The Business Times, 22 May 1993

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    15 1 SINGAPORE Business Times MITA (P) 552/12/92 Weekend Edition, May 22-23 1993 WE KNOW ASIA 75®
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    Goh urges S'pore companies to spread regional investments
    795 1  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday urged Singapore companies to spread their investments in the region and not put ail their eggs in one basket. "This makes not only good ceonomic sense but also sound politics." Mr Goh
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    S'pore cracks down on first cases of property speculation
    357 1  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE Some five to 10 property speculators have been identified by the Singapore tax authorities and may have to pay taxes on the gains from residential property transactions. Disclosing this yesterday, a spokesman from the Inland Revenue Authority
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    Lock icon Malayan Banking cuts base rate to 8.6pc
    132 1 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malayan Banking Bhd has revised its base lending rate downwards from 8.75 per eent to 8.6 per eent effective today. The bank's managing director, Mr Ahmad Mohd Don, said in a statement here yesterday that the revision was based on
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    Lock icon Buildings shake as earthquake hits Tokyo
    175 1 AFP Reuter TOKYO Tall buildings swayed violently in Tokyo yesterday and a child was injured when a medium-intensity quake shook the city and surrounding areas. The quake registering 5.2 on the Kichtcr scale and lasting more than 20 seconds, also brought a number of
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    Air express workers deliver a breakfast message
    397 1  -  By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE Would you go on strike for breakfast? Thirty Federal Express employees did yesterday. The 30 drivers, clcrks and other workers at the US air express company's Kaki Bukit office stopped work yesterday morning to protest against the sacking earlier
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    China, Russia to attend major July 25 Asia-Pac meeting
    382 1  -  By Loh Hui Yin SINGAPORE Foreign ministers from China and Russia will attend a major meeting here in July aimed at engaging them in dialogue on security in the Asia-Pacific region. The July 25 meeting will also involve the foreign ministers
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      Lock icon Nafta side deal talks face hurdle
      63 1 Reuter OTTAWA Officials discussing supplementary accords to the North American Free Trade Agreement arc facing serious obstacles on US proposals to apply sanctions to settle disputes, a Canadian negotiator said. John Weeks said the difficulties involved the way the side deals would be applied
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      Lock icon US energy panel head open to compromise
      62 1 Reuter WASHINGTON Senate Energy Committee chairman Bennett Johnston, who on Thursday launched a proposal to kill US President Bill Clinton's proposed energy tax. yesterday said he was open to compromise on the overall budget package. "I think what we have done is to
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      Lock icon HDTV groups to have joint standard: report
      63 1 Reuter LOS ANGELES Three groups competing for the right to develop the technology for high definition television are expected to sign an accord to develop the standard, the Los Angeles limes reported yesterday. The groups involve General Instrument and the Massachusetts Institute of
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    116 1 Stock market indices t-rida) hintc Sill 1.861.86 -14.54 KI.SE omposilc 729.35 -5.76 Nikkei 20.557.47 +227.08 HangScng 7.I69.46 51 SEI Index 858.37 -7.24 J.ik.iit.11 omposilc ...326.44 +0.03 (ISAChinjII I.I58.14 -32 18 Ausl All Old 1.645.6 +114 f ISE 100 2.812.2 -4 6 Kridav Frc»k>u\ I pm close l>ou Jones
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      22 1 Unit trusts Cost-effective investments in region el 4 PACK 2 Role of public sector How pooling information and sharing skills will help
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      A business dimension for public sector
      333 2  -  Forum on regionalisation Reports by Genevieve Cua THE public sector should develop a business dimension in its work to help Singapore go regional, says a paper tabled for discussion yesterday in a regionalisation forum hosted by the Economic Development Board. Produced by a high-level
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      Work group suggests information sharing and skills upgrading
      373 2 A WORK GROUP formed to look at how the public and private sectors can work together to help Singapore go regional tias come up with suggestions focusing on. among other things, ways to share information and upgrade the skills of companies. The
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      Higher hospital fees from June 1
      260 2  -  By Helen Chang THE Health Ministry is raising fees for government acute hospitals, polyclinics and dental clinics. The new fees are in line with the Government's plan to reduce subsidies, particularly for higher class wards, and maintain medical standards. It will be the third
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      Textile association urged to focus on producing green products
      322 2  -  By Corinne Kerk THE green movement has called on the Textile and Garment Manufacturers' Association of Singapore (TGMAS) to focus on producing environmentally friendly products. The result could be higher costs but at the same time higher sales. "More and more
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      Marine sector's record-breaking streak broken
      394 2  -  By Dexter Lee THE local marine industry took a breather last year from its scorching run of seven consecutive turnover records since 1984. The combined total dipped 13 per cent from the all-time high of 53.13 billion in 1991 to 52.72 billion last year. Association
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      Cautious bidding at Colliers Jardine property auction
      306 2  -  By A J Leow ONLY TWO out of a dozen sites were sold at a property auction held by Colliers Jardine yesterday despite a strong turnout of nearly 300 people. A Colliers Jardine spokesman said bidding was cautious and offers were generally S
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      Weaker sterling makes London properties attractive: Richard Ellis
      243 2 THE STERLING'S slide since the UK left the European Exchange Rate Mechanism last year is making London properties very attractive to Asian investors. said property consultant firm Richard Ellis. Its London representative. John Slade. said UK properties offered the same opportunities as
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    • SINGAPOR EROUNDUP
      • Article
        Chinese Defence Minister in S'pore
        49 2 CHINA'S Defence Minister Chi Haotian yesterday called on Minister for Defence Yeo Ning Hong during a three-day visit to Singapore. Gen Chi. who is also a state councillor, will also call on Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew today.
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        Fire at Asahi TV Glass' warehouse
        60 2 MORE than 160.000 television tubes went up in flames when a fire broke out at a warehouse of Asahi TV Glass, a Japanese company, here yesterday. The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation reported that no one was injured in the fire. The report said the extent
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        Second Criminal Mention Court to open
        73 2 THE Subordinate Courts yesterday said it will open a Second Criminal Mention Court next month. The Subordinate Courts now operate only one Criminal Mention Court at Court 26. The new Court 23 will hear criminal cases at the magistrate level, while the existing court
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        Aline Wong leading team to Europe
        53 2 DR ALINE WONG, Minister of State for Health, will lead a delegation to the United Kingdom. Finland and Sweden from May 24 to June 4. The delegation will hold discussions with the health authorities there and visit major primary healthcare institutions and healthcare facilities
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      Corrections and clarifications
      47 2 IN BT's May 11 Property Page story on Lippo Centre, we said that the former owners of Cho Building went into receivership. This is incorrect. Yap Yeow Lam Brothers actually went into members' voluntary liquidation in September 1989. We are sorry for the error.
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      76 2 rm Business Times WE KNOW ASIA H Prrpfr.t' ii K. ERNEST WONG, president of the United Overseas Bank and chairman of the Association of Banks in Singapore, explains how these complaints could have arisen. Why the local banks are raising so much capital. And why the playing field is not
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon Tokyo says trade surplus due to factors beyond its control
      650 3 Reuter AP TOKYO Japan fired its latest salvo in an escalating trade battle yesterday by attempting to recast the terms of the debate and to attribute its persistent surplus to factors beyond its control. The Ministry of International Trade and
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      Lock icon New head of Indon armed forces installed
      162 3 Reuter JAKARTA President Suharto installed General Feisal Tanjung as Indonesia's new armed forces commander yesterday. Gen Tanjung replaces Edi Sudradjat, who remains defence minister. The new commander was behind the preparation of a confidential military report that indicted three senior officers for a
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      Lock icon New HK airport financing plan presented to China
      360 3 South China Morning HONGKONG A new proposal for financing the multi-billion-dollar airport and airport railway projects, which sees the I longkong government shouldering a much greater greater share of capital injection into the plan, has been forwarded to China. In a major
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      Lock icon Keating warns New Zealand not to cut defence spending
      440 3 Reuter WELLINGTON Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, on his first foreign visit since being re-elected two months ago, issued a veiled warning to neighbouring New Zealand yesterday not to cut its defence spending further. Mr Keating said at the start of
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      Lock icon Malaysia, France to sign defence pact
      351 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR France and Malaysia arc to sign a pact in Paris next month to promote defence cooperation, particularly in the training of Kuala Lumpur's military. "France is ready to enter into a defence memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysia," said Frederic Grasset
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      Lock icon Canberra may have to raise taxes to fund budget deficit
      255 3 Reuter CANBERRA Rather than opt for politically unacceptable spending cuts, particularly in social services and health, the Australian government is likely to look to raising taxes to fund a yawning budget deficit. Economists said yesterday that the government is unlikely
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      Lock icon China, UK resume HK talks; early resolution unlikely
      298 3 Reuter BEIJING China and Britain began a third round of talks over political reform in Hongkong yesterday, but neither side held out any prospect for an early resolution to their bitter dispute. Sir Robin McLaren, the British ambassador to Beijing who is
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      Lock icon Manila may sue banks, other parties over N-plant
      243 3 AFP MANILA The Philippine government is considering legal moves against banks and other parties involved in the construction of a mothballed nuclear power plant. A Department of Energy (DOE) official said yesterday that the decision was made after a US court acquitted
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Rebel leader gets life imprisonment
        104 3 AP DILI, Indonesia An East Timor rebel leader who had helped organise bjpody pro-independence protests was sentenced to life in prison yesterday. The sentencing drew a sharp reaction in Portugal, the former colonial power in East Timor. Human rights groups also criticised the move. Jose
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        Lock icon Packer's still the richest Aussie
        69 3 Reuter SYDNEY Media magnate Kerry Packer remains unchallenged as the richest Australian. The Business Review Weekly, which is not owned by Mr Packer, yesterday put the personal wealth of the gambling and polo-playing 55-year-old at about As 3 billion (553.33 billion), up about As3oo million
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        Lock icon Marching for higher pay
        28 3 Reuter TAIPEI About 7,000 employees of Taiwanese state-owned enterprises and their families marching through Taipei yesterday in a demonstration to demand higher pay. Reuter
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        Lock icon Shenzhen inflation at 4-year high
        64 3 Reuter HONGKONG Inflation in Shenzhen. China's booming special economic zone neighbouring Hongkong, reached 16.6 per cent in the first four months of 1993, its highest level for four years. The lien Wei Po daily said yesterday that the figure, based on an index of residents*
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        Lock icon China releases Catholic priest
        58 3 Reuter BEIJING China has released from prison one of its longestheld Catholic clerics. Bishop Wang Milu, an American human rights activist said yesterday. Bishop Wang, an underground church bishop who was arrested for having contact with the Vatican and ordaining priests, was believed held in a
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        Lock icon M'sia to raise poverty income level
        92 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The government is finalising a plan to raise the national poverty income line from MS 175 to between M 5275 and M$3(X) per month. Finance Minister Datuk Sen Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that the plan and the allocation, which was being
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      Lock icon Taipei lowers growth estimate to 6.3 pc
      264 3 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's economy is expected to grow by 6.3 per cent this year, lower than the previously forecast 6.6 per cent, amid a decline in both exports and government spending. Officials said yesterday that due to the global economic slowdown and the
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Clinton's commerce nominee withdraws
        110 4 NYT WASHINGTON John A Rollwagen, the computer expert US President Bill Clinton had named to be an architect of his technology policy, withdrew his nomination as Deputy Secretary of Commerce on Thursday amid a persistent investigation into insider stock trading. The withdrawal of Mr Rollwagen. the
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        Lock icon Scargill's wife leads protest
        55 4 Reuter LONDON Anne Scargill, wife of coal miners leader Arthur Scargill leading a protest of miners' wives at the High Court on Thursday. British Coal had asked the court to declare that it could now close all 10 pits at the top of its original hit
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        Lock icon Waigel staying on as finance minister
        82 4 Reuter MUNICH, Germany Theo Waigel confirmed he would remain German Finance Minister and his rival Edmund Stoiber would be the sole candidate for election as Bavarian state premier next week. Mr Waigel told a news conference in Munich that the Christian Social Union (CSU)
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        Lock icon Aids virus spreading fast in Asia
        90 4 AFP GENEVA Some 14 million people worldwide are infected with the Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV), the precursor of Aids, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said yesterday, warning it was spreading fast in Asia. Eight million of those infected live in sub-Saharan Africa. But the
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      Lock icon Most Germans hoped Danes would reject European unity: poll
      467 4 IHT FRANKFURT Given the choice, most Germans would rather get a grip on their country's transformation before moving towards closer European ties, and an overwhelming majority wished Danish voters had rejected European unity, according to a poll published on Wednesday. Another
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      Lock icon UK House of Commons passes Maastricht Bill
      526 4 NYT LONDON After 204 hours of debate and manoeuvring that preoccupied the British capital for over six months, the House of Commons passed the Bill to ratify the Treaty on European Union on Thursday night, moving Britain closer to becoming the 12th and
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      Lock icon Rising UK inflation trend seen intact
      389 4 Reuter LONDON Britain's main inflation rate fell to 1.3 per cent in April from 1.9 per cent in March, the lowest rate since February 1964. But the reasons for the fall were superficial. The fall was due chiefly to a radical overhaul of Britain's
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      Lock icon Venezuelan Senate set to send Perez to trial
      462 4 Reuter CARACAS Venezuela's Senate was set yesterday to suspend President Carlos Andres Perez and approve his trial by the Supreme Court on corruption charges. Mr Perez, who has survived coup attempts, riots and political feuds, proclaimed his innocence after the court vote
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      Lock icon EC's plans to tackle jobless crisis to be finalised soon
      510 4 FT BRUSSELS The European Commission is close to concluding radical plans to tackle Europe's growing unemployment crisis, including the possibility of member states adjusting tax and social security policies to create jobs. The plan, expected to be agreed by the
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      Lock icon Russia imposes tough debt terms
      235 4 FT Reuter MOSCOW Russia is demanding repayment on harsh terms of the trillions of roubles it is owed by the other former Soviet republics. Members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, they are ostensibly committed to establishing a closer economic union. In talks with the
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      Lock icon US sceptical about Russia's Bosnia plan
      526 4 Clinton warns proposed safe havens can create shooting gallery Reuter WASHINGTON US President Bill Clinton said yesterday he was sceptical about Russian efforts to bring peace to Bosnia and warned that proposed safe havens there could create a "shooting gallery" like those in Lebanon
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon IPC shares up 28pc at debut on strong buying support
      338 5  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE Computer designer and manufacturer IPC Corp rode on the stock market's speculative wave to rise 28 per cent from its issue price on a volume of 80.5 million shares during its debut yesterday. Dealers said buy
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      NOL expects operations to improve its earnings this year
      459 5  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE National carrier Neptune Orient Lines expects improved earnings this year to come from operations rather than ship sales. The group, which believes 1993 turnover will match that of 1991, saw earnings per share slide 32 per cent
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      Volatile bonuses mean a rough ride for SIA's management
      591 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Employees of Singapore Airlines (SIA) must be feeling rather disappointed. what with the prospect of ending up with just a half-month bonus this year. That amount is determined by a profitsharing formula which all
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      SES urged to allow overnight orders to accumulate
      258 5  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The Stock Exchange should allow orders to be accumulated overnight and on weekends so the recent daily overloading can be avoided, a visiting academic said yesterday. Speaking on The Increasing Globalisation of Securities Trading: Implications for Listed C
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      Lock icon Johor waterworks — corporatisation before privatisation
      239 5 Johor waterworks corporatisation before privatisation Bernama JOHOR BARU The corporatisation of the Johor Waterworks Department early next year is in preparation for its privatisation. Chief Minister Haji Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday that corporatisation would make the service more efficient and upgrade the capability of the department in various matters. including
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      Lock icon Indonesia, M'sia have oleochemical potential
      135 5 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia and Indonesia are set to be the foundation for the world's biggest concentration of the oleochemical industry in Southeast Asia. United Plantations Bhd chairman Basir Ismail said that of the total production of 36 million tonnes of palm oil forecast by
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      Lock icon SUMMARY
      364 5 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STll's Index stocks May 21 lis) Stn« Index Slock sal* C h|K factor aMxtn (i) (1) S Atimo 2 290 0.040 1.72 t&t 6950 -0 150 5 22 I4.C Ccrcbos 5 50 -0 050 4 02 4<l K&N 12 300 -0 5t)0 9 24
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          SAe unit wins US$ 4m US Navy job
          45 6 SINGAPORE Singapore Aerospace Systems has won a threeyear USS4 million (556.4 million) job to repair transceivers on the US Navy's aircraft. The contract is the second won by the company, which is a subsidiary of Singapore Aerospace.
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          Ipco shares to be traded from Tuesday
          98 6 SINGAPORE Ipco's shares will start trading on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Singapore on Tuesday. A total of 39.620,340 shares will be traded. Substantial shareholders Leighton Holdings and Promet have each undertaken not to dispose of their 13.329.152 shares each
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          Horiguchi to buy property for $1.35 m
          131 6 SINGAPORE Sesdaq-listed Horiguchi Engineering yesterday announced that it has agreed to buy the freehold property at 88 Villa Delle Rose. Taman Nakhoda, Singapore 1025. for 5i.35 million in cash. The property was purchased from Pontiac Investments. Ten per cent of the gurchase price
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          PSC buys stake in Lau's Food
          96 6 SINGAPORE Provisions Suppliers Corporation Ltd yesterday announeed that it has acquired 50 per cent plus one share of Lau's Food (S) Pte Ltd for $450,001 in cash. Lau's Food has a 60 per cent stake in Lau Fatt Kee Foods (Sdn) Bhd. which is
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        Wuthelam, Nippon Paint to invest US$ 100m in region
        295 6  -  By Helen Chang SINGAPORE The Wuthelam Group and Nippon Paint Corp plan to set up seven more plants in the Asia-Pacif-ic region with a combined operational investment of US$lOO million (SSI6I million). The factories will be opened over the next two
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        Lock icon Philippine tycoon buys controlling stake in Digitel
        349 6 AFP MANILA An ethnic Chinese tycoon has bought a controlling interest in a Philippine telecommunications firm after British giant Cable and Wireless held back support for the venture, company officials said yesterday. John Gokongwei. whose interests range from shopping malls and banks to
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        Lock icon Nintendo's 2.8 pc rise in pre-tax profit lags Sega's performance
        409 6 AFP TOKYO Japanese video games giant Nintendo Co Ltd yesterday said its group earnings before tax rose 2.8 per cent from a year earlier to a lower-than-expected 166 billion yen (552.42 billion) in the year ended March. The Kyoto-based company
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        Lock icon BA used 'dirty tricks' on Air Europe: report
        177 6 Knight-Ridder LONDON British Airways used almost identical "dirty tricks" in a campaign to destabilise Air Kurope, the airline that went bankrupt in 1991, as it did against its rival Virgin Atlantic Airlines. The Guardian newspaper reported yesterday. The techniques used against UK-owned
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        Lock icon KLM denies urgent need for fresh equity
        243 6 Reuter AMSTERDAM KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV denied it was in a state of organisational chaos and urgently needing fresh equity, following a Dutch newspaper report of an accountancy firm's assessment of the company. "Compared to other companies we have a relatively strong
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        Lock icon High yen pushes manufacturers in Japan abroad
        514 6 Reuter TOKYO A strong yen is again forcing Japanese manufacturers to shift production abroad to slash costs and maintain profits, leading to worries that this latest exodus would "hollow out" Japan's industrial structure. The yen's rise to 110 to the US dollar, a
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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        DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        S'pore's Big 4 banks lead manage HK$2.8 property loan
        318 7  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Singapore's Big Four banks have participated as lead managers in one of the biggest property loans in Hongkong. DBS Bank, OCBC Bank, Overseas Union Bank and United Overseas Bank arc underwriting part of a HKS2.B billion
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        East Asia needs more investment: World Bank
        418 7  -  By Nirmal Ghosh SINGAPORE Major investments in infrastructure and environment, and reforms of state enterprises will be required to sustain East Asia's rapid economic growth, according to the World Bank. Although regional governments generally recognised these priorities, they should also pay more attention
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        Lock icon M'sia's credit boosted with new ratings
        174 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's credit worthiness was given a boost following the enhanced ratings by two United States-based rating agencies. In January this year. Standard and Poor's Asia Ltd upgraded Malaysia's credit rating from stable to positive. This was followed in May by Moody's
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        Lock icon China raises interest rates on treasury bonds
        240 7 AFP BEIJING The Chinese government has decided to raise interest rates on treasury bonds to entice an as yet reluctant public to buy them, a finance ministry official said Frida>. The rate on three-year bonds will be raised from 10 per cent to
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        Plodding US dollar
        435 7 DBS weekly currency review US$/DM: STRENUOUS CLIMB US$/Dm traded higher this week, from 1.6025 on Monday to 1.6300 on Wednesday, meeting the double bottom objective of 1.6287. Thereafter, the unit shed its gains to 1.6118 before recovering to trade around the 1.6150 level on Friday morning. Although
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        Lock icon Crude oil futures prices advance moderately in light trading
        382 7 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg Business News LONDON Crude oil futures prices in London and New York yesterday held on to the previous day's gains in relatively light trading. Prices rose moderately as traders squared their positions ahead of the weekend, brokers
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        Banque Indosuez REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        120 7 THE USS was mixed yesterday against the regional currencies. It was firm against the SS. but weak against the ringgit. The USS/SS opened at the low of the day at 1.6135/40 and remained firm through the day despite sporadic selling interest. It touched a high
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        Lock icon London
        177 7 Reuter LONDON Gold and the dollar strengthened in quiet European trading yesterday but share markets ignored Wall Street's latest record high closc and moved slightly lower. Gold's recent rally, which pushed priccs to a post-Gulf War high of US$3B4 an ounce on Wednesday, lost some of its steam but
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        Lock icon New York
        86 7 AFP NEW YORK The dollar climbed against other major currencies except the yen in quiet trading yesterday, in the absence of any new economic indicators. At around 1315 GMT the dollar traded at 1.6270 marks against 1.6135 on Thursday, and at 110.30 yen (110.65). In London the dollar
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    • COMMODITIES & FUTURES
      • Article
        Lock icon Eurodollars pressured by US bonds
        1461 8 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simcx Eurodollar futures ended softer with fresh selling interest depressing prices from the start of the session, traders said. The contract was pressured by weak US bond prices as well as the overnight release of US money supply figures showing an
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        Tin ends flat after strong start
        657 8 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin lIN closed unchanged at VIS 13.98 a kg. oft' the day's high ol VIS 14. Initial strong buying interest fizzled after prices moved upwards at the start. Bids were 85 tonnes against offers of 59 initially and turnover settled at 59
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          Asia spot copper terms reduced
          58 8 SINCE traders have reduced spot treatment and refining charges for copper concentrate and Chinese demand for import material is slow, little business is heing done. Spot offers for combined treatment and refining charges for 30 per cent copper concentrate are now 20 US cents a
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          Holding out for better price
          50 8 SMALL copper consumers from China arc still in the market but only at target prices around US$l,7OO a tonne, compared to current cash prices of US$l,B4O. There were small sales to China at U551,760-U551,1770. Although demand is steady, depreciation of the yuan has curtailed imports.
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          Coffee growers to limit exports
          63 8 CENTRAL American colfee growers have agreed to limit the amount of colfee their nations are exporting as a way to drive up prices. Representatives from Nicaragua. Honduras. El Salvador. Gua- temala and Costa Rica, which control 12-14 per cent of the world market, agreed to
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          July-Sep soy meal at record lows
          82 8 JAPAN began its long-awaited domestic July-Sep son meal business in earnest on Thursday, spurred partly by the US dollar's decline against the yen that day. Domestic sales were made at an historic low price of slightly below 34.000 yen per tonne because of the
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          Platinum yield unaffected
          50 8 C'LOSURL of a shaft this year at Western Platinum's biggest mine in South Africa: Any shortfall resulting from the closure of the No 2 shaft will be offset by higher production at other shafts, leaving Western Platinum's target of producing 480.000 ounces of platinum this year intact.
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        COMMODITY PRICES
        1642 8 Rubber May 21 IMS Commodity Exchange (futures closing as at 1pm) HAS (physical prices) RSS 1 Contract (S ccnts/kg) Buyers Sellers lose Volume Open As at 12 noon O ccnts/kg) Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest RSS 2 Jun 43 128.00 124 OON Jun 43 Jul Aug 0
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        Australia
        1190 9 11.4 SHARES ended the week on a strong note, buoyed by upbeat bank forecasts, a rise in US markets and a recovery in the three-month futures contract. The All Ordinaries Index closed up 11.4 points at 1.695.6. The All Industrials gained 17.8 to 2.629.9 while the All Resources rose
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        Manila
        577 9 -3.62 The Manila Composite Index dipped 3.62 points yesterday to close at 1.572.10. Volume was valued at 144 million pesos, compared with 209 million pesos on Thursday. Industrial stocks lost ground, while mining issues gained on rising international gold prices, and oil issues rose on reports of promising exploratory
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        Taipei
        586 9 -46.38 Stocks closed lower in thin trade as sentiment remained bearish and most buyers stayed on the sidelines, brokers said. The Weighted Index spent the entire session lower and closed 46.38 points down at 4,300.25. Turnover totalled NT523.19 billion against Thursday's NT525.07 billion. Brokers said players were discouraged by
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        Seoul
        445 9 +0.62 The stock market gained for the fifth consecutive session but ended only fractionally firmer as selling of large<apitalisation shares took a toll on the solid gains posted by small- and me-dium-sized companies. The Composite Stock Index added 0.62 points to 727.99. Brokers said the market would stage a
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        New Zealand
        298 9 -8.85 The share market drifted to a lower close, due mostly to minor falls in the leading stocks. The NZSE-40 Capital Index lost 8.85 points at 1.618.60 Trade was quiet, with many local fund managers absent, but turnover was worth a reasonable NZ$3B.5 million. Telecom ended two cents
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        Bombay
        50 9 +54.68 Share prices ended sharply on relief brought by settlement of a pay dispute between brokers and their employees, brokers said. The row had closed the market for two days. The BSE Index rose to 2,364.65. up 54.68 points from Tuesday's close. The National Index rose 27.7 to 1.085.85.
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        London
        777 9 -4.6 UK EQUITIES finished a fairly dull session mixed, with favourable inflation data failing to stimulate the market and little other fresh news to influence shares, dealers said. The FTSE 100 Share Index ended 4.6 points lower at 2.812.2 after hitting a session low of 2.810.1. The FTSE 250
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        Paris
        66 9 The Paris market report was not available. Paris Mat 21 Kr Xit-CkiuiJc MMJU unch \kjld \Mh>m M <(») 1 lit III Vjuil 1M *0 I VI (■ilrrVRjrhjuc lll>U> uurec KMO .:uo Mkhclm 141 <0 4 hi V-Mk •»;;<! mi -*oo Vxsk. HvJr.. 1.17.40 »*P 11*00 Pcu*r>«S\ <»OW) <00 Philips
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        Stockholm
        136 9 +I.Bopc Swedish stocks rallied to a new year-high yesterday and the bullish trend is likely to continue next week with the OMX-index testing the 875level. dealers said. Buying interest in heavyweight stocks was strong, despite the fact that many players were absent due to the Ascension Day holiday spilling
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        Frankfurt
        214 9 -6.82 Share prices were lifted marginally by options-relat-ed buying in the last 10 minutes of trading as settlement prices were calculated on today's options expiry. But bourse remained disenchanted by lack of investor interest, and trading volumes were slim since many operators were away. "There's no enthusiasm in the
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        Brussels
        84 9 The Brussels stock market was closed for a public holiday yesterday. Brussels Ml) I* Itaan FORWARD MARKET %G Fa ;4mi 19 IflH M \rbrd Ml If) Xslui M§ Mm t| C jnpjv $M 2 < IM urkh TKr B<ri> 4<«> ftn I lev 11 jN:I <. iwit (pi :i*>
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        Milan
        210 9 -3.00 Italian shares ended mixed, with cyclical stocks rising and shares that have soared recently sagging. A trader at Sigeco said movements either way were limited as investors sat out to sense the market's direction after the Bank of Italy trimmed half a percentage points off its key interest
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        Amsterdam
        202 9 1.67 Dutch shares closed higher yesterday, pushed up by a strong close on Wall Street on Thursday. Dealers expect the EOE index to slip somewhat from its current level after the options expiry later yesterday. The index ended up 1.67 points at 306.66. Amsterdam Mm 21 l-h \B\'\mro 5150
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        Zurich
        250 9 +6.5 Swiss shares closed mixed to firmer in moderately active trade. Dealers said profit taking took prices off early highs. The bourse's key indices had reached new lifetime highs in strong, options-driven opening trade. Dealers were cautiously optimistic about next week and the SMI blue-chip index was seen between
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        Johannesburg
        316 9 17 Shares closed lower yesterday after bouncing off morning lows only to retreat again near the close as the gold price hovered around the USS373 an ounce level. "It's not an easy market to pinpoint at the moment because of the unsettled gold price movement, but there's a firm
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        Toronto
        257 9 +20.30 Toronto stocks remained in firmer territory at midday yesterday with support from a hot gold sector and gains in oil and gas shares, dealers said. "It's really quiet out there." one trader said. "Gold's been bouncing around and a few of them are starting to firm up again."
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        New York
        846 9 +23.25 Wall Street stocks were lower yesterday as investors took profits after two days of record closes. At 1 pm tDT. the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 13.29 points at 3.509.99. Declines led advances by a l()-7 margin, on volume of about 150 million shares on the
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      3220 10 Reuter PROPELLED by Thursday's news of fresh Si noBritish agreement, stocks closed at a new record high despite profit-taking chopping off more than half of the early gains. The blue chip Hang Seng Index rose 51 points to finish the week at 7,169.96, giving up more than half of
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      CHINA
      488 10 THE decline in the Shenzhen A market continued yesterday. Stocks fell across the board in moderate irading. The CLSA Shenzhen A Index dropped 62.53 points to close at 2.617.46. Selling sentiment also caught up with the Shenzhen B market yesterday. Stocks moved sharply lower in modest trading. The day's
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      2576 10 Reuter STOCKS ended firmer, though )ff the day's highs, on active investment trusts buying of lowpriced large-capital issues. But jverall, trade was light and quiet Aith many other investors rereating to the sidelines as about UK) companies announced earnngs results yesterday. "Many investment trusts for ow-priced shares are scheduled
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      1843 10 Reuter STOCKS lost ground as disappointment over worse-than-expected earnings this week soured market sentiment. brokers said. The SET Index shed 7.24 points on the day to 858.37. with volume moderate to thin at 2.5 billion baht. There were 51 gainers. 165 losers and 67 unchanged. Banks led trade, with
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      1081 10 Reuter TRADING on the Jakarta stock exchange was dull and prices ended mixed. The Official Index closed 0.03 higher at 326.44 points. Most foreign players stayed out ol" the market because they concentrated on more bullish markets in Singapore and Hongkong, dealers said. Interest remained strong on cable and
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2738 11 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume Kvnong Bhti MV 26.75"" .000 Promct I 7.2 7 2 <<*> kvc sv. izhmjiob idm 6vS»jam MBt < upit.il 6.41(4.0(10 uncrjl( orp 6.447.000 Innovcsl Bhd 5.*****0 f jher (iroup 5.700.000 IdnsHvdMV M»7« Mctropkx Mk MMJyno l(>B Corpn 50c 4M3AMU
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        Lock icon Share prices close lower on profit-taking
        5429 11 Bernama THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange closed easier yesterday on profit-taking. Dealers described the downturn as a technical correction after the market had gone up feverishly earlier in the week. The KLSE Composite Index closed at 729.35 points, down 5.76 points from Thursday. After
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        Lock icon M'sian, Sesdaq counters continue to dominate
        1162 12  -  By Quak Hiang Whai THE Singapore market closed on an easier note yesterday after tour consecutive bullish sessions this week. The underlying market sentiment, however, remained generally bullish, traders said. Speculative Malaysian and Sesdaq counters continued to dominate trading but dealers said activity of
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        Lock icon Tongkah
        76 12  -  HOT STOCK Quak Hiang Whai TONGKAH has broken the S2 level and is headed for S2.20. As its daily and weekly RSls are slightly in the over-bought region. the stoek is likely to consolidate at SI.90-52.20. Things look more bullish in the longer term as the monthly chart shows
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Suns move into Western finals, Rockets beat Sonics
      467 13 NBA playoffs Reuter SAN ANTONIO. Texas Charles Barkley hit a jumper from the top of the key with 1.8 seconds left to give Phoenix a 102-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, moving the Suns into the Western Conference finals.
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      Lock icon Arsenal takes FA Cup
      155 13 Reuter UPI LONDON Big defender Andy Linighan was the unlikely hero for Arsenal as his last gasp winner gave his side a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the English FA Cup Final replay at Wembley on Thursday. Linighan, playing with a suspected broken nose, cropped
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        Lock icon Baseball
        250 13 AP NEW YORK Major League results Thursday American: Cleveland 3 Baltimore I: Detroit 6 Milwaukee 2; Toronto 4 Boston 3; Seattle 7 Texas 4; Oakland 4 Kansas City 1 (12 innings). Standings (W L Pet GB) East: I. Detroit 25 14 .641 2. New York 23 17 .575 2
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        Lock icon Golf
        241 13 Reuter Reuter AFP TOKYO Pepsi-Lbe tournament leading second round scores Friday (Japanese unless stated): 132 Todd Hamilton (US) 66 66. Seiji Ebihara 66 66 133 Toru Nakamura 68 65 135 Ken Kusumoto 70 65. Ikuhiro Funatogawa 68 67. Tcruo Nakamura 66 69. Shigeki Maruyama 63 72. Also: 137 Eduardo
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        21 13 Reuter NEW YORK NHL Hales Conference final Thursday: NY Islanders 1 (OT) Montreal 2 (Montreal leads best-of-seven series 3-0).
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        149 13 AFP AFP AP DUSSELDORF, Germany World team Cup Thursday Blue Group: USA b Russia 3-0 (Pete Sampras b Alexander Volkov 7-5, 6-1; Michael Chang b Andrei Chesnokov 6-1. 6-4; Patrick McEnroe/Richey Reneberg b Andrei Olhovskiy/Volkov 6-3. 6-4). Spain b Switzerland 2-1 (Carlos Costa lost to Jakob Hlasck 1-6, 6-3.
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      Lock icon Nobilo and Turner set the pace at Italian Open
      471 13 Golf AFP MODENA, Italy New Zealand's Frank Nobilo and Greg Turner led the field on a birdie rampage in the first round of the Italian Open here on Thursday. Despite soaring temperatures and a rapidly rising pollen count which left many
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      Lock icon Torborg a casualty of changed sports fan-dom
      595 13  -  By Robert Lipsyte NYT NEW YORK Ultimately, Jeff Torborg was done in by Pat Riley's hair. Not by an outfielder's insecurity or a general manager's ineptitude or the media's ravenous appetite. although he took the rap for all that. too. Torborg was fired
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    • SIDELINES
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        Lock icon Simpson in comeback move
        92 13 Reuter POTOMAC, Maryland New Zealander Grant Waite grabbed the first-round lead and American Tim Simpson took a significant step in his comeback from a debilitating illness when he carded a four-under-par 67 to trail Waite by a stroke at thi Kemper Open on Thursday. Simpson. 37,
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        Lock icon British Lions want quality performance
        82 13 Reuter WELLINGTON The British Lions will open their 13-match three-test tour of New Zealand today with a game against North Auckland and the tourists want a "quality performance" The game against second division North Auckland in Whangerei is one of the easiest the Lions face
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        Lock icon China to build motor-racing circuit
        77 13 AFP SYDNEY China is to build its first professional motor racing circuit in Zhuhai in Guangdong province with the help of an Australian engineering company, it was announced yesterday. Kinhill Engineers said it had signed a contract to desigr and co-ordinate construction of the circuit
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        Lock icon All-Rookie team announced
        80 13 AP NEW YORK Rookie of the Year Shaquille O'Neal of the Orlando Magic and Alonzo Mourning of the Charlotte Hornets were unanimous choices on the National Basketball Association All-Rookie team announced on Wednesday. Joining them on the first team were Christian Laettner of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Tom
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
      1667 13 o& rirtt it* nm n®_ a$ n*n n* njM n»_ Aky DkjM GA929 1120 Ha CM MM City VN743 1315 VN742 1415 MaMM SQ228 2120 GA839 2105 <—■ RJ187 0135 tlinrft't C1665 1420 CX714 0840 Anisterten KL837 1445 KL838 2310 CX713 1500 SQ860 0915 SQ323 1725
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      Lock icon Weakened by missing names
      1032 14 The French Open Tennis AP PARIS No Monica. No Andre. No Jimbo or Mac. The French Open is missing them all this year, leaving the Grand Slam event short on personality, controversy and drama. Sure, most of the top players will be here when the USSB.I
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      AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
      520 14 Vessel Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departae Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Pepytwe JurOftK Port Maiu Y Hua 09/93 P04 alongside 2106/1830 Asian Ho5 AH 004 J8 alongsrte 22.05/1500 Mataram 34WB P09A alongside 2205/1500 Chrysanth. 1/93 111 alongside 2205 1800 Meter,purl 091 P10 alongside ?}«}"0 Goohef 0/3 alongside
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      2265 14 DELIVERY OF FCL IMPORT CONTAINERS IN PROGRESS Sty Voy No Containers avaiabfe Ship Voy Wo Contwm araiaMe Yinhe 79 2005 93 0735 Manhattan Br 63E COOtEST) *****3 1500 P Garfield 073W *****3 0920 Okunoje 28S COOtEST) *****3 1500 00CI Honour 246 20.05 93 1000 B Seroia 2081 COOtEST)
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      487 14 1 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Sway to and fro, nHi about to HI 8 Furniture seen on more M j j than three hoardings? (4Important person jjj^^Z 13 Airman is liberated 16 Whopper perhaps from ___|BL_ German chemist (6) 19 I 1 1 18 Note a concoction made of [J 1
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      Lock icon Chinese peasants suffering under excessive tax burdens
      1412 15 Discontent in rural China NYT GUIYANG, China The worst part about being a peasant like Luo Qingguo is not the pangs of hunger or the sooty shack in which his family lives. The real torment comes when the tax collectors show up on
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      Lock icon Inflation getting out of hand
      599 15 AP BEIJING At the Four Star Gold Store on trendy Xidan Avenue, shoppers crowd around the counters to inspect glittering 24-carat chains, rings and pendants. They're not just oohing and aahing. They're buying. "The price of gold will go up." explained Wang Hong. 20, as
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      328 15 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 90 FUTAT ENTERPRISE IMPORT A EXPORT PTE LTD (Mwnbar'a Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary Ganaral Meeting of tha Members of the above company duly convened and held at 19th May. 1993. the fotowing Special Resolution was duly passed. That the Company be wound up voluntarily and
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      957 15 BANK OF INDIA (Constituted in India) BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH 1992 (OOO's omitted) (OOO's omitted) CAPITAL A LIABILITIES INDIAN RLPEES PROPERTY A ASSETS INDIAN RLPEES CAPITAL 469.00.00 CASH AND BALANCE WITH RESERVE BANK OF INDIA 1989.71.32 RESERVES AND SURPLUS 197.82.14 BALANCES WITH BANKS AND MONEY AT CALL AND
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    Lock icon US Democrat rebellion threatens to kill energy tax
    431 16 FT Reuter WASHINGTON Democratic senators launched a rebellion on Thursday which threatened to kill US President Bill Clinton's proposed energy tax, a cornerstone of his economic proposals aimed at raising about US$7O billion (S$ 112 billion) over five years. The revolt came
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    Lock icon Security Council backs Cambodian poll, warns against disruptions
    422 16 Reuter AFP AP UNITED NATIONS The Security Council on Thursday put its stamp of approval on Cambodia's first-ever election, starting tomorrow, and threatened unspecified measures against any party which disrupted the poll. A resolution, adopted by a 15-0 unanimous vote after three
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    S'poreans advised to postpone travel to Cambodia
    69 16 SINGAPORE The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday advised Singaporeans intending to go to Cambodia to consider postponing non-essential travel to the country until there is a clearer picture of the situation following the general elections there from May 23 to 28. Those who
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    Lock icon EC committee urges warning lights on ERM turmoil
    456 16 Reuter LONDON A system of "warning lights" should be set up to alert European Community nations to currency strains and prevent a re-run of last September's turmoil in the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), top monetary officials say. A confidential report by the
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    Asean, dialogue partners urge setting up of working group
    335 16  -  Reports by Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE Senior officials of Asean and its dialogue partners, wrapping up two days of talks on regional security, agreed yesterday to set up a working group to seek ways to contain conflicts, keep the peace and
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    Cambodian election should proceed despite threats
    220 16 SINGAPORE The Cambodian election, scheduled for May 23-28, should go ahead despite any attempts to disrupt it. senior officials of Asean and its dialogue partners said yesterday. And it was essential that the international community kept a close eye on developments in the country
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    FPDA still relevant, says UK defence chief
    225 16  -  By Nirmal Ghosh SINGAPORE The Five Powers Defence Arrangement (FPDA) is still a relevant and useful means to maintain stability and security in the region. notwithstanding other discussions on regional security. Malcolm Rifkind, the UK Secretary of State for Defence. said at the
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    Lock icon HK private sector gets pay rises of up to 11.9 pc
    127 16 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Hongkongs private sector labour force received average pay increases of between 11.32 per cent and 11.90 per cent in the year ended April I, 1993. according to the results of a Hongkong gov- ernment survey
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    Lock icon Asia rapidly becoming world's top air polluter
    483 16 Reuter SINGAPORE Asia, poised to become the world's biggest economic power in less than 10 years, is also fast turning into its biggest air polluter. The Asia-Pacific region will belch more greenhouse gases into the air than any other region by 2025, said
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    Lock icon Tokyo's securities watchdog files first criminal complaint
    270 16 AP TOKYO Japan's 10-month-old securities watchdog filed its first criminal complaint yesterday. accusing a speculator and a former finance company executive of manipulating stock prices. The action renews debate over whether the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission can be an effective monitor of
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    Lock icon Communist Party congress points way ahead for China
    473 16 AP GUANGZHOU The vision of expressways, shopping centres and telephones for all seemed like pure southern California. But the place was south China and the occasion a Communist Party congress yesterday. where a few Mao suits were still visible among the limos
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      Keeping comfortable standards
      1706 17  -  How do Singapore executives travel when they have to do so out of their own pockets? Susan Tsang finds out Susan Tsang WHEN travelling on business, do like the business people do. Fly business or first class, stay in top hotels, order room service, get your clothes
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        Kampong swank
        90 17 REMEMBER the news report about the five ex-ACS boys who paid $23 million for a parcel of land in Jervois Road to build a kampong of bungalows? Check out this ad in the next day's classifieds: "The ACS Kampong Build your own dream home... Ideal for the rich
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        Sell first, talk later
        48 17 TIME and tide wait for no man, and neither do hot stocks. A reporter who called an analyst friend to check on the latest activity in IPC shares was promptly told, "Hey, can you call me later? I have to sell my shares first."
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        Fertility symbol
        75 17 SOME bridal couples just can't wait for their wedding night, or so it would seem. A pastor recalls with amusement how, whenever it comes to the exchange of rings, some nervous couples, instead of saying something like "take this as a symbol of my true love and Fidelity"
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        Nobody is safe when the walls have ears
        1289 18  -  Neville Stack would like to see London's spycatchers nab the people who have been bugging the telephones of the royal family Neville Stack The writer is a UK-based journalist w ho contributed this commentary to B'T IN certain countries I have been
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        Enforce the laws to tackle the scourge of drugs
        808 18  -  From the Golden Triangle in northern Thailand, Stephen Vines reports on what Thailand can do to cripple the drug lords Stephen Vines The writer is a Hongkong-based journalist who contributed this commentary to BT Mac percncu high in the hills near
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        Lock icon Trying times for the Aussie dollar with weak leadership and economic woes
        712 18  -  In Sydney, Brian Gomez finds the markets eagerly waiting for Paul Keating to put his fiscal house in order and shore up the weakened A$ Brian Gomez The writer is a Sydney-based journalist who contributed this commentary to
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        ERP complements traffic management measures
        360 18  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Chua Cheh Hiang Kor Permanent Secretary (Communications) Ministry of Communications WE THANK Mr Kwek Lec Huat for his letter, "How to improve traffic flow without the ERP" (BT. May 15). Where feasible, measures for improving road efficiency, such as the ones
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        The business of broking
        2708 19  -  Goh Yew Lin, director of G K Goh Holdings, talks to Margaret Thomas about the state of Singapore's broking industry and what it takes to be a good broker. He also discusses the importance of music in his life CONVERSATIONS AT RAFFLES Margaret Thomas IRRATIONAL retail
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        Off to an early start
        490 19 GOH YEW LIN has been in the broking business in one form or another since he was nine years old. "My father and my uncle and various others started EG Tan Co in 1968. My uncle EG was the son of Tan Lark Sye. "My
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        Music matters
        619 19 IT WAS a moderate interest that turned, while he was a student at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. into a desire to become a musicologist. "I discovered a great music department there. I went to some concerts of the Philadelphia Orchestra and got
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          BT SENTIMENT INDEX (MAY 24-28)
          50 20 Those polled on their views of the Singapore stock market for the week ahead: Daiwa Securities Singapore. DBS Asset Management. Morgan Grenfell Asia Securities. OCBC Securities. Ong Company. Peregrine Securities. Phillip Securities. Tat Lee Securities. L'OB Securities and WI Carr. Figures denote number of respondents
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          Buy!
          150 20 Phillip Securities (May 21) Wing Tai. Buy on dips. We have revised earnings upwards especially in FY95 due to massive profits from residential projects. FY93, FY94 and FY95 earnings growth are expected at 40 per cent, 64 per cent, and 94 per cent respectively with PE (price-earnings) ratios of
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          254 20 Kim Eng Securities (Hongkong) The first part of the week was dominated by profit-taking on the bourse, but the positive outcome from the Joint Liaison Group (JLG) meeting on Thursday pushed th Hang Seng Index to 7,160, up 164 points, at the close of the
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          In my opinion...
          257 20  -  Paul Schymyck Regional Economist Hoare Govette Securities Singapore Pte Ltd HE sharp rebound I in economic A growth, the abatement in inflationary pressures, lower interest rates and a rapidly improving balance of payments position will make Malaysia one of the most attractive economies in Asia in 1993.
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        Raring to ride the bull in Asia's stock markets? Try the unit trusts
        1525 20  -  These instalments are the most cost-effective means of investing in the bourses of the region, says Lilian Ng Lilian Ng The writer is a regular contributor of stock market-related articles to BT WITH stock markets around the
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        Rising from the ashes
        921 20  -  STOCK By Joseph Rajendran BARELY nine months ago, Eltech's stock was in the doldrums. Analysts were disappointed when the group reported a big drop in profits the company's first results since going public in July 1992. Times have changed. Since January, every other broking house has
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        Look before you plunge into securities
        517 20  -  The P/E ratios of the world's exchanges signal a sell. Brian Gomez reports Brian Gomez AN investment strategist at one of Australia's largest banks has warned that "most of the world's main stock markets have warning lights flashing." Andrew Quinn of the National Australia
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        Buying a property in London can be as easy as A-B-C...
        1392 21  -  if you are backed by a good solicitor, says A J Leow A J Leow Acquiring a London property can have its anxious moments for Singaporean buyers who are unfamiliar with British law. Fortunately, there are British solicitors who
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        Touching gold with stamps
        625 21  -  An auction of one of the finest collections of stamps from Siam will be held in Singapore on Thursday. Joyce Quek has the details Joyce Quek TAY PENG HIAN believes that the May 27 auction of stamps and covers by London-based auctioneers Christie's International at The
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        No, you can't invest your CPF funds in foreign shares
        451 21 Investing your CPF savings: DBS Bank replie: Q: Is it necessan to reveal the Investment Account to our dealer to buy or sell shares? A: Yes. you have to inform your dealer that you are buying or selling shares under
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        Reaping results from stock indices
        786 21  -  LEARNING By Paul Leo UNDERSTANDING stock indices will help investors towards a profitable and enjoyable endeavour. Stock indices relieve investors of the burden of monitoring all 377 counters traded on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. More importantly, it is used to measure the movements in
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        230 21  -  Spotlight currency Bv Paul Leo NOW THAT the Danes have voted 'yes' to the Maastricht referendum oil Tuesday, investors should lock in the high yield ofTered by the European Currency Unit 7.5 per cent for a 3nionth deposit as
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      The great pretenders
      651 22  -  Cinema R cvicw By JAIME EE IT SEEMS like such a wonderful arrangement. A woman's husband goes off to war, is missing in action, but suddenly appears seven years later so much kinder, sexier and more loving than he ever was before. Seems like a good enough
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      That healing feeling
      582 22  -  By SUSAN TSANG TAKE one soap opera star, put her in a wheelchair, put star and chair in a beautiful otA house down by the bayou in Louisiana, and you should get a recipe for another opera. But John Sayles takes all that, ttttDws in a nurse,
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      Rockefeller's masterpiece collection Rockefeller's masterpiece collection
      1174 22  -  Susan Tsang reviews a National Museum exhibition that brings together 64 gems of Asian art Susan Tsang JOHN D Rockefeller HI founded the Asian Society in 1956 to increase American understanding of the Orient. In keeping with this aim. he bequeathed his collection of
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      Lock icon A little bit of Africa in Asia
      1172 22  -  Travel Notes By MARK GRAHAM The writer is a Hongkong-based journalist who eon tribute J this artiele to Exit ut ive Lif est vie WHAT Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos wanted he usually got. So when he decided to support the African wild life
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      Fascinating ambiguities
      577 23  -  Book Review By STEPHEN VINES The writer is a Hongkong-based journalist who contributed this review to Executive Lifestyle Poet and Dancer By Ruth Prawer Jhab>ala John Murray £14.99 RUTH Prawer Jhabvala is probably better known for her work as a scriptwriter with the formidable Merchant-Ivory filmmaking team, creators
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          Lock icon Link between sleep and maturity
          94 24 NYT TEENAGERS may stay up late not because they're trying to make their parents mad hut because of biological changes their bodies are going through, a new study suggests. Researchers at Brown University found that those who were more physically mature went to bed later
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          115 24 Health Singapore A FEMALE dieter was so hooked on carrots that her skin and the whites of her eyes turned orange. Not only did she chomp on one kilogram of carrots daily, she even started hanging out at the race-track, to steal from a supply kept for
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          91 24 NYT SWIMMING-pool water may aggravate the nasal passages of people with sinus problems, researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit reported recently. They found that swimming-pool water, more than ocean or lake water, tends to dry out nasal passages. That makes the sinuses more likely to
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          Lock icon A visit to the beauty salon can kill
          173 24 NYT DOCTORS have been warning for years that smoking, over-eat-ing and a sedentary lifestyle all increase the risk of having a stroke. But now they have one more vice to knock: visits to the beauty parlour. Having your hair shampooed at the
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          115 24 NYT THE SELECTION of over-the-counter cold medications at your local drug store may seem overwhelming, until you realise that not one of them will work for your toddler, a review of over 50 published studies has shown. In fact, these medications may pose a significant risk
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        Sleep your cares away
        749 24  -  Susan Tsang suggests some ways to help our body stay in tip-top condition Susan Tsang IT IS normal for the body to deal with toxins and other wastes. They can't be avoided and even if we lived in a sterile environment and drank distilled water, the
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        A touch of Vienna at the Meridien
        209 24 A JOVIAL, fit-looking Deputy Prime Minister BG Lee Hsien Loong and Mrs Lee. resplendent in red brocade cheongsam. headed the list of special guests at the Vienna Opera Ballat the Le Meridien Singapore last week. Organised by the hotel and the Singapore Symphony
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        Ten for one
        128 24 TEN BANKS joined hands to put up a US$3B million (Ss6l million) loan for one of Thailand's largest finance and securities company, Phatra Thanakit. The loan signing ceremony graced by the Thai ambassador, took place at Raffles Hotel last Monday. The arranging banks included Fuji Bank, BFCE
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        The Irish connection at Tanjong Pagar
        808 25  -  Shahiron Sahari unravels the mystery behind Flanagan Shahiron Sahari ONE OF the newer pubs in the Tanjong Pagar pub enclave is a place called Flanagan Jukebox Bistrotheque. Opened last November. Flanagan sounds Irish even to the uninitiated but in truth, there is no great
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        Cheating on their minds
        561 25  -  Corinne Kerk on the opening night performance of Same Time Next Year Corinne Kerk A MAN notices a woman in a restaurant. As the place was famous for its steaks, he decides to buy her a portion and even cuts a slice of his steak to
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        PERFORMANCES
        205 25 The Squeeze A presentation of seven outstanding 10-minute American plays by Action Theatre. Flay titles include Poop., Bread. .-1 Private Moment and Visiting Dad. Till May 25, Bpm at the Jubilee Hall. Raffles Hotel. Tickets at $15, $20 and $25 available from Sistic outlets. Hotline: *****59. Same Time Next
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        CONCERTS
        202 25 The De Wilde Quartet A concert by four of France's wellknown jazz musicians, this is presented as part of the first French Festival in Singapore. May 25. 9pm at Kashah. The Mandarin Singapore: May 26 and 27, 9.30pm at Somerset's Bar. The West in Plaza. La Vie En Rock
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        FILMS
        152 25 The Blue Planet Produced in cooperation with Nasa. this takes you on a trip to space where the Earth seems suspended in a limitless void. Travelling over the planet, we see the Straits of Gibraltar, the sand dunes of the Namib Desert and the snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas.
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        EXHIBITIONS AND TALKS
        531 25 Christie's Auctions With two auctions in the same day. The Prakaipet Indhusophon Collection ofSiam Stamps And Covers (10.30 am) and Malaya And Thailand Stamps And Covers (3pm) are events which serious stamp collectors must not miss. May 27 at Ballroom I. The Oriental Singapore. Viewing Days are
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        AT THE SUBSTATION
        249 25  -  Compiled by Audrey Tan Still Building Three youngsters are trapped under a mass of rubble when a building collapses. Presented by The Necessary Stage, this play represented Singapore at the Cairo International Experimental Theatre Festival last year and boasts a theme song by AWOL. which performs on
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        Lock icon Professor in the kitchen
        675 26  -  Mark Graham meets a 73-year-old Beijing chef who can teach you a thing or two about doctorate-level economics Mark Graham The writer is a Hongkong-based journalist who contributed this article to Exeat live Lifestyle THE restaurant recipes were created by expert chefs for long-dead Chinese emperors;
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        Smart meals at Capers
        298 26  -  Great lunch deals for under $20 Bon Appetit By JAIME EE SOME buffets have this awful tendency of being cheap and terrible, or expensive and good. But you don't need to spend upwards of $30 to get a decent all-you-can-eat bash, if you look carefully. That
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        Authentically Peranakan
        279 26 CALL it a Bibik alert, but where Peranakans go, plebians follow. And when an entire brood of Peranakan ladies came home raving about Shangri-La Hotel's nonya buffet lunch, we figured that it was worth checking out. Sited at the lush Waterfall Cafe, the $18.50 nonya lunch boasts an
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        Beringer's distinctive style
        742 26  -  Wine By N K YONG BERINGER Vineyards is one Napa Valley winery which the Chinese can literally lay claim to have contributed to building. The cellars were tunnelled into the hillsides by Chinese labourers in 1876, the date of the founding of the winery, and arc still
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      CINEMA
      1105 28 Aladdin. An upwardly mobile street teen becomes a prince, thanks to a genie with the voice and wit of Robin Williams. Disney's most psychedelic feature since Fantasia. Orchard: II; 1.30: 4; 6.45: 9.15. Marina I: I: 3.30; 5.30; 7.30; 9.30. Pavilion: I; 3.30; 5; 7; 9. Bedok 2: 1.30;
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      19 26 CENTRE STAGE Keep in step with the culture beat. The Arts. Every Monday. SINGAPORE Business Times WE KNOW ASIA
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      292 27 WHERE TO WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN Make Up For Every Meal You've Had To Skip This Week If you've been living on a solid diet of work-and-not-much-else lately, give yourself a well-earned rest and head for the Plaza Hotel's Seafotxi-Theatre Restaurant this weekend. Select any item from our special a
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      2468 28 TODAY'S TV to perfect Do*. 10.30 Robotechll. Adventures SpeedKanan Kiri OK 11, 3.25pm, SBC 5 Wonders In China, 9am, SBC 8 0-00 Cine Showcase Some- racer. Rio offered a A look at the unique rituals of K*"* Arthur and the Qing tribe, a display |j qq Saturday Soccer Ital- 12
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