The Business Times, 21 March 1995

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    11 1 Business Times WE KNOU Alfy MITA(P) 194/12/94 Tuesday March 21 1995
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  • 2am LATEST
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      Lock icon Dow up 3.4 points
      67 1 Reuter NEW YORK Wall Street stock prices were mixed in subdued trading yesterday as the market paused after last week's run to record highs. The *Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 3.46 points at 4,077.11 at Ipm EST. In the broader market, declining issues led advances
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      Lock icon Rail strike grips Canada
      32 1 Reuter MONTREAL Canadian commuters struggled to get to work in major cities and some manufacturing plants closed yesterday as a nationwide rail strike crippled Canada's transportation system. Reuter
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    170 1 Stock market Mm Monday Change STII 2,091.54 -10.29 KLSEComp 969.35 +8.92 Nikkei 16,129.96 -121.27 Hang Seng 8,594.43 +59.72 SET Index 1,184.82 +4.20 Jakarta Comp 426.94 +0.27 Manila Comp 2,305.91 -45 Taipei WPI 6,541.58 -46.38 Seoul Comp 956.87 +5.53 Bombay BSE30 dosed CLSA China B 807.94 +2.93 Aust All
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    Thakral group to list China, HK operations on SES
    531 1  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE The Thakral group, one of Singapore's biggest non-Chinese businesses, is going public with a listing here of its Hongkong and China operations. In-principle approval has been given for the listing of Thakral Corporation, as the entity is
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    Tokyo hits 15-month low as regional markets end mixed
    223 1 SINGAPORE Asian stock markets closed mixed yesterday with the Japanese market losing for the third straight session to finish at a 15-month low. The falling US dollar was on the back of most investors' minds after the greenback plunged miserably during
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    Simex appoints international panel of experts
    220 1 SINGAPORE The Singapore International Monetary Exchange has appointed a high-powered international panel to raise investor confidence and protect it against any future Barings-type crisis. The panel, headed by Goldman Sachs limited partner and former Chicago Board of Trade chairman John Gilmore, will: Advise Simex
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    Singapore tops the ratings — again
    330 1  - Singapore tops the ratings again 8y Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE The United States-based Business Environment Risk Intelligence consultancy (Bcri) has again voted Singapore tops among 47 countries for government proficiency. Switzerland, which led the ratings from 1980 to 1991, retains runner-up slot in 1994. Taiwan stays at number three. Only
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    Put off Philippine trips, ministry urges S'poreans
    140 1 SINGAPORE The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday advised Singaporeans to postpone travel to the Philippines for the time being unless their trip was vital. The ministry issued the latest advisory which follows an earlier one issued on Saturday because developments since then have
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    Deutsche Telekom secures 25% stake in Satelindo
    364 1  -  By Conrad Raj SINGAPORB Germany's Deutsche Telekom is said to have beaten several international competitors to win a 25 per cent stake in Indonesia's up-and-coming telecommunications group, Satelit Pa I a pa Indonesia (Satelindo). Sources said an agreement would be signed today in
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    Thailand's stockbrokers to set up 20b baht fund to shore up market
    363 1  -  From Loh Hui Yin in BANGKOK AFTER two earlier measures this month failed to stem the falling stock market. Thailand's 44 stockbrokers are to establish a 20 billion baht fund (SSI.I billion) of their own to shore up
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      163 1 f* PREVENTS SWEAT RASH I AND CHAFING! f T7 f ft 3B Available at pharmacies and supermarkets CONTENTS News Companies S pore News 2 S'poreM'sia 21.22 Regonal News 3.4.6 Financial 25, 26 World News 8.10 Features Markets Analysis 19 CW>/W.S£. S£S 28 30 Editorial 18 Regional 28 Sports 12 World
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      21 1 Property Construction: p>> 13 S'pore investors target London properties Dollar hits new low of 88.65 against yen before recovering, Pg 20
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      15 1 Hock Lock Siew: Pg 21 Thai bourse's artificial boost Minister offers to quit. Pjj 3
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      101 1 PREVENTS SWEATY SMELLY FEET! 14 Jtfff W °RKS! Available at pharmacies and supermarkets Bottom Line: Pa 20 Is JSE ready for competition? Hock Lock Siew: Artificial boost benefits speculators, Pg 21 CORPORATE EARNINGS: NOL, down 16%, Pg 21 Acma, up 59%, Pg 21 San Teh up 14.3%, Pg 22 Broadway
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  • SINGAPORE NEWS
    • EYE on the ECONOMY
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        Lock icon Business dips at food outlets
        235 2  -  By Jenny Lam AFTER the usual round of year-end merrymaking, consumers slowed their bout of eating out in January. Sales at restaurants, fast food outlets and other eating places dipped 8.7 per cent in January, according to the Catering Sales Index. The index, compiled by
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      MPs call for changes in some labour laws
      638 2  -  In Parliament Yesterday By Ven Sreenivasan ARE Singapore's labour laws outdated? Several MPs seem to think so. During the debate on the budget for the Labour Ministry, Othman Haron Eusofe (Marine Parade GRC) and nominated MP John de Payva argued that some
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    • PARLIAMENT BRIEFS
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        Use of advance directives voluntary
        108 2 ADVANCE directives the new name for living wills will be strictly a voluntary affair, said Health Minister BG George Yeo in response to queries from Loh Meng See and Tan Cheng Bok. "No one is forced to do an advance directive, no one will be
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        Sinsehs ought to regulate themselves
        94 2 BG George Yeo called on local traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners to regulate themselves. BG Yeo was replying to members warning against unqualified practice. BG Yeo said that even China's own traditional medicine industry was regulated lightly. But he noted that TCM practitioners here had
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        MOH to regulate medical insurance? No
        97 2 The Ministry of Health will not regulate the medical insurance industry, said BG Yeo, in response to queries from John Chen. BG Yeo said the existing regulatory framework under the Monetary Authority of Singapore was sufficient to check insurance malpractices. Dr Chen raised the
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        Hospital cost hikes under control
        55 2  -  By Michelle Low DR ALINE Wong reassured the House that eost rises at restructured hospitals are under control, in response to a query from Othman Haron Eusofe. To a question from Dr Chen, she said the hospitals will stick to the revenue cap system to
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      Travel fair a runaway success with sales up 19%
      370 2 THE Travel 95 fair held at the weekend chalked up sales of $17 million, a 19 per cent increase on last year. The fair held over two-and-a-half days this time, compared with three days last year also attracted a record 36,100
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      S&P: fiscal flexibility shields S'pore from external downturns
      314 2  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE'S fiscal and bal-ance-of-payment flexibility ensures that it can cope with a slowdown in external demand or a partial erosion of external competitiveness over the long term, says credit rating agency Standard Poor's. The country's current account and
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    • NEWS ROUNDUP
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        NWC invites public views
        75 2 THE National Wages Council, which is deliberating on its guidelines for 1995/1996, invites the public to send in their views on subjects including: implementation of and refinements to the flexible wage system; training and re-training of workers; employment and pay of older workers; and two half-yearly
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        Tourism chief wins fellowship
        68 2 THE chief executive of the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Tan Chin Nam, has been awarded the prestigious Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship in the US. Mr Tan will be Singapore's representative at its 1995 Multi Nation Programme. He will join 20 other fellows from 20 countries for the
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        Sony opens parts centre in Tuas
        101 2 SONY yesterday opened its first World Repair Parts Centre outside japan. The US$5 million (557.05 million) centre, in Tuas. will supply parts to customers throughout the world. At the official opening yesterday, the senior general manager of the Japan World Repair Parts Centre, Tsukasa
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        Chinese culture centre to be set up
        78 2 THE administration block of the former Nanyang University will be developed into a centre to promote the better understanding of Chinese culture and Chinese communities around the world. The Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Association (SFCCA) has requested the Nanyang Technological University Council
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      Aussie media has changed its attitude: SM Lee
      248 2 ACTION taken by Asian governments against Australian interests has led to some change in the attitude of the Australian media. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said last night. For example, the media there is less ready to mock Malaysian leaders, he said.
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      Amara owner gets nod for Viet office complex tie-up
      369 2  -  By I A J Leow SINGAPORE-BASED property and hotel group Teo Teck Huat has been given approval by the Vietnamese authorities to build a US$4O million (5556.4 million) twin-tower office complex in Ho Chi Minh City. The complex, named Central Park,
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      159 2 VIS 10 NIR EAUT? 750 A Chai Chee Industrial Park is ideally A located close to new towns, offering the wlr convenience of a ready pool of skilled workers, '*> as we as eas y accessibility to the rest of Singapore through an extensive transportation xißtdokrmitimbanit**"{" network. In every aspect,
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon M'sian trade deficit a result of over-investment: economist
      461 3 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's expected current account deficit ot almost 10 per cent of gross national product is a result of over-investing at the rate of around 42 per cent of GNP, an economist said yesterday. Dr Ghazali Atan said such high
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      Lock icon Publisher of unlicensed magazine defiant
      410 3  -  Indonesia's arrest of three fails to deter unrecognised journalist association From Leslie Lopez in JAKARTA THE Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) said yesterday that it would continue to publish the unlicensed monthly magazine, Inciependen, despite the recent arrest of three of its members. "It is
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    • NOTE BOOK
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        Lock icon Myanmar refugees flee into Thailand
        73 3 Reuter MAE SAI, Thailand More than 3,000 people have fled to Thailand alter a battle in the north-eastern Myanmese border town of Tachilek between minority Shan rebels and Myanmese government troops. Thai officials said yesterday. The refugees were camping out at five Buddhist temples in
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        Lock icon Thai rice exporters get carrot
        82 3 Reuter BANGKOK Thailand's Commerce Ministry has told rice exporters they will be given preferential treatment for other export deals if they cooperate in selling rice to Iran. Ministry officials announced the preferential conditions when they told exporters of a new offer to pay 7,623 baht
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        Lock icon Manila investments remain strong
        73 3 Reuter MANILA Investment interest in the Philippines remained strong in the first two months of 1995, government figures show. The Board of Investments (BOI) said it approved 36.55 billion pesos (Ss2 billion) worth of investment proposals, 300.86 per cent up on the 8.87 billion pesos of
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        Lock icon Irian Jaya rocked by quake
        77 3 Reuter JAKARTA A major earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 on the Richter scale shook the Irian Jaya province of Indonesia early yesterday, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake hit the remote, jungle-cropped region at
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        Lock icon Austrian president visiting Indonesia
        56 3 Reuter JAKARTA Austrian President Thomas Klestil arrived in Indonesia yesterday for a visit officials hope will increase bilateral economic relations. An official at Jakarta's Halim airport said Mr Klestil was accompanied by several ministers and Austrian business executives. Mr Klestil, whose visit ends tomorrow, will hold
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      Lock icon Beijing and Manila begin talks on Spratlys
      263 3 Reuter BEIJING China and the Philippines held the first day of talks on the disputed Spratly Islands yesterday after Philippine President Fidel Ramos accused Beijing of a military build-up in the South China Sea archipelago. Neither side would comment on whether the talks,
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      Lock icon Vietnam bans use of rice fields for industry
      287 3 Reuter HANOI Vietnam has banned the conversion of rice fields for industrial use to maximise rice production in a decision which could affect foreign investors, a semi-official newspaper reported yesterday. The ban could especially disrupt plans for industrial zones and big factories
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      Lock icon Asia-EU summit likely to be held early next year: report
      205 3 BernamaKyodo TOKYO Asean, Japan, China, South Korea and the European Union (EU) are likely to hold an economic summit in Thailand between February and April next year, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported yesterday. The possibility grew out of a high-level
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      Lock icon Manila minister offers to quit over maid case
      199 3 AFP MANILA Philippine Foreign Secretary Roberto Romulo offered to resign yesterday amid mounting public anger here over the government's handling of the hanging of a Filipina maid in Singapore last week. The minister's offer came as the government considered a proposal to
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  • CHINA/HONGKONG/TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China's party chief orders new push to enforce one-child policy
      443 4 Reuter BEIJING China's Communist Party chief has ordered an offensive against unplanned babies, especially among farmers and migrant labourers, to control ballooning numbers in the world's most populous nation. In a speech carried on the front of national newspapers yesterday,
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      Lock icon HK could be hurt by China's anti-inflation moves: official
      433 4 Reuter HONGKONG China's aim of bringing inflation down to 15 per cent this year is unattainable without harsh measures that could hit Hongkong businesses, a businessman who serves as an adviser to Beijing said yesterday. "Given the present situation. unless draconian
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      Lock icon Taiwan counting on direct trade to boost ties with China
      342 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan will embark on a market-oriented policy toward improving relations with China, including the reduction of barriers to direct trade, a senior official said yesterday. "The mode of our future economic ties with the mainland will be market-oriented,
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    • CHINA WATCH
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        Lock icon Japan, China in telecom project
        73 4 Reuter TOKYO The governments of Japan and China have agreed on the outline of a project under which Japanese firms would help to link the cities of Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou with fibre-op-tic cable, Japan's Posts and Telecommunications Ministry said yesterday. The total cost of
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        Lock icon Taiwan names new central bank chief
        66 4 Reuter TAIPEI The head of Taiwan's biggest commercial bank was named central bank governor in succession to 64-year-old Liang Kuo-shu. currently on sick leave in the US, whose resignation was announced earlier yesterday. Sheu Yuan-dong (right). 68, current chairman of the Bank of Taiwan,
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        Lock icon Beijing disciplines bank officials
        58 4 AFP SHANGHAI The People's Bank of China (PBC) has removed the top officials of 10 financial institutions from their duties for violating banking regulations, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Xinmin Evening News said that the offences included giving out illegal loans, setting up businesses and increasing
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        Lock icon Fujian's investment in power plants
        65 4 Reuter BEIJING The south-cast Chinese province of Fujian will invest an average of eight billion yuan (SSI.3 billion) a year, including foreign capital, over the next six years in its power industry, the Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. Fujian plans to build four large hydro-power
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        Lock icon Taiwan's foreign assets top US$100b
        84 4 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's foreign assets topped the US$lOO billion (S$ 141 billion) level for the first time in February, the Central Bank of China (CBC) said yesterday. The island's foreign exchange reserves hit an all-time high of U5595.2 billion at the end of February and
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        Lock icon Earthquake fears hit Taiwan
        78 4 Reuter TAIPEI Fears that a major earthquake may hit Taiwan soon have caused people to cancel trips to the east, hotel operators and officials said yesterday. Fear originated in a purported prediction by an unidentified Japanese earthquake professor, widely carried by local newspapers. He predicted an
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  • REST OF ASIA
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      Lock icon Aussie housing figures for January likely to see sharp fall
      445 6 Reuter SYDNEY A large fall in the volume of Australian housing finance in January is expected when figures for the series are released today, mostly as a correction to December's 16.2 per cent rise, economists said. A Reuters survey found
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      Lock icon Nerve gas in Tokyo subways kills six
      87 6 Reuter TOKYO A toxic gas released at 16 subway stations during morning rush-hour yesterday killed six people and injured more than 1,500 in what the government said was murder. The fumes hit two major subway lines carrying commuters into Tokyo's business district. Investigators
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      Lock icon PNG declares it's open for business
      176 6 Reuter SYDNEY Papua New Guinea yesterday put out the welcome mat for foreign mining and oil firms, saying it will sell state-owned equity in big projects but conceding the re-source-rich nation is not for "faint-hearted" investors. Prime Minister Julius Chan declared his country was
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      Lock icon Pakistan sticking to IMF reforms despite setbacks: Bhutto
      420 6 Reuter KARACHI Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says her government is committed to an economic reform programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) despite its failure to meet some of this year's targets. "For the government, an agreement with the IMF is
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    • ASIA NOTES
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        Lock icon Quake won't stall Japan's recovery
        136 6 Reuter TOKYO Some Japanese economic indicators were affected by the January earthquake in central Japan, but the impact was not large enough to alter Japan's economic recovery, an Economic Planning Agency (EPA) official said yesterday. "Some indicators have been affected, but there is no impact
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        Lock icon Two chip in for Pyongyang reactors
        104 6 AP SEOUL Australia and New Zealand will contribute to an international fund to help pay for replacements for North Korea s current nuclear reactors, a South Korean official said yesterday. The US$4 billion (555.6 billion) light-water reactors were promised by the United States in
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        Lock icon Seoul's traffic jams to worsen
        109 6 AFP SEOUL The South Korean capital's traffic nightmares are expected to worsen shortly because of widespread excavations needed to introduce cable television, the English-language Korea Times said yesterday. Some 85,000 construction projects, an average of 314 a day, are to be undertaken across Seoul during
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        Lock icon India may buy gas from more countries
        120 6 Reuter NEW DELHI India, facing a large unfulfilled demand for natural gas. is considering imports from Indonesia. Bangladesh and neighbouring Myanmar among other countries. Petroleum Minister Satish Sharma said yesterday. "India currently produces about 55 million cubic metres of gas per day as
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      156 7 Eco power. Saab 9000. Ecopower is a turbocharged engine that gives you real turbo power. But it's fuel-efficient. And low on emissions. The ideal turbo for a family car. Because high torque is provided even at lower engine speeds. So overtaking distances become shorter and safer. City driving smoother and
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon German minister urges caution on telecom liberalisation
      427 8 Reuter BONN German Finance Minister Theo Waigel has urged the post ministry not to press ahead too boldly when it liberalises the domestic telecommunications market in 1998, political sources said. In a letter to Post Minister Wolfgang Boetsch, Mr Waigel pointed out the
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      Lock icon UN official defends cost and usefulness of global get-togethers
      339 8 AP BEIJING Global meetings such as the Copenhagen conference on poverty are useful, and they are economical because staging one costs less than a fighter plane, a UN official said yesterday. The United Nations has played host to six major international
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      Lock icon Fear and fervour epitomise EU single currency debate
      440 8 Reuter BRUSSELS A battle of almost religious proportions is being fought in Europe, pitting the devout, agnostics and atheists against each other. It is a war being waged at the highest and the lowest levels of society. But it is not about
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    • Article
      Lock icon European Commission told to revise plan on investments fund
      244 8 Reuter BRUSSELS European Union finance ministers have asked the European Commission to re-work its plan to provide for the marketing of investment funds throughout the EU. The plan is currently blocked at the ministers' level. "Ministers agreed without debate to send
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      Lock icon Bundesbank delaying single currency: Schmidt
      136 8 Reuter BONN Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has accused the powerful Bundesbank of blocking the creation of a single European currency by linking the unit to closer political integration in the European Union. In an interview with German radio on Sunday, Mr Schmidt criticised Bundesbank
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    • WORLD WATCH
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        Lock icon Russia to cut oil export tariffs
        82 8 Reuter MOSCOW Russia plans to reduce crude oil export tariffs to 21 ECUs (SS39) a tonne in the second quarter of this year, 19 ECUs in the third quarter and 17.6 ECUs in the fourth quarter, the Sevodnya newspaper said on Sunday. The export
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        Lock icon Perry thanks Saudis for base access
        85 8 Reuter RIYADH US Defence Secretary William Perry on Monday praised Saudi Arabia as "an island of stability in a sea of trouble", and thanked the kingdom for its promise of continued American military access to air bases and seaports to face Iraq and Iran.
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        Lock icon Konsum insolvency seen a tragedy
        68 8 Reuter VIENNA Austrian Economics Minister Wolfgang Schuessel said on Sunday that the insolvency of Austrian retail cooperative Konsum is a tragedy. Konsum. Austria's second biggest retail chain, has said it plans to call in the receivers in the next 10 days. Under Austrian law, that
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        Lock icon Bonn revises current account gap down
        39 8 Reuter FRANKFURT Germany has revised its 1994 current account deficit down to 36.7 billion marks (5537.2 billion) from an originally reported 55.6 billion marks by eliminating tax distortions, the Bundesbank said yesterday. Reuter
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      Lock icon Whitewater probe looks into banks' link with Clintons
      438 10 AP WASHINGTON The wideranging Whitewater investigation is zeroing in on a central issue: Did Arkansas lending institutions violate laws to help finance the political and personal fortunes of Bill Clinton and other prominent politicians? That question will take centrestage in next month's
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      Lock icon Microsoft co-founder pouring US$500m into DreamWorks
      524 10 Los Angeles Times HOLLYWOOD High-tech billionaire Paul Allen has disclosed he is committing US$5OO million (SS7OS million) to Dream Works, giving the new studio being formed by entertainment moguls Steven Spielberg. Jeffrey katzenberg and David Geffen its single biggest investment. The computer software entrepreneur's
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      Lock icon Mexican central bank moves to strengthen ' peso, stabilise markets
      509 10 Mexican central bank moves to strengthen peso, stabilise markets AFP, FT MEXICO CITY Mexican banks will be allowed to trade in currency futures and options in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for 90 days for themselves and their clients, the Bank of Mexico said. The measure is to enable banks and
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      Lock icon Clinton calls Major to ease anger over IRA leader's visit
      453 10 AP. AFP, Reuter WASHINGTON President Clinton called British Prime Minister John Major on Sunday to case London's anger over the warm White House reception given to an ally of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). Administration officials said the two leaders
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  • SPORTS
    • SIDE LINES
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        Lock icon Hunter takes Portuguese Open
        132 12 AP SIN I RA, Portugal Adam Hunter hirdied the first extra hole after blasting out of a bunker within 2 metres of the pin, beating Darren Clarke in a sudden-death playotT to win the Portuguese Open for his first PGA European Tour victory. Hunter, a 31-year-old
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        Lock icon Light winds delay Cup races
        149 12 AFP SAN DIEGO After a day of uproar at the America's Cup. the wind on Sunday was so light only 2 or 3 knots most of the day that defender boats Young America and Stars and Stripes did not even try to start a race.
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        Lock icon Down and out
        47 12 Reuter MILLSTREET, Ireland World Boxing Organisation supermiddleweight champion Chris Eubank falling onto the canvas in the eighth round of his bout against Irishman Stephen Collins on Saturday. Collins, who won a unanimous points decision, is also the world title-holder for the middleweight class. Reuter
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        Lock icon Sri Lanka seamer demolishes Kiwis
        116 12 AP DUNEDIN Sri Lankan scam bowler Chaminda Vaas claimed career-best figures of 6-87 to help dismiss New Zealand for 307 in the second cricket Test yesterday at Carisbrook. New Zealand took a first-innings lead of 74 on the third day and at stumps the Sri
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      Lock icon Disappointing first game by His Airness
      992 12 The Return of Michael Jordan NYT INDIANAPOLIS It was the kind of hullabaloo reserved for coronations, or when Elvis or a spacecraft is sighted. Michael Jordan, His Airness, the World's Greatest Hoopster, was returning to basketball and the Chicago Bulls, and much of the
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      Lock icon Roberts king of Bay Hill a second time
      563 12 Golf NYT ORLANDO. Florida A few years ago. Arnold Palmer came close to selling his Bay Hill Club. The deal fell through. After what happened on Sunday he might want to just deed it over to Loren Roberts because, in a manner
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      Lock icon England haunted by World Cup doubts
      697 12 Five Nations review AFP PARIS England emerged as Europe's leading World Cup hope as they elinched the Five Nations Grand Slam last week. "Bring on the world," the Sunday papers crowed, while captain Will Carling had just one word for his team "brilliant". So
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        Basketball
        278 12 NEW YORK NBA on Sunda>: Charlotte 108 Utah 104; Indiana 103 Chicago (OT): Washington 96 Cleveland 90: Milwaukee 95 Boston 94: Houston 114 Philadelphia 103; Minnesota 96 LA Clippers 93; Miami 117 Phoenix 121 (OT); Golden State 117 Detroit 115: LA Lakers 121 Sacramento 116. Standings (W L Pet
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        Golf
        194 12 ORLANDO, Florida L'SSI.2 million (SSI.7 million) Nestle Invitational final rd on Sunda> (LS unless stated): 272 Loren Roberts 68-65-68-71 274 Brad Faxon 69-70-64-71 275 Peter Jacohsen 70-68-68-69 277 Steve Strieker 67-72-69-69 278 Duffv Waldorf 71-72-70-65. Nick Kaldo (GB) 71-73-66-68. Jay Haas 72-69-69-68. Mark McCumber 69-70-69-70. Jesper Pamevik (Swe) 67-72-67-72.
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        407 12 KKV BISCAY'S K, Florida LSS4.I million Upton Championships on Sunda> Men's 2nd rd: I-Pete Sampras (US) b Derrick Rostagno (US) 6-3 6-2: Bernd Karhacher (Gcr) b Richey Reneberg (US) 6-3 6-3; Jan Sicmerink (Neth) b Olivier Delaitre (Fra) 6-7 (6/8) 6-3 6-3: Karsten Braasch (Ger) b 11-Stefan Edberg (Swe)
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      S'pore investors target London property market
      716 13  -  Singapore property investors are heading for London despite the 13-hour flight and the wet and cold winters. Abdul Hadhi finds out why Abdul Hadhi AT TRACTIVE yields and bargain prices are drawing Singapore property investors to London. According to property consultants, the past year
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      Bombay's property boom: Will the tiger be tamed?
      910 15  -  Yogi Aggarwal on the reasons behind the skyrocketing prices Yogi Aggarwal THE runaway boom in Bombay property prices has slowed down in recent months. Property brokers report a stagnation in a market that saw prime property rates in south Bombay touch the
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      Marketing of TeleTech Park begins today
      231 15 THE marketing of TeleTech Park, which will cater to research and development functions of companies in the telecommunications and information technology industries, will start today. A spokesman for the Park said yesterday that it will have a lettable area of 18,000 sq metres. The
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      PROPERTY WATCH
      239 15 Selected transactions in the past week mkUmamm iiThi m m i i in run in mi nniiiii iimi Date of Built in areaI Sale price franaaction Distnct ?T0 T W» land area (»q ft) T ur (S$) PRIVATE Mar 13,1995 1954 Simon Place Townhouse 2720 999 1.245.000 458
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      1421 13 Oi£<sMMN* Superior Metal Printing Limited (Incorporated in Singapore) The Directors are pleased to announce the unaudited results of the Group and of the Company for the year ended 31 December 1994 PROFIT STATEMENT Group Company Change Change 1994 1993 1994 1993 $000 000 $-000 $000 la. Turnover (4(a)) 33,649 31,138
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      Lock icon How sweet it is to be loved
      689 17  -  Despite the minimal stage treatment, James Taylor manages to win over his audience, says Shahiron Sahari Shahiron Sahari YOU KNOW when you go to a James Taylor concert thai there will be no cutting edge music, no tight choreography, no whiz-bang theatrics, no
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      Lock icon Slim Oscar chance for Hawthorne?
      303 17 CHATTERBOX Reuter AP AP BRITISH actor Nigel Hawthorne attended the European premiere of his film The Madness of King George on Sunday, but said he didn't think he had much chance of winning the Oscar he has been nominated for. He told reporters his chances
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      502 17 1 WEATHER I Singapore: Showers over several areas in the afternoon. Temperature (24-32*) Asia-Pad* W/U* Cm*. Earafa W/U' Cmi. Buenos A#es 24 14 Cloudy Auckland 30/13 Cloudy Amsterdam 09/04 Cloudy Chicago 1102 Cloudy Bangkok 34/22 Sum* Athens 16,156 Cloudy HoroMu 27 19 Cloudy Bering 11/-2 Sunny Berkn 10/02 Cloudy Houston
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      741 17 TV RADIO The Rock Island of Patau, 9pm, Ch 12 A look at the stunning rock Pacific Ocean. Knights of the Shining Piddock, L* 10.30pm, Ch Marine biologists Robert and Jan Knight the common piddock. a shellfish that se- Jr i cretes a luminescent blue fluid v W J I
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    Fighting over fish stocks
    512 18 EDITORIAL, THERE was a time when shoals of fish in the North Atlantic were so dense they slowed the passage of ships sailing off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada's most westerly province. No more. Cod was a staple for decades. When it was wiped out, the
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  • WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
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      Shamed into repentance
      226 18 SINGAPORE may have a valuable contribution to make to the worldwide quest for ways and means of tackling the rising incidence of crime by young people. The search is for correctives that go beyond orthodox punishment, and while there can be no justification for mollycoddling young offenders
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      A sensible policy benefiting all
      189 18 FINANCE MINISTER Richard Hu has strong reasons for maintaining a surplus budget policy. However, many MPs seem unhappy with the huge saving of $5.8 billion and argue that the sum can be used to offset the effect of spiralling costs among the people and companies.
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      Let it be
      182 18 THE ATTITUDE, comments and behaviour of some Philippine media, politicians and agitators with regard to the recent hanging of a Filipino maid cannot be a reflection of Manila's stand on the issue. Whatever difficulties it may have, we believe the Philippine government truly believes in the principle
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      Defeating poverty
      118 18 INCREASINGLY, the laissez-faire economy is becoming more of a reality in Malaysia. Public utilities have largely been corporatised as they gear themselves for ultimate privatisation, thus reducing the economic activity of the state. Under such capitalist policies, the social consequence must inevitably be stratification, with rich and poor
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      More than meets the eye
      157 18 ON MONDAY, the Chuan government announced that it was beefing up efforts to tackle the oil smuggling trade including the possible formation of a marine task force to coordinate operations against offshore smuggling rings. The task force will comprise the Navy, Marine Police, the Excise,
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      Flexing some muscle
      161 18 CHINA'S law-making body, the National People's Congress, must be giving the Chinese leadership deep pause for thought. During the final days of the twoweek session, which ended yesterday, members of the usually compliant NPC sent a signal that all is not well. What is behind the unprecedented
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    The rocky road to a single EU currency
    938 18  -  Despite the benefits to he reaped from a monetary union, disagreements over how far it should go are proving stumbling blocks. Salil Sarkar reports Salil Sarkar The writer is a Paris-based journalist who contributes to BT OFFICIALLY, the exciting moment when the
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      308 18 For more than a century 7 and a half, Patek Philippe has been known as the finest watch in the world. The reason is very simple. It is made differently. It is made using skills and techniques that others have lost or forgotten. It is made with attention to detail
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      The limits of 'dollar diplomacy'
      1870 19  -  While Leon Hadar examines how Washington's economic focus abroad is being curtailed by the falling dollar as well as political and military considerations, Anthony Rowley finds Asian nations pondering if they should hitch their fortunes to a strong yen rather than a weak dollar Leon
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      A growing yen for the yen
      1352 19 THE continuing decline of the US dollar has revived the idea of a "yen bloc" in Asia an area where the Japanese currency serves as the yardstick for exchange rates, trade and reserves. But while there are strong signs of a switch from dollars
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    Lock icon Dollar hits new low of 88.65 against yen before recovering
    411 20 Reuter, AFP TOKYO The battered American currency slumped to a new record low of 88.65 against the yen in Tokyo trading yesterday morning, succumbing to a wave of selling by market speculators, before clawing back to trade around 89.40 yen
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    Lock icon European nations endorse stability pact
    425 20 Reuter PARIS Fifty-two European nations, hoping to stop the flames of ethnic conflict spreading across the continent, yesterday put their seal to a "stability pact" intended to defuse disputes before they turn into Yugoslav-style wars. Foreign ministers from the IS-nation European Union (EU), Eastern Europe,
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    Lock icon Pilots upset over long flights could leave, says MAS
    365 20 AFP. Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Trouble is brewing in the skies between Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and its 700 pilots after flight captains who complained about long flights were told they could leave, officials said yesterday. The Malaysia Airlines Pilots Association (Mapa) met
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    Lock icon Bombay exchange to stay closed for second day
    216 20 AP Reuter BOMBAY India's biggest stock exchange will close for the second consecutive day today to enable officials to sort out problems caused by a 170 million rupee (Ss7.l million) payment default by a broker, a bourse official said yesterday. The Bombay
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    Will the Jakarta bourse rise to new challenges?
    782 20  -  The Bottom Line WILLIAM CHIA WILLIAM CHIA The writer is a BT correspondent specialising in Indonesian corporate affairs THE TIME appears right for the Jakarta Stock Exchange management to do some soul-searching, now that president-director Hasan Zein Mahmud has been returned for
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    Lock icon Philips to invest US$400m in India
    148 20 AFP NEW DELHI Dutch electronics giant Philips Electronics NV plans to enter India's newly-opened telecommunications sector and invest US$4OO million (***** million) to expand local operations, the company's chief said yesterday. Philips president Jan Timmer told reporters here that Polygram, a subsidiary-, would also
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    Lock icon Evans suggests Australia identifies itself as an East Asian nation
    400 20 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's foreign minister yesterday said his country's push to be seen as part of greater Asia had met resistance and suggested it might be more welcome if it identified itself as an East Asian nation. Gareth Evans said
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • EYE on your STOCKS
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        MARKET MOOD
        48 21 Mixed 'Market Mood' indicates the likely trading sentiment today, based on brokers polled at 5-6pm yesterday. Overnight events may alter sentiment. Brokers polled: Alliance, Credit Lyonnais Securities. Daiwa. Fraser, GK Goh, Kay Hian, Morgan Grenfell, OngCo, Nomura, Phillip, Smith New Court, W1 Carr and SG Warburg.
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        HOT STOCK
        114 21  -  By Paul Leo Further weakness can be expected of Lingui Development from yesterday's close of $3.18. This, however, should be taken as a buying opportunity as the stock is likely to rally soon to test its resistance at $3.94. A break above $3.94 will see further strength towards
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      NOL posts 16% drop in earnings to $62.6m
      537 21  -  By Rahita Elias SINGAPORE National carrier Neptune Orient Lines yesterday reported a 16 per cent drop in group net earnings to $62.6 million for the year to Dec 31, 1994. Its performance, which translates to a 22 per cent fall in earnings
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      Ipco goes into the red with $2.45m loss at half-time
      252 21 SINGAPORE Ipco International may find it difficult to meet analysts' expectations on full-year earnings, going by its interim results released yesterday. The group reported a loss of $2.45 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 1994 against profits of
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      Lock icon Superior Metal buys 70% stake in Hoover Stainless for $5m
      325 21  -  By Chew Farn Chyi SINGAPORE Metal container maker Superior Metal Printing (SMP) has bought a 70 per cent stake in stainless steel and aluminium products producer Hoover Stainless for $4.93 million. SMP managing director Steven Chan said yesterday the two
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      Artificial boost for Thai bourse benefits mainly big-time speculators
      666 21  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Loh Hui Yin BANGKOK The stock market is supposed to be a place where market forces prevail, but in Thailand, a contradictory phenomenon is taking place. Thai stockbrokers have decided to cough up their own money for
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      Acma lifts profit 59% but result slightly below average forecast
      367 21  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE Electronics group Acma raised group net profit 59 per cent to 565.95 million last year, from $41.52 million in 1993. Releasing its unaudited results yesterday for the year to Dec 31. 1994, Acma said all major
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      Lock icon KL share certificate tampered with
      105 21 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has been informed that one of the share certificates of Malaysian Mosaics Bhd had been tampered with. Lawco Corporate Services Sdn Bhd said the alteration was made on the certificate number, altering the figure *****4 to *****4.
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    • COMPANIES
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        M'sian firms sought approval for M$8.5b in mergers in '94
        299 22  -  From Ruth Wong in KUALA LUMPUR LISTED Malaysian companies submitted a total of 109 acquisition, takeover and merger proposals worth MSB.S billion (554.7 billion) to the Securities Commission last year, the Finance Ministry's parliamentary secretary Affifudin Omar said yesterday. This
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        San Teh lifts profit 14.3% to $11.4m
        277 22 SINGAPORE Rubber components maker San Teh has reported a 14.3 per cent increase in net earnings and declared a first and final dividend of eight per cent for 1994. The main board-listed group, which is the world's top producer of rubber keypads, made
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        Lock icon MISCs profit jumps 11.5%
        154 22 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian International Shipping Corp has reported a group pretax profit of M 5581.43 million (*****.5 million) for the year to Dec 31, 1994, compared with M 5521.34 million in 1993. The result was achieved on a 19.5 per cent increase in turnover to
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        Broadway, York Pacific report improved results
        324 22 SINGAPORE Newly-listed Broadway Industrial Group and York Pacific Holdings both turned in improved results for 1994 yesterday. Mainboard counter Broadway posted group net earnings of $3.6 million in its maiden set of results, up 34.8 per cent from that in 1993. The foam products
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        UOB sticking to $100m target for two new unit trusts
        358 22  -  By Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank is stieking to its target of raising $100 million for two CPF-approved unit trusts launched this month even though a trust launched by Credit Lyonnais has fallen $15 million short of its $40
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        Lock icon Telekom signs MOU on satellite services
        236 22 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Telekom Malaysia Berhad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with seven international telecommunications services providers to form Skyways Alliance. "This alliance will facilitate the provision of global aeronautical satellite services to both airline and general aviation customers," a Telekom statement said
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        SAL Industrial Leasing's earnings rise 5.4%
        263 22 SINGAPORE Singapore Technologies stable member SAL Industrial Leasing yesterday reported a 5.4 per cent increase in group net earnings to $10.6 million last year, up from SIO million previously. SAL said turnover in the year to Dec 31, 1994. rose 21 per cent to
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        Lock icon Landmarks to list S African arm in three years
        272 22 MBT KUALA LUMPUR Landmarks Bhd is planning to list Oshbro Investments 92 (Pty) Ltd, which is handling the group's massive South African development project Samrand Development, on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in three years, when it has made enough profits to
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          L&M unit, RDC (Vietnam) in tie-up
          90 22 SINGAPORE L&M Group Investments Ltd said its wholly owned subsidiary L&M Foundation Specialist Pte Ltd has reached a joint-venture agreement with RDC (Vietnam) Pte Ltd. L&M Foundation will take up a 33 per cent stake in the new joint venture, called Concrete Technology, while
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          RDC forms new subsidiary
          54 22 SINGAPORE Resources Development Corp has formed a new subsidiary, RBS Concrete Products, with a paid-up capital of $500,000. RDC will own 51 per cent of the stake, while its joint venture partners Bilcon Industries and Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises will hold 29 per cent and
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          Comfort appoints three directors
          28 22 SINGAPORE Comfort Group Ltd announced the appointment of Othman Haron Eusofe, Ong Ah Heng and Nancy Teo Geok Har as directors of the group.
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          NTA of UIS is $1.60 on Feb 28
          26 22 SINGAPORE Investment fund United International Securities said its net tangible asset per share was $1.60 on Feb 28.
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          Lock icon S&P Food profit drops to M$4m
          39 22 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR S&P Food Industries (M) Bhd posted a group pre-tax profit of M 54.02 million (552.22 million) for the year to Dec 31, 1994, compared with M 55.11 million in 1993.
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          Lock icon KIG Glass earnings rise to M$16.5m
          36 22 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR KIG Glass Industrial Bhd's group pre-tax profit rose to M$ 16.51 million (559.15 million) for the year to Dec 31, 1994, from M$l3.lS million in 1993. Bernama
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          Lock icon Malaysian Plantations in land deal
          38 22 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Plantations Bhd said it had entered into a shareholders agreement with Perbadanan Memajukan Iktisad Negeri Terengganu for a proposed joint venture development of a piece of sea-front land. Bemama
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        Sino Land's interim net profit falls 9.6% to HK$511m
        374 23  -  Company attributes earnings decline to hiving off of hotel operations From Lim Soon Neo in HONGKONG REAL ESI ATE developer Sino Land, which spun off its hotel operations for a separate listing this year, yesterday reported a 9.6 per cent drop
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        Lock icon From bullpit to bare pit
        56 23 Reuter BOMBAY Two security men of the Bombay Stock Exchange standing in an empty ring after trading was suspended yesterday following a 135 million rupee (555.7 million) default by a broker. The incident, which could affect up to 80 other brokers, was the largest default
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          Lock icon Alcatel to sell N American business
          63 23 Bloomberg Business News PARIS Alcatcl Cable, a unit of Alcatcl Alsthom SA, yesterday said it agreed to sell its North American copper cable operations to Alpine Group Inc for about US$lOO million (S$ 141 million). The operations include three plants two in the US
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          Lock icon Lucas' interim pre-tax up 121%
          67 23 Reuter LONDON British-based car and aerospace components company Lucas Industries pic said yesterday its pre-tax profit more than doubled in its first half, and said it expects the current rate of progress to continue. The company reported pre-tax profit of £44.5 million (5599.2 million) in
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          Lock icon NTT plans stock split
          46 23 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT), the largest telecommunications company in Japan, will split its shares, probably in September, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said yesterday. NTT is expected to ofTer a 1 to 1.1 stock split, it said.
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          Lock icon Seoul's Kohap in Russian farm venture
          67 23 Bloomberg Business News SEOUL Kohap Co, South Korea's major textiles maker, will set up a US$l.2 million (551.69 million) joint venture to grow crops and raise livestock in Russia's far east, the Jooriß Ang Ilbo newspaper reported yesterday. The national paper said Kohap will
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        Lock icon Wharf investors fear cable TV may drain earnings
        266 23 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Wharf (Holdings), struggling to break into cable television, may soon find shareholders Hipping channels. The Hongkong-based conglomerate, whose main real estate business probably helped boost total earnings by nearly a third last year, is straining to lure and
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        Lock icon No huge cost overruns from China superhighway: Hopewell
        280 23 Reuter HONGKONG The first phase of Hopewell Holdings Ltd's Shenzhen-Guangzhou-Zhuhai superhighway did not incur huge cost overruns, said Alan Chan, Hopewell's project controller, yesterday. "We had US$BOO million (SS 1.128 billion) financing from international syndicating banks for this. Construction work (for phase
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        Lock icon Cheung Kong's profit growth expected to slow
        350 23 MARKET Reuter HONGKONG Billionaire Li Ka-shing's property flagship, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd, rises and falls with Hongkong's volatile market. And, analysts said yesterday, since the property market has had a weak year, Cheung Kong's 1994 profit growth is expected to slow. The giant
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        Lock icon Whimsy plans to raise HK$50m through IPO
        298 23 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Whimsy hntcrtainment Co hopes to raise HKSSO million (SS9.I million) when it sells 25 per cent of its share capital in an initial public offering in Hongkong. The company, which operates indoor entertainment centres in Hongkong and Taiwan, is
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        Lock icon Cash is best as bears may stay till '96: Nomura analyst
        650 24 Reuter ANTWERP World equity markets have started a major hear market which could last until 1996 and holding cash is the only safe strategy, says Nomura Research Institute Europe investment strategist Nicholas Knight. He said the stock markets of
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        436 24 NYT SAN FRANCISCO Executives at Microsoft Corp have rejected assertions that the company plans to begin competing directly with news organisations this summer when it begins its Vlicrosolt Network on-line service. But ambitious electronic news-publishing services being prepared by software makers like Microsoft
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        570 24 NYT NEW YORK The billionaire John W Kluge and his associates have announced they will make an oiler for the Triton Group Ltd in a deal to make a complicated four-way, US$l billion (551.41 billion) corporate merger easier to achieve. Triton owns
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        Lock icon Amex to issue credit cards in Asia
        498 25  -  By Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE American Express C o has not given up plans to forge into the credit card market in Asia, a senior Amex official told BT last week. Amex vice-chairman Jonathan Linen said that although the company had been held back
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        Indon paper firm borrows US$100m via innovative facility
        397 25  -  By William Chia SINGAPORE PT Lontar Pulp Paper Industry is taking out a loan with a difference. The company has secured a commercial paper (CP) programme that comes with a standby letter of credit (LC) facility the first of its kind in
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        Bank Surya, Commercial Bank of Korea in tie-up
        196 25 SINGAPORE Indonesianlisted Bank Surya and the Commercial Bank of Korea (KCB) will set up a jointventure bank in Jakarta later this year. The new entity Korea Commercial Bank Surya will have authorised capital of 100 billion rupiah (5563.4 million). KCB will hold
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          Lock icon Mastercard goes to Vietnam
          62 25 AFP HANOI Mastercard is to license four banks in Vietnam to issue its cards, becoming the first international credit card to establish a network of member banks here, South-cast Asia general manager Donald Van Stone said yesterday. Vietcombank, Eximbank, First Vina Bank and the Asian Commercial
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          Lock icon Foreign funds flow into Shanghai
          51 25 Bernama-Xinhua SHANGHAI The Shanghai branch of the Construction Bank of China, which has connections with some 100 foreign financial organisations, has signed 48 contracts with its foreign counterparts introducing nearly M 54.35 billion (552.4 billion) in overseas funds into Shanghai over the past few years.
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          Lock icon Intellectual property as loan collateral
          52 25 Bernama-Kyodo TOKYO Bandai Visual Co and Sumitomo Bank will set up a company to lend money by taking computer software and other intellectual property as collateral, a Bandai spokesman said yesterday. The new firm, expected to be called Multimedia Finance, has capital of M 51.33
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          Lock icon Nymex upgrades sweet crude trade
          55 25 Platt's Oilgram NEW YORK New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) has received approval from US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to list more contract months for light sweet crude trade, a CFTC spokesman said. The move may allow Nymex to garner some of the business now transacted
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          Lock icon United Gulf Bank's profit tumbles
          56 25 Reuter MANAMA United Gulf Bank BSC, an offshore investment bank, reported on Sunday a sharp fall in its 1994 net profit to US$lO.4 million (5514.66 million) from US$l9.4 million in 1993. The bank attributed the deeline to unfavourable investment conditions in 1994, especially in the
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        508 26 Reuter SYDNEY The Australian dollar dived '/i cent yesterday to an eight-month low during a trantic day's trading as offshore investors took a long hard look at the country's economic prospects and voted with their feet. Options-related selling and technical stop-loss
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        44 26 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Delegates at an Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference examining an exhibit of an oil drilling rig yesterday. Azizan Zainul Abidin, the chairman of Malaysia's state-owned oil company, Pctronas, opened the two-day conference yesterday. Reuter
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        Lock icon Tokyo bank created to rescue troubled credit unions starts work
        338 26 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO A bank set up by the government to rescue two troubled credit unions started operations, with the credit unions' deposits having shrunk dramatically since the rescue was announced. "We have reached today's start after making very
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        Lock icon Another rate rise on the cards as Aussie economy steams ahead, say analysts
        343 26 Reuter SYDNLY Australians are expected to be hit with another rise in interest rates within the next four weeks as the central bank responds to recent data showing the economy barrelling along despite previous rate increases. Economists
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        Oil prices rise on Kuwaiti strike
        325 26 Bloomberg ENERGY REPORT LONDON Crude oil prices rose for a fourth day as a strike by Kuwaiti oil workers threatened to reduce the country's output. Kuwait's production of two million barrels a day accounts for 8 per cent of the output of the 12-member
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        191 26 Reuter LONDON The dollar enjoyed a relatively steady day in Europe, in stark contrast to the currency turmoil that dominated markets recently, dealers said. It stayed close to the 1.40 mark level for most of the session and stabilised against the yen after another post-war low overnight.
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        86 26 Reuter NEW YORK The dollar recovered against other major currencies in New York yesterday in a quiet market, thanks largely to intervention by the Bank of Japan and cover buying. At 10:05 am (1505 GMT) the dollar was changing hands at 1.3983 German marks, up from 1.3860 on
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        Lock icon Euroyen, Eurodollars little changed
        1363 27 SIMEX REPORT Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen and Eurodollar futures closed little changed in quiet trading. Despite a strong opening, Euroyen futures soon lost ground on disappointment over the yen's appreciation and the Bank of Japan's unchanged interest-rate policy. "Euroyen opened quite high in the morning, with
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        KL tin eases despite London surge
        639 27 KL Tin I IN price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market ended four sen lower at MS 13.80 per kg despite the upsurge on the London Metal Exchange overnight. On the LME, three-month tin added USSSO to U555.700 per tonne. On the the KLTM.
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          Malaysia buys Argentine maize
          56 27 SYDNEY Malaysia late last week bought 40,000 tonnes of Argentine maize for April and June shipment, Asian traders said. One 15,000-tonne cargo was sold for shipment before mid-April at around USSIS7 (SS22I) per tonne. The other caigo, slated for June shipment, was said to be 25.000
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          South Korea zinc premiums jump
          53 27 SEOUL Premiums paid for delivery of imported zinc to South Korea's port of Pusan have risen about US$lO a tonne since December due to higher demand for galvanised steel from Korean carmakers, metals traders here say. The premiums are running between US$9O and US$lOO a
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          Indian vegetable oil prices to soften
          92 27 NEW DELHI Wholesale vegetable oil prices are likely to soften as farmers' deliveries of rapeseed rise, traders said. March is the peak marketing period for rapeseed. they said, noting that crushing plants in north India also increase production this month. The winter rapeseed crop
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          Dubai refinery gets Aussie sugar
          101 27 SYDNEY Australia's Queensland Sugar Corporation said it made the first sale of raw sugar to the A 1 Khaleej Sugar Company's new refinery in Du- bai. The corporation said a 41,500 tonne cargo of sugar will be loaded at the Lucinda Bulk Sugar Terminal today
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1444 27 SICOM Futures Mar 20 Rubber Physical Prices (futures closing as at 5.30pwi) Buyws Setters As at 12 noon (S cents/kg) RSS 1 Contract (S ccnts/kg) Close Volume Open KSS 2 Apr 95 263.00 264.00N Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest rss 3 Apr 95 262.00 263.00N Apr 95
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        Australia
        1111 28 -16.7 A strong performance by media giant News Corp Ltd tailed to blunt the impact of a plunging Australian dollar, which dragged shares almost one per cent lower yesterday. By close of trading, the key All Ordinaries Index had slumped 16.7 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 1,904.5 while
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        Manila
        642 28 -45.0 Philippine share prices tumbled 1.91 per cent yesterday on concern over the fall o( the US dollar, helped along by profittaking, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index retreated by 45.0 points to close at 2,305.91 points. A total of 929.424 million shares worth 980.489 million pesos were
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        New Zealand
        314 28 -7.20 Shares declined as investors continued to take a dim view on the earnings outlook for foresters Carter Holt Harvey Ltd and Fletcher Challenge Ltd. traders said. A plunge in the Australian dollar to a seven-year low against the New Zealand currency also hurt companies with major Australian
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        Taipei
        544 28 -46.38 The bourse yesterday declined across the board in technical correction, with all eight major categories of shares posting drops, dealers said. The 423-issue Weighted Price Index on the Taiwan Stock Exchange shed 46.38 points, or 0.7 per cent, to settle at 6,541.58 points, following a 6.3-point decline the
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        Seoul
        454 28 +5.53 Prices ended marginally higher on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday, with buying centred on primary blue chips. The Composite Price Index gained 5.53 points to finish at 956.87 points. But trading remained dull with 25 million shares valued at 520 billion won changing hands, t ails outnumbered rises
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        713 28 Britannia Funds Sl«rliB« ash Bid Offer Mim ap Deposit 18 6400 18 6 500 Mim Jerv> (.ill 0 1 0 IW Mim Ma» Income *0 9000 *0 9400 USS C ash Income Plus Fund 9 7600 10 2800 PS S Rotnc I und 5 4200 ***** Sterling Fqmt> Euro Performance
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        Stockholm
        120 28 +0.79pc Trade on the Stockholm bourse was unusually quiet yesterday. Share prices rose on index-heavy Astra, stabilising bond yields and a positive trend all over Europe. The OMX Index firmed 0.79 per cent to 1,138.26 in moderate turnover of 1.269 million crowns. Astra rose steadily over the course of
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        Amsterdam
        309 28 +2.07 Shares closed higher encouraged in early business by the relative stability of the dollar and on short covering after last Friday's derivatives related selling. A strong performance in London and early strength on Wall Street helped cement gains, dealers said. "It's all a bit thin again today, but
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        Milan
        201 28 +65 Italian shares rebounded from a three-month low as a stronger US dollar pulled the lira and Italian bonds higher after slumping on Friday. The all-share Mibtel Index rose 0.7 per cent, or 65 points, to 9,399 after tumbling 3.4 per cent on Friday, its steepest one-day drop since
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        London
        677 28 +34.9 UK stocks rose to their highest level in four months, tracking bonds and led by banks amid a stronger pound and strong corporate earnings. Traders said that a stronger dollar also underpinned shares since it raises the sterling value of US profits and reduces the risk that US
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        Paris
        116 28 +22.74 The Paris Bourse racked up a substantial gain yesterday as the CAC 40 Index gained 22.74 points or 1.27 per cent on the day to end at 1,811.57 points. The Credit Lyonnais investment certificate plummeted by 9.96 per cent on the day. Paris Mar 20 Fr AirL.gu«Jc '*0
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        Frankfurt
        162 28 -13.49 The Frankfurt stock market started the new trading week ofT with a loss yesterday in light trading as the CAX Index shed 13.49 points or 0.67 per cent on the day to end at 1,991.75 points. Frankfurt \l«r 20 DM AE<> I WO -0 3 BASF Mi y*t
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        Brussels
        201 28 +5.20 Belgian shares closed higher, but lagged other European markets which got inspiration from the stronger dollar and Wall Street's firmer opening. The Bel-20 Index of leading stocks closed 5.20 points, or 0.40 per cent, higher at 1,317.89 on a total volume of just over one billion francs. Dealers
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        Zurich
        230 28 +8.94 Swiss shares closed higher in quiet trade which saw the market dominated by professionals. The slightly firmer dollar and rising bond markets supported sentiment. Professionals from Switzerland and London were the main buyers in hanks and insurers. The Broad SPI Index rose 8.94 points to 1.648.35. Zurich Mar
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        Johannesburg
        402 28 14.8 South African shares closed little changed in disinterested pre-holiday trade with golds drifting down and industrials marginally up, dealers said. "There is not really much interest here. There hasn't been much interest since after the budget (announced last Wednesday). We need some new factors to set some direction,"
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        Toronto
        234 28 -7.42 Stocks turned weaker in quiet midday trading with further sluggish trading expected later, traders said. The TSE 300 Composite Index fell 7.42 points to 4,220.58 on volume of 27.7 million shares valued at C 5262 million. Declining stocks outpaced advances 277 to 264. with 286 issues unchanged. Toronto's
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        New York
        775 28 1.00 Wall Street stocks were flat at midday as investors took a breather after last week's strong run to ascertain if the market had the fundamentals necessary to continue its rally, analysts said. The Dow was up one point at 4.075 while declines led advances. At 11 am
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      3075 29 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Slocks rose to 1995 highs for a fourth day. led by hanks and real estate investment companies, on optimism over corporate earnings prospects. A recent easing in home mortgage lending curbs and signs of a pickup in demand for apartments have improved the outlook for
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      597 29 CLSA IN Hongkong, turnover fell to HK.543.5 million in quiet trading as the H-share Index slipped 1.12 percent to 1,045.58. Yizheng came under selling pressure again, falling almost 3 per cent as investors remained cautious following news that the company would be raising HK$l billion through a 400 million
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      2538 29 Reuter TOKYO The yen's strength against the dollar depressed stocks and the 225-share Nikkei Average closed lower after briefly falling below a psychological support level of 16,000 in the morning. Brokers said many investors and dealers stayed sidelined in the absence of buying factors. "Worries about further appreciation of
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      1841 29 AFP BANGKOK A move to slightly case tight liquidity in the local market boosted investor confidence yesterday, with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index firming 4.20 points, or 0.36 per cent, to close at 1,184.82 points, brokers said. But turnover dropped by almost half from Friday, with 65.82
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      1180 29 Reuter JAKARTA Share prices closed mixed in thin trading, with foreign buying of blue chip stocks failing to boost market sentiment, brokers said. The Composite Index rose 0.27 points to close at 426.94. "Foreign players were seen active on blue chip stocks such as Bank BDNI. lndah Kiat and
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2547 30 urn vol !>■) i»igw» ut» w» J w p rt VL*." 9 High Lot Company Sale it**)I ll«h lim Ito>w SHkf «fc Or rll MALAYSIAN STOCKS 426 73 m MSB 50c 392 -18 *55 412 NO 390 »2 JO -2 0 206 77 5 m AMDB 50c 102
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        Lock icon Blue chips gain but weak dollar haunts bourse
        6800 30 Reuter, AFP KUALA LUMPUR Gains in key blue-chip stocks helped pushed the market's benchmark index higher, but the broader market closed easier as early buying fizzled out amid concern over continuing weakness of the US dollar, brokers said. The key Kuala Lumpur
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        8632 31 I BOARD imju Kr «if M Wl Hi-b I '*>< Vol D»> iMQwh l»i» I»i* Id Net Cap A>( lo Com pan* s,|» HMHII lligh Low Buyet Seller C»r I'/f vmil Price INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL J??- 4 Vc J 4W +6 55 410 428 428 410 4 7 1.0 1.3.7
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        Lock icon Investors remain indifferent amid greenback worries
        1953 32  -  By Quak Hiang Whai SINGAPORE Investors yesterday continued to stay away from the Singapore market amid renewed greenhaek worries and in the absence of fresh buying factors. In spite of a robust Wall Street performance and some sparkling domestic corporate results late last week,
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      Hitachi Zosen sees new ships making up 15% of sales
      308 33  -  By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE Hitachi Zosen Singapore, which recently won a $50-million newbuilding contract, expects newbuildings to make up 15 per cent of sales this year. "They will eventually become part of our core business," managing director M K Foo
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      Lock icon 3 seamen die in two separate accidents
      293 33 Knight-Ridder OSLO In separate mishaps, two crew members died in the North Sea and one crewman died in the waters off western Japan over the weekend. In the first incident, the Norwegian cargo ship the Units, en route from Poland to Scotland, sank
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      Lock icon Voyage to the bottom of the sea
      91 33 Reuter TOKYO Japan's unmanned submarine Kaiko, seen in an undated photo, was to try to break the world record yesterday for a man-made craft diving to the deepest point in the ocean floor, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, off Guam island.
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      590 33 Page Col Able Shpg 7 4/5 Accord Group 8 1-3 ACL 9 1/2 •Ahlers Lines 12 1 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 9 5
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      Lock icon Kuantan's expansion of container storage area half completed
      214 33 Bernama KUANTAN The expansion of the container storage area by the Kuantan Port Authority, (LPKtn) which is expected to be completed by the end of June, will immediately provide space for 800 containers. The chairman of the Kuantan Port Authority. Talha Mohamad
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      Lock icon Tanker market rates hold steady
      299 33 Knight-Ridder NEW YORK The tanker market last week was in the doldrums, but rates were holding about unchanged. In the Caribbean, Hess took the 81.131 deadweight tonne Constitution at worldscale 130 for a March 26-28 80,000tonne cargo from St Croix to New York. Coastal fixed
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      HUAL keen on carrying Thai exports of cars, trucks
      449 33 BANGKOK Hoegh-Ugiand Auto Liners (HUAL), Thailand's car-carrying vessel pioneer, said the inbound market will be steady this year and the company is seeking to carry exports of light trucks and cars. HUAL carried 12.000 cars into Thailand last year. This year
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      Lock icon Kobe port re-starts container operations
      239 33 Reuter TOKYO Two large gantry cranes resumed operations in Kobe port yesterday, ending two months of a virtual paralysis of container-loading operations following the Jan 17 earthquake, maritime authorities said. "It will take more than two years for a full recovery but we are glad
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      DAILY FREIGHTS
      1534 34 THE dry cargo freight market continued to demonstrate impressive all-round strength and rates were generally very steady, brokers said. They said every size and area was relatively healthy. The Baltic Freight Index added a further 15 points on Friday to 2,266. The Index has not fallen since Feb
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      378 34 COURSES Title: Shipping Law Disputes (SDF Casc-by-Case Basis) Duration: Apr 5 May 17 Organiser Singapore National Shipping Association Tel: For further details and application forms contact SNSA Secretariat at 278-3464 or fax: 274-5079. Title: Marine Insurance (SDF 50%) Duration: Apr 6 May 11 Organiser Singapore National Shipping Association
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      1128 35  -  The British colony's many dredging, construction and land reclamation projects are causing serious congestion in its harbour, reports Francine Brevetti Francine Brevetti Seatrade Review IS HONGKONG'S natural deep water harbour disappearing, swallowed up by ev-er-increasing traffic and reclamation projects? The government denies any serious impact. But
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      THE SHIPPING GUIDE THE SHIPPING GUIDE
      10469 42 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. LEGCNO PN: ship calls
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      Bangkok's airport project gets bogged down
      983 45  -  Already two years behind schedule, the second international airport scheme is in the news again as the latest in a series of bungled projects. Alan Boya reports from Bangkok Alan Boyd NONG NGU HAO was to be the engineering masterpiece that would launch Thailand
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      SHIPPING AGENTS
      3329 46 A Xm.BC ontainerline NV: Belsin Shpg Agencies Pie Ltd (SVManne Handling Sdn Bhd (PK/PN). Accord Group: Accofd Shpg Pre Ltd (SVAccord Contr Line (PK/PN) Adkris Business Corporation Philippine Calsource Shpg Trdg Pte Ltd (S) Ahrenkiel Liner Service: Kim Shpg Trdg(S). Alb*trot Sea-Air Service: Praia Shpg Pte Ltd (S).
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      COURIER SERVICES
      278 46 Abacus C ourier*. Tel: 545-8011. Fax: 545-1898 Air K\prns I rat el Tel: 533-5771. Fax: 535-6144 Airborne Freight Corporation Tel: 542-8844 Fax: 542-3716 *****80. Ainwift Worldwide Courier Tel: 278-0188. Fax: 273-8283. AJS Supplies Tel: 748-6322 (2 lines). 747-7421. Fax: 742-8975. City-I-ink International Tel: 344-3377. Fax: 345-6450. Cluster link
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        481 50 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON USAir Group Inc, created through a gradual merger of four airlines, needs to do a better job of standardising safety and operational procedures, an audit released recently said. The audit by the PRC consulting group, commissioned by the company last
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      2147 37 Containers P& Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd 10 Hoc Chiang Road. #07-01 keppcl Towers, Singapore 0208 First Class Connections WORLDWIDF Tc|: 225 2233.Teie*. ks pnocsp.f**: 22s $327/222 7$ 17 CR Number: *****9 *****/ export import J~ VfSML »0* [if*!? jToS T SL VESSEL VOY ZEE OOT ROT HAM BRt SOU
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      614 39 Q HEUNG-A SHIPPING (KOREAN FLAG) I WU.Y COMMERCED SERVICE CONVEHTIOHAI SERVICE I JAKAUTA «VC Pitt HKpf "iSTI JKT HRfl PUP WOC MOJI HMI HKOpW«"|jKT[ SOY I HKOj PUS GLCMA I V.510N 22/03 _27/03 31/03 02/04 01/04 12/04 13/04 14/04 WO i OQHM 502W 25/02 22/031 »/03 04/04 10/04 SAW 0
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      205 39 SHIPPING WAREHOUSING p H siiipnßiniiiVßiiiiHi H H Singapore Loading Evary Mon To Fri VY. H (BATAMINDO l/ll) Accepting FCL/Convantional/Profact A Haavy Lilt Cargo Egj Tel: 227-0322 b gj Batamlndo Shipping Warehousing Pte Ltd v/ 4 ft Fax: 222-9330 j> *j«8» y- yyo I i. -Mear *****33 ETA SIN CF^Z^ IRAN
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      1116 40 VESBEL ¥21 1 VESSEL VOY VMABHUM 1288 luj>_ InPI Fri 24/3 THAN 7 BHUM Ty, Ih, PI [22/3 HIVESSEL VOY SIN BKK f WAN* BHUM 272S Wgd. 22/3 8.1 _25/3_ KQTA JAOE gffi|YANTWA BHUM 78N Tin In Pt Fri 24/3 BHATRA BHUM 748 B*l 25/3 Tw 2«/3 Qufiu 25/3 9
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      1161 41 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD J\ I I 140 Cecil Street, #12-00, Pit Building. Singapore 0106 L" TEL: *****21, FAX *****19, TELEX RS ***** ACLPL [j CR NO. **********0E ip JAKARTA (S Swung*/Wm* to *AT. 2 SwUngs to MIT. 1 Sailing to ICM) (J Swlingt/WMk) PORT AUTHORITY THAILAND M»wi VOY
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