The Business Times, 15 October 1993

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    13 1 Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA (P) 552/12/92 Friday October 15 1993 75«
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Rate drop boosts Dow by 18.16 points
      68 1 Reuter NEW YORK Wall Street stocks gained ground at midsession yesterday, boosted by a drop in long-term interest rates and solid earnings by Chrysler Corp. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 18.16 points at 3,621.35 at 1 pm EDT. In the broad
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      Lock icon Gatt head moves to calm Uruguay fears
      72 1 AP GENEVA The head of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade on Thursday moved to calm European fears that Hollywood giants will kill off European culture under a proposed world trade deal. In a thinly veiled reference to the French government and
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    114 1 Stock market indices Thursday Change STII 2.077.95 +24.07 KLSE Composite 919.03 +7.65 Nikkei 20,082.81 f 44.41 Hang Seng i,«i2 40 119.44 SET Index 1,137 6 -3.31 Jakarta Composite ...453.95 +4.97 CLSA China B unav Aust All Ord 2.062.0 1 23.4 FTSE !00 3.086 3 +5.4 Thursday Previous Ipm
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    Foreign funds take 3 bourses to new highs
    125 1  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Strong foreign institutional buying powered three regional stock markets to record finishes yesterday. In Singapore, heavy buying by US institutions pushed the Straits Times Industrials Index to its fourth consecutive high. The STII jumped 24.07 points to close
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    Telecom C shares: Bid at $3.10 to $3.25, say analysts
    690 1  -  By Genevieve Cua, Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Bid for Singapore Telecom shares at $3.10 to $3.25 apiece for a decent chance of success that is the advice of most analysts to those keen on the tender portion of the 1.1
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    Govt endorses CRC suggestions to minimise cost increases
    465 1  -  By Schutz Lee SINGAPORE The government has broadly endorsed the recommendations of the Cost Review Committee on ways to minimise cost increases in the future. But it has singled out two recommendations which it disagrees with. The first relates to the subsidy
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    Court upholds ban on young children of SIA staff flying first class
    427 1  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Flying first class used to be the norm for senior Singapore Airlines stafT when they made use of their annual free tickets. But not since June 1991. when SIA banned non-farc-paying children under six
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    Ghafar expected to resign as M'sian DPM next week
    352 1  -  From Leslie Lopez in KUALA LUMPUR ABDUL Ghafar Baba is set to resign from his post as Deputy Prime Minister sometime next week, ending his career as one of Malaysia's longestserving politicians. Confidants of the deputy premier say Mr Ghafar made
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    Sabah Shipyard MD fined $20,000 for Companies Act offences
    364 1  -  By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE The managing director of Sabah Shipyard. Malaysia's second largest shipyard, was fined a total of $20,000 yesterday for four offences related to his dealings as a director in another company. Joseph Chong. who pleaded guilty to all
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      75 1 Regional Focus: p* 7 (Sj j R OCT 199, Should plunging pes\fihi> pegf&dfr Contused about the Singapore Telecom issue and afraid of missing out? lie provide a step-by-step guide in Saturday's Business Times, in the Personal Finance Investment section. Also, ur examine the other public share offering Earn International before
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • eye on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Property' ads dip
        333 2  -  Bv A J Leow THE number of advertisements for resale properties in The Straits limes Classified section fell to 48.082 in September after crossing the 50.000 mark in the previous two months. Although there were more ads for landed property, the overall figure was dragged down by
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      Businessmen urged to take look at S Africa
      245 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE businessmen should lav the groundwork now to invest in South Africa, for when the African National Congress (ANC) takes over the country after the April 27 election, major economic policy changes favourable to foreign investors will be
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      Lock icon IT sector forecast to expand by 15pc this year
      435 2  -  Reports by Bernard Chew SINGAPORE'S information technology industry will continue to do well in the near term, with growth rates of 15 and 21 per cent expected in 1993 and 1994 respectively, according to the National Computer Board's 11 industry survey.
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      Lock icon Dhana on need for 'soft' infrastructure
      221 2 SINGAPORE needed "soft" infrastructure to support its transition from a manufacturing economy to one based on knowledge. Trade and Industry Minister S Dhanabalan said yesterday. This meant creating an environment that enabled international and local companies to interact easily, he said at the marketing
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      Lock icon Fewer job hoppers in industry last year
      191 2 THE RATE of staff turnover in Singapore's information technology sector continued to fall last year, according to the IT manpower survey released by the National Computer Board yesterday. In 1992. the industry's manpower turnover rate was 14.6 per cent, down from 15.4 per
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      CPF savings up 11.9pc, membership 3pc
      222 2 CENTRAL Provident Fund savings grew by 11.9 per cent to $51.5 billion in 1992 while CPF membership grew 3 per cent to 2J million, according to the CPF Annual Report for 1992. There were 39,000 selfemployed members in 1992, and their numbers are expected
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      Singapore group buys second Hilton in Australia
      231 2 SINGAPORE-based Golden Wheel Group has acquired the 42(Vroom Hilton on the Park in Melbourne for ASSO million (5551.7 million). Group chairman Ong khim Kiat told BT yesterday that the deal was sealed last Friday with Australian company Hudson Conway, a unit of the
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      Govt asked to define basic medical care in local context
      288 2  -  Yesterday in Parliament Reports by Chuang Peck Ming, Schutz Lee THREE Members of Parliament yesterday called on the government to define what was basic medical care in Singapore. on the third day of a debate on the findings of the
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    • Article
      Raising the same points on GST again and again
      246 2 OPPOSITION Member Low Thia khiang is trying to make political capital out of his report in the Cost Review Committee b> harping on the same pomts he had made in the dehate on the Goods and Services lax. says finance Minister
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    • IN BRIEF
      • Article
        Private property breakdown
        67 2 THERE are about 130.(XX) private housing units, of which 60.000 are landed. The rest are flats or shophouses. About 77 per cent of the apartments arc owned by Singaporeans and 23 per cent by foreigners. Locals own 93 per cent of landed properties. Three in five of
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        Nearly 10,000 red-plate cars today
        38 2 UP TO August. 9.786 cars have been registered as weekend cars. Four-fifths are those 1.600 cc and below. Eight per cent are 1.601 to 2.000 cc. and the rest 2.001 cc and above.
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        None left for private practice
        29 2 FROM 1990 to 1992. no local medical graduate left for private practice after finishing their housemanship or within the first vear as a doctor.
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        URA tenders and Far East Group
        51 2 COMPANIES linked to the Far East Group won the tender in the first two URA small parcel tenders for private landed housing because they put in the highest bids for the majority of the plots, said Minister of State for National Development Lim Hng
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  • THE REGION
    • Article
      Flood of shopping space in Bangkok to hit retailers hard
      546 3  -  From Alan Boyd in BANGKOK RETAILERS are bracing for a sharp drop in revenue when a flood of new shopping space is unleashed in the Thai capital early next year including Asia's biggest department store complex. Seacon Square, a 500,000
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      Curbs on foreigners seen hampering development of Indon retail market
      390 3  -  From Al Labita in MANILA RESTRICTIONS on foreign retailers are hampering development of Indonesia's 185 million-consumer market into a shoppers' paradise, a retailing executive warns. "The government, until now, still restricts foreign retailers to enter Indonesia," Indonesia Retail Association (IRA)
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      Call to allow foreigners to expand business in Thailand
      150 3 BANGKOK The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has suggested that the government push for the amendment of the Revolutionary Council Order 281 to allow foreigners to expand their businesses. The Nation yesterday quoted Badin Asavanich, chairman of FITs legal committee, as
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      Lock icon KL backs move to step up Asean cooperation in services
      454 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will support any move to step up cooperation in the services industry at the Asean level. Minister of International Trade and Industry Ralldah Aziz said yesterday: "If there are any areas of services that Asean is
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      Lock icon Vietnam nowhere near being economic dynamo: trader
      370 3 AFP HONGKONG Those who think Vietnam is poised to be East Asia's next economic dynamo in the near future are dreaming, says a seasoned Indochina trader. "It's not going to happen. Not for a long time. Vietnam has a very long way to
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      Lock icon US to press Beijing for better access to grain market
      431 4 Reuter BEIJING The United States, faced with a weak shortterm outlook for its grain exports to China, will press Beijing for better market access when Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy arrives on Saturday. The main items on Mr Espy's agenda during
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      Lock icon China sees rights dialogue with US as important
      336 4 AFP BEIJING China yesterday said it viewed as important a human rights dialogue with the US. but it renewed a warning that linking the issue to extension of its trade privileges would be "unacceptable". Washington's senior diplomat on human rights. John Shattuck.
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      Lock icon Just a bag and somewhere to go
      63 4 Reuter HONGKONG An ethnic Chinese woman boards a plane for Hainan Island from Kai Tak airport on Wednesday. The Hongkong Government has started to repatriate about 340 Vietnamese-born ethnic Chinese who (led Vietnam to Guangxi Province in China in the late 1970s and
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      Lock icon S Korea not planning to end rice import ban
      149 4 Reuter SEOUL South Korea has no plans to end its ban on rice imports even if Japan opens up its own market, a senior agriculture ministry official said. "We (South Korea) are under a different political and economic situation. Even if
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      Lock icon Patten's surprise concession agreeable to Beijing
      195 4 Reuter HONGKONG China has agreed to a surprise concession offered by Hongkong Governor Chris Patten in the row over the territory's democratic future. Mr Patten told reporters that reforms for local council elections next year and legislative polls in 1995 the last before Britain
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Aussie city project: no Japanese pullout
        63 4 Reuter CANBERRA Australian and Japanese ofTicials yesterday denied reports that Japanese firms have withdrawn from a planned futuristic scicncc city in Australia. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Japanese companies taking part in the AS2 billion (552.07 billion) projcct on the edge of Adelaide
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        Lock icon Indons step up patrols of disputed isles
        94 4 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia's navy has stepped up patrols around two islands also claimed by Malaysia and vowed to defend them, a naval spokesman said yesterday. Indonesia and Malaysia have been locked in a dispute sincc 1969 over ownership of Sipadan and Ligitan islands
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        Lock icon Japan's job losses up 30pc
        64 4 Knight-Ridder TOKYO The number of people who lost jobs as a result of the current recession rcachcd 240,000 in April-August, the first 5 months of the current April-March fiscal year, the Labour Ministry said yesterday. The figure represents a 30.3 per ccnt jump from the
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        Lock icon Philippine reserves dip to US$4.9b
        86 4 Reuter MANILA The Philippines' international reserves dropped in] September to their lowest point in a year, partly due to paymcntsl to its bilateral creditors. Central Bank governor Gabriel Singson said. The reserves fell for the fifth month in September to U554.94 billion (557.74 billion) from
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        Lock icon Breakthrough on Aussie budget issue
        71 4 Reuter ADELAIDE The Australian Democrats support changes to the 1993-94 budget which will allow for a rise in the tax on wine, raising Australian SIOO million (SSIO2 million) over four years, a spokesman for l>cmocrats leader Cheryl Kcrnot said. The wine tax issue has been
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      Lock icon US group gathers data on copyright piracy in China
      390 4 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING China has become Asia's "copyright piracy haven" and risks billions of dollars in US sanctions for not abiding by a bilateral agreement on copyright protection, a US business group said. Eric Smith, executive director and general counsel
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      Lock icon US sets standards to gauge Japan's market accessibility
      493 5 NYT TOKYO As a keystone of its new approach to trade with Japan, the US will demand that foreign companies gain the same share of the market for various goods and services in Japan as in other industrial nations, a senior American
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      Keidanren urges tax cuts of 5 trillion yen
      198 5 TOKYO Keidanren, Japan's largest organisation of business leaders and opinion makers, has given a tax policy plan to the Japanese government which includes an in-come-tax cut of 5 trillion yen (5573.7 billion) the Nihon Keizai newspaper said. The cuts would be during
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      India wants to expand links with Asean
      245 5  -  By Nirmal Ghosh in NEW DELHI THE Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, Salman Khursheed. would like to "develop the sectoral dialogue with Asean into a full dialogue as quickly as possible." In an interview with BT, Mr Khursheed said: "Asean's relationships
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  • REGIONAL FOCUS
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      Lock icon Peso's decline fuels devaluation debate
      602 7  -  By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE The continued decline of the Philippine peso has fuelled debate on whether the peso should be pegged to a fixed rate against the US dollar. Those who want to see a weaker peso have argued that it would boost Philippine exports,
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      Lock icon China's grip on yen may lead to single swap rate
      618 7 KnightRidder HONGKONG Despite recent talk China may be easing a financial clampdown, the central bank is tightening its grip on renminbi yuan swap centre trading, and may be moving to unify swap rates nationwide within months. While keeping the yuan
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon US pushes Russia, Ukraine nuke deal
        92 8 Reuter WASHINGTON Secretary of State Warren Christopher will encourage Russia and the Ukraine to move on a deal in which they could earn billions of dollars by selling nuclear warhead material to the United States, a senior US official said on Wednesday. The accord
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        Lock icon Clinton warning to Haiti's Cedras
        75 8 Reuter WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday he was examining new action against Haiti's military' leaders if they continued to defy the international community. In an interview with a Spanish-language television network, Clinton said it was obvious Haitian military leader General Raoul Cedras was
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        Lock icon Gorbachev hints at return to power
        126 8 Reuter BONN Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev again hinted in a newspaper interview that he might try to return to power, and said Russia's rulers were trying to silence him. In an interview to be published in Berliner Morgenposi daily, Mr Gorbachev hit out
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        Lock icon US rejoices in Nobel victories
        125 8 Reuter NEW YORK The United States, as in years past, is sweeping the Nobel Prizes this year and seeing in the awards a mark of recognition for an educational system often derided as a blackboard jungle. So far eight of the 10 Nobel winners announced
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      Lock icon US House to vote on Nafta on Nov 17, tough battle expected
      537 8 AFP WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives will vote on the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) on Nov 17, the White House said Wednesday. The legislation implementing Nafta will be introduced in the House on Nov 1
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      Lock icon Ontario govt says Nafta violates constitution
      372 8 Reuter TORONTO The Ontario provincial government has decided to challenge the North American Free Trade Agreement through a "legal reference" to the Ontario Court of Appeal. Premier Bob Rae said in remarks prepared for delivery to the provincial legislature. "This government believes that Nafta
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      Lock icon Still no progress in world trade talks with deadline just two months away
      430 8 AP, Reuter BRUSSELS With the deadline for wrapping up seven years of world trade talks just two months away, European Community and US negotiators report little progress in trans-Atlantic disputes that jeopardise a global accord. The General
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      Lock icon Meeting of Quad trade ministers not confirmed
      198 8 knight-Ridder BRUSSELS A planned meeting of trade ministers of the so-called "Quad" group is still not confirmed, the European Commission said yesterday. On Wednesday. EC External Economic Affairs Commissioner Leon Brittan said a meeting of representatives of the US. EC. Canada and Japan
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      EC draws investment despite global recession
      308 8  -  By Said Abdullah SINGAPORE The European Community remains a powerful magnet for inward investment, says a Financial Times survey, despite global recession and the attractions of the booming Pacific Rim countries. According to FT estimates, EC countries have in the last two years, been
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • Article
      FCC outbids other developers for Bt Merah site at $57.8m
      466 9  -  Bidding shows three-cornered fight between firms related to the Kwek empire By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE In an aggressive move to shore up its depleting landbank. First Capital Corporation Ltd has outbid several developers for a condominium development site in Bukit
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      Keen bidding for leasehold landed sites
      646 9  -  By Sylvia Wong SINGAPORE Major developers have gained confidence in leasehold landed property, judging by the preliminary results of an HDB tender which closed yesterday. Three of the six sites offered were contested strongly by big players such as the Far East Organisation, City
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      Chuan Hup, Swens in $15m joint venture project
      202 9 SINGAPORE Chuan Hup Holdings and Swens Asia-Pa-cific have entered into a $15 million joint venture whose initial project is to build a four-storey office building and factory to house Swens' headquarters. In separate announcements yesterday, the two listed companies said Swens would
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      Telecom misses out on millions by hanging on to Hillcrest site as academy
      722 9  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE When driving along Bukit Timah just before the stretch where Dunearn Road meets Adam Road, you might be struck by the incongruous sight of a tall complex jutting out
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      MHE blames rise in costs for dismal results
      271 9  -  By Magdalene Ng SINGAPORE Sesdaqlisted Material Handling Engineering yesterday blamed its dismal performance for 1993 on an unexpected drop in margins and increase in expenditure. In response to queries from the Singapore stock exchange, it clarified that its af-ter-tax loss for the
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      China Everbright fails to secure controlling stake in HTP
      322 9  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE The first takeover bid by a Chinese firm in the Singapore market has fallen through as China Everbright Holdings failed to secure majority control of Singapore listed HTP Holdings. In a statement issued through its adviser
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      Guthrie directors not aware of reasons for heavy share trading
      154 9 SINGAPORE Construction firm Guthrie GTS has said its directors are not aware of reasons that would have caused the widespread buying of its shares. They are also unable to substantiate rumours that they are planning a merger with property developers
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      Lock icon SUMMARY
      353 9 Source: Bridge Info Performance of STII's Index stocks Oct 14 Last StK la4rx Mock oak Chf* (actor mot rrs (S) (I) Avimo I "WO -0010 I JO -0.S9 CAT 8.300 0 350 5.67 20 65 CKkM 6 550 0 100 4 48 5 90 TAN ***** 0 400 998
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
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          JC-MPH sells 2.5m JCEM shares
          55 10 SINGAPORE Jack Chia-MPH has sold 2.5 million shares in Jack Chia Enterprises (M) for MS 15 million (559.2 million). Its stake in JCEM is now down to 11.11 million shares (38.4 per cent), of which 9.5 million will be sold to Danac Resources under an
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          National Kap enters China joint venture
          69 10 SINGAPORE National Kap has entered into an agreement with Wuxi Peace Machinery Electronics Group Co (Peace Co) to set up a company in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. China, to produce capacitors. The joint-venture company, Wuxi National Kap. will have paid-up capital of USSS million (Ss7.B
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          PacCan acquires two new companies
          95 10 SINGAPORE Pacific Can Investment Holdings has acquired two companies Averian Holdings and PacCan PMS. Averian is a shelf company for which PacCan paid $2. It has authorised capital of Sioo,ooo and will engage in the trading of timber and related products. Averian has a purchase
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        492 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Managers prices ($> Oct is Insurance Fund e ii-i* T_.»t Income Bond Policy 3.75 3.88 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.57 I 65 PHIOeMM The Savings Fund 1.47 I 54 PruLink Mgd Fund 1.30 13 S'porc Prog Fund 063 066sd MADA Dumimilri S'porc See Fund 0 94
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        Lock icon M'sian MD charged for false report on firm's profit
        332 10 MBT Kuala Lumpur The managing director of a company listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's (KLSE) second board will be charged in the Sessions Court today under the Companies Act 1965 for making a false report relating to the company's
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        Lock icon Thai rating agency sets benchmark
        124 10 Knight-Ridder BANGKOK Thailand's first credit rating agency has worked out a ratings benchmark based on firms listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. It expects to announce its first actual Thai corporate debt ratings by the end of October. The benchmark will ensure ratings are
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        Daewoo wants SAe to participate in US$1b project
        258 10  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Singapore Aerospace (SAe) yesterday confirmed that it had been approached by Daewoo Heavy Industries to take part in a US$l billion (551.57 billion) project to produce Asian-made aircraft. But it has no plans to join the project as
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        287 10 Bernama WASHINGTON Malaysia, among the world's best performers this year, has been named as one of the world's top five hottest markets for investment in 1994. The top-rated Fortune magazine says "adventurous investors with steely nerves and an appetite for
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        280 10 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Mining Corporation Bhd reported a 74 per cent rise in group pre-tax profit of M 562.17 million (5537.9 million) for the half year ended July 31 from M 535.65 million previously. Group turnover declined 30 per cent to M$ 185.08
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        251 10 Reuter JAKARTA Shares in PT Indah Kiat. a major Indonesian pulp and paper concern, have been under pressure on the Jakarta stock market following a fire at one of its units, the latest in a string of misfortunes. dealers said. Indah
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          Lock icon Hutchison seeks to arrange HK$3b loan
          115 14 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Hutchison Whampoa, a conglomerate controlled by Hongkong tycoon Li Ka-shing, plans to arrange a HKS3 billion (SS6I9 million), five-year syndicated loan, the Chinese-language Express newspaper reported. It quoted Mr Li as saying there was no problem in getting banks to
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          Lock icon Daiei profit falls 8.4pc
          115 14 AFP TOKYO Japan's Daiei Inc said its unconsolidated pre-tax profit for the six months to August fell 8.4 per cent from a year earlier to 10.5 billion yen (SSI6I million). The nation's largest supermarket chain operator said sales increased 1.2 per cent to 1.01 trillion yen.
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          Lock icon Woolworths sales up 12.5pc
          96 14 Bloomberg Business News SYDNEY Australia's newest listed company, retailer Woolworths Ltd, announced its sales grew by 12.5 per cent in the 14 weeks ended Oct 3, the first quarter of the company's current financial year. Sales in the quarter totalled A 52.87 billion (553.05 billion), compared
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          72 14 AP SEOUL A subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai business conglomerate said it would build a joint venture steel container plant in India. Hyundai Precision and Industries Company, South Korea's largest container maker, will contribute 17 per cent of the total US$2O million (5532.2
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        161 14 AP NEW DELHI Mars Inc, the American chocolate giant, is setting up shop in this land addicted to sugar and sweets in the face of strong opposition from a local company. The Hackettstown, New Jersey-based Mars company plans to invest
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        525 14 Reuter BOMBAY Stock brokers in Bombay refused to trade for a second day yesterday and vowed to continue their strike until authorities resolved an impasse over scandal-linked shares seized by tax authorities. Stock exchanges in Calcutta, Ahmedabad and New Delhi were also
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        373 14 Reuter LONDON British Aerospace pic (BAe) yesterday announced over one thousand job cuts at two subsidiaries and trade unions said they feared many thousands more jobs would be lost. The announcement came as official figures showed Britain's jobless total fell for
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        AGL shrugs off crime probe with interim profits up 38pc
        327 14  -  From Catherine Ong in HONGKONG ALLIED Group Ltd (AGL), the company at the centre of a major Hongkong commercial crime probe, has reported a 38 per cent rise in interim pre-tax profits to HKSB9.3 million (SslB million). The growth was
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        247 14 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Cheung Kong (Holdings), the main investment vehicle of Hongkong tycoon Li Ka-shing, intends to convert a HK$ 170.5 million (5534.1 million) convertible bond into 33 million new shares of its issuer, Kumagai Gumi (HK), at the end
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        373 14 FT LONDON Inmarsat, the international satellite operator owned by 71 of the world's telecommunications authorities and companies, will next year propose its effective flotation. The move would create a company likely to be worth more than US$2 billion (553.2 billion). The biggest
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        Lock icon China re-enters rubber market as major buyer
        514 16 Reuter SINGAPORE China has woken from a six-month slumber to become a significant rubber buyer again but most Asian traders doubt whether this foray will match last year's buying frenzy. "China seems to be back recently but it remains to be seen whether
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        KL court approves Stanchart's, HKBank's local incorporation
        246 16 SINGAPORE Two British banks have received approval from the Kuala Lumpur High Court to transfer their Malaysian banking operations to a Malaysian-incorporated company next year. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation said yesterday that its 36 branches in Malaysia would become branches of
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        242 16 Reuter SINGAPORE Crude-oil refining in Singapore is becoming profitable again but trade sources said they still did not expect that the fourth quarter would be the traditionally lucrative period of peak winter consumption. Higher refining capacity in Japan and South Korea coupled with recessionary demand
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        159 16 THE MARKET mostly traded sideways yesterday except for the USS/yen where comments about the yen being too weak caused an initial flurry of yen purchases. The USS/SS was sold off in early morning trade to a low of 1.5640 before offshore demand for USS provided
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        183 16 Reuter LONDON Dollar bears received rough treatment yesterday in Europe as the US currency staged a rear-guard offensive on the mark despite unimpressive economic data, dealers said. The market had gone too short of dollars, they said. Thus, even when figures showing lower than expected retail sales came in,
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        428 16 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Oil futures prices fell on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday as traders said supplies remain high, while there is still little sign of an upturn in demand. Ample supplies from the main crude oil producing areas. plus lacklustre demand
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        83 16 AFP NEW YORK The dollar gained against other major currencies in early trading here yesterday after the government released a clutch of economic statistics. At 1345 GMT. the dollar was at 1.6065 German marks against 1.6011 marks at Wednesday's close and at 106.95 yen (105.86 yen). At London
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        1394 17 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen interest rate futures finished on a bullish note yesterday, defying falls in the Nikkei-225 cash index and a stronger dollar/yen currency rate. Dealers said the contract was well supported and was set to test the top of its
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        Tin up on hopes US will suspend sale
        634 17 COMMODITY REPORTS Tin TIN rose further and ended firmer on news the United States is considering a request from Bolivia for the US Defence Department to temporarily suspend its stockpile tin sales, traders said. "This is good news to the market," one
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          100 17 SINGAPORE Thailand's Bangchak oil refinery is currently seeking another cargo of East Asian crude for Nov 15-20 delivery, regional traders said. Bangchak bought earlier this week 500,000 barrels of Indonesian Belida crude at a discount of 70 US cents per barrel to Tapis spot
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          Refinery output unaffected by fire
          98 17 SYDNEY A fire on Tuesday night at Caltex Australia's oil refinery here had no impact on output, the company said on Wednesday in a statement. The fire broke out at 0240 AEST at the Kurnell refinery in a storage tank which held about 750.000 litres
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          Japanese firm to cut copper output
          93 17 TOKYO Japan's Furukawa Electric Co Ltd announced its plan to cut its rolled copper products output for Oct-Mar (1993-1994) to 9.520 tonnes per month, down 2.3 per cent from 9.740 tonnes produced a year before, a company spokesman said. The Oct-Mar schedule is down
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          India buys 700 tonnes of zinc
          76 17 NEW DELHI India's Minerals and Metals Trading Corp has bought 700 tonnes of high grade zinc metal for Feb-Mar shipment, an industry official said yesterday. The state-owned trading company will pay a premium of USS32 per tonne CIF over the LME cash settlement of
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      1689 17 Rubber MS C—imodtty hrtw|l (hitf« ctostog M at lpi) ITSS I C—tract (S ccnts/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Nov 93 OOO OOO 129 00 0 650 Dec ***** 128 75 129.50 1300 3.700 Jan 94 129.75 128 50 129.75 250 4.850 Feb 130
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        181 18 New Zealand Oct 14 NZ +7- Vd~ *NZ Banking 4 95 005 9225 \irNnt/olandf\l 1-99 Air Nc* Zealand (B) 2-20 Bank »f NZ 0.78 Batcucp 0 73 001 4480 BncrV\ ln\ 1 24 4)03 *****61 aficr H«k 3 39 4 0 06 *****79 I avalm 5 25 -005 I552»l ("cramco
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        1206 18 23.4 Hefty gains b\ News Corp and HHP swept the Australian share market to a stronger close and through a resistance level ot 2.060 points. Brokers said otTshore buy ing pushed the All Ordinaries index to its highest level since the October 1987 stock market crash. I he market
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        Manila
        581 18 +24.72 Share prices on the Manila Stock Exchange's composite index are expected to fall about 10 points today as market participants digest a rally that pushed the market to a record high for the third straight day. The index gained 24.72 points, or 1.17 per cent, yesterday to finish
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        Taipei
        618 18 18.59 Taiwan stocks ended well ofl early highs in heavy trade on profit-taking from gains sparked by hopes parliament would soon cut the stock transaction tax. The weighted index ended 18.59 points up at 4.013.10. off an intra-day high of 4.072. Turnover was the heaviest since May at NT538.17
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        Seoul
        445 18 -2.62 Stocks ended slightly lower after an institutional selling spree and individual profit-taking wiped out an early advance ot nearly 12 points, brokers said. "The market is making a technical adjustment following the gains of the previous three days," said Kim Duck Sun of Hyundai Securities. "But underlying sentiment
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        976 18 Britannia Funds Sterling (»h Bid (Xfci Mim < ap Depixjt Mt«) 1*6500 Mim Jcrw> Gilt 0 IS-»3 0 IW2 Mim Max lixtwnc ****** «l 0«00 ISS ash Income PHn Fund 10 K WO II 4100 PSSRewneFund 5 2200 5 2W0 Sterling F <juil\ Euro Performance 0 4W2 049W Far EaM
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        Paris
        95 18 -13.4 French shares closed lower after trading in a narrow range with investors looking for fresh direction. The CAC-40 share index fell 13.40 points, or 0.63 per cent, to 2.113.88. Paris Oct 13 Fr Air-LK)ui<Jc "100 uinti Alcaicl AiKihom 7 5l 00 llf-Mu'i ■"I" 10 4,1 (■ale Dr Baiviur
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        120 18 14.26 Belgian stocks rose as investors saw hope for a boost in exports in the weakening Belgian franc. The Bel-20 index closed up 14.26 index points at 1.362.71. Altogether. 419.000 shares were traded in the busiest day on the stock market this week. Brussels (>n I) >tMn FORWARD MARKET
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        Milan
        154 18 -15 Italian stocks ended mixed as investors squared up positions on the last day of the monthly account. Telecom shares were strong, while Montedison SpA slumped ahead of last night's expected release of the restructuring plan for the entire Ferruzzi Group. The Mibtel index, which just tracks blue chips
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        London
        652 18 5.4 Share prices bounced back from morning lows which followed strong UK emplovment data to close with the FrSH 100 index at its high for the day. In a repeat of Wednesday's pattern, the market recovered in the afternoon, buoyed this time bv gains in FTSE futures as US
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        Zurich
        207 18 7.74 Swiss shares closed at a record high for the fifth consecutive day in active trading, boosted by a firm dollar, lower money market rales and position-squaring ahead of Friday's expiry of share options and futures. The broad SPI index gained 7.74 points to 1.626.28. Zurich Ort 14 traarc
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        Stockholm
        143 18 -4.84 Swedish share prices fell slightlv in slow trading after bond yields rose on worscthan- expected inflation data for September. Traders also said that investgrs had become a bit uneasy after breaking new all-time highs for two straight days. "For each new record day. investors are becoming more and
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        Frankfurt
        195 18 -o.6pc The Cicrman stock market ended another cautious session with moderate losses, with trade again dominated by the approach of L) IB options expiries today. The 30-sharc cash DAX ended poised between strike prices of 1.975 and 2.(MM) and the trend when the 15 individual stock options, options on
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        Johannesburg
        303 18 •10 South African gold shares recovered slightlv ahead of New York trade, which dealers said could see gold boosted to USS37O an ounce and bring in fresh buving of shares. Industrials remained listless as investors assesed the outlook for the sector. The gold index was 1 7 points lower
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        Toronto
        310 18 11.51 Toronto stocks gained in early trading on rising gold, consumer product and media sectors which overcame steep losses in transportation. dealers said. "Transportation is down on Laidlaw Inc. but the rest of the market seems to be carrying on." one trader said. The TSE 300 composite index climbed
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        851 18 18.16 Wall Street stocks gained ground yesterday, boosted bv a drop in long-term interest rates and solid earnings by Chrysler Corp. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 18.16 points at 3.621.35 at I pm EDT. In the broad market, advancing issues led declines 10-7. Volume on the
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      3103 19 Reuter HONGKONG Share prices closed at yet another record high yesterday, with heavy buying in certain stocks helping to bolster the market. After a Hat beginning, the blue chip Hang Seng index broke through 8.400 points to reach a record close of 8.412.40. up 119.44 or 1.44 per cent.
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      CHINA
      523 19 TURNOVER on the Shanghai B market shrank to a total of only US$2 million yesterday. The CLSA Shanghai B Index closed down 8.78 points to 820.55. China TM and Wing Sling gained 2.8 per cent and 1.8 per cent respectively while other counters closed unchanged to lower. Jinqiao was
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      2539 19 Reuter TOKYO Stocks ended mixed in sleepy trade yesterday, with the Nikkei average finishing above 20,000 on buying of blue chip shares by institutions, brokers said. Selling of shares excluded from a new Nikkei 300 weighted index weakened after two days of prompting sharp falls of prices. "There won't
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      1825 19 Reuter BANGKOK Profit-taking knocked stock prices hack at the close after a higher morning session and the index finished lower after setting a record high during trade yesterday. brokers said. The SET index lost 3.31 points to close at 1.137.59 on heavy turnover of 18.19 billion baht. Most blue-chips
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      1074 19 Router JAKARTA Share prices closed firmer on speculation that the government might raise foreign ownership limits in listed firms soon, dealers said. The official index closed 4.97 points higher at 453.95. "Investors scrambled to buy shares with premiums following rumours that limitation of foreign ownership will be eased late
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      2827 20 Source: Bridge Info Source: Bridge Info MOST ACTIVE volume I at*f < >r>Hip 4V4«< I UUU t*romct VOV>.U»i lndO\>grn*k 10.4 Di.imi \SH Sk >».7<»4.0u0 I \t H Mk >».JI I («W johan HMgs ttk v.OfeK.flM) NtcHop4i\ Mk B.«We>.UUO \>u Pji I d Mk *.447 (Ml Ki-nong Hhit Mk
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        5778 20 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Share prices closcd steadier yesterday on brisk trading in situational stocks and further support for component stocks. The Composite Index closed 7.65 points higher at 919.03 a fifth consecutive record and a hair's breadth off the new
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        Lock icon US-based funds lead STII to fourth record
        7756 21  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE US-based funds stormed the stock market yesterday, sending share prices to a fourth consecutive record close. Dealers said a US-led "stampede" for local blue chips pushed the Straits Times Industrials Index up 24.07 points to a closing high of
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        71 21  -  Quak Hiang Whai THE overbought signs are so overwhelming in Van Der Horst charts that the stock should be avoided at current prices unless you know something which the market doesn't. With its daily, weekly and monthly RSIs at almost 100 and heading downwards, the stock looks
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      1100 23 Alfred Dunhill Cup Golf AP. AFP. Reuter ST ANDREWS. Scotland Paraguay, a country with only three golf courses and just 25 golf professionals, posted one of the biggest upsets when it defeated third seeds and host nation Scotland 2-1 on the opening day of the
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      466 23 Reuter LONDON Norway and Sweden, linked throughout their history by folklore and customs, wars and treaties, became united in soccer glory on Wednesday when they both qualified for next year's World Cup finals in the US. Norway ended their 55-year wait
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        96 23 AP KINGSTON, Jamaica The government has appointed world 200 m sprint champion Merlcnc Ottey ambassador-at-large in recognition of her triumph at the athletics World Championships in August. Prime Minister P J Patterson announced the appointment on Tuesday at the Norman Manley International Airport after Ottey flew in for a
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        147 23 AFP AP SUSONO, Japan Asahi Beer Golf Digest tournament leading Ist rd scores yesterday (Japanese unless stated}: 68 Masahi Ozaki. Tsukasa Watanabe, David Ishii (US). Yuya Kamide. Masahiro Kuramoto, Toshiaki Sudo 69 Todd Hamilton (US), Katsunari Takahashi. Tsuneyuki Nakajima. Akiyoshi Omachi. Masayuki Kawamura. Hideto Shigenobu, Tcruo Sugihara. Satoshi Higashi.
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        30 23 Reuter NEW YORK NHL Wednesday: St Louis 5 Detroit 2; Hartford 4 Montreal 3; Toronto 7 Washington I; NY Rangers 6 Quebec 4; Anaheim 4 Edmonton 3. Reuter
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        76 23 AFP PARIS Refuelling and two changes to the grand prix calendar will be the main alterations in next year's Formula One scene, following a meeting of motorsport's governing body FIA here on Wednesday. But. in a surprise move, active suspension can continue to be used if it docs not
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        310 23 AFP AFP Reuter AFP WASHINGTON Monica Seles, still recovering from the stab wound suffered in an attack last April, slammed the two-year suspended sentence meted out to her assailant by a German court on Wednesday. "I was shocked and horrified to learn that the assassin who stabbed me received
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      295 23 Reuter SYDNEY The New South Wales government, embroiled in controversy over the cost of staging the 2000 Sydney Olympics, had been warned by its treasury that the Games were unaffordable, documents released yesterday showed. The treasury had warned that expected cost blowouts could put the
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      191 23 AP PHILADELPHIA Tommy Greene outpitched baseball's best pitcher and the Phillies outplayed the best team to beat the Braves 6-3 in Game Six of the National League play-offs on Wednesday and win their first pennant sincc 1983. Dave Hollins. Darren Daulton and Mickey Morandini had two-run
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      252 23 BUSINESS TIMES TOLL-FREE TEL. No. 1-800-741-1883 FAX:74I-1298 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CHARTER SO AND IN THE MATTER OF ME DC MINING RESOURCES PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT pursuant to Section 308 of The Companies Act. Chapter 50, that the Final Meeting
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      329 23 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF OCTATUBE SINGAPORE PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF SPECIAL AND ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS [Pursuant to Section 290(2Hb)] At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 2 Genting Lane. Singapore 1334 on the 11th
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      334 23 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER SO MARIN BIZ PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to be held on the 6 October 1993 the following resolutions were duly passed:1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION WINDING-UP That the Company be wound up voluntarily pursuant
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      768 23 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF AGAPVIN INVESTMENTS PTE I.TD (In Members' \ohintars liquidationi NOTICE OF RESOI.ITIONS |Pursuant of Section 290(2Hbi| At an Fatraordinarv General Meeting of the Company held at 15. West Coast Highway.#o2-14. Pasir Panjang BuilJmg. Singaporeosll, on Ocloher9 1993.
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      1078 24 HHVi'lfl WHERE to wine, dine and entertain or ■anila ■Machine A good reason to vWt Mischief the ftm pub: From spm to Bpm daly, beer and house pouring drinks are at only $3.50++ each. Mischief is open from 11 am to lam daly fjL (tfl Sam on Fridays, Saturdays A
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      277 24 GET THAI-ED UP Sawasdeef Chatterbox greets you and welcomes you within its doors to savour Thai buffet So make yourself available for Thai food and be sumptuously rewarded Date October 8-17. 1993 LUNCH DINNEK Time Noon 2,10pm 7pm 10pm Price SIB SO**(Adult) S2O <X>**(Adutl) $1200**(Child under 10 yrs) $!200**(CbUd under
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      454 25 New devotees of silent movies are rediscovering just how varied and subtle cinema can be The Economist AS the main character of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard. Norma Desmond has grandly returned to the public eye. As in Billy Wilder's original film,
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      Lock icon Little Tiffany for Donald Trump
      427 25 CHATTERBOX NYT Reuter Reuter AFP MARLA MAPLES gave birth to a 3.1 kg girl on Wednesday at St Mary's Hospital in Palm Beach. Florida, and Donald Trump, the child's father, couldn't wait to talk about it. Speaking after the delivery, he said jubilantly: "We have
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      29 25 Reuter PARIS German lop model Claudia SchifTer (left) and film star Sharon Stone posing for photographers at the end of Valentino's fashion show on Wednesday. Reuter
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      132 25 -Tfje Lommcb m Q sr NOTHING BEATS (I Night Beat, the new AND OUR eNe of public holidays Filipino 5-piece (no performance bandatTheLounge If\f on Sun). And is striking up lots JL\J. V/I iL/> with draft beer of songs and crazy fun. Come and non-premium drinks at join in the
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      129 25 1 Discover I I a new I marketing I channel 1 I -J ISP H 3 IB Reach 60,000 potential customers with SPH Shine. It lets you communicate with the growing number of people who use Teleview in their homes and offices. SPH Shine meets the various interests of its
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      1285 25 I TV RADIO Traveling 10.30pm, SBC 5 trainee starts to make a grab jßb Nighthawks, 9pm, TV 2 Sylvester Stallone and Billy jpr Dee Williams star as two New York cops assigned to capture a ruthless international terror- ist so expect a shooting The Men of Sherwood Forest, When a
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  • ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      Card War II: ammo includes dream holiday
      402 26  -  MasterCard, Amex and Visa in battle for user dollar. Corinne Kerk reports. Corinne Kerk THE credit and charge card war is hotting up again. To promote card usage, American Express is offering cardholders a chance to win a $350,000 condominium in Phuket, Thailand,
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      Lock icon Grandmet loses distribution of Absolut vodka to Seagram
      319 26 FT VIN and Sprit, the Swedish wine and spirits company, announced on Tuesday that Seagram, the North American drinks group, would take over distribution of Absolut vodka, the Swedishowned premium brand, in the US. It would also take over distribution in other
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      Lock icon Chrysler and Subaru change their ad agencies
      401 26 NYT IN a surprising one-two punch that underlined the tumultuous nature of the American car market, both Chrysler and Subaru said on Tuesday that they would change advertising agencies. The two accounts have estimated annual billings totalling US$25O million (Ss39o million) to US$2BO
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        Lock icon China's first joint mail order firm
        99 26 AFP HONGKONG China's first overseas joint venture mail order company has been set up in the booming southern city of Guangzhou. The Guangzhou New Life Mail Order Information Service is the first overseas joint venture to enter the restricted Chinese mail order sector which
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        Omega on display at Raffles City
        74 26 SINGAPORE Omega is holding an exhibition of its timepieces from now till Sunday. Held at the Raffles City Shopping Centre, the display entitled "A Journey Through Time With Omega" will attempt to link the past and future of Omega's achievements through its exhibits. An
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        More showrooms for Mio Dino
        60 26 SINGAPORE Mio Dino. one of Italy's largest manufacturer of top-of-the-line office systems, is using Singapore as a springboard to branch into other markets in the Far East. Its regional office here, Mio Dino The Office World Far East Pte Ltd, is opening showrooms in Malaysia.
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      S'pore firm to sell ad space on China's transport system
      454 27  -  Kevin Sullivan reports on the mover and shaker that's landed an exclusive contract Kevin Sullivan People riding China's airplanes, trains, buses and ferries will soon be reading advertisements that could be labelled "Made in Singapore". The China Communications and Transport
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      Lock icon US parents of agencies expected to do better for third qtr
      266 27 Advertising Age WALL STREET analysts expect US agency holding companies to post third-quarter earnings that are better than last year's as client-spending appears to be picking up. "The revenue gains arc looking better." said Dean Witter analyst James Dougherty,
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      246 26 -;f. Y IP H Pffik ifl V J| n ffi II k I IS? jfl Km J P J 1 jB r^VHH E. J -%fw j|k 4 9 111 J r gij| v- n jfl If -v' >FS3%a. Dininu in Oantas First and Business Classes has alwavs first class bisiness
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      51 27 tn i DECEMBER ISSUE SINGAPORE EDITION IF YOU'RE NOT E K I I K-THE BIGGEST SELLING FASHION MAGAZINE IN THE WORLD Singapore ELLE launches in December 1993. For advertising opportunities contact Melvyn Goh, Janette Kho or Rachel Poh at ACP in Singapore. Telephone (65) 337 0822 or facsimile (65) 337
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      950 27 BUSINESS T I M_E__S__ TOLL-FREE TEL. No. 1-000-741-1883 FAX 741-1298 In The Matter Of The Companies Act, Chapter 50 And In The Matter Of SININKO ENTERPRISE PTE LTD (In Members Voluntary Winding Up) Notice of Final Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act.
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    European cranes and Asian tigers
    488 28 EDITORIAL ASIAN economics have long been lauded and lampooned as dragons, tigers and elephants. Yet no equivalent label has been applied to the European states, many of which are now mired in recession. Europe is clearly in a bad way. Its economies are troubled, and
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Heed lessons of Somalia
      213 28 GIVEN the situation in Somalia, President Clinton has come up with a strategy that, while increasing the US presence there immediately, offers a clear timetable for an American pullout. Simultaneously, Washington has refocused its aims, shifting from an attempt to capture General Aideed to a desire
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      Equip the workers
      112 28 THE biggest challenge to Singapore workers is to make themselves relevant to the changing times. As the republic is entering a developed country's phase, our workers must be equipped with skills and competence equivalent to or higher than their counterparts in other countries, for competition will be
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      GST will boost competitiveness
      157 28 WITH fierce competition internationally, Singapore is faced with the challenge of maintaining its competitive edge. If we do not have a reasonable tax system, Singapore can easily lose its attractiveness to investors and our local firms may also lose their developmental stamina due to inadequacies in
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      Some progress in Asean
      178 28 ASEAN is often maligned for its failure to take any serious action towards regional economic cooperation. The old Preferential Trade Arrangement was more famous for its inclusion of snow ploughs than for anything that was actually traded through the lower tariffs. But since last year, Asean
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      Drama without a climax
      166 28 PAKISTAN is facing a new political crisis after inconclusive results from national and provincial polls, despite former prime minister Benazir Bhutto winning by a slim edge nationally and in one crucial state. Although it is doubtful that the current horse-trading will be resolved by the time
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      A big deal for everybody
      194 28 CHINESE Vice-Foreign Minister Jiang Enzhu's warn- ing that a breakdown in the Hongkong negotiations would be "no big deal" is disingenuous. He knows an agreement, if it can be reached, is in China's interest. The Chinese side claims that if the talks collapse it could
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    Getting to the crux of the First World jobs issue
    1060 28  -  Herbert Stein outlines some of the important matters the forthcoming Group of Seven industrial countries jobs summit must address Herbert Stein The writer, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Nixon Administration, is a senior fellow at the
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      559 28 Malaysia ag POWERHOUSE OF THE 90s Ira ft* A MAJOR NEW CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND |M| 'H Investment Opportunities in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur November 14-16 1993 THE International Herald Tribune in association with the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority and MM lr* m m THE Institute of Strategic and International Studies
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      101 28 [uUPT DO >fQO WC'D UONOLR UMPJ DeviL fsoj'ZE- tATeTow/.. I hoPeT\ WOULD swf 7 1 weße Dong u>th (ffi&ffjoQD excuse,..) w Voj vrac**/ L -BSL, jArSsr i!«rs"'Se f* r— Ptfjp V^P-to GO ErfNCK PQg T-- XTWHK.... e »mocut«o ito, wwi y>»> POONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU G&meMeM. AS YOU RETURN NOT THAT
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  • ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Zooming down the 'information superhighway'
      1161 29 The significance, background and beneficiaries of history's biggest media merger Bell Atlantic Corp and Tele-Communications Inc NYT WHEN Bell Atlantic Corp and TeleCommunications Inc announced the biggest media merger in history on Wednesday, it was a deal otTering perhaps the clearest evidence yet that American
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      Lock icon Now watch those stocks of key suppliers take off
      717 29 NYT SOME of the biggest winners from Bell Atlantic Corp's proposed acquisition of TeleCommunications Inc (TCI) could be the stockholders of companies that make construction and maintenance equipment for the "information superhighway." Such stocks, which have been hot lately, jumped on
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      Lock icon Cruising to that perfect information-age marriage
      662 29 Bloomberg Business News FOUR MONTHS of meetings in New York. Denver and off the coast of Maine led to Wednesday's announcement of the US$2l.4 billion (5533.4 billion) merger agreement between Bell Atlantic Corp and Tele-Communica-tions Inc (TCI). The effort brought together two men who
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      70 29 CITIBANK PREFERRED CARDS. THE ONLY CREDIT CARDS TEAT CAN GET YOU FREE TRIPS ON ASIA'S BIGGEST TRAVEL PROGRAM. Created In Singapore Airlines. Cathay Pacific and Malaysia Airlines. Passages is Asia's biggest frequent 1 Iyer program. And the itibank Preferred gold cauls are the exclusive credit card partners for Passages. So,
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    Lock icon Japanese economy yet to show signs of recovery: Mieno
    410 30 AFP, Reuter. Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Senior Japanese offieials painted a gloomy economie picture yesterday amid evidence of a contraction in the country's gross national product (GNP). Bank of Japan governor Yasushi Mieno said that signs of recovery were still unseen
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    Singapore welcomes potential partners in regional projects: Kan Seng
    442 30  -  From Vikram Khanna in HONGKONG SINGAPORE welcomes international companies as partners in all the projects in which it is involved throughout Asia, said Foreign Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday. Speaking at a luncheon on the second day of the EuropeEast Asia
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    Lock icon EC mulling over social value-added tax
    324 30 Reuter BRUSSELS The European Commission is mulling the possibilities of a so-called social value added tax (VAT) as a way of protecting high cost home-produced goods from imports from countries with no or low social protection laws. "It is only an idea, but it
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    China a threat to Asean textile exports: Manila official
    294 30  -  From Al Labita in MANILA UNLESS Asean acts fast on its economic integration, its textile export market will be displaced by China. Trade and Industry Secretary Rizalino Navarro warned yesterday: "China is projected to export some USS6O billion (5593.6 billion) by
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    Lock icon US retail sales up mere 0.1pc in Sep due to weak car sector
    385 30 Reuter, AP WASHINGTON Retail sales rose a scant 0.1 per cent in September, dampened primarily by weak car sales as well as by a fall-ofT in demand for building supplies, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Last month's
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    Lock icon Hutchison to arrange HK$3b loan
    86 30 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Hutchison Whampoa, a conglomerate controlled by Hongkong tycoon Li Ka Shing. plans to arrange a HKS3 billion (***** million), five-year syndicated loan. The Chinese-language Express newspaper yesterday quoted Mr Li as saying there was no problem in getting banks to lend
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    Wildcat banks and shady clients in Cambodia
    637 30  -  The Bottom Line HARISH MEHTA HARISH MEHTA The writer is a BT correspondent specialising in Indochinese affairs PROFITS in Phnom Penh are high but so are the risks, Singapore banker Andy Kun is learning. Along with about a dozen other foreign bankers. Mr
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    Lock icon Food for thought?
    262 30 AP WASHINGTON The Chinese government is criticised around the world for human rights abuses, but a prestigious international award yesterday recognised China for achieving a most basic right: its 1.2 billion people generally are wellfed. "The most important human right is to get the food so we
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  • Shipping Times
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      Local forwarder plans to venture into ship operating
      411 31  -  Welgrow in talks to start service to West Java port By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Homegrown freight forwarder Welgrow Agencies is living up to its name. Barely a year after starting business and chalking up maiden turnover of $4 million, the company plans
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      Lock icon China allows limited trading with Taiwan
      257 31 AFP BEIJING China published yesterday new rules officially permitting direct civilian trade between Taiwan and Chinese ports in Shanghai and four coastal provinces, in an attempt to stem rampant smuggling. The 16-point rules, drawn up unilaterally by China's trade and customs authorities and released
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      Lock icon Kuching sees 3.4pc rise in cargo volume
      278 31 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Kuching Port recorded a 3.4 per cent increase in cargo throughput during the first half this year to 1.59 million tonnes from 1.53 million tonnes in the same period last year. Exports increased to 385,992 tonnes from 322,757 tonnes while
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      1119 31 Pa«e Col ABC Containerize 12 1 Accord Group 8 1-3 Africa Container 16 1 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 Alpha Feeders 6 1 Alprimo Freight 16 1 ANL 3 1/2 APL 5 3-5 Appenship 18 3/4 Arabian Express IS 3 ASCL 5 5 ASXCLShpg
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      Lock icon Japanese yards get more foreign orders
      300 31 Reuter TOKYO Foreign ship orders at Japanese shipyards in the six months to Sep 30 nearly tripled from the previous year to 3.90 million gross registered tons for 101 vessels, the Japan Ship Exporters' Association said. A senior official yesterday said the sharp jump
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      Lock icon Japanese shipping lines expand overseas
      552 31 Higher yen, shift of industrial centre behind the move Reuter TOKYO Japanese shipping firms are expanding business into Asia in a struggle to keep afloat as the yen's value rises and Asia's industrial centre shifts away from Japan, analysts say. "Shipping firms have been expanding
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
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        AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        661 32 VmsH Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departure Vessel Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Tayasan 1 I P09A alongside lb 10/0600 450 193 12 alongside 15.10/1500 Yueyang 118 P02 alongside 1/ 10 2300 Batam Sayang 10 4 93 J1 alongside 15.10/2300 April Gl 271 93 P096 1410
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1519 32 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bookint/Balance Rstts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Ace Concord 34£ 17/2200 1 14/1500 14/1659 14/1900 3 15/0700 15/1159 15/1400 4 15/1200 15/1459 15/1700 ACX Rose 45B 15/2000 1
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      11459 40 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. LEGEND PN: ship calls at Pcnang after
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      VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
      572 47 Carton i.»wm October 7 Density Water Residue Mi Afcmnun Sedment Dwat> Water Residue Ash Akmnun Sediment M M MM Exion Exxon KG M*3 V/V M/M 1 M M PPM method KG/M«3 tV/V t M M M/M PPM method BO/Ctnac Lmts Spec E25 991 To 15fl OIO
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      350 47 ACTIVE dry cargo freight chartering was sighted on grain and coal, although rates achieved lor both were little moved, brokers said on Wednesday. The key grain route US Gulf to Japan saw rates of U5523.55 up to U5523.80. basis no combination ports, versus Tuesday's USS24. with combination ports.
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      Lock icon UK shipbuilding: no interest from government?
      1213 48  -  A British shipyard is angry over the government's policy not to give guarantees on advance payments, reports David Tinsley David Tinsley Lloyd's List A SUCCESSFUL UK yard has criticised the British government for its apparent lack of interest in the survival of the commercial
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        NY/New Jersey airports go ahead with upgrading plan
        458 50  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is going forward with a USS6-billion (559.4 billion) airport redevelopment plan despite the financial turbulence its airline tenants are encountering. Susan Baer, the aviation department's general manager of customer
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        Lock icon Ireland faces opposition over aid for Aer Lingus
        437 50 Bloomberg Business BRUSSELS Both British Airways pic and UK short-haul airline British Midland on Wednesday said they would lodge formal objections with the European Commission over Ireland's bid to rescue Aer Lingus from dire financial straits, spokesmen for both said. But Ryanair.
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          Lock icon Threat of oil spill from tanker over
          73 50 AP GALVESTON, Texas The last of more than 1.39 million litres of fuel oil was removed on Wednesday from a gasoline tanker that caught fire over the weekend, killing three crew members. The US Coast Guard said on Wednesday the threat of a
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          Lock icon M'sian pilots killed during training
          54 50 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Firemen at the wreckage of a Malaysian Air Force Cessna 402 which crashed into a double-storey house near Kuala Lumpur air base after getting caught by high power cables. The pilot and co-pilot of the light aircraft who were on a training
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          Lock icon Shortages of US grain cars expected
          86 50 Knight-Ridder KANSAS CITY Growth and innovations in intermodal rail transportation will not help periodic shortages of grain cars in the foreseeable future, said panel participants at the Multi-Modal Transportation Conference and Exposition here on Wednesday. The economics aren't there for containerised grain shipment, said
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          Lock icon US House approves airway investment
          48 50 Knight Ridder WASHINGTON The House on Wednesday endorsed a U5529.3-billion (Ss46 billion) three-year investment in the nation's airway system, including air traffic control and airport improvements. The bill had broad bipartisan support and was passed 384-42 and sent to the Senate. Knight Ridder
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        Lock icon Union pulls out of signing contract with Ford
        594 50 Last minute hitch over provision for paid holidays for four-day weekend NYT DETROIT Two hours before they were to formally sign a three-year contract negotiated last month with Ford Motor Co, top officials of the United Automobile Workers union notified Ford that
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        Lock icon Air ticket sales in M'sia expected to reach M$1b
        335 50 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Air ticket transactions in Malaysia is expected to top Msl billion (*****.8 million) in 1994 under the International Air Transport Association (lata) bank settlement plan (BSP) against the Ms4oo million expected this year. Some 75 travel agents have
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1339 50 a> rag* no fi» n?_ Mm DkaM GA970 2240 GA928 2355 GA976 2359 MMM QF81 1930 QF82 2055 SQ227 2230 Amterda* KL837 1540 KL838 0020 KL837 1550 GA976 2359 SQ323 1725 Mmm SQ348 2300 Auckland SQ285 2015 lahrata GF148 0650 MBnim BI421 1105 SQ182 0915 SQ181
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        Lock icon Alcazar deal unlikely this week, says SAS
        240 50 Reuter COPENHAGEN SAS, KLM, Swissair and Austrian Airlines have yet to overcome major obstacles to their Alcazar mega-airline merger and a deal is unlikely this week, an SAS spokesman said on Wednesday. "It won't be this week, but negotiations continue. I know of
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      899 33 ■UIiViHiHWIfH I IN JUST 28 DAYS! Announcing a new direct service from Miami to Singapore in just 28 days! First vessel McKinney Maersk Voy. 9309 Sailing Miami 19th October 1993. Arriving Singapore 16th November 1993. MAKE YOUR BOOKINGS NOW!!! I Sea EZ Land svc vtssas no sw tip an tac
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      592 34 FCL Breakbulk Service to: AFGHANISTAN MAM Afghanistan Ltd., Sote Foreign Forwarder in Kabul for all services C.I.S.- Vostochny, Vladivostok, Moscow, Tashkent, Kiev, Minsk, Riga, Baku, Irkutsk, Alma Ata North Korea Vietnam Mongolia Hungary CSFR Poland ocwrans AGENCIES (FAR EAST) LTD NOUAKCHOTT-BANJUL-BISSAU-LUANDA-BAT A Feeder Vessel ETA SIN NED EUROPA V 2363
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      2020 35 JW m STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers MLJM Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 NEW GUINEA PACIFIC LINE (a service of china navigation co> CARGO OOt SAHS RAJAH BROOKE V2st Muara. Lib KK 13-14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct FC t, LCL COMTAIN6H AND
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      2434 35 SINGAPORE AGENT: f nitiavc P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd I Oil W ll 1 1 1 I MCI 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 Keppel Towers. Singapore 0208 A Tel: 225 2233 Telex: RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 7517 W CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPOR r ®sr im S3
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      707 36 ifA EKA JAYA AGENCIES >Jiar TEL: *****22 (8 LINES) FAX: *****0& SALES REPRESENTATIVES IN CHARGE MYANMA* TPAPt PAGER HANDPHONE/DWCCT WHUAM WE6 ?1«W 7?2020tyM&»32 M,O- TAM/MftWW >*****2 1.8. BBHfi nUTttfVHTfll HQ CHI MtHti CITY TRADE henry not 2H0624 rmm/wim W.KUgMQ rWTKHWM *****2S IS3M7a/M622tJ J TO MYANMAR/YANGON SEMI CONTAINER SERVICE M OCEANLINES
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      1845 36 HANJIN SHIPPING rna uei cm i m HAH SEA POX FDA VSI SM lf€ HAUL SAV IM NYC HANJM MASAN 080E 21/10 DKECT 11/11 13/11 HAHMt M/IO M "/U "/I2 "/ll HANJti SEATTLE 031E ?8 10 DBECT 11/1120/11 S 0 S xSfT* i/12 10/12 12/12 HANJM TONGHAE 102E 4/11 D«ECI
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      2381 37 II II Effective 18/10/93, our CFS will be relocated to the new address at: HI II _r«-_ II Keppel Distripark II 11 *98 l| Blk 517 #01-115 HI II 11 Kampong Bahru Road HI Hr |1 Tel: 276 9337 Fax: 276 1626 HJ EXPORT TO: PSW/PHW SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS (SCX)
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      1257 37 m sinsov SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD BOOKINGS: BALT ORIENT LINE: *****64 FESCO: *****06 ENQUIRIES: *****33 BLASCO ODESSA: *****51/*****31/*****13 INVENTORY: *****45 INWARD: *****81 OUTWARD: *****80 TRANSHIPMENT: *****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:
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      1500 38 AS AGENTS "K" UNI (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (CH No: **********0 M) K TEL *****77 TELEX KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 I W W IWT MALAYSIA "N" LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 I A INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUTINTERNUSA. 'EL JKT *****08
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      1046 38 PHI LI ORIENT LINGS PTC LTD 1 08 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 l AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/SOUTH PACIFIC FCL/LCL SERVICE 18 OCT SYDNEY, MELBOURNE. BRISBANE. FREMANTLE 20 OCT AUCKLAND. WELLINGTON. LYTTLETON, NEW PLYMOUTH. NAPIER.
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      982 39 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil street. #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. I B MHH CR NO: **********06 ■—■881-Ii'HIH-li'Hilli'HimiHß—■ »nra» ucecci VOV eiy RKK SIN VESSEL VOY SIN JKT ttN VESSEL VOY HI MAJAPAHIT 3521 17/10 30/10 24/10 SINO MARINE 17N 16/10 10/10 23/10 BUNGA TERATAI 3523 10/10
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      1570 39 vtsstis »or swm Hamburg rottiroam *mww tharks ti hrrik WLlt D AQURA 7530W It/10 00/11 11/11 12/11 13/11 14/11 WUt Dt TUCAHA W3OW 22/10 U/ll 20/" 21/11 22/11 23/11 WUt Ot CAHOPUS >730W 30/10 24/11 2*/ll 27/11 2»/" 23/11 Wilt Dt WSTA 7430W OS/11 03/12 OS/12 M/ 12 07/12 0»/12
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      411 39 BSA JL. Iggft MYANMA «BBk FIVg STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yanfon (Rangoon) Spore F.W| f M PATHEfI Vl2s* In Port MAGWAY V2OW 18/20 Oct MYITKYMA V4S4M 17/19 ocl PAGAN ¥201* 11/20 Oct HPA AN VI96W 28/30 Oct MAIATSM AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHPPOK AGENCCS *UL; IU 03-*****00 P*L TEI
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      2343 42 Full Container Lin* Services EST Genera/ Agents. r ji. n. h. Jamdt 111/23 0-f He IU M££.£»*ft. ££ST* SSffIU,MM S ,s Sr- 1 awassv-. ir.ftfS!? 5 S<«*ore 020/ 21-4 UfMf Cemttmg, tH M* Btrmgm todtim: 226 1133 337 2441 (4 I*4 /33S 55M fy. 1 fcfc 3W 8106 3M SIM
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      582 43 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 18/10 ROTTERDAM 16/10 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 18/10 HAMBURG/BREMEN 18/10 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 17/10 FELIXSTOWE/UK 18/10 BARCELONA/SPAIN 17/10 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 18/10 GENOA/ITALY 16/10 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 18/10 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 17/10 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 16/10 NEW YORK/EC 17/10 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 17/10 VANCOUVER 20/10 BRISBANE
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      999 43 B |vEBSEL VOyV «N *T f I j CHAIYA BHUM 213 Fn llnH Ty> I 1«7l0~ j DEJA BHUM 21KS Fri In w «*L- Jt^ML ■Hi vessel VOY SIN BKK g MA-HUM 2MI Bfll 18/10 WH 20/10 PERKASA QM EU_ JO-H-_D«-->**-B1 JARU BHUM 06N Fri lln ~Mon 14/10 WANA BHUM
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      628 43 Guaranteed Sailings to-. BANGKOK *LAEM CHABANG JAKARTA PORT KELANG •HO CHI MINH MANILA CEBU •SURABAYA PENANG HONGKONG We also serve other ports: USA, EUROPE, CHINA AND ALL DESTINATIONS pLi PONGNAMA LINEI *ssa sra ns rur r« n k TU.SDAJ ¥311R 21/11 23/1* 25/ M 5/11 7/U SARONK TRADER V3O2M It/11
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      1563 44 pkAIMN CONTAINER LINES f-N=/\ lAgents: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 LINEB) VZJ v/ VHJc/R No: **********0® SIBU (084) *****9 KUCHINQ (082) *****3 PENANG: (04) *****8 BANGKOK (662) *****57 MANILA (632) *****61 P.KELANG: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 OUR CFS/WAREHOUSE PBI WILL BE MOVING TO:— KEPPEL DISTRIPARK BLK 519
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      186 44 I SEAWARD SHIPPING AND I TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD CM ll* ETA SHM PORT HUANG FfNANG 81UI IMX 10 Loading 'of Mak RUVM HUOHU 22/10 ftsfharjinj and Uadirg Bom bar OaPHN 20 10 11/10 loading for Mak nONEUI sum Ml 20' 10 lojdmg for Mate UMftEDK 28 10 loading
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      1056 44 f /gl THONG SOON LINES PTE LTD f i I Mi 78 SHENTON WAY #10-01, SINGAPORE 0207 lI TEL: 227-5088 FAX: 227-6011 I I TLX: RS ***** CARRIER. RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO I SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK KSSEL IvOY S PORE PEST VESSEL »0T S'POtE PEST EQUATOR 111 103/3E 18
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      738 45 snipping limes, rriuay uciuutrr u iwj ORIENT LINE" JAPAN/BAY Of BENGAL/JAPAN SERVICE ACCEPTING BKMBU.K SOC CAROOCS TO/FROM KOBE. YOKOHAMA. NAGOYA, MO Ik TOKYO*. MANIA* OAVAO*. Penane* P. Kelanj Sinjapofe E'Msia* SHAPLAEVERETT VI7E 19/20 Oct KAMALEVERETT VISE 16/17 No* IS/19 Nov KARABSVERETT VI4E 27/28 No* 29/30 No* ACCEPTING BREAKBULX FCL SOC
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      368 45 m GLORY NAVIGATION GROUP to 1 1 REGULAR LINER SERVICE j TAIWAN TO SINGAPORE ft ASEAN DIRECT WEEKLY TO PORT KELANG/PENANG •AT ATTRACTIVE RATES* CR NO: **********0W I I SP PKL PNG KAO j GLORY SELATAN V 18/10 20/10 25/10 I TIMBER TRADER VIII 25/10 27/10 2/11 I SP PKL
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      553 45 PAKISTAN NATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION KARACHI BREAKBULK A CONTAINER SERVICE VOY SIN KARACHI QHKMA7O 13«HW U/10 30/10 HVPtHABAO 12? HW 26/10 4/11 KAGHAN 104 HW 1»/H SAWGOOHA 135 HW 2i/ll 5/12 FAR EAST CONTAINER SERVICE ONLY WtSSCI VOV *SIH HKG BSN *OS<r" HAG TOK SAKGOOHA 135QW 24/10 23/10 2/11 4/11 6/11
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      677 45 IE FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT CONTAINER SERVICE J SIN TO DURBAN/ P. ELIZABETH I VESSEL SIN DURBAN P ELIZABETH SIN I FENGSHUNSHAN V49/SO 19/IO 05/11 08/11 26/12 I I FENGANGSHAN V 126 0«/»i 30/11 23/1 i 11/12 PENGKANGSHAN V 56/ 57 19/11 5/12 6/12 26/12 l| ACCEPTS CARGO TO )OHANNESBURG PRETORIA VIA
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      255 45 SIN FAR EAST 19/10 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 16/10 BANGKOK 17/10 MANILA/CEBU 17/10 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 18/10 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 17/10 BUSAN 17/10 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 17/10 HONG KONG SIN CHINA 17/10 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo SjN EUROPE/UK 18/10 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 18/10 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SIN USA/CANADA 19/10 LOS ANGELES/NEW
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      766 46 HONG KONG/CHINA 17/10 JAKARTA J7/10 BANGKOK 20/10 MANILA 8/0 BUSAN 17/10 KEELUN6 9/ 0 TOKYO/KOBE 17/10 KAOSHIUN6 16/10 PORT KELAN6/PENAN6 18/10 YOKOHAWA COLOMBO 17/10 FELIXSTOWE/HAHBURG 18/10 L CHITTAGON6/MADRAS 17/10 ROTTEROAH/LE HARVE/AHTWERP 18/10 V BOMBAY/KWACHI 18/10 BARCELONA. MARSEILLES. GENOA 24/10 j j LAX/NYC 17/10 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 21/10 CMT LINER EXPRESS AGENCIES PTE
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      323 46 y Conform fflP CONTERM FREIGHT (F.E.) PTE LTD. I AUCKLAND 20 OCTOBER I ACCEPTING TO ALL NEW ZEALAND PORTS I PENANG 15 OCT I PORT KELANG 21 OCT IT JAKARTA 17 OCT I BANGKOK 16 OCT 1 1 SURABAYA OCT I FREMANTLE 24 OCT MELBOURNE 16 OCT SYDNEY 16 OCT
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      321 46 Next Week's Sailings FIRST FORWARDER IN To- EXD To: ETD ASIA AWARDED Singapore Singapore ,so 9002 BV LR< A EVERY EVERY Bangkok SUN Jakarta SUN —^<77^ EVERY EVERY k/ Manila SUN Ho Chi Minh FRI (P) i EVERY EVERY I r*eh I I Colombo TUE Limassol THUR INTERNATIONAL SEA FREIGHT
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      119 46 NIPPON EXPRESS Arrow International (Worldwide Consolidation System) WEEKLY TO: TOKYO/YOKOHAMA/NAGOYA/KAOSHIUNG/ hong kong/bangkok/keelung/kobe/ LOS ANGELES (LONG BEACH)/NEW YORK/ CHICAGO/SYDNEY/MELBOURNE/HAMBURG/ FELIXSTOWE/ROTTERDAM/DUSSELDORF WE ALSO DEAL IN FCL CARGO WORLDWIDE ARROW EXPRESS (SERVICE TO MALAYSIA) MALAYSIA TRUCK CONSOLIDATION Depart Singapore DAILY to K.L, BANGI. SHAH A LAM ARROW EXPRESS BONDED CONSOLIDATION Depart Singapore every
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      1193 47 rnY^mTTnrrnT" TEL NO: *****88/*****88 jm* &£i wMI%Kmh FAX; ASIAN PORTS lEW ZEAIAMO/AUSTiIALIA EUTOPE 17/10 AUCKLAND 19/10 ANTWERP 18/10 bmqam In, n ADELAIDE 28/10 FELIXSTOWE 18/10 wowrKnwr 17/10 BRISBANE 27/10 HAMBURG 18/10 V?*AQ?A n FREMANTLE 24/10 ROTTERDAM 18/10 SURABAYA I 0 MELBOURNE 18/10 tl/lS SYDNEY 18/10 KAOHSIUNG 17/10 OTUBD DOQTC KOBE
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      142 47 57 GINZA ORIENT SHIPPING CO, S.A. (GOSCO LINE) VESSEL VOY SIN YANGON GINZA ORIENT 01/N 10-12 OCT 15-17 OCT GINZA ORIENT 02/N 25-27 OCT 2-4 NOV GENERAL AGENTS: SHEFFERFIELO NAVIGATION PTE LTD TEL: *****08 FAX: *****80 TLX: ***** BOOKING AGENT: CONFER SHIPPING: TEL 22S1M ATTN: MS JOAN SON PORT KLANG:
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      264 47 CONDOR LINE SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE EASTBOUND PORTS VOY BUENOS MONTEVBEO DURBAN SING 1 HONG KONGI KAGOSHIMA YOKOHAMA VESSELS AIRES*** N. KRUPSKAYA EBOI SAIL£D SAILED SAILED SAILED SAILED SAILED 09/*0 OEKABRIST EBO3 09 13/10 08/10 25 26/10 09-14/11 19/11 23-30/11 02/12 PRtOZERSK EBO4 04-11/11 12/11 25 26/11 10-11/12 16/12 20 28/12 31/12
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      133 47 IPS i PCLEGEND R Thunderstorm Temperature <> c X\ Weather Wind direction with speed in knots V Shower f j Rom Wove height 9 Cloudy Sky Surface winds ore indicated by arrows which fly with the wind One full circle represents calm or light ond variable winds 1 One holf
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      174 47 TODAY'S TIDES (height in metres) HOUR 0000 0100 0200 0300 0400 0500 0600 0700 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 fi 2 8 2.2 1.5 10 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.7 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.3 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.3
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      527 48 NORTH PHILIPPINES FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE MANILA i runtNT FWFRY vigour luzon Mfffi 15/10/93 23/10/93 frday and mommy VIGOUR LUZON 64ANB 18/10/93 23/10/93 VIGOUR PACIFIC 29M8 22/10/93 20/10/93 VIGOUR PACIFIC 29ANB 25/10/93 3Q/IQ/93 PORT KLANG/PENANG FULL CONTAINER SERVICE r VESSEL VOYAGE SINGAPORE PORT KLANG PENANG VIGOUR MINDANAO 9323N8
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      372 48 @APPENSHIP (2] HAMBURG \J\J CONVENTIONAL A INDEPENDENT LINER SERVICE EUROPE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA ANO FAR EAST VESSELS LOADWG PORTS WSCHATCE/LOAONG FOR GLIDER HAMBURG SLD SPORE 15/10, JKT 20/10 AGAMEMNON BREMERHAVEN 8/9 SPORE 18/10 YOU MING 23.09.93 SPORE 28/1 KOALA CONTAINER LINE STORE a* HAM ROT LEH DKK CS BRAVE
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      443 48 .&.COSCO UKC CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P.G. LOADING FOR: A VESSEL 28/10 Rotterdam/Antwerp CHINA CONVENTIONAL SERVICE VESSEL PKL PNG P.G. LOADING FOR. A VESSEL 15/10 20/10 Huangpu/Guanflzhou COSCO FULL CONTAINER SERVICES tFCL/FCL) EXPORT TO: CHINA/BANGKOK/HONGKONG EUROPE/CONTINENTAL WEST MEDITERRANEAN AUSTRALIA US WEST COAST PERSIAN GULF/KARACHI Please relet above mentioned services
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      855 49 HYUNDAI i MEBCHAMT P WESTBOUND TO EUROPE VESSELS VOY PNA PKE PGP VESSELS VOY_ SX RTM ANT* LEH* HAM 5L_ I NOR ASIA MALACCA 9330 A 13/10 14/10 15/10 H. COMMANDER 306W 18/10 05/11 05/11 06/11 07/11 07/11 09/11 I «4M ADVANCE 29A 20/10 21/10 22/10 SI. FREEDOM 307* 25/10
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      508 49 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE I C SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS I I IHBOUND VESSELS 111 kjki m u II ctsac TRADER M SU I I CBSBK CtALLEKER It ■PT 17/11 I I MBBJU 23 IR/IR 111 warn n m/m m/m II CB9K MASTER I I SEKI RACOTA II U/U
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      924 49 EXPORT TO: JEDDAH/UK/CONTNEKT STORE 'D STON K«BC RDAM LEN Ate AcMpto* Cap far. KAI 04/340 10/10 25/10 J/11 0/11 0/11 10/11 MkMpta :to* I* LA SERE 32/141 20/10 0/11 0/11 11/11 Rrftvfe* :to al »«hwr», A«»t«rNm, o*. HM HOE CHS T EVIESS 11/341 23/10 1/U 10/U 13/11 15/11 17/U :tod
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      51 50 INVESTMENT Tomorrow in Business Times I— Regular Twice Daily Containerised Service Between Singapore and Batam 1 GACSHIP Xl I Singapore Loading at Jurong Marine Base From Monday to Saturday zz 0900 Hours 1500 Hours z=i Please Call: 225 6942 EE GAC. SHIPPING AGENCIES (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD EE Tel: *****2,*****0 Fax:
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      6 50 INVESTMENT I Tomorrow in Business Times
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