The Business Times, 28 June 1994

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    13 1 Business Times WE KNOW ASIA MITA(P) 010/12/93 Tuesday June 28 1994 75 c
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Indon firm files IPO
      36 1 Reuter WASHINGTON PT Tri Polyta Indonesia yesterday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an initial public offering of up to 6.5 million American depositary shares representing 65 million common shares. Reuter
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      Lock icon Cahners confidence index at 6-month low
      54 1 Bloomberg Business News NEWTON, Mass. Businesses' confidence in the US economy declined to a sixmonth low in June as higher interest rates rattled corporate executives. The Cahners Business Confidence Index fell to 67.4 in June from 69.3 in May. June's reading was the lowest
      Bloomberg Business News  -  54 words
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    161 1 Stock market indices Monday Change STII 2,208.71 -37.11 KLSEComp 1,003.52 -11.51 Nikkei 20,300.96 -465.79 Hang Seng 8,647.48 -233.52 SET Index 1,254.81 -37.73 Jakarta Comp 464.39 -4.48 CLSA China B ....1,040.23 -11.08 Aust All Ord 1,957.4 -60.5 FTSE 100 2,899.9 +23.3 Monday Previous 2pm close Dow Jones 3,661.87 3,636.94
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    Lock icon US dollar's plunge in Tokyo rattles regional markets
    493 1  -  From Anthony Rowley in TOKYO THE US dollar plunged to a record low of 99.50 yen in Asian trading yesterday before recovering somewhat on the back of what appeared to be concerted central bank intervention. But fears are growing in Tokyo that
    Source: Bridge Info; Source: Bloomberg  -  493 words
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    Currency traders nervous in US and Europe
    341 1  -  From Neil Behrmann in LONDON THE US dollar nervously traded marginally above its lows in Europe and the US yesterday as traders awaited action by central banks. A crash in financial markets, however, did not materialise, although participants were tense. Dealings took place
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    Lock icon Police and army clash with demonstrators in Jakarta
    389 1 The Straits Times JAKARTA Military personnel and riot police yesterday clashed twice in central Jakarta with demonstrators protesting against last week's press closures. detaining more than 40 and sending a clear signal that further street rallies would not be tolerated. The military
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    Lock icon Tokyo police gear up to face down hecklers at company meetings
    216 1 Reuter TOKYO A small army of Tokyo policemen will be mobilised later this week to prevent professional hecklers from disrupting shareholders' meetings of nearly 2.(X)0 Japanese companies. A police spokesman yesterday said 10.000 policemen would be out in force
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    Lock icon Dow Jones +24.93
    163 1 Reuter NEW YORK Blue chip stocks rose at mid-session yesterday. bouncing back from last week's dollar-inspired sellolT that pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average down about 140 points. At Ipm EDT, in the broader market, declining issues led advances 12-7 on active trading of more than 140
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    S'pore dollar hits new high against greenback
    475 1  -  By I m Paul Leo, R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The Singapore dollar rose to close at a new high of 551.5250 against the US currency yesterday. With the greenback sliding, dealers bought the local dollar pushing it towards SS 1.5240 per US dollar from
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Dip in wholesale prices bottoming out
        320 2  -  By Teh Hooi Ling WHOLESALE prices, which have been falling for the last few years, appear to have bottomed out. Latest figures from the Department of Statistics show that the manufactured products price index for May was 79.9. against April's 80.0 and March's 79.8.
        Source: Dept ot Statistics  -  320 words
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      Robert Chua takes over helm of SFCCI today
      178 2 SINGAPORE Manufacturers' Association head Robert Chua takes the helm of the Singapore Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (SFCCI) today. Mr Chua will take over the presidency from incumbent Boon Yoon Chiang, of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce, at the
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      French food giant BSN wins OHQ status for Danone
      409 2  -  By Juliette Walker DANONE Asia won operational headquarters (OHQ) status here yesterday to manage and support the food and beverage produets of its French parent, BSN Groupe. Christian Laubie, BSN vice-president and board member, said Danone Asia was BSN's first regional
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      Quality award is a much-prized experience
      323 2 THERE'S a big prize up for grabs but it isn't exactly a competition. Instead, companies vying for the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) the local equivalent of America's Malcolm Baldrige Award and Japan's Deming Prize will be embarking on a valuable learning process, it's promised.
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      Hearts of gold
      123 2  -  Text and photo by Arthur Lee THESE young people arc painted for a good cause. They are among 2.000 students from the Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore who will help raise $200,000 for Golden Care. a charity for the aged. NTU president Cham lao
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      OCBC sues headhunter tor libel; chief justice on witness stand
      647 2  -  By Ven Sreenivasan CONFIDENTIALITY is crucial in banking, and to suggest that a bank is incapable of maintaining confidentiality is to imply it is inept and incompetent, says the chief justice. Mr Yong Pung How made this point yesterday in
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      647 2 KOREA'S LEADING BANK KOREER EXCHANGE BRNK (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBUC OF KOREA) 31 December 1993 Statements of Condition Statements of Earnings Won (millions) Won (millions) 1993 1992 1993 1992 ASSETS REVENUES Cash and due from banks W3,150,997 W2.915,748 Interest on loans W766.090 W858.267 Foreign exchange bills purchased 2,612,237 2,200,855 Interest
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • Article
      Lock icon Jakarta cuts duties on farm, health and industrial goods
      320 3 AFP JAKARTA Less than a month after easing investment restrictions, Jakarta yesterday announced a package to boost the economy, including import duty cuts for the agriculture, health and industrial sectors, but hikes on alcohol. "The deregulation of import duties and tariff
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      Lock icon Sudomo makes surprise appearance in scam trial
      327 3 AFP JAKARTA A top official and close aide to President Suharto made an unexpected appearance in court here yesterday to give evidence in the trial of a businessmen involved in a US$43O million (*****.6 million) scam. Retired admiral Sudomo, chairman of the Supreme
      AFP  -  327 words
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      Lock icon Accord with IMF commits Manila to painful medicine
      393 3 AFP MANILA An economic agreement between the Philippines and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) contains ambitious economic targets which will require politicallypainful reforms from the government. according to documents obtained here yesterday. According to the documents obtained last Friday detailing targets set
      AFP  -  393 words
    • NOTE BOOK
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        Lock icon Johor to hold water talks with S'pore
        65 3 Bernama KLUANG The Johor government will discuss further with the Singapore government the proposed takeover of the water treatment plant in Skudai, said Menteri Besar Muhyiddin Yassin. "We have conveyed our intention to the Singapore government to take over the plant but many
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        Lock icon Al-Arqam leader seeks talks with KL
        91 3 The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR The leader of the controversial Al-Arqam movement, Ashaari Muhammad, who lives in self-imposed exile in Thailand, yesterday said he would return to Malaysia if the authorities agree to meet him to resolve problems pertaining to the movement. Mr Ashaari
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        Lock icon Petro Vietnam plans second expo
        71 3 AFP HANOI State-owned PetroVietnam is planning a second international exposition in 18 months to attract foreign oil-explo-ration companies. "PetroVietnam 95" will be held from March 1 to 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, the English-language daily Saigon Newsreader said yesterday. The first exposition was held
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        Lock icon Second M'sian car project to cost less
        82 3 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Investment for Malaysia's second national car project, Perusahan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua), is expected to cost 20 per cent less than the initial estimate of MS4OO million (***** million), Bernama news agency said yesterday. All the project partners "did
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        Lock icon KL keeping an eye on green group
        64 3 Bernama SARIKEI, Malaysia The Malaysian government is keeping a close eye on the activities of a group of foreign environmentalists who instigate the local people to oppose the Bakun hydro-electric dam project. Deputy Home Minister Megat Junid Megat Ayob said the group was
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      Lock icon Let E Asia debate EAEC first, Abdullah tells US
      314 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Foreign Minister Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi yesterday said the United States should not have made negative statements on the proposed East Asia Economic Caucus (EAEC) until the East Asian nations had given their views. He said the US
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
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      Lock icon UK, China fail again to strike accord over HK military sites
      508 4 Reuter HONGKONG Britain and China failed again yesterday to solve a long-running dispute over the future of military sites in Hongkong despite high hopes for a breakthrough. In an unusual move the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group (JLG), charged with
      Reuter  -  508 words
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      Lock icon Taiwan's economy gets its 6th straight green light
      172 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's economy is showing signs of steady growth, with the government's key economic barometer Hashing an encouraging "green light" for May. a government agency said yesterday. "The economy in May remained promising and posted a sixth consecutive green light, with
      AFP  -  172 words
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      Lock icon Mortgage-backed securities market for HK?
      421 4 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Starting this year. Hongkong banks and developers will sell off millions of dollars' worth of home mortgages. Moody's Investors Service yesterday said it had been asked to rate several mortgagebacked issues by Hongkong's real estate interests, which hold mortgages worth HKS232
      Bloomberg Business News  -  421 words
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      Lock icon Hands off China's internal affairs, warns Li
      400 4 AFP UPI BEIJING Chinese Premier Li Peng yesterday hammered home China's continued opposition to any interference in its internal affairs, especially in the field of human rights. In a speech marking the 40th anniversary of the inception of the "five principles of peaceful
      AFP; UPI; Reuter  -  400 words
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      Lock icon Workers must remain masters: Beijing union
      229 4 AFP BEIJING Workers must remain the "masters of stateowned enterprise*" in China, even if those firms are converted into companies controlled by shareholders, a national union official was quoted yesterday as saying. Yang Xingfu, vice-president of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, told the
      AFP  -  229 words
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      Lock icon Scenery for some, misery for others
      57 4 AFP GUANGZHOU A woman taking a snap shot of her companion along the overflowing banks of the Pearl River here, the capital of southern China's Guangdong province on Saturday. Officials have acknowledged the outbreak of cholera and dysentery in several parts of the province
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    • CHINA WATCH
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        Lock icon Qian leaves for Russia, CIS tour
        88 4 AFP BEIJING Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen left here yesterday for an official tour of Russia. Belarus. Lithuania and Estonia, the Xinhua news agency said. Mr Qian, who is also vice-premier, will wrap up the visits with a tour of Finland before returning to
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        Lock icon Taiwan sees agriculture declining
        74 4 Reuter TAIPEI Agriculture and agricultural processing will decline as a portion of Taiwan's gross domestic product to 7 per cent in 2002 from the 9.5 per cent registered in 1992. said Vincent Siew. chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development. Mr Siew told a
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        Lock icon Council speaker jailed for bribery
        66 4 AFP TAIPEI The speaker of Chiayi council, his deputy and two councilmen were convicted of bribery and given jail terms ranging from two to four-and-a-half years, a court official said yesterday. The convictions were the latest in a scries of law suits involving 404 people
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      Lock icon New Chinese law to come down hard on drug addicts
      223 4 AFP BEIJING China plans a new law offering the growing number of drug addicts a stark choice between voluntary detoxification or forced "cold turkey" in a labour camp. The China Daily yesterday said the new "detox law" being drafted by
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      1041 4 THE BANK OF NEW YORK COMPANY, INC. Head Office: 48 Wall Street, New York, NY *****, U.S.A Singapore Branch: 10 Collyer Quay, #14-02/03 Ocean Building, Singapore 0104 Consolidated Balance Sheets Consolidated Statements of Income dollars in miliar, except per share amounts mU,kms f* r shart amoun,s December 31 1993 1992
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  • REST OF ASIA
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Aussie interest rates must rise to soothe markets: analysts
      496 5 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's central bank must raise interest rates within the next three months to soothe nervous financial markets, analysts say, after another bout of heavy selling in bond, stock and currency markets. Battle lines between jittery investors and government officials
      Reuter  -  496 words
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      Lock icon PNG wants foreign taxes paid to Caymans account
      169 5 AP PORT MORESBY The Papua New Guinea government has asked foreign oil and mining companies to pay their taxes to a Cayman Islands trust fund, allowing foreign creditors first claim on the money, officials said yesterday. The oil and mining firms, which
      AP  -  169 words
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      Lock icon Defence a top issue in Rao's trip to Russia
      264 5 AFP NEW DELHI Defence cooperation will be high on the agenda when Indian Premier PV Narasimha Rao travels to Russia tomorrow on a trip aimed at reviving the formerly close relations between New Delhi and Moscow. Indian officials and diplomats said
      AFP  -  264 words
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      Lock icon NZ central bank applies brakes to economy
      486 5 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand's central bank sent already nervous financial markets reeling yesterday by applying a monetary policy brake because of inflation fears. "Some modest firming of conditions would reduce the risk of inflation going above 2 per cent. If you define a
      Reuter  -  486 words
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      Lock icon Hawke sparks new storm, says opposition will win next polls
      354 5 AFP SYDNEY Australia's former prime minister Bob Hawke has again stunned his Labor mates and boosted the electoral stocks of a resurgent conservative opposition by tipping a win for its leader Alexander Downer in the next election. Coming on the
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  • REGIONAL FOCUS
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      Lock icon Japanese politicians' two choices: join or topple Ozawa
      1486 6 Nikkei Weekly TOKYO With an election season on the horizon, Japanese voters will soon have to choose from a confusing array of more than 10 political parties. For politicians, however, the choice appears simple: join forces with Shinseito strategist Ichiro Ozawa or
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon UK creating an unnecessary crisis in EU, says France
      562 7 Paris urges other members to stick to Dehaene for president Reuter Bloomberg Business News BORDEAUX, France France yesterday accused Britain of creating an unnecessary crisis in the European Union and said other member-states should stick to their support of Jean-Luc Dehaene's
      Reuter; Bloomberg Business News  -  562 words
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      Lock icon German parties ponder coalition after regional poll results
      390 7 AFP BONN The Christian and Social Democrats yesterday faced the prospect of having to form a coalition administration in Saxony-Anhalt after neither won a decisive result in polls for the regional parliament. Analysts said the outcome of Sunday's poll could be a
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      Lock icon US home sales down o.7pc in May thanks to rate hikes
      307 7 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON Sales of previously owned homes declined 0.7 per cent in May as higher interest rates scared away some potential buyers, the National Association of Realtors said yesterday. Sales dropped in the West, were unchanged in
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    • Article
      Lock icon Russia woos investors with tax breaks, legal guarantees
      435 7 Reuter MOSCOW Russia's Prime Minister, in a high-profile bid to attract foreign investment, dazzled an audience of Western corporate "cheque-writers" yesterday with a proposed package of tax breaks and legal guarantees. Viktor Chernomyrdin said the government would introduce legislation for a five-year
      Reuter  -  435 words
    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Independent lodges complaint
        99 7 AFP LONDON The editor of British broadsheet The Independent, Andreas Whittam Smith, said yesterday he had lodged a complaint with the Office of Fair Trading following price cuts by rivals The Times and the Daily Telegraph. Last week, the Telegraph dropped its cover price from 48 pence
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      • Article
        Lock icon Group plans UK launch of 30 magazines
        75 7 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Retail Revolution, an international publishing group, is planning the largest title launch in British history, the Financial Times said yesterday. The 30-magazine launch of women-oriented titles, computer, trucking and puzzle journals, as well as adult magazines, will be handled
        Bloomberg Business News  -  75 words
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        Lock icon German capital account surplus down
        51 7 Bloomberg Business News FRANKFURT Germany's capital account narrowed to a surplus of 4.9 billion marks (554.7 billion) in April from a revised 7.1 billion marks in March, the Bundesbank said yesterday. March's surplus was originally estimated at a much smaller 1.5 billion marks. Bloomberg Business
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        Lock icon Berlusconi suffers first setback at polls
        80 7 Reuter ROME Italy's new Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi suffered his first electoral setback when opposition candidates won several regional polls, results showed yesterday. His opponents took weekend run-ofi" votes for mayors, provincial presidents and a regional council. The results of elections in 137 smaller
        Reuter  -  80 words
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      Lock icon French budget minister upbeat on economy
      286 7 Bloomberg Business News PARIS The French economy is well on the way to recovery, even though stocks and bonds continue to be on shaky ground, said Nicolas Sarkozy, French government spokesman and budget minister. "The economic situation is in recovery mode there's no denying
      Bloomberg Business News; AFP  -  286 words
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      Lock icon Swiss central bank's warnings on wage rises dismissed
      230 7 Reuter ZURICH A scries of warnings by the Swiss National Bank that it will tighten monetary policy if wage settlements arc too high are exaggerated sincc unemployment is high enough to keep pay demands down, analysts said. The introduction of a 6.5
      Reuter  -  230 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Trimmed defence budgets lead to tough race in arms bazaar
      541 8 AFP PARIS Trimmed post-Cold War military budgets in Western states and a lingering economic crisis have dramatically increased competition among arms exporters. Experts say exporters are now searching for new markets in a field that remains a key source of
      AFP  -  541 words
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      Lock icon California begins its long-awaited recovery
      453 8 AFP LOS ANGELES California, one of the US states the recession hit hardest, has bouneed baek to show signs of economic reeovery and a growing job market, studies show. "The state's long-awaited economic recovery has begun," says a report by the University of California. According
      AFP  -  453 words
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      Lock icon US trade chief kicks off Latin America tour preaching open markets
      407 8 Reuter RIO DE JANEIRO Preaching privatisation and open markets, US Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to begin a trade mission to Latin America. "A famous writer once wrote that the 20th century
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    • Article
      Lock icon Private TV channel to open up Romanian air
      486 8 Station plans 24-hour satellite broadcasts to cover the whole country Reuter BUCHAREST Television viewers across Romania's rugged landscape are about to be offered something they have rarely if ever enjoyed programmes they actually want to watch. Antena I. a station run by
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Sampras, Chang through to quarters, Sanchez-Vicario out
      536 9 Wimbledon AP WIMBLEDON Top seed Pete Sampras, yet to lose a set in four matches, powered into the Wimbledon quarter-finals yesterday, and Todd Martin thwarted a comeback bid by former champion Andre Agassi. Michael Chang routed French Open champion Sergi Bruguera in a
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      Lock icon Women score points on tennis equality but game not over yet
      509 9 Reuter WIMBLEDON Women's tennis has come a long way since the days of Billie Jean King's outcry for equality, although more work remains. In 1971, a year after a major battle was won and women got their first professional
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    • SPORT SHORTS
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        Baseball
        68 9 NEW YORK Major league on Sunday American: Cleveland 11 NY 12; Milwaukee 5 Boston 4; Minnesota 11 Kansas City 4: California 4 Texas 3; Oakland 10 Detroit 5; Seattle 7 Chicago 8; Toronto 1 Baltimore 7. National: Montreal I Florida 6; Philadelphia 9 Atlanta 8; NY 3 Pittsburgh 7;
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        Indy racing
        44 9 PORTLAND Inch-car Gl Joe s 200 on Sunday (L'S unless noted): I Al Unscr Jr 102 laps. 172.443 km/h 2 tmcrson Fittipaldi (Bra) 1.83 seconds 3 Paul Tracy (Can) same lap 4 Robby Gordon same lap 5 Nigel Mansell (Eng) same lap.
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        Lock icon Rugby
        72 9 AP CHRIS TCHLRCII New Zealand selectors yesterday axed flyhalf Simon Mannix and back-rower Arran Penc from the team to face France in the second test in Auckland on Sunday. Stephen Bachop will replace Mannix and Zinzan Brooke is recalled at the expense of Pene in the wake of France's
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        Lock icon Tennis
        210 9 AFP LONDON Former champion John McEnroc may be switching his interest to football. The American tennis star, who once played on the left-wing for his New York school, says that if soccer takes off in a big way in the US after the World Cup. he would consider buying
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        Lock icon Basketball
        312 9 Reuter AFP CHICAGO All-Star forward Scottic Pippcn is being offered as trade bait by the Chicago Bulls, according to a published report yesterday. The Chicago tribune quoted an unnamed general manager of another team as saying Pippcn was being shopped by the Bulls ahead of tomorrow's NBA draft. The
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        Lock icon Cricket
        130 9 Reuter DERBY, England New Zealand suffered a deflating innings defeat by Derbyshire yesterday just three days ahead of the final test and acting captain Gavin Larscn blasted their performance as "spineless". Trailing the county side by 214 on the first innings, they collapsed for the second time in the
        Reuter  -  130 words
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        Lock icon Golf
        292 9 Reuter lON DON Wales, beaten semifinalists in the 1991 Dunhill Cup, are not among the 16 teams invited to contest the 1994 contest at St Andrews. For the first time in the event's 10-year history it was decided not to hold a qualifying tournament this season and Wales have
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      Lock icon Romania, Switzerland find their berths
      640 9 World Cup Finals AP STANFORD. California Romania and Switzerland have joined the growing band of teams already sure of places in the World Cup. Colombia was eliminated on Sunday despite winning and a US defeat means the host nation must wait to see how other
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    • Article
      Will we see a Brazil-Argentina showdown?
      670 9  -  By Shahiron Sahari SINGAPORE A Brazil vs Argentina final looks the likeliest possibility, based on current form and the shape of the draw, and one that will bring to mind their memorable last World Cup Finals meeting 12 years ago. That probable clash on
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      Lock icon Roe defies Hjertstedt to win French Open
      540 9 Golf AP ST-QUENTIN-EN-YVEL-INES, France England's Mark Roe triumphed in the French Open here on Sunday, after a final round 66 edged him a stroke clear of overnight leader Gabriel Hjertstedt. Spain's Jose Maria Olazabal came third, but had the consolation of extending his
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      A flower by any other name
      989 11  -  Claire Leow reviews Theatreworks* Scorpion Orchid, which closes the Singapore Arts Festival Claire Leow THEATREWORKS' play is almost all art, stepping daintily from the real, explosive substance. The name of the play is tantalising. Scorpion Orchid, a popular variety of the local flower, is
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      Lock icon Jeweller sees red over precious stones
      608 11 CHATTERBOX AP AP UPI UPI UPI UPI THE House of Harry Winston is stunned over Sharon Stone's claim to a string of pricey rocks. The actress filed a lawsuit on June 2 claiming the jeweller gave her a diamond necklace as a gift so
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      1044 11 TV RADIO terrorised by repulsive characters who normally prowl the M streets of South Bronx Stetomed to? I his programme Yorsprung durch technik? Pierce Brosnan has to play tough looks at who the _50,000 oper- gu> in order to save the country side from the ravages of ationally ready NSmen
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  • PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
    • REGIONAL SKTLINE
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        Lock icon Wendy's may move RHQ to Asia
        103 12 The Nation BANGKOK US-based fast food operator Wendy's International lnc might relocate its regional headquarters for the Asia Pacific from Honolulu, Hawaii, to an Asian country within the next two years. Hongkong, Taiwan and Japan were cited as possible locations by J Michael Snoddy,
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        Lock icon Oversuppty in Aussie housing market
        101 12 Australian Financial Review SYDNEY Australia's housing market is facing an oversupply and any rise in interest rates could lead to a downturn, according to a report by industrial forecasters BIS Shrapnel. BIS said that except for Sydney and Melbourne, prospects for price increases in other
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        Formosa plans US$111m science park
        56 12 TAIPEI Taiwan's petrochemical giant Formosa Plastic will invest US$lll million (SSI72 million) in a science and industrial park in Taipei, the China Times Express reported recently. The 157 ha park will be located in the Taipei suburb of Linkuo and is part of the group's
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        Lock icon French firm in Viet construction tie-up
        105 12 South China Morning Post HONGKONG French civil engineering firm Campenon Ber-nard-SGE announced recently that it was tying up with two Vietnamese companies to set up the first Franco-Vietnamese construction joint venture in Vietnam. Campenon Bemard-SGE will take a 50 per cent stake in the
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      Lock icon TCB plans to join property big league
      843 12  -  Shukri Rahman looks at Taiping Consolidated Berhad's growing property portfolio Shukri Rahman MBT LATE last year, some stockbrokers called a buy on Taiping Consolidated Berhad (TCB). Five months later, a lethargic market notwithstanding, the positive recommendations have not subsided. Indeed, other stockbroking houses
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      Rebar developing US$80m project in Suzhou
      353 13  -  A Singapore construction firm will be building a 22-storey plaza in China. Teh Hooi Ling reports Teh Hooi Ling LOCAL construction company Rebar (Group) Development will build an US$BO million (Ssl24 million) retail, residential and office project in Suzhou, China. Units in the project,
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      Lock icon Overseas developers give HK buyers the first bite
      695 13 Eastern Express SOME years ago. a Hongkong property tycoon sparked a public relations storm in Canada when he sold his Vancouver developments in the territory ahead of the Canadian market. Worried that money from Hongkong will push home prices beyond their reach.
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      PROPERTY WATCH
      382 13 Selected transactions in the past week .—r~ —i Date of BuWln area/ Satepric* Ii nor Won D trict Pralact T yP* land araa (aq ft) T nur (8$ j PfWVATI Jun 20,1994 1232 Jaian Rajah Terrace 1300_(1800)_ FH 740,000 411 Jun 20,1994 1232 DiamondTower Condo 1760 FH_j 608,000
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  • Article
    Afta first, Apec later
    501 14 EDITORIAL FREE trade areas arc in vogue, so it is no surprise that the idea of an Asia Pacific FTA is being debated among officials and academics from Japan to Jakarta and America to Australia. The question is no more whether but when an Asia Pacific
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
    • Article
      Calming some troubled waters
      217 14 IF THE reported agreement between China and the Philippines for the "common exploration and development" of the disputed Spratly Islands fructifies, it could have positive implications for China's relations with the rest of Asia. Beijing's stated objective of first getting the less thorny disputes out of
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    • Article
      Test of confidence
      143 14 AT LAST China is putting the bullock before the cart. By setting targets for the development of the country's transport system, Beijing has taken a big step in tackling the serious problems its economy will face in the coming decades. Even though China, with its problems of
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      Towards better child care centres
      227 14 THE ROLE of child-care centres in child development is becoming more important in Singapore, especially now that more and more parents are working. By early next year, for example, some 30 new centres will be opened and they will need another 200 trained teachers. It
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    • Article
      Follow the initiative
      135 14 IN SINGAPORE, it is generally accepted that civil servants should be paid well in order to maintain a clean and efficient public service, and to attract and retain high-calibre civil servants. It is believed that Singaporeans would be open-minded and practical about the salary structure of civil
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    • Article
      An empty threat
      140 14 THE FOCUS of the North Korean dispute has shifted from the threat of UN-imposed sanctions to hopes of a summit between North and South to discuss nuclear tensions. This is a welcome move, not only because it reduces the risk of confrontation, but because economic sanctions do
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    • Article
      Fall of the mighty
      177 14 HOW THE mighty have fallen! The once-almighty greenback fell from its dizzy heights of 360 yen since the end of World War II to below 100 yen on Wednesday prompting furious reaction and concerted action on both sides of the Pacific. The Federal Reserve Bank in
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    Taking the Germans and French down a peg or two
    805 14  -  Neville Stack says John Majors defiance at last weekend's EU summit in Corfu was intended to send a message to the powerful Franco-German axis Neville Stack The writer is a political commentator based in London. He writes regularly for BT
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      Read my flips — no new ideas
      1529 15  - Read my flips no new ideas Participants at a recent conference at the Heritage Foundation gave Bill Clinton's Asia policies a resounding 'F, reports Leon Hadar Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington Correspondent IN A memorandum to US Secretary of State Warren Christopher, the Assistant Secretary of State for
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      Russia's wild, wild east
      1136 15  -  Patricia Kranz finds that freewheeling Vladivostok has become the centre of a booming trade with Korea and China Patricia Kranz RACING up and down the hilly streets of Vladivostok in his Toyota Mark II sedan, Sergei Batchurin approaches a red light. Instead of putting on the
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      124 15 All of these securities having been sold, this announcement appears as a matter of record only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities. New Issue June 1994 U.S. $1,000,000,000 Ontario Province of Ontario (Canada) 7%% Bonds due June 22, 2004 Goldman, Sachs
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    Lock icon Japanese industry, alarmed by high yen, urges stable govt
    433 16 AFP TOKYO Japanese industry, alarmed by the yen's latest re-cord-breaking advance, yesterday called on the country's feuding politicians to form a stable government as soon as possible to help rescue the economy. And amid growing fears that the yen's appreciation will
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    Lock icon Piling on the pressure against new taxes
    49 16 Reuter KARACHI Bottles of soft drinks piling up outside a factory here yesterday while the plant remained idle for the second day of a two-day strike. Businesses and industry called the strike to protest against new taxes in the 1994-1995 budget. Keuter
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    Lock icon Coffee prices soar 40pc on Brazil frost scare
    339 16 Reuter LONDON Coffee prices leapt by up to 40 per cent yesterday after news that the worst frost since 1981 had hit key coffee producing areas in Brazil, the world's largest supplier. Immediately, there were warnings that retail prices were likely to
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    Lock icon US confirms July 8 talks with N Korea
    260 16 Reuter AFP WASHINGTON The United States said yesterday that it would begin high-level talks with North Korea on July 8 in Geneva. White House spokesman Dee Dee Myers said Assistant Secretary of State Robert Gallucci would represent the US. Officials have said
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    Reality bites: all hell's breaking loose in the US
    1026 16  -  The Bottom Line FT HANER FT HANER The writer is president of Washington-based Business Environment Risk Intelligence (Beri). He contributed this commentary to BT. GENE RODDENBERRY wrote a story for Star Trek in which two distinct societies were living in the
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    Lock icon Hongkong appoints panel to review government land auctions
    285 16 Eastern Express AFP HONGKONG Hongkong yesterday appointed a threemember inquiry to look into the way the government sells its land, after powerful developers formed an instant consortium at a land auction last month. Secretary for Planning. Environment and Lands Tony Eason said
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    Lock icon Kemper signs merger pact with Conseco Inc
    238 16 Reuter CHICAGO Kemper Corp said yesterday that it has signed a definitive merger agreement with Conseco Inc following a Kemper board meeting on Sunday night. Kemper shareholders will receive US$67 (SS101) a share in cash and Conseco stock. Kemper's principal operations are in
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • EYE on your STOCKS
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        MARKET MOOD
        45 17 Mixed Marker Mood' indicates the likely trailing sentiment today, based on brokers polled at 5-6pm yesterday. Overnight events may alter sentiment brokers polled: Alliance. Baring. Daiwa. Fraser. OK Goh. Kay Hum. Somura. Ongi o. Phillip. Smith .Vtti Court. lat Lee and SG Warburg.
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        HOT STOCK
        128 17  -  -By Quak Hiang Whai kamunting closed seven cents lower at 5i.43 on a volume of 3.88 million units yesterday. The stock is trading in a downward sloping channel with the trend looking likely to continue. With the nine-week moving average having cut the price line from the bottom,
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      Setbacks as China, Vietnam, M'sia projects bogged down in talks
      477 17  -  F&N's six-monthly briefing Reports by Lee Han Shih SINGAPORE The giant Fraser Neave group has suffered setbacks in its plan to set up more factories in Vietnam and China and the move to float a subsidiary in Malaysia. All the
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      CAM Mechatronics main board IPO on the cards this week
      242 17 SINGAPORE CAM Mechatronics is likely to launch a main board initial public oiler this week, sources close to the company say. This will enable the company to base its IPO on its interim results for the period to March 31.
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      CPL to pump $80m into Robertson Quay project
      283 17  -  By Lilian Ang SINGAPORE Centrepoint Properties Ltd plans to spend about $80 million converting its freehold warehouse site at Robertson Quay into a shopping and residential complex. Provisional approval has already been obtained for the project, which is likely to be marketed
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      Lock icon Japan's Pokka seeks listing for S'pore unit
      85 17 AFP TOKYO Japanese softdrink manufacturer Pokka Corp recently applied to have the shares of one of its Singapore subsidiaries listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore, a spokesman said yesterday. But he could not confirm a report that Pokka Corp (Singapore) Pte Ltd
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      Super Coffeemix likely to offer all new shares
      255 17  -  By Corinne Kerk SINGAPORE Sesdaq hopeful Super Coffeemix is likely to offer all new shares when it makes its initial public offer in a few weeks, sources say. The maker of three-in-one beverages posted an after-tax profit of $3.5 million on turnover
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      Rise in corporate earnings the key to unleashing bulls in Japan
      806 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Last Friday, Nomura Securities' global equities strategist Nicholas Knight delivered a very simple, clear message to about 30 local fund managers sell Asia and Europe and buy Japan. There are other market
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      Coke gains market share in S'pore at expense of Pepsi
      269 17 SINGAPORE Fraser Neave's Coca-Cola franchise has gained market share in Singapore at the expense of Yeo Hiap Seng's Pepsi-Cola franchise, according to figures released yesterday by F&N. They were given by F&N Coca-Cola president Keith Martin, who said the company's
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    • COMPANIES
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • Article
          Sincere Watch posts $3.4 m earnings
          114 18 SINGAPORE Sincere Watch has reported net earnings of $3.43 million on turnover of $68.31 million for the year to March 31. This compares with net earnings of $2.98 million on turnover of $79.93 million for the 17 months ended March 31, 1993. The company
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          Pan Pac's net gain rises
          41 18 SINGAPORE Pan Pacific Publication Co lifted net earnings to $751,000 in the year to March 31, from just $20,000 a year earlier. The result was achieved on 0.9 per cent drop in turnover to $28.39 million.
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          Giken posts $1.3 m loss
          62 18 SINGAPORE Electronics supporting firm Giken Sakata slipped into the red with net loss of $1.27 million in the year to March 31, compared with net earnings of $4.1 million the year before. Turnover slid 20.7 per cent to $238.01 million. The company blamed the slowdown
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          Kepphil wins US$12m deal
          41 18 SINGAPORE Philippine-based Kepphil Shipyard has won a US$l2 million contract to build two clean product tankers for Tevban Marine Corp. The contract bolsters Kepphil's order book, which is now filled until the third quarter of next year.
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          Hour Glass HK's Gerald Genta stake
          71 18 SINGAPORE The Hour Glass says its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Hour Glass (HK), will acquire 400,000 shares of Gerald Genta (Hongkong) from Swiss Prestige for about *****,000. The purchase, representing 40 per cent of Gerald Genta (HK), will be financed internally. The Hour Glass said
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          Lock icon RHB in Indon stockbroking venture
          73 18 Bemama KUALA LUMPUR Rashid Hussain Bhd will take up a controlling 51 per cent equity in a stockbroking firm it plans to set up in Indonesia with an Indonesian and Hongkong group. A RHB statement yesterday said the venture would be undertaken through its wholly-owned
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          Lock icon Mulpha's bumiputra share issue
          53 18 Bloomberg Business News KUALA LUMPUR The shareholders of Mulpha International Bhd agreed yesterday to expand the company's share capital by almost 20 per cent, diluting the value of their own shares but giving the company the native equity ownership needed to apply for lucrative government contracts.
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          Lock icon Wing Tiek's bid for Manila steel mill
          54 18 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Wing Tiek Holdings Bhd has proposed a capital injection plan, following an aborted tender process, to control Philippines' largest steel mill. Managing director Joseph Chong said yesterday the Philippine authorities had reacted positively to Wing Tiek's open negotiations offer for
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        504 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Managers' pricti Jun 28 UMB Invest Mgt Ltd Cimuiim iuu Tnui Unifund 1.42 1.48 Singapore unn irusi 1.03 i.oss The Commerce 1.61 l.7lxd United Gr Fund! 1.64 1.70 The Savings Fund 1.52 1.61 united Asia Fund 1.60 1.70* S pore Frog Fund 0.69 0.73 S pore See
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        Kelanamas suspends trading, may buy second timber asset
        338 18  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR SHARES of Kelanamas Industries Bhd, a company linked to Samsuddin Abu Hassan, were suspended from trading after lunch yesterday pending an announcement that analysts said could likely involve the injection of a second timber asset
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        Amcol to buy 30pc stake in M'sian developer
        310 18  -  By Dexter Lee SINGAPORE Amcol Holdings will pay M 57.5 million (554.4 million) for a 30 per cent stake in a Malaysian property development company as part of a strategy to go beyond Singapore's shores. This will be Amcol's second regional property
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        Strategist urges investors to buy Japan stocks
        282 18 SINGAPORE Investors should sell Asian and European equities and consider putting their money into Japanese stocks, says Nomura Securities' global equities strategist Nicholas Knight. At a briefing last Friday for local fund managers, Mr Knight said most people he had met in the
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        Prajogo denies plans to sell CASH shares
        424 18 KUALA LUMPUR Indonesian timber tycoon Prajogo Pangestu has denied that it plans to sell shares in Malaysia's Construction and Supplies House Bhd (CASH). "We have checked with Prajogo for clarification. He confirmed that there is no truth in the statement," a CASH statement
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        Lock icon Indonesia's Barito logs up near 4-fold rise in profit
        216 18 AFP Reuter JAKARTA Indonesian timber giant PT Barito Pacific Timber (BFI") yesterday said net profit rose 289 per cent on the previous year to 310 billion aipiah (SS2I9 million) in the year to December. BPr said that sales last year increased
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        Witness gives 'real reason' for family wanting to pull out from YHS Hldgs
        614 18  -  Hearing on petition to wind up YHS Holdings By Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE A witness for a rival faction in the Yeo family dispute said that the termination of employment of four of its members was the "real
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        Jack Chia appeals to Players shareholders over bid
        192 18  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY THE chairman of Jack ChiaMPH has urged shareholders of Australian biscuit company Players Group Ltd in an open letter to consider his company's offer to buy their shares. Jack Chia's personal letter appeared to be in response
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        Econ, Hwa Hong Viet units to set up investment firm
        188 18 SINGAPORE Econ International's wholly-owned subsidiary, Econ Vietnam Investments, and Hwa Hong Corporation's subsidiary SP Vietnam have joined up with other investors to set up investment holding company Dragon Properties Asia. The new firm, incorporated in the Channel Island of Jersey,
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        NOL secures three 12-year tanker charters
        207 18 SINGAPORE National carrier Neptune Orient Lines has won three 12-year tanker charters that will generate US$24 million (5536.4 million) in the first year. NOL said yesterday the deal was with US-based Bayway Refinery Co, a subsidiary of independent oil refiner Tosco Corp. The agreement
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        Lock icon Thai tycoon acquitted of stock scam
        529 19 Song and partners cleared, but securities watchdog plans appeal up to High Court Reuter BANGKOK The Bangkok Criminal Court acquitted Thai investor Song Wacharasriroj and 11 of his associates of stock manipulation charges yesterday in the first major case of its kind in Thailand.
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        Lock icon Hop Hing in 15-million share placement
        173 19 Reuter HONGKONG Hop Hing Holdings Ltd said its controlling shareholder Hop Hing Oil (1985) Ltd plans to place 15 million existing shares in Hop Hing Holdings to Palmco International (HK) Ltd at HKSI.3S per share. The price represents a premium of 4.7 per cent
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          Lock icon Ford to invest US$50m in China ventures
          116 19 Reuter SHANGHAI Ford Motor Co has signed joint venture accords with two Shanghai companies to produce automotive components, moving it closer to its goal of vehicle assembly in China. Ford will invest more than USSSO million (Ss76 million) in the two projects, its
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          Lock icon Two Daewoo companies unite
          82 19 Knight-Ridder SEOUL Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd will take over Daewoo Shipyards in a move set to produce South Korea's second-largest listed company, a Daewoo Heavy official said yesterday. Although termed a merger, Daewoo Heavy will take over Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd on Oct 1.
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          Lock icon Hutchison's £700 m loan for UK unit
          100 19 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Hongkong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa has completed the paperwork for a £700 million (551.63 billion) loan for its UK subsidiary Hutchison Telecommunications Holdings (UK) Ltd. Hutchison said the size of the loan was increased from £500 million. Hutchison will guarantee
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        Lock icon Zeneca Group to set up China farm chemicals joint venture
        510 19 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING Zeneca Group pic, the British pharmaceutical and chemicals company, plans to establish China's largest farm chemicals joint venture as part of a more-than-US$lOO million (S$ 152 million) fiveyear investment programme. The company yesterday announced it would
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        San Miguel seeks permanent injunction against striking union
        303 19  -  From Al Labita in MANILA SAN MIGUEL Corp (SMC), Asean's largest food and beverage conglomerate, yesterday asked the government to issue a permanent injunction against a striking union. "Enjoining a strike is the only way to enforce the union's compliance with contract
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        Lock icon Korea Mobile Telecom named best managed South Korean firm
        144 20 Bloomberg Business News SEOUL Korea Mobile Telecom has been selected as the best managed South Korean company in 1993 by a leading management consulting group. According to an annual evaluation by the Korea Management Association, the re-cently-privatised mobile telephone service monopoly
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        Lock icon Nissho Iwai sets its sights on cable TV business
        144 20 AFP TOKYO Nissho Iwai Corp plans to enter the cable television business with an estimated investment of 10 billion yen (SSIS2 million), and a plan to set up three cable operations this year. A spokesman yesterday said Nissho Iwai. a major
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        Lock icon Ranks of confirmed Wall St bears growing
        631 20 Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES After last week's stock market carnage and the potential for much more this week the ranks of confirmed Wall Street bears are growing. The feeling that stocks have just been in a "correction" this year, after a three-year
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        Lock icon Flickering signs of recovery in Japanese electronics industry
        605 20 Los Angeles Times TOKYO The gloom over Japan's electronics industry, after being battered by three years of recession, is beginning to lift with new optimism reflected in an outpouring of innovative gadgets both useful and wacky. Sharp Corp this month is introducing
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        Lock icon Glaxo lost £100 m on bonds: report
        181 20 Bloomberg Business News LONDON Giant pharmaceutical company Glaxo Holdings pic lost between £75 million (SSI74 million) to £100 million on bond investments when interest rates rose, according to analysts, the Sunday Times of London reported. With £2 billion in cash at the end
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon Taiwan to allow more foreign bank branches
        222 21 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan is to ease existing limits on the number and location of foreign bank branches here as part of its efforts to join the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (Gatt,) officials said yesterday. The officials, with the Monetary Affairs Bureau,
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        Lock icon Manila banks say trimming reports will cut their costs
        198 21 Reuter MANILA The decision by the Philippine Central Bank to try to trim the number of reports submitted by commercial banks will help them cut costs, a senior banking official said. The Central Bank and the Bankers Association of the Philippines
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        KL can't cap inflation at 4pc this year: Goldman Sachs
        534 21  -  From Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR UNITED States broker Goldman Sachs says monetary growth in Malaysia, although slowing down, is still too high and the government is unlikely to achieve its goal of capping inflation at 4 per cent
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        Lock icon Setback for M'sia's commodity exchange
        281 21 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's sole commodity exchange is still battling to convince the government it is ready to start trade in financial futures despite being allowed two years ago to compete with a private outfit in the same business. Exchange officials yesterday said the Kuala
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      • SMALL CHANGE
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          Lock icon Dai-Ichi bank unit to buy real estate
          75 21 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, the largest commercial bank in Japan, next month will set up a fully owned subsidiary to buy devalued real estate assets through court auctions, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said. The company will either rent or sell
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          Lock icon IBCA raises Midland Bank rating
          71 21 Reuter LONDON European rating agency IBCA said it has raised the individual rating of HSBC Holdings pic's Midland Bank pic to B from B/C. All other IBCA ratings remain unchanged. IBCA said a B rating indicates a bank with a sound risks profile and without
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          Lock icon Israel raises lowest lending rate
          63 21 Reuter JERUSALEM Israel's central bank, alarmed at rising inflation, announced that its lowest lending rate to commercial banks would rise 0.5 per cent on Thursday. Announcing its monetary programme for July, the Bank of Israel said it was cancelling five bands of lending rates, effectively
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          Lock icon Japanese banks cutting recruitment
          56 21 AFP TOKYO Japanese banks, sagging under the weight of a mountain of bad debt, plan to reduce their hiring of new graduates next year for the fourth consecutive year, a major economic daily said. Nihon Keizai Shimbun said 10 of the country's 11 city banks planned
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        Lock icon Indonesia beats PNG as lure for gold miners, says broker
        382 22 Reuter SYDNEY Indonesia has taken over from Papua New Guinea as the second most favoured location for gold mining development in the Pacific Rim after Australia, said JB Were and Son gold analyst Robin Widdup. Resource projects in the south-west
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        Lock icon Market jitters, plea to curb exports may hit palm oil prices
        441 22 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Traders expect factors including an Indonesian government appeal to curb exports and the feeling the market is starting to fall will hit palm and lauric oil prices this week. "The government fears prices could go up
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        Lock icon NZ kiwifruit board enlists agents in UK, Japan to lift flagging sales
        380 22 FT LONDON New arrangements with major fruit distributors in Britain and' Japan mark a significant change for the New Zealand kiwifruit industry, which in the past adopted a largely "do it yourself' policy in these countries. The Kiwifruit
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        Lock icon Caribbean sugar industry in strife
        376 22 FT LONDON Sugar producers in the Caribbean Community, whose major market is the European Union, have been having a difficult time, and some have been forced into financial and administrative restructuring to improve efficiency and production. The problems have raised questions about the ability of
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        Lock icon Canadian diamond find spurs global hunt
        397 22 Reuter VANCOUVER Emboldened by the success of diamond exploration in Canada's Arctic, a host of small Canadian mining ventures are now driving a revival in the worldwide hunt for the precious stones. Vancouver-based companies account for much of a worldwide boom in diamond exploration
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        Lock icon Russian aluminium costs may exceed world levels
        180 22 Reuter MOSCOW Russian aluminium costs may exceed world levels unless the country can solve a raft of problems linked to rising costs for fuel, transport and raw materials, a top industry official said. "If we do not solve a number of problems connected
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        120 22 DESPITE concerted central bank intervention at the weekend, the USS continued to be plagued by negative sentiments. In the regional market, the SS inched up another 10 to 20 points against the USS. With the present depressed state of the USS, the local currency is
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        196 22 Bloomberg Business News LONDON The dollar held above recent lows against the yen and mark amid talk centralbanks would intervene again to support the currency. "While the central banks haven't been in today, the dollar's been supported by talk that the Fed will raise rates and that perhaps the
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        1761 22 I wtk--Hcixlitnl ii*lr\ lukiilatol asani\l S'purr\ top H tiiklm /wifwm. ftiv iiw /W US$/S$ forward rates Noon June 27 s$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.5239 1.5254 2-month 1.5236 1.5251 3-monlh 1 5231 1 5246 6-month 1.5212 1.5232 Source: OCBC FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES At at 9am on June 27 Singapore dollars
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        Lock icon Crude oil futures rise amid concern over Yemen war
        180 22 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg Business News LONDON Crude oil futures giiinod several cents in London and New York on concern that a flare-up in Yemen's two-month old civil war could disrupt oil production and exports. But the apprehension was largely offset
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        91 22 AFP NEW YORK The dollar kept falling against other major currencies Monday during light trading in New York. At 9:soam (1350 GMT), the dollar traded at 1.5785 marks against 1.5845 late Friday. and at 99.87 ven against 100.62 yen. The dollar hit a record low closing price of
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGB firm as yen hits new high
        1371 23 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen ands Japanese government bond (JGB) closed firmer on continued strength in the yen leading to hopes for an easier monetary policy. Euroyen and JGBs received a boost after the dollar fell to a new post-World War
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        Crude palm oil closes limit-down
        656 23 COMMODITY REPORTS Palm oil rut Malaysian crude palm oil physical market dosed "limitdown" yesterday as the performance on the Chicago futures market last week and lack of fresh demand continued to affect the market. Traders covered their positions and stayed away from the market, expecting
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          Floods in China delay tin shipment
          75 23 HONGKONG The recent flooding in China's southern provinces will cause at least one metals trader here to delay exports of tin from China this month. Between 200 and 300 tonnes of tin destined for overseas buyers are affected by the delays. "Delivery for June
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          India edible oil prices may dip
          59 23 NEW DELHI India's vegetable oil prices could decline temporarily this week because good monsoon rains have fallen in soybean-growing central India. But traders say prices will recover soon. The outlook for a good crop will encourage farmers to sell old stocks but any resulting
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          India's coffee output scaled down
          105 23 NEW DELHI India's cofTee output in the current 1993-94 (Oct-Sep) season has been scaled down to about 180.000 tonnes, but is still up from last season's 160,000 tonnes, industry officials said. The coffee board that markets the beans on behalf of the growers, and exporters
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          Aussie gold output seen rising
          92 23 SYDNEY Between 10 and 15 new mines should lift Australian gold production by 40 to 50 tonnes over the next five years, according to broker J B Were and Son in a report released here. J B Were forecast Australia will produce 300 tonnes of
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1437 23 Rubber Singapore Commodity Exchange (futures dosing as at 5.30pm) RSS I Contract (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sell (tonnes) Interest I 179.50 I 875 Aug 174.00 174.00 174 00 100 3100 Sep 170.00 166 00 169 00 850 2250 Oct/Dec 164.50 161.50 165.00 2550 8925
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        Australia
        1120 24 -60.5 CHAOTIC overseas financial markets and sharply weaker local bonds wiped more than AS 10 billion from share values as the Australian bourse suffered its biggest one-day crash since August 1991. The key All Ordinaries Index tumbled 60.5 points, or 3 per cent, to 1.957.4 its lowest close in
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        Manila
        585 24 -39.59 Philippine share prices fell 1.4 per cent yesterday in reaction to the downturn in most other Asian stock markets and the absence of good news in the local exchange, analysts said here. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index fell 39.59 points to 2,749.45. Turnover fell 45.3 per cent to
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        Taipei
        611 24 -36.40 The Taipei bourse ended lower yesterday, with papermaking shares hardest hit, as investors worried over possible credittightening measures by the central bank, dealers said. Following Saturday's 36.27point drop, the 374-issue Weighted Price Index lost another 36.4 to close at 5.866.95. Turnover increased to 1.066 billion shares valued at
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        Seoul
        425 24 11.08 Share prices rebounded on the Korean Stock Exchange yesterday, as bargain hunters moved in after a week-long slide, dealers said. The Composite Price Index rose by 11.08 points to close at 931.04 with 36 million shares valued at 603 billion won changing hands. Gains outpaced falls 571 to
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        New Zealand
        335 24 -77.47 Shares ended at their lowest closing level this year but turnover was low, indicating the selling was mostly from private clients. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed at 1.961.30, down 77.47 points (3.8 per cent), but off its low for the day of 1,954.50. Turnover was worth NZ529.13
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        Bombay
        50 24 -39.48 Share prices ended down after staging a mild recovery from the day's lowest levels, brokers said. The BSE 30-share Index closed at a provisional 4.173.53, down 39.48 points from Friday's close. At mid-session, the index touched a low of 4,152.45. The 100-share National Index fell 12.96 to 1,985.95.
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        726 24 Britannia Funds Sterling Cash Bid Offer Mini C ap rVpos.il 38 6400 38 6500 Mini Jeney Uih 0 1893 ***** Mtm Mat Income *0 9000 *0 9400 ISS Cash Income Plus Fund 8*00 10 WOO PS Rewr»e Fund 5 2800 5 2900 Sterling Fquil) Euro Performance .0 4592 0.4938 Far
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        London
        715 24 +23.3 SHARES rallied strongly as firm gilts and the ncaring of support levels triggered a turnaround in short-term sentiment in index futures. The FTSE 100 gained 23.3 points to 2,899.9, flirting with resistance at the 2,900 level after plunging 65.8 on Friday. A further 31.9-point markdown at the opening
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        Paris
        152 24 +4.58 French shares erased their losses near the end of the session to finish higher, as bonds recovered to close on a firmer note. There had been a lot of arbitrage during the day and chances of central bank intervention to support the dollar had held back some sellers.
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        Stockholm
        136 24 -10.8 Higher debt yields sent Swedish shares sharply lower, but the bourse closed off early lows. "It's the debt market yields that rule everything. The market is at the moment almost apathetic," a broker said. The OMX Index was down 10.8 points at 1,032.69 in low turnover of 1.798
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        Frankfurt
        211 24 -16.71 German shares could fall further as the market worries that even renewed intervention would not be able to support the weak dollar, dealers said. Dealers said the bourse lacked buying incentives and players would keep a close eye on other markets for direction. "A lot depends on Wall
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        Milan
        126 24 -9.19 Italian shares suffered with other European markets, reflecting continuing hesitancy and weak sentiment as players watch the US dollar, traders said. "The dollar weighed on everything," said one analyst. Shares suffered from weakness in Europe and hesitancy on bond markets, he added. The Mibtel Index closed down 9.19
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        Amsterdam
        261 24 -4.33 Dutch shares closed with reduced losses on smallscale bargain-hunting as bonds wiped out earlier losses and Wall Street opening stronger. The AEX Index closed 4.33 points lower at 377.10 with a handful of its 25constitucnt shares edging into positive territory by the close. During the morning, the index
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        Toronto
        241 24 •11.12 Stocks recouped some earlier losses at midday but stayed soft as weak gold shares kept a Wall Street rebound from moving north of the border. The TSE 300 Index traded 11.12 points lower at 3948.73 in modest turnover of 23.35 million shares valued at C 5274.59 million. The
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        New York
        688 24 +9.71 The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which plummeted 62.15 points on Friday, was ahead 9.71 to 3,646.65 at 1 lam EDT. The key barometer was down 16.51 shortly after the market opened. The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index was ahead 0.06 to 244.61, while Standard Poors 500-stoek
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        Brussels
        173 24 -10.94 Belgian shares closed lower but near the intra-day highs on some short-covering and an early recovery on Wall Street, dealers said. Some brokers also said that the dollar appeared to be stabilising somewhat while firmer bond futures were giving additional support. Some dealers said they thought the market
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        Johannesburg
        300 24 -190 South African shares finished sharply lower yesterday as world market weakness drove buyers away, dealers said. They said trade had been generally slow and prices had been marked down. "Iherc has been no panic selling." a dealer said. The Overall Index finished 139 points down at 5.453 after
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        Zurich
        247 24 -15.8 Swiss shares ended lower as the weak dollar hung over the market. However, a recovery on Wall Street helped shares in afternoon trading reverse a large part of earlier losses. Dealers said volume was very thin and attributed the strong price fluctuations to futures-related trading. The SMI Index
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      3081 25 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Leading stocks dropped 2.63 per cent after share prices slid in New York on Friday and the US dollar fell to a post-World War II low yesterday, raising concerns that interest rates might be raised. "The outlook is very bleak until we see some stability
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      512 25 CLSA THE Shanghai B market continued to be thinly traded, declining by 11.99 points to close at 781.79 on turnover of USS2.6 million. Tyre Rubber recorded the heaviest loss, falling back by 7.9 per cent after the 11.5 per cent gain on Friday. Turnover in the Shenzhen B market
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      2534 25 Reuter TOKYO Stocks plunged to a six-week low yesterday after the dollar's dive below 100 yen. Ar-bitrage-linked selling hit prices in thin trade, and political uncertainty after Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata's resignation on Saturday also damaged sentiment, brokers said. The Nikkei Average closed down 465.79 points to 20,300.96 after
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      1873 25 Reuter BANGKOK Thai stocks fell sharply on fears of interest rate rises and losses in overseas markets. The SET Index ended down 37.73 points to 1.254.81. after clawing back from the day's low of 1.248.56. Turnover was 5.91 billion baht. One broker said there was support for the index
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      1162 25 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices ended lower on poor domestic sentiment and lacklustre performances in the regional markets, brokers said. The Official Index ended 4.48 points lower at 464.39. "The market is weak and is in line with what's happening around the region. I think the sentiment will continue for
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        Lock icon Stocks fall on fears over rise in US rates
        5936 26 Bloomberg Business News KUALA LUMPUR Share prices fell yesterday amid concern that the Federal Reserve Board will raise interest rates for a fifth time this year, diverting foreign investors from Malaysian stocks to US investments. "Everyone is alarmed by the weakness
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        7301 27 Gr Gr 19*4 Last Vol Day Last Qaote Di» Dt» VM .Net \l Cap High Low Compaay Sale (WO) High Low Bayer Seller C«r P/fc Smil INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1440 835 It s Acma 990 -10 239 1020 990 990 995 17.5 2.1 1.8 15.8 682 4 800 400 I
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        Lock icon US rate fears, Tokyo's plunge spark local sell-off
        1756 28  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE The US dollar continued to slide against the Japanese yen yesterday, causing a sell-off in local stocks as fears grew that US interest rates will have to be raised soon to support the ailing currency. Adding to investor
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      Anera members to raise fuel surcharge on July 1
      331 29  -  By Alec Ahnazan SINGAPORE Member lines of the Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement (Anera) will raise their fuel surcharge on July 1. From that date the surcharge, known as fuel adjustment factor, will be U5582.50 (S$ 126.23) for a 40-ft
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      545 29 Reuter CAPE TOWN Teams battling Cape Town's worst oil pollution disaster braced for fiercer gales and more rain yesterday as Cape Town radio broadcast an ail-ships alert calling for news of a missing Pana-ma-registered bulk carrier. Cape Town shipping authorities said the
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      830 29 Page Col Accord Group 8 1-3 Ahrcnkicl Liner 4 1/2 •APL 5 3-5 •Appenship 8 4/5 •ANL 3 1/2 •ASCL 5 5 Assist Marine 6 1 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 Bait Orient Line 7 4/5 Bank Line. The 9 5 Batamindo 7 3
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      Lock icon Sympathy strike cripples Hyundai shipyard
      292 29 AFP SEOUL South Korean workers at one of the world's largest shipyards stopped work on Monday to protest against an extensive government crackdown on unions. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co said its shipyard in the southern industrial complex of Ulsan was crippled after 22,000 unionised workers
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      Perils of the sea defence succeeds for carrier
      443 29  -  This is a fortnightly column that highlights important shipping court cases By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE A company that sued Malaysian International Shipping Corporation for damage to its cargo lost its case when the carrier successfully relied on a "perils of the sea"
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      Lock icon UK businessmen plan to raise funds for another Britannia: report
      251 29 UPI LONDON A group of British businessman were reportedly studying plans last Friday to raise £60 million (S$ 141.6 million) to replace the ageing royal yacht Britannia, which is being decommissioned. A report in the Daily Mirror newspaper said National
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      Lock icon M-E tanker market looking up: report
      128 29 AFP LONDON The market for the tankers out of the Middle tast appears "much more healthy-looking" compared to the previous weeks with prices increasing, London brokers EA Gibson said last Friday in their weekly review. There were about 20 Very and Ultra Large Crude
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      13948 38 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the wortd. 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 Penang after
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3187 43 Coatainerline NV: Belsin Shpg Agencies Pic Ltd (SyMannc Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accord Shpg Pte Ltd (SVAccord Contr Line (PK/PN). Vdkris Business orporation Philippine: Calst/urce Shpg Irdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiel Liner Service: Kim Shpg A Trdg (S). Albatros Sea-Air Service: Frata Shpg Pte Ltd (S).
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      COURIER SERVICES
      273 43 Abacus Courier* Tel: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898. Air Express lra»el Tel: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144 Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844 Fax: 542-3716 *****80. Airswift Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188. Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fix: 742-8975. City-Link International Tel: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450. Cluster link Supplies Services Tel:
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      AIR FORWARDERS
      1523 43 Abe* L\pm« Freight Td: 542-7171. ha*: *****84. \ctinic Torwarder Td: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Activair Singapore Td: 542-7822. Fa*: *****20. Aerolink Freight International Td: 545-8033. Fa*: *****05. Aerospeed Td: 542-5911. Fa*: *****18. Air Cargo Now Fxpress Td: 542-5454. Fa*: *****06 Air Fxpress International Td: 542-7666. Fa*: *****74. *****50. Air
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      PORT CONDITIONS
      2851 44 ARGENTINA Santa Fe: No vessels berthed, none in roads. Diamante: One vessel berthed loading soya, no vessels in roads, 1 vessel due. San Lorenzo: Seven vessels berthed of which 3 loading soya bean meal, 1 sunoil, 1 sorghum, I maize. 1 discharging crude oil, 8 vessels in roads.
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      CRUISE & FERRY SCHEDULES
      296 44 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Ait Dep Name of Vessel ETA ETD Ports of Calls Port Agent lelephone No JUNE 28 28 Club Med 2 0800 1900 Cruise to Nowhere Harpers Shipping 221-1388 28 28 Renaissance 2 0900 2015 Cruise to Nowhere Lines Intl Holdings 224-2763 28 28 Langkapuri Star
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      662 44 SHIP SALES TANKER RATES AFP THERE has been a change of direction in the market this week with the majority of sales being reported in the handy tanker sector. This does not signify that the interest for handy/handymax bulkers has receded, rather that there are fewer serious candidates available for
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        628 45 Yesstl Voy Ho Berth Arrival Dtparturt Vessel Voy Ho Berth Arrival Peparture Jurong Port Apti Gl 16E 94 P04 2806/1300 2906 0400 Oek LesUri 053 J4 alongside 28 06/2345 Asian Star 158 P06 2706/2359 2906/0700 Ecuador 117/18 alongside 2806/2330 Batam Speed A/494* P01* 2806/2030 28.06/2230 Wero Queen
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        1541 45 THE Baltic Freight Index for spot dry cargo shipping rates rose to 1.321 Friday from 1.316 on June 23. Grain charterers were having difficulty in finding Panamax tonnage to move grain on voyage from the US Gulf, brokers said. Most were quoting time-chartcr rates for cargoes to the
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        837 45 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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      1056 46 The Thai government's stated aim is to decentralise intermodal container operations to Laem Chabang on the Eastern Seaboard. But it is fighting a tough battle with entrenched interests that want to keep throughput concentrated at Bangkok International Transport Journal THE director-general of the Port Authority
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      725 46 COURSES Title: Customer Technical Service Management Duration: June 30 July 1 Organiser Alberton Management Centre Tel: For more information contact 336-2611 or fax: 338-9864. Title: Management of Container Operations Duration: July 4-15 (10 days) Organiser Port of Singapore Authority Tel: For more information contact SPI at 321-1707/321-2830 or
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        280 48  -  By Juliette Walker SINGAPORE Japan's Aviation Council has advised the country's airlines to improve their competitiveness by using foreign staff, buying overseas and cooperating with other carriers. Airline sources, though, describe the report as vague, as it does not say how
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        225 48  -  By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE Munichbased car maker BMW is developing a head airbag system and a side airbag that will offer protection beyond present legal requirements. BMW, which introduced airbags in its vehicles in 1984, will first develop a side bag to be housed
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        400 48 UPI BEIJING Despite a reputation for the world's most dangerous aircraft, China expects to receive within two years the highest-level airworthiness certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration, an official newspaper said on Sunday. "If China acquires the (FAA) certificate, our
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        618 48 USssb project not paying its way despite popularity Reuter DETROIT General Motors Corp's Saturn unit, the upstart automaker charged with pumping new life into the rest of GM, is having a hard time sticking to its original goals. From crucial decisions, like
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          60 48 SINGAPORE The Singapore National Shippers' Council will be holding its 21st annual general meeting on Thursday at 2.30 pm. The venue will be at Carlton Hotel's Esplanade Room. The agenda will include the election of replacements for the eight management committee members retiring, appointment of
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          116 48 SINGAPORE The days of speeding along the highway without anyone noticing may soon be over. New devices that detect speedsters, and flash their car number and speed on a roadside sign, are being tested in Britain. Video cameras read the licence plate and measure a
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          100 48 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will sell two used B-747-200s to an American company for US$4l million (5562.3 million) each next month, the official Antara news agency said on Sunday. Garuda president Wage Mulyono did not name the US firm,
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          80 48 Reuter MONTEVIDEO A consortium led by Brazilian airline Varig has bought a 51 per cent stake in Uruguay's state carrier Pluna for US$2 million (553.04 million) in a tender. "The tender's winner is Pluriconsorcio de Aeronavegacion, formed by Varig, Los Cipreses SA and Tevycom,"
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          104 48 Bloomberg Business News BREMEN, Germany Troubled shipbuilder Bremer Vulkan Verbund AG will emerge from a costly restructuring with "positive" results later this year or "at the latest" in 1995, the company's chief executive said. The company reported a net loss of 190.7 million
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          88 48 Reuter PARIS A French pilot on Sunday flew a single-engined propeller plane non-stop from New Yoiic to Paris to repeat the first solo flight across the Atlantic 67 years ago. Jacques Le Maigre du Breuil flew his TBM-700 three times faster than Charles Lindbergh, landing at
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        267 48 LONDON Virgin Atlantic Airways said its air caigo traffic rose by more than 6 per cent during the first five months of this year compared to the same period in 1993, contributing to a rise in yields. "We raised our cargo rates to
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        174 48 Bernama-Kyodo TOKYO Japan's car exports in May fell from a year earlier for the 14th straight month, reflecting a continued shift to overseas manufacturing, an industry association said yesterday. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said May exports of cars, trucks and buses dropped
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      1590 32 AQABA 1.l R DAM/ li ALSO ACCEPTING FROM VESSEL VOY NO SPORE JEDOAH (VIA JED) STON H BURG A WERP HAVRE WEST MALAYSIA LA SEINE 36/125 29/6 16/7 19/7 17/7 -p po t Kaiang. Penang HOECHST EXPRESS 15/325 2/7 11/7 18/7 20/7 23/7 25/7 27/7 Paslr Gudang DANUBE 14/126 6/7
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      653 32 AFGHANISTAN MAM Afghanistan Ltd., Hairatan. Torghundi, islamqala (Doqharun) C.1.5./RUSSIA: Vootochny. Vladivostok, Moscow, Baku, Tsshksnt, Irkutsk, Alma Ala, Athgabad, Dushanbe, Kiev N Korea: Pyongyang, Nampo Mongolia: Ulaan Bator LCL TO CIS EASTERN EUROPE FULL CONTAINER SERVICE TO NORTH/WEST AFRICA VESSEL SIN DKR Ned Hongkong V.2214 05/7 30/7 Ned Africa V.2224 12/7
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      1207 32 I NORASIA NORASiA PRINCESS 9425-3 01/07 21/07 22/07 23/07 24/07 2S/07 26/07 27/07 28/07 21/07 I NORASIA SUN 9426 3 06/07 28/07 29/07 30/07 01/08 02/08 03/08 04/ M 05/08 04/08 I NORASIA PEARL 9427 3 13/07 05/08 06/08 07/08 08/08 09/08 10/08 11/08 12/08 HOO I ARABIAN SEA 428W
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      1161 33 K STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 WMWf.rii'HilJM new guinea pacific line £Q||2flfflSlßßSlialilflß3iiAAliMiyH&BSiAlBiki3Hl ctvjgo (A service of china navigation co> CARGo" DU SAftS STRAITS VENTURE VI7E Muata lab 26-27 k*i 2t k*y 2S Ul FCL. LCL CONTAINER ANO WEAK
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      2796 33 m SINGAPORE AGENT: P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd I W .ilil 10 Hoe Chiang Road #07-01 Keppel Towers. Singapore 0208 Tel: 225 2233 Telex RS ***** PNOCSP Fax: 225 5327/222 75T7 CR Number: **********0Z EXPORT IMPORT VOY -PMQ -F*a SM SOU AWT *OT HAM GOT BM LEM VESSEL VOY
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      35 33 0 ORIENTAL LINES INDIAN OCEAN SERVICE CONTAINER/BREAKBULK| ETA ETA ETA ETA ETA SINGAPORE COLOMBO MALE MAHE MOMBASA MV FIRST CARRIER VOl/94 04/7 11/7 13/7 18/7 21/7 Agents: Inchcape Shipping Services Bookings: *****54/*****98 Fax No: *****88
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      608 34 IP GENERAL AGENT C R NO *****81-***** i||V EKA JAYA AGENCIES TEL: *****22 (8 LINES) FAX: *****05 SALES REPRESENTATIVES IN CHARGE "HCNBY* HOT crrY miS/Mwiw"* 01 KELVIN CHAN MM MBMMB MANOJ 21KM2S IMSJT22 ►TO VIETNAM/HCMC K CONTAINER-FEEDER SERVICE iMan# CENTER-POINT S UW 7 LINES KSStI WT I ETA STCTt WY
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      1689 34 I HANJIN SHIPPING BOOKING TEL:- *****35-237 OPERATION TEL: *****41-253 SALES TEL:- *****30-233 DOCUMENT TEL: *****71-275 FDHWI HAUL SEA TW POK FW W. I |UK HAUL SA» 1M 6TC HAMN HAMBURG OIK 30, 6 OWtCT 21/7 22/7 2J/7 HAN*. HAMBURG 01K 30 6 M rWOESS OWE 4/8 5/6 7/1 HANJM SINGAPORE
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      2492 35 sex 'CALIFORNIA SATURN 66E' eta sgp 29/06/94 II II" ygL II ARRIVING LOS ANGELES 16/07/94 IN 16 DAYS HI B ffspf II AEX: 'OCEANUS OSAKA 34E' ETA SGP 29/06/94 II II II ARRIVING NEW YORK 23/07/94 IN 23 DAYS HI iT JI H EXPORT TO: PSW/PNW SINGAPORE CALIFORNIA EXPRESS (SCX)
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      1221 35 a MULTILINE SHIPPING PTE LTD W (a member of SINSOV Group) CR NO: **********0 C ENQUIRIES: *****33 BOOKINGS: *****64. *****51, *****31. *****13 BALTIC: INWARD *****97 OUTWARD *****10 T/S *****10 ifc. A BLASCO: INWARD *****65 OUTWARD *****28 T/S *****46 -rfgk FESCO: BOOKINGS *****06 DOC *****07 MARINE INSURANCE: *****87 INVENTORY: *****59 AGENTS:
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      1463 36 44_ AS AGENTS "IT LINE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (CR NO: **********0M/GST RE6 NO: M2-0Q17W9-S) TEL: *****77 TELEX: KAWAKI R*****5 FAX: *****16/7/8/9 W W ltX MALAYSIA "K" LINE MARITIME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD Wm TEL: SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****0 JB *****1 PGU *****5/6 A INDONESIA: P.T. SARANA LAUTINTERNUSA, TEL: JKT
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      1139 36 @APPENSHIP /S HAMBURG VTTJ CONVENTIONAL A INDEPENDENT LINER SERVICE EUROPE TO SOUTH EAST ASIA AND FAR EAST VESSELS 10AMNG PORTS OtSCHARGE/LOADING FOR ECUADOR HAM 22/05 IN PORT J MERINI ANTW 27/06 SPORE 30/07 SEAKITTIE HAM 2«/06 SPORE 02/06 KOALA nONTfIIMFR I IMF SPORE FLX HAM RTM LEH L" CS TAHTI
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      924 37 Saaaflff pacific international lines (pte) ltd 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building. Singapore 0106. *SSSBS*mi iVJHV CR NO **********0F I VESSEL VOY SIN CMS JIB JEO AQJ ADE HOO PZU ASA KOTA MDAH IDHOO9 1/7 7/7 14/7 17/7 IS/7 24/7 IS/7 23/7 KOTA BE RANI BRNOOS 11/7 16/7 23/7 28/7
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      1012 37 VESSELS VOY SM LE H«Vtt HAMBURG IHAMES ROHEMMM ANTWERP V&lt OC TUCANA UO4W 30, (X 23/01 25/07 26/07 21/01 29/07 WM.lt PI I BRA 104W 03/07 25/07 21/01 2./07 31/07 02/01 VUlf DC CARINA CO4W 12/07 03/0« 05/01 Ot'Ol 07/01 09, 01 VUlt Dt SAGIIIA SO4W 10 0* 12/01 13/01
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      568 37 BSfl ik. IMt MYANMA wML five star line (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) Spore P.KIc Pen P.Gdg HP* AN V2O3W 30 2 Jul AVA 12SW SM In Pt 30/2 hi SI4 MERGUI VI24W S/7 Jul SAGAING V3SW 10/12 Jul 13/15 Jul 16/20 Jul MALAYSIA AGENTS BOUSTEAD SWUNG AGENOES
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      2191 40 ARABIAN/PERSIAN I V KVM VAS II GULF I EVERY FRIDAY I l Singapore General Agents: COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD r#/ (Central): *****00 Sales/Boohing: Agency Dept: Operation Container. *****15 fis Won War *17 oa Fax (General): *****66 Container *****41/844 Container Src B/L *****02 Conventional: *****46 DBS Bldg 268 M COSH* Conventional:
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      789 40 /ITICROATIA LINENS (EX JUGOLINIJA) I VESSCL SPOM P* PNG LOMMNG FOB RAB 2 JUL IW Aletandria. Beirut. Istanbul, Trieste. Rop«r. lattakia. limassol Merstn. P Said Ri|rta Venice GROBNIh 10 JUL 13 JUL -de General Agents: EAST MOUNT AGENCY (PTE) LTD Smjapoft Kuala Lumpur Port Kelanj Penanj SPORE 'A' VESSEL OC-189
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      178 40 /Cnorbul^\ I NORBULK CARGO SERVICES LTD. I I REGULAR CONVENTIONAL I TIMBER AND PLYWOOD SERVICES LOMWG FOi 1 WORLD AGAMEMNON M TOUT 5/7 ROM/ANT A* I SEA SONNET 5/7 9/7 FLU/ROAM/ANT/l* I ISP PK LOADING FORI NORBULK TBN 21/7 24/7 DBN/CPT/EL ALSO LOADS TAWAU. KK, TG MAN! I PK SWK/SABAH
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      695 41 /jg FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 10 ANSON RD. #15-21 INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, S'PORE 0207 HOT LINE: *****33 (24 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 03/7 ROTTERDAM 29/6 AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 03/7 HAMBURG/BREMEN 29/6 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 29/6 FELIXSTOWE/UK 29/6 BARCELONA/SPAIN 04/7 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 29/6 GENOA/ITALY 04/7 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 04/7 LOS ANGELES/WC/PI 03/7 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 30/6 NEW YORK/EC 03/7 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 30/6 VANCOUVER 01/7 BRISBANE
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      283 41 I^^^RICHFiELMMRIN^GtNCIE^S^T^TO W TEL: *****33 (12 Lines) \=L FAX: *****15/*****03 m TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) [S=J CR NO.: **********0E ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES (National Lines of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL Vessel Voy ITA Loading For Sport Abbay Worn 40WB 12/06 Daressalaanv Mombasa. Dpbouti Asaab. Massawa Met sane 1 35
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      540 41 Guaranteed Sailings to:BANGKOK/LAEM CHABANG/LAOS 29/8 (WED). 2/7 (SAT) PORT KELANG/PWANG 27/6 (MOW). 1/7 (FW) HONG KONG 2S/6 (Tit). 1/7 (Fid) JAKARTA 28/6 (TIE). 2/7 (SAT) MAMHA/CEBU 2S/6 (TUE) HO CH MMH 1/7 (FM) SURABAYA 3/7 (SUN) BUSAN 3/7 (SUN) pl DONGNAMA LINE cohtaimpiimo wwci trm»n/itw/w<cyiw vessel str M K k
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      1641 42 |k4AMN 66NTAINER LINES, iNb |ZN2/VViAg«nts: MAC-NELB SPORE: *****22 (24 LINKS) w\/ Not **********0 C SIBU (084) *****9 KUCHINQ (082) *****3 PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****67 MANILA (632) *****61 P.KELANQ; (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 I ASIA HKG/TWN/BKKI GENOA/EUROPE PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK SIN
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      178 42 SEAWARD SHIPPING AND TRADING CO (S) PTE LTD (ID lift lit VOK mi ((LANG PI HANG BlUt MM 2/7 30,4 loading lor Mate RlftfU HUOHU IV/ Loading lot Dubai oanw SAIED loading Fof Mat* noMEi sum* in p«t loading Foi Malt UMMEDH ft 6 loading f« Mal» PHOGHSS IHRIY 20//
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      1184 42 f O THONG SOON LINES PTE LTD 1 I /W\ 78 SHENTON WAY #10-01, SINGAPORE 0207 I I V J W TEL: 227-5088 FAX: 227-6011 I I TLX: RS ***** CARRIER, RS ***** JENHOL CABLE: TOSOCO I 4rNO«dliXl«OMVr SINGAPORE TO SARAWAK VESSEL VOY SPOPE PEST VESSEL VOY SPORE DEST EQUATOR
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      462 46 Minmcsaw VESSEL VOYAGE SHCAPORE MAMLA PERVOMAYSK *****N 01/07 (FRO 06/07 (WED) VIGOUR PACIFIC *****N 05/07 (HJE) 09/07 (SAT) LANKA MAHAPOLA *****N 0«/07 (FRI) 13/07 (WED) FRD T WB n so T PERVOMAYSK *****N~~ 12/07 (TIJE) 16/07 (SAT) L. SOU-m PHILIPPINES FUjLI CONTAINER gEfWIQE VESSEL VOYAGE SWGAPORE GENERAL SANTOS DAVAO CEBU
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      797 47 HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****61 IpNA* PKE* POT VESSELS VOY SIN I RTM I ANT* I LEH* HAM BREI I FEL 29/06 01/07 02/07 SI FREEDOM 311* 04/07 23/07 25/07 26/07 25/07 25/07 27/07 08/07 OS/07 09/07 H. COMMANDER 310* 11/07 30/07 01/08 02/08
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      477 47 STRAITS/ JAPAN/ STRAITS SERVICE SPECIALIST IN RO-RO HEAVY LIFTS rtSSfL ¥OY SP KUC UK MM MT ASIAN QUEEN 4 30/6 2/7 SEKI KOCH W 29/ C 3-4/7 2/1 lANJUNG EkUS 32 1/7 1/7 (PUG 7/7) 12/7 SCKI NAGOVA 92 J/7 11/7 (CTTA 14/7) KCBHUN 30 9/1 11/7 13/7 15/7 COSMIC
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