The Business Times, 28 February 1992

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    16 1 Business Times THE BUSINESS PAPER FOR S-E ASIA MITA (P) 35/12/91 Friday, February 28, 1992 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Japan investigates questionable stock transactions
      53 1 TOKYO Finance Ministry officials said yesterday they that arc investigating allegations that stockbrokers arranged questionable transactions to allow important clients to eliminate trading losses from their books. They said they were examining whether brokerages violated securities and exchange laws by giving their clients margin guarantees
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      Two Koreas fail to resolve nuclear issue
      36 1 SEOUL North and South Korean officials met in Panmunjom yesterday to discuss nuclear arms but failed after three hours to agree on a timetable for inspection of nuclear facilities.
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow lower
      30 1 WALL STREET prices dipped early yesterday, with the Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrials dropping 2.91 points (0.09 per cent) to 3,280.41 in the first five minutes.
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      Footsie higher
      32 1 LONDON shares were mixed at midday yesterday, as stocks reacted to company reports. At 1230 GMT, the FTSE 100Share Index was up 0.7 points, or 0.03 per cent, at 2,565.7.
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Thursday Change BT-MGA 708.69 -6.09 Kuala Lumpur ....600.66 -2.50 Tokyo 21,333.70 -31.07 Hongkong 4,895.13 +100.42 Sydney 1,623.2 -14.9 Wednesday Change New York 3,283.32 +25.49 London 2,002.9 +13.1
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      CURRENCIES
      22 1 Exchange rates USS SS 1.6415 100 Yen SS 1.2685 MS SS 0.6335 Money market rates Overnight 3 unch 3-month 3-5/16 -1/8
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      COMMODITIES
      38 1 London Gold AM fix USS350.85 US$2.05 Rubber S'porc Mar... 133.50*/kg +0.25 M'sia Mar 209.00 c /kg unch KL Tin Turnover 95 tonnes +25 Spot MS 14.13/kg -0.19 Crude palm oH Turnover 1.045 lots -387 Mar MS909/tonne +3
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    Businesses hope for fiscal giveaways in Budget
    677 1 Dr Hu to reveal govt's reading of S'pore's economic climate today SINGAPORE Businesses are looking to Finance Minister Richard Hu to dish out some fiscal medicine for their growing malaise this afternoon. They would like to see him propose in his Budget today
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    S'pore Telecom may split into two arms
    482 1  -  Yesterday in Parliament Proposed bill also provides for flotation of shares By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE The government is preparing to separate Singapore Telecom into two companies and eventually float their shares to the public. A bill tabled in Parliament yesterday provides for the
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    STII slides further ahead of Budget
    171 1 SINGAPORE The Singapore stock market continued to slide yesterday ahead of the Budget announcement today. The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 12.51 points to close at 1,471.91. Brokers said prices initially opened firmer, following news of an 11 per cent increase in Far East
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    Lock icon Indon clove monopoly urges farmers to burn half of crop
    397 1 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesian newspapers have quoted the head of the Clove Support and Trading Board (BPPC) as urging farmers to burn half their clove crop because his monopoly cannot afford to buy the spice from them. "If our proposals are
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    Japanese firms invest less in Singapore
    471 1  -  Fran Keichi Ishiyama in TOKYO SINGAPORE has priccd itself out of the market for Japanese manufacturing investments, analysts in Tokyo say. The latest figures from Japan's Finance Ministry show direct Japanese investment in Singapore totalled US$2B6 million (***** million) in the six months to
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      495 1 r Silk switch TRADEWINDS, Singapore's second airline, plans to change its name to Silk Air in order to operate in countries where its present name is already used by other companies. Page 6 Flat earnings by SSL STRAITS Steamship Land, dragged down by a sharp increase in interest cost, has
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      23 1 More reports on Pg 4: Foreign lawyers to be allowed in arbitration Sisir to set np R&D companies Proposal to amend Trustees Act
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  • PAGE 2 NEWS
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      PLANE TALK
      398 2 MALAYSIAN HELICOPTER Services Berhad (MHS) has ordered three Sikorsky S-76C helicopters for delivery this year, with an option for three more to be delivered next year. Last year MHS took delivery of three S-76C helicopters, which are now being used in offshore and utility roles. HONEYWELL will supply
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      Lock icon Sembawang Aviation appointed Sundstrand agent
      374 2 Company will be Asia-Pacific marketing agent SINGAPORE Sembawang Aviation, a member of the Sembawang Group, has been appointed the Asia-Pa-cific marketing agent of Sundstrand Corporation, a leading US-based supplier of aerospace systems. A joint announcement yesterday said that Sembawang Aviation will also act as Sundstrand's
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      Philippine, M'sian air forces on shopping spree
      459 2 Asian Aerospace '92 Manila wants Czech Albatross planes, KL eyes Honeywell's radar SINGAPORE Asean air forces are on a shopping spree. The Philippine Airforce is set to buy 18 Czech L-39 Albatross planes. And the Malaysian Air Force has selected Honeywell's weather and
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      Lori opens plant for heat transfer products at Loyang
      272 2  -  Reports by Harish Mehta, Selva Kumar, Alec Almazan, Ang Wan May,Clarissa Tan SINGAPORE US-based Lori Inc's first plant outside the United States for the service and sales of commercial aviation heat transfer products was officially opened at Loyang yesterday. Called Lori
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      Airod, United Tech sign accord
      196 2 SINGAPORE Airod Sdn Bhd of Malaysia aid the Sikorsky Aircraft Division of Uaited Technologies Corporation of the US yesterday signed a technical support agreement which would give Airod the ability to repair and overhaul the main gearboxes on the Sikorsky S-61-A4 Nuri helicopter. Under the
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      Lock icon Russian passenger jet could threaten its competitors
      362 2 SINGAPORE A Russian fly-by-wire passenger jet equipped with Pratt Whitney engines and RockwellCollins avionics could threaten Boeing, Airbus and McDonnell Douglas when it flies with world airlines in 1995. Genrikh Novozhilov, general director of the Ilyushin Design Bureau, told BT that about 200-250
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      S African aerospace hardware on show in Asia for first time
      258 2 SINGAPORE Breaking out of their economic isolation, two South African aerospace companies are exhibiting their products in Asia for the first time. The two companies aerodynamics research firm Aerotek and aircraft interi-ors-maker Crusader Aerospace Products Pty Ltd are talking
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      Proposal to set up bank, management school
      524 3  -  Asean Institute round table conference Businessmen members could buy stakes in bank nvpons By William Chia in LANGKAWI AN ASEAN business association is proposing the establishment of an Asean commercial bank and management school to be owned by its businessmen members. The two
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      Asean must act to boost free trade: Anwar
      373 3 LANGKAWI Asean must act to promote free trade to counter those who set up trade blocs, closed markets and exclusive arrangements, said Malaysian Minister of Finance Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday. The Malaysian Finance Minister made this point in a speech delivered
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      Lock icon Talks on Tumen River project open
      536 3 Six countries in ambitious plan for new HK-style entrepot Reuter SEOUL North and South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and Mongolia began to lay the groundwork yesterday for an ambitious scheme to turn a remote corner of North-east Asia into a bustling Hong-kong-style entrepot. Participants
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      OUB, UOB units in Australia may have to change operations
      548 3  -  The Keating economic plan From Florence Chong in SYDNEY THE merchant banking operations of Overseas Union Bank and United Overseas Bank in Australia are likely to have to change following further liberalisation of the banking system. Prime Minister Paul Keating
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      Lock icon Keating faces hard task selling vision
      414 3 Reuter SYDNEY Prime Minister Paul Keating, architect of Australia's worst recession since World War 11, yesterday began the hard task of selling his A 52.3 billion dollar (Ss2.B billion) plan to rescue the economy and his political career. While business leaders welcomed many parts
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      12 3 Qantas warns of dangers In Keating aviation plan, Shipping Times Page 1
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Shell investing $120m to raise refining capacity
      367 4  -  By Lilian Ang SHELL is spending $120 million to raise its refining capacity here, an investment which will restore the Pulau Bukom refinery to its premier position as the largest in the Shell group worldwide. Already the biggest refiner in Singapore, Shell yesterday
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      Finnish petrochem group seeks investments in Asia-Pacific
      277 4  -  ■y Genevieve Cua FINNISH state-owned petrochemicals group Neste is still scouting for promising investments in the Asia-Pacific, despite snags in recent negotiations in Indonesia. Neste vice-president for Asia Mikko Haapavaara disclosed that the group was going to invest in a petrochemicals project in
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      Four properties sold at auction
      272 4  -  By Colin Tan FOUR of the seven properties put up for auction by property agent Jones Lang [Wootton have been sold at prices ranging from $215,000 'to $1.3 million. The seven properties consisted of five residential units and two sets of shophouses. Auctioneer Martha Ong
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      Foreign lawyers to be allowed in arbitration
      432 4 Yesterday in Parliament law will boost S'pore's role as international business centre: Jayakumar PARLIAMENT has passed a Bill to allow /oreign lawyers to appear in arbitration proceedings in Singapore. The Legal Profession Bill endorsed yesterday would boost Singapore's role as an international business
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      PARLIAMENT BRIEFS
      459 4 A TOTAL of nine Bills were passed, and another nine tabled, yesterday. Among those introduced: THE Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill introduced by Law .Minister SJayakumar will enable trials in the High Court for capital offences to be conducted by a single judge. Such trials are currently conducted
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      Sisir to set up R&D companies
      256 4 SISIR, the Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research, is to set up its own companies iQ the field of research and development. A Bill passed by Parliament yesterday also allows the institute to set up joint ventures to spin off selected services to
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      280,000 skilled workers by 2000
      222 4 BY THE YEAR 2000, Singapore's total pool of skilled workers will reach 280,000, or almost one-fifth of the 1.5 million workforce then. This would be an increase of 130,000, or 87 per cent, over the pool of 150,000 skilled workers trained and certified so far
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      Proposal to amend Trustees Act
      168 4  -  Reports by Yang Razali Kassim,Anna Teo A BILL was tabled yesterday to amend the Trustees Act to provide more safeguards for investments in locally-listed and Clob International securities. The Trustees (Amendment) Bill introduced by Law Minister S Jayakumar sets out new minimum criteria for trustee
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      147 4 '-lUJslll D It)' I'l IP I Y>77 i> i i EVERYONE BELIEVES THE JAPANESE PRAC I ,SE A CLOSED MARKET ECONOMY. YET AT LEAST 25 1 A T2C\f\V T\T v 4 FOREIGN FIRMS HAVE SALES OF USSI BILLION J A rUUi IIN y OR MORE IN JAPAN. WHAT'S THEIR SECRET?-^
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      231 5 ARIANE accounts for 50% of the launch vehicle market. A product 70% of AEROSPATIALE'S turnover is realised in programmes of AEROSPATIALE knowhow and design. 94 satellites are now sched- which involve cooperation of one sort or another with 20% of uled for launch -19 American, 3 Canadian and 45 European.
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Maruichi Malaysia seeks to raise M$56m
        76 6 SINGAPORE Maruichi Malaysia Steel Tube Bhd has announced a 2-for-10 bonus issue of 10.4 million new ordinary shares of MSI each, and a 3-for-lO rights issue of 15.6 million ordinary shares of Msl each. It wants to raise M 556.16 million (5535.3 million) to
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        Ganda in Hainan joint venture
        84 6 SINGAPORE Ganda Holdings Bhd has informed the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange that it will participate in a joint venture in Hainan, with the Hainan Chuanlian Oil Chemical Factory to produce glycerine and scap-chips for local and export markets. Production is expected to commence in early
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        YTL shows improved results
        68 6 SINGAPORE YTL Corporation Bhd's turnover rose 7 per cent to Msl9l million (Ssl2o million) in 1991, from MSI7B million in 1990. Profit before taxes and other appropriations climbed 41 per cent to M 520.59 million from MS 14.6 million. Earning per SO sen share was 8.2
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        L&M takeover saga continues
        68 6 SINGAPORE Schroder International Merchant Bankers Ltd has informed the Stock Exchange of Singapore that Guthrie Manufacturing (S) Pte Ltd purchased 75,000 L&M shares at $1.65 a share and 80,000 L&M shares at $1.66 a share yesterday. Its parent, Guthrie GTS Ltd, with associated parties, now holds
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        More capital for Pembangunan
        130 6 KUALA LUMPUR Aokam Perdana Bhd, formerly Aokam Tin Bhd, will use a major portion of the proceeds from its proposed rights issue to finance the capital investment of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Pembangunan Papan Lapis (Sabah) Sdn Bhd. This would provide Pembangunan Papan Lapis with additional working
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      UIS back in the black
      250 6 SINGAPORE United International Securities Ltd (UIS), part of the United Overseas Bank group, has returned to the black during the year ended Dec 31, 1991. While income from operations rose 64.9 per cent, net earnings jumped a phenomenal 730 per cent. At the group level,
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      Tradewinds plans to change name to Silk Air
      327 6  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE The Republic's second airline, Tradewinds, is planning to change its name to Silk Air to enable it to operate in places where its present name is already being used by other companies. To launch its new image, Tradewinds
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      SIA converts options for two A310s to firm orders
      198 6 Singapore Airlines has converted options for two Airbus Industrie A3lO-300 wide body aircraft into firm orders, bringing the total number of A3los it has ordered to 21. The options were part of a package of two orders and two options worth
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      East Asiatic posts 12.8pc rise in profit before tax
      295 6 SINGAPORE East Asiatic Company (Malaysia) Bhd has registered a 12.8 per cent increase in profit before tax to M 536.38 million (5523.05 million) in 1991 from M532.2S million a year earlier. This came on the back of a 28.4 per cent
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      Straits Steamship Land turns in flat net earnings
      439 6  -  Lilian Ang SINGAPORE Straits Steamship Land (SSL) has turned in a virtually flat net earnings figure of $26.24 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 1991. Profits were dragged down by a sharp increase in interest cost, which brought net interest
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      Keppel's Cebu Shipyard reports 6pc fall in earnings
      306 6  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Cebu Shipyard Engineering Works, a member of the Keppel group based in the Philippines, has reported a 6 per cent drop in net earnings to 32 million pesos (SS2 million) for 1991. This works out to an earnings
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      Lock icon HK bourse and KLCE link up to fight scams
      285 6 Bernama PETALING JAYA The Hongkong Stock Exchange and Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange will be linked up in future to prevent unlicensed brokers from operating in the two markets. Hongkong Securities and Futures Commission Executive Director Robert Gilmore said yesterday that the
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      Interest in plantation stocks soon
      604 6  -  MARKET TALK Cash-rich firms releasing results next month By Shoeb Kagda IT COULD be the calm before the storm. Malaysian plantation counters have not attracted much attention from investors over the past few weeks but that could change come March. This is because Malaysian companies
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      Lock icon Siam Cement in tie-up with 3 Japanese firms
      401 7 Plans to build steel-making plant in Thailand AFP BANGKOK Siam Cement Co Ltd, part of Thailand's biggest industrial group, has teamed up with three Japanese companies to form a steelmaking venture, company officials said yesterday. The joint venture with electric furnace steelmaker
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      Three securities houses see promising profits for Thai firms
      423 7 BANGKOK Three securities houses here are predicting a reasonable profit per share at listed and authorised Thai companies this year, The Nation reported on Wednesday. The three are Multi Credit Corp cum UK-based Smith New Court, Union Securities Co and Barclays
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      Lock icon Bridgestone sells land in Japan to offset losses
      339 7 AFP TOKYO Japanese tyremaker Bridgestone Corp announced yesterday higher earnings for the year to December but admitted that it was forced to sell land in Japan to offset losses in the United States and Europe. A spokesman said losses in both markets
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      Lock icon Pakistan brokers blame credit-buying for market plunge
      360 7 MARKET Reuter KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistan's stock market, after spectacular gains last year, has taken a pasting in the last month with market capitalisation plummeting 22 per cent. Some traders blame greedy market players for trying to jump into the rising market by buying
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      Lock icon North Broken Hill, CRA may cut stakes in Pasminco
      362 7 Reuter MELBOURNE CRA Ltd and North Broken Hill Peko Ltd are considering reducing their shareholdings in base metals miner Pasminco Ltd to about 19 per cent each from 40.3 per cent each. "North and CRA have engaged Ord Minnett Securities Ltd
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Citic Pacific alters bid for Hang Chong
        138 8 HONGKONG Citic Pacific Ltd has revised its buyout scheme for major trader and car dealer Hang Chong Investment Co to smooth the HK$3 billion (***** million) takeover. Citic Pacific, the locally listed arm of Beijing's China International Trust and Investment Corp (Citic), said
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        San Miguel profit surges 57pc
        71 8 MANILA Beer-based San Miguel Corp, the Philippines' largest manufacturing firm, yesterday announced a 2.812 billion peso (Ssl77 million) profit for 1991, up 57 per cent from the previous year. The firm declared a 10 per cent stock dividend, to be paid on July 3. San
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        Indocement profit up 25pc
        80 8 JAKARTA PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa posted a 25 per cent rise in net profit to 312.12 billion rupiah (***** million) for the year ended December 1991. The sharply higher profit was posted on the back of sales totalling 771.32 billion rupiah, compared to 671.26 billion rupiah
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        Philips sees limited rise in sales
        72 8 EINDHOVEN, Netherlands Philips Electronics NV expects only a limited increase in sales and net income from normal business operations for 1992. Reporting a recovery in net profit to 1.2 billion guilders (551.06 billion) in 1991 from a 4.24-billion-guilder loss in 1990, it said that
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        Hewlett, TV Answer in pact
        113 8 NEW YORK TV Answer Inc and Hewlett- Packard Co said they would announce today a manufacturing pact that will help speed development of the first national US twoway television system. The agreement will give HewlettPackard rights to TV Answer technology to build the devices used
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      Lock icon ITT may split up to boost its stock performance
      454 8 Reuter NEW YORK ITT Corp, long a symbol of the major US conglomerate for the past 20 years, said on Wednesday it may split into smaller pieces to make itself more attractive to investors. The news sent shares soaring U555,875 (559.60)
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      Lock icon UK exchange given plan to ease some requirements
      419 8 Reuter LONDON London's Stock Exchange board will be asked yesterday to agree to a plan that would relieve large traders of existing requirements to disclose transaction details, a stock exchange spokeswoman said. The plan, which would not take effect for several months,
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      Lock icon Saks Fifth Avenue to spend US$250m on expansion
      261 8 Reuter NEW YORK Saks Fifth Avenue, the glitzy retailer that was bought by its managers and an Arab investment group two years ago, said on Wednesday it would spend US$25O million (SS4IO million) over the next five years to expand its business.
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      Lock icon KLM and British Airways call off airline merger talks
      247 8 Reuter AiSTERDAM KLM feyal Dutch Airlines said ysterday it had ended talks ith British Airways pic on ooperation which would fave created the world's ♦urth largest airline. In a statement, the Dutch fag carrier said the talks tiled because the two
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      164 6 1992 BUDGET SEMINAR AND TAX UPDATE Monday, 2 March 1992 Orion Room, Laval 2, Marina Mandarin Hotal 4.00 pm to 7.00pm Our Budget Team will be working throughout the weekend to analyse the contents and effects of the Singapore 1992 Budget on you and your businesses. We will share with
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      7 6 Asian financial futures seen flourishing, Pg 29
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      535 8 FIRST COMMERCIAL BANK (Incorporated with Imtod labllty in Taipei, Taiwan R.0.C.) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman of the Board Hsiao-Ao Chan Mwiaging Directors Kuang-Ruay Hwu, K. H. Li, P. C. Lai Directors Kannalh B.K. Tsan, Victor K. Chang. Tzyv-lue Chern, W. P. Tzang, P. L Ling, T. Y. WU. 6. F.
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      743 8 ©Non-Consolidated Statements of Income xpn For the years ended 31st March, 1990 and 1991 Millions of Yen uTcSun The Long-Item Credit Bank of Japan, Limited. 1990 1991 1991 INCOME Non-Consolidated Balance Sheets income 1.724.922 1,973, we $u 004.020 Interest on Ixans and 31st March, 1990 and 1991 Discounts 1,153.119 1,357,608
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      Lock icon US Bill to raise fees on investment advisers
      502 9 Cash will be used to fund SEC efforts to combat fraud Reuter WASHINGTON Legislation was introduced in the US Senate on Wednesday that would slap higher fees on the nation's 17,500 investment advisers to fund efforts by the Securities and Exchange Commission
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      Lock icon Greenspan wins vote for second term as Fed chief
      265 9 Reuter WASHINGTON Despite criticism that Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan has not done enough to stimulate the stagnant economy, the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday voted to give him a second term as chairman. The Senate Banking Committee voted 20-1 in
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        Salomon Inc may have to sell more assets
        67 9 WASHINGTON Salomon Inc, the Wall Street investment banking giant that admitted to US Treasury bond auction violations last year, said it may have to sell more assets if it fails to replace maturing debt with new borrowings. It said it was also
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        HSBC Canada unit's profit falls
        57 9 HONGKONG Hongkong Bank of Canada, wholly owned by HSBC Holdings pic, has posted a consolidated net income of C 512.7 million (5517.5 million) for the quarter ended Jan 31, down from C 514.5 million for the same period in 1991. HSBC Holdings said total assets
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        US Bancorp to buy some units
        61 9 SAN FRANCISCO United States Bancorp, a bank holding company based in Portland, Oregon, said it had agreed to acquire the Northern California and Nevada operations that Bank America Corp and Security Pacific Corp were selling off because of their planned merger. The deal calls
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        Bonn to crack down on cheats
        44 9 BONN Germany is to speed up proceedings against cheats who netted untold millions of dollars by swapping "transferable rubles", East Europe's currency of exchange, for Deutschemarks in the 1990 unity year, Justice Minister Klaus Kinkel said on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Citicorp overseas business grows
      309 9 Reuter NEW YORK Citicorp's consumer banking business in Latin America and Asia is booming, offsetting declining revenues in its troubled US consumer business, Citicorp's annual report states. The report, to be distributed next week, says that assets from consumer branches in Latin America and Asia grew
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      Lock icon Bid to revive ex-Soviet trade bank
      201 9 Reuter KIEV A majority of former Soviet republics, meeting without Russia, proposed late last night to re-establish the former Soviet foreign trade bank Vneshekonombank under new inter-governmental control. The proposal, aimed at ending the stalemate with Western creditors over how to repay the collapsed
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      Lock icon Swiss banks expected to post record profits
      542 9 MARKET Reuter ZURICH Switzerland's big three banks will all report record annual profits over the next 10 days, despite a huge rise in bad debt provisions and nagging concern that their status may not be as impregnable as it once was, banking industry
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      Something old, something new
      44 9 CHICAGO Two traders vying for attention on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday, during a live Held test of a prototype hand-held terminal, called Audit. At left, the trader is using the traditional pencil and paper method.
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      Lock icon Britain's Kleinwort back in the black
      315 9 Reuter LONDON British merchant bank Kleinwort Benson Group pic has said it is well placed to generate new business and to improve returns to shareholders, despite continuing recession in many countries and an uncertain political climate. The group moved back into the black in
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      Lock icon Midland Bank 1991 profits up but outlook still bleak
      330 9 Reuter LONDON Midland Bank pic, one of the top British banks, yesterday announced higher profits for 1991, instead of the loss that share analysts had predicted. But Midland chief executive Brian Pearse said there were almost no hopeful indications to signal
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  • THE REGION
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        Indonesian electronics exports up 67pc
        96 10 JAKARTA Indonesia's electronics exports during the first 10 months of last year reached U*****.93 million (SS34I million), 67 per cent higher than the U*****.25 million in 1990, according to a report in the Jakarta Post. The paper quoted Junior Minister of Industry Tungki Ariwibowo as
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        Thai cement firms set to compete
        105 10 BANGKOK Thailand's cement industry is well-placed to compete with its Asean rivals when regional free trade is introduced, but the industry may eventually be forced to re-locate for other reasons, the Bangkok Post reported, quoting Commerce Minister Amaret Sila-on. Speaking to reporters after opening
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        Hongkong firms under probe
        76 10 HONGKONG US customs officials are investigating possible involvement of Hongkong companies in the suspected transfer of sophisticated computer systems to China, a US Consulate General spokeswoman said on Wednesday. "I can confirm we are looking into such a case," the spokeswoman said. She gave no details.
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        Bangladeshi loan approved
        81 10 MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday approved a US$39.l million (SS6S.3 million) loan and a u*****.000 technical assistance grant to Bangladesh for an irrigation project on Bhola Island, the bank said. The loan would finance the excavation and sectionina of 667 km of inland creeks and
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        ADB to administer Opec project
        71 10 MANILA The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to administer an Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OpecJ-ftinded power project in Western Samoa, the Philippines-based bank said yesterday. The Opec fund for international development will provide US$l.7 million (SS2.B million) to purchase a new 3,300-kilowatt aenerator
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      Japan-bashing may hit other Asian economies: Perc
      561 10  -  Reports by Said Abdullah SINGAPORE Japan-bash-ing and any further moves towards regulated trade against Japan by the United States could also hit other Asian economies, a new risk report says. The Political Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc), in its latest report, said these moves
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      Asian trade still vital to Japan, says report
      423 10 SINGAPORE Japan will continue to play an Important role In the economies of South-cait Aila and other Allan countries, in ipite of domeitic conitrainti ai the economy ilowi down, Perc lays in iti latest report. Thii li becauie theie countries have itrategic
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      Lock icon Manila, Hanoi skip Spratly issue and sign economic pact
      398 10 AFP MANILA Philippine President Corazon Aquino and visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet have agreed to expand economic relations farther with the end of the Cambodian conflict but skipped the touchy sixnation dispute over the Spratly islands. Philippine government spokesman
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      Lock icon Vietnam and Laos to sign key Asean treaty in July
      249 10 AFP MANILA Vietnam and Laos are expected to sign here in July a treaty allowing them to apply for fall membership in Asean, a Philippine official said yesterday. Ambassador Romulado Ong told a news conference as Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo
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      Lock icon Vietnam sees large-refinery contract awarded by mid-year
      269 10 AP BANGKOK A top Vietnamese oil official said on Wednesday he expects the contract for Vietnam's first large refinery to be awarded by mid-year. According to Truong Thien, chairman of the stateowned exploration and production company Petrovietnam, six companies were shortlisted from among
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US durable goods figures offer hope of recovery
      797 11 Reuter WASHINGTON Administration officials and private economists disagreed over whether durable goods figures released on Wednesday meant a recovery has begun. US orders for big-ticket durable goods rose 1.5 per cent in January, the government had said earlier. Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady
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      396 11 Reuter WASHINGTON US Trade Representative Carla Hills cited India for lack of adequate patent protections and said she may take retaliatory trade action. But she left the door open for India to change its position in bilateral negotiations and in global
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      Lock icon Brazil still unable to curb inflation
      533 11 Reuter RIO DE JANEIRO The Brazilian government is proud of its success in starting privatisation, opening up the economy and winning a new International Monetary Fund loan but don't ask about inflation. Nearly two years after President Fernando Collor de Mello took office swearing
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      Lock icon Research group cuts UK growth forecast to 1.3pc
      465 11 Reuter LONDON The National Institute of Economic and Social Research announced a sharp cut in its 1992 growth forecast for Britain's economy to 1.3 per cent from 2.1 per cent. "As yet there is little tangible evidence of any recovery in activity
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      Lock icon Polish govt's plans said to be halting market reform
      239 11 Reuter WARSAW Poland's cen-tre-right government was criticised for devaluing the zloty and opposition parties said its economic plans effectively halted market reform and threatened to unleash "pure inflation.' Prime Minister Jan Olszewski hit back at his critics as he presented an
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        Britain, US keen on Chinese railway project
        110 11 HONGKONG Investors from Britain, the United States, Italy and France have expressed interest in an underground railway project in southern China's city of Guangzhou. The pro-China Ta Kung Pao daily said authorities in the provincial capital of Guangdong were striving to start construction
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        Opec chief criticises EC oil tax
        131 11 TOKYO The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) secretary general Subroto criticised the proposed oil tax of the European Community (EC) on Thursday. The EC Commission has proposed to phase in the tax which could amount to the equivalent of US$lO on a barrel
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        Canada to withdraw troops
        114 11 TORONTO Reflecting eased East-West relations and Canada's severe budget constraints, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's government has announced that it will pull out all its combat forces from Europe by the end of 1994. The decision, which was disclosed late Tuesday in the government's newest budget, a
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        ADB to boost Chinese loans
        135 11 BEIJING The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will boost loans to China by 40 per cent to 60 per cent, bank vicepresident Gunther Schulz was quoted as saying here by the China Daily. He said the bank planned to lend between US$7OO million (551.14 billion) and
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        Security system for China
        89 11 BEIJING China should cushion workers from the harsh realities of economic reform by setting up a national social security system, the official China Daily said. The appeal threw a spotlight on one of the thorniest economic problems China faces reform of money-losing state-run enterprises. Reform will
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        UN may seek new Iraqi funds
        148 11 GENEVA The UN Security Council may have to look at new ways of getting Iraqi money to compensate victims of its invasion of Kuwait if Baghdad continues to refuse to export oil, a UN human rights expert said. Walter Kaelin, a Swiss law professor
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      106 11 A major shopping centre in Queensland's largest regional city; TOWI^vS^M^T^LIA. Located in one of Queensland's growth cities Community facilities include swimming pools, Major Tenants: Woolworths Supermarket, tennis courts, skating rink Franklins, Fcsseys, Tresurway, Chevron Furniture, Excellent turnover growth -10% increase Errol Stewarts over 1990 58 specialty shops many national traders
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    Budging on the Budget
    454 12 EDITORIAL THE Budget that Finance Minister Richard Hu presents this afternoon will be the nation's first under an Elected Presidency. Parliament once reigned supreme over the country's coffers. No more. The President is now empowered to check any spending that threatens those reserves. It is a
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Curbing power of doctors
      281 12 MILTON FRIEDMAN, the famous American economist and advocate of the free market, once said that one of the reasons why health costs are as high as they are in the US is that the medical profession there is a cartel. The Health Review Committee seems to
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      Saving the Earth
      112 12 THE EARTH belongs to mankind. Who is to blame for polluting the environment? Both the Third World and the advanced countries should stop placing the blame on each other. A better solution would be to harness the best available technology and educating the masses on ways to
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      US dominance
      123 12 THE POSSIBILITY of the US fighting a war with Iraq and North Korea it the top concern of a report issued by the US defence department. It can be said that reflects that the US has a ciear picture of its own limitations. But it also clearly reflects
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      Careful calculations
      256 12 A WEEK today the Financial Secretary, Mr Hamish Macleod, will deliver his maiden Budget. Some of the suspense has already been lifted by the unprecedented public disclosure this week of his spending plans for the coming financial year. In previous years, financial secretaries have released their spending estimates
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      Lessons from a coup
      196 12 THE first anniversary of the Feb 23 coup d'etat went almost unnoticed. Except for a small religious rite held quietly at Wat Bovom Nives by members of the National Peace-keeping Council (NPKC) led by chairman Gen Sunthorn Kongsompong, there was none of the fireworks or fanfare
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      No small achievement
      82 12 THE past four years of the Sixth Republic of Korea, as the Roh presidency is called, has seen remarkable progress in democratisation as well as diplomatic successes in normalisation of relations with North Korea and in the "Northern Diplomacy", a policy aimed at developing ties with former
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    The Hongkong poser
    766 12  -  China's opposition to the corporatisation of Radio Television Hongkong has strengthened the claim that tne communist regime is now breaching its 'one country, two systems' promise. But whether all the blame should be put on China is debatable, says Jackie Sam Jackie Sam The writer Is a
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      281 12 The 2nd International Welding, NOT Surface Treatment end Metal Fabrlcetlon Industries Exhibition end Conference ASIA WELDEX '92, ing and repairing metal theaeoondinternational '#Pproducts. welding, NDT, surface ASIA WELDEX *92, treatment metal fabrication hence, is an excellent industries exhibition W ..JfaftS occasion for you to launch conference, is a timely and
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      67 12 DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU YOU KNOW, POP, IT'S STILL- YOU &MEMO 6*. SPtiFKY THE GUY MAS ON HIS UJAY HARP TO THINK. ABOLTT WALLER, MY BEST FRtENP IN TO VIETNAM WITHIN SIX MONTHS. THOSE HJHDHAPTOSEX& HIGH SCHOOL* WE HAPABOUT HEWAS &&GNEPICAMOIOKPOCL, THAT COUU? THAT HAS IN VIETNAM ANP THOSE THE
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Prescriptions aplenty for Tokyo's pessimism
      890 13 Now that all are agreed that Japan's economy is stalling, a plethora of cures is being offered to boost its health. The Asahi News Service examines several in this despatch from Tokyo Asahi PESSIMISM prevails in corporate Japan over the fate of the economy, and
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      DAP still nursing Penang dream
      1072 13  -  Leslie Lopez gauges the political climate in Penang and the opposition DAP's chances of wresting power in the state Leslie Lopez T HOUGH Malaysia's next general elections need not be held until 1995, the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) has begun laying the groundwork for
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      What's chief on the minister's mind
      586 13 KNOWN to friends and colleagues as Mr Nice Guy, Penang's Chief Minister, Dr Koh Tsu Koon, emerged from relative political obscurity in October 1990 to take over the top post in the island state. After more than a year in office, he has done
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      293 13 B The HourGlass Limited 5519,200,000 NOMINAL AMOUNT OF 5% UNSECURED LOAN STOCK 1991/1996 ("LOAN STOCK") LOAN STOCK INTEREST Pursuant to the terms of issue of the 5519,200,000 5% Unsecured Loan Stock 1991/ 1996 ("Loan Stock") the interest on the Loan Stock at the rate of 5% per annum less 31%
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      123 14 Wmr WITNESS MEN SHOOT BIRDIES, EAGLES AND X Pthe rare albatross 'f- i- i \J a i /f v A/i\j jk vi \l/J AkjLjCs > i fiiv y y v it ij J yIV *V ~s 2%* it* j FOR US$4OO,OOO j No, we're not encouraging cruelty towards other living
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Financing pinch puts squeeze on Japanese firms
      1072 15  -  As equity fund pools in Japan run dry, more firms are turning to high-cost debt. Neil Weinberg reports Neil Weinberg The Nikiei Weekly Debt, it was the dirtiest of four-letter words in corporate Japan during the late 1980s when companies raised vast sums
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      209 15 flB predictable price reductions of 20% burns less power. ,9 °-V on—~iii n I B|M| 30% each j AWP Best of all, Am3B6SX/SXL CPUs are i I w*ni r«» luvt Mt int<viTMiiim in iK- AmM i That's why the Am 386SX/SXL available today, available in quantity, -so —i rrwajlkr" I
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  • SPORTS 1
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      Lock icon Fenech aims to make history
      503 16 AP MELBOURNE Jeff Fenech aims to join three of boxing's greatest names when he challenges Azumah Nelson for the World Boxing Council super-featherweight title on Sunday. Fenech will be bidding to join Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran the only three boxers to
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      Lock icon Back woes force Jahangir to quit match
      163 16 AFP MADRID Jahangir Khan, the world number one from Pakistan, threw in the towel early in his Spanish Open squash championship first round match against Germany's Hansi Wiens on Wednesday. Jahangir was struck down again by the back problem that forced him to
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      Lock icon Good chance that Magic will play again
      200 16 AFP INGLEWOOD, California Magic Johnson has said that there is a chance he will play either in the National Basketball Association or in Europe after the Summer Olympics. "I think as we get closer to the Olympics, I can know more then," he
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      Lock icon Teenager Woods is youngest player in PGA event
      460 16 Reuter PACIHC PALISADES, California Eldrick "Tiger" Woods skipped school when he teed up yesterday in the first round of the Los Angeles Open golf tournament. Woods, who turned 16 on Dec 30, is the youngest golfer ever to compete in a PGA
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      Lock icon Letting go is hard to do
      792 16 The party's over for Johnson and Tarkanian. But do they know it? NYT NEW YORK Earvin Johnson and Jerry Tarkanian are attempting to come to grips with their sports mortality and the more one watches, the more one wonders which of them is the
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      Lock icon Kiptanui feels unable to beat Morceli in mile
      563 17 AP NEW YORK When two world record-holders face each other, one does not usually concede the race to the other. But Moses Kiptanui is doing exactly that to Noureddine Morceli in the mile for tonight's Mobil Indoor Track and Field Championships at
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      Lock icon Cason pulls out of US athletics grand prix
      444 17 Reuter NEW YORK Sprinter Andre Cason has withdrawn from the season-ending indoor athletics grand prix in New York today, apparently due to the toll taken by his hectic globe-trotting on the circuit for the past month. Cason's withdrawal spoils what would have
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    • SIDE LINES
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        Americans dominate on first day of Epson Open
        91 17 SINGAPORE Americans dominated the first day of the Epson Singapore Open Golf Tournament yesterday. Ken Mattiace shot a 65, going out in 33 and returning with 32. Neck and neck with him was compatriot Perry Moss with an identical score, while one
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        Bubka to skip meet
        63 17 GENOA, Italy Sergei Bubka, Ukraine's world pote-vauh champion and record holder, will miss the European indoor athletics championships here this weekend. The organisers said the championships did not figure in Bubka's plans and his next appearance would be in Donetsk on March 4. Last weekend, Bubka
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        Juventus advances
        49 17 MILAN Substitute Roberto Baggio scored twice in extra time as Juventus of Turin defeated Inter Milan 2-1 on Wednesday night to advance to the semi-finals of the Italian Cup. Also advancing to April's semi-finals were AC Milan and Sampdoria of Genoa, which eliminated defending Cup champion Roma.
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        Hendry secures top position
        134 17 DERBY, England Stephen Hendry goes into the wodd snooker championship in April safe in the knowledge that his main ambition for the season has been fulfilled by reaching the quarter-finals of the British Open with a 5-1 win over Gary Wilkinson here on Wednesday. It means
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        Tragedy on the river
        118 17 OXFORD, England An Oxford University oarsman has collapsed and died during a training session on the Thames river near here. A university spokesman said John Hebbes, aged 20, was not expected to take part in the annual rowing match with Cambridge University, a big social as
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      629 16 I Straits Steamship Land Limited I H (Incorporated in tie Republic ot Singapore) H Tb« audited results of the Group and the Company for the year ended M December 31,1991 are as follows: H COMPANY GROUP 1991 1990 1991 1990 $'000 $'000 $'000 000 I Sales (See Note below) 2,265
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      41 16 KLflkSs''' 1 sw r" Eii|jg *02-07, Orchard Bmntd (T«k *****35) PWhc Flame *02-38, Cemrepoir* (TA ******) I *0110 Liang Coun (Tefc *****52) &tow Lafayese Singapore Sogo Jakarta andxfeocd retail ouitea t 29th February 1992. jrfjm Slog&port Pr%m ho+otr>Q9 l, AUDIOTEX SERVICE
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      156 17 r 1 i it i a I i. iT f V WHO TURNS BUSINESS INTO PLEASURE? THAI ROYAL EXECUTIVE CLASS. YOU CAN DEPEND ON US. At Thai, we like to make all our passengers feel as true to its name, you'll be treated no less than royalty. So whether you
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      1193 18 Nothing Beats A Bud. 011$ where to wine, dine w /1 tggfP m L*M JtjTX jr Have a memorable even Ml ing at our newly-renovated Club 5! VWaJ Unwind with a refreshing I drink and let our all-girl L *»nd SAPPHIRE A > V soothe away your V/ blues with
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      721 18 TELEVISION AND RADIO inn mum ii rum 11 i I ill —'i»i«t.««w« iMaaMßHaaaanMM J >;• l J team Bob is dead! But is MS Swat Data* Cakaya. TUA nn+Arif li-f-flo 7S £?s«*«,*». j. I [10 ClltCSt lllllv 7.30 AMCtHMU. ever Happened t0...? (Ste- 100 lataraatlaaal Quran Raadlag fy. M ir»~.
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Saddling up
      758 19  -  Ardinan bin Hadan makes riding a breeze for both the rider and the horse, reports Claire Leow Claire Leow Ardinan bin Hadan, 70, hasn't been on a horse for over 40 years. But as Singapore's only professional saddler, his is the name on all horses' lips when it
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      Henry V in America
      469 19  -  Cheryl Liew reviews Kenneth Branagh's Dead Again Cheryl Liew THE MORAL of this story is: when you've been stabbed to death a few times with a pair of scissors, you don't forget not even in your next life. For Kenneth Branagh, that former British stage actor
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      Pinocchio to join muppet family in film
      433 19 CHATTEEBCMl WARNER BROS on Wednesday said it would make the first live-action film version of the classic children's tale Pinocchio in a deal with Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope and Jim Henson Productions. The film will use characters and puppets created by Jim
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      74 19 Peking Duck 31/3/92 H§ Complimentary Birthday Cake (Booking 24 Hn m «d»anc«) Lobster Sated «mtti Fresh Fruit Red Fish wfSoya Bean Crumb Shark's Fit w/Shredded Chi Bean Curd in Surtng Plate ffe Abalone Sea Cucumber Fred Prawns w/Oried Red CMk Hp Deep Fried Crispy Chicken Braised Noodtes v* Shredded Duck
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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      Marine stocks higher, moving against trend
      4177 20  -  By Claire Leow PROFIT-TAKING took share prices generally lower yesterday but marine stocks went against the tide, rising on a wave of positive sentiment because of Fels's better-than-expected results. Fels announced an 11 per cent rise in 1991 net earnings to $36.12 million late
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      Lock icon HOT STOCK
      62 20  -  By Chew Eng Han Comment TARGET of $2.60-2.65 was achieved early this month and the stock is now retracing downwards. Based on wave counts, a minimum correction down to $2.20 is likely. Daily and weekly stochastics are also pointing down. If support at $2.15-2.20 holds, the uptrend resumes.
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    2785 21 SPH Foreign 1290 +30 +14% Jurong Ship 50* 1020 20 2.0* PELS 50* 545 +15 +2.8* FELSWt 231 +11 +5.0* Robinjon 560 +10 +1.8* S Aerospace F 326 +6 +1.9* C Properties 715 +5 +0.7* K*ppel Corpn 795 +5 +0.6* NatSteel 50» 426 +4 +0.9*
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    3299 22 MAS 458 +6 +1.3% MISC Foreign 565 5 +0.9% Berjaya Leisure 132 +4 +3.1% Esso 50» 432 +2 +0.5% Guinness 50« 336 2 +0.6% High Low 50« 103 +2 +2.0% M Banking 492 +2 +0.4% Magnum Corp 50* 374 2 0.5% Petaling Gd 50» 170
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      304 22 BUSINESS TIM E__S Toll-frealM No: 737-0043 Fax No: 734-3806 ANNOUNCEMENT INDONESIA DEVELOPMENT FUND LIMITED (an investment company incorporated in rhe Cayman Islands) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT for the purpose of determining who is entitled to receive the proposed dividend to be voted upon at the upcoming Annual General Meeting
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      220 22 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 90 AMO IN THC MATTER Of MAOOLO (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED (In M»m6«n Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Sactton 306(1) of the Companies Act Chapter 90. that Final Qanaral Maating of the abovanamad Company will be haw at Panang Road
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      465 22 SI THE MOH COURT Of fRF" REPUBLIC OF SetOAPORE OawpaMaa winding Up Ne. 36 af 1182 In Sw Mattsr af On Catapanlaa Act (Chap** *8) And la Sw Matter af KMQBMAC ENTERPRISES PTE LTD AOVERTSBKNT OF KTITION Notice is hereby fhun that i PMNon u Mi for yvtrong up Of
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      5056 23 Bernama LACK of follow-through support and light selling halted the rebound on the share market here and prices retreated from early gains to close easier in reduced trading yesterday. Investors were seemingly cautious about holding positions amid uncertainty over the market's near-term prospects
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      RESULTS FORECAST
      270 24 Company Date Year 6ro»p Nat Nat earning* Grass •nn to profit/loss (L) par share dividend ('OM) (cents) Cerebos Feb 13 Sep 91 545.623|(538.911) 148(128) 236TE(30TE) KL Keporg Feb 13 Sep 91 M564.883(562.895) 15 3(14 8) 15(15) NST Feb 10 Aug 91 M555.298 (59.064) 30 9(33) 20(20) Ash Paotfic
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      OTHER RESULTS DUE
      230 24 Company Date Yaar Qrwf pretax Nat aarninga Grata ann to praflt/loaa (L) pw akara dhrWaad (•MO) (casta) H Piaza Feb 25 D«c 91 $***** ($11,723) 2.7(1.7) 3(3) U01 Feb 25 Dec 91 $51,731 ($59,792) 7.3(9.6) 6(6) Tech Resources Feb 24 Oec 91 MS15.408($6.59€) 1.0(0.5) Samb Maritime Feb
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      802 24 The UOB Group is tapping the capital market for up to $450 m to finance its expansion plans through the issue of five-year bond-cum-warrant issues with a face value of $200 m each. Guthrie GTS Ltd has increased its stake in L&M Group Investments Ltd to 36.5% through
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      400 24 Company Date HaM-yoar Croup pro-tax Interim ana to profit/loot (L) dh-Wood COM) Smw Spore Feb 25 Ok 91 $23.900($18,300) 5(5) Tasek Cement Feb 24 Dec 91 MS28 025($24 111) 10(10) Lingui Feb 18 Dec 91 M$4,068($3.388) Cold Store Feb 17 Dec 91 $12.122($19.171) 6 5M((N) GK Gob Feb
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      261 24 Caaipaay Date Yaar Cr*«p Net Nat aaraiags 8mi aaa to pram/tots (L) aar slur* JtvMaad (••00) (eaato) Cerebos Feb 13 Sep SI $45.623|($38.911) 14.8(12.8) 23 6TE(30TE) KL Kepong F.b 13 Sep 91 M864.883($62,895) 15 3(14.8) 15(15) NST Feb 10 Am 91 M$55.298(59.064) 30 9(33) 20(20) Asia Pacific Jin
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      520 24 Company Rtfhts tow Whnci W One-for-one 3 >1.00 per share Belt or Issue of S90.97Sm nominal amount of 3 51 Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991/96 with 454«9m detachable warrants on the basa of 12 nommal amount of Bonds for every three existing shares held Every S2 nommal amount
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      54 24 Pi Development Hotdnp Bhd: EGM at the registered office. No 21 23. Jalan Hussein (Ground Floor), ***** Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia, on Friday. Feb 28. at 10.30 am Golden Frontier Bhd: 19tti AGM at Bayan Room, Hotel Equatorial. No. 1, Jalan Bukit Jambul, ***** Penang, on Friday.
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      320 24 Ia loot cwt In SS USS %*y %yr 4y yr iy yr 26 Index ch«e chge ch«e dm di§t ctge World 403.4 0.7 -1.2 0.8 -3.0 0.5 -4.4 tEAFE 494.3 0.7 -1.6 0.9 -5.2 0.6 -6.6 Europe 438.6 0.6 6.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 -1.0 Pacific
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      176 24 Company Righto It tut Mi Pac Land Four-hx-seven MJ050 per share Ex-date Jan 3 Books dose Jan 17 Acceptance 4 Payment Mar 5 Jacks ht Two-fof-one a J100 per share Ei-date Jan 8 Books dose Jan 20 Acceptance 1 Payment Feb 28 MC8 Hdfs One-tor-tan g, Mil 10
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      2150 25 UPI STOCK prices continued to fall for the third consecutive day on the Thai stock market yesterday. Trading was light. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index declined 19.79 points from Wednesday's close of 799.97 to end at 780.18. "The index
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      1208 25 Reuter STOCK prices eased marginally in quiet trading yesterday as brokers said a brief rally had petered out and given way to consolidation. The index ended down 0.16 point at 280.14, with only 3.53 million shares traded. 'Turnover is continuing to contract but I expect
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      282 25 BUSINESS TIMES Ton Itm 1M No: 737 -0043 Fax No: 734-3008 In lnlMkral THE COMPANIES ACT, cap. sa And mm mmw ot SHOW A TRADING PTE LTD At an Extraordinary General Meeting of SHOWA TRADING PTE LTD. duty convened and held at 1. North Bhdge Road. *11-07. High Street Centre.
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  • TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
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      2594 26 Reuter STOCKS closed slightly weaker yesterday after a day of aimless meandering. Investors were glad the market hung onto recent gains despite nearing the top of its recent trading range, but lacked the energy or factors to push the market up in the face
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      2580 26 AP SHARE prices on the Hongkong Stock Exchange reached another peak for the second consecutive session yesterday in heavy trading. The Hang Seng Index, the market's key indicator of blue chips, rose 100.42 points, closing at 4,895.13. Turnover amounted to HK53.772 billion, up from
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      2264 27 UPI PRICES fell sharply on the Sydney Stock Exchange yesterday in the wake of Prime Minister Paul Keating's mini- t i budget, brokers said. At the close of trading, the All Ordinaries Index was n down 14.9 or almost one per cent to 1,623.2.
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        SEOUL
        831 27 THE MARKET closed up yesterday on a technical rebound in higher turnover, ending three days of declines. Brokers expect the rebound to be short-lived, however, as declining customer deposits, selling pressure from holders of margin accounts and political uncertainty continue to depress sentiment. "Yesterday's rebound doesn't mean the market
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        TAIPEI
        472 27 SHARE prices closed higher across the board on buying by big players. Brokers said the market would continue to waver around the 5,000-point barrier. The Weighted Index, which soared more than 100 points in early trade, finished 67.72 points or 1.4 per cent higher at 5,019.22. Turnover was a
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        446 27 SHARE prices closed higher as downward pressure on several issues eased despite the lack of a dear favourite in the Philippine presidential race, broken said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index crawled above the 1,200point resistance level, putting on 7.63 points to end at 1,201.11. Losers outnumbered gainers on
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        NEW ZEALAND
        257 27 SHARES prices closed easier yesterday on moderate volume in a day brokers described as directionless. "The market's taking a breather from the last few days' flurry. I think it will be more of the same today," Jordan Sandman Wert's Scott Richardson said. The NZSE-40 capital index fell 5.76
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        49 27 INDiCES TURNOVER Qw F*27 PN*. NEW ZEALANO NZSE-40 Capital 1,493.11 1,500.17 -3.76 MANILA Compouie Index Turnover (million) 1.201.II 633.8 1,193.48 309.4 +7.63 326.4 TAira Weighted Price Index Turnover (NTS billion) 3.019.22 37.3 4,931.30 36.8 +67.72 +0.7 SEOUL CompoMte Stock Index Turnover (billion won) 624.36 262.93 621.42 206.67 +2.94 +36.26
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • Stocks rally to push Dow to new peak
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        1753 28 STOCKS rallied in heavy trading on Wednesday on buying fuelled by surging bond prices and better-than-expec-ted economic news, recouping Tuesday's losses and lifting the Dow to another record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tumbled 24.59 points on Tuesday, soared 25.49 to 3,283.32, erasing the record high
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        882 28 HOPES of an interest rate cut strengthened the equity futures market and lifted share prices on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, despite new evidence that the government is trailing the main opposition party in opinion polls. The blue-chip Financial Times Stock Exchange 100-Share Index, which fell 12.9 points
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        PARIS
        225 28 SHARES built on their opening gains in moderate mid-session trading on Wednesday as stronger domestic bonds reinforced the market's firm underlying tone, brokers said. At 1245 GMT the CAC-40 Index was 13.70 points or 0.70 per cent higher at 1,967.23 on volume of one billion francs. The blue chip
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        358 28 STOCKS recorded their sharpest gains, on Wednesday since mid-January after Tuesday's release of the federal budget relinquished pent-up demand, dealers said. Better than expected results from two major Canadian banks helped the banking sector score the largest advance. Hefty gains in the US and Canadian bond markets, after Fed
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        432 28 SHARE prices posted solid gains on Wednesday on the back of strong demand for car-maker Volkswagen, share traders said. The DAX Index of 30 leading shares ended 14.97 points higher at 1,737.27 after dropping 6.80 points on Tuesday. Traders said they were surprised by a sudden rush of customer
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        605 28 Other markets in Europe, Sooth Africa and Canada Milan Feb 26 Lire Assitalia 8740 -150 Bastogi 148 -2 Fiat 5131 +81 Generali ***** -100 IfiPriv ***** +100 I taigas 3560 Italcementi ***** -520 Montedison 1410 -4 Mediobanca ***** -200 Magneti 750 -5 Magneti Risp 758 -3 Olivetti 2936 -46 Olivetti
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        72 28 INDICES TURNOVER NEW YORK Dow Jones SAP 500 Turnover (million) Feb 26 Cloa e Pr How 3.283.32 3,257.83 25.49 415.35 410.45 +4.9 241.5 210.3 +31.2 LONDON Financial Times 30 FTSE 100 Turnover (million) 2,002.9 1.989.8 +13.1 2.565.0 2.546.8 +18.2 500.3 511 -10.7 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1,737.27 1,722.30 +14.97 AMSTERDAM EOE
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
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      US dollar still trading within a narrow band in aimless dealings
      1193 29 REPORTS THE US DOLLAR was steady to weaker in late Asian trading but still wandering within the day's narrow ranges in aimless dealings yesterday. "It's the Tokyo blues top-heavy and bottom-solid," said Yutaka Nakamura, a manager at Daiwa Bank
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      379 29 Cross rates Feb 27 USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1 6430 2.5910 1.6470 129.30 0.5706 1.4950 1.3289 1.8382 SS 0.6086 1.5770 1.0024 78.6975 0.3473 0.9099 0.8088 1.1188 MS 0.3860 0.63 0.6357 49.9035 0.2202 0.5770 0.5129 0.7095 Dm 0.6072 0.9976 1.5732 78.51 0.3465 0.9077
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      533 29 Interbank rates SS Bid Offer Overnight 3 3 1/8 1-month 3 1/4 3 3/8 2-month 3 1/4 3 3/8 3-month 3 5/16 3 7/16 Overnight mode: 3-3/16 I'SS Bid Offer 7 days 4 1/16 4 3/16 1 month 4 1/8 4 1/4 2 months 4 1/8 4 1/4
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      424 29 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Asia's futures industry will flourish as expanding capital markets and growing investments are likely to create new regional exchanges and expand those already existing, Asian industry officials say. Asia has the world's highest trading volume in stock index futures trading and
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      210 29 Reuter JOHANNESBURG Foreign interest in South African bonds has all but dried up in the past few weeks despite offering a potential windfall to some of the more speculative foreign investors. Analysts said political and economic uncertainty, and the fact that current
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
      1139 29 SIMEX EUHOOOLUl Open High Low Sett Est Vol Op/Int Vol Mar 92 95.80 9180 95/71 9178 2000 ***** 2987 Jun 92 95.54 95.55 95.52 95.52 ***** ***** ***** Sep 92 95.22 95.24 95.21 95.22 5500 9607 5390 Dec 92 94.55- 94.57 94.54 94.56 6300 6166 1589 94 56
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      315 30 Reuter SYDNEY The legacy of the drought which cut this season's Australian sugar crop to its lowest in 15 years will continue to hurt production into the next season. Sugar cane growers forecast production in 1991/92 to June 30 at just
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      400 30 Reuter LONDON China, the world's largest grain producer, appears poised to overtake Russia in the mid-1990s as the world's leading importer, grain experts said. China's imports will rise as it strives to feed a growing population from a shrinking area
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      KL tin drops sharply on news of Pentagon selling
      833 30 REPORTS THE PRICE of Malaysian tin slumped on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market (KLTM) on news the Pentagon would be disposing of 60,000 tonnes from its tin stockpile over the next five years, dealers said. Tin shed 19 cents to close
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      1383 30 Rttbbf Feb 27 ■Mffifclitrtaa) S cents/kg Noon Clot Int I RSS Prompt 132.7VI33.75N l33.Myt34.50N lot 1 RSS Mar 92 132.7VI33.75 133.50/134.50 Int 1 RSS Apr 132.5<V133.00 I33.2VI33.75 Int 2 RSS OP 130.50/131.50N 131.00/132.00N Int 3 RSS OP 130.00/131.00N 130 50/131.50N Int 4 RSS OP 121.00/129.00N 128.50/129 SON Int 5
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    1265 31 C*y ETA Hg> ETP Mm WMM GA890 2205 ktaum Qf81 2010 QF82 2115 hmm RJ182 1440 RJ183 2320 KL837 1340 SQ24 0115 SQ23 1815 KL838 2325 M*mm SQ36 2230 tadM NZ35 1530 SQ285 2130 SQ286 2035 NZ36 2305 BA12 2155 ammm gas24 0920 BaaferSari Bt421 1105
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      600 31  -  LETTER FROM CAIRO By Marjorie Olster The SPHINX is in intensive care. The pyramids are showing signs of stress. Egypt's treasure trove of Pharaonic and Islamic monuments, the legacy of one of the world's oldest civilisations, is crumbling. Ancient temples, mediaeval mosques with carved friezes and fluted
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      FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      152 31 As at 3pm yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.2315 1.2565 Canadian dollar 1.3780 1.4059 NZ dollar 0.8836 0.9015 Sterling pound 2.8675 2.9064 US dollar 1 6400 1.6480 Load dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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      69 31 Duration Title Venue Organiser Td 1 Mar 28 International Bah, Italy Fiera Pel (39)80/*****2 Apr 5 Fair for Leisure, Levante 1992 Sports ft Tourism Apr 1992 International Yugoslavia Zagrcbacki (38)41/*****6 Days of Tourism Valesajam Duration Title Venue Organiser Td Apr 7-12 International Helsinki, The Finnish Fair *****5091
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      59 31 QUITor At m n* 1 I 1 1 ft 1 I I H I I- I S s vk m Bl ro I I i I Controversial TV star Tracy Gao says she has quit SBC. But SBC says the actress was sacked. The actress talks to the New Paper.
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      176 31 Singapore Outlook: Showers over severalareas in the late afternoon and earV evening. Report Maximum temperature 32.9 Assoc humidity 61% Minimum temperatuK 25.1 Assoc humidity 89% Hours of sunshine 9.30 Rainfall in mm.... Nil Rainfall this moath 62.4 Rainy days this month 4 World forecast Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cood. Auckland... 24/15 Cloudy
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    349 32 Bid to protect economic security, say officials Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan will block investments in China by its carmakers, high-technology companies and other strategic industries in order to protect the island's economic security, officials said. Economics Minister Vincent Siew has ordered government departments to tighten
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    401 32 AFP BEIJING A territorial dispute between China and Japan yesterday threatened to escalate as both sides stood firm on their claims to a group of islands in the East China Sea. The lingering dispute was rekindled by the passage of a territorial waters
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    Lock icon India's economic growth slows to 2.5pc: survey
    331 32 Reuter NEW DELHI India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to around 2.S per cent in 1991/92 ending in March against 5.6 per cent the previous year, the government said in its annual pre-budget Economic Survey yesterday. "The year 1991/92 has been an
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    Lock icon Thailand to amend patent law to protect foreign drugs
    227 32 Reuter BANGKOK Thailand's National Legislative Assembly has given its final approval to a patent law amendment, demanded by the United States, to provide protection for foreign pharmaceutical products. The Thai Parliament yesterday endorsed the govern-ment-sponsored Bill after protracted protests by students
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    Jakarta steps up measures to protect share investors
    398 32 JAKARTA The Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) and the Attorney General's Office agreed yesterday to pool their resources to stop abuse and irregularities in Indonesia's capital markets and provide more protection to investors, according to The Jakarta Post. Chairman Sukanto Reksohadiprojo briefed
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    465 32 Reuter JAKARTA The Indonesian army yesterday said it has punished six senior officers for last November's shooting of civilians in East Timor, in what diplomats said is an attempt to calm international outrage. Army chief General Edi Sudradjat said three of the
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    371 32 AFP KUALA LUMPUR The International Maritime Bureau (1MB) proposed yesterday the setting up of a 24-hour regional piracy centre here to help combat the rising number of pirate attacks in the seas off Southeast Asia. Eric Ellen, director of the London-based IMB, described the
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      511 33  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Hongkong shipowners are dropping Liberian registration for their ships in favour of the Panamanian, Norwegian and Bahamian flags. Last year, Hongkong shipowners' support for Liberian registration fell sharply to just 280 vessels with a combined capacity of 19.4 million deadweight
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      479 33 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's international carrier Qantas Airways Ltd yesterday warned that the country's aviation industry could fragment, losing its long-term competitiveness, as a result of changes announced by Prime Minister Paul Keating. "We've reached a crucial crossroad probably the most critical in
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      1186 33 Pa«e 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 cWare housing 15 5 Arrow Int 9 4 Asian Break-Bulk 16
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      Lock icon M'sian govt to build second port in Johor
      472 33 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik yesterday announced plans to build a second port in Johor to meet the continuing high demand for port services. The site for the new port had been identified and work on
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      Shippers' council to send six-man delegation to HK
      196 33  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE The Singapore National Shippers' Council will be sending a sixman team to take part in the 2nd International Shippers' Conference starting on Tuesday in Hongkong. The event, which is organised by the Hongkong Shippers' Council, aims to foster
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        121 34 KATMANDHU Scheduled flights to New Delhi and Singapore were cancelled on Wednesday as Royal Nepal \irlines pilots were off the job for a second day, striking for mproved working conditions. Air Force pilots were called on o operate a number of domestic tourist flights but
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        Travel perks from Lufthansa
        75 34 LOS ANGELES German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Lufthansa Airlines said it was offering special promotions for passengers buying either first-class or business-class tickets between now and June 30. It said that by flying round-trip on Lufthansa from either Los Angeles or San Francisco, a companion may
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        Rohr unit in French venture
        82 34 CHULA VISTA, California Rohr Inc said its Rohr Aero Services Inc subsidiary entered a new business venture in Toulouse, France. The new company, Rohr Aero Services Europe, which began operations on Feb 1, will perform overhaul and repair services for nacelles and thrust reversers for
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        109 34 NEWHALL, California Special Devices Inc said it received authorisation from TRW Inc to produce and ship initiators for use in TRW airbag systems. The TRW airbag systems are to be supplied to General Motors Corp. Special Devices said the authorisation represents an important step by TRW
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        Amoco denies oil spill
        98 34 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad Local officials of Amoco Corp's Amoco Oil Co said dark-brown patches along the Trinidad coast were not caused by an oil spill but probably by natural causes such as decayed marine organisms. There had been concern in coastal villages that patches along
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        Smiths to link with Rockwell
        54 34 LONDON Smiths Industries pic is poised to sign a partnership agreement with Rockwell International Corp unit Collins Avionics, the Financial Times said. The report said the joint venture would create a third force in the commercial aircraft avionics sector, competing with market leader Honeywell Inc
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        Two 747s clip wings in NY
        120 34 NEW YORK Two Boeing 747s clipped wings late on Tuesday at Kennedy International Airport, delaying a flight for some 300 TWA passengers bound for Paris. Damage was slight, said port authority spokesman William Cahill. He said the passengers never left the plane. The incident
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        Man sues dealer over faulty Rolls
        107 34 CHRISTCHURCH A man who disputes a salesman's comment that his Rolls Royce was "simply the best car in the world" is suing a car dealer to get his money back after suffering a series of breakdowns. Bruce Bellis told the High Court he paid
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      753 34 DRY CARGO freight rates softened again after hopes faded that time-charter sector improvements could boost activity, brokers said on Wednesday. The Baltic Freight Index lost seven points to 1,227 with falls on nearly all runs, especially transatlantic grain. Brokers noted news the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has
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      906 34 Lloyd's of London reported a record loss of £510 million for 1988. Steven Prokesch looks at the impact this will have its backers NYT CITING a string of costly disasters and dcpressed insurance rates, the Lloyd's of London insurance market on Wednesday announced a record
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      321 50 UPI BRUSSELS Sabena Belgian Airlines on Wednesday denied allegations it was unwilling to; repay British Airways and the Dutch KLM Air- line money invested in 1989 in an abortive attempt to create a joint subsidiary Sabena World Airlines. Sabena, which as a small
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      1414 36 R'DAM/ VOY K S PORE JEOOAH SHAMTOH H'BURQ ANT LE HARVE TOKIO EXPRESS 04/306 1/3 18/3 20/3 23/3 24/3 KATSURAQI 10/106 9/3 14/3 28/3 24/3 23/3 iSySIiZ^SI THAMES 10/308 8/3 28/3 27/3 30/3 31/3 LA SEINE 23/110 12/3 21/3 4/4 31/3 30/3 HOECHST EXPRESS 02/310 18/3 1/4 3/4 6/4 7/4
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      756 36 HAWAC HITICT COMTAIMMMS MUMIM DtCT SOUTH PAOFIC SEKWCt SIN NOU SUV PPT IMPERIAL 3203 EB IN PT 12/3 15/3 20/3 PALE MBA NO 3301 EB 26-27/3 7/4 10/4 14/4 Transit Tlma (13) (18) (22) ALSO ACCEPTRK CMtfiO MA SUVA TO: LAUTOKA, FAOO MfiO, «M, NUKUALOFA, P. MU FASTEST SfIWCE TO
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      1310 36 REGULAR INDEPENDENT FULL CONTAINER SERVICE WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AS FROM NORASIA SAMANTHA V 9202-3 ETA SINGAPORE 16/3/92 LCL CARGOES CAN BE ACCEPTED TO THE FOLLOWING DESTINATIONS. ITALY VENICE/TRIESTE/ANCONA EGYPT ALEXANDRIA/PORT SAID TURKEY IZMIR/MERSIN GREECE PIRAEUS MALTA VALETTA SLOVENIA KOPER FOR BOOKINGS/ENQUIRIES PLS CONTACT MR ANDREW VASKO/MISS S C
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      1882 37 fM m STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD Chiang Road 409-01 Sanford Building Singapore 0208 Tal: *****88 Fat: *****17 ACCEPTS DUE SAIS CARGO SPORE B'KOK H n Ttb 01 02 KGASUS PROGRESS 707N 06-07 MM 10-11 MM S"" 1 03 04 #5 M* 06 Mar MGENUTY W.173H 0102 MM 04 05 MM
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      2599 37 < SINGAPORE AGENT: P£iA pAnteiinPrC P4O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd V\ X 9 15 Hoe Chiang Road #08-02 to 06 Sanford Building. Singapore 0208 WT- M f Tel: 225 2233 Telex: RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 r CR Number: **********02 EXPORT IMPORT VIIWL VOY *PNO -NO MM
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      534 38 CR NBR **********0-0 EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINEBSHIP SERVICES TO EUROPE VSL/VOY SPORE ROAM/AMM H'BURG BREMEN AAWRP MATARAM/31WB 3/3 5/4 10/4 14/4 17/4 SANHJAYA/34W8 15/4 18/5 23/5 27/5 30/5 KUTAI/25W8 2/5 5/6 10/6 14/6 17/6 FAST TRANSIT TIME ACCEPTING BREAK BULK/CONTAINERISED CARGO Subfrct to InduowiMnt. Atoo aceaptlng cargo to C*Mb4anca, Port Bold,
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      1376 38 <g) HANJIN SHIPPING FOR VSL sm L* HAUL ICR OAK FOR V* BW |lM HAUL SAY IM NYC HAW* HAMBURG 00* 1/3 OKCT 22/3 25/3 HANIM QCAJ 078E 2/3 H. ICWYORK UK 1/4 11/4 12/4 HANJM ELIZABETH 003E 8/3 ORECT 29/3 1/4 NAHM KMAMVAM ONE 9/3 K YOKOHAMA 83S 11/4
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      1988 39 V B 11 1 rouruwy U IR( v NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL: *****77 (CR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS: (TOLL FREE) NEPTUNELINK TEL *****00 (TOLL-FREE) USA SERVICE *****82 DOCUMENTATION DEPT *****44/*****14 FAR EAST SERVICE *****31 TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 199 UK/EUROPE SERVICE *****89 IMPORT CFS MB2 *****69/*****96 Mm AUST/IND4A/PAK SERVICE *****32
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      920 39 m sinsov I SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: *****51/ *****64/ *****06 (FESCO LINE) ENQURES: *****33 MARINE INSURANCE SERVICE: *****67/ *****67 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 JAKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 i FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES S ————-——————i EASTBOUND—PBCHMOM WESTBOUHD-LOWN6 BgMBgJUBM— VtMBl WW ll |iu
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      1477 40 0. W AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SMGAPORE (PTE) LTD ICR No: **********0 M) W W TEL *****77 TELEX; KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX; *****07/^9 1.1 |\l MALAYSIA: "K" UNE MAIVTME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD 1 JL jkb. JLr JL m TEL SA *****00 PK *****01/5 PENANG *****0 JB *****1 KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD INDONESIA; P.T.
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      1058 40 PHILI-ORKNT UN€5 PTC LTD 4^ 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 1 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** FAX: *****76/*****38 BY AIR, LAND OR SEA.... Atokt 3t3U WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION i-bmhhu^hi 10 MAR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 15 MAR
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      1064 41 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD If V fIV 140 066,1 street < #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. T«l: *****33 ....,1 mv M M yum vov SIN sin atAi TL Tl KOTA SURIA KBN3OO 1/1 4/3 o/3 BUNQA TERATAI tM 1/3 J/J 3/3 8/3 KOTA RAKYAT 101 3/3 8/3 10/3 KBT3OO
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      1198 41 EacßenV P CLASS CONTAINER TRANSPORT FEEDER VESSEL PENANG P KELANG OCEAN VSL/VOY SIN SOU (1) RTM (2) HAM (3) I Gof^)" ANSON/TBN 28/2 28/2 BSNALDER 2082 3/3 20/3 22/3 23/3 25/3 ANSON/TBN 6/3 7/3 TQYAMA 2092 10/3 27/3 29/3 30/3 1/4 ANSON/TBN 13/3 14/3 AROSIA 2102 17/3 3/4 5/4 6/4
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      546 41 Ml MYANMA n FIVE STAR UNE w (Myaßmar National Liaa) Loading for Yaa«o« (Rangoon) S'poro P.KIf Pan P.Gdt *11«W 19/13 ttm J/l Iter •M-M ¥174* 12/15 ttm PASAR VI SOW 18/21 Mar THE BANK LINE (A «ar«caolA»draa t RMr Shipping) VT SEMI-CONTAINEN SERVICE \1 HEAVY LIFT CAPABILITY IEXPRCSS TO PAPUA
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      595 42 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST M RO-RO I HEAVY UFTS MBOUHP VESSELS wa m 9 pi in u 75 1/3 k Pt TAHM nm II 1/1 Z Z 1 2/3 VI sou PK 41 11/) ma« aur* u i/j ii/ 3 SOU Alloa 71 11/3 14/3 IRAK MTI 37 12/3
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      78 42 S pore P Kelang Loading for I ■OS PIONEER 29/2 2/3 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes I ETHNOS 10/3 14/3 Casabbnca/Rdm/Flusiang/Atw/UK I FURIA 15/3 11/3 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes I S'pore Loading for I MR 5/3 Dubai/Dotia/Dammam/Kuwait I RISER 10/3 Dubai/Bahrain/Dammam/Kuwait I 10/3 Aden/Hode»dafi/Jeddah I HItSE 15/3 Hodeidah/Jeddah/Aqaba/Port Said I S'pore Loading for Los Angeles/New Orleans/ I
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      1275 43 NEDLLOYP GIVES YOU VIETNAM WEEKLY FEEDER VESSEL PKG PEN OCEAN KSSQ M .IB IW(1) HAM (2) BRV FIX SOU GOT VESSEL Jkt P*i *fw *Bkk Ski JWi ta/n HPtyiMuth(A) Tknaru LrttaftOß(B) Duwdbi(R) Napier Ihfccten(C) Tauranji B. Seroja/832 —W. Bhum/560 29/2 27/2 Hermes Hope/2032 3/3 21/3 22/3 24/3 25/3 23/3 24/3
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      760 44 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND |F«wi llMk |SH I tact l IK Ip CMALM MMTMA lIM «7j~ It/1 IV3 l«/l 34/3 H/J ellmi mm 57" wi a/i *73 TT* «/4 T 757; W» Ztt 11/4 IS/4 13/4 27/4 i7s~ S/S t ymuc m~ nTi i/s s/s »/s u/s 157s TO USA/CANADA S
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      1015 44 EXPORTS TO HONGKONG, TAINAN, MANIA I JAPAN "TWICE WEEKLY" MALACCA STRAITS SOtVKE OWIOUO WY FW. FEN NT IHII M WC XAO un TYO TOR SM2 NCO MB |J Vtssa VOT |SM Im.fBIM.NSM ACI LOWS 228 24 2 28 2 3.3 7.3 13 13,3 14.3 14.3 ISJ ACS BUW 4SA 1.3
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      1547 44 CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY FULL CONTAINER LINER SERVICE HUr»i MEMTS SNGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS HOES*? MBllt COSTAR SHPPIN6 PTE LTD p M l* 2»lN#/2Mi133 WOWOW wm AS*uii«s lm-eiwnc* sssi SPLSEPSJI" M srsrsi uv» j£ mmtmn POMM TEL: 04-J*****/WS4M SuSrMif FA* 04-*****0 lU. MA ***** OCT/ mmvwi rm+ m-t- hp w w
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      627 45 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) LWASSOL/PMAUS 8/3 ROTTERDAM 8/3 HAIFA/ASHDOD/ ALEXANDRIA 8/3 HAMBURG/BREMEN 8/3 MARSaLE/FRANCE 8/3 FEUXSTOWE/UK 8/3 BARCELONA/SPAIN 873 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP 8/3 GENOA/ITALY 873 GOTHENBURG/SCANDMAVU 873 LOS ANGELES/WC/fl 8/3 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 29/2 NEW YORK/EC 8/3 FREMANTIE 1/3 VANCOUVER 8/3 BRISBANE/ADELAPE
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      789 45 fgß TEL: *****3) (12 Uhm) m FAX: *****18/22(3303 IPOI TELEX: RS ***** RIBHIP (3 Urns) IfgA ETWOPIAN SMPPM6 UNB Ir^^ 4 (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL VOY ETA LOADING FOR mom ABYOT 2SWB 30/03 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ABSAB. MASSAWA NETSANET 26W8 26/04 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB.
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      1653 46 hglP HJE STM UWE TO FROM |r^MEW ZEALAND AND T/S TO FIJI TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND PORTS sn m mi m sm PtOSPCCT 171 4/3 11/3 VM NR. U/3 4/4 MANDAMA Wli 12/3 24/3 MA NPI 2C/3 12/4 man m 2«/3 7/4 MA MI t/4 24/4 FULLY CONTAINERISED BAILINOS
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      1005 46 THONG SOON LINES PTE. LTD. 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #10-00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0101 TEL: *****8S FAX NO: *****11, *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRIER. RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO VESSEL TyOT In* 1 BEST VESSEL YfT SfOtt P. BEUBC KIM SOON LI 48/92E 04 MAR PENANG EQUATOR JEWEL 59N 29
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      814 47 COMPANIA PERUANA DE VAPOREB V* "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" ACCEPTMG BREAKBULK/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CAIIAO, MATARAM. HO* I OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS* WTHT/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BILL OF LADMG. WgV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY Of BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCEPTW6 BREAKBULK/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM KOBE. YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA. MOI. TOKYO*, MANIA*, OAVAO* Nun** P. K<Hni Sriaoori
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      457 47 X V"* A MULTI-MODE SHIPPING PTE LTD MIDDLE-EAST/PERSIAN GULF ACCEPTING FCL/LCL DUBAI OAMMAN SHARJAH. DOHA. MUSCAT. BAHRAIN. ABU DHABI. BANDAR ABBAS ICDOAH 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 ROTTEROAM. ANTWEP GOTHENBURG.
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      388 47 SIN FM EAST 2/3 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 1/3 BANGKOK 4/3 MANILA/CEBU 1/3 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 1/3 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. Malaysia 2/3 BUSAN 2/3 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 29/2 HONG KONG SjN CHINA 29/2 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGOAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SjN EUIOPg/HK 29/2 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 29/2 RDM/HAM/ANT/LE HAVRE/GENOA/OSLO also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Roumania/Poland/Bulgaria/Ciech. SM USA/ami 29/2 LOS
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      714 48 r MjT_ FIL CONTAINER SERVICES PTE LTD WADBAS CALCUTTA VSL SIN/MADRAB VBL SIN/CALCUTTA SIN MU SM SM CAI SN NBT AVAIAM.E bM 01-03/03 09 10/03 NUT AVM.MU 27 21/02 05 09/02 15-16/03 27 a/02 05-07/03 13-14/03 02-03/03 09 13/03 19-20/03 02-03/03 01-10/03 IH7/03 H 07-01/03 14-11/03 24-25/03 JAKARTA DUBAI HON6KON6
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      430 48 BontermJ CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. GUARANTEED WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION TOUR FIRST CHOICE TO:— SYDNEY 29 FEB f 92 AUCKLAND 5 March BANGKOK 7 March EUROPE 29 Feb GOTHENBURG 1 March PENANG 2 March PORT KELANG 2 March JAKARTA 3 March MELBOURNE 29 Feb SYDNEY 29 Feb ©235 0633 (KATHLEEN/ NICHOLAS/
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      463 48 Next Week's Sailings Bangkok 08/3/92 Rotterdam 08/3/92 Port Kelang 08/3/92 Los Angeles 08/3/92 (On forwarding To Mid West/ Port Louis 05/3/92 Em* Coast of USA) fk Singapore Tel: 778 6522 0 §Ji Fax: 779 2738 Esther Yap < Johore Tel: 07-*****8 ylr V Fax: 07-*****3 Alfred Ng 7&AMS-L/A//C INCHCAPE SNIPPING
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      430 48 piUIIUIiMII MANILA ETA 1': VIGOUR PACIFIC 57N8 29/2 WMMgrg 21WB 7/3 BANGKOK 1/3 8/3 BUSAH 2/3 9/3 HONGKONG 6/3 13/3 DURBAH/PT LOUIS 5/3 16/3 T KEELUNG 2/3 9/3 USA 2/3 9/3 PT. KELANG 3/3 6/3 KOBE 2/3 9/3 PIRAEUS 4/3 11/3 OSAKA 4/3 11/3 JAKARTA 3/3 6/3 OUBAI 2/3 11/3
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