The Business Times, 1 June 1992

Total Pages: 46
1 46 The Business Times
  • 16 1 Business Times MITA (P) 35/12/91 Monday, June 1, 1992 rut: msi\t:ss paper for s-t: asia 75*
    16 words
  • NEWS SUMMARY
    • 68 1 TAIPEI Four major US communications and electronics firms have signed agreements with the Taiwan government to develop joint ventures and training programmes, a top economics official said yesterday. AT&T, HewlettPackard, Digital Equipment and IBM international have signed memoranda expressing their interest
      68 words
    • 58 1 JAKARTA Indonesia has lifted a ban on raw rattan and log exports and imposed export tariffs instead, the official news agency Antara reported yesterday. It quoted a Finance Ministry spokesman as saying the government would impose an export tax on raw rattan and
      58 words
    • 32 1 FIDEL RAMOS, who is expected to take over as the next Philippine president, plans to kickstart the economy by accelerating power development and attracting fresh overseas investment Page 2
      32 words
    • 34 1 THREE YEARS after China's leaders sent army tanks to crush the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, they are still fighting, but this time among themselves and behind closed doors Page 8
      34 words
    • 22 1 US AFTER-TAX corporate profits surged in the first three months of 1992, after three years of declines Page 8
      22 words
    • 48 1 A MAN who started out with $20,000 of borrowed money in a rented shop next to a pig farm in Hougang has turned his business into a regional concern with assets of $13 million and expected sales of $20 million this year Page 11
      48 words
    • 23 1 SOME operatic artists belong more truly in a theatre than others and soprano Josephine Barstow proves the point Page 13
      23 words
    • 32 1 VIETNAMESE ship supply company Shipchandler Corp may be a state-owned vestige of the past, but its leaders are eyeing a future of increasing international trade opportunities. Shipping Times Page 1
      32 words
  • MARKETS SUMMARY
    • 26 1 SINGAPORE tycoon Ong Beng Seng's plans for a US$4O million (5565.6 million) hotel in Ho Chi Minh City have fallen through Page 3
      26 words
    • 33 1 HOCK LOCK SIEW wonders whether General Corporation shares are going at a bargain basement price now that its Singapore-based subsidiary is flying high on the local stock market Page 3
      33 words
    • 47 1 THE BATTLE for a lucrative share of Malaysia's multi-billion-dollar cable business shifted into top gear over the weekend when Ekran Sdn Bhd announced a revised bid to take over Federal Cables Wires Metal Manufacturing Bhd (FCW) for over Msl27 million (5582.6 million) Page 3
      47 words
    • 26 1 RENONG Bhd posted group net earnings of M 575.84 million (about Ssso million) for the nine months to end March 1992 Page 3
      26 words
    • 30 1 AN ADVISORY panel to Japan's Ministry of Finance has unveiled a final proposal to deregulate the insurance industry, the first such major revision since 1940 Page 6
      30 words
    • 35 1 THE US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed sweeping away regulatory hurdles to make it easier for companies to raise cash by tapping the hot market for as-set-backed securities. Page 6
      35 words
    • Article, Illustration
      27 1 Friday Change BT-MGA 731.95 +0.30 Kuala Lumpur ....589.09 -11.08 Tokyo 18.347.75 +416.50 Hongkong 6.080.15 +97.02 Sydney 1.678.3 +1.8 New York 3,396.88 -1.55 London 2,707.6 +13.4
      27 words
    • 24 1 Exchange rates USS SS 1.6335 100 Yen SS 1.2727 MS SS 0.6501 Money market rates Overnight 2 5/8 -3/16 3-month 3 1/8% unch
      24 words
    • 31 1 Rubber S"pore June 139.75*/kg +0.75 M'sia June 219.00Vkg unch KL Tin Turnover 49 tonnes +11 Spot MSI 5.53/kg +10 Crude palm oil Turnover 828 lots +-82 July MS867 /tonne -I
      31 words
  • 651 1  -  Most are keen on residential properties and equities By SN Vasuki SINGAPORE Europe's wealthy investors have been showing renewed interest in Singapore and the Asia-Pacif-ic region after a long absence. Property consultants, private bankers and stockbrokers told BT that in recent months they
    651 words
  • 240 1 South China Morning Post HONGKONG Li Kashing. reputedly Hongkong's richest tycoon, has sold Mandarin Plaza for HK52.35 billion (***** million), making a profit of some HKS3SO million (Ss74 million) in about a month. The sale to duty-free shops operator
    South China Morning Post  -  240 words
  • 436 1  -  Bid to stem high clerical and admin staff turnover By Shoeb Kagda SINGAPORE A group of local and foreign banks want to cut year-end bonuses and increase monthly salaries of their clerical and administrative workers in a bid to stem staff defections to
    436 words
  • 303 1 Reuter BANGKOK The president of Thailand's Parliament has said he would submit the name of a new premier to the King today, after more than a week of political deadlock since General Suchinda Kraprayoon was driven from office. A report on
    Reuter  -  303 words
  • 507 1  -  From Florence Chong, Magdalene Ng THE Australian government is considering merging the national flag carrier Qantas Airways with domestic operator Australian Airlines as part of a shakeup of the aviation industry. Prime Minister Paul Keating said yesterday. The shakeup could also see Australia's
    507 words
  • 79 1 MANILA Asia has overtaken North America as the biggest producer of environ-mentally-harmful carbon dioxide gases from energy use, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday. Regional emissions led by the three Asian giants China, India and Indonesia, now ex- ceed those of
    79 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 246 1 I 'i^' i < KAMI OOLI 1 V'ft/ 'H |l Wt LLLKS I If Wf I 1,.ml K..,ul Jbj I WM| tCri.,/ 15,,n;.»|M,.., 'fl ((.rotiiul Hmn) I ui Uh-n.si Awcralt Schedule 25 Market Reviews 21 Weather 25 The Arts 13 Money Changer Rates 25 World News 8 Commodities 2« Money
      246 words
    • 10 1 I i ka-shing reigns as undisputed superstar tycoon, I*r 2
      10 words
    • 11 1 I huilam! headed for first dcflcit since "X 4. Pg 7
      11 words
    • 88 1 There's no place like home with Dulux. THE WORLD S NO 1 PAINT I he Earth Summit and its agenda, Pg 9 Naturally enthusiastic. Aboard Japan Airlines, you quickly sense a genuine who encounter the refreshing hospitality of JAL once, do so enthusiasm on the part of the in-flight crew.
      88 words

  • PAGE 2 NEWS
    • 534 2 Philippine election Reuter MANILA Fidel Ramos, %nlh> is expected to take over as the next president of the Philippines at the end of June, plans to kickstart the economy by accelerating power development and attracting fresh overseas investment. The former defence chief,
      Reuter  -  534 words
    • 290 2 AFP MANILA The probable victory of former defence secretary Fidel Ramos in Philippine presidential elections is seen by Western businessmen and diplomats as the country's best hope for stability, but doubts remain. However, of the seven candidates for president, Westerners feel Mr Ramos
      AFP  -  290 words
    • 222 2 SINGAPORE The rccent-ly-formed Singapore International Collaboration (Sinco) group of local small-medium enterprises will establish a formal link with Japan's Shizuoka prefecture today. Sinco, which has 34 members, was set up last year under the Economic Development Board's guidance. In a statement over the
      222 words
    • 602 2 Vow to bring company back to profit within 18 months South China Morning Post HONGKONG Semi-Tech chairman James Ting has taken over control of ailing Japanese electronics group Sansui with a vow to bring the company back to profit within 18 months. Describing
      South China Morning Post  -  602 words
    • 440 2 AFP HONGKONG In moneymad Hongkong, where tycoons in general enjoy cult status, Li Ka-shing is the uncontested superstar. Widely regarded as the British colony's richest man. Mr Li commands a multinational empire that includes oil fields, container terminals. power stations, high-rise apartments and
      AFP  -  440 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 287 2 KEY PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE: ROBERT WU, Director. Office of Industrial Business Development. The Chinese University of Hong Kong lAN BUCHANAN, Regional Vice President. SRI International LEE KEEN-WHYE, Executive Director. Rothschild Ventures Asia A. LEE GILBERT, Regional Advisor for Technology Transfer, United Nations (ESCAP) FEATURES: TOM SH AO, Managing Director, DynaTech Development
      287 words
    • 308 2 Whichever rood you take, we'll give you a good start A V FLEXI-DRIVE X FINANCING Things are now looking better for car buyers. Flexi-Drive Financing* With the introduction of Flexi-Drive Financing, we Our unique Flexi-Drive Financing Scheme lets you give you the flexibility of two easy finance schemes. cn j
      308 words
    • 8 2 Hanson group keen on Canary Wharf, Pg 4
      8 words

  • COMPANY NEWS 1
    • 377 3  -  By Sangeeta Mulchand SINGAPORE Motel tycoon Ong Bcng Seng's plans tor a US$4O million (5565.6 million) hotel in Ho C hi Minh City have fallen through. Sourees say the site at Dong Khoi Street, considered to he the prime hotel belt in
      377 words
    • 576 3  -  Offer could pave the way for rivals to withdraw From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR THE BATTLE for a lucrative share of Malaysia's multi-bil-lion-dollar cable business shifted into top gear over the weekend when little-known Ekran Sdn Bhd announced a revised bid to
      576 words
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 90 3 PETALING JAYA The Sungei Way group of companies, which has MS3OO million (SSI9S million) worth of building contracts, is well on its way to achieving M$ 1 billion in group turnover this year, group chief executive officer Jeffrey Cheah said on Saturday. He
        90 words
      • 98 3 KUALA LUMPUR Petaling Tin Bhd turned in pre-tax profit of M 5560.000 (*****.000) for the six months ended April 30. 1992, down 7 per cent from the previous corresponding period. The drop in profit was due mainly to lower output and lower prices for the
        98 words
      • 90 3 KUALA LUMPUR PJ Development Holdings Bhd's recent purchase of shares in MCB Holdings Bhd would form a strategic investment of the group, said the company in response to a query from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. As MCB's activities are centred around property development and
        90 words
      • 64 3 KUALA LUMPUR Goh Ban Huat Bhd, which reported a lower pre-tax profit for the year ended Dec 31, 1991, is investing M 547.75 million to build a new plant to increase the production capacity of vitrified clay pipes. The new facility, expected to begin
        64 words
    • 616 3  -  By Elaine Koh SINGAPORE Remisiers are being lured with everything from free computer terminals to gold credit cards as local stockbroking firms fight for a share of the retail market. A report in the June issue of Singapore Business
      616 words
    • 862 3  -  THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN By Mano Sabnani SINGAPORE Are the shares of Clob-listed General Corporation Bh<J going at a bargain basement price now that its Singapore-based subsidiary Low Keng Huat (S'pore) Ltd (LKHS) is flying high on the local
      862 words
    • 322 3  -  By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE Loss-mak-ing South Malaysia Industries Bhd (SMI) is expanding in a big way with a proposal to buy MS 135 million (about SSBB million) worth of properties. a move which will see its share capital grow by close to five
      322 words
    • 595 3  -  By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE Renong Bhd, the diversified Malaysian conglomerate with interests ranging from media, property, finance, hotel and leisure to cement, oil and gas. posted group net earnings of M 576.84 million (about SSSO million) for the nine
      595 words
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
      • 68 4 TOKYO Japan's consumer electronics giant Sharp Corp said it has established a joint venture with a Chinese firm and Mitsubishi Corp to produce air-conditioners in Shanghai. The new company, named Shanghai Sharp Air-Conditioning System Co, is owned 40 per cent each by Sharp and
        68 words
      • 89 4 AUCKLAND Publisher Wilson Morton l td has announced a one-for-five bonus share issue after reporting an annual bottom line profit of NZ553.83 million (5547.04 million) boosted by an extraordinary gain of NZ521.52 million from the sale of shares in Reuters Holdings pic. The bottom line
        89 words
      • 66 4 NEW YORK Wal-Mart said on Friday it would extend a previously-announced joint venture arrangement with Cifra, the largest Mexican retailer, to include Wal-Mart supercentre combination stores, distribution centre operations, McLane wholesale operations and more Club Aurrera outlets. The initial joint venture between the two companies, announced in
        66 words
      • 91 4 MANILA A copper mining firm valued at about US$35 million (5557.2 million) will be privatised through a negotiated sale later in June, the official Philippine News Agency (PNA) said yesterday. Maricalum Mining Corp will be sold by the state Asset Privatisation Trust (APT) after
        91 words
      • 97 4 TAIPEI US aircraft maker McDonnell Douglas, its planned tie-up with Taiwan Aerospace Corp in danger of collapsing, is nevertheless exploring a plant site in Taiwan, the state-funded Central News Agency reported yesterday. McDonnell Douglas has set its sights on either Kaohsiung or Taichung to build
        97 words
      • 90 4 ST LOUIS, Missouri May Department Stores Co said it may achieve record financial results based on higher first quarter results and an improving economy. "May has an opportunity to achieve its 18th consecutive year of record sales and earnings based on a favourable first
        90 words
    • 486 4 P&O approached by govt, banks to orchestrate a rescue: report Reuter LONIX)N Anglo-Ameri-can conglomerate Hanson pic was reported yesterday to be interested in helping to rescue London's Canary Wharf as British ministers prepared to discuss the collapse of Europe's largest property development. The
      Reuter  -  486 words
    • 457 4 ABS-CBN, the Philippines' largest broadcast network, goes public today. It is one of the 15 companies planning to cash in on the post-election euphoria in the equities market. Some 31 million shares worth 500 million pesos will be on offer, the first by
      457 words
    • 442 4  -  Reports from Al O Labita Jr MANILA Metro Drug, the Jakarta-based Salim Group's retail wing in the Philippines, is poised for a record-breaking profit this year, thanks to the May 11 presidential election-induced consumer spending. In this year's first quarter, the listed
      442 words
    • 436 4 FT LONDON The Compass group is poised to become the UK's biggest provider of meals in staff canteens through the £500 millionplus (more than 551.49 billion) purchase of its bigger rival Gardner Merchant from Forte, the hotels and restaurants group. Its
      FT  -  436 words
    • 391 4 AFP PERTH The jailing of former America's Cup hero Alan Bond may be just the dawn of the day of reckoning for corrupt Australian businessmen, a senior Australian Securities Commission official has warned. As Bond, 54, once voted Australian of the
      AFP  -  391 words
    • 237 4 FT LONDON Belling and Company, the UK electric cooker manufacturer whose table-top Baby Belling has been a mainstay of British bed-sitters for generations, has gone into receivership. Paul Jeflfery, one of the receivers appointed on Friday from KPMG Peat Marwick, said:
      FT  -  237 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements

  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 158 4 PY~] Durham MHI rji University |f| 0A Founded in 1832, Durham is the third oldest University in England with a rich tradition as a centre of scholarship and research. It has maintained its leading role among British Universities through its unswerving dedication to the pursuit of excellence in all fields.
      158 words
    • 350 4 SThe University of Michigan and The ASEAN Chambers of CChB Commerce and Industry 4SE4N-C0 present STRATEGY FORMULATION and IMPLEMENTATION on 23-25 July 1992 at Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore This seminar, part of The University of Michigan's Southeast Asia Business Programme, is tailored to the business environment and management needs in
      350 words

  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 183 5 Today, Sa v u Towers rises dramatically above 1 1 others on P i L-l3^!l«WMWß«*BHrtteaes M I 111 J J itjijj g »tpS 4t r ISC "^1 tit \i HwUnißiH|Li lfl||M|^H||flHH^Hß||||^Bß Rider Hunt Levett Bailey, and the /Mn ✓~X 1 1 >> /&4'Z(MW t v C-> (NfiU Obayashi Corporation. Mr
      183 words

  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • 521 6 Revision will he first major change since 1940 Reuter IOKYO An advisory panel to Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOD. the Insurance Council, unveiled on I nda> a final proposal to deregulate the insurance industry. the first such major revision since 1940, MOF officials said.
      Reuter  -  521 words
    • 328 6 Reuter NEW YORK In a bizarre twist to the insider trading saga of the 1980s, Drexel Burnham Lambert, which was destroyed by the scandal, last Friday sued its former client Ivan Boesky for stealing millions of dollars of Drexel's profits. Boesky, once one of
      Reuter  -  328 words
    • SMALL CHANGE
      • 53 6 SAN FRANCISCO Bank America Corp has started to close 82 branches in four states as it begins the process of combining its operations with those of Security Pacific Corp. It will close 21 branches in Arizona, seven in Nevada. 22 in Oregon and
        53 words
      • 46 6 LONDON Finland's largest commercial bank. Kansal-lis-Osake-Pankki (KOP), has reported a loss of 526.6 million markka (S$ 196.9 million) for the first quarter of the year. This compares with a 94.8 million markka loss for the first three months of last year.
        46 words
      • 50 6 HONCiKONCi Hongkong's long-delayed central clearing and settlement system will be launched on June 24, said Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co Ltd's chairman Ronald Carstairs last Friday. The announcement followed recognition of the lIKSCC as a clearing house by the Securities and F utures Commission.
        50 words
      • 64 6 SEOUL South Korea's Finance Ministry has decided for the first time to allow a Japanese securities house to open a branch office here at an early date. The ministry has yet to pick one from three Japanese firms Daiwa Securities Co Ltd, Yamaichi Securities Co
        64 words
    • 423 6 Obstacles against issue of asset-backed securities to be removed Reuter WASHINGTON Ihe Securities and I.xchange Commission last Friday proposed sweeping awav regulatory hurdles to make it easier for companies to raise cash by tapping the hot market for asset-backed securities. Sales of bonds
      Reuter  -  423 words
    • 353 6 Reuter NEW YORK Chicago Mercantile Exchange ((MR) president and (TO William B rod sky has criticised Washington for tailing to regulate the over-the-counter derivative markets while imposing strict regulations on other US markets. In a speech to the New York Society of Securities Analysts. Mr
      Reuter  -  353 words
    • 336 6 rju n Ir.t.r—1 Numtoor Indleotlv* Dross Maturity Amount of days of rsdsmptfon ralssd (%m) paymom accrusd (•"eluding yMd (%pa) data* mt.rMt "ecru* (%p^) Inlm »t\ 1 r 1.9.92 N*****1T 1987 5 300.00 1/3 1/9 91 100.60# 2.58# 15.10.92 N*****1F 1990
      336 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 719 6 A. SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES June August 1992 SENIOB MANAGEMENT SALES fc MARKETING 1. The Whole Brain Corporation Jun29- 37. Assessing Business JunlB&l9 Creative Management Jul 1 Opportunities Strategic Prooramme Planning y 38. Real Estate Investment Analysis Jun 22 23 2. Delivering Quality Service: Jul 30 &31
      719 words
    • 115 6 This announcement appears os a matter of record only 1 DINERS CLUB (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED d 5530,000,000 I m NOTI ISSUANCE FACILITY I f lead managed by BANQUE INTERNATIONALE A LUXEMBOURG BIL (ASIA) LTD I I yyfr tender panel members p Bank of China, Singapore Branch Bank of Singapore Limited
      115 words

  • THE REGION
    • 454 7 Tourist revenue, investment plunge in the wake of Bangkok bloodshed Reuter BANGKOK Plunging tourist revenue and investment in the wake of the bloodshed in Bangkok could mean Thailand will this year produce its first annual balance of payments deficit since 1984, analysts
      Reuter  -  454 words
    • 491 7 Graveyard business is booming in land-scarce KL f^UYSjA AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's booming economy has spawned a new moneyspinner the development of scenic graveyards for the wealthy who are worried about their final resting place. With a shortage of land in this rapidly expanding
      AFP  -  491 words
    • 386 7 Reuter NIIGATA, Japan Australian companies are prepared to join their Asian competitors in helping to develop the infrastructure and vast resources of the Russian Far East, said the head of Australia's first specialised trade mission to the region. "There are big.
      Reuter  -  386 words
    • NOTE BOOK
      • 103 7 SYDNEY Politicians acted yesterday to form a coalition government after a party backed by powerful chiefs failed to win a majority in Fiji's first elections since two racially motivated coups in 1987. The Fijian Political Party won 30 of the 37 seats reserved for
        103 words
      • 84 7 MANILA Muslim rebel leaders from the Philippines will meet in Malaysia to resolve leadership problems caused by the decision to back rival presidential candidates, the stateowned Philippine news agency (PNA) said on Saturday. Brigadier-General Romeo Padiernos, chief of the Philippine armed forces civil relations service, said
        84 words
      • 90 7 HANOI A cabinet reshuffle on Thursday was intended to rescue the Vietnamese government's image before National Assembly elections, a Vietnamese official said on Saturday. "It is a necessary thing to be done before the elections to save the prestige of the Council of Ministers and Politburo,"
        90 words
      • 73 7 DHAKA Visiting Asian Development Bank dent William R Thomson forecast on Saturday that Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) would grow by 4.7 per cent and 5.2 per cent in the next two years. He said recent policy reforms in Bangladesh had started to bear fruit,
        73 words
    • 300 7 South Chita Morning Post HONGKONG Hongkong's tourist industry remained one of the fastest-growing in the AsiaPacific region last year, both in terms of receipts and visitor arrivals according to Hongkong Tourist Association (HKTA) statistics. Of the 6.03 million arrivals in 1991, more than 50
      South Chita Morning Post  -  300 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 70 7 A Single Wiring System That Meets All Your Communications Needs. Today's Cabling Constraints. workplace spectrum poses enormous to the user only SYSTIMAX™ PDS Meets The Challenge. SYSTIMAX™ System Telecom Equipment successfully meets |Hr your building occupants, choose from fIKSp any can now to cover the HR to meet The "Telecom
      70 words

  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
      • 98 8 UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council on Saturday slapped an oil. air and trade embargo against Serbia and Montenegro in an effort to halt Serbian-led aggression against Bosnia-Hercegovina. The punitive measure was adopted by the 15-member council by a vote of 13 to none,
        98 words
      • 87 8 JOHANNESBURG The African National Congress said on Saturday it favoured a flexible economic policy but nationalisation remained an option if it came to power. "We are not dogmatic about nationalisation. There are other instruments we would want to use," a senior official in the ANC's economic
        87 words
      • 75 8 NEW YORK Michael Boskin, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said he expects only a small negative effect on the US economy from some of the slowdown seen in Europe and Japan. The slowdown overseas "could have a small negative effect on
        75 words
      • 69 8 WASHINGTON Switzerland became a member of the International Monetary Fund on Friday, the fund announced, bringing its membership to 164 countries. Switzerland's contribution will be worth U552.36 billion (553.84 billion), so that the fund's total resources will be the equivalent of U*****.12 billion. The fund in recent
        69 words
      • 76 8 OTTAWA Canada's recession-weary economy showed signs of life in the first quarter of 1992 as exports helped push up the gross domestic product and corporate profits rose by 5 ptjr cent, the government said on Friday. Government agency Statistics Canada reported that real gross domestic product
        76 words
      • 74 8 LtMA President Alberto Fujimori of Peru on Saturday tdld a mission of the Organisation of American States (OAS) that he has cancelled plans for a referendum on his seizure of authoritarian powers, an opposition leader said. The OAS mission, made up of Uruguayan Foreign Minister Hector
        74 words
    • 671 8 Three years after Tiananmen, reform remains a divisive issue Reuter BEIJING Three years after China's leaders sent army tanks to crush the prodemocracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, they are still fighting, but this time among themselves and behind closed doors. Behind the
      Reuter  -  671 words
    • 258 8 AP BEIJING China has pledged to strengthen protection of European patents, copyrights and trademarks similar to measures in a Sino-American agreement on intellectual property rights protection. The promise was made in response to demands by the EC for the same protection of European
      AP  -  258 words
    • 265 8 AP WASHINGTON Aftertax corporate profits in the US surged in the first three months of this vear. after three years of declines. Profits rose X per cent from the previous quarter to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of U*****.9 billion (***** billion),
      AP  -  265 words
    • 259 8 AP MOSCOW Russia wants a five-year moratorium on paying interest on its huge foreign debt, says the European Commission president. Jacques Delors said last Saturday that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar proposed the moratorium at a meeting here that included President Boris Yeltsin. Mr
      AP  -  259 words
    • 635 8 Poverty still stalks Latin America's new democracies NYT MEXICO CITY Nowhere across the developing world docs a new order appear more evident than in Latin America. Armies that ruled much of the hemisphere barely a decade ago arc today shut in their barracks; most of
      NYT  -  635 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 332 8 THE WINNING EDGE IN-DEPTH Jjggffif BUSINESS jfjSf A TTjTT 7O For over two decades Singapore Business has covered I l"' YY the local and regional business scene with more depth and k/ breadth from a perspective which is more relevant to local businessmen than any other publication. Some may call
      332 words
    • 82 8 Stories on labour and its relationship with management, management concepts in practice, profiles of leading managers in Singapore and relevant book reviews. ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT, in Business Times every Monday, is must reading for managers who want the competitive edge. Plus an occasional look at successful small firms and the people
      82 words

  • ANALYSIS
    • 837 9  -  Leonard Silk remains (irmly committed to the pursuit of truth in economics Leonard Silk NYT STEPHEN POTTER, creator of "Gamesmanship", the art of being one-up on competitors, called economics "the plonking science". And what is plonking? Potter instructed those who would learn to plonk in this
      NYT  -  837 words
    • 1273 9  -  All eyes are on Rio as the ecological event of the year opens this week. Nirmal Ghosh examines the agenda of the United Nations Earth Summit which, if successfully adopted, may begin to change the way in which we live Nirmal Ghosh THE FIRST
      1,273 words
    • 681 9  -  Events of the last decade have shattered the comforting perception that the Earth's biosphere is indestructible. William Stevens reports William Stevens NYT HUMANS have always exploited nature in the belief that the allencompassing biosphere the seamless, wondrously resilient fabric of life, land, water and air was so
      NYT  -  681 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 67 9 Whenever you've a last minute rush, we're the first people to contact. As part of the world's largest international network of Business Service Centres, we provide quality printing, copying, colour copying, art and design and presentation services. Ring the number below for urgent action. Business Needs Prontaprint #03-01 A OLJB
      67 words
  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 93 9 DOONESBURY BY GARRY TRUDEAU 'ATONE WHY PREPSE UP THIS -MCHF TMNT THOMAS PIP I THE STATEMENT OF POINT, XEADFUL THOMAS I THOMAS I MGEOUS W THE CLAJKNOi I OONStSTWTLi I fIMMA ItKGHT, A CIAf&CE BUSINESS AGAIN* I SeMtCOMMIT- thZ&CM* FOR6!V£M£, I PZESSUfZMF I HJPM&! THOMAS THOMAS UJEU.TOMAW VOTERS I \ZjTb
      93 words

  • SPORTS
    • 861 10 French Open AP PARIS hirst Michael Stich, then Stefan Id berg. Finally, Michael Chang. In one stunning day, three of the top five men's seeds were knocked out of the French Open. After five days of relative calm, upsets jolted the tournament at its
      AP  -  861 words
    • SIDE LINES
      • 143 10 BOURNEMOUTH, England England's Steve Davis ran oft five frames in a row to beat Thailand's James Wattana 9-5 in the semi-final of the Matchroom League on Saturday. Davis, a four-time league winner, was 5-4 down before he cracked in breaks of 44. 56.
        143 words
      • 90 10 WOERRSIADT. Germany Heike Henkel continued her devastating form in the run-up to the Olympics with a leap of 2.04 metres on Saturday, the best high jump in the world this year. It marked the third time in the week that the 28-year-old has made the best jump
        90 words
      • 82 10 WOBURN, England German golfing superstar Bernhard Langer, who threatened never to play here again when he missed the cut four years ago. found the Duke's course to his liking on Saturday to claim the halfway lead in the rain-hit British Masters. The one-time US Masters winner carded
        82 words
      • 54 10 SCARBOROUGH-ON-HUDSON, New York Terry Dill birdicd three of the last four holes on Saturday and shot a 3-under-par 67 to join Dale Douglass as leader of the Commemorative senior golf tournament. Douglass, who shot a 66 over the par-70, 6,645-yard Sleepy Hollow Country Club course, and
        54 words
      • 106 10 POTOMAC, Maryland Brad Fabel clung to his overnight lead here on Saturday after torrential rain curtailed play in the third round of the Kemper Open. Fabel, who started the day in a first place tie with three others on eight under par, never relinquished the top spot
        106 words
      • 92 10 NISHINECHO. Japan Isao Aoki birdied three of the last five holes yesterday, pulling away to a four-stroke victory in the U*****,000 Mitsubishi Galant Golf Tournament. Starting the final round with a three-shot margin, the 49-year-old Aoki double-bogeyed the 12th hole and fell into a tie with
        92 words
    • 743 10 NYT PARIS Each is the apple of her father's eye, a reflection of his dedication and devotion, a monument to his belief that he has made all the right moves, pulled all the right strings and created a one-woman tennis dynasty. Stefano
      NYT  -  743 words
    • 316 10 AP SAN JOSF.. California Mike Marsh. Johnny Gray and Gail Devcrs all shone at the Bruce Jcnner Classic meet on Saturday, but the event was overshadowed by the Butch Reynolds affair. An invitation for the 400metre world record holder to take part in the
      AP  -  316 words
    • 575 10 AP BADALQNA, Spain They are reigning world basketball champions and defending Olympic silver medallists. They have won both of their recent games against the United States. Yet Drazen Petrovic, Toni Rukoc and Dino Radja dream only of another silver medal this summer. They've
      AP  -  575 words
    • 226 10 TORONTO The International Amateur Athletic Federation (lAAF) council agreed on Saturday to stop carrying out controversial sex tests on athletes. The federation said it was the first major international sports federation to stop such tests. But they will probably still be demanded for the
      226 words

  • ENTERPRISE & MANAGEMENT
    • 1063 11  -  Mention die-casting and most people think of mean machines and sweat-covered men slogging away in a grimy environment. But it can also bring great satisfaction, as Ang Wan May discovers, when she talks to a pioneer in the field. SINGAPORE'S ENiIiREBRENEURSm Ang Wan May A MAN
      Photo by Chris Loh  -  1,063 words
    • 889 11  -  There are no grades in this programme, where fast trackers develop skills in finance, marketing, operations and negotiating. But competition is fierce. Barbara Lyne reports. Barbara Lyne NYT THE possibilities for a television series are endless. Take 150 mostly male, fast-track business executives between
      NYT  -  889 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 162 11 For Sale By Private Treaty. 9oSHi, k +JkJS£mfm 88 Cumberland Street, Sydney. Committed vendor must sell brand new building in the heart of the city (including 4 superb penthouses overlooking Harbour). Ten year Government Leasehold title, lease on office space. Parking for 21 cars. Substantial depreciation Price: 18m. allowances. Yield:
      162 words

  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 791 12 wM Nothing Beats A Bud. i|§l where to wine, dine OF ORGANISE YOUR OWN KARAOKE! It's your very own Karaoke party! King's Hotel has come up with a Daily Karaoke package for groups of 10-200 people from 12 noon to 5 pm. After your Penang Buffet Lunch, the Ist round
      791 words
    • 366 12 fe °f finma Have lunch the American way for only B $36++. A delectable spread awaits. Dig q in at Top of the M today. /1 BilillHiijijiii Bnoivin« J Restaurant HIHHH tioor H^UHHHp We serve the world to you at Top of the M f|| -S; j A———A v |U
      366 words
  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 617 12 TELEVISION AND RADIO mam*.'*****#:*-- -ffit-rmr -me* M VAII rii=korl ic 1 SBCI2 I£s business on radio yOU IICcU la IUVC r«:tzzzzzr *-"•>■ inc.** MI W International.l i cal career thai Slaion G I 7.05 am, 1.30pm. 5.05pm, 1.05 am HBnir HL- I 800 !f i World Busing KOP.T, DJ c
      617 words

  • THE ARTS
    • 997 13  -  Wlio says opera divas can't act to save their lives? Alastair Macaulay meets British soprano Josephine Barstow who lias always been making all the right moves onstage Alastair Macaulay FT Much of the finest theatre today occurs in opera. True, there are still singers
      FT  -  997 words
    • 489 13  -  Julia Chong enjoyed Lynnette Seah's contribution to Friday's SSO concert Julia Chong THERE were many fine moments in last Friday's Familiar Favourites concert given by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. especially those contributed by the soloist of the evening, Lynnette Seah Mei-Tsing. Seah. the
      489 words
    • 539 13  -  Sara Paretsky may have sold her V I Warshawski to the movies, but Sue Grafton is not about to do the same with Kinsey Millhone. Esther Fein reports Esther Fein NYT EVER since she arrived in Anaheim, California, at the American Booksellers Association convention, people
      NYT  -  539 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 293 13 AND ENTERTAIN A buffet of perennial favourites with a different selection everyday Monday Western Favourites Tuesday Chinese Delights Wednesday Malay Temptations Thursday Asian Seafood Friday Italian Raptures Saturday International Served daily from 12 noon to 2.30 pm at $19.50+ per person. An ala carte menu is also available. J For
      293 words
    • 149 13 8 trips to Paradi tk are on menu lse e at the Hide-Q Restaurant In addition to all the after delights on the menu at Singapore's largest Rohatayaki Counter, you could win a trip for two to Paradise. For every S50 you spend on lunch or dinner at the !lide~0»
      149 words

  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 250 14 ji. u 1 '3. 'JMP W im ihimimm S -?V: ■.n»j lin ifii i«j *11 i i f J Lhi fmf':r:d Rrr-fifffifn ttwm Kr-.\'<C, on the launching of three pollution control utility vessels UNITED PANTHER, UNITED TIGER, UNITED LION H^|H| SOUTHERN OCEAN SHIPBUILDING CO PTE LTD MSfSBSOfli N0.48, Tuas Road,
      250 words

  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 488 15 United Richfield Marine Re. Ltd., a new member of our Group of Companies will launch three Pollution Control Utility Vessels at the Southern Ocean Shipyard on the Ist June, 1992. H m These vessels are unique as they are built specifically for pollution control but can also be M H
      488 words

  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
    • 1530 16  -  By Quak Hiang Whai RIDING on strong rumours that a local bank would soon lead another round of cuts in prime rates, institutional and foreign investors returned to Singapore stocks with a vengeance last week, driving the key market indicator past the critical
      1,530 words
    • 3328 16 •not -w i Gr's Gr's U- J 1 I e CnfT L* 5 Vol Week Last Quote Div Div Yii Net M Cap High Low Code Company Traded Sale +or- ("000) High Low Buyer Seller Cvr P/E Smil INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 220 170 1000 Acma 191 cd +9 1778 195
      3,328 words


  • 3542 18 H Lcong Ind 50* 550 HO 5.8% Gen tings 50* 780 4 20 2.6% M Banking 530 4-15 +2.9% Oriental Hldgs 615 +15 +2.5% Shell 466 f 14 +3.1% George Kent 50* 175 +10 6.1% Magnum Corp 50* 382 +10 +2.7% H Leong Credit 240
    3,542 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 310 18 BUSINESS TIMES Toll free Tel No 737 0043 Fax No: 734 3698 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 INTERNATIONAL MINERALS CHEMICAL CORPORATION (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION Notice is hereby given thai the creditors of the abovenamed Company, which is being voluntarily wound-up, arc required within
      310 words
    • 286 18 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND OCEANIC ENTERPRISES (PTE)LTD Alan Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 20 Maxwell Road aOS 11/15 Maxwell Road on 25 May 1992 at 10.00 am the following resolutions were passed SPECIAL RESOLUTION WINDING UP Thai Oceanic Enterprises (Pte) Lid
      286 words
    • 304 18 LOST CERTIFICATES The to)towing cwMcaM have bMn reported tost, mislaid or destroyed No.ofTSfV Nama of Company Cart. No* In t» name of No ofSharaa Mdayar Cradh LkriM A*****M Taong Aui Hartaara Sdnßid IXI.OOO MdaysiCradtUnted *****021 Taong Aun Har*«ra TSR St* Bid IXI,OOO TatLaeßrtUmfad *****962-63 Unted Ovarseai Ba* 2X1.000 BOIS3MI Norrinaaa
      304 words
    • 162 18 NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORIES OF RRST MEETING IN THE UGH COURT OF SINGAPORE Compentee Winding Up No. 271 oflM* In The Itettar Of The Companies Act, Cap. SO And In The Matter Of Conceet Products Pis Ltd Nottoe Is hereby gfcenthet the tint meeting of contrfcutorfes In the above matter will
      162 words

  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
    • 5798 19 Bernama SHARE PRICES on the Kuala Lumpur stock market ended easier across the board last week despite the impressive dehut of Tenaga Nasional and the record showing by Telekom Malaysia. The KI.SE Composite Index dropped 3.39 points to 589.09 over the week but not
      Bernama  -  5,798 words

  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    • 423 20 Mam Board Last Full Year Forecast Date Net Net Profit EPS aimed Year EPS Cross profit Range Range Company Period last yr ending (cts) di» 000) (SSm) (ds) SI* F Mj, 20 Mji 92 1432 40 0 *****0 9869 11/bO lb39 1840 Metro Hfdgs F Jun 13 Mjr
      423 words
    • 233 20 Company Date Year Croup pre-tax Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (I) per share dividend ('000) (cents) MAS May 28 Mar 92 MS119.*3(S201.989) 323(b64i I2b(12b JCMPM Mjv 27 May 27 $7.213($16 481) 21(74> 7tll) HTP Hldus May 27 Mar 92 $3V35(S8 JO/) 2b(4ba) b(33jt Roth Inds May 2b
      233 words
    • 670 20 Company Rights Issue Aiance lech CASH lit- ai i. M$i. i MC Bjn» i MS. Eu Van Sanj Ihreefotoiie 4. SI Ob pet share Goklen Hop* H Leonf Ind Two tor five <<> Ml .ft pet share Issue ot S?80/m b Redeemable Unsecured Load Notes on the bays
      670 words
    • 645 20 Main Board Last FuH Year Company Perwd Dale Tear EPS Gross Wet announced endmg (cts) drv profit last year (SS 000) EMS Final Nov 6 Jul 91 30TE 17.8/81 Jacks Int Final Apr 30 Jan 92 2281 Wearnes Interim May 29 Sep 92 12 0 *****1 Pacific
      645 words
    • 156 20 Company Date Half-year Croup pre-tax Interim ann to profit/loss (L) dividend (000) Ganda Nidgs May 2b Mai 9? MJ2b48 $bb4L) Samanda Hldgs May 2b Mai 9? M$/ 006(Sb.5b8» 3( C&C Ltd May 22 Mai 92 Jb6.39b(149.4b3> 5(b) IMS! May 14 Feb 92 MJ46.248($*****) b(10) Goodwood Park May Mar
      156 words
    • 1415 20 Current Ex Books Date Total tor Total for payment date close payable the year last year Acma 5% lun 5 Jun 18 Jul 2 122*. 10%IE A polo 25' lun 3 lub 16 Jut 23 25". B Raya 1% lun 24 Jul 8 Jul 20 3% 2% Bonvests
      1,415 words
    • 609 20 Company Date Year Group Net Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend C000) (cents) SPC May 26 Dec 91 $67,300*$46,968) 21(146) 12M8) Bonvests Hldgs May 27 Dec 91 $1.504($715L) 0 7< 1( S Reinsurance May 27 Dec 91 S4.167<J3.494) 83(70) 10(10) SEEL May 26 Dec
      609 words
    • 811 20 Trans Registered Substantial Buy/ No. of Amount Shareholding Stock Date Holder Shareholder/Director Sell shares Before After sf>H 22 05'92 OCBC Ltd S 3.000 25 650 24.030.532 9 88 24.027 532 9 88 G Securities 22 05/92 Post Ottice Saving Bank ot Spore *B 18.000 25.579 8 504.000
      811 words
    • 211 20 May 28 Chemical Industries Far East Ltd has teamed up with a homegrown shipyard operator and an Indonesian party to develop a USs2som (Ss4osm) mini-city in the southeast of Fupan. China. Wing Tai Holdings Ltd said it will use the net proceeds of $29.62 m from its private
      211 words
    • 413 20 Company Rights Issue Keppel Finance One tor tour $110 per share Eidate May 2b Boots close ton 4 Acceptance Payment NYA Company Bonus Issue Amcol One tor three t« date NY A Books close NYA San let) One tor ten Ei date kjr 1 Books close lun b
      413 words
    • 121 20 First Capital Corpn Ltd: EGV at 20 Collyer Quay, #11-01, Tung Centre. Singapore 0104, on Monday. June 1, at 9 30am TBS Holdings Ltd: Ist AGM at the Marina Mandarin. Taurus ftoom. Ground Floor, Singapore, on Monday. June 1, at 10am Kay Hun James Cape! Holdings Ltd: EGM
      121 words
    • 165 20 RECORD HIGHS LOWS BT Composite Index ST industrials Index 1992 tafh: 1316 68 21 2 92) 1992 hfh: 1545 92 27/1/9?) 1992low: *****1 <09/4 92) 1992 km: 1352 83 09/4/92) 1991 tafh 1333 08 (3 6 91) 1991 htft 1565 58 (3/S/91) 1991 low 1022 52 (16 1.91) 1991 low
      165 words
    • 413 20 In local curr In SS In l S$ d> >r S dj S yr d> yr Ma\ 2S Index dige chge ihge chgc chgt chge \\or1d 396.0 0.3 -3 0 0.4 -4 7 -0.3 -5.6 JKAFF 471.0 0.1 -4.6 0.5 -7.6 0.3 -8.5 Europe 454
      413 words

  • MARKET REVIEWS
    • 360 21 AFP YORK WALL STREET trading turned bullish last week, with the Dow Jones index of leading industrials flirting with the 3.4(H)-point mark after slumping early in the week amid tears of higher inflation. The Dow rose 10.14 points over the
      AFP  -  360 words
    • 191 21 AFP HONGKONG STRONG overseas buying saw the Hang Seng Index soaring to new record high on the local stock market last week, spurred by local banks' slashing of interest rates by a full percentage point. The key barometer gained an impressive
      AFP  -  191 words
    • 946 21  -  LONDON By Ray Heath THE TRUE contrarian that breed which buys when others seem fit to sell should be plunging deep into property shares in the UK now. The news has rarely been blacker, so what better time to stock up with the unfashionable? Given
      946 words
    • 592 21 AFP fj^TOKYO SHARE PRICES continued to advance on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with the Nikkei Stock Average closing at 18,347.75 points last Friday, up 126.75 points or 0.7 per cent from the previous Friday. The Nikkei indicator of 225 selected issues in the major
      AFP  -  592 words
    • 1250 21 m SYDNEY THE Australian stock market edged up again last week despite unfavourable national trade figures on Friday. The market ended slightly up in dull trading on Friday after worse-than-expected balance of payments figures showed that total exports fell 1.9 per cent in the March quarter while
      1,250 words
  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • 51 21 Call 24 hours a day to find out all about the SPH AudioTex Service an interactive voice messaging service that provides you information and a "Sound" medium for your advertising needs. r > fI Classifone Adfone v I j BizfoneJ/ Or log on to Teleview page ******2000#. Singapore Press Holdings
      51 words

  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • Dow fails to cross 3,400 on late sell programs
      • 370 22 \l.i\ J» < Inw NEW YORK Urn J.hk> V.WftXK I.WH.41 -INS I 1 Mil 4iy.l> 416.74 I W luimnci (ihiHhw) 2«U0I I**'' H.7I LONDON l llUilKial I !<»*> 2.114 I 2.UW2 t 4 I SI MM) 2.707.6 2.6'UJ -lU lurmncr (iiiiIImniI 5K7.S 6**.0 FRANKFURT l>\\ Index I.XOV22 I.7-M.0S '».17 AMSTERDAM
        370 words
      • Article, Illustration
        1476 22 NEW YORK, stocks closed narrowly mixed in heavy trading on Friday after a late wave of computer-driven sell programs deprived the Dow its best chance to close above 3.400 points. The key barometer had been above the century mark since the opening, but the sell programs erased initial
        1,476 words
      • Article, Illustration
        672 22 LONDON shares resumed their rise on Friday, accelerating their upward movement in the afternoon as Wall Street opened firm again after closing at a record high Thursday. The FT-SF 100 Index closed at 2,707.6. up 13.4 points from Thursday's close. The FT-30 Index closed at 2,114.1. up 4.9 points
        672 words
      • 184 22 THE Frankfurt stock market was firm on Friday, as the DAX spot trend index ended at 1.803.22, up by 9.17 points from Wednesday. The Commer/.bank index rose 10.10 to 2.035.80. Investors were most interested in car stocks on Friday, and BMW gained 4.10 marks on the session. VW six,
        184 words
      • 191 22 THE Paris Bourse staged a late rally on Friday to close with a good gain, as the CAC-40 stock price index finished at 2.033.29 points, up by 0.95 per cent from Wednesday 's close. The index was "hesitant" for most of the session, operators said, staying close to the
        191 words
      • 272 22 ITALIAN shares closed slightly higher on Friday, although trading remained thin in the uncertain climate ahead of Saturday's Bank of Italy annual meeting and further domestic political developments this week. The MIB index ended lloor trading 0.31 per cent up at 979. "We're waiting for the Bank of Italy
        272 words
      • 333 22 SWISS shares closed a quiet Friday session moderately higher, led by chemicals and construction-related stocks. Wall Street's firmer opening provided late support.. The All-Share SPI Index added 5.7 points to 1.204.1 and the SMI Index of leading shares rose 5.9 to 1.920.1. Overall volume was moderate with many operators
        333 words
      • 609 22 SHORTAGE of scrip coupled with continued keen interest in quality shares saw the Johannesburg Stock Exchange industrial and overall indices reaching new highs on hriday. despite main players taking a long weekend after I hursday's Ascension Day Holiday. Trade was quiet, but a few special deals helped lift the
        609 words
      • 406 22 lOROMO stocks on I riday closed moderately firmer on the back of stronger bank shares, dealers said. The Royal Bank ol (anada reported its second quarter earnings and its exposure to Olympia York, the last of the six major banks to report last week. loronto held strong to the
        406 words
  • Page 22 Advertisements

  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKETS
    • 486 23 NEW YORK Reuter I HH US DOLLAR ended lower against all major currencies on Friday, extending steep overnight losses. Dealers said the dollar's slide was triggered by apparent Bank of Japan sales of dollars for yen during Tokyo trading hours. The central bank acted after
      Reuter  -  486 words
    • 766 23 ASIAN CURRENCIES AFP ASIA-PACIFIC currencies had a mixed week against the dollar. Central banks played a role in sending the yen and Malaysian ringgit up. while the South Korean won finally ended its long slide against the greenback by firming. Other risers were the Thai
      AFP  -  766 words
    • 392 23 Cross rates Ma> 29 IJSS S$ MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.6360 2.5220 1.6140 129 10 0.5498 1.4650 1.3175 1.8657 SS 0.6112 1.5416 0.9866 78.9120 0.3360 0.8955 0.8053 1.1404 MS 0.3965 0.65 0.6400 51.1895 0.2180 0.5809 0.5224 0.7398 Dm 0.6196 1.0136 1.5626 79.99 0.3406 ***** *****
      392 words
    • 532 23 Interbank rates SS Bid Offer Overnight 2 5/8 2 3/4 1-month 3 3 1/8 2-month 3 1/16 3 3/16 3-month 3 1/8 3 1/4 Overnight mode: 3 High Ixm 7 days 4 3 15/16 1 month 3 15/16 3 7/8 2 months 4 3 7/8 3 months
      532 words
    • 358 23 Reuter PARIS In a slow-motion struggle for a share of monetary power in Europe, France is redoubling its efforts to persuade financial markets that the tranc is now as worthy of their trust as the mighty German mark. Government officials
      Reuter  -  358 words
    • 394 23 Exchange rate consistent with economy's structural adjustment Reuter SYDNEY Reserve Bank Governor Bernie Fraser said that the Australian dollar's current exchange rate was consistent with adjustment taking place in the economy. It's difficult to substantiate the view that the current exchange rate is
      Reuter  -  394 words
    • 515 23 Reuter MOSCOW Estonian banknotes have been delivered to official exchange offices. fuelling speculation that the former Soviet republic may soon introduce the kroon currency in place of the rouble, the Estonian news agency ETA said. Estonian government officials have indicated
      Reuter  -  515 words
    • 505 23 BANKS ABN Amro Bank NV 6'i ANZ Banking Group 7 Allied Irish Bank I'LC 7 American Express Bank 7 \rab Banking Corp 7 Arab Bank l»LC" 6' i Bf CE 7 Ban Hin Lee Bcrhad b'i Banca t'ommerciale 7 Banco do Brasil 7' Bangkok Bank 6"« Bank
      505 words
    • 150 23 COMEX Ma> 39 COLD FUTURES (100 oz) USS/oz Open High Low Settle Change Jun~92 337.00 337.90 336.10 336.40 Jul 337 40 -0.60 Aug ***** 339.80 338.10 338.40 -0 60 <*t 341.30 341.50 341 30 340.20 -0.60 Dec 343.30 343.70 342.00 342.30 -0.60 Feb 93 344.50 -0.70 Apr 346.70
      150 words
  • Page 23 Advertisements

  • COMMODITIES
    • 398 24 Reuter NKW YORK A rally that pushed oil prices to sixmonth highs last week will continue this week as traders cling to bullish views spurred by Opcc's decision to keep output steady through the third quarter, analysts said. Although prices may
      Reuter  -  398 words
    • 325 24 Reuter LONDON The world's coffee producers claim to be united and ready to negotiate a new market-regulating coffee pact but traders remain unconvinced that the newfound solidarity is as watertight as it might seem. After three days of talks in London,
      Reuter  -  325 words
    • 865 24 REPORTS AFP NORTH SLA Brent crude oil prices soared above the US$2O/barrel level at the beginning of last week, reaching a six-month high, following Opec's decision to maintain its current output ceiling until September, apart from a slight rise in Kuwait's quota.
      AFP  -  865 words
  • 1673 24 Malaysia Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) May 30 COCONUT OIL MS/100kg New Drums 177.00 2nd hand Drums 170 00 Bulk 162.00 Local in bulk 157 00 COPRA MS/100kg No I (estate) 92 00 No 2 (smallholders) 89.00 Rubber RAS (fob in bales) S cents/kg Int I KSS Close Ma\
    1,673 words
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 827 24 BUSINESS TIMES Toll free Tel No 737 0043 -Fax No: 734 3698 IN I 111- Nl I IKK OK lIIK COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 KM l\l\M \N HSIItKV CO iSII'IK I I I) tl\ MKMHKRS' \OI I M ARY I 101 ID VI ION) AI an extraordinary general meeting til
      827 words

  • 1308 25 City Flight ETA Flight ETD I SQ228 2050 SQ227 2230 Amman RJ182 144Q RJ 183 2340 Amsterdam SQ23 0645 KL838 2240 KL831 0940 Auckland M225 1655 NZ28 1810 SQ288 2030 BA12 2200 Bandar Seri BI421 1105 SQ182 0915 Begawan SQ181 1410 B1422 1205 B1429 2030 B1430
    1,308 words
  • THE TRAVEL PAGE
    • 705 25  -  LETTER FROM RIO DE JANEIRO By Tova Chapoval RIO. The very name evokes images of golden beaches, majestic mountains jutting from the bay and a statue of Christ with outstretched arms rising above the city. But nowadays Kio also symbolises crime, poverty and shanty towns
      705 words
    • 157 25 As at 10am yesterday: laical dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Otler \ustralian dollar 1.2356 1.2524 C anadian dollar 1.3450 1.3711 NZ dollar 0 X660 0.8X40 Sterling pound 2.9645 3.0046 US dollar 1.6320 1.6400 I iK~al dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
      157 words
    • 51 25 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Duration Title Venue Organiser Td June 20 Jakarta l air Jakarta Yavasan (62l2l/JH4 T 2tlO Jul* '-6 6(h Hongkong Hongkong Hcaduax Trade (852W275I2I July 18 HCnydcnggara International Convention Fairs Ltd Fax:*****64 I'ameian Dan Fashion Jewellery Lxhihition I'ekan Ra>a Hi Accessories Centre Jakarta
      51 words
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 45 25 It's amazing the lengths Finnair goes to tor just one price. Fly Finnair to Europe and well take you to 35 European destinations for the same price Check with your travel agent or call *****77 for more details. We Kno* Europe from «urt to Finnish.
      45 words
    • 8 25 Innovation and Technology in Business Times on Tuesday
      8 words
    • 98 25 RIGHT < V v r /V v*' v «r*, v V >A cr' v CONNECTIONS In business, having equally important. the right connections Fly Aeroflot for count. Likewise, greater economy and choosing an airline conven^ence which provides the an international right connections to 'jl network covering the major cities CIS,
      98 words
  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 283 25 1 Lose one's footing when HM H H 5 A lot of chickens the mo- torist lets out when driving 9 Translated a piece of poet--10 You and 1 have to traipse about find j^B damp A polyglot I Lmi Lmi 12 In West Australia more developed aboriginal weapon (6)
      283 words
    • 167 25 Singapore Outlook: Showers in most areas in the morning Report: Maximum temperature 33.0 Assoc humidity 64% Minimum temperature 25.5 Assoc humidity 84% Hours of sunshine 5.35 Rainfall in mm 0.3 Rainfall this month 62.6 Rainy days this month 13 World report Asia-Pacific Hi/lo* Cond. Auckland.. 13/07 Clear Bangkok 37/27 Rain
      167 words
    • 25 25 IliJ"Aj• PO" I£P\ST U)C 'U. OCT THE, CHPvNCC Of HOPC TH€L NCXT G'RL- R FOU. LJPiGC PRCWCT i«> r 066fc A ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTO 1962-1992
      25 words

  • 402 26 Move to allow products of joint-venture, foreign firms into country AFP. Reuter BEIJING China is considering a major reform to open its vast consumer market to goods made by joint-venture and foreign-funded firms, an official newspaper reported yesterday. "The time is ripe for
    AFP.; Reuter  -  402 words
  • 39 26 SEOUL More than 3,000 students attacking riot police during anti-government protests yesterday. Police earlier failed to block roads leading to a campus to prevent more than 50,000 students from marching on the city centre.
    39 words
  • 295 26 AFP. AP MANILA The Philippine Congress yesterday put off its count of the votes in the May I I presidential election in spite of ex-defence secretary Fidel Ramos' declaration of victory based on a more advanced semi-official count. Meanwhile. Mr Ramos' closest
    AFP.; AP  -  295 words
  • 497 26 Reuter TAIPFI The appreciation of the Taiwan dollar to record highs last week is profiting currency speculators but alarming monetary authorities and businessmen who fear it could hurt the country's export boom. Buoyed by Taiwan's trade surplus and domestic interest rates well above
    Reuter  -  497 words
  • 229 26 Reuter I.ONl)ON Britain's economy is poised to recover after nearly two years of decline, according to two reports to be published today. A report by Cambridge Kconometrics. an independent private forecasting organisation. says the British econom> will start to expand again this >ear. thanks
    Reuter  -  229 words
  • 796 26  -  The Bottom Line MICHAEL HINDLEY MICHAEL HINDLEY The writer, a Briton, is a member of the European Parliament IT IS NOT OFTEN that the English lack a word to describe a situation. But when they do, they borrow a foreign one. The word much in
    796 words
  • 222 26 Reuter NEW DELHI Finance Minister Manmohan Singh stood by India's central bank chief last Saturday, brushing aside suggestions that he was about to be sacked over a billion-dollar stock exchange scandal in Bombay. Dr Singh told the Press Trust of India (PTI)
    Reuter  -  222 words
  • Page 26 Advertisements

  • Shipping Times
    • 436 27  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Vietnamese ship supply company Shipchandler Corporation may be a state-owned vestige of the past, but its leaders have their arms firmly stretched out towards a future of increasing international trade opportunities. During a visit to Singapore last week, nine
      436 words
    • 435 27 Current rules do not clarify safe procedures for removal and disposal JAKARTA The rapid increase in the number of offshore structures for exploration activities in its exclusive economic zone is forcing Indonesia to adopt new regulations on their disposal. reported Jakarta Post last week.
      435 words
    • 1236 27 Past- Col ABC' Containerline 12 1 Accord Group X 1 -3 Ahrcnkicl Liner 16 4 Allied-Link 16 4/5 Alpha feeders 7 2 Anglo Orient 16 1/2 ANL 3 1/2 API. 5 3-5 Arrow Int 9 2 Asian Break-Hulk 16 4 ASXC'L Shpg 15
      1,236 words
    • 368 27  -  From Khaidir Abd Majid in KUALA LUMPUR SARAWAK'S Sejingkat industrial estate, about 24km from kuching. vn ill soon have direct shipping links with Singapore, when its MS 20million (SSI3 million) wharf on the Santubong river is completed bv the end of 1994.
      368 words
    • 295 27 AP ANKARA. Turkey (AP) Survivors of a fire which engulfed a Turkish ferry charged last Saturday that most of the lifeboats weren't seaworthy and the crew was incompetent. Fire broke out last Friday night in the engine room of the ferry Istanbul,
      AP  -  295 words
    • NEWS SUMMARY
      • 37 27 Hapag-Lloyd. tHh biggest German shipping company is in shipshape, judging from its buoyant profits last year. So what new horizons will the group he sailing to 10 years from now? I'age 2
        37 words
      • 46 27 US AIRLINES are engaging in a new price war at the start of the summer travel season, in a desperate hid to nibble away at an already shrunken market and force weaker competitors out of business Back Page
        46 words
      • 45 27 US CUSTOMS has made the first seizure of a vessel found in violation of the United States embargo on Haiti, although more than 1 (K) seizures of cargo have been carried out, officials said last Friday Back Page
        45 words
      • 32 27 TRANS World Airlines is laying off 300 workers here starting in June, citing a reduction in contract maintenance work on other airlines' planes. Back Page
        32 words
      • 52 27 A COALITION of aerospace contractors and unions released a survey last Friday showing 55 per cent support among registered \oters in Los Angeles for a proposed USSS billion (SSB billion) sale of 72 McDonnell Douglas Corp's F--15 fighter aircraft to Saudi Arabia
        52 words
    • LOG BOOK
      • 119 28 lONIX)N Ihe national Iranian oil chartering coin pain NIK and its Saudi \rabian counterpart Vela each lelt their floating oil stocks \irtuall\ unchanged in Mas. data from shipbrokcr John I Jacobs slum. NIK employed eight large vessels with a capacitv of
        119 words
      • 53 28 l.()NIX)N Ihe German tlag containcrship Xcillloyti Mauritius. which broke down in the northern entrance to the Straits of Malacca, i-> due to arrive under tow in Singapore toda>. Lloyd's Shipping Intelligence Service said. I he managers of the 28.088-dwt vessel said the damage v\as sustained
        53 words
      • 40 28 LONIX)N Ihe Cyprus-Hag bulk carrier Harbara Morgan has been refloated and is now anchored at kimbe, Papua New Guinea, l.loyds's Shipping Intelligence Service said. 1 he 18.560-dwt vessel ran aground oil Kimbe on May 22.
        40 words
      • 84 28 LONDON Ihe Sweden-flag Ro-ro tor Anglia has come adrift from its tow in the North Sea near Humber. Lloyd's Shipping Intelligence Service said. Ihe 7.510-dwt lor Anglia was being towed to Rotterdam after drifting without power overnight following a fire in its engine room.
        84 words
      • 82 28 TOKYO Nissan Motor Co Ltd forecast vehicle exports of 960.000 in the year ending March 31, 1993. slightly down from 964.073 a year ago. a spokeswoman for the Japan's second biggest carmaker said. Its domestic vehicle sales will be 1.32 million in 1992/93, down from
        82 words
    • 1173 28 The biggest German shipping company increased its profits substantially last year. So what lies ahead for the group in the next decade? International Transport Journal Before trying to answer any questions about the future of the Hapag-Lloyd transport group, the owner of the biggest German
      International Transport Journal  -  1,173 words
    • 837 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
      837 words
    • 10795 36 1 his in a list ot ships loading l at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, b> destination, the name ot the ship, the shipping line in- \olved and the estimated l dates of arrival and departure from the Port ot' Singapore. LEGEND PV ship
      10,795 words
    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • 611 43 Vo Bw,h VesM* Vw fe Berth frwal Denture Marina Terminal 1 >« B.ti.tin B.tfu B152 IM ul«>;'*. vti i is; i -I. ".tin, ut'ti 1 Wis ;< h u> 'ot i i 'i "i i' iv Muim *****. Mob 0106 1001 t 06i (ji >t f.V. n
        611 words
      • 2356 43 DELIVERY OF FCL IMPORT CONTAINERS IN PROGRESS Shp Voy No Containers awariabie S*P Voy No Contarers available Fong Yun 9213 3005 92 0800 Ms Asia (Jim 9223 COO *****2 150< Normandie Bi 19W 30 05 9? 0600 Oifi-h)'.. 3192 COO 31 05 92 23(X H) Le Havre oi
        2,356 words
    • 965 44 Jnne 1-2 (2 davs): Contract Bonn at ion 1 lio Materials Management W.iv. oigamscd by Singapoic Institute of Purchasing aiul Materials Management l or more details, please contact SIPMM I \eeuti\e Officer at tel. 273-4172 or fax: 274-1132. Itvlli' 4-5 (2 davs): Advanced Inventorx Management, organised bv Singapore
      965 words
    • 821 44 GRAIN trader I crru//i chartered ships to transport two large wheat loads to the former Soviet Black Sea amid a general easing of freight rates, brokers said on Thursday. The two 70.000 and 90.0(H) tonne cargoes were for late June shipment at 515.75 and $18 per tonne. The
      821 words
    • 473 46 Price war may he fatal for weaker carriers AFP WASHINGTON US airlines are engaging in a new price war at the start of the summer travel season, in a desperate bid to nibble away at an already shrunken market and force weaker
      AFP  -  473 words
    • 323 46 UPI LOS ANGELES A coalition of acrospacc contractors and unions released a survey last Friday showing 55 per cent support among registered voters in Los Angeles for a proposed US$5 billion (SsB billion) sale of 72 McDonnell Douglas Corp's F-15 fighter aircraft
      UPI  -  323 words
    • 234 46 Reuter ST LOUIS Trans World Airlines is laying off 300 workers here starting in June, citing a reduction in contract maintenance work on other airlines' planes. James Jensen. TWA's senior vice president of maintenance and engineering, said last week in a notice to
      Reuter  -  234 words
    • 274 46 Reuter RESTON. Virginia US aircraft makers and operators, scientists and government agencies last Friday called for new guidelines to prevent ice build-up on wings when planes take oIT in bad weather. The recommendations by working groups representing some 750 aviation specialists included wider use of
      Reuter  -  274 words
    • 337 46 UPI MIAMI U'S C ustoms has made the first seizure of a vessel found in violation of the United States embargo on Haiti, although more than 100 seizures of cargo have been carried out. officials said last Friday. Seized was the vessel Dun
      UPI  -  337 words
    • 487 46 GANTHIER. Haiti The roar of the trucks awakes farmer Vilis Cardou nearly every morning big rigs bound for Port-au-Prince, driven by embargo-breakers making money by ignoring international sanctions on Haiti. "It's never been this busy," Mr Cardou. 42. said last week, studying
      487 words
    • 289 46 AFP KABUL Afghan aviation sources said last Friday pilots were debating whether to halt commercial (lights from Kabul to international destinations after an attaek on the aeting president's plane. "Keeping in mind the safety of civilian passengers, the pilots are debating whether to continue Hying
      AFP  -  289 words
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 19 27 Lines and sorvlcos represented by Members of tIM Registry of Accredited Tor advertising enquiries, contact Shipping Times Tel 74(i-2(m/74(>-2(m
      19 words
    • 261 27 THE SPECIALIST IN: Wire Rope Slingsi Lashing Material yi tm FACILITIES Zg UTling an available sZb Gears IMC WTntMAIONE SUPPLY CO. (PTE) LID. TEL an (I LMES) Tlx MCCO US Ml FAX SMC7 Cockett Report 2 Contam Schedule 17 Daily 18 lnde> 1 Stopping Guide 10.11 Ships tn Port 17
      261 words

  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 146 28 APPOINTMENTS Established International Freight Forwarder requires experienced staff for the following positions: EXPORT OPERATIONS OFFICERS EXPORT SALES EXECUTIVES (Europe, Australia, New Zealand sectors) MARKETING EXECUTIVES (To secure cargo from oil/gas Industry) MARKETING CO-ORDINATORS ASST. MARKETING MANAGER (To secure develop project, NVOCC FCL cargo) Please walk-in/write Into: #01-26, Tan|ong Pagar j|
      146 words

  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 2780 29 oocl (S) pte ltd jaroine shipping agencies *****11 FAX *****09 llllf/ BOOKINGS TEL *****34 *****58 i' TERMINAL CFS TEL *****18 -220 pEAgfiflTl PESAKA JAROINE SHIPPING AGENCIES SON BHD L VWQM PORT KELANG TEL ***** 18 FAX J*****1 *****88 r\.PENANG TEL *****4 FAX *****1 CFS TEL *****6 Dedicated to Quality Service
      2,780 words
    • 1715 29 ■nnßTßima MAERSK NOW OFFERS 3 WEEKLY SAILINGS TO EUROPE/MEDITERRANEAN/ WEST AFRICA FIRST 3 AVAILABLE VESSELS EX. SINGAPORE: LEISE MAERSK V.9208 ETA 3RD JUNE 1992 ORIENTAL BAY V.5461 ETA 6TH JUNE 1992 ANNA MAERSK V.9208 ETA BTH JUNE 1992 IST AVAILABLE VESSEL EX. PENANG: ARIES V. 9246 ETA STH JUNE 1992
      1,715 words

  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • 1775 30 R (JAM T VOY NO SPORE JFPPAH S HAMTON M'BIJHU ANT. IE HAHVE ■ojlij KViiV.*! .'1 122 4 6 13/6 27 6 23/6 22 6 1. ALL WESTBOUND mNSMV'KIy. 05 322 7 6 24 6 26 b 29 6 30/6 PORT KELANG t PENANG I N 7 30/6 29/b rum
      1,775 words
    • 509 30 1 EXPRESS TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA I SPORE CHEFOO V7S 12/08 POM/HON/NORO/RAB LAE/MAO ALAM TALANG VIS 01/07 POM/HON/NORO/RAB/ KIM/LAE/WWK CHEFOO VSS 25/07 POM/MON/NORO/RAB LAE/MAO ALAM TALANG V2S 12/00 POM/HON/NORO/RAB KIM/LAE/WWK CHEFOO V9S 03/00 POM/HON/NORO/RAB II LAE/MAD (LCL B/BULK) T/S: AIOTAU, OfIOBAY. KAVING ACCEPTING LCL FOR MAIN PORTS DISCHARGE PORT KELANG
      509 words
    • 1834 30 gs/3 mesm REGULAR INDEPENDENT FULL CONTAINER SERVICE WESTBOUND TO EUROPE VOY BCL HAM BRE ROT ANT FEI I HA (VIA i VIA (VIA CHINA SEA 213W 01/06 22 06 23/06 24/06 25/06 26 06 27/06 28 06 29 06 NORASIA Al MUNIA/AH 9214-3 07,06 30 06 01/07 03/07 04 07
      1,834 words

  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • 2293 31 STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road *11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 "SSI? 001 SPOftt BKOK RAJAH BROOKE »13t Muaia. lab. KK 01 lun 03 lun MARION V 008N 06 07 09 10 AH* STRAITS HOPf VO7E Mu»a Skan. Taw In Port 05 km KOTA
      2,293 words
    • 2820 31 SINGAPORE AGENT: hAkU /\yif o j ytp|«Q P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd V V A V>UlllCtllivl 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 KEPPEL TOWERS. SINGAPORE 0208 W Tel 225 2233 Telex RS ***** PNOCSP Fax 225 5327/222 7517 r CR Number **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT VESSEL *0* *PNG 'PKG SIM ALG
      2,820 words

  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 591 32 ma CR NBR **********0-D EXPRESS SEMI CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES TO EUROPE VSI VOTSPOK RDAM AC AM H BURG BREMEN AMIWTERP HAD MAT ARAM 32K8 9-7-13/7 14/8 19/1 24 8 27 8 FAST TRANSIT TIME ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/CONTAINERISEO CARGO Sub|*ct to Inducamsnt. Alto accepting cargo to Caaablanca, Port Said, Port Alexandria, Ganoa. Triaata.
      591 words
    • 1557 32 HANJIN SHIPPING" FDR VSI SM IK HAW. LGB OAK FOR VSI SM IIK HAW SAV LM NYC HANJIN ELIZAKIH 0041 7 6 DUICT 28 6 1/7 HANJW KNANGTANG 01* 1/6 M PROSPERITY 022 C 9/7 10/7 12/7 HANJIN VANCOUVER 00* 14 6 OKECT 5 6 8 6 HANJIN KUNSAN 075
      1,557 words
    • 1288 32 I nhin P*« OS* NGY S4U ITO IH CHS B*l *YC IM» «NW *o*l IMP WG «0 CM PKL MP I I < 5?..1 ,21 f J 5i5 i 11 M n' M 111 in IH Hi in iini;ii ft i ?< i I I m«k,!i!? J Iw »J 12
      1,288 words

  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • 2100 33 NEPTUNE AGENCIES PTE LTD SINGAPORE TEL: *****77 (CR NO: **********0E) BOOKINGS (TOLL FREE) NEPTUNELINK TEL *****00 (TOLL-FREE) USA SERVICE *****00 TERMINAL OFFICE *****22 FAR EAST SERVICE *****00 IMPORT CFS MB2 *****69/*****96 UK/EUROPE SERVICE *****00 EXPORT CFS MB2 *****53/*****50 AUST/INOIA/PAK SERVICE *****00 NEPLINE SDN BHD MALAYSIA K L.-(03) *****33, P Kelang-(03)
      2,100 words
    • 1189 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 EASTBOWD—DtSCHARGWC WESTBOUHD-LOAOHG TRANSHPPED VIA ROTTERDAM T H! ww law
      1,189 words

  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • 1592 34 AS AGENTS KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (CR No: **********0 M) W W WT\ *****77 TELEX KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX *****07/^9 i ■m. I v I H MALAYSIA *K" UNE MARfTIME (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD I a V X 1 JJi :i: SA ?< PENANG *****0 J3 236*0* KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, LTD INDONESIA: P.T.
      1,592 words
    • 911 34 PHIU-OM€NT LIN€S PT€ LTD V 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 Te1:*****22 *****69 *****00Te1ex:R*****0FAX:*****76 *****38 BY AIR, LAND OR SEA.... WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCULCL SERVICE 30 MAY SYDNEY. MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 12 JUN AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON.
      911 words
    • 350 34 GOLDEN line GUAN GUAN SHIPPING ESo4 (PTE) LTD 23. letok Ayer Street SMGAPOtt OIM TEL ***** M (10 LNES) F«. *****04 (CD Ho **********0W1 STRAITS/PERSIAN GULF SERVICE S pore P Mang Penang GOLDEN KM Karachi Dubai Dammatr 110 km GOLDEN SIM Hatacf Dubai Dammar' 4 6 kit CHIHA SERVICE A
      350 words

  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • 1669 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD W|. I B m mKKI 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 ?IL Building. Singapore 0106. Tel: *****33 [JAKARTA [BANGKOK VESSEL VOV SIN JKT SIN VESSEL VOV SIN BKK SIN BUNQA TERATAI 223 3/S 5/6 10/6 *OTA SURIA KSR22O 3/8 6/8 10/6 EQUATOR HAWK 46N 4/6 6/6 11/6
      1,669 words
    • 542 35 EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK-NORTH CONTINENT-SCANDINAVIA WEEKLY FEEDER VESSEL PENANG P KEI ANG OCEAN VSL/VOY SOU (1) RTM (2; HAM <3) GOT (4, ANSON/TBN 29/5 30 5 SENABTY 2212 2 6 '9-6 21/6 24/6~ ANSON/TBN 5/6 6/6 AISIA 2222 9 6 26/6 281 i~7 ANSON TBN 12/6 '3 6 BENAVQN
      542 words
    • 179 35 Accepting LCL and containartaad cargo** Direct lo South Africa S pore Durban P Elu C Town FyH Con tamer Sanrtca VAAL 6760F 5/6 19/6 21/6 23/6 NEDLLOYD COLOMBO 6859f 16/6 30/6 2/7 4/7 OSAKA MARU 6964F 29/6 11/7 13/7 15/7 HAYAKAWA MARU 9227F 6'7 20/7 22/7 24/7 ORANJE 7004F 17/7
      179 words
    • 307 35 mm MYANMA pn FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Sport P.KIj Pen PGdt MHYA VI22W 3/9 km 10/Mta MVOMATWA VI42M IQ/12 l*n PAGAN VII3W 9/12 km HPA-AA VI7SW 15/11 km NIGERIAN NATIONAL |MI SHIPPING LINE NIGERIA EXPRESS SERVICE RIVER IKPAN V.S2 SINGAPORE 29 Jun ETA Lagot
      307 words


  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • 51 37 1/C" VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD Q Established Since 1984 OCEANIA PORTS REGULAR LCL consolidation AUCKLAND SIDNEY IMPORT export WELBOURKE fmmil SERVICES FOR BOOKING SAILING SCHEDULE. CALL THE TOTAL TRANSPORTATION PEOPLE. VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD VISA LCL CONSOL PTE LTD TOLL-FREE •TEL: *****66 TOLL-FREE TEL: *****34 FAX: *****86 FAX:
      51 words

  • Page 38 Advertisements
    • 3062 38 Conventional Semi-Container Fail Container Liner Services Liner Services h*,*; I .4. Guan Guan Shipping Sdn Bhd Chung Chiao Shipping Sdn Bhd P. J. Global Putra Indonesia Maritime J9«». rZ'L p, 4 M !»M. M Yick Fung Shipping i emtMntgncm CostarSMppmg Pie Ltd tmorvtmv on uu mm j//wu ,„-4 Enterprise Co
      3,062 words
    • 324 38 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET 14-04 NAT WEST CENTRE Singapore 0106 Talax: R*****0 Tal: ******1-3 Fax: 22S 4939. *****36 FOR BOOKINGS CALL DIRECT LINE TEL: *****41/*****43 SIN/JAK SERVICE VESSEL VOY SIN JAK TWACMKA 926 IN PT 02/06 (WED) LAWANTI 963 01/06 (MON) 03/06 (WED) MERKUR DELTA 925
      324 words

  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • 644 39 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) LIMASSOL/PIREAUS 7/6 ROTTERDAM 7/6 HAIFA7ASHDOD/ALEXANDRIA 7/6 HAMBURG/BREMEN 7/6 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 7/6 FELIXSTOWE/UK 7/6 BARCELONA SPAIN 7/6 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP 7/6 GENOA/iTALY 7/6 GOTHENBURG/SCANDINAVIA 7/6 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 7/6 5/6 NEW YORK/EC 7/6 FREMANTLE 1/6 VANCOUVER 7/6 BRISBANE/ADELAIDE 15/6
      644 words
    • 849 39 j£| RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD 83 TEL: *****33 (12 Lln«s) BFAX: *****15/*****03 TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES f J (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL vESStI Ivor ETA IIOAOMG FOR SPORE NHS/NET ?6WB 1? 06 OARESSALAAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAAA ABVOT »o'o7
      849 words
    • 977 39 JAKARTA BANGKOK I WT ON JKI VESSEL Ivor SWOPOUt BAMGKOW *AM) BHUM 03SB 04 OS 07- 06 VIRA BHUM tt tt Q7N In PI 01 06 Ihut 04 06 WAMA BHUM 144S 6/6 9/6 MAHA BHUM HON Wed 03 06 Sat 06 06 lARU BHUM I 04SB 1106 13/06 PITA
      977 words

  • Page 40 Advertisements
    • 1730 40 MAC-NELS STORE IMPORT: *****11 j PENANG (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KK: (088) *****0 TAWAU: (089) *****9 I I P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 KUCHING (082) *****3 SURABAYA (31) *****0 1 PORTS 1§ COLOMBO/a AFRICA f I 1 PEN PK SIN rEN PK S,N Colombo 6 6 7/6 8
      1,730 words
    • 272 40 BLUE STAR UNE TO FROM NEW ZEALAND AND T/S TO^FIJI TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND PORTS sm NPt mi in sin MUlBtR* 27S 17/6 24/6 VIA NPt 26 6 13/7 AUST STAR VOS22 21/6 3/7 S/7 22/1 PHOSPtCI 19S 7/7 W/7 21/7 1/t FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT NEW PLYMOUTH
      272 words
    • 860 40 y&Z THONG SOON LINES PTE. LTD. 77 ROBINSON ROAD #15 00, #16 00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL: *****88 FAX NO: *****11. *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRIER. RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO I CONVENTIONAL/CONTAINER I CONTAINER SERVICES "I SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA VESSEL Ivor leta Ipest
      860 words
    • 296 40 <K> PRO LINE LIMITED CO.. GmbH, HAMBURG CONTAINER BREAK BULK SERVICE LOADING FOR SOUTH AMERICA VOY SPORE DURBAN BAKES RIO SANTOS MOCX B SOI 21/OC 04/07 22/07 28/07 31/07 PRO ATIANTICA 509 10/07 24/07 07/04 12/04 15/04 PRO VESSO. 510 31/07 15/08 29/04 04/09 0509 «S0 KOPTK CMSO TO UUKKM
      296 words

  • Page 41 Advertisements
    • 882 41 IVfe-v COMPANIA PERUANA DE VAPORES "PERUVIAN STATF LINE" ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/FCL SOC CARGOES 10 FROM CAILAO, MATARANI. ILO* OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS' WITH T/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BILL OF LAOING WPV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL JAPAN SERVICE ACCEPTING BREAKBUtK SOC CARGOES TO/FROM KOBE. YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA, MOM. TOKYO*. MANILA*, DAVAO*.
      882 words
    • 598 41 CZ3I I N.AMERICA/CARRIBEAN SERVICES vessel [vov Ism Tmainliwr I voy |la» hst |SAV NYC HfX a» KAOHSAJNG )»P»fl a_ iLL. _Li_ lILL LU_ 1 i.l if UAI JJI. W HrtMi M_ _Ll_ ILi- ALL. iLL. iLL. M fWttUS lilt lb. i m CAWAPA a IL-L iLL. iLI _Ll_ fIMHNMA *****4.8
      598 words
    • 559 41 MULT MO DE SHIPPING PTE LTD MIDDLE-EAST/PERSIAN GULF ACCEPTING FCL/LCL DUBAI [(AMMAN SHARIAH DOHA MUSCAT BAHRAIN ABU OHABI BANDAR ABBAS KDOAH FAR EAST ACCEPTING FCL/LCL PINANG P HUANG lAKARIA BANGKOK HONG KONG TAIWAN lAPAN MANIA KOREA UK/EUROPE ACCEPTING FCL/LCL LONDON rtIIXSTOWf LEEDS TILBURY ABERDEEN LE HARVE HAMBURG ROTTERDAM ANIWEP GOTHENBURG
      559 words
    • 498 41 MONTHLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO ALGERIA ALSO CALLING MARSEILLE/LASPEZIA VSL FREITAL ETA SIN 15 JUN TWICE WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE SIN/MADRAS/SIN WITH TRANSHIPMENT TO: ASEAN/AUSTRALIA/FAR EAST/MEDITERRANEAN/EUROPE WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE SIN TO CHINA WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE MADRAS/COLOMBO/ BOMBAY/KARACHI WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE EAST AFRICA/RED SEA/ MEDITERRANEAN CARGO BOOK KG LUCKY TRANSPORT FREIGHT
      498 words
    • 498 41 SIN PAW EAST 8/6 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 6/6 BANGKOK 5/6 MANILA/CEBU 7/6 JAKARTA/BELAWAN SURABAYA 8/6 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. Malaysia 8/6 BUSAN 3/6 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE'NGO/OSA 3/6 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 3/6 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN SHANTOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN QINGDAO HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SIN EUROPE/UK 6/6 LDN/FLX/LVP SOU 6/6 RDM/HAM ANT/LE HAVRE/GENOA/OSLO also accepting cargo to
      498 words

  • Page 42 Advertisements
    • 826 42 jC// FIL CONTAINER SERVICES PTE LTD C" MADRAS CALCUTTA VSL SIN/MADRAS VSL SIN/CALCUTTA S#( MAD SIN rii cg| MIT A»*11 *811 27 ?8 05 0J 05 Ob 10 1106 Ntll AVAHABII 21 JO 04 04 Mto li lt to 10-31 05 06 08 06 13 14 06 04 OS 06
      826 words
    • 464 42 Gomerm CONTKRM FREIGHT (F.K.) PTE LTD. GUARANTEED WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION YOUR FIRST CHOICE TO:— AUCKLAND 12 JUNE ACCEPTING TO ALL PORTS IN NEW ZEALAND BANGKOK 07 JUNE JAKARTA 03 JUNE PENANG 08 JUNE PORT KELANG 04 JUNE FREMANTLE 11 JUNE MELBOURNE 11 JUNE SYDNEY 11 JUNE FELIXSTOWE 7 JUNE HAMBURG 7
      464 words
    • 557 42 This Week's Sailings I v K l u I I I KTU Singapore Singapore Rotterdam Bangkok 06/06 92 Antwerp 06/06/92 j Los Angeles JE• Manila 05/06/92 (Onforwarding To Mid West/ 07/06/92 Colombo 07/06/92 yt: qc Of ISA) fk Tel: Fax: i aihr>* n w j| |i Singapore 778 6522 779
      557 words
    • 481 42 FCL/LCL SERVICES MANILA ETA SOUR PACIFIC 64N8 6/6 VIGOUR SINGAPORE 28NB 13/6 BANGKOK 6 6 13 6 BUSAN 8 6 15/6 HONGKONG 5,6 8 6 USA 8 6 15/6 PI LOUIS DURBAN 14 6 27 6 HEELUNG 8 6 15 6 P! KELANG 5/6 9 6 OSAKA 10 6 17/6
      481 words

  • Page 43 Advertisements
    • 9 43 Managers must manage. BT shows you how every Monday.
      9 words
    • 315 43 vOc vOc vQc vQc vQc vOcvOc VAN OMMEREN CETECO GROUP U > TRANSPORT DIVISION > 0 VOTAINER CONSOLIDATION SERVICES: 0 n THE ONLY CONSOUDATOR WITH WORLDWIDE NETWORK V J Weekly FCULCL Services V J > USA EUROPE FAR EAST V Baltimore: Votalner Consolidation Services Hamburg Van Ommeren Ham burg GmbH
      315 words
  • Page 43 Miscellaneous
    • 467 43 TIDES AND WEATHER TODAY'S TIDES (height in metres) HOUR 0000 0100 0200 0300 0400 0500 0600 0700 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 JR 28 23 17 12 07 05 04 05 09 15 20 23 25 23 20 15
      467 words

  • Page 44 Advertisements
    • 363 44 ULTIMATE FREIGHT SERVICES IHHHnTl l 93flQnKfHfW5l I HHrVSPSV!9f H,I EVWFi'^P I 9BnMBIHI fTRALIA —al ports USA Seattle, Portland, Sfo, LA, New York a ports and al W Points including China CANADA Canary, Edmonton, Montreal, New Brunswick, UMnirnif kufin Ottawa, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver, MAIIRITIIK BCMWf ».aos Winnipeg, Nova Scotia, Quebec City.
      363 words
    • 365 44 Don't miss Personal Finance Investment in Business Times eveiy Saturday 1. cosco UKC CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P G LOADING FOR A VESSEL 28/05 Rotterdam/Antwerp CHINA CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P G LOADING FOR KAIHENG 15/05 20/05 Huangpu' Guangzhou COSCO FULL CONTAINER SERVICES (FCL/FCL) EXPORT TO: CHINA/BANGKOK/HONGKONG EUROPE/CONTINENTAL
      365 words
    • 423 44 Ec ti^^i We Offer LCL FCL Express Service to Most Points in China 1 il For more information, Competitive rates and reliable service A I QISBSOfIOmLTo Call Our Customer ServiceAt Te1:227«4788. I WjJW LIAN HUAT SHIPPING CO (PTE) LTD. 10 Anson Road, #14-19/21 International Plaza, Singapore 0207. Tel: *****11 (16
      423 words
    • 92 44 KWONG LUNG SHIPPING p TE LTD VESSEL VOY ETA ETD DESTINATION M V lUCONIA 692 3 6 4 6 BINTUIU MIRI. H BELAIT M V lUCONIA MO 2" 592 8 6 9 6 BINTUIU MIRI K BIIAII M V THAI VANG /92 7 6 8 6 PENANG P HUANG MV
      92 words

  • Page 45 Advertisements
    • 1356 45 A HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MABIWE CO. LTD. VIA FEEDER PACIFIC SOUTH-WEST SERVICE WA" ME* PGP" SIN 10 USA VOY KAO J.BH OAK DAL HOU CHI SIU NYC 02 06 27 05 ?S 05 05 06 H CHMItNGfR 51E 12/06 29 06 02/07 02 07 03/07 03/07 05 07 09 06
      1,356 words
    • 516 45 4 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS *(SSH »OT SP PI >K U COSMC MASTiM 9 SIO PT DID COSMOS SID PT COSMC TUMI 25 SIO PT SI MIN MM 21 I/I Mill 1014 4 If 11/ l COSMC CMIIMOI 17 l/l 12/1 COSMC PWMER
      516 words
    • 753 45 JEDD AH/UK /CONTINENT I STOKE IftD S TON HBURG R OAM lEH *Mm Accept** C*|« Ear RASUGA I V 21/122 4/1 13/1 27/t 23/6 22/6 Souttiamptoii to jl IM dcshnabon BHtist and Ditfn ■SMMyi^H DM SUN I (PRESS 05 322 7/1 24/6 26/6 29/6 30/6 R«ttnd«n to al Antwcip. Amsterdam
      753 words
    • 132 45 »BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 39 NEIL ROAD SINGAPORE 0208 TEL: *****88 TLX: R*****5 SINMER FAX: *****64 ACCEPTS PORTS OF CARGO STOW HSTRMTUNS ICRCURT lAN «1« 01 12 lan 03 04 l»i (ktoa Latum KR BMTMG an AIT «1X 04 M Iw 07 Oi lw BM«Ai Mhri. ABdaH MIRCIiRY PEARL
      132 words

  • Page 46 Advertisements
    • 55 46 Every Saturday in Business Times factory I r CAfETEWA, I Maybe got chance, -this l.——» assistant supOTiScr r> Any Job. Any Career. Available Any Day. Any Time, anywhere. The Straits Times The Sunday Times Business Times The New Paper Lianhe Zaobao Lianhe Wanbao Shin Min Daily News Berita Harian Berita
      55 words
    • 49 46 Every Saturday in Business Times Enquiries r Welcome —q Shipping Services J INDONESIAN STEVEDORE PORT SERVICES For all Indonesian main ports including outports SHIP MANNING Indonesian crew and officers ratings Sri Lanka crew and officers ratings Can arrange transfer to any worldwide locations CALL HOTLINE I M?M? Y *****94
      49 words