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Title Section14 1993-03-27 1 Business Times MITA (P) 552/12/92 Weekend Edition, March 27-28 1993 WE KNOW ASIA 75*14 words
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500 1993-03-27 1 Quak Hiang Whai - By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Chinese state-owned banks are fast expanding into major financial centres to raise money for their country's rapid economic development. Singapore, with its well-capitalised and managed banks, is attracting a good share of the Chinese loan business, and500 words
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Article, Illustration99 1993-03-27 1 NEW YORK International Business Machines Corp yesterday announced the appointment of Louis Gerstner (above), chairman and chief executive officer of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp, as its next chief executive and chairman, ending a lengthy search for a replacement for John Akers. The appointment of Mr Gerstner,99 words
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Article, Illustration325 1993-03-27 1 Kooi Cho Teng - By Kooi Cho Teng SINGAPORE Five thousand people attended the opening day of a major China property exhibition yesterday. And deals worth $8.5 million were tied up within hours. About S2O billion worth of mainly residential property in Beijing, Shanghai and325 words
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542 1993-03-27 1 Reuter, AFP HONGKONG China's top official on Hongkong affairs said yesterday that Beijing hoped the colony's planned new airport could be built before 1997 when the Chinese resume sovereignty. The New Evening Post, a mainland-controlled newspaper reported Lu Ping asReuter,; AFP - 542 words
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207 1993-03-27 1 SINGAPORE Group earnings of Singapore's Big Four local banks crossed the Si billion mark for the first time last year, twice what they made just five years ago. Yesterday, United Overseas Bank reported group earnings of $300.79 million in207 words
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395 1993-03-27 1 Joyce Quek - By Joyce Quek SINGAPORE Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) chairman E W Barker yesterday rebutted suggestions that the exchange's listing requirements are too strict, saying that those who thought so are "obviously misinformed". Mr Barker did not name the party395 words
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2am LATEST
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62 1993-03-27 1 Reuter HANOVER, Germany A consortium of German companies will offer to buy a 15 per cent stake in tyre-maker Continental AG from Italy's Pirelli Spa and its associates for 310 million marks (SS3IO million), the state government of Lower Saxony said yesterday. AnReuter - 62 words
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71 1993-03-27 1 Reuter LONDON British Prime Minister John Major yesterday welcomed an industrial survey pointing to economic recovery. The influential report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) employers' group showed both domestic and export demand continued to rise in March with total order books atReuter - 71 words
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Article68 1993-03-27 1 Reutcr NEW YORK RJR Nabisco, whose chicf executive has been wooed away by International Business Machines Corp, moved quickly yesterday to put new managers in place, promoting two top executives from within. RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp said it created an office of the chairman,Reutcr - 68 words
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Article, Illustration112 1993-03-27 1 Stock market indices KrMay Change STII 1.660.76 8.71 KLSE Composite closed Nikkei 18.788.70 +23.78 Hang Seng 6.341.25 4 94.28 SET Index 864.20 -11.88 Jakarta Composite Closed CLSA China B 1.381.96 29.66 Aust All Ord 1.675 9 +15.2 FFSE 100 2.852.9 0.1 FrMa> Previous llam close Dow Jones 3.467112 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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347 1993-03-27 2 Juliette Walker - By Juliette Walker SEVERAL local shipyards will pour over 5250 million into their facilities over the next two years in anticipation of a pick-up in the marine industry. Jurong Shipyard will build a $150 million drydock for very large crude carriers, a347 words
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Article, Illustration537 1993-03-27 2 Colin Tan - Six properties were sold out of a total of 38 on offer By Colin Tan THE strong interest in residential properties highlighted by the long queue for condominium units at Hong Leong's Azalea Park last Thursday appears to have fizzled out, judging by the537 words
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262 1993-03-27 2 TANKERS and ships calling or registered here will soon have to meet stiffer requirements designed to prevent major oil spill disasters. According to a Marine Department circular. Singapore has changed its law to reflect amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of262 words
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Article, Illustration349 1993-03-27 2 AJ Leow - By AJ Leow DEMAND for factory space managed by the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) grew by 2.9 per cent last year, slower than the 5.1 per cent increase for 1991. JTC's latest quarterly report said demand for its standard and flatted factories349 words
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283 1993-03-27 2 EQUATRON Business Machines. a division of Inchcape Berhad. has secured a $500,000 contract to supply 233 fax machines to schools in Singapore. The company said it won the tender last October because its machine was user-friendly it uses plain paper and283 words
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153 1993-03-27 2 SINGAPORE ERA Realty Network will conduct a survey to gauge the likely needs and preferences of home buyers in the year 2000. Up to 15.000 households will receive a questionnaire on topics such as location, size of unit, facilities and design. Lim153 words
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Article273 1993-03-27 2 THE Central Provident Fund Board will raise the amount of money to be set aside under its Minimum Sum Scheme to $34,600 from next month. The Labour Ministry said yesterday that the figure represented an increase of 2.3 per cent, the same as the273 words
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THE REGION
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564 1993-03-27 3 Alan Boyd - Analysts fear worsening current account deficit may lead to overheated economy From Alan Boyd in BANGKOK THE Thai government is coming under mounting pressure to tighten its fiscal policy following the release of economic data pointing to a worsening current account564 words
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312 1993-03-27 3 Reuter TOKYO In what may be the only silver lining to Japan's prolonged economic slide, the government yesterday announced that inflation in fiscal 1992/93 shrank to its slowest pace in five years. According to the government's Management and Coordination Agency, consumer prices forReuter - 312 words
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277 1993-03-27 3 AFP BANGKOK A Thai civil court quashed yesterday a decision by a military-appointed anti-graft committee to brand a former minister as corrupt and ordered that his seized assets be returned to him. The court, acting on a confidential decision made byAFP - 277 words
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Article, Illustration280 1993-03-27 3 Reuter KOMPONG CHHNANG, Cambodia Fear, anger and bewilderment gripped the Vietnamese community in this north-west Cambodian river town during a simple funeral ceremony for eight people killed by suspected Khmer Rouge guerillas. The funeral was held on Thursday for the eight ethnicReuter - 280 words
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549 1993-03-27 3 Increased fees may be used to finance other regional power projects: analyst Reuter SINGAPORE Asian consumers will have to pay more for electricity in the next decade if a crippling power squeeze in many countries is to be solved, analysts and financiers say. "TheReuter - 549 words
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430 1993-03-27 3 AFP BONN Germany this weekend steps up its drive to win trade and political influence in Asia and the southern Pacific, dispatching ministers to C hina. Vietnam. Australia and New Zealand less than a month after a five-nation regional tour byAFP - 430 words
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Article95 1993-03-27 3 Reuter BONN German F.conomics Minister Guenter Rexrodt, who is to leave for China today, said yesterday that Bonn saw China as a key market for east German companies. "China is the only remaining traditional market left for east German firms," he said, adding heReuter - 95 words
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326 1993-03-27 3 Reuter SYDNEY Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad fears a stronger Chinese army could trigger an arms race with Japan. The Australian newspaper yesterday quoted him as saying; "In the region, the most worrisome thing is the growing strength of China. China must re-equipReuter - 326 words
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ASIA NOTES
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102 1993-03-27 3 AFP TOKYO North Korea said yesterday that the danger of war is inereasing as the eommunist state came under increasing international pressure to drop its decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Korean Central News Agency, monitored here, quoted the supremeAFP - 102 words
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90 1993-03-27 3 AP WASHINGTON Bi-partisan legislation to launch US-spon-sored news broadcasts to China and five other Asian countries under authoritarian rule was introduced on Thursday in the Senate. Radio Free Asia "will not by itself bring about democracy... but it can inspire hope and courage amongAP - 90 words
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Article, Illustration55 1993-03-27 3 Reuter TAIPEI A Taiwanese woman looking at stamps bearing the portrait of Mao Zedong at an exhibition of Chinese stamps here yesterday. Organisers said it was the first time Taiwan's Government, which claims sovereignty over China, has allowed public display of a stamp honouringReuter - 55 words
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Article102 1993-03-27 3 IHT SINGAPORE Turmoil in Russia is helping to propel an advanced American fighter into contention with the Russian MiG-29 as Malaysia prepares to make a final choice on a new generation of combat aircraft. The previously stated preference of the Malaysian government for the MiG-29IHT - 102 words
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54 1993-03-27 3 AFP TOKYO The Japanese government decided yesterday to dispatch military personnel to join United Nations peacekeeping operations in Mozambique, its second such mission abroad, officials said. Details of the plan will be finalised in coordination with the UN and an official announcement could beAFP - 54 words
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63 1993-03-27 3 Reuter SEOUL A senior member of South Korea's ruling party who recently disclosed he was worth over US$7 million (5511.4 million) quit his seat in Parliament yesterday, the latest victim of President Kim Young Sam's purge of tainted politicians. Yoo Hak Song said he wouldReuter - 63 words
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620 1993-03-27 3 Reuter NEW DELHI Indian Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao will fight a grim battle this weekend to strengthen his faltering control over the ruling Congress party, politicians and commentators said yesterday. A two-day annual plenary convention of the Congress, to begin todayReuter - 620 words
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THE WORLD
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WORLD WATCH
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85 1993-03-27 4 AFP BONN Tens of thousands of steelworkers gathered in Bonn yesterday, having travelled from all over Germany for a rally to save 40.000 jobs threatened with the axe. The organisers, the steelworkers and engineering union IG Metall, said that 75.000 had turned out, whileAFP - 85 words
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Article, Illustration37 1993-03-27 4 Reuter MEDELLIN, Colombia This collection of luxury cars, belonging to drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, was confiscated by police on Wednesday during a raid on a Medellin warehouse. The collection is valued at US$3.9 million. ReuterReuter - 37 words
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93 1993-03-27 4 AP LONDON Prime Minister John Major expressed his concern on Thursday night over the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces and warned of the growth of Islamic fundamentalism if the Middle-East peace process fails. In a speech at a dinner here given by the BoardAP - 93 words
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70 1993-03-27 4 AFP JERUSALEM Jewish mobsters in the US plotted to kill Hitler in 1933, spawning a major investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a book to be published here next week reveals. "For more than 50 years, details of this astonishing episode lay concealed,"AFP - 70 words
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536 1993-03-27 4 Rcuter PARIS Gaullist leader Jacques Chirac yesterday backed down on his demand that Socialist President Francois Mitterrand resign after a conservative landslide in French parliamentary elections. "No one disputes the president's constitutional right to finish his term if he wishes," Mr Chirac said onRcuter - 536 words
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620 1993-03-27 4 Reuter PARIS French voters could be forgiven for feeling a sense of deja vu this weekend. Seven years on, the same actors Francois Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac. Valery Giscard d'Estaing and Edouard Bahadur are about to star again in the same drama, with onlyReuter - 620 words
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285 1993-03-27 4 Reuter TOKYO Russian President Boris Yeltsin, battling to keep his job at home, won a minor victory overseas yesterday a seat at the high table of world leaders this summer. Japan said it had invited Mr Yeltsin to Tokyo in July toReuter - 285 words
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Article, Illustration350 1993-03-27 4 Crisis in Russia AP MOSCOW Vice-President Alexander Rutskoi, who will become Russia's President in the event of Boris Yeltsin's removal, is a thoroughly military man who bridles at his country's loss of superpower status. As president, he could be expected toAP - 350 words
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131 1993-03-27 4 AFP CALGARY, Canada The former president of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev, on Thursday again criticised both the Russian Congress and Russian President Boris Yeltsin for their handling of their nation's current crisis. On the second day of a week-long visit to Canada. Mr GorbachevAFP - 131 words
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310 1993-03-27 4 Reuter WASHINGTON The United States has suggested that its Group of Seven (G7) allies consider tapping the International Monetary Fund for more than US$lO billion (5516.4 billion) to help Russia, monetary sources said on Thursday. The suggestion is contained in a letterReuter - 310 words
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Article, Illustration33 1993-03-27 4 Reuter LEBANON Palestinian deportees walking towards Israeli lines in South I>ebanon on Thursday, earning banners reading: "You world, why we are not allowed to hug our children during the feast." ReuterReuter - 33 words
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216 1993-03-27 4 AFP BRUSSELS The European Community's huge trade and investment deficit with Japan must be reduced as a matter of urgency, the Japanese economic group keidanren said >esterda>. Razuo Haruna. leader of a keidanren delegation visiting EC headquarters, told journalists: "We consider thatAFP - 216 words
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354 1993-03-27 4 Reuter WARRINGTON. England Mourners crowded into a picturesque village church yesterday for the funeral of a three-year-old toddler, murdered in an Irish Republican Army bomb attack. The killing of tiny Johnathan Ball last Saturday drew Anglo-Irish condemnation of IRA tactics in its campaign againstReuter - 354 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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Article, Illustration618 1993-03-27 5 Magdalene Ng - Results of two Big Four banks By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank's (UOB) group net earnings shot up a strong 15 per cent in 1992, thanks to improved contributions from overseas operations and better lending margins in Singapore. At a press briefing yesterday,Bridge Info - 618 words
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Article, Illustration473 1993-03-27 5 Quak Hiang Whai - By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE OCBC Bank reported yesterday that its group net earnings rose 15.5 per cent to $295.46 million in 1992, thanks to growth in net interest income, fees and commissions. At the bank level, net earnings increased 17.3 per cent toBridge Info - 473 words
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414 1993-03-27 5 Sylvia Wong - By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE Orchard Parade Holdings Ltd yesterday reported an 18.1 per cent drop in 1992 net earnings to $2.85 million due to higher interest payments on its loans. Interest payments for the year ended Dec 31414 words
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829 1993-03-27 5 Rahita Elias - HOCK LOCK SIEW By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Kuala Lumpur is now almost as notorious as Bangkok and Jakarta for its traffic jams. With the roads clogged up at rush hour with vehicles, there seems little evidence that the Malaysian motor industry went through829 words
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Article, Illustration316 1993-03-27 5 SINGAPORE Both United Overseas Bank and OCBC Bank will incorporate their Malaysian operations into wholly-owned subsidiaries by September next year. UOB chairman and chief executive officer Wee Cho Yaw told reporters at a briefing yesterday that the group will give up Lee316 words
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Article, Illustration343 1993-03-27 5 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STII's index stocks Mar 26 Last Sense Index Slock vale Chge factor movers <S> (V) S Awmo 1 790 1 49 0.00 <&< 6-850 0.150 5.71 23 81 C'crcbos 5 150 -0 050 429 -7.94 FAN 12 »00 0 100 10 25 15 87Source: Bridge Info - 343 words
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COMPANIES
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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73 1993-03-27 6 SINGAPORE Cycic Carriage Ltd has awarded the construction contract for its condominium project at Chip Bee Gardens to Construction Technology Ptc Ltd, a subsidiary of Tcmasck Holdings. The $33.7 million contract to build The Merah Saga was signed on Wednesday. Piling work has been73 words
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Article90 1993-03-27 6 SINGAPORE Causeway Investment Ltd will seek legal advice on a sale and purchase agreement with Philip Khoo, who had agreed to buy 60 per cent of Safetytech. Causeway said Mr Khoo failed to complete the purchase according to the terms of an August 199290 words
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60 1993-03-27 6 SINGAPORE Chartered Industries of Singapore Pte Ltd (CIS) has appointed Lye Fei as its deputy president, effective April 2. Mr Lye, general manager of CIS subsidiary Singapore Automotive Engineering Ltd. will be replaced by Wu Tzu Chien, who is now deputy general manager, ordnance. In turn, Teo60 words
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Article41 1993-03-27 6 SINGAPORE Goldtron Ltd said its discussions about possibly floating Lindeteves Jacoberg Far East Pte Ltd are only preliminary. It was answering a query from the Stock Exchange of Singapore about a Straits Times report on the matter.41 words
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274 1993-03-27 6 SINGAPORE Singapore Reinsurance Corporation posted a smaller gain in group net earnings in 1992 against 1991, due to reduced contribution from subsidiaries. In a statement yesterday, Singße said its group net earnings advanced 13.4 per cent to $4.73 million in 1992. Its profits274 words
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173 1993-03-27 6 SINGAPORE Listed rig builder Far East Levingston Shipbuilding (Fels) yesterday delivered one of the world's largest jack-up rigs to A P Moller. Delivery of the Maersk Gallant finally put to rest market jitters that the Danish shipping and energy173 words
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461 1993-03-27 6 Dexter Lee - Reports by Dexter Lee SINGAPORE The potent mix of higher staff costs, lower investment income and higher taxation ate into Singapore Bus Service's (SBS) profits last year. Yesterday, the company reported an 8.1 per cent drop in group net earnings to461 words
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Article, Illustration405 1993-03-27 6 SINGAPORE Singapore Bus Service has scrapped its policy of paying a minimum dividend of 7.5 per cent a year in favour of one that reflects the company's performance and other commercial consideration. In what seems to be a contradictory statement yesterday, the company said it405 words
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Article, Illustration165 1993-03-27 6 SINGAPORE Central Depository Pte Ltd (CDP) officials said yesterday they were pleased with the public's response to their booth (above) at the Stock Exchange of Singapore Investment Fair at the Raffles City Convention Centre. About 800 new CDP accounts were opened onPhoto by Arthur Lee - 165 words
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322 1993-03-27 6 SINGAPORE Sing Investments and Finance managed to turn in higher profits after tax of $3.15 million for 1992 against $3.06 million previously, despite falling revenue and income. Group operating revenue slipped 14.5 per cent to $14.8 million last year from $17.3 million while322 words
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275 1993-03-27 6 Helen Chang - By Helen Chang SINGAPORE Sesdaqlisted Material Handling Engineering Ltd (MHE) and Eltech Electronics Ltd yesterday reported poorer results because of recession abroad. MHE went deeper into the red with a group net loss of $1.63 million for the six months ended Dec 31. 1992,275 words
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Article481 1993-03-27 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Managers' prices Mar 27 Prudential Singapore Unit Trust Kn,L,nk Fund 106 1,2 The ommcrre 128 I H MARA-Bumiputra The Savings Fund 109 I 14*d First B'putra 1.59 1.64 Spore Prog Fund 0.52 0.55 Second B'putra I 56 l.6lxd S pore See Fund 0 85 089 XhirJ Bpulra481 words
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Article1094 1993-03-27 6 Payment Ex Books Pay (%> date close date Apollo F 2.S Jun 21 Jun 25 Jul IS Avimo 20* F I2.5TE Feb 17 Marl Apr 15 BAT 21* F 114.2 Mar 23 Mar 29 Apr 6 Berjaya Group I 4 Mar 18 Apr 2 Apr 15 Berjaya Ind1,094 words
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Article, Illustration338 1993-03-27 7 It's a sign that they don't want us: HK magnate AFP BANGKOK Hongkong magnate Gordon Wu said his Hopewell Holdings company could not proceed with a US$3.2 billion (555.2 billion) mass transit system for Bangkok if the Thai governmentAFP - 338 words
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174 1993-03-27 7 Reuter HONGKONG American Telephone and Telegraph Co says it has signed an agreement with China allowing it to supply personal telecommunications products to what analysts say is the world's biggest potential telecom market. AT&T and manufacturing partner S Megga International Holdings Ltd unit,Reuter - 174 words
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437 1993-03-27 7 Reuter MELBOURNE Australia's largest company. The Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (BHP). is poised to earn almost ASI billion (SSL 15 million) in the year to May 31, after the strong nine-month profit figures the company announced yesterday, analysts said. TheReuter - 437 words
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255 1993-03-27 7 Reuter MELBOURNE The Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd said a planned national 24-hour strike on Monday by steel workers would have a major impact on production and could lose the company some international customers. The strike, over a revamped work contract, willReuter - 255 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article79 1993-03-27 7 Reuter HONGKONG Siemens AG unit Siemens Ltd Hongkong said it had won a contract, worth US$25 million (Ss4l million), to build a power transmission and distribution system for the Yangpu Economic Development Zone on China's southern Hainan Island. Siemens earlier this month was awarded a contractReuter - 79 words
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Article58 1993-03-27 7 Reuter BANGKOK The Stock Exchange of Thailand announced it would postpone introducing stricter "maintenance margin" requirements to October 1 from April I. The SET said in a statement it had rescheduled the start date because of "current trading activity" and because some brokerages were notReuter - 58 words
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62 1993-03-27 7 AFP HONGKONG Otis Elevator Company signed an agreement yesterday for its a fourth joint venture in China, to be based in Shanghai's Pudong development zone. Shanghai Otis Elevator Co Ltd will sell, install and serv ice elevators and escalators throughout China's biggest city, asAFP - 62 words
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75 1993-03-27 7 KnightRidder HONGKONG China's Shanghai Petroleum Corp and US oil firm Texaco have agreed to jointly develop oil and natural gas reserves in the East China Sea. the official Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday. Texaco will provide advanced technology to develop the Pinghu oil field, locatedKnight- Ridder - 75 words
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409 1993-03-27 7 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's Formosa Plastics group said yesterday it was seeking NTS 141 billion (558.74 billion) in syndicated bank loans to finance the construction of a huge petrochemical complex and a port. Company spokesman Jen Chao Chuan said Formosa, the island's biggest privateReuter - 409 words
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Article, Illustration2733 1993-03-27 7 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume Metroplex 50c 8.278.000 Mulli-Purpoic $.229,000 Ind Oxygen 50c 4.827.000 Bedford 50c 3.276.000 Fabcr Group 2.907.000 Berjaya Group 2,779.000 Promct 2.223.000 IdmHydSOc 2.182.000 Rcnong Bhd 50c 1.647.000 Tongkah Hldgs 1.378.000 Sd Properties 1,167.000 Tan Chong 50c 1,144.000 Kamunting 50c 941,000Source: Bridge Info - 2,733 words
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STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration7073 1993-03-27 8 Dexter Lee - By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE The stock market came alive yesterday as investors bathed in the good news which filtered in from both the domestic and international fronts. For the first time this week, share prices rose across-the-board egged on by the spate of healthySource: Bridge Info - 7,073 words
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Article, Illustration62 1993-03-27 8 Quak Hiang Whai - HOT STOCK Quak Hiang Whai NATSTEEL has recovered substantially in the last feu months but faces stiff resistance at $3.80-54. A clear break above $4 could see the stock testing $4.50 followed by $5. But the weekly RSI chart shows a slightly over-bought situation, suggesting the stock is likelySOURCE: BRIDGE INFO - 62 words
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REGIONAL STOCK MARKETS
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Article550 1993-03-27 9 -1.56 STOCK prices dipped yesterday as foreign investors engaged in selective bargain hunting with trading expected to drift sideways to lower when the market reopens next week, brokers said. The Manila Stock Exchange Composite Index slipped 1.56 points to end at 1,451.01 from Thursday's close of 1,452.57. The absence550 words
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Article987 1993-03-27 9 15.2 SI OCK.S rallied to their highest close of the week yesterday with option exercises shoring up volume, dealers said. Resource stocks led the rise but prices were firmer across the board as investors shook otY the doldrums which have hung over the market most of the week. The987 words
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Article379 1993-03-27 9 -3.67 LATE institutional support and a mild technical rebound yesterday subdued the worst ravages of an across-the-board downward correction, brokers said. They said investors shrugged off the announcement of further interest rate cuts which became effective yesterday. The Composite Stock Index fell 3.67 points to 659.02, off a daily379 words
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Article523 1993-03-27 9 -49.97 TAIWAN stocks closed lower across the board yesterday and turnover shrank as some investors withdrew from the market, disappointed by its failure to break above its recent trading range, brokers said. The Weighted Index spent most of the session lower and ended 49.97 points or 1.1 per cent523 words
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Article319 1993-03-27 9 15.08 THE NZSE Index rose nearly one per cent yesterday on reasonable turnover with most of the rise attributable to demand in three leaders Telecom, Fletcher Challenge and Lion Nathan. Brokers are optimistic that the lift in the leaders will filter through to the broader market next week.319 words
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Article69 1993-03-27 9 -36.03 INDIAN stock prices fell again yesterday as investors sold off holdings. Brokers said the Bombay Stock Exchange Index could fall by 30 to 40 points today. The BSE Index dropped by 36.03 points to 2,342.52 and the National Index fell by 8.19 points to 1,049.37. Brokers said political69 words
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WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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Article801 1993-03-27 9 Britannia Funds SMfiim ('Hk Bid Ofln Mim ap Deposit 3* 5100 3* 5400 Mim Jenes C..H *0 l»l* •0»l« Mim Mas Incomc •09**) *1 0*10 I S$ nh Iiktime Pirn f und *10 1400 MO <*00 PS S R(«nt Fund 5.1**) 5 1000 Sterling Kquirs Euro PerfomuiKT 0#U 04>K>0 Far801 words
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Article619 1993-03-27 9 +01 Shares surrendered early strong gains and the FTSE 100 index closed just 0.1 points higher at 2,852.9 as buying interest dried up and the two week trading account ended. Shares declined steadily throughout the afternoon in response to FTSE futures weakness and a turnaround on Wall Street from619 words
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Article110 1993-03-27 9 +0.99pc Shares closed one per cent higher on the back of easier debt market yields and Ericsson's announcement of a convertible debenture issue. The All-Share Index rose 0.99 per cent to 990.30 in turnover worth 868 million crowns. The OMX-Index, which carries futures and options contracts, also gained 0.99110 words
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Article209 1993-03-27 9 +4.14 Shares ended 2.2 per cent down on the week, but dealers said these losses could quickly be reversed next week providing Russian president Boris Yeltsin managed to maintain his leadership. Dealers said a support base which had been established this week at around the 1,650 level on the209 words
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Article131 1993-03-27 9 3.32 Shares edged up but business remained quiet as most players stayed at the sidelines awaiting developments in the political situation. The Bel-20 Index was up 3.32 points at 1,250.56. A low 500 million francs worth of shares changed hands. Retailer GIB continued to benefit from Thursday's better-than-expected 1992/93131 words
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Article157 1993-03-27 9 -o.6pc Weak banking shares and firm Pirelli stocks provided the only focus of interest in a market where prices were drifting lower in thin trade. Dealers said the results of two large Italian banks had highlighted how loan and portfolio provisions had eaten into their accounts and put many157 words
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Article245 1993-03-27 9 1.58 Shares closed higher as bond prices resumed an upward trend and political tensions cooled in Russia, traders said. "The most important factor was a further decline in bond yields today, as the market had already expected a decrease in Russian tensions," said Marius Andre, salesman at broker Amstgeld.245 words
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Article214 1993-03-27 9 11 Shares were firmer as technical factors drove prices up in quiet trading and low volume. The All-Share SPI was up 11.0 points at 1,324.9. Dealers said sentiment was boosted at the opening by Wall Street's rise and subsequently by the firmer tone in other bourses abroad. Zurich \lar214 words
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Article293 1993-03-27 9 -11 Ciold shares ended down but off earlier lows yesterday as a lack of momentum in the gold price and some profit-taking depressed prices. Dealers said the trend remained upward for golds despite the correction. The Overall Index lost six points to 3,556 and the Industrial Index fell 11293 words
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Article326 1993-03-27 9 Stocks were mixed with a weaker bias in early trade despite gains on world markets because of pressure on Northern Telecom and parent BCE Inc. "We're slightly lower and the rest of the world is higher. For the answer, look to Northern Telecom," one trader said. The TSE 300326 words
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Article802 1993-03-27 9 +6 Stocks opened mixed and traded in a tight range as weak bond prices worked against follow through buying. Analysts said that the market would probably see an upside trend although it was unlikely to repeat Thursday's 16-point rally. The Dow was up six points to 3.467 and802 words
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Article, Illustration3009 1993-03-27 10 Reuter STOCKS closed up sharply yesterday on a late rally sparked by comments by a top Chinese official for Hongkong that he hoped the British colony's planned new airport could be built by 1997, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index ended 94.28 points higher at 6,341.25. Turnover was HKS3Reuter; Source: Bridge Info - 3,009 words
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Article, Illustration442 1993-03-27 10 SHENZHEN stocks stumbled yesterday after previous day's rally, in moderate trading. China Bicycles and Petrochemicals were among the biggest losers, with each company losing 2.93 per cent, pushing the CLSA Shenzhen A Index down 1.24 per cent to close at 2,861.37. Investors still appear very weary of trading in442 words
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Article, Illustration2486 1993-03-27 10 Reuter STOCKS ended firmer in energetic trade yesterday, helped by bullishness for the new fiscal year starting April, brokers said. The Nikkei Average hit a new 1993 intraday high before paring gains on index-linked selling, and turnover swelled to an estimated 800 million shares. "The risk of not beingReuter; Source: Bridge Info - 2,486 words
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Article, Illustration1780 1993-03-27 10 Reuter THAI stocks fell further in afternoon trade yesterday despite the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) confirming it would postpone implementing new, stricter "maintenance margin" requirements, brokers said. The SET Index fell to its day's low at 864.20, losing 11.88 points just before the close, but edged up toReuter; Source: Bridge Info - 1,780 words
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1468 1993-03-27 11 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Nikkei stock index futures finished firmer yesterday on speculation and short-cover-ing in active financial year-end dealings. Contracts fluctuated near the topend of recent ranges with the frontmonth June contract managing to pierce resistance at 19,000 in the second session toReuter - 1,468 words
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418 1993-03-27 11 COMMODITIES REPORT Gold Hongkong: Gold closed little changed from New York's Thursday close in thin trading, dealers said. "There's been quiet two-way trade." a local bullion dealer said. "The metal stayed within a tiny 70 cent band all day long." Bullion ended at418 words
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406 1993-03-27 11 Reuter BEIJING China's first attempt at futures trading has run into serious problems soon after opening, calling into question whether Beijing's bold experiments with the market arc simply a blind jump into the unknown, market sources said. Trading volumes have shrunk on the NanjingReuter - 406 words
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Article1739 1993-03-27 11 Rubber Mar 26 HAS Commodity Exchange (futures closing as at Ipm) HAS (physical prices) RSS1 Contract (Scents/kg) Buyers Sellers Cose Volume Open (Scents/kg) Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest RSS 2 Apr 93 134 75 135 75N p q, RSS 3 Apr 93 134.25 I35.25N wfr RSS 41,739 words
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293 1993-03-27 12 S N Vasuki - By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE The Industrial Bank of Korea is upgrading its Hongkong office to a full-service branch and plans to open representative offices in China and Vietnam. But senior officials say there are no plans at present to upgrade the Singapore293 words
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355 1993-03-27 12 Reuter SEOUL South Korea said yesterday its latest cut in interest rates would boost the faltering economy but economists warned the measure would fuel inflation while failing to stimulate corporate investment. The Ministry of Finance and the central Bank of KoreaReuter - 355 words
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274 1993-03-27 12 Reuter KUWAIT Kuwait's biggest commercial bank has emerged from the 1990-91 Gulf crisis with profitability unscathed and poised for further international expansion. National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), the first of the seven commercial banks to report 1992 results, this month announced a netReuter - 274 words
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256 1993-03-27 12 Reuter TOKYO At least three of Japan's Big Four securities houses and two banks are planning to set up trust banking subsidiaries after the nation's sweeping financial reforms take effect on April 1, brokerage officials said yesterday. The three are Nomura Securities,Reuter - 256 words
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Article189 1993-03-27 12 AFP LONDON The dollar weakened, sterling rose and the French franc remained firm in busy trading on the European exchanges yesterday. Sterling rose strongly against both the dollar and the German mark, trading at 2.4353 marks from 2.4218 in London on Thursday and up to U551.4890 from U551.4740. TheAFP - 189 words
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236 1993-03-27 12 ENERGY REPORT Reuter LONDON World crudc oil priccs were virtually stagnant yesterday as traders appeared reluctant to adopt aggressive positions until they had seen fresh estimates of March Opcc production cxpcctcd early next week. May futures for the world benchmarkReuter - 236 words
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Article, Illustration141 1993-03-27 12 AN extremely quiet day in the regional currencies with the Malaysian and Jakarta market closed for the Hari Raya holiday. In the US$/S$ market, a very biddish tone prevailed throughout the day as local corporates were seen buying the US$. The US$ was brought to141 words
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Article80 1993-03-27 12 AFP NEW YORK The dollar fell yesterday against other major currencies in quiet trading following a report showing slight downward revision of US economic growth in the fourth quarter of 1992. At 9:30 am (1430 GMT), the dollar was trading at 1.6340 German marks compared with 1.6425 onAFP - 80 words
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Article, Illustration516 1993-03-27 12 DBS Bank weekly currency review L SS/Dm: Consolidation week The US dollar incurred further losses last Friday to reach a low of 1.6270 deutschemark before recovering to close at 1.6360. For the most part of this week, the USS is seen consolidating its losses between516 words
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Article, Illustration1572 1993-03-27 12 IlaJt- "cifkuiJ inJt-\ mkvlatfJ atam\l Spirt-\ lift 14 IraJint parings Baw )»> /<WS US$/S$ forward rates Noon Mar 26 ss bli Offer 1-month I 642 J I MM 2-month 1.6405 I6420 A-month I 6.W6 ***** 6-month 1.6347 I.6J67 Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES As at 10m m Mar 24:1,572 words
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Advertisement50 1993-03-27 10 Ace going places He's been called a symbol of Asian success, f if We talk to Acer's Stan Shih )a" The Jakarta stock market will be closed for the Hari Raya Puasa holiday. Trading will resume next Monday. PLAY SMART Be part of the good life. Lifestyle. Everyday. Business Times50 words
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Advertisement217 1993-03-27 11 BUSINESS TIMES TOLL-FREE TEL. No. 1-800-737 0043 FAX:734 3698 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF JAB RECORDS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed company duly convened and held at 39 Whiting St. Artarmon,217 words
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Advertisement319 1993-03-27 11 M THE MATTER Of THE COMPAMES ACT, CHAPTER SO AND M THE MATTER OF ALPHAVEST TRAUNQ PTE LTD fN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinatory General Meeting of the membra of the company held at 86. Short Street. •04-15, Singapore 0718 on 10th March 1993 at 11.00 a.m., the Mowing319 words
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Advertisement25 1993-03-27 11 The Malaysian markets were closed yesterday As and when the latest Ix>ndon/Rotterdam prices are not available, the previous trading day's closing figures are carried instead25 words
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754 1993-03-27 13 Shahiron Sahari - Hongkong Invitational Rugby Sevens Australian and American teams at their strongest in years Reports from Shahiron Sahari in HONGKONG SINGAPORE, undoubtedly one of the weakest teams in the Hongkong Invitation Rugby Sevens competition, are drawn this year in Group D with Australia, world 15-a--side champions,754 words
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Article, Illustration438 1993-03-27 13 Golf AP PONTE VEDRA, Florida Kirk Triplett, who reached the PGA Tour by playing on satellite circuits around the world, shot an 8-under-par 64 on Thursday to share the firstround lead with Nick Price at the Players Championship. Triplett holed a 194-yard, 3-iron shotAP - 438 words
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Article, Illustration701 1993-03-27 13 IF YOU FIND that your boss or colleague has been away to Hongkong on "business" this past week, you can be quite sure that he or she is not there just to clinch some deals or settle some other corporate affairs. In all701 words
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Article, Illustration112 1993-03-27 13 AP Reuter PHILADELPHIA Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause remained in the hospital on Thursday with chest pains that doctors suspect were caused by a gastrointestinal problem. Krause was admitted on Wednesday night to St. Agnes Medical Center for observation after experiencing elevated blood pressure and "the sweats" duringAP; Reuter - 112 words
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Article, Illustration449 1993-03-27 13 AP Reuter Reuter FONTE VEDRA Scores I hursda> after the first round of the LSS2.S million Players Championship on the 6.896-yard. par 72 I PC at Sawgrass course: 64 Kirk Triplctt. Nick Pncc: 65 Bcrnhard Langer. Joey Sindclar. 66 Ronnie Black. Donnic Hammond. Joel Edwards. Greg Norman: 67 RickAP; Reuter - 449 words
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Article, Illustration112 1993-03-27 13 Reuter Reuter NKW YORK Results of National Hockey League games played on Thursday: Boston Bruins 2 Montreal Canadicns 0: Washington Capitals 5 New York Islanders 2; Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Ottawa Senators 2 (OT); Philadelphia Flyers 5 San Jose Sharks 2: Pittsburgh Penguins 4 New Jersey DcmIs 3.Reuter - 112 words
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Article, Illustration81 1993-03-27 13 AFP MANCHESTER. England An International Olympic Committee commission gave Manchester's bid to stage the 2000 Games a boost here on Thursday at the end of a four-day visit to the English city. The nine-strong party were impressed by the progress Manchester have made since their unsuccessful bid for theAFP - 81 words
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Article, Illustration81 1993-03-27 13 HONGKONG Draw for the weekend's Hongkong Invitation Sevens. The teams play a roundrobin competition today, with the group winners going on to the knock-out Cup tomorrow, the sec-ond-placed to the Plate, and thirdplaced teams to the Bowl: Group A: Fiji. Namibia. Malaysia. B: Canada. Welsh President's Seven. Papua New81 words
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Article, Illustration62 1993-03-27 13 AP HOUSTON Results for I hursda\ in the Virginia Slims of Houston tennis tournament (seedings in parentheses): Singles Second Round: Radka Zrubakova (Slovakia) b Rene Simpson-Alter. (Can) 6-1 5-7 6-2; Sandra Cecchini (Ita) b (7) katcrina Maleeva (Bulgaria. 7-6 (7-3) 6-0: Patricia Tarabini (Arg) b Virginia Ruano-Pascual (Spa) 6-4AP - 62 words
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422 1993-03-27 14 AP MELBOURNE Wally Masur ripped passing shots down both sides of the court and beat Brad Gilbert in four sets yesterday, lifting Australia to a 1-0 lead over the United States in their first-round Davis Cup tennis match at Kooyong. Masur beatAP - 422 words
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Article, Illustration31 1993-03-27 14 Reuter ATLANTA, Georgia Houston Rockets" Otis Thorpe shooting over the defence of Atlanta Hawks' Jon Koncak for a score in the first quarter at the Omni on Thursday. ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Miscellaneous434 1993-03-27 14 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 I park crookedly behind fa- H tajtf MM to obtain some pepper 5 Cattle twitch caused by mo--9 Despite that isn't resisting BB BB—-JW—— 10 Lake one had gone into be- —H^ 11 One wlio soundly ridicules mal dunderhead replaced (7) the ~~Tj^B ~881 b^b~ ~BH" 26434 words
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Article, Illustration796 1993-03-27 15 Reuter NEW YORK Louis Gerstner may have signed up for the toughest job of his life at beleaguered International Business Machines Corp taking the world's biggest computer company apart and putting it back together so it runs smoothly again. Not that MrReuter - 796 words
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Advertisement238 1993-03-27 15 THE COMPANIES ACT CAP. 50 MAXI DESIGNS PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 10 Anson Road. #13-12 International Plaza. Singapore 0207 on the 23rd day of March. 1993. the special resolution set out below238 words
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Advertisement1047 1993-03-27 15 I OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I The Directors are pleased to announce the following:- I 1992 1991 Increase I The Group The Bank The Group The Bank The Group The Bank I SS'OOO SS'OOO Ss'ooo Ss'ooo I 1 AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR1,047 words
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561 1993-03-27 16 Compromise plan to hold elections and create a new legislature proposed AP. Reuter, AFP. MOSCOW E(Torts to impcach President Boris Yeltsin stalled yesterday and Russia's Chief Justice offered a compromise to end the power struggle by holding elections and creating a new legislature.AP.; Reuter,; AFP. - 561 words
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Article, Illustration488 1993-03-27 16 Reuter MOSCOW Russia announced a package of measures on Thursday to knock its sagging economy into shape, including plans to freeze debt payments for six months and protect the ailing rouble from a speculative assault. The package, outlined byReuter - 488 words
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345 1993-03-27 16 Reuter COPENHAGEN Scandinavian Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Swissair and Austrian Airlines plan a full four-airline merger, two Danish newspapers reported yesterday. The Boersen financial daily and national daily JyllandsPosten said they had obtained documents showing the four carriers were inReuter - 345 words
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Article, Illustration409 1993-03-27 16 AFP, UPI. TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa's office has denied a newspaper report which said his name appears on a list of politicians who received illegal donations from a major contractor. The newspaper Mainichi Shimbun said yesterday that Mr Miyazawa'sAFP,; UPI. - 409 words
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Article, Illustration591 1993-03-27 16 AP, Reuter BEIJING A Chinese advisory body yesterday confirmed a top Communist Party official as its chairman in the first of a series of moves to make the government leadership more closely mirror that of the party. Li Ruihuan. the new chairman ofAP,; Reuter - 591 words
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366 1993-03-27 16 South China Morning Post WASHINGTON American Secretary of State Warren Christopher has disclosed that high-level discussions arc underway between the United States and China to resolve major differences that would open the way for the June renewal of China'sSouth China Morning Post - 366 words
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316 1993-03-27 16 Reuter WASHINGTON Corporate profits rose sharply as the economy grew at its strongest pace in five years during the final three months of last year, the US Commerce Department said yesterday. The department slightly revised its estimate ofReuter - 316 words
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581 1993-03-27 16 Reuter BEIJING Despite Chinese threats that trade with Britain could suffer in the row over Hongkong. Beijing appears to be adopting a business-as-usual attitude. British entrepreneurs said yesterday. The governor-designate of the Bank of England. Eddie George, and a high-level delegation ofReuter - 581 words
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Article, Illustration1375 1993-03-27 17 Yeap Soon Beng - Yeap Soon Beng says it is time for the Asian mass media to compete with its Western counterpart on its own terms Yeap Soon Beng Dr Yeap Soon Beng is a Lecturer in the School of Communication Studies. Sanyang1,375 words
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1136 1993-03-27 17 Daniel Bell - Daniel Bell takes a critical look at the concept and suggests that states professing to be communitarian in outlook may not, in feet, be so Daniel Bell Dr Daniel Bell is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the1,136 words
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Article, Illustration1782 1993-03-27 18 Geraldine Heng,Janadas Devan - Geraldine Heng and Janadas Devan look at a disturbing trend that needs to be arrested if the entire Singaporean arts fraternity is not to be tainted Geraldine Heng,Janadas Devan The writers are literary critics IF you were one of the Singaporeans1,782 words
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Article, Illustration1259 1993-03-27 18 Amyn B Sajoo - More on the issue of free expression Amyn B Sajoo argues for a balance between the collective right to preserve social cohesion and the individual right to free speech Amyn B Sajoo Dr Amyn B Saj(X). a former policy analyst with the C'anaJian Human Rights Commission,1,259 words
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1084 1993-03-27 19 Amitav Acharya - Amitav Acharya zeroes in on the key factors driving a remarkable regional military buildup Amitav Acharya Dr Amitav Acharya is Director of the Southeast Asia and Pacific Security Project at York University, Toronto. IS post-Cold War South-east Asia witnessing a regional1,084 words
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Article, Illustration193 1993-03-27 19 SIGNALS intelligence (sigint), or the collection of intelligence by the interception of communications or monitoring of other electronic signals, is the most productive source of intelligence available to governments and their defence establishments. Worldwide, investment in sigint activities is increasing, with new types193 words
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795 1993-03-27 19 Russell Heng - By Russell Heng Russell Hent> is a Fellow of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. The views expressed in this article are entirely those of the author. THERE is a view abroad that the .West, in general, and America, in particular, have no business imposing795 words
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Article, Illustration1056 1993-03-27 19 Surin Maisrikrod - Surin Maisrikrod plots out the rationale for a change in Thailand's attitude towards its western neighbour Surin Maisrikrod Dr Sunn Maisrikrod is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. IT seems inevitable that Thailand's policy towards Myanmar will soon see a1,056 words
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1196 1993-03-27 19 Rustam A Sani - Rustam A Sani analyses an emerging phenomenon in Malaysia that may well help to accelerate its progress towards realising Vision 2020 Rustam A Sani Dr Rustam A Sam is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS). Kuala Lumpur.1,196 words
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Article, Illustration1454 1993-03-27 20 Mike Yeong - Mike Yeong sketches some probable scenarios, none of which are very optimistic Mike Yeong Mike Yeong is a Fellow of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. AN estimated five million Cambodians are expected to go to the polls in May to pick a new government1,454 words
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Advertisement214 1993-03-27 18 Trends A monthly publication ot the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Km PMkitiM Editors-in-chief S. Rajaratnam Chan Heng Chee Editor Derek da Cunha Associate Editor P. Lim Pui Huen Assistant Editor Ronald Kow International Advisory Committee Jose V. Abueva (Philippines) Stephen FitzGerald (Australia) Han Sung-Joo (Korea) Tommy T. B. Koh214 words
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Advertisement40 1993-03-27 20 Your son is studying overseas. And you want him close to home -wtth news from home. To your principals and business associates overseas, it's assuring that Singapore is great for business. The Straits Times Weekly is like a country report.40 words
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Advertisement55 1993-03-27 20 Someone dose has been Rving in Canada for some years. You've given up writing those long letters. The Straits Times Weekly tells it better. (He might comeback after reading ail the good news.) You travel often on business and want to catch up on your return. The week's main issues55 words
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Article, Illustration1441 1993-03-27 21 Karim Raslan - Karim Raslan takes a look at the Bangkok art scene, where self-expression is taking a back seat to commercial considerations Karim Raslan Kanm Raslan is a freelance writer who contributed this article to Executive Lifestyle IN THAILAND, artists are driven by two things schizophrenia or1,441 words
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Article65 1993-03-27 21 AN AWARE activist told a male reporter this story about an otherwise intelligent journalist who went to interview Nominated MP Kanwaljit Soin and Constance Singham. former president of the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations, and coyly said: "I always thought feminists had hairy legs." The male reporter remarked:65 words
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Article58 1993-03-27 21 A COLLEAGUE went to a hotel coffeehouse which claimed to have a press corner for journalists. When he asked the waiter where it was, the latter had to check with his supervisor. Soon enough he came back, suitably enlightened. "Ah so, you looking for press corner? You58 words
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Article75 1993-03-27 21 IF YOU thought altruism reigns in this part of the world, think again. A reflexologist told us this story about one of her clients whose car had caught fire outside a hotel last week. As she sadly surveyed the damage to her car, a bystander sidled up to75 words
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632 1993-03-27 22 John Helmer - John Helmer examines Russian President Boris Yeltsin's chances of political survival John Helmer The writer is a Moscow-based journalist who contributes to BT THE RUSSIANS have a saying that even the greatest tsar is put to rest with the same shovel. In dropping his plan632 words
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Article, Illustration800 1993-03-27 22 Alan Boyd - The proposal to advance Thailand's clocks bv one hour will not help close the competitive gap. writes Alan Boyd from Bangkok Alan Boyd Alan Boyd is a Bangkok-based journalist who contributes to BT IN A CURIOUS footnote to Thailand's bid for recognition as a regional financial centre,800 words
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Article469 1993-03-27 22 S F Wong - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR S F Wong WHY HAS THE Stock Exchange of Singapore Ltd considered it expedient to withdraw the SES Journal from sale at our bookstores? The SES must have good reason but it doesn't seem prepared to explain. But is it essential469 words
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Article331 1993-03-27 22 Tan Kok Tim - Tan Kok Tim I REFER to the case of the woman who was sentenced to four years' jail this week for criminal breach of trust of 52.2 million. It is unbelieveable that the lady, who was a junior slalT in her company, could embezzle this331 words
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Article, Illustration2204 1993-03-27 23 Kenneth James - CONVERSATIONS I RAFFLES Renowned mathematician and physicist Roger Penrose gives Kenneth James some fascinating insights into a rarefied world. He also talks about his prize-winning collaboration with Stephen Hawking Kenneth James ITS A quantum leap from black holes and the origins of the universe to artificial intelligencePhoto by Chris Loh - 2,204 words
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Article978 1993-03-27 23 AN OUTSTANDING scientist and author in his own right, Roger Penrose is also well-known for his collaboration with Stephen Hawking. Their work together showed that the universe as a whole probably originated in a big bang. They were jointly awarded the Royal Astronomical Society's Eddington978 words
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Article, Illustration58 1993-03-27 24 Those polled on their view of the Singapore stock market for the week ahead: Baring Securities, Crosby Securities, Daiwa Securities Singapore, DBS Asset Management, Kay Hian James Capel, Kim Eng Securities, Morgan Grenfell Asia Securities, Peregrine Securities. Phillip Securities, OCBC Securities, Ong Co. Tat Tee Securities. LOB Securities58 words
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Article66 1993-03-27 24 High volumes in recent days on Malaysian property counter Bedford have kept the market in suspense. Rumour has it that it's a deal in the Philippines. Mention of the Philippines has set loose tongues wagging about a possible casino or lottery licence a la Metroplex, another Malaysian property66 words
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Article190 1993-03-27 24 Ong Co (March 25) Intraco. Buy at market. Expect turnaround from past losses. Strong sales from Rover cars. Sembawang Shipyard. Buy at market. Continued strong performance by engineering subsidiary. OCBC Securities (March 18) Kay Hian James Capel. A strong buy at current levels. Prospective price-earnings (PE) ratios of 11.1190 words
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Article, Illustration134 1993-03-27 24 Baring Research (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Third-quarter Gross Domestic Product figures were released during February, confirming a clear slowdown of economic momentum. This consolidation is a healthy development which will ease the inflationary threat and allow interest rates to fall gradually in 1993, before the anticipated134 words
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Article, Illustration349 1993-03-27 24 Mr Alan Raskin, 32 - Mr Alan Raskin, 32 Senior Economist, I.D.E.A The company is a financial think-tank based in London, with offices in Sew York. Tokyo and Hongkong. It provides independent fundamental and technical commentary on the global foreign exchange market. UT am not bullish on the I US economy but349 words
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Article2315 1993-03-27 24 Agnes Chen - Wondering which of the 200-odd SES companies are worth investing in? Agnes Chen says basing your decision on the historical EPS is a pretty reliable way to go about it Agnes Chen WHETHER a stock makes money for you depends on whether the company makes2,315 words
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Article, Illustration407 1993-03-27 24 Chew Eng Han - CHART By Chew Eng Han THE Straits Times Industrials Index is up against stiff resistance. On three occasions in the past four weeks, the index has failed to clear the 1,675-1,680 hurdle. This could possibly set the stage for a triple-top formation, which will407 words
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Article, Illustration990 1993-03-27 25 Juliana Ng - Juliana Ng looks at the issues involved in succession planning and illustrates how enormous savings can be made with proper tax planning Juliana Ng Mrs Juliana Kg is a lawyer and director of Arthur Andersen Associates Pte Ltd Building a successful business990 words
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Article, Illustration818 1993-03-27 25 Shoeb Kagda - Shoeb Kagda says gold's appeal is returning, with interest rates historically low and currency markets troubled Shoeb Kagda THE GLITTER is slowly returning to gold. With interest rates at a historic low and currency markets in turmoil, the prudent investor would be818 words
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1257 1993-03-27 25 Paul Leo - LEARNING New to the stock market? In the dark about bond and foreign currency investments? This occasional column will cut through the jargon and unravel some of the mysteries of investing. This week, Paul iLeo is your guide to the financial pages. Paul Leo Next1,257 words
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Article, Illustration281 1993-03-27 25 Paul Leo - Spotlight currency By Paul Leo Mighty mark looks set to weaken again as reunification costs continue to hobble the German economy. On March 18, Germany's stoic central bank relented and lowered its discount rate half a point to 7.5 per cent. As the cut wasSource: TeleTrac - 281 words
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Article, Illustration590 1993-03-27 26 RINGO LIEW - CD Review By RINGO LIEW JIMMY BARNES: Soul Deep Surely one of Australia's best-kept secrets, Jimmy Barnes offers on this album 17 more reasons to question the point behind the evolution of mankind when it can throw up someone like Michael Bolton. Decrying Bolton's whining, self-pitying approach,590 words
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Article, Illustration1227 1993-03-27 26 Jaime Ee - Will this years top Oscars go to Eastwood's revisionist Western. Merchant Ivory's study of English class connections or Neil Jordan's little Irish movie? Jaime Ee places her bets Jaime Ee COME TUESDAY morning and it will all be over. Clint Eastwood will know whether or notArtwork by Ben Cruz - 1,227 words
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Article, Illustration439 1993-03-27 26 SUSAN TSANG - Art Review By SUSAN TSANG Fee of 56 for adults also includes entry to the Treasures of Tang exhibition. Open 9am-7,30pm daily COLLECTORS, would-be collectors and other lovers of Chinese ceramics and bronzes would do well to check out the Gems of Chinese Art exhibition at439 words
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Article, Illustration638 1993-03-27 27 SUSAN TSANG - Cinema Review By SUSAN TSANG MOVE OVER. EM Forster. The Merchant Ivory team, purveyors of films faithfully adapted from novels, have overshadowed an author. Having produced two films from Forster novels. A Room With A View and Maurice, their third brush with the writer has638 words
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HEALTH & FITNESS
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HEALTH Notes
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136 1993-03-27 28 Health Singapore OLIVE OIL may soon be the key to preventing coronary artery disease. The results of an Israeli study suggest that monounsaturated fat may well have that function and that a steady diet of foods rich in it actually does lower blood cholesterol.Health Singapore - 136 words
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Article101 1993-03-27 28 Health Singapore WHAT DOES your breakfast cereal look like? Pellets, buds, flakes, steel wool pads or assorted cartoon characters? For a roughly accurate measure, pellets and buds are the healthiest since they are probably variations of bran cereals, which gives you a generous 9-14 gramsHealth Singapore - 101 words
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Article113 1993-03-27 28 Health Singapore IS YOUR DOG fat? One vet found that dogs and their owners tend to have the same body shapes. Although genes are a major influence on fatness, most people balloon because of too much of the wrong sorts of food. Fat dogs tendHealth Singapore - 113 words
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109 1993-03-27 28 NYT A NEW STUDY suggests that generations of coffee drinkers have been right: caffeine does appear to improve memory, reaction time and powers of reasoning. The study found that tea also slightly improves reaction times, but less than coffee. The probable reason: teaNYT - 109 words
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82 1993-03-27 28 NYT PREGNANT SMOKERS can increase their babies' weight by quitting smoking, or at least cutting down, according to a study done by the University of Alabama. The study of 803 pregnant smokers and 474 pregnant non-smokers found that infants who were born to women whoNYT - 82 words
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Article, Illustration821 1993-03-27 28 Audrey Tan - Audrey Tan finds Singaporeans becoming more careful about what goes into their stomachs Audrey Tan CAN we assume that Singaporeans are healthy foodies just because the rest of the civilised world is eating healthily? The question, when it first arose, invited a fair amount of scepticism. Notwithstanding821 words
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Article, Illustration243 1993-03-27 28 A TOAST to owning its very own building in the financial district. Such was the additional excitement at International Factors Singapore, which is looking forward to being listed on the local stock exchange in two to three years. IFS, a subsidiary of export credit insurer243 words
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Article, Illustration89 1993-03-27 28 THE largest loan signing this year took place at the Regent Hotel on Tuesday. Fifteen financial institutions joined forces to to provide $850 million for the construction of the Pontiac Marina, owned by Pontiac Land and Kajima Corporation. United Overseas Bank and Sumitomo Bank werePhotos by Arthur Lee - 89 words
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Article, Illustration95 1993-03-27 28 A GROUP of ten international banks met at the Pan Pacific Hotel on Monday to sign a US$75 million loan for Indonesia's state bank PT Bank Dagang Negara (Persero). Participating banks from Singapore included Arab Banking Corporation, Banque Paribas, Bayerische Landesbank, Dai-lchi Kangyo, Gulf95 words
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Article, Illustration802 1993-03-27 29 Jaime Ee,Susan Tsang, Xiu Qiong - While Jaime Ee imagines she's in Vienna alone Boat Quay. Susan Tsang sets an idea of just how many varieties of coffee there are. and Xiu Qiong checks out a hip coffee bar in an unhip street Jaime Ee,Susan Tsang, Xiu Qiong802 words
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Article, Illustration496 1993-03-27 29 ITS after dinner at Holland Village. and you want to go somewhere comfortable for a chat with some friends; perhaps a place where you don't get too many of the teenage crowd. If you're not one to get sleepless nights or496 words
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406 1993-03-27 29 WHEN you arc standing in front of Hoa Nam Building in Foch Road at night, you must be there for one of two things either waiting for a bus or a suitable moment in which to duck into one of those girlie406 words
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Article235 1993-03-27 29 Young People's Theatre Festival The Tragedy of Macbeth On the banks of the Singapore River, a distraught Lady Macbeth roams. Meanwhile, three hideous witches don wayang make-up to waylay Macbeth. After the success of Conference Of The Birds, Asia in Theatre presents Shakespeare's tragedy in the same disused warehouse.235 words
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Article64 1993-03-27 29 SSO Concerts In commemoration of French composer Charles Gounod's death anniversary. highlights from Faust and St Cecilia Mass will be played. Soprano Olga Savina and Tenor Martin Hindmarsch join Conductor Lim Yau in this tribute. The Victoria Concert Hall today at 8.15 pm. Tickets at $4. $7, $10. $1564 words
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Article233 1993-03-27 29 The First Emperor of China Building the Great Wall of China destines you for history's scrutiny and Qin Shihuang experiences it all in this Omni-max movie. Both informative and entertaining, this provides an excellent means of studying Chinese history. On till 31 March at the Singapore Science Centre's Omni233 words
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Article, Illustration850 1993-03-27 29 A Soldier Remembers When the war was still on and Sentosa was still termed Blakang Mali, a soldier took photographs which recorded every aspect of life on the island. Find out about delousing bedding and daily parades under a blazing sun. On at Fort Siloso. Sentosa Island850 words
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Article260 1993-03-27 29 Singapore International Film Festival Postal bookings are now available for the festival which begins on April 16. Write to: Singapore International Film Festival, c/o Ticket charge. 20 kallang Avenue. Singapore 1233. From March 29. tickets will be available at Ticketcharge counters at all Metro stores. Wisma260 words
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EPICURE
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Article, Illustration739 1993-03-27 30 Mark Graham - Mark Graham meets a Malaysian chef who is now sharing his skills with Asian cuisine students in Adelaide Mark Graham Mark Graham is a Hongkong-based writer who contributed this article to Executive Lifestyle Menus put together by Cheong Liew are as eclectic as they come:Photo by Mark Graham - 739 words
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Article, Illustration635 1993-03-27 30 JAIME EE - Bon Appetit By JAIME EE THERE are two misconceptions about AlkafT Mansion one, that it is somewhere near Mount Faber; and two, that eating in a fancy non-airconditioned restaurant can be a stifling affair. It took half an hour and three U-turns before realising635 words
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Article, Illustration609 1993-03-27 30 NIRMAL GHOSH - By NIRMAL GHOSH DOME, a native of Perth. Western Australia, has opened a cafe in the business district. Dome's Perth store supplies a range of special coffees to some 200 establishments in the city. The Singapore branch could end up doing the same eventually: they certainlyPhoto by Arthur Lee - 609 words
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Article769 1993-03-27 30 N K YONG - Wine By N K YONG AN EXTREMELY comprehensive horizontal tasting of the highly regarded 1970 clarets took place late last month in Coral Gables, Florida. Seventy-five wines from the seven communes of Bordeaux were shown over the three half-day sessions in a tasting masterfully moderated769 words
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Article, Illustration1011 1993-03-27 32 A Few Good Men. Egged on by an earnest Demi Moore, unambitious navy lawyer Tom Cruise defends two marines for murder. He also confronts acerbic base commander Jack Nicholson in a climactic courtroom scene. Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Nicholson). Yishun 10 1.20; 9.15. A River1,011 words
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