The Business Times, 3 April 1992

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    16 1 Business Times MITA (P) 35/12/91 Friday, April 3, 1992 THE HUSIHKSS fAfhK run a-/: ivi 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      Hanoi lowers taxes for foreign residents
      46 1 HANOI Vietnam lowered income taxes for foreign residents under a new tax scale published yesterday. The revision took effect on Wednesday, one year after Hanoi introduced income taxes for both Vietnamese and foreigners and appears aimed to encourage foreign investment.
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      US jobless benefits claims up
      43 1 WASHINGTON The number of US workers claiming unemployment benefits for the first time rose 9,000 in the third week in March, the US Labour Department said yesterday. Analysts had generally expected the figure to show a 7,000 reduction.
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      Opening for lawyers
      31 1 FOREIGN law firms may finally be able to register their offices in China instead of disguising them as consultancy firms, an official news report said yesterday Page 2
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      Telecom eyes India
      29 1 SINGAPORE Telecom's whol-ly-owned subsidiary, Singapore Telecom International (STI), has made a multi-million-dollar bid for a licence to provide a mobile phone service in India Page 3
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      Toshiba opens centre
      30 1 TOSHIBA Electronics Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd yesterday opened a large scale integrated (LSI) circuit design centre in Singapore, its fourth in Asia outside of Japan Page 4
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      Banking on Asia
      39 1 A SPRAWLING export zone near Darwin, conceived to foster trade ties with Asia, exemplifies the resolve of its creators to foster a future closer to their Asian neighbours than to compatriots in the south Page 10
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      Ketantan to change law
      24 1 MALAYSIA'S Kelantan state plans to implement Islamic laws that prescribe stoning, whipping and amputation of hands and feet Page 10
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      US building slows
      23 1 US CONSTRUCTION spending sagged 0.4 per cent in February, but the manufacturing sector continued to expand in March Page 11
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      Rising Asian traffic
      35 1 FRANCE'S Marseilles port expects to see a 5 per cent increase in Asian traffic this year over the nearly 150,000 20-footer equivalent units (TEUs) it handled last year. Shipping Times, Pg I
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  • MARKETS SUMMARY
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      Dow higher
      29 1 WALL STREET stocks were higher yesterday, with the Dow Jones index of leading industrial stocks up 6.71 points at 3,256.04 in the first five minutes of trading.
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      Footsie lower
      22 1 LONDON SHARES were weaker at midday yesterday. At 1100 GMT, the FTSE 100Share Index was down 12.6 points at 2,396.0.
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      Swens launches offer
      30 1 SWENS ASIA PACIFIC Ltd yesterday launched a public share offer on Sesdaq that it hopes will be as sweet and tempting as Swensen's ice cream Page 6
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      Peregrine warrants
      34 1 MERCHANT bank Peregrine Investment is launching HK$l billion (Ss2l4 million) worth of call and put warrants on the Hang Seng Index today, making it the second such issue in Hongkong Page 6
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      Tanjong posts profit
      25 1 TANJONG pic has reported net earnings of M 532.24 million (5520.7 million) for the 13 months ended Jan 31, 1992 Page 6
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      MBf earnings higher
      37 1 BUOYED by the strong Malaysian economy, MBf Holdings Bhd posted a 36.2 per cent jump in group net earnings to M 528.5 million (5518.2 million) for the year ended Dec 31, 1991 Page 6
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      HSBC may scrap rule
      38 1 HSBC Holdings will scrap a long-standing rule limiting shareholders to a maximum one per cent stake if it goes ahead with a bid for Britain's Midland Bank, say banking and market sources. Page 9
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      STOCK INDICES
      28 1 Thursday Change BT-MGA 680.13 +107 Kuala Lumpur ....588.12 -0.25 Tokyo 18.286.03 -295.76 Hongkong 4,924.27 Sydney 1,561.2 -12.8 Wednesday Change Nov York 3,249.33 +13.86 London 2.408.6 -31.5
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      CURRENCIES
      29 1 London Gold AM fix US$343.75 US$2.25 Exchange rates us$ ss 1.6600 100 Yen S$ 1.2324 M$ S$ 0.6413 Money market rates Overnight 3-5/8 5/8 3-montn 3 1/4% unch
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      COMMODITIES
      30 1 Rubber S'pore May 143.00*/kg +0.50 M'sia Apr 219.50«/kg +0.50 KL Tin Turnover 62 tonnes -1 Spot M$l4.57/kg +0.07 Crude palm oil Turnover 1,024 lots +424 June MS906 /tonne -1
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    S'pore emerges as major Asian loan centre
    488 1 Thai, South Korean firms are the latest to raise funds in the Republic SINGAPORE Singapore has become an important centre for arranging syndicated loans in Asia, with more Thai and South Korean companies joining Indonesian and Malaysian firms to raise funds here, bankers
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    Simex drawing Nikkei futures trade: dealers
    496 1 Shift from Osaka blamed on rising costs, tight Japanese regulations TOKYO Rising costs and tighter Japanese regulations are slowly pushing players in the Nikkei stock index futures market to shift trade to the smaller but more relaxed Singapore International Monetary Exchange, traders said. Nikkei
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    Nikkei falls but STII gains 4.68 points
    234 1 SINGAPORE Japanese share prices tumbled for the third straight day and the Nikkei Average lost 295.76 points to touch a new five-year low of 18,286.03. But Tokyo's weakness was disregarded in Singapore where the Straits Tiroes Industrials Index posted a small 4.68-point gain
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    Gold Coin relisting on Sesdaq catches market by surprise
    455 1  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE In the first case of its kind, main boardlisted Gold Coin Ltd suspended after it became a $115.6 million cash shell with the sale of its feedmill business to Commissura Ag will be relisted on Sesdaq. Gold
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    Gentings, Resorts report profit rise but shares fall on gratuity talk
    570 1  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN casino operator Genting Bhd and its subsidiary Resorts World Bhd chalked up impressive earnings for the last financial year, but share prices of both companies took a beating as speculation raged that
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      12 1 Local ferry operators brace for hard times, Shipping I imes Pg 2
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  • PAGE 2 NEWS
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      S'pore's February trade down 8.8pc year-on-year
      445 2  -  By Colin Tan SINGAPORE Singapore's total external trade for February was 8.8 per cent down on the same month last year. In nominal terms, trade totalled $15.1 billion, down from $16.5 billion in February 1991. Exports slipped 3.4 per cent to $6.96 billion, while
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      Lock icon China may register foreign law firms
      329 2 Regulations giving lawyers legal status expected soon, says newspaper AFP, AP BEIJING Foreign law firms may finally be able to register their offices in China instead of disguising them as consultancy firms, an official news report said yesterday. The newspaper China Daily said the
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      Lock icon Shenzhen may reduce number of foreign clearing banks
      228 2 Reuter HONGKONG China's fledgling Shenzhen Stock Ex- change may cut the number of foreign clearing banks used to handle settlement for "B" shares reserved for foreigners to streamline its complex settlement process, bankers said yesterday. In February, Citicorp's Citibank, HSBC Holdings, and
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      Singapore firms urged to invest in east Germany
      293 2  -  Move will give access to single European market By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE Singapore companies keen to gain a foothold in the single European market should invest in the eastern part of Germany, says business leader and former West German provincial premier
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      Lock icon Japanese firms plan to halve capital spending growth
      272 2 AFP, AP TOKYO Japanese firms have forecast average annual capital spending to rise 4.6 per cent in the next three years, less than half the growth rate of the past three years, the Economic Planning Agency (EPA) said yesterday. Manufacturers forecast an
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      S'pore Telecom makes bid for Indian phone contract
      368 3  -  Move part of group's aggressive expansion programme B* Joseph Rajendran, Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Fresh from its success in Sri Lanka, Singapore Telecom has now turned its attention to India as part of its aggressive overseas expansion programme. Earlier this week, Telecom's wholly-owned
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      Lock icon South Korea takes new steps to boost export performance
      516 3 AFP SEOUL South Korea has announced new steps to boost the competitiveness of its exports as it begins to reap the benefits of previous measures aimed at turning around last year's US$lO billion (5516.6 billion) trade deficit. The trade and industry
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      Lock icon Seoul allowing foreign banks to float more CDs
      263 3 Reuter SEOUL South Korea's Finance Ministry is to allow foreign banks to float more certificates of deposit (CDs) from May 1, in the first stage of a liberalisation of local capital markets. Foreign banks will be able to issue CDs, their primary
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      Indonesia's economic growth slowed to 6.57pc last year
      284 3 JAKARTA Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 6.57 per cent last j year in spite of the tight li- I quidity situation, the Jakarta j Post reported yesterday. The daily quoted the Min- ister of Information Harmoko
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      Poly Resources ups output of granite to 2m tonnes
      370 3  -  About 80pc of production exported to S'pore By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE Pan-United Shipping, which jointly owns with an Indonesian party one of the earliest locally-run granite quarries in Karimun island, has raised production at its quarry by 800,000 tonnes per year.
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      Lock icon Taiwan ranked world's 7th biggest exporter of capital
      316 3 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan was the world's seventh biggest exporter of capital between 1986 and 1990, investing a net US$l2.4 billion (5520.5 billion) in factories and businesses abroad, the Economics Ministry said yesterday. The ministry, quoting data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF),
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        Apprenticeship training offers more scope
        93 4 APPRENTICESHIP training provided an alternative approach to vocational training. Dr Tay Eng Soon said yesterday that it offered greater scope in matching the specific needs of employers with the interests and aptitude of school-leavers. Dr Tay, the minister-in-charge and chairman of the Institute of Technical
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        Challenges faced by volunteers
        84 4 VOLUNTARY welfare organisations faced two key challenges this decade, the Senior Minister of State for Community Development, Ch'ng Jit Koon, said yesterday. Their role was to complement and strengthen family and community links, "not to overshadow or replace them", he said. To cope with increasingly complicated
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        No monkeying around
        100 4 THE Public Utilities Board, with the National Parks Board as a consultant, will soon be trapping monkeys (long tail macaques) at the Macßitchie Reservoir Park, which lies within the Central Catchment Area. The Singapore Zoological Gardens will help trap and will tag the monkeys to monitor their
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        Indian merchants visiting
        59 4 A DELEGATION from the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) Bombay arrived in Singapore yesterday on a South-east Asian tour. The delegates will be here until Sunday. During the trip, the IMC will sign a memorandum of understanding with the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry on mutual
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        Lyric Theatre is launched
        33 4 THE Sheraton Towers today will showcase the Lyric Theatre, Singapore's first professional opera company, in staging the Grand Opera Gala. It will be the company's first presentation this year.
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      Toshiba sets up design centre in Singapore
      238 4  -  By Helen Chang TOSHIBA Electronics Asia (Singapore) Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, yesterday opened a large scale integrated (LSI) circuit design centre in Singapore, its fourth in Asia outside of Japan. The centre will support local design and development of semi-customised
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      Suntec awards $1.03b main building contract
      312 4  -  Consortium led by Hyundai, Ssangyong gets job By Claire Leow A CONSORTIUM led by Hyundai and Ssangyong of South Korea has clinched the largest deal for the Suntec City project the main building contract worth 1.03 billion. This figure comprises just over two-thirds of
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      AIA building 12-storey block to house staff
      449 4  -  By Colin Tan AMERICAN International Assurance has begun construction of a 12-storey office block as part of its plan to house all its staff on its own premises by 1994. At a ground-breaking ceremony earlier this week, AIA general manager Andrew Tan said
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      Payments for recipients of heart valve
      194 4 RECIPIENTS and spouses of recipients of a heart valve could be entitled to cash payments and other benefits after a settlement in a US District Court. The 60-degree Bjork-Shi-ley Convexo-Concave heart valve, sold between 1979 and 1986, was withdrawn from the market after it
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • Article
        Dunlop confirms sale of Magnum Corp shares
        56 6 SINGAPORE Dunlop Estates Bhd yesterday confirmed BTs story that it had sold 10.5 million shares in Magnum Corporation Bhd for M 556.77 million in March. The shares were bought in the open market for M 553.58 million last year. Thus, it made an
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        Zalik Bhd posts M$3.6m profit
        70 6 SINGAPORE Zalik Bhd has reported a group pre-tax profit of M$ 13.71 million and net earnings of M 53.6 million for the period ended Dec 31, 1991. As the firm started operations only in July 1991, no comparative figures were available. Turnover reached M 520.9
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        Asiatic's profit rises to M$22m
        82 6 SINGAPORE Higher palm products prices boosted Asiatic Development Bhd's group net earnings by 31.5 per cent to M 522.1 million in 1991 from M 516.8 million a year earlier. Turnover grew 13.1 per cent to M 5117.5 million from M$ 103.9 million, and pre-tax profit
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        Surge in Far East Hldgs' profit
        87 6 SINGAPORE Far East Holding? Bhd's net earnings last year surged 81 per cent to M 56.7 million from M 53.7 million in 1990 The surge was attributed to higher palm oil prices. Turnover grew 10.5 per cent to M 518.9 million from M 517.1
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        Bata's profit jumps to M$18m
        81 6 SINGAPORE Bata (Malaysia) Bhd said group net earnings in 1991 jumped 31 per cent to MS 17.9 million from MS 13.7 million in 1990, helped by improved retail and wholesale operations. Pre-tax profit grew 30 per cent to M 526.2 million from M 520.2 million
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      Tanjong posts net earnings of M$32m
      264 6  -  By Chew Eng Han SINGAPORE Tanjong pic a UK-incorporated company relisted on the Malaysian and UK bourses in December after it acquired Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd in October has reported net earnings of M 532.24 million (5520.7 million) for the 13 months ended
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      Swensen's franchise holder launches Sesdaq stock issue
      532 6  -  12m shares being offered at 55 cents each By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Swens Asia Pacific Ltd yesterday launched a public share ofTer on Sesdaq that it hopes will be as sweet and tempting as Swensen's ice cream. The holder of the franchise for
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      Lock icon Building materials group debuts on KLSE second board
      230 6 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Building materials group Posim Bhd made its debut on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange second board yesterday, recording its first business at MX3.10 for a premium of MS 1.00. "We feel that the price was reasonable," its chairman, Tan
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      Launch of HK$1b Hang Seng Index warrants today
      260 6  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG MERCHANT bank Peregrine Investment is launching HK$l billion (SS2I4 million) worth of call and put warrants on the Hang Seng Index today, making it the second such issue in Hongkong. The two issues will each comprise 100
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      MBf Holdings' net profit jumps 36pc to M$28m
      260 6 SINGAPORE Buoyed by the strong Malaysian economy, MBf Holdings Bhd posted a 36.2 per cent jump in group net earnings to M 528.5 million (5518.2 million) for the year ended Dec 31, 1991. The group's pre-tax profit rose 50.3 per cent to
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      Hong Leong Credit's interim profits up 37.2pc
      195 6 SINGAPORE Hong Leong Credit Bhd, the financial services flagship of Malaysia's Hong Leong group, said group earnings for the six months ended Dec 31, 1991 jumped 37.2 per cent jump to M 517.7 million (S$U J million) from M 512.9 a year earlier.
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      Small investors get 38pc of Venture Mfg shares
      334 6 SINGAPORE Small investors who applied for less than ten 1,000-share lots of Venture Manufacturing's shares will have a three-in-four chance of getting at least one lot each. The balloting yesterday gave small investors 38.4 per cent of the total issue. Of those
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      HK, M'sian units among few bright spots in Yeo Hiap Seng results
      336 6 SINGAPORE A turnaround in Hongkong operations and steady profits from Malaysia were among the few bright spots in the results of Yeo Hiap Seng's results for the year ended last December. In reply to queries from the stock
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      HK securities body bars Chinese Estates buy-out
      518 7  -  Evidence of shareholder vote-rigging found From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG THE Hongkong securities watchdog has scuppered a controversial buy-out of Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd by the Lau brothers following evidence of vote rigging to secure the deal. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
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      New World Devt's interim profit rises sharply on strong property sales
      348 7 HONGKONG New World Development has staged a strong recovery from the previous year's slump by registering a 166.4 per cent rise in profit to HK5939.26 million (*****.47 million) for the six months ended Dec 31. In the year-ago period,
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      Lock icon Thai Airways' public share offer two times oversubscribed
      228 7 Reuter BANGKOK Thai Airways International Ltd's 40-million-share public offering was twice oversubscribed, when the 10-day offer period closed last Friday. Thai Investment and Securities Co Ltd (Tisco), a finance firm assigned to gather public subscriptions, said Thai individuals and institutions applied for
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      Int'l Container shares see brisk trading in Manila
      382 7  -  From Al O Labita Jr in MANILA MANILA Shares of new-ly-listed International Container Terminal Services Inc (Ictsi) have been trading briskly in both the Manila and Makati stock exchanges, buoyed by investors' interest in the company's plans to operate Vietnam's cargo-han-dling ports.
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Li Ka-shing to step down from HKBank boards
        94 8 HONGKONG Property tycoon Li Ka-shing will retire from the boards of HSBC Holdings pic and Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp at their annual general meetings on May 26 and May 12, respectively. HSBC, Hongkong Banks parent, said Mr Li, who is chairman
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        Sears to cut jobs, add new stores
        120 8 CHICAGO Sears, Roebuck Co, in a bid to cut costs and boost sales, said it was eliminating another 2,000 positions within a year while opening more than 100 new stores. It also said stockholders will vote next month on whether Sears should study
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        Olivetti MD leaves for Xerox
        98 8 NEW YORK Mr Vittorio Cassoni, managing director of Olivetti, the Italian computer and office automation group, has been named to a senior post at Xerox, the US document processing company. Mr Cassoni, 49, who in 1900 was brought back to Italy to run Olivetti after
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        US upturn benefits Burger King
        76 8 LONDON Food and drinks giant Grand Metropolitan pic (Grand Met) is seeing an upturn in the US economy which is feeding through to benefit its Burger King fast food chain. Grand Met says the encouraging US economic signs are helping Burger King, but no significant
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        Intel and Digital to team up
        63 8 BEAVERTON, Oregon Intel Corp and Digital Equipment Corp, two of the biggest high-technology powerhouses, said on Wednesday they would collaborate on new software vital to the future of the world's fastest computers. In a statement, the companies said the effort would cover a range
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      Lock icon Profits of Fortune 500 companies plunge 41pc
      586 8 AP, Reuter NEW YORK General Motors Corp remained the nation's biggest company despite losing U554.45 billion (557.4 billion) in 1991, when the recession sent corporate profits plunging, Fortune magazine said on Tuesday in an annual ranking. The economic slump transcended business lines as
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      Lock icon Olympia & York eyes other means to fund Canary Wharf
      406 8 Olympia York eyes other means to fund Canary Wharf Reuter LONDON Canadian property group Olympia and York hopes to ease its financial problems with the help of further tax-driven deals on buildings in its East London Canary Wharf development, a source close to the Reichmann family's empire said on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Conrad Black unit may float Daily Telegraph
      249 8 Reuter LONDON Canadian business magnate Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc said on Wednesday it was contemplating a public offering of its shares in the Daily Telegraph, Britain's biggest circulation broadsheet newspaper. Daily Telegraph managing director Joe Cooke said: "We have in the past said
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      Lock icon Bid for troubled Lonrho likely to come from S African groups
      436 8 Reuter LONDON Lonrho pic, relegated from Britain's leading share index on Wednesday, has had £1 billion (552.87 billion) wiped off its market value in just four months, prompting speculation that powerful South African mining groups may be tempted to
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      Lock icon US foreign stock purchases hit record in 1991
      359 8 Reuter NEW YORK Net acquisitions of foreign equities by US investors rose to a record in the final quarter of last year and for all of 1991, with purchases of Japanese stock accounting for the bulk of the investments. The data, released
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      Lock icon HK's role as financial hub under threat from rivals
      702 9 Reuter HONGKONG Fear of communism won't drive many international bankers out of Hongkong when the British colony returns to China in 1997. But the territory's role as an international financial hub is heading for some big changes, bankers and financial consultants
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      Lock icon HSBC may scrap rule limiting shareholders' stake to 1pc each
      557 9 Reuter HONGKONG HSBC Holdings will scrap a long-standing rule limiting shareholders to a maximum one per cent stake if it goes ahead with a bid for Britain's Midland Bank, banking and market sources said. HSBC would also be likely to
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      Malaysia Airlines raises US$100m for aircraft financing
      387 9  -  By Dawn Tan SINGAPORE Malaysian Airline System (MAS) has successfully raised US$lOO million (S$ 166 million) in offshore capital for its new aircraft purchases. Hongkong-based Bank of America (Asia), which is arranging the deal, told BT that six banks are participating in the
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      Lock icon Deutsche Bank operating profits up 16pc to new record
      419 9 Reuter FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest commercial bank, said group operating profit for 1991 rose 16 per cent to a record 5.97 billion deutschemarks (Ss6 billion), while net profit jumped almost 32 per cent to 1.41 billion marks. Group net interest
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      40 9 CARPET AUCTION 100 carpets and rugs from Persia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. All carpets are backed by a full trade-in guarantee at our showroom. Auctioneer' Presenter. LEE BOON CHUAY PETER HEDGER 24A Lorong Mambong (Holland Village) Singapore 1027. Tel: 462 0028
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  • THE REGION
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        Japan mulls new Bill on Cambodian peacekeeping
        102 10 TOKYO New legislation has emerged within Japan's ruling party to break an impasse over an earlier bill and allow Japanese troops to join UN peacekeeping operations in Cambodia, a press report said yesterday. TTie new bill that is under consideration would be of
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        Dutch brief citizens in Indonesia
        88 10 JAKARTA The Dutch embassy here yesterday briefed its citizens here to prepare them for the possibility of having to leave Indonesia should Jakarta terminate Dutchfunded development projects. "It is a briefing for Dutch development project workers on what has happened. Some people would have to
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        Thais defer Libya evacuation plan
        92 10 BANGKOK Thailand has deferred its decision to evacuate nearly 30,000 Thai workers currently employed in Libya despite the threat of UN sanctions on Tripoli, a Thai official said here yesterday. Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Sakthip Krairiksh said Bangkok would not order the immediate evacuation of
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        Cojuangco's Swiss account frozen
        73 10 MANILA Swiss authorities have frozen a bank account of opposition presidential candidate Eduardo Cojuangco containing between US$5 million (SsB.3 million) and US$7 million at Manila's request, the head of a government watchdog body said here yesterday. David Castro, head of the Presidential Commission on Good Government
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        Australia TV for Asia-Pacific?
        52 10 SYDNEY Australia's national broadcaster is considering beaming television programmes across the Asia-Pacific region by satellite, officials said yesterday. Programmes on the stateowned Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC) including news, current affairs, sport, entertainment and drama could be transmitted across the region by year-end, ABC managing director David
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      Lock icon Aussie outpost turning into an Asian tiger
      733 10 Northern Territory's trade zone looks to Asia for growth Reuter TRADE DEVELOPMENT ZONE, Australia This sprawling export zone near Darwin, conceived to foster trade ties with Asia, is nothing if not a leap of faith in Australia's future role in the region. It
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      Lock icon Australia and China in nuclear waste research deal
      350 10 AFP SYDNEY China has agreed to help research and develop an Australian technique for sealing radioactive waste in man-made rock, government scientists said here yesterday. "Initially we will assist them to develop Synroc," said Adam Jostesons, director of the advanced materials programme
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      Lock icon Kelantan plans to implement Islamic laws
      338 10 Reuter KOTA BARU Malaysia's Kelantan state plans to implement Islamic laws that prescribe stoning, whipping and amputation of hands and feet, its chief minister said yesterday. "We are determined to implement the Hudud laws," Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Chief Minister of Kelantan and
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      Lock icon China offers to lower trade barriers in talks with US
      441 10 South China Morning Post HONGKONG A Chinese delegation in Washington for top-level talks with US officials has brought a set of proposals aimed at lowering mainland trade barriers to foreign goods. According to delegation leader Tong Zhiguang, he had gone
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      Lock icon Cambodia counting on private investment: Hun Sen
      292 10 AFP PARIS Cambodia has no illusions about economic aid from foreign governments or the United Nations, and is banking on private investment to rebuild its war-torn economy, Prime Minister Hun Sen said here on Wednesday. "The situation is favourable for private foreign investment
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      145 10 JRuthfo School BOYS and GIRLS Junior School 8-11 years Senior School 11-18 years The Senior Master Mr B.M. Cokell will be available at The River View Hotel, Havelock Road, Singapore from Saturday 4th to Monday 6th April 1992 For private interviews with parents and children interested in a U.K. education
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      136 10 BUSINESS TIME S___ Toil IfO T1 No 737 0Q43 Fax No: 734 3606 /p DAO HENG BANK LIMITED U5545,000,000 NEGOTIABLE FLOATING RATE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT Due May 1991/1993 (the Certificates) In accordance with the provisions of Condition 3(ii) of the Certificates, notice is hereby given that Kuwait Investment Office has
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      183 10 EF Always Tudge A Restaurant HHt, /"TB trifle fussy you may immaculate, don t bother looking for say. But then Hung chipped crockery or stained tablecloths. Kang Teochew Restaurant is You won't find them here. True ■VgJU|H run by fussy people. Who Teochew hospitality. Any Teochew place as much emphasis
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      Lock icon US, EC optimistic about Gatt agreement soon
      536 11 Subsidy compromise seen paving way for breakthrough NYT PARIS After several years of tortuous talks, the leading trade negotiators of the European Community and the United States are saying, for the first time, that a global agreement on liberalising trade may be possible
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      Lock icon UK elections heading for photo-finish
      338 11 Reuter LONDON Britain's general election looked set for a photo-finish next week with latest opinion polls showing no decisive lead for the ruling Conservatives or their Labour foes. Prime Minister John Major took heart yesterday from new polls which put his party half a point
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      Lock icon Free trade pact possible by year-end, says Canada
      291 11 Reuter OTTAWA A senior Canadian official said only modest progress was made in negotiating a North American Free Trade Agreement in Washington last week, but that arriving at a pact this year was possible. "A considerable amount of work is needed," the
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      Lock icon American construction spending dipped 0.4pc in February
      282 11 Reuter WASHINGTON United States construction spending sagged 0.4 per cent in February, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday. As the hard-hit commercial real-estate sector pulled the entire industry down, the manufacturing sector, however, continued to expand in March, according to a report by
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      Lock icon German industry chiefs, bankers sound warnings on economy
      400 11 Reuter HANOVER Germany's powerful central bank and industry leaders have issued urgent appeals for a national consensus to prevent the country from slipping into recession and derailing reforms in east Germany. Industry, government and unions should pool efforts to promote east German
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        Tokyo firms expect 4.6pc rise in capital spending
        111 11 TOKYO Japanese firms have forecast average annual capital spending to rise 4.6 per cent in the next three years, less than half the growth rate of the past three years, the Economic Planning Agency (EPA) said yesterday. Manufacturers forecast an annual 4.1
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        UK manufacturing growing: survey
        56 11 LONDON Significant economic growth is underway in Britain's manufacturing industry, with output and new orders expected to grow rapidly, the latest monthly survey of UK Purchasing Managers released yesterday said. The Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 54.1 per cent in March, the highest level achieved since
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        Seoul's current account deficit eases
        86 11 SEOUL South Korea's current account deficit eased to U*****.4 million (S$ 1.632 billion) in February from US$l.36 billion in January and US$l.4 billion a year earlier, provisional figures released by the central bank, the Bank of Korea, showed. The shortfall totalled U552.35 billion for the
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        Two Koreas agree on duty-free trade
        92 11 SEOUL South and North Korean negotiators yesterday reached an in-principle agreement to conduct bilateral trade on a duty-free, open-account basis, an official here said. Meeting in the truce village of Panmunjom, members of a joint exchange-cooperation subcommittee agreed that trade should be duty-free as
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    Selling the dream
    492 12 EDITORIAL IN THE not-too-distant future, the average Singaporean will "visit" her friendly neighbourhood dressmaker without leaving her living room. The medium for this wizardry: a giant wall screen that not only displays the clothing material but also electronically fits it on to a full-figure representation of the
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Seeing beyond the vote
      214 12 IF South Korea's economic problems were behind the poor showing by President Roh Tae-woo's Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) in last week's parliamentary elections, the country's political situation hardly offers a ready antidote. President Roh responded to the results by pledging steps to reform the economy. While
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      Maintaining trust
      142 12 RECENTLY, leading Malaysian newspapers alleged that Singapore made arbitrary decisions on a number of subjects without taking into account the interests and sensitivities of Malaysia. One of the newspapers even concluded that Singapore does not wish to respect its neighbour. The tone of the editorials of the four
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      Mutual benefit
      112 12 CHINESE Communist Party Secretary-General Jiang Zemin will make an official visit to Japan next Monday. And Japanese Emperor Akihito will be visiting China this October. Apparently, the visits are intended to be symbolic gestures signifying the moving of Sino-Japanese relations into a new phase. China is very much
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  • REGIONAL VIEWPOINTS
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      Discuss more first
      195 12 NOT MUCH is publicly known about a Ministry of Public Health announcement last month that the ministry has approved a World Health Organisation (WHO) request to test an Aids vaccine in Thailand. The announcement was made by Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr Uthai Sudsuk, who said a
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      Dollar-crazy and uncaring
      171 12 THE NEW QUOTA SCHEME on bank lendings for the purchase of houses costing M$ 100,000 and below varies from the previous one in that it also covers "second hand" houses while the old guideline was for new ones only. The previous quota arrangement was scrapped because Bank
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      Keep fighting drugs
      133 12 WHAT THE NATION urgently needs is a multidisciplinary effort to dig out the roots of the dadah problem. Parents must realise that dadah addiction is the gateway to unhealthy activities that could lead to a life of crime. If unchecked, it could fuel an increase in drug-related
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    The hard school of takeovers
    1625 12  -  Among recent Western acquisitions by Asian companies were a number of disasters. Matthew Montagu-Pollock discusses the lessons 0f... Matthew Montagu-Pollock The honeymoon period of Asian acquisitions in the West is over well and truly. In the past four years, Asian companies have hit the headlines
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      63 12 DOONESBURY by garry trudeau AND THIS SECTION IS OUR ASTONISHING! QUITE AN OPERA- I MOST HEAVILY STAFFED. WE HON! IMAGINE IF YOU PUT THIS w H 9JRE M HAVE SIX. SQUADS WORKING KIND OF ENERGYANP MANPOWER WH| ACCESSING AND DUPUCAJINS MO P&UOPIN6 A POSITIVE PRO- UHA,. H T\ EVERY PUBUC
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  • ANALYSIS
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      What it would take to form a new world order
      919 13  -  Contending that each existing is unequal to the task, Yoichi Funabashi discusses a complementary strategy Yoichi Funabashi The writer is a senior writer of Asahi Shimbun WHAT ON EARTH has happened to the new world order for which US President
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      Passionate about a good puff
      889 13  -  Harish Mehta, who was in Ho Chi Minh City recently, reports on the big bucks to be made in the growing Vietnamese cigarette industry Harish Mehta, THE Vietnamese love for cigarettes is reflected not just by how much they smoke, but by what they smoke.
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      877 13  -  As the election campaign hots up, William E Schmidt finds British newspapers baring their political stripes William E Schmidt NYT HEN THE Labour Party recently announced its economW ic game plan for Britain, should it win the general election on April 9,
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      85 13 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE CBRD rrSRJI CAS Centre for Business Research fc2S2-IKSI Centre for Advanced Studies and Development gft A Business Forum on Regional Cooperation Growth Triangles in ASEAN Date 25 April 92, Saturday Time 9.00 am-1.30 pm Venue Panelists Fee SS 130/" PW PCSOn TV Hariri Hadv (includes tea
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      809 14 MmHiintf RAak A Bud. Ifeffinfll where to wine, dine or i^—- 'Pare* royal steamboat feast arrives from Beijing r sa s S3 For the first f Steamboat set time, savour the lunch or dinner choicest cuts of at j the leanest person (min 2 11 dips. Other Toll free Mongolian
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      566 14 TELEVISION AND RADIO f Adventures of Don Coyote and Rulers' Seal. diicimpCC ftfj RADIO a i r\ I SBC 12 Sancho Panda (Cartoon). 8.35 Layer Mntiara. BUSINESS UH HAUtU Beautv or Beast: as~ *r c ucus^.\^^ -LrVM'VI. V J V-rX goo National Geographic Explorer 8.00 News at Eight (C) 11.30
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Hard sell at an art sale
      793 15  -  Cheryl Liew pops over to the Shell Discovery Art Exhibition to check out the works of six budding talents Cheryl Liew UNDER the Shell Discovery Scheme which sets out to unearth and showcase the works of aspiring and unknown artists the works of five
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      611 15 A panel of American experts has cast doubt on the effectiveness of weight-loss programmes NYT WHEN it comes to losing weight, nearly all of the people who try commercial programmes are being fooled nearly all of the time, a national panel of experts concluded in
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      It's back to LA for the Grammys
      669 15 CHATTERBOX 7 THE GRAMMY music f< awards ceremony is moving tl back to Los Angeles after be- ti ing held in New York for the q last two years, the National Academy of Recording Arts u and Sciences announced on 0 Wednesday. 0
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      46 15 Off ihore fender hu faunce •vasUble ft* dametfk ad commercial projects of good Minimum 2 million US doQuv Write to PO Box 22-3718 to Pobikaias CH-1002 Lamme. Juat a call doaa it all if tha call'a to The STMUS THKS APPOIMTHEMTS to idvtrtiM for qualified holp.
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      158 15 Representatives of Spanish Company GIRONINA DTNMOBILESI FINANCES, SJL. will be in Singapore on 3 and 4 April Investment opportunities include: Shares in Polisport Centre US$B million sports complex to be located in Figueras, Girona. Residential (guaranteed rental returns), agriculture, recreational properties along the Costa Brava, Spain. Factory in Figueras manufacturing
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Restoring the faith
      1213 16 The US$24 billion aid package for Russia may make the crucial difference between unbearable misery and hard, but tolerable, times and this could give Boris Yeltsin the baigaining power to push ahead with his tough free-market programme. NYT THE $24 billion in aid that US President George
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      263 16 mgr m %-v my* tJ M-&i*sk -#> c 4 *«>■<, Ss- B(.jMijlrfr iE S A Bk m |n|M HHHI IMB fliuMf 3-YEAR MMMMfTY Wmtypi^lW mamUU iiintniinnimiT and maflfr OK CMfTtiMIM DfOVHM nWIIwnMGV WWw »w| V J-YEAH PAWTWOIIK l|M>t ye? iin igiiiiiftftpip// i t~ fS3,j s > .< ,J- v f-
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      144 16 i r £anREASTI£VHNCSTOIN lull SHIPBUILDING LTD FELS (Incorporated In the RepuMc of Singapore) I TO: ALL WARRANTHOLDERS OF US$BO,OOO,OOO I 1.25 PER CENT UNSECURED BONDS DUE 1994 I WITH WARRANTS ATTACHED I SUSPENSION OF I SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Register of I Warranthoiders will be
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Lady Luck smiles on Kiwis, French
      484 17 America's Cup Reuter SAN DIEGO New Zealand and France both had Lady Luck on their sides to help them to victories in the America's Cup challengers' semi-finals on Wednesday as Japan and Italy had equipment failures. Japan's Nippon had the worst luck. Chris Dickson's
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      Grabb defeats defending champion Siemerink
      387 17  -  By Susan Tsang SINGAPORE Henrik Holm, the "lucky loser", ran out of luck in the second round of the Epson Super Tennis tournament yesterday when Alexander Mronz of Germany beat him 6-4, 6-3. In other second-round matches, Simon Youl of Australia defeated Italy's Gianluca Pozzi
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      Lock icon Capriati in stunning upset by unseeded German
      264 17 Reuter HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina Jennifer Capriati, the fourth seed, suffered a stunning upset at the hands of unheralded German Veronika Martinek in a sec-ond-round match in the U*****,000 Family Circle Cup women's tennis tournament on Wednesday. Capriati, ranked sixth in the
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        Sainz drives to victory in Safari Rally
        155 17 NAIROBI Carlos Sainz made it third time lucky in winning his first Safari Rally on Wednesday with a faultless piece of driving and engineering. The first win for the new Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD, which made its debut in the Monte Carlo rally
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        Sportscar Championship is on
        86 17 PARIS The on-off saga of the 1992 World Sportscar Championship ended on Wednesday when motorsports' ruling body, FISA, announced it will go ahead as planned. The season had been in jeopardy for months, amid FISA concerns that there would not be enough teams or cars to
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        Volkov fights back
        54 17 JOHANNESBURG Top-seeded Alexander Volkov of Russia fought back to defeat Italy's Nicola Bruna 6-0, 2-6, 6-3 on Wednesday and advance to the quarter-finals of the US$3OO,OOO Panasonic South African Open. The No 3 seed, Wayne Fereina of South Africa, also won his match against unseeded compatriot Grant
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        St James for Indy 500
        108 17 NEW YORK Lyn St James said on Wednesday that she will try in May to become the second woman to race in the Indianapolis 500 and the first to run at Indy in 14 years. St James, a seasoned sports car and sedan racer, has
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        Novacek advances
        53 17 LISBON No 3 seed Karel Novacek defeated Nuno Marques of Portugal 6-2,6-2 on Wednesday to advance to the second round of the Estoril Open. Seventh-seeded Jordi Arrese of Spain also survived the rain and the first round of the US$5OO,OOO men's ATP tournament with a straight-set defeat over
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        Maradona willing to be checked
        80 17 BUENOS AIRES Disgraced Argentine football star Diego Maradona told a magistrate here on Wednesday he would submit to regular checks to see if his drug therapy is working. Argentina's former World Cup captain was ordered to undergo treatment last year for possessing cocaine. His world
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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      Market finishes firmer despite Nikkei's slide
      3025 18  -  By S N Vasuki THE Straits Times Industrials Index's small advance yesterday may be the first hopeful sign that the Singapore stock market is taking small but nervous strides towards a recovery. The STII had even flirted briefly with the 1,400 level indicating that
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 2
    2675 19 Gr's Gr's 1992 Tel Cuit Last Vol Day Last Quote Di> Div YTd Net M Cap High Low Code Company Traded Sale +or- (DOO) High Low Buyer Seller Cvr N P/E Smil 75 54 s 1269 Fuji 0fiset20« 54% cd 6 54% 54% 54% 60
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    STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 3
    3078 20 Tractors 50« 207 +12 +6.2% KL Kepong 239 +9 +3.9% Tasek Cement 294 +9 +3.2% M Banking 505 +7 +1.4% Gentings 50* 750 5 +0.7% PMRl 50* 192 +5 +2.7% GIL US$0.10 72 2 3.6% MU Mfg 50* 98 +4 +4.3% Mill 171 +4 +2.4%
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      257 20 BUSINES S T I M E S Toll-free Tel No; 737-0043 Fax No: 734 3608 M ETRO METRO IS SINGAPORE Director Of Finance J.^his is a senior appointment. The have a good knowledge of IT and appointee is a division head and will report computerised accounting systems in to the
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Light bargain-hunting pares early losses
      5094 21 Bernama. Reuter LIGHT bargain hunting towards the close took share prices to a mixed close yesterday after an earlier fall following a weaker Tokyo market performance. The KLSE Composite Index at the close dropped 0.25 of a point to 588.12. The Allshare Emas Index eased
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      RESULTS FORECAST
      272 22 ■ah BmN Last Fri Tew F recast Mt IM NetPrelt EPS mmoi Ttar EPS Cms prall N< law Cnw Mai Mir «*c (cts) (SHI) (SSa) (eta) DbmsM I Apr 19 Aug 92 29 5 10 0 28.013 17 2-37 3 141-30 9 m I Apr 26 Aug 92
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      OTHER RESULTS DUE
      266 22 Mmtmi Last Fafl Year Cwpaj Tear EPS Cms tot mmmtM ft* (cts) M» last par (STIW) EMS Final No* 6 Jut 91 3.0TE 17,8781 Tftl Final Mar 28 Dec 91 149 9 5 5.056 Mf Final Mar 28 Dec 91 10 6 6.0 6.206 Sk« In ft
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      181 22 Coaipaay Date Year Group Net N«t aaraiags firm aaa to profit/lass (L) par share dividend ('000) (canto) Kmtas Mar 27 Dec 91 M$11.900(MS4,720) 10.76(9 1) 5(4.7) MUI8 Mar 27 Dec 91 M$44.255(M$34,172) 68(58) 7(3) Cerebos Feb 13 Sep 91 845,623j(838.9U) 148(128) 23.6TE(30TE) KL Kepong Feb 13 Sep 91
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      466 22 Company Date HaH-year Group pra-tax Interim ana to profit/low (L) dividend C000) RMCA Re Mar 31 Dec 91 $51.177l($*****l) AISB Mar 23 Dec 91 M$2,019(MS10.256) Amal Steel Mar 30 Dec 91 M$70.015(M$82,361) Boustead Mar 30 Dec 91 M$27,134(M$17,902) Faber Group Mar 30 Oec 91 M$23,759(M$2.435l) Ind Oxygen Mar
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      SCRIPLESS CONVERSIONS
      65 22 Conversion Special Trdg Scripiess Conversion deadline Period Trading Com pan> starts (IDP) (ST) starts Centre point Mar 30 Apr 21 Apr 8 Apr 21 Apr 22 First Capital Mar 31 Apr 22 Apr 9 Apr 22 Apr 23 Hai Sun Hap Apr 1 Apr 23 Apr 10 Apr
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      874 22 Company Date Year Greap pre-tax Net earnings Cms ana to pram/toss (L) par share dividend (000) (cents) Hop Moli Mar 24 Dec 91 $2,895(12.972) 7 6(8.8) 6(5) ROC Mar 26 Dec 91 $20,942(116,285 59.7(42 1) 8q(5) Jardwe MathesonMar 25 Dec 91 US$612,600($561,700) 48 2(42 1) 65 6(57) Hutch.nson
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      1451 22 Currwrt Ex Beaks Date Tetal tor TtteJ tor payment date ctoM payable the year last year Kan 5% Jun 5 Jun 18 Jul 2 5% 5% Amtek Enj 50c 6%TE(I) Apr 15 Apr 21 Apr 30 121TE 12%TE Asean Find USlOC(b) Mar 10 Mar 20 Mar 30 US10C
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      SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS
      708 22 Trans Rofistorod Substantial Buy/ No. of Amount Shareholding Stock Dato Holder Shareholder/Director Soil sharos Bofore *nor SPC 23/03/92 CDPDBS Nominees (Pte) Ltd MND Holdings (Pte) Ltd S 7.000 19.887 132.382.476 41.37 132.375.478 41 37 L&M 23/03/92 Street Names Guthrie Mfg (S) Pte Ltd B 8.000 13.200 12.072.000
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      283 22 Company Rights Issue Tat Lee Bart R*hts issue of one-fen five fe $2 45 per share Two rights issued tor one warrant at an exercise price of *2 60 COt Consokdabon of every four shares of HKSO 25 into one share of HK$1 00 nominal amount Rghts issue
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      621 22 Company Rights Issue Aiance Tech One tor-one fe SI 00 per share Bedford Issue of $175 lm nominal amount of 551 Bank Guaranteed Bonds 1992/97 with detachable transferable subsection rights (TSR) on the basis of one TSR for every four ordinary shares fe M$0195 for each TSR Bolton
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      172 22 Gold Coin Ltd; EGM at Acma Ltd, The Conference Room, 17 Jurong Port Road, Singapore 2261, on Friday, Apr 3, at 9am Acma Ltd; EGM at the Conference Room, 17 kfonf Port Road, Singapore 2261, on Satirday, April 4, at 9.00 am Urated Overseas Bank Ltd: EGM at
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      RECORD HIGHS & LOWS
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      2205 23 Reuter, UPI STOCK PRICES closed almost unchanged in thin trading yesterday, with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index up 0.54 point at 822.96. Volume amounted to 5.64 billion baht, 663 million baht higher than Wednesday's total. "The market opened with the index rising
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      1197 23 Reuter STOCKS closed steady in fairly active trade yesterday, with the official index edging up 0.52 point to 280.03, brokers said. Volume dropped to 5.42 million shares from Wednesday's 9.46 million. Indah Kiat closed 100 rupiah higher at 2,950, with 285,000 shares traded.
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      2621 24 Reuter STOCKS closed weaker yesterday but off their lows after a rollereoaster session that saw the Nikkei testing the 18,000 level. Index-linked buying and bargain-hunting helped rescue prices from an early afternoon selling spree, brokers said. Sentiment remained nervous, they added. The 225-share
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      2555 24 Reuter STOCKS closed firmer yesterday on late demand for selected blue chips from overseas bargain hunters, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index ended 14.31 points higher at 4,924.27 after a day of indecisive trading. Total turnover fell to HK$ 1.72 billion from Wednesday's HKS2.I4 billion, with
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  • AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Stocks close at six-month low
      2264 25 Reuter THE SHARE MARKET closed at a six-month low yesterday after taking a big dipper ride with Tokyo's extremely weak Nikkei Index. The All Ordinaries Index nosedived more than 20 points at one stage as the Nikkei threatened to fall through the key 18,000 support
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        SEOUL
        486 25 THE STOCK MARKET closed weaker yesterday as profit-taking sent the index to a new low for the year, brokers said. "There was some profit-taking on large-cap manufacturing, finance and also the low PER (price-earnings ratio) shares yesterday," said Ko Kyung Bae at Hyundai Securities. The index finished at 585.67,
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        TAIPEI
        528 25 SHARE PRICES finished higher yesterday, aided by a late round of technical buying after Wednesday's 2.6 per cent decline, brokers said. The weighted index climbed 57.48 points or 1.2 per cent to close at 4,733.96. Turnover was a thin NT$l5.4 billion against NT524.5 billion on Wednesday. The market is
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        MANILA
        913 25 SHARE PRICES closed narrowly mixed yesterday as investors postponed aggressive trading, anxious to see further political realignments to reduce the number of presidential candidates in the May elections, brokers said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index inched up 3.14 points to close at 1,102.95, while the Makati Index slid
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        WELLINGTON
        125 25 DISINTERESTED overseas investors and a cash-strapped domestic market forced the NZSE-40 to fall below the 1,400 level at the close yesterday. In morning trade, the market fell almost 15 points below the 1,400 level it had struggled to stay above all week, but recovered in the afternoon to close
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        147 25 New Zealand Apr 2 NZ Cents VolfOO) ANZ Banking 540 I 266 Bank Of NZ 63 unch 2514 Baycorp 16 +1 Brierley Jnv .92 1 ***** Carter Holt 224 3 4343 Cavalier 285 3 Ceramco 250 1 666 Cityrealties 24 24 22 Corp Inv 41 2 5460 Cultus Pet Donaghys
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        51 25 INDICES TURNOVER Chwc Apr 2 P*rto- NEW ZEALAND NZSE-40 Capital 1.397.48 1,405.31 -7J3 MANILA Composite Index Turnover (million) 1,102.95 473.2 1,099.81 1,150 +3.14 -676.8 TAIPEI Weighted Price Index Turnover (NTS billion) 4,733.96 4,676.48 15.4 24.5 +57.48" -9.1 SEOUL Composite Stock Index Turnover (billion won) 585.67 462.9 599.0 329.7 -13.33 4
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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        1302 26 BLUE CHIP stocks closed higher on Wednesday in a volatile session, bolstered by rising bond prices and bottom fishing at the day's lows. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 13.86 points at 3,249.33, after trading lower for most of the session. Volume on the New York Stock
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        LONDON
        883 26 SHARE PRICES ended with sharp losses on Wednesday after the latest opinion polls convincingly favoured the opposition Labour Party for the April 9 election, dealers said. But a persistent rally on the FTSE futures market helped the cash market close well above the day's lows. The FTSE 100 Index
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        AMSTERDAM
        174 26 SHARES closed about half a guilder per share lower, after dispelling early fears of a large slide and finding support, dealers said. "Obviously people were pretty frightened after the fall in Japan overnight and there was a lot of nervousness before London opened, but as it turned out we
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        FRANKFURT
        189 26 SHARES traded higher in the pre- bourse yesterday, supported by expectations that Germany's biggest commercial bank, Deutsche Bank, will report strong profit growth at its news conference later. Market sentiment was helped by Wall Street's firmer close and a feeling that the Tokyo bourse was nearing its low. Deutsche
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        MILAN
        225 26 SHARES closed higher in a technical rally on Wednesday, as the market returned to levels reached in kerb trading on Tuesday. But dealers said volumes remained very thin, adding many investors would remain out of the market until after the April 5-6 general elections. Shares in Banca Nazionale dell'
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        BRUSSELS
        246 26 SHARES closed lower in lacklustre trading on Wednesday, but retailers GIB and Colruyt bucked the trend following the strong rise this week in Delhaize. The Bel-20 Index of leading shares closed down 3.52 points, or 0.30 per cent, to 1,189.49, with trading in Belgian shares worth a low 470
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        STOCKHOLM
        125 26 PRICES on the bourse closed broadly lower in moderate trade on Wednesday, partly in reaction to weaker foreign markets, dealers said. They described trading as dull, and said underlying sentiment had weakened somewhat. "After two weeks of a strong market we have entered a phase of consolidation, emphasised by
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        ZURICH
        283 26 SHARES ended a moderately active session broadly lower on Wednesday. Dealers said Tokyo's fall as well as weak European bourses had dampened sentiment, and a slight recovery around mid-session ran out of steam when City of Zurich figures added to inflation worries. The all-share SPI Index fell 6.8 points
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        JOHANNESBURG
        353 26 THE Industrial Index on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange dropped 60 points or 1.3 per cent on Wednesday as investors became jittery over weak world equity markets, while the continued strength of the financial rand added pressure on share prices. "We will be watching New York keenly. If it doesn't
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        TORONTO
        321 26 STOCKS bounced back from a 23point drop to end flat on Wednesday, boosted by strong gains in US bonds and moderate strength in New York, dealers said. Bank and oil and gas shares led the gainers, while industrial products and real estate shares reported losses. "The markets were depressed
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        103 26 Paris Apr 1 FFr COMEILLE Air-Liquide 752.00 -21.00 Alcatel Ansthom 599.00 -11.00 Elf-Aquit 352.50 -7.60 Michelin 164.20 -4.90 OFP 113.00 Peugeot SA 714.00 -20.00 Philips (NV Gem) 109.60 .40 Royal Dutch 425.50 -.80 GROUP A Nestle *****.00 -150.70 CROUP B Lafarge 359.20 -4.40 CROUPC Shell 435.70 CROUPD Norsk Hydro 131.50
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        73 26 INDICES TURNOVER NEW YORK Dow Jones SAP 500 Turnover (million) Apr 1 Close Previous 3.249.33 3.235.47 +13.86 404.23 403.69 +0.54 186 182.7 +3.3 LONDON Financial Times 30 FTSE 100 Turnover (million) 1,878.9 1,903.5 -24.6 2.408.6 2,440.1 -31.5 620 475.1 +144.9 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1.707.30 1,717.86 -10.56 AMSTERDAM EOE Index 302.62
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      Greenback off peaks in late Tokyo trading
      1229 27 REPORTS THE US DOLLAR erased some earlier gains yesterday on the liquidation of long positions in Tokyo, but was still above its closing levels in New York overnight, dealers said. "Since the dollar is quite well bid, there's not too much downside probably
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      357 27 Cross rates Apr 2 USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.6600 2.5860 1.6520 134.30 0.5797 1.5100 1.3021 1.8332 SS 0.6024 1.5578 0.9952 80.9036 0.3492 0.9096 0.7844 1.1043 MS 0.3867 0.64 0.6388 51.9335 0.2242 0.5839 0.5035 0.7089 Dm 0.6053 1.0048 1.5654 81.30 0.3509 0.9140 0.7882
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      524 27 Interbank rates SS m Offer Overnight 3 5/8 3 3/4 1-month 3 1/8 3 1/4 2-month 3 3/16 3 5/16 3-month 3 1/4 3 3/8 Overnight mode: 3-1/16 llSt Bid Offer 7 days 4 1/8 4 1/4 1 month 4 1/8 4 1/4 2 months 4 1/8 4
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      Lock icon Repatriation of yen seen driving up global rates
      397 27 AFP TOKYO Combined with a rise in US borrowing, a projected massive repatriation of yen aimed at shoring up the Japanese share market will drive up interest rates worldwide, a Deutsche Bank official said on Wednesday. "During the months ahead in the
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
      1313 27 SIMEX EUHOOOLLA* Open High Lw Sett Est Vol Act/Vol Op/Int Jun 92 95.53 95.54 95.50 95.50 8800 6214 ***** Sep 92 95.16 95.18 95.14 95.14 7500 6130 8500 Dec 92 94.42 94.45 94.41 94.41 4200 2966 6892 Mar 93 94.14 94.16 94.12 94.13 750 769 3519 Jun 93
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      Lock icon Platinum prices seen firming on US, EC demand
      423 28 Reuter TOKYO Platinum has been hit by Japan's economic slowdown, but traders here expect cash platinum prices to rise as high as US$4OO (*****) per ounce in the near future. While demand in Japan may stay steady to slightly lower, demand in
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      Lock icon Indonesian robusta prices supported by late coffee crop
      278 28 Reuter SINGAPORE Indonesia's robusta coffee is expected to continue enjoying a premium over the South-east Asian region's robusta prices in the near term due to delays of its main crop, normally due in early April, Asian traders said. "Crops from Indonesia's key
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      KL tin closes higher ahead of long weekend
      860 28 REPORTS THE PRICE of tin added another seven sen to close at M$ 14.57 sen per kg on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market yesterday. Dealers said the firmer market was attributed to good buying demand and short-covering activity ahead of the long
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    1286 28 Rubber Apr 2 MS (Mia Mm) Scent Noon Close Int 1 RSS Prompt Int 1 RSS May 92 Int 1 RSS June Int 2 RSS OP Int 3 RSS OP Int 4 RSS OP Int 5 RSS OP I4I.75/I42.75N I42.2VI43.25N 142.50/143.00 143.00/143.50 143.50/144.00 144.00/144.50 140.00/141.OON 140.50/141.50N 139.50/140. SON 140.00/141.OON
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      647 29  -  LETTER FROM NEBRASKA By Patricia L Brown IT SITS, fragile as a bird's nest, down a country road with no name. The old white clapboard house in Wilber, Nebraska, has been abandoned for nearly 30 years, but some of the Svarc family spirit remains. Frayed
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      FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
      151 29 As at 3pm yesterday: Load dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.2678 1.2852 Canadian dollar 1.3774 1.4052 NZ dollar 0.8946 0.9126 Sterling pound 2.8508 2.8895 US dollar 1.6550 1.6620 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 14.11
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      164 29 Singapore Outlook: Showers over several areas in the afternoon. Report Maximum temperature 34.0 Assoc humidity 60% Minimum temperature 26.0 Assoc humidity 89% Hours of sunshine 6.95 Rainfall in mm Nil Rainfall this month Nil Rainy days this month 0 World report Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 20/12 Cloudy Bangkok 35/27 Clear
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    Lock icon Beregovoy replaces Cresson as French Prime Minister
    468 30 Appointment ends four days of uncertainty AFP, AP, Reuter, UPI PARIS French Finance Minister Pierre Beregovoy, mastermind of France's antiinflation strategy, was appointed Prime Minister yesterday to replace Edith Cresson. The departure of Mrs Cresson, 58, France's first woman Prime Minister and the
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    Lock icon New Premier is architect of leaner French economy
    403 30 AFP, Reuter PARIS Pierre Beregovoy, appointed France's Prime Minister yesterday, is a lifelong Socialist who whipped inflation and built a reputation for financial orthodoxy second to none. A pragmatist with keen political instincts, he personified as Finance Minister the transition of Francois
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    Lock icon Narong issue unresolved as Parliament opens
    436 30 AP, Reuter BANGKOK King Bhumibol Adulyadej formally opened Thailand's new Parliament yesterday and exhorted newly-elected legislators to cooperate in the national interest. A golden curtain parted, trumpets blared and the white-uniformed, bemedalled monarch proclaimed: "1 wish to open this Parliament." In a speech that
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    Lock icon Bush unveils new US aid package for Russia and other CIS states
    494 30 AFP, Reuter WASHINGTON US President George Bush has pledged that Washington will be a major contributor to a US$24 billion (5539.84 billion) allied fund to promote economic stability and democracy in Russia. The White House said on Wednesday
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    Lock icon German inflation at nearly 10-year high
    167 30 AFP WIESBADEN, Germany Inflation in Germany has leapt to a nearly 10-year high, reaching 4.7 per cent in the 12 months to March after 4J per cent in February, the Federal Statistics Office reported yesterday. The last time retail prices rose faster was in
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    619 30  -  BT interview with Russian Vice-President From John Helmer in MOSCOW RUSSIAN Vice-President Alexander Rutskoi has defended the proposed Russian Constitution and dismissed criticism that his differences with President Boris Yeltsin amount to a call for replacing the present government. In the first interview he has
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      Marseilles expects 5pc rise in Asian traffic this year
      346 31  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE France's Marseilles port expects to see a 5 per cent increase in Asian traffic this year over the nearly 150,000 20-footer equivalent units (TEU) it handled last year. Daniel Pleindoux, the port's manager for Asia, said that
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      Emirates scores a first
      216 31 SINGAPORE Emirates, the UAE's national carrier, has become the first airline in the world to provide a personal in-flight video entertainment system on all aircraft seats first, business and economy. Each seat will have its own individual liquid crystal screens offering a large choice of films
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      Lock icon Plan to solve tanker dispute in California
      359 31 Reuter LOS ANGELES A Californian agency has put forward a plan to solve the simmering dispute between local officials in Santa Barbara, California, and Chevron Corp over the use of tankers to carry oil from the controversial Point Arguello offshore oil project, a
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      1190 31 Page Col ABC Containerline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Anglo Orient 16 1/2 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 A.P.C. Lines 13 5 A cWarehousing 15 5 Arrow Int 9 2 Asian Break-Bulk 16 3
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      Coslink to set up joint venture in China
      351 31  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Air-sea freight forwarder Coslink (Singapore) Pte Ltd, which opened its ofFice in Cecil Street yesterday, plans to form a freight forwarding joint venture in China. Besides Coslink, the other partners in the joint venture are international freight forwarder
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      Singapore to host fast craft conference, show next year
      289 31  -  By Tan Hua Joo SINGAPORE Singapore will play host to the 9th High Speed Surface Craft Conference and Exhibition next year the first time the event will be held outside the United Kingdom. The biennial conference, organised by Fast Ferry International,
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        Some SeaLand units to move to Dallas
        90 32 EDISON, New Jersey CSX Corp's Sea Land Service Inc said on Wednesday certain documentation and administrative tasks now carried out at port terminals and other US locations will be moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Sea and expects about 300 positions will be
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        Croatian airport reopens
        79 32 BELGRADE The airport in the Croatian capital of Zagreb was officially reopened to traffic on Wednesday after a sevenmonth closure due to fighting in the republic, Tanjug news agency said. Radio Zagreb said one of the first planes to land at the reopened Pleso airport was one
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        Thai Airways flies to Guam
        87 32 BANGKOK Thai Airways International said on Wednesday it has started semi-weekly flights to Guam. The DC-10 flights, which began this week, go from Bangkok to Manila in the Philippines and then on to Guam every Tuesday and Thursday. The return flights by the national earner
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        Manila lifts ban on Socialist ships
        115 32 MANILA The Philippines has lifted restrictions on vessels from Socialist countries wishing to use the country s ship repair facilities located near the US Subic Base west of Manila, a senior official said. All commercial vessels, regardless of country of origin, will be allowed
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        Czech ship requests survey
        52 32 LONDON The Czech-owned freighter Orava has requested a survey following a collision with the United Arab Emirates-owned tanker Fal XXII, 73,982 deadweight tonnes, at Khor Fakkan, UAE on March 30, Lloyds Shipping Intelligence reported. The 15,916-dwt Oram is due at Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, Karachi on
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        Manila bank to get 7.6 pc of PAL
        95 32 MANILA The government-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) has been given permission to acquire 7.6 per cent of Philippine Airlines (PAL), Central Bank Governor Jose Cuisia said here on Wednesday. The 7.6 per cent of PAL to be acquired by LBP
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      A shift towards hard times
      1098 32  -  Regional ferry operators tell Juliette Walker how recent developments are threatening the survival of some Juliette Walker LOCAL ferry operators are bracing themselves for hard times. The pending move to the new Singapore Cruise Centre and restrictions on duty-free alcohol threaten to raise costs and
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      VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
      560 32 Carbon 27 Density Water Residue Mi Sediment MM Exxon KG/M*3 V/V M/M M/M PPM method j tSO/Cimx Mb Spec E25 991 U> 154 010 30* jUtT* Spec G35 991 10 18 0 015 30* 0.10 1 Northern Eur** 180 Ave 985 ol J05 1 0^2 180
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11546 40 This is a list of ships loading Ma at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by E destination, the name of the 8 ship, the shipping line in- El volved and the estimated M dates of arrival and departure 14 from the Port of Singapore.
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        516 47 Vessel Voy No Beth Aimal Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Armal Departue Marina Terminal 1 Brastagi t 13/92 M02 alongside 03 04'2300 Hamidah 8/92 M03 alongside 0304/0700 Mahkota Exp 64/92 M05 alongside 02 04/1400 San Hla Htwe 1/92 M04 alongside 02 04 2300 Seng Hing 4A/92 M02
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        240 47 Johof Port Berth: 1: Sri Nam Hua No 3, Lian Keong; 2: Banglumpoo; 3: Pinya; 4: Manka; 5: ml; 6: Kris Lemona. 01 jetty: Lina 101. DCJ: SuKun. Ceriang. Due on Apr 2: World Utility, Barzan. CPC Nippon. Due on Apr 3: Global Ceres, Nur Marina, Dhai
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULE
        1393 47 nn ivfry OF FCL IMPORT CONTAINERS IN PROGRESS 1 St* Voy No Contwen wifaWe 1 Shp Voy No Cant*n*n avabbte T 17<u *****2 0755 CY Chance EE214 COO(EST) 0204 92 1500 w 0 04 92 0800 Benja Bhum 27S COO(EST) 02.04.92 1500 147CNB 0 0492 m sTeJaya COO(EST)
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