The Business Times, 9 September 1993

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    13 1 Business Times MITA (P) 552/12/92 Thursday September 9 1993 WE KNOW ASIA 75*
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon US economic growth slow to moderate
      71 1 AFP WASHINGTON US economic growth has been slow to moderate this summer. A survey of the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks, just released, finds that employment is growing slowly and that retail sales have made modest gains in the late summer. Inflation continues to
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      Lock icon Key member of Israeli Cabinet quits
      71 1 Reuter JERUSALEM A key member of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's Cabinet has tendered his resignation in a move that could weaken the government before a crucial decision on peacc with Palestinians. Israel's state-run television and radio stations say Interior Minister Arye Deri of the
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    114 1 Stack market indices Wetfaesdajr Chut* STII 2.028.96 -7.74 KLSE Composite 842.54 -7.16 Nikkei 20,918.19 -43.91 Hang Sent 7,607.13 +60.42 SET Index 994.66 -2.06 Jakarta Composite ...422.35 +4.29 CLSA China B 1043.73 +27.50 Aust All Ord 1,939.5 -28.3 FTSE 100 3,035.4 -3.2 *■>- a tv. t WllMlflj I IfTIUVS
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    Lock icon M'sia to allow more foreign participation in finance sector
    436 1 AFP, Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will relax rules governing foreign entrants into its protected financial sector, Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday. "We cannot expect foreign countries to liberalise while we maintain ultra-conservative policies protecting local institutions," Mr Anwar said after
    AFP,; Bernama  -  436 words
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    HK bourse at new high; S'pore, KL consolidate
    227 1 SINGAPORE The Hongkong stock market soared to an all-time high yesterday, while the Malaysian and Singapore markets experienced a mild consolidation. The blue chip Hang Seng Index closed at a new high of 7,607.13, up 60.42 points on active afternoon buying, brokers
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    Lock icon Thai index briefly breaches 1,000-point mark
    496 1  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK THE THAI stock market, which has been a laggard compared to the booming bourses in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, briefly breached the psychological 1,000-point mark yesterday. Profit-taking in the afternoon knocked some points off the barometer Stock Exchange
    Source: Bloomberg  -  496 words
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    SIA buys 10pc of China aircraft repair venture
    411 1  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines has taken a 10 per cent stake worth US$6.3 million (559.45 million) in an aircraft repair and maintenance joint venture based in the Chinese coastal city of Xiamen. This is SlA's first overseas investment aimed at
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    Lock icon SCMP again delays takeover statement
    146 1 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG 11* speculation continues to swirl about the fate of Hongkong newspaper publisher South China Morning Post (Holdings). An announcement about News Corp's sale of its 51 per cent stake in the group was supposed to be released last night, but H
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    US takes Thailand off top trade-watch list
    420 1  -  Move reduces threat of sanctions against Thailand From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK THE United States yesterday took Thailand off the "priority foreign country" list for trade, easing a thomy issue in their bilateral economic relations. But Thailand was also put on notice
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    S'pore Telecom listing: Beware of con men, says Finance Ministry
    364 1 SINGAPORE With about a month to go before the public offer of shares in Singapore Telecom, confidence tricksters have emerged to take advantage of novice investors. The Finance Ministry said yesterday that some people have been soliciting money from the
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      30 1 Law: Pg 21 Representation outside court Japan's economy may shrink for first time in two decades: economists, Fg 5 Hosokawa's timing for deregulation may be political suicide: analysts, Fg 6
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      11 1 Hock Lock Siew: pg 9 That 3pc cap on SPH shares
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      6 1 Editorial: Chuan's difficult year, Pg 22
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Construction trade in concrete shape
        320 2  -  By Anna Teo THE CONSTRUCTION sector should fare well this year and next, going by the growth in building starts in the first quarter. In terms of gross floor area. the volume of starts grew 10 per cent to 2.2 million square metres in JanuaryMarch,
        Source: Urban Redevelopment Authority  -  320 words
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      Sega sets up S'pore unit to buy parts from region
      350 2  -  Role of Sega Singapore to include sales and R&D later By Schutz Lee VIDEO GAME maker Sega Enterprises has formed a Singapore company to buy components from the region. Sega Singapore Pte Ltd, the Japanese arcade game giant's first South-east
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      Sentosa hotels' special deals packing 'em in
      279 2  -  B* Lim Siok Mei THE OUTLOOK is sunny for the two hotels on Sentosa island, The Beaufort Singapore and Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort. A Beaufort spokesman says occupancy had been "constantly, steadily increasing" since the bridge linking the island to the mainland opened
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    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        Room for 1,000 at Open U
        101 2 UP TO 1,000 people may be admitted to the Open University Degree Programmes (OUDP) starting in January next year, according to Professor You Poh Seng, executive director of the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), which is running the OUDP with degrees awarded by the
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        Mendaki's new post-grad offer
        57 2 MUSLIMS who want to pursue a post-graduate professional course in enterprise innovation can now do so with the Sumbershire Scholarship. This scholarship, offered through Mendaki. allows a student to pursue a two-year, part-time Master's degree programme based on the syllabus of the Swinburne University of Technology
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        Fitness and the executive
        74 2 FRANK BARKER, corporate president of public afTairs and company group chairman of Johnson Johnson, will speaker at the Chief Executive Officers' Breakfast Talk tomorrow. Mr Barker will speak on being "Fit for Success". He will share his experience on how fitness can help an executive at
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      EDB looking at new ways to sustain manufacturing's contribution to economy
      333 2 SINGAPORE needs to formulate a new strategy aimed at sustaining the manufacturing sector as a key pillar of the country's sustained economic success, says Economic Development Board managing director Tan Chin Nam. To help do this, the EDB has
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  • THE REGION
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      Ramos calls for structural reforms in Philippine economy
      361 3  -  Last chance to put house in order, says president From Al Labita in MANILA PRESIDENT Fidel Ramos yesterday called for wideranging structural reforms in the Philippine economy, saying "this is our last chance to put our house in order", "We must transform
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      Lock icon More than half of new Aids cases could occur in Asia by year 2000
      360 3 Reuter MANILA Asia may have more new cases of Aids than Africa by the year 2000, posing a threat to the region's economy as well as its health, experts said here yesterday. "I think we can
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      Lock icon Sihanouk seeks more long-term loans from international donors
      293 3 Reuter PHNOM PENH Cambodian head of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk has asked international donors to make more long-term loans to Cambodia to get the country back on its feet. In a letter yesterday to the International Committee for the Reconstruction of Cambodia,
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      Lock icon Khmer Rouge gem trade booms despite threat of offensive
      224 3 Reuter BANGKOK Ruby mining in the Khmer Rouge's jungle stronghold of Pailin is booming despite the threat of a government military offensive. A Thai mining manager said yesterday that more than 150 new fields had sprung up in the region of
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      Lock icon US to open more Asian offices to spread green technology
      298 3 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR The United States will open more Asian offices soon as part of its "green" initiative to help the region switch to environmentfriendly technology. Offices under the US-Asia Environment Partnership (AEP) have been opened in Singapore and Hongkong
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      Lock icon Newly-released Soviet document on PoWs could derail US-Vietnam ties
      354 3 Reuter HANOI A newly-released Soviet intelligence report suggesting Hanoi held hundreds more American prisoners of war than it acknowledged in the early 1970s could derail improving United States-Viet-nam ties. Western diplomats said yesterday. Vietnamese officials said the report, disclosed by the
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      Lock icon Ghafar told me he wanted to quit Umno No 2 post: minister
      344 3 Knight-Ridder SINGAPORE Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba recently indicated a desire to resign as deputy president of the ruling Umno party. Radio and Television Malaysia reported yesterday, quoting Information Minister Mohamed Rah mat. Mr Ghafar is currently
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      Lock icon M'sian economy unlikely to overheat: banker
      209 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR A top Malaysian banker said yesterday that Malaysia's robust economy would not overheat if it continued to keep a tight lid on inflation and produce goods at unbeatable prices. The Malaysian economy, which grew by 10.4 per cent during the second
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Indian unions set for general strike
        82 4 Reuter NEW DELHI More than 15 million workers and peasants across India have planned a one-day general strike today to oppose radical economic reforms that they fear will cost jobs and cut farm subsidies. The "strike will be the biggest we have organised so
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        Lock icon China aims for 95pc literacy
        78 4 AP BEIJING The number of illiterates in China has declined by more than five million in the past two years, the fastest decline in more than a decade. The official China Daily yesterday quoted Wang Mingda, vice-minister of the State Education Commission, as saying that
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        Lock icon Call for full point discount rate cut
        111 4 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO The president of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, Takeshi Nagano, has called for a full percentage point cut in the official discount rate of 2.5 per cent. Real interest rates in Japan are higher than those in the
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        Lock icon Changing profile of Aussie judiciary
        135 4 AFP SYDNEY Feminists, civil libertarians and Aborigines backed proposals by Australia's top lawyer yesterday to change the profile of its white, male, Anglo-Saxon and mostly private-school educated judiciary. Recommendations by Attorney-General Michael Lavarch follow recent controversy over a succession of rape case judgments and the
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      Lock icon Bush's brother, former envoy form US-China trade group
      359 4 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Aware that connections, or guanxi are everything for businessmen trying to break into China, the US-China Chamber of- Commerce is banking on solid gold connections to help small and mid-sized companies break in. Former US president George Bush's
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      Lock icon Taiwan allows visits by Chinese negotiators
      143 4 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan, opening its doors wider to China, is to facilitate visits by negotiators from the semi-official Chinese body that handles relations with the island. "We have revised our regulations to show our sincerity. Officials of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan
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      Lock icon Seoul likely to approve public stock issues worth 200b won
      479 4 Reuter SEOUL South Korea, mulling measures to enliven its bourse following a crackdown on black market trading, is expected to approve public stock issues valued at 200 billion won (***** million) by the end of the year. The Securities Supervisory
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      Lock icon Aide to S Korean president quits after public disclosure of assets
      353 4 AP SEOUL An aide to President Kim Young Sam resigned yesterday, becoming the first victim of a new government drive to oust high-ranking public officials who have amassed wealth through questionable means. Park Ro Young, 55, submitted his resignation
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      Lock icon London, Beijing start 11th round of talks on HK's future
      418 4 UPI BEIJING China and Britain opened a new round of talks on Hongkong's political future yesterday, just three days after the previous session, stepping up the pace even as they continued to grope for progress and bicker in public. As
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      Lock icon US agencies insist Chinese ship carried chemicals
      491 4 AP, UPI WASHINGTON US intelligence agcncies asserted on Tuesday that a Chinese ship bound for Iran carried chemical weapon ingredients despite an exhaustive inspection in Saudi Arabia that appeared to have proven otherwise. An inspection of the Yin He cargo ship in the
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      Lock icon HK sees no major repatriation of Chinese funds
      236 4 Knight-Ridder HONGKONG China's drive to tighten credit has not led to a major repatriation of Chinese funds out of Hongkong. The Hongkong Monetary Authority said yesterday that a survey of 24 banks with significant business in China found no evidence of a
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      Lock icon Taipei to step up measures against illegal trafficking in rhino horns, tiger bones
      430 4 AP TAIPEI Alarmed at threatened sanctions, the Taipei government yesterday ordered tougher measures against illegal trafficking in rhinoceros horn and tiger bone. Police said they raided several Chinese medicine stores. The reported actions came a day after
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      Lock icon Japan's economy may shrink for first time in two decades: economists
      668 5 Reuter TOKYO Japan's economy could shrink this Fiscal year for the first time in nearly two decades, hobbled by the strong yen, corporate restructuring and a cool summer, economists said. "Negative growth is possible, although it's too early to
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      Lock icon Japanese govt confirms additional budget being considered
      252 5 AFP TOKYO Japan's government is seriously considering plans to compile a supplementary budget to breathe some life into the moribund economy, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Masayoshi Takemura. "The time is approaching for a decision on emergency measures other than deregulation and passing
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      Lock icon Pakistan expects to get US$400m in standby credits
      186 5 AFP KARACHI Pakistan expects to receive US$4OO million (***** million) in standby credits from the World Bank and other international donor agencies this month to help buttress its depleted forex reserves, officials said yesterday. This will be the first instalment of a
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      Lock icon 79pc approval rate for Hosokawa
      325 5 UPI TOKYO The fledgling coalition government of Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa has become the most popular since World War 11, polls by Japanese media showed yesterday. A poll by the Kyodo News Service indicated an approval rating of 79 per cent, with 39 per cent
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      Lock icon Saddam rides on from the rear
      52 5 Reuter KARACHI, Pakistan A long distance oil tanker carries a painted portrait of Iraqi President Saddam Hussain in military uniform on the rear of the truck in this southern Pakistan port cky yesterday. The Iraqi president is popular among some residents in this Muslim
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      Lock icon Sino-Indian pact hailed as a breakthrough in ties
      319 5 AFP NEW DELHI A Sino-Indi-an pact to keep the peace on their border was hailed by the press here yesterday as a breakthrough in efforts to remove mutual mistrust and settle the dragging frontier dispute between the two Asian giants. The landmark
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      Lock icon Nothing for Greens in Aussie budget talks
      184 5 Reuter CANBERRA The Australian government dug in its heels yesterday against demands by Green Party senators that it take the sting out of its proposed 1993/94 budget. Treasurer John Dawkins failed to offer the Greens anything in a letter responding to their demands,
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      107 5 Who beats our business class sleeper seat? DNo one offers you more flights to Scandinavia than SAS. And no one offers you a sleeper seat in business class either. When you fly SAS Euro Class you don't have to pay first class fares to enjoy the added comfort of a
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  • REGIONAL FOCUS
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Major defends govt, hails signs of economic recovery
      461 7 Reuter LONDON British Prime Minister John Major went on the political offensive yesterday with a campaigning message to the nation that hailed signs of economic recovery but glossed over the troubles of his leadership. In a wide-ranging article written for Britain's regional
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      Lock icon British economic indicators encouraging
      116 7 Reuter LONDON The British Treasury's monthly monetary report published yesterday said recent economic indicators were encouraging and falls in unit labour costs and low wage deals point to further downward pressure on inflation. The report also estimated that real short term interest rates are now around
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      Lock icon Sizing up the mini Merc
      59 7 Reuter FRANKFURT No, this Mercedes Benz hasn't just come out of a compacter. It's the German luxury car maker's attempt to enter the small-car market, now dominated by the Japanese. The Mercedes Vision A 93, seen here at the International Frankfurt Motor Show for the
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      Lock icon UK unions, Labour to join forces against Tories
      414 7 Reuter BRIGHTON After months of bitter argument. Labour leader John Smith and Britain's trade unions are poised to put aside their differences over union power and focus their attention on defeating the Conservative government. A stirring, pro-union speech by Mr Smith at
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Russian defence minister leaves for US
        85 7 AFP MOSCOW Russian Defence Minister Pavel Grachev yesterday flew to the US for a four-day visit that will feature talks with his US counterpart Lcs Aspin and President Bill Clinton. General Grachev was to be ferried by helicopter to the Pentagon immediately after his
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        Lock icon McNamara's book on Vietnam War
        111 7 Reuter WASHINGTON Former US Defence Secretary Robert McNamara has decided to break 30 years of silence on his role in the Vietnam War by writing his autobiography, the Washington Post reported yesterday. Mr McNamara, 77, signed a "six-figure" contract with Times Books, a division of
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        Lock icon Spanish plan splits workers, employers
        103 7 UPI MADRID Spanish employers on Tuesday welcomed government proposals for a "social pact" to end the country's recession and reduce its high unemployment rate, while trade unions denounced them as punishment for the victims. Arturo Gil, vice-president of the Confederation of Spanish Employers, said the
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        Lock icon US-Japan trade talks in Washington
        85 7 AP TOKYO Japanese and US officials are due to meet in Washington this week for talks on a new framework for JapanUS economic ties, amid reports that Japan's recovery from recession may have stalled. Deputy Foreign Minister Koichiro Matsuura and 30 other officials left Tokyo
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      Lock icon British exporters cash in on royal status
      252 7 Reuter LONDON British companies supplying goods to the royal family will cash in on their exclusive Royal Warrant status by selling royalty-fa-voured products in the US. They have launched a mail order operation selling a range of products from whisky tumblers to umbrellas
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      Lock icon France insists EC-US farm trade deal unacceptable
      500 8 Reuter BRUSSELS France insisted a farm trade deal between the European Community and the US was unacceptable, but noticeably made no mention of a possible veto of the controversial deal. "Blair House is not compatible with the 1992 reform of the Common Agricultural
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      Lock icon US inflation likely to fall further with sluggish economy: Treasury official
      448 8 Knight-Ridder NEW YORK Treasury Undersecretary Lawrence Summers on Tuesday forecast further declines in US inflation because of the sluggish state of the US economy. "We've seen reductions in US inflation and it's likely that inflation will fall further given
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      Lock icon Weak EC, Japan recoveries may slow US exports
      233 8 AP WASHINGTON Weak recovery in Europe and Japan through 1994 could slow US sales abroad. Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said. In remarks made public on Tuesday, he told the Senate Banking Committee that further weakness could come from low consumer confidence,
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      Lock icon Lithuania's way of the cross
      58 8 Reuter SIAULIAI, Lithuania Pope John Paul II walking by the "Hill of Crosses" on his way to celebrate an outdoor Mass in Siauliai on Tuesday. This is the Pope's first trip to the countries of the former Soviet Union. Thousands of crosses were erected by
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      Lock icon Clinton takes on bloated bureaucracy to rebuild confidence
      372 8 AP WASHINGTON In taking on a target like the easy-to-hate federal bureaucracy. President Bill Clinton hopes to rebuild public confidence in his battlescarred presidency and regain momentum for fights to come. If Mr Clinton can make a start on taming the gargantuan
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      Lock icon Washington urges Moscow to push ahead with reforms
      419 8 Reuter WASHINGTON The Clinton administration on Tuesday urged Russia to push forward with its reforms following its recent economic reverses. "The battle for economic reform in Russia has now entered a new and critical phase in which many of Russia's accomplishments on
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      266 8 POWER-GEN '93 is The Forum for Asia's Electric Power Industry POWER-GEN Asia '93 will be held at the World Ifrade Centre, Hall 3, in Singapore, on September 13-15,1993 by the from the world Will be exhibiting their products and services Monday September 1S Tuesday September 14 Wedeeedey September 15 that
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      HTL offers 38m new shares, predicts better results in '93
      768 9  -  By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE Up-market furniture maker Hwa Tat Lee Ltd (HTL), which yesterday launched a public offer of 38 million new shares, said it is confident of achieving a 10 to 15 per cent increase in turnover to $68
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      Lock icon Small investors get 44pc of Vikay shares
      351 9  -  Jy Schutz Lee SINGAPORE Vikay Industrial's electronic ballot of applications for its shares yesterday would put to rest complaints in past ballots that picking by hand was not random enough. At the push of a button, Vikay chairman Herman Tanihaha set a computer
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      Enforcement of 3 per cent cap on SPH shareholdings timely
      992 9  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Joyce Quek SINGAPORE It was quite out of the blue that the government announced this week that stakes held in Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) be capped at 3 per cent each. But to those familiar with
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      Inno-Pac completes sale of HK-listed Lucky Man
      343 9  -  By Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Inno-Pacific Holdings has completed the sale of Hongkong-hsted company Lucky Man Properties. The final stage of the sale, through its subsidiary TopText Sdn Bhd. involved 6.5 million Lucky Man shares for a total of HK511.66 million (552.4 million) or
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      Seel wins second contract for Taipei subway project
      354 9  -  _?y Claire Leow SINGAPORE Singapore Electronic Engineering Ltd (Seel), together with Taiwan's Vidar-SMS. has clinched an SS 11.5 million contract to supply communications systems to the Taipei metropolitan area rapid transit system. This is Seel's second contract for the Taipei subway project;
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      Lock icon SUMMARY
      312 9 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STII's Index stocks Sep 8 Slock Last sale (S) r *> S«MC factor i ■overs Asimo C4C Ccrcbos FAN GF Asia GenMag Haw Par Inchcapc Inlraco kcppel Corp Lum Chang Metro Hldgs NOL NalSlccI RDC S Aerospace SIA SPC SPH Seinb Ship Simc Spore
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • Article
          Notice of HTP takeover offer
          110 10 SINGAPORE DBS Bank yesterday gave formal notice that it was making a takeover offer of HTP Holdings Ltd on behalf of Jakeplan Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Everbright. DBS said in a statement that Jakeplan would make a conditional cash offer to acquire the
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          GP Batteries to take up US licence
          97 10 GP SINGAPORE GP Batteries International said yesterday that it has decided to take up the licence to develop large nickel metal hydride battery technology for electrical vehicles from a US company. It said it was satisfied with the viability of the technology after
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          DBS Land sets rate for its notes
          34 10 SINGAPORE DBS Land announced that the interest rate of its Ssso million floating rate notes due in 1996 has been fixed at 3.1308 per cent per annum.
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        Lock icon Mitac beats Acer to run PC factory in China
        193 10 Bloomberg TAIPEI Mitac International Corp's joint venture to make computer monitors in mainland China, announced this week, means the company beat rival Acer Inc to become Taiwan's biggest personal computer company with a plant in China. Mitac, one of Taiwan's largest
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        Indonesia's Pertamina to bid for 40pc stake in Manila giant Petron
        509 10  -  From Al Labita in MANILA MANILA Indonesia's national oil company Pertamina has expressed interest in bidding for state-owned oil firm Petron, the Philippines' biggest corporate money maker last year, sources said yesterday. Petron, a wholly owned subsidiary of the
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        Lock icon Coles Myer expected to unveil flat net profit
        398 10 Reuter MELBOURNE Australia's largest retailer, Coles Myer Ltd, is expected to unveil today a flat to slightly higher profit for the year to June 30, analysts said yesterday. They said net profit after preference dividends should range between A 5369 million (*****.3
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        CDL buys five more NZ hotels for NZ$62m
        423 10  -  Group plans to invest in 12 hotels a year in China for next three years By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE CDL Hotels International said yesterday it had acquired five New Zealand hotels for NZ$62 million (Sss4 million), continuing a buying blitz that will
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        Hotel Royal interim profit jumps 79pc to $1.67m
        240 10  -  By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE Hotel Royal has announced a 78.93 per cent jump in interim net earnings to $1.67 million, due to strong income from property and stock investments. Turnover for the half-year to June 30 rose 39.86 per cent to $5.05
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        Lock icon Agreement with Chinese parties still stands, says Magnum
        258 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Magnum Corporation Bhd yesterday said it would stand by the agreement it had signed with certain Chinese parties involving various projects. Its vice-chairman Khir Johari also refuted a news agency report which claimed that the authorities in Beijing had
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        Lock icon Fujitsu's move to open systems may not be enough to put earnings back on track
        522 10 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Battered by falling sales and sharply reduced profits, Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu Ltd has decided to open up its once-proprietary computers so they can plug into rival systems. However, analysts were
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        Lock icon Air NZ bucks trend with 21pc rise in net earnings
        380 10 Reuter AUCKLAND Air New Zealand appeared to defy gravity by reporting a higher-than-expected 21 per cent increase in annual net profit yesterday while many of its global competitors continue to suffer the effects of over-supply and price-cutting. The domestic and
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        472 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Maufwt- prion <$) Sep 9 Insurance Fund "Jmitijuu (by* T m i Incomc Bond Polio 3.65 3.78 wfin I ni9i j «i The Commerce 1.51 1.5V HWKOB The Savings Fund 1.43 1.50 PniLink Mgd Fund 1.24 1.30 S pore Prog Fund 0.65 0.68 uam <#. S pore
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        894 10 Payment Ex Books Pay date close date ABN-Amro I 29 Aug 31 Sep 8 Sep 25 Alex Hldgs 50" b 6 Aug 31 Sep 6 Sep 28 AMDB 50* b 3 Sep 14 Sep 28 Oct 27 BMTSIO(IOO) F 100 Nov II Nov 23 Nov 25 Bolton b
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        615 11 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR With the economy still growing strongly, Malaysia's central bank this week pushed interest rates higher to dispel expectations that lower inflation will allow further easing in monetary policy, analysts said. Bank Negara reported last week that the economy expanded
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        Lock icon Rubber producers may set up centralised futures exchange
        342 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Members of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) have agreed to work towards the formation of either a centralised rubber futures exchange or a rubber traders club as a positive measure towards some form of production rationalisation
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        Lock icon US banks post near-record profits in 2nd qtr
        234 11 AFP WASHINGTON US banks posted near record profits for the second quarter, two years after many were in deep financial doldrums, the government said. "Our latest look at commercial bank profits and other key indicators clearly shows an industry that is strong
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        Lock icon Asian oil prices steady after overnight plunge in London, NY
        451 11 Reuter SINGAPORE World oil prices stabilised in Asia yesterday after falling to their second lowest level in three years overnight, but traders do not rule out further selling if Opec cannot agree to curb production. October North Sea Brent crude,
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        Lock icon Long-awaited rate cut unlikely to send yen reeling, say traders
        483 11 Reuter TOKYO Japan is expected to reduce its key discount rate to its lowest-ever level soon but currency traders say the longanticipated rate cut is unlikely to send the yen reeling. "The market has been expecting a discount rate cut
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        Lock icon Dealers expect gold to weaken further
        239 11 Reuter LONDON The gold market tumbled to a fresh four-month low fixing yesterday of U*****.25 per ounce and dealers forecast further falls for the shell-shocked market. The market fell upon waves of US fund selling and the funds are still seen as holding the
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        London
        205 11 LONDON The dollar ended higher against the deutschemark in Europe as traders awaited the outcome of today's Bundesbank council meeting, traders said. The yen skidded lower against the dollar and mark, meanwhile, amid speculation of an imminent cut of up to 0.75 point in the 2.5 per cent Japanese
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        85 11 AFP NEW YORK The dollar rose in an inactive market early yesterday as traders remained cautious ahead of today's Bundesbank meeting. The greenback was trading at 1.6155 German marks, up from 1.6120 on Tuesday, and 105.40 yen, up from 104.15. Earlier in London, it remained unchanged, trading at
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        Crude remains weaker on oversupply
        451 11 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Crude on both sides of the Atlantic remained weaker following Tuesday's slide, as the prospect of stagnant demand and oversupply through the fourth quarter eroded the value of futures prices. Prices in London were temporarily lifted by reports of a minor
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        Banque Indosuez REGIONAL CURRENCY REPORT
        122 11 THE US dollar move higher against most currencies led by the USJ/yen. Expectations of a further discount rate cut in Japan were built into this upmove but Tokyo exporter sale of DEM against yen ensured that the US$/mark followed in this upmove. Over in the
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        1459 12 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Eurodollar interest rate futures prices ended softer as profit-taking and intraday selling emerged in the wake of statements by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan late Tuesday that short-term rates may be lower than necessary, dealers said. "The market took it
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        KL tin unchanged, still at record lows
        635 12 COMMODITY REPORTS TIN held unchanged at the overnight close of MSI 1.69 a kg to match recent record lows, dealers said. The steady London trade overnight and news of a 105tonne fall in LME stocks to 21.250 tonnes helped sentiment. Volume was 88
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          Chinese see forex risk for exports
          120 12 TOKYO Chinese copper and aluminium fabricators are reluctant to contract overseas sales after this year's gyrations in free-market exchange rates for China's currency, Beijing trade sources say. "Many exporters sold earlier this year expecting the exchange rate to keep rising," said a top official
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          Indonesia seeking November gas oil
          58 12 SINGAPORE Indonesia has started seeking gas oil for November after purchasing about 5 million barrels for September and another 4 million barrels for October, sources close to an Indonesian oil trading company said. The sources would not indicate the price level that they are looking
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          Thai firm finds copper, gold mine
          81 12 BANGKOK Put hep Co Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Padaeng industry Co, has discovered copper ore containing gold at an exploration concession in Thailand's Loei province. The ore was discovered in an area known as Pu Thampra-Pu Hinlekfai, one of three exploration concessions operated
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          Aussie prices to remain weak
          85 12 SYDNEY Australian Treasury secretary Ted Evans said commodity prices are likely to remain weak for some time. "Commodity prices and commodity exports are likely to remain weak for some time yet." Mr Evans said at a business luncheon. He blamed the unexpectedly slow world economy
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        1644 12 Rubber scps MS Ciwidlty Exchange (fwtares closing as at lpni) HAS (physical prices) RSS 1 Contract (S cents/kg) Bayers Sellers Close Volume Open noon (S cents/kg) Month High Low Sett (tonnes! Interest #v, 01 uu 0SI3 138.25 138.00 .37.73 675 M25 3 <£ 93 I3M0 l&MN Nov 137.25
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        Australia
        963 13 -28.3 The Australian share market dived 30 points in the first 15 minutes of trade and remained about 1.5 per cent lower at the close, after sharp falls on Wall Street and in the bullion price. The All Ordinaries closed 28.3 points down at 1,939.5. Brokers said buying support
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        Manila
        589 13 +4.28 SHARES ended mixed, with the Manila index closing up amid heavy foreign buying of utility firm Manila Electric Co (Meralco) while the Makati Index edged lower on profit-tak-ing by local investors, brokers |ud "(Manila's advance) is primarily led by strong gains of Meralco B," said Paulino Soo, president
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        Seoul
        423 13 -7.35 Profit-taking across the board following two days of advances and an aggressive institutional sell-off pushed the stock market lower in lacklustre trading, brokers said. "Jittery investors tend to realise their profits whenever they see any gains," a Coryo Securities broker said. "The market is expected to languish in
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        Taipei
        535 13 •8.84 Stocks ended slightly lower after short-term profit-taking in late trade eclipsed an early rebound, brokers said. The Weighted Index rose briefly above 3,900 points in early trade but ended 8.84 down at 3,865.19. Turnover climbed to a moderate T$ 14.66 billion from Tuesday's T$ 13.49 billion. The index
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        New Zealand
        259 13 +4.56 A better than expected Air New Zealand profit coupled with strength in leaders Telecom and Carter Holt to bounce New Zealand's share market to a slightly stronger close. The NZSE 40 Capital Index closed up 4.56 points at 2,000.35, recovered from early weakness on overseas market falls
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        Bombay
        121 13 +40.72 Shares closed higher on heavy buying by state-owned financial institutions, brokers said. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) 30-Share Index closed 40.72 points higher at a provisional 2,574.25. The 100-share National Index closed 16.63 points higher at a provisional 1,223.37. "The market has moved up because selling has been
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        London
        762 13 -3.2 Share prices closed slightly lower as the market remained cautious in the face of a flood of company results and following last month's strong rally. The FTSE 100 ended 3.2 points lower at 3.035.4, but was well above an early low of 3,022.1. The FTSE is now around
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        Paris
        110 13 -8.3 Shares ended lower, continuing Tuesday's fall as investors took a more cautious approach to the market, dealers said. They said trade was expected to remain quiet before the Bundesbank council meeting. The CAC 40 Index closed at 2128.99, down 8.30 points. Paris Sep 8 Fr Xir-Liquidr ***** -4
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        Frankfurt
        171 13 •0.67 Shares were expected to stay in a tight range today ahead of the outcome of this week's Bundesbank meeting. Many players are optimistic for a cut in the discount lending rate this week despite above-target German inflation and money supply growth. The DAX took a sharp knock in
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        Milan
        141 13 -2.65 pc Shares ended broadly lower with weakness in Credito Italiano and Banca Commerciale Italiana helping to exacerbate the impact of programme trading related to today's options expiry. But dealers doubted doubt the BCI index will break convincingly through support at 590. The Mibtel Index ended 2.65 per cent
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        Stockholm
        92 13 -10.87 Shares fell for the second day as investors sought in vain for incentives to buy, traders said. The 30-share OMX index fell 10.87 points to 991.70. Eighteen shares tracked by the index fell, eight were unchanged and four rose. Volume was moderate at 6 million shares traded. Stockholm
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        Brussels
        159 13 -9.69 Stocks dropped amid concern that the weakness of the dollar will hurt earnings for some Belgian companies, analysts said. "Hie Bel-20 Index fell 9.69 points, or by 0.7 per cent, to 1323.87 after 311,000 shares changed hands, up from 275,000 yesterday. Declining stocks outnumbered advancers 16 to three,
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        Amsterdam
        225 13 -6.74 Shares on the EOE Index slumped over 2 per cent as investors grew sceptical of gains made in the last few weeks and locked in their profits, traders said. The EOE Index of the leading 24 Dutch stocks closed down 6.74 points at 345.67. Since Monday, the EOE
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        Zurich
        240 13 -5.50 Stocks closed lower after a day of lacklustre trading, with investors locking in gains and waiting for a reason to jump back into the market, traders said. "It was up and down all day. An incentive is missing," said an equity sales analyst at Credit Suisse. The Swiss
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        Johannesburg
        306 13 -54 Despite brief spells of bargain hunting. South African shares ended much weaker yesterday as negative, nervous sentiment on gold spread across the entire market. The Gold Index closed 113 points lower at 1,476 while the Industrial Index fell 54 points to 4,526, accelerating the slide in the Overall
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        Toronto
        289 13 •101.88 Stocks continued to tumble in early dealings as players spooked by a gold selloff took profit in all market subsectors, traders said. "People just got nervous and decided to take profit, and we're seeing that continue," one trader said. The TSE 300 dropped 33.90 points to 3989.81 with
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        New York
        703 13 -26.83 Prices on Wall Street held steady at midday yesterday despite falling interest rates on the bond market. The Dow Jones Index of 30 leading industrials edged down 1.68 points to 3,605.42. Trading was active with some 81 million shares changing hands. Reversing a trend of record rallies,
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      2691 14 HONGKONG'S blue chip Hang Seng Index closed at a new high of 7.607.13. up 60.42 points on active afternoon buying. brokers said. It was only a touch lower than the intra-day record of 7,615.06 set on August 19 and compared with the previous closing high of 7,605.26 recorded on
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      CHINA
      487 14 THE CLSA Shanghai B Index closed 4.65 points higher yesterday on moderate turnover. Tyre Rubber was the most actively traded stock. It closed unchanged while the biggest climber was First Pencil which rose 5.9 per cent. Rubber Belt was the only loser on the B market, it closed down
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      2518 14 Reuter STOCKS ended marginally weaker in choppy trade on prof-it-taking. Investors hesitated to take fresh positions ahead of tomorrow's September futures and options settlements but speculations of a rate cut and of economic stimulus plans by the government limited losses, brokers said. "Printing-related issues were chased in the afternoon
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      1667 14 Reuter THE Thai stock market traded actively as profit-taking before the close stripped shares of their earlier gains, brokers said. The SET index lost 2.06 points to close at 994.66 on heavy turnover of 10.12 billion baht. The indicator had dropped to a low 991.80, down 4.92 points, in
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      994 14 Reuter STOCK prices closed higher with newly-listed Sekar Laut receiving strong buying interest, brokers said. The Official Index closed at 422.35. up 4.29. "Prices registered another rebound and this might continue in the coming days." one broker said. She said Sekar Laut was active throughout the two trading Sessions.
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      Lock icon CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2432 15 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE votafW Pegi Msia 28.783.000 Kamunting 50c I $.876,000 Multi-Purpose 15.501.000 Promet 11.075.000 Mulpha Inll 50c 9.275.000 FACT 50c 8.044.000 Faber Group 7.620.000 Sateras Res 6.820.000 Amal S«ecl 50c 6,727.000 Bedford 50c 6.695,000 Idns Hyd 50c 5.918.000 Menang Corp $.434,000 MUI
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        Lock icon Prices mixed despite gains on situational stocks
        5393 15 Bernama SHARE PRICES closed mixed yesterday despite sharp gains on some situational stocks as most investors preferred to lock gains after the recent rally. The benchmark K.LSE Composite Index ended at 842.54, 7.16 points off Tuesday's close, despite opening firmer and coming within
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        1068 16  -  By R Sivanithy THE MARKET continued consolidating yesterday, as dealers reported continued interest in Malaysian stocks. For the second consecutive day, the Straits Times Industrials Index drifted lower, this time edging down by 7.74 points to 2,028.96. All other major indices also lost ground,
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        68 16  -  Quak Hiang Whai PEGI has broken out of a long-term resistance at $1.20 and could trade towards another resistance at 1.40. The daily and weekly MACDs are not showing any clear sell signals. What is encouraging is it is rising on very high volume. But the daily, weekly and
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      34 16 t Catch hammers and gongs in concert. (Admission is free.) At The Hour Glass, Lucky Plaza, Bth September 19th September 1993, 10.30 am B.oopm (Monday to Saturday); 11.00 am 5.00pm (Sunday). The HourGlass B
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      Lock icon Larsson, Pioline muscle into semis
      704 17 US Open Top seeds Courier, Becker ousted in upset losses AP NEW YORK They came out of nowhere, mystery men, ambushing Jim Courier by day and Boris Becker by night in this zaniest of US Opens. Most fans had never heard of Cedric Pioline and
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        93 17 AP THE men's doubles in the US Open have been hard hit too. Just two of the quarterfinalists were seeded teams No 12 Ken Flach and Rick Leach, and No 15 David Adams and Andrei Olhovsky. Both advanced to the semi-finals. Adams and Olhovsky ousted top-seeded Todd
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        Trouble for No 1
        58 17 COURIER'S loss to Cedric Piolinc in the fourth round meant that, for a record sixth consecutive year, the No 1 men's seeded player will not win the title. The last top-seeded winner was Ivan Lend! in 1987, when he beat Mats Wilander 6-7, 6-0, 7-6, 6-4
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        A winner despite broken finger
        98 17 MANUELA Maleeva-Fragnicre reached the semi-finals on Tuesday for the second straight year despite the pain of a broken left pinky. The chipped bone ended her doubles tournament and threatened to knock her out of singles in the third round, but she played through the pain
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        116 17 NYT HE may have trouble winning matches, but Andre Agassi is proof that you can lose and still be popular. In a recent poll conducted by Tennis magazine and CBS Sports, Agassi, a first-round loser at the Open who has made more headlines for his friendship
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      371 17 Golf AP OAK.VILLE, Ontario Greg Norman, troubled by a shoulder injury, withdrew from the defence of his Canadian Open title on Tuesday and put his immediate schedule on hold. "I'm supposed to go to Paris next week, and I doubt now that
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      618 17  -  Harvey Araton on why two weeks in tennis can be an eternity Harvey Araton NYT NEW YORK As the sky darkened and a cloud of match points hung gloomily over the top-seeded player's head on Tuesday, Louis Armstrong Stadium suddenly remembered that
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        79 17 AFP BEIJING World champion Wang Junxia became the first woman to run the 10.000 m in under 30 minutes here on Wednesday when she set a world record of 29min 31.80 sec at China's National Games. She slashed an incredible 42.945 ec off the previous record of 30:13.74 set
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        186 17 AP Reuter HOUSTON Slugger Bobby Bonilla of the New York Mets suffered a partially separated left shoulder when he slipped rounding second base and had to leave Tuesday night's game against the Houston Astros. Astros' team doctor Dr Bill Bryan said Bonilla's status is day-to-day. Bonilla singled with two
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        107 17 Reuter PONTE VEDRA, Florida US PGA Tour leading money winners this year, issued Tuesday (US unless noted): 1 Nick Price (Zim) U551,397,590 2 Paul Azinger USS 1.326,869 3 Greg Norman (Aust) U551,160,903 4 Lee Janzen U*****,040 5 Payne Stewart U*****,475 6 Fulton Allem (SA) U*****,758 7 Tom Kite U*****,311
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        222 17 AFP WASHINGTON US Senate opposition to Beijing's bid for the 2000 Olympics will not influence International Olympic Committee voters, the lOC's only US member said Tuesday. Anita DeFrantz, a lawyer and 1976 Olympic rowing bronze medalist. said the US government's human rights concerns would not hurt the Chinese bid
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        109 17 AFP PARIS Olympique Marseille's attempt to force the French football federation to nominate the club for the European Cup failed in court here yesterday. Judge Jacqueline Cochard, who said the UEFA decision to bar Marseille did not infringe the club's civil rights, ruled that her court was not competent
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        430 17 AFP AFP NEW YORK US Open Tuesda) (x denotes seed) Women's singles, quarter-finals: Manuela Malee-va-Fragniere (Swi xll) b Kimiko Date (Jpn) 7-5 7-5; Steffi Graf (Germany xl) bt Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina x 5) 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. Doubles quarter-finals: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spainy Helena Sukova (Czech) bt Elna Reinach (SAVJulie
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Soul-searching time for artists
      815 19  -  To be or not to be and other such questions will be posed in Arts vs Arts. Audrey Tan reports Audrey Tan IT was an idea planted about five years ago when the Substation was but a faint dream. Then, in a series of lectures on
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      A show of discipline and articulation
      537 19  -  P Y Van reviews a performance by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields' chamber ensemble P Y Van THE CHAMBER ensemble from the Academy of St Martin in the Fields gave a well-received and well-attended performance at the Victoria Concert Hall on
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      James Bond goes north
      452 19 CHATTERBOX ACTOR Timothy Dalton. the latest of several to play that dashing agent James Bond, gives up his dinner jackets for a fur-trimmed parka to venture to the Arctic tundra for the Oct 3 episode of Nature. To film "In the company of wolves with Timothy
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      1244 19 TV RADIO wf m Dame Joan Sutherland. Jose B ifcfe. Carreras and Placido Domingo B talk about what opera means B to them. With archive footage Ijflnt of past opera stars and today's The New Japanese. Bpm, SBC 12 B A look at Japanese who devi- ate from the traditional
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  • INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon Club for innovators
      535 20  -  Teh Hooi Ling reports on an official place for networking among R&D professionals Teh Hooi Ling THERE were no signs of eccentric scientists stereotyped in Hollywood movies. Instead, most of the innovators gathered at Sisir's da Vinci room yesterday spotted conventional white shirts and ties for the
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    • IN TAKES
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        Lock icon Is a cure for arthritis in sight?
        94 20 UPI WASHINGTON A synthetic antibody may be an effective treatment for arthritis, a painful joint inflammation which affects some 37 million Americans and many others worldwide. Researchers at Dartmouth Medical School have reported in the journal Science that an antibody to a protein
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        Lock icon Heart ailments begin from young
        128 20 UPI LOUISIANA A disheartening study confirms artery hardening begins in childhood, progressing rapidly in black and white men and women during the full bloom of youth, researchers reported on Tuesday. The disease known as atherosclerosis, in which the inner layers of the coronary artery walls
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        Lock icon Good news for coffee drinkers
        85 20 UPI CALIFORNIA Coffee drinkers are less likely than others to kill themselves. That conclusion by the Kaiser Permancntc researchers was based on a study of 130,000 Northern Califomians. It found fewer suicides among coffee drinkers than those who stayed away from the hot black brew.
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      Lock icon Migraine wonder drug
      492 20 Many still unaware of sumatriptan's existence Reuter FAST relief is available for millions of migraine headache sufTerers in the form of a new, expensive drug called sumatriptan, but many are unaware of it, researchers in Vancouver, British Columbia. say. Sumatriptan is considered to be the first truly
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      Lock icon A useful health adviser
      433 20 UPI IN GENERAL, most computer medical software will tell you to see a doctor. Enter your symptoms and the response comes back: See your doctor. If it's chest pain or an itchy foot, you have to see your doctor. If it's back pain or swollen hands,
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      80 20 continues with their House Hunt How much is private property really going for? Should you buy now, or later? House Hunt gives you the actual transacted prices of all private property sold in Singapore each month. From that, you'll have a clear view of the market. And a clear lead.
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      122 20 We've put company news online Shine Company Please tell me more about "1 Pncoflrrh Shine Company Research. ncocaiui (Tick where ***caWe) I I Name: I Now you can get over four I r Mr* Me years of news and research Title: reports on Singapore's public- company: listed companies at the
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  • THE LAW PAGE
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      Representation outside court
      814 21  -  Ramesh Divyanathan discusses a case involving the right to legal representation in a private tribunal Ramesh Divyanathan IS THERE a right to legal representation in private tribunals, such as those convened by clubs and societies? This issue came before the High Court in Singapore late last year
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      Foreign lawyer said to be under probe for dabbling in S'pore law
      280 21 AT THE BAR Rumours abound that a foreign lawyer is being investigated by the Attorney-General's chambers for dabbling in Singapore law. The person concerned is said to have given a Singapore company advice on local law concerning a
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      Elias and Niru part company
      165 21  -  By Ramesh Divyanathan THE marriage between Harry Elias and Partners and Niru and Company has ended, with the two lawyers of the same name going their separate ways. The pair got together in March 1991 after then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew advised local lawyers
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      539 21 VVENTUH VENTURE MANUFACTURING (SINGAPORE) LTD (Incorporated in tht Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 5006 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, #05-01/12 Tech Place 11, Singapore 2056 on 24 September 1993 at 2.30
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      551 21 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CA* SO AND IN THE MATTER OF NITIN VIDEO FTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDINC-UD A« an Entraardinary General Meeting of ihe Members of abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 288 Stanley Street. Singapore 0106 on Monday. 6 September 1993 the Special
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      157 21 !N THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP 50. AND MOBILETEK PTE LTD (Members' Voluntary Winding-up) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed Company, which is being wound up voluntanly, are required on or before 9 October 1993 to send in their names and addresses and particulars
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      525 21 The Straits Times Weekly Edition HOME BROUGHT CLOSER OFFICIAL NOTICE We. Profit Marine Services Pte Ltd hereby give notice that in consequence of our PURCHASE OF 'SING MEU NO 3, we have applied to the Registrar of Singapore Ships, under Section 386 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Chapter 179) in
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      320 21 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP., 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF BEN KIM TRADERS PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Ben Kim Trader* Pte Ltd convened and held at 73 BukitTimahßd #02-04 Tong Nam Btdg (5)0922 on 1 Sept 1993, the following special
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  • Article
    Chuan's difficult year
    517 22 EDITORIAL IT IS EASY, when stuck in Bangkok's notorious traffic jams, to overlook the progress Thailand has made in the past year under the Chuan administration. A year ago this month, when Mr Chuan Leekpai, a veteran but low-key politician, took over the reins, the country was
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Forgetting the past
      254 22 IT APPEARS that what till recently was considered the source of a national threat has opened up the possibility of national reconciliation. True, Ferdinand Marcos is not receiving a state burial. However, the Manila administration's response is strangely respectful, to say the least. All in all, there
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      The importance of languages
      130 22 THERE IS A growing appreciation of the importance of mother tongue learning among the Malay, Chinese and Indian communities in Singapore. While they realise the need for English as a common working language, they regard the preservation of their mother tongue as a necessary cultural ballast
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      Master Mandarin for success
      145 22 THE "Speak Mandarin" campaign has been on for 14 years. Figures show that the psychological barrier among Chinese to use Mandarin has been eliminated. What kind of role can Singapore play at a time when China is opening up and the Asia-Pacific economy is booming? According
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      Bad omen on re-entry
      149 22 CHINA'S revocation of democracy activist Richard Choi Yiucheong's home visit permit is more ominous for Hongkong's future freedoms even more than the highly publicised case of Han Dongfang. By arbitrarily rendering Mr Han stateless, Beijing is flying in the face of its own and international law.
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      On track to Vision 2020
      177 22 YES, what a fabulous week that was, one that will live in our memory for a long, long time. First, there was the many-splendoured celebration of the 36th anniversary of our independence. Then there was the great, good news that our gross domestic product for
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    Lock icon No job, no dream... and no urgency in Washington
    757 22  -  A new report finds real wages sinking in the US and the quality of existing jobs deteriorating. Bob Herbert describes the gloomy atmosphere Bob Herbert The writer is a New York Times columnist NYT THE United States celebrated Labour Day as
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      91 22 we TvJFF .<* N THING PtNO SMC. 1 VJiJc- 3 |~T£?rvS\ [oCK'T Let iwe &IGG6-ST Wo LPvPV J rnLRWBy -rue. usdn/ down \r IbSwj*'..J v MA Jet—r] r (sue DID?r~ 1 1 1 ««MOCUTUKmMNMII>,HO-IIU POONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU n*SCAZ£P,HU<3. TECLMMIHAVB p,rru, M nu BBHG&MNmS WHAT'S OFCOURS6, IOTSOF&H FREMZ, UM..J.J. WHmON OJLIURB&WO
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  • ANALYSIS
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      The race to spread the chip all over China
      1086 23 International Business Week correspondents look at how the early birds and late starters among American computer makers are making relentless inroads in China to tap the enormous market potential there Sometimes, it pays to pioneer. Six years ago, giants IBM, Compaq,
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      The crumbling wall to US high-tech exports
      593 23 AMERICAN computer makers have long wanted Washington to end curbs on sales of high-tech products to China and the former Soviet Union. In late August, the Commerce Department lifted some restrictions. The action could end special licensing controls that have blocked exports of
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      Lock icon Maybe independence wasn't such a good idea after all
      1086 23  -  Steven Erlanger finds Ukrainians in a depressed mood as their country, beset by mounting problems, tries to make its own way after the breakup of the Soviet Union Steven Erlanger NYT IHOR Volokhov is both a successful and a deeply disappointed
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      130 23 SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL TRADING, MARITIME FRAUD 21-22 September 1993 Connaught Rooms ANA Hotel MR ERIC ELLEN LL B (HONS) QPM CBIM Executive Director International Chamber of Commerce Business Security Services Guest Speakers MR KEN W LUCK World Renowned Expert in Container Crimes MR RICHARD KUEK CHONG YEOW PARTNER GURBANI CO
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  • Article
    Lock icon Apec summit to discuss draft accord on trade: US official
    505 24 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR A Pacific Rim summit to be held before the conclusion of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt) will probably discuss draft agreements on trade and investment, a United States official said yesterday. US President Bill
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    Lock icon UN observer killed in Cambodia
    45 24 Reuter SIEM REAP, Cambodia This is all that's left of a United Nations vehicle after it ran over a landmine outside Siem Reap, in north-eastern Cambodia, on Tuesday. A UN military observer from Cameroon was killed in the explosion. Reuter
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    Lock icon Murdoch's BSkyB chalks up first full year of profit
    258 24 Reuter LONDON BSkyß, the satellite broadcaster set to become a key part of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's planned "superhighway of the air", reported its first full-year of profit yesterday. Once viewed as a cashguzzling drain on Mr Murdoch's News Corp and
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    Lock icon Polls show most Canadians unhappy with Conservative govt
    355 24 Reuter SCARBOROUGH, Ontario Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell will have to placate an angry electorate if her ruling Conservative Party is to win a third consecutive election victory on Oct 25. Canada may have one of the highest economic growth rates in
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    Lock icon Kraft, Jacobs Suchard to be combined as new US$9b company
    238 24 Reuter ZURICH Kraft General Foods Europe and Swiss Jacobs Suchard will be combined to form a US$9 billion (5514.4 billion) food company under the name of Kraft Jacobs Suchard, a statement from the new company said yesterday. The statement said
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    Tenacity needed to make money in Myanmar
    876 24  -  The Bottom Line NIRMAL GHOSH NIRMAL GHOSH The writer is a BT Journalist AN OLD Myanmar hand is fond of fazing would-be Singaporean investors in the country. When they ask him his turnover a typical opener he says carefully. "It depends." When they
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    Lock icon Japan proposes abolition of tariffs on electronics goods
    225 24 Asahi News Service TOKYO Japan proposed to representatives from Ascan during informal talks in the Philippines yesterday that nations in the Asia-Pacific region abolish all tarifTs on electronics goods and develop common production and inspection standards, Japanese trade officials said here yesterday.
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    Lock icon Crossed line allows reporter to overhear Major's phone talk with minister
    166 24 Reuter LONDON A crossed telephone line allowed a journalist to overhear a conversation between British Prime Minister John Major and his finance minister yesterday. British Broadcasting Corporation reporter Adam Mynott said he was calling Mr Major's Downing Street office
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    Lock icon India to test first satellite-launching rocket by next week
    470 24 Reuter BOMBAY India will test its first satellite-launching rocket by next week, joining an exclusive club of countries with such capability. The head of the country's space programme, Udipi Ramachandra Rao, said yesterday: "This is the first step towards India's self-reliance
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  • Shipping Times
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      South African port authority seeks Singapore agent
      435 25  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE South African port authority Portnet is scouting for a local agent to promote its ports as the gateway for cargo between Southeast Asia and Southern Africa. Captain Jan Mors, executive manager (commercial), told BT that he had held discussions
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      Lock icon US govt proposes study of merchant marine
      219 25 Reuter WASHINGTON The Clinton administration on Tuesday proposed a study of the US maritime industry and benefits gained by US taxpayers from subsidies of the merchant marine. The recommendation had been anticipated for the past few weeks since a staff recommendation on industry
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      Lock icon Gulf/Japan rates relatively cheap due to overtonnage
      306 25 Knight-Ridder NEW YORK Over the long holiday weekend, grain charterers took advantage of the overtonnage situation in the Atlantic and took in forward freight at relatively cheap levels. Fixtures surfacing indicate early October freight on the Gulf/Japan route was done at only U5523.75
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      Lock icon Developing nations face problems of fleet structure
      456 25 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Participation by developing countries in world shipping, while meeting the target of two United Nations Development Decades, is still having considerable structural deficiencies, a convention was told yesterday. Fleet statistics showed that developing countries' participation in the world fleet had
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      Lock icon Shippers to raise freight rates by 15pc in Gulf, S-E Asia
      416 25 AFP ABU DHABI Shipping companies serving the oil-rich Gulf and Southeast Asia have decided to raise freight rates by nearly 15 per cent after their plunge over the past two years inflicted large losses on most firms, shipping sources
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      Lock icon Normal shipping expected for this fall's grain harvest
      471 25 Knight-Ridder KANSAS CITY Shipping is expected to be mostly normal for this fall's grain harvest, despite flooding in the US Midwest this summer that held up barges and cut off access to railroad track, transportation officials said on Tuesday. Some shipping delays
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        627 26 Vessel Vey No Berth Anivai Departure Vessel Voy No Berth ArrhraJ Departure JurOflg POft Huayu 1/93 P02 alongside 1109/1500 Chun Kuan 3 M/5 alongside 09.09/0600 Iran Takhb 1031B P07 alongside 08-09/1830 Ekueie 01/93 8 alongside 09 09/0700 Kota Ratna RTN07W P05 alongade 11.09/2300 lava Walrus B J3
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1390 26 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND La CARGO Record Booking/Balance Rstts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Ac> D*s, 438 10/2000 I 08/1500 06/1659 08/1900 2 08/1700 09/0659 09/0900 3 09/0700 09/1159 09/1400 4 09/1200 09/1459 09/1700 M
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      10712 34 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. LE6ENO PN: ship calls at Penang after
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3330 39 i? i'cff<| i I"£!piiAc 'ASJ!^ ican President Lines; Sea-Land; Neptune Orient Lines; Maersk Line; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line; Mitsui OSK Lines; Nippon Liner system; "K" Line; Orient Overseas Container Line. (Jtwfl Aassrles Tar Cart): American t Lines; Sea-Land; Neptune Orient Lines; Maersk Line; Nippon Ywen Kaisha Line; Mitsui
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      COURIER SERVICES
      281 39 Abacus Couriers Td: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898. Air Express Travel Td: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144. Airborae Freight C orporation Tel: 542-8844. Fax: 542-3716 *****80. A ■■■■■Hi Airs win norwww v ouner Td 278-0188. Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplier Td: 748-6322 (2 lines), 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. City-Link International Td: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450.
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1449 39 Abex Express Freight Td 542-7171. Fax: *****84. Aclinic Forwarder Tet 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Acdvah Singapore Td: 542-7812." Fax: *****20. Aerntink Freight lateraatioaal Tet 545-8031 Fax *****05. Td"s2-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Express Tet 542-5454. Fax: *****06. Air Express International Tel: 542-7666. Fax: *****74, *****50. Air Market Express
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      2389 40 ALBANIA Dwess: Twelve vessels in port of which 6 operating as follows: 1 discharging wheat, 2 flour, 2 general cargo, 1 coal, 1 vessel in roads waiting to discharge flour, 3 vessels due by Sep 1 of which 1 to discharge flour, 2 butter, 2 vessels due by
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      Lock icon SHIP SALES & TANKER RATES
      974 40 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES The information was contributed by Simpson Spcnce Young AFP INTEREST in panamax bulkers has been highlighted this week with three sales reported, all to Greek buyers. The Manila Grain 60,000 dwt and built 1980, Bulkmadeira 72,000 dwt and built 1974 and Adventure 61,000 dwt and built
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      AIR FREIGHT SCHEDULE
      553 40 ARRIVALS DEPARTURES Op Flight Type ETA T From Op Flight Type ETD T To TODAY TODAY KAL KE697 B747F 0150 I SEL KAL KE697 B747F 0440 I BKK SIA SQ827 B747F 1730 2 CPH/DXB SIA SQ/ B747F 0715 2 DXB/LON CLX CV794 B747F 1845 1 LUX/DXB BA822
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      318 40 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS An Dep Name of Vessel ETA ETD Ports of Calls Port Agent Telephone No SEPTEMBER 10 10 Leisure World 1500 2000 Cruise to Nowhere Lauw Sons Travel 227-8284 10 10 Coral Princess 1700 2030 Cruise to Nowhere Semjom Agencies 227-8284 12 12 Coral Princess 1100
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1010 41 THE BALTIC Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates rose to 1,409 on Tuesday from 1,406 on Sep 6. Rates appeared to have steadied around U5523.75 with combination ports for grain cargoes on the key US-Gulf-to-Japan run, brokers said. Louis Dreyfus was said to have paid this
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      COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
      775 41 THIS twice weekly report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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      TRANSPORT DIARY
      162 41 COURSES Title: Container Management (SDF 70%) Duration: Sep 9 Oct 14 (6 evenings) Organiser: Singapore National Shipping Association TeL For further details and application forms contact SNSA at td: 278-3464 or fax: 274-5079 Title: Standard Trading Conditions (SDF 70%) Duration: Sep 14 Oct 26 (7 sessions) Organiser: Singapore
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      Lock icon Cargo traffic goes up as barriers come down
      1062 42 With the lifting of economic sanctions against South Africa, the country's ports have been experiencing record growth Seatrade Review Monthly SOUTH AFRICA'S stateowned port authority Portnct handled a record 120 million tonnes of cargo at its seven ports around the country's coast
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    • AIR AND LAND TRANSPORT NEWS
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        Lock icon Chrysler's rating upgrade may mean dividend hike
        527 44 Reuter DETROIT Chrysler Corp's return to investment grade status reduces the car maker's borrowing costs by at least US$5 million (SSB.I million) and could pave the way for a dividend hike, company officials and analysts said on Tuesday. Earlier, Moody's Investors Service Inc,
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        Lock icon SIA Engineering buys machines for washing planes
        286 44 SINGAPORE SIA Engineering has invested about S3 million in labour-saving machines that wash aircraft making Singapore Airlines one of the few carriers in the world to have switched to mechanical washing. Since last month, SIA Engineering has been using two Swedish-made Nordic Dino
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        Lock icon Thefts lead to review of warehouse security measures
        416 44 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Security measures at Malaysia Airlines Cargo Complex in Subang and its adjacent forwarding agents' warehouses are being reviewed, following several incidents of pilferage in the past six months. Freight Forwarders, represented by the Airfreight Forwarders Association of Malaysia (Afam),
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        Lock icon TNT reports turnaround
        324 44 AFP SYDNEY Troubled Australian transport giant TNT reported yesterday an A 589.2 million (5592.7 million) turnaround in pre-tax operating profits to AS 14.2 million for the financial year ended June 30, after losses last year of As7s million. But abnormal items, principally foreign currency losses and a
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      • LOG BOOK
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          European airlines' traffic growth up
          65 44 SINGAPORE Traffic growth for European airlines showed an upswing in July. Passenger carriage was up 9.9 per cent on July 1992's figures, and about 2 percentage points higher than at the beginning of this year. July's overall load factor increased 1.3 points to 73.1 per
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          S'pore-Johor ferry service deal signed
          78 44 SINGAPORE Ferrylink Sdn Bhd and Malaysia's Ministry of Transport yesterday formalised an agreement to operate a scheduled passenger and vehicle ferry service plying between Johor and Singapore. Dato Dr Loy Hean Hcong. president of MBf group of companies, signed the deal on behalf of Ferrylink,
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          Lock icon Fiji carrier begins S-E Asian service
          67 44 AFP SUVA The Fiji government-owned shipping line, the Fiji National Shipping Line, today begins a new direct shipping service to South-east Asian ports using its 9000-tonne ship. Fiji Pioneer. The vessel leaves the north-western Viti Lcvu port of Lautoka on its inauguration trip with
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          Lock icon Howard Smith profit down 12pc
          118 44 Bloomberg Business News SYDNEY Howard Smith Ltd, the oldest shipping company in Australia, said net profit in the year ended June 30 fell 12 per cent to A 546.96 million (5548.7 million) but the company is emerging from the effects of the worldwide recession. "Hie
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        INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
        836 44 Pane Col ABC Containeriine 12 I Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 •APL 5 3-5 Appenship 18 1/2 Alpha Feeders 6 I •ANL 3 1/2 •ASCL 5 5 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 Ball Orient Line x 7 4/5 Bank Line. The
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1410 44 ag nm no nm no_ atj w eta nw rre Aba Mute Gf 146 1120 GFI47 1850 Frankfurt LH778 1600 LH789 0435 AMaida QF81 1930 QF82 2055 g* 2225 §0228 2120 SQ328 2300 LH779 2359 Amsterdam KL837 1445 KL832 0020 SQ323 1815 KL838 2320 Fafcaika SQ989
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      491 26 TSKLME AGENCIES (S) PTE. LTD. r I TZ wmrp Tel: 226-3363 npBW JL #3«JX# I lIMr f w —i—•. j| x p£ *****/TSKSIN TOKYO SENPAKU KAISHA, LTD. CR No: U*****0000N I I exports TO HOwexdwL lant*. tt»*» t jtf*m -two; wratr I ST <38 **oro9 «»oro9 07.09 1019 ULW *****
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      2124 27 BH,pp,NO AOENC,EB DOCUMENTATION TEL: *****55 (INWARD)/3200«90 (OUTWARD) SSJft!?. TEL. 624 M 4 CFS TEL *****6 BOOKINGS TEL: *****80 *****81/ *****82 TEL: *****3/41 F>« M27o® CFS (PSA F5) TEL: *****21/ *****79 RA Hm \4 L 07 23 IMO FAX 07 *****9 CUSTOMER SVC TEL: *****92/*****91/*****93 JOHOR BAHRU TEL. 07-*****0 FAX. 07-*****9
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      1770 27 INCREASING COVERAGE OF ITALY NOW ALSO SERVING NAPLES/PALERMO IN ADDITION TO GENOA AND LEGHORN VESSEL: MAERSK ROTTERDAM V. 9308 ETA SIN 12TH SEPT 93 Vesact Voy ETA ETC F«adar by S DESTINATIONS fTA ~TI CfS 13/09 2359 MRS JOH LPK PEN OAK (LOB HOU I MEM I ATL MIA CMS
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      1654 28 AQABA R DAM/ [i ALSO ACCEPTING FROM VESSEL VOY NO SPORE JEDOAH (VIA JED) S TON H BURG A WERP HAVRE WEST ALA YStA *AGA 31/135 8/9 25/9 26/9 26/9 Port Kelang, Periang LUDWIOSHAFEN EXPRESS 09/335 11/9 20/9 26/9 29/9 2/10 4/10 6/10 Pssir Gudang KASUGA I 26/136 15/9 2/10
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      575 28 FCL 4 Breakbulk Service to: AFGHANISTAN MAM Afghanistan Ltd., Sole Foreign Forwarder in Kabul for all services C.I.S.- Vostochny, Vladivostok, Moscow, Tashkent, Kiev, Minsk, Riga, Baku, Irkutsk, Alma Ata North Korea Vietnam t Mongolia Hungary CSFR t Poland ocwans AGENCIES (FAR EAST) LTD NOUAKCHOTT-BANJUL-BISSAU-LUANDA-BATA Feeder Vessel ETA SIN VILLE DE
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      2067 29 STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hm Chiang Road #11-01 Keppd Towers 0208 Tol: *****88 Fax: *****17 new guinea pacific unc jggßP (A SERVICE OF CHINA NAVIGATION CO) Acctrrs YcffyV CARGO DUE SAJIS STRAITS PMDC V2OC MR, Skan. Tjw 09 10 S«p 10 Sap 12 Sap FCL. LCL CONTAINER ANO BREAK
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      2764 29 SINGAPORE AGENT: riat*c P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd Tgk M IXW i(Vl|l dI 1 ICI 9 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 KEPPEL TOWERS. SINGAPORE 0208 ■KMMnL w w Tel 225 2233 Tetex RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT VEMBL VOY fM *P*Q MM
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      822 30 GENERAL AGENT C R NO *****81-0000^^^^^ ifK EKA JAYA AGENCIES >9K§r TEL: *****22 (8 LINES) FAX: *****05 SALES REPRESENTATIVES IN CHARGE [IjIYAWMAH THAPC PAQtH I HANPWONE/DIWECTH WLLIAM W« zttfittf mowuHMa Hi TAH *****7} MO CHI IMNH CITY TRAPt HtHRY HOC 2UH24 *****28/******4 WAAQHa *****44/*****80 LKKLVW CHAM *****2? I *****22/*****83 TO
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      1653 30 HANJIN SHIPPING FW *Sl SM IN HAU. SEA POX FM VS. SM IIM HAUL SAV ILM NYC HANJIN VANCOUVER 014E 9/9 OKCT 31/9 2/10 HMUN VANCOUO 01« 9/9 K HONGKONG 0411 14/10 15/10 17/10 HANJM OAKLAND 023E 16/9 DOIECT 7/10 9/10 HMUN OML/UC 02X 16/9 M EUROPf 009 C 21/10
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      2043 31 11 "NEPTUNE AMAZONITE 04W" ETA SGP 11/09/93 II II SS II ETA RDM 27/09/93, FLX 28/09/93, BRE 30/09/93, 11 H II LEH 02/10/93 HI VESSEL VOY LOS OAK VAN CCC CLE CLB DAL OCT HOI UPH NO* MA HP TDK WON CALIFORNIA SATURN 59E 15/09 02/10 04/10 00/10 07/10 I
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      1142 31 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHAPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKINGS: BALT ORIENT LINE: *****64 FESCO: *****06 ENQUWES: *****33 BLASCO ODESSA: *****51/*****31/*****13 MVENTORY: *****45 INWARD: *****81 OUTWARD: *****80 TRANSMPMENT: *****78 KL: 03-*****75/697 PORT KELANG: *****43/ *****40 JAKARTA: *****57 PENANG: *****4/ *****8 JOHORE BAHRU: *****1/ *****1 MARINE INSURANCE SERVICE: *****87/ *****87 CR NO: **********0/N
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      1505 32 K44hm V" AS AGENTS: "R" LIME (SINGAPORE) PTC LTD (CH No: **********0 M) U TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 I W T MALAYSIA: "I" LINE MAAITIMC (MALAYSIA) SON BHO I W£J TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 1 INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAWTINTWNUSA. TEL:
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      1077 32 PHIU-ORIENT LINGS PTE LTD r 108 Robinson Road #07-00 GMG Building Singapore 0106 Tel: *****22/*****69/*****00 Telex: RS ***** Fax: *****76/*****38 A MEMBER OF THE SINGAPORE FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION I AUSTRAUA/NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCL/LCL SERVICE^ 16 SEP SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 12 SEP AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON, LYTTLETON, NEW PLYMOUTH. NAPIER. CHRISTCHURCH 28
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      1007 33 I MM PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PtL Building, Singapore 0106. I I fll mK CR NO **********0E I I VESSEL VOY SIN CMS JIB JED AQJ AOE MOO PZU ASA I I KOTA WUAYA WJAO3I 5/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 22/10 20/10 22/10 2S/10 I
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      1628 33 vessels ypT spoke haamukg hoitohxm ANTwmr thams u hhw <m sman oiioiT" 13/00 00/10 11/ it 12/10 13/10 iy 10 WUi PI KMC 9?xTw 10/00 14/10 10/10 17/ It 1»/1» 29/10 fOt EOT 7230W 27/09 23/10 2VIO 2t/10 27/10 29/10 mmmmmm turn 04/10 30/10 01/11 *2/11 03/11 ovn •ALSO ACCEFTMG
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      472 33 I k| BSA j|T M MYANMA n FIVE STAR UNE (Myanmar National Line) Loadmf for Yanjon (Ranfoon) Sport P.KIf fen P.Gdf PWTA vi 30* m rt AVA VI23V 11 S*v 8/10 S«p VI94N 9/11 S«p PAGAN ¥200* 17 S«p PATHEK Vl24* 17 if) 19/22 Stp MALAYSIA WWTS BOUSTEAD SWPWG AGENCES
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      59 35 1/C VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD fi) JMmaJ Established Since 1984 OCEANIA PORTS REGULAR GROUP AGE ux consolidation AUCKLAND SYDNEY IMPORT St EXPORT nAI m MELBOURNE FRENANTLE SERVICES FOR BOOKING ft SAILING SCHEDULE. CALL THE TOTAL TRANSPORTATION PEOPLE. VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD VISA LCL CONSOL PTE LTD TOLL-FREE TEL:
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      1711 36 Full Container Liner Services mm Genera/ Agents: Booking Agents: Gum Gua« Skipping Sdii Bhd Chung Chioo S4n SM PJ. Gtofcof Prtra Indonosii Mnritim Costar Shipping Pte Ltd su*mt rmm Mn c«otr» mim st Penuraa l* 3.34 m rim 11 it n 11L23 2 Histri Road 47 N* Strati ***** Part
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      395 36 PJ* SHINYEI SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD 10 ANSON ROAD #15-01/02 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA SINGAPORE 0207 CRNO: **********0 M HOT LINE: *****38 (8 LINES) EUROPE ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG FELIXSTOWE 11/09 LEHAVRE/ANTWERP MEDITERRANEAN Barcelona, Marseille, genoa 14/09 USA LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK 12/09 *ALL IPI DESTINATIONS. ■■ii.iin.ui^ NATIONAL EXPRESS Wz—j FORWARDERS (S) PTE LTD
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      514 36 k I M vl I I i I I VKSU VQT lAKARTA SPORE^^^^BANQlOl^^^^MAiri^^^^all^^^^^SfllPM^^l' OCEANU txmss |7 SEP 23 SEP 26 OCT 2 OCT 7 OCT J I I OCEANIA EXPRESS U OCT II OCT 22 OCT 21 NOV 2 NOV 4 (RgFER CON TAKER A VMUtBU) I lliJ iI ¥1
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      612 37 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES —10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 13/09 ROTTERDAM TI/09 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 13/09 HAMBURG/BREMEN 13/09 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 24/09 FELIXSTOWE/UK 13/09 BARCELONA/SPAIN 12/09 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 13/09 GENOA/ITALY 11/09 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 13/09 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 12/09 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 13/09 NEW YORK/EC 12/09 FREMANTLE/ADELAIOE 12/09 VANCOUVER 10/09 BRISBANE 15/09
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      1481 37 ITTTfrT^ 8 1 nnmTT m TO! 11—IMil'l I ',l——l VESSEL VOY m JKT VO Y I 1 ,is IWWUM 1M Fri K/1 Tin 14/1 mMm VOY sn WCK QVmj DWM azi Sal 11ZLJM.JKL Ii; 22" "J2" ~22~ I i JARU BMUM UN Fri 10/1 Mow 11/1 WAMA BHUM I*ll Wod
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      1808 38 *ABMN CONTAINER LINES I KV\ V l Afl >ltt: MAC-NELB SPORE: *****22 (24 LINES) PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****57 MANILA (632) *****61 P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 HKG/TWN/BKK I GOTH/UKB/MED PORTS PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK SIN 12/9 13/9 14/9 Honf Konj Idn/Rx/Rdm/Ant/LHV/Ham
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      864 38 THONG SOON UNES PTE LTD 1 I 78 SHENTON WAY #10-01, SINGAPORE 0207 I I TEL: 227-5088 FAX: 227-6011 I I TLX: RS ***** CARRIER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO I SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK ftSSEL VOY S'PORE PEST VESSEL VOY STORE PEST EQUATOR JAOE 89/3E 13 SEP KUCHING EQUATOR GRACE
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      44 40 jmL DIRECT SAILING NEW DELHI (ICD) Also accepting: UCL/FCL BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, MADRAS CARRIER'S B/L, FASTEST TRANSIT, Ist NEW DELHI EXPRESS "Count on us for service and mors." For Booking Enquiries cell us at: ft jw ~1 SKIPPER SHIPPING PTE LTD TEL: *****49, *****63 IP
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      56 41 —-1 "The Etecufcve Housekeeper -(his tatelj O I I wants is me. But I'll never najlecfe I -this house, J Any Job. any Career. Available Any Day. Any Time, anywhere. The Straits Times The Sunday Times business Times The New Paper LIANHE ZAOBAO LIANHE WANBAO SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS BERITA
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      18 41 I^ EYE ON THE TIGERS Nobody covers East Asia like we do. The Region. Everyday. m BusinessTimcs HMfMI
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      334 42 NORTH PHILIPPINES FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE MANILA VIGOUR PACfIC 26M 10/09/93 18/09/93 "jfj* Y VIGOUR PACFIC Z6AMB 13/09/93 18/09. 93 VIGOUR SINGAPORE fiOfi 17/09/93 25/09/93 VIGOUR SINGAPORE 62ANB 20/09/93 25/09/93 PORT KLANG/PENANG FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE PORT KLANG PENANG VIGOUR PACIFIC 2&S 10/09/93 U/Q9/93 VIGOUR PENANG
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      520 42 ©APPENSHIP fS) HAMBURG \J\J CONVENTIONAL ft INDEPENDENT UNER SERVICE > EUROPE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA ANO FAR EAST VESSELS LOMNNG PORTS DCSCKARGf 10ADMG FOR LORELEY ANTWERP SLD SPORE 12/9 OLIOCR HAMBURG SLO SPORE 30/9. JKT 2/10 AOAUCMMOM BREMERHAVEN 8/9 SPORE 8/10. SHANGHAI. RIZHAO. XINGANG KOALA CONTAINER LINE STORE ax HAM
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      396 42 I. COSCO IMC CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P.O. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 28/08 Rotterdam/Antwerp CHWtA CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P.G. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 15/09 20/00 Huangpu/Guangzhou COSCO FULL CONTAINER HHVICtI (FCL/FCL) 1 EXPORT TO: CHINA/BANGKOK/HONGKONG EUROPE/CONTINENTAL WEST MEDITERRANEAN J J AUSTRALIA US WEST COAST PERSIAN GULF/KARACHI Pteeae
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      972 43 4 HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE regis VQY I PNA I PKE 1 PCD VESSELS VQY I SIN I RTM ANT* LfH* HAM BREt FEI MM ADVANCE 26A 07/09 OS/09 09/09 H. EXPIORER 307N 13/09 01/10 01/10 02/10 03/10 03/10 05/10 NORASIA MALACCA 9328 A 14/09
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      485 43 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS INBOUND VESSELS RSSU W 9 PI IN U miSMM M 11/ l 11/ l ■teats 3 11/ l IJ/I IWSM must 1 M/l M l UUII I 14/* 111 Dint MM {I It/I UEU TUMI J1 IT/I lUKII IN 17 M/l
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