The Business Times, 3 January 1995

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    13 1 SINGAPORE Business Times MITA(P) 194/12/94 Tuesday January 3 1995 WE KNOW ASIA 75®
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Tietmeyer sees German inflation at 2-2.5%
      51 1 Reuter HAMBURG, Germany Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer yesterday said German inflation may average two to 2.5 per cent in 1995. In an interview with the Hamburg Abendblatt newspaper released ahead of publication yesterday, Mr Tietmeyer noted that inflation for 1994 averaged 3 per cent.
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      Lock icon Uneasy truce in Bosnia
      34 1 AP SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzego-vina A new four-month truce was generally holding yesterday, but one anti-tank rocket hit Sarajevo's Holiday Inn hotel, underscoring the fragility of the latest ceasefire in Bosnia. AP
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    168 1 Stock market indices Friday Wc«k change STll 2.239.56 20.27 KLSEComp 971.21 -17 66 Nikkei 19.***** f89 53 Hang Seng 8,191.04 -120.84 SET Index 1.360.09 -1.26 Jakarta Comp 469.64 +2.91 CLSA China B 918.94 +13.91 Aust All Ord 1.912.7 +3.40 FTSE 100 3.065.5 -17.90 [>ow Jones 3,834.44 +1.01 Average
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    Lock icon Sing dollar, interest rates expected to rise this year
    785 1  -  By Paul Leo SINGAPORE Projections for both the Singapore dollar and local interest rates in 1995 are up and up. "The risk is definitely on the upside," says Yamaichi Securities' head of Asean research Phoon Kok Fai. Analysts expect the Singapore
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    KL market capitalisation takes M$110b tumble
    363 1 SINGAPORE The market capitalisation of the Malaysian bourse fell by MS 110.9 billion (5563.36 billion) or 18.3 per cent to M 5496.18 billion last year, from M 5607.08 billion the previous year. Reflecting the sluggishness, the billion-ringgit club shrank by 16 from a record
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    Lock icon Ariston signs US$1b deal in Cambodia
    128 1 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian firm Ariston Sdn Bhd signed a deal worth over US$l billion (551.46 billion) with the Cambodian government yesterday for a massive development project in Sihanoukville. Located in the south, the project constitutes the singje largest investment to date in Cambodia,
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    Lock icon US seems hopeful of resolving trade row with China despite new storm
    276 1 FT Knight-Ridder WASHINGTON The US appeared to be holding out hope of reaching an agreement soon with China over intellectual property protections and market access for US products, despite Saturday morning's announcement of potential retaliation against Chinese goods.
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    All Jardine investors move shareholdings to S'pore
    561 1  -  Firms make USS trade debut on local bourse today From Lim Soon Neo in HONGKONG ALL the investors in Jardine Matheson and Jardine Strategic Holdings, which delisted from the Hongkong stock exchange at the end of last week, have moved their shareholdings to
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    New listings may boost market
    171 1 SINGAPORE The outlook for the local stock market this week is mixed, although interest could be given a fillip with three new listings including Jardine Matheson and Jardine Strategic and the relaxation of rules governing CPF Enhanced Investment Scheme approved funds. Brokers said they did
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    Lock icon Victoria state supports tallest building project
    109 1 Reuter MELBOURNE A proposal by an Australian company to build the world's tallest office building in Melbourne a city with 24 per cent office vacancy won support from the Victoria state government yesterday. If built, the tower would supersede Sears Tower in Chicago. which
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      29 1 Business IT: Pg 8 1995 exciting for multimedia Billion-ringgit club membership dips, Pg 12 Lane's Wto's Wfe© !©r 1995 How many faces can you recognise? Turn to Page 7.
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      10 1 Hock Lock Siew: p K 12 Jardine listing offers opportilf&ies
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  • THE REGION
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      Lock icon New Indon tax on transaction value of stocks
      97 2 Reuter JAKARTA Indonesia has imposed a tax of 0.1 per cent on transaction value of stocks selling on its exchanges with immediate effect, the state secretariat said. The 0.1 per cent is levelled against the transaction value for all stock sellers while
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      Lock icon US strikes deal with India to open textile market
      358 2 Reuter AP WASHINGTON The Clinton administration said that the United States had struck a deal with India to open the huge Indian market to US exports of textiles and clothing for the first time. And, in New Delhi, newspapers reported yesterday
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      Thai foreign minister to visit S'pore tomorrow
      415 2  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK THAILAND'S Foreign Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to visit Singapore tomorrow as part of his introductory round of visits to Asean member countries. Dr Thaksin appointed last November told Business Times that he would discuss ways to enhance
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Indon state firms to show less profit
        74 2 Reuter JAKARTA The total profits of 28 Indonesian state-owned companies was expected to reach only 286.53 billion rupiah (SSI9O million) last year compared with 418.82 billion in 1993, Bisnis Indonesia daily reported yesterday. The paper said that of the 28 companies under the
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        Lock icon Sabah independence leader dies
        51 2 Bernama KOTA KINABALU Mustapha Datu Harun, who led Sabah to independence from British rule through Malaysia, died at the Sabah Medical Centre here yesterday from a heart attack. He was 76. Mr Mustapha became Sabah's first governor when the state joined the Malaysian federation in 1963.
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        Lock icon SIA plane makes emergency landing
        73 2 AP PERTH A Singapore Airlines Airbus jetliner with 175 passengers on board safely made an emergency landing yesterday after its landing gear failed to retract soon after take-ofT from Perth, the airline said. Airline spokeswoman Gerri Forest said the Singa-pore-bound plane circled Perth for two
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        Lock icon Sino-foreign ventures face audit blitz
        73 2 Reuter BEIJING China is to step up auditing of Sino-foreign joint ventures this year in which the government has a stake, the Xinhua news agency said. The government will strengthen auditing at 40 such enterprises as a pilot test, the agency said on Saturday. State
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        Lock icon Strike paralyses Dhaka
        64 2 Reuter DHAKA An eight-hour strike halted life in the Bangladesh capital yesterday, heralding a new wave of protests by opposition parties trying to push out the government and force early elections. It was the first day of three successive days of eight-hour stoppages called by main opposition
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      Lock icon Rising wages, inflation loom over M'sia
      213 2 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's booming economy will expand more than 8 per cent for the eighth year running in 1995, but it may have to grapple with an acute skilled-labour crunch, rising wages and inflation, economists said yesterday. "Its ability to enjoy robust growth
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon US, Japan working out details of financial services accord
      294 3 Knight-Ridder SEATTLE The US and Japan reached broad agreement on financial services trade talks on Friday but tying up details looked set to stretch into the new year, the Kyodo news service said, quoting both sides. The two sides broadly agreed
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      Acer ties up with Wipro to make computers in India
      331 3 SINGAPORE Taiwan's computer giant, the Acer Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Wipro Infotech Group of India to set up a joint venture company to make Acer computers and allied products in India. According to an Acer statement
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      Lock icon Vietnam posts 8.8% growth, but faces struggles ahead
      266 3 Reuter HANOI Vietnam started the New Year reporting abovetarget economic growth of 8.8 per cent for 1994 and healthy foreign trade, aid and investment figures. But the Communist-ruled country faces a struggle in 1995, economists said yesterday. Privatising more stateowned companies, developing
      Reuter  -  266 words
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      Lock icon Battle for Grozny enters third day amid heavy street fighting
      90 3 AP GROZNY, Russia The battle of Grozny raged for a third day yesterday with intense street fighting between Russian troops and Chechen rebels. The Chechens recaptured the presidential palace yesterday even as Russian warplanes and attack helicopters streaked across the
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      Lock icon Monkey business
      46 3 AFP PINNAWELA, Sri Lanka A pet monkey combing the hair of a tourist on Sunday in Pinnawela. where the government runs an elephant orphanage. Local residents earn a living by showing pets such as monkeys and porcupines to those visiting the elephant orphanage. AFP
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Brazil's new president vows growth
        60 3 Los Angeles Times BRASILIA A buoyant Brazil started the New Year by inaugurating a new president, sociologist-turned-politician Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who promised on Sunday to lead Latin America's biggest country into a long period of economic growth with social justice. "The time has come to
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        Lock icon Mexico negotiates US$10b rescue deal
        99 3 Reuter MEXICO CITY Mexico is negotiating an economic rescue package with "friendly" countries and banks that is expected to provide US$lO billion (5514.6 billion) to US$l5 billion the country can draw upon if needed, according to Finance Ministry documents. The package is part of an
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        Lock icon Levi jeans maker targets India
        70 3 Reuter NEW DELHI Famed American jeans maker Levi Strauss and Co, taking a cue from Coca Cola and Kellog, has decided to target the growing Indian consumer market, the Press Trust of India (PI I) said yesterday. Levi Strauss has established a wholly owned affiliate
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        Lock icon Texan seeks presidential nomination
        58 3 Knight-Ridder WASHINGTON Texas Senator Phil Gramm indicated on Sunday that he would formally announce his bid for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination on Feb 23. "I think it's safe to assume the word is yes," Mr Gramm said on CNN's Late Edition when asked whether he
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      322 4 Without doubt, the biggest success story in the world Managed by Citicorp Investment Bank (S'pore) Ltd, today is the Asia Pacific region. The one region that is or CIBSL, it's one of the several unit trusts available only expected to build on its success in the years to come. through
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Latin America's Mercosur trading bloc kicks off
      460 5 Reuter BRASILIA, Brazil Mercosur, Latin America's newest economic trading block, kicked ofF on Sunday bringing one step closer the dream of a continental free trade zone stretching from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. The Mercosur customs agreement brings together Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and
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      Lock icon Washington sinks deeper into the red
      246 5 AFP WASHINGTON The capital of the world's leading superpower is in dire financial straits, with a ballooning deficit that is forcing in-coming mayor Marion Barry to trim the police force and reduce garbage collection. Home to the White House, the Capitol, embassies and international
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      22 5 It could only be the SINGAPORE Harriott HOTEL Opening early 1995 320 Orchard toad Singapore 9923 Tel: 735 SSOO Fax: 735 9100
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon Orange Bowl to get new home
      699 6  -  By George Vecsey NYT MIAMI They're shifting the game called the Orange Bowl to the land of the shrimp eaters. In 1997, the Orange Bowl game will be played in the swanky confines of Joe Robbie Stadium, where the wealthiest fans can ingest crustaceans
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    • SPORT SHORTS
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        Lock icon American Football
        79 6 AP MIAMI Super Bowl tickets that originally went for USS2OO (*****) are being sold by scalpers for up to U551,250. That gets you in the end zone. And for a mere USSBSO you can get a seat so high in the upper decks you'll have to squint through
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        Lock icon Boxing
        50 6 AFP NEW YORK World heavyweight champion George Foreman will defend his titles at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, the New York Daily News reported on Jan 1. Foreman, who will be 46 on Jan 10. is to fight Germany's Axel Schulz on April 22 or April 29. .AFP
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        Lock icon Motor-racing
        68 6 Reuter GRENADA, Spain Results of the 170 km first stage of the Dakar rally here on Sunday Cars: 1 Timo Salonen-Gallagher (Fin-Brit) Citroen ZX 2hr lOmin 33sec; 2 Ari Vatanen-Picard (Fin/Fra) Citroen ZX at 3min 02sec: 3 Pierre Larti-gue-Perin (Fra) Citroen ZX 3:40. Motorcycles: 1 Heinz Kinigadner (Aus) KTM
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        Lock icon Soccer
        60 6 AFP JAKARTA Cameroon's football star Roger Milla is joining a private Indonesian club, the Pclita Java, managing director of the International Sport Association. Anghel lonita. said here yesterday. Milla will be joined within the week by another two former team mates. He will debut for the team in a
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        Lock icon Tennis
        115 6 AP AP PERTH Results of matches played yesterday at the U*****,000 Hopman Cup teams tournament. Ist rd: Ukraine 2, Sweden I: Natalia Medvedeva. (Ukr) bt Asa Carlsson (Swe) 6-7 (5-7). 6-4. 7-5. Mats Wilandcr (Swc) bt Andrei Medvedcv (Ukr) 2-6. 6-4. 6-3. Andrei Medvedcv and Natalia Medvedeva (Ukr) bt
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      Lock icon A triumphant Finnish on New Year's Day
      74 6 AFP GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, German) Janne Ahonen (centre) of Finland won the second leg of the Four Hills ski-jumping competition at Garnuscg Partcnkirchcn on Sunday with jumps of 114 m and 112 m worth 246.6 points. Austrian Andreas Goldbergcr (left) was second to keep the
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      Lock icon It's a family affair for Ukraine
      434 6 Hopman Cup championship AP PERTH Brother-sister combination Andrei Medvedev and Natalia Medvedeva teamed to score a mixed doubles victory yesterday that lifted fifth-seeded Ukraine to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the first round of the Hopman Cup teams tennis championship. Medvedev and Medvedeva
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      Lock icon Gough cheers England with a half century at Sydney
      308 6 AFP SYDNEY Darren Gough pulled ofT a virtuoso half century to resuscitate England on the rain-shortened second day of the third Ashes cricket Test against Australia here yesterday. Gough. a refreshing character in a team perceived to be loaded down with
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  • Business IT
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      PC makers counting on multimedia
      869 8  -  Industry heads tell BusinesslT what they expect for this year. David Mok and Lee Wai Leong get the lowdown on where the PC market is heading David Mok Lee Wai Leong This year looks set to be an exciting year for multimedia, and for Singapore's
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      MacWorld San Francisco a gauge of Apple's fortunes
      664 8  -  Kenneth James assesses the chances of Apple breaking the dominance of Intel and Microsoft Kenneth James -1 995 is "crunch year" for Apple Computer the year it either breaks through and wins big in the Intel/Microsoft-dominated world of personal computers, or falls
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    • TECH TAKES
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        Sun's MPEG-2 video encoder chipset
        83 8 SINGAPORE Workstation giant Sun Microsystems Computer Co has announced plans to develop a real-time MPEG-2 video encoder chipset, together with LSI Logic and David Sarnoff Research Centre. MPEG-2 is a standard for audio and video compression which has been chosen for future video broadcast applications.
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        Internet Chameleon 4.1 launched
        67 8 SINGAPORE Internetworking company Net Manage Inc has released a new version of its Internet access software Internet Chameleon 4.1. Chameleon 4.1 features support for high-speed ISDN connections, as well as support for modem speeds of up to 115.2 kbps. It also includes WebSurfer. an improved Web
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        Easy switch to Windows 95
        77 8 SINGAPORE Users of Microsoft Windows 3.1 quickly become more productive on Windows 95, according to usability tests conducted by an independent US research firm. Usability Sciences Corp found that after only 90 minutes of exposure to Windows 95, Windows 3.1 users were twice as fast
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      • Article
        Sun manufacturing seminar
        47 8 SINGAPORE Sun Microsystems is conducting a one-day summit on Jan 13 at the Pan Pacific Hotel for IT professionals in the manufacturing industry. Topics such as design, factory shopfloor control and enterprise resource planning will be discussed. For more information, call Monica Lim (338-2321).
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        SCO Unix training courses
        60 8  -  Compiled by Lee Wai Leong SINGAPORE ECS Computers is conducting a series of technical training courses at its premises at Haw Par Technocentre for SCO Unix users, administrators and engineers. SCO Eundamentals will be conducted from Jan 5-6. SCO System Administration from Jan 9-13, and SCO
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      Switching will be the networking theme in the new year
      552 9  -  1995 will also see the first commercial appearance of high-speed technology like the ATM, say experts Lee Wai Leong checks out the trends in other sectors of the IT industry Lee Wai Leong SWITCHING will reign supreme in the network
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      More powerful workstations this year
      461 9 Symmetric multi-processing will lead the way. say Big Five vendors IN the workstation and Unix server universe, symmetric multi-processing (SMP) will be the overriding theme for 1995, according to the Big Five workstation/server vendors Sun, Hewlett-Packard. IBM. DEC and Silicon Graphics. SMP systems use multiple
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    • Article
      Experts say 1995 is year of Pentium and Windows NT
      654 9 Top executives of industry research firm Meta Group talk about the rationale tor some of their predictions 994 will be rememI bered as the last year A of the 486, while 1995 will be the first year that Pentium PCs
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      15 8 Computers Increase Efficiency, Boost Productivity And Streamline Operations. 0 Unless Of Course, They're Delivered Late.
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  • LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon A showcase of convictions
      832 11  -  Noted actress and political activist Vanessa Redgrave talks to Diana Jean Schemo about her new autobiography Diana Jean Schemo NYT IN THE 30 years since Vanessa Redgrave first dazzled Americans as the loopy rich girl ditching an impossible, ham-mer-and-sickle obsessed husband in Morgan!, this English actress
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      Lock icon Lovett's brief moment of glory
      378 11 CHATTERBOX AP AP AP AP LYLE LOVETIT figures he got his !5 minutes of fame when he married Julia Roberts. "I think I have definitely peaked in terms of pop culture," the singer said in Sunday's Los Angeles Times. "I don't think anything I'll do
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
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      1159 11 1 TV RADIO I Heart of the Lie, 8.30pm, TV 2 Lindsay Krost. Timothy Busfield and John Karlcn appear in this telemovie about Laurie "Bambi" Bembenek. The for- «T mer policewoman and one- ,artfcs Jtik?- 1 time pin-up girt was convicted JhHk 4 her husband's c. J wife, then broke
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Billion-ringgit club membership dips to 114
      1592 12 MBT KUALA LUMPUR In the rough and tumble of 1994 on the Kuala Lumpur stock market, there was just one constant membership of the billionringgit club. Despite a roller-coaster year for share prices, the club ended the year with a respectable membership of 114,
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    • Article
      First Engineering sees strong second half
      394 12  -  Company ties up with Swiss firm Mikron to produce better gear moulds By David Mok SINGAPORE Precision plastic moulding company First Engineering expects strong earnings growth for the second half of the financial year to March 31, 1995. The company's marketing and business development
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      Long Homes starts trading on Clob today
      574 12  -  From Florence Chong in SYDNEY ONE of Australia's largest home builders. Long Homes Ltd. will make its debut on Singapore's Clob International today. It will be the first Australian eompany to be listed on Clob International, with its shares quoted at 25 A
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      Jardine's listing here offers new opportunities for S'pore investors
      533 12  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Chew Farn Chyi SINGAPORE The delisting of Hongkong's Jardine Matheson is the stufT that sparks a host of unnecessary comments, not to say criticism, especially from the mainland. Taking an objective view, one could perceive the secondary
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    • COMPANIES
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        Kuok's Belle Corp to make rights offer
        302 13  -  Philippine property firm to raise 624 m pesos From Al Labita in MANILA MANILA Listed propertybased Belle Corp. owned partly by Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok, will launch a rights offer to finance its property projects. The offer this year, expected to yield 624
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        Lock icon Taiwan launches computerised OTC exchange
        383 13 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan formally inaugurated a computerised Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange last Friday and officials predicted a rapid expansion for the fledgling exchange with 100 expected listings this year. "The start of the OTC exchange means the stock market and the OTC market can from
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        UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
        533 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Mutagen' priccs lX*c 31 Jan 3 IJS (ir Fund 0.45 0 4*" Singapore Unit Trust UOB Asset Mgt Ltd The Commerce 164 1.74 nifund U) I 44cd The Savings Fund I.W 16* I nihond 1045 107cd S'porc Prog Fund 0.61 065 liiulcil (ir Fund' 1.70 l.77oJ S"pore
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    • COMMODITIES & FUTURES
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        Lock icon A painful year for financial markets
        800 15 Investors around the world are licking their wounds as stocks saw their worst year since 1990 Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES Financial markets' Year of Misery has finally ended, leaving investors worldwide to lick their wounds and to hope they can avoid a repeat
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        Lock icon HK life insurers expected to record 20% growth this year
        160 15 Eastern Express HONGKONG The life insurance market here has been booming in recent years, causing a number of companies, both foreign and local, to expand or set up operations in the territory But the Hongkong market has gradually matured in
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        2444 15 Source: Simex SIMEX Weekly Summary tor week ending Dec JO. 1494 Open High Low ("lose Volume Currency Futures Deutsehemark (Mar 95) 0 0.***** 0 ***** 0 6467 T Japanese Yen (Mar 95) 0 0 *****1 0.0220*2 0 *****2 0 Sterling (Mar 95) 0 0.***** 0 ***** 0 0 10-Year Japanese
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        446 16 AFP New York WALL STREET rounded off its last trading week of 1994 slightly up in line with the modest gain made over the past year following six interest rate hikes deereed by the Federal Reserve to eurb inflation. The past week was marked
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        276 16 AFP Hongkong STOCKS ended their long slide of 1994 on a downward note in a holiday-shortened trading week as major blue-chip Jardine Matheson bowed out of the local bourse. The Hang Seng Index went into the New Year's weekend at 8,191.04, down 120.84 points
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        267 16 AFP Tokyo SHARE prices consolidated a recent rally by posting modest gains last week, pushing the Nikkei Stock Average to 19,723.06 points on the last trading day of 1994, up 13.2 per cent from a year earlier. The key indicator gained 89.53 points
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        657 16 Sydney SHARES closed only marginally firmer in a holiday shortened three-day trading week as an initial spurt of buying petered out. The All Ordinaries Index closed the week at 1,912.7 points, up 4.5 on the previous week's preChristmas finish. After rallying more than 26 points on the
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          2320 16 London Dec 30 Peace Industrials A A Corp Adr SS4/8 I Abbey National 4)0 J Allied Lyons MJ Aawc 70 2 Argyll 267 4/S f I 6)0 AMI Group 67 I 4/S BAT lad 4)2 I 4/8 Bin 357 mm* MX' Group 704 I BR Petroleum 426 unch BTR 29)
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          761 16 +1.01 WALL Street stocks finished the final session of a lacklustre 1994 on Friday with a tiny advance that leu the market about 80 points higher for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.01 points to close at 3,834.44 in thin pre-holiday trading For the week,
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          350 16 10.96 Stocks closed a listless session and the year on a positive note which some market observers believe bodes well for 1995. "I think this is an encouraging sign going into the new year," said a trader. Some traders said the uptick may have been the result of year-end
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      5187 17 CORPORATE results Vt Kara KPS Oale IV LY IY LY t on pan) unn (Sm) (Sm) (cts) (cts) ABR Hldgs Sep 19 I 1.109 1.365 2.5 3.3 A«aa Sep 16 I 48 926 19 517 71.0 28 6 AISB* Nov 21 P 3 057L 2 095
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      754 17 Relative Strength Index: The RSI measures the rate at which prices move. In theory, it ranges between zero and 100. In practice however, it fluctuates between 10 and 90. RSI is calculated over a specified period, say 13 days, and is derived from the formula: 100 100/ [(up
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      2561 18 Gr Or 19*4 Last Vol W tek LmOwk LM> IM> Md N« M Cap High Low lompaa) Salt C000) ll«gh Loo Buyer Seller Or P/t Mnil MALAYSIAN STOCKS 398 160 ID MSB MX 274 cd -24 204 294 274 271 274 JO -2.9 0 3 2» I 206
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        6970 18 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Share prices fell for most of last week as chastened punters continued to hold back after a volatile year that left many investors battered. The Composite Index lost 17.66 points to 971.21 from 988.87 a week earlier. Compared to the
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        8397 19 (,r M »l Lm Vol Week Ij«i Qwtt Div Div VM Net lM *'l High Lw> CoapM) s.kr COM I Hick I am Buyer Seller S CW S PS Smil Price INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 720* 417.5* m I 1 Vma MX 478 -4 41 4*0 472 476 478 8 8
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        2031 20  -  By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE In sharp contrast to the final week of 1993 when record heights were scaled, last week saw a distinct lack of trading activity as the market wound down drastically for the New Year holiday. I here was plenty of
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      449 13 This announcement appears for the purposes of record only January 1995 SPP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) RENOUNCEABLE RIGHTS ISSUE of 104,926,500 new ordinary shares of $0.25 each at $0.48 per share with 17,487,750 detachable warrants on the basis of six (6) new ordinary shares of $0.25 each
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      3078 14 Jjjiilife VAN DER HORST LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) PRELIMINARY FINAL STATEMENT ON CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 1994 THESE FIGURES ARE UNAUDITED. s?=-!? -7- MEMORANDUM "ZZZ T** "£27 T" POWER DIVISION SALE OF POWER BARGES WWM wwn too awww »wn srooo ssooc srooo srooo
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      78 19 Find the job that suits you in HieStraitsTimes APPOINTMENTS wir// Jardines' Shares to Trade in US Dollars From 3rd January 1995, the shares of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited and Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited will trade in i fl US Dollars on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. For further information on
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      1244 20 TOLL-FREE TEL. No. 1-800-741-1883 FAX:74I-1298 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER SO) AND SINGCHONGHUA TRADING PTE LTD (Incoiporated in the Republic of Singapore) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members ofthe abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 336 Smith Street #06-304 New Bridge Centre, Singapore 0105
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      286 21  -  By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE Newly formed DSR-Senator Lines, a merger between two German carriers, sees rosy times ahead. The line's management has told the International Transport Journal (IIJ) it expects to be profitable in 1996, after a small loss on the back of 1.8 billion marks
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      587 21  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Ramesh Divyanathan SINGAPORE A shipowner lost its case when it tried to set aside a claimant's arrest of its vessel on the grounds that it had already initiated proceedings against another ship. In deciding the Fierbinli case, reported in the latest
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      218 21 Reuter AMSTERDAM Stormy weather has played havoc with shipping off the Dutch coast, causing the crew of one vessel to abandon it. coastguards said early yesterday. The five-man crew of the Norwegian cargo ship Linito was picked up from life rafts by
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      620 21 Page Col Able Shpg 7 4/5 Accord Group 8 1-3 •Ahlers Lines 13 5 Ahrenkiel Liner 4 1/2 •Appenship 4 4/5 •ANL 3 4/5 •ASCL 5 5 Astro Shpg 8 4 Avant Shpg 6 4/5 •Bank Line. The 4 5 Batamindo 7 3
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      1472 22 PANAMAX rates remained firm despite activity slowing with the onset of the New Year festivities and holidays in Japan, brokers said. Rates have held steady despite the seasonal lull and brokers here expect the market to become active in the New Year. There was little movement on the
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      1054 23 Taiwan's Evergreen is guarding against complacency as it celebrates the 10th anniversary of its round-the-world service Lloyd's List The celebrations that surrounded Evergreen's first decade of round-the-world service just four months ago were just one marker for the transport company that has become synonymous
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      11788 30 This is a list of ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world. It tabulates, by destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of Singapore. LEGEND PN: ship calls
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      1307 33  -  Kevin Done looks at Volvo's aggressive strategy to expand its automotive operations Kevin Done FT VOLVO, the Swedish car and truck maker, has faced testing times in the past 12 months since the collapse of its planned merger with Renault of France. The group, the
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      3081 34 A 1 rn.BC Containerline NV: Ccisin Shpg Agencies Pie Ltd (SV Marine Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accord Shpg Pte Ltd (SVAccord Contr Line (PK/PN). Adkris Business Corporation Philippine: Calsource Shpg Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiel Liner Service: kim Shpg Trdg(S). Albatros Sea-Air Service: Frata Shpg Pte
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      310 34 CONFERENCES CONSORTIA AiiaHirth Anarfea Eaittiaai Rate Ayaawmit (Far East/Hecth Aaterka, excludes Japan): American President Lines; Sefr-Land; Neptune Orient Lines; Maersk Line; Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line; Mitsui OSK Lines; Nippon Liner system; "K" Line; Orient Overseas Container Line, Hapag-Lloyd. Trees-Pacific Westheaad Rata Agreeatent (Nerth Aawrlea/Far East): American President Lines; Sea-Land; Neptune
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      288 34 Abacus Couriers Tel: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898 Air Express Iravel Tel: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144 Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844 Fax: 542-3716 *****80. Air>wi(l Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188. Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421 Fax: 742-8975. A its-l ink International Tel: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450 Cluster Fink Supplies
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      1529 34 Vbex I xpress Freight Tel: 542-7171 Fa*: *****84. Actinic Forwarder Tel: 225-1833. Fax: *****42. Acti»air Singapore Tel: 542-7822. Fax: *****20 Xerolink Freight International Tel: 545-8033. Fax *****05 Xerospeed Tel: 542-5911. Fax: *****18. Air Cargo Novo Fxpress Tel: 542-5454. Fax: *****06 Air Fxpress International Tel: 542-7666 Fax: *****74. *****50.
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      2561 35 ARGENTINA Santa Fe: No vessels berthed, no vessels in roads, no vessels due. Diamante: One vessel berthed loading wheat, no vessels in roads, no vessels due. San Lorenzo: Six vessels berthed of which 3 loading soya bean meal pellets, 1 by-products, 1 maize, 1 discharging butadiene, 3 vessels
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      907 35 CRUISE FERRY SCHEDULES CRUISE SHIPS Arr Dep Name of V essel ETA LID Ports of Calls Port Agent I elephone No JANUARY 03 03 Nautican 0900 2000 Cruise to Nowhere Lines Int'l Holdings 276-7175 03 03 Delfin Star 1000 2100 Kukup Harpers Shipping 221-1388 03 03 Leisure World 1100 2000
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      857 35 WITH the festive season almost upon us there has been no let up in the number of transactions coming to light, especially in the dry bulk market, noticeably very well supported by Greek buyers. For example there are reports of 5 panamax bulkers sold this week, of which
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        438 36 Vmd Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Aungsanp,.nt 5 94 P01A 0301 0/00 0301 2359 lurong 112 alongside 03.01/1000 Batam Speed3 B/894* P01A 30 01 1200 30 01 1400 Suiyato I J1 alongside 0301/2300 Batam Spe«d4 0019b* P01A 03 01
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        1577 36 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO RECEIVINC Of EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Bookini/Mance Rslts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Act Lfac 0396 04/1800 1A 02/1500 02 1659 02 1900 2A 02/1700 03 0659 03 0900 4 03/1200 03/1459 03/1700 Aci
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        832 36 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 arc indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        595 36 Carbon Cuban Dcc 29 Denst? Water Rente Mi Umm Sedbnent Dem#y Water Rescue Mi Numriwt Sifcml M/M M/M Exxon k* 0 KG M*3 V/V MM MM PPM method RG/IT3 V/V I M/M M/M PPM method Eastern USA 180 Ave 985 0 2 13.7 0 06 11
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        361 38 Reuter SEATTLE A long downturn in the notoriously cyclical commercial aviation industry is expected to bottom out in 1995, but significant improvement in orders is unlikely until 1996 or later, executives and analysts say. A worldwide aviation recession that began just
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        76 38 KIRUNA, Sweden I he Boeing 111 at Riruna airport while undergoing cold weather testing last month. The north Sweden city, with a temperature of minus 21 degrees Celsius, had provided the airplane with the ideal test conditions to validate the cabin air conditioning and
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        226 38 Reuter WASHINGTON The Association of Flight Attendants last week urged the Federal Aviation Administration to keep its restrictions on ATR aircraft until a way is found to prevent icing on the FrenchItalian passenger planes. An American Eagle ATR-72 went down in icy conditions in
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        288 38 Washington Post NEW YORK A Swissowned company that started building the New York Port Authority's Newark Airport monorail in New Jersey paid more than US$l million (S$ 1.5 million) in project funds to a reputed mobster, according to the company that took
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        365 38 Reuter STUTTGART, Germany As 1994 came to a close. German car makers were quietly confident they had turned the corner from one of their worst slumps in decades and are heading towards a brighter future. At the beginning of 1994, almost all announced
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          93 38 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Suzuki Motor Corp, the largest Japanese maker of minicars, will manufacture commercial vehicles in Vietnam jointly with trader Nissho Iwai Corp, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said yesterday. The two Japanese companies will form a joint venture in the country in
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          108 38 Bloomberg Business News NEW DELHI The government will let its Air India Ltd international airline buy two more Boeing 747-400 aircraft, say Indian newspapers. The airline has the option to acquire five planes from Boeing before the end of 1996 but the government
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          112 38 Reuter TAIPEI Taiwan's leading airline China Airlines rose to scrape the 7 per cent upper limit on news that Taiwan would allow some travellers to visit the island for up to two weeks without a visa from January, brokers said on Friday. In
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          78 38 Bloomberg Business News HONOLULU Hawaiian Airlines Inc said its November revenue passenger miles, which represents one paying passenger transported one mile, fell 12.3 per cent to 226.6 million from 258.3 million a year earlier. November available seat miles, which is one seat transported one mile,
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          68 38 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Nissan Motor Co last week said the newest version of its Maxima passenger car has been named 1995 Import Car ol the Year by Motor Trend magazine. Nissan began selling the Maxima in North America in May. Sales of the car, equipped
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      32 21 LAW PAGE Every Thursday in Business Times HANJIN SHIPPING WHERE FRIENDLY PEOPLE OFFER THEIR BEST. r is**--THE MANAGEMENT STAFF OF HANJIN SHIPPING WISHES ALL CLIENTS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES A PROSPEROUS 1995 HANJIN SHIPPING
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      288 21 Shorten, tnatuU tune LONGBEACH OAKLAND Arriving every Friday Hotline *****30 I 1 Lines and services represented by Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore National Shipping Association. For advertising enquiries, contact Shipping Times. Tel 740-2089/740-2090 Li IF YOU NEED TO TACKLE /l\ A HEAVYWEIGHT, YOU DETTER KNOW A
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      418 23 ANL. IT'S AUSTRALIAN FOR SHIPPING TO AUSTRALIA (EAST COAST) FROM AUSTRALIA (EAST COASTT wssti *ot mi rut s® a* syd md m mob wssu voy bw syd m Bta hoi *t pic MJSTRALM MS 2t/l2 21/12 04/01 lt/01 11 01 GOW* 1M 10/12 IS/12 10/12 21/12 01/01 04/01 00/01 GOWA
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      1472 24 ROAM Li SOUTH- POHT VOY NO HAMBURG ANTWERP HAVRE AMPTON KELANG S PORE HKG KAO TYO SHI KOB NAG FRANKFURT EXPRESS 77/250 13/12 15/12 17/12 5/1 6/1 10/1 121} '9/1 17/1 18/1 LUOWIGSHAFEN EXPRESS 17/450 17/12 19/12 21/12 I«'<2 8/1 12/1 '6/1 15/1 18/' DANUBE ***** 20/12 22/12 24/12 '2/1
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      441 24 Ik IS'poce P.KelangLoadtng for CELTIC 2/1 4/1 Rdm/Atw/UK/Nantes I WORLD ARES 6/1 8/1 Rdm,/Atv»/UK/Nantes 'Loads E./W. Malaysia. Indonesia I Loading for V ENERGETIC Dubai/Bahrain/Oamman/Kuwait I SEA VENUS Hodeidah/Jeddah/Aqaba 'Loads Singapofe. E./W. Malaysia. Indonesia I Loading for V DONA V Los Angeles/New Orleans/ I Charleston/Norfolk/Camden OCEAN EVER Los Angeles/New Orleans/ Charleston/Norfolk/Camden
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      1229 25 H STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chung Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 0208 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 new guinea pacific line opep <a service of china navigation co> CARGO DUE SAILS STRAITS VENTURE VOIE Muki. Lib 03 Jin 04 lan 05 lan FCL LCL CONTAINER ANOME AK BULK SERVICE
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      2334 25 w Singapore Agent: KrWl I I .AIIfQI P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd 10 Hoc C hiang Road. #07-01 Kcppcl lowers. Singapore 0208 First Class Connections WORLDWIDE ™c 25 i 233# J clcx: KS ***** PMXSP hi,x: 225 5327/222 75,7 W R Number: *****9 100(H)/ EXPORT IMPORT VESSEL VOV 'WW
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      845 25 FOR BOOKING 1800-*****00 (TOLL-FREE) OUTBOUND P»L PEN lOH SW HRG RAO IAI KEt [RY WAG RO6 OSR MOI BUS SEA RANGER No4b 31 12 01 01 03/0 1 04 (ft 01 09 01 11/01 13 01 T/$ »ia RAO 18 01 19*1 20/01 21/01 MAN HAI 205 NO6B 03~01 04~<)i
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      537 26 C?Q JOINT VENTURE WV SAMUDERA INDONESIA SIR RICKMERS Will SINGAPORE CHINA GREEN ERA VOY 3NB 5 JAN QINGDAO DASA SEPU.UH VOY 3NB 29 lAN XINGANG INDUCEMENT CALL P KELANG INDUCEMENT CALL HK. P.GUOANG. BE LA WAN, TG MANI XIAMEN. ZHANGJIGANG UTAMA HART A If gJ WEEKLY FULL CONTAINER SHIP FEEDER
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      1223 26 HANJIN SHIPPING BOOKING TEL:- *****35-237 OPERATION TEL: *****41-253 SALES TEL:- *****30-233 DOCUMENT TEL: *****71-275 FDR VSL si l*H HAUL SCA TVS rDX fW *SL SM IIM HAUL S»V IM NTC HANJIN SINGAPORE 016E 6/1 NRECI 26/1 27/1 21/1 HANJIN KUNSAN 109 C 7/1 M PDOGttSS 036E 9/2 10/2 12/2 HANJIN
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      2227 27 VARNA (BULGARIA) CONSTAMTZA (ROMANIA) VIA UMASSOL 3 SAILING PER MONTH >lni>irf'» CtMrtl Ag—it*: Tot /General): *****00 Salt/Booking: Agency Dept: mCTID CUIDOIur orr irn Fan (Gonorol): *****00 Container: *****41 844 Contalnor Src— O/L: *****02 Operation Container: 4205/15 LUOIMK OnlrrlNL rJt LID Telex: ***** COSHIP Conventional: *****50 OA* *****85 Conventional: *****46 6Sko*ton
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      244 27 SHIPPING WAREHOUSING If Singapore Loading Evary Mon To Fri f (BATAMINDO l/ll) p Accepting FCL/Convantional/Pro|act A Haavy Lift Cargo K Tel: 227-0322 j Batamlndo Shipping Warehousing Pte Ltd Fax: 222-9330 J| OM LINER SHirPINCi PTE LTD \V\M A 10 ANSON ROAD. #17-01 INTERNATIONAL PI.AZA. SINGAPORE 0207 VT TEL: 22.*****(20 UNES)
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      469 27 (j£ FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE 0106 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) GOTHENBURG/SCAN 09/01 I ROTTERDAM AARHUS/COPENHAGEN 09/01 HAMBURG/BREMEN 09/01 MARSEILLE/FRANCE 04/01 FELIXSTOWE/UK 09/01 BARCELONA/SPAIN 06/01 LEHAVRE/FRANCE 10/01 GENOA/ITALY 07/01 ANTWERP/BELGIUM 10/01 LOS ANGELES/WC/IPI 06/01 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 04/01 NEW YORK/EC 06/01 FREMANTLE/ADELAIDE 07/01 VANCOUVER ***** BRISBANE 06/01 TORONTO/MONTREAL
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      869 29 f SsSfllf PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I 14 Cecil Street. #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore 0106. CH NO **********0E I VOY S,N CMB J,B HOD JED QJ DE p ZU MSW ASA 59I A gRKAT BKTI9B 8/1 14/1 22/1 34/1 31/1 1/3 4/3 «/3 KOTA WIRWAN WRNSIS 20/1 35/1 31/1
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      588 29 I BSfl iiT mm. MYANMA wlnt five star line V (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) S pore P Klf Pen P.Gd| HP* AN V2O7W 10/12 l«i PAGAN V2I7W 15/ II lan MALAYSIA AGENTS BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUI TEI 02-03-*****00 PKI TEL 02-03 *****67 PEN TEI 0? 04-*****2 PGO
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      268 32 DIRECT BREAKBULK/CONTAINER RO-RO SERVICE TO MANILA MV. "ASIAN HIBISCUS" VOY 5 ETA 4-1-95 (HEAVY LIFT AVAILABLE UP TO 30 TONS) SINGAPORE SEAWAY SHIPPING PTE. LTD. £1 MkTo*o (GENERAL AGENTi NATWEST CENTRE -1503. SPORE 0106 TEL 221/933 FAX *****53 TLX R5235/8 PORT KEIANG GULP SHIP AGENCIES SON UC TEI 03 36/99/0
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      535 32 IIkAIMN container LINES, INC MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 LINES) c/n Mo: UOO97SOOOOK SIBU (064) *****9 KUCHINQ (082) ****** PENANQ: (04) *****6 BANGKOK (662) *****57 MANILA (632) *****61 P.KELANQ: (03) *****77 JAKARTA: (21) *****07 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 ASIA HKG/TWN/BKKI GENOA/EUROPE PEN PKL SIN 5 SAILINGS/WEEK PEN PK SIN 30/12 31/12 1/1
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      22 33 PORT SHOTS The latest in sea, air and land transportation Shipping Times Monday to Friday SINGAPORE f Business Times WE KNOW ASIA
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      255 33 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER BRIDGE 313N 05-06/01 11-18/01 23-24/01 TIGER BAY 126N 0849/01 14-21/01 26-27/01 I TIGER SPEED 314N 12-13/01 18-24/01 29 30/01 TIGER ISLAND 127 15-16/01 (FOR DISCHARGE ONLY I CAPE HERMES 204N 17 18/01 23 29 01 03 04/02 TIGER CAPE 013 20-21/01 26
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      406 33 1-°! PONGNAMA LINE CONTAINERISED SERVICE STRAITS/BLW/INC/BSN VESSEL (MSS) SSP PK *C BS* TUISOAS W4I«M U/M 14/11 15 01 »,11 2101 SMONCTIMXI VSOIH tC 01 1101 1101 20 01 JO 01 02 02 MSTKM VSOIM 71/11 23 01 2VII M 02 M 02 H«m now n oi ji oi 0102 0202
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      441 33 m RICHFIELD MARINE AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD W TEL: *****33 (12 Line*) \=L FAX: *****15/*****03 B TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) 1 CR NO.: **********0E I ETHIOPIAN SHIPPING LINES j (National Lints of Etta***) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL Veaaol Voy KTA Loadtwj For Abbay Wont 4?WB 25/01 Mombasa Djibouti
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      501 37 HYUNDAI I MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****61 ~PNA [~PKi PGO VESSELS VOY siS RTM ANT LEH HAM BRE{ FEL 28/12 30/12 31/12 H. FRONTIER 314W 02/01 ***** 22/01 HToI 22/01 22/01 24/01" 04/01 06/01 07/01 SL FREEDOM 314W 09/01 27/01 29/01 28/01 29/01 29/01 31/01 11/01
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      354 38 f ANALYSIS^ Tomorrow in Business Times FAR EASTERN FREIGHT CONFERENCE Following the decision announced by the European Commission on the intermodal case, the Chairman of the Far Eastern Freight Conference has authorised the following statement to be issued:STATEMENT The Far Eastern Freight Conference much regrets the decision of the European
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