The Business Times, 16 December 1992

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    16 1 Business Times MITA (P) 552/12/92 Wednesday, December 16, 1992 THE BUSINESS PAPER FOR S-E ASIA 75*
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      UK manufacturing output up 0.3pc in October
      63 1 LONDON Britain's economy remains weak but faint stirrings of life are appearing, a spate of economic figures published yesterday suggested. Official data showed manufacturing output rose a stronger-than-expected 0.3 per cent in October after a 0.2 per cent fall in September, providing concrete
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      European pact to set up arbitration court signed
      63 1 STOCKHOLM An accord creating a European conciliation and arbitration court was signed yesterday by foreign ministers attending the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). The document, signed by 29 of the body's 52 members, aims to boost the organisation's ability
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      HDB scheme
      46 1 OWNERS of three-room or smaller Housing and Development Board flats will from next year be able to buy an adjoining unit of the same size or smaller for conversion into a single unit, announced Acting National Development Minister Lim Hng Kiang yesterday Page 2
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      Mixed response
      29 1 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew's comments on democracy and political developments in Hongkong received wide coverage in the territory's media but mixed reaction from opinion-makers Page 3
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      No impact
      23 1 SINGAPORE banks are unlikely to have been affected by the closure of Indonesia's debtridden Bank Summa, local bankers say Page 3
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      New Laos laws
      40 1 LAOS' national parliament, the Supreme National Assembly, expected to pass a string of economic laws aimed at protecting intellectual property rights and patents. It will also pass laws on bankruptcies, land usage and dispute settlement Page 8
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      Little Rock conference
      44 1 PRESIDENT-elect Bill Clinton led an elaborate day-long seminar on Monday in which some of the country's most prominent economists and business executives presented the case that the US economy is badly crippled and in danger of becoming much worse. Page 9
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      Revamp of services
      25 1 CHINA Ocean Shipping Company will reorganise and upgrade its services to the Persian Gulf and Indonesia from January Shipping Times Pg 1
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  • MARKET SUMMARY
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      Dow lower
      31 1 STOCK PRICES on Wall Street fell slightly early yesterday, continuing Monday's decline. The Dow Jones Index inched down 2.45 points to 3,289.75 in the first five minutes of trading.
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      Footsie higher
      27 1 SHARE PRICES on the London Stock Exchange were higher at midday yesterdav. At 1300 GMT, the FTSE 100Share Index was up 0.4 point at 2,722.2.
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      China foray
      33 1 AMTEK Engineering intends to establish a foothold in China by next year, says chairman Lee Ah Bee. The company is likely to start with a venture in metal stamping. Page 4
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      Tofu takeover
      33 1 FORTUNE Food Manufacturing Pte Ltd of the Provisions Suppliers Corporation group has taken over the assets of a Japanese tofu manufacturer, making it the largest tofu maker in Singapore Page 4
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      New drink
      31 1 COCA-COLA Co on Monday introduced Tab Clear, a transparent diet soft drink. This followed hard on the heels of PepsiCo Inc's introduction of Crystal Pepsi last week Page 6
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    • Article
      UOB among top 20
      34 1 UNITED Overseas Bank emerged on a list of top 20 arrangers for Asian borrowers between January and November this year in a recent survey published by Euromoney magazine. Page 7
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Tuesday Change BT-MGA 681.00 -4.32 Kuala Lumpur ....628.88 -3.66 Tokyo 17.480.74 +190.77 Hongkong 5.315.81 +48.08 Sydney 1.509.6 -2.8 Monday Change New York 3.292.20 -11.88 London 2,721.8 +5.6
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      CURRENCIES
      21 1 Exchange rates US$ SSSS1.6390 100 Yen S$ 1.3234 MS SS 0.6361 Money market rates Overnight 1 +1/8 3-month 2 unch
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      COMMODITIES
      34 1 London Gold AM fix US$334.70 -US$0.60 Rubber S'pore Jan.... 147.75'/kg +0.05 M'sia Jan 227.00*/kg unch KL Tin Turnover 46tonnes 5 Spot M$ 14.35/kg -0.02 Crude palm oil Turnover I.5021ots +370 Feb M$928/tonne +8
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    US allows firms to sign deals, open offices in Vietnam
    671 1  -  Singapore, Asian companies fear US enterprises may dominate market By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE President George Bush has allowed American firms to sign contracts and open offices in Vietnam, marking a significant easing of the country's 17-year-old trade embargo against Vietnam.
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    Jardine makes another foray with $212m CCL deal
    572 1  -  Investment comes 6 weeks after HK group's Cold Storage transaction By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE The Kuwait Investment Office (KIO) yesterday sold its entire 16 per cent stake in locally-listed Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) to Hongkong's Jardine group for $212.5 million, a
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    Lock icon IBM to take massive US$6b charge; once-sacrosanct dividend at risk
    284 1 Bloomberg NEW YORK International Business Machines Corp yesterday announced that it plans to take a whopping USS6 billion (SS9.B billion) charge in the fourth quarter to cover the cost of 25,000 more job cuts next year and more plant consolidations.
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    Big Four among 51 banks vying for Thai offshore licences
    285 1  -  By Alvin Tay SINGAPORE Fifty-one commercial banks, including Singapore's Big Four local banks, had applied for Thai offshore banking licences by the time the deadline expired yesterday. Thailand's assistant central bank governor Charoong Nookwan said that 15 Thai and 36
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    Lock icon Clinton rules out isolating China or scrapping trade benefits
    312 1 AFP LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas Beijing is clearly on the road to change and there is no need to isolate it over human rights issues, US Presidentelect Bill Clinton said on Monday. He also ruled out withdrawing China's trade benefits. The remarks,
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      104 1 MADF. IN GERMANY SCHL'HE BOITIQLE #O;;K RAFFLES CITY SHOPPING CTR TEL M*C» Clinton, guests underline seriousness of problems, Pg 9 HK hails Clinton's views on China trade, Back Pg Hock Lock Siew: Is BA serious about Qantas? Pg 4 The World On A Platter. For the month of December >
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  • PAGE 2 NEWS
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      PM Goh raps SDP stand on COEs and health costs
      532 2 Marine Parade GRC by-election SINGAPORE The People's Action Party last night took to task the Singapore Democratic Party, debunking its contention about high health costs and demolishing its car-balloting proposal. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, speaking in Hokkien and English,
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      Don't risk all by changing leaders: Tony Tan
      254 2 SINGAPORE Do Singaporeans want a change of leaders amidst current world uncertainties? Former Education Minister Tony Tan put the question before Marine Parade GRC voters last night as he outlined how Singapore would be affected by the poor outlook of the American,
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      Cash in on Orchard Rd neon ads to pay for services: NSP
      253 2 SINGAPORE Light up Orchard Road with neon advertising signs. Paul Yong. a National Solidarity Party candidate, said last night. The revenue generated by the advertisements could help pay for education, healthcare and general welfare services, he suggested. The
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      Adjoining flats with 3 rooms or less can be combined: HDB
      381 2 SINGAPORE Owners of three-room or smaller HDB flats will from next year be able to buy an adjoining unit of the same size or smaller for conversion into a single unit. This latest scheme to help retain established community
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      Corrections & clarifications
      106 2 Corrections clarifications IN OUR REPORT "POSBank expects income, surplus to fall next year" on Dec 15, we said that POSBank's net surplus for 1991 was $110 million. POSBank has clarified that POSBank's net surplus should be $97 million. The surplus of $110 million was for the POSBank group. AN ARTICLE
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      Lee's views on HK get wide coverage, mixed reaction
      713 3  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG SENIOR MINISTER Lee Kuan Yew's comments on democracy and political developments in Hongkong received wide coverage in the territory's media but mixed reaction from opinionmakers. Lhe leading Englishlanguage and Chinese-lan-guage newspapers here gave Mr Lee's inaugural
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      S'pore banks unlikely to be affected by Bank Summa closure
      310 3  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Singapore banks are unlikely to have been affected by the closure of Indonesia's debt-ridden Bank Summa, local bankers say. They say this could be attributed to several factors. Scandals linked to major Indonesian groups like
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      Astra chairman explains why bid for company was rejected
      468 3  -  From Maggie Ford in JAKARTA SUMITRO Djojohadikusumo. chairman of the Indonesian motor conglomerate P T Astra International, yesterday confirmed that he had refused to approve a bid by a consortium of businessmen to buy a majority stake in the company from
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      S'pore Telecom loses bid for Aussie licence
      470 3  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY SINGAPORE TELECOM has lost its bid for Australia's third mobile telecommunications licence to Arena GSM. In announcing the winning bid in Canberra yesterday, Senator Bob Collins, the Federal Minister for Transport and Communications, said that "painstaking" consideration was
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      288 3 A COURSE ON PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING What drives today's business is not functional but cross-functional business processes Traditionally, industry respond to a constantly changing business environment by introducing new products and services with few if any changes to the processes that support them. Success in achieving today's business goals and objectives
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  • COMPANY NEWS 1
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Wing Tai to list 48.4m new shares on Friday
        80 4 SINGAPORE Wing Tai Holdings said an additional 48.4 million ordinary shares arising from its rights issue will be listed on Friday. Existing shares, which will he entitled to any dividend that may be declared for the year ended June 30, will
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        Prima unit buys Modern Bakery
        51 4 SINGAPORE Prima Ltd said its subsidiary Prima Modern Machinery paid M 5202,912 (S$ 129,000) for Modern Bakery Machinery Sdn Bhd, based on MBM's book value on Feb 28. None of the directors or substantial shareholders of Prima had any direct or indirect interest in the
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        GRP buys industrial rubber trader
        36 4 SINGAPORE GRP Ltd said it has bought two Msl shares all the issued shares of Skyrim Enterprise Sdn Bhd, turning it into a wholly-owned subsidiary. Skyrim trades in industrial rubber products.
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        A&M buys 1.2m RDC shares
        41 4 SINGAPORE Appraisals Management Pte Ltd (A&M) said it has acquired 1.282 million shares of Resources Development Corporation (RDC). A&M bought 1.257 million shares on Dec 8 and the remaining shares between Dec 11 and Dec 14.
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        United Malacca Rubber profit up
        88 4 KUALA LUMPUR United Malacca Rubber Estates Bhd said group pre-tax profit jumped 21 per cent to M 54.75 million (553.02 million) in the six months ended Oct 31 from a year earlier. Its unaudited results released yesterday showed that the profit jump came on the
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        KL allocates Telekom shares
        83 4 KUALA LUMPUR A total of 500 million units of Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Bhd (Telekom) ordinary shares were allocated to various establishments in the country. Deputy Finance Minister Loke Yuen Yow said of these, 100 million shares were given to Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB), 70.5 million to
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      Guthrie expects profit boost from L&M
      340 4  -  By Colin Tan SINGAPORE Specialist construction group Guthrie GTS Ltd expects the L&M group, which it acquired in March this year, to contribute positively to its pre-tax profit this year. Without the specialist contractor L&M group, pretax profit would only match last year's levels,
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      Amtek plans foothold in China by next year
      508 4  -  Precision metal parts maker likely to start with metal stamping By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Precision metal parts manufacturer Amtek Engineering intends to establish a foothold in China by next year before it "misses the boat", chairman Lee Ah Bee said. The
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      Lock icon O'Connor's looking to set up 2 M'sian plants for cellular, cordless phones
      332 4 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR O'Connor's Engineering Trading (M) Bhd, which made its debut on the main board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday, plans to set up two manufacturing facilities here to produce Nokia cellular phones and Samsung
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      Lock icon Pacific Dunlop and Kanzen set up bedding joint venture
      247 4 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Listed Kanzen Bhd and Australia's Pacific Dunlop Ltd have set up a joint venture to manage their bedding business in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and China. A statement from Kanzen said the joint venture would be undertaken through two
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      Fortune takes over Japanese tofu maker
      256 4  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Fortune Food Manufacturing Pte Ltd of the listed Provisions Suppliers Corporation group has taken over the assets of a Japanese tofu manufacturer, making it the largest tofu maker in Singapore. A Fortune Food statement said the company had concluded a
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      Lock icon Antah plans to list two companies by next year
      408 4 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Antah Holdings Bhd plans to list two of its member companies on the main board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange by next year, chairman Tunku Naquiyuddin ibni Tuanku Jaafar said yesterday. The two companies are Golden Pharos
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      Is BA serious about Qantas?
      632 4  -  THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN British Airways offer plagued by talk of dummy bid By Florence Chong j SYDNEY Did British Airways submit a dummy bid for a stake in Qantas? Speculation about BA's intentions has abounded since Dec 9 the deadline for the Qantas
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      Lock icon BZW highlights Aussie stocks as good buys
      381 5 Better US outlook seen benefiting commodity-based Australia, Canada Bloomberg SYDNEY Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW), in a new appraisal of world stock markets prepared by its London office, has placed Australia at the top of its list for investors seeking bargains. The BZW
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      Lock icon Toshiba in flash memory deal with NS
      238 5 FT TOKYO Toshiba, the Japanese electronics company, and National Semiconductor of the US have announced an alliance aimed at developing a market for Toshiba's proprietary technology for flash memory devices semiconductors which retain information when the power is switched off, much like hard
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      Lock icon China Airlines launches NT$2.8b share offer
      260 5 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's flag carrier, China Airlines (CAL), yesterday launched a public offer of shares worth NTS2.B billion (SSI79 million), becoming the island's first international airline to go public. Applications to buy the 41 million shares, priced at NTS6B each, would be accepted from
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      CityTrust stocks to make debut in Manila today
      437 5  -  From Al Labita in MANILA CITYTRUST Banking Corp, 43-per-cent owned by US multinational Citicorp Overseas Investments Corp, will go public today, the only bright spot in an otherwise stock market. -Z*. A total of 371,859 common shares will be listed on ▼both
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        NTT won't join British Telecom project: report
        64 5 TOKYO Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT), Japan's largest telecommunications company, has decided against joining British Telecom in an international telecommunications service project in the US, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said yesterday. The moves follows earlier decisions by German and French companies not
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        Black seeks to lift J Fairfax stake
        64 5 SYDNEY Canadian newspaper magnate Conrad Black is understood to have applied to Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board for permission to lift his stake in newspaper group John Fairfax Holdings to 25 per cent from 15 per cent, ■The Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday.
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        Walsin to buy rest of HK firm
        68 5 TAIPEI Walsin Lihwa Wire and Cable Co, Taiwan's largest wire and cable manufacturer, will purchase all out- standing shares in Success Holdings Ltd. a listed Hongkong company with interests in trade, textiles and real estate, the 'Economic Daily News said. Citing unnamed sources,
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        Daiwa in Thai oil firm issue
        75 5 TOKYO Daiwa Securities Co Ltd is among the underwriters managing the overseas share offering of Thailand's state- owned oil exploration firm, a Daiwa spokesman said yester- day. PTT Exploration and Production Co Ltd (PTTEP) plans l to issue 40 million shares to the public
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      Lock icon Coke steps up cola war with new soft drink
      380 6 Tab Clear follows PepsiCo's Crystal Pepsi onto market Reuter NEW YORK The latest battle in the cola war is clearly under way. Coca-Cola Co said on Monday that it was introducing Tab Clear, a transparent diet soft drink, hard on the
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      Lock icon Pfizer plans to take US$282m after-tax accounting charge
      215 6 Bloomberg NEW YORK Pfizer Inc said on Monday that it plans to take a one-time after-tax accounting charge of US$2B2 million (Ss4sl million) to cover retiree non-pension health care benefits. The change in accounting standards will require the company to re-state earnings
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      Lock icon European appliance makers expand alliance
      288 6 FT PARIS A project to create a European alliance of domestic appliance makers to compete against the growing concentration of power in the white goods industry got its finishing touch on Monday. Ocean, the last independent Italian maker of home appliances, with annual sales of
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      Lock icon Clinton's Chief of Staff leaving problems behind
      337 6 NYT WASHINGTON On Jan 20. 1988, George Bush was sworn in as president of the US. while on the New York Stock Exchange, shares of Arkla Inc. a gas pipeline company, were climbing, closing at U5519.50. up 62.5 US cents. Almost five years
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Fisons sells UK healthcare unit
        69 6 LONDON Fisons, the pharmaceuticals and scientific instruments group, on Monday continued its restructuring with the sale of its UK consumer healthcare business to HoflFmannla Roche of Switzerland for £90 million (Ss23o million). Fisons' move follows the sale last month of its American and Canadian consumer
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        AT&T, TI win quality awards
        66 6 WASHINGTON American Telephone Telegraph Co and Texas Instruments Inc were among the winners of the United States government's Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Awards, the Commerce Department said on Monday. The awards, named after the late Commerce Secretary, rewards US corporations for excellence in quality control.
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        Allied-Lyons, Carlsberg merger
        48 6 LONDON Allied-Lyons pic and Carlsberg A/S said they completed the merger of their UK brewing, distribution and wholesaling interests. Allied-Lyons' Allied Breweries unit transferred assets worth £281 million (SS7I9 million) to the joint venture. Carlsberg contributed about £245 million to the venture. Carlsberg-Tetley Brewing Ltd.
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      251 6 Place a Foreign Currency Deposit and be up and away to one of 66 SIA destinations. All you have to do is to place a Foreign Currency for one pair of tickets. There will be a second draw, for Deposit with Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore. another pair of tickets,
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
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      UOB among top 20 arrangers in Asian loan market
      384 7  -  By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank, was ranked among the top 20 arrangers for Asian borrowers between January and November this year in a recent survey published by Euromoney magazine. The magazine said in its December issue that UOB
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      Lock icon Taipei opens insurance market further
      133 7 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan is to allow foreign insurers to operate on the island along with their US counterparts as part of its liberalisation efforts, officials with the Department of Insurance (DOl) said yesterday. Authorities here opened the local insurance market to US firms in 1986
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      Lock icon Japan's insurers may seek govt help on currency losses
      280 7 Reuter TOKYO Japanese life insurers. hard hit by ailing share prices at home and wild currency moves abroad, are likely to ask the Ministry of Finance (MOF) tor help in minimising the damage, industry sources say. The so-called "15 per cent
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      Lock icon NZ central bank acts to stabilise currency
      237 7 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand's central Reserve Bank (RBNZ) tightened the screws on financial markets a notch yesterday, making it clear it will miss its zero-to-2-per-cent inflation target if the currency falls further. Alarm bells went off at the RBNZ when the level of
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      Lock icon US pension funds sue May, Morgan Stanley
      236 7 Bloomberg MONTGOMERY, Alabama The Retirement Systems of Alabama is leading a group of state pension funds and insurance companies in a US$l24 million (SS2O3 million) lawsuit against May Department Stores and Morgan Stanley Group Inc, one of America's biggest securities firms. "We're suing
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    • SMALL CHANGE
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        US national banks' profits hit US$4.6b in 3rd quarter
        91 7 WASHINGTON National banks showed continued improvement in profits and capital levels in the third quarter, the US Comptroller of the Currency said on Monday. The 3.647 national banks reported aggregate profits of U554.66 billion (557.64 billion) in the third quarter, nearly
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        Taiwan's convertible bonds plan
        105 7 TAIPEI In an effort to make Taiwan investments more attractive to overseas investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission is drafting plans to give foreign investors who hold convertible bonds sold by Taiwanese companies a means to convert the bonds into local stock. The rule would alTect
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        Scottish Provident buys Prolific
        72 7 LONDON Scottish Provident, the medium-sized mutually owned life insurance company, on Monday announced conditional agreement to buy Prolific, the UK life insurance subsidiary of Hafnia. the stricken Danish insurer, for £81.75 million (*****.5 million). The deal is one of the biggest acquisitions by any mutually owned
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        Merrill seeks China branch
        94 7 NEW YORK Merrill Lynch Co, America's biggest securities firm, has applied to the Chinese government to open an office in Shanghai, according to a spokeswoman. If the application is approved, Merrill would become the first US securities firm with a branch in mainland China. Other securities
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        US hurricane losses mounting
        102 7 OLDWICK, New Jersey A leading US insurance-rating company estimated on Monday that gross insured losses from Hurricane Andrew have reached US$l3.7 billion (5522.4 billion), 28 per cent higher than the insurance industry's official estimate. AM Best Co, a rating agency, estimated the industry's pre-tax net loss
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      73 7 Feu business tools make the pulse race faster. i "'WT I. Even fewer inspire the respect of the new Bentley Brooklands. A hand-built luxury marque founded in a sports tradition, its price of $630,000 renders inadequate even the word 'exclusive f T 1 Malayan Motors Va* A D an <*
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  • THE REGION
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      Laos takes steps to boost investor confidence
      366 8  -  New economic laws in the works By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE Laos is close to enacting a string of economic laws to protect intellectual property rights and patents, and laws on bankruptcies, land usage and dispute settlement. These laws, aimed at boosting foreign investor
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      Lock icon Foreign workers highlighted
      116 8 AP KUALA LUMPUR I he more than 800,000 foreign workers in Malaysia are sending home about Mss billion (553.2 billion) annually to their families, says Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghafar Baba. lhe workers earned about M 57,000 each annually, he told a farmers' meeting in kota Tinggi,
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      Lock icon Philippines losing out in race for investors
      352 8 Reuter MANILA The Philippines is losing to its South-east Asian neighbours in the race to attract foreign investors and may face tough competition from Vietnam in the future, American businessmen said yesterday. "The Philippines doesn't do enough in the promotional side at all.
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      Lock icon Aussie republicans rapped for exploiting royal break-up
      328 8 UPI SYDNEY A senior opposition senator has accused Australian republicans of "dancing on the grave" of the marriage of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana. "We have seen the most opportunistic use of the fact that there is unhappiness and a breakdown in
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Former PNG premier on criminal charges
        79 8 PORT MORESBY Former Papua New Guinea prime minister Rabbie Namaliu was scheduled to appear in court yesterday on 12 charges of misappropriation of government funds. He was arrested and charged on Monday by fraud squad detectives. Namaliu was charged in relation to funds paid
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        Chaovalit denies involvement
        70 8 BANGKOK Thailand's Interior Minister says extortionists are using his name to force money out of entertainment houses in the Thai capital, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. Chaovalit Yongchaiyudh was quoted as saying his name and those of four deputies had been used to extort between 400,000 and
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        Remembering the war
        50 8 HANOI Vietnamese workers carrying mortar as they help to build a war memorial park at Ngoo Ha Lake here. In the background is wreckage from a US B-52 bomber shot down in December 1972. which the government recently dragged up from the muddy bottom of the lake.
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        Unable to meet dissidents
        55 8 BANGKOK A United Nations investigator has accused Myanmar's military government of barring him from meeting detained dissidents during a visit to assess reports of widespread human rights violations. UN Human Rights Commission special rapporteur Yozo Yokota went to Myanmar last week to try to visit prisons
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        Filipino businessmen optimistic
        59 8 MANILA Philippine business leaders predicted an economic takeoff in 1993 yesterday, but warned President Fidel Ramos that he must solve infrastructure bottlenecks and improve the investment climate. "The coming year will usher in a new era of growth, stability and predictability," Jose Pardo. president of the Philippine
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      87 8 Introducing "1800" Local Toll Free Service. From 1 January 1993, you can reach all existing Local Toll Free (LTF) telephone numbers simply by dialling 1800, followed by the 7-digit number. The call will then be paid for by the called party. If you don't use the 1800 prefix, yot/ will
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Clinton, guests underline seriousness of problems
      599 9 US economic conference at Little Rock NYT LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas President-elect Bill Clinton led an elaborate day-long seminar on Monday in which some of the country's most prominent economists and business executives presented the case that the US economy is badly crippled and in
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      389 9 AP MOSCOW President Boris Yeltsin is likely to lose more members of his reformist Cabinet when the new excommunist prime minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin, begins work, a presidential spokesman says. Mr Chernomyrdin was confirmed on Monday by the Congress of People's Deputies in what reformers called
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      321 9 NYT STOCKHOLM The Russian foreign minister shocked an international conference on Monday with a blustering anti-Western speech that sounded as if it had been given at the height of the Cold War. For nearly half an hour, senior diplomats rushed around, conferring with each
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      364 9 AFP WASHINGTON US Commerce Secretary Barbara Franklin leads a 26-strong US trade delegation to China this week amid speculation that she is charged with signing a set of high-tech trade deals ahead of Bill Clinton's inauguration as president. She will arrive in
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        Lobbyists given US$24m to keep US aid flowing
        105 9 WASHINGTON Ten countries with records of serious human rights abuses paid Washington lobbyists more than US$24 million (5539.3 million) over the past two years to keep US foreign aid flowing, according to a study released yesterday. Another five countries with similar rights
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        72 9 TOKYO Sales for November at department stores in the Tokyo area dropped 9.1 per cent from a year earlier, the Japan Department Stores Association said on Monday. The sales at 27 outlets owned by 14 companies totalled 233.43 billion yen (553.08 billion) last month. It
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        High cost of treating Aids
        62 9 WASHINGTON The cost of treating Americans infected with the Aids virus could rise some 48 per cent, to US$l5.2 billion a year, by 1995, health experts told a Senate panel. "The widespread use of expensive drugs has contributed to the high costs of treating persons
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        Call to open textile markets
        90 9 WASHINGTON Textile coalitions from the US and Europe have united in Washington to demand changes in the Uruguay Round negotiating text to force developing countries to open their textile and clothing markets to industrialised countries. M L Cates, president of the American Textile Manufacturers' Institute,
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  • THE LAW PAGE
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      When dealing with one's own company
      1452 10  -  Walter Woon examines the sometimes unrealistic restrictions facing company directors Walter Woon The trouble with the law regarding directors' fiduciary duties is that it was made by Chancery judges, who were more familiar with trusts than with commerce. The importation of trust rules into
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      355 11 Only Mazda's Four Wheel Steering j Can Make A Car As Graceful As This, As Graceful As This. Ihe Mazda 929 s four-wheel steering is absolutely unusual added touch; the mirror surface is electrically the most advanced system available. heated, so that if it fogs up on a humid tropical
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    Playing Santa in Seoul
    462 12 EDITORIAL BLAME it on the festive season or sheer lack of political will. But South Korea's three leading presidential contenders are unabashedly playing the role of Santa Claus in a desperate bid to gain votes. The promises are coming in thick and fast, ahead of the
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      Peer review now
      268 12 IN THE LAST two years, headline-making billiondollar frauds in companies that went undetected by their auditors for long periods had mostly been uncovered in the West. With the spotlight firmly elsewhere, Singapore accountants may be wondering whether there is any need or urgency for peer review here
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      Self effort is the key
      109 12 TWICE LAST WEEK, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong gave his assurance of the government's continued support to the Malays. This is significant because more support will be needed as the community, like other communities, faces even greater challenges ahead. Also, the continued commitment will enhance
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      Tread with care, Clinton
      105 12 BILL CLINTON gave the world cause for worry with his view on world economic structural development last Saturday when he said: "With Europe coming together, with the Japanese forming closer and closer trading ties with the Far East, I think the United States needs ties with
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      Afta — better than expected
      144 12 Afta better than expected THE RESULT of the Afta Council meeting in Jakarta last week turned out to be more positive than thought possible. The six Asean member countries have agreed to start cutting import tariffs on 38,308 items, or about 87 per cent of the items making up intra-Asean
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      Spare the 3-in-1 kids
      236 12 SINCE ITS IMPLEMENTATION on April 20. the "three-in-one" policy requiring private cars to carry a minimum of three persons when passing along certain roads has become the target of endless criticism. This is not only because it has failed to solve the problem of congestion as
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      Patten risks turning tide
      122 12 CHINA and its Hongkong supporters, will be rubbing their hands in satisfaction at the growth of the anti-Patten camp. Beijing's hardline stance has made opposition to Governor Chris Patten seem like the recipe for the peaceful life so many Hongkong people crave. The success of China's
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    New Kremlin man with a solid mandate
    891 12  -  Russia's new prime minister is a technocrat and a skilled manager. John Helmer reports from Moscow on the man's priorities John Helmer THE NEW Russian Prime Minister, Dr Viktor Chernomyrdin, takes power with a greater degree of parliamentary support and consensus among the
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Afta: ready to go, but not all aboard
      2087 13  -  Next Tuesday, simultaneous announcements in the six Asean capitals will usher in the Afta process. Yang Razali Kassim covered the third and most decisive Afta Ministerial Council meeting in Jakarta last week Yang Razali Kassim AT LAST, sighed Malaysian Minister for International
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      Lock icon Looking East for guidance
      651 13  -  Samuel Brittan says the Western economies could pick up a tip or two from the strong-growth East Asian Tigers Samuel Brittan FT DESPITE the fascination of the gloomy media and financial commentators with the Great Depression of the *****, and the undoubted presence of many warning
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon WBC strips Bowe of title for not fighting Lewis
      590 15 AP, Reuter LONDON Riddick Bowe gave up one of his three heavyweight boxing titles on Monday and showed what he thought of the World Boxing Council. He dumped the WBC belt in a trash can. Then the WBC dumped Bowe, stripping
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      Lock icon Million dollar man Stich hoping for better year in 1993
      299 15 AFP MUNICH Michael Stich, who threatened to give up tennis earlier in the year if the press kept hounding him, hopes his US$2 million (553.3 million) win here will boost his credit-rating for 1993. "I'd be much happier winning Wimbledon
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      Lock icon Success poses happy problem for Ray Floyd
      440 15 AP DORADO BEACH, Puerto Rico It's a happy problem for Ray Floyd. After a heavy slate of lateseason tournaments this year, he says he plans to cut back on his playing schedule for 1993. At the same time, he keeps adding to it.
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      Lock icon Two teams left with chance of winning Raid Gauloises
      313 15 UPI OMAN The end is now in sight for the 51 teams who are still struggling through the Oman terrain in this year's Raid Gauloises. By last Friday, only two teams had any realistic chance of victory. The Raid Gauloises is
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      649 17 HHi WSH* f*' 1 \?*5*-v L .->K A ft V wV V.'' 39 ww l >•$ I Kj? SfflBES I II if I I II^.M T I lUt i«— > ii mm I timi>mm>» V V —-^——1 I oSSmSaB H z -ja''$^j& ■Hf W I ,i H -J T V'-'
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      238 18 WHERE TO WINE, DINE... A Golden Christmas at Plaza Hotel Christmas Eve Greet the joyful event with J family and friends and pass the mike round for some memorable dedications. x f ij.il»kfl With complimentary wine the event. If Christmas I——'- r Day Gather everyone for some karaoke fun and
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      733 18 TELEVISION AND RADIO rp II A ~55ri5 900 N«ws at NiM. 7.00 CMt Nm HrfworK BUSINESS ON RADIO Troublesome guests y sBatts 3S==£rL. ansras__^i 8.00 We Have Ways of Making You 12.35 AN AmHci'i Top Ton hananv World Business Report HOnSi I I Think Selling Politics. (Stereo). 10.00 Worid Wows(M).
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Putting soul back into blues
      765 19  -  Dissatisfied music critic Robert Palmer has compiled a blues album for a documentary he had narrated, reports Dean Goodman Dean Goodman Blues fans who despair of the slick production that wipes out the soul from many modern blues recordings can iiow savour an album that
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      Elvis to appear in grand parade for Clinton
      398 19 CHATTERBOX ELVIS lives and will appear in a grand parade in Washington for Bill Clinton when the Arkansas governor is inaugurated as US president, but he will have to share billing with bands, motorcycles, horses, dogs and donkeys. Elvis will be represented
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      253 19 AND ENTERTAIN Spicing It Upi Wednesdays are a spicy issue with mouth-watering concoctions like Rendang, Curry Ayam and Sambal Ikan Bakarto tempt your appetite. Buffet Lunch from 12 pm at $19.50++ Buffet Dinner from 6.30 pm at $21.00++ ANA HOTa M ,q«~aM SINCAPORE 732-1222 extension 1700 -T TWOW <651 ra
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      243 19 VIENNA STOCKHOLM MOSCOW BRUSSELS HONG KONG SEOUL c c ,/:S' ~s >•. 1 m 1 rmm > <^k 1Ki!«»; -f f§ rn c > 5 Beyond a welcoming smile. c 3) d At ANA, we understand that your comfort depends on our service. z" And that the quality of our
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE 1
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      Prices end broadly lower amid sell-off
      3817 20  -  By Moiz Tyebally SHARE PRICES closed broadly lower yesterday. Singapore blue chips fell as foreign fund managers squared their positions ahead of the year-end, while Malaysian issues declined under pressure from a continued sell-off in the shares of the Kamunting group. The benchmark Straits
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      Lock icon HOTSTOCK
      82 20  -  Paul Leo AT the current price of 54.5 cents, Faber Group Bhd is ready for a rally towards 65 cents. A break above the five-day moving average line will confirm that the upmove has begun. Daily RSI is approaching zero, which indicates that it is oversold. Support is at
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      31 20 Exquisite designs. Many to choose from. I So, choose from our wide selection and make I 300 Orchard Road 01-06 The Promenade Singapore 0923 Tel: 734 2033/4 Fax: 737 5138 :> I
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    3376 22 GIL US$0.10 136 +6 +4.6% Esso 50c 416 +8 +2.0% Pub Bk Foreign 145 +4 +2.8% Ind Oxygen 50c 60.5 +3.5 +6.1% Sel Drcdg 50c 50.5 +2.5 +5.2% FACB 50c 37 +2 +5.7% Landmarks Bhd 107 +2 +1.9% Pelangi Bhd 50c 126 +2 +1.6% CDL
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      383 22 BJJSINESSnOS Toll free Tel No 737 0043 Fax No; 734 3698 fln The Matter Of The Companies Act. (Chapter SO) And In The Matter Of *00 ENO HWVATS LIMITED (Incorporated m the Republic of Singapore) (In Liquidation) Members' Voluntarily Winding-Up At an extraordinary general meeting ot members of SOO ENG
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      270 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 5* LINT AS SHIPPING PTE LTD (In voluntary liquidation) At an extraordinary general meeting of the company held at 460 Alexandra Road #25-04 PSA Building. Singapore OS 11 on 14 December 1992 the following special ordinary resolutions were duly passed 1. That
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      341 22 M THE MATTER OF THE COMP AMES ACT, CHAPTER SO AND M THE MATTER OF ISLAND EARDtAN SINGAPORE PTE LTD P VOLUNTARY UOUDATO# Ai an Etfraordkwy General ||~|in tf. L J t-l J Mwong oi uV mmvow (J wane Earthan Singapore Pte Ud Aiy convened and held at 21 Colyer
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      173 22 C In The Matter Of The Companies Act, (Chapter 50) And In The Matter Of PACIFIC RADIO (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (In Liquidation) Members' Voluntanly Winding-Up Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 308 (1) and (2) of the Companies Act. Cap 50 that the
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  • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Prices fall as investors unload speculative issues
      5502 23 Bernama SHARE PRICES on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange dipped as market players were bent on speculative selling yesterday. The KLSE Composite Index closed at 628.88, down 3.66 points from Monday's closing. The Industrial Index fell 11.45 points to 1,068.56 and the Emas
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS
      829 24 Trans Registered Substantial Buy/ No. of Amount Shareholding Stock Date Holder Shareholder/Director Sell shares S Before Atter The H Glass 10/12/92 Key Hope Inveslment Key Hope Investment B 3.000.000 1.800.000 5.000.000 8 30 8.000.000 13 30 The H Glass 10/12/92 COP Prudential Asset Mgt Asia S 6,000.000
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      438 24 Company Date Year Group Not Not earnings Cross ann to profit/tost per share dividend (000) (cents) Wing Tai Dec 4 Jun 92 $14,431 ($9,726) 6 8(5 7) 16(16) Kemayan Dec 2 fey 92 M$23.461l($73) 3(15) MSB Dec 1 Jun 92 M$334(M$11.495) 033(112) 5(12) Amal Steel Dec 1 Jun
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      419 24 Company Date Half-year Group Nat Interim ann to profit/loss dividend COOO) Kim Eng Dec 1 Sep 92 $7.368(S3.694) M Credit Oec 1 Sep 92 $2.0421 ($6,249) l(-) GB Hldgs Nov 30 Sep 92 <1.825(11.108) 2.5TE(2.5)TE Metro Hldgs Nov 27 Sep 92 $3,661 ($1.938) PMRt No* 27 Sep 92
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      PRELIMINARY RESULTS
      105 24 Company Date Year Group Net Net earnings Gross ann to profit/loss per share dividend (000) (cents) CiC Dec 1 Sep 92 $65.010(J71.942) 8 7(14 8) 17(17) Tunes Pub Nov 20 Aug 92 $24,168(135.903) 19 9(29 5) 10(10) NST Nov 16 Aug 92 MJ68 894(155.298 38(31) 20(10) H leong
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      776 24 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total tor payment date dose payable the year last year use 51(b) Jar 8 Jan 22 Jan 29 5% 12% feral Sled 50c 12%(b) Nov 19 Dec 3 Jan 2 12% 12% Amtek Enc 20c 6%TE Dec 4 Dec 10 Dec 30
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      52 24 Renong Bhd: 10th AGM at the Ballroom, Mezzanine Floor, Hotel Equatorial, ialan Sultan Ismail, ***** Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, December 16, at 10.00 am Cold Storage HokSngs Ltd: AGM at Mandarin Court A. Level 4. The Mandarin Hotel, 333 Orchard Road. Singapore 0923, on Thursday, December 17, at
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      MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES
      381 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy >t dy S yr dy yr 14 Index chge chge chge chge chge chge Wor id 390.1 0.0 -4 4 0.1 -6.2 0.0 -7.3 icicp 452.6 -0.4 -99 0.0 -13.0 -0.1 -14.0 EuroDe 419.5 -0.2 2.0 0.3
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      408 24 NEXT GENERATION SHOPPING CENTRES Trends In Development Retailing Februaiy 12,1993 Westin Stamford Hotel, Singapore •9am- 5 pm 1993 will undoubtedly be a watershed year in the history of trendsetters will converge in Singapore to talk about their experiences shopping centres in Singapore. Shoppers will experience a quantum and exchange ideas
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  • CHINA STOCK EXCHANGES
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      Lock icon Markets quiet in absence of fresh news
      430 25 CLSA THE Shenzhen domestic market lost another 2.5 per cent yesterday to drive the Shenzhen A Index down to 1,936.47. Turnover in the A market was low at 6.8 million shares. The B market was also quiet with the Shenzhen B Index a
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  • JAKARTA STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Uneasy market sentiment sends stocks down
      1110 25 Reuter STOC KS plunged yesterday on uneasy market sentiment after the government's decision to liquidate the Soervadjaya family's Bank Summa. Brokers said it started the countdown on the Soeryadjaya family's control of Astra International which fell 250 rupiah to 9,000 on 244,500 shares traded.
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      Lock icon Shares plunge on talk of SEC investigation
      2081 25 Reuter STOCKS extended their losses in the afternoon yesterday with property firms leading the plunge after rumours that the watchdog Securities and Exchange Commission would file charges against major investors, brokers said. The SET Index dropped 10.88 points, or 1.28 per cent, to
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  • TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE
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      2623 26 Reuter STOCKS staged a late rebound yesterday to close up but off afternoon highs. Buying on technical grounds and by pension funds, as well as revived rumours of an impending discount rate cut helped lift prices, brokers said. But sentiment remained subdued and trade
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      2476 26 Reuter SHARE PRICES ended firmer yesterday but off their highs with the Hang Seng Index finishing up 48.08 points at 5,315.81. "Overall it's been slow. It's good to see the market going up but turnover has been mediocre," said a broker from Baring
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  • AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
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      Lock icon Market ends lower as investors offload stocks
      2060 27 Reuter PRE-CHRISTMAS profittaking yesterday caused a late sell-ofT on shares, which finished mixed on aboveaverage volumes. Metal and mining companies held ofT against the late downturn, with sellers offloading mainly industrial stocks. "The overall trend is up. but profit-taking took its toll later
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  • REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
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        821 27 PROFIT-TAKING and jitters ahead of Friday's presidential poll pressured the extremely thin stock market yesterday, despite late institutional support, brokers said. They expected the market to rebound slightly today. "Profit-taking by restless investors prevailed. Jittery investors are trying to secure profits by unloading their holdings as they are unsure
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        TAIPEI
        517 27 STOCKS ended slightly lower in moderate trade yesterday amid political uncertainty before Saturday's parliamentary elections, but brokers said buying by institutions provided support at the lows. The Weighted Index slipped 8.50 points to end at 3,688.26. Turnover was NTS 7.2 billion against Monday's NTS 12.1 billion. Institutions bought low-priced
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        BOMBAY
        118 27 STOCK prices fell further yesterday and brokers said the Bombay Stock Exchange Index could fall by up to 20 points a day for the rest of the week because of political uncertainty caused by Hindu-Muslim clashes. Indian stock prices have taken a heavy beating since ethnic clashes claimed more
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        MANILA
        584 27 SHARE prices fell sharply yesterday when issues of phone giant Philippine Long Distance and Telephone Co (PLDT) declined in New York, brokers said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index fell for the fourth straight day. by 19.07 points to 1,183.49 from 1,202.56. The market has lost 66.25 points in
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        NEW ZEALAND
        206 27 SHARES slumped yesterday as investors sold selected blue chips but the market will not see major declines in the runup to the Christmas holiday season. said brokers. The Top 40 Stock Index lost 11.7 points to close at 1.520.4. New Zealand I)ei- 15 NZS VolfOOi ANZ Banking 3.75
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        54 27 INDICES TURNOVER Close Pre»ious Dec 15 NEW ZEALAND NZSE-40 Capital 1.520.4 1.532 10 -11.7 MANILA Composite Index 1.183.4*) 1.202.56 -19.07 Turnover (mil pesos) 310 1 197.2 -112.9 TAIPEI Weighted Price Index 3.688.26 3.6%.76 -8 50 Turnover (NTS billion) 7.2 12.1 -4.9 SEOUL Composite Snvk Index 650.21 651.23 -1.02 Turnover (billion
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
    • US stocks fall for third straight session
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        1342 28 STOCKS fell for the third straight session on Monday in quiet trading after the market's late-morning attempt to recover from last week's pullback blamed on persistent profit-taking ran out of steam. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which lost 8.11 points last Friday, slipped another 11.88 points to 3.292.20.
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        808 28 SHARE PRICES rose slightly on Monday, boosted by a firmer opening on Wall Street, though dealers were largely unimpressed by the outcome of the European Community summit meeting in Edinburgh. EC leaders found solutions to the two key problems which threatened to paralyse the future of the European Community:
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        78 28 INDICES TURNOVER NEW YORK (lose Previous Dec 14 Do» Jones S& P 500 Turnover (million) 3.292.20 432.84 187.04 3.304 08 433.73 164 51 II 88 -0.89 22.53 LONDON KTSE 100 Fr-30 Turnover (million) 2.721.8 2.067.2 435.8 2.716.2 2.062.8 695 5 56 +4.4 -259.7 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1.469.75 1.476 01 -6.26
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        287 28 SHARES posted their fifth straight day of losses on Monday, ending at their lowest level in almost two months. But dealers said turnover was meagre in the run-up to the holiday season and no major new factors had emerged to give the market any direction. The DAX Index of
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        277 28 THE BOURSE suffered through its third straight losing session on Monday, as the CAC 40 Stock Price Index finished the day at 1,738.26 points, down by 1.16 per cent by comparison with the Friday close. The indicator had opened with a slight loss of 0.05 per cent, but then
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        MILAN
        260 28 A COCKTAIL of poor economic data, end-of-year position squaring and privatisation nerves hit shares on Monday, dealers said. Prices ended weaker across the board but mostly off lows. "The economic outlook is bleak, the privatisation plans seem to be crawling along, and we're waiting for an interest rate cut
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        244 28 SHARES closed higher on moderately active trade on Monday. Dealers said demand centred on industrial blue chips, while banks traded mixed. The blue-chip index, which broke 2,000 points, reached a new year-high but some dealers said the market looked overstretched. The SMI Index rose 21.8 points to a final
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        AMSTERDAM
        257 28 SHARES closed weaker on Monday, but otT their lows, in the absence of market moving news and investor interest to do business. "It's been awfully quiet. A miserable day." said dealer Hans de Jonge at Barclays de Zoete Wedd Nederland. Most attention focused on chemicals group DSM which continued
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        STOCKHOLM
        108 28 SHARES closed up on Monday, but off their earlier highs, after a rally spurred by lower credit market yields faded later in the day. "The steam ran out. the Monday blues took over, and overseas bourses didn't look very good," one dealer said. The All-Share Index closed up 0.45
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        BRUSSELS
        154 28 SHARES closed lower for the fourth consecutive day on Monday as a general lack of enthusiasm depressed stock markets in Europe. Traders said that although trading volume was low not even 600 million francs it did not even reflect the market's lethargy on Monday. "1 hope I will not
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        256 28 A ROUND of profit-taking on Monday, inspired by weakness on Wall Street, dragged down stocks from earlier highs, while volumes remained moderate, dealers said. Among losing groups, the Real Estate Index slid 34 points or 1.11 per cent to 3,024. The TSE-300 Index fell 5.5 points or 0.17 per
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      1130 29 REPORTS ASIA TOKYO: The dollar ended a fraction higher against the mark and the yen in Tokyo, where trading was at a virtual standstill throughout yesterday, dealers said. The dollar rose against the mark on short-covering in pre-opening trade on news that
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      396 29 Cross rates Dcc 15 US$ SS MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.6395 2.5585 1.5730 123.80 0.6402 1.4120 1.4535 1.9380 SS 0.6099 1.5605 0.9594 75.5108 0.3905 0.8612 0.8865 1.1821 MS 0.3909 0.64 0.6148 48.3877 0.2502 0.5519 0.5681 0.7575 Dm 0.6357 1.0423 1.6265 78.70 0.4070 0.8976 0.9240
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      600 29 Interbank rates SS Bid Offer j" Overnight 1 1 |/g 1-month I 5/8 I 3/4 2-month I 7/8 2 3-month 2 2 1/8 Overnight mode: 7/8 tSS Hid Offer 7 days 3 3 1/8 1 month 3 11/16 3 13/16 2 months 3 9/16 3 11/16 3 months
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      323 29 Reuter TOKYO A lack of open discussion on foreign exchange markets at the European Community (EC) summit failed to give firm support to the French franc, and market sentiment still favours "safer" European currencies. dealers here said on Monday. "The basic plan in Europe
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      1498 29 SIMEX EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Act/Vol Op/lnt Mar 93 96 09 96 12 96.09 96.11 ***** ***** ***** Jun 93 95 60 95.65 95.59 95.63 4680 6333 ***** Sep 93 95.10 95.14 95.10 95.12 3535 3565 6518 Dec 93 94 47 94.52 94.46 94.49 1500
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      307 30 Reuter SINGAPORE South-cast Asia's coffce prices, which have recently risen in tandem with the London market, may find further gains tough next year as demand remains fiat and consumer stocks abundant, Asian traders said. "Growers, traders and the warehouse people are
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      Lock icon Vietnam and Myanmar set to challenge Thai rice exporters
      324 30 Reuter BANGKOK Thailand will remain the world's dominant rice exporter in the 1990s but two of its neighbours will begin to erode its share of the rice trade, say analysts. Thailand is likely to maintain rice exports at an average four
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      KL tin down on lack of foreign buying interest
      754 30 REPORTS THE PRICE of tin on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market finished two sen lower at MS 14.35 per kg yesterday on light buying interest. Despite the slightly higher close on the London Metal Exchange overnight, the metal was offered at
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    1613 30 Rubber HAS Commodity Exchange (futures dosing as at 1pm) RAS (physical prices) RSS I Contract (S cents/kg) Buyers Sellers Close Volume Open As at 12 noon (S cents/kg) Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest RSS 2 Jan 93 142.25 I43.25N Jan 93 Feb Mar 148.00 0.00 147.75 147.50 0.00
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      1217 31 Crty Flight ETA Flight ETD j City Flight ETA Flight ETO Abu MiaM GA983 1100 GA974 0040 SO 103 0950 MH670 0950 MaWfe wn7 rrrr MH605 1020 SQ106 1045 2230 SQ105 1050 so 108 1145 w Mn RJ182 1440 MH642 1220 MH641 1315 Amsterdam KL837 1515
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      647 31  -  LETTER FROM FLORENCE By John Follain IN ITALY'S most famous museum, there is no room to hang a eoat and visitors are a threat. The only time the UfYizi Gallery managed to eope with the How of tourists was during the Gulf War. There weren't any. The
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    153 31 As at 10am yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency Currencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.I22S 1.1382 Canadian dollar 1.2722 1.2979 NZ dollar 0.8360 0.8660 Sterling pound 2.5499 2.5858 US dollar 1.6350 1.6420 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign current) Austrian schilling 14.65
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    74 31 Duration Title Venue Ot^aniser Tel Jan 20-23 British Education Barbican EMAP Intl 071-*****47 Training Centre. Exhibitions Ltd. Technology London London Jan 19-24 International Cologne. Messe-und <49)221/ 1 Furniture Fair Germany Ausstellungs*****74 ■IH Ges.m.b.h. Koln 1 i Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Jan 25-27 Fishing Exhibition T renton
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    418 32 Reuter HONGKONG Comments from US President-elect Bill Clinton that China could keep its US trade privileges gave Hongkong's battered business confidence a welcome boost yesterday, analysts said. But the issue of China's Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status, only a few months ago one
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    302 32 AFP BEIJING China will make its broadest tariff cuts ever, cut import licensing requirements and increase transparency in its trade regime in an all-out bid to reenter the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt), press reports said yesterday.
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    130 32 AFP HONGKONG China has completed its largest ever military reshuffle with renewed emphasis on allegiance to the ruling Communist Party, a pro-Bei-jing daily reported yesterday. An authoritative source in Beijing was quoted by Hen Wei Po daily as saying that the month-long sweeping reshuffle of the
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    461 32 Bernama JOHOR BARU Tengku Abdul Majid Idris, 22, the son of the Sultan of Johor, claimed trial in the magistrate's court here yesterday to voluntarily causing hurt to Perak goalkeeper Mohamed Jaafar Selvaraja Velio. Tengku Abdul Majid, who stood in the dock, shook
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    140 32 AFP LONDON British Petroleum will axe another 8,000 to 9,000 jobs by 1995, a BP spokesman announced here yesterday. These are in addition to the 11,500 job cuts (10 per cent of the oil group's world work force) expected to take place
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    276 32 AFP. Reuter MOSCOW Russian President Boris Yeltsin yesterday vowed that there would be no backsliding on the economic reforms begun a year ago despite the appointment of a conservative-backed industrialist as the new prime minister. "There will be no pulling back
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    724 32  -  The Bottom Line RAY HEATH RAY HEATH The writer is a London-based journalist who contributed this commentary to BT. CORPORATE fundamentalism is on the march. And like any other form of extremism, it can make a very disturbing export; all right in the country of
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    404 32 AFP JAKARTA President Suharto yesterday declared the weekend's earthquake that killed more than 2.000 people in eastern Indonesia a national disaster and urged all Indonesians to help the victims. Supardjo Rustam. coordinating minister for people's welfare, told reporters after meeting Mr Suharto
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      382 33  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Stateowned China Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) will reorganise and upgrade its services to the Persian Gulf and Indonesia from January. The Chinese national shipping line will deploy eight 1,200-box containerships on a revamped weekly service from China to
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      Lock icon Freight rates highest in 10 months
      345 33 AFP LONDON Strong demand for grain and a shortage of shipping in the build-up to the Christmas holiday period gave a push to the freight shipping market over the past week. The Baltic Freight Index (BF1) gained 22 points from the week before, closing
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      Fastest NY-Colombo liner service
      341 33  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE National carrier Neptune Orient Lines will from next month prov ide a direct link between the US east coast and the Indian subcontinent, using Colombo as the huh port. The connection, which the line claims will be the fastest available, will provide
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      292 33 Knight-Riddcr NEW YORK The timecharter market remained the most active sector in the Atlantic. Most brokers agree that the December market is very strong, and those looking to cover freight will have to "pay up". Fixtures reveal that timecharter levels have jumped as high
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      Lock icon Kvaerner gets order from Phillips
      129 33 Bloomberg OSLO Kvaerner AS said it received an order worth 5 million Norwegian kroner (SSI.2 million) from Phillips Petroleum Co's Ekofisk unit to set up remote monitoring for a production platform in the Norwegian North Sea. In a statement on Monday, the Norwegian shipbuilding and
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      Lock icon Litton unit wins Navy deal to build assault ship
      324 33 Knight-Ridder BEVERLY HILLS, California Litton Industries Inc said the Navy awarded its Ingalls Shipbuilding unit a USSS76O.9 million contract to build an amphibious assault ship, used in beach landings. The Navy had the option to order the ship, the sixth in
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        KL sets up venture fund to boost shipping
        108 34 MALACCA The Transport Ministry has set up the Shipping Fund to encourage entrepreneurs to venture into the shipping industry', its Secretary-General Wan Awang Wan aacob said on Monday. Ihe fund offered an equity financing facility for entrepreneurs to obtain loans from the
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        M'sia to run Cambodian airports
        70 34 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Air Force has agreed to administrate Cambodia's airports at the request of the United Nations, Defence Minister Najib Abdul Razak said yesterday. The air force will take part in the air traffic, training of Cambodians and aircraft refuelling and airport management,
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        BP's Jersey terminal partly closed
        78 34 NEW YORK BP Oil. a unit of British Petroleum Co pic. said its Linden, New Jersey oil products terminal remains partially closed following Friday's tierce rainstorm, but full operations are expected to resume this week. "We should be up to full operations tomorrow or Wednesday.
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        UPS to ship 270m X'mas parcels
        67 34 ATLANTA United Parcel Service said it expects to deliver about 270 million packages during the four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve. The closely-held company said it expects Dec 22 to be the busiest day with an estimated volume of 18.2 million packages. To
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        China sees car imports up
        105 34 BEIJING China expects car imports this year to hit 60.000 vehicles accounting for about one third of domestic market demand as tariff rates are adjusted downward, the official China Daily said. "Actual import duties decreased by 10 per cent." the newspaper said, citing a raft
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        United to cut Boeing order
        72 34 WASHINGTON United Airlines said on Monday it was holding discussions with jet-builder Boeing to reduce its order for new planes. "We remain very concerned with the ongoing economic turmoil in our industry," said United chairman Stephen Wolf. "While United has already implemented significant cost-reduction programmes,
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      Lock icon Test of the frozen chickens
      933 34  -  How did the A 340 fare when faced with a barrage of frozen chickens? Paul Betts takes a look at the jet s US$ 1.5b test programme before it begins commercial service next month Paul Betts FT THE JET legs are getting longer. An Airbus
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11503 42 This is a list ot ships loading at Singapore lor ports around the world. It tabulates. by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates ot arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore, leqenq PN: ship ealls at Pcnang alter
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        767 49 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure iurong Port Vung Tau 92 04 92 P03 atones* 1512 1900 Amurskiy Liman 03 92 )2 alongside 16 12/1000 Yuwaki M ?06A P04 alongside 1612, 1500 Arktis Stat 12 3 alongside 1612 0900 Arktis Blue
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        175 49 Johofe Port Berth: 1: Johan 111. 2: Maritime Alliance. 3: SCC 3: 4: Lu Feng Pagan, 5: Kanlica 1 GeniKi.6: BRG. Kuala Siak. 01 jetty: mi. DCJ: Kydei Maru 2. Due on Dec 15: Kota Makmur Hai Yen 02. Norgas Votory. Ratna Valai Due on Dec 16: BarzaN.
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1098 50 PANAMAX freight rates in the Atlantie gained, while the Pacifie was only steady on a rising influx of tonnage on Tuesday, brokers said. Fixture volumes were slim. The Baltie Freight Index (BI D rose one point to 1,360 with US Gulf/Japan grain a toueh softer at U5524.81 (U5524.83)
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      340 50 AFP STRONG demand for grain and a shortage of shipping in the build-up to the Christmas holiday period gave a push to the freight shipping market over the past week. The Baltic Freight Index (BFI) gained 22 points from the week before, closing at 1,359 points, its highest
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      408 50 COURSES On Request: Practical Pilotage Attachment course, organised by Singapore Port Institute. For course details and application forms, please contact SPI at tel: 321-1825 or fax: 321-1416. 1993 Jan 4 (10 sessions of 2 l h hours): Cargo Handling and Shipping Course, organised by Computer Lord Industrial Training
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      Lock icon EC commission probes BA takeover of Dan-Air
      411 52 Belgium invokes special clause to investigate merger FT. AFP LONDON The European Commission has launched an inquiry into the competitive implications on air services between Belgium and the UK of British Airways' acquisition of Dan-Air, the financially ailing UK-based regional carrier. The unexpected
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      Lock icon Alitalia set to buy stake in Malev
      417 52 FT BUDAPEST Hungarian government officials last week indicated that Alitalia, the Italian state airline, was poised to acquire a minority stake in Malev, the Hungarian carrier, against stiff competition from Lufthansa of Germany. A formal announcement of the sale is expected this week
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      Lock icon First jury award in KAL downing
      242 52 Reuter NEW YORK In the first damage award stemming from the 1983 downing of a Korean Air Lines (KAL) that strayed over Soviet territory, a federal jury has given U*****.000 (SS600.000) to two relatives of a passenger killed in the tragedy. The jury, which
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      417 52 Reuter BONN Volkswagen AG (VW), Europe's largest car maker, on Monday announced short-time working at its main Wolfsburg headquarters next year due to slowing orders. A VW spokesman said workers would be put on 12 days of short-time work during the first quarter of
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      215 52 UPI NEW DELHI Most domestic flights in India were grounded on Monday as many senior pilots of the state-owned Indian Airlines joined other pilots in a work stoppage, airport officials said. Rights of Indian Airlines, the country's main domestic carrier, have been disrupted since
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      Lock icon Fedex 2nd quarter income up 42pc, signalling turnaround
      342 52 Bloomberg MEMPHIS Federal Express Corp reported that its second-quarter net income soared 42 per cent, sending analysts a strong signal that the turnaround at the Mem-phis-based air freight carrier is on track. Earnings rose to U5537.9 million (5562.1 million) from U5526.5 million
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      Lock icon 37 killed in plane crash in Zaire
      190 52 Reuter ABIDJAN A Fokker F-27 passenger plane has crashed in mountainous eastern Zaire and Zairean radio said all 37 people aboard were killed. The Zairean authorities found the wreckage of the plane, flown by the private airline Scibe-Zaire. on Monday 10km from the
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      777 38 DJAKARTA LLOYD INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE EXPRESS S£SH-CONTAINER6HIP S€RVtCE I«t I wy~ swm I »d«m tttTT mis I bwmw gmwr ma imam 33wb itn/12 I u/i J 211 21,1 1/2 L TO rni<r oobk VSI/HOT PHL SPWt STD MIIB BUW MB i MjjO AUSIKAIIA ***** IV 12 21/12 1/1
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      1905 38 HANJIN SHIPPING (M VSI I SIN |UK HAUL SEA VCR IDR VSI JN ||N HAU SAV HM NYC HANJIN KUNSAN 0821 21 12 H 10NGHAE 097E 14/1 IS/1 HANMN KUNSAN 082f 21 12 M ASIA 007 C 2t 1 29 1 31/1 FISHGUARD BAV 301N 128 12 H NEWYQRK 046E
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      269 38 a EVERGREEN 1 f u n Container Service Round-The-World East Bound (FE/CARIB/USEC/EURO/FE) Round-The-World West Bound (FE/EURO/USEC/CARIB/FE) US WEST COAST/PNW SERVICE OUTBOUND INIII >11NI) FAR EAST/RED SEA/MEDITERRANEAN OUTBOUND MED/RED SEA/F.E. INBOUND FAR EAST/ SRI LANKA/ INDIA/ PAKISTAN/ FAR EAST OUTBOUND INBOUND I RTW SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD M SIA Agents: GREEN
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      1872 39 I— YEAR-END LOADER I II SSSi AfOiw II SCX: 'NEPTUNE CRYSTAL 10E' ETA SGP 31/12/92 I ARRIVING LOS ANGELES 17/01/93 IN 17 DAYS p NORTH WEST EXPRESS fNWX) I SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS (SCX) I TO PftfW USA INLAND POINTS I TO CALtFORMA .US GULF- MLAMO POtMTS. ATLANTIC VIA MLB U
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      1221 39 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKINGS: BALT ORIENT LINE: *****64 FESCO: *****06 BLASCO ODESSA: *****51/*****31 ENQUIRIES: *****33 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 JAKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 MARINE INSURANCE SERVICE: *****87/ *****87 (REGULAR INDEPENDENT SERVICE) FULL CONTAINERSHIP SERVICES lEASTBOWP-OSCHMONG WSTBOUTC-LOADING TRAXSHTPED VIA ROTTERDAM
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      1801 40 K» "W AS AGENTS: KAWASAKI SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (O *0 **********0 M) I mm TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****07/8/9 i BJ MALAYSIA: "K" LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD m J 1 FV TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 ■MM LTD P.X. SAKAHA LAUT
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      1272 40 PHiu-omtNT lincs pk ltd W 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex RS ***** Fax: *****76/*****38 BV A/R, LAND OR SEA.... WE TAKE ON THE WORLD FOR YOU MEMBER OF SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION FCL/LCL StRVtCE l~n 18 DEC SYDNEY, MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 27 DEC AUCKLAND.
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      863 41 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore 0106. 1-1 CR NO: **********0E VESSEL VOY SIN BKK SIN VESSEL VOY SIN JKT SIN SINO MARINE 01N 1»/12 22/12 26/12 5nVi T i2s» H i^ WK S/1I SRISAMUT (THAI FLAG) SRS4BN 20/12 23/12 27/12 BUNGA TERATAI 113
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      1645 41 EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO UK-NORTH CONTINENT-SCANDINAVIA WEEKLY p P GUDANG PENANG PKELANGI OCEAN VSL/VQY SIN SOUHI RTM (21 HAM (3) GOT ;4) E 18/12 16/12 19/12 BENAVON 2502 22/12 8/J 10£J 11/1 13/1 25/12 25/12 26/12 JUTLANDIA 2512 29/12 15/1 17/1 18/1 20/1 D "1 i/1 271 SELANDIA 2522 571
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      294 41 BSA° TRANSPORTATION H MYANMA mmk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore P.KIj Pen PGd| PATHE* VI2OW In Port HPA AN VIB4W In Port PAGAN VI9IW 4/6 lan NIGERIAN NATIONAL M SHIPPING LINE BP NIGERIA EXPRESS SERVICE RIVER MAJE RIVER NGADA V.50 V.50 SPORE Sid 9
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      3080 44 Full Container Liner Services Malaysia's Agents: Indonesia's Ajents: General Agents: Booking Agents: Guan Guan Shipping Sdn Bhd Chung Chiao Shipping Sdn Bhd PT. Global Putrs Indonesia Maritime Costar Shipping Rte Ltd Skipping Freight Booking Centre Sdn BM 58 Persiaran Ra/a Muda Musa Lot 3.34. 3rd Floor. lR H Juan<ia nl
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      319 44 SAMUOERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET ■■■■m #09-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE Singapore 0106 T«tex: R*****0 Tel: *****81-3 Fax: 225 4939. *****38 FOR BOOKINGS CALL DIRECT LINE TEL: *****41/*****43 SM/JAK SERVICE VESSEL VOY SIN JAK KURNIA SAMUDERA 957 IN PT 19/12 (SAT). OERAJAT 1012 IN PT 19/12 (SAT) PELOPOR 1059
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      640 45 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) LIMASSOL/PIREAUS 20/12 ROTTERDAM 20/12 HMEA/ASHDOD/ALEXANDRIA 20/12 [HAMBURG/BREMEN 20/12 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 20/12 EELIXSTOWE/uiT 20/12 BARCELONA/SPAIN 20/12 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP 20/12 GENOA/ITALY 20/12 GOTHENBURG/SCANDINAVIA 20/12 LOS ANGELES/WC IPI 20/12 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 18/12 NEW YORK/EC 20/12 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 20/12 VANCOUVER 20/12
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      755 45 |T^^^ICHFIE^MARINEAGtIIciES(?^7Tr^^ VjV TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) =L FAX: *****15/*****03 PH TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) PtS ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES (National Lines ot Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL VESSEL IVOV ETA I LOADING FOB SPORE ABBAV AON J 34 WB In Pt OAHESSAL AAM MOMBASA DJIBOUTI ASSAB MASSAWA NETSANET ,>7WB
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      921 45 JAKARTA BANGKOK VESSEL VOY SW «T 1 VKSa I WW IMMfOK BROWOK WANA BHUM 171S IN PI 19/12 MAHA BHUM 137N Wed IN PT Sal 20/12 Kill BHUM 09S 10/12 22/12 lARU BHUM SSN Fri 10/12 Mon 21/12 BENIA BUM 57S 19/12 23/12 NANIA BHUM 1?0N Sat 19/12 Wed 23/12
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      1674 46 HHMlmac-nels groupage I -IVy JPENANG: (04) *****6 SIBU: (084) *****9 KUCHING: (082) *****3 v P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****32 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 HKG/TWN/BKK GOTH/U.K/MED PORTS PEN PKL SIN PEN PK SIN 16/12 17/12 18/12 Hong Kong Ldn/Fli/Rdm/Ant/LHV 17/12 18/12 19/12 20/12 21/12 22/12 Hong Kong Gburg/C'hagen/Sholm/Oslo 20/12 21/12 22/12
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      258 46 BLUE STAR LINE SINGAPORE TO AND FROM NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC ISLANDS SIN ML LVT SM MUST STAR 84S 25/12 6/1 1/1 25/1 PROSPECT 22S 6/1 18/1 20/1 6/2 HI STAR 5S 19/1 31/1 2/2 19/2 FULLY CONTAINERISED SAILINGS DISCHARGING AT AUCKLAND, LYTTELTON. ACCEPTING FCL LCL FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. NAPIER,
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      1082 46 THONG SOON UNES PTE. LTD. Mi 11 ROBINSON ROAD #15-00, #16-00 SIA BUILDING SINGAPORE 0106 TEL: *****88 FAX NO: *****11, *****22 TLX: RS ***** CARRIER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO CONVENTIONAL/CONTAINEh C6NTAIMER SERVICES SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA VESSEL |¥0Y I S PORE [PEST VESSEL VOY SPORE P.
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      803 47 COMPANIA PERUANA DE VAPORES "PERUVIAN STATE LINE" ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/FCL/SOC CARGOES TO/FROM CALL AO. MATARANI. ILO* OTHER PERUVIAN PORTS* WITH T/S AT KOBE ON CPV THROUGH BILL OF LADING. WpV'EVERETT ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY OF BENGAL JAPAN SERVICE ACCEPTING BREAKBULK/SOC CARGOES TO FROM KOBE. YOKOHAMA, NAGOYA. MOJI, TOKYO", MANILA", DAVAO*. Penanf P.
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      722 47 |CZ3 AM pwl CwtalMf tonrlct LImJ N.AMERICA/CARRIBEAN SERVICES kssel Ivor |mi I Iwt'l la» »st sa» mc hh >tt HA*A 75E II 12 M SAVAMUH J* It 1 24 1 21 1 11 1 2 2 INS'OMT I?* 21 12 m lAPAN H 26 1 47 I 2 10 2
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      679 47 REGULAR LINER SERVICE FIXED DAY SCHEDULE NAJD LINER SERVICE PORT KLANG/ JAKARTA/ SINGAPORE/ PORT KLANG VOY ETD PKG ETA MT CIA Slti MVLEONA 92/1 1/1? 5/12 «/12 M V I EON A 92/2 9/12 13/12 16/12 M V UONA 92/3 17/12 21/12 24/12 M/Y LEON* 92/4 25/12 29/12 1/1 M/W
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      464 47 II |Lwailll»llK8B I FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE SIN TO DURBAN ALSO CALLING PT. ELIZABETH/JOHANNESBURG TWICE WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE SIN/MADRAS/SIN ALSO ACCEPTING CONTAINERS TO TUTICORIN/ BANGALORE/COCHIN AND NEW DELHI WEEKLY CONTAINER SERVICE SIN/CALCUTTA/SIN WITH TRANSHIPMENT TO: ASEAN/AUSTRALIA/FAR EAST/MEDITERRANEAN/EUROPE WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE SIN TO CHINA WEEKLY CONVENTIONAL SERVICE MADRAS/COLOMBO/ J BOMBAY/KARACHI WEEKLY
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      500 47 SIN FAR EAST 22/12 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 19/12 BANGKOK 18 12 MANILA, CEBU 19/12 JAKARTA BELAWAN SURABAYA 21/12 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E MALAYSIA 21/12 BUSAN 20/12 TOKYO/YOKO, KOBE/NGO/OSA 21/12 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 21/12 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN F UZHOU XIAMEN SHANTOU DALIAN SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SIN EUROPE/UK 19/12 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 19/12 RDM/HAM ANT/LE
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      486 48 HONS KON6/CHINA 21/12 JAKARTA 20/12 BANGKOK 19/12 MANILA 20/12 BUSAN 21/12 KEELUNG 22/12 TOKYO/KOBE 19/12 KAOSHIUNG 19/12 PORT KELAN6/PENANG 21/12 YOKOHAMA 19/12 COLOMBO 22/12 FELIXSTOWE/HAMBURG 19/12 CHITTAGONG/MADRAS 22/12 ROTTERDAM/LE HARVE 19/12 BOMBAY/KARACHI 21/12 ANTWERP 19/12 CALCUTTA 22/12 LAX/NYC 20/12 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 18/12 CMT LINER EXPRESS AGENCIES PTE LTD KHSlllll HOT-LINE *****88
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      451 48 Bonterml CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. AUCKLAND 26TH DECEMBER ACCEPTING TO ALL PORTS IN NEW ZEALAND BANGKOK 20 DEC JAKARTA 20 DEC PENANG 24 DEC PORT KELAWG 24 DEC j, MELBOURNE 18 DEC SYDNEY 18 DEC FREMANTLE 20 DEC BRISBANE 18 DEC HAMBURG 19 DEC FELIXSTOWE 19 DEC GOTHENBURG 19
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      347 48 This Week's Sailings I To: KID Toi ETD Singapore Singapore EVERY EVERY Bangkok WED SL'N Hamburg SAT i every every J ■Manila KRI Ho C hi Minh KRI EVERY EVERY Colombo MON I>os Angeles SL'N Id: Fax: v.>n i tun Singapore 778 6522 *****38 c, Jni)hl 0§ |i Johore 07-*****8
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      401 48 Vq-1 CHINESE-POLISH WA JOINT STOCK SHIPPING CO CONTAIHER/BREAKBULK SIN HUATUO V 47 1/1 CASABLANCA CARNIVAL VO7 28/1 ROTTERDAM HAMBURG GDYNM B PRUS V 26 16/12 HUANGPU POKOJ V 29 10/1 DALIAN XWGANG/ SHANGHAI BALTIC FAR EAST SHIPPING PTE LTD 2 MISTRI ROAD #10 00. HMC BUIOWG. S PORE 0207 TEL:
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      1521 49 I im** "NEDLLOYD ROUEN" VOY 2137S CALLS BRISBANE ETA SPORE 6th JAN. ETA BRISBANE 19th JAN 1993 NedllQydUnes FEEDER VESSEL PKG PEN OCEAN VESSEL SIN LEH RTM(I) HAM (2) KtV FLX SOU GOT VESSEL *t PKj "Pen Sr S ba»a Auckland NPl»mouth(A) Tmaru L)tteiton(B) Duredm B) Napier We«nc»on<C) Taurania B
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      304 50 NORTH PHILIPPINES FULL CONTAINER SERV CE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE MANILA VIGOUR LUZON 7NB 18/12/92 25/12/92 uSiiv VIGOUR LUZON 7ANB 21/12/92 25/12/92 VIGOUR SINGAPORE 43N8 25/12/92 1/1/93 DISCHARGE ONLY VIGOUR SINGAPORE 43ANB 28/12/92 1/1/93 1 PORT KLANG/PENANG FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE PORT KLANG PENANG FILAOS 9230N8 13/12/92 14/12/92 FILAOS
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      290 50 COSCO UKC COWVEWnOWAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P G. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 28/12 Rotterdam/Antwerp CHINA CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P.G. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 15/12 20/12 Huangpu/Guangzhcxj COSCO FULL CONTAINER SERVICES (FCL/FCL) EXPORT TO: CHINA/BANGKOK/HONGKONG EUROPE/CONTINENTAL WEST MEDITERRANEAN AUSTRALIA US WEST COAST PERSIAN GULF/KARACM Please reler above mentioned
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      103 50 KCTm CONTAINER LINE f\ AUSTRALIA WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION BRISBANE SYDNEY ADELAIDE MELBOURNE FREMANTLE BRISBANE REMANTLEP s J i 4 v-./ (vnuEv Tel: 538 0155 MELBOI RNE OWENS CONTAINER LINE (S) PTE LTD 133 New Bridge Rood #09-06 Chinatown Point S'pore 0105 I'M IF YOU FIND THESE DRAWINGS ATTRACTIVE _p f:| WAIT
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      1123 51 I HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE VESStIS PN»+ PKE+ PCD+ I SIN RTM ANT* LEH* HAM BWtt FEL H INNOVATOR 301W 17/12 18/12 19/12 20/12 8/1 8/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 12/1 Si MARINER 302W 24/12 25/12 26/12 27/12 15/1 15/1 16/1 16/1 16/1 19/1 H EXPLORER
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      463 51 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS HSSU WY K ARC 111 l TMJWC HMRC it SID SID RRKMT VECA 96 ao Kit SID BUB ftlU If II 12 COSMC CRAUERCU 22 20 12 23 12 SOMBAI II 2112 2112 TMJNC PflM 11 2V 12 21
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      833 51 EXPORTTO: JEDDAH/UK/CONTINENT ISTOW Id S lON HWJRG ROAM UH Abo Acccpto* Carp For lUDWKSHAFIN UPRESS 05/350 19/12 29/12 t/1 9/1 11/1 13/1 Southanvtor to al UK dnhnaton BtMast aid DuMn MONK ROSA 22/151 24/12 9/1 12/1 10/1 Rotterdam to al Antwerp Aimterdam. Otlo. Htluriu DRESDEN FKPRtSS 01,351 26 12 5/1
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      143 51 BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 39 NEIL ROAD SINGAPORE 0208 TEL: *****88 TLX: R*****5 SIMMER FAX: *****64 ACCEPTS PORTS Of CARGO STORE OESTWATIOH MERCURY JAW V23E 19-21 DEC 21-22 DEC Muara. Labuan BWTANG BEL AIT V27E 21-22 DEC 22-22 DEC BtrtiAi. Mri. KBeUit HNTANG StRIA V2SE 24-25 DEC 26-26 DEC
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      60 52 Every Saturday in Business Tjmes 1 —i The Executive Housekeeper -this hotel I O vyuv I wants is me. Bub I'll never neglect I 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
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      68 52 .-S5-1 Every Saturday in Business Times r iXMUI M.V. "OCEAN RIDES" VOY. 37 Arrived 10th December 1992 Consignee* of all damaged cargoes ex the captioned vessels is hereby notified that a general survey will be held on the 17th December 1992 0900 -1200 hours at PTIO. No further survey will
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