The Business Times, 17 December 1992

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    17 1 Business Times THE BUSINESS PAPER EOR S-E ASIA MITA (P) 552/12/92 Thursday, December 17, 1992 75 c
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  • NEWS SUMMARY
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      US housing starts for November at eight-month high
      63 1 WASHINGTON US housing starts rose 1.5 per cent in November, the highest level in eight months, the US Commerce Department said yesterday, adding to evidence that the economy continues to show some much-needed vigour. The seasonally-adjusted annual rate of new home building
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      KL to push plan to strip rulersv immunity
      86 1 KL to push plan to strip rulers v immunity JOHOR BARU Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said he would proeeed with a plan to strip hereditary rulers of their immunity from prosecution in a test case in spite of legal obstacles. "Some say we need the consent of the
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      Bitter squabble
      27 1 THE struggle for control of Indonesia's second biggest private company has degenerated into a bitter squabble which is affecting investor confidence in Indonesia Page 2
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      Shop rentals down
      44 1 SHOP rentals in Singapore fell by 6.5 per cent in the third quarter, the fourth consecutive quarterly drop. The decline pushed the Urt>an Redevelopment Board's shop rental index to 111.1 in the third quarter from 128.1 a year ago Page 3
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      Little impact
      43 1 THE slumping oil prices makes little impact on sluggish northern Asian economics and their booming oil-rich neighbours to the south. The impact so far is too small to revise growth forecasts yet, mainly because it is unclear, say economists Page 10
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      Question of size
      53 1 THE SIZE of China's economy is grossly underestimated by official statistics, according to a report released yesterday. The report, published by the East Asia Analytical Unit of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, raises questions about how the world should view the country of 1.1 billion
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      PIL investments
      32 1 PACIFIC International Lines (PIL) could invest up to USS2O million (5532.8 million) in four distripark projects in China as part of its diversification into shipping-related businesses Shipping Times Page 1
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  • MARKET SUMMARY
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      Dow higher
      40 1 WALL STREET opened higher yesterday, boosted by news of a 1.5 per cent increase in US housing starts in November. The Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrial stocks was up 5.93 points at 3,290.29 in early trading.
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      Footsie lower
      41 1 SHARE PRICES were weak in early trading in London yesterday and sentiment was undermined by losses on Wall Street and in Tokyo. The FTSE 100 Index was down by 4.6 points or by 0.2 per cent at 2,713.3 points.
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      Active part planned
      41 1 JARDINE Mathcson Holdings Ltd plans to play an active role in Singapore's Cycle Carriage Ltd, using its newly acquired stake in the company to gain a scat on CCL's board, said Jardinc finance director Chris Cowan Page 4
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      Avimo's earnings up
      25 1 GROUP net profit at Avimo Singapore rose 17 per cent to $6.4 million for the year ended Sep 30, 1992 Page 4
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      GP Batteries' profit up
      32 1 GP Batteries International's interim net earnings rose 9 per cent to 58.16 million from a yucar earlier. Interim turnover jumped 15.1 per cent to 593.61 million Page 4
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      Loan deal
      28 1 DBS Bank and its subsidiary, NDC Merchant Bank, have won a mandate to arrange a USSIOO million (SSI64 million) loan for Malaysian Airline System Page 8
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      STOCK INDICES
      29 1 Wednesday Change BT-MGA 684.28 +3.28 Kuala Lumpur ...632.89 +4.01 Tokyo 17.268.71 -212.03 Hongkong 5.415.96 +100.15 Sydney 1.497.0 -12.6 Tuesda) Change New York 3.284.36 -7.84 London 2.717.9 -3.9
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      CURRENCIES
      22 1 Exchange rates USS SS SSI.6390 100 Yen SS 1.3223 MS SS 0.6347 Money market rates Overnight I unch 3-month 2 unch
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      COMMODITIES
      36 1 London Gold AM fix US$334.90 +USS0.20 Rubber S'pore Jan 147.50*/kg -0.25 M'siaJan 227.50«/kg +0.50 KL Tin Turnover 46tonncs +5 Spot MS 14.30 /kg -0.05 Crude palm oil Turnover 624 lots -878 Jan MS932 /tonne +4
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    Lorrain Osman extradited to HK, charged on 39 counts
    428 1  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG FORMER Malaysian banker Lorrain Osman. the man at the centre of the 1982 collapse of Hongkong's Carrian group, was last night charged with 39 offences involving fraud and bribery shortly after landing in Hongkong after losing
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    Lock icon Ringgit continues to slide against S$, greenback
    658 1  -  Weakness raises hopes of lower interest rates By SN Vasuki SINGAPORE Kuala Lumpur's foreign exchange markets went through another volatile day yesterday as the Malaysian ringgit continued to lose ground against the greenback and the Singapore dollar. The dramatic fall of the ringgit
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    COE price falls sharply to $7,000 for small-car buyers
    446 1  -  By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE Christmas comes early this year for buyers of small cars under 1,000 cc they need pay only $7,000 for January Certificates of Entitlement (COEs). This is more than $12,000 below the $19,000-plus levels of the past two
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    Electronics industry to see 6pc growth this year: EDB
    463 1  -  But consumer electronics sector expected to contract By Claire Leow SINGAPORE The output of the clcctronics industry this year is cxpectcd to rise 6 per ccnt to rcach $31 billion, bolstered by a strong showing in the disk drive and semiconductor
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    Lock icon China warns of force against Taiwan
    122 1 UPI, AFP BEIJING Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin has issued a strong warning that China will use force against Taiwan if the island declares independence or if foreign nations "plot to split China", official media said yesterday. "We firmly oppose any form of two
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  • PAGE 2 NEWS
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      No guarantee of continuity of govt if PAP loses, says PM
      613 2  -  Marine Parade GRC by-election By Anna Teo SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday there was no certainty that there would be a continuity of his government, or the philosophy and policies he stood for. if the People's
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      WP, NSP rap SDP over call for 2-party system
      368 2  -  By Shoeb Kagda SINGAPORE The Workers' Party and the National Solidarity Party yesterday hit out at the Singapore Democratic Party for advocating a two-party political system for Singapore. In separate statements, the two parties also denied rumours circulating in Marine Parade
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      Marine Parade upgrading to start after Lunar New Year
      256 2  -  By Colin Tan SINGAPORE Work on nine blocks under the Marine Parade demonstration precinct of the HDB upgrading programme will begin in February next year just after the Lunar New Year. This was announced yesterday by the Housing and Development Board
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      Varta and Toshiba in tie-up to make batteries in Singapore
      287 2 SINGAPORE German battery maker Varta Batterie AG and Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Coip yesterday signed a $5 million deal to form a 50-50 joint venture here. The new company, known as Varta Toshiba Singapore (VTS) Pte Ltd. is one of
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      Lock icon Astra head against deal with timber tycoon
      478 2 The tussle for Astra Reuter JAKARTA The struggle for control of Indonesia's second biggest private company has degenerated into a bitter squabble in which the chairman of Astra International is opposing attempts to sell it to a timber tycoon. "This is doing no
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      HK must drop reforms to heal China ties: Lee
      432 3  -  London lacks clout to pressure Beijing From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG HONGKONG would have to disassociate itself from Governor Chris Patten's reform proposals if it wants to improve relations with China, says Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In an interview with
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      Supporting industry for PCs expected to thrive: EDB
      308 3  -  EDB sectoral briefing By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE The supporting industry for personal computers will thrive as it continues to develop new skills to keep up with trends, said the Economic Development Board (EDB) yesterday. At an annual briefing on the electronics sector,
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      Shop rentals fall for fourth straight quarter
      487 3  -  By Colin Tan SINGAPORE Shop rentals in Singapore fell by 6.5 per cent in the third quarter, the fourth consecutive quarterly drop. The drop brought the Urban Redevelopment Board's shop rental index to 111.1 in the third quarter from 128.1 a year ago.
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      Lock icon Dr Mahathir visits BG Lee to enquire after his health
      106 3 Mita picture SINGAPORE Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his wife visited Deputy Prime Minister lax Ilsien lx»ong and Mrs Ix?e at his office in Treasury Building yesterday. A brief statement from BG press secretar> said Dr Mahathir had come
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      Steamers Telecoms eyes more networks in Indochina, S Asia
      371 3  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Steamers Telecommunications Pte Ltd is poised to operate more tc-lecoms-bascd networks in Indochina and the Indian subcontinent even before its current projects in Vietnam and Sri Lanka take off. The fast-growing tclccoms arm of listed Steamers Maritime
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  • COMPANY NEWS
    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        GB Holdings gets nod for bonus issue
        50 4 SINGAPORE GB Holdings Ltd has received in-principle approval from the Stock Exchange of Singapore to make a bonus issue of 6.8 million new ordinary shares. The bonus shares will be issued on the basis of one new share for every 10 existing shares.
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        Powermatic listed on Sesdaq
        28 4 SINGAPORE Powermatic Data Systems Ltd has been listed on Singapore's second board. Sesdaq. Trading in the company's 110 million shares will begin on Monday.
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        NatSteel unit wound up
        62 4 SINGAPORE Eastern Vetonit Industries Pte Ltd (EV), a member of the Nat Steel Group of companies, has been wound up. The company, which has a paid-up capital of $350,000, was set up to manufacture and trade in wall and ceiling plastering materials. Nat Steel's wholly-owned subsidiary,
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        Chemical Industries' new project
        99 4 KUALA LUMPUR Chemical Industries (Malaya) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Hexza Corporation Bhd, is embarking on a second expansion project by investing MS 1.2 million (*****,000) on additional equipment to produce absolute ethyl alcohol. The company yesterday signed an agreement with Deutsche Carbone of Germany for
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      Lock icon IOI to invest M$200m in Sabah oil palm project
      145 4 Bernama PETALING JAYA Industrial Oxygen Incorporated (IOI) will invest a total of MS2OO million (S$ 127 million) to plant oil palms over 28,800 ha of land in Sabah over the next three years, vice-chairman Lee Shin Cheng said yesterday. He said
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      Jardine aims to seek board seat in CCL
      484 4  -  HK group wants a say in local firm because of common businesses Reports by Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE Hongkong's most powerful hong. Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, will play an active role in Singapore's Cycle Carriage Ltd. using its newly acquired stake in the
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      Avimo posts 17pc jump in profit despite expiry of pioneer status
      374 4  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Listed Avimo Singapore Ltd yesterday reported a 17-per-cent jump in group net profit to $6.4 million for the year ended Sep 30, 1992, despite the expiry of its pioneer status in Singapore. Avimo said
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      No more purchases from KIO, says Jardine Matheson
      287 4 SINGAPORE Jardine Matheson Holding Ltd's purchase of 33.7 million Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) shares at 56.30 apiece through a subsidiary was a one-off transaction and it will not be buying any more of the Kuwait Investment Office's assets. The KIO has also
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      GP Batteries posts 9pc rise in net earnings
      245 4  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE GP Batteries International yesterday said interim net earnings rose 9 per cent to $8.16 million and interim turnover jumped 15.1 per cent to $93.61 million from a year earlier, despite a slowdown in many of the company's markets.
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      SSL gets nod on Jurong Shipyard offer
      292 4  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Sembawang Shipyard Ltd's financial advisers have termed the $111.4 million offer for a majority stake in Jurong Shipyard Ltd as "fair and reasonable". In a proxy form, issued yesterday, OCBC Bank advised the independent directors of Sembawang Shipyard that
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      Food stocks won't leave investors hungry
      825 4  -  THE HOCK LOCK SIEW COLUMN Bv Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Investors who picked up food stocks earlier this year, taking to heart the adage that the shares are recession-proof, would have seen their holdings rise substantially in value by now. Over the last 12 months,
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      Lock icon China listings seen likely in HK by April, despite row
      493 6 Reuter HONGKONG Hongkong's recent stock market plunge will be no stumbling block to nine Chinese enterprises vying to become the first mainland companies to list in the colony, Stock Exchange chairman Charles Lee said yesterday. "The current Sino-British row has
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      New listings seen fuelling Philippine market rally
      350 6  -  From Al Labita in MANILA NEW listings, government's policy reforms and oil drillings are expected to fuel a stock market rally in Manila next year, analysts said. "The prevailing business optimism is largely anchored on the bright prospects of 1993," said Pryce Securities
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      Lock icon Taiwan to resume privatisation programme
      254 6 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan will resume its ambitious programme to privatise state companies by selling a 60 per cent stake in BES Engineering Corp, one of the island's biggest construction firms, officials said yesterday. BES chairman Regis Chen yesterday announced an offer of 198 million shares
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Daewoo's KL building project
        51 6 SEOUL South Korea's Daewoo Coip has signed a contract to build two 45-storey buildings in Kuala Lumpur as part of Malaysia's largest-ever building project, a Daewoo spokesman said. The buildings will include transportation terminals, offices and a hotel. The project will cost US$2BO million, the spokesman
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        Mitsubishi's new lift
        90 6 TOKYO Mitsubishi Electric Corp has developed an elevator that moves 750 m a minute, the fastest in Japan, company officials said this week. Three of the newly-developed elevators are to be installed in the Landmark Tower Yokohama, which is scheduled to open in Yokohama, near Tokyo, in
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        China's Three Gorges may list
        73 6 HONGKONG Planners of China's Three Gorges hydroelectric development are considering floating shares in the US$7.2 billion (Ssl 1.8 billion) mega-project on the Shenzhen and Shanghai stock exchanges, the South China Morning Post reported. The Three Gorges Development Corp would raise part of the funding for
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        Miramar Hotel profit up
        43 6 HONGKONG Miramar Hotel Investment Co said its net profit rose to HKS26.B million (Sss. 67 million) in the six months to Sep 30, from HK523.6 million in the year-earlier period. The figures are after-tax and payments to minority interests.
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      Lock icon Eight US firms assailed on environmental record
      427 7 Coalition of groups launches drive to clean up corporate America Reuter NEW YORK A consortium of environmental and social action groups has launched a campaign to clean up corporate America, naming eight companies as the dirtiest in their industries. The coalition, led by
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      Lock icon Grupo Torras owes KIO S$2.7b: bourse watchdog
      192 7 Bloomberg MADRID Grupo Torras, the collapsed Spanish holding company which is whollyowned by the Kuwait Investment Office, owes KIO 185.77 billion pesetas (552.72 billion), said a spokesman for the stock market regulator, CNMV (Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores). KIO is Grupo Torras'
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      Lock icon Accor sees profit rise from restructuring
      184 7 Bloomberg PARIS A streamlined hotel structure and a modest pick-up in the US economy should allow Accor SA, Europe's largest hotel group, to boost profit by 15 per cent in 1993 following a predicted drop of 16 per cent for 1992, Accor co-chairman Gerard
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    • COMPANY BRIEFS
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        Tomkins' bid for Ranks Hovis is unconditional
        85 7 LONDON Tomkins pic said its bid for Ranks Hovis McDougall pic is "unconditional in all respects". In a statement, Tomkins said cheques for the common share offer "are expected to be despatched on or before Jan 5, 1993". The second instalment of the
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        German firm liquidation up
        68 7 FRANKFURT The number of west German companies ceasing business becat.se they cannot afford to pay their creditors has increased for the first time in seven years, financial consultants and analysts Creditreform said. Creditreform said corporate insolvencies are likely to climb 12 per cent to 9,500 for
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        Snapple shares snapped up
        91 7 NEW YORK In one of the year's hottest new stock offerings. Wall Street investors helped themselves on Tuesday to an initial public ottering of 4.4 million shares of Snapple Holding Corp. a leader in selling New Age beverages. In the process, Snapple's stock soared, at one
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        Circle K posts 2nd-quarter loss
        61 7 PHOENIX The Cinle K Corp said it turned in a secondquarter loss because of increased interest and debt expenses and reorganisation costs associated with the company's Chapter 11 proceedings. The company posted a loss of US$2.5 million (Ss4.l million), compared with a profit of US$3.7
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        Gerber's profit forecast
        79 7 NEW YORK One quarter it's the apparel business; this quarter it's baby food. 'Gerber (Products Co) is a company that's fast developing a consistent record of reporting disappointing earnings," said Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette Securities analyst William Lea;h. Gerber said on Tuesday that fiscal third-quarter earnings will be
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      293 6 9 I JIM /here in \f \l THE WORLD WOULD YOU FIND A BANK THAT OFFERS INTEREST-EARNING ACCOUNTS WITH CHEQUES IN 9 CURRENCIES? Right here in Singapore, that's where. Ringgit, Hong Kong Dollar or Netherland Guilder. And where in Singapore? At the bank that puts you at the centre of
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      437 7 "Developing and Financing Power Stations in Asia The Way Forward" 28 29 January 1993 Westin Stamford Hotel. Singapore Why Should You Attend? Demand for energy in Asia is growing at a phenominal rate. The region is expected to account for over half the increase in world energy consumption over the
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  • FINANCIAL NEWS
    • SMALL CHANGE
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        FDIC expects to spend US$3b on failed banks
        72 8 WASHINGTON The Federal Deposit Insuranee Corp said it expects to spend about US$3 billion (554.9 billion) next year on failed banks. The FDIC made the projection when it released its 1993 budget for supervision, regulation and deposit insurance. The agency's liquidation expense
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        Thai group gets nod from China
        87 8 BANGKOK Thailand's M Thai group, which has a commercial bank in China, has received the green light from Beijing to operate insurance, life insurance and financing businesses there, it was reported here yesterday. Managing director Chatrachai Virametheekul told the Bangkok Post that permission had
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        French insurers seek help
        86 8 PARIS French insurers are calling on the government for tax breaks to help them through the property crisis, less than a week after banks appealed for state assistance over bad property loans. The request comes from the Federation Francaise des Societes d'Assurance (FFSA), which estimates its
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        Mitsubishi Bank in Surabaya
        45 8 TOKYO Mitsubishi Bank Ltd said its Indonesian subsidiary, Mitsubishi Buana Bank PT, will open a branch in Surabaya, Indonesia's second biggest city, tomorrow. Mitsubishi Bank holds an 85 per cent stake in the Indonesian unit, and Buana Bank PT the remainder.
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        Tokyo regional banks' profit dip
        93 8 TOKYO Japan's 64 regional banks posted an average 16.75 per cent year-on-year drop in net profit for the six months to Sep 30 to an aggregate 169.2 billion yen (552.2 billion), the Regional Banks Association of Japan said yesterday. The banks also recorded an average
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        Ex-MD of Kidder files claim
        87 8 NEW YORK Elizabeth Sobol, a managing director at Kidder, Peabody Co until she resigned 16 months ago, filed claims last week to collect US$5 million (SsB.2 million) from her former employer because, she says, it discriminated against her on the basis of age and sex,
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      DBS, NDC to arrange US$100m loan for MAS
      354 8  -  Funds to come from banks based in Labuan By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE DBS Bank and its subsidiary NDC Merchant Bank have won a mandate to arrange a US$lOO million (Ssl64 million) corporate loan for Malaysian Airline System (MAS). Bank Bumiputra Malaysia
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      Swift announces record US$47m rebate
      201 8 SINGAPORE Swift, the Brussels-based Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, has announced a record rebate of US$47 million (Ss77 million) for its members this year. It also said it cut message charges. Swift is a non-profit cooperative providing interbank telecommunication facilities to its members. It
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      Lock icon HSBC shares hit by press reports
      210 8 Reuter HONGKONG Newspaper reports that analysts fear HSBC Holdings may need to make new debt provisions against a feared HK$2 billion (***** million) exposure to British liquid and solid fuels company Anglo United shaved 50 HK cents off the HSBC share price, brokers said
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      BA Life to offer single-premium product
      329 8  -  By Paul Leo SINGAPORE British American Life Assurance Company Pte Ltd announced yesterday that it will introduce a single-premium product in January 1993. The announcement came after Prudential Assurance Company and Keppel Insurance withdrew their single-premi-um insurance products. British American is a member of
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      Lock icon NZ central bank governor re-appointed
      542 8 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zetland's central Reserve Baik governor Don Brash yeserday signed up for five more years of inflation fighting despite advice from friends to quit while he was ahtad. The appointment carae amid one of the few challenges to his fight against inflation. *1
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon Weak oil prices have little impact on Asian countries
      501 10 Reuter SINGAPORE Slumping oil prices are having little impact on either sluggish northern Asian economies or their booming oil-rich neighbours to the south, economists said. Pressured by high Opec production and fears of another mild northern winter, world oil prices have
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      Lock icon US firms hoping to make up for lost time in Vietnam
      299 10 Reuter HANOI American companies, given a green light by Washington to set up officcs in Vietnam, will now try to catch up with competing foreign firms who arrived years ago to explore one of Asia's last business frontiers. American
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      Lock icon Quake rescuers in Indonesia widen search for victims
      261 10 Reuter MAUMERE, Indonesia Rescucrs who eneountered horrific scenes of death and destruction on one east Indonesian island were searching other tiny islands yesterday as the confirmed death toll from last Saturday's earthquake reached 2.200. Other teams were feeding the survivors while aid
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      Lock icon Indon private power station project stalled
      312 10 FT JAKARTA Negotiations have stalled between the Indonesian government and Mission Energy of the US o\er a USS2 billion (553.3 billion) power project, jeopardising government plans to attract private sector investment into the national grid, industry officials say. In May. the government asked Mission
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        KL sets terms for Hanoi
        68 10 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has told Vietnam that individual ownership of land is necessary if Kuala Lumpur is to help in developing property. The Star yesterday quoted Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghafar Baba as saying that Malaysia could not open up palm oil or rubber plantations
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        Strike reported in Viet paper
        73 10 HANOI Shoemakers in revolt at a Taiwan-backed factory in Ho Chi Minh City have marked the first time Vietnam's media has reported a strike at a foreign-backed joint venture. Seventeen workers at a Luitech-Lesgo plant downed tools for a week on Dec 7 after clashes
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        Philippine trade deficit widens
        71 10 MANILA The Philippine trade deficit widened to U553.92 billion (556.4 billion) in the first 10 months of the year, up 46 per cent over the same period last year, the National Statistics Office said yesterday. The deficit increased as imports grew at a faster rate of
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        Aquino kin denies bribe charge
        103 10 MANILA A brother-in-law of former president Corazon Aquino yesterday denied receiving money from Japanese businessmen in exchange for approval of the sale of govern-ment-owned land in Tokyo. On Tuesday, lawyer Lupino Lazaro told the congressional Commission on Appointments that his Japanese clients gave 50 million
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      902 10 GPll I GP BATTERIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNAUDITED INTERIM RESULTS DIVIDEND I FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 1992 I The Board of Directors of GP Batteries International Limited is pleased to announce the unaudited interim results of the Group
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      Lock icon China's economy grossly underestimated: report
      396 11 Reuter BEIJINC. The size of C hina's economy is grossly underestimated by official statistics, according to a report released yesterday, raising questions about how the world should view the country of 1.1 billion people. "The official data seriously underestimate China's GDP (gross domestic product) by
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      Lock icon Yeltsin's China trip partly response to Russian hard-liners
      219 11 (AP) MOSCOW The last time a Kremlin leader went to China, he arrived in the midst of student protests on Tiananmen Square. As Boris Yeltsin left for Beijing yesterday. he also left the political furore at home. The trip is partly an
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      Lock icon Wary executives impressed by Clinton
      388 11 US economic conference NYT LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas The way many executives here see it, US Presidentelect Bill Clinton was inviting them on a blind date. The business leaders at Mr Clinton's economic conference did not fall head over heels in love, but many came away
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      Lock icon President-elect holds tutorial for Americans
      307 11 NYT LITTLE ROCK. Arkansas Watching US President-elect Bill Clinton moderate the first nationally televised economics talk show. Larry King sounded both envious and a little proprietary. "Bill Clinton is a natural." Mr King said. "He's just got to learn to move through the call-ins faster.
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        EC brings forward date to end use of CFCs
        66 11 BRUSSELS EC environment ministers agreed to bring forward the dates bv which the Community ends the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other chemicals which deplete the ozone layer. They were also moving closer to agreeing on common rules for endorsing company
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        Jeep thrill
        48 11 BEIJING US Commerce Secretary Barbara Franklin, aided by Russel Mabrey. executive director of Beijing Jeep Co. sitting in an old-style army jeep at the Sino-US joint venture's factory here yesterday. Ms Franklin's visit is seen as a return to high-level exchanges between China and the US.
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        China's unemployment worry
        67 11 BEIJING China has kept urban unemployment steady at about 2.3 per cent in 1992, but the challenge is getting tougher as millions of new job-hunters llood the market each year. Labour Minister Ruan Chongwu said. Mr Ruan said Beijing's new policy of faster economic reform would force
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        James Baker in passport probe
        46 11 WASHINGTON Congressional investigators have asked for an interview with White House Chief of Staff James Baker and his top aides to try to determine if he authorised or approved the search of BUI Clinton's passport files during the presidential election campaign.
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        Miyazawa to visit S Korea
        52 11 TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa is planning to visit South Korea in late February for the inauguration of the next president, reports said yesterday. Tokyo Shimbun said Mr Miyazawa would either make a one-day trip on Feb 24. or remain in South Korea until
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        Turkish diplomats' parking fines
        51 11 LONDON Turkey topped the list of unpaid parking fines incurred by foreign diplomats in London in the first six months of this year. Foreign Office Minister Mark LennoxBoy d said on Tuesday. Turkish diplomats had 141 unpaid parking fines. In second place was Saudi Arabia with
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    End the Viet embargo
    490 12 EDITORIAL AMERICA'S economic embargo on Vietnam has been a double-edged sword while punishing the Vietnamese it has also hurt the interests of US businessmen who are now stepping gingerly into the country which claimed 70.000 American lives. Although President George Bush this week allowed US firms
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      Can Clinton handle China?
      275 12 PRESIDENT-ELECT Bill Clinton, who assumes office on Jan 20, hinted during the election campaign that he would withdraw the Most Favoured Nation (MEN) status granted to China if it did not improve its human rights record. Later. Mr Clinton spoke of not isolating China but. in
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      Right focus on education
      113 12 THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS to refurbish old schools and to develop new schools are in line with Vision 1999. Modern schools are only a physical manifestation of quality education. Singapore's only asset is its people. The better educated they are. the more equipped they will be in
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      S'pore's use for Hongkong
      103 12 CHINA MAS PLEDGED that Hongkong will not change for 50 years after 1997. Yet. it will become very difficult for Hongkong to avoid certain changes in its execution of existing laws later on and in maintaining relations with Britain and other Commonwealth countries. This is why
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      Too many motorcycles
      146 12 THE HELMET LAW goes into effect in Bangkok Metropolis today. But police will merely warn violators to wear helmets for now. The 45-day grace period is apparently intended to give motorcyclists more time to acquire helmets. The authorities also need the extra time to amend the law
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      Liquidation the best course
      216 12 AN ELEMENT which is puzzling us. hut which has never been commented on by analysts, is what we call the Sumitro Djojohadikusumo factor. When this highly respected economist and business consultant took over Astra's chairmanship in August he proclaimed that "I will see to it that
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      You're on your own
      148 12 lE. AS EXPECTED, the Executive Council today approves a temporary licence for Wharf Cable to provide a pay-television service, it will show the government's commitment to go ahead with the cable project despite the climate of political uncertainty hanging over Hongkong's business community at present. But
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    Finally: restoring the White House effect
    982 12  -  Vice-President-elect A 1 Gore is predictably preparing the ground for his moves on the environment, reports Nirmal Ghosh Nirmal Ghosh AT LAST, a boy who learned the basics of ecology on his parents' farm, a man who lost a presidential election in 1987. and
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      273 12 CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ARAB-MALAYSIAN FINANCE BERHAD p? (A Subsidiary of AMMB Holdings Berhad) ar [co or Half Year Ended 30th September, 1992 o> co Audited Results co CD
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      26 12 DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU W'TTtIATGPSATI TCAH- OACXGfiDUNP mi WAS SOR3I Btfio NOT#' IhtU- I'LC CHECK! MB, JOAN!S tSm. CfiUCU6 i THEM I OPEN ftT/POGR COH&W- flWtiflHON. 7W£
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      1892 13  -  James Sterngold assesses the changed times and the electorate's mood as South Korea goes to the polls tomorrow, while Kim Myong-hwan examines the contradictory campaign promises being made by the presidential candidates James Sterngold Kim Myong-hwan NYT ON A recent chilly afternoon
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      Lock icon Promises of economic good times
      727 13 Reuter SOUTH Korea's presidential hopefuls are targeting the wallets of the public in a country where the economy rather than democracy is the most burning campaign issue. But economists query the common sense of the generous electioneering pledges which the three main candidates hope will
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      39 13 H^fl H..uti.|ii. IMIJ lit I'alai. T.-I: 7HYVM. I „rn.r« <,al.n.. I .ifax.ll. i.m llaw-l.x It S. »»i. < nir.- #21-07 On-hard Ti.». r«. >mpa|>..r.' it'»2.l Trl; 7.U***** 12 lm. «i \lm. atailaMr al trailing <lr|iarliii< nl «l..rr» an.l authorial .1.-al.-r*
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      Lock icon IBM ushers in new high-tech revolution
      972 14  -  Big Blue's massive cutback will have a major impact not only on the company but on the way the US computer industry operates as well, writes John Markoff John Markoff NYT The big cutback that IBM announced on Tuesday has underscored what some of
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      546 14  -  It was a sad Tuesday for IBM stock, says Kurt Eichenwald Kurt Eichenwald NYT HOW LOW will it go? That's the question that w as being asked on Tuesday on Wall Street about the stock of International Business Machines Corp. which plunged to a 10-year
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      196 14 I < a i The legendary performance of Jaguar is now in the new 4.0 litre Sovereign. Near silent engine power, smoothly conveyed by an electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission, is a clear reminder of its race-bred heritage. Complete with electronic cruise control and a low-loss catalyst exhaust system. And
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      Lock icon Lewis, Bowe scrambling for opponents
      680 15 AP LONDON Lennox Lewis wants to pick a fight with someone. Riddick Bowe. after picking a fight with the World Boxing Council and losing is contemplating his next opponent. Lewis, declared the WBC heavyweight champion after Bowe tossed the organisation's title belt into a rubbish
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      Lock icon Some diplomatic surfing in Vietnam
      251 15 AP DEL MAR, California Twelve Southern California youths are leading to the beach the beach in Vietnam, that is. In what is being touted as a diplomatic mission, 12 American boys armed with translators and surfboards will teach youngsters chosen by the Vietnamese Ministry of
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      Lock icon Ashe honoured for life-time achievement
      368 15 Reuter NEW YORK In recognition of a life-time of excellence both on the court and off, former tennis star Arthur Ashe was honoured on Tuesday as Sports Illustrated s Sportsman of the Year. "It was not just for this year, but for his career," Mark
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      Lock icon Golf clears one hurdle
      81 15 AFP LAUSANNE Golf overcame the first hurdle towards a place at the Atlanta Games in 1996 at the International Olympic Committee headquarters here on Tuesday. The lOC programme commission gave a favourable response to the Atlanta organisers' request for the sport to be included. But it
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        The champion — as decided by the computer
        122 15 The champion as decided by the computer LONDON A computer instead of a three-man jury of former players was to choose yesterday the International lennis Federation 1992 world champion for the first time. The jury of top players has always been used since the world title award was started in
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        Boni suspended
        84 15 ROME Hockey player Jimmy Boni. already facing involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of an opposing player, has been suspended for two years, his team said on Tuesday. Videotapes of a match last January show that during a scuffle Boni hit opposing player Miran Schrott in the chest
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        Barkley fined
        60 15 NEW YORK Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns, named the NBA Player of the Week on Monday, was fined US$5,OOO on Tuesday by the league for making "derogatory' comments" about the officiating. The NBA said Barkley's comments came after the Suns' 105-100 victory over the New Jersey Nets
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        No belt, no fight
        68 15 CARACAS. Venezuela An awards ceremony on Tuesday for welterweight boxing champion Cristanto Espana was cancelled after his victor's belt was stolen at gunpoint from a boxing official. Also stolen were the prize belt for the winner of the WBA flyweight title match on Tuesday between Aquiles
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      529 15 Canadian International School (Singapore) Attention 'O' Level Grads Canadian International School can offer immediate placement into the ten-month pre-university grade 13 program. Students who successfully complete the course of study will be eligible for university entrance in February 1994. The Ontario Secondary School Diploma is issued by the Ministry of
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      Lock icon US agencies eyeing Vietnam
      670 16  -  With the US looking set to ease its trade embargo with Vietnam. Hanoi has suddenly become the place to be for many American ad firms. Adam Bryant reports Adam Bryant NYT GOOD morning, Vietnam. That may best sum up the optimism this week at many worldwide
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      Lock icon Tokyo students' donation efforts to be publicised
      424 16 Asahi News Service THE efforts of Tokyo junior high school students. who raised and donated funds to build a school in a rural village in Nepal, will be publicised by the Japan Advertising Council as part of its campaign to promote international understanding.
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      M'sian media firm, Vietnam in newspaper tie-up
      202 16 ASIA PR Media Sdn Bhd, already present in Cambodia, is finalising a joint venture with the Vietnam Information Ministry to take over the running of a newspaper. This move will see the Malaysia-based company further penetrating the Indochina region, as it already manages
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      Lock icon Central sees ad revenue rising
      320 16  -  Michael Connor reports on the UK TV station's prospects Michael Connor Reuter CENTRAL Independent Television pic continues to take share from rivals in the sluggish UK advertising market and the company's secondhalf advertising revenues will show a healthy rise, says chairman Leslie Hill. "There might
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      Lock icon Great expectations
      500 17 IHT FOR German news junkies used to deprivation, 1993 will 6e the year of the overdose. Three new television stations, two focusing on hard news and one feature-oriented, as well as a weekly news magazine, will be taking aim at what is considered one of the last promising
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      Lock icon US groups pick the good, the bad and the ugly
      452 17 NYT A HANDFUL of consumer, environmental and health advocacy groups gather in Washington every December for what has become a familiar ritual: Doling out their so-called Harlan Page Hubbard Lemon Awards for the advertisements they consider the most deceptive and
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        JWT starts long-expected change in top management
        99 17 NEW YORK The chief executive at J Walter Thomson's London office is stepping into a newly-created job at JWT in New York next month, signalling the start of a long-anticipat-ed transition in the agency's top management. The shifts are widely viewed as chairman-CEO
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        Omnicom acquires new agency
        69 17 NEW YORK Omnicom Group is expanding its non-ad- I vertising resources with the acquisition of US Communications Co through its Diversified Agency Services unit Rapp j Collins Marcoa. USCC has offices in Minneapolis, Dallas, Chicago and San Jose, and ranks number 11th among US sales promotion
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        H&K consolidates operations
        96 17 NEW YORK Hill Knowlton has consolidated its American and Canadian operations under David MacNaughton, 43, who moves to the new post of chairman-CEO, H&K North America, from the same title at H&K Canada. He adds duties previously handled by US president-chief operating I officer Ron Hartwig, 48,
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        Beer ad spending in US up
        40 17 NEW YORK Beer ad spending in the US jumped 13.9 per cent to U*****.2 million, figures complied by Impact Databank showed. The surge propelled overall alcoholic beverage marketers' measured media spending to US$l.l billion.
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      Lock icon A few good men
      978 19  -  Caryn James compares two new films that play on the tough-on-the-outside-soft-on-the-inside image Caryn James NYT look like a bodyguard," Whitney Houston tells Kevin Costner when they meet in their new hit movie, giving the first hint that this film is seriously out of touch with reality.
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      Lock icon 007 goes under the hammer
      269 19 Lan Fleming's notes sold in aid of London Library AFP FROM Russians to weapons, from gambling to women, and from wealth to health the secrets of the world's most famous secret agent, James Bond 007, were auctioned in London on Tuesday for £14.300 (5536,645). But
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      Allen wins right to see controversial video
      591 19 CHATTERBOX WOODY ALLEN, in court lor the first time in his custody battle with former lover Mia Farrow, won the right on Tuesday to see a videotape in which his adopted daughter allegedly says she was sexually abused by him. Allen was also
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      133 19 Discover the season's most exotic festive fare at Spice Express. For a festive feast unlike any other, dine on buffet offerings which feature tandoori turkey and a wonderful array of authentic Asian specialties. Festive Countdown Buffet Lunch Tandoori turkey, prawn masala, cray fish in chilli sauce and sambal ikan are
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      Prices end firmer with sharp gains in blue chips
      3912 20  -  By Moiz Tyebally SHARE PRICES ended higher in active trading yesterday with strong gains seen in several index-linked and blue-chip counters. A dealer said the market was oversold and investors were coming back in anticipation of the traditional new year rally.
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      78 20 Paul Leo OVERSEAS Union Knterprises Ltd is currently resting on support at $6.65. Buy now for a move up to $7.05. Daily and weekly RSIs are neutral. However, daily and weekly stochastics are approaching zero, indicating it is oversold. The weekly chart shows that a break above $7.05 would
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      473 22 BUSINESS TIMES Toll free Tel No 737 0Q43 Fax No: 734 3698 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. M AND IN THE MATTER OF U AH HENU TEAK WOOD (PTE)LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LK)< IDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(2) of the Companies Act. Cap.
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      102 22 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I. MR GOH SENG MENG have applied to the Hotels Licensing Board. Singapore, for a Certificate of Registration in respect of premises known as GOH'S HOMESTAY at 169 D Bencoolen Street Singapore 0718. and that any person who knows any reason why a Certificate
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      5616 23 Bernama INVESTORS went for early profits to lead share priees here to a steadier elose but off the day's highs. The KLSE Composite Index at the close added 4.01 points to 632.89. The Industrial Index ended 3.93 points higher at 1.072.49 and the All-Shares
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  • BT SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
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      AUDITED RESULTS
      439 24 Company Date Year Group Net Net earnings Gross ann to profit/ loss per share dividend (000) (cents) Wing Tai Dec 4 Jun 92 $*****($9.726> 68(5 7) 16(16) Kemayan Dec 2 May 92 M$23,461L($73) 3(15) AISB Dec 1 Jun 92 M$334(M$11.495) 033(11 2) 5(12) Amal Steel Dec 1 Jun
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      INTERIM RESULTS
      376 24 Company Date Half-year Group Net Interim ann to profit/loss dividend ('000) Kim Eng Dec 1 Sep 92 $7.368<J3.694) M Credit Dec 1 Sep 92 S2.042L($6,249) l(-) GB Htdgs Nov 30 Sep 92 $1,825(11.108) 2 5TE(25)TE Metro Hldgs Nov 27 Sep 92 $3,661(11.938) PMRI Nov 27 Sep 92 M$1.257($4,868)
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      776 24 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year MSB 5%(b) Jan 8 Jan 22 Jan 29 51 121 Am* Steel 50c I21(fe) Nov 19 Dec 3 Jan 2 12*. Amtek tnf 20c 61TE Dec 4 Dei 10 Dec 30 121IE
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      CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS
      491 24 Q ec Chuan Hup Holdings has sold its wholly-owned subsidiary, Oilrig Lines Pte Ltd, for $50,000. Dec 9 DBS Bank will join forces with Hongkong-based merchant bank Prudential Asia in a corporate finance tie-up. Dec 8 SIA Engineering officially opened its second engine overhaul workshop to tap an
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      386 24 Company Rights Issue Alance Tech Three for five <a $100 per share Ex date Dec 10 Bks Close Dec 22 Acceptance and Payment NYA Guthrie GTS Oneforone <a SO 23 per share Ex date Nov 26 Books Close Dec 8 Acceptance Payment Jan 18 kron{ Ent One tor
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      76 24 Conversion Special Irdg Scripless Conversion deadline Period Trading Companv starts (IDF) (ST) starts Alliance lech Jan 13 Feb 3 Jan 22 Feb 3 Feb 4 Guthrie G I5 Jan 5 Jan 26 Jan 13 Jan 26 Jan 27 SIA Dec 4 Dec 31 Dec 18 Dec 31 Jan
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      99 24 Cold Storage Hokfngs Ltd: AGM at Mandarin Court A, Level 4. The Mandarin Hotel, 333 Orchard Road. Singapore 0923. on Thursday, December 17. at 12.00 noon Amalgamated Steeb Mis Bhd: 17th AGM at Room 506, sth Floor, Wisma SPS. 32 ialan Imbi, ***** Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday. December
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      363 24 I In local out In SS In LSS dy yr d> >t dy yr Dec 14 Index chge chge chge chge chge chge World 390.1 0.0 -4.4 0.1 -6.2 0.0 -7.3 1E\FE 452.6 -0.4 -9.9 0.0 -130 -0.1-14.0 Europe 419.5 -0.2 2.0 0.3 -7.2 0.2
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    610 24 Moving Averages: A moving average curve shows at any one time the mean of the prices over a specified time frame. A five-day moving average, for instance, is the average of the last five days' prices. Moving averages (MA) are normally plotted with the prices, and serve as
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      423 25 CLSA RUMOUR of a Shenzhen visit by the Communist Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin yesterday helped lift the Shenzhen A share market from its decline in the last two days. The CLSA Shenzhen A Index gained 2.8 per cent to 1.990.81 with
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      1073 25 Reuter JAKARTA stocks closed mixed in modest trading on selective buying yesterday, with concern over Astra International's ownership dominating sentiment, brokers said. Astra, whose owners failed on Monday to save their ailing bank by selling Astra stock, closed 150 rupiah lower at 8.850 on
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      Lock icon Bourse stages late recovery to end higher
      2154 25 Reuter STOCKS recovered in the last minutes of trading to end the day with small gains yesterday. The SET Index rose 1.10 to 840.40 with 111 gainers and 86 losers. Volume was thin at 1.1615 billion baht. The index fell as many as
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      2574 26 Reuter STOCKS ended lower on profit-taking, giving up morning gains in seesaw trade yesterday. Investors were hesitant to ehase stocks after Tuesday's strong gains, with no fresh buying incentives, and weak futures prices, brokers said. "The market was down purely on a technical factor,"
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      2540 26 Reuter SHARE prices continued to strengthen in the afternoon yesterday with the Hang Seng index ending 100.15 points, or 1.88 per cent, higher at 5,415.96. Brokers said local banks Hang Seng Bank and Bank of East Asia were targeted by investors, some of
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      2059 27 Reuter THE Australian share market fell sharply yesterday as gains of reeent weeks evaporated in a wave of late afternoon profit-taking. However, brokers said the selling was in thin trade and was most likely to be a teehnieal correetion. The All Ordinaries Index hovered
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        NEW ZEALAND
        295 27 THE New Zealand share market ended steady yesterday with the NZSE-40 Capital Index gaining just 0.79 of a point to end at 1,521.18. Fletcher Challenge regained support after falling nine cents on Tuesday. The stock ended on its high for the day, at NZ$2.3l, up five cents. Prices
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        MANILA
        535 27 SHARE prices staged a technical rally yesterday, led by the recovery in the share price of telephone giant Philippine Long Distance and Telephone Co (PLDT) in New York, brokers said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index climbed 39.42 points in heavy trading to end at 1,222.91 from 1,183.49 to
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        TAIPEI
        485 27 TAIWAN share prices ended slightly lower yesterday in slow, cautious trade ahead of Saturday's parliamentary elections, brokers said. The Weighted Index opened slightly higher but finished 13.34 points lower at 3,674.92. Turnover fell to NTS 6.6 billion from Tuesday's NTS 7.2 billion. All sectors fell except financials. Brokers said
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        SEOUL
        777 27 THE stock market ended slightly higher yesterday in thin trade after fluctuating in a narrow range due to political uncertainties. brokers said. But they were unsure of the market direction expected today, the eve of the presidential election. The Composite Stock Index added 3.88 points to 654.09 at the
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        BOMBAY
        137 27 INDIAN stock prices continued to slide yesterday on fears of further political turmoil in the country and brokers said the downturn would be difficult to stop until the political situation improved. The Bombay Stock Exchange Index fell 102.55 points to 2,374.72 and the National Index dropped 33.45 points to
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        55 27 INDICES TURNOVER Close Previous Dec 16 NEW ZEALAND NZSE-40 Capital 1.521.18 1.520 4 +0.79 MANILA Composite Index 1.222 91 1.183 49 -•-39.42 Turnover (mil pesos) 679.5 310 1 TAIPEI Weighted Price Index 3.***** 3.688.26 -13.34 Turnover (NTS billion) 66 7.2 SEOUL Composite Stock Index 654 09 650.21 3 88 Turnover
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  • WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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        1498 28 US BLUE-CHIP stocks ended lower on Tuesday after a heavy selloff in the shares of International Business Machines Corp put modest pressure on the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 7.84 points to close at 3,284.36. In the broad market, declining issues led gainers 947-836 on
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        865 28 PRICES slipped slightly in dull trading on the London stock market on Tuesday, with dealers only briefly impressed by better than expected figures on Britain's wholesale prices and industrial output. At the close, the 100-share Footsie Index was down 3.9 at 2,717.9 points and the FT-30 Index was up
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        INDICES & TURNOVER
        78 28 INDICES TURNOVER Dec 15 Close Previous NEW YORK Dow Jones 3.284.36 3.***** -7.84 S& P MX) 432.57 432.84 -0.27 Turnover (million) 226 187 04 38 96 LONDON FTSE 100 2,717.9 2.721.8 -3.9 FT-30 2.067.3 2.067.2 +0.1 Turnover (million) 539.2 435.8 103 4 FRANKFURT DAX Index 1.481.24 1.469.75 +11 49 AMSTERDAM
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        FRANKFURT
        190 28 GERMAN shares staged a modest turnaround on Tuesday after five straight days of losses, although with turnover staying depressed, dealers saw the recovery as mainly technical. Underpinned by short-covering, the 30-share DAX Index ended up 0.8 per cent or 11.49 points at 1.481.24, six points ofT its earlier high.
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        AMSTERDAM
        347 28 DUTCH shares closed lower on Tuesday after a deadly quiet day. Amsterdam followed other European markets and Wall Street down and with no mar-ket-moving news to jolt it into life, prices slid quietly to a close. Dealers said trade was slowing down ahead of the year end. There was
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        PARIS
        375 28 FRENCH stocks rose on Tuesday as investors corrected their positions after a sharp drop on Monday, traders said. The CAC-40 Index of blue chip stocks rose 6.53 points or 0.4 per cent to 1,744.79. On Monday the index lost 20.44 points, and has fallen from 1,791.16 on Dec 9.
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        ZURICH
        340 28 SWISS shares ended lower in slow trading on Tuesday as profit-taking cut into recent strong gains by leading industrial and financial stocks, dealers said. After opening steady to firmer, prices eased around midday on a lack of follow-up buying. Blue chips had been buoyed on Monday by demand from
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        TORONTO
        243 28 TORONTO stocks ended mixed on Tuesday with a positive bias after a day of brisk tax-loss selling and warrant redemptions, dealers said. "Otherwise, the market did nothing again. It trades a huge volume but it goes nowhere," trader Rolie Bradley of Maison Placements Canada said. The TSE 300 Index
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        482 28 Brussels Dec 15 Francs FORWARD MARKET 2550 Arbcd 1835 55 Astur 710 Brascan 374 1 Canpac 373 15 Cock 91 -2 De Beers 400 Ebcs 7730 G Bclg(P) 1795 5 1270 12 Gevaert 619C 40 Gr Bru Lamb 2620 -70 Hobok Petro 7490 500 Ryl Dutch 2715 10 Sidro 1670
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  • CURRENCY, MONEY & FUTURES MARKET
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      Mark firms against all units in early European trading
      1185 29 REPORTS THE MARK rose against all currencies in early European trading yesterday, and the French franc was held down at its depressed price of 3.4170 francs to the mark which was unchanged from the closing rate on Tuesday. The dollar was
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      INTERBANK FOREX RATES
      397 29 Cross rates Dec 16 USS SS MS Dm Yen SFr AS NZS USS 1.6390 2.5800 1.5680 124.00 0.6382 1.4110 1.4514 1.9380 SS 0.6101 1.5741 0.9567 75.6559 0.3894 0.8609 0.8855 1.1824 MS 0.3876 0.64 0.6078 48.0620 0.2473 0.5469 0.5625 0.7512 Dm 0.6378 1.0453 1.6454 79.08 0.4070 0.8999 0.9256
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      600 29 Interbank rates W Bid Offer Overnight 1 11/8 1-month I ||/|6 I 13/16 2-month I 15/16 2 1/16 3-month 2 2 1/8 Overnight mode: I ISS Bid 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 3
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      Lock icon French-German rate spread unlikely to shrink
      509 29 Knight Ridder PARIS The increasingly precarious state of the French franc has made a hitherto expected narrowing of interest rate spreads between French and German government bonds unlikely, foreign exchange dealers and market analysts said. The French-German rate spread, often seen as a barometer
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      FINANCIAL FUTURES
      1459 29 SIMEX EURODOLLAR Open High Low Sett Est Vol Act/Vol Op/Int Mar 93 96.17 96.20 96.17 96.19 ***** 9830 ***** Jun 93 95.73 95.75 95.72 95.75 6500 3987 ***** Sep 93 95.22 95.26 95.22 95.25 4000 2877 5867 Dec 93 94.62 94.63 94.61 94.61 1500 948 3198 Mar 94
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      Lock icon Lead demand expected to stay steady next year
      663 30 Japanese imports likely to remain low Knight Ridder TOKYO Asian traders say they expect overall lead demand to remain steady in 1993 from this year, with the car industry the major lead consumer unlikely to see a sign of recovery before late
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      KL tin price slips on heavy selling
      768 30 REPORTS THE Kuala Lumpur Tin Market ended five sen lower at MSS 14.30 per kg yesterday on heavy selling interest, dealers said. Yesterday's market was weak, a dealer said, adding that miners who feared the worst decided to sell ofT their holdings. The
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    1675 30 Rubber RAS Commodity Exchange (futures closing as at 1pm) RAS (physical prices) RSS 1 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 93 142.50 I43 50N Jan 93 Feb Mar 147.75 148.00 0.00 147.50
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      1224 31 Ctty ragt ETA night ETD City Flight ETA Flight ETP Adelaide QF81 1935 QF82 2050 SQ107 1305 SQ108 1145 SQ228 2040 SQ109 1405 MH641 1315 t~~ MH609 1455 MH610 1415 KJHSJ UW5 MH611 1555 SQ110 1445 Aantanlam SQ319 0810 KL838 0040 MH613 1625 BR215 1450 KL837
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      682 31  -  POSTCARD FROM MOSCOW By Vivienne Menkes-Ivry CRUISING from Moscow to St Petersburg, with shipbased visits to both cities, sounded like a good way of glimpsing something of the real Russia beyond the tourist high spots and avoiding the fabled rigours of Russian hotels. Our cruise was to take
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    FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES
    153 31 As at 10am yesterday: Local dollars to one unit of foreign currency C urrencies Bid Offer Australian dollar 1.1238 1.1400 Canadian dollar 1.2685 1.2942 NZ dollar 0.8369 0.8625 Sterling pound 2.5576 2.5932 US dollar 1.6360 1.6430 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling
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    68 31 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Jan 20-23 British Education Barbican EMAP Intl 071-*****47 Training Centre. Exhibitions Ltd. Technologx London London Jan 19-24 International Cologne. Mcsse-und (49)221/ Furniture Fair Germany Ausstellungs******4 Ges.m.b.h. Koln Jan 25-27 Fishing Exhibition T rent on 081-680 0587 Duration Title Venue Organiser Tel Centre.
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      163 31 Singapore Outlook: Occasional showers, heavy at times. ReportMaximum temperature 29.9 Assoc humidity 69% Minimum temperature 23.0 Assoc humidity 96% Hours of sunshine 0.85 Rainfall in mm 2.1 Rainfall this month 285.0 Rainy days this month 11 World report Asia-Pacific Hi/Lo* Cond. Auckland 2(V10 Cloudy Bangkok 32/24 Cloudy Beijing 06M Clear
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      37 31 rve oust eveN \F you DON'T GO Tuey dock IT SePSSOIs) OF GOODWILL, T 0 RdRTVI£ OUT OF UJPGeS Mvf RDOT FtCrrts CWfciSTr^PiS 1 D»NNe« DPNCE.... 4&S 53#" Tvteecs f4O €SCAPe... 0830 e ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LTO 1962-1992
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    Lock icon Clinton ready to take tough stance on Japan
    368 32 Reuter. NYT LITTLE ROCK. Arkansas President-elect Bill Clinton signalled his readiness to take a tough stance on Japan over its bulging trade surplus at an extraordinary economic conference that ended on Tuesday. "I don't think our economy can be, or should be,
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    Lock icon Clinton near final decision on more posts
    220 32 AP LITTLE ROCK. Arkansas President-elect Bill Clinton was said by aides on Tuesday to be close to making a final decision on several more high-level appointments, including secretary of state and United Nations ambassador. Former vice-president Walter Mondale was among those Mr Clinton
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    Lock icon Four hurt in two IRA bomb blasts in London
    170 32 Reuter LONDON Irish Republican guerillas exploded two bombs in London's main shopping street yesterday, injuring four people and defying police in a continuing preChristmas bombing blitz. One bonib exploded in the men's toilet at the John department store, one of the
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    Lock icon OECD sees steady growth in major economies
    683 32 Recovery in US and Japan will depend on consumers, says report Reuter PARIS Major world economies show signs of aseptic growth in 1993, according to the half-yearly outlook published yesterday by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). For the US and
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    Lock icon S-E Asia will benefit from faster growth in China
    410 32 Reuter PARIS The dash for growth in the so-called Dynamic Asian Economics (DAEs) has slowed but they will go on benefiting from faster growth in China, the OECD said yesterday. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said the political ascendancy
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    S'pore businesses have much to offer to Japanese partners
    785 32  -  The Bottom Line CHUANG PECK MING CHUANG PECK MING The writer is a correspondent with BT. I DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's visit to Japan last month, with seven wellknown loeal businessmen in tow. was not just to draw more
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    Lock icon Indian reforms may be delayed
    395 32 NYT. Reuter BOMBAY India's bold programme of economic reforms will be delayed, but not derailed by the latest political crisis facing the government of Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, business analysts said yesterday. "I don't believe the Left will get their pound of flesh."
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      PIL invests in 4 Chinese distripark projects
      414 33  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Pacific International Lines (PIL) could invest up to US$2O million (5532.8 million) in four distripark projects in China as part of its diversification into shipping-related businesses. The distriparks one each in Ningbo, Hangzhou. Wuxi and Shanghai also reflect PlL's
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      Keppel buys third Philippine yard
      272 33  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Keppel Corporation has acquired its third shipyard in the Philippines. strengthening its presence in that country's marine market. The Singapore-based conglomerate. which is keen to acquire yet another shipyard in Subie Bay. won the bid for Philippine National Oil Co Dockyard
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      Lock icon Greenpeace renews search for plutonium ship
      334 33 AFP SYDNEY International environmental group Greenpeace renewed attempts yesterday to track Japanese plutonium carrier Akasuki \laru. believed to be in Australian waters. A Greenpeace spokeswoman said aircraft had begun a series of five-hour search missions out of Hobart in Australia's far south to locate
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      Lock icon Channel Tunnel's opening may be delayed again
      309 33 AP LONDON The opening of the Channel Tunnel, already six months behind schedule, may be further delayed by a dispute over payment for the £8 billion (5520.5 billion) project, Eurotunnel said on Tuesday. Eurotunnel and Transmanche Link, a 10-member Anglo-French consortium building the
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        Tawau airport closed due to potholes
        128 34 kOTA KINABALU Eighteen flights at the Tawau Airport had to be cancelled when the airport was closed on Tuesday due to a pothole in the runway. Malaysia Airlines (MAS) regional manager for Sabah and Brunei. S Murugesu. said 14 of the flights were for
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        TWA shares to be suspended
        94 34 NEW YORk The New York Stock Exchange said on Tuesday that it would suspend trading in the U552.25 (553.60) preferred shares of Trans World Airlines Inc (TWA). The Big Board also said it planned to file an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission to
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        Titanic objects up for claim
        100 34 PARIS Seven years after the sunken hulk of the Titanic was found by a French-US expedition off Newfoundland, France on Tuesday gave the owners of some 1,800 objects recovered from the wreck three months in which to claim their property. With only around a dozen
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        Hughes to settle Navy case
        76 34 WASHINGTON The US Justice Department said General Motors Corp's Hughes Aircraft unit will pay USS3.BS million (556.16 million) to settle claims it defrauded the government by mischarging on Navy radar contracts. The claims were based on allegations that the Hughes Ground System Group shifted charges
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        Ecopetrol continues force majeure
        50 34 BOGOTA Colombia's state oil company Ecopetrol said it was continuing force majeure on its crude exports because of a spate of guerilla attacks on the pipelines that carry oil to the coast. Ecopetrol normally ships six shipments of crude a month to clients in the US.
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        Plutonium flown to Scotland
        59 34 WIESBADEN A first planeload of plutonium waste left Frankfurt on Tuesday for reprocessing at Dounreay, the nuclear plant in northern Scotland, the state environment minister of Hessen, Joschka Fischer, said. Under police escort, 3.4 kg of plutonium reactor rods were taken by road from the German
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      Lock icon Divide and rue
      868 34  -  The Hongkong government's decision to split the winnings on Terminal Nine has made nobody happy, reports Kevin Chinnery Kevin Chinnery Lloyd's Maritime Asia THE long awaited decision on Hongkong's new Terminal Nine has stopped the groups competing for it dead in their tracks: the losers to express
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      873 34 Page Col ABC Containerline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 APL 5 3-5 Alpha Feeders 6 1 ANL 3 1/2 •ASCL 5 5 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 Avia Airways 14 4 Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Bangladesh Shpg 9 3 Bank Line. The
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      978 34 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
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11842 42 This is a list of ships loading al Singapore tor ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore, legend I'M: ship calls at Pcnang after
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3311 47 Asia-North America Easthound Rat* Agreement (Far East/North America, excludes Japan): American President Lines; Sea-Land; Neptune Orient Lines; Maersk Line; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line; Mitsui OSK Lines; Nippon Liner system; "K" Line. Trans-Pacific Westbound Rate Agreement (North America/Far East): American President Lines; Sea-Land; Neptune Orient Lines; Maersk Line; Nippon
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      COURIER SERVICES
      265 47 Abacus iHifirrs Id 545-8011 Fax: 545-IX9B Air Kvprns I ravel Td: 533-5771. Fax 535-6144 Airborne Freight orporation Id: 542-8844 Fax: 542-3716. *****80 Ainwift Worldwide Courier Td: 278-0188 Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplies Td: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. Citvlink International Td: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450. Cluster IJnk Supplies Services
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1474 47 Abex F.xpress Freight Tel: 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Actinic Forwarder Td: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Tel: 542-7822. Fax: *****20. Aerolink Freight International Tel: 545-8033. Fax: *****05. Aerospeed Tel: 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Fxpress Td: 542-5454 Fax: *****06. Air Fxpress International Tel: 542-7666 Fax: *****74. *****50. Air
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      1200 48 ALBANIA Durres: 10 vessels in port of one ro-ro diseharging meat lorries, 1 sugar disharger, 1 ro-ro discharging trucks and cars, 1 wheat discharger, 1 iron bars/coils discharger, 1 butter discharger, 1 pipes discharger. 1 flour discharger, I chrome-ore leader, 1 copper loader. ANGOLA Luanda: Town and port
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      828 48 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES The information was contributed by Simpson Spence Young. AFP INTEREST in Panamax bulkers has been maintained with a further candidate being sold at something above her recent asking price. The "Nordpol" which is said to have obtained around USS 12.75 million to Greek buyers. There has
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      565 48 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES ()p Flight lype ETA T From Op Highl l>pe Ell) T lo TODAY TODAY KAL KE697 B747F 0150 1 SEL KAL KE697 B747F 0440 I Bkk SI A SQ827 B747F 1730 2 CPH/DXB SI A SQ/ B747F 0715 2 DXB/LON CLX CV794 B747F 1845 I
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      436 52 NYT SAN FRANCISCO In the midst of a protracted slump in the airline industry. International Lease Finance Corp on Tuesday ordered 82 new jets. The orders included 53 jetliners from Boeing Co worth L'Ss3.6 billion (555.9 billion) and 28 aircraft from
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      399 52 Reuter HIGHLAND PARK, Michigan Chrysler Corporation said on Tuesday it shipped the first of its right-hand-drive Jeep Cherokee vehicles to Japan with a 30 per cent price cut in an attempt to lure Japanese consumers. With the move, Chrysler is the first of
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      226 52 AP HONOLULU A Northwest Airlines jet dumped its fuel and returned safely to Honolulu Airport after the pilot reported sensing vibrations in the Boeing 747, authorities said. A passenger on Seattlebound Flight 924 on Monday said he saw a 0.6-metre by 1.8-metre portion
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