The Business Times, 15 January 1992

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    16 1 Business Times MITA (P) 35/12/91 Wednesday, January 15, 1992 THE BUSINESS PAPER FOR S-E ASIA 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Two Koreas seal historic accord on nuclear arms
      65 1 SEOUL South and North Korea yesterday exchanged signed texts of a historic accord intended to keep nuclear arms out of their territory and requiring the North to renounce its suspected nuclear arms programme. Meanwhile, Korean newspapers reported that the US and North
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      US retail sales down 0.4pc in December
      51 1 WASHINGTON US retail sales fell 0.4 per cent in December from the November level, after dropping a revised 0.5 per cent the previous month, the US Commerce Department said yesterday. The December drop was sharper than analysts' forecasts of a 0.3 per cent
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      Foreign labour needed
      29 1 FOREIGN WORKERS are here to stay, unless a recession makes them redundant, says a senior official of Singapore s Ministry of Trade and Industry Page 3
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      Role for arbitrators
      42 1 TWO ARBITRATORS one with a good knowledge of legal procedures and the other a technical expert are needed in computer and software related disputes, says the chief judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court (Commercial Division) Page 4
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      Manufacturing growth
      29 1 INDONESIA'S manufacturing industry grew robustly last year in spite of the tight monetary situation in the country and the Gulf War, says Industry Minister Hartarto. Page 8
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      Russian govt under fire
      35 1 THE Russian government is beginning to suffer the first serious dissent against its drastic economic reform programme, in the shape of attacks in Parliament and murmurings of industrial unrest Page 9
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      Deal to end Gatt talks
      32 1 NEGOTIATORS have papered over their divisions and agreed to try to conclude five-year-old talks to reform the world's trade system in the weeks to come Page 9
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      Smit bags contract
      23 1 DUTCH SALVOR Smit International has clinched a salvage contract worth more than $10 million in Bangladesh. Shipping Times Page 1
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow higher
      25 1 WALL STREET opened higher yesterday with the Dow Jones index of leading industrials climbing 7.82 points to 3,193.42 five minutes after the opening.
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      Footsie higher
      37 1 LONDON share prices rose by midday yesterday in reaction to a firmer pound on forex markets and following better-than-expected wholesale price figures. At 1230 GMT, the FTSE 100 Index stood at 2,511.1. up 21 points.
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      Hutchison's stand
      34 1 HUTCHISON Telecommunications is willing to go into an international partnership with Singapore Telecom, but its group managing director says it would be less keen to participate in Telecom's privatisation plan Page 5
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      Inno-Pac to take action
      29 1 INNO-PACIFIC Holdings will begin legal proceedings against former joint venture partner Aquiline Resources for failing to pay US$l.75 million (552.85 million) it owes Page 5
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      Better days for banks
      26 1 CHASE MANHATTAN and Citicorp, two of America's biggest banks, have reported signs of stability in their hard-hit 1991 balance sheets. Page 7
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Tuesday Change BT-MGA 728.73 +0.48 Kuala Lumpur ...546.63 -2.06 Tokyo 21,775.13 +78.27 Hongkong 4,367.61 +41.70 Sydney 1,651.7 -8.3 Monday Change New York 3,185.60 -13.86 London 2,490.1 +12.2
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      CURRENCIES
      25 1 Exchange rates ij SS SS 1.6340 100 Yen SS 1 2953 MS 0.6037 Money market rates Overnight 3 1/4 +1 3-month 2 7/8% -1/16
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      COMMODITIES
      34 1 London Gold AM fix USS353.40 -USS1.50 Rubber S'pore Feb l29.25*/kg +0.50 M'siaFeb 214.50«/kg +0.50 KL Tin Turnovcr 46 tonnes Spot MSl4.52/kg -0.01 Cmd« palm oil Turnover 682 lots -521 Jan MS915 /tonne -8
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    Lock icon Interest rates fall 1.5 points in three weeks
    618 1  -  Soft rates a symptom of massive liquidity By Amy Balan SINGAPORE Thanks to a cash-flush economy, businesses can look forward to another round of interest rate cuts. DBS Bank took the lead yesterday, shaving another 3/4 point off its prime lending rate,
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    Gearing up for Asean Summit
    206 1 SINGAPORE The banners are up and the countdown to the Fourth Asean Summit has begun. The six Asean heads of government will meet here from Jan 27-28, but meetings of senior officials and key ministers begin on Saturday. These pre-Summit meetings will put the final
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    Chamber documents effects of time-based telephone charges
    435 1  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE The Singapore International Chamber of Commerce has started documenting the effect on the business community of time-based charges for local calls. Last month, the SICC invited its members to disclose changes in their telephone bills under Singapore Telecom's recently-introduced
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    Jakarta to replace chief executive of Garuda
    268 1  -  From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA THE Indonesian government is to replace the presidentdirector of Garuda, the national carrier, following a request by Minister of Communications and Transport Azwar Azas. Mohamed Soeparno, who took over in 1988 and launched a major restructuring of the
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    Up to firms to set own Foreign shares limit: SES
    248 1 SINGAPORE The Singapore Stock Exchange has emphasised that a letter it sent to BT last week was merely a response to a letter from a reader on the issue of foreign shareholdings. In a statement issued yesterday, the exchange said
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      244 1 TEMPORARY PERMANENT PLACEMENTS £223*3362 Aircraft Schedule 27 Money Changer Rates 27 World Stock Markets 24 Commodities 26 Money Market 25 Company News 5,6 Regional News 8 Cryptic Crossword 27 Regional Stock Markets 23 For market indices, editorial. Edvtonal 10 SES 16-18 advertising and circulation exFinancial News 7 Share Information 20
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      6 1 Expectations of watershed meeting, Pg 2
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  • FOURTH ASEAN SUMMIT
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      The dawn of a new epoch for Asean
      2374 2  -  As the countdown to the Fourth Asean Summit begins, two prime ministers and a range of other people, including a former foreign minister, officials, academics and businessmen, voice their expectations of this watershed meeting By Yang Razali Kassim,Michelle Rowe,Al O Labita, Anna
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      121 2 rvap FAR EAST CONSULT PTE LTD I Established in 1982 A Marketing And Financial Consulting Firm active in South East Asia and in Western and Eastern Europe with Headquarters in the Republic of Singapore and subsidiaries in Thailand (Bangkok), the People's Republic or China (Shanghai) and France (Paris). We can
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      16 2 Tomorrow: BTs exclusive Q A with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun
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  • PAGE 3 NEWS
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      PAP MPs defend meritocratic approach
      474 3 Yesterday in Parliament: Reports by Anna Teo and Salil Tripathi DAY TWO of the debate on the President's Address yesterday saw a dozen MPs, including two from the Opposition, widening the discourse beyond the free market theme of day one. But most of the People's
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      Opposition MP wants motion of thanks amended
      474 3 ONE SOUGHT to amend the motion of thanks to the President for his Parliament opening speech. The other supported the motion, but went on to rattle off a long list of issues, from the design of HDB doors to the privatisation programme, that
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      Balance between self and govt help urged
      288 3 SINGAPOREANS need to find a new balance between self-reliance and government assistance, with the scales tipped towards greater personal responsibility, said Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister of State for National Development, yesterday. Delivering his maiden address in Parliament, Mr Lim (Tanjong Pagar GRC)
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      Lock icon China ends help for state industries
      273 3 Basic industrial goods to be pegged at market prices AFP BEIJING State control of prices for some basic industrial goods will be phased out over the next few years to boost market guidance of Chinese industry, an official newspaper said yesterday. The government was
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      Lock icon Silence of Maxwell's sons raises legal poser
      194 3 AFP LONDON The refusal of Kevin and lan Maxwell to answer a parliamentary committee's questions on the millions missing from Maxwell-controlled pension funds has raised major questions for the operation of Britain's unwritten constitution. Members of the House of Commons Social Security Committee
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      Lock icon UK court approves BCCI liquidation
      175 3 Reuter LONDON A court yesterday gave the Bank of England the go-ahead to liquidate the British operations of scandal-hit Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). BCCI was closed last July in a swoop by regulators in 62 countries following allegations of widespread fraud. The
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      Foreign workers still essential: MTI
      197 3 SINGAPORE Foreign workers are here to stay, unless a recession makes them redundant, a senior official of the Ministry of Trade and Industry said yesterday. Speaking at a conference on "Changing Business Competitiveness: Human Resource Implications", MTI Deputy Secretary Lai Seek Khui said demand for
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      India approves seven foreign investment plans worth $685m
      604 3  -  By Salil Tripathi SINGAPORE The Indian government has cleared seven major foreign investment proposals with total equity of $685.26 million after announcing liberalisation plans considered dramatic by Indian standards. The first batch of projects is dominated by Western firms with Coca-Cola, IBM,
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        Trial of stockbroker Winston Tan postponed
        134 4 THE trial of stockbroker Winston Tan Kay Miang on charges that he allowed his company, Lum Chang Securities (LCS), to buy the shares of its listed parent, Lum Chang Holdings, was postponed yesterday until Feb 3, the eve of Lunar New Year. The postponement
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        Quality in food industry
        97 4 REGIONAL food manufacturers must develop and maintain consistent standards to improve their international competitiveness, the chairman of the Singapore Quality Institute, Leong Horn Kee, said yesterday. Opening a two-day conference on Quality management in the food industry, Mr Leong said professional training in quality and technology
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        New course at Ngee Ann
        94 4 NGEE ANN Polytechnic will conduct a new diploma course. Banking and Financial Services (BFS) from July this year. The three-year course will provide specialised training for students who want to pursue a career in the banking and financial services sector. The course programme complements the
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      NSW judge urges arbitration for computer disputes
      377 4  -  By Selva Kumar COMPUTER and software related disputes could be resolved more easily by arbitration then at court, because at present most judges are not sufficiently computer literate, said the chief judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court (Commercial Division) yesterday. Speaking
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      FELS construction unit wins condominium contract
      207 4  -  By Clarissa Tan ASIA-TECH Construction and Engineering, the construction arm of publiclylisted Far East Levingston Shipbuilding (FELS). has secured an $18 million contract to build a condominium project in Pasir Panjang for Landrich Developments. This will be the first construction project for AsiaTech, which
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      Bill on government securities tabled
      194 4 A GOVERNMENT Securities Fund (GSF) will be established to enable the government to borrow by issuing government securities. The setting up of the GSF was outlined in the Government Securities Bill introduced in Parliament on Monday by Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu. The Bill deals
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      HP launches on-line technical support centre
      261 4 US-BASED computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard has launched an on-line support centre in Singapore which will give all HP dealers in the Asia-Pacific faster access to technical support. The HP Asia-Pacific Dealer Sales Centre (DSC) has been established to give immediate attention to technical problems or
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
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      Hutchison Telecoms keen to consider partnership
      475 5  -  Privatisation of Singapore Telecom From Catherine Ong IN HONGKONG HUTCHISON Telecommunications said it would consider going into an international partnership wkh Singapore Telecom, but would be less keen to participate in the latter's privatisation plan. Group managing director Richard Siemens noted that cash-rich Singapore
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      Lock icon Telecom's listing expected to give trading a boost
      262 5 IHT SINGAPORE The expected privatisation of Singapore Telecom this year will create the largest company on the stock market here, and is expected to give trading a boost, but will also deflect some interest from such traditional market leaders as Singapore Airlines,
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      Property activities likely to contribute strongly to C&C turnover and profit
      439 5 SINGAPORE Contributions from property development will grow strongly in the next couple of years for the Cycle Carriage group as more of its projects on both sides of the Causeway take off. The group has already earmarked 47,421 sq
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      Inno-Pac to take action against former partner
      276 5 SINGAPORE Inno-Pacif-ic Holdings said yesterday that it would soon begin legal proceedings against its former joint venture partner Aquiline Resources for failing to repay some (JSSI.7S million (552.85 million), which is part of the payment for a 30 per cent stake in a
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Paruni reduces its stake in Shangri-La
        49 5 SINGAPORE Shangri-La Hotel yesterday announced that with effect from last Friday, Paruni Limited had reduced its stake in the company from 13.97 per cent to 9.3 per cent, by selling seven million shares for a sum of $41.65 million, at $5.95 per share.
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        Resignation at NOL
        40 5 SINGAPORE Neptune Orient Lines yesterday announced that Lim Kee Ming has resigned from the company's Audit Committee. The group's chief operating officer, Lim How Teck, has been appointed as a replacement with effect from Jan 1, 1992.
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        Foreign beneficial ownership
        26 5 SINGAPORE As at Dec 31, 1991, the foreign beneficial ownership of the issued share capital of Sing Investments Finance is 7.4 per cent.
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        Berjaya's Punca Makmur offer
        40 5 KUALA LUMPUR Berjaya Leisure Bhd has made an offer to sell to Taiping Consolidated Bhd 4.5 million ordinary shares of Msl.oo (550.60) each in Punca Makmur Sdn Bhd for a total consideration of M$ 15.06 million.
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        IBM, HP willing to take symbolic stake in Bull
        128 6 PARIS The two US computer majors bidding to become a technological partner of Cie des Machines Bull both agreed to take a symbolic stake in the French firm if they were chosen. Bull chairman Francis Lorentz told reporters. International Business Machines
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        Pirelli posts 690b lire loss
        84 6 MILAN Italian tyre and cables group Pirelli on Monday reported a net loss of around 690 billion lire ($945 million) in 1991, but it expected to be back in profit in 1992. In a letter to shareholders, the company said its net debt stood at
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        Exxon to pay US$9.9m claim
        86 6 LOS ANGELES Exxon Corp has agreed to pay US$9.9 million (S$ 16 million) to settle a price-fixing lawsuit charging it and six of the nation's other largest oil companies with conspiracy to eliminate competition and raise gasoline prices. The agreement, announced on Monday by state
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        BP prospecting in Colombia
        64 6 LONDON British Petroleum Co pic said it planned to spend some US$2OO million and have around 10 rigs operating in the Cusiana Field area in Colombia during 1992. Most of the rigs will appraise the Cusiana field but some will drill new exploration wells on separate
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      Citic Pacific's new share placement oversubscribed
      384 6  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG INVESTORS snapped up some HKS2.6 billion (SSS4O million) worth of Citic Pacific shares placed out yesterday to finance a HK$3 billion buyout of minorities in Hang Chong Investment. Dealers said the new shares were oversubscribed at the offer price
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      Lai Park On to head NatSteel's engineering division
      262 6  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE Fresh from his stint at Sembawang Maritime Limited (SML) as its managing director, Mr Lai Park On has joined the equally well-established NatSteel group to head its engineering division. But details of when Mr Lai, 54, will assume
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      Lock icon Shares in News Corp's Pacific Magazines slump
      436 6 Reuter SYDNEY Shares in Pacific Magazines and Printing Ltd, a subsidiary of News Corp Ltd, have sunk well below the issue price on reports that the formal listing "next month has not attracted much interest. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is selling off 55
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      Will EIE meet the Regent hotel chain deadline?
      319 6 SINGAPORE Unless the debt-laden EIE International can summon the help of a white knight, or pull some US$lOO million (SSI63 million) out of its already tattered pockets in the next 12 hours or so, it would have lost its chance of preventing
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      45 state-controlled Indon firms post S$826m profits
      371 6 JAKARTA Forty five companies overseen by the Ministry of Industry gained a total profit of 1.02 trillion rupiah (SsB26 million) last year, while 10 others suffered a combined operational deficit of 25.1 billion rupiah. The Jakarta Post reported Industry Minister Hartarto as saying.
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      Lock icon UK-owned firms dominate top 10 in Europe
      450 6 Agencies LONDON The five biggest listed companies in Europe are wholly or partially British, a study of the 500 biggest European corporations by the Financial Times newspaper showed on Monday. Of the 10 biggest companies in 1991, six were British, three German, and
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      Bangkok's bull is pawing the ground again
      427 6  -  MARKET TALK By Ben Davis BANGKOK After a roller coaster year in 1991, in which the Thai stock market soared by more than 50 per cent only to come crashing back down again, analysts believe it may once again be seeing the light
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      662 6 SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF IB MANAGEMENT I (1) Organising Learning and Problem Solving I March 16 17,1992 I SssBo SIM members/Ss69o non-members I This seminar focuses on improving the performance of organisations by encouraging them I to be learning-oriented. It aims to help participants to understand the individual potential I for
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      Lock icon Citibank, Chase results show signs of stability
      487 7 Agencies NEW YORK Two of the nation's biggest banks reported signs of stability on Monday in their hard-hit 1991 balance sheets, suggesting that the dramatic escalation in problem loans may be starting to ease. Chase Manhattan Corp reported a US$52O million (*****.6 million)
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      Prudential launches three single-premium products
      349 7  -  By Kooi Cho Teng SINGAPORE The Lon-don-based Prudential Assurance Company (Singapore) yesterday launched three sin-gle-premimum products covering financial investment, education and employee welfare. The managing director of Prudential, Trevor Perry, said: "The world trend is moving from annual-premi-um to single-premium products." The Singapore market was
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        UOB opens office in Taiwan today
        82 7 SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank opens its representative office in Taiwan today. Headed by Quek Cher Teck, the new office will enable the UOB group to extend its banking services in Singapore and its international network to customers in Taiwan. The office will also improve
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        Bangkok Bank eyes S-E Asia
        95 7 BANGKOK Bangkok Bank Ltd said it would focus on expanding its branch network in South-east Asia as part of a strategy to help make Bangkok a regional financial hub. Its president Chatri Sophonpanich told reporters yesterday that the bank expects to open a branch in
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        J P Morgan UK bourse member
        87 7 LONDON US bank J P Morgan has become a member of the stock exchange here and intends to become a market maker by the end of the year, the bank said on Monday. J P Morgan, which is a member of stock exchanges in
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        Amex may sell Lehman stake
        63 7 LONDON American Express Co is discussing selling 50 per cent of its Lehman Brothers investment bank to Lehman's management for more than US$l billion (551.63 billion), a report in the European edition of yesterday's Wall Street Journal said. The transaction could also include a sale
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      Lock icon BankAmerica plans to divest more deposits
      304 7 NYT SAN FRANCISCO BankAmerica Corp, bowing to an-ti-trust concerns expressed by state and federal regulators, said on Monday that it would sharply increase the amount of deposits to be divested after it completes its proposed acquisition of Security Pacific Corp. The San Francisco banking
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      Lock icon US high court allows bank insurance units
      204 7 Reuter WASHINGTON The Supreme Court has dealt another setback to the insurance industry's legal efforts to keep banks out of its business, allowing state-chartered subsidiaries of banks to sell insurance if allowed under state law. The high court, without any comment or explanation,
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  • THE REGION
    • NOTE BOOK
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        Ali Alatas to visit Cambodia
        68 8 JAKARTA Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas yesterday said he would leave tomorrow on a three-day visit to Cambodia. He said his visit was to honour a standing invitation from Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk. During his visit, Mr Alatas planned to meet Mr Sihanouk, who
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        Laos woos Malaysian investors
        80 8 KUALA LUMPUR Investors from Malaysia should seek the vast investment opportunities in Laos, particularly in the agricultural, mining and services sectors. Dr Bountheuang Mounlasy, deputy director of the Department of Bilateral Co-operation in Laos's Ministry of External Economic Relations Lao, said his country has gone out
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        A$ fall boosts trade with Asia
        51 8 SYDNEY Export growth resulting from the Australian dollar's devaluation is expected to be concentrated in Asia, trade commission officials said yesterday. Australian Trade Commission director Ralph Evans said he expected exports to be stimulated by the fall particularly Asian markets not affected by deep
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        An institute to fight poverty
        65 8 KUALA LUMPUR The government plans to set up a national institute on poverty eradication that would also extend its training programme to other developing countries. Agriculture Minister Datuk Seri Sanusi Junid said the proposed institute would incorporate programmes based on the World Institute on Poverty
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      Jakarta sees strong growth for manufacturing sector
      537 8 Government to cut red tape to boost business climate JAKARTA Indonesia's manufacturing industry grew strongly last year and will do so again in 1992, says Minister of Industry Hartarto. Quoted in the Jakarta Post, the minister said he was confident the manufacturing sector
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      Lock icon KL sees private sector as key to Malaysia Inc
      378 8 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia would pursue vigorously the full realisation of the "Malaysia Incorporated" concept as part of its macroeconomic strategies towards the year 2000. a leading economist said. Dr Ismail Muhammad Salleh of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies
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      Poland's Thai textile imports soar
      283 8 BANGKOK Poland has emerged as Thailand's second largest importer of textiles and garments with sales soaring more than 400 per cent since 1990, says a report in Bangkok Post quoting the Department of Exports Promotion. The paper said sales to Poland rose because of higher
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      Lock icon Aussie dole queue expected to swell even further
      400 8 Reuter SYDNEY Australia s dole queues, already at record levels, are expected to lengthen early this year although a statistical quirk may see the unemployment rate fall in December, economists said on Monday. The seasonally-adjusted jobless rate rose to 10.5 per cent
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Russian govt faces first serious dissent over reforms
      579 9 Political opposition and industrial unrest seen Reuter MOSCOW Russian President Boris Yeltsin's government has begun to reap the first serious dissent against its drastic economic reform programme in the shape ot attacks from Parliament and murmurings of industrial unrest. Parliamentary president (Speaker)
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      Lock icon Industrialist hails Bush's Asian trip as good for US jobs
      209 9 Reuter WASHINGTON The chairman of the US National Association of Manufacturers has hailed American President George Bush's Asian trip, saying it would help create jobs in the US. "The trip was very, very successful for the bulk of American manufacturers,"
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      Lock icon Taiwan investment in Fujian province hits US$1.5b
      280 9 AFP BEIJING Taiwanese investment in China's southeastern Fujian province increased US$3OO million (***** million) last year to US$l.5 billion, an official news report said yesterday. Taiwanese businessmen opened some 300 new companies in Fujian last year, raising the total number to 1,167, the
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      Lock icon Delegates agree to try to end Gatt talks soon
      494 9 Reuter GENEVA Negotiators have papered over their divisions and agreed to try to conclude five-year-old talks to reform the world's trade system in the weeks to come. But the accord, reached on Monday by the 108 delegations to the Uruguay Round
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    President Yang's good news
    460 10 EDITORIAL ON THE eve of Chinese President Yang Shangkun's visit, officials played it down as "ceremonial". Sure, it was the first by a Chinese Head of State, which was a special milestone and would take a step further the growing ties between Singapore and China. But
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
    • Article
      A timely visit
      264 10 CHINESE President Yang Shangkun's visit to Singapore and Malaysia is a valuable reiteration of South-east Asia's economic and political importance to China. In Singapore, which is China's fourth largest foreign investor with interests in nearly 500 projects worth more than US$BOO million (S$ 1.3 billion), the emphasis
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      Getting TAF
      90 10 TRIM AND FIT, or TAF, is a welcome move by the Ministry of Education to tackle the problem of obese students. However, the nation-wide programme needs close monitoring. In some schools, canteen operators are still offering high-fat foods. Also, many Singaporeans rely on hawkers' fare. So there is
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      New economic grouping?
      115 10 WITH THE speeding up of the economic unification of Europe and the formation of a free-trade zone in North America, various forms of economic groupings have been brewing in the Asia-Pacific. The "Great China Economic Ring" comprising China, Taiwan, Hongkong and Macau is likely to be taken
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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      US military presence
      181 10 SINGAPORE'S motive for providing facilities to the United States is well known. Singapore doesn't want to be like Kuwait, invaded and swallowed up by a big neighbour. Singapore leaders have in mind who might be the South-east Asian Iraq, but wouldn't say so publicly for obvious reasons.
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      Sales talk for peace
      77 10 THE WORLD'S peacemaker has turned into a salesman. President George Bush described his trip to Japan as a reaffirmation of US-Japan's vital political and economic relationship. It was a trip purportedly to seek global partnership. And to homebound Americans, Mr Bush promised it to be a
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      Unease over bases
      228 10 ON THE OFFICIAL plane at least, it seems that the question of the transfer of US naval logistics command from Subic in the Philippines to Singapore is as good as settled as far as Indonesia is concerned. As may be remembered. Foreign Minister Ali Alatas in* a
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    Lock icon Asian aspirations
    767 10  -  Andrew Pollack looks at how immigrants are faring in Silicon Valley Andrew Pollack NYT ASIAN immigrants have long made up a large proportion of the engineers in Silicon Valley. Now, a growing number are starting hightechnology enterprises, eager for more responsibility and frustrated by opportunities for advancement at
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      51 10 DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU BP, OVf#. THE LAST F€MJ po YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY UM...1 PUNNO. WtFYOUhNE OKAY. OKAY, MONTHS, U&VE BEEN VEXY TOMteT'WMMVe UKEHJHAT* VSU&.THBN mp&MEIY CAPEFUU-Y PUTTING OUR ANYTHING ATAII YOU'VE v UKE'ILOYE KX66TIT/JJST "HOYEYOU.' WZR lumaem-etcf. r **722- SSSJSL m »«>. ~KX£THE& j TEUME* W COULV
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon A long-term interest in Eastern Europe
      950 11  -  Germany is building a broad economic presence in Eastern Europe, reports Richard Smith Richard Smith IHT SLOWLY but surely, Germany is laying the foundations for long-term economic leadership in Eastern and Central Europe. In spite of a slowing economy and the burdens of unification,
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      This land must be mined
      1824 11  -  Minister for Mines and Energy Ginandjar Kartasasmita speaks to Florence Chong about Indonesia's resources and future energy needs Florence Chong IN SPITE OF the diplomatic embarrassment over the recent Dili incident in East Timor resulting in Australia joining other nations to call for a full
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      Lock icon Halt to Muslim militancy in Algeria welcomed
      597 11 But many Muslims see the cancellation of the polls in Algeria as just another example of pro-Western interference Reuter MANY governments breathed a sigh of relief when an Islamic fundamentalist sweep to power through the ballot box was halted in Algeria. So did
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  • THE LAW PAGE
    • Article, Illustration
      Hieroglyphics in the pyramid selling act
      724 12  -  At a recent Seminar of the Singapore Direct Selling Association, the Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act came under some criticism. David Gabriel attended the meeting and in his second report looks at the specific provisions of the Act David Gabriel THE Multi-Level
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      Sparks fly when welding equipment crosses Causeway
      493 12 CASE^ Lian Yit Engineering Sdn Bhd and another v Siew Kong Engineering Works and another. High Court of the Republic of Singapore Suit No 1590 of 1989. Judicial Commissioner G P Selvam. THE DISPUTE involved machinery rented for a construction project on Pulau
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  • SPORTS
    • Article
      Lock icon McEnroe cruises to victory
      528 13 Australian Open AP. AFP MELBOURNE Mac's back without even raising his voice. John McEnroe began his 1992 Australian Open campaign with a 6-2, 6-0, 6-1 first-round victory over Australian left-hander Brod Dyke on Monday on the same court where he was thrown out of the tournament
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      Lock icon Can Konishiki realise his dream?
      536 13 Reuter TOKYO It is the question all Japan is asking can the Samoan-American manmountain win 1992's first sumo tournament and almost certainly become the first foreigner to attain the ancient sport's highest rank of Grand Champion? Konishiki, a 262-kg wrestler from Hawaii who came to
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      Lock icon Jordan wins AP honours
      623 13 AP NEW YORK In leading the Chicago Bulls to the National Basketball Association crown last season and being named league and playoff Most Valuable Player (MVP), Michael Jordan had the kind of year most athletes can only dream about. The recognition he won as arguably the
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      Lock icon Conner takes to the sea to defend America's Cup
      613 13 AP SAN DIEGO Nearly two years after he was awarded the America's Cup in a courtroom. Dennis Conner begins the long haul towards defending the trophy on his home waters. And what a different scene it will be. When Conner's Stars
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    • SIDE LINES
      • Article
        Citroen unhappy over two cancelled stages
        224 13 PARIS Citroen has threatened not to take part in future Paris-Cape Town rallies after two special stages in Namibia were cancelled by organisers. The 173 survivors from the 324 who started in Paris on Dec 23 gently cruised across Namibia on Monday in a
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        Whitbread to retire
        83 13 LONDON Fatima Whitbread. former women's javelin world record holder, is retiring from athletics because of a shoulder injury. The 30-year-old Briton had hoped to make a comeback in 1992 after three years under treatment for a series of shoulder injuries. But she dislocated the shoulder again in
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        Magic's still eyeing Olympics
        61 13 WASHINGTON Earwin 'Magic' Johnson, who retired from basketball after finding out he had the Aids virus, said on Monday that he was still planning to take part in the Olympic Games. Johnson, who was to meet President George Bush yesterday to discuss his campaign to prevent
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        Ivory Coast pulls off upset
        64 13 DAKAR Ivory Coast produced the first shock of the African Nations' Cup soccer finals on Monday when it beat holders Algeria 3-0 in its opening group C match in Ziguinchor. Two goals in the first half from Abdoulaye Traore and Youssof Fofana put it on
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        Still running behind
        134 13 EMMAUS, Pennsylvania A study by Runners World magazine says women are unlikely to ever run as fast as men in a competitive event, despite recent claims of two university of California researchers. Amby Burfoot, the magazine's editor and former Boston marathon champion, said claims by physiologists Brian
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      675 14 TELEVISION AND RADIO 1 >'>•= JWW *1.10 Close. 7.30 New Kids on the Block (Car- RMQINFCC ON RADIO ass? Tim te ».«in BBC DlllCloWCCl 7.3. mmku. I^^— v 6.55 MJ IProcmMn. Highlights. 8808 > 10.35 Wortd News. 125 am: 1 > 8M SJTsiLd Rut sun ta***. PM Opening Proframm. C*.
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  • LIFESTYLE
    • Article
      Lock icon Going by the book
      605 15  -  The world s second largest book fair in Cairo is drawing crowds and controversies, reports John West John West Reuter A MAJOR book fair in Cairo is pointing up the delicate balance of volatile political, cultural and religious forces in Egypt. Bigger than ever this year,
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Vitamins may reduce heart disease risk
      550 15 A study shows that mega-doses of vitamins may be good for us AP Large doses of vitamin E can block chemical changes that lead to artery blockages, suggesting that vitamin E may cut heart disease risk, doctors say. In previous studies, Dr Ishwarlal Jialal
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    • Article
      The best of the Met at fund-raising opera
      304 15 CHATTERBOX THE audience gave the Metropolitan Opera pension fund more than US$4OO,OOO (*****,600), and in return some of the Met's brightest stars gave the audience a La Boheme to remember. Luciano Pavarotti sang Rodolfo and Mirella Freni sang Mimi on Sunday night
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
    • Article, Illustration
      Market adrift as investors adopt wait-and-see stance
      4114 16  -  By Shoeb Kagda FOR THE SECOND consecutive day, major players stayed at home. Still jittery about the position of foreign-regis-tered shares of Singapore blue chip companies, institutions as well as retail traders deserted the floor. It was a wait-and-see attitude that permeated the
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      HOT STOCK
      64 16  -  By Chew Eng Han Comment RESISTANCE at $2.75 was broken last month, but the upmove does not look sustainable. Bearish divergence signals can be seen in the 5-day stochastics, with the recent price peaks accompanied by lower tops in the stochastics. First support is at $2.65. If this
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    2909 17 DBS Foreign 1220 +20 +1.7% F&N 905 +15 +17% Keppel Corpn 830 +15 +1.8% Gold Coin 322 +6 +1.9% Metro Hldgs 390 +6 +16% Straits Trading 266 6 +2.3% Apollo 185 +5 +2.8% B Sembawang 575 +5 +0.9% C&C 635 4-5 +0.8% City Dev Rts
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 3
    2961 18 Keck Seng 177 +5 +2.9% Boustead 50« 172 +3 +1.8% MUI 152 +3 +2 OH. UViW 240 +3 +1.3% AISB 50* 128 +2 +1.6% M Cement 50« 232 f 2 0.9% NBT 74 *-2 2.8% Sirne Darbv 50* 242 +-2 *-0.8% AMFP 55 H +1.9%
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Market loses ground on slightly lower turnover
      5007 19 Bernama Reuter SHARE prices ended lower yesterday on selling pressure as the market continued to be in a consolidation mood with major investors sidelined in the absence of fresh impetus. In quiet trading, the KLSE Composite Index edged down 2.06 points to 546.63
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    • Article
      AUDITED RESULTS
      295 20 Company Date Year Group Net Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend ('000) (cents) Goodwood Park Jan 10 Sep 91 $22.137($21.216) 492(47 1) 80(50) H Msia Jan 10 Sep 91 $429($1 886) 2 6(11 4) 15(20) SPH Dec 24 Aug 91 $153 802(1133.374) 62 6(54
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      134 20 Company Date Year Croup pre-tax Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend ('000) (cents) KL Kepong Dec 27 Sep 91 M$85.468($84.804) 15 3(148) 15(15) Pacific Can Dec 24 Sep 91 $138($1,387L) 0 2(-) -<-) Van Der Horst Dec 24 Sep 91 $2,960(12.800) 4 7(4 2)
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      486 20 Company Date Half-year Group pre-tax Interim ann to profit/loss (L) dividend (000) Polytek Dec 31 Sep 91 $489L($1.958) Sateras Res Dec 31 Sep 91 M$2.023($462L) FACB Dec 30 Sep 91 MJ5 2551*4 861) Sel Dredge Dec 30 Sep 91 M$2391($579e) (mate* Dec 27 Sep 91 M$3.270L($2.615L) KUH Dec
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      766 20 Jan 13 Singmarine Industries Ltd has formed a new joint venture company in the south of China to build aluminium vessels and other marine structures. City Developments Ltd has sealed a $95m agreement to buy from the Lam Soon group its Jalan Jurong Kechil site. Singapore Airlines has
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      SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS
      1873 20 Tram Registered Substantial Buy/ Mo. of Amount SharefcoWing Stock Date Holder Shareholder/Director Sell shares Before After NatSteel 03/02/92 Street Names DBS Bank S 1.000 4.633 550 40.393.698 19 02 40.J9A698 19 02 NOl 07/01/92 DBS Nominees (Pte) Ltd Morgan Stanley Group B 40 000 64 800 000
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      522 20 Current Ex Books Date Total lor Total for payment date doso payable the year last year AIS8 50c 121(b) Dec 30 ian 14 Jan 21 121 10% Amal Sted 50c 101 Dec 9 Dec 23 Jan 20 201 201 Asa Pacific 181N Jan 9 Jan 21 Jan 29
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      RESULTS DUE
      541 20 Main Board Last Full Year Company Penod DJtf Tear WEPS Grou Net vramced erxfcif (cents) <H profe test year (rOOO) EMS Fmal Nov 6 Jul 91 30TE 17.8781 Centrepont Interim Jan 25 Jun 92 5 0 5 8 13.549 Khonf Guan Interim Jan 31 Apr 92 40 619
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      514 20 Company Rights Issue Akance Tech One-tor-one >100 per share Baft or Issue ot J90 978m nominal amount of 3 51 Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991 with 45 489m detachable warrants on the basis ot $2 nominal amount of Bonds for every three existing shares held Every $2 nominal
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      118 20 Sinf apore Press Hotfngs Ltd: 7th AGM at News Centre. 82 Gentmg Lane. Singapore 1334. on Saturday, ian 18. at 11.30 am Malaysian Plantations Bhd: EGM at Anggerik Room. Equatorial Hotel, ialan Sultan Ismail. ***** Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday. Jan 22. at 10am Amalgamated Steel Mb Bhd: EGM
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      SCRIPLESS CONVERSION
      114 20 Conversion Special Trdg Scripless Conversion deadline Period Trading Companv starts (IDP) (ST) starts City Dev Dec 26 Jan 16 Jan 6 Jan 16 Jan 17 H Negara Nov 25 Dec 12 Dec 3 Dec 12 Dec 13 HTP Hidgs Sep 16 Oct 10 Sep 30 Oct 10 Oct
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      RECORD HIGHS & LOWS
      223 20 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index ST Industrials Index !¥>? huh 17S7V1 (7/1/9?! 1992 hi|h: 1501.09 7,1/92) 2?Sf *****4 2 /92 1992 1479 35 (2/1/92) 2? Si 333 08 II 6/91) 1991 1565 58 3/6/9l) 2 Sf 022 52 6 19 1991 1149 08 (16/1/91) MO Mi- 435 43 6
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      MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      362 20 In local curr In S$ In L"S$ dy yr d) S yr S dy yr Jan 13 Index chge chge chge chge chge chge World 402.9 -0.6 12.5 -0.8 6.0 -0.9 12.6 +EAFE 491.8 -1.2 4.6 -1.3 -0.9 -1.4 5.3 Europe 418.4 0.1 14.8 0.0
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      180 20 Company Rights Issue Asa Pk Land Four lor seven ic MJO 50 per share Ei-date ian 3 Books close ian 17 Acceptance Payment NYA C*y Oev Renounceable issue on the basis of one-for-ten <u $2 85 per share Ei-date Dec 9 Books close Dec 19 Acceptance A Payment
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      Lock icon Bangkok Bank's surge sends index higher
      2210 21 Reuter A JUMP in Bangkok Bank shares helped push the Stock Exchange of Thailand index higher yesterday. but elsewhere prices closed mixed, brokers said. "Investors returned to the banking sector and the late buying also pushed up the index," said a broker at Mithai
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  • JAKARTA STOCK EXCHANGE
    • Article
      Index slightly down in quiet trading
      1199 21 SHARE prices closed lower with the official index down 0.68 point at 251.41 yesterday. Brokers said trading was quiet, with total turnover at 3.98 million shares compared to Monday's 4.18 million. Indocement fell 300 rupiah to 8,600 and Indah Kiat closed 100 rupiah lower
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  • TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Light bargain-hunting lifts stock prices
      2598 22 Reuter STOCKS ended firmer yesterday, due more to reduced selling than active buying, brokers said. While most investors sat on the sidelines, a technical rebound by futures and light bargain-hunting helped lift stock prices, they said. The market is closed today for a national holiday.
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONGKONG
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Stocks soar on Sino-US talk rumours
      2566 22 Reuter STOCKS surged to a record closing high in active trading yesterday, propelled by rumours that Sino-US talks on the protection of US intellectual property rights have reached a compromise. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index soared 41.70 points, or 0.96 per cent, to close
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  • AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Shares lower as players gear up for consolidation
      2417 23 Reuter LAST-MINUTE futureslinked selling pushed Australian share prices lower across the board yesterday after market players had geared up for a period of consolidation. The All Ordinaries Index opened lower off European selling orders but settled down to trade within a 1.5
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
    • Seoul stocks gain on talk of heavy foreign demand
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        SEOUL
        821 23 A TECHNICAL rebound followed by fresh buying inspired by talk that hundreds of millions of dollars were about to flow in from overseas sent Seoul stocks higher in increased trading yesterday, brokers said. "There were rumours that about US$5OO million is waiting to enter the market from Hongkong and
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        TAIPEI
        472 23 SHARE prices finished higher in active trade yesterday and brokers said the index could edge higher to test the 5,000 point level in the near term. The Weighted Index closed at 4.947.16, 42.73 points higher than Monday's 4,904.43 finish. Turnover was heavy at NT545.28 billion against Monday's $54.28 billion.
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        MANILA
        490 23 SHARE prices closed mixed as the market went through a consolidation phase in preparation for a stronger rise over the next few weeks, brokers said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 12.32 points to close at 1.236.66 largely on account of the surge of favourite blue chip, telephone
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        NEW ZEALAND
        199 23 SHARES ended lower for the third consecutive session yesterday, but brokers were surprised that it held up as well as it did since there was heavy selling pressure in a wide range of stocks. The NZSE-40 capital index lost 15.36 points to 1.478.32. Turnover was worth NZ$3l million.
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        62 23 INDICES TURNOVER Close Previous NEW ZEALAND Jan 14 NZSE-40 Capital 1.478.32 1.493 68 -15.36 Turnover (N/Smillion) 31 10.6 20.4 MANILA Composite Index 1.236 66 1.224 34 12.32 Turnover (billion) 19 26 -0.7 TAIPEI Weighted Price Index 4.947 16 4.***** +42.73 Turnover (NTS billion* 45 28 54 28 +9 SEOUL Composite
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • Dow continues to slide on profit-taking
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        NEW YORK
        1152 24 STOCKS closed lower in active trading on Monday, succumbing to profit taking for the second session in a row as the market continued consolidating its huge gains from the long year-end rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which gave up 10.07 to 3,199.46 on Friday its first close
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        LONDON
        601 24 SHARE prices rose in slow trading on Monday on the London Stock Exchange. Wall Street opened largely flat, leaving London leaderless. At the close of European business, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 4.02 points at 3,195.44. At the closing bell, the broad-based Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100- share
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        AMSTERDAM
        324 24 HARD-WON gains in Dutch shares were mostly eroded away by the close by a lower opening on Wall Street. The EOE index on Monday closed 0.41 points up at 283.46, having started lower, but been pushed up to a session-high of 284.31 by midday as local institutions hunted bargains.
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        FRANKFURT
        241 24 GERMAN shares closed surprisingly firmer on Monday, but below intra-day highs, as the market shrugged off the collapse of pay talks in the steel sector and a three-per cent drop in Tokyo. The 30-share DAX index closed 6.96 points up at 1,622.67, below its intraday high of 1,627.83. Traders
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        PARIS
        192 24 PROFIT-TAKING and the weaker tone in the bond market kept French share prices on the defensive on Monday. Losses were widespread but moderate. The bourse was stung by news that building materials group Lafarge-Cop-pee expects 1991 net profit to fall by more than 31 per cent from 1990's 2.19
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        ZURICH
        255 24 SWISS shares recovered on Monday from early losses following Wall Street's declines on Friday and Tokyo's markedly lower close earlier on Monday to trade steady in quiet business. Brokers said the Frankfurt bourse's slightly firmer showing lifted sentiment. The All-Share SPI index edged 1.3 points lower to 1,086.6 after
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        STOCKHOLM
        144 24 PRICES on the Stockholm bourse picked up from moderate early declines on Monday, supported by high liquidity among institutional investors and falling credit market yields, dealers said. The bourse general index closed 0.38 per cent up at 950.74 in moderate turnover of 383 million crowns. Blue chips rose 0.58
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        BRUSSELS
        229 24 BELGIAN shares closed almost unchanged on Monday amid some profit taking after the strong gains late last week but trading volumes remained high. The Bel-20 index of leading shares closed 0.78 points, or 0.07 per cent, higher at 1,107.78 with 955 million francs worth of Belgian shares traded. Retailer
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        JOHANNESBURG
        459 24 THE stock market drifted off Friday's highs on Monday in the absence of fresh stimulus, but losses were light as blue chip shares remained well supported, dealers said. The JSE All-Share Index finished the day at 3,633, down a modest 11 points from Friday's record high 3,644 close. The
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        TORONTO
        374 24 TORONTO stocks took a breather on Monday after last week's heavy gains and ended flat in moderate trade. think today, more than anything, people are taking a breather. Now people are just sitting there waiting to see where the next push will come," one trader said. Players are becoming
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        75 24 INDICES TURNOVER NEW YORK Cloac Previous Jan 13 Dow Jones SAP 500 Turnover (million) 3,185.60 3.199.46 414 34 415.10 200.4 236.1 -13.86 -0.76 -35.7 LONDON Financial Times 30 FTSE 100 Turnover (million) 1.888.9 2,490.1 429.3 1,874.2 2.477.9 589.7 14.7 12.2 160.4 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1,622.67 1,615.71 6.96 AMSTERDAM EOE Index
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
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      US dollar weakens on lack of buying interest in Asian trade
      1217 25 REPORTS ASIA Tokyo: The US dollar yesterday traded lower against the mark and the yen in late Asian trade from Monday's New York close, but was slightly up against the yen from its Tokyo closing level. No one seemed
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      377 25 Cross rates Jan 14 USS SS Ml Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.6340 2.7080 1.5660 126.70 0.5531 1.3940 1.3432 1.8365 SS 0.6120 1.6573 0.9584 77.5398 0.3385 0.8531 0.8220 1.1240 MS 0.3693 0.60 0.5783 46.7873 0.2042 0.5148 0.4960 0.6782 Dm 0.6386 1.0434 1.7292 80.91 0.3532 0.8902 0.8577
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      MONEY MARKET
      533 25 Interbank rates SS Bid Offer Overnight 3 1/4 3 3/8 1-month 2 7/8 3 2-month 2 7/8 3 3-month 2 7/8 3 Overnight mode: 3 ISS Bid Offer 7 days 4 3/16 4 5/16 1 month 4 3/16 4 5/16 2 months 4 1/8 4 1/4 3 months
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      431 25 Reuter TOKYO The deutschemark has weakened against major currencies since last week on speculation that European nations will strongly urge the US to correct the dollar's weakness, but demand by Japanese investors will support the currency on dips at around 78 to 80 yen,
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      268 25 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves increased by US$lO billion (5516.3 billion) last year to hit a record high of US$B2 billion by the end of 1991, the central bank governor said yesterday. "In terms of central bank holdings, our reserves are the
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      471 26 AP NICOSIA, Cyprus Opec produced an estimated 24.3 million barrels of oil a day last month, up 350,000 barrels a day from November, the Middle East Economic Survey reported on Monday amid indications that the cartel will order a cutback next month.
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      274 26 Reuter LONDON Commodity prices are likely to be broadly the same in 1992 as they were last year, with prospects for industrial materials the weakest, says the Commodities Monthly. The January edition of the review, prepared by Barclays Bank Economics Department, said that although production
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      818 26 REPORTS THE Singapore rubber market closed slightly higher yesterday in quiet trading with sentiment aided by firmer Tokyo rubber prices. Dealers said light shortcovering and the absence of sellers helped prices rise but trading remained thin in the absence of fresh market-mov-ing
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      742 27  -  LETTER FROM MIAMI By Larry Rohter AIDED by a surge of interest in the painting and sculpture of Latin America and by a growing community of artists, galleries and dealers, Miami is rapidly emerging as an important centre for the creation, display and marketing of
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      150 27 As aft 3pm yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.2110 I.227S Canadian dollar 1.4062 1.4346 NZ dollar 0.8792 0.9150 Sterling pound 2.9412 2.9815 US dollar 1.6280 1.6360 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.58 14.90
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      165 27 Singapore Outlook: Windy with showers over a few areas in the afternoon. Report: Maximum temperature 31.8 Assoc humidity 60% Minimum temperature 23.6 Assoc humidity 93% Hours of sunshine 10.60 Rainfall in mm Nil Rainfall this month 5.0 Rainy days this month 3 World forecast Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 24/18 Goudy
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    412 28 Scheme aimed at developing a balanced society Bernama-Kyodo TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa proposed the drawing up of a new five-year economic plan designed to help the Japanese people enjoy a "richer life" by giving consumers a better deal, starting
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    141 28 AP PHNOM PENH The Vietnamese-installed government told other Cambodian factions and the international community yesterday that it is ready to allow the formation of political parties and other democratic freedoms. The government had promised such freedoms in the peace accord it signed in October,
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    572 28 Reuter KANSAS CITY American President George Bush, vowing the US will win the "competitive war" as it did the Cold War, has called on the European Community to drop its "Iron Curtain of protectionism" by agreeing to reduce farm subsidies in
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    322 28 AFP WASHINGTON Trade talks between the United States and China were extended for a second consecutive day here on Monday, with the American side saying "significant gaps" remain. The talks, which opened last Friday and were due to be completed on Sunday, are
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    304 28 Reuter WASHINGTON Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have broken a deadlock in the Middle East peace process and held their first direct talks, but a similar IsraeliSyrian meeting failed to achieve any progress. After weeks of bargaining, Palestinian and Israeli negotiators met at the US State Department
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    192 28 Reuter UNITED NATIONS Negotiators for both the El Salvador government and rebels announced early yesterday that they have settled all issues for a peace agreement, clearing the way for a formal signing in Mexico City tomorrow. They ended four days of talks
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    318 28 Reuter ALGIERS Algerians yesterday braced for military rule and possible violence after Muslim fundamentalists denounced as treason the takeover of the country by an army-dominated council. "Within the government, they are waiting to hear whether the FIS (Islamic Salvation Front) wi11... take the
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    411 28 Agencies MOSCOW Russian President Boris Yeltsin yesterday defended his government against attacks by a top parliamentary official and said radical reforms will continue, the Tass news agency said. He was speaking just before a visit to the south-west-ern Russian industrial city of
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      323 29  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Dutch salvor Smit International has clinched a salvage contract worth more than $10 million in Bangladesh. The work is being carried out by its Singapore arm, Smit Tak Towage Salvage. Abel Dutilh, Smit Tak's managing director, said that the
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      217 29 Reuter TORONTO Boeing Co is close to clinching the sale of its de Havilland commuter aircraft division after a year and half of trying to unload the money-losing company, the Canadian Auto Workers union said on Monday. "We're close. We'd better
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      346 29 Reuter DETROIT The US car industry, already mired in one of its worst sales slumps in its history, is expected to face even greater pressures from competitors and the government in the future, a leading industry analyst said. David Cole, professor of mechanical engineering
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      524 29 Reuter SUBIC NAVAL BASE, Philippines Philippine President Corazon Aquino yesterday suggested turning Subic naval base into a Hongkong-style free port to cushion the impact on the economy of a US military pull-out. Mrs Aquino told 5,000 people gathered at an American football
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      390 29 AFP PORT MORESBY Bougainville rebels have threatened to blow up a cargo ship seized last week in the island's port of Kieta unless some demands are met, according to reports reaching here yesterday. The rebels of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) say they
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        63 29 IT TAKES from 13 to 17 days to move a container of goods from Tokyo to New York over the railway land bridge, compared with 23 to 31 days using the 'all water' route, through the Panama Canal. Iver Peterson looks at how
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        42 29 SOUTH KOREA is to hold working-level talks next month on an ambitious six-nation project to develop a special economic zone in the Tumen River region of North Korea, Seoul officials said on Monday Back Page
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        Aerospatiale sales up 15 per cent in 1991
        46 29 THE French state-owned Aerospatiale company increased sales by 15 per cent to 38 billion French francs (5511.6 billion) in 1991 from 32.8 billion francs in 1990, but orders fell, company president Henri Martre said on Monday Back Page
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        Oriental Petroleum joins bid for PAL
        54 29 ORIENTAL Petroleum and Minerals Corp is joining a consortium to bid for the Philippine government's majority stake in Philippine Airlines (PAL), news reports said yesterday. Oriental, the most profitable oil exploration company in the country, plans to join a group led by the Philippine
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        106 30 SINGAPORE— DHL Worldwide Express continues to run an air express package and document service in Vietnam with official licence from the country's Post Office, said the company in response to a BT article on foreign firms being fined heavily for illegally operating in
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        US arrests Panama cargo ship
        76 30 LONDON The Panamanian-flagged general cargo-con-tainer vessel Harbour (ex-Golden Hill) experienced engineroom flooding in the Windward Passage and was assisted by a US Coast Guard cutter to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Lloyds Shipping Intelligence said on Monday. The vessel and crew were arrested when a large amount
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        Shipping limits at Finnish ports
        85 30 HELSINKI Navigation restrictions has been imposed from yesterday because of fast ice in parts of the Bothnian Bay between Finland and Sweden, the Finnish Institute of Marine Research said. Only ships of Finnish-Swedish ice classes I and II and of over 2,000 dwt would be
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        Crowd fleeing Albania storms port
        79 30 TIRANA, Albania Thousands of people trying to flee their impoverished homeland tried to push through military cordons into the southern port of Vlora, but were dispersed, the Public Order Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said in a statement that one policeman was seriously injured
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        Caution for US citizens in Burma
        55 30 WASHINGTON The State Department on Saturday warned US nationals traveling in Burma to exercise caution because of political unrest there and the national airway's poor safety record. "Travel to Burma is for the adventuresome: roads are poor and trains are prone to accident of
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        Indonesia-China shipping pact
        53 30 JAKARTA Six Indonesian firms have signed a global agreement for a cooperation in shipping with China Communication Import and Export Corporation (Ciesco), Media Indonesia said here on Monday. The accord signed on Saturday covers the fields of bank financing, management, shipyard development, export and import of machine
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      1321 30 DRY CARGO chartering was boosted by increased volume after rates softened last week, brokers said on Monday. The Baltic Freight Index was marked up four points to 1,494, representing higher rates for single grain voyages in the Atlantic and on some trans-pa-cific grain routes. A cargo on the
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      Lock icon The rise of the 'land bridge'
      1094 30  -  Iver Peterson looks at how railways are taking away business from ships in trans-US cargo trade Iver Peterson NYT THE "K" Line's big new container terminal lies right on the Elizabeth, New Jersey seaport shipping channel, yet the last time the thousands of bright
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      165 30 FREIGHT rates were flat in thin trading over the past week with brokers forecasting the market would remain around current levels for the next few months. The Baltic Freight Index finished the week at 1,490, up just one point from the end of the previous week. In the
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      5410 38 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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      155 46 AP SEOUL The captains of four Chinese ships seized for alleged illegal fishing in South Korean waters were arrested on Monday, maritime police said. An official at the Cheju Maritime Police said they arrested the four for allegedly violating South Korean territorial waters off
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      386 46 Reuter SEOUL South Korea is to hold working-level talks next month on an ambitious six-nation project to develop a special economic zone in the Tumen River region of North Korea, Seoul officials said on Monday. The two Koreas, China, Russia,
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      232 46 AFP PARIS The French state-owned Aerospatiale company increased sales by 15 per cent to 38 billion French francs (5511.6 billion) in 1991 from 32.8 billion francs in 1990, but orders fell, company president Henri Martre said on Monday. The financial results were not known,
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      176 46 UPI MANILA Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corp is joining a consortium to bid for the Philippine government's majority stake in Philippine Airlines (PAL), news reports said yesterday. Oriental, the most profitable oil exploration company in the country, plans to join a group led
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      761 36 PHILI-ORI€NT LINGS PTC LTD 108 Robinson Road#o7-00GMG Building Singaporeolo6 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** FAX: *****76/*****38 Gffi BY AIR, LAND OR SEA.... Jt&r WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION FCL/LCLSERVKX 22 JAN SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON. LYTTELTON, NEW PLYMOUTH. NAPIER. CHRISTCHURCH
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      423 36 /tZ*3| GOLDEN LINE A IvTaV GUAN GUAN SHFPING PT t> LTO 23, T<M »r« Str»« SHGAPOK 0104 TU ******1 (II 1MB) Fu ******4 (d fe massmwi) muiT»/wi»m» cult mwa S pore P KcUnf Penai* GOUXH MACKST Colombo Mr** Dubai 2A/2S tall GOUa KM CN»mbo/*aracl»/Oii<» 8/10 M cam STM Cotomdo 'Karachi
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      1034 37 a.uiiwj| f* (fOlluaijr iU SagaDfl PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD M M h PIL Building, 140 Cecil Street #0340, Singapore 0106. CR NO: *****6 7000QE BBHBI I Ibangkq* B VESSEL VOV SIN BKK SIN VESSEL VOY SIN J«T SIN BUN OA TERATAI 033 IS/1 *1/1 2S/1 BINTANG jty, KOTA SABAS
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      1195 37 Eacßen9 F CLASS CONTAINER TRANSPORT y _SIN SOU (1) RTM (2) HAM (3) GOT (4) ANSON/TBN 17/1 18/J NIHQN 2022 23/1 9/2 11/2 12/2 14/2 ANSON/TBN 24/1 25/1 BENARTY 2032 2871 14/2 16/2 17/2 19/2 ANSON /TBN 31/1 1/2 ALSIA 2042 4/2 21/2 2312 24/2 26/2 mei ANSON/TBN 7/2 8/2
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      461 37 M MYANMA H* FIVE STAR UNE w (Myanmar National Una) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S'pore P.KIf Pen P.Gdg *GUI VI UN In Pt 21/23 WAW VIION In ft CAN ¥171* 11/21 JM 'A-AN Vl7m 30/31 Jan GAN *179* C/l Feb gATHE BANK UNE (A —rric* a* Andrew Wak Shipping) \X
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      550 38 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO t HEAVY LIFTS IN BOUND VESSELS SSa VOT 9 n KUC KK M«W MOON 20 23/1 25/1 Sttl KOCM K 25/1 21/1 SB" «EBHi 69 2C/1 M/ 1 io zc/i a/i «w* TMOtt 15 a/1 30/1 OUT BOUND VESSELS LOADINC FOR CALCUTTA SEKI
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      76 38 REGULAR CWVEKTTOKWLSERvicK/ [Spore P Kelang Loading for I NTS 17/1 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes I •0 24/1 27/1 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes/Valencia I NORMAN MARKER 12/2 16/2 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes I [Spore Loading for I GLOBAL STAR 20/1 Jeddah/Aqaba I SPARKLE SUN 20/1 Dubai/Dammam/Kuwait I IS'pore Loading for RAM LIBERTY Los Angeles/New Orleans/ I Charleston/Norfolk/Camden I PAN EXPRESS
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      115 38 cancans /shenzhin shipping Tel: 227 4788 Fax: 227 2083 ~=L lA V> S V^> WEEKLY Chtoa l®L SSSSm\ »ftnno CONSOLIDATION ~Cnr Koni China Ports Include: iSSSmmmmX VAU V, BEIJING• CHANGCHUN• CHANGSHA mbmbmm V/\ >\ L CHENGDU CHONGQING FUZHOU A GUIUN HARBIN KUMMING XIAN \C\ NANKING QUANZHOU SHFKOU ))\y SHENYANG SHENZHEN
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      706 39 /Sg A total approachjto transportatro;^ nii(A) N.PlyiNBU«i(A)ftwuLytMtm(B)Dun«dm(B) Nap* Wsfcfton(C) Tavinga "1 f/ ZI; 5T V| ,f;i gg ED u.oyd-,« N. Rochester/2101S@ 25/1 27/1 26/1 26/1 29/1 29/2 29/2 1/3 2/3 3/3 pjojum pcmajm ocean vessel km l« ha«*»> mum*) hwjwo<i) rnaven www s-mamtton oiom isss&* ii/i 17/2 ill i6 s
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      774 40 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND *v [s£ iFram IkMb [TrS I Audi [n« |P CHMM WMIKK tti 175 »/2 14/? 14/2 24/2 ~2*7~2 MMTHA 244 277? 571 »/3 12/3 T571 207 i men huuc m »/i i//j 2i/j n/i 31/3 57* BRUSSEL 2U 5/4 12/4 l«/ 4 19/4 25/4 21/4 TO USA/CANADA
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      833 40 EXPORTS TO HONGKONG, TAIWAN. MANILA I JAPAN "TWICE WEEKLY" MALACCA STRAITS SERVICE OUTBOUND VOY PKL FEN WT SW MNL HK6 KAO KEE TYO ai2 NGO KoB~||VtSSa VOY |SW I PWL PCN BLW SW ACX LAY 198 "13 1 **15.1 14.1 17.1 21 1 23 1 28 1 29.1 30 1
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      247 40 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD eta eta eta TOR K»T KELANC PENANG HUE UK 25/1 lMdin| lor Mate MJVAJ HUDMU 30/1 for C*utU OCWW In Pt Laadin| For Malt pom sum* M/i Loadrnj For MaK OONAKIM 31/1 loaded For Felwaru PBOCBESS MOT 10/? Loadinf tor Yjnfon HONEI*
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      1667 40 /fe tsi wwww* MW v CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY FULL CONTAINRR LINER SERVICE MALAYSIA'S AGEMTS SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS HXJNESIA'S AGEHTS: CHUNG CHIAO SHIPPING SDN BHD T AR SHIPPING PTF LTD P.T. GLOBAL PUTRA Z KL TIL *****81/17 FAX: *****92. *770 TIC LIU MARITIME P KLANG TEL *****06/S TU :MA *****
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      638 41 j (t FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES j UMASSOL/PIREAUS 1971 ROTTERDAM 19/1 HAIFA/ASHDOD/ALEXANDRIA 19/1 HAMBURG/BREMEN 19/1 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 1971 FELIXSTOWE/UK 19/1 i BARCELONA/SPAIN 19/1 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP 19/1 GENOA/ITALY 19/1 GOTHENBURG/SCANDINAVIA 19/1 i LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 19/1 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 21/1 1 NEW YORK/EC 19/1
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      978 41 Sf TEL: *****33 (12 Urn) m FAX: *****19/*****03 Pa] TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lln««) |fg\ ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING UNES r (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL |VOY ETA LOADING FOR SPORE AB6AY VVONZ 3IWB 15/02 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA OJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAVKA ANO NET 27W8 21/03 DARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI
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      514 41 JAKARTA BANGKOK I warn wv Jm Mr imm m wmmm tmmm Kill BHUM in MPt 11/01 MAMA BHUM tin W* >1 Pt s»t W°L_ I OKA BHUM 120S 11/81 21 0J SI BttM 4WW Fri 17/01 I* IIZiLJ I KITI BHUM 17S 22/01 25 01 mSNABWM__ 05N Sun 11/B1 fM
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      345 41 tegaa ram VBL VOY SINGAPORE MADRAS SINGAPORE VESSEL VOY SJN MA* SIN TIGER SHARK 06N 15-16/01 22-24/01 30-31/01 TIGER BRDGE II7N 19-20/01 25-27/01 01-02/02 TIGER SPEED 188N 20-27/01 01-03/02 08-00/02 VSL VOY SMGAPORE/CALCUTTA/SMG* r ORE VESSEL VOY SIN CAL SM LMOTSE 415 In Pt 22-26/01 01-02/02 TIGER RIVER 143CN8 22-23/01
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      1379 42 MAC-NELS S'PORE IMPORT: *****02 11 PENANQ: (04) *****6 SIBU. (084) *****9 KK: (088 *****0 TAWAU: (089) *****9 P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 KUCHING: (082) *****3 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 •is SIN PEN PK SIN Colombo 23/1 24/1 25/1 18/1 19/1 20/1 Ldn/Flx/Rdm/Ant Durban/Ft Lous 23/1 24/1 25/1 19/1 20/1 21/1
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      385 42 fefc, BLUE star line TO FROM NEW ZEALAND AND T/S TO FIJI TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND PORTS sm NPI AKL IYT SM MANDAMA ¥0512 IC/1 20/1 ¥IA IPI 30/1 16/2 PREMER 1«S 24/1 5/2 *A NPI 7/2 24/2 MULBERA 25S 7/2 19/2 VIA NPI 21/2 9/3 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINOS
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      1081 42 THONG SOON LINES PTE. LTD. mi 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16-00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL: *****88 FAX NO: *****11, *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRIER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO COMVMmOMAL/COWTAMM I COMT AMU IfltVttil SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA VESSEL J.VOT [eta [pest VESSEL Wt SPHE
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      822 43 t COMPANIA PERUANA de vapores "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CAUAO, MATARANI, »Lo* ft OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS* WITH T/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BILL OF LADING. ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM KOBE. YOKOHAMA. NAGOYA. MOJI. TOKYO*. OTHER JAPAN PORTS*. MANILA*, DAVAO*. OTHER
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      453 43 ICZ3Z I N.AMERICA/CARRIBEAN SERVICES VESSEL [VOY |SIN [MAJNLINEA [LAI kST |SAV iWYC HQ m MELBOURNE 214E2V1 W PUSAN 25/2 5/3 9/3 11/3 13/3 ZIM TOKTO 72E 2/2 OH lAPAN IE 10/3 19/3 23/3 25/3 27/3 m KAOHSIUNG 1321 5/2 TIM JAPAN 10/3 19/3 23/3 25/3 27/3 AccEptint carp Is Wand
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      482 43 MULTI-MODE SHIPPING PTE LTD MIDDLE-EAST/PERSIAN GULF ACCEPTING FCL/LCL DUBAI OAMMAN SHARJAH. DOHA MUSCAT. BAHRAIN ABU DHABI BANDAR ABBAS. JEDOAH FAR EAST ACCEPTING FCL/LCL PENANG P/KELANG JAKARTA. BANGKOK. HONG KONG, TAIWAN JAPAN MANILA. KOREA UK/EUROPE ACCEPTING FCL/LCL LONDON FELIXSTOWE. LEEDS. TILBURY. ABERDEEN. LE HARVE. HAMBURG ROTTERDAM ANTWEP GOTHENBURG. COPENHAGEN AIL OTHER
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      474 43 PERINTIS LINE j 1 WEEKLY FULL CONTAINER SERVICE ACCEPTING ALL FCL CARGOES BETWEEN SINGAPORE JAKARTA VESSEL VOY SIN JKT DASA ENAM 911 22/01 25/01 DERAJAT 972 21/01 24/01 DASA ENAM 910 In Pt 18/01 PELOPOR 1023 18/01 22/01 General Agents ASIA PERINTIS LINES PTE LTD 19. Keppel Rd #05-02 Jit
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      491 43 SIN FU EAST 21/1 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 19/1 BANGKOK 19/1 MANILA/CEBU 21/1 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 20/1 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. Malaysia 20/1 BUSAN 20/1 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 20/1 HONG KONG SjN CH[NA 20/1 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SH| EUROPE/UK 20/1 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 20/1 RDM/HAM/ANT/LE HAVRE/GENOA/OSLO also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Roumania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SjN USA/CANADA 20/1 LOS
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      850 44 BU FIL CONTAINER SERVICES PTE LTD MADRAS CALCUTTA BAN6KOK VSL SIN/MADRAS VBL SIN/CALCUTTA VBL BIW/BANQKOK SM MM SIN SIM C»l SIN W BKK Kll MM.ABU SW l»-»/01 *-27/01 NEXT AVAMBU lt-li/01 22-»/01 01 02/02 NEXT »VU*Blf 14 lan 17 lai IS-16 01 22-24/01 10-31/01 22-23/01 W-02/02 00-09/02 17 20 19-20/01
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      584 44 Bon term! CONTERM FRBGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. GUARANTEED WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION YOUR FIRST CHOICE TO:— AUCKLAND 16 JAN NEW PLYMOUTH, WELLINGTON, LYTTLETON, NAPIER, HAMILTON, CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN, PORT CHALMERS BANGKOK 22 Jan EUROPE 19 Jan FREMANTLE 23 Jan PENANG 20 Jan PORT KELANG 20 Jan JAKARTA 21 Jan MELBOURNE 22 Jan SYDNEY
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      497 44 CUJI con-mv LCL/FCL SERVICE FROM f SB? [.I |b| Hi fcW/ operates over 600 terminais/offices in U.S.A. I II maintains over 36,000 ractor* trucks. V II UMh MCWI services over 60,000 points in U.S.A. I flfln m CU/I offer reliable LCL/FCL services. Gonorsl Aflonto: 7&WS-LAW/C Cpfi PENANG— KL: ALLIEDLINK SINGAPORE:
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      460 44 uijjiu.niii.ijiii.i.iir MANILA ETA VIGOUR PACIFIC 54N8 18/1 VIGOUR SINGAPORE 18NB 25/1 f" BANGKOK 20/1 27/1 BUSAN 15/1 27/1 HONGKONG 16/1 19/1 DURBAN/PT LOUIS 25/1 5/2 KEELUNG 20/1 27/1 USA 20/1 27/1 PT KELANG 17/1 21/1 KOBE 20/1 27/1 PIRAEUS 19/1 30/1 OSAKA 22/1 29/1 lAKARTA 17/1 21/1 DUBAI 22/1 30/1
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      305 45 Oc vOc vQc Oc vOc vQcvOc U VAN OMMEREN CETECO GROUP V >: TRANSPORT DIVISION > U: VOTAINER CONSOLIDATION SERVICES: A THE ONLY V J Weekly FCIACL V V USA EUROPE FAR EAST > Baftlmore: Votelner Coraoißaflon Services Hamburg: Van Ommeren Hamburg GmoH Spore: Van Ommeren Shipping (S) Pte Ud.
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      253 45 STAGER FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD TEL 273-3838 FAX: 274-1100 PK 03-3«61fl0 PEK 04-*****2 JKT: 21-*****1• 88Y: 31 -*****0 SIN LH/PAR FFURT/MAMMHEIH /SEE TMIMALONTKI STUTTQART VALENCIA LISBON TnESSALOWW 12/1/92 1/2/92 5/2/92 5/2/92 6/2/92 7/2/92 9/1/92 7/2/92 11 2/92 11/2/92 12/2/92 12/2/92 xnm 14/2/92 18/1/92 wim ww 2/2/92 2/2/92 25/2/92 SIN 15/1/92
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      811 46 CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times "HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. mi u WWFI 24/01 10/02 13/02 14/02 HAWOW BMW 55£ 21/01 14/02 1»/W MMG CM* Nl* 13/01 14 TtAWWOtID M 7* 02/02 21/02 23/02 EE EE s =s KUtr IM uo ALL H. MICRO ANO MLB DESTINATIONS SERVED BY
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      503 46 CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times 1 /CVISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTDO MmaJ >■«— We Sail The World For You REGULAR CROUPAGE La CONSOLIDATION SERVICES IMPORT EXPORT South Asia Port-of-Call Indo-China Port-of-Call Chittagong Haiphong Calcutta Ho Chi Minh Madras Danang Bombay Vungtau Cochin Phnom Penh Karachi Yangon Colombo Brunei/East Malaysia
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