The Business Times, 3 January 1992

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    16 1 Business Times MITA (P) 35/12/91 Friday, January 3, 1992 THE BUSINESS PAPER FOR S-E ASIA 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Thailand may defer price hikes with introduction of VAT
      60 1 BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun said yesterday the government may ask state firms to defer price rises following the introduction of a 7 per cent val-ue-added tax. Following similar moves by industrialised nations, Thailand restructured its business tax by adopting
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      New jobless benefits claims down in US
      60 1 WASHINGTON New applications for unemployment insurance benefits in the US fell to a seasonally-adjusted 438,000 in the week ended Dec 21, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week's revised level of 467,000, the US Labour Department said yesterday. The four-week moving average
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      Another bad month
      32 1 SINGAPORE'S trade performance worsened fof the second consecutive month last November because of a drop in non-oil domestic exports to the US, EC as well as Malaysia. Page 2
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      Pertama offering
      35 1 IN WHAT will be the first flotation this year, electric and electronic goods retailer Pertama Holdings is making a public offering of 10 million new 25-cent shares at 45 cents apiece Page 2
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      Shutdown at Marina
      36 1 MARINA Village International yesterday closed all but two of its 12 thematic restaurants. Many of the 200 or so staff at the complex in Marina South lost their jobs over Christmas Page 4
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      Political changes
      39 1 FOUR Asian nations Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and South Korea could experience major political change this year as they are scheduled to hold elections in the next 12 months, says the Political Economic Risk Consultancy Page 9
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      New role for Japan
      28 1 THE US is considering Japan for an unusual role in Middle East peacemaking to give it wider prominence in the diplomatic arena Page 10
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      Shinawatra investment
      34 1 BANGKOK-BASED Shinawatra Paging Co Ltd is planning to invest some 31.1 million baht ($2 million) to expand its nationwide paging service network in Thailand into the smaller provinces. Shipping Times Page 1
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow lower
      28 1 WALL STREET opened lower yesterday with the Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrials falling 12.53 points to 3.156.30 in the first five minutes of trading.
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      Footsie higher
      26 1 BRITISH shares were higher at midday yesterday. At 1200 GMT, the FTSE 100-Share Index was up 28.7 points, or 1.2 per cent, at 2,521.8.
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      Polytek Wearnes loss
      16 1 SESDAQ-LISTED Polytek Wearnes Holdings yesterday reported a second consecutive six-month loss Page 5
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      Wharf acquisitions
      24 1 WHARF Holdings will pay HK$ 1.1 billion (*****.5 million) for two of World International's properties, Cember Ltd and Olinda Ltd. Page 5
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      Year in review
      34 1 THOUGH the Gulf War proved to be an over-riding concern of Singapore's corporate sector in the early part of 1991, business planners were not myopic to shelve long-term projects Page 6
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      Opening is official
      48 1 SOUTH Korea is finally throwing open its stock market to limited direct foreign investment today. But the sorry state of the stock market and the gloomy outlook for South Korea's faltering economy will not inspire much confidence amonng both local and overseas investors Page 8
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      STOCK INDICES
      27 1 Thursday Change BT-MGA "J17.78 -6 84 Kuala Lumpur ....552.16 -4.06 Hongkong 4,301.78 +4.45 Sydney 1,649.9 -1.4 Tuesday Change New York 3,168.83 +4.92 London 2,493.1 +73.1
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      CURRENCIES
      24 1 Exchange rates US$ SS 1.6255 100 Yen SS 1.3046 MS SS 0.5961 Money market rates Overnight 2 15/16% -3/16 3-montn 2 11/16 -3/16
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      COMMODITIES
      34 1 London GoM AM fix US$351.20 -US$2.20 RHMmt S'pore Feb 127.25Vkg +0.75 M'sia Feb 212.00*/kg unch KL Tin Turnover. lOOtonnes +33 Spot M$l4.85/kg +4 Crude polm oil Turnover 810 lots -257 Jan M$922.50/tonne -7.50
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    Cambodia needs US$1.2b intently for reconstruction
    440 1  -  Exclusive interview with Hun Sen From Harish Mehta in PHNOM PENH CAMBODIA urgently needs US$l.2 billion (551.95 billion) to rebuild its war ravaged economy but there has been little sign of the massive aid promised under the Paris peace accord, says Cambodian Prime Minister
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    Trade with Singapore set to boom
    227 1 Hun Sen cites trust, good relations for optimism PHNOM PENH Cambodia's trade with Singapore will boom, says Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, because his countrymen trust Singaporeans over most other foreigners. "Our businessmen have very good relations with Singapore businessmen," he told BT in
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    Conversations at The Raffles
    107 1 KOH BOON HWEE (right) is not someone you associate with failure. Yet failure was what the executive chairman of the Wuthelam group and chairman of Singapore Telecom wanted to talk about at a recent tete-a-tete with BT at the Raffles Hotel. In Executive Lifestyle tomorrow, Mr
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    Lock icon Likely HK rate cut fuels calls to end US$ peg
    635 1 Monetary autonomy needed to fight inflation Reuter HONGKONG An expected cut in Hongkong interest rates, even though the government is grappling with double-digit inflation, has fuelled demands for the local currency's peg to the US dollar to be scrapped. Hongkong
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    Lock icon Bush likely to lift trade embargo while in S'pore
    156 1 AFP CANBERRA US President George Bush is expected to announce the lifting of the American trade embargo imposed on Cambodia in 1975 when in Singapore, an official said here yesterday. "We fully expect the president to say that in Singapore," the
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    US reiterates commitment to SEA, Pacific
    475 1  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY UNITED STATES President George Bush has again stressed America's commitment to the security of South-east Asia and the Pacific region. He told a joint sitting of the Australian Parliament in Canberra yesterday that although the threat of communism had
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  • PAGE 2 NEWS
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      Non-oil domestic exports down 4.9pc in November
      586 2  -  By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE Singapore's trade performance worsened for the second consecutive month last November, due mainly to a drop in non-oil domestic exports to the US, EC and Malaysia. Non-oil domestic exports shrank by 4.9 per cent in nominal terms compared with
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      Lock icon Malaysian financial sector expected to do better this year
      805 2 Deposits and loans seen registering rapid growth Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian banking and finance industry, which was preoccupied with liquidity management to curb inflationary pressures in 1991, is expected to perform better in 1992. In view of the favourable economic
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      Lock icon UK economy set for weak upturn: economists
      416 2 Reuter LONDON Britain's economy is still stuck in a recessionary rut and will experience only a weak upturn in 1992, said economists canvassed yesterday. "The economy remains in recession and consumer confidence remains extremely weak. There will be no recovery in the first
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      Pertama making public offering of 10 million new shares
      672 3  -  By Sangeeta Mulchand SINGAPORE Electrical and electronic goods retailer Pertama Holdings is making a public offering of 10 million new 25-cent shares at 45 cents apiece in what will be the first flotation this year. Pertama, which will be listed on
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      From a humble beginning quarter of a century ago
      487 3 SINGAPORE Pertama Holdings began life in 1967 as Eastern Photo Co, which sold cameras and hi-fi systems. Today, Pertama is an investment holding company with 14 wholly-owned subsidiaries dealing in the retail and wholesale of electrical, electronic, audio and video equipment.
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      Meeting of old friends
      46 3 CANBERRA American President George Bush and former Australian premier Bob Hawke greeting each other at the US Ambassador's residence here yesterday. Mr Bush is on the first leg of his Asia-Pacific tour. The US president is due to arrive in Singapore tonight.
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        Singapore recognises former Soviet states
        85 4 THE Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday that the Singapore Government recognises the independence and sovereignty of Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Turkmeniya, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kirghiziya and is ready to establish diplomatic relations with them. It adds that Singapore
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        Taxation treaty extended
        91 4 SINGAPORE has reached agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany after the unification of the two German states to extend the provisions of the Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty to the former East German territory with effect from Jan 1, 1991. As Singapore imposes tax on a preceding
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        Remembering the fall of S'pore
        87 4 THE Ang Mo Kio branch of the National Library will organise a forum on Jan 7 at its premises to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Singapore. Three speakers participating in the forum are Lauw Kim Guan who served in the Civil Defence,
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        MIT dons to speak here
        49 4 THE MIT Club of Singapore will organise another series of three management lectures this month following the success of the last Advanced Management Luncheon Lecture series. The lectures will be delivered by three distinguished professors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology currently visiting Singapore.
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        Ngee Ann to hold health fair
        36 4 NGEE ANN Polytechnic will hold a week-long health fair next week as part of a healthy lifestyle programme launched to promote healthy eating habits and lifestyles among students and staff.
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      Marina Village closes all restaurants except two
      354 4  -  Staff retrenched over Christmas By Dawn Tan MARINA Village International, the food and entertainment complex currently in the throes of repossession, yesterday closed ail but two of its 12 theme restaurants. Business Times has learnt that many of the 200 or so staff
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      S'pore should aim for steady growth rate: Teng Cheong
      237 4 INSTEAD of looking to boom-rate figures, Singapore should now aim for steady, even if slower, growth, says Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong. Too high a growth rate is not only unsustainable at this stage of Singapore's economic development, but will
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      Boon Heng calls for more global thinking to be world-competitive
      317 4 SINGAPORE needs different strategies to remain competitive in the global battle for investors' dollars. But if it gets its basics right, it should continue to do well, the Senior Minister of State for Trade Industry, Lim Boon Heng, has said.
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      109 4 BUSIN^JSST^IMES MAGAZINE CORRESPONDENT Asia, Inc., a new pan-Asian quality business magazine scheduled for publication in Hong Kong in mid-1992, seeks a staff correspondent to cover business activities in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. The ideal applicant wil I be fluent in Malay, and able to demonstrate with photocopies of clippings anchor
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
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      Polytek Wearnes posts another six-month loss
      472 5  -  Sale of stakes in Taiwan units expected to help bottom line By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Sesdaq--1 feted Polytek Wearnes Holdings yesterday declared a second consecutive six-month loss and said it is likely to continue making losses in the current six-month period. But the
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      Times Publishing reduces stocks and trade debtors level
      386 5  -  By Carolyn Lim SINGAPORE A reduction in stocks and trade debtors has caused Times Publishing Ltd's gross assets in publishing activities to decline by more than 25 per cent to $87.01 million over the one-year period to Aug 34, 1991. In its
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      Wharf to pay HK$1.1b for two World properties
      238 5 SINGAPORE An internal restructuring of the late Y K Pao's Wharf Holdings and World International groups has resulted in Wharf agreeing to pay HKSI.I billion (*****.5 million) for two of World's properties. An advertisement placed in the December 28 issue of. the
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      Lock icon C&C Bintang sees slower growth in vehicle demand
      245 5 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Cycle Carriage Bintang Bhd expects the overall demand for vehicles in Malaysia to be dampened by the recent government measures taken to curb consumer spending. It will also be affected by the increase in completely knocked-down pack prices and
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        SSE appoints deputy chairman
        87 5 SINGAPORE Singapore Shipbuilding Engineering Ltd (SSE) has appointed the Port of Singapore Authority executive director, Commodore (Res) James Leo, as deputy chairman, effective yesterday. Commodore (Res) Leo, an SSE director since June 1979, took over as PSA executive director from Ng Kiat Chong on June 1
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        Acma chairman sells shares
        25 5 SINGAPORE Acma Ltd's joint executive chairman, S K Ong, yesterday sold two million shares of Acma Ltd at $2.13 per share.
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        Inter-Roller management reshuffle
        69 5 SINGAPORE Inter-Roller Engineering Ltd has carried out a minor management reshuffle. Low Kok Hua has resigned as chairman, with effect from yesterday, but will remain director of the board. He is replaced as chairman by Lim Yong Wah, who has been a director of the company since
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        Acceptances of Jumatex offer
        86 5 SINGAPORE At the close of its mandatory unconditional offer for Berjaya Group Bhd (BGB), Jumatex Sdn Bhd received acceptances totalling 14.25 million shares representing 3.97 per cent of BGB's issued capital. Prior to the offer, Jumatex and parties acting in concert with it, including BGB's chief
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        Orchard Parade unit ups capital
        85 5 SINGAPORE Westview Properties Pte Ltd (WWPL), a subsidiary of Orchard Parade Holdings Ltd, has increased its authorised capital from $25,000 to $18 million by the creation of 17,975,000 ordinary shares of $1 each. WWPL has also increased its issued and paid-up capital from $2 to
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        Stake in Golden Hope raised
        38 5 KUALA LUMPUR Permodalan Nasional Bhd said it acquired 316,000 shares in Golden Hope Plantations Bhd for $587,480.91 between Nov 25 and Nov 29, thus increasing its stake in the firm to 506,067,243 shares.
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        Pacific Bank shareholding
        58 5 KUALA LUMPUR The Pacific Bank Bhd said its share registrars will not register further transfers of shares in favour of foreign persons until their shareholdings in the bank's issued share capital falls below 30 per cent. As at Dec 31, 1991, the total shareholding controlled by foreign
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Wesfarmers offers A$163m for Bunnings
        84 6 PERTH Agricultural services group Wesfarmers Ltd has said it will offer A 53.55 cash per share for timber group Bunnings Ltd valuing it at Asl63 million. Wesfarmers said the offer was conditional on it obtaining a further 20 per cent of Bunnings within seven days
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        Shinawatra may double income
        59 6 BANGKOK The Shinawatra Group expects total income of 8,000 million baht in 1992. Shinawatra Computer Communications president Therdsak Kukiatinand said the 14 firms in the group together made 4,000 million baht in 1991. He forecast that with the bright prospects for the telecommunications industry in 1992,
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        Jakarta signs new mining pact
        79 6 JAKARTA PT Freeport Indonesia, a joint venture of the Indonesian government and the US Freeport McMoßan Copper and Gold Inc, on Monday signed a new 30-year copper mining contract that supersedes a 1967 contract. The contract was signed by Ginanjar Kartasasmita, Minister of Mines and
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        One for the environment
        52 6 BANGKOK In response to increasing demand for consumer products which are friendly to the environment in the region, a Thai company The Thai Silicate Co Ltd is to set up a joint Asean firm to manufacture "zeolite", a chemical compound in detergent that will not pollute
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      Lock icon China company to build US$300m plant in HK
      175 6 Reuter HONGKONG World Wide Electronic Ltd, a unit of Shenzhen Electronics Group, is to build a factory in Hongkong in one of China's biggest manufacturing investments in the British colony, the government said. World Wide will sign a contract with Hongkong Industrial
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      Businesses weather fallout from Gulf War
      897 6  -  1991 Singapore corporate roundup By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE Wars are supposed to be bad for business, most businesses anyway. Companies shelve capital spending plans, and cut back on production as sales fall and inventories pile up. But this piece of conventional wisdom was
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      Tokyo appliance firms plan moves into Indochina
      362 6 BANGKOK The Thai subsidiaries of National Panasonic and Toshiba have de- vised new strategies to cope with changing market trends and are planning to penetrate Indochina, the Bangkok Post reported earlier this week. Siew-National Sales Service marketing manager Suchart Tuenchitt said the value
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      Lock icon Japanese fax makers aiming for households
      255 6 Reuter TOKYO Japan's electronics companies are out to persuade the country's rich, gadget-loving citizens that they need home facsimile machines, whether they know it or not. Opportunities in the original business-oriented facsimile, or fax, market have now dried up as most of the six
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      A year of dancing with the bulls
      898 6  -  1991 Indian stock market roundup From Rajendra Bajpai in NEW DELHI BULLS gored the bears on Indian stock markets in 1991 and looked triumphantly sanguine sometimes defying logic and often the redoubtable finance minister Manmohan Singh. Stock market analysts agree it was the
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      Lock icon Maxwell Communication chairman may quit
      376 7 FT LONDON Peter Laister said on Wednesday that he was considering resigning as chairman of Maxwell Communication Corporation following High Court approval on Tuesday of an arrangement covering the company's administration in the United States that removes the MCC board's powers. The arrangement between the
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      Lock icon The march towards a borderless high-tech lab
      626 7 Trend raises tough new issues for policymakers in US NYT NEW YORK Just as they once moved manufacturing plants overseas, US companies are now spreading research and product development around the world, helping to turn the creation of technology into an activity that
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      Lock icon Largest jewellery chain in US to close 400 stores
      406 7 AP DALLAS The largest US jewellery retailer, buckling under dismal holiday sales, plans to shut 400 of its 2,000 stores and stop paying banks and other creditors. The store closures at Zale Corp mean 2,500, or 20 per cent, of the
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Chaumet owners inject funds for expansion
        104 7 PARIS French jeweller Chaumet, whose patrons have included Napoleon and Elizabeth Taylor, has received a cash, injection from its owners to finance a major expansion in 1992, Chaumet said. Chaumet chairman Charles Lefevre said Arabian Investment Banking Corporation (Investcorp), the holding company which owns
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        High east German sales for firm
        105 7 FRANKFURT Germany's largest retailer Karstadt AG said that group sales would amount to at least 1.8 billion marks in east Germany in 1991. Karstadt told the Boersenzeitung financial daily its parent company had posted turnover of some 750 million marks in the east, around
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        War lifted Saudi oil sales in 1990
        123 7 MANAMA. Bahrain State-owned Saudi Arabian Marketing and Refining Company (Samarec) said it sold oil and products worth US$9 billion in 1990, its first full operating year. Sales were boosted by the demands of the allies who poured into the kingdom to counter the
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        Sterling Optical seeks protection
        105 7 NEW YORK Sterling Optical Corp filed for protection from its creditors under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, court papers showed. An affidavit filed with ther petition in US Bankruptcy Court here said Sterling plans to' sell its operating assets, then liquidate. Sterling operates t
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        Spanish gas firms to merge
        80 7 BARCELONA The chairmen of Catalana de Gas SA k Gas Madrid and Repsol Butano SA have signed merge* agreements creating a country-wide natural gas distribution group. The economy ministry approved tax credits of 12.85, billion pesetas on 37.1 billion capital gains arising from the,, merger,
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      79 7 ?£i?SKH^^^^^L Hp' ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE CUT THE COST OF SAYING "HELLO" VIA IDD TO AUSTRALIA. We've reduced the IDD rates to Australia again. And this time by 13% which means the Standard Rate is only $2.00 per minute. What's more, we've also reduced the IDD rates to Denmark, Hong Kong,
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Vietnam sets up first share-owned bank
        96 8 HANOI Vietnam's first share-owned commercial bank was founded last month in Ho Chi Minh City, the communist party daily Nhan Dan reported yesterday. Authorised by the State Bank, the Saigon Commercial Shareholders' Bank was set up by the publicly-owned Economic Development Bank of Go
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        Fewer US bank failures
        81 8 WASHINGTON The number of bank and savings institution failures in the United States fell sharply last year, officials said on Wednesday. But the asset value involved in banks which collapsed or remained open only thanks to an injection of government money ballooned to US$64 billion (S$
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        MISC signs $162m loan
        66 8 SINGAPORE Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) has just obtained a US$lOO million (S$ 162 million) unsecured term loan facility. Proceeds from the three-year loan will be used to finance its general working capital purposes. Instituto Bancario San Paolo di Torina and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation are the
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        Profit for NYSE members
        98 8 NEW YORK New York Stock Exchange member firms that do business with the public reported an after-tax profit of US$B42 million (S$ 1.3 billion) in the third quarter of last year, compared with an after-tax loss of US$l24 million a year ago. Revenues in the 1991
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      Lock icon Seoul opens bourse to foreign investment today
      725 8 Lack of confidence, dim prospects may see it pass without a bang Reuter SEOUL South Korea will finally throw open its stock market to limited direct foreign investment today, but the long-awaited milestone is expected to pass without much fanfare, brokers said. The
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      Jardines wins seat on HK stock exchange council
      373 8 HONGKONG Jardine Flemings has won a seat on the reformed Hongkong stock exchange council in a closelyfought election, the South China Morning Post said on Wednesday. The elections were held during the delayed annual general meeting of stock exchange members on Tuesday.
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      Lock icon US lending boom seen fuelling mortgage debt market's growth
      503 8 Reuter NEW YORK The US mortgage-backed securities market is set for a record year in 1992 as the lowest interest rates in 18 years unleash a wave of mortgage borrowing and securitisation, jndustry executive say "Refinancings and total originations will equal
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      Lock icon New US corporate issues hit record US$579.7b
      256 8 FT NEW YORK New issues of underwritten corporate securities reached record levels during 1991 in the United States, generating more than US$4.5 billion (557.3 billion) in fees for Wall Street investment banks. Total corporate new issues of both debt and equity-relat-ed securities reached
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      Lock icon Portuguese group seeks stake in Spain's Banesto
      281 8 Reuter LISBON Portuguese investors in Banco Totta e Acores SA (BTA) said in a statement on Tuesday that they had formed a holding company which will control 49 per cent of the bank's capital and will also bid for a stake in Spain's
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      UK firm buys 51pc of Asia-Pacific Re
      185 8 SINGAPORE Londonbased PWS International has acquired a 51 per cent stake in Asia-Pacific Reinsurance Brokers for about £170,000 (*****,000). The deal, concluded early last month, will serve as an entry vehicle for PWS into the South-east Asian market. Asia-Pacific, a local general reinsurance
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  • THE REGION
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      Major political changes likely in Asia
      495 9  -  Perc cites elections, leadership changes, border conflicts By Said Abdullah SINGAPORE Several Asian nations could experience major political change in 1992, according to the Hongkong-based Political Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc). In its latest Asian Intelligence newsletter, Perc says four nations Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines
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      Lock icon Ramos sets up own party, warns against Marcos comeback
      235 9 AFP MANILA Former Philippine defence secretary Fidel Ramos has launched a new party to propel his presidential bid in next May's elections and warned that "dark forces" from the Marcos regime were out to reclaim power. The People Power Party (PPP)
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      Lock icon Lawyers say Hongkong's judicial sovereignty threatened by China
      620 9 They say HK may slide into chaos without that independence Reuter HONGKONG When Britain lowers the Union Jack on Hongkong in 1997, one of the first casualties of the colonial handover could be an independent judiciary, a cornerstone of the city's vibrant,
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        Vietsovpetro earned US$580m in '91: paper
        72 9 HANOI Vietsovpetro, a joint venture between Vietnam and the former Soviet Union, produced 3.95 million tonnes of crude oil and earned US$5BO million (about ***** million) in exports in 1991, a Hanoi newspaper said yesterday. Vietsovpetro also produced 19 million cubic metres of gas,
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        Thai consulate in Vietnam
        77 9 BANGKOK The Thai Cabinet on Monday approved the setting up of a consulate in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam. The consulate is aimed at promoting trade, investment and economic cooperation which have been expanding as a result of improved relations between Thailand and Vietnam.
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        Investigators to return to Dili
        98 9 JAKARTA The team set up by Indonesian President Suharto to investigate the Nov 12 shooting in Dili plans to return to East Timor next week to complete its inquiry. "The plan is that we will return to Dili," the Berita Buana daily quoted team member
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        More states for Indon envoy
        73 9 JAKARTA Indonesia's ambassador to the Russian Federation will also be accredited to four other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said yesterday. "It is our intention, as the first step, that our ambassador (in Moscow) will also be accredited
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        KL suspends imports of vegetable
        86 9 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has temporarily banned the import of a leafy vegetable from Thailand after recently detecting snails on the vegetable, newspaper reports said yesterday. The ban was to prevent the spread of the dreaded "Golden Apple snails", an agricultural officer said in Kangar. The
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        ADB cuts interest rate
        88 9 MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered the interest rate on its regular loans to 6.58 per cent a year from 6.61 per cent, effective Jan 1. Officials announced yesterday the rate was adjusted twice a year and was based on a 0.4 per cent
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      76 9 ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE CUT THE COST OF SAYING "HELLO" VIA IDD TO HONG KONG. We've reduced the IDD rates to Hong Kong again. And this time by as much as 23%. Which means the Standard Rate is now $1 50. and Economy/Weekend Rate is only $1.00 per minute. What's more,
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        Top UK economists see rebound this year: paper
        99 10 LONDON Leading British economists expect Britain's recession tp drag to a close this year and not linger into 1993. The Financial Times said yesterday that a survey of leading economists, chief executives and trade union leaders showed that they expected Prime Minister
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        A Major recommendation
        64 10 LONDON British Prime Minister John Major has put forward Russia for membership of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. In an interview with BBC radio on Wednesday, he said the future for the former Soviet Union was not going to be easy and it was
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        German union wants better offer
        61 10 DUESSELDORF Germany's financial service workers' union said yesterday that it wants to see a vastly improved management pay offer in fourth-round wage talks on Jan 22. Management negotiators have so far offered a 4.5 per cent rise to bank workers in the Gewerkschaft Handel, Banken
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        Nigeria seeking debt reduction
        75 10 ABUJA, Nigeria Nigeria's military President Ibrahim Babangida has called for substantial debt reduction, saying sub-Saharan Africa's biggest economy cannot meet its debt repayment obligations this year. "Nigeria needs far more concessional debt relief, with the Toronto or the Trinidad terms as minimum," he told the nation
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      Lock icon US plans role for Japan in Mideast peace talks
      426 10 Move would give Tokyo wider prominence in diplomatic arena AP WASHINGTON The Bush Administration is considering Japan for an unusual role in Middle East peacemaking, a move that would catapult the Asian power into the diplomatic prominence it has tried to
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      Lock icon India considering selling out-of-service weapons
      176 10 AFP NEW DELHI India is contemplating the sale of nearly 1,500 field artillery guns, tanks and rifles phased out of service to foreign buyers, The Times of India reported yesterday. The serviceable guns ranged from those of World War II vintage to 800 British 25-pounders
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      Lock icon EC to become world's richest market: report
      288 10 FT WASHINGTON Europe will eventually become the richest market in the world with enough clout to demand changes in the American legal and regulatory system, according to a US Chamber of Commerce report. "A single EC banking market provides Europeans with the leverage
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      Lock icon Compromise set to end Israeli budget crisis
      304 10 AFP JERUSALEM Religious parties supporting Israel's right-wing coalition Cabinet have reached agreement on the 1992 Budget, apparently ending a conflict that had threatened to bring down the government. Israeli radio said on Wednesday that a parliamentary vote was expected yesterday, either in the
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      246 10 A SALE OF SITE BY URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ■Mde| VILLAGE Wtfcdi'&aiMm**™ WIfii i i'lf tuuur. h fffnTl^HilP w'' K- w I-* 4 1.---.' T The Singapore River. The soul of Singapore. Riverside Village. A mixed develop- —77 J "77 V -sX Once the lifeline of its entreport trade. ment of
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      309 10 Tott fr— TW No 787 OQ4> Pax No: 754-3606 IN THE MATTER OP THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER SO ANO IN THE MATTER OF KONE TRADING PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary yquMilon) NOTICE OF SPECIAL ANO ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS (Pureuent to Section 2So(2)<b) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held
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      319 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 90 ANO IN THE MATTER OF KIM LAND COMPANY PRIVATE LIMITED (MEMBERS VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting ot the abovenamed company duly convened and held at Level 19. UIC Building 5 Shenton Way. Singapore 0106. the tallowing resolution* were
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      Lock icon Still hostage to old economy
      970 11 AP TOILET paper is rare in Latvia. It's hard to find coffee in Lithuania. Petrol is rationed in Estonia and elsewhere in the Baltics, but tanker trucks blatantly sell their loads at roadside car queues. Despite holiday street lights and Western consumer goods in the
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      Lock icon US fears ex-Soviet nuclear experts may sell services
      553 11 NYT BUSH Administration officials are expressing apprehension that the economic deterioration of the former Soviet Union, the demoralisation of its military forces and an expected high rate of unemployment may prompt some of its top experts with the know-how for making nuclear
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      94 11 ImlJt ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE CUT THE COST OF SAYING "HELLO" VIA IDD TO THE NETHERLANDS. We've reduced the IDD rates to The Netherlands again. And this time by as much as 16%. Which means the Standard Rate is now $3.50, Discount Rate is $3.20 and Economy/Weekend Rate is only $3.00
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    Wiser to have more than less
    545 12 EDITORIAL IT'S NO coincidence that some of the stickier issues confronting the Singapore government are largely problems of success. Such as persuading Singaporeans that, far from having notched up too high a savings rate and built up too big a booty, Singapore needs to
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Algerian election
      284 12 IN the first round of voting in Algeria's general election, the revivalist Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) won 188 seats in the 430-seat Parliament on the back of its programme to change Algeria into an Islamic state. The second round of voting is on Jan 16 but many commentators
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      Chewing gum ban
      102 12 THE government's decision to ban chewing gum is valid because chewing gum has created a problem. Still, there is a big question related to this issue: If chewing gum is banned because of the nuisance it created, should the government ban other things such as sweets or
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      Multilateral force needed?
      130 12 WITH the dissolution of the Soviet Union and political changes in Eastern Europe, the international community should view the rapid establishment of a multilateral force to maintain the world order as its main task in the new year. The world still needs the US as a stabilising
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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      HK, Taiwan and China
      179 12 TWO and a half years after the Tiananmen Square tragedy, there are unmistakable signs that the pendulum in Chinese economics and politics is slowly but surely swinging back to the right. In spite of the avowed intention of Mr Deng Xiaoping to freeze political reform, the
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      Values and ethics
      167 12 THE year began with a war that at one stage threatened to go nuclear and has ended with the demise of a superpower whose fervent propagation of communism, often through violence, had brought much instability, suffering and conflict all over the world. There are signs of decadence
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      Improving bureaucracy
      135 12 THE Cabinet's approval yesterday of substantial pay rises on average 23 per cent for all civil servants plus extra monthly pay for officials in specialised fields is primarily aimed at reversing the brain drain process and attracting "new brains" back into government service. Bureaucratic red tape, nepotism, outmoded
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    Lock icon The globalisation of technology
    2091 12  -  Two schools of thought emerge as America exports its research and development abroad. One advocates stemming the technology flow. The other says the trend is irrevocable. Andrew Pollack examines both Andrew Pollack NYT JUST as they once moved manufacturing plants overseas, American companies are now spreading
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      48 12 DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU TUB R£CSSSK)N 6ATHERS LISTEN, HAN, I DfVK FCRCi, THBU&SBEAR DOWN- I VSI!SS!£ H 1 M-IATANK(MX Y£AH' A nt(yH bCnUUU f?-RY7T RFKAfc < STICK JzzJL:' WW SHOULD YOU HIRS T1 LSVBL* IN A H SCUPTURS6? MB? BecAJserMHUH- seccNPt p- K££ 6FY! VU-61V5 UO%! J H u&fiwvacntw
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      America rediscovers reality
      965 13  -  What went wrong with the US economy? Morton J Marcus analyses the situation and attempts to provide the answer Morton J Marcus The writer is the Director of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University School of Business. In 1991, he was the Resident Faculty
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      The Asian agenda
      1843 13  -  US President George Bush's Asia-Pacific tour means many things to many people. Salil Tripathi describes how Asians see it Salil Tripathi THE defeat of a personal friend in the Pennsylvania Senate race in November has transformed the thrust of US President George Bush's Asia visit. Until that
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      796 14 Nothing Beats A Bud, where to wine, dine IBHNO OF ORGANISE YOUR OWN KARAOKE! It's your very own Karaoke party! King's Hotel has come up with a weekend Karaoke package for groups of 10*200 people from 12 noon to 5 pm. After your Penang Buffet Lunch, the Ist round of
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      306 14 mtd iixtay f j Only 4 weeks to enjoy all your 11 favourite dishes in our delectable (ill I Italian spread. Better hurry... \|ll J .ifii > *rt llmt MJ f W/JJ We serve the worid to you *t The Belvedere khniatfaiHi ~^~L HI kdadtoad Tl ppn i <- •<
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      629 14 TELEVISION AND RADIO -m 7.30 Tk.SdMc*si»w ,r vy oKarine oti LIUTI ICG jm s« PMw.*r.»F««y(C) bk,M.9* VHF B»«I M V/ll uilil IVV »M p XSSESii** ?JSO« M*-. M*« lmok 111 I 111 I —O.SS M» Oponing And Programme «.4S 0m Pkno<w(C). 11.25 GoMon Classics. World Business Report Higjights. ®-UU WWJ(L).
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Reawakening the giants of Todaiji
      1185 15  -  James Sterngold marvels at a monumental restoration job James Sterngold NYT THE sculpture's exposed back, with its ancient cypress timbers, iron clamps and posts, looks at first glance like a building in itself. But when this looming edifice was slowly wheeled around by a half-dozen
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      Kasparov just a lucky winner, says Karpov
      606 15 CHATTERBOX FORMER Soviet World chess champion Anatoly karpov on Tuesday hailed his rival Garry Kasparov as a great player but said he owed his world title to luck and would not manage to keep it until the year 2000. "To be frank, Kasparov
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      Lock icon Rats have come a long way since the Black Death
      574 15 Admirers of rodents are a growing breed in Britain Reuter TO most people rats are nasty sewer-dwell-ing creatures with a reputation for gnawing babies in their cots and spreading bubonic plague. To Malcolm Cleroux of Britain's National Fancy Rat Society,
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      133 15 AND ENTERTAIN High Tea Classics Danish pastries. Fresh cakes. Savoury Dian Xin. Mee Siam. Samosas. Quiche Lorrain. Spring Rolls. Fresh Fruits. Cookies. J Every Saturday. 3 to 5 pm. $12.50+ per person. Fashionshow at 4 pm. ANA HOTEL J SINGAPORE For reservations, 16 ices please call 732-1222 ext 1581. Te,et>non
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      33 15 B3IH f| SUNDAY I- FAMILY BRUNCH B (S7* for children under 12) TEEOFFCAFE RJ MARINA BAY COLF COUNTRY CLUB 6 MARINA CREEN SINGAPORE 0101. FOR RESERVATIONS PI .RASE CAIJ. 221 2811/122 4221 HtoH
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  • SPORTS
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        Kendall, Horgan sail to victories
        143 16 SINGAPORE The four-day Anchor Beer Singapore Open Boardsailing Championship ended on Sunday with Bruce Kendall of New Zealand and Jorunn Horgan of Norway taking the Olympic Lechner men's and women's titles, respectively. Kendall won three races out of five and was the hot favourite. He
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        Volkov, Haarhuis win
        59 16 WELLINGTON Top seeds Alexander Volkov and Paul Haarhuis both scored straight-set victories yesterday, advancing to the quarter-finals of the U*****,500 BP Nationals tennis championships. No 1 seed Volkov, from Russia, beat Gilad Bloom of Israel 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. while second-seeded Dutchman Haarhuis defeated Jonathan Stark of the
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        Edberg, Fitzgerald through
        69 16 ADELAIDE World number one Stefan Edberg survived his first match in two months on Wednesday when he teamed with John Fitzgerald for a doubles victory in the South Australian Open. Sweden's Edberg and Australian Fitzgerald toppled American Murphy Jensen and South African Grant Stafford 7-6 6-4. Edberg
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        Temesvari impresses
        50 16 BRISBANE Andrea Temesvari stormed into the quarter-fi-nals of the Australian Women's Hardcourt Tennis Championships yesterday, beating top-seed Jana Novotna 6-3, 6-3 in the biggest upset of the tournament. The hard-hitting Hungarian giant-killer had only entered the tournament as a lucky loser after the late withdrawal of Natalia Medvedeva.
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        Griffiths breezes through
        102 16 BOURNEMOUTH, England Terry Griffiths breezed into the last 32 of the £325,000 Mercantile Credit Classic here on Wednesday with a comprehensive 5-0 whitewash of Roger Bales. The 44-year-old Welshman made a 40-plus break in each of the first three frames before finishing in style with successive centuries
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        Tyson's donation
        71 16 NEW YORK Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who attended a benefit basketball game where eight people were trampled to death, has donated U557,500 to the families of the victims. At a news conference on Tuesday, Tyson said he left when the event became unruly and he saw people
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      Lock icon Women athletes may catch up with men in 65 years: study
      687 16 AP NEW YORK Top female runners have been improving about twice as quickly as the fastest men. a trend that suggests women might start outrunning men in competition within 65 years, a study says. If the trend continues, the
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      Lock icon Military escort for Paris-Cape Town competitors
      265 16 AP N'DJAMENA, Chad Competitors and organisers of the Paris-to-Cape Town rally travelled here by convoy on Wednesday under military escort after reported guerilla attacks forced cancellation of the daily stage. The 250 cars, trucks and motorcycles still competing in the three-week endurance event drove
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      Lock icon Boon leads Australian revival in third Test
      558 16 AFP SYDNEY David Boon overcame a desperate Indian resistance yesterday to pull Australia out of the woods in the third cricket Test here. The 31-year-old Tasmanian scored an unbeaten 89 after the new-look Indians threatened to end Australia's domination for the first time
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      148 16 Aim for a audience ASIANIMMii AEROSRACE '92 ASIAN AEROSPACE is considered one of the world's most important air shows. Three of our newspapers will be publishing a rm *i rrr special feature in conjunction with this qreat The StatsTimeS exhibition of airpower. FEBRUARY 24,1992 Readers will get to read about
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      813 16 BUS INESS TIMES Toll free Tel No 737 0043 'Fax No: 734 36Q8 in rut Matter of THE COMPANIES ACT, (CHAPTER 50) PURSUANT TO SECTION 2M(IKB) CHARTERED ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Winding-up) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of CHARTERED ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED duly convened and held on Friday,
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      Profit-taking sends STII down 11 points
      3966 17  -  By Salil Tripathi AW SHUCKS. You know how it gets when you are in the partying mood on December 31. Your mind tends to wander from the workplace and there could be slip-ups. Like the perception that the Straits Times Industrials Index went close
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      HOT STOCK
      60 17  -  By Chew Eng Han Comment WITH WEEKLY and monthly stochastics showing a possible buy signal, medium-term outlook is positive. Prices may ease in the next few days. Daily stochastics point to a short-term downturn, but Acma remains a buy as long as $2.00 holds. Some tossing around between
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    2855 18 DBS Foreign 1210 +20 -H.7% S1A Foreign 2080 20 +1.0% OCBC Foreign 1100 +10 +0.9% SPH Foreign 1390 +10 0.7% Robinson 550 +5 +0.9% Roth Inds 50* 755 +5 +0.7% Spore Land 545 +5 +0.9% Causewav 60* 74 3'/j +5.0% Jacks Int 103 +3 +3.0%
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 3
    3102 19 General Corp 69'/; +2 +■3 0% General Corp 69V; 3.0% f 2 Rothmans M 50* 820 -20 -2 4% M Banking 406 -8 -1.9% Seal Inc 95 -7 -6.9% Guinness 50* 290 -6 -2.0% Lien Hoe 65 -5 -7.1% PMC 50* 147 -5 -3 3%
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Prices edge lower with end of window-dressing
      4738 20 Agencies THE END of window-dress-ing activities saw share prices here closing the first trading session of the new year on a lower note yesterday. "Retail investors are also selling in anticipation of some retracement on Wall Street after six straight sessions of gains,"
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      321 21 Company Oat* Vaar Group Nat Nat earnings Cross mm to praAt/lass (L) par share dlvMamj ('000) (cants) SPH Dec 24 Aug 91 J153.802(J133.374) 62 6(54 3) 25(30) Ind 0*ygen Oec 14 Jun 91 MJ21,269(J16,754) 4.7(6) 5(4 5a) Seal Inc Oec 13 Jun 91 MJ648(J8,476) 14(21.2) 2TE(6TE) Lura Chang
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      147 21 Company Date Year Group pra-tax Nat earnings Gross aan to profit/ioss (L) par share dividend ('000) (canto) KL Kepong Dec 27 Sep 91 M$85,468($84,804) 15 3(14 8) 15(15) Pacific Can Dec 2« Sep 91 $138($1,387L) 0.2( Van Der Horst Dec 24 Sep 91 $2,960($2,800 4.7(4.2) 1(1) Wearnes Dec
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      532 21 Conwy Date Half-year Group pre-tax Interim aaa to profit/loss (L) dividend COOO) Set Of edge Dec 30 Sep 91 MS2 .391 (S579e) imatex Dec 27 Sep 91 MU.270KS2.615l) KLIH Dec 26 Sep 91 M$17,335($309U) Choc Prod Dec 20 Sep 91 M$2,481 ($1,901) MCB Hldgs Dec 20 Sep 91
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      986 21 Jan 1 Engineering and construction group. PCO is considering a public listing soon. This is due to their success in regional protects and acquisitions. Dec 31 The Malaysian-listed General Corporation said that its wholly owned subsidiary, Low Keng Huat Construction (S), was finally granted an SES listing. As
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      SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS
      1677 21 Tram Rofistored Substantial Bay/ Mo. of Amooat Shareholding Stock Dot# HoMer Shareholder/Director Soil shares Bofore After NatSteel 20/12/91 0C8 Nominees Pte ITd Temasek Holdings (Pte) ltd S 6.000 27,140 230 41,229,698 19 41 41,223.698 1941 Keppel Corpn 19/12/91 Street Names Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd S 600 4.731
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      606 21 Current Ex Mu Data Tatal far Total tar paynant data ctaaa payaMa ttw yaar last yaar AB8 50c 121(b) Dec 30 Jan 14 Jan 21 12% 10% Ami StMi 50c 10% Dec 9 Oec 23 Jan 20 20% 20% Asa Pabfc 18%N Jan 9 Jan 21 Jan 29
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      RESULTS DUE
      205 21 Main Board Last FuN Year Company Penod Oat* Year Net EPS Grass NX mmd nh( (centi) dhr prafit last r*w (fOOO) EMS Fral Nov 6 Jul 91 30TE 17.8781 Isctan interim Dec 28 Mar 92 30 7 10.0 10.140 Centrepont Interim Jan 25 Jun 92 5 0 5
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      493 21 Company Rights Issue Tech One-tor-one SI 00 per share Bolton Issue of $90 9 78m normal amount of 35% Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991/96 with 45 489m detachable warrants on the bass of $2 nominal amount of Bonds for every three existing shares held Every S2 norma amount
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      96 21 Jacks Mentation* Ltd; EGM at 11 Jalan Lembah Kaßang, Singapore 1233, on Wednesday, Jan 8 1992, at 11am. Jirong Cement Ltd: EGM at 2 Fmlayson Green #03-08, Asa Insurance Budding, Singapore 0104, on Thursday, Jan 9 1992, at 11am. Metroptei Bhd: EGM at Sabah Room, Level 3, Putra
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      SCRIPLESS CONVERSION
      105 21 Conversion Special Frdg Sen pies s Conversion deadline Period Trading Company starts (IDP) (ST) starts Cky Dev Dec 26 Jan 16 Jan 6 Jan 16 Jan 17 H Negara Nov 25 Dec 12 Dec 3 Dec 12 Dec 13 HTPHIdgs Sep 16 Oct 10 Sep 30 Oct 10
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      RECORD HIGHS & LOWS
      207 21 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index ST Industrials Index 1992 h*t: 1232.84 (2/1/92) l#K 1*79.35 (2/1/92) 1992 tow: 1232.84 (2/1/92) 1582 1479.35 (2/1/92) 1991 high: 1333 08 (3/6/91) 1*5» (3/6/91) 1991 lov: 1022.52 (16/1/91) 1W1 1M9-® (16/1/91) 1990 Ia0t *****3 (16/7/90) 1607 12 (27/3/90) 1990 Imt 981.07 (09/11/90) 1079.50 (11/10/90)
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      MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      311 21 In local cwt In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr *dy %yr Dec 31 Index chge chge chge chge chgc chge World 409.0 0.8 14.2 0.2 8.1 0.8 16.0 fEAFE 501.9 0.7 6.8 0.3 2.6 1.0 10.1 Europe 410.8 1.3 12.7 .0.5 2.4 I.I
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      172 21 Company Rights Issue Asa Pac land Four (or seven MJO 50 per share Ei-date Jan 3 Books close Jan 17 Acceptance Payment NYA City Dm Renounceabie rights issue on the basis of one-tor ten $2 85 per share Ei-date Dec 9 Books close Dec 19 Acceptance Payment Jan
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF THAILAND
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      Lock icon Computer breakdown stunts trading volume
      2035 22 Reuter A COMPUTER breakdown disrupted trading on the stock market and reduced yesterday's trading volume probably by half, brokers said. The SET index closed 0.66 point up at 712.02 on turnover of 1.63 billion baht. Turnover could have been more than three billion baht without
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      Lock icon Stocks end little changed in slow trade
      926 22 Reuter JSHARE prices closed little changed yesterday in very slow trade as most players £ftrere still on holiday, brokers ifeaid. "We're still in holiday i mood. I think activities I would not really start until J Monday," one broker said. I The official
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      2516 23 Reuter HONGKONG stocks ended slightly higher yesterday after an earlier bout of profit-tak-ing in the absence of any clear market direction. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index inched up 4.45 points to 4,301.78 on last-minute selective buying of banking stocks and trading conglomerates like Jardine
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      Aussie stocks end lower in thin, see-saw trade
      935 23 THE Australian share market ended trade slightly lower yesterday after the leading index swung wildly in morning trade. In very thin volumes, the All Ordinaries Index opened nine points lower before follow-through buying from last Tuesday's rally reversed the trend by 18
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      MANILA
      557 23 PHILIPPINE shares rose on the first trading day of 1992 and brokers predicted further gains ahead due to a general market optimism. Manila's composite index climbed 20.91 points to end at 1,172.78, the highest since it closed at 1,173.59 on May 31. "We expect the other commercial/industrial issues to
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      BOMBAY
      62 23 BOMBAY Stock Exchange (BSE) share prices started 1992 on a bullish note, as the exchange index climbed to a new closing high on New Year's Day. The BSE Index soared 48.48 points, or 2.54 per cent, to 1,957.33 on Wednesday. The previous high of 1,955.29 was set on Nov
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      INDICES & TURNOVER
      71 23 INDICES TURNOVER n Ctna PRHm Dec 31 AUSTRALIA All Ordinaries Index 1,649.9 1,654.3 •1.4 All Industrials Index 2,600.9 2,609.6 -8.7 All Resources Index 926.1 922.5 +3.6 Turnover (million) 54.4 80.1 -25.7 NEW ZEALANO J NZSE-40 Capital dosed 1,504.78 tt MANILA Composite Index 1,172.78 1,151.87 *1 +20.91 Turnover (million) 539.7 2.590
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      41 23 The New Zealand, Seoul and Taipei markets were closed. The Seoul market will reopen today, Taipei tomorrow and NZ on Monday. The Morgan Stanley Capital International Indices table is on Page 21 Don't miss Executive Jobs in Business Times every Saturday
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      Lock icon Ringgit remained competitive last year
      576 24 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian ringgit, although having depreciated against major currencies, has remained competitive in the international money market and this has helped make Malaysia a desirable centre for foreign investment. The government has not directly tried to influence the rate of the ringgit
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      367 24 Cross rates Jan 2 USS S$ MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.6230 2.7250 1.5180 124.50 0.5339 1.3580 1.3158 1.8519 SS 0.6161 1.6790 0.9353 76.7098 0.3290 0.8367 0.8107 1.1410 MS 0.3670 0.60 0.5571 45.6881 0.1959 0.4983 0.4829 0.6796 Dm 0.6588 1.0692 1.7951 82.02 0.3517 0.8946 0.8668
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      454 24 Interbank rates s$ Bid Offer Overnight 2 15/16 3 1/16 1-<nonth 2 5/8 2 3/4 2-month 2 11/16 2 13/16 3-month 2 11/16 2 13/16 Overnight mode: 2 1/2 LSS Bid Offer 7 days 4 5/16 4 7/16 1 month 4 1/8 4 1/4 2 months 4 1/16
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      794 24 SIMEX EUtOOOU-M Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/Int Vol Mar 92 95.97 95.99 95.97 95.97 3500 ***** 4131 Jun 92 95.86 95.89 95.86 95.89 1210 ***** 1901 Sep 92 95.67 95.69 95.67 95.68 1700 7940 2629 Dec 92 95.19 95.21 95.19 95.20 735 3195 819 Mar 93
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      US$ softens in European trade
      360 24 REPORTS IQNPOS THE dollar softened against the mark and yen as the market began the New Year with its bearish sentiment seemingly intact. Trade was sluggish with the Japanese markets closed and many European operators taking extended holidays. By 1100 GMT the dollar had eased
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      KL tin gains 4 sen
      338 24 REPORTS THE PRICE of tin on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market closed four sen higher at M$ 14.85 per kg on firmer demand yesterday. The market was firmer despite the lower London Metal Exchange on Monday when it was down by US$25. At the opening
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      949 24 Rubber j»n2 KM Mw) S cents/kt Noon Close Int 1 RSS Prompt I26.50/127.50N 126.7VI27.75N Int 1 RSS Feb 92 127.00/127.50 127.2V 127.75 Inl I RSS Mar 127.50/128.00 127.75/128.25 Int 2 RSS OP 125.50/I26.50N 125.50/I26.50N Int 3 RSS OP 122.5QM23.50N 122.50/123.50N Int 4 RSS OP I2I.OQ/122.00N 121 00/I22.00N Int 5
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      746 25  -  LETTER FROM ROME By Philip Pullella THE Jewish synagogues, cemeteries and ghettos of Eastern Europe are shadowy places, many languishing in neglect and disrepair. Hardly the stuff of popular travel literature. But now Jews and nonJews alike who want to learn more about the region which was
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      MONEY CHANGER RATES
      152 25 As at 3pm yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.2305 1.2472 Canadian dollar 1.4037 1.4321 NZ dollar 0.8688 0.9040 Sterling pound 3.0329 3.0740 US dollar 1.6210 1.6300 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 15.06 15.36
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      54 25 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Jan 12-19 Do-it-yourself Utrecht, Koninklijke *****55.911 1992 Trade Show Netherlands Nederlandse Jaameurs Jan 14-17 Aerospace NEC, Centre 021-*****18 1992 Technology Birmingham Exhibitions Exhibition Duration Title Venue Organiser Td Congress Jan 14-18 International Valencia. Feria Muestra********** 1992 Fair of Home Spain ho IntemaooTextiles
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      263 25 1 Printed notice saying —LJ—LJ—4|J—taJ— "Dangerous Machinery" Wimbledon's era, having fallen on stony ft""^ ground (8) I I I I I IMI j 13 He was doubtful about maths O result (6) 15 Might this creature appear 18 I I I I J J p° in the mainframe? (3,5) Ravel's
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      166 25 Singapore Outlook: Showers over several areas in the late morning and afternoon. Report Maximum temperature 30.5 Assoc humidity 72% Minimum temperature 24.2 Assoc humidity 92% Hours of sunshine 2.20 Rainfall in mm 2.1 Rainfall this month 2.1 Rainy days this month 1 World forecast Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 26/13 Cloudy
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    368 26 Anand presents White Paper to Miyazawa AFP BANGKOK Thailand is proposing to restructure economic ties with Japan to support developing sectors here and to help Thailand become the centre for Indochina's reconstruction, according to a press report yesterday. The proposals, outlined in
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    Lock icon Tokyo to resume aid to Hanoi after 14-year suspension
    289 26 AFP HANOI Japan will resume official aid to Vietnam this year after a 14-year suspension, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported yesterday, quoting foreign ministry officials in Tokyo. Tokyo, which halted overseas development assistance (ODA) following Vietnam's December 1978 invasion of
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    Lock icon Thai commander sees Asian conflicts after Cold War
    252 26 AP BANGKOK Conflicts in Asia may pose security threats in the post-Cold War world, Thailand's armed forces chief was quoted yesterday as saying in defence of his country's military modernisation programme. General Suchinda Kraprayoon's remarks, published in the newspaper Thai Rath, followed
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    287 26 Reuter DHAKA Bangladeshi military columns headed south yesterday to reinforce the frontier with Myanmar after Yangon refused to pull back its troops following a border clash, security officials said. "We are reinforcing and maintaining readiness in all respects as the other side is continuing a
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    Lock icon Yugoslav armies prepare for talks
    140 26 Reuter BELGRADE Senior commanders of Yugoslavia's warring armies yesterday prepared for talks to end hostilities after their political masters approved a United Nations plan to send peacekeeping forces to Croatia. UN envoy Cyrus Vance said on Wednesday that the political leaders of Serbia and Croatia,
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    347 26 Agencies LONDON British Prime Minister John Major is seeking a summit of the United Nations Security Council's permanent members this month to discuss the security implications of the break-up of the Soviet Union, ofTicials said yesterday. They said Mr Major, who assumed the
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    Lock icon Inro fails to intervene despite fall in rubber prices
    377 26 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR The International Natural Rubber Organisation (Inro) failed to intervene yesterday, although rubber's five-day average price fell below the group's must-buy level for only the second time since 1985, traders said. Analysts said the shortterm market outlook, clouded by
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    372 26 Agencies PHNOM PENH Cambodia's rival armies assured United Nations military representatives yesterday that a ceasefire was holding despite Khmer Rouge accusations that Vietnamese soldiers have massacred local villagers. "I told them they must give orders to their soldiers to stay in place,"
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    197 26 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan and Hongkong will swap trade offices on Jan 9 to promote exchanges and explore trade opportunities in China, officials of the Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI) said here yesterday. "The Chinese TaipeiHongkong Economic Cooperation Council, and the Hong-kong-Chinese Taipei Economic Cooperation
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      389 27  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Bangkokbased Shinawatra Paging Co Ltd is planning to invest some 31.1 million baht ($2 million) to expand its nationwide paging service network in Thailand into the smaller provinces. The move follows its recent success in garnering about half of Thailand's
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      243 27 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian authorities have appealed to the private sector to end a blanket boycott against South Korean ships launched last month to protest the seizure of an Indonesian vessel, press reports said yesterday. "Officially the boycott is lifted on
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      Lock icon Cathay expects loss on HK-LA route
      258 27 AFP HONGKONG Cathay Pacific Airways, Hongkong's flag carrier, has projected possible losses of HKS63 million (S$ 13.2 million) on its Hongkong-Los Angeles service this year, it was reported here yesterday. The figure, reported by the South China Morning Past, was contained in a document
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      Lock icon Riyadh to keep stake in Yemen Airways
      166 27 Reuter ADEN, Yemen Saudi Arabia said it wants to retain its 49 per cent stake in Yemen Airways in a sign of a possible rapprochement between Riyadh and Sanaa, a newspaper reported. The Yemeni weekly al-Ayyam said on Wednesday that Saudi representatives at
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      1222 27 Page Col ABC Containerline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Anglo Orient 16 1/2 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 A.P.C. Lines 13 5 A cWarehousing 15 4 Arrow Int 9 4 Asian Break-Bulk 16 5 ASXCL Shpg 15 2
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      383 27 UP! Dubai Despite low levels of trade during the Gulf war, Dubai's ports handled more than one million containers in 1991 to make them the busiest container port complex in the Gulf, and the 19th busiest in the world, officials said on Wednesday.
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        Slow year for US oil drilling
        63 27 OIL-DRILLING activity for the US last year has been ranked as the slowest of any year since the government restricted drilling for military reasons in 1942. Thomas C Hayes takes a look at the US energy industry which is keeping a tight rein on
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        Vladivostok now open to foreigners
        40 27 A VIETNAMESE freighter docked on Wednesday in the Russian port of Vladivostok, becoming the first foreign vessel to enter the city after it was ordered opened to foreigners by Russian President Boris Yeltsin Back Page
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        US servicemen doing community work
        72 27 WHEN they are not fixing radar or flying fighter jets, US aircraft carrier crews perform community service work as part of a navy tradition for servicemen calling at foreign ports. As the year drew to a close, 50 sai)ors and marines from the USS Dwight
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        Strong winds batter Norwegian coast
        35 27 HURRICANE-FORCE winds battered west Norway on Wednesday, driving several ships aground, damaging homes and preventing tankers from loading at two of the biggest oilfields in the North Sea Back Page
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        Unidentified boat sinks off Israeli coast
        109 28 JERUSALEM Six men were missing on Wednesday after their unidentified boat sank off the Israeli port of Jaffa, police sources said. The boat sank on Tuesday, the sources said, adding that earlier the vessel had issued an SOS by radio, after which crew members
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        MAS to fly JB-HK route in Apr
        60 28 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will inaugurate a weekly direct flight between southern Johore state and Hongkong in April, Johore's Chief Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Wednesday. Mr Muhyiddin said the Johore state government had asked MAS to begin flights, at least once
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        Thai police seize heroin haul
        58 28 BANGKOK Police seized 315 kilograms of high-grade heroin at Bangkok port just before it was to have been smuggled to Los Angeles, officers said on Wednesday. It was the second biggest heroin seizure this year in Thailand, a major route for heroin trafficking from South-east
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        Tbilisi airport mined: report
        72 28 MOSCOW The runway of Tbilisi airport has been mined by opposition forces seeking to overthrow Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia, a local airport official was quoted by Tass news agency on Wednesday. Three anti-tank mines and remote-controlled demolition explosives were found on the runway on Tuesday, the
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        Stena Line in ferry leasing deal
        75 28 STOCKHOLM Swedish shipping company Stena Line said it had signed an agreement to sell and lease back the English Channel passenger ferry Stena Fantasia. Stena Equipment and Aircraft Leasing Ltd, a subsidiary of Stena AB, the privately-held major shareholder of Stena Line, will pay
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        Ship sinks in Mediterranean Sea
        69 28 Cairo An Egyptian ship carrying a tomato shipment to Beirut sank on Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea, leaving four crew members missing, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry said the private ship, Miyar, owned by Farouk Issa, was on a voyage from
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        Tanker unloads urgently needed oil
        50 28 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti An oil tanker arrived on Wednesday at the docks of this fuel-starved nation reeling from a hemispheric trade embargo, port officials said. It was only the second oil tanker to unload here since the embargo was imposed by the Organisation of American States.
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      1508 28  -  Thomas C Hayes takes a look at the US energy industry which is keeping a tight rein on its domestic drilling budget but spending more instead on foreign projects Thomas C Hayes NYT OIL-DRILLING activity for the US last year has been ranked as
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      6775 36 This is a list of ships loading 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 a maximum
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        468 43 Vti Re Berth Ankral Departm Marina Terminal 1 Batam Wa,u *****2 M04 alongside 02 01/2300 Batam Sayang *****2 M04 ahx*s*Je 03 01/2300 8rastap 1 1/92 M02 atoi*s«Je 03 01/2300 Btm Bahagia *****2 M04 akx*side 02.01/2300 Garuda G29 M03 03.01/2300 Jaya Bersama J340A M03 afc**side 0301/2300 San Batam
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        200 43 tlfclfl Port Banc 1: Gentfu; 2: Riau; 3: Kota Indah; 4: Fayrouz No 1; 5: Sea Concert; 6: Bunga Penaga. 01 jetty: Chopm, Bumeugah, Subur, Sukun. DCJ: Stort Azalea. Due on iat 2: Carriageventure L, Nur Marina, Bunga Mas, Johan, Tristar No 1, Arktis Sea, Wan Hai
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        910 43 RECEIVING Of EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bookin(/Babnce Rste Shp Voy No EtJb/Btr Period From To From KX Degy 21B 03/1500 1 02/1500 02/1659 02/1900 ACX Jasmin 3A 04/1800 2 02/1700 03/0659 03/0900 3 03/0700 03/1159 03/1400 i 4 03/1200 03/1459 03/1700 ■Mi Bhum 124S 04/2300
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      Lock icon Jet makes 2 emergency landings in 26 hours
      161 44 UPI Milan A TWA airliner with 187 passengers and 18 crew members aboard made its second emergency landing in 26 hours at Milan's Malpensa airport on Wednesday, forcing another night's delay for passengers on a flight to New York, airline officials reported.
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      Lock icon Viet ship first foreign vessel to dock at Vladivostok
      352 44 UPI MOSCOW A Vietnamese freighter docked on Wednesday in the Russian port of Vladivostok, becoming the first foreign vessel to enter the city after it was ordered opened to foreigners by Russian President Boris Yeltsin. For almost six decades Vladivostok has
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      Lock icon US servicemen perform social service work at foreign ports
      300 44 UPI Shaijah, United Arab Emirates When they are not fixing radar or flying fighter jets, US aircraft carrier crews perform community service work as part of a navy tradition for servicemen calling at foreign ports. As the year drew to a
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      Lock icon Hurricane-force winds batter Norwegian coast
      256 44 Reuter OSLO Hurricane-force winds battered west Norway on Wednesday, driving several ships aground, damaging homes and preventing tankers from loading at two of the biggest oilfields in the North Sea. "Lots of ships have had problems. Some have run aground and a small fishing boat
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      1881 29 TRANSPORT DIARY Keb 21-24: Air Traffic Services in the 21st Century 4th S>mposium. jointly organised b> Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Federal Aviation Administration. USA, Department of Civil Aviation. France and State Institute for Air Navigation. USSR at the Raffles City Convention Centre. For further information please contact Singapore Aviation
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      1437 29 ■BIMMI NEXT SAILING TO MIDDLE EAST TOBIAS MAERSK VOY. 9203 ETA SIN 9/1/1992 Vessel Voy ETA I ETD Feeder by DESTINATIONS World Lynx/ Johanna to This week Mette Maersk 9202 cv 7/1 oeoo mrs Port mKM HBI WKM BH BH H 188 Hi MM CFS 6/1 2359 HRS Kelang Penang
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      1683 33 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL *****77 (CR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS: NEPTUNELINK TEL *****00 (TOLL-FREE) UK/EUROPE SERVICE -.*****18 USA SERVICE *****18 AUBT/INDM/PAK SERVICE *****18 FAR EAST SERVICE *****48 TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 DOCUMENTATION DEPT *****44/*****14 CFS: MB2-IMPORT *****360/*****96 CFS: MB2 EXPORT *****53/*****50 KkNEPLINE SON BHD MALAYSIA K.L-(03) *****33, P. Ketang-(03) *****87,
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      1033 33 m sinsov SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: *****51/ *****64/ *****59 (FESCO LINE) ENQUIRIES: *****8 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 JAKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****11 *****1 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES EASTBOUC-OSCHWOWG WESTBOUN>-LOAON6 TAANSWPH) VW ROTTERDAM jpE vcn KB |m hkc wy S |nu
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      915 34 KT ,f AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (Cft No: **********0 M) W W W7\ TEL *****77 TELEX: KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX *****07/8/9 r%| M. MALAYSIA: 'K'UNE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD M JLil TEL: SA *****00 PK *****01/5 PENANG *****0 JB *****1 wmmm KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUT INTERNUSA
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      1197 34 PHILI-ORKNT LIN€S PT€ LTD 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 A Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** FAX: *****76/*****38 &U BY AIR, LAND OR SEA.... •*Spr WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION I SiH— 09 JAN SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 25 JAN
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      1111 35 ggStPfl PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTC M m MPIt BuHding, 140 Cecil Street <K»00, Singapore 0106. «CR NO **********0E MakAATA ■-—i Bangkok I VESSEL VOV SIN JKT SIN VESSEL VOV BIN MX MM BUNGA TERATAI 013 S/1 7/1 12/1 O- KOZINTBEV SSN 4/1 7/1 11/1 EDEN 021 7/1 S/1 14/1
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      2153 35 ,EacßenV l g CLASS CONTAINER TRANSPORT FEEDER VESSa PENANG P. KELANG OCEAN VSL/VOY SIN SOU (1) RTM (2) ~HAM(3) GOT (4)1 ANSON/TBN 17/1 18/J NIHON 2022 21/J 7/2 9/2 10/2 12/2 ANSON/TBN 24/1 25/1 BENARTY 2032 28/J 14/2 16A2 17/2 19/2 ANSON/TBN 31/1 1/2 ALSIA 2042 4/2 21/2 23/2 24/2
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      852 36 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE I SPECIALIST IN RO-RO t HEAVY LIFTS »T SF pi [*UC pU( SBU* 3S "sto siD cm** woj li ITpt lu> 1 1 <W*E <WAN "107 «7I i/I T cosnc nurn ~n i/I 1 "I 1 «upa* li 57i TiTi coaac muter ~s j/i "Ti/i *no
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      68 36 IS pore P Kelang Loading for I MPS 5/1 12/1 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes I RO 20/1 24/1 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes/Valencia [Spore Loading for I CARBBCAN QUEEN 5/1 Dubai/Dammam/Kuwait I PAN GLORIA 5/1 Aden/Jeddah/Aqaba I [Spore Loading for PAN FORTUNE Los Angeles/New Orleans/ I Charleston/Norfolfc/Camden OCEAN FREND Los Angeles/New Orleans/ I Charleston/Norfolk/Camden I •Loads Indonesia
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      895 37 A total approach to transportation BCANDUT CH sm uH*«i(i) w««i> rwirw.) «WW44, ewiMin VESSEL *t PJtf *Pw tkk Sn STuyi Auckland Ftji(A) nn,—Mi(» Timaru Lytt*«n(B) Ouw<to(B) Napier TTißllll (C) T «W 7*o*/* mm tt/it H/it n/U WU Uj mmtm *JJ n S/i n H/l N. Rotterdam/*****# In Pt 5/1 4/1
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      784 38 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND [s£ Ifnm itM |S T <) lAuck |NPE If CHAIN C VCMIMi 2*4 1/1 IS/1 21/1 HJT 31/1 2/2 ANTNERPEN 2*5 iTi 1/2 14/2 11/2 23/2 25/2 MMTMA I2M 2V2 7/3 7/3 10/3 It/3 11/3 ELLEN HUDtG 217 1/3 17/3 21/1 24/3 31/3 i 7« TO USA/CANADA
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      833 38 I EXPORTS TO HONGKONG. TAIWAN. MANILA t JAPAN "TWICE WEEKLY" MALACCA STRAITS SERVICE I OUTBOUND VOT PKI PEN INT SW MNI HKG KAO REI TYO SMZ NGO AOB VESSEL VOT |SW |PKL PEN BLW SW C CARRCR 138 4.1 "l l 61 91 13.1 171 11 1 11 1 191
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      254 38 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND I TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD EM ETI ni SPOH POUT KELAMG PENAN6 BLUE MIX 17/1/92 loading for Male MNM HUDHU 20/1/92 Loatfmi tor UcutU DOUHN 15/1/12 loading For Mate noffil SUPREME S/l/92 loadtnf For Male DONMULHI 12/1/12 Loaded For Felnraru progress inn post Loading to' Yanfori
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      1574 38 /St www%rwir% CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY PULL CONTAINER LINER SERVICE TtimrrSkn cmippinp cniu nun SWGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS nxmesm? wehti KL m COSTER SHAPING PTE LTD P. KIAK TEL *****06/1 TU MA ***** TEL: *****00/*****33 INDONESIA MARITIME PENANG TEI *****1 TU: MA ***** TELEX: RS 26*30/1 COSHP JKT TEL: <021)*U37, 3SI7M
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      642 39 (it FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE *****33 24 LINES LIMASSOL/PIREAUS 5/1 ROTTERDAM 5/1 HAIFA/ASHDOO/ALEXANDRIA 571 HAMBURG/BREMEN 5/1 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 571 FELIXSTOWE/UK 5/1 BARCELONA/SPAIN 571 LEHAVRE/ ANTWERP 5/1 GENOA/ITALY 571 GOTHENBURG/SCANDINAVIA 5/1 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 5/1 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 4/1 NEW YORK/EC 5/1 FREMANTLE 4/1 VANCOUVER 5/1
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      893 39 BnstcHnEr3Tr««sr7EemiErTs^T^nDi TEL: *****33 (12 Llnoo) m FAX: *****15/*****03 fH TELEX: R8 ***** RI3HIP (3 Llno«) f-jT ETHMffwi vmrm u5 (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL ANO CONVENTIONAL VESSEL |VOV ETA LOADING FOR SPORE ANOINET 26W8 In Port OARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAWA ABBAY WONZ 31WB 13/02 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB
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      536 39 JAKARTA BANGKOK .1 wssel wr t* «i j«wa 1«* mmm utrnm 1| AKA BHUM 124S 4/01 7/01 SMI BHUM# 407N MPt 3/01 Tm 7/0* B KITI BHUM 15S 801 11/01 MAHA BHUM# SON Sat 401 Tu» IZiL- I' t MA BHUM 125S 11/01 14/01 flg" UN Mg S_ol D* HSL-
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      346 39 <&><&&& TBBUK VSL VOY SINGAPORE MADRAS SINGAPORE VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN TIGER BftDGE 185N 05-06/01 11-13/01 16-19/01 TIGER SPEED 186N 12-13/01 18-20/01 26-27/01 TIGER SHARK 06N 15-16/01 22-24/01 30-31/01 VSL VOY SINGAPORE/CALCUTT A/SMGAPORE VESSEL VOY SM CM. SM TIGER RIVER 142CN8 05-06/01 12-16/01 22-23/01 EAGLE BREEZE 085 11-12/01 16-22/01
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      1137 40 S'PORE W P0RT:'*****02 I PENANG: (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KK: (088 *****0 TAWAU: (089) *****9 P.KELANQ: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 KUCHING: (082) *****3 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P(N SIN c„ Colombo 9/1 16/1 11/1 l/i en c/, L^ dn Fh/Ild /M Durban/Pt Loub 10/1 11/1 12/1 4/1 5/1 6/1
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      363 40 blue star line TO FROM D/ NEW ZEALAND AND T/S TO FIJI TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND PORTS v sm an akl in m moved i« i*/ 1 2J- jj(j ,y* MANOAMA V 0512 14/1 M/I «Jl FftCMEft ICS 24/1 5/2 "l ?/l 24/2 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINOS DISCHAROINO AT NEW
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      1113 40 I THONG SOON LINES PTE. LTD. 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16-00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0108 TEL: 2275U88 FAX NO: *****11, *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRIER > RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO CQMVgimONAL/CONTAINEB I CONTAMgB MRVICM SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA VESSEL TvOT \m 11ST ffSttl Wt SPStt
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      801 41 H m H AH n 2# M 2# M Hv #f K. B, 71 1 J \S*^^^compan!3^EßUAN/^^^ DE VAPORES "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" ACCEPTMG BREAK BULK/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CAILAO, MATARAfi. ILO* 1 OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS* WITH T/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BILL OF LADING. We\ "EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF
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      474 41 ICZ3Z I Ml^ N.AMERICA/CARRIBEAN SERVICES YESSEL hWT Isw hlAHtll |LAI hST [sad Intc hffl rn SYDNEY 12« 7/1 M AMERICA 11/2 20/2 24/2 26/2 2*/2 rn ELAI (7E 13/1 ZN AMERICA 11/2 20/2 24/2 2t/2 21/2 AM tfIBOURK 214E 11/1 AM PUSAN 19/2 21/2 3/3 5/3 7/3 Accaptng cargp to:
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      573 41 MIDDLE-EAST/PERSIAN GULF ACCEPTING FCL/LCL DUBAI DAMMAN SHARIAH DOHA MUSCAT BAHRAIN ABU DHABI BANOAR ABBAS lEDDAH FAR EAST ACCEPTING FCL/LCL PENANG P KCLANG JAKARTA BANGKOK HONG KONG TAIWAN IAPAN MANILA KOREA UK/EUROPE ACCEPTING FCL/LCL LONDON FELIXSTOWE LEEDS TILBURY ABERDEEN LE HARVE HAMBURG ROTTEROAM ANTWEP GOTHENBURG COPENHAGEN ALL OTHER EUROPEAN PORTS INDIAN
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      467 41 IfQk PERINTIS LINE WEEKLY FULL CONTAINER SERVICE ACCEPTING ALL FCL CARGOES BETWEEN SINGAPORE JAKARTA SURABAYA VESSEL VOV SIN JKT DERAJAT 969 In Pt 6/01 PELOPOR 1021 04/01 07/01 DASA ENAM 909 08/01 11/01 DERAJAT 970 10/01 13/01 PELOPOR 1022 11/01 14/01 DASA ENAM 910 15/01 18/01 Genera! Agents ASIA PERINTIS
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      475 41 SM FM LAST 5/1 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 4/1 BANGKOK 4/1 MANILA/CEBU 7/1 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 5/1 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. Malaysia 6/1 BUSAN 5/1 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 6/1 HONG KONG S|N CHINA 6/1 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo j Si EUIOPE/UK 5/1 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 5/1 RDM/HAM/ANT/LE HAVRE/GENOA/OSLO also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Roumania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SjN USA/CANADA 6/1
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      903 42 JgiT FIL CONTAINER SERVICES PTE LTD m WflDßflt CALCUnA BAH6KOK Y*L SIN/MADRAS V3L SIN/CALCUTTA V3L SIN/BANGKOK SM MM SM SJN CAI SM SM BKK NUT AMIABLE SM 07 04/01 15-lt/Ql NEXT AVAIL ABIE 05-04,01 12-lt/Ol 22-23/01 WIT AVAAABLE 4 lan I l»n 05 OS 01 11-13/01 lt-IS/01 11-12/01 II 22/01
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      573 42 I Eonterm! CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E) PTE LTD. GUARANTEED WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION TOUR FIRST CHOICE TO:— AUCKLAND 6 JAN NEW PLYMOUTH, WELLINGTON, LYTTLETON, NAPIER, HAMILTON, CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, PORT CHALMERS BANGKOK 6 Jan EUROPE 6 Jan FREMANTLE 9 Jan PENANG 7 Jan PORT KELANG 6 Jan JAKARTA 7 Jan MELBOURNE 8 Jan SYDNEY
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      429 42 mmmm MANILA ETA VIGOUR PACIFIC 53N8 4/1 VIGOUR SINGAPORE I7NB 11/1 BANGKOK 4/1 11/1 BUSAN 6/1 13/1 HONGKONG 11/1 17/1 CHJRBAW/PT LOUIS 12/1 22/1 KEELUNC 6/1 13/1 USA 6/1 13/1 PT KELANG 7/1 10/1 KOBE 6/1 13/1 PIRAEUS 9/1 18/1 OSAKA 8/1 15/1 JAKARTA 7/1 10/1 DUBAI 11/1 22/1 ns;
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