The Business Times, 16 March 1992

Total Pages: 44
1 44 The Business Times
  • 16 1 Business Times MITA (P) 35/12/91 Monday, March 16, 1992 THE BUSINESS PAPER EOR S-E ASIA 75®
    16 words
  • NEWS SUMMARY
    • 73 1 WELLINGTON New Zealand's economic recovery over 1992/1993 will be modest compared with previous recoveries. the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) said in its March quarterly predictions, released yesterday. NZIER predicted the economy would grow 1.7 per cent in 1992/1993 and
      73 words
    • 66 1 BEIJING Trading was brisk at this year's Shanghai fair, whose turnover surpassed last year's by 30 per cent at US$l.33 billion (552.2 billion). The Xinhua news agency said yesterday that textile exports won the lion's share of contracts, with transactions totalling US$2lO million. Nearly one-third
      66 words
    • 44 1 AT A TIME when consumer electronics firms are reporting sharply lower profits, Japanbased Aiwa Co is expecting its group net profit for the financial year to March 1992 to increase 10 per cent from US$l3.4 million in 1991. Page 2
      44 words
    • 45 1 THE LATEST public land auction in Hongkong involving five government lots netted HKSI.7 billion, pushing the amount earned from public land auctions in the current financial year to a record HKSI2 billion up nearly four times from the previous year Page 7
      45 words
    • 26 1 RELATIONS between China and Russia have moved into high gear, with the pace of high-level contacts between the two countries accelerating recently Page 8
      26 words
    • 34 1 CONDUCTOR Nick Richardson, who will be giving his last concert with the International Festival Chorus this Wednesday, says life and love, for him, have always revolved around music Page 15
      34 words
    • 31 1 BREMER Lagerhaus-Gesell-schaft (BLG), which manages the German ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven, will promote the two ports at the Singaport '92 exhibition next week. Shipping Times Page I
      31 words
  • MARKETS SUMMARY
    • 31 1 MIL Industries Bcrhad, a new listing on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. is making a name for itself in plastic moulding. Page 3
      31 words
    • 32 1 THE Tenaga Nasional "road show" has received overwhelming response in Asia, with investors in Hongkong willing to bid for all the 60 million shares offered to foreigners Page 3
      32 words
    • 26 1 UNITED Overseas Bank has launched a new open-ended unit trust. United Asia Fund, to invest in the region's stock markets Page 3
      26 words
    • 39 1 CHINA'S southern special economic zone of Xiamen has joined a list of cities clamouring to open a stock market now that paramount leader Deng Xiaoping has endorsed bourses as an important economic reform Page 4
      39 words
    • 30 1 THAILAND-LISTED Shinawatra Computer Communications, which has been expanding aggressively in the telecommunications and broadcasting industry, has now turned its attention to its first core business computers. Page 4
      30 words
    • 34 1 CITIC PACIFIC, the Hong-kong-listcd arm of Beijing's China International Trust and Investment Corp (Citic), is tapping the international markets for a USSSO million loan to fund its operations. Page 6
      34 words
    • Article, Illustration
      27 1 Friday Change BT-MGA 702.71 -1.33 Kuala Lumpur ...595.22 +2.8 Tokyo 20.456.06 -105.82 Hongkong 5,071.19 +28.38 Sydney 1,588.4 -3.0 New York 3,235.91 +27.28 London 2,476.0 -17.3
      27 words
    • 24 1 Exchange rates USS SS 1.6775 100 Yen SS 1.2556 MS SS 0.6518 Money market rates Overnight 2 15/16% +1/4 3-month 3 5/16% unch
      24 words
    • 29 1 Rubber S'poreApr 137.00*/kg -0.25 M'sia Apr 210.50'/kg unch KL Tin Turnover 57 tonnes +24 Spot MS 14.10/kg +0.10 Crude Dalm oil Turnover 2.642 lots +670 May MS926/tonne +6
      29 words
  • 633 1  -  Taking over Magnum's Austotel option could cost them Aslosm By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Asia Pacific Breweries of Singapore and New Zealand-based Brierley Investments may have to fork out some Aslos million (SSI33 million) to take over 50 per cent of Austotel,
    633 words
  • 220 1 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a set of criteria to tighten the definition of monopolies and head off charges by other nations of unfair trade practices, officials said yesterday. "We have approved the portion of the implementation regulations of the Fair Trade
    AFP  -  220 words
  • 570 1  -  By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE Bullion dealers here see a golden business opportunity emerging in India which introduced liberal gold import rules about three weeks ago. Singapore's gold exports to India, which last year totalled 180 kgs valued at $3.6 million, have
    570 words
  • 323 1  -  From Shoeb Kagda in KUALA LUMPUR COMMODITIES and the agricultural sector will spearhead Malaysia's drive to invest overseas given the country's comparative strength in this area, said Primary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik. In an interview with
    323 words
  • 179 1 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia recorded a trade deficit of M 56.5 billion (554.2 billion) in 1991, the first deficit in nine years, compared with a surplus of M 5527.8 million in 1990, the Statistics Department said. Imports in 1991 were MSIOI.U billion
    Reuter  -  179 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 121 1 CREATING THE WORLDS MOST LUXURIOUS CLOTHS LANGHOLM SCOTLAND. DG 1 3 OBN TEL: ***** 803 1 I FAX: ***** ***** Aircraft Schedule 25 Market Reviews 21 Work) News 8 The Arts 15 Money Changer Rates 25 For market indices, editorial. Commodities 24 Money Market 23 advertising and circulation exCompany News
      121 words
    • 35 1 A speech and drama centre set up by a husband-and-wife team has 500 children on its waiting list. And it has never advertised! Read about this thriving enterprise in our Singapore Entrepreneurs column, Pg 11
      35 words
    • 92 1 Typewriters Fax Machines Laser Printers Dot-Matrix Printers I Electronic Lettering Systems H I Call 743 8000 further details 11 Hock Lock Siew, Pg 3 Naturally enthusiastic. Aboard Japan Airlines, you quickly sense a genuine who encounter the refreshng hoaprtaSty of JAL once, do to enthususmonthepartof the in-flight crew. If s
      92 words
    • 3 1 Analysis, Pg 10
      3 words

  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
      • 67 2 SINGAPORE has condemned the Khmer Rouge for launching a new offensive in Cambodia. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said on Saturday that a continuing military offensive could jeopardise the deployment of Untac and threaten the Cambodian peace settlement. He added that the Khmer Rouge
        67 words
      • 64 2 A SINGAPOREAN has been voted the new chairman of Inmarsat, the international maritime satellite organisation, for a one-year term effective last Wednesday. A Singapore Telecom statement issued over the weekend said Telecom vicepresident of mobile communications Richard Fong's "wealth of experience in the area of Inmarsat
        64 words
      • 51 2 THE police, the Business Software Alliance and the Association of American Publishers raided software dealer PC Soft's Sim Lim Square premises last week and seized about 300 diskettes and 500 manuals. The diskettes and manuals are alleged to be illegal copies of BSA and AAP members' copyright
        51 words
      • 58 2 IN LESS than a month, the National Book Development Council of Singapore has clinched $500,000 in pledges and donations for its Reading Trust Fund. Half of this amount came from the Singapore Totalisator Board while a further $100,000 came from the Jack Chia-MPH group. The council
        58 words
      • 46 2 MENDAKI will launch a long-term development programme for Malay-Muslim youth in a tie-up with the Peoples' Association. The programme seeks to increase social awareness in people between the ages of 14 and 30, making them more sensitive to the needs of others.
        46 words
      • 48 2 THE Association of Muslim Professionals has formed a 11member advisory council to raise the national profile of AMP and provide viewpoints in AMP's decision-making process. Comprising mainly professionals and prominent Malay-Mus-lim community leaders, the inaugural council is headed by Jamiyah president Haji Abu Bakar Maidin.
        48 words
      • 50 2 FOR THE first time, public transport users can get information on both buses and the Mass Rapid Transit in one booklet the new Transit Link Guide. The $1 booklet is on sale from today at Transit Link sales offices at MRT stations, bus interchanges and most book shops.
        50 words
    • 646 2  -  Plans to pump USs2om into upgrading of Singapore plants By Joseph Rajendran AT A TIME when consumer electronics firms are reporting sharply lower profits, Ja-pan-based Aiwa Co is expecting its group net profit for the financial year to March 1992 to increase 10
      646 words
    • 372 2  -  By Magdalene Ng PRIME MINISTER Goh Chok Tong yesterday clarified that the government has not changed its mind about setting up the Open University. It has only changed its mind about how to implement the programme. Speaking to reporters after his visit
      372 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 203 2 810 IN POWER, PERFORMANCE RELIABILITY For centuries, the elephant has been known for its superior standard of reliability and safety. trained mechanics and equipped with a computerised strength and reliability in performing heavy lifting and One of the region's bestselling forklifts, the Toyota P°^ s inventory system, all of which
      203 words

  • COMPANY NEWS 1
    • 501 3  -  HIL Industries approached by General Motors to supply car parts From Chew Eng Han in KUALA LUMPUR HIL Industries Bhd, a new listing on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, is making a name for itself in plastic moulding.
      501 words
    • 212 3  -  By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank has launched a new unit trust, United Asia Fund, to invest in the region's stocK markets. An open-ended unit trust. United Asia Fund, aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investments in securities quoted on the
      212 words
    • 283 3 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Mayban Management will launch its first Msso million (5532.5 million) unit trust fund, known as Mayban Unit Trust, before the end of the month. The fund will be available at all Malayan Banking (Maybank) branches throughout Malaysia as
      MBT  -  283 words
    • 149 3 MBT KUALA LUMPUR The Boustead Holdings Bhd group has proposed a fourstep rationalisation plan involving the transfer of certain plantation and propertybased companies within the group. Permata Merchant Bank Bhd, on behalf of Boustead and its three listed subsidiaries, said the exercise was to better
      MBT  -  149 words
    • 189 3 MBT KUALA LUMPUR A major management revamp at Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering (MSE) is not likely to occur, but a relook at its current business strategy is in order to ensure its competitiveness and continued profitability. AriPfin Alias, a member of the MSE Holdings
      MBT  -  189 words
    • 581 3  -  the hock lock siew column By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Since Asia Pacific Breweries and Brierley Investments bought into New Zealand-based brewer Magnum Corporation a little over a year ago, the investment has done nothing but produce nasty surprises. Last
      581 words
    • 448 3 MBT KUALA LUMPUR The Tenaga Nasional "road show" reeeived overwhelming response in the three cities covered in Asia Singapore, Tokyo and Hongkong with investors in the British colony willing to bid for all the 60 million shares offered to foreigners. The feedback from Europe
      MBT  -  448 words
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 103 3 KUALA LUMPUR The Capital Issues Committee (CIC) has revised the price to be paid by Mechmar Corporation (Malaysia) Bhd for its proposed acquisition of Relau Estate Sdn Bhd from Ms 49 million (Ss32 million) to M 536.69 million. However, it rejected Mechmar's proposed acquisition
        103 words
      • 94 3 KUALA LUMPUR Lien Hoc Corporation Bhd has recorded an increase in its group pre-tax profit to M 57.75 million (555.04 million) for the year ended Dec 31, 1991, compared with M 51.98 million previously. Group turnover rose by 88 per cent to M 561.5
        94 words
      • 95 3 KUALA LUMPUR MalakofT Bhd has raked in a 74 per cent increase in group pre-tax profit to M 57.51 million (554.88 million) for the six months ended Dec 31, 1991. This was achieved on the back of a 4 per cent increase in turnover to M
        95 words
      • 83 3 KUALA LUMPUR IJM Coip's proposed offer for sale of M 57.78 million (555.06 million) nominal amount of 7 per cent irredeemable convertible unsecured loan stock 1992-1997 will provide an opportunity for existing shareholders to increase their investments in the company. In a circular, IJM
        83 words
      • 72 3 KUALA LUMPUR Sarawak will soon have its first stockbroking firm through Sarawak Securities Sdn Bhd, a spokesman said. The firm, which is wholly-owned by Syrakusa Corporation Sdn Bhd, has been given the green light by the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) to start operations
        72 words
      • 38 3 KUALA LUMPUR Larut Tin Fields Bhd has obtained a conditional approval from the Malaysian Finance Minister for its proposed financial restructuring scheme, which includes debt-to-equity conversion and the acquisition of Perwira Indra Sakti.
        38 words
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 120 4 JAKARTA British Petroleum and Japan's C Itoh trading company will take over an oil refinery project shelved last year by Indonesia's government. Mines and Energy Minister Ginanjar Kartasasmita said on Saturday. The Tanjung Üban refioory project in Central Sumatra
        120 words
      • 94 4 ABU DHABI Canada's International Petroleum Corporation (IPC) will prospect for oil in the Gulf of Thailand under an agreement signed earlier last week, IPC said on Saturday. The agreement covers a concession area of 11,350 sq km on the northwest flank of
        94 words
      • 107 4 TAIPEI Taiwan's Chi Mei Industrial Co Ltd, a major maker of plastics and resins, said it will invest about US$3OO million (Ssso4 million) to set up a plant near Houston, Texas. The plant will have the capacity to produce about 240,000 tonnes of acrynitrile
        107 words
      • 98 4 CARACAS Two Japanese firms, Mitsubishi and Mitsui, signed a letter of intent Saturday to work with PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil company, to study exploration and production possibilities in Venezuela. The study will include strategics for a long-term joint venture to improve and develop extra-heavy
        98 words
    • 447 4 Reuter TOKYO Parent current profits of Japan's four top steelmakers in the year ending March 31 are likely to shrink to around half the total profits they posted in 1990/91, analysts say. In the next business year, the figures
      Reuter  -  447 words
    • 239 4 Reuter BEIJING China's southern special economic /one of Xiamen has joined a list of cities clamouring to open a stock market now that paramount leader Deng Xiaoping has endorsed bourses as an important economic reform. Xiamen, in the coastal province of Fujian,
      Reuter  -  239 words
    • 499 4 BANGKOK Thai Gypsum Products Co Ltd will set up a joint venture in Indonesia to manufacture gypsum sheets carrying an investment price tag of 450 million baht (Ss3o million). The Nation reported. The new venture is 40 per cent owned
      499 words
    • 387 4 Reuter LONDON British drinks giant Guinness pic is expected to see a sparkling rise in profits in 1991 of around 13 per cent due to the continued trend of trading up to premium drink brands and the benefits of a string of
      Reuter  -  387 words
    • 365 4  -  From Dexter Lee in BANGKOK LISTED Shinawatra Computer Communications, which has been expanding aggressively in the telecommunications and broadcasting industry, Jaas now turned its attention to its first c«*e business computers. The company, which started off as a supplier of IBM mainframes to
      365 words
    • 325 4 Reuter LONDON Britain's biggest brewer Bass pic is turning the investment tap on and hopes to spend £500 million (551.43 billion) this financial year as the group gears up for a UK economic recovery expected later this year. "Having had two
      Reuter  -  325 words
    • 416 4 MARKET TALK Reuter HONGKONG Hongkong's bull market should in theory be due for a brief respite after last week's unbridled surge, but results from property counters due in the coming weeks will continue to fuel big gains, analysts said. Overseas institutional
      Reuter; Source: Telerate  -  416 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 412 3 SAMSUNG NOTEMASTER 3865/20N Anyone with a passing knowledge of PCs will be If" fascinated with Samsung latest model, the Note Master 1 I The State-of-the-art PC features a full-size 10 inch VGA I display of 80 characters by 25 lines with excellent contrast I I /fU' j MM for minimum
      412 words

  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 260 4 Ist Annual Conference ASIA. PACIFIC V? THEME PARKS ATIIMCTTM T S 27-28 April 1992 Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore Meet the Industry Leaders of Asia and America ln con)onctlon International Presentations from: Gary Goddard, CEO, Landmark Entertainment Group (USA) John R. Graff, Executive Director Counsel, International Association of Amusement Parks and
      260 words

  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 842 5 £^BsEw^s£ffWßSE^Bl^BHEl^Hra^Sa£ttg&< I i'V".-' 5-• fjkr'• 7* f> *<4 Mercedes-Benz are just as concerned about the environment at the bottom. flf J* ?3Kp I .*:-V Mpkr 3 s i :;?t^ >. fife ■ife Preserving an atmosphere of total comfort and luxury resources, it has been vastly improved. The result Is a
      842 words

  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • SMALL CHANGE
      • 99 6 KARACHI The three branches of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in Pakistan were officially merged on Saturday with the government-owned Habib Bank Limited. The merger followed an agreement between liquidators and Habib Bank, a Habib Bank statement here said. The
        99 words
      • 104 6 MILAN The government will this week float a 20 per cent stake in the country's biggest bank, Istituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino, in Italy's largest state sell-off to date. Share analysts said the 1.5 trillion lire sale was likely to be sold
        104 words
      • 67 6 ROTTERDAM French state-owned bank Credit Lyonnais provided an extra three billion guilders in loan guarantees to its Dutch unit Credit Lyonnais Nederland Bank, CLBN chairman Willem van Driel told reporters on Thursday. The French parent company, which has a 94 per cent stake in CLBN, now
        67 words
      • 95 6 ROME Giovanni Agnelli said Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corp, which has been amassing a stake in bid target Source Perrier, is not taking sides in the battle for control of the French group. "They are neutral and independent," Mr Agnelli told reporters. The Agnelli-controlled holding Exor
        95 words
      • 82 6 LISBON Portugal's fourth largest insurance firm, stateowned Mundial Confianca SA, will be privatised on April 14, Mundial chairman Jose Casa Nova said. The Champalimaud family, which owned Mundial Confianca before it was nationalised after Portugal's leftist revolution in 1974, plans to attempt to regain
        82 words
      • 58 6 LONDON British insurance group Legal General pic said that although it had made progress in improving the economics of its general insurance business, the division was unlikely to return to profit in 1992. The group made the forecast with its 1991 results, which showed pre-tax profit
        58 words
    • 311 6  -  By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE Citic Pacific, the Hongkong-listed arm of Beijing's China International Trust and Investment Corp (Citic), is tapping the international markets for a US$5O million (5583.5 million) loan to fund its operations. Jointly arranged by Singapore's DBS Bank, Malaysia's Bank of
      311 words
    • 510 6 Reuter SYDNEY The worst appears to be over for Australia's recession-hit banking industry but profit margins are likely to remain under threat for some time. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Bernie Fraser said last Saturday. "Although conditions remain difficult for
      Reuter  -  510 words
    • 290 6 Nikkei Weekly NEW YORK Japanese Muiks operating on the United States West Coast have teen hit by a steep drop in profits as a result of uncollectible loans tied to the area's depressed real estate market. Bank of California, an affiliate of
      Nikkei Weekly  -  290 words
    • 251 6 AFP JAKARTA The Indonesian government plans to help state banks meet a new capitalisation standard if the fiscal year ending this month yields a surplus, it was reported during the weekend. In February 1991, the central bank said all commercial banks must
      AFP  -  251 words
    • 424 6 NYT NEW YORK Citicorp has announced plans to strengthen its financial condition by selling US$l5O million (SS2SO million) of new preferred stock. The sale, which will help the New York banking company move closer to the minimum capital requirements set by regulators,
      NYT  -  424 words
    • 675 6 Colony responsible for up to 40 per cent of total worldwide losses Reuter HONGKONG In a recent counterfeiting case, credit card company Visa found cards that were made in Malaysia, distributed in Hongkong, carried account data from Australia and were used in 10
      Reuter  -  675 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 96 6 CKSOSQ_OJS3aV 3* IT RENAULT RENAULT 21 An Automatic or fS"' Manual. A big saloon with a wealth mmmrnm design (CX 0.29) and advance jgmmpr mmmmmm Interior comfort which leaves nothing to chance: 5 spacious seats, huge boot no other car in it's class rr t l af ku:mw offer as
      96 words

  • THE REGION
    • 520 7 Hongkong The latest public land auction in Hongkong involving five government lots netted HKSI.7 billion (SS37O million), pushing the amount earned from public land auctions in the current financial year to a record HK$l2 billion nearly four times the HKS3.I billion scored in the
      520 words
    • 289 7 BANGKOK Thailand will support Indonesia's proposal on adding capital goods to the list of products subject to tariff reduction under the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (Cept), a Bangkokbased daily said on Friday. The Nation quoted Commerce Minister Amaret Silaon as saying after
      289 words
    • NOTE BOOK
      • 66 7 IPOH Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad is scheduled to lead an investment and trade mission to Vietnam next month, International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said. This is part of a long-term strategy being planned to make marketing
        66 words
      • 68 7 CANBERRA Australia urged the European Community (EC) yesterday to make "credible undertakings" on trade reform, saying this was the key to the success of the Uruguay Round of Gatt talks. "Success in the Uruguay Round depends on the EC leaders," Trade and Overseas Development
        68 words
      • 66 7 MANILA An exiled communist leader criticised President Corazon Aquino on Saturday for refusing to resume talks with leaders of the 23-year-old insurgency and warned her decision may lead to "disastrous consequences". Luis Jalandoni, vice-chairman for international affairs of the Marxist umbrella group National Democratic Front, issued
        66 words
      • 64 7 MAE SOT, Thailand Seventy-four Burmese soldiers were killed and about 100 wounded in a failed attempt to seize a stronghold of ethnic Karen rebels, Thai border police sources said yesterday. Four Karen fighters died in the battle at the weekend near the Kaw Moo Ra
        64 words
    • 344 7 Reuter MANILA The US air force will retain access to a key military airport at Subic Bay under a security plan to be discussed this week by American and Philippine defence officials, military sources said yesterday. Under the proposed plan,
      Reuter  -  344 words
    • 285 7 AFP BANGKOK Vietnam said on Saturday it would not attend two regional meetings on development of the Mekong River because host Thailand had not clarified their "nature and agenda". Vietnam's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it first wants the full Mekong Committee
      AFP  -  285 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements

  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
      • 94 8 TOKYO Moscow will no longer aim nuclear weapons at Asia, a Japanese newspaper yesterday quoted Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev as saying. Russian President Boris Yeltsin's pledge to remove nuclear weapons targeted at the United States and Western Europe also applied to
        94 words
      • 91 8 GENEVA The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an appeal yesterday for cash to help tens of thousands of homeless people after Friday's earthquake in Turkey. The Genevabased Federation said it sought B.S million Swiss francs, mostly needed to buy
        91 words
      • 88 8 SEOUL Former anti-communist states South Korea and Taiwan will give cash and rice to the struggling Russian Republic, the two countries said separately on Saturday. South Korea will release to the Russian Republic the outstanding US$33O million (***** million) of an US$BOO million tied loan
        88 words
      • 82 8 BEIJING China will import 500,000 tonnes of aviation fuel this year to make up a shortfall between rising demand and static state supplies, the China Daily said. The China Aviation Oil Supply Corp must provide 1.6 million tonnes of aviation fuel this year, up 18.5
        82 words
      • 70 8 WARSAW US Business Centre, Inc and Warsaw authorities have signed an agreement on construction of state-of-the-art facilities for Western investors, it was announced on Friday. Warsaw Srodmiescie District Authorities provided a 53,500 sq feet (5,000 sq metres) plot worth US$4.6 million (557.7 million) in downtown
        70 words
    • 221 8 Reuter SEOUL South Korea will not permit any fresh investment in naphtha cracking and styrene monomer (SM) and caprolactam production until the end of 1995 in a bid to stabilise domestic oversupply, a Trade Ministry official said. But limited investment will be permitted in
      Reuter  -  221 words
    • 547 8  -  Countries moving towards complementary strategy From John Helmer in MOSCOW THERE is a new paradox in Sino-Russian relations, say Russian officials. The more things appear to be moving backwards in time, the closer the countries are moving towards a common and complementary economic strategy.
      547 words
    • 381 8 UPI BEIJING China pledged yesterday to abolish a key import barrier, the so-called "adjustment tax", but said import tariffs for cars and some other heavily taxed goods would rise sharply to protect uncompetitive Chinese companies. Elimination of the adjustment tax, scheduled for
      UPI  -  381 words
    • 414 8 Reuter ISLAMABAD Sponsors of the world's biggest private power project are pressing ahead with their plans, hoping the Pakistan government will come good on a pledge to get round an Islamic ban on interest payments. A Pakistani religious court decision last November
      Reuter  -  414 words
    • 41 8 MOSCOW The last edition of the Pravda lying on a table in the deserted office of the editor-in-chief on Saturday. Pravda, for eight decades the newspaper of the communist party, suspended publication on Friday for lack of funds.
      41 words
    • 508 8 Reuter BONN The west German economy is expected to recover from the current stagnation slowly this year, with growth accelerating in the second half, economists said. The Federal Statistics Office earlier revised down to 3.1 per cent from 3.2 per
      Reuter  -  508 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 78 8 A Symbol of Quality I w th an ab,lit V to operate Ifrnym smoothly for many years without jM any breakdowns, the Carl Pencil *S 1 Sharpener is used by homes. 9 wZi commercial and government fl i offices worldwide. The Carl jj|jl> Pencil Sharpener, a name that's synonymous with
      78 words
    • 372 8 BUSINESS TIMES METALFAB ENGINEERING PTE LTD (m Voluntary Uqudrton) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE 6 H6REBV GVBsi pursuant to Section 308 of »>e Companies Act. Cap. 50. that the Final Meeting of the Members of the atxvenamec Corrv peny wfl be held at 51 Arson Roed. •02-57 #02-58. Anson Centre.
      372 words

  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 336 9 I J EKj' The rich potential of Asia and the assurance of investing with the UOB Group for as little as $1,000 Asia is expected to remain among the world's fastest growirg regions ACT NOW during the '90s. Reflecting this potential, Asian stockmarkets have Invest in the United Asia Fund
      336 words

  • ANALYSIS
    • 981 10  -  With roughly twice as many new jobs on offer as there are applicants, Japanese companies are seeing a rise in worker-power for the first time. Steven Butler finds out how executives are coping. Steven Butler FT J APANESE management is facing a serious
      FT  -  981 words
    • 1190 10  -  Malaysia's earnings from commodities have taken a beating as a result of competition and the worldwide slump in prices. Nonetheless, tne industry is seen as the backbone of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's vision of the country as an industrialised nation in 30 years. Shoeb Kagda
      1,190 words
    • 268 10 Malaysia win present a paper, titled "Greening of the World", on conserving the world's forests at the preparatory meetings ahead of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Unced), said Primary Industries Minister. Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik. "We
      268 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 199 10 1 AToffers the latest features to handle your payroll! ENHANCED FEATURES FOR VERSION 2.1* INCLUDES: Extra pay period lof commmion/bonus/backpay Password control access to different category of employees overtime formula per employee Flexible work day calculation for shift work per employee Export payroll working data to IRBA for current year
      199 words
    • 7 10 Innovation Technology in Business Times on Tuesday
      7 words
  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 25 10 DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU UT* JrxfiLi I BETTER TMROH H£WfiNTSTO KJPPIN6! FROM PESBKTS7QRM TUBtON AHPTOTHtNK 6&TMY vrv/j? 1£%%? MHtZlmßucHMMier worn, t*mmcsc mJ/er Jg§&, j WAXBP'
      25 words

  • ENTERPRISE & MANAGEMENT 1
    • 1192 11  -  SINGAPORE'S E NTRE PRE N EURS David and Julia Gabriel's Speech and Drama Centre has never advertised, but the waiting list has 500 children. Dawn Tan talks to the husband-and-wife team behind this thriving enterprise Dawn Tan Bankers, brokers, property tycoons and politicians you are
      1,192 words
    • 629 11 DOG-EARRED posters of Roald Dahl share wall space with shelves of books piled high with everything from Joanne Atkins paperbacks to The Brothers' Grimm epics. Downstairs, the tea garden is abuzz with youngsters playing hop-scotch. Having fun would appear to
      Pictures by Arthur Lee  -  629 words
    • 723 12 UK group is trying to shed its traditional British image FT CHARLES MACKAY, the new chief executive oflnchcape, would like to see more Japanese and Chinese executives in his London headquarters in St James's, opposite Christie's, the art auctioneer. The former colonial trading
      FT  -  723 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 142 11 At Prontaprint, we provide just the services your business needs. K.V A creative design service, from V. experienced designers equipped with J V the latest in DTP. A high quality in-house print service, from letterheads to multi-colour reports printed quickly and economically. A fast, efficient copying service, that copies, collates
      142 words

  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 127 12 Hkss9BU?s^^Bl^^^^^m ot I iSHRSkS ~«>.: M wflrl HfiMfclw? ■A HnSl 1...... .r aK Mihitl hhhbi *f£^i£aHClK^9(9lStw»»t-j I, i V °J WL iKB -M I M \V Bk' I |S k Riuosi WBmtf I mP ~4-MSEUM HiL S^mmßaa^m t -:«^MI s n Putting your documents where you really need them When
      127 words

  • SPORTS
    • 721 13 America's Cup AP SAN DIEGO Chris Dickson won the battle that mattered on the water as he steered Nippon to victory over his countrymen aboard New Zealand in a grudge match on Saturday to take the lead in the America's Cup challenger selection series. Peter
      AP  -  721 words
    • 469 13 Reuter FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida Fred Couples fired a seven-under-par 65 ort Saturday to take a one-shot lead over Mark Brooks going into the final round of the US$l.l million (S$ 1.8 million) Honda Classic. Couples, who stands at 14-under-par 202 for the tournament, is
      Reuter  -  469 words
    • 529 13 Reuter KEY BISCAYNE, Florida Fourth-seeded Pete Sampras came back from the brink of defeat and top seed Jim Courier recovered from a first-set loss on Saturday but 11thseeded Andre Agassi could not make it a hat trick at the US$2.B million
      Reuter  -  529 words
    • 315 13 Cricket: World Cup Reuter WELLINGTON England's batsmen, under the weather and looking jaded as the World Cup enters its final stages, were restricted to 200 for eight by a tight New Zealand attack yesterday. Graeme Hick was England's top scorer with 56 as
      Reuter  -  315 words
    • SIDE LINES
      • 67 13 PANORAMA, British Columbia Double Olympic g*mpion Petra Kronberger of Austria, closing in on another fvyrld Cup overall championship, rose to the occasion on Sa^^ a y to win the season's final World Cup downhill. Despite!]Rree disappointing runs in training leading up to the World Cup
        67 words
      • 60 13 INZELL, Germany Olympic champion Bonnie Blair ofthe United States clinched the 500-metre speedskating World Cup title by finishing second in the last race of the season on Saturday. Blair was beaten by China's Qiaobo Ye of China but even the second place was enough to give
        60 words
      • 90 13 ANTIBES, France Manuel Medina of Mexico battled back from a first-round cut to defend his International Boxing Federation featherweight title with a 12-round split decision over Frenchman Fabrice Benichou on Saturday. Medina appeared to be in control of the fight despite suffering a cut above the right
        90 words
      • 72 13 TAMPA, Florida World heavyweight champion EvSfjcler Holyfield has defended his decision to fight yet another agoing ex-champion in Larry Holmes rather than one pf thei®vision's younger thoroughbreds. Holyfield, here for the <Jmmpions Challenge amateur tournament, said on Saturday-that Holmes, despite being 42 years old, had box-office appeal.
        72 words
      • 111 13 DALLAS Court battles in the legal arena aren't o\d®For Martina Navratilova, who is suing her former lawyer foAiis advice on a palimony pact. The malpractice suit againstfflry Loftin of Fort Worth, Texas, is still pending even Navratilova and her former rover settled their 10-montßjse last Friday.
        111 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 207 13 SPR 9031 jV SPR9O33 sSuCvde f 2 Way U P $250 f£ f* /T~ Rowing Cycle NOW $195 f 1 C fl IK U P $398 NOW $195 J&J 1265 -V SjISV GT 78 Multi Function M Treadmill(l2in 1) 8 up. $555 now SIZE: 63 cm (W) X 111 cm
      207 words

  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 760 14 M Nothing Beats A Bud. feffinfll where to wine, dine A "Heavenly" Feast Scrumptious Sichuan cuisine. Rich piping hot steamboat. Dclicatc Yangzhou Dianxian. Mon Sat 11.30 am to 2.30pm Sun 10.30 am to 2.30pm Kings A MiMMIOf (IX MOTHS Havelock Road, Singapore 0316. Tel: 733 0011 I Sandwich Delight at
      760 words
    • 230 14 WE'VE JUST BRED A NEW WINNER at The Stables jTZ g&fB i^jy The Businessmen's Derby Lunch ((fffi A delectable choicc of appetisers and soup, followed closely by your pick from five delightful main dishes and a selection of desserts Finish *>■ door u*™ with coffee or tea. Only $28.00+ Closed
      230 words
  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 662 14 TELEVISION AND RADIO mi "in hum—hi taummum iiMwjnm.—iirimnmi wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm in» mi wammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm*»■«■———. m ■«—> m i ■—> ■< ■>. ■i mhimmmmmm t mm n— t ?:2 "r JS2SSS27" BUSINESS OH RADIO WOIIfICITUi 7.25 AMOiminc. i!m wSmnhmil IS*** W ri BBC. 88.9 mHz in VHF Band H 7 -3® CNH International
      662 words

  • THE ARTS
    • Article, Illustration
      1230 15  -  Conductor Nick Richardson, who will be giving his last concert with the International Festival Chorus this Wednesday, tells Andrew Lim how life and love, for him, have always revolved around music Andrew Lim THE TALL, lean and unmistakable figure of Nick Richardson will be seen conducting the International
      Photo by Chris Loh  -  1,230 words
    • 618 15  -  Andrew Lim reviews last Friday's concert by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Andrew Lim THE Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Chorus transported its audience to the worlds of Nature and God through Beethoven's music last Friday. It was a journey into realms that had moved,
      618 words
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 178 15 AND ENTERTAIN Sfeubtitu* (jfttU Power Lunch! The most talked-about Business Lunch in town. In the classical ambience of a hunter's lodge Daily Continental Buffet spread for lunch from 12 noon to 2.30 pm at $33.00+ per person. A ANA HOTEL For reservations, SINGAPORE call 732-1222 extension 1582 or 1597. '6
      178 words
    • 83 15 j »3 j|i^g&jk. W HS|isJng(M T^BRijS Go on. Take the plunge with your partner and savour the tempting creations made from the season's freshest harvests: air-flown salmon, spring salads, tender poultry, game and succulent meats served with truffle, walnut, roquefort, herb, chicory and lime $Jt sauces. Proving too that love
      83 words
    • 30 15 Lunch $9.00 Dinner $13.50 En/oy our Shjbu SliPhti Sukiynki A B.irtjecue RESTAURANT KPBE Tel: 734-6796 4th fir Unit 04 06 07 Tanqhn Shopping Centre Air flown KOBE BEEF also available
      30 words

  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
    • 4781 16  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SHARE prices on the Singapore stock market rose on selective buying of blue chips last week though the overall market was generally quiet. After a 16.1-point dip on Monday towards the major support level of 1,430, the Straits
      4,781 words

  • 2976 17 DBS Foreign 1300 70 5.7% Semb Shipyard 785 f 45 +6.1% Jurong Ship 50» 970 +40 +4.3% FAN 1010 +30 +3.1% lnchcape 540 +30 M.9% BAT 21* 595 +20 +3.5% GE Life 1440 20 +1.4% SIA Foreign 1960 f20 +1.0% Straits Trading 281 +20 +7.7%
    2,976 words
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 127 17 Shine I YOUR KEY TO BETTERBUSINESSDECISIONS! Shine is Singapore Press Hojdings' inforich database financial statements highlights, graphs, latest results team: T. S. Lui on 740 1035, Hazel Ong on 740 1771 or on Teleview, which incidentally is the most advanced and company news. Tony Chia on 740 1033. videotext system
      127 words

  • 3482 18 Leader U 550 40 +7.8% Comings 50* 850 25 3.0% MISC Foreign 550 +25 +4.8% MAS 470 20 4.4% Magnum Corp 50* 372 +18 5.1% H Leong Ind 50* 550 +15 2.8% Oriental Hldgs 610 +15 +2.5% Si me Darby 50* 278 +13 +4.9% Arpal
    3,482 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 249 18 BANKING, FINANCE AND INSURANCE SUPPLEMENT 1998 A special Business Times Survey May 4,1992 The theme for this year's supplement is "Managing the Tiger" which focuses on the tremendous growth achieved in recent years by Asia's banking and finance industry and the constraints faced by the region's regulators to encourage growth
      249 words

  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
    • 5287 19 Bernama LACK of fresh incentives and the bcarishness on major overseas bourses again restricted activity on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange last week. Closing broadly easier on further cut-loss selling and buyers' reserve on Monday, prices drifted sideways over the remaining trading days while
      Bernama  -  5,287 words

  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    • 377 20 Company Date Year Group pre-tax Net earnings Cross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend (000) (cents) H Leong Fio Marl? Dec 91 $54.366($6S 088) 139(164 8(10) Magnum Corp Marl? Dec 91 M$209 2?0($100l?8) 335(208) 50(40) Paramount Mar I? Dec 91 M$909($1.0?8) ?5(25) S Finance Marl? Dec 91
      377 words
    • 898 20 last Fa Year Forecast Date Net Net Profit EPS aoncd Year EPS Cross profit Range Range Coapan? Period tost jr ending (cts) dn (VIM) (SSa) (cts) Sfore lad F Mar 12 Oec 91 126 100 44.641(f) 35 2 43 13.3 -165 WO F Mar 12 Oec 91 23
      898 words
    • 611 20 Company Rights Issue Aftance Tech One tor-one |100 pet share Bo*an Issue of $90 978m nominal amount of 351 Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991/96 with 45 489m detachable warrants on the basis of $2 nominal amount of Bonds tor every three existing shares held Every S2 nominal amount
      611 words
    • 308 20 Company Data Half-year Croup pre-tax Interim ann to profit/loss (L) dividend ('000) Boustead Mar 11 Dec 91 M527.134(517.900) 7.5(5) Hume M Mar 10 Dec 91 M546 302(531.364) 5(5) H Leong ind Mar 10 Dec 91 M*****8(543.888) 6(6) First Capital Mar 6 Oec 91 S3.937(S170L) FM Ins Mar 5
      308 words
    • 55 20 Mar 12 DBS Bank has bought a 10% stake comprising 7.46 million Wing Lung Bank's share at HK$5l each, worth HKs3Bo.7m. bmovest Bhd has sold a 23.5% stake in Inno-Pacific Holdings Ltd through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hart Holdings Pte Ltd. Jack Chia-MPH Ltd is buying a four-storey warehouse-cum-showroom
      55 words
    • 106 20 Company Date Year Group Net Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend (000) (cents) Van der Horst Mar 5 Sep 91 12.739(52.451) 41(42) 1(1) Pacific Can Mar 4 Sep 91 Sl06($1.450l) 0 2(—) Cerebos Feb 13 Sep 91 |45.623|( *38.911) 14 8(128) 236TE(30TE) KL Kepong
      106 words
    • 797 20 Mi Bard Last Fri Year Cwpqr P«rM Oat* Tear EPS Grow Net mmH tatmg (cts) dh profit last year (SS'IM) EMS Final Nov 6 Jul 91 30IE 17.8781 IM tan Final Mar 11 Dec 91 50 580 1.325(c) Mm Final Mar 12 Dec 91 69 9 25
      797 words
    • 730 20 Current Ex Beaks Date Total tar Total far payment data dot* payable the year last year Ascai Find USlOC(b) Mar 10 Mar 20 Mar 30 US10C US10C A«mo20c 12 5*TE Mar 3 Mar 13 May 15 17 5*TE 12 5*TE BAT 21c 104 8% Apr 9 Apr 22
      730 words
    • 1617 20 Trans Registered Substantial Buy/ No. o! Amount Shareholding Steck Date Holder Shareholder/Director Sell shares Before S After SPC 11/03/92 DBS Nominees (Pte) Ltd Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd *B 31.000 90.696 133.864.476 41 83 133.895.476 41 84 SPC 11/03/92 CDP-DBS Nominees (Pte) Ltd DBS Bank S 3,000 8.599
      1,617 words
    • 57 20 Conversion Special Irdg Scripless Conversion (leadline Period Trading Com pan> starts (I DP) (SI") starts Kirst Capital* Mar 31 Apr 22 Apr 9 Apr 22 Apr 23 Hai Sun Hap* Apr I Apr 23 Apr 10 Apr 23 Apr 24 Semb Shipyard* Mar 20 Apr 16 Apr 3
      57 words
    • 51 20 Austral Amalgamated Tin Bhd: EGM at 9th Floor. RHB 1, 424 Jalan Tun Razak, ***** Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday, Mar 16, at 10am Cerebos Pacific Ltd: 10th AGM at the Singapore Room, sth Floor, Hilton Hotel, 581 Orchard Road, Singapore 0923, on Wednesday, Mar 18. at 12
      51 words
    • 153 20 RECORD HIGHS LOWS ST Industrials Index BT Composite Index 1992 1545.92 (27/1/92) 1992 high: *****8 (21/2/92) 1992 low; 1429.65 (9/3/92) 1992 low: *****4 (2/1/92) 1991 1565 58 (3/6/91) 1991 l*h: *****8 (3/6/91) 1991 hw 1149 08 (16/1/91) 1991 low: 1022 52 (16/1/91) 1990 h*c 1607.12 (27/3/90) 1990 high: 1435 43
      153 words
    • 366 20 In local cujt In S$ In LSS S d> >t dy yr N dy yr Mar 12 Index chge chge chgt chg? chge chge World 392.4 -0.4 -3.9 -0.4 -4.8 -0.7 -8.2 *EAFE 478.5 -0.7 -4.7 -0.7 -8.3 -1.0 -11.5 Europe 431.9 -0.9 5.0 -1.0
      366 words
    • 220 20 Company Rights Issue MC8 Hdp One tor ten (a Mil 10 per share EnJate Feb 24 Books close Mar 9 Acceptance Payment Apr 21 Tcch ResowcM Four tor hve M$1 30 pet share Ei4ate Feb 3 Bootis dose Feb 19 Acceptance Payment Mar 31 Company Others Centrepodt Renounceable
      220 words

  • MARKET REVIEWS
    • 951 21  -  tONDOfi By Ray Heath PRIME MINISTER John Major went to Buckingham Palace last week to inform the Queen that he was calling the General Election for April 9. He could have saved himself the journey. She already knew, and so did everyone
      951 words
    • 598 21 3BSTnii jiirni ir. a*i__ THE performance of last week's market was unexpectedly strong. Although profittaking sent the Hang Seng Index down to the 4,849 level on Monday, the announcement of a strong 83 per cent growth in HSBCs 1991 profit together with the absence
      598 words
    • 780 21 BANGKOK THE Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index ended the week last Friday at 805.59 points, down slightly from its close of 807.65 points the previous week. Average daily turnover by volume was 40.3 million shares compared with 49.5 million shares a week earlier. Average value of
      780 words
    • 322 21 New fears of inflation surface AFP NEW YORK WALL Street ended the past week slightly higher on active trading despite several slips below the 3,200-point mark. The Dow Jones Index of 30 industrial blue chips closed on Friday at 3,235.91, up 14.31 points
      AFP  -  322 words
    • 389 21 AEP SHARE prices continued to fall on the Tokyo Stock Exchange last week with the Nikkei Stock Average hitting a five-year low and approaching 20,000 yen in the absence of incentives. The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues closed the week at
      AEP  -  389 words
  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 192 21 Hopes of UK rate cut fade, Pg 23 Sun Hung Kai Research MEET SINGAPORE'S ONIY TSBoifs3ooo WORTH OF PRIZES! requirements! We even have a section on country profiles so that you can find out more about where X Oll i nten d to S°- There's even a Travel Talk M
      192 words

  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • Dow gains ground as fears of inflation ebb
      • Article, Illustration
        1372 22 STOCKS advanced last Friday in moderate trading after a smaller-than-expec-ted rise in producer prices indicated that inflation was being restrained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 3,235.91, up 27.28 points for the day and 14.31 for the week, while the broader market was stronger, too. The lower
        1,372 words
      • 545 22 Other markets in Europe, South Africa and Canada Johannesburg Mar 13 Rand INDUSTRIALS A Alpha 4100 AECI 975 unch AMIC 800 7100 Abcrcom 125 Amaprop 700 BAZ, 1300 Barlows 5500 unch Basil Strk 20 Bly voor 600 25 CG Smith ***** 150 Cnagalo 2725 10 Curfin 725 unch Edgais 5900
        545 words
      • Article, Illustration
        892 22 LONDON shares fell further in a very nervous market on Friday, weakened by Labour's lead in the first opinion poll since the Budget and election announcement. The poll gave Labour a three-point lead over the ruling Conservatives. The FT-SE 100 Index closed at 2,476.0, down 17.3 points from Thursday's
        892 words
      • 191 22 THE Frankfurt stock market recovered somewhat at the end of the week, with the DAX spot index closing Friday at 1,732.64 points, 5.14 points up on Thursday. The Commerzbank index remained little changed at 1,992.7 points (+0.4). Autos saw the biggest rises of the day, with six marks for
        191 words
      • 374 22 THE Paris bourse finished slightly higher last Friday after a day of mostly sideways trading, with the CAC-40 index failing to find the impetus to break resistance at 1,950. The blue-chip index closed 5.30 points or 0.27 per cent higher at 1,947.05, having opened at 1,944.36. Investors have held
        374 words
      • 334 22 ITALIAN shares closed slightly weaker last Friday after surrendering early gains in thin technical trading dominated by today's close of the March trading account. "It's a mixed, selective and technical market," one broker said. "We've seen interest in first rate industrial shares confirmed and a certain weakness in the
        334 words
      • 185 22 SHARES on the Stockholm bourse closed broadly higher last Friday after two days of declines, with new orders for Ericsson helping to generate momentum. The bourse general index closed up 0.91 per cent at 975.04 in modest turnover of 446 million crowns. The index of top 16 shares rose
        185 words
      • 354 22 STRENGTH in Wall Street pulled Toronto stocks off the day's lows, but a sharp fall in Canadian bonds kept equities under pressure on Friday, dealers said. The TSE 300 closed down 4.05 at 3,475.79. Declines led advances 305 to 223 on volume of 35.4 million shares valued at C
        354 words
      • 71 22 INDICES TURNOVER Mar 13 Close Previous NEW YORK Dow Jones 3,235.91 3.208.63 +27.28 SAP 500 405.84 403.89 1.95 Turnover (million) 177.9 ***** •2.41 LONDON Financial Times 30 1.935.8 1,948.6 •12.8 FTSE 100 2,476.0 2,493.3 17.3 Turnover (million) 553.2 483.4 69.8 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1,732.64 1,727.5 5.14 AMSTERDAM EOE Index unav
        71 words
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 26 22 The market reports for Amsterdam, Zurich, Brussels and Johannesburg were not available. Innovation Technology in Business Times every Tuesday Personal Finance Investment in BT every Saturday
      26 words

  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
    • 429 23 NEW YORK THE US DOLLAR closed mostly higher last Friday after getting a boost late in the day from news that the US aircraft carrier America had been moved to the Middle East to signal to Iraq it must destroy weapons. "People
      429 words
    • 767 23 ASIAN CURRENCIES HONGKONG The yen led the downward trend as most currencies in the Asia-Pacific region lost ground against the US dollar over the past week. Only the Hongkong and New Zealand dollars and the Philippine peso bucked the trend. Speculation over
      767 words
    • 381 23 Cross rates Mar 13 USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.6820 2.5660 1.6730 134.50 0.5851 1.5120 1.3263 1.8248 SS 0.5945 1.5256 0.9946 79.9643 0.3479 0.8989 0.7885 1.0849 MS 0.3897 0.66 0.6520 52.4162 0.2280 0.5892 0.5169 0.7112 Dm 0.5977 1.0054 1.5338 80.39 0.3498 0.9038 0.7927
      381 words
    • 524 23 interbank rates S$ Bid Offer Overnight 2 15/16 3 1/16 1-month 3 1/4 3 3/8 2-month 3 5/16 3 7/16 3-month 3 5/16 3 7/16 Overnight mode: 3 LSS High Low 7 days 4 1/8 4 1/16 1 month 4 5/16 4 1/4 2 months 4 5/16 4
      524 words
    • 469 23 Reuter LONDON Hopes of a pre-election cut in British base rates from their current 10.5 per cent have been dealt a series of body-blows and the chances of a reduction have gone from slim to nonexistent, dealers said. Concern
      Reuter  -  469 words
    • 615 23 Bundesbank's anti-inflationary policies hurting France, smaller states Reuter PARIS France, frustrated by punishingly high interest rates, is planning an international campaign to press Germany to loosen its vice-like grip on monetary policy. The initiative comes at a time when some smaller states in Germany's
      Reuter  -  615 words
    • 372 23 Reuter LAGOS The Central Bank of Nigeria, shaking up its foreign exchange system, has said that it will obey market forces in setting the dominant exchange rate of the naira. The bank allowed the currency's official value to fall 41 per cent last week
      Reuter  -  372 words
    • 482 23 Prime lending rates BANNS International Bank (S) 6V> a ovt a a l vixr tu. Internationale Nederlanden ABN Amro Bank NV 6* Bank NV 6* J^, P n m Istituto Bancano Allied Irish Bank PLC 7W Paoto Torino 7 Amencan Express Bank 7 8V, rP l£ KeppelBank(S)
      482 words
    • 139 23 COMEX Marf COU) FUTURES (100 oz) Open High Low Settle Change, Mar 92 346.70 Apr 347.90 348.30 347.20 347.30 -O .TO. May 348.40 -0.70 Jun 350.00 350.60 349.50 349.60 -0.6(1, Aug 352.10 352.10 351.80 351.90 -0.60, Oct 354.60 354.60 354.00 354.20 -0.60 Dec 357.50 357.50 356.80 356.80 -0.®!
      139 words
  • Page 23 Advertisements

  • COMMODITIES
    • 390 24 Reuter RIO DE JANEIRO The steel producers of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have signed an accord calling for a common market within the sector by 1995. The four South American countries have already formed the so-called Mercosur common market,
      Reuter  -  390 words
    • 299 24 Reuter NEW YORK The Moscow Commodity Exchange wants to launch standard contracts on some of its commodities like crude oil, but futures trading is a long way off, officials of the exchange said at a Nymex luncheon last week. Asked if Russia is
      Reuter  -  299 words
    • 884 24 REPORTS LONDON Coffee prices were given a boost by hopes that Brazil may be persuaded to accept the move from its longstanding opposition to export quotas, following positive statements by the Brazilian Foreign Minister and a producers' association. Traders hope that the
      884 words
  • 1183 24 Rubber HAS (fob In bates) S cents/kg Int I RSS Gose Mar 9 135.00 Mar 10 -.***** Mar II 136.50 Mar 12 137.25 Mar 13 137.00 MWELB (lob to halt) M cents/kg Int I RSS Close Mar 9 209.00 Mar 10 210.00 Mar 11 207.50 Mar 12 208.00 Mar
    1,183 words
  • Page 24 Advertisements

  • 1270 25 City Flight ETA Flight no City Flight ETA Flight no Abu Dhabi GA892 0015 leddah SV366 1545 SV391 1745 SQ228 2040 SQ227 2130 Johannesburg CI92 0635 RJ182 1440 RJ 183 2320 Karachi SQ418 1245 Amsterdam SQ23 0700 GA892 0015 Kathmandu RA408 0815 KL841 1400 KL842 2325
    1,270 words
  • THE TRAVEL PAGE
    • 544 25  -  LETTER FROM BERLIN By Mark Fritz WAR, revolt, famine, dictatorship and natural disasters don't have to ruin what could be nice places to visit. That's the theory, anyway, in Libya, North Korea, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, a couple of pieces of Yugoslavia and a slew of other lands
      544 words
    • 150 25 As at 3pm: I>ocal dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.2616 1.2787 Canadian dollar 1.3889 1.4170 NZ dollar 0.9109 0.9477 Sterling pound 2.8607 2.8995 US dollar 1.6770 1.6830 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.12 14.41
      150 words
    • 47 25 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel April International Yugoslavia Zagrebacki (38)41/*****6 April 20- International Birmingham National 44-*****2888 Days of Tourism Valesajam 24 Flectrical Exhibition April 9-15 British Birmingham Centre 021-*****18 Electronics Centre. International Exhibitions. (fax) Exhibition Birmingham Antiques Fair Birmingham
      47 words
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 45 25 It's amazing the lengths Finnair goes to for just one price. Fly Finnair to Europe and we'll take you to 35 European destinations for the same price Check with your travel agent or call *****77 for more details. We Know Europe from aurt to Famish.
      45 words
    • 89 25 ONE OF THESE TWO CDs IS A FAKE WCIftIMATCHING «,»«»<«»xi. DtQTM MUTONM HCOSDMMST£££? eilMWMiiwai •«(»o»«* ajtownwwwMoet ■aSSK"'- 0 SSSStgESy* W 10 liraiMCi i.«wo»»»ho iKtJW! irfniim ii mi nwi I ZOOWTtIVMMM IW"IT0H«W« ST£*fO fiu, Xtmtm S'fKO ct SUXM I M>> vcwuruiM vt«J mtni jchituttiitmmg I cmiuum I oiaoio»« W I —3WW
      89 words
  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 230 25 1 Organising insurrection 10 Give a pound to a beggar 12 Listeners in hours of dark- L_J__i^J_ ness have poor vision 13 In some trouble underground (5) _L_i j j j j j 14 Husky-voiced runner 16 A French leader articulate 18 Account for one of the '~HB 20 Paper's
      230 words
    • 168 25 Singapore Outlook: Showers over several areas in the afternoon. Report: Maximum temperature 33.3 Assoc humidity 62% Minimum temperature 24.7 Assoc humidity 92% Hours of sunshine 6.75 Rainfall in mm Trace Rainfall this month 32.S Rainy days this month 5 World report Asia-Pacific Ili/Ix)* Cond. Auckland 21/18 Showers Bangkok 34/24 Cloudy
      168 words
    • 48 25 f I &£G NfcWTO ALL. RIGHT "MCN BRJ STOW— PRjE. NOU IDE.R.. Reft U--f SCRiOUS PfcOUT HRNDING-IN VOUR NQT IC e J I 1 \yfn, ~!i fBOT BR»siOw —Nov/\ ONui Ffte.Nl>... I U/HP\T WOULO TH£l J 1 I -Y* t U>rrMOUT VQU p ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTD.. 1962-IW2 fricife**
      48 words

  • 352 26 Reuter WASHINGTON A United States House of Representatives panel has approved its long-awaited version of energy legislation that attempts to dampen the US appetite for foreign oil by promoting energy efficiency and conservation and encouraging the use of plentiful natural
    Reuter  -  352 words
  • 260 26 AFP, UPI MANAMA Iraq faces Western military action in the next few weeks if it fails to cooperate with the United Nations in dismantling its nuclear arsenal, Gulf diplomatic sources warned yesterday. The aircraft carrier USS America, which crossed the
    AFP,; UPI  -  260 words
  • 241 26 AFP, UPI BANGKOK The leader of Thailand's military junta. General Sunthorn Kongsompong, said he would not tolerate foreigners interfering in Thai politics. The general lashed out at "foreign influences" when questioned about a change to the constitution that allowed him to
    AFP,; UPI  -  241 words
  • 251 26 Group asks Untac chief to deploy forces Agencies PHNOM PENH Khmer Rouge commander Son Sen yesterday asked his troops to cease combat in the central province of Kompong Thom. The announcement came minutes before the arrival in the Cambodian capital of Yasushi Akashi, head of the
    Agencies  -  251 words
  • 322 26 AFP JOHANNESBURG The South African business community has campaigned vigorously for a "yes" vote in tomorrow's referendum, convinced that to turn down President Frederik de Klerk's reforms would spell catastrophe for the economy. Some firms have taken out full-page advertisements in
    AFP  -  322 words
  • 155 26 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian lawyers have failed to end a prolonged feud with the country's top jurist arising over the sacking of former I>ord President Salleh Abas in 1988. The Bar Council, at its annual general meeting on Saturday, overwhelmingly voted to uphold its
    Reuter  -  155 words
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 194 26 CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times FOR SALE ng* 0/ NEW LANDMARK OFFICE BUILDING -g f 0/ FULLY LEASED TO LONG-TERM I <% f\ J 0 BLUE CHIP TENANTS. X. %J #0 Xerox House MELBOURNE SYDNEY C.B.D. HUB regional SHOPPING CENTRE Fully leased modern office building. Prominent location near to
      194 words
    • 6 26 CHARTPOINT Every Saturday in Business Times
      6 words

  • Shipping Times
    • 393 27  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft (BLG), which manages the German ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven, will promote the two ports at the Singaport '92 exhibition next week. In particular, BLG hopes to convince shippers to use the two ports in place
      393 words
    • 192 27 AFP BEIJING China has approved development of a port in its southwest Fujian province with the specific aim of boosting trade with Taiwan, the official China Daily said. It will be developed on the island of Meizhou in the Taiwan Strait, about 200 km from
      AFP  -  192 words
    • 1197 27 Page Col ABC Containerline 12 I Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Anglo Orient 16 1/2 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 A.P.C. Lines 13 5 A cWarehousing 15 5 Arrow Int 9 2 Asian Break-Bulk 16 3
      1,197 words
    • 228 27 AP MIAMI BEACH USbased Cruise lines treat Cuba as a big void in the middle of their Caribbean route map but are tantalised by the prospects for new destinations should political conditions change. "I can tell you it's in everybody's five-year plan," said Jay Lewis,
      AP  -  228 words
    • 236 27 UPI LONG BEACH McDonnell Douglas Corporation may develop a larger-than-announced version of its MD-12 jumbo jet, a trade publication reported on Friday. The aerospace giant, which plans to start deliveries of the MD-12 in 1997, has announced that it plans to build a tri-jet with
      UPI  -  236 words
    • 200 27 Reuter MANILA An Austrian company will export toxic waste to the Philippines to burn at a US$3OO million (Ss4B9 million) incinerator it plans to build close to a US military base northwest of Manila, a leading Filipino official said. The incinerator project was part of
      Reuter  -  200 words
    • NEWS SUMMARY
      • 45 27 THE PUSH to export cars from Australian factories was central to the restructuring of the Australian car industry under what is known as the Button car plan. But the implementation of the plan cannot be achieved without casualties Page 2
        45 words
      • 26 27 THE Federal Aviation Administration is considering allowing pilots to take a nap while in mid-flight Back Page
        26 words
      • 59 27 VIRGIN Atlantic Airlines has instructed its US lawyers to sue British Airways in the United States over an alleged dirty tricks campaign. Virgin apparently wants to submit an antitrust case against BA, to sue it for anti-competitive behaviour. BA has denied it had carried
        59 words
      • 76 27 TWO radical Iranian dailies on Saturday slammed a Turkish court's decision to seize a Cypriot freighter and its captain while carrying arms to Iran and called for retaliatory measures against Ankara. Abrar, which is close to hardliners, said if the Turkish government did not
        76 words
    • LOG BOOK
      • 81 28 LONDON The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Friday announced a US$3O million (Ss49 million) equity investment in Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie (CSA), the Czechoslovak airline. The investment, still subject to approval by the Czech government, will support the privatisation of CSA, currently a 100
        81 words
      • 80 28 JAKARTA At least 10 people were killed and five others remained missing after a ship carrying 52 people sank ofT Central Sumatra, the official Antctra news agency reported on Saturday. Intara quoted Nazrun of the local transportation officc as saying that the ship was carrying Indonesian
        80 words
      • 69 28 LONDON A helicopter with 17 people on board crashed into the North Sea on Saturday seconds after taking oil from an oil platform, rescue services said. The Shell oil company said 12 people were rescued after the Super Puma helicopter, carrying a crew of two
        69 words
      • 117 28 ROME Air traffic controllers struck for a second day at Rome's main airport, causing the cancellation of more than 100 domestic and international flights. The controllers, who called an eight-hour strike on Saturday, were due back on the job yesterday but said they would strike
        117 words
      • 69 28 LONDON A man was arrested on Friday after an incendiary devicc exploded near an Air France desk at Heathrow Airport, a spokesman for the airport said. No-one was hurt and no extensive damage was done, he added. The man, said to be Turkish and around 20,
        69 words
      • 110 28 JAKARTA A Thai satellite to be launched in 1994 is likely to threaten Indonesia's dominance of the South-cast Asian satellite market, a ministry of telecommunications official said. Taufik Akbar, a ministry official also shortlisted to fly on the US space shuttle, said Thailand's Intelsat would be
        110 words
    • 848 28 THIS twice weekly report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
      848 words
    • 1673 28  -  Nissan Australia is a casualty of the country's plan to restructure its car industry, reports Florence Chong from Sydney Florence Chong WHEN Senator John Button unveiled his car industry plan, subsequently known as the Button Car Plan, in May 1982, he had hoped by 1992 there would
      1,673 words
    • 575 28 PACIFIC grain freight rates edged marginally higher, but most other sectors drifted lower on the dry cargo charter market, brokers said. Charterers were actively fixing transport for ore and coal cargoes, but this failed to boost minerals freight rates for large dry bulk carriers, they added. The Baltic
      575 words
    • 5166 36 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. Advanced dates are published for a maximum
      5,166 words
    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • 567 43 ,WM| jj» Berth Arrival Departue Vessel Voy No Beth Arrival Departire Marina Terminal 1 2 SOI 16 03/2359 17 03/0400 Sutra 3A/92 M04 atongs.de 15 03/1800 D Batam Baru B133A M04 1603/0900 1703/2300 ,ur0 r0 c Batam MafU *****2 M04 1603/1000 1703/0500 SanKo Humanity 57 J4 atongside
        567 words
      • 1035 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bookng/Bjlance Rsfts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Act Concord 26W 18/1500 i 15/1500 15/1659 15/1900 4 16/1200 16/1459 16/1700 Aa Lilac 28 17/0800 1 15/1500 15/1659 15/1900 2 15/1700 16/0659 16/0900 4 16/1200 16/1459 16/1700 AC)
        1,035 words
    • 173 44 AFP TEHRAN Two radical Iranian dailies on Saturday slammed a Turkish court's decision to seize a Cypriot freighter and its captain while carrying arms to Iran and called Tor retaliatory measures against Ankara. Abrar, which is close to hardliners, said if the Turkish
      AFP  -  173 words
    • 497 44 AP WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration is toying with the idea of letting pilots sleep on the job. The thinking is that a mid-flight nap while a co-pilot takes over during long, trans-oceanic flights could help keep the aircraft commander fresh
      AP  -  497 words
    • 269 44 UPI LONDON Virgin Atlantic Airlines, the independent British airline, announced on Friday it had instructed its US lawyers to sue British Airways in the United States over an alleged dirty tricks campaign. In a statement. Virgin said it had instructed Bob
      UPI  -  269 words
    • 259 44 Reuter HOUSTON A team of aviation buffs using spacc-agc technology have found the remains of Amelia Earhart's plane on a remote South Pacific island, the Houston Post reported. Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic and set a number
      Reuter  -  259 words
    • 177 44 AFP WASHINGTON Two more North Korean freighters carrying advanced Scud missiles destined for Syria arc on their way to Iran and trying to avoid interception by US naval warships enforcing the UN embargo against Iraq. US News and World Report said in
      AFP  -  177 words
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 19 27 Lin«« and services represented by Members ef Mm Registry ef Accredited /•'or advcrtiurtfi enquiries, contact Shipping Times tel 740-2089/740-2090
      19 words
    • 148 27 *SHIP LASHING MATERIALS SPECIALIST MINTERMARINE SUPPLY CO (PTE) LTB T«t: *****33 (10 U-«) far *****77 For over 70 years, "K" Line has been building and perfecting a total global shipping system covering land, sea, and air. It's a process that never stops. Today, we're supported by a worldwide network of
      148 words
    • 29 27 Cochett Report 2 Container Schedule 17 Daily Frwghts 2 Intel 1 Shipping Guide 10.11 Ships in Port 17 Singapore Tides 17 Transport Diary 3 Weather and Sea Conditons 17
      29 words


  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 2452 29 OOCL (8) PTE LTD JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIES *****11 FAX: *****09 \IVIJr BOOKINGS TEL: *****234 *****58 fllllf TERMINAL/CFS TEL: *****218 220 PCOOod H PEBAKA JARDINE SHIPPING AGENCIEB SON. BHD. I1«V J PORT KELANG TEL: *****18 FAX: *****91 *****88 PENANG TEL: *****4 FAX: *****1 CFS TEL: *****6 ueoicatea to Quality Service ipoh
      2,452 words
    • 1988 29 TRANSPORT DIARY Mar 19: New International Trade Terms and Rules of Shipping Practices Seminar, organised by Elim Management Services. For details, please contact tel: 292-5670 or fax: 298-1804. Mar 19: The Future of Shipbuilding in Europe and Besond. Royal Institution of Naval Architects meeting. 1800 hours at Weir Lecture Hall.
      1,988 words
    • 1445 29 muimsttsm TWO SAILINGS TO EUROPE mi 4 LEISE MAERSK V.9204 ETA SIN 18/3/92 TOKYO BAY V.5241 ETA SIN 21/3/92 Veaael Voy ETA I ETD Fwd« by World Lynx/ DESTINATIONS Buahinia ThM week Margrethe Maersfc 9204 CY 17/3 0000 HRS Port WtM ■■■■II CFS 16/3 2359 HRS Kelang Panang OAK LOB
      1,445 words

  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • 1484 30 ROAM/ VOY NO S PORE JEOOAH S HAMTON H BURG ANT LE HARVE rn rrn nm 19/3 28/3 11/4 7/4 6/4 K^lZi HANNOVCT PXPRCS3 07/311 22/3 8/4 10/4 13/4 14/4 KURAMA 15/112 26/3 4/4 18/4 14/4 13/4 FRANKFURT EXPRESS 61/312 29/3 15/4 17/4 20/4 21/4 F<Wl KELMt 8 PCNAN6 KASUGA
      1,484 words
    • 731 30 lEAIPAC SERVICE COMTAIHEKS ft MKAgBUUj DWECT SOUTH PACIFIC SERVICE SIN NOU SUV PPT PALEMBANG 3301 EB 25-27/3 7/4 10/4 14/4 COPIAPO 3403 EB 9/4 25/4 27/4 3/5 Transit Time (13) (16) (22) AISO ACCEPTING CAM GO VIA SUVA TO: lAUTOKA. PAGO PAGO. APIA. NUKUALOFA. P VRA FASTEST SERVICE TO CWLE/PERU
      731 words
    • 1132 30 tin REGULAR INDEPENDENT FULL CONTAINER SERVICE WESTBOUND FOR EUROPE WL/VOT SM ALG BCI HAM BRE ROT ANT FEL IHA (VIA <«A <« ALG) NMI) ROT) NORASIA SAMANTHA 9202-3 16/03 06/04 06/04 12/04 13/04 14/04 15/04 IS/04 17/04 NORASIA SMGA 9203 3 22/03 13/04 15/04 11/04 20/03 22/04 22/04 23/04 24/04
      1,132 words

  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 2051 31 Jf SI RAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 15 Hoe Chiang Road #09-01 Sanford Building pore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fa#: *****17 ACCEPTS DOC SAILS CARGO SPORE B'KOM BROOKE Tan 1 IMS H" in I!" u" ESTEBMKGGE V 02N IS-19 MAR 2122 MAR VQ < E Muiri, Lab. KK 18*19 Mif 20 Mar
      2,051 words
    • 2466 31 SINGAPORE AGENT: 1 /\|t|-A ||p|*C PSO Containers (Singapore AgeneJee) Pte Ltd J VJvlllQAllVl. 3 15 Hoe Chiang Road #08-02 to 06 Sanford Building. Singapore 020 A -«3 W V v Te<: 225 22 33 Telex RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 w CR Number **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT f VESSEL
      2,466 words

  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 523 32 ueJMMtI CR NBR **********0-D EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES TO EUROPE VSL?*OY SPORE ROAM/ADAM HBURG BRtMIN ANTWERP SANiAYA. 34W8 15/4 18/5 23/5 27/5 30/5 KUW/25W8 2/5 5/S 10/6 14/6 17/6 FAST TRANSIT TIME ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/CONTAINERISED CARGO Subject lp Inducement Also accepting cargo to CaMbtanca. Pact SaM, Port Alexandria, Qanoa, Triaata. ALSO
      523 words
    • 1304 32 HANJIN SHIPPING FOR VSL SM LUC HAUL LGB OAK FOR VSI SM IIK HAUL SAV AM NYC HANJIN SEATTLE 022E 22/3 OStECT 12/4 15/4 HANJM KUNSAN 072E 17/3 M PROPITIOUS OJOE 23/4 24/4 2C/4 KAN UN HONGKONG 033E 29/3 DIRECT 19/4 72/4 FSHGUARO BAY 204N 23/3 R SAVANNAH 031E 30/4
      1,304 words
    • 1288 32 AU d -Trj" I mi ISC «e U( u WT on Kf 9V ITO 111 M HI KTC LW MM KM w nt m I I GH(I «OM 17/J U/J 23/3 »/J 27/3 31/3 31/3 2/4 3/4 4/4 S/4 17/4 20/4 1/5 2/S 12/4 13/5 14/5 15/5 U/5 20/5 5/C
      1,288 words

  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 2038 33 j 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 V, FAR EAST SERVICE *****31 TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 UK/EUROPE SERVICE *****89 IMPORT CFS MB2: *****69/*****96 Mm AUST/INDIA/PAK SERVICE *****32 EXPORT CFS MB2 *****53/*****50 NEPLINE SDN
      2,038 words
    • 986 33 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKING: *****51/ *****64/ *****06 (FESCO LINE) ENQUIRIES: *****33 MARINE INSURANCE SERVICE: *****87/ *****87 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 JAKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES EASTBOUM)—OBCHARGWG WESTBOUND—LQACTNC TRAHSHPfO VIA ROTTERDAM"! WW |SW |»A MK6
      986 words

  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • 1596 34 W5 T AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD ICR No: **********0 M) jr I LA V W TkT TEL *****77 TELEX: KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX: *****07/^9 I Wm. m H v MALAYSIA: 'K* LINE MARmME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD A M ™r TEL.- SA *****00 pk *****01/5 PENANG *****0 J*****01 y KAWASAKI KISEN
      1,596 words
    • 799 34 PHILI ORICNT LINGS PTC LTD 4^ 1 0® Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 Tal: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex RS ***** FAX: *****76/*****38 qrfl BY AIR, LAND OR SEA.... 4/1 HtSL WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION zEALAHDmoirmpAcinc 20 MAR SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. BRISBANE FREMANTLE
      799 words
    • 420 34 golden line A GUAM GUAN SHPPfIG 15SS<\ .(PTE) LTD W a. T«M Imt SITMI fINUNK IIM TU UUsff(UHB)F*iMJSM J (O ft*. IIUtSMNM) HMBM—iB 9vvr— S port f Kctin| Penfe GOU» STM Colombolunch Outo WH Mr fioun MHO tMMMH 1 11 M cmwA ggg A VS. Ohm fort 20/21 Mar HOW
      420 words

  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • 1122 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD 140 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 CR NO *****6 *****E —1 [BANGKOK 1 TST In S/3 Z, «o£U. X, r 5S j£ cni|j aa|J 10/1 91/3 2A/3 KOZINTSEV 19N 17/3 20/3 24/3 KOTA RAKYAT 121 22/3 24/3 »/3 *!jr 2ra« \V\
      1,122 words
    • 1290 35 EacßenV F CLASS QMAINER TRANSPORT FEEDER VESSEL PENANG P KELANG OCEAN VSL/VOY SIN SOU (1 RTM (2) HAM (3) GOT (4) ANSON/TBN 13/3 14/3 AROSIA 2102 17/3 3/4 5/4 6/4 8/4 ANSON/TBN 20/3 21/3 NIHON 2112 24/3 10/4 12/4 13/4 15/4 ANSON/TBN 27/3 28/3 BENARTY 2122 31/3 17/4 19/4 13/4
      1,290 words
    • 506 35 MYANMA yUm, FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore P.KIf Pen P.Gdf MYOMA rWA VI4OW In Pt Std AVA VII4W 18/25 M» In Pt SM PAGAN VI SOW 20/22 M* PWYA VI2IW 25/27 Mar 21/24 M» THE BANK LIME (A service of Andrew Her St*pp#if) SEMI-CONTAINER
      506 words

  • Page 36 Advertisements
    • 678 36 I SPECIALIST IN RO-RO t HEAVY LIFTS I I INBOUND VESSELS I I m V KN U I I 41 SW SM I I lAAB Mill* a m I I 71 I >«/i ii/i I l mm mm n j«/i I I COSMC CMUEKfI U 17 /J I IWW 11
      678 words
    • 80 36 rS'pore P Kelang Loading for I I FURIA 19/3 23/3 Rdm/Atw/UK I I IVI 10/4 14/4 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes I [Spore Loading for I IIiSE 18/3 Hodeidah/ Jeddah Aqaba /Port Said I HgEMM IS/3 Oubai/Oammam/Bahram/Kuwait I IpUMA 20/3 Aden/Hodeidah/Jeddah I fS'pore Loading for Hpan MARINER Los Angeles/New Orleans/ Charleston/Norfolk/Camden I GOLD 25/3
      80 words
    • 120 36 iranaMMHi-wa™. 1 TVir V" BEUING• CHANGCHUN• CHANGSHA I llml \l 111 VI CHENGDU CHONGQING FUZHOU |I ml X LJ MA \GUIUN• HARBIN• KUMMING• XIAN ■I ml I |I n MANNING QUANZHOUOSHEKDU >il l II .111 SHENYANG SHENZHEN WUHAN L/JLL lA= 1111, B. VJX AX XWMEN •ZHENGZHOU 1 i J I
      120 words

  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • 761 37 *"NedMoyd nedlloyd takes good care of small parcels Nedlloyd Lines "*<*" oC£M*m L£» tlM(l) HM(2) BOT FIX SOU GOT B. Scfoja/t3S —W. Btam/563 13/3 12,3 ft M/2W 17/3 5/. 1/. 7/4 ft •£*£»>« »/3 2J/3 W> U, V. 17/J 20/4 IW 'j W Bhum/565 B Seroja/836 20/3 19/3 CGM Normandie/2062
      761 words

  • Page 38 Advertisements
    • 782 38 TO AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND Hii pTw. M IsTi Duct NPI |P CHAIM (UiN MM i*l~ 70 V I: rt 5/4 11/4 13/4 ■win .ti T«~« m n n/t s/s /7s TVIRaiM ?h *9/4 i~V 11/5 15/5 21/5 24/5 ANTWfRKN J* 11, J It 5 24/5 W/5 j7» 4/S TO USA/CANADA *u
      782 words
    • 934 38 EXPORTS TO HONGKONG. TAINAN, MANILA i JAPAN "TMtt WEEKLY" MALACCA STRAITS SERVICE OUTBOUM) VOY m rEN NT SW MNt HKG RAO KEE TYO YOR SM2 NGO HQS II VESSEL VOY |SM |PKL PEN BIW SM~ ACX LI.AC 2B 11 3 *13 3 13.3 17 3 21 3 23 327 3
      934 words
    • 151 38 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD EM ETA ft* SPORE FORT KELANC PENANG BLUE MM 23/3 Loading for Mate MUVAI HUOHU 28 3 loading tor Calcutta DOtmW 17/3 Sailed Loading for MaM ißai^kok) HONK* Sum* 10/4 Loading For Male DONAKUHI 3/4 Loaded For Felmaru PROGRESS LBERTY 5/4 Loading
      151 words
    • 1681 38 Atea TBiiif ij t '<!■ CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING COMPANY MALAYS 4BNT, CONTAINER LINER SERVICE icnm MALAYSIA S AGENTS SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS AMNESIA'S AGENTS CHUNG CHIAO SHIPPING SON BHD COTTAR SHIPPING PTF ITD GLOBAL PUTFA *1 TEL *****91/17 FAX: *****92, ***** tci INDONESIA MARITIME P RLANG TEI *****06/8 Tl* :MA *****
      1,681 words

  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • 613 39 J2 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE i *****33 24 LINES GUARANTEED 3 TIMES SAILING WEEKLY LCL SERVICES FROM KOBE OSAKA TO SINGAPORE VESSEL NUME IVOY NO lEX KOBE EX OSAKA I ETA SIN ACX LOTUS 23A 13/03 16/03 24/03 ALIGATOR COLUMBUS *****
      613 words
    • 792 39 W RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD TEL: *****33 (12 UnM) Ifß FAX: *****16/*****03 B3 TELEX: R8 ***** RtSHIP (3 UnM) lO'i ETHIOPIAN SMFPMG UB r (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL fvov ETA LOAD4NO FOR SPORE ABYOT 20WB 15/04 DARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI assab. massawa NETSANET 2«WB
      792 words
    • 516 39 ■iMfiIf&DDDDBBH Lakarta— B** J y,.. I M BENJA BHUM 25S l«/ 03 21/03 I SKI jjjjr 417W T»ur 11/03 to M m BHUM 13M 21 03 24/03 MAHA BMUM# 100N Fri 20/03 Ml B I BOM BHUM 2tS 25/03 21/03 J«U BHUM# ?OW Fri M» 3*03 i I ■UA BHUM
      516 words
    • 331 39 Tttß-Utt VBL VOY SINGAPORE MADRAS SINGAPORE VESSEL VOY S« MM SM TIGER BRDGE 195N M PORT 23 25/03 30-31/03 TIGER SPEED 190 M 23-24/03 29-31/03 05-00/04 TIGER STAR UN 20-20/03 *4-44/44 12-U/04 VSL VOY aWQAPOAE/CMjCUTTA/liiaWP* I n.-l VESSEL VOY SM 01 1 EAGLE BREEZE 090 19-20/03 2C-30/03 05-***** LHOTSE 419
      331 words

  • Page 40 Advertisements
    • 1501 40 §H§ MAC-NELS STORE MPORT: *****11 I PENANa (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KK: (088 *****0 TAWAU: (089) *****9 PiKELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 KUCHING: (082) *****3 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 PEN S 'PK SIN Oi/, 2* /c. /oa Cotombo 14/3 20/3 21/3 oJA So /A Ourban/Pt Louis 25/3 26/3 27/3
      1,501 words
    • 276 40 jjfefc BLUE STAR LINE TO FROM D/ NEW ZEALAND AND T/S TO FIJI TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND PORTS sm art ml ltt sm mm* 17S 24/3 7/4 VU Nfl 9/4 2C/4 IM.BOU 27S 20/4 VU NPV 22/4 l/S MJST STM Mil 21/4 3/5 VU NTV S/5 21/5 FULLY CONTAINERISED
      276 words
    • 1128 40 THONG SOON LINES PTE. LTD. 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16 00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL: *****88 FAX NO: 227(011, *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRIER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO CONVENTIONAL/CONTAINER CONTAINER HERVICS* T SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA < KSttl tor ETI DEST VESSEL VOT SPOtE
      1,128 words

  • Page 41 Advertisements
    • 832 41 W-v COMPANIA PERUANA yEp> de vapores "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" ACCEPTMG BREAKBULK/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CALL AO. MAT Aft AMI, ILO* OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS* WITH T/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BUI Of LADING. WSV"EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCEPTMG BREAKBULK SOC CARGOES TO/FROM KOft. YOKOHAMA NAGOYA, MOJI, TOKYO*. MANILA*,
      832 words
    • 507 41 CZ3I M^EI N.AMERICA/CARRIBEAN SERVICES vessel Ivor Ism Immnlwi |wt |lai [kit Isav here Ini JMJLAI 'for 22,3 ZMUQOti JL. _Ltf_ JZJ_ m lAAC£LOWA[23g M/ 3 m ttau JL. 22/1 Ui- _LS_ _ZZi_ JZl_ m iULM lttlE 38/3 71 iusm m m 11/4 "li 11/8 m CEROVA IllN 2/4 It* rilgo—agT
      507 words
    • 484 41 j MULTI-MODE SHIPPMB PTE LT9 MIDDLE-EAST/PERSIAN GULF ACCEPTING FCL/LCL DOBAJ DAMMAN SHARJAH DOHA. MUSCAT. BAHRAIN ABU DHABI BANDAR ABBAS JEDOAH FAR EAST ACCEPTINO FCL/LCL PENANG. P/KELANG. JAKARTA. BANGKOK. HONG KONG TAIWAN JAPAN MANILA KOREA UK/EUROPE ACCEPTING FCL/LCL LONDON FELIXSTOWE. LEEDS. TILBURY ABERDEEN, LE HARVE, HAMBURG. ROTTERDAM ANTWEP GOTHENBURG COPENHAGEN I
      484 words
    • 530 41 ASEAN/CHINA SERVICES VtSSfl SGP FK PNG F. GUOANG KTN FOR Q SHAN 10/01 HUANGPU SHANGHAI t QU 27/03 DALIAN QMGOAO MAORAB/COLOMBO/BOMBAY/KARACHI SERVICES W N PNG TANGOON KTN FOR IT. GUAM 01 FT COLOMBO Til SHAN 21/03 MADRAS/COLOMBO I YANG 10/04 MADRAS/COLOMBO SING APOREAAADRAS/SINGAPO RE F CIA CI SERVICES SGF MDS
      530 words
    • 460 41 SIN FAI EAST 22/3 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 22/3 BANGKOK 22/3 MANILA/CEBU 22/3 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 22/3 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. Malaysia 21/3 BUSAN 22/3 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 18/3 HONG KONG SIN CNINA 18/3 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo Si? EUROPE/UK 22/3 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 22/3 RDM/HAM/ANT/LE HAVRE/GENOA/OSLO also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Roumania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SIN USA/CANADA 22/3 LOS
      460 words

  • Page 42 Advertisements
    • 816 42 Bit FIL CONTAINER SERVICES PTE LTD I KAPHAS CALCUTTA VSL SIN/MADRAS VBL SIN/CALCUTTA SH nu JH jn Qm jn nil HUM I 14 21 23/03 »-30/03 NEXT MM. MM 14-15/03 20-21/03 27 M/ 03 I Ml/03 23 2S/03 30-31/03 19-70/03 2( 30/03 K 00/04 23 24/03 29-31/03 04 00/03 23-24/03
      816 words
    • 384 42 Wnommil CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. GUARANTEED WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION YOUR FIRST CHOICE TO:— BANGKOK 16 MAR '92 FREMANTLE 19 March AUCKLAND 26 March EUROPE 21 March GOTHENBURG 22 March PENANG 23 March PORT KELANG 23 March JAKARTA 24 March MELBOURNE 25 March SYDNEY 25 March ©235 0633 (KATHLEEN/ NICHOLAS/ MARILYN)
      384 words
    • 541 42 This Week's Sailings I ~~To- I I I TV I ETD Singapore Singapore Bangkok 15/3/92 Antwerp" 14/3/92 fci Port Kelang U/3/92 (OnforwfrcNng rtWßi' To Mid West/ 15/3/92 JBL.-,'-!?! Port Louis 16/3/92 East Coast WTO i j I Of USA) 1 -I -j- e- Tel: Fax: ff^HL Afli Singapore 778 6522
      541 words
    • 463 42 ■liunnui m MANILA ETA VIGOUR SWGAPORE 22W8 21/3 VIGOUR PACIFIC 59N8 28/3 BANGKOK 22/3 29/3 BUSAN 23/3 30/3 HONGKONG 23/3 30/3 DURBAN/PT LOUIS 27/3 6/4 KEELUNG 23/3 30/3 USA. 23/3 30/3 PT KELANG 20/3 24/3 KOBE 25/3 2/4 PWAEUS 23/3 30/3 OSAKA 18/3 2S/3 JAKARTA 20/3 24/3 DUBAI 19/3 26/3
      463 words

  • Page 43 Advertisements
    • 135 43 vO c vQc vO c vO c vO c vC )e vO c PREMIER CARRIER V Q REUABLE SERVICES Q o COMPETITIVE RATES u §3 BARGES OPERATION TAILORING TO YOOR NEEDS Q SINGAPORE BATAM Jj K ENQUIRY BOOKING: A a V *****01 ymk V 0 0 > WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION SERVICES
      135 words
    • 36 43 Read *'> > *~<*** -v f: Chartpoint, r; v -j* a guide to ">H **-aj?C- C*k '«> ',-V .•-I** investing in /Fx x.' ItXthe Stock v\ > t :-< ■i 1 Hi Market. fc 'C v > r< Every Saturday in Business Times
      36 words
    • 210 43 WEEKLY BAILINGB H r4ITTA CARRIER'S B/L H FOR ALL H LCL/FCL fA BOMBAY CO-LOAOERB WELCOME IS MADRAS ALSO ACCEPTING LCL DUBAI H CALL: booking/marketing y YOUR EXCLUSIVE FORWARDER/CONSOLIDA TOR INOIMN SUB-CONTINENT POUTS f ft KYC LINE rffid KYC CARGO SERVICES (S) PTE LTD tJIW BOOKINGS: HINDRAN/CALLIE/MEI MING TEL: 225 8555
      210 words
  • Page 43 Miscellaneous
    • 261 43 TIDES AND WEATHER j TODAY'S TIDES (height in metres) HOUR 0000 0100 0200 0300 0400 0500 0(00 0700 MOO *********************************************000 **********00 JR 19 16 13 12 12 14 1 7 22 26 29 28 26 2.1 15 1 1 07 05 04 OA M PP 19 16 14 13 13
      261 words

  • Page 44 Advertisements
    • 1179 44 Jggggj^ A HYUNDAI MERCHANT jjffilNJE CO. ILTD. EASTBOUNP FEEDER TO PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST TO PACIFIC WORTH-WEST rant* wt m pgo an ihe haul vot mo lbh o»k sa m mm. »ot mo tcm/sca pti WAN HM 206 NOW 11/03 12/03 13/03 H. CHAIIINGtt 20/03 OC/04 00/04 12/04 BAT MKI (31 25/03
      1,179 words
    • 519 44 \y k J Jyl H 11 a *HHj I k i I y 1 ti 1 n L 1 FREIGHT MANAGEMENT GROUP BELGIUM 22/03 INDIA 21/D3 FRANCE 22/03 PAKISTAN 21/03 —Z T GERMANY 22/03 SRI LANKA 22/03 HOLLAND 22/03 MID EAST 20/03 UK 22/03 BANGLADESH 22/03 ITALY 24/03 SPAIN 24/03
      519 words