The Business Times, 8 September 1993

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  • 13 1 Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA (P) 552/12/92 Wednesday September 8 1993 75'
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  • 2am LATEST
    • 54 1 Reuter OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell will dissolve Parliament today and call a general election for Oct 25. A government official says Ms Campbell's campaign will kick off in Ontario, Canada's economic and industrial powerhouse, suffering the worst recession since the Great
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    • 81 1 AFP BONN The Bundestag, the Lower House of Parliament, has started a four-day debate on the 1994 federal budget, marked by sharp cuts in social services that Finance Minister Thco Waigel has called indispensable. He told the Bundestag that "there is no alternative to
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    109 1 Stock market indices Tuesday Change STII 2,036.70 -8.66 KLSE Composite 849.70 +1.30 Nikkei 20.962.10 -98.71 Hang Seng 7.546.71 +27.05 SET Index 996.72 +8.27 Jakarta Composite ...418.06 1.93 CLSA China B 1016.23 +15.35 Ausl All Ord 1,967.8 +5.3 FTSE 100 3,038.6 -20.4 Tuesday Previous close Dow Jones 3,628.62 -5.31
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  • 633 1  -  Reports by Anna Teo SINGAPORE Total cumulative US investments in Singapore now amount to more than US$lB billion (5528.8 billion), and major American companies plan to pump in a further US$3.6 billion over the next five years. According to a survey by
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  • 417 1 SINGAPORE For the right investors, Singapore remains a first-rate business location. But it is losing its lustre, say US companies about the business climate here. The plus factors such as political stability, good business infrastructure and regional dynamism are still strong, the US
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  • 543 1  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Investors reacted negatively yesterday to news that major shareholders in Singapore Press Holdings will have to cut their stakes to just 3 per cent. SPH local shares fell by as much as $1 in morning trade, but rebounded on
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  • 439 1  -  Government able to control problem of overheating From Vikram Khanna in BALI CHINA'S economy will again grow by 13 per cent this year, but the Chinese government has been able "to withstand and control" the problem of overheating, Chinese VicePremier
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  • 314 1  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG AN EXPECTED statement on the sale of Rupert Murdoch's controlling stake in The South China Morning Post was delayed yesterday. SCMP management had expected to issue a statement late last night on the outcome of talks between
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
      • 264 2  -  By Dexter Lee THE transport sector is booming, going by the latest cargo statistics released by the Port of Singapore Authority. In the first seven months of this year, the volume of sea cargo passing through Singapore jumped 14.4 per cent to 153.65 million tonnes, up
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    • 488 2  -  Rising yen and strong demand cited as reasons for new strategy By Teh Hooi Ling SONY CORP plans to boost spending in the Asia-Pacific region to double-digit levels over the next few years. Although neither the exact percentage nor the figure in dollar
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    • 388 2  -  By Sylvia Wong THE PACE of condominium development in Singapore came to a standstill in June, going by the number of Urban Redevelopment Authority approvals given for such units in that month. Zero, that is. But the number of approvals
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    • 281 2  -  By Schutz Lee A SEVENTH homegrown trading company has joined the ranks of the mega-traders as an Approved International Trader (AITs), a status conferred by the Trade Development Board. The company, Agritrade International, trades mainly in cocoa and cocoa products, as well
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    • 186 2 SINGAPORE Aerospace (SAe) has set up an Australian facility to handle repair and maintenance work at the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) Flight Training School in Perth, Australia. The group said in a statement released yesterday that its wholly
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  • THE REGION
    • 449 3 AFP HANOI The Vietnamese government, concerned about relying too heavily on foreign investment to remedy the country's capital shortage, has launched a campaign to mobilise domestic funds for economic development. Vietnamese banks have introduced or improved a number of savings vehicles in the
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    • 225 3 AP BALI Indonesian Finance Minister Marie Muhammad said on Monday the 15-nation Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum should not create a new trade bloc. "Apec should not be a new trade bloc and should not jeopardise existing cooperation in the region,
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    • 553 3 Reuter LAOAG (Philippines) The body of disgraced former president Ferdinand Marcos returned home to the Philippines to an ecstatic welcome from his fiercest followers yesterday, seven years after he was driven from power. His widow. Imelda. broke into tears a§ the chartered
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    • 191 3 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia, under pressure from environmentalists and scavengers, has signed an international convention limiting the import of toxic waste and will tighten entry rules on such materials. "Imports of toxic waste must be selective," Environment Minister Sarwono Kusumaatmadja said on Monday after meeting
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    • 268 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government on Monday finetuned a financial plan aimed at developing new indigenous Malay entrepreneurs to help them compete with the more experienced ethnic Chinese minority. Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim, announcing the transfer of Msso million (5531.5 million)
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    • ASIA NOTES
      • 97 4 Reuter SEOUL South Korea's finance ministry yesterday announced a 400-billion won loan package to small firms in a bid to ease cash flow problems compounded by a ban last month on the use of aliases in financial transactions. "These loans will be channelled
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      • 74 4 AFP TOKYO Japan is to announce loans worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Vietnam during an international conference on aid to be held in November in Paris. The Japan Times said yesterday that the loans will be used to finance infrastructure projects such as roads,
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      • 66 4 Reuter SEOUL Two-way trade between South and North Korea rose 63.3 per cent in August to U5522.99 million on an approval basis jrom US$l4.OB million a year earlier. The Seoul trade ministry eaid yesterday that South Korea's exports to the North in the
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      • 99 4 Reuter v 'Jk 6EIJING China has opened a consulate in the South Korean toort city of Pusan. The Pebple's Daily said yesterday that more pian 200 people attended the opening ceremony on Monday, tftcluding the mayor of Pusan and China's ambassador to South Korea. Pusan
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    • 438 4 Reuter BEIJING China and India have signed an agreement to reduce troops and "maintain peace and tranquility" along their Himalayan frontier. A joint statement made available by the Indian embassy yesterday said the agreement was signed in the presence of
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    • 170 4 Reuter BEIJING The Justice Ministry has given licences to 22 foreign law firms to open China offices, more than doubling the total. The official Xinhua news agency yesterday said eight firms from Hongkong, six from the US, four from Britain and one
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    • 268 4  -  From Florence Chong in BEIJING BUSINESSMEN from more than 100 Australian firms have joined their country's Minister for Trade Peter Cook in a seminar here. The four-day Australia China Forum, which opened yesterday at the China World Hotel, is the first industryspecific seminar held
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    • 235 4 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's chicf negotiator with China said yesterday he would resign after a series of bitter disputes within the Taipei government over its policy towards Beijing. "If I cannot make use of my ability under this environment, it will be a waste
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    • 232 4 Knight-Ridder HONGKONG Rents for top-grade office properties in Hongkong and in China's Shanghai have posted stronger growth than elsewhere in Asia over the past six months. A report by international real estate consultant Jones Lang Wootton, released yesterday, said "low levels
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    • 487 6 AFP TOKYO Japan's economy is at a standstill and moves toward recovery are stagnating, the Economic Planning Agency (EPA) said yesterday in a monthly report, painting an even bleaker picture for the sluggish economy. The wording of the agency's monthly report was
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    • 390 6 Reuter TOKYO Japan's Socialist Party chief, also a state minister in the coalition government, will step aside as chairman to prevent his party from splitting up, a party official said yesterday. The chief government spokesman immediately stepped in to calm
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    • 294 6 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's unemployment rate is expected to have risen slightly in August after falling in July, but analysts say there should have been some modest job growth. They said the moderate pace of economic recovery and a forecast rise in
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    • 409 6 AFP SYDNEY Interest rates could be forced up. stalling economic recovery here, as two inexperienced MPs try to force Canberra to change its economic strategy as their price for supporting the budget, government sources warned yesterday. The government is being forced to
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    • 377 6 Reuter COLOMBO Sri Lanka, stung by a series of deadly guerilla attacks using boats packed with explosives, must strengthen its navy if it hopes to control its northern waters and cut off rebel supply routes, defence officials and analysts
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  • THE WORLD
    • 481 8 Reuter Bt)NN The west German economy grew 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of 1993, breaking a run of four quarters which it either shrank or ..stagnated, the Federal Statistics Office said yesterday. "The first rays of hope for
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    • 261 8 FT WASHINGTON US President Bill Ginton has vowed to do anything he can to stimulate a US economy plagued by job losses in both the private and public sectors. Mr Clinton, touring areas of Florida hit last year by Hurricane Andrew, was responding
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    • 53 8 AFP SARAJEVO Residents of a neighbouring outskirt walking along a trench which is the onl> possible route to safety into Sarajevo late on Monday. The trench was specially dug for this purpose as it enables commuters to flee from their exposed homes in case of
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    • 349 8 AFP CANBERRA Germany remains committed to a draft deal on freer world trade in agriculture, visiting German President Richard von Weizsacker said here yesterday. "What we all want, and there is absolutely no misunderstanding between the Australians and the Germans, is
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    • 413 8 Reuter PARIS France is walking a tightrope at the Gatt world trade talks as it defends powerful farmers' interests while seeking ways to revive the stalled negotiations. Paris has adopted what appears to be a hot-and-cold approach in the talks, resulting in
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • 309 9  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE City Developments has entered into a joint venture with another Hong Leong company and several Indonesian parties to build a US$75 million (Ssl2o million) condominium project in Jakarta. The project is the first major residential development in Indonesia
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    • 281 9  -  By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE Vikay Industrial Ltd's initial public offer (IPO) has received an overwhelming subscription rate of 68 times, the second highest figure for a Sesdaq IPO. In May, Compact Metal Industries set a record when its IS million new shares offered were
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    • 248 9 SINGAPORE A decrease in the share of profits from associated companies has led to lower earnings for the Hotel Grand Central group for the six months ended June 30. Turnover for the hotel and property group rose marginally by 3
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    • 374 9 SINGAPORE United Pulp Paper Co, which was upgraded to a CPF trustee stock two weeks ago, has announced a 32 per cent rise in net earnings to $1.08 million for the six months ended June 30. Turnover rose 14 per cent
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    • 728 9  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE Some time in November, with the opening of Clarke Quay, DBS Land will have its first inkling whether it made the right decision on this major gamble. Clarke Quay, with 220,000 sq ft of lettable
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    • 291 9  -  By Claire Leow SINGAPORE Electronic components supplier San Teh has set up a subsidiary to invest in the region. San Teh Investment has paid-up capital of $3 and authorised capital of $1.8 million, according to the Registry of Companies and Businesses. San Teh,
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    • 433 9  -  By Joseph Rajendran SINGAPORE Creative Technology has set up an office in Paris to coordinate its attack on the European market. Vice-president and general manager Michael Sullivan, who heads newly-formed Creative Europe, said yesterday that the main aim was to
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      296 9 Source: Bridge Info Pertormaac* sf STll's Index stocks Sep 7 Lax SM Mb Stack Mk Chat hrtwwi (I) 7ft Avimo LOW 0020 1.46 -3J» CAC 7.300 5 00 Cerebo* 5 »00 4.0« FAN 15 000 10 44 i GFAM 1100 0.020 2.1* -3 26 Gen Ma* 1.340 OOIO 0.93 i|.*4
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    • COMPANIES
      • 341 10  -  By Harish Mehta SINGAPORE Two major Malaysian steelmakers are looking at setting up plants in Vietnam. First, KLSE-listed Perstima in association with Kawasho Corp of Japan is negotiating with the Ministry of Heavy Industry to establish a tinplate line to produce
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      • 194 10  -  From Al Labita in MANILA GLOBE TELECOM, which is 38 per cent owned by Singapore Telecom, has offered its stockholders new shares to raise money for a US$2.l3 billion (553.4 billion) expansion programme. In a report yesterday to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Globe said
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      • 329 10 Reuter HONGKONG "Red" blue chip Citic Pacific says its interim net profit has surged 83 per cent, fuelled by automobiles, airplanes and telephone lines. The Hongkong-based subsidiary of Beijing's state-owned China International Trust and Investment Corp reported net profit of
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      • 270 10 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking to slow a flood of investment into China, yesterday formally banned companies from using issues of stock and convertible bonds to fund projects there. The SEC imposed the ban after consulting the Cabinet's Mainland
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      • 464 10 m j. Income Bond Policy 3.M 3.71 Singapore URR ims% The Commerce I.S2 1.40 The Savins Fund 1.44 1.51 PruLink M«d Fund 1.24 I X) S port Prof Fund 0.66 0.69 ym m L m |i Spore Sec Fund 0.97 102*d IIUUW S pore Invest Fund 1.13 1.19 FirH B
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 52 10 SINGAPORE Sesdaq-listed Informatics Holdings will set up business schools in Malaysia, with the first one planned for Ipoh. Thames Consulting Group Sdn Bhd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Informatics, has set up Linear Pacific Sdn Bhd, with authorised share capital of M$ 100.000 and issued capital of
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        • 21 10 SINGAPORE Singmarine Industries has appointed Kemal Siddique a director. He is Singapore's Ambassador-at-Large and Roving Ambassador to Sweden.
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        • 35 10 SINGAPORE Straits Steamship Land said yesterday it had received in-principle approval from the SES for its one-for-10 bonus issue and a renounceable rights issue on a one-for-four basis.
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        • 44 10 SINGAPORE Van dcr Horst said yesterday it had received acccptanccs and applications for 9,217,627 rights shares at the close of its rights issue at 11am on Sep I. This represents 117.3 per cent of the 7,855.200 rights shares ofTcred.
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        • 41 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Diversified Resources Bhd said it has received approval from the Economic Planning Unit for the company to undertake the privatisation of an Automated and Computerised Vehicle Inspection System for commercial vehicles in Malavsia. Bernama
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      • 194 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Trading on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange was suspended during the morning session yesterday because its data communications network broke down, says the bourse. A KLSE statement said the network failed because of a series of external events that started
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      • 206 10 Reuter HONGKONG Kumagai Gumi (Hong Kong) Ltd is selling its entire stake in hotel unit King Tai Development Inc to a unit of Lippo Ltd for HKSI.29 billion (***** million). King Tai's main asset is the Ambassador Hotel in Hongkong's tourist district
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      • 367 11  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Troubled New Zealand brewer DB Group, formerly called Magnum Corporation, yesterday unveiled a brighter-than-ex-pected set of financial results for the year ended in June. Net earnings rose a respectable 14 per cent to NZ$l5.B million (5513.8 million). But the
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      • 547 11 Reuter WELLINGTON Brierley Investments, once New Zealand's bellwether stock, will report tomorrow a net profit close to NZ$27O million (5J236 million) for the year to June, analysts forecast, slightly better than 1992's NZ5251.1 million. New Zealand's fourth largest company has seen its
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      • 333 11 NYT NEW YORK IBM was to have introduced more powerful minicomputers yesterday in the company's latest effort to defend its profitable mid-sized computer business against increasing competition. The three new models of the IBM AS-400 minicomputer will be up to 80 per
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      • 280 11 AFP BOMBAY Trading on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), India's largest bourse, was badly hit yesterday by the decision of income tax authorities to freeze trading in nine leading shares after allegedly underhand transactions. BSE officials said its 30share Sensitivity
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 77 11 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp will market a high-definition television (HDTV) for home use for 200,000 yen (553.000) less than the cheapest HDTV currently available in Japan, Sony said. Sony's new 28-inch set will go on sale in November at a cost
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        • 84 11 Reuter SEATTLE Microsoft Corp has accused rival Novell Inc of broadening an effort to instigate government probes into Micro* soft's business practices instead of competing with the computer software company in the marketplace. "This is yet another example of Novell attempting to persuade a government agency
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        • 59 11 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Takashimaya Co, Japan's oldest department store, will eliminate 1.500 jobs over two years to 13,000 through attrition and reduced recruitment, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said. For the fiscal year through February 1995, the company wilf hire 250 new recruits, down from
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        • 80 11 Reuter COLOMBO Sri Lankan blue chip conglomerate, John Keells Holdings, has reported strong first quarter earnings growth with' post-tax profit more than doubling from the previous year. Posttax profit rose to 26.4 million rupees during the first three month* of the year, from 9.9
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      • 220 11 Reuter WELLINGTON Air New Zealand is expected to improve on last year's healthy profit at a time when the airline industry world-wide faces tough times, share analysts said yesterday. The company said in March that a similar 1991/92 June year profit of
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    • FINANCE
      • 360 13  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR STATE-OWNED Bank Bumiputra Malaysia battered by scandals during the 1980s almost trebled its profit last financial year. The bank yesterday declared group earnings of M 564.04 million (5540.34 million) for the 12 months to March 31, up
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      • 354 13 Bloomberg Business News BRUSSELS Countries in Europe's Exchange Rate Mechanism should take joint responsibility for ensuring that the system stays intact, said Belgian Finance Minister Philippe Maystadt. Speaking to the European Parliament's Monetary Committee in Brussels, Mr Maystadt said, "There's got
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      • 439 13 Reuter ST PETER PORT, Guernsey While European banks struggle to rebuild recessionshattered balance sheets, their private banking subsidiaries on this Channel Island continue to chalk up handsome profits. Guernsey's Financial Services Commission last year estimated the island's
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      • 239 13 Reuter BASLE The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said Europe badly needed exchange rate stability and called on governments to find a way of achieving this goal. "European governments would be well-advised to assign priority to devising, or more exactly redevising, institutional
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      • 281 13 Knight-Ridder SYDNEY Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd yesterday announced a net profit of A 5443.1 million (SS46O million) for the year to June 30, just below market forecasts. Directors declared a final fully franked dividend of 22 cents. Bad and doubtful debts
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      • SMALL CHANGE
        • 81 13 SINGAPORE The Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee has gathered a team of highly-regarded investment practitioners to give their insights and views on the implications of the problems in the G7 economies on the fast-growing East Asian economies. The conference, titled "Global Financial Outlook: G7 and
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        • 118 13 Reuter PARIS Banquc Nationale de Paris (BNP) has proposed that 10 per cent of its share capital be offered to employees at a 20 per cent discount when the bank is privatised in the coming weeks, business daily L'Agefi said. A spokeswoman for BNP
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        • 82 13 Reuter TASHKENT. Uzbekistan Chase Manhattan Corp is planning to set up a joint venture bank in Kazakhstan, senior banking sources said. The bank, to be based in the Kazakh capital Alma-Ata. will be a 50-50 joint venture between Chase Manhattan and the government of Kazakhstan.
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        • 105 13 Reuter TOKYO Mitsubishi Trust Banking Corp and 14 other Japanese regional banks will extend US$l5O million (SS24O million) in a joint bridging loan to GPA Group, the world's largest aircraft leasing firm, to help the cash-strapped Irish group restructure, a Mitsubishi Trust spokesman said.
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      • 140 13 Knight-Ridder HONGKONG The central People's Bank of China has approved the opening of the country's first foreign exchange trading centre to handle transactions not involving the yuan. Bcijing-backed Ta Kung Pao newspaper reported yesterday. The trading centre will be in Shenzhen.
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      • 422 14 Central bank governor wants greater transparency and hints at more interest rate cuts AFP BOMBAY India aims to overhaul its banking system to increase its efficiency and put it on a par with international standards, the central bank governor said in
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      • 307 14 Reuter NEW YORK The bond market may need some time to catch its breath after last week's stunning rally, which pushed long-term yields below 6 per cent for the first time ever. But analysts say yields arc expected to move lower
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      • 393 14 TBILISI, Georgia Policc bullying and tough new legislation have granted Georgia's temporary currency some limited credibility, confounding sceptics who said it would never drive the rouble out. Bankers and street traders in the capital Tbilisi have gradually realised that they cannot ignore the brightly
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      • 156 14 AFTER a holiday in New York on Monday, traders sold the USS in earnest against most currencies as overnight shorlcovcring failed to lift the USS any higher. In the USS/SS market, the S$ was purchased from early morning trade and the USS traded to a
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      • 180 14 Reuter LONDON The dollar's rally against the mark proved short-lived after earlier profittaking on long mark positions petered out and mark bulls returned. It earlier pushed past 1.62 marks, just over a pfennig up from Monday's late European levels, after an overnight sell-ofT in mark/yen, said dealers. "We saw
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      • 92 14 AFP NEW YORK The dollar climbcd against major European currencies but fell against the yen in quiet trading yesterday in the absence of the release of any US economic reports. The dollar traded at 1.6200 German marks against 1.6165 on Friday. Early yesterday in London, it traded at
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      • 309 14 Reuter MANILA Opposition to a proposed devaluation of the Philippine peso mounted yesterday, a day before it was to be formally recommended at an economic summit. Government, labour and business leaders will meet today to try to agree how to boost the sluggish economy. President
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    • COMMODITIES
      • 506 15 KnightRidder LONDON Oil prices are expected to remain under pressure ahead of Opec's Sep 25 ministerial meeting, but Nigeria's continuing oil strike and the threat to oil supplies from that country could yet bolster the market, analysts and traders said.
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      • 337 15 Knight-Ridder SINGAPORE Malaysian cocoa prices have firmed over the last month, but traders say the country's trend towards shrinking output will continue despite the more attractive prices. Recent estimates have put Malaysia's cocoa production in calendar 1993 at
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      • 399 15 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Oil futures prices plunged in London and New York after the International Energy Agency revised its estimates for world oil demand down, and said Opcc output continues to climb. Projected world oil demand was reduced by
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      • 365 15 Reuter NEW YORK Comex gold fell in a technically inspired sell-off to its lowest levels since early May. December gold fell U5512.60 to U*****.50 an ounce, slipping below support at $355. By 1420 GMT, gold bounced brck to U*****.80, down US$ll.3O.
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      • 177 15 Reuter HANOI The World Bank is set to help Vietnam develop its rubber plantations and processing industry as part of an agriculture project in the final stages of discussion, a bank official said. However, the final design and cost of the scheme
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    • COMMODITIES & FUTURES
      • 1465 16 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen interest rate futures znded higher after a session of volatile trade when the contract was buffetted by mounting speculation of a cut in the official discount rate (ODR), traders said. Dealers said Japanese media reports that the Bank of
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      • 626 16 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin TIN failed to maintain recent gains and prices slipped back to equal last week's record low by the close on keen selling as miners tried to avoid further losses, traders said. The metal was seven cents down at MS
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      • KNIGHT-RIDDER COMMODITY SUMMARY
        • 80 16 TOKYO Despite continued monitoring by the board of the London Metal Exchange, the copper market's backwardation is expected to continue at least into next month, dealers in Asia say. Nearby copper moved to a premium to forward metal in early August and the cash to 3-month
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        • 67 16 TAIPEI Taiwan imported 7.13 tonnes of gold in August, down 53.9 per cent from 15.45 tonnes a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said. August's imports were worth USSB4.9 million. For the first 8 months of this year, a total of 100.95 tonnes of gold were
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        • 99 16 SEOUL South Korea's domestic demand for liquefied petroleum gas will likely rise 12.2 per cent this winter season (October-March) from the yea£ earlier period, an official at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said. The ministry estimate* demand for LPG at 3.166 million
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        • 89 16 TOKYO smelters anticipate that the large volume of copper building up in local ware, houses will be drawn down in the fourth quarter sti seasonal domestic demand kicks in. But some domestic fabricators say that inventories show few signs of easing and may continue to
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    • 1622 16 Rubber MS Cwidlty Exchange (future* closing a* at lp«) RSS 1 Contract (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Oct 93 138.50 138.50 138.50 950 UI50 Nov 137.25 137.25 137.50 900 5.075 Dec 0.00 0.00 135.75 0 5.350 Jan/Mar 94 135.50 135.50 135.75 300
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      • 1191 17 +5.3 Shares closed higher after a fkrry of late buying, following mostly quiet trade earlier in the day in the absence of strong overseas leads. Wall Street was closed on Monday for a holiday, and the local market's key indicator opened 2.3 points lower. "It strengthened in late trade
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      • 587 17 +4.89 Share prices broke new records, with the market spurred by strong gains in commercial issues, brokers said. The rise was led by market heavyweight Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT), which investors expected to firm overnight on Wall Street, brokers said. The Makati Composite Index soared 19.40 points,
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      • 532 17 +58.49 Stocks ended higher across the board in a strong rebound from recent falls, but many brokers were sceptical the rebound would last, saying investor confidence and the corporate profit outlook remained weak. The Weighted Index wavered narrowly for most of the day but late buying in speculative and
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      • 414 17 15.18 The stock market closed sharply higher after a flurry of late buying and brokers said individual investors actively hunted bargains in the shares of vehicle, steel and high technology in particular. "As institutional selling pressure appeared to subside, individual investors entered the market cautiously but actively," said SC
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      • 229 17 1.98 Shares ended slightly firmer and ofT their lows for the day, assisted mostly by gains in Carter Holt Harvey, Telecom and Lion Nathan. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended at 1995.79, up 1.98, after earlier going as low as 1.987.36. Turnover was relatively low at about NZ$3O million,
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      • 151 17 -92.89 Shares dived to close sharply lower in thin, nervous trading after the Bombay Stock Exchange announced a ban on short sales, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-Share Index closed at a provisional 2,528.89 points, down 92.89 points or 3.54 per cent from Monday's close, brokers said. The
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      • 805 17 Britannia Funds SfcHif («sh N Offer Mim Cap Deposit 3i 6400 M 6500 Mint Jcney Gill .0.18V 3 0 1992 Mim Max Income •1.0300 *1 0700 L'S$ Cash Income Plus Fund *10 7100 *ll 3500 PS Reierve Fund ****** *5 2200 Stcrtiaf M) Euro Performance 0.4J92 ***** Fir Eaa Fund
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      • 628 17 -20.4 Share prices continued to retreat from last month's record highs and the falls gathered pace as the FTSE 100 fell through support at 3,050, traders said. The FTSE closed 20.4 points lower at 3,038.6 after hitting a session low of 3,036.0. One futures trader said the falls were
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      • 124 17 -20.67 Shares finished sharply lower, depressed by lower German and London stock markets and a dip on Wall Street. The CAC--40 index briefly breached support at 2,150 but in the end the support held. Dealers say the market will probably remain hesitant ahead of the Buba meeting on Thursday.
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      • 210 17 -24.32 Stocks closed lower in light volume as traders sold stocks to lock in share price gains in recent weeks, traders said. The DAX index of 30 most traded German stocks closed 24.32 points lower at 1885.96 points yesterday, after dropping by 14.88 points to 1910.28 yesterday. It opened
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      • 165 17 -2.22 pc Blue chips fell, hit bv the weak performance oi Fiat and Mediobanca that sparked heavy selling across the board. "We've seen something close to panic for much of today. Apart from the Mediobanca rights issue, there's been no fundamental news to justify it," one broker said. "The
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      • 174 17 -7.96 Shares neglected easing money market rates and a strong rise on the bond market to close lower as a lack of fresh buying pushed investors to square last week's long positions. "Last week, plenty of investors stepped in to speculate on a further depreciation of the Belgian franc.
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      • 248 17 -1.86 After a buoyant start, Dutch shares slowly gave ground before crumbling at the close as Wall Street failed to deliver hoped-for gains and recent buyers stayed away. But dealers said the session had been calm, dominated by professionals, and many felt sentiment was still firm. The EOE Index
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      • 280 17 +3.54 Shares closed slightly higher as late buying in blue chips took the market higher. But dealers said it was not yet certain whether the recovery from Monday's steep fall was the end of the recent correction. Some said further prof-it-taking was likely until there were clear new signs
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      • 309 17 •11 Gold shares skidded across the board to a sharply lower close after a Comex fund liquidation pulled bullion down to $356 in European trade. The Gold Index ended 64 points down, or 3.9 per cent, at 1,589, while the Industrial Index shed 11 points to 4,580. The Overall
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      • 254 17 -50.90 Stocks sank in opening trade on plummeting gold stocks, although brokers said they expect a partial recovery later. "I think we'll see these minus signs accumulate through the day and tempt some buyers,' a trader said. The TSE 300 Composite Index opened down 50.90 points to 4074.69 on
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      • 734 17 -5.31 Profit-taking pushed the Dow Jones index of 30 leading industrials down 5.31 points to 3,628.62 with 68 million shares changing hands in late morning trading yesterday. Mining companies were the main losers as the price of gold fell lyLower interest rates on the bond market, however, limited
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      2682 18 Reuter SHARES closed firmer but off morning highs in thin trade. But the market's tone was positive due to signs of an inflow of hot money, brokers said. The blue chip Hang Seng index closed 27.05 points higher at 7,546.71, against the day's high of 7,563.49. "The Hongkong dollar
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      490 18 THE SHANGHAI B market turned around yesterday with the index closing 10.16 points up. Dazhong was the most active stock, closing unchanged while the biggest climbers were Chlor Alkali and Rubber Belt/Vacuum, gaining 3.70 per cent and 2.94 per cent respectively. Wing Sung has confirmed Sep 13 as the
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      2500 18 Reuter STOCKS ended easier, depressing the Nikkei below 21,000 at the close for the first time since Thursday. The market tumbled mainly on profit-taking and index-linked selling after last week's rallies, brokers said. Participants also adjusted their positions ahead of Friday's futures settlement. "Investors were wary of foreign investors'
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      1649 18 Reuter HEAVY BUYING of bank and property shares propelled the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index toward the 1.000-point mark, brokers said. The SET index ended 8.27 points higher at 996.72 on turnover of 7.57 billion baht. It had dropped to a low of 983.83. down 4.62 points, in
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      1013 18 Reuter STOCK PRICES closed higher following a rebound during moderate trade on the Jakarta exchange. dealers said. The Official Index closed at 418.06. up 1.93 from Monday's 416.13. "Foreign support for first-line counters helped push prices higher." a dealer said, adding that local players concentrated on buying low-price shares
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    • 2538 19 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOIT ACTIVt «**T» I Promet 2J.IM.OIO Kamunling 50c 18.591.000 MenangCocp 14.347.000 Pegi Mm I J.698.000 Multi-Purpose 12.800.000 Bedford 50c 10.252.000 Idns Hyd 50c 9.790.000 Ind Oxygen 50c 8.858.000 Sn Hartamas 8.810.000 MU1 8.304.000 Landmarks Bhd 8.185.000 Faber Group 7.672.000 Asia Pac Ld
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK EXCHANGE
      • 5687 19 Bernama. Reuter SHARE PRICES closed on a steady note after a computer fault disrupted the morning session, as sharp gains in speculation-driven stocks trimmed losses on some index-linked issues. The benchmark KLSE Composite Index ended at 849.70, 1.30 points above Monday's close after reaching an
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      • 1058 20  -  By R Sivanithy THE LOCAL stock market eased yesterday after four consecutive record days. Profit-taking dragged down 14 of the 30 stocks in the Straits Times Industrials Index, which shed 8.66 points to close at 2,036.70. The overall market, however, did not correct as
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        77 20 Quak Hiang Whai MENANG looks set to break Si. Upward trend lines on the daily and weekly charts appear intact. The daily RSI is still below 75 and the weekly RSI below 50. The stock should trade towards $1.10, with support at 90 cents. After that, the next target
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      • 6588 20 1993 Lwt Vol Day Lot OaMt Dh Dt» YM Nn M Cm H%k Low Can Sale COM) High Law Bayer Setter CV P/E tail INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1330 260 Acuta 1270 unch 213 1300 1260 1260 1280 12.5 2.1 1.0 55.0 (75.4 270 220 J Alex Hkte 50c 270 270
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    • 241 14 Master of R Applied \V >= t3// Finance i j Macquarie University An internationally recognised and portable degree, this programme is available in Singapore, Hong Kong, Melbourne and Sydney, and in the near future, Tokyo. You can start the programme in Singapore and complete it in any of the other
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  • SPORTS
    • 375 21 Golf Reuter SPRINGFIELD. Illinois English rookie Helen Dobson trtrdied the fifth playoff hole to l-defeat Dottie Mochrie and cap--1 fure the US$5OO,OOO i (SS800,000) LPGA State Farm j Rail Classic on Monday. The win was the first on the i LPGA Tour for the
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        232 21 AP. Reuter > NEW YORK American League Monday: Milwaukee 3 Kansas 2; Boston 3 Chicago 1; Baltimore 5 Seattle 1; Texas 8 NY 5. Standings East Division (W L Pet GB): 1 Toronto 78 60 .565 2 NY 78 61 .561 Vi 3 Baltimore 76 62 .551 2 4
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        54 21 Reuter SPRINGFIELD, Illinois US$5OO,OOO LPGA State Farm Rail Classic leading final scores Monday (US unless stated): 203 Helen Dobson (Brit) 67 65 71. Dottie Mochrie 67 68 68. Dobson won on the fifth playoff hole. 205 Jean Zedlitz 68 69 68 207 Nancy Lopez 70 70 67. Page Dunlap
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        237 21 Reuter MARSEILLE, France European champions Marseille, banned from defending their title because of a bribery scandal, vented their anger on Italian arch-rivals AC Milan on Tuesday. Marseille vice-president Jean-Louis Levreau said Italian federation president Antonio Matarese had been the club's "most serious opponent" at Monday's meeting of the European
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      • 159 21 AFP WASHINGTON Defending chaotos Dallas were stunned here on Monday, helpless to prevent a T£r6 thrashing by arch-rival Washington. Washington's Kevin "Mitchell had the finest rushing per--tbrmance in the season's opening week, running for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries against the Super Bowl winners. 'Rfchie
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        265 21 AFP NEW YORK US Open Monday Men's singles, 4th rd: Michael Chang (US) b Wayne Ferreira (SA) 6-4 6-3 6-4: Pete Sampras (US) b Thomas Enqvist (Swe) 6-4 6-4 7-6 (7/4); Alexander Volkov (Rus) b Chuck Adams (US) 6-2 7-6 (7/2) 6-1; Thomas Muster (Aus) b Brad Gilbert (US)
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    • 707 21 US Open AP NEW YORK The sad look in Martina Navratilova's eyes, the weak, final wave to the crowd, the disgust in her voice, all told the story US Open fans hated to hear. Suddenly, she was gone in the round of 16 on
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    • PASSING SHOTS
      • 135 21 AFP NATALIA ZVEREVA. who shot to international prominence in 1988 when she reached the final of the French Open, only to lose to Steffi Graf 6-0, 6-0, said she is not too concerned that her world singles ranking has dropped to 25. Her doubles partnership
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      • 113 21 AFP LUCKY LOSER Maria Jose Gaidano. who replaced ailing Mary Joe Fernandez in the singles draw at the last minute and reached the fourth round, says her run will be to her advantage for some time to come. She earned U5537,000 (5559.200) for getting to the
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      • 138 21 AP IT STARTED with a hug. and ended with a hug. In between. Katerina Maleeva maintained her tennis mastery over younger sister Magdalena with a victory she said "doesn't mean anything to me". The 24-year-old, the only one of the three Maleeva sisters not seeded
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      • 55 21 AP ITS NOT QUITE the Royal Box at Wimbledon, but the President's Box at the National Tennis Centre has its own cachet. Politicians, actors and other celebrities go there to be seen. The designated idol Monday was a biggie: movie star Tom Cruise, who was accompanied by his
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      • 120 21 AP ALEXANDER VOLKOV just wanted a little quiet. He was playing Chuck Adams in the fourth round, and Adams' fans were cheering raucously for the Californian. Volkov also didn't care for the noise in the grandstand while he was preparing to hit. "The American
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      • 131 21 AP MICHAEL CHANG (above) is known as one of the calmest, most even-tempered players in tennis. But there was a time... After beating Wayne Ferreira in straight sets on Monday to reach the quarterfinals. Chang related how he once terrorised the courts a long time
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      • 139 21 Reuter BORIS BECKER subscribes to the theory that if you want to win this tournament, seek the advice of an expert. The German star is looking for help to win his second US Open title he won back in 1989 with a four-set decision over
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  • LIFESTYLE
    • 1084 23  -  Bernard Weinraub meets John Malkovich, who's taken on so many disparate roles he just can't be stereotyped Bernard Weinraub NYT JOHN Malkovich rarely goes to see his own movies, with the exception of "In the Line of Fire". "I get so sick of my films being
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    • 1106 23 TV RADIO We're No Angels, 10.30pm, Penn arc two small-time conforced to take part in a prison priests and have to keep up the prctcncc if they're to dodge the Em,. f police. Neil Jordan directs this Philippines (Part 2), 9.00pm, Take an armchair trip to his- lands and the
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    • 1394 24  -  South-cast Asia: Coping with the 21 st Century WENDY DOBSON WENDY DOBSON The writer is with the University of Toronto. This article is extracted from her paper to the I SEAS Conference on South-east AsiaChallenges of the 2J st Century. IRREVERSIBLE economic changes are
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    • 889 24  -  Special to BT JUWONO SUDARSONO JUWONO SUDARSONO Professor Juwono Sudarsono is Dean of Political and Social Science, University of Indonesia, Jakarta. THE post-Cold War era has heightened interest in the future of South-east Asian nations, specifically the twin problems of political cohesion
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    • 1513 25  -  South-cast Asia: Coping with the 21st Century ANN BOOTH ANN BOOTH Dr Booth is with the School of Oriental and African Studies. University of London. This is an extract of her paper presented last week to the ISEAS Conference on South-east
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    • 1501 25  -  ISMAIL SALLEH ISMAIL SALLEH Dr Ismail is deputy director of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia. This is an extract of his paper presented last week to the /SEAS Conference on South-east Asia: Challenges of the 21st Century C J NDERLYING
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  • 515 26 EDITORIAL WHEN South Korean president Kim Young Sam assumed office at the beginning of the year, he set two broad objectives for his new administration: revive stalled economic growth and set new standards in public life. While the jury is still out on Mr Kim's stewardship of
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
    • 239 26 HAVING TASTED the fruits of the stock market, some who can least afford to may not stick to shares with the best parentage, buy for the long term or refuse to fall prey to the temptation of short-term speculation. Already stock market fever has led some
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    • 137 26 THE TEACHING PROFESSION commands among the best wage scales in the civil service. Still, 450 teachers resigned last year. Many teachers feel that the demands of the education system are too much to bear. They are not only involved in teaching, but also extra-curricular activities and
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    • 132 26 PRIME MINISTER Goh's speech on adjusting teachers' pay at the Principals Conference reflected the government's realistic approach in boosting teachers' morale. However, salary, though very important in every profession, is not the solution to all problems. Teachers have complained less about salaries in recent years.
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    • 127 26 AS IF we didn't suffer enough from producing too much garbage on our own, dozens of companies are continuing to import tonnes of hazardous waste behind the backs of the proper authorities. While the Port Authority of Thailand and the Department of Industrial Works have been watching
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    • 162 26 CHANGE IS not only inherent in mankind, it is the driving force of civilisation itself. The future of nations in a world beset by the laws of free competition and natural selection no longer hinges on the question of coping with change alone. The response for
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  • 1014 26  -  Jeff Faux says a fair Nafta depends on reducing the wage-productivity gap in Mexico, which stems from the policies of the authoritanan government Jeff Faux The writer is president of the Economic Policy Institute in Washington IHT A RECENT chorus of editorials and opinion
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    • 342 26 M THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 STROMBERG FAR EAST (PTE) LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary Ganeral Meeting of tha Company deemed to ba hald on 3 September 1993 the toHow.no resoM>ons were duty passed 1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION WMOMG-UP That tha Company ba wound up voluntarily
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    • 1381 27  -  While Alan Riding examines the details of the Renault-Volvo merger announced in Paris on Monday, Fred Kapner describes the gloom pervading the European auto industry as the International Automobile Exhibition opens in Frankfurt this week Alan Riding NYT THE MERGER of Renault of
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    • 1432 27 Bloomberg Business News THERE WILL BE more talk of scandal than of Saab, more chatter about legal action than about Lancia, more debate about recession than about Renault. All in all, there will be more mud than new models
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  • 541 28 Scheme will save USsloBb, slash 252,000 jobs over five years Reuter, AP WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton unveiled a plan to eliminate up to US$lOB billion (S$ 172 billion) in waste over five years by streamlining and reforming a "quill-pen" federal government into a
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  • 310 28 Reuter ROME Angry Italian chemical workers barricaded themselves in their condemned factory yesterday after a night of rioting in a southern town. "It looks like a war scene," Archbishop Giuseppe Agostino told Reuters after visiting the plant. Union leaders said the riot, in the
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  • 286 28 Reuter WASHINGTON US and Russian defence leaders will sign an agreement today to increase military cooperation between the former Cold War rivals, including joint manoeuvres and exchanges of young officers. The Defence Department said yesterday that the memorandum would be
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  • 757 28  -  The Bottom Line ANTHONY ROWLEY ANTHONY ROWLEY The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent IF it is no longer true as relative economic performance data clearly shows that when North America and Europe sneeze. Asia catches a cold, what happens when
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  • 387 28 Accord on Palestinian self-rule may be signed by Monday Reuter TUNIS A PLO official said yesterday that Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation would seal a deal on mutual recognition within 24 hours and could sign an agreement on Palestinian self-rule by Monday. In
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  • 159 28 AP STOCKHOLM. Sweden A newspaper gave five stock analysts and a chimpanzcc 10.000 kronor (552.000) each to make as much money as they could on the stock market. The chimp won. After one month, the chimpanzee, Ola. saw his stocks rise by 1,542
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  • 150 28 Reuter BRUSSELS US Interior Secretary Uruee Babbitt said yesterday he would ask President Bill Clinton to impose sanctions against China and Taiwan on wildlife products because of their illegal trade of rhino horn and tiger parts. Mr Babbitt, in Brussels to attend
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  • 309 28 UPI BEIJING A senior Chinese trade official has warned that China will restrict American imports if the US follows through on a threat to cut China's textile import quotas. "We hope the US will not adopt unilateral action, or else
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    • 274 28 Tomorrow in Business Times BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN MYANMAR On September 17 1993, the Minister of Trade for Myanmar, Lt-Gen Tun Kyi, and his team of high level senior officials will speak to Singapore companies at a half-day seminar. They will discuss the latest developments in Myanmar in the areas of
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    • 326 29  -  Medway route to be served under slot-charter agreement By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE Italian stateowned line Lloyd Triestino will launch a new service with Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corporation in a bid to boost returns in the southern Europe to Far East container trade. The
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    • 351 29  -  By Dexter-Lee SINGAPpiJE' Transhipment cafetf passing through the port of Rotterdam fell 7 per cent to 138.47 million tonnes in the first six months of this year. The drop was due largely to the recession in Europe, said the Rotterdam Municipality Port Management
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    • 360 29 Lloyd's List AMSTERDAM The Dutch shipowners' association has stepped up its plea for immediate aid to the Netherlands maritime sector. Chairman Aad Korteland said Dutch merchant shipping was in a critical position. Its very existence in the Netherlands was at
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    • 155 29 SINGAPORE Boat builder Kvaerner Fjellstrand (S) yesterday delivered the second of two catamarans built for Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings). The vessel, called HKF 11, will ply between Hongkong's Central and Tuen Mun districts. It will also sail between the British colony and
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    • 1123 29 Page Col ABC Containerline 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Africa Container 16 3 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 Alpha Feeders 6 1 ANL 3 1/2 Anchor Orient 18 5 APL 5 3-5 Appenship 18 3/4 Arabian Express 15 3 •ASCL 5 5 ASXCLShpg
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    • 274 29 Seatrade Week Newsfront OAKLAND American President Lines is seeking a waiver from the US Maritime Administration to bring six foreign-built newbuildings into the American fold. The law requires subsidised operators to build their ships at home but APL has already ordered three ships from Germany
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • 568 30 VtsiH Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Oki Sempurna 20. 93 )4 alongside 08 09/2300 Karunia laya 09/01/93 J1 alongside 08 09 0500 PicM Sanwt 10 93 J2 atongside 08 09 1500 Saka I B 09 01 93 )3 alongside 08 09 0500 Sub(m 31 6,6
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      • 1732 30 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bookinc/Balance Rsits Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From to Daisy 43B 10/1800 3 08 0700 08/1159 08 1400 4 08/1200 08/1*59 08/1700 to Swan 82* 08/1500 1 07/1500 07/1659
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    • 11070 38 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGENO PN: ship calls at Penang after
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    • 957 45 THE BALTIC Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates fell to 1,406 Monday from 1.409 on Sep 3. Rates appeared to have steadied on the key US-Gulf-to-Japan grain run. but ships fixed for two cargoes will ballast from Japan, brokers said. Cargill paid U5523.50 with combination ports
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    • 217 45 COURSES Title: 1-Day Familiarisation Course on Singapore Bunkering Procedures (SDF case-by-case basis) Duration: Sep 8 Organiser: Singapore National Shipping Association Tel: For further details and application forms contact SNSA at tel: 278-3464 or fax: 274-5079 Title: Container Management (SDF 70%) Duration: Sep 9 Oct 14 (6 evenings) Organiser:
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    • 747 46 The liner industry came in last in four out of five categories in a survey made to assess various modes of transport International Transport Journal IN A SURVEY carried out among major American companies by Mercer Management Consulting, respondents gave liner shipping a
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      • 531 48  -  Report expects turnaround soon in Thai Airways, CAL fortunes By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE Thai Airways and Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) have been picked as the Asian air carriers with the strongest potential for growth in the next few years. According to
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      • 40 48 Reuter WEST YORKSHIRE, England Firemen at the scene of a crash in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, on Monday. Six people, including three women, were killed when a lorry ploughed into a shop front. Reuter
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      • 443 48 AP REIDSVILLE, North Carolina Mercedes-Benz of Germany hopes to select a US site by early October and begin construction of an auto plant by next spring. It is expected to employ 1,500 workers who will produce a new four-wheel-drive sports vehicle, and American states
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        • 82 48 Knight-Ridder KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's state-owned oil company Petronas has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd for the Japanese company to repair and maintain five liquified natural gas tankers. The 20-year agreement was signed by Petronas' subsidiary, Petronas Marine Sdn Bhd, according to Nada Petronas,
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        • 101 48 Reuter BRUSSELS European car industry group ACEA criticised the new accord on Japanese car exports to the EC on Monday, saying the agreed cuts were insufficient. "It's a step in the right direction, but it's not a satisfactory agreement," an ACEA spokesman said. Tokyo agreed
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        • 105 48 Bloomberg Business News TAIPEI Air Charter, a subsidiary of the Air France Group, will begin weekly cargo flights to Taipei from Paris on Sep 11. Representatives of Taiwan and France signed an agreement on Aug 10 establishing air links between the two countries, which
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        • 56 48 SINGAPORE Taiwan's Eva Air will double the frequency of its Taipei-San Francisco service frorrriOct 20. With the additional flights, Eva will fly between the tw<* poi® times a week. The expanded service will include a Singapore, said the carrier in a statement issued Eva currently serves
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        • 76 48 Seatrade Week Newsfront COPENHAGEN J Lauritzen suffered a net loss 73 million Danish kroner (5517.5 million) in the first half of this yeaf compared to a profit of 106 million kroner a year earlier. fell to 6,800 million from 6,900 million kroner overall. The. orders in
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      • 484 48 UPI NEW DELHI Air India pilots on Monday called off a job action that stranded thousands of passengers after the government threatened to temporarily shut down the state-owned international carrier because of its chronic labour problems. The pilots guild, at a general body meeting, announced
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      • 349 48 UPI BEIJING China's airlines are running late on nearly one in every five flights and aviation officials have called for better air traffic control and fewer special flights to cut the delays, official media reported yesterday. The China Daily said the Civil
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    • 1561 36 "v v M AS AGENTS: LINE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (CR No: **********0 M) TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 I MALAYSIA LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD I TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 1 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUTINTERNUSA. TEL: JKT *****08 c eXPORT AMWCA-OACIFtC
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