the process, the
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      Palm oil eases on weak fundamental factors
      802 26 REPORTS THE PRICE of tin eased one sen to MS 15.21 per kg on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market in quiet trading yesterday, in line with the almost unchanged closing on the London Metal Exchange (LME) overnight. Dealers said the local market tone
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    1394 26 Rubber Aug 22 MS (tefc Mm| S cents/kg Noon Close Int I RSS Prompt 138.00/139.00N 138.50/139.5ON Int I RSS Sep 91 138.00/138 50 138.50/139.00 Int I RSS Oct 140.25/140.75 140.50/***** Int: RSS OP 137.50/139.50N 138.00/*****N Int 3 RSS OP 137.0Q/139.00N 137.50/139.50N Int 4 RSS OP 132.50/134 50N I32.50/I34.50N Int
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      The revolution is alive in Cuba
      585 27  -  LETTER FROM CUBA By William Rhoden OVER THE LAST two decades, Cuba's largest cities, Havana on the western shoulder of the island and Santiago de Cuba near its eastern end, have become grand skeletons places of crumbling roads and buildings, dwindling supplies, and people
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      MONEY CHANGER RATES
      149 27 As at 3pm yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.3481 1.3596 Canadian dollar 1.4890 1.5115 NZ dollar 0.9791 0.9939 Sterling pound 2.8797 2.9043 US dollar 1.7210 1.7240 Local dollars to 100 anils of foreign currency Austrian schilling 13.86 14.07
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      WORLD TRADE EXHIBITIONS
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      44 27 catchV©^ THE i. V £jg. FASTEST /g| MAN centrespread today. And lIU find out how Ulf JH| j Leroy Burrell almost never EADTII HW became a Lffin 111 sprinter i'mrSSt**'' NHM Nrwc MCU/CV c i §fe> litlV. newO. ncnfoi From lunch-time. Monday to SaStigul
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      214 27 keeping edge boy. with his and shin- I|h fll Shakespeare (As You Like J j 1 20 Allowed round the front ceptance (9) —L^J—L|J—"" 26 Short article favoured L-JI JHI HI 1 1 1 1 I hanging (7) 27 Grave nothing! The French g Discourage the vulgar male Daisy could
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      214 27 Singapore Outlook: Showers over several areas in the late morning and early afternoon. Report: Maximum temperature 32.1* C Assoc humidity 66% Minimum temperature 23.2 Assoc humidity 97% Hours of sunshine 0.70 Rainfall in mm 8.5 Rainfall this month 93.2 Rainy days this month 7 World report Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland
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      32 27 Isi'JWBMiSMiWWBI f u*-*p\T kiMP OF HouDfty cm Nbu fecommeap foR CAN RJNBOVS MOL.S BUYING cuERK UHO WP\S LOST UHU-Tb UVg. Ffcß Trtt PROL&T OO RDft You J PAP] e mmmmm co. ltd,
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    Jakarta wants to develop fourth island with S'pore
    431 28  -  10th Asean Economic Ministers' Meeting on Energy Co-operation By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE The Indonesian Mines and Energy Minister, Dr Ginandjar Kartasasmita, yesterday said his country is keen to develop jointly with Singapore another Riau island, Singkep. Dr Ginandjar, who is in the
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    BG Lee calls for closer economic ties
    355 28 SINGAPORE Deputy Prime Minister BG (Res) Lee Hsien Loong yesterday urged Asean members to go beyond political concerns about regional stability to more substantive economic cooperation. Speaking at the Tenth Asean Economic Ministers' Meeting on Energy Cooperation, BG Lee said although the focus
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    Thailand still needs S'pore oil products
    210 28 SINGAPORE Thailand will continue to import petroleum products from Singapore, one of its key suppliers, even after several oil refinery projects now under study come on-stream. Dr Phaichitr Uathavikul, the Thai minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office, said yesterday that the country now
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    Output in garment industry down 8pc in second quarter
    282 28  -  By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE The garment industry, already beset by a labour shortage and high overheads, suffered further declines in the second quarter of this year. On a quarter to quarter basis, output dropped almost 8 per cent from April to
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    Lock icon Tokyo knew what brokers did in '88
    119 28 Reuter TOKYO The Ministry of Finance (MOF) knew of some improper compensation by leading brokerages to favoured clients as early as January 1988, MOF securities bureau director general Nobuhiko Matsuno said. He told the Lower House budget committee that his ministry had grasped
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    Sogo to be anchor tenant at Tampines complex
    303 28  -  This will be its second store after Raffles City By Colin Tan JAPANESE retailer Sogo, whose main asset here is the Paragon shopping complex on Orchard Road, is moving into the suburbs with its plans to open a new store in Tampines
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    Lock icon HK liquidator seeks two-month delay
    389 28 The BCCI collapse Reuter, AFP HONGKONG The provisional liquidator of Bank of Credit and Commerce Hongkong (BCCHK) said he would seek a two-month adjournment in legal proceedings to liquidate the bank. Liquidator Noel Gleeson said in a statement that the request, to be made at
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    Lock icon China won't restrict foreign investment
    297 28 AFP BEIJING China will not restrict foreign investment even though it is harming state industry, the Trade Ministry spokesman said in an interview published here yesterday. Fears that China would cut back foreign investment to protect state-owned firms were "absolutely groundless", spokesman Liu Xiangdong said,
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      Marine industry expects acute labour shortage
      399 29  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Singapore's labour-strapped marine industry will face even greater difficulties attracting people to join its workforce, said Mr Tan Mong Seng, the Association of Singapore Marine Industries' new president. "Fighting for people is worse than fighting for market share," said Mr
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      Lock icon Boeing wins $12b order from BA
      560 29 NYT SAN FRANCISCO British Airways chose Boeing Co on Wednesday as its supplier for aircraft worth US$6.B5 billion (S$ 11.8 billion). The decision was a strong confirmation of Boeing's new mid-size jet, the 777, and was a victory for the American company over the
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      Lock icon 3 Japanese firms to build Boeing parts plants
      175 29 Reuter TOKYO Japanese contractors for Boeing Co's nextgeneration Boeing 777 airliner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd plan to build plants in Japan to make parts for aircraft, company spokesmen said. Kawasaki will spend 8.5
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      INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
      1217 29 Page Col ABC Container! ine 12 I Accord Group 8 1-3 AFS 15 2 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Anglo Orient 16 1/2 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3 AP.C. Lines 13 5 A cWare ho using 15 4 Arrow Int 9 4 Asian Break-Bulk
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      Lock icon Nedlloyd expected to profit from asset sales
      378 29 Reuter AMSTERDAM Asset sales should help troubled transport group Koninklijke Nedlloyd Groep NV post a slim first half 1991 net profit, analysts say. "Operationally Nedlloyd is a disaster, but with asset sales they can erase doubts about their financial viability," analyst Richard Brakenhoff
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      More empty containers available in Port Klang
      254 29  -  From Jimmy Yeow in KUALA LUMPUR SHIPPING lines arc now sourcing fewer empty containers (empties) from Singapore for Malaysian shippers following the greater availability of such boxes in Port Klang, industry sources say. Shipping agencies and container leasing companies said, however, while Port
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        Life beyond Walesa's victory
        29 29 CAN Gadansk shipyard pull through its current economic hardships after surviving to see its most famous worker Lech Walesa become president of Poland? Page 2
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        'Sticky rudder' not a safety issue: Boeing
        47 29 BOEING Co said it does not consider parts which cause a slight binding between rudder devices in more than 1,700 727s and hundreds of 737s now in service to be a safety issue for operators of the aircraft Back Page
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        Exxon, BP cited for illegal dumping
        39 29 THE US Environmental Protection Agency said it cited the trans-Alaska pipeline's operator, Exxon Corp and British Petroleum Co pic, for illegally dumping oily sludge into a bal-last-water treatment plant at Valdez Back Page
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        AT&T, IDB to use Soviet satellite
        25 29 THE US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorised two long-distance companies on Wednesday to use a Soviet satellite Back Page
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        Jaguar to cut 20pc off workforce
        54 29 JAGUAR, the troubled UK luxury carmaker acquired by Ford of the US at the end of 1989 for £1.56 billion (554.4 billion), is expected to cut more than 2,000 additional jobs or about 20 per cent of its workforce during the second half of
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        Iveco union fears Ford pullout
        74 30 LONDON Iveco Ford Truck Ltd, a joint venture of Ford Motor Co and Fiat SpA, on Monday denied reports of reorganisation and a possible Ford pullout. Union officials last week said they feared a Ford pullout from the five-year-old partnership when its Langley, UK, plant
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        Air Canada, USAir to form strategic alliance
        67 30 ARLINGTON, Virginia Air Canada and USAir Group Inc on Monday said they agreed to form a strategic alliance that would encompass operational, technical, marketing and potential investment opportunities. "An alliance with Air Canada would provide a variety of new international connecting opportunities in
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        KDD to begin domestic network
        97 30 TOKYO Japan's largest international telecommunications carrier Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co (KDD) Ltd will invest about 40 billion yen (SSSOI million) on a domestic transmission network by March 1994 to cut costs, a KDD spokesman said. The part of the network connecting Tokyo and Osaka will
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        Normal flights to Moscow
        79 30 FRANKFURT Germany's state-controlled airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it planned to continue its normal passenger service to and from Moscow, but was carefully monitoring Soviet events. Lufthansa said in a statement earlier this week that flights leaving Germany for the Soviet Union would carry enough fuel
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        C N Railways, Burlington in pact
        85 30 MONTREAL State-owned Canadian National Railways and Burlington Northern Inc said they signed an agreement that will enable them to compete more effectively against trucks for freight business. A key provision in the agreement will give full authority over pricing to the rail company originating
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        Midway offers special low fares
        70 30 CHICAGO Midway Airlines Inc said it introduced a Sunshine Express Commuter Book offering 10 unrestricted round-trips between Chicago or a Midway connection city and one of Midway's seven Florida destinations for U*****.50 (*****.40) each way. Passengers who buy the coupon books by Sep 16 lock
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      Lock icon Life beyond Walesa's victory
      898 30  -  Can Gdansk shipyard pull through its current economic hardships after surviving to see its most famous worker Lech Walesa become president of Poland? Drusilla Menaker reports Drusilla Menaker AP The shipyard where Solidarity was born, symbol of the anti-com-munist fight through a decade of banners and
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      954 30 DRY CARGO operators on Wednesday backed off Atlantic grain business and fixture news was restrained following the events in the Soviet Union, brokers said. Many countries have put Soviet credit lines on hold and there is speculation that the US, as a major creditor, will suspend the remaining
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
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      2040 35 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL: *****77 (CR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS: NEPTUNELINKTEL *****00 JZ* USA SERVICE *****16 TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 UK/EUROPE SERVICE *****19 DOCUMENTATION DEPT: *****44/*****14 Mm AUST/INDIA/PAKSERVICE: *****18 CFS K27 EXPORT *****53/*****04 Mn FAR EAST SERVICE *****48 CFS K27 IMPORT *****69/*****50 AK NEPLINE SDN BHD MALAYSIA K.L.-(03) *****33, P.
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      1423 37 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTC j m igg igg M MMI P>L Building, 140 Cecil Street #034)0, Singapore 0106. I I I BANGKOK 1 VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SIN "J" 1 WCK SIN BUNQA TERATAI 343 25/. 27/6 V. 2/S I BD€M 381 27/1 25/1 KOTA PAHLAWAN Sl3l 27/S 30/S
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      1084 37 BEN LINE CONTAINERS WD 200 Cantonment Road Tel: *****22 #13-05 Southpoint Fax: *****63 Singapore 0208. m Telex: RS ***** EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK/CONTINENT" VESSEL VOY NOS SPORE lEHAVRE ROTTERDAM S'HAMPTON HAMBURG GOTHENBURG FRANCE HOLLANO UK GERMANY/SCAN SWEDEN Benaktef+ 286 25/8 14£9 15/9 II Bunga Permai* 298 26/8 12/9 JsTi
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      503 37 MYANMA «BBk FIVE STAR LINE w (Myanmar National Lina) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S'pors P.KIf Pan P.Gdj HPA-AR VI6CW SU In ft MYOMAYWA VI3CW In Pt 2C/2S A* 24/25 PWYA VUSW 28/21 Auf 3/5 Sap 30/2 S« AVA VIIM C/ 7 Sap PAGAN VI74W hi Pt Tg>THI BANK UNI (A
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      1105 40 EXPORTS TO HONGKONG. TAIWAN I JAPAN "TWICE WEEKLY" MALACCA STRAITS SERVICE outbound voy m km It aw |mk mc kao hei tyq smz nco kob ||vtssa voy |sw [no. pew blw m HKANA I 68 **2t.l 221 27.1 31.1 2.9 8.9 7.9 7.9 1.9 EQUATOR PWDt 7A Mi ACX ULY
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      503 41 BHBKMMBH i QUARANTEED CONBOL TO:HERUN6/KAOHSUWG 25.8.91 HONG KOH6 25.5.91 BUSAN 25.8.91 BANGKOK 25.8.91 EUROPE 25.8.91 TOKTO/KOBE/YOKOHAMA 25.8.91 USA 25.8.91 AUCKLAND 25.8.91 FRfIIANTLE 5.9.91 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 30.8.91 IFOR BOOKING PLEASE CALL AT OUR HOTLINE 536-0155 (8 LINES) FAX: *****92 PUAU CONTACT CAJNI TAN, KATHLYN TAY. lOPWA BAY OW KARKH »IM FAST WRECT
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      1195 42 MAC-NELS S'PORE I PENANG: (04) *****6 J. BAHRU: (07) *****2 KK: (088) *****0 MEDAN: (061) *****2 P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 KUCHING: (082) *****3 SURABAYA:(3I) *****0 UK/SCAN/MED PORTS j COLOMBO'S. AFRICA rri m rmrrrrr™ p K SIN PEN PK SIN Colombo 26/8 27/8 28/8 23/8 24/8 25/8 Ldn/Flx/Rdm/Ant Durban/Pt
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