The Business Times, 21 August 1993

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    14 1 Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA (P) 552/12/92 Weekend Edition, August 21-22 1993 75*
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    South-east Asia gets a respite as yen sees correction
    648 1  -  By S N Vasuki SINGAPORE An apparent correction yesterday in the surge of the Japanese yen has sent a wave of relief throughout South-east Asia. While analysts conceded that the yen's retreat to the 105 level against the US dollar may
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    Lock icon US bid to stem dollar's fall against yen fuels talk of pact with Tokyo
    457 1 AP. Reuter NEW YORK Proclaiming newfound concern about the rising yen, the US government moved decisively to halt the dollar's plunge against the Japanese currency at least for now. But whether Washington will defend the dollar
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    Lock icon Cadbury buys 20pc stake in Dr Pepper/ Seven-Up
    202 1 Reuter LONDON British chocolate and soft drinks group Cadbury Schweppes pic swallowed a fifth of US drinks firm Dr Pep-per/Seven-Up for around USS23O million yesterday but denied that it planned a full takeover. Cadbury. the third largest soft drinks company in the
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    S'pore, KL bourses set new records
    521 1  -  By Amy Balan SINGAPORE The Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock markets yesterday stampeded to yet another record-shatter-ing day on the back of strong buying of blue chips. The Straits Times Industrials Index soared 23.49 points or 1.21 per cent to an all-time high of
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    SDP expels Chiam See Tong
    658 1  -  The Potong Pasir MP will lose his seat in Parliament By Anna Teo SINGAPORE The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has expelled its former sccrc-tary-general Chiam Sec Tong, a move which would cost the Potong Pasir MP his scat in Parliament. But Mr Chiam, who founded
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      Lock icon US budget deficit at US$39.sb: Treasury
      86 1 Rcuter WASHINGTON The United States had a budget deficit of U5539.58 billion (5563.3 billion) in July, compared with a surplus in June of USS 11.1 billion, the Treasury Department said yesterday. A year ago in July 1992, the government recorded a budget deficit of
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      Lock icon Muslims given time to think over peace plan
      73 1 AP GENEVA Serb and Croat leaders yesterday accepted a compromise peace plan for Bosnia, but Muslims opposed the plan and were given 10 days to deliver their final response. The packagc was assembled by international mediators Lord Owen of the European Community
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      Lock icon GE to cut 4,000 jobs at aircraft engine unit
      69 1 Bloomberg Business News EVEN DALE, Ohio General Electric Co said yesterday that it plans to cut about 4,000 jobs at its aircraft engine unit. Most of the cuts, which had been rumoured earlier this week, involve white-collar employees, and the "vast
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    107 1 Stock market indices Friday Cly%t Sill 1.972.27 +2J*9 KLSE Composite 805.51 Nikkei 20.W7.26 *0J| Hang Seng 7.545. 36 -jSjO SET Indct ...958.68 +J33 Jakarta Composite .387.91 -fw CLSA I hioa B Ausl All Ord 1,927.1 +9 y FTSE 100 3,057.6 frifcj IWlp lp« fkapt Do* Jones 3.603.19 3.6J<.^3
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      16 1 ■fp— I Down, down, down... Impact of higher yen on South-east Asian currencies, economies Pg 15
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
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      Pick projects that are in line with govt policy: Citic official
      454 2  -  Conference on Doing Business in China By Teh Hooi Ling FOREIGN INVESTORS in China must pick their projects wisely as some Chinese industries are already suffering from excess capacities or supply bottlenecks. They must ensure that the project is
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      Onus is on buyers to check reliability of developments
      361 2  -  By A J Leow THE ONUS is on Singapore investors to check the reliability of Chinese real estate developments when buying into them, said a senior Chinese official here yesterday. Wang Shiyuan, the viceminister of the State Commission for Restructuring Economic
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      EDB to set up Country Investors' Club for Vietnam
      416 2 THE Economic Development Board (EDB) is giving another boost to Singapore's regionali sat ion programme with the launch soon of Singapore's first Country Investors' Club for Vietnam. If it succeeds, similar clubs will be set up for other investment markets. EDB's
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      Telecom, Singapore Post sign collective agreements
      359 2  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Telecom and Singapore Post yesterday signed three-year collective agreements (CAs) for bargainable staff their first as corporations. The agreements aim to bring staff wages and benefits in the two companies in line with the private sector. In a speech at
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      Tourism industry urged to promote itself
      227 2 THE LOCAL tourism industry should do more to sell itself as an employer, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) chief Pek Hock Tham said yesterday. Although the industry had aggressively promoted Singapore as a destination, it was "remarkably modest" when it came to selling itself,
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      Sim Wong Hoo, Liu Thai Ker win Asean awards
      393 2  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK SINGAPORE entrepreneur Sim Wong Hoo of Creative Technology has bagged another award, along with fellow Singaporean Liu Thai Ker. Mr Sim, whose company is famous for its multimedia products, was honoured for his efforts in
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      Welsh team here on trade mission
      268 2 A 15-MEMBER trade mission from Wales has arrived here on a six-day visit. The mission, led by Welsh Export Office director Ken Smith, is part of an initiative by the British authorities to help small and medium-size Welsh firms seize trading opportunities in Asia.
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      116 2 PROPERTY '93 There is a mad scramble to buy residential property. Investors want to buy ahead of what they believe would be further price increases, and speculators are out to take advantage of that. But how long will the current rally in the market continue? To answer this and many
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  • THE REGION
    • Article
      Lock icon Guangdong takes tough measures to restrict land sales
      492 3 Reuter. UPI BEIJING China's flourishing province of Guangdong has moved to regain control of its chaotic property market, banning land sales for projects that do not have government approval yet, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The strictest controls have been
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      Lock icon China to complete switch from bureaucracy to civil service system in 3 years: report
      498 3 AF. AFP, Reuter BEIJING China's government bureaucracy will complete its switch to a civil service system in three years, according to official reports yesterday. Personnel Minister Song Defu's timetable is far slower than previously reported. China
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      Lock icon Showcase of Taiwan's aerospace industry
      88 3 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's Defence Ministry showcased its locally developed missiles, AT-3 trainer jets and a model of the Indigenous Defence Fighter at the opening of its largest aerospace exhibition on Thursday. The country is seeking to attract foreign interest in its fledg- ling aerospace business
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      Lock icon Aussie govt under pressure to soften budget
      479 3 But Treasurer Dawkins says he is in no mood to negotiate AFP SYDNEY Australia's Labor government was under intense pressure yesterday to soften the toughest and most unpopular budget for more than a decade or face blockagc in the Senate followed by an
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      Manila acts to cut export dependence on US, Japan
      467 3  -  From Al Labita in Manila THE Philippines has overhauled its export programme to avoid heavy dependence on the United States and Japan, Trade and Industry Secretary Kizalino Navarro said on Thursday. Addressing the Philippine Futuristics Society, Mr Navarro noted that the
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      SIA to appeal against Thai court ruling
      347 3  -  Dexter Lee By SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines will appeal against a Thai court's judgment on Thursday ordering it to pay 330,000'baht (SS21,000) as compensation to a Thai family. The Thai Civil Court had ruled against SIA for stopping a one-year-old girl from boarding a
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Jakarta concerned about US threat
        74 3 The Straits Times JAKARTA Indonesia is concerned about Washington's threat to withdraw trade privileges but hopes that a planned visit by United States officials next month will clear "misunderstandings and misperceptions" about labour practices here. Foreign Minister Ali Alatas said yesterday. He said Indonesia had
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        Lock icon Thousands honour Benigno Aquino
        82 3 AFP MANILA Thousands of people jammed the financial centre here yesterday in a rally honouring political martyr Benigno Aquino, whose death 10 years ago resulted in the rebirth of democracy in the country. Former President Corazon Aquino led the crowd, estimated by police at over 30,000,
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        Lock icon US could lift Viet embargo this year
        69 3 Reuter HANOI A senior United States senator predicted yesterday that US President Bill Ginton would lift the US economic embargo against Vietnam by the end of this year. "I believe that the embargo will be lifted sometime between the middle of September and
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        Lock icon Thailand relaxes visa requirements
        62 3 AP BANGKOK Thailand has relaxed its visa requirements and procedures for foreign tourists and will give multiple re-entry visas to foreign businessmen, the government-run Radio Thailand said yesterday. Visitors from 55 countries who had been allowed 15-day stays without visas will be allowed to extend stays
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      S'pore investment in Myanmar agro-processing set to grow
      383 3  -  By Nirmal Ghosh YANGON Three Singaporean companies are in the process of finalising joint ventures with Myanmar in agro-process-ing, said Tin Hlaing, managing director of Myanma Foodstuff Industries. But Mr Tin Hlaing declined to name the companies as discussions with them were
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      Lock icon Countries in region should not fear China, says Mahathir
      432 3 Mahathir in Thailand Bernama BANGKOK Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday countries in the region should not be unduly worried by China's spending on defence. Instead, they should take advantage of its increasing prosperity and use that country as an
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      Lock icon Johor to develop 13 industrial zones over next 5 years
      188 3 Bernama JOHOR BARU The Johor State Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) will do velop 13 new industrial zones covering 2,600 hectares ovef the next five years, Mentri Besar Muhyiddin Yassin said yev terday. The state government would be allocating Ms 6
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Blacks protest against trial
        75 4 Reuter LOS ANGELES A black protester (above) chanting outside the court building where opening arguments began yesterday in the trial of Henry Watson and Damian Williams, the two men accused of beating Tucker Reginal Denny at the flashpoint of last year's race riots. The sign compares
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        Lock icon Strategist named to push Nafta
        84 4 Reuter WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton on Thursday named William Daley, brother of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, to lead the White House fight to win congressional approval of the trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. Mr Daley, a keen strategist with ties to labour and business,
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        Lock icon Censors lift ban on magazine
        76 4 AP JOHANNESBURG Government censors have overturned the controversial ban on a magazine which showed a black woman breastfeeding a white baby on its cover. Under pressure from Tribute magazine's publisher and editor, censors earlier this week suspended the ban, pending the outcome of Thursday's appeal.
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        Union threat to Babangida
        61 4 LAGOS Leaders of the powerful Nigerian Labor Congress have ordered a general strike if military dictator General Ibrahim Babangida does not surrender power as promised next Friday. Human rights and pro-democracy groups also called a meeting of interested organisations for today to decide on concerted action
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        Lock icon Killings don't violate ceasefire: Rabin
        65 4 AP Reuter JERUSALEM Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said yesterday the killing of nine soldiers in south Lebanon bomb blasts did not violate a ceasefire agreed with guerillas last month. He also told Israel Radio the deaths would not affect Middle East peace talks. He brushed
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        Lock icon Egypt to try 65 militants
        82 4 Reuter CAIRO Egypt will try 65 Muslim militants in a military court this week, security sources said. The 65 are accused of conspiring to overthrow the government and belonging to the group that tried to assassinate the interior minister on Wednesday. The Jihad group said
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        Lock icon De Klerk defies ANC
        50 4 Reuter JOHANNESBURG President FW de Klerk flies to South America tomorrow for a four-nation tour of South America, ignoring African National Congress (ANC) charges that he had no right to represent South Africa abroad and should stay home to speed the end of white rule. Reuter
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      Lock icon Four firms in unfair trade probe
      208 4 AP MADISON HEIGHTS, Michigan The US International Trade Commission is investigating four companies accused of importing electronic goods covered under a US patent. The investigation stems from a complaint filed by Code-Alarm Inc, a manufacturer of home and vehicle security systems. The Madison Heightsbased
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      Lock icon US more likely to press Japan than Europe on deficit
      546 4 Reuter LONDON The Clinton administration would clearly like to see Europe reflate to aid the US export drive, but the major focus of any trade talks remains the massive deficit with Japan, financial analysts said yesterday. Trade data published on
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      Lock icon Japanese urged to take lead on Gatt talks
      244 4 Reuter TOKYO Members of the US House of Representatives trade subcommittee urged Japan to take the lead in concluding the long-stalled Uruguay Round of trade talks by the end of the year, a Japanese foreign ministry ofTicial said yesterday. "It is important
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      Lock icon Happy birthday, Mr President
      52 4 Reuter WASHINGTON US President Bill Clinton blowing out the candles on his birthday cake aboard Air Force One on Thursday en route to Martha's Vineyard as his daughter Chelsea (left) watched. Mr Clinton turned 47 years old as he began a 10-day holiday on the Massachussetts
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      Lock icon Swiss govt plans drastic cut in budget deficit
      293 4 Reuter BERNE The Swiss government said it is seeking a drastic reduction in Switzerland's spiralling budget deficit, and will propose widespread measures aimed primarily at curbing a sharp rise in federal expenditure. "Including expected deficits from cantons (regions) and communes, the state
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      Lock icon French 1st qtr GDP revised downwards
      444 4 AFP PARIS France's National Institute of Economic Statistics and Studies (Insee) yesterday made a downward revision in figures for French economic activity during the year's First quarter. It said that detailed results from the national accounts showed that French gross domestic product (GDP) declined
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      Lock icon Economists see lower trade gap for Britain
      254 4 Reuter LONDON British economists took an optimistic line on July's higher than expected trade deficit, and forecast the full year current account gap would be significantly lower than government forecasts. "I think the trade figures are on an improving trend, with the deficit
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      Lock icon Yeltsin urges parliament to call elections
      345 4 Russian president makes good promise to try and end political deadlock AP MOSCOW Making good on his promise to try to end Russia's paralysing political stalemate, President Boris Yeltsin yesterday asked parliament to call early legislative elections. "1 understand that giving up power and
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      Lock icon British food retailers gear up for possible autumn price war
      474 4 Reuter LONDON Winter may be coming early for Britain's harassed food retailers. The first shots have already been fired in what could become a savage round of autumn price cutting among the ultra-competitive supermarket giants. Britain's second largest food retailer
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Berjaya in joint venture with US fast-food company
      504 5  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA'S Berjaya Group, the diversified conglomerate controlled by aggressive businessman Vincent Tan Chee Yioun, has entered into a joint venture with a fledgling United States fast-food company to expand into Asia. But analysts say the agreement
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      Lock icon Berjaya may use listed HK company as vehicle for China investments
      212 5 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Beijaya Group Bhd said it might use Hongkong-listed Wing Hung Kee Holdings Ltd. for which it has made a takeover bid, as the vehicle for its investments in China. Executive director Tan Kim Poh said:
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      Lock icon BLeisure to pay M$25m in shares for Kota Kinabalu hotel
      237 5 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Berjaya Leisure Bhd (BLeisure) will acquire The Palace Hotel in Kota Kinabalu for Ms2s million (5515.75 million) to be satisfied by the issuance of 7.8125 million new BLeisure shares at the issue price of M 53.20 each.
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      Compact net earnings rise 30pc, Inter-Roller posts operating loss
      353 5  -  By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Recentlylisted Sesdaq counter Compact Metal Industries reported an impressive 30 per cent growth in net earnings to $3.1 million in its first interim results after being listed. In contrast, another Sesdaq company, Inter-Roller Engineering, posted an
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      Has Metro chosen the right partner in Kmart?
      776 5  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Consider this scene, from the movie Basic Instinct: Burnt-out cop played by Michael Douglas, while taking a pause from exchanging smouldering looks with bad, rich girl played by Sharon Stone, opens his kitchen drawer
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      Metroplex posts 12pc rise in interim earnings
      256 5 SINGAPORE Metroplex Bhd has reported a 12 per cent rise in interim earnings to M$ 13.43 million (SSB.4 million), and expects its secondhalf performance to remain strong. Rental income from the group's investment properties continued to enjoy steady growth in the six months
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      ICS' group net earnings dip due to higher tax charges
      280 5  -  By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE The Insurance Corporation of Singapore (ICS) has reported a 1.5 per cent drop in interim group net earnings to $3.35 million, due mainly to higher tax charges. ICS said yesterday the higher charges resulted from changes
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      Eight more firms join CPF trustee stocks list
      161 5 SINGAPORE The Central Provident Fund Board has admitted eight more companies as trustee stocks. The changes take effect today, the board announced yesterday. The new entrants are Acma, Courts (S), Singapore Automotive Engineering, Singapore Computer Systems and United Pulp Paper, as well
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      Lock icon SUMMARY
      309 5 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STII's Index stocks Aug 20 Last Sim lain Stack sate Chat factor bmwcti (I) Avimo 1.970 1.41 CAC 7.300 -0 050 5.24 -3.01 Cercfcos 6.150 0 150 4 41 9.04 FAN 14 200 -0 200 10 19 -12 05 GF Asia 3 060 0
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          GE Life pays out 4-cent dividend
          41 6 SINGAPORE GE Life yesterday declared a four-cent interim dividend payable on Sep 30. The Transfer Books and the Register of Members will be closed from Sep 20 to 24 for the preparation of dividend warrants.
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          New director for SAL
          74 6 SINGAPORE SAL Industrial Leasing Ltd, the financial services subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation, has appointed Bertie Cheng Shao Shiong a director while Wee Tew Lim has resigned from its board. The changes took effect yesterday. Mr Cheng, 56, is the general manager of POSBank and
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          Lock icon Kim Hin proposes bonus, bond issues
          65 6 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Kim Hin Industry Bhd has proposed a one-for-four bonus issue of 20 million ordinary shares as well as Msso million (5531.5 million) nominal amount of 3 per cent redeemable guaranteed bonds with 20 million detachable transferable subscription rights to be structured
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          Lock icon Affin reports big jump in pre-tax profit
          51 6 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Affin Holdings Bhd yesterday reported a pre-tax group operating profit of MSSS.26 million for the six months ended June 30, against MsB.2 million in the previous corresponding period. Group turnover rose to M 5308.6 million from M 580.6 million. Be
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        Lock icon First share sale in Viet state firm in doubt report
        259 6 AFP HANOI Vietnam's first sale of shares in a state company may not succeed because of the firm's massive debts, the biweekly Lao Dong said yesterday. The newspaper, published by the Vietnam Confederation of Labour and usually well informed, said
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        Lock icon Mattel buying Fisher-Price in US$1b deal
        418 6 Takeover will create the world's biggest toy company AP NEW YORK Mattel Inc will buy Fisher-Price Inc in a US$l billion (Ssl.6 billion) deal that will make the famed maker of Barbie dolls surpass Hasbro Inc as the world's biggest toy company. The takeover,
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        Lock icon TI plans US$750m chips plant in Dallas
        421 6 NYT DALLAS Texas Instruments Inc on Thursday became the latest American chip manufacturer to announce plans for a 624,000-square-foot factory in anticipation of continuing strong worldwide demand. The company said it plans to spend US$75O million (SSI.2 billion) to US$l biUion through 1998
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        Lock icon Relisting of Union Paper shares depends on word from Securities Commission
        264 6 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange is waiting for the Securities Commission's green light to lift the suspension on the trading of shares in Union Paper Holdings Bhd. KLSE executive chairman Nik Din Nik YusofT said the
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        Lock icon Lorrain will not give evidence against George Tan: lawyer
        495 6 Bernama LONDON Lorrain Osman, who flew into London yesterday a free man after serving a seven-month prison sentence in Hongkong, may return to Malaysia, according to his solicitor Colin Cohen. But he will not be returning to Hongkong to give evidence
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        Lock icon Indian stocks draw funds from foreign institutions
        663 6 MARKET WATCH AFP, Reuter BOMBAY Foreign institutional investors who have bought heavily on Chinese bourses are starting to show interest in India almost a year after they were given entry, helping spur a stock market revival here. An executive of the stockbroking firm
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        Lock icon Hang Seng Index tipped to reach 7,800 by year-end
        295 6  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Despite concerns about Hongkong's political and economic future, the colony's stock market still has the potential to provide investors with good short to medi-um-term gains, said a broking firm's research director yesterday. In an interview with BT,
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon Visia Finance to come under Malaysia's Hong Leong group
        332 7 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Visia Finance Bhd, insolvent since 1987, will be restructured under a scheme in which all its operations would be transferred to Hong Leong Finance Bhd, Bank Negara said yesterday. To this end, the central bank has applied to
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        Lock icon Imposing US dollar
        52 7 AFP KIEV A man posing behind the poster of a US dollar bill with a hole to show his face on a local square here on Thursday. The Ukrainian coupon fell reaching its all-time low against the US dollar of 19.050 compared to last week's figure of
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        US$ plunges against DM
        468 7 DBS Weekly Currency Review L'SVDM: Critical support at 1.6740 Aggressive selling was seen this week and USS/DM fell from Monday's high of 1.7103 to reach a low of 1.6740 on Thursday. Thereafter, it recovered to close at 1.6870. showing a bullish reversal in the daily chart.
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        Lock icon Central bankers to discuss capital flows
        432 7 Reuter JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming As billions of dollars surge daily through financial markets worldwide, central bankers are rethinking how the huge capital flows affect their economies and the conduct of monetary policy. The near-collapse of the European Monetary System, strains in Japan caused by
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        Lock icon Philippine bank finds fresh funds to meet obligations
        195 7 Knight Ridder MANILA The state Central Monetary Authority (CMA) has lifted conservatorship over Producers Bank of the Philippines after Taiwanese and Filipino investors infused new money and settled the bank's obligations, the CMA said yesterday. Producers Bank will open next month as
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        Banks in S'pore arrange loan for Thai company
        176 7 SINGAPORE A consortium of banks here has arranged a three-year US$35 million (5556.2 million) loan facility for Thailand's Nava Finance Securities company, one of the biggest players in the Thai stock market. The loan, which is renewable ever> year, was arranged by
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        1633 7 I rade-xrtthied index calculated agaimi S pare lop 14 trading partner* Bav year 198 .< US$/S$ forward rates Noon Aug 20 Bid Offer 1-month 1.6116 1.6131 2-month 1.6113 ***** 3-month 1.6113 I 612* 6-month 1.6100 1.6120 Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES As at lten m Aag 20: Siagaporc dollars
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        Banque Indosuez REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        166 7 THE US$/yen moved up five yen overnight on the back of Federal Reserve intervention with lots of stop-loss orders triggered along the way. despite a bad US trade number. In the regional market, the USS opened higher against most currencies and remained bid throughout the
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        Lock icon London
        186 7 Reuter LONDON The dollar dug in its heels on the yen in Europe yesterday, supported by foreign exchange traders' fears the US central bank would return to defend its currency. Rumours swept through London dealing rooms mid-after-noon that the Federal Reserve was intervening on the dollar's behalf in a
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        Oil futures prices mixed in thin trading
        188 7 Btoombere ENERGY REPORT LONDON Oil futures prices were mixed yesterday in low-volume, directionless trade ahead of the weekend, brokers said. In the absence of news to influence prices, many traders were content to hold their present contractual positions and stay away from the
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        Lock icon New York
        86 7 AFP NEW YORK The dollar fell yesterday against major currencies as the market took a breather, a day after the Federal Reserve intervened repeatedly to halt the yen's rise against the greenback. At around 9:30 am, the dollar was trading at 105.10 yen, down from 105.85 on Thursday;
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    • COMMODITIES & FUTURES
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        Lock icon Euroyen down as hopes for rate cut wane
        1482 8 SMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen futures ended weaker yesterday but off the day's lows, pressured by receding hopes for an interest rate easing in Japan, traders said. Market participants said the dollar's sharp overnight climb and current strength dampened hopes for
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        579 8 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin TIN closed unchanged at MS 12.20 per kg after both buyers and sellers decided to close deals at the opening level yesterday, traders said. "Interest was thin and prices are expected to move at current levels," one said, noting support came
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          73 8 BANGKOK Thai rice exports totalled 533,088 tonnes in July, up 30 per cent from June, Thai Board of Trade figures showed. Exports were up 17.1 per cent from a year earlier, according to the figures, which were provided by the Thai office of Overseas Merchandise
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          Marubeni task force for oil project
          113 8 TOKYO Japan's Marubeni Corp has established a company-wide task force to plan its efTorts to participate in China's massive Tarim Basin oil exploration and development project, a company spokesman said yesterday. "We've never set up this kind of task force for a single project
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          99 8 LONDON The future UK spot market for natural gas will be relatively small and harshly competitive after deregulation, a senior official of the statutory industty watchdog OFGAS told Knight-Ridder Financial News on Thursday. John Dorken, deputy director general of OFGAS, said the high costs of
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          71 8 SINGAPORE Taiwan's Chinese Petroleum Corp has bought at a tender 40,000 tonnes of one per cent sulphur fuel oil at slightly above USS9O per tonne, C and F Keelung, for Oct 1-15 arrival, a company source said. It also bought 80,000 tonnes of 0.5 per cent
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      1558 8 Rubber MS Caanaatftty Excfcaaga (Marts cMf at at lp) RSS 1 Caatract (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Sep 93 133.25 133 25 133.00 400 M25 Oct 0.00 0.00 133.25 300 3,875 Nov 133.50 133.50 133.50 175 4.675 Dcc 134.25 134.00 134.00 675
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        Manila
        543 9 14.92 Share prices closed higher on a rally led by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT), which posted gains in New York overnight, brokers said. PLDT rose to US$4l-3/8 from US$4l on Wall Street on Thursday. In the local market, it rose 30 pesos to 1,165. The Manila Composite
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        Seoul
        452 9 -8.11 Seoul stocks ended lower after profit-taking eroded an early seven-point gain indicating confidence remains shaky in the wake of last week's sudden ban on false-name trading, brokers said. The index ended 8.11 points lower at 729.86. "The market is stabilising. But investors are still not very confident yet,"
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        Bombay
        48 9 +41.62 Shares continued to rise further as speculators bought ahead of a three-day weekend in the belief that the uptrend would continue until the middle of next week, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 30-share index closed at 2,742.37 points, up 41.62 from the previous close.
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        Australia
        1115 9 +0.8 The Australian bourse consolidated in yesterday's trade after Thursday's buoyancy to close marginally higher. The market's key indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, tumbled almost 10 points in early trading on profit-taking, but recovered in afternoon trade. The All Ordinaries ended 0.8 points firmer to 1,927.1. On Thursday, the
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        Taipei
        559 9 -47.8 Taiwan stocks extended early losses to close lower across the board and brokers said the market had entered a downward consolidation. The weighted index was only slightly weaker in early trade but closed 47.80 points down at 4,045.61. Turnover was a moderate NT$ 15.95 billion against Thursday's NT$
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        New Zealand
        274 9 -0.66 New Zealand's share market took a breather from two days of rocketing higher, closing down a touch but well supported. Forester Fletcher Challenge, the leading light in the market's 6.6 per cent rise on Wednesday and Thursday, eased back 15 cents on profit taking to a NZ$3.6B
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        London
        717 9 -7.9 UK shares finished lower for the second day yesterday after their extended runs earlier in the week as light profit-taking and a reluctance to take new positions before the weekend set in. The FTSE-100 index slipped 7.9 points to 3,057.6 at the close. Total volume was 632.8 million
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        Paris
        100 9 -11 Profit-taking pushed French shares to close lower, but the CAC-40 index more than halved earlier losses. The CAC-40 ended down 11.00 points or 0.51 per cent at 2,128.20, up 19.8 points on the week. Paris Abb 20 Fr Air-liqwtfr 745 00 -10 00 Alcatel Antthom 723 00 8
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        Amsterdam
        281 9 -0.25 Shares' rallying cry gave way to the yelps of expiring options on a volatile Amsterdam bourse, leaving prices weak despite underlying strong sentiment. The EOE Index ended down 0.25 points at 355.28 after bouncing to a peak of 357.22 as a series of August equity options expired. It
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        Zurich
        227 9 -3.93 Swiss shares ended little changed in quiet pre-week-end business. Late trading saw slight profit-taking which took bourse indices into minus after they had fluctuated in a narrow range during the day. The broad SPI closed 3.93 points lower at 1,565.45, up 7.95 points on last Friday. Zurich Aaf
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        Frankfurt
        163 9 -16.3 Share prices dropped in the cash market in the last few minutes of official trading on profit-taking and op-tions-related selling. The DAX-30 share index ended down 16.30 points at 1,922.68. This was up 16.1 points on last Friday. Frankfurt \ur 20 DM AM 174 *0 -6 70 BASF
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        Brussels
        252 9 -8.41 Profit-taking ahead of Monday's end of the current forward market account and losses on most other bourses pushed Bel6 an shares to a lower close, ut traders expected the market to pick up next week if money market rates confirmed yesterday's slide. "There might be some more profit-taking
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        Johannesburg
        305 9 -4 Gold shares were off their earlier lows by the close as the market reacted to bullion's bounce late in the session, dragging industrials higher in slow pre-weekend trade. The gold index lost 28 points to 1,771, a rise of 104 on last Friday. The overall index was 30
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        Toronto
        327 9 -10.44 Toronto stocks edged down at midday yesterday, but are expected to recover slightly this afternoon, traders said. "Friday's have a propensity to get ugly, but we may see a bit of a rally," one trader said. The TSE 300 Composite Index fell 10.44 points to 4,059.15 on 25.7
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        New York
        827 9 -8.38 Wall Street stocks drifted lower yesterday as profittaking hit the market after a four-day rally that took blue-chip issues into all-time record levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 8.38 points to 3,603.19 at 1 pm EDT. In the broad market, declining issues pulled in front
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      2835 10 Reuter HONGKONG Share prices closed down yesterday but above their earlylows hit after a wave of profit-taking emerged on disappointment over the interim profits of Hang Seng Bank, brokers said. The blue chip Hang Seng Index ended 59.90 points lower at 7,545.36 after sliding 101 points earlier in the
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      CHINA
      303 10 IOCES Ami 19 Close Chaagc SChftr CLSA All China 2,437.70 -52 30 -2.10 CLSA China B ***** -10 10 -1.05 CLSA Shenzhen A 2.185 30 -63.60 -2 83 CLSA Shenzhen B 909.50 -8 90 -096 CLSA Shanghai A 5.874.10 177 00 2.03 CLSA Shanghai B 809 90 -13 80
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      2521 10 Reuter TOKYO Tokyo stocks closed down for the fourth successive day in lacklustre trade yesterday. Investors were exhausted by the jumpy currency market, brokers said. Individual incentive-backed issues were sought after, but trading was mostly dominated by brokerage dealers. "Both overseas and domestic investors are slowly shifting funds into
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      1774 10 Reuter BANGKOK Thai stocks closed marginally higher yesterday as speculative sentiment again dominated the market, precluding any really big gains, brokers said. The market was up 3.33 points to 958.68, with turnover active at just under eight billion baht. Gainers outpaced losers 183 to 89. with 68 stocks unchanged.
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      996 10 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices ended higher in an upbeat mood and moderate trade in yesterday's single session, brokers said. The official index closed at this year's record high of 387.91. a gain of 3.09 points. "Positive local sentiment on newcomers drew in fresh funds which kept up the market's
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2502 11 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume MUI 7.470.000 Bedford 50c 6.301 000 FAC'B 50c 6.042.000 Pc»i Msia 2.463.000 Idns Hyd 50c 2.422.000 Promel 2.204.000 PMI 50c 2.067.000 Bcr)jya Group 1.877.000 Kcmayan 50c 1.845.000 Tan Oioni 50c 1.807.000 Kamunling 50c 1.769.000 MBf Capital 1.621.000 Rcnonj Bhd
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        5348 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Gains in heavyweighted blue chips, including utility giants Telekom and Tenaga. pushed the benchmark KLSE Composite Index past the 800-point resistance to another record close for the third straight day yesterday. The index of 85 quality stocks rose 6.69
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        Lock icon Rally resumes with prices gaining across the board
        7633 12  -  By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE The Straits Times Industrials Index continued to push towards the 2,000 level yesterdav. closing 23.49 points higher to 1,972.27 after pausing for a break on Thursday on profit-taking. This is iust a shade below its intra-day high of
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        75 12  -  HOT STOCK Paul Leo SINCE the beginning of August, Venture Manufacturing has surged by some 50 per cent. It reached a record high at $3.06 on Thursday before easing to close at $2.90 yesterday. The bull run is not over yet but a correction back to $2.30 is
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      Lock icon US leads the field with seven gold medals
      947 13 4th World Athletics Championships NYT STUTTGART One moment of glory quickly followed another on Thursday night in the world outdoor track and field championships here. If you like world records, Sally Gunnell of Britain and Sandra Farmer-Patrick of the United States delivered
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      Lock icon A flap in the face for Nike
      461 13 AP STUTTGART Olympic champion Quincy Watts lost a possible medal when he lost the sole of his shoe during the men's 400-metre final on Tuesday night. Nike may have lost, too. Will Nike, which sponsors Watts and is a world-wide market leader, lose
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        105 13 AFP STUTTGART World Championships Finals Thursday: MEN 400 m hurdles: 1 Kevin Young (US) Championship record 47.18 sec 2 Samuel Matete (Zam) 47.60 3 Winthrop Graham (Jam) 47.62. Pole Vault- 1 Sergei Bubka (Ukr) 6.00 m 2 Grigoriy Yegorov (Kaz) 5.90 3 Maksim Tarasov (Rus) 5.80. WOMEN 400 m
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        48 13 Reuter NEW YORK American League Thursday: Kansas 4 Minnesota 2; Cleveland 5 Boston 1: California S Milwaukee 4 (in 12). National: St Louis 3 San Diego 2; SF 6 Pittsburgh 3; Colorado 6 Philadelphia 5; LA 7 Atlanta 5; Montreal 10 Chicago 2; Houston 8 Florida 3.
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        126 13 AFP LONDON Scorecard after first day of the final Test between England and Australia at the Oval Thursday England Ist innings: GA Gooch c Border b SWaugh 56; M A Atherton lbw b S Waugh 50; G A Hick c Warne b May 80; M P Maynard b Warne
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        Golf
        41 13 HATOYAMAMACHI, Japan Maruman Open leading second- round scores Friday (Japanese unless noted): 133 Kiyoshi Murota 68-65 136 Masayuki Kawamura 66-70, Eduardo Herrera (Col) 66-70 137 T C Chen (Tai) 67-70, Frankic Minoza (Phi) 66-71. Also: 143 Samson Gimson (Sing) 72-71.
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        28 13 AFP POZNAN, Poland Intercontinental Cup Thursday Pool A.Malaysia 3 Cuba 2; S Korea 5 Canada 2. B: Belgium 5 France 0; Argentina 4 Sth Africa 3. AFP
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        243 13 Reuter Reuter INDIANAPOLIS RCA hardcourt Championships third round Thursday (prefix denotes seeding): 1-Pete Sampras (US) b Jonathan Stark (US) 5-7 7-6 (7-2) 6-3; 2-Jim Courier (US) b Tomas Carbonell (Spn) 6-2 6-1: 3-Boris Beckcr (Ger) b Andrei Cherkasov (Rus) 6-4 7-5; Jimmy Arias (US) b 4-Goran Ivanisevic (Cro) 3-6
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      Lock icon O'Brien hangs on to lead in decathlon
      106 13 AP STUTTGART Dan O'Brien, bidding to retain his world title, held the lead after eight events of the decathlon yesterday. The American world re-cord-holder cleared 5.20 metres in the pole vault to take an 87-point lead with only the javelin and 1,500 metres
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        Lock icon US takes Walker Cup
        64 13 AFP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The United States defeated Great Britain and Ireland 19-5 on Thursday in the 34th Walker Cup amateur golf match. The 14-point margin of victory set a Walker Cup record, surpassing the previous mark of 10 points set by the United States in 1928
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        Lock icon Michael Jordan hits out
        134 13 AFP WASHINGTON Grieving Michael Jordan hit out on Thursday at attempts to link his father's murder to his own highly publicised gambling activities. The NBA superstar issued a statement through his Washington lawyer, David Falk, denouncing some of the coverage of James Jordan's death, which was
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        Lock icon Johnstone, Canizares lead the pack
        159 13 AFP COVENTRY, England Zimbabwe's Tony Johnstone and Spaniard Jose Maria Canizares, who have no interest in next month's Ryder Cup, upstaged the Belfry hopefuls by grabbing the first-round lead in the English Open here on Thursday. Johnston is ineligible for the Ryder Cup and Canizares
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        Lock icon Farr-Jones recovers from injury
        110 13 AP SYDNEY Scrum-half Nick Farr-Jones has recovered from a strained thigh muscle injury and is almost certain to play in the third rugby union test against South Africa, Australian coach Bob Dwyer said yesterday. Former Australian captain Farr-Jones suffered the injury during a midweek training session
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      Lock icon Norman recovers from PGA loss
      820 14 The International: Pate eagles his way to first-round lead AP, NYT CASTLE ROCK, Colorado Steve Pate put on the kind of late burst possible only under the peculiar scoring system in use this week and took the first-round lead Thursday in The International tournament. "It's
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      406 14 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Stanlev took food, we hear— U jjjH HT"j|B 6 Cape of South America (6) I I I i I I 9 Dine no good finishing 1 Seven more than heard, as required (6) 13 They do not meet in the gym WM 16 Stamina 12 by guests 24
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      Lock icon M'sia expects limited impact in the long run
      432 15  -  Impact of higher yen on South-east Asian economies From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR THE surging yen is expected to hit those Malaysian industries which are heavily reliant on Japanese imports, but several economists say that the overall effects on the economy
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      Cause for alarm for Philippines
      305 15  -  Fran Al Labita in MANILA BANKERS, importers and analysts have expressed alarm over the sharp rise of the yen "gainst the US dollar, saying it distorts foreign trade. "It means we have to pay more for our imports from Japan," Philippine National Bank vice-president Angelito
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      Thailand expects more investments, better trade balance
      482 15  -  From Alan Boyd in BANGKOK THAILAND'S thorny relationship with Japan is expected to benefit from the appreciating yen, with more tourists, increased investment and less trade friction. Little effect is likely on the stock exchange and capital markets but the economics of the
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      Indonesia's debt servicing unlikely to be affected
      444 15  -  Frtn Maggie Ford in JAKARTA INDONESIA is unlikely to be troubled by the effect of the rising yen on repayment of its foreign debt, unless it reaches a level higher than 90 yen to the US dollar, according to economists. The appreciation of
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    Lock icon Tokyo admits economic recovery is still sluggish
    468 16 UPI TOKYO The Japanese government yesterday officially admitted something private economists have been saying for months the economy is sluggish and signs of a pickup seem not to be spreading. In its monthly report, the government's Economic Planning Agency said there are still
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    Lock icon Japan's local govts to get more say in construction projects
    189 16 Asahi News Service TOKYO Construction Minister Kozo Igarashi said yesterday that the ministry will transfer more of its authority to local governments as part of the government's effort to promote deregulation to rejuvenate the sagging economy. "In the case of
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    540 16 AP. Reuter ISLAMABAD Caretaker Prime Minister Moeen Qureshi on Thursday announced sweeping economic reforms aimed at resuscitating Pakistan's flagging economy. He said Pakistan's economy had become impoverished through corruption, decades of financial incompetence and the scheming of the wealthy few. In a single
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    GEC Alsthom wins battle for Korean high-speed train
    221 16 PARIS Spurning several German and Japanese companies, the South Korean government yesterday awarded the Franco-British company GEC Alsthom NV a USS2.4 billion (SS3.B billion) contract to build high-speed trains. South Korea selected GEC Alsthom over Siemens AG of Germany in the final
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    Lock icon Tokyo will apologise but it won't mention compensation, says Hata
    379 16 UPI TOKYO Foreign Minister Tsutomu Hata said yesterday that the new Japanese government will apologise frankly for Japan's actions during World War 11, but it will not mention the issue of compensation. However, an exception will be made in the
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    Lock icon China launches nationwide anti-corruption drive
    420 16 Reuter BEIJING China yesterday launched a major anti-corrup-tion campaign, saying kickbacks and bribes to Communist Party and government officials were undermining economic reform and whipping up waves of popular anger. Politburo member Wei Jianxing, head of the party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, ordered officials
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    Lock icon US reminds China of link between trade and human rights
    297 16 AP BEIJING A US congressman reminded Chinese leaders yesterday of the link between human rights and a decision next year on whether to extend normal trading privileges to China. Max S Baucus, a Democrat from Montana who chairs a House
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    Lock icon China to give state firms power over decisions
    154 16 AFP BEIJING Beijing is tor grant state enterprises full decisionmaking powers by the year's end, an official newspaper said yesterday, announcing a key new step towards making the debt-ridden sector answerable to market forces by 1998. "The ccntral government has... dccidcd to
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    Lock icon Seeking refuge from the rain and the fighting
    63 16 AtP IA PRA YA. Thailand Refugees from a Khmer Rouge stronghold in north-western Cambodia taking shelter from the rain on Wednesday after they crossed into Thailand to flee fighting between Khmer Rouge guerillas and Phnom Peng government soldiers. The refugees, numbering up
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    Lock icon Clinton helped clinch US$6b Saudi aircraft deal: senator
    234 16 AFP WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton helped clinch a USS6 billion (559.6 billion) Saudi aircraft deal for Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, beating out the European consortium Airbus Industrie, a senator said yesterday. Senator Patty Murray, who represents Seattle, Washington, where Boeing is based,
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      1635 17  -  Mark Graham finds out how the pioneering production of The Joy Luck Club was put together in Shanghai Mark Graham The writer is a Hongkong-based journalist who contributed this article to Executive Lifestyle TRY THIS for an unlikelysounding plot. A Broadway director with scant knowledge
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        Grave mistake
        103 17 AN EXPATRIATE teacher, new in Singapore, heard about how safe the streets here are at night, and began taking late night walks. On one of his nightly jaunts, he found his favourite coffee shop closed. Dismayed, he started looking around, noticed what looked like a makeshift coffeeshop at
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        47 17 IN A recent report in The New Paper, a journalist who interviewed Stevie Wonder over the phone asked him, "What have you been up to?" To which the singer replied, M Er, just checking out what's been going on, watching television and checking out everything..Uh, right.
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        Room for more
        54 17 LUXURY goods makers still have confidence in Singapore in spite of the retail industry lull. Take the CEO of a German designer handbag maker who, when asked why the company was opening in a saturated market, replied: "1 would not invest in a bucket with a hole
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        Where violence rules in parliament
        912 18  -  Mohan Kuppusamy says the Taiwanese legislative process may be turning into a complete, disillusioning farce Mohan Kuppusamy The writer is BT's Associate Foreign Editor FORGET Bruce Lee. Forget Jackie Chan. If you want to see real Chinese martial arts in action, go to Taiwan. It
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        Setting the feng shui right in Seoul
        674 18  -  Maggie Ford hails the decision to raze a glaring symbol of foreign oppression The city will be restored to its original cultural style, and harmony will no doubt return. Maggie Ford The writer, who now contributes to BT from Jakarta, was Seoul correspondent
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        Making much of a revolution that wasn't
        983 18  -  Robot J Samuelson finds much of political journalism simply myth-making Robert J Samuelson The writer is a columnist of The Washington Post, in which this article first appeared THE Reagan Revolution is not and never was. Yet it remains a standard reference point
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        Clarify 'cum rights issue' shares purchase
        95 18  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Denis Distant COULD the Stock Exchange of Singapore please clarify the position of an investor who purchases shares on a "cum rights issue" basis and subsequently Finds the proposed issue is aborted or delayed indefinitely, with a consequent drop in
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        Lock icon Fall of the Prince of Palimony
        3864 19  -  Once he was the world's most famous divorce lawyer. Now the phone in Marvin Mitchelson's office is silent. He is bankrupt and facing jail tor fraud. Russell Miller has the details Russell Miller Sunday Times Magazine THE OLD MAN is sitting alone in his
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      Menace afoot
      646 22  -  Cmmui Review By AUDREY TAN IT WAS inevitable, given the success of the comic strip and the television show that ran from 1959 to 1963. That and the current Hollywood craze for prepubescent children ensured that Dennis The Menace would hit the silver screen. Produced and written by
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      Crushing attraction
      497 22  -  By AUDREY TAN WITH a Fatal Attraction-like plot, The Crush looks like it cannot fail to draw a potential audience, what with a 14-year-old villainess stalking a 28-year-old man who doesn't return her affections. She has a crush on the guy, it seems; the problem is, she's not
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      Rock city of the ancients
      1265 22  -  One does not hurry through the magnificent rose-red ruins of Petra, as Abdul Hadhi soon learns from his slow-moving horse Abdul Hadhi IT WAS HOT enough to make a Singaporean wilt. It didn't help, either, that the hone 1 was on didn't know the meaning
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      Subdued splendours from the Warring States Subdued splendours from the Warring States
      1015 22  -  Art ExfeMttta By SUSAN TSANG THANKS to a 1986 agreement with China, Singapore has been able to stage a series of five exhibitions on Chinese civilisation. After the success of Imperial Life in the Qing Dynasty (1644 1911),
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      Lyrics for lovers
      758 23  -  CO Review By SHAHIRON SAHARI VARIOUS ARTISTS: Sleepless ia Seattle This movie starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan is the year's surprise hit in the States, and a major reason for that, undoubtedly, is the soundtrack, which this week reached No 1 on the Billboard top albums
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    • HEALTH & FITNESS
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          Lock icon Burgers can cause food poisoning
          183 24 Health Singapore DID YOU know a trip to the burger joint could land you with food poisoning? A recent outbreak of illness linked to fast-food restaurants in the US occurred because hamburger meat was -contaminated and was cooked at temperatures too low to kill the
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          Lock icon Switch off the radio to improve speech
          84 24 BBC ♦A SPEECH therapist found that children from homes where Radios, televisions and music are played very loudly may take longer to talk. And one in five could develop severe speech •problems. Another study showed that many babies, living in such rQeisy homes,
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          Lock icon Check your health with this toilet
          133 24 AFP A JAPANESE company is well on the way to selling an "intelligent toilet" that can run real-time health checks on the user. Toto Ltd, Japan's leading manufacturer of bathroom and toilet equipment, said it had already produced a prototype for the toilet, which
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          Lock icon High tops no help against ankle sprains
          124 24 NYT HIGH-TOP basketball shoes don't offer any better protection against ankle sprains than low tops, doctors found. They gave 600 intramural college players low tops, standard high tops or high tops with inflatable air chambers that surround the midfoot and ankle joints to
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          Lock icon Calcium supplements can be harmful
          99 24 NYT CHILDREN who take calcium supplements because they are allergic to calcium-rich milk may be getting high amounts of lead, Ontario doctors say. They found that one-quarter of the 70 dietary calcium supplements they studied had levels of lead that exceeded the amount considered safe
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        Lock icon Early start makes a difference to building a healthy skeleton
        1168 24  -  Jane Brody A high calcium intake is critical during the teenage years because the hormones released during puberty increase the rate at which bones are built, reports Jane Brody NYT AN ENORMOUS amount of attention is being paid to the
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        New home for GES Singapore
        266 24 GOH LIK TUAN, a Chinese immigrant to Singapore, has something to be proud of. Coming to Singapore at a very young age, Mr Goh has built up a $150 million company called GES Singapore. Early this month, the company held the official opening of its
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        Thirty Wonder-ful years from America's magical genius
        854 25  -  Shahiron Sahari looks back at the hits of one of America's best-loved artistes Shahiron Sahari THIRTY years after his first hit single. Stevie Wonder is still one of the most important and consistent of contemporary artistes. While many will know him for his
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        Drop in at Benny's, when you need a friend
        729 25  -  Shahiron Sahari discovers a new karaoke bar at Boat Quay Shahiron Sahari THE MAIN selling point for the karaoke bar called Benny's is its friendliness, but the conviviality is so obvious and overwhelming that it's pretty unreal to the point of
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        PERFORMANCES
        190 25 Emily of Emerald HHI Margaret Chan returns as Emily in Stella Kon's award-winning play of a nonya orphan who sacrifices happiness to rise to her status as mistress of a wealthy family. Aug 24 to 28. Bpm at Jubilee Hall. Tickets at $18 and $25; $10 and $15 for
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        CONCERTS
        221 25 Stevie Wonder "Live" In Concert Old hits such as You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, Ebony And Ivory and I Just Called To Say I Love You are resurrected in this one-night-only performance. Tomorrow, Bpm at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Tickets at $50, $70 and $90 are available
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        FILMS
        98 25 T)m Blue Planet Produced with help from Nasa. this film takes you on a trip to space where the Earth seems suspended in a limitless void. With footage charting the planet's physical changes, we see how natural catastrophes have devastated life here. Too bad Man is intent on contributing
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        EXHIBITIONS AND TALKS
        620 25 Berlin Art Scan* The First significant exhibition curated by Berlin Kunstlerhaus Bethanien after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this shows the present art scene in the formerly divided city. Twelve artists have been chosen to participate in this event. Aug 19 to Sep 15. 9am to
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        AT THE SUBSTATION
        62 25 Crimes Of The Heart Presented by Theatre People, this is a story of three people with their individual hang-ups. Crimes Of The Heart. Beth Henley's debut play, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and premiered at the Humana Festival. Today and tomorrow. Bpm; spm matinee on Aug 21
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        TICKETS
        304 25  -  Compiled by Audrey Tan Michael lackim Um In Cmnrt The Gloved One himself descends upon Singapore. Part of the Dangerous tour, this concert is aimed at raising funds for charities and other worthy causes. Fans are promised a concert they will remember. Aug 29 and 30. 7.45pm at the
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        Jostling room only
        595 26  -  Jaime Ee and photographer Chris Loh fight their way through Takashimaya's hungry hordes to bring you the following spread Jaime Ee THEY have been given fancy names like Singapore Street, European Boulevard, Japan Way and Chinese Alley but what Takashimaya has really created in its Basement Two
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        Simple steaks with a Japanese touch
        490 26  -  Bm Appetit By JAIME EE STEAKHOUSES in Singapore tend lo follow a certain route casual atmosphere, no-frills decor, steaks that come with every kind of sauce you can imagine from tomato to sambal, and a Hainanese chef in the kitchen. The new Angus House
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      CINEMA
      1042 28 too Yesterday. Millionaire John Goodman engages Don Johnson to smarten up dim moll Melanie Griffith. Painful remake of the 1950 comedy. Yishun 10: 10.10; 12.20; 7. Boxing Helena. Jealous surgeon Julian Sands severs Sherilyn Fenn's limbs to gain control over her movements. But the acting and the directing are
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  • PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
    • BULLS EYE
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        Lock icon BT SENTIMENT INDEX (AUG 23-27)
        622 20 Those polled on their view of the Singapore stock market for the week ahead: Alliance Securities, Baring Securities, Daiwa Securities, DBS Asset Management. Kay Hian James Capel, Kim Eng Securities, Morgan Grenfell Asia Securities, OCBC Securities. Ong Company, Peregrine, Phillip Securities, Smith New Court. Tat
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        In my opinion...
        289 20  -  James Foo General manager MMS International (Singapore) MMS is a financial information and market analysis firm and is part of the Standard Poor's Information Group. 44T 1 he bullish reaction I of the Singapore .A. stock market to the 2nd quarter GDP of 10.1 per cent is
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      Lock icon Putting your trust in unit trusts
      835 20  -  Some fund managers tell Lilian Ng how the performance of CPF unit trust funds can be improved Lilian Ng The writer is a free-lancer who writes regularly on investment matters CPF-approved unit trusts may show better returns with the new CPF rules, as fund
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      Understanding unit trusts
      1175 20 MANY stock market virgins will soon begin love-hate affairs with shares, given the more liberal Central Provident Fund rules come Oct 1 and an ongoing government campaign to introduce a nation of homeowners to share ownership. Instead of flirting with the market, seduced by "hot tips" from
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      Lock icon Spread your risks with a multi-country portfolio
      947 20  -  Investors can lower their risks by diversifying their investments without any loss in profit, says Patrick Choo Patrick Choo The writer is a senior investment officer of DBS Asset Management EVEN after more liberal rules come into effect on Oct 1, CPF savings
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      Time to take a new look at your insurance policy
      822 21  -  Soh Tiang Keng suggests that you consider restructuring your insurance policy to take advantage of the new retirement age Soh Tiang Keng WITH the new minimum retirement age at 60, it might be prudent to restructure your endowment policies, annuities
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      Can Sincere Watch grow out of its ugly duckling image?
      1129 21  -  By Agnes Chen OPTIMISTS believe that new Sesdaq listing, Sincere Watch Limited, could be an "ugly duckling growth stock", as one analyst puts it. The watch retailing company one of the oldest in Singapore is unprepossessing at first glance. It
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      STII may retrace to 1,890 before surging to 2,000
      412 21  -  C^tT By Chew Eng Han The writer is assistant manager of investments with NTVC Income A REMARKABLE GDP figure has propelled the Straits Times Industrials Index to dizzying heights. The big question which remains unresolved for now is whether the market
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      ACU deposit rates offered by various banks (as at Aug 19 1993)
      737 21 Deposit amount l-wk l-mth 3-mth 6-mth Deposit amount l-»k l-mth 3-mth 6-mth Amex Bank 50.000 Above ***** 4.06:5 ***** 4.06:5 Dmk SS5.000- US$20,000 2.3750 2.9375 3.1875 3 .875 5 J-Jj» Above US$150,000 3.1250 3.6875 3.9375 3.9375 50.000 Above
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      2312 28 TODAY'S TV 1150 ciom. i. n.to AnhDsrhaha(r). 12.M nnnows. 12J0 PMIV fißiaiM Pahit Lidah, 3.30pm, SBC 5 Ym Can Cook: Food In The Fast SBCS 1.00 Kelah Room*! AagkasaSaruniing, a master I* 1 l-30pm, SBC 5 v arts, has a dishonest brother- Today's dishes include Beijing 0.00 AM Ceming Attraction!.
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