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Title Section16 1992-03-03 1 Business Times THE BUSINESS PAPER FOR S-E ASIA MITA (P) 35/12/91 Tuesday, March 3, 1992 75*16 words
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NEWS SUMMARY
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53 1992-03-03 1 TOKYO A Japanese regional development agency rigged public works tenders for more than 20 years, awarding virtually every contract to firms which employed retired agency staff, a leading Tokyo daily reported yesterday. Yomiuri Shimbun said the rigging even earned a special name53 words
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Article47 1992-03-03 1 BRUSSELS The European Commission yesterday said it had approved a bid by the Agnelli family's holding company for Exor, the largest shareholder in mineral water and cheese firm Source Perrier SA. It was the Commission's first ruling on the cross-border takeover battle.47 words
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MARKETS SUMMARY
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Article29 1992-03-03 1 WALL STREET opened slightly higher early yesterday, with the Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrials edging up 1.56 points to 3,269.23 in the first five minutes.29 words
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Article45 1992-03-03 1 LONDON shares were weaker at midday yesterday, hit by declines in the pharmaceutical sector after Wellcome pic's largest shareholder announced plans to sharply reduce its stake. At 1200 GMT, the FTSE 100-Share Index was down 14.5 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 2,547.6.45 words
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Article, Illustration29 1992-03-03 1 Monday Change BT-MGA 702.97 -8.18 Kuala Lumpur ....601.93 -3.13 Tokyo 21,487.82 +149.01 Hongkong 4,952.19 +23.13 Sydney 1,625.4 +11.3 Friday Change New York 3,267.67 -1.78 London 1,983.0 -3.729 words
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Article24 1992-03-03 1 Exchange rates USS SS 1.6435 100 Yen SS 1.2686 MS SS 0.6358 Money market rates Overnight 3 1/2% -1/8 3-montn 3 3/8 unch24 words
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Article37 1992-03-03 1 London GoM AM fix US$350.55 -US$0.30 Rubber S'pore Apr.... 134.25«/kg +1.25 M'sia Apr 209.50*/kg +0.5 KL Tin Turnover 53 tonnes -66 Spot M$ 14.17/kg +0.05 Crude palm oil Turnover 737 lots -816 Apr M$903 /tonne -I37 words
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Article, Illustration644 1992-03-03 1 Lee Han Shih - High losses prompt thorough review of all operations By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE THE gov-ernment-owned Singapore Technologies Holdings (STH) group (formerly Sheng-Li group) is going through a major restructuring. High losses on some of the group's riskier ventures have prompted a thorough review of all644 words
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88 1992-03-03 1 SINGAPORE Keppel Corporation has turned in a "pleasant set of results" for the last financial year ended Dec 31, 1991. Net earnings increased 22 per cent to reach $144.72 million, better than most analysts had expected. The group saw improved results in its major88 words
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Article, Illustration323 1992-03-03 1 Al O Labita Jr - From Al O Labita Jr in MANILA THE Jakarta-based Dharmala Group plans to resume its property development activities in the Philippines, which have been stalled since the 1989 coup attempt against the Aquino Government. A company spokesman said the increasingly favourable investment323 words
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231 1992-03-03 1 SINGAPORE The Singapore stock market sank yesterday on dampened prospects for the year. Forecasts on Jurong Shipyard by the company's chairman of lower profits last Friday sent many marine stocks down, bringing the market along with them. As a result, the Straits Times Industrials231 words
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307 1992-03-03 1 Reuter BANGKOK Thailand's military-appointed Parliament has given final approval to major capital market reform Bills that include the setting up of a powerful watchdog agency for the growing Thai securities industry. Under the reforms, a Thai Securities and Exchange Commission, modelled after the United States'Reuter - 307 words
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Article275 1992-03-03 1 Lee Han Shih - By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Yang Yuan Hua, owner of the Swatow group of restaurants and the man who made news recently for losing a $25 million deposit in an aborted deal to buy the Plaza by the Park, has died of a heart attack275 words
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Advertisement427 1992-03-03 1 Nikon The World's Finest Photographic System. Clob listing INDONESIAN tyre-maker PT Gadjah Tunggal will be listed on Clob International tomorrow. It will be the first Indonesian company to be quoted on the Stock Exchange of Singapore Page 4 International members THE Stock Exchange of Singapore is expected to announce soon427 words
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Advertisement10 1992-03-03 1 Eull report, Pg 4 Retail Sector Development Plan, Pg 210 words
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Advertisement21 1992-03-03 1 A Wise move in Manila; Manila's property market poised for a comeback; DM I studies Ayala for property tips, Pg 921 words
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PAGE 2 NEWS
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545 1992-03-03 2 Sangeeta Mulchand - Retail Sector Development Plan Reports by Sangeeta Mulchand THE government yesterday unveiled a development plan to help small and medium-sized retailers restructure and upgrade moves that are necessary if the retail sector is not to weigh down the overall performance of the economy.545 words
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354 1992-03-03 2 UNDER the Retail Sector Development Plan, small and me-dium-sized retailers will be able to tap into eight main avenues that provide opportunities for them to restructure, modernise, and stay competitive. The action plan, announced yesterday by Senior Minister of State (Trade and Industry) Lim354 words
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Article, Illustration379 1992-03-03 2 TWO CONCEPT PLANS for the recently built Tampines Neighbourhood 2, and Singapore's first HDB new town at Toa Payoh have been drawn up to provide ideas on how existing retail areas can be transformed into modern shopping and entertainment centres. Under the379 words
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Article, Illustration1189 1992-03-03 2 A study work group comprising members of the private and public sectors was formed to identify trends in the local retail industry and to recommend strategies for SMEs to grow. Here are some of their findings: THE SINGAPORE shopping scene todaySource: EDB's retail sector development plan - 1,189 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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432 1992-03-03 3 Lilian Ang - Sharp fall linked to lower post-Gulf War oil prices By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE'S trade figures, which have been declining since late last year, slipped further in January, with $17.2 billion worth of goods traded, compared with $19.4 billion in the same month last432 words
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202 1992-03-03 3 Hong Lee Tiam - By Hong Lee Tiam SINGAPORE The management council of the Lucky Plaza shopping centre will explain to shop owners in writing how $937,000 was spent re-tiling the Orchard Road complex as part of a $5 million upgrading project. Tiles in all the202 words
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325 1992-03-03 3 Quak Hiang Whai - By Quak Hiang Whai A BANK union's attempt to recruit executives has hit a snag. United Overseas Bank is believed to have rejected a request by the Singapore Bank Officers' Association to allow its bank executives to join the union. The union made325 words
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171 1992-03-03 3 THE Philippine Air Force is ordering a total of 18 S2ll jets and 30 SF26O turboprop trainers from Italy's Agusta Group. Agusta SpA Far East regional manager Fulvio Maurogiovanni said last Friday at the Asian Aerospace '92 show. According to Mr Maurogiovanni, while the171 words
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303 1992-03-03 3 THE GOVERNMENT will soon lift most of its remaining restrictions on doing business with South Africa. A Foreign Ministry spokesman yesterday said the government was encouraged by the steps being taken in South Africa towards the creation of a non-racial democracy.303 words
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NEWS ROUNDUP
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78 1992-03-03 3 STUDENTS at Ngee Ann Polytechnic will benefit from the institution's new electronic design automation network electronic engineering students, for example, will be able to work simultaneously at separate computer terminals on the design, testing and building of a single project. The polytechnic has spent $4.778 words
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Article59 1992-03-03 3 SINGAPORE has oflferred its fishing port and fish marketing facilities and services to other Asean members to promote the industry regionally. The offer was made yesterday by the Senior Parliamentary Secretary (National Development), Lee Yiok Seng, at the opening of the fourth council meeting of the59 words
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Article49 1992-03-03 3 SINGAPORE will host Asia's first computer crime awareness week, from March 23-29. Dubbed Security Awareness Week '92, the event is expected to bring together local and international experts on law, banking, accounting and information technology. There will be talks, seminars, demonstrations and product launches.49 words
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Article58 1992-03-03 3 NEW technology should not be seen as an investment for bigger firms only. Smaller firms could also benefit from it, the Senior Parliamentary Secretary (National Development), Lee Yiok Seng, said yesterday, adding that smaller projects could achieve substantial improvements with good design and management58 words
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392 1992-03-03 3 The Glenn Knight case A DECISION on the appeal by former Commercial Affairs Department director Glenn J Knight against a three-month jail term will be made this Friday. Knight, 47, pleaded guilty last September to charges of attempted cheating and using a false392 words
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Advertisement342 1992-03-03 3 kg, m ATTENTION f_ General Managers P I |k I Financial Controllers pj I Hkl Administration Managers tJilf %lg The business of your Company covers the region or the world. The staff need to make overseas phone calls in the course of their work. You understand that But you want342 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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65 1992-03-03 4 SINGAPORE The trial of stockbroker Winston Tan Kay Miang was adjourned on Saturday and will be heard on March 7 at Court 14. Tan, a director of Lum Chang Securities Pte Ltd, was alleged to have allowed Lum Chang Srcurities to buy 23,33565 words
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Article76 1992-03-03 4 HONGKONG Lippo Ltd, the Hongkong listed arm of Indonesia's Lippo group, aims to buy a 20-storey residential building from Lee Ming Tee's Allied Properties for HK$4OO million (SsB4 million). The property, Celestial Court on Repulse Bay Rd, consists of 60 luxury apartments with a total floor76 words
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Article52 1992-03-03 4 SINGAPORE Guthrie Manufacturing (S) Pte Ltd bought 42,000 more shares in L&M Group Investments (S) Pte Ltd at $1.66 apiece yesterday. Its parent, Guthrie GTS Ltd, with associated parties, now holds 24.71 million L&M shares, representing 36.94 per cent of the issued and paidup capital52 words
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68 1992-03-03 4 SINGAPORE Sea View Hotel Ltd has almost tripled its group net earnings to $3.54 million for the interim period ended Dec 31, 1991. Turnover rose a marginal 2 per cent to $11.05 million. Earnings per share was 16 cents. Group directors said yesterday they expected68 words
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Article50 1992-03-03 4 SINGAPORE Acma Ltd has acquired 3.08 million shares of 1 each in Gold Coin Ltd, in accordance with a buyback agreement between Acma and Overseas Union Bank signed last year. Acma now holds 14.9 million shares, representing 37.8 per cent of Gold Coin's paid-up capital.50 words
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612 1992-03-03 4 Rahita Elias - Net earnings jump 22pc to 144.7 m By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Broadbased conglomerate Keppel Corporation has achieved better-than-expected results for the last financial year, posting a 22 per cent increase in net earnings to $144.72 million. The figure, which reflects the group's profit after612 words
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354 1992-03-03 4 SINGAPORE Indonesian tyre-maker P T Gadjah Tunggal will score three "firsts" when it is listed on Gob International tomorrow. It will be the first Indonesian company, the first scripless counter and the first depositary receipt traded on the over-the-counter market, sponsor DBS354 words
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274 1992-03-03 4 Magdalene Ng - 6-8 stockbrokers said to have been offered seats By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE The Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) is expected to announce soon the names of its first international members. Industry sources say the SES has sent letters of offer to the successful274 words
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390 1992-03-03 4 Quak Hiang Whai - By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Malaysian electricity giant Tenaga Nasional Bhd yesterday kicked off its nine-city publicity blitz here to promote the company's initial public offering. The privatised utility board, which provides 97 per cent of the electricity power consumed in Peninsula Malaysia,390 words
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199 1992-03-03 4 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Unit trust manager Kuala Lumpur Mutual Fund Bhd (KLMF) has launched a MS 100 million (5563.5 million) Kuala Lumpur Index Fund (Klix) to invest in component stocks of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite Index. KLMF chairmanReuter - 199 words
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280 1992-03-03 4 SINGAPORE Hongkonglisted Jardine International Motors Holdings Ltd yesterday announced a 7 per cent rise in net earnings to U5524.2 million (5539.6 million) for the year ended Dec 31, 1991. It also disclosed plans to raise U5556.3 million through a one-for-four rights issue280 words
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450 1992-03-03 5 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's biggest mining group, CRA Ltd, has been pressured by huge losses and write-offs from associate companies to shift its focus back to high-quality mining and away from downstream processing, analysts said. "We are seeing a fairly major change of strategyReuter - 450 words
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475 1992-03-03 5 Offer will be biggest in Britain since British Telecom share sale Reuter LONDON The Wellcome Foundation, majority owner of British pharmaceuticals group Wellcome pic, is planning to sell 25 per cent of the company through an international offer worth aroundReuter - 475 words
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347 1992-03-03 5 Reuter NEW YORK Compaq Computer Corp will launch an aggressive move into the Japanese market this week, following the other major US computer makers that have been working to build a sizable presence there for years. The Houston-based company was scheduledReuter - 347 words
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249 1992-03-03 5 BANGKOK Japan-based NEC has ensured its presence in the Thai telecom market alongside newcomer Siemens of Germany the two will supply telephone equipment for Telecomasia's massive two-million-line project, The Nation reported. Telephone equipment supplier Telecomasia last week finally selected the two companies after249 words
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184 1992-03-03 5 BANGKOK Thailand's International Engineering Co (lEC) announced last week that it was entering a joint venture with a number of foreign firms involving a combined investment of millions of baht to expand and strengthen its telecommunications business, the Bangkok Post reported. lEC chairman Viravat Cholvanich184 words
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Advertisement132 1992-03-03 4 Kg OVER 600 INTERNATIONAL GIF, HOUSEWARE PREMIUM SUPPLIERS ALL UNDER ONE ROOF HONG KONG GIFTS HOUSEWARE FAIR '92 Held concurrently with HONG KONG PREMIUM SHOW '92 April 13-16.1992. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. An incredible range of the latest gift ideas, household and premium products. I Nom# rille I132 words
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Advertisement156 1992-03-03 4 OVERSEAS COLLEGE SINGAPORE A Canadian education is now available in Singapore at Canadian Overseas College. The School, which is fully accredited by the Ministry of Education in Ontario, Canada and registered with the Ministry of Education in Singapore, offers tuition to secondary school students from Grade 9 to the Grade156 words
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Advertisement227 1992-03-03 5 CEols ns Arinj THE NEW CROWN. Introducing the all-improved ffwMin new Crown. The Crown has always been an exceptional car for exceptional men. And the all-improved new Crown goes even further in being an exceptional statement of Success. With its modern and refined good looks. No wonder those CEOs who227 words
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FINANCIAL NEWS
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379 1992-03-03 6 Kooi Cho Teng - By Kooi Cho Teng SINGAPORE Singapore's factoring business, through which firms are relieved from collecting their debts, grew just 4.5 per cent last year to US$l.5 billion (552.46 billion) after a hefty 20 per cent gain in 1990. And tougher times may be ahead.379 words
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Article668 1992-03-03 6 Colony's finance secretary expected to unveil revolutionary plans HONGKONG Hongkong's Financial Secretary Hamish Macleod is expected to unveil proposals that will change the face of the colony's banking system when he announces his Budget this week, reported the Sunday Morning Post. The Hongkong government668 words
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568 1992-03-03 6 NYT MOSCOW A new system of commercial banks has emerged in Russia to feed loans to thousands of companies that are no longer financed by the state. But the free-wheeling lending practices of the new Russian banks could sink many of themNYT - 568 words
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SMALL CHANGE
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94 1992-03-03 6 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Public Bank Bhd said it is raising its base lending rate (BLR) to 9.25 per cent from 8.95 per cent effective today. A Public Bank official confirmed the rise in a telephone interview but declined to give the reasons.94 words
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Article87 1992-03-03 6 HONGKONG Hongkong's High Court yesterday ordered the winding up of Bank of Credit and Commerce Hongkong Ltd (BCCHK) after a rescue bid collapsed last month. "It is clear in the absence of any clear (rescue) proposal and taking into the view public interest that both87 words
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Article121 1992-03-03 6 SINGAPORE OCBC Bank will cut its mortgage rates by 0.5 per cent, following cuts by DBS Bank, United Overseas Bank and Credit POSB. The new rates for a tenure of between one and five years is 6 per cent, for six to 10 years 6.25121 words
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Article80 1992-03-03 6 WELLINGTON The government's position on the sale of its 58 per cent stake in the Bank of New Zealand Ltd has not changed, Prime Minister Jim Bolger said yesterday. "There's nothing changed from the position we adopted some time ago in that the80 words
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62 1992-03-03 6 TAIPEI Taiwan's foreign currency reserves, the world's largest, have stopped rising after hitting a record high of about US$B4 billion (S$ 138 billion) at the end of January, central bank officials said yesterday. They said the reserves might eventually resume climbing because of Taiwan's large trade62 words
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362 1992-03-03 6 Reuter WASHINGTON The current wave of bank mergers in the United States threatens to suck money from local communities, denying them the loans needed to build job-creating businesses and vibrant neighbourhoods, the powerful head of the House Banking Committee said inReuter - 362 words
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500 1992-03-03 6 Reuter NEW YORK Michael Milken, whose stellar salesmanship of risky junk bonds fuelled the 1980s merger mania, actually urged companies to get out of debt late in the decade, according to the latest issue of Forbes magazine. The disgraced financier, inReuter - 500 words
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Advertisement505 1992-03-03 6 I b r I Keppel Corporation Limited I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) The Directors of Keppel Corporation Limited advise the following audited results of the H Company and of the Group for the year ended 31 December 1991: H COMPANY GROUP I 1991 1990 1991 1990 $'000$'000 $'000$'000505 words
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THE REGION
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465 1992-03-03 7 HONGKONG Although the supply of prime office space in Hongkong is destined to reach record levels this year as prestige buildings come on stream, vacancy rates are unlikely to rise substantially due to expected high demand for "blue chip" companies which developers465 words
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360 1992-03-03 7 HONGKONG The dismal performance of the Hongkong office rental market since the crackdown on Tiananmen democracy protesters in 1989 finally appears to be coming to a close, says a report in the South China Morning Post. The report, quoting industry experts,360 words
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184 1992-03-03 7 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesian President Suharto yesterday told businessmen to speed up the transfer of shares to cooperatives to spread the nation's wealth. This should be a national activity implemented all over Indonesia by all sectors and business circles," he said inReuter - 184 words
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NOTE BOOK
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114 1992-03-03 7 KUALA LUMPUR The Ministry of International Trade and Industry proposes to co-ordinate the activities of all public sector organisations involved in promoting total quality methods for small and medium-scale enterprises. Its minister, Datuk Sen Rafidah Aziz, said yesterday that a meeting with the114 words
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Article55 1992-03-03 7 MANILA President Corazon Aquino yesterday defended a new Philippine-Taiwan investment guarantee agreement, saying it would attract capital from Taipei and did not violate Manila's one-China policy. The accord, signed in Taipei last Friday, would ensure fair treatment for Taiwanese investors in the Philippines and protect their55 words
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Article60 1992-03-03 7 NEWARK, New Jersey The Philippines government was to take Westinghouse Electric Corp and a subcontractor to court here yesterday on charges that they bribed fonner president Ferdinand Marcos to win a contract to build a nuclear power plant. Westinghouse and its subcontractor, Burns and Roe60 words
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Article64 1992-03-03 7 HANOI Vietnam expects to more than double its tax haul to 12.71 billion dong (Ss2 billion) this year, the Nhan Dan newspaper said yesterday. In 1991, about 5.92 billion dong in tax was collected, with 3.83 billion dong coming from the public sector, 1.05 billion64 words
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318 1992-03-03 7 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's national savings rate appears to be rising but bankers and economists say the need to bridge the savingsinvestment gap remains urgent. Although traditionally high savers, Malaysians may become spendthrifts in the face of rising affluence at the expense ofMBT - 318 words
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358 1992-03-03 7 Bernama PETALING JAY A, Malaysia The National Productivity Corporation (NPC) feels that a national body to determine fair basic wages for industries in Malaysia should be set up under the proposed flexible wage system for the private sector. NPCBernama - 358 words
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THE WORLD
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WORLD WATCH
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113 1992-03-03 8 C .jJOHANNESBURG South Africa's ailing National Party *l(NP) warned whites on Sunday that a "No" vote in this reform referendum would bring full-scale race war to >their offices, schools and homes. The party took full-page in national papers in an emotional campaign113 words
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Article106 1992-03-03 8 Z 4 2JBRUSSELS The European Commission is trumpeting its -Jfood aid to the former Soviet Union, to counter what it sees -:as a one-sided focus on US efforts. "I might look like a but I'm really a butcher," joked the European Moscow ambassador Michael106 words
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91 1992-03-03 8 >TOKYO The number of bankrupt firms in the Japanese ;2textile industry jumped 24.1 per cent from a year earlier to 72 *iin February, a private credit research institute said yesterday. '"Liabilities incurred by textile bankruptcies in February rose *AA per cent to 18.91 billion yen (Ss24o91 words
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Article105 1992-03-03 8 BEIJING China, overburdened by stockpiles of fabric, plans to tighten controls on the textile industry, the official Economic Daily said. The government has ordered banks to stop loans for new projects and stopped new construction except for foreign-funded projects, it said. "Many departments have carried105 words
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219 1992-03-03 8 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan became the world's 14th largest trading country last year with a brisk foreign trade of US$l39 billion (Ss22B billion), the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics said yesterday. It emerged as the world's 13th largest trading nation in 1989,AFP - 219 words
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Article, Illustration537 1992-03-03 8 Meeting agrees world economy is not on verge of recession Reuter KRONBERG, Germany Senior officials from the Group of Seven (G-7) industrial nations are worried about the world economic slowdown but agreed at a meeting that global recession is not around the corner, oneReuter - 537 words
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Article524 1992-03-03 8 Salil Tripathi - By Salil Tripathi Currency strengthens in kerbside deals after trading rules eased determined rate. But exporters must convert the remaining 40 per cent at the official 26-rupee rate. The Indian government has launched the moves to encourage exports. Atish Mody, managing director of Batavia Exports,524 words
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356 1992-03-03 8 Reuter TOKYO Japanese companies, attracted by cheap labour and a large domestic market, are cautiously moving into India as the cashstrapped nation moderates four decades of suspicion about foreign investment. Japan is looking to the future, when South-east Asia will no longer be ableReuter - 356 words
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424 1992-03-03 8 AP WASHINGTON The first signs are emerging that American manufacturers are becoming more confident of the future and are looking ahead to increased production and, eventually, additional jobs. A private survey showed business confidence rose last month, reversing months of steady declines. And theAP - 424 words
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434 1992-03-03 8 Reuter TOKYO Crashing corporate profits, slumping economic growth, calls for shorter hours and less emphasis on grabbing market share is Japan's economic miracle ending? Probably not, many economists say. But the changes could mean Japan will shift gears to slower long-term growthReuter - 434 words
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Article540 1992-03-03 8 High risks to go with high rewards HONGKONG Following the buoyant mood of the property market in Hongkong and Shenzhen last y«;ar, Guangzhou is becoming the next target for the territory's investors, The South China Morning Post reported. In the past 12 months, the price540 words
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Article1204 1992-03-03 9 Al O Labita Jr - The Jakarta-based Dharmala Group, through its subsidiary, DMT Investment Holdings, has embarked on a brisk expansion of its business in the Philippines. A 1 O Labita Jr reports from Manila Al O Labita Jr ALONG trafficchoked Ayala Avenue in Makati, the "Wall Street of the1,204 words
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802 1992-03-03 9 Although Dharmala's Wise Tower is far from complete, all units have been sold, typifying the scramble for office space in the commercial centre of Makati. Pointers suggest the property market is making a comeback, having at last shaken off the jitters sparked by802 words
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Article, Illustration539 1992-03-03 9 IN ITS drive to expand its property investments in the Philippines, DMT Investment Holdings has been studying the market closely, learning from the success stories of others who've treaded the path before. One such study it commissioned was of Ayala Corp, the 158-year-old doyen539 words
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Advertisement280 1992-03-03 9 SEMBAWANG SHIPYARD LTD (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of 11 the Shareholders of the Company will be held at The Registered Office, Admiralty Road East, Singapore 2775 on 18 March 1992 at 9.30 a.m. for280 words
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Article476 1992-03-03 10 EDITORIAL THE really bad news in the recently released Economic Survey Report for 1991 was not the slowdown in economic growth; it was that productivity did badly and, that again it lagged growth in wages 1.5 against 7.6 per cent. Pay cannot continue to run ahead476 words
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WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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Article267 1992-03-03 10 INCREASINGLY, in both the private and the publie sectors, transactions between service providers and the users are being streamlined, automated, rationalised. As a result, the amount of interaction between the two groups is being reduced. The onus is being placed on the user to carry out functions267 words
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Article69 1992-03-03 10 THE BUDGET presented by Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu contains elements to promote business confidence in the face of economic uncertainties in many parts of the world. It also contains goodies such as a 5 per cent personal tax rebate and $500 to $1,000 tax reliefs for reservists.69 words
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Article162 1992-03-03 10 IF MEASURES to show appreciation to reservists are confined to verbal and written forms or just through pictures on TV screen, they will lose their effect in the long run. On the other hand, we cannot rely only on material and monetary rewards. The tax relief for162 words
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REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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Article182 1992-03-03 10 WHILE the Government is responsible for the infrastructure set-up and overall supervision of the transport sector, the private sector has been playing an increasingly active role in expanding, upgrading and generally improving the transport system. There is a suggestion, however, for a more comprehensive preparation in the form182 words
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Article176 1992-03-03 10 A YEAR after the cessation of combat in the Gulf, the region is still trying to clear away the rubble of unresolved business. Thousands of Iraqi Shiite Muslims are in exile in Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Kurds are in control in parts of northern Iraq, but their176 words
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Article174 1992-03-03 10 THE UNITED NATIONS Security Council approved on Friday the biggest mission in the international organisation's history the plan to send a 22,000-member peacekeeping force to Cambodia. The 15-nation Security Council voted on a resolution approving the US$l.9 billion plan which authorises the creation of the United Nations174 words
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Article, Illustration1609 1992-03-03 10 Nowhere perhaps is frozen traffic more of a daily grind than in Asia, a region that in recent years has shifted into economic high gear. A look at some of the moves taken by governments to prevent bumper-to-bumper congestion Asiaweek FILIPINO presidential aspirantAsiaweek; Asiaweek Chart - 1,609 words
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Page 10 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous39 1992-03-03 10 DOONESBURY by garry trudeau H BY me WAY, IVZ GOT SOME PPSTTY STRONG VIBWSABOUT HOW me MAYOR IS DOING. FOR. A *5 FLAT Fee, 1 WONT 7W£ RIPZ. M SHARE THeM MTU YOU AUme WAY OUT TO me AIRPORT.39 words
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ANALYSIS
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758 1992-03-03 11 Frederick Bonnart - US President George Bush's failure to be absolutely clear about his ultimate aim in the Gulf War has brought us to the present dilemma, says Frederick Bonnart Frederick Bonnart The writer is editor of Nato's Sixteen Nations, an independent military journalIHT - 758 words
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Article, Illustration1416 1992-03-03 11 Catherine Ong - Will Hongkong's Budget for the new fiscal year hold a higher tax on corporate profits? Catherine Ong reports from Hongkong Catherine Ong An INCREASE in the tax on corporate profits looks inevitable when Hongkong unveils its Budget for the new fiscalSource: South China Morning Post - 1,416 words
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1068 1992-03-03 11 Susumu Maejima,Manabu Hara - Susumu Maejima and Manabu Hara take a look at the international strategy of the world's second largest computer manufacturer Susumu Maejima,Manabu Hara Asahi News Service Takuma yamamoto believes that the years of classic capitalism in the computer industry, in which individual companiesAsahi News Service - 1,068 words
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Advertisement264 1992-03-03 12 (What leading industry consultants are seeing about NCR's System 3000f ■I We commend NCR for its leap into openness. NCR's let's-do-it-now strategy is a sound one. It promises big dividends as users ponder the fate of their present proprietary systems and begin searching for newer ones based more on industrywide264 words
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Article, Illustration321 1992-03-03 13 Lee Han Shih - Republic may help sell China's R&D findings, reports Lee Han Shih Lee Han Shih An agreement that could lead to Singapore becoming a major commercial outlet for China's massive research and development (R&D) programme was signed yesterday. Barely was the ink dry on the321 words
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242 1992-03-03 13 NETS (Network for Electronic Transfers) is expanding its system. It is buying 2,000 new EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sales) terminals. Half of the terminals are from EB Communications and the balance from Ingenico International, which is a new supplier to Nets. Headquartered in242 words
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Article, Illustration805 1992-03-03 13 Makers moving towards high-definition, flicker-free displays FT CRISPER, clearer colour screens are increasingly in demand from portable PC users, who no longer see their machines as executive toys. Some users want to take advantage of more powerful colour software programs, some want to makeFT; Source: Hill and Knowlton - 805 words
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Article, Illustration445 1992-03-03 13 WHILE the computer industry braces itself for continued slower growth in Asia. US computer giant Unisys remains upbeat about its prospects in this region. Its confidence is underpinned by the company's revenue from Asia, which grew 20 per cent last year over 1990.445 words
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74 1992-03-03 13 SINGAPORE Aero Computer Services International (ACS) of France has appointed Singapore's Pan Systems as a distributor for its computer products. One of the key products is the Maintenance Information Planning System (Mips) which is used in the aerospace industry. The software comes in modules74 words
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Article95 1992-03-03 13 SANTA CLARA Conner Peripherals Inc and Intel Corp are going to develop flash memory-based solid-state disks. Both the multinational companies said the disks would offer higher performance than most drives in the market and would have better features in terms of size, weight and power95 words
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Article102 1992-03-03 13 SINGAPORE Epson Electronics Thailand has appointed Viettronimex, a Vietnamese government-owned trading house, as distributor of its computer products in Vietnam. Epson Electronics Thailand is jointly set up by Seiko Epson Corporation and the Sahaviriya Group in Thailand. Viettronimex, which imports Japanese television and electronic consumer102 words
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Article107 1992-03-03 13 SINGAPORE Shell's International Eastern Trading Company in Singapore is implementing the Integrated Trading System to control the oil giant's complex oil trading operations. This system is based on Oracle 6.0, which will provide Shell with client-server foundation. Oil trading requires the interaction of oil traders,107 words
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Article104 1992-03-03 13 LA JOLLA, California Advanced Tissue Sciences Inc said studies it conducted showed that its Skin 2 product could replace skin and eye tests that traditionally use rabbits to determine the safety of compounds in products. The skin and eye tests, such as the Draize test, are standard104 words
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Article, Illustration953 1992-03-03 15 John Milward - Rock-and-roll, which is 38 this year, is going through a mid-life crisis, says John Milwara John Milward NYT YOU grew up with rock-and-roll and remember when Elvis was King, the Beatles were fab and Michael Jackson was in grade school. But increasingly you've noticed signs ofNYT - 953 words
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438 1992-03-03 15 Cheryl Liew - Cheryl Liew reports on the winners of SBC's first English tele-playwriting competition Cheryl Liew A 14-YEAR-OLD television script has pushed the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation one step further into making locally-produced English drama a reality. Time Tomorrow, a script by Koh Juan Toong, was yesterday438 words
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Article, Illustration475 1992-03-03 15 CHAHiR&QX MAYOR Frank O'Reilly of Lakeland. Florida was crushed. Irish rock band U2 was in town all week rehearsing for the Saturday start of its first US concert tour in five years and he hadn't gotten in to shake hands. "I'm so475 words
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Article, Illustration350 1992-03-03 15 NYT RELIEF from chronic yeast infections could be as simple as eating eight ounces of a certain type of yoghurt each day, new research from Long Island Jewish Medical Centre shows. In a study of 13 women who suffered from uncomfortable chronic yeast infections,NYT - 350 words
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114 1992-03-03 16 TOKYO A low-ranking sumo wrestler has become the second fighter to die of a heart attack in a month. The Japan Sumo Association said yesterday that Kotohoshiba, 24, collapsed on Sunday during practice for the Osaka Sumo Tournament opening on March 8. He was114 words
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Article69 1992-03-03 16 INDIANAPOLIS American teenager Jenny Thompson set a world 100 m freestyle record here on Sunday, then earned the prize she really wanted, a ticket to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Thompson, 19, set the record of 54.48 seconds in qualifying at the US national championships and Olympic69 words
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Article105 1992-03-03 16 INDIAN WELLS, California For a while, it looked like Conchita Martinez of Spain had a chance to beat top-ranked X Monica Seles of Yugoslavia at Sunday's Evert Cup. The third-seeded Martinez served three aces in the first set and nearly tied the score at 4-3. But105 words
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Article105 1992-03-03 16 LOS ANGELES Olympic silver medallist John Treacy of Ireland won the Los Angeles marathon on Sunday in two hours, 12 minutes and 29 seconds, but the race was marred by a fatal shooting near the finish line. The shooting occurred shortly after Treacy crossed the line, in105 words
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Article112 1992-03-03 16 ANCHORAGE, Alaska Bitter winds and sub-zero temperatures on Sunday slowed mushers racing in the 1992 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to Nome. Dozens of mushers and teams bunched up at the fifth checkpoint at Skwentna, 240 kms into the 1,860-km route. The trail to Finger Lake,112 words
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Article, Illustration545 1992-03-03 16 AP LOS ANGELES Fred Couples was the darling of the huge gallery at the Los Angeles Open on Sunday, with Davis Love 111 seemingly cast as the villain. The two matched stroke for stroke for the final five holes of regulation and oneAP - 545 words
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516 1992-03-03 16 Cricket: World Cup AP WELLINGTON Roshan Mahanama and Aijuna Ranutunga both scored half-cen-turies yesterday to lift Sri Lanka to a memorable threewicket World Cup cricket victory over South Africa at the Basin Reserve. Opener Roshan Mahanama made 68 and Arjuna RanutungaAP - 516 words
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Article384 1992-03-03 16 America's Cup AFP SAN DIEGO The stakes are doubled for the would-be defenders of the Americas Cup, who start the third round robin of their series here today with Stars and Stripes facing America 3. America 3, from Bill Koch's America 3 syndicate, leads the standingsAFP - 384 words
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Article, Illustration337 1992-03-03 16 Reuter NEW YORK If Noureddine Morceli has learned one thing from the great Said Aouita, it's not to do more than your body will allow. Morceli saw what happened to Aouita at the 1988 Olympics when he tried to double in the 800 and 1,500 metres, and hasReuter - 337 words
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Article217 1992-03-03 16 AP INDIAN WELLS, California Bjorn Borg defeated three opponents on Sunday to win the ATP Senior Championship Singles Shoot-Out. The 35-year-old Swede, attempting a comeback, knocked off Tony Roche, 12-10; Tom Gorman, 7-3, then Bob Lutz in the finals, 8-6, 8-6. "It's a good thingAP - 217 words
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Article, Illustration4151 1992-03-03 17 Carolyn Lim - By Carolyn Lim DISHEARTENED by official forecasts of slower growth for this year, the Straits Times Industrial Index yesterday plunged 16.93 points to 1,460.50 the lowest level so far this year. Analysts were also discouraged by Jurong Shipyard chairman's statement last Friday which suggested4,151 words
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Article, Illustration64 1992-03-03 17 Anthony Pang - By Anthony Pang Comment THIS STOCK has tried and failed to break the 50- to 54-cent resistance barrier twice in the past six months. Volume and price movements over the past few sessions point to another attempt. But with daily and weekly stochastics at the high end, another64 words
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Article, Illustration5066 1992-03-03 20 Investors waiting for flotation of Proton and Tenaga Nasional Bernama SHARE PRICES in the Kuala Lumpur stock market ended easier yesterday on lack of buying support. The market was said to be facing some liquidity constraints as investors were focusing on theBernama - 5,066 words
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Article177 1992-03-03 21 Company Date Year Group Net Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend (000) (cents) Cerebos Feb 13 Sep 91 $45.623|($38.911) 148(128) 236TE(30TE) Kl Kepong Feb 13 Sep 91 M$64 883($62 895) 15.3(14 8) 15(15) i l ST F eb 10 Aug 91 M$55,298(59 064) 30177 words
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Article267 1992-03-03 21 Company Date Year Group pre-tax Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend ('000) (cents) MTC Feb 29 Dec 91 M$56,314($68,736) 17.5(19) 37 2(37.2) Jurong Ship Feb 28 Dec 91 J91.395($70,647 63(50 4) 35(30) W Feb 28 Dec 91 M$82.400( $62,834) 68(5 3) 7(5 5) MU267 words
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Article282 1992-03-03 21 Company Date Half-year Group pro-tax Interim to profit/loss <L) dividend COOO) DMtB Bhd Mar 2 Dec 91 M$20.500($20,400) 3 Kemayan Feb 28 Nov 91 M$3,6091(11.633) Palmco Hldgs Feb 28 Dec 91 «*$12,218($5,694) ffl Cofpn Feb 28 Dec 91 M$20,700($14,264) S«me Spore Feb 25 Dec 91 $23,900($18,300) 5(5) Tasek282 words
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Article536 1992-03-03 21 Feb 27 Tradewinds, the subsidiary of Singapore Airfnes 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. Feb 26 A subsidiary of Singapore Airfnes. Singapore Engine Overhaul Centre Pte Ltd,536 words
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Article533 1992-03-03 21 Cwrwt Ex Beaks Date Total far Total tor My—t date ctoM payaMe the year last year Asean Find US IOC (b) Mar 10 Mar 20 Mar 30 US10C US10C Artno 20c 12.5*TE Mar 3 Mar 13 May IS 17 5*TE 12 5*TE BMT $10 (100) 50%(l) Feb 21533 words
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Article155 1992-03-03 21 Company Rights Issue An Pac land Four-tor seven MSO 50 per share udate Jan 3 Books dose tan 17 Acceptance Payment Mar 5 MC8 Hdp One-tor ten MSI 10 per share b-date Feb 24 Books dose Mar 9 Acceptance Payment NYA T«d» Resoircet Four-tor five fc, MJ1 30155 words
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Article540 1992-03-03 21 Company Rights ksue Tedi One-tor-one <o, $100 per share Bolton Issue of $90 978m normal amount of 35% Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991/96 with *****m detachable warrants on the bass of $2 nominal amount of Bonds tor every three eiistrg shares held Every S2 nominal amount of Bonds540 words
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Article23 1992-03-03 21 CwwmiM, Special Trdg Scripless Conversion deadline Period Trediw Compui) starts (IDP) (ST) Hai Sun Hup NYA SPH NYA rimes Pub NYA23 words
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Article90 1992-03-03 21 Apex Equity Holdnfs Bhd: EGM at 3rd Floor, Wtsma Apex. 145A-C Jalan BuKit, ***** Kaiang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, on Tuesday, Mar 3, at 11am Weame Brothers Ltd; 77th AGM at 65 Chutia Street #33-00, OCBC Centre. Singapore 0104, on Wednesday, Mar 4, at 10.30 am Tongfcah Hoidhgs Bhd:90 words
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Article, Illustration593 1992-03-03 21 Relative Strength Index: This indicator measures the rate at which prices move up or down, and theoretically ranges between zero and 100. In practice, it normally fluctuates between 10 and 90. RSI is calculated over a specified period, say 13 days, and is derived from the formula: 100593 words
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2208 1992-03-03 22 Reuter BANGKOK BANK led fclue-chip losses in the Stock Exchange of Thailand yesterday but Bangkok Land and finance issues put a brake on the slide and the index finished only slightly lower, brokers Said. The SET Index ended just 3.75 points lowerReuter - 2,208 words
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1180 1992-03-03 22 JAKARTA shares prices closed lower yesterday in dull brokers said. tliey said most investors stayed on the sidelines. Tfce official index eased 0.56 point to 280.43 while turnover fell to 4.23 million shares from Friday's 5.65 million. Indah Kiat closed unchanged at 2,800 rupiah1,180 words
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Article, Illustration2570 1992-03-03 23 Reuter, UPI TOKYO stock prices rose steadily yesterday on continued hopes for a fourth cut in the discount rate and on selective bargain-hunting. The key Nikkei average of 225 selected issues rose 149.01 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 21,487.82 after inchingReuter,; UPI - 2,570 words
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Article, Illustration2552 1992-03-03 23 UPI A RUMOUR of a new rights issue triggered profit-taking on the Hongkong Stock Exchange yesterday, dampening the market's rise following last week's record-breaking bull run. However, the benchmark Hang Seng Index still rose 23.13 points to close at 4,952.19 in active two-way trading. VolumeUPI - 2,552 words
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Article, Illustration2270 1992-03-03 24 UPI STOCK PRICES closed at their highest level for the day on the Australian stock exchange yesterday helped by positive interim profit results from leading issues, brokers said. At the close of the day's trading, the All Ordinaries Index was up 11.3 points toUPI; SOURCE: PONT DATA - 2,270 words
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Article866 1992-03-03 24 THE SEOUL MARKET yesterday staged a technical rebound in response to the loss of about 25 points last week, posting across-the-board gains, brokers said. "This is not expected to last long," said Ko Kyung Bae of Hyundai Securi;t ties, referring to the bounce. "However, if the index starts off866 words
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Article516 1992-03-03 24 TAIWAN STOCKS closed mixed yesterday in narrow trade as investors were conservative with the index above 5,000 points, brokers said. They also said that big movements in prices were not likely in the near term. The weighted index ended at 5,144.37, 1.95 points higher than Saturday's 5,142.42 close. Turnover516 words
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Article531 1992-03-03 24 SHARE PRICES yesterday continued a slide which may last for weeks but investors expect brief breaks in the gloom as some issues will temporarily boost the market, brokers said. "The down cycle has reasserted itself," said Roy Nicolas, president of stock analyst company Great Angle Corp. "The bulls are531 words
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Article142 1992-03-03 24 New Zealand V1„ 2 NZ Cents VoK'OO) ANZ Banking 560 5 91 Bank Of NZ 66 3537 Baycorp 240 Brierieylnv 102 unch ***** Carter Holt 242 1 2202 Cavalier 290 unch 102 Ceramco 254 2 229 Cityrealties 26 Corp Inv 65 unch 2082 Cultus Pet Donaghys 295 unch Euronational 21142 words
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Article48 1992-03-03 24 Clow Prrrtwt* Mar 2 NEW ZEALAND NZSE-40 Capital unav 1.493.21 MANILA Composite Index 1,171.83 1.183.67 -11.84 Turnover (million) 777.7 662.9 +114.8 TAIPEI Weighted Price Index 5,144.37 5,142 42 -t-1.95 Turnover (NTS billion) 39.0 37.0 2.0 SEOUL Composite Stock Index 620.65 612.20 -8.15 Turnover (billion won) 292.9 194.3 +98.648 words
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1128 1992-03-03 25 REPORTS THE US DOLLAR was firmer against the mark and the yen in quiet late Asian trade yesterday, dealers said. The underlying trend was still for a firmer dollar in the medium term, but US economic data due1,128 words
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Article375 1992-03-03 25 r Cross rates US$ S$ MS Dm Yen SFr A$ NZS USS 1.6450 2.5880 1.6440 129.50 0.5711 1.4920 1.3280 1.8282 S$ 0.6079 1.5733 0.9994 78.7234 0.3472 0.9070 0.8073 1.1113 MS 0.3864 0.64 0.6352 50.0386 0.2207 0.5765 0.5131 0.7064 Dm 0.6083 1.0006 1.5742 78.77 0.3474 0.9075 0.8078 1.1120375 words
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Article540 1992-03-03 25 Interbank rates SS Bid Offer Overnight 3 1/2 3 5/8 1-month 3 3/8 3 1/2 2-month 3 3/8 3 1/2 3-month 3 3/8 3 1/2 Overnight mode: 3-3/8 USS Bid Offer 7 days 4 3/16 4 5/16 1 month 4 3/16 <1 5/16 2 months 4 3/16 4540 words
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373 1992-03-03 25 Reuter KRONBERG, Germany Senior G-7 officials who attended a three-day closed door meeting in this town near Frankfurt have acknowledged the yen's weakness was a topic of discussion. The state of the world economy and the multi-billion-dollar debts of the formerReuter - 373 words
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300 1992-03-03 25 Reuter PHOENIX The intermediate sector of the Treasury market represents good value amid perceptions that the US economy remains weak, American portfolio managers say. Patricia Zlotin, executive vice-president at Massachusetts Financial Services Co, favours five-year notes over longer Treasuries. "I think the economy isReuter - 300 words
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386 1992-03-03 26 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia's endlessly postponed futures market has become something of a standing joke, but now the official in charge of setting it up says it could be trading by next year. Arifin Lumbar Gaol, chairman of the Indonesian Commodity Exchange Board,Reuter - 386 words
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300 1992-03-03 26 Reuter ANKARA Turkey is planning a gold exchange to tap household savings and help former Soviet Muslim states export their gold. Economy Minister Tansu Ciller said last week that the Cabinet would probably approve this week the establishment of a gold exchange in Turkey'sReuter - 300 words
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845 1992-03-03 26 REPORTS THE Kuala Lumpur Tin Market closed five sen higher to M 514.17 a kg in line with a steadier trend on the London Metal Exchange, dealers said yesterday. They added that the reduced offerings compared with last Friday's also845 words
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Article, Illustration457 1992-03-03 27 Tova Chapoval - POSTCARD FROM RIO DE JANEIRO By Tova Chapoval A SPECTACULAR tribute to a Brazilian music legend was one of the highlights of the start of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival parade on Sunday night. The main event of Brazil's four-day carnival, which began on Saturday,457 words
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Article151 1992-03-03 27 As at 3pm yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.2332 1.2S00 Canadian dollar 1.3752 1.4030 NZ dollar 0.8892 0.9252 Sterling pound 2.8669 2.9058 US dollar 1.6410 1.6480 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.06151 words
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Article64 1992-03-03 27 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Duration Title Venue Organiser Td Mar 28- International Ban, Italy Fiera Del (39)80/*****2 April 7-12 International Helsinki. The Finnish Fair *****5091 April 5 Fair for Leisure, Levante Building Fair Finland Corporation Sports ft Tourism April 9-15 Bntish NEC. Centre 021-*****18 April International64 words
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Miscellaneous232 1992-03-03 27 1 One who talks to the pa- HBL_ pers these days, to contain the recession (5,5) playing horrible jumper (4) LJ— 11 Bizarre card-game needs a 12 Body of soldiers ordered to carry equipment I 15 Leafing about, use trickery 16 Join up parts of garden- 18 The game is232 words
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Miscellaneous166 1992-03-03 27 Singapore Outlook: Showers om several areas in the pre-dawn hours and early morning. Report Maximum temperature 31.2 Assoc humidity 68% Minimum temperature 24.0 Assoc humidity 95% Hours of sunshine 6.55 Rainfall in mm 0.1 Rainfall this month 12.3 Rainy days this month 1 World report Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 23/15166 words
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467 1992-03-03 28 Catherine Ong - Consortium includes controversial architect From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG A HK.5536 MILLION (S$ 113.5 million) contract to design Hongkong's new airport has been awarded to a British-led consortium which includes controversial architect Sir Norman Foster. The key members of the consortium are Mott467 words
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397 1992-03-03 28 Reuter MOSCOW Animosity between Moldova's Romanianspeaking majority and ethnic Russians flared into violence again yesterday, with three people shot dead in a confrontation between police and Russian-speaking militiamen. Moldova's Interior Ministry said the head of a local militia was among thoseReuter - 397 words
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312 1992-03-03 28 AFP, Reuter MANAMA Western military aircraft based in the Gulf and Turkey are ready to launch attacks against targets in Iraq to ensure Baghdad complies with UN disarmament demands, diplomats said yesterday. Allied planes, particularly those based in Turkey, fly regular missions overAFP,; Reuter - 312 words
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338 1992-03-03 28 AFP SARAJEVO, Yugoslavia Bosnia-Herzegovina was on the brink of civil war yesterday as the Serbs took up arms to prevent the republic from proclaiming independence on the strength of a referendum at the weekend. Barricades manned by Serbian autonomists sprang upAFP - 338 words
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Article, Illustration712 1992-03-03 28 MANU BHASKARAN; MANU BHASKARAN - The Bottom Line MANU BHASKARAN MANU BHASKARAN The writer is Economic Research Director of Crosby Securities. The views expressed here are his own. SOME have decried the latest Singapore Budget as doing too little. But judged against the historical context and viewed against712 words
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157 1992-03-03 28 Reuter TOKYO An advisory panel to Japan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) recommended yesterday that the FTC raise the maximum fine for collusive business practices to several hundred million yen from five million yen (5563,500). The anti-trust watchdog wants to finalise a Bill based onReuter - 157 words
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377 1992-03-03 28 Reuter WASHINGTON The US presidential campaign shifts into high gear today when voters head for the polls in seven states, including Georgia where President George Bush and his far-right Republican challenger Pat Buchanan are waging a bruising battle. On the DemocratReuter - 377 words
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Advertisement233 1992-03-03 28 SINGAPORE com (SZ Distributor of the most sought after M Key Telephone System HV Tel: *****88 J Concern about overspending. Shipping Times Pg 2 Arthur Andersen 1992 BUDGET AND TAX UPDATE Are you in the dark about the Budget and its implications? If you need to know what the Budget233 words
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Article, Illustration418 1992-03-03 29 Rahita Elias - By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Norway's Mapping Authority, which is now developing and promoting a new electronic maritime charting system, is on the look-out for partners in South-east Asia for the project. Mr Oyvind Stene, the authority's president, told BT: "We are looking for418 words
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296 1992-03-03 29 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Hongkong shipowners have rejected a proposal to slap a levy on ships plying the Malacca Straits to finance a clean-up, saying the move would set a precedent in other shipping lanes. Michael Farlie, director of the Hongkong Shipowners Association, said the proposalAFP - 296 words
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864 1992-03-03 29 Page Col ABC Containcrline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 APL 5 3-5 A PC Line 13 5 Arrow Inter 9 2 ASCL 5 9 ANL 3 1/2 Bait Canada Line 7 4/5 Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Batamindo 10 1 Bangladesh Shpg864 words
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Article, Illustration328 1992-03-03 29 Selva Kumar - By Selva Kumar SINGAPORE Having delivered more than 350 Jetstream Super 31 aircraft, mainly in the US, Canada and Europe. British Aerospace (BAe) will today embark on a programme to market the upgraded twin turboprop in the Asia-Pacific charter market.328 words
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173 1992-03-03 29 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan is considering setting up a subsidiary of its national airline to fly to Hongkong to get around a ban on official contacts with China after the British colony reverts to Chinese rule in 1997. China Airlines (CAL),AFP - 173 words
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145 1992-03-03 30 NICOSIA Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Teheran was suing Washington for damage to a Gulf oil platform damaged by US forces in 1988. "We have lodged a complaint against Washington for the damages to the platform, and will certainly receive reparations,"145 words
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Article104 1992-03-03 30 BERLIN A Bahamian-flagged freighter collided with a small fishing boat at the mouth of the Elbe River on Sunday, killing at least one person, German coast guard officials said. The 50-year-old captain of the fishing vessel died aboard the boat and a 32-year-old crewman was missing and104 words
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Article70 1992-03-03 30 JAKARTA Indonesia's air force chief has blamed metal fatigue in a US-made Hercules C-130 for the country's worst air crash, the daily newspaper Media Indonesia said yesterday. It quoted Chief Marshal Siboen as saying metal fatigue caused trouble in two engines of the aircraft, which70 words
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Article115 1992-03-03 30 NOUMEA Runways at Mare and Ouvea airports in New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands were occupied on Sunday by demonstrators protesting an increase in fares on inter-island flights, police here said. The 5 per cent rise in rates between Noumea, the French territory's capital, and the islands was to115 words
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Article75 1992-03-03 30 TOKYO Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd will make a 1.03-for-one stock split on May 20, 1992, to shareholders registered as of March 31, the company said in a statement. Mitsui OSK had outstanding shares of 1,050,792,151 as of January 31. If the company's shares do not75 words
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Article, Illustration700 1992-03-03 30 Doreen Cheung - As Hongkong airport projects gather shape, legislative councillors raised tears about a possible cost overrun. Doreen Cheung reports Doreen Cheung South China Morning Post Legislative Councillors in Hongkong has expressed grave concern about a possible cost overrun on the airport core projects, following problems with the UniversitySouth China Morning Post - 700 words
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349 1992-03-03 30 S Y Yue - S Y Yue finds out about the procedures that have been devised to ensure safe and speedy flow of aircraft at the new airport S Y Yue South China Morning Post THE Hongkong Civil Aviation Department has begun discussions with the Macau and Chinese authoritiesSouth China Morning Post - 349 words
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Article885 1992-03-03 30 FREIGHT rates in the Atlantic remained weak but those in the Pacific were nearer to levelling out on higher chartering demand, dry cargo brokers said on Friday. The Baltic Freight Index's six-point fall to 1,222 reflected losses on the Atlantic panamax runs and small gains in the Pacific,885 words
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Article5286 1992-03-03 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 maximum5,286 words
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Article3353 1992-03-03 43 Containeriine NV: Bel sin Shpg Agencies Pte Ltd (SVManne Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN) Accord Croup: Accord Shpg Pte Lid (SyAccord Contr Line (PK/PN). Adkria Business Corporation Philippine Calsource Shpg A Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiei liner Service: Kim Shpg A Trdg (S). Albatros Sen-Air Service: Frata Shpg Pte3,353 words
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Article258 1992-03-03 43 Abacus Couriers Tel: 545-8011. Fax: *****98 Air Express Travel Tel: 533-5771. Fax: *****44 Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844 Fax: *****16, *****80 Airswift Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188. Fax: *****83. AJS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: *****75. City-Link International Tel: 344-3377. Fax: *****50. Cluster Link Supplies Services Tel.258 words
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Article1529 1992-03-03 43 Abex Express Freight Tel: 542-7171. Fax *****84 Actinic Forwarder Tel: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Tel: 542-7821 Fax: *****20. Aeroiink Freight International Tel: 545-8031 Fax: *****05. Aerospeed Tel: 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Tel: 542-5454. Fax: *****06. Air Express International Tel: 542-7666 Fax: *****74, *****50. Air1,529 words
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Article3107 1992-03-03 44 ARGENTINA Labour situation has remained quite this week. Buenos Aires: Port busy with most general cargo berths occupied; no delays. Villa Constitucioo: No vessels in port/roads/due. San Nicholas: Three vessels berthed of which 1 loading steel products, 1 discharging fuel oil, 1 awaiting berth. Necochea: A national grain3,107 words
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Article1116 1992-03-03 44 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES VESSELS ON OFFER Bulk Carriers Pearl of Abu Dhabi: 64,657 dwt and built June 1979 Sumitomo Uraga, ideas U5514.75 million. Currently on time-charter till April/May 1992 at US$ll,OOO per day. Try offers including balance of time-charter or on completion. Falcon Sea: 384,173 dwt and built July1,116 words
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Article557 1992-03-03 44 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES > Op Flight Type ETA T From Op Flight Type ETD T To TODAY TODAY NCA KZ203 B747F 0145 I NRT SIA SQ802 B747F 0230 2 SYD/AKL KAL KE697 B747F 0150 I SEL NCA KZ204 B747F 0335 1 BKK/NRT JAL JL6I7 B747F 0345 I TYO557 words
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Article570 1992-03-03 44 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS An Dcp Name of Veasel ETA ETD Ports of Calk Port Agent MAI 04 tCH 05 Asean World 1000 1800 Sin-Phuket Sembawang Johnson 04 04 Royal Pacific 1000 1800 Sin-Jakarta Ocean Trade Chartering 05 05 Song of Rower 0800 2130 Sin-P Tioman Neptune Agencies 06570 words
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Article663 1992-03-03 45 Voy Ho Berth Arrival Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Marina Terminal 1 Trans Fjord 226 A S03 0303/0700 0303/2000 3atamMa|u *****2 M03 alot*side 0303/0500 Xshan 1/92 S02 0303/0700 04 03/2300 iatam Sayang *****2 M05 alongside 02 03/2300 Jatammdo 1 166S M01 alongside 02 03/1900 JurOflg663 words
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Article222 1992-03-03 45 Johoro Port Berth: 1: Hong Leong, Luconia 2, Nsut Dao; 2: Bomin. Amity; 3: Andhika Wijaya. Melaka Jaya. Johan: 4: Glory Selatan, Vangkok Navee; 5: Kota Jati, Tristar 1; 6: Unimaster, Envoyager. 01 jetty: Fujigawa, Vladimir Vysodkiy, Subur. OCJ: Seraya, Stolt Kamelia, Green Sea. Due on M«222 words
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Article1102 1992-03-03 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bookinf/Balance RsJts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACX Jade 74A 04/1500 4 03/1200 03/1459 03/1700 ACX Lotus 22B 04/0200 1 02/1500 02/1659 02/1900 2 02/1700 03/0659 03/0900 Ad Goocharov 08SJ92 04/1800 1 02/1500 02/1659 02/1900 31,102 words
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163 1992-03-03 46 AFP DHAKA A strike by Dhaka's traditional rickshaw pullers on Sunday, the first in recent years, gave the capital a short-lived respite from its usual traffic jams. The six-hour stoppage was called by Dhaka's estimated 600,000 pullers to press their demands for access to someAFP - 163 words
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332 1992-03-03 46 Canal authority hopes to earn USs2b this year AP CAIRO The Suez Canal Authority, eager to attract oil super tankers, is offering three solutions for them to use the waterway which now is too shallow to accommodate them fully loaded. "We have started a newAP - 332 words
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Article, Illustration442 1992-03-03 46 Juliette Walker - By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE While Airbus's A 340 and Boeing's 777 are vying to become the main longhaul carrier of tomorrow, McDonnell Douglas' MD-11 is tops for satisfied customer Swissair. Swissair's general manager for Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Sri Lanka,442 words
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445 1992-03-03 46 UPI MOSCOW Russian price rises spread to the underground on Sunday as the Moscow metro tripled subway fares in the latest phase of the country's painful move to a market economy. "What a country," exclaimed army officer Vladimir Bashilov,UPI - 445 words
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