The Business Times, 26 September 1995
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Title Section12 1995-09-26 1 BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 194/12/94 Tuesday September 26 1995 WE KNOW ASIA 85912 words
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Article77 1995-09-26 1 Reuter NEW YORK Stock prices fell yesterday as the latest economic data reinforced views that the central bank will leave interest rates unchanged at today's meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. At 2pm EDT, the Dow Jones industrial average was off 18.78 points at 4,745.37.Reuter - 77 words
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Article147 1995-09-26 1 iviowuy LltlfC STII 2,118.71 +10.32 KLSEComp 1,012.93 -4.32 Nikkei 17,366.43 -147.50 Hue Seng 9,497.88 -43.99 SET Index 1,300.53 -7.46 Jakarta Comp 493.55 -0.74 Manila Comp 2,718.59 -6.70 Taipei WPI 5,160.16 +168.59 Seoul Comn „.985.35 -5.98 Bombay BSE30 ...3,488.60 +44.20 CLSA China B.845.9551.3 -5.431 Auat AOOrd J,130.7 -8.7 FTSE 100 3,507.0147 words
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559 1995-09-26 1 Conrad Raj - By Conrad Raj SINGAPORE The Singapore government is teaming up with two of Europe's bestknown names the Lazard banking group and the Agnelli family of Fiat car fame to invest US$25O million (SS36O million) in Asia's fastest559 words
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326 1995-09-26 1 Reuter LONDON The London Stock Exchange (LSE) could be on the verge of launching an electronic order-driven trading system for UK shares, market sources said. "They have already developed a computer model to allow order-driven trade. It will be ready to beReuter - 326 words
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629 1995-09-26 1 Siow Li Sen - Property agent flat out as a dusk-to-dawn cabbie He is forced to juggle two jobs in housing downturn Siow Li Sen SINGAPORE William Ang, fulltime property agent, took on fulltime taxi driving three months ago to supplement his income as the property market slowdown begins to bite. "There are three629 words
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Article, Illustration481 1995-09-26 1 Reuter WASHINGTON US Federal Reserve policymakers, buoyed by a brightening economic outlook, are expected to stay the course and hold interest rates steady when they meet here today, analysts said. With the economy picking up speed and inflation becalmed, theReuter - 481 words
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Article, Illustration467 1995-09-26 1 Quak Hiang Whai - Fraa Quak Hiang Whai in HONGKONG HONGKONG'S richest tycoons yesterday launched a private foundation to promote the territory's image overseas and attract investments from all over the >*orid. Started with an initial contribution of HKSIOO million (5518.6 million), the Better467 words
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Advertisement26 1995-09-26 1 Property: Pg 16 Koh Bros launching 6 new projects Too early to see exec condo demand, says Lee Han Shih in The Property Column, Pg 1726 words
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Advertisement9 1995-09-26 1 Hock Lock Siew: p g 19 Creative investors beware9 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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EYE on the ECONOMY
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Article, Illustration252 1995-09-26 2 Teh Hooi Ling - By Teh Hooi Ling WHOLESALE prices remained flat year-on-year in August, the latest figures from the Department of Statistics show. The Manufactured Products Price Index for August was 80.4 points about 0.3 of a percentage point lower than that a year earlier. In the firstSource: Dept of Statistics - 252 words
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531 1995-09-26 2 Chuang Peck Ming - By Chuang Peck Ming A SHARPER approach is needed as Singapore moves from the first to the second stage of its go-regional drive, says the govern men t-spon-sored Regional Business Forum (RBF). "We are in the next phase which will see531 words
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675 1995-09-26 2 Chuang Peck Ming - But the publication remains a handy guide for investors that are still wet behind the ears, says Chuang Peck Ming after reviewing it Chuang Peck Ming LEAFING through the pages of the Report of the Regional Business Forum, familiar phrases catch the675 words
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270 1995-09-26 2 Conrad Raj - By Conrad Raj FORMER Cebu mayor Tomas Osmena is leading an investment team that seeks to entice investments to the island and help normalise SingaporePhilippine ties. "We are taking off from where we left off as a result of the Flor Contemplacion incident," Mr Osmena,270 words
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428 1995-09-26 2 Christopher Tan - Successful bidders can register vehicles 2 weeks earlier Christopher Tan BIDDING for Certificates of Entitlement will go fully electronic from Nov 1, the Land Transport Authority announced yesterday. The move will allow successful bidders to register their vehicles two weeks earlier from428 words
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153 1995-09-26 2 THE International Herald Tribune and the Singapore Trade Development Board, with the support of the World Trade Organisation, will organise a world trade conference here next April. The Singapore Congress on World Trade will bring together academics, politicians and business people from around the world153 words
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Article, Illustration598 1995-09-26 2 Toh Hooi Ling - Toh Hooi Ling SINGAPOREANS have flocked to buy 1,300 shop units in a project which promises 88 per cent returns in two years in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei province. Jack Chua, president of ERA Realty Network, the marketing agent, told598 words
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258 1995-09-26 2 Chan Siow Ling - Chan Siow Ling MEMBERS of the Singapore Manufacturers' Association (SMA) will vote to set up its replacement, the Singapore Confederation of Industries (SCI), this Friday. Once SMA members give it their nod, the plan will go to the Registrar of258 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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445 1995-09-26 4 Reuter SINGAPORE Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina is asking US oil major Mobil Coip to take a 26 per cent stake in its share of the US$4O billion (SSS7 billion) Natuna natural gas project, its president-director said. Mobil hadReuter - 445 words
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397 1995-09-26 4 AFP TOKYO The Bank of Tokyo Ltd said yesterday it had signed an agreement to help promote Japanese investment in an industrial park to be built at Subic Bay in the Philippines. The deal has been concluded between the Japanese commercial bankAFP - 397 words
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Article, Illustration58 1995-09-26 4 Reuter HANOI A Vietnamese woman palling her cycle-rickshaw or "Cyclo" loaded with n pile of plastic containers here on Sunday. Cyclo drivers are prepared to carry rirtnally any load, ranging from freshly slaughtered pigs, refrigerators, stack of bicycles and often entire families, as competition fromReuter - 58 words
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174 1995-09-26 4 Reuter HANOI Vietnam's top planning agency predicts the economy will grow 9.5 per cent this year, up from 8.8 per cent last year and in line with government targets, according to news reports yesterday. A report by the State Planning CommitteeReuter - 174 words
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434 1995-09-26 4 Ho Kay Tat - Fraa Ho Kay Tat in KUALA LUMPUR BANK Negara's proposed approach for banks to calculate their base lending rate (BLR) will benefit some banks and hurt others. Those that are poised to benefit include Maybank, DCB bank, and Kwong Yik Bank,434 words
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Article117 1995-09-26 4 AFP JAKARTA Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was due to arrive in Jakarta yesterday for a twoday unofficial visit to Indonesia, an embassy spokesman said here. Mr Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, was to have dinner with President Suharto yesterday. Malaysian embassy spokesmanAFP - 117 words
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Article, Illustration360 1995-09-26 6 Reuter BANGKOK Thai Defence Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh will reject the armed forces' nominations for the two most powerful military positions in the country and is instead expected to appoint officers close to him, an army general said. The general said during theReuter - 360 words
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265 1995-09-26 6 Bernama AFP HANOI Vietnam is considering building a multi-billion dollar hydroelectric power plant, almost twice the capacity of its largest one now, official media reported yesterday. The English language daily Vietnam News, said the Ministry of Energy is conducting a feasibility studyBernama; AFP - 265 words
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NOTEBOOK
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Article44 1995-09-26 6 Reuter KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's new MsB billion (554.6 billion) international airport at Sepang will be completed by September 1997, Works Minister Samy Vellu said yesterday. He said work on several packages of the project was continuing round-the-clock. ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article74 1995-09-26 6 Bernama IPOH Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday Malaysia's current widening trade deficit was a transitional phenomena and there was "nothing to worry about". The widening trade deficit in the first seven months of this year to Ms6.B billion (553.9 billion) from a mereBernama - 74 words
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Article49 1995-09-26 6 AFP HANOI A newspaper group in Ho Chi Minh City is to launch Vietnam's second English-language daily next month to focus on economic news in the booming southern city. The Saigon Times Daily will hit the newsstands on Oct 2 with six pages. AFPAFP - 49 words
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Article63 1995-09-26 6 Bemama NEW DELHI India's Westinn Hospitality Services plans to set up a company in Malaysia to build and run a 300-room four-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur and to undertake hotel consultancy services in hotel management and reservations. The new company, to be named WestinnBemama - 63 words
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252 1995-09-26 6 AFP JAKARTA Indonesian opposition parties have lashed out at the country's main public servants' association for saying members must vote for the ruling Golkar party, press reports said yesterday. Megawati Sukarnoputri, chairman of the Democracy Party of Indonesia (PDI), said the order made byAFP - 252 words
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Advertisement433 1995-09-26 4 3rd ASEAN YOUNG LEADERS' FORUM October 25-26,1995 Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa, Singapore (Jointly organised by the Asean Business Forum and The Economist) "TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW" Keynote Address, Official Opening By His Excellency Dato' Ajit Singh, Secretary-General ASEAN Asean in 21st Century: What brings us together, what are the challenges for433 words
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CHINA/ HONGKONG/ TAIWAN
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CHINA WATCH
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95 1995-09-26 8 Reuter HONGKONG Hongkong Governor Chris Patten, under attack from both Britain and China for saying some 3.3 million Hongkong people should be allowed to live in Britain, yesterday vowed to continue his fight. "It's for me to go on putting Hongkong's case as governorReuter - 95 words
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77 1995-09-26 8 AFP TAIPEI The main opposition Democratic Progressive Party yesterday named pro-independence leader Peng Ming-min to represent the party ahead of Taiwan's first-ever direct presidential elections in March next year. Mr Peng, 73, who had been under house arrest for four years and exiled for three decades sinceAFP - 77 words
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Article99 1995-09-26 8 Reuter TAIPEI Most Taiwanese want the ambiguous status quo with China to continue and would not vote for presidentialcandidates next year who run on a platform of Taiwan independence or reunification with the mainland. An opinion poll published in the China Times newspaper yesterday showed 54.8Reuter - 99 words
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77 1995-09-26 8 Reuter BEIJING Beijing yesterday ordered every hotel in China to make all central government, provincial and local television and radio programmes available in guest rooms, Xinhua news agency reported. The decree also forbids hotels to air their own commercial advertisements on their closed-circuitReuter - 77 words
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161 1995-09-26 8 AFP BEIJING One of China's top television manufacturers has been forced out of business after 20 years by combined operating losses and crippling debt, a report said yesterday. Once one of the most profitable firms in the northern province of Hebei, Shijiajhuang Television SetAFP - 161 words
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441 1995-09-26 8 Reuter BEIJING Those forecasting China's economy at the end of the century should not look for clues in the 1996-2000 plan being approved by the Communist Party this week, since the targets the party set in the last five-yearReuter - 441 words
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289 1995-09-26 8 Reuter BEIJING China's stateowned enterprises reported a fall in profits and a rise in losses in the first half of the year and officials yesterday blamed the problems mainly on bad management and the cost of credit. Officials said they hoped the problemsReuter - 289 words
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Article, Illustration41 1995-09-26 8 Reuter BEIJING Thousands of people crowding the entrance to the Beijing Modern Plaza shopping centre on Sunday, its opening day. With 61,000 sq m of floor space, the centre is the largest in the Chinese capital. ReuterReuter - 41 words
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136 1995-09-26 8 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Hongkong's first government land auction in three months may provide few clues about where property prices are headed. The two parcels on the block today may be too small to lure top developers, analysts say. With property prices down asBloomberg Business News - 136 words
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227 1995-09-26 8 Reuter BEUING China yesterday touted its aggressive construction of advanced cable television networks nationwide but made it clear that entry by global media giants to its vast market remains a fantasy. Officials from the broadcasting, telecommunications and electronics ministries, yesterdayReuter - 227 words
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ASIA
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323 1995-09-26 9 AFP NAGOYA Bank of Japan governor Yasuo Matsushita said yesterday financial institutions were expected to suffer losses of less than 20 trillion yen (SS2B7 billion) from liquidating non-performing assets. Mr Matsushita said the estimate compared with 40 trillion yenAFP - 323 words
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169 1995-09-26 9 Reuter NEW DELHI The Indian government is studying proposals to give up its majority holding in state-run units in the petroleum sector, a top bureaucrat said. "There are proposals which have suggested that in these enterprises (the) government may not need toReuter - 169 words
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Article, Illustration235 1995-09-26 9 Reuter WELLINGTON New Zealand volcano Mount Ruapehu burst angrily into life yesterday, spewing huge clouds of ash that shut down flight paths, closed roads and played havoc with power lines. "The kettle is boiling vigorously now," a department of conservation scientist said as Ruapehu beganReuter - 235 words
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308 1995-09-26 9 AFP SEOUL South Korean legislators launched a campaign yesterday against US restrictions on South Korea's independent development and export of arms built with American technology. The campaign targets military cooperation pacts Seoul had voluntarily signed to keep US troops stationed here butAFP - 308 words
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252 1995-09-26 9 Reuter SYDNEY Australia's central bank chief yesterday called for a new regional institution to promote coordination among Asian central banks and provide swift access to financial support in emergencies or a financial crisis. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Bernie Fraser said theReuter - 252 words
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ASIA NOTES
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Article59 1995-09-26 9 AFP DHAKA Bangladeshi opposition groups campaigning to oust Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's government launched nationwide demonstrations yesterday. Police have been put on alert for the demonstrations, the latest in the opposition's 17-month-old campaign to bring down the government and force early elections under a neutral administration.AFP - 59 words
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Article81 1995-09-26 9 Bernama SEOUL South Korea plans to promote multilateral cooperation to protect the Yellow Sea from pollutants with the help of the North-west Pacific Action Plan of the United Nations Environment Plan, a foreign ministry official said yesterday. Seoul is seeking support from Beijing andBernama - 81 words
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69 1995-09-26 9 Reuter KARACHI Pakistan's textile industry has sent a "distress appeal" to Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to impose a 20 per cent export duty on cotton, an All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association spokesman said. The appeal has been made in view of a 20 perReuter - 69 words
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73 1995-09-26 9 AFP SEOUL A total of 149 companies, most of them Japanese, have set up firms in North Korea since it enacted its first joint-venture law 11 years ago, South Korea's National Unification Board told parliament yesterday. Japanese firms had established 31 joint-ventures since 1984, ChineseAFP - 73 words
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441 1995-09-26 9 Miko Simms - Fran Miko Simms in AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND has been warned that it faces a capital flight similar to that suffered by South Africa unless it settles its racial differences. The warning was delivered by a senior Maori judge after a week441 words
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Advertisement400 1995-09-26 9 I I I I I H Hfl I H HH I Established since 1973, die Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) is the national non-profit body for marketing I professionals, with a mission to promote marketing as a philosophy af business. With rner 20 years of experience, all our qualifications are400 words
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Advertisement499 1995-09-26 9 FMS. The Weight-Loss Programme That Works! AMAZING RESULTS SITCE ITS INTRODUCTION 7 didn t believe it would work, but "I nearly gave up hope of ever lost weight in all the right places," looking slim again." DEXTER AT 98.7 KGS, WAS ONCE THE VICTIM OF JOKES. CAUSING "LOOKING BACK. I499 words
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FOCUS
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Article, Illustration1059 1995-09-26 11 Mergers and breakups NYT Corporate America can't seem to make Jap its mind these days: is it tter to put companies tother or pull them apart? The two opposing schools of thought were on display as never before last week. tin the largest voluntaryNYT - 1,059 words
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Advertisement280 1995-09-26 12 1 LUNCH OR DINNER, 1 I FEAST ALL YOU I CAN! That's over 30 delightful :g j* dishes in all! Featuring the 53 best talked about seafood Sf and Cantonese cuisine. Ifl All you can eat. £> 1 A Complimentary platter of S Suckling Pig and Guiling Herbal Jelly. Lunch:280 words
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Advertisement384 1995-09-26 12 I MORE THAN JUST SEAFOOD! I Besides live seafood, Singapore's largest I outdoor seafood restaurant offers the Instant Asia Cultural Show at no extra charge! Available from 8 pm to 8.40 pm, Mondays to Fridays. SIR6P IRR seafood restaurant 920 East Coast Parkway, Singapore 1544. I'd: 345 1111 I ButSipfly384 words
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Advertisement339 1995-09-26 12 fclj-l 451 I fancy Heijing? I 'Then, we 'rt delighted to suggest tfu Tine Court for a memorable dining experience. Our lunch menu offers a variety of dian KP* Ikijing dumplings, a selection of set menus, and 'Beijing specialities such as 'Beijing Bated Tench and pjpaw Marinated Lamb. Jancy some339 words
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LIFESTYLE
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Article, Illustration1044 1995-09-26 13 Richard Rawlinson - Pierce Brosnan's wardrobe for the latest Bond film combines British style with the latest international influences. Richard Rawlinson reports on the correct tailoring for 007 Richard Rawlinson FT BOND'S the name, James Bond. Of course. Everyone knows that. But who is his tailor? WeFT; Reuter - 1,044 words
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Article, Illustration255 1995-09-26 13 T UPI UPI UPI THE Friends of Animals Organisation says it has shipped a synthetic spine to the offices of the new George magazine as a reminder to its publisher, John F Kennedy Jr, that he lacked the backbone to print its ad showing five healthy,UPI; Reuter - 255 words
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Article, Illustration524 1995-09-26 13 David Kligman - David Kligman commemorates the anniversary of the death of James Dean 40 years ago David Kligman AP JAMES DEAN starred in only three movies, yet his sulking, bad-boy image was forever immortalised the day his sleek silver Porsche collided with anotherAP - 524 words
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Miscellaneous944 1995-09-26 13 I TV RADIO The Fly 11, 8.30pm, TV 2 L Eric Stoltz is Seth Brundle's p j hatches a I ~^HHHHR%jJ chrysalis grows to man- U hood in no time. Daphne Zuni- .19^ ga likes him, despite the pieces J c of skin that fall off. The lovers m *ajgT944 words
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Advertisement224 1995-09-26 14 DISCOVER THE BMW 520 i INDIVIDUAL. Now there's a certain breed of car for a certain breed of And just as it's your responsibility to pick your car's driver. The BMW Individual. It not only makes a statement new colour, our engineers haven't forgotten theirs to about who you are,224 words
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Article450 1995-09-26 15 WHEN elephants mate, the grass gets trampled on. Last week, the high-tech savannahs of the disk drive industry shook under the weight of two separate "courtships" of the colossal kind. These two matings took the form of announcements of mega-acquisitions of well-known but now ailing competitors.450 words
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Article141 1995-09-26 15 The Straiti Times with a massive injection of funds. The aim is to pump in about 141 billion, -mostly in public works projects, to enlarge tibmtstic demand, ease the burden of the strong yen exporters, offer low-interest Joans to foreign entrepreneurs who wish to invest inThe Straiti Times - 141 words
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Article115 1995-09-26 15 Berita Harian - Berita Harian BY the year 2010, 51 per cent of air traffic will be found in the Asia-Pacific region. Will there be more air crashes? The recent air crash in Tawau could happen to any Asia-Pacific country. It illustrates the critical need for thorough technical inspection,115 words
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Article181 1995-09-26 15 Lianhe Zaobao - Lianhe Zaobao BRIGADIER-GENERAL Lee, in his address to students and staff of Chinese High and Hwa Chong Junior College on the topic "Preparing For The 21st Century", said Singaporeans should adopt an open and magnanimous attitude towards immigrants. In the past few years, immigrants, ranging from181 words
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Article215 1995-09-26 15 The Nation WE WOULD have wanted to feel as happy as the shareholders of American media conglomerates involved in mega-merger deals in the past three months do, but we are not. Questions need to be answered with regards to this oligopoly of information and entertain- vThe Nation - 215 words
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Article171 1995-09-26 15 Malaysian Business Times OVER there have been many revisions in govern regarding the recruitment of foreign workers. This is understandable, considering how we are just beginning to come to grips with the various implications. But from what has been reported recently, it appears that theMalaysian Business Times - 171 words
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Article194 1995-09-26 15 Sunday Morning Post WASHINGTON still faces basic difficulties in reconciling better ties with Beijing and policies it wishes to follow for instance over Taiwan or receiving the Dalai Lama. Washington regards neither Taiwan nor Tibet as independent; that does not mean it should acquiesce in silencingSunday Morning Post - 194 words
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Article, Illustration1215 1995-09-26 15 Michael Skapinker; Tony Walker - As the US and Europe vie to win orders, Michael Skapinker and Tony Walker report on the battle for an aviation market worth an estimated US$ 1 billion Michael Skapinker Tony Walker Financial Times A FIERCE battle has broken out between aircraft manufacturers fromFinancial Times - 1,215 words
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Miscellaneous96 1995-09-26 15 CRASH MAT... V vfe-s QNL >y j I'M ENTERING* HIM Fofc LCT's S6E.JOM6.SA TVUNG MftSlc 1 N&TT VMS "TOUR DE Wftvt VOO GOT SHOOLDE* &AG... i TH?SI&/slrr PNCE• J gv6RYTV»«NG 7 je>»CNCLe CUPS... y rtc J J§l J? W f*a. TVIIS FUSS? HE'S Wfi *■1 ttfiU IVg 1 I "Py96 words
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PROPERTY & CONSTRUCTION
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Article, Illustration515 1995-09-26 16 Tan Su Yen - Tan Su Yen finds out why, in the midst of a market slowdown, the firm is still pushing ahead Tan Su Yen UNFAZED by the slowdown in the residential prop* erty market, listed construction group, Koh Brothers is pushing ahead with the launch ofPhoto by Arthur Lee - 515 words
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Article, Illustration794 1995-09-26 17 Lee Han Shih - COLUMN By Lee Han Shih LAST week, only one out of the first 92 families given the option to switch from Housing Development Board (HDB) executive flats to new executive condominiums decided to exercise it. A quick extrapolation shows that if the trend794 words
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Article263 1995-09-26 17 Stltctod transactions in the past weak transaction D4rtrid ProM Tfl" T v PIprATt i. .,K;m n I,,, I, I I"" Sep 18,1995 2366 Jalan Remaia Terrace 2400/1826 FH 1,530,000 838 Sep 18,1995 1545 JalanTuaKong CondoApt 1410 FH 878,000 623 Sep 18,1995 2678 Mugfcton Park Terrace 1900/2000 L99 "1X00,000263 words
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Article, Illustration522 1995-09-26 18 AFP Reuter FRANKFURT Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer stirred up a controversy yesterday when he warned •gainst any compromise on the conditions for creating a single European currency, as France complained that rigid rules would be unworkable. "Political compromise poses great dangers for monetary stability,"AFP; Reuter - 522 words
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342 1995-09-26 18 Venture with Texan oil tycoon looks to first US-UK flight by Christmas Reuter LONDON British cut-price air travel pioneer Freddie Laker plans to launch a new transatlantic airline later this year, but this time from the other side of the ocean. Sir Freddie saidReuter - 342 words
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241 1995-09-26 18 Reuter FRANKFURT Former Barings futures trader Nick Leeson will learn next week whether a German court wants him handed to Singapore to face charges relating to his trading activities that caused the bank's collapse, a prosecutor said yesterday. Leeson's lawyers were also set yesterdayReuter - 241 words
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Article, Illustration71 1995-09-26 18 Reuter MUNICH A worker from the Munich Turbine Union with an effigy of a corpse during a demonstration here yesterday. The demonstrators say the effigy represents what will happen to them if their company, DASA (German Aerospace AG), kills some 15,000 jobs. DAS A, a subsidiaryReuter - 71 words
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287 1995-09-26 18 AF TOKYO Japan announced yesterday that it will stop announcing a key trade figure in US dollars a step that may avoid inaccuracies caused by exchange rate shifts but will make international comparisons more difficult. From January, the government willAF - 287 words
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238 1995-09-26 18 Reuter WARSAW Workers' delegations at the International Labour Organisation's European conference in Warsaw are accepting the need for pension and social security systems to be reformed, a senior ILO official said yesterday. But labour delegates are resisting suggestions for higher retirement ages orReuter - 238 words
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260 1995-09-26 18 Reuter LONDON Britain's opposition Labour Party yesterday vowed to levy a windfall tax on what it called excess profits made by privatised utility companies to finance a campaign against unemployment. Reports in British newspapers said the one-off levy, to be leviedReuter - 260 words
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Article, Illustration806 1995-09-26 18 LEON HADAR; LEON HADAR - The Bottom Line LEON HADAR LEON HADAR The writer is BTs Washington correspondent There were two pieces of good news coming out of Washington last week. First, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan expressed his optimism about the prospect of a "soft landing" for806 words
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235 1995-09-26 18 Bloomberg Business News WASHINGTON US home resales rose for the fourth consecutive month in August as home buyers were undaunted by higher mortgage rates. It was the fourth consecutive rise in existing home sales and the highest rate of saleBloomberg Business News - 235 words
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490 1995-09-26 18 Toh Han Shin - Toh Han Shin SINGAPORE Participants at a seminar to promote foreign investments in Indonesia yesterday reeled off a litany of problems faced by businessmen in that country. During a question session at the seminar, a Singaporean who has a factory in490 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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508 1995-09-26 19 Diana Oon - Diana Oon SINGAPORE Vehicle inspection company Vicom hopes to raise $11.2 million from its initial public offering (IPO) of 20 million new shares launched yesterday. The new shares offered at 60 cents each and amounting to 2S per cent of the508 words
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308 1995-09-26 19 Ruth Wong - Fran Ruth Wong in KUALA LUMPUR THE publisher of Malaysia's Star newspaper will soon be listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. DCB Sakura Merchant Bankers, on behalf of Star Publications, said yesterday the Securities Commission had approved a308 words
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242 1995-09-26 19 SINGAPORE Diversified construction firm Koh Brothers has posted a disappointing 58 per cent drop in interim net profit, on a 12 per cent slide in turnover. For the six months to June, net earnings reached $1.85 million, compared to $4.38242 words
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268 1995-09-26 19 SINGAPORE Hit by unrealised exchange losses, Hotel Royal yesterday reported sharply lower interim group net earnings of $213,000 for the half-year ended June 30. This works out to earnings per share of 0.71 cents, down from 4.27 cents in the same period268 words
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Article, Illustration774 1995-09-26 19 David Mok - HOCK LOCK SIEW By David Mok SINGAPORE In just seven weeks, Creative Technology's stock has gone from an all-time low of $9 on the local bourse to a six-month high of $19. Sentiment on the company seven weeks ago was so low that manySource: Bridge Info - 774 words
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400 1995-09-26 19 Jenny Lam - Robinsons to go big on Marks Spencer stores here and in KL Jenny Lam SINGAPORE Retailer Robinson Company is going big on its Marks Spencer (M&S) stores, with plans to open outlets on both sides of the Causeway that are at least 8,000 sq ft in area. The company holds400 words
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Article100 1995-09-26 19 SINGAPORE In line with analysts' expectations, Ssangyong Cement lifted group net earnings 9.4 per cent to. $11.8 million in the half-year to June 30. The result was achieved on a 4.3 per cent rise in turnover to $75.9 million, from $72.8 million in the previous corresponding100 words
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Article, Illustration50 1995-09-26 19 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, Barings, Credit Lyonnais Securities, Daiwa Fraser, G KGoh, KayHian, Morgan Grenfell, Ong Co, Nomura, Phillip, Smith New Court, WI Carr and S G Warburg.50 words
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Article, Illustration78 1995-09-26 19 David Mok - By David Mok KEEP an eye on San Teh, which looks ripe to test its six-month high of 1.20. Weekly RSI and stochastics indicate a heavily oversold situation. If the counter falls towards the 1 level, where support is strong, that would be a clear signal to buy. By78 words
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COMPANIES
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367 1995-09-26 20 Leslie Lopez - Fran Leslie Lopez in JAKARTA US-BASED engineering giant Flour Coip says it will begin construction work on Indonesia's first copper smelter early next year, dispelling doubts which rocked the project when its original German builder walked away from the plan. Officials from367 words
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195 1995-09-26 20 SINGAPORE Hotel Grand Central said yesterday group net profit for the six months to June 30 rose 9 per cent to $6.4 million from $5.9 million for the same period last year. A bigger contribution from the group's associated companies in195 words
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342 1995-09-26 20 Adul Hadhi - Adul Hadhi SINGAPORE The Jardine group's retail arm, Dairy Farm International, aims to open another seven stores here before the year is out. It will open two supermarkets, three 7-11 convenience stores, and two Guardian Pharmacy stores, said Dairy Farm's342 words
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268 1995-09-26 20 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd said net profit for the first half of this year fell 1.5 per cent because of losses at its UK affiliate, Trafalgar House pic. Though net income from properties rose, profit after taxes andBloomberg Business News - 268 words
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162 1995-09-26 20 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Mandarin Oriental International said net profit rose 0.44 per cent to U5522.7 million (5532.6 million) in the first half ended June 30. Net profit, which is after tax and minority interests, was U5522.6 million in the year earlierBloomberg Business News - 162 words
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Article531 1995-09-26 20 ■Mapra'priaeeM Sep26 MnIH Mi M Mgl Smmw* IU IM MG Sport Premier T! 0.91 O.NA TTYo«1L iM 0.94 0%$ The Savnp Fund 1.30 1.S9 Ctkorp lavMbMMt Ml S-SJw'FSd 1 0 9? °il C ji Global Bond Fd 0.974 0.W4L04 U2 c *i Ask Infra Fd 1.110 1.140ypore Equity Fund 0.7S531 words
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55 1995-09-26 20 SINGAPORE Jacks International has posted an 11 per cent fall in net earnings to $641,000 for the half year to July 31, on a P® r ccn increase in revenue to $100.64 million. Earnings per share were 2.14 cents from 2.41 cents a year earlier.55 words
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59 1995-09-26 20 SINGAPORE United Pulp and Paper Company has posted a 38 per cent drop in net earnings for the six months to June to $512,000. Turnover increased 28 per cent to $32.48 million, from $25.45 million previously. Earnings per share were 0.45 of a cent,59 words
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Article47 1995-09-26 20 SINGAPORE Sembawang Corp said yesterday the sale of 15.73 million shares in ST Capital Ltd to Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd for a cash consideration of $25.6 million was completed yesterday. The shares represented Sembawang's entire 11 per cent stake in ST Capital.47 words
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71 1995-09-26 20 SINGAPORE LC Development has acquired a miniature golf business in Phuket, Thailand, for 8 million baht (*****,000). It is also constructing a miniature golf recreational park in Guangzhou, China. LC s investment in the China project is US$l.5 million (552.16 million). The firm's71 words
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49 1995-09-26 20 SINGAPORE Rotary Engineering has landed a U5511.25 million (SS 16.2 million) contract from China-based Xiamen Paktank. Rotary will provide materials for building storage terminal* and purchase various machines and equipment. The project is targeted for completion by the end of next year.49 words
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Article46 1995-09-26 20 SINGAPORE Informatics has formed a joint venture with Asia Focus to develop its computer training business in Wuhan, China. Informatics holds a 30 per cent share in the new company, lAF Pte Ltd, which has an initial authorised share capital of $450,000.46 words
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Article59 1995-09-26 20 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Austral Enterprises Bhd has reported a 198 per cent rise in group pre-tax profit for the half year ended July 31, to M 533.04 million (SSIB.BB million) from M 511.09 million. Group turnover soared 75.7 per cent to M 591.11 million. Earnings perBernama - 59 words
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420 1995-09-26 20 Al Labita - Fraai Al Labita in MANILA THE Philippine subsidiary of Hongkong-listed Peregrine Investment Holdings plans to diversify its business on the back of its investment banking gains, a company official said yesterday. "Our vision is to move forward in the directions taken by our Hongkong420 words
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211 1995-09-26 20 MANILA The Philippine subsidiary of Malaysian company Waterfront Hotel and Resort has formed a consortium to venture into privatisation projects. In a report yesterday to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Waterfront Philippines said it had joined forces with Puncak Niaga (Malaysia) and Itochu Corp of211 words
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414 1995-09-26 21 Genevieve Cua - Genevieve Cua THE plan by British Airways and Qantas to pool their rcsources on the Europe-Austra-i; lia route will take effect in November and is expected to give the two airlines an edge over the competition, which includes Asian carriers414 words
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352 1995-09-26 21 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Qingling Motors, a Chinese company that makes Japanese Isuzu light trucks, said its net profit fell 87 per cent in the first half of 1995 as a rising yen and a slowing economy hurt sales. The company,Bloomberg Business News - 352 words
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Article, Illustration244 1995-09-26 21 Reuter •f».y TOKYO Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd said it 'j has developed the world's first < prototype model of a mobile < video phone, based on the perfr <sonal handy phone system (PHS), a Japan-developed cela lular phone system. The videoReuter; AFP - 244 words
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86 1995-09-26 21 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG The Mass Transit Railway Coip, which operates Hongkong's underground railway system, said Cheung <-*Kong (Holdings), Hutchison Whampoa and Citic Pacific had won a tender to develop Tsing Yi Station, which is part of a proposed railway to the territory's newBloomberg Business News - 86 words
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Article79 1995-09-26 21 Bloomberg Business News {'MELBOURNE A joint venture between two Australian cinema companies and Warner Bros of the US will run a 15-screen, t 3,000-seat cinema complex in a Melbourne casino and entertain•i/ ment complex. The cinemas will be open 24 hours a day and haveBloomberg Business News - 79 words
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60 1995-09-26 21 Reuter HONGKONG Oriental Metals (Holdings) Co has raised its stake in North China Aluminium Co in Hebei, China, to 51 per cent from 25 per cent for HKSBB million (5516.4 million). The f China-based metals trading group yesterday announced a 15 per v centReuter - 60 words
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85 1995-09-26 21 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsubishi Paper Mills have formed a joint venture in Australia to plant and grow trees for wood chips, the trading company said. Both companies will hold an equal stake in the Melbourne-based venture, called Tas Forest HoldingBloomberg Business News - 85 words
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420 1995-09-26 22 Strong yen, weak demand, £64m one-time loss hit firm Reuter Bloomberg Business News LONDON International marketing and motor distribution company Inchcape pic's First-half results have been hit by the strong yen and weak demand in some markets. Reporting this yesterday, the company said itReuter; Bloomberg Business News - 420 words
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Article, Illustration440 1995-09-26 22 Reuter DETROIT Chrysler Corp chairman Robert Eaton believes dissident shareholder Kirk Kerkorian is more interested in seizing control of the company than increasing the value of his stake, according to a published report on Sunday. "To Mr Kerkorian, this isn't about moneyReuter - 440 words
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431 1995-09-26 22 Time-Turner merger Reuter NEW YORK Time Warner Inc, the sprawling entertainment giant whose biggest individual shareholder is now its number two executive, faces months of management infighting, analysts said. The company, which Friday struck a US$7.5 billion (SS 10.7 billion) takeover ofReuter - 431 words
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266 1995-09-26 22 Reuter TOKYO Considerably less glamorous than their counterparts in electronics and high technology, shares in Japanese firms that handle waste are likely to be among the market's best performers in coming years, some analysts say. Coyly referred to as envi-ronment-related issues, the 7"Reuter - 266 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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374 1995-09-26 23 Bloomberg Business News NEW YORK Republic New York Corp has agreed to buy Brooklyn Bancorp Inc and its Cross Land Federal Savings Bank unit for U*****.6 million (*****.3 million) in cash, or USS4I.SO a share. The buyout price represents a 12.5 per centBloomberg Business News - 374 words
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118 1995-09-26 23 Reuter PUERTO LA CRUZ, Venezuela A slump in world oil prices and tensions within Opec could overshadow three days of talks between major oil producing and consuming countries whose delegations gathered here on Sunday. This year's conference, which is being hosted for the first timeReuter - 118 words
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223 1995-09-26 23 SINGAPORE Two syndicated loans to Thai companies, both arranged by Singaporebased banks, were signed here yesterday at the top of the world's tallest hotel. The first signing in the 70storey high Compass Rose restaurant was a US$37 million ($53 million) transferable loan to223 words
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263 1995-09-26 23 Reuter AFP BANGKOK Recent floods have heightened worries about rice shortage in the region. Production targets are already being revised in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia, causing prices to soar. A Thai agriculture ministty official monitoring floods in more than 40 provinces said aboutReuter; AFP - 263 words
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319 1995-09-26 23 Reuter TOKYO China should develop its grain production and transportation infrastructure to head off a huge shortage expected by the tum of the century, according to a Japanese aid agency report released yesterday. After a joint study withReuter - 319 words
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259 1995-09-26 23 BEIJING China's crude oil production is likely to reach 160 million tonnes by the year 2000, according to reports in the state media. Zhou Yongkang, deputy general manager of China's National Petroeum Corp said China's on-shore oil and gas output259 words
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Article188 1995-09-26 23 Reuter LONDON The dollar was making some headway in fairly quiet early European trade as investors tentatively tested the dollar's upside. Dealers said there was little economic news to look forward to this week and the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on today and tomorrow is not expected toReuter - 188 words
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Article86 1995-09-26 23 AFP NEW YORK The dollar rose slightly against other major currencies except the yen in quiet trading yesterday due to the absence of economic factors. At around 142S GMT, the US greenback was trading at 1.425S German marks against 1.4235 late Friday and at 99.43 yen (100.03). InAFP - 86 words
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Article, Illustration1126 1995-09-26 23 Trade-wmhled mdex caiadaud ofauut Spen t lop 14 trains partners fkoeyetr mi US$/S$ toward rain Noon Sep 25 a BW Otter 1-month I 4 368 438? 2-month 1 4332 1 4347 3-noodi 1.4302 ***** 6-mooth 1.4203 1.4225 Source: OCBC FOWOSM CMULMCV NOTE RKTIS At at Shi 25 Sofapore dollar* to1,126 words
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Article1210 1995-09-26 25 Reuter SINGAPORE Simex Euroyen and Eurodollar futures ended little changed in light trading. Dealers said Euroyen trading was hampered by the US dollar's uncertain direction against the yen. "The lead month is the March contract, but today's volume looks more like a holiday," said one dealer.Reuter - 1,210 words
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668 1995-09-26 25 COMMODITY REPORTS Rubber TOKYO: Rubber futures plunged across the board, pressured by higher-than-expected deliveries at yesterday's spot expiry and the yen's steep appreciation against the dollar. Spot September expired at 143.4 yen in the second morning session, down 7.6 yen from the previous close668 words
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Article64 1995-09-26 25 LONDON Saudi Arabia's newly appointed oil minister said in an interview published yesterday that while the kingdom's oil policy remained fundamentally unchanged, it would be run along "business lines" and seek to enhance revenues. Oil Minister Ali Naimi said he intended to make changes and improvements64 words
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66 1995-09-26 25 TOKYO Japan's domestic sales of petrol hit an all-time monthly high of 5.074 million kilolitres, up 2.4 per cent from a year ago. Total sales of oil products as fuel in August were up 1.9 per cent on year at 19.9S million kiloUters. This66 words
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118 1995-09-26 25 LONDON German commodities analyst F 0 Licht has pegged 1995-96 world sugar production at 121.231 million tonnes, up from an estimated 116.067 million in 1994-95. In its first estimate for 1995-96, Licht says that the combined increase in global output over the past118 words
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81 1995-09-26 25 TOKYO Demand for copper cable and wire in Japan is falling on the back of slumping car production, weak machinery orders and an overall sluggishness in Japan's economy, according to the Japan Elcctric Wire and Cable Manufacturer! Association. The association has revised its forecast81 words
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Article1342 1995-09-26 25 SICOM Futures Sep2s rtuDoec (futuTM closing M at 6.30pm) ISI10m*w< (S cents/kg) Close Volume Onen Month High Low Sett (tonne*) lntere»l Oct 95 201 00 191 50 199 00 450 2S0 Nov 198 50 195.00 196 00 67< 2000 Dec 194 50 194 50 194 50 50 15251,342 words
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Article959 1995-09-26 26 -8.7 SHARES fell to a three-week low as Broken Hill Proprietary, the largest listed company, fell to an 11-week low. The All Ordinaries Index tumbled 8.7 points to 2,130.70. Falls beat risers 136 to 81. About 110 million shares were traded. "Unfortunately, there's no good news," said a trader.959 words
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Article507 1995-09-26 26 -6.70 Share prices fell as fears of inflation dampened sentiment. The PSE Composite Index dropped 6.70 points to close at 2,718.59. Turnover was 39.45 billion shares valued at 1.48 billion pesos. Investors preferred to "wait and see", a dealer said, blaming the market's poor performance on fears of inflation.507 words
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Article512 1995-09-26 26 +168.59 Stocks jumped across the board following reductions of bank reserve ratios against all types of deposits by the central bank. "Investors seemed to have returned to the market as the central bank's move is expected to pour some NT565.3 billion (553.4 billion) into local Financial institutions," said a512 words
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Article439 1995-09-26 26 -5.98 Stocks closed lower after a day of moderate trading and wide fluctuations as late profit-taking outweighed early buying of blue chips and shares with low price/earnings ratio. The Composite Index ended S.98 points lower to close at 985.35. Turnover was 25.67 million shares, valued at 606.39 billion won.439 words
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Article283 1995-09-26 26 -0.95 Stocks were mixed with Telecom declining as rising bond rates made its high yield relatively less attractive. Energy and forestry group Fletcher Challenge gained as the company reassured investors the sale of government forestry cutting rights wouldn't affect its wood supply, traders said. Fletcher Challenge gained after283 words
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Article102 1995-09-26 26 +4L20 Share prices closed higher as the market continued to rally strongly amid further buying by foreign institutional investors. Tne BSE-30 Index closed 44.20 points up at 3,488.60. The rise extended the gain over the past four trading sessions to more than 115 points. Brokers said the rise reflected102 words
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Article712 1995-09-26 26 •7.8 SHARES closed lower in thin trade after holding to a narrow range for most of the session as investors were sidelined ahead of today's US monetary meeting and further European currency developments. The FTSE 100 Index ended off 7.8 points at 3,507, with decliners outpacing advances by 51712 words
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Article166 1995-09-26 26 +9.89 French shares managed to close higher and regained the important 1,800 level on the back of a return to normality on Wall Street and a steady dollar. But the French market spent most of the day in negative territory as an opening jump of over one per cent166 words
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Article177 1995-09-26 26 +4.56 German stocks rose in postbourse trading as a firmer dollar buoyed currency-sen-sitive export stocks. The DAX Ibis Index closed at 2,212.97 points, up 4.56. "It's not exactly a recovery," said a trader. "After the shock of Friday, it will take a few days for the market to regain177 words
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Article183 1995-09-26 26 -12.78 Belgian shares slipped lower on higher bond yields and a slight weakening of the dollar as most buyers were sidelined waiting for some direction from the market. The Bel-20 Index ended 12.78 points lower at 1,452.97, after testing key support at 1,450 mid-day. Traders said it was impossible183 words
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Article159 1995-09-26 26 -82 Italian shares slid to a lower close, reflecting the continued weakness of the lira and warnings that inflationary pressures may persist into 1996 which could lead to possible interest rates rises. German finance minister Theo Waigel's comments about the lira not being included in the initial European Union159 words
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Article241 1995-09-26 26 •0.26 Dutch stocks closed mixed as the dollar recouped some of its losses, easing concern over corporate earnings. The EOE Index rose 0.26 point to 465.14. Publisher Elsevier, ABN Amro Bank Holding and Royal PTT Nedertand led the rise. Among the 25 index stocks, 13 rose, 10 fell and241 words
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Article119 1995-09-26 26 -5.01 Trade on the Stockholm bourse was cautious as the memory of the sharp fall on Friday lingered in the minds of the market and E rices weakened despite >wer bond yields. "What happened on Friday was important. It shows Sweden is vulnerable," said an analyst. "The bourse has119 words
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Article222 1995-09-26 26 4-20.6 Share prices closed higher in thin trading on a technical correction after Friday's sharp losses and the dollar's firmer tone, dealers said. The SMI Index closed 20.6 points higher at 3,015.3 and the SPI Index advanced 11.30 to 1,964.86. A dealer said shares recovered some of Friday's losses222 words
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Article235 1995-09-26 26 -3.1 Stocks weakened early, but losses were restrained by stronger Canadian currency and debt markets. The TSE 300 Composite Index eased 3.1 points to 4,519.51 on volume of 11.8 million shares valued at Csl62 million. Declining stocks outpaced advances 183 to 169, with 236 issues unchanged. "It's a quiet235 words
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Article609 1995-09-26 26 +2.89 Stock prices stayed narrowly mixed in quiet trading early yesterday as the market hesitated to make any big moves ahead of today's Federal Reserve meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which eased 3.25 points on Friday, was ahead 2.89 to 4,767.04 at 11am EDT. The NYSE Composite609 words
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Article705 1995-09-26 26 Vienna Sg»25 Aack AT* I 974.9V 2 6J Bank Aaaria AG 470 -4 Cgyt 312 gyw u» J Ftatfofca (|4 5 Usui* an *> Lqtaa 450 2 MacuUn HMVZ »2 t omvao m I Hull! IhwMMl J4J 7 V A Ttchaotont 1142 5 Vcrtound AG I HI Wwnerterj 2IS0 2S705 words
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Article, Illustration2457 1995-09-26 27 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Stocks dropped for the fifth time in six days, paced by bank and property shares, amid concern that earnings growth will shrink without lower interest rates. "Everyone is focused on rates, and it looks like some may be disappointed," said a dealer. The Hang SengBloomberg Business News; Source: Bridge Info - 2,457 words
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Article, Illustration540 1995-09-26 27 CLSA IN Hongkong, the H share index lost 14.70 points to 994.71 on turnover of HK$3 million. Qingling dropped 12.2 per cent to US$l.5B on total volume of US$9OO,OOO. Bargain hunting pushed Hai Xing Shipping up 1.3 per cent. The Shanghai B share market lost 1.1 per cent onCLSA - 540 words
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Article, Illustration2362 1995-09-26 27 Bloomberg Business News TOKYO Stocks dropped to a six-week low after the dollar slid below 100 yen, rekindling concern export earnings will contract, traders said. "The currency's going the wrong way and foreigners are Sling more cautious on their ying stance," said a trader. This may be a particularlyBloomberg Business News; Source: Bridge Info - 2,362 words
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Article, Illustration1404 1995-09-26 27 Reuter BANGKOK Stocks ended lower in thin trade along with other bearish bourses in the region in the absence of fresh incentives. The SET Index closed 7.46 points down at 1,300.53 on a dull 2.52 billion baht turnover. Decliners outnumbered gainers 184 to 84, while 113 closed unchanged. "FortunatelyReuter; Source: Bridge Info - 1,404 words
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Article, Illustration1125 1995-09-26 27 AFX-Asia JAKARTA Share prices dosed slightly higher in narrow trade on the back of speculative gains in selected stocks, but with most foreign investors sticking to the sidelines, dealers said. The Composite Index closed up 0.74 points at 493.55 with 30.86 million shares traded valued at around 92 billionAFX-Asia; Source: Bridge Info - 1,125 words
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Article, Illustration6573 1995-09-26 28 AFX-Asia KUALA LUMPUR Share prices closed lower yesterday as investors stayed cautious ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting today and optimism that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange roadshow in London would boost trading waned. The KLSE Composite Index closed 4.32AFX-Asia; Source: Bridge Info - 6,573 words
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Article, Illustration1753 1995-09-26 30 R Sivanithy - By R Sivanithy SINGAPORE Trading this week kicked off on a firm note yesterday, with interest in blue chips pushing the Straits Times Industrials Index 10.32 points up to 2,118.71. Second liners on Sesdaq and the main board also enjoyed some interestCharts by Bridge Info; Source: Bloomberg - 1,753 words
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Advertisement264 1995-09-26 19 NEWS VALUE Ft*, bmofi hy ■cowowy, tottofcor wftfciotor tsior (pg 1) Few would disagree. Property a|Mt flit out. judwt to 4mm cottio (n 1) When more such stories appear, the turn could be around the corner. Vlcon offers 20m mw shares at 80 coats apiaca (this page) Likely to be264 words
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Article517 1995-09-26 31 Knight-Ridder Reuter THE dry cargo freight market is steady in some areas and softer in others, but it is difficult to find rates improving anywhere, shipbrokers said. The Baltic Freight Index (BFI) lost only two points on Friday to 1,979 its 20th consecutive decline and some shipping industryKnight-Ridder; Reuter - 517 words
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178 1995-09-26 31 Reuter HONGKONG Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd said that it formed a joint venture with its Global Alliance partners American President Lines Ltd, Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd and Nedlloyd Lines BV to charter three KlO- containerships. The ships' construction contracts were sold last Friday byReuter - 178 words
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Article328 1995-09-26 31 50 'OOP Sep 25 S$ +T- V^i CWT Distribution 1.50 unch 178 Chuan Hup Holdings 1.34 +0.06 615 Cosco Investment 2.04 -0.07 178 Far East Levingston 6.10 -0.15 406 Freight Links Express 0.76 unch 63 OB Holdings Ltd 1.15 +0.06 1946 Mai Sun Hup Group 1.00 +0.065 1375328 words
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421 1995-09-26 31 Yong Mei Fong - By Yong Mei Fong SINGAPORE Would logistics and distribution develop into a key industry in the AsiaPacific? "That depends on whether we have the right people people with a more strategic mindset," said Wong Chin Yeow, executive director of the Singapore Institute421 words
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Article, Illustration362 1995-09-26 31 Alec Almazan - By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE Australian fast ferry builder Austal Ships has delivered its 24th and 25th ferries to China, reinforcing its position as the leading supplier of high-speed catamarans to China since it entered the market in 1990. In a statement from Australia,362 words
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176 1995-09-26 31 AFN ROTTERDAM Royal Nedlloyd Group NV has said the Chinese ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation granted its ocean shipping subsidiary, Nedlloyd Lines, a business licence to set up a branch office in China. The branch, Nedlloyd Lines (China) Ltd, will beAFN - 176 words
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379 1995-09-26 31 Tran Dinh Than Lam - Fran Tran Dinh Than Lam VIETNAM'S Ben Nghe port director, responding to a statement from P&O Australia, has said he regretted the break-up of a proposed joint venture with P&O Australia, but added that there was no other choice. "Both sides showed keen379 words
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168 1995-09-26 31 Reuter BEIJING China has announced new rules on safety and pollution that will require foreign oil drilling ships and platforms to undergo inspections from Oct 1, the China Daily said yesterday. Under the new regulations, foreign ships and platforms operating in China's coastalReuter - 168 words
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376 1995-09-26 31 Reuter STOCKHOLM Sweden and other European countries are set to introduce tough new ship safety rules as relatives of 852 victims of the Estonia ferry disaster mark the painful first anniversary of the Estonia ferry disaster. Just after midnightReuter - 376 words
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774 1995-09-26 32 Salvage operators are prepared to take their case up to the House of Lords in their dispute with shipowners over operation costs Fairplay Debate over how salvage operators should be rewarded for preventing damage to the enyironment has been going on for well over aFairplay - 774 words
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Article, Illustration264 1995-09-26 32 Fairplay WHEN your members have prevented over a million tonnes of oil polluting the seas the equivalent of one Exxon Valdez every 10 days you may well feel entitled to blow your own trumpet. But Okkie Grapow, president of the InternationalFairplay - 264 words
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318 1995-09-26 32 Page ANL 3 Able 7 Accord 10 Abler* 6 Ahrenkiel 4 Appenship 4 Astro 10 Austral 11 Avant 6 BSA 11 Batamindo 7 B'tang Mas 10 Bright Express 6 CCNI 4 CMA II COSCO 7 CSAV 3 Centenary 7 Central Ex 11 Chahaya318 words
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Article9843 1995-09-26 38 This guide lists the sailing destinations from Singapore. The first date indicates the ETA at Singapore ibflowed by the ETA at the destinadon. The page number refers to the location of the schedule advertisemer E» Em MMMNT VMMt Mym 1 ra ra MW«W VMMI n 0wt Owt*9,843 words
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Article597 1995-09-26 43 Voy No BUh Arrival Dopartun ffiWS Batem I 20/95 J1 alongside 26.09/230( Berfcah 6/95 J1 alongside 26.09/070C «T)anaCipta 1/95 J1 alongside 26.09/150C no i24 1/95 11 alongside 26.09/190C St)M Mas GT3 S7 3/95 J1 alongside 26.09/070C Round ***** Jll alongside 26.09/060C Athena J16/17 alongside 26.09/230C «atam Indah597 words
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Article1562 1995-09-26 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCt CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Record Booking/Balance Rafts Ship Voy No Etto/Btr Period From To From Acx Swan 189A 27/0200 IB 25/1500 25/1659 25/1900 2A 25/1700 26/0659 26/0900 3 26/0700 26/1159 26/1400 Acx Violet 052A 27/0015 IB 25/1500 25/1659 25/1900 Alii America 0039A 28/1100 IB1,562 words
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Article205 1995-09-26 43 SEP 26 Israel: Jewish New Year. Ymnk Holiday. SEP 28 Antral!*: State holiday in Victoria, Melbourne Show. Taiwaa: Teacher's Day. SEP 30 Botswaaa: Independence Day. OCT 1 Botswaaa: Public holiday. Chiaa: National Day (to OCT 3). Cypcas: Independence Day. Nigeria: National Day. OCT 2 Aastralia: State holiday in205 words
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Article, Illustration495 1995-09-26 44 Alec Almazan - By Alec Almazan SINGAPORE Airline alliances may be essential in certain areas but they are certainly not an end in themselves, and they should be tailor-made for the cultures and circumstances of the partners involved. Participants at a recent convention in the Middle495 words
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274 1995-09-26 44 AFP HANOI Vietnam and Singapore have set up a joint venture to assemble 1,500 coaches a year for export and for domestic public bus transport companies. Sinßus Engineering Pte Ltd and Ministry of Transport firm Tracimex signed a contract for the US$6.2-million (SSB.B million)AFP - 274 words
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Article, Illustration38 1995-09-26 44 Reuter LONDON A car salesman polishing the new MGF sports car which costs about £16,000 (5536,160). It went on sale to the general public for the first time on Saturday. RenterReuter - 38 words
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243 1995-09-26 44 NYT NEW YORK Ford Motor Co can be sued for failing to install airbags in its cars when it knew they could save lives, New Hampshire's Supreme Court has ruled. The unanimous decision by the state's highest court, announcedNYT - 243 words
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167 1995-09-26 44 Reuter MEMPHIS, Tennessee The Air Line Pilots Association mounted a protest picket at the annual meeting of Federal Express Corp in Memphis yesterday. The pilots' action was to convey their "dissatisfaction and frustration with the lack of progress after more than 16 months of bargaining",Reuter - 167 words
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139 1995-09-26 44 Reuter CANBERRA Qantas Airways passengers will enter Australia faster than those from other airlines due to a computer system link-up with the domestic customs service. Immigration Minister Nick Bolkus announced details of the system, which began last weekend with Qantas flights from Los AngelesReuter - 139 words
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245 1995-09-26 44 AFP NEW DELHI Finance Minister Manmohan Singh urged the car industry yesterday to pick up first-hand technology or risk falling behind new entrants in the domestic market. "Indian car manufacturers should not be content with second or third class technologies as the needAFP - 245 words
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275 1995-09-26 44 Reuter AFP WELLINGTON New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said international air traffic and trunk flights between Wellington and Auckland would not be affected by volcanic activity which closed airspace over central North Island. "There won't be any effect on main trunkReuter; AFP - 275 words
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Article75 1995-09-26 44 SINGAPORE Eva Airways and Makung International Airlines have jointly ordered six V2500-powered McDonnel-Doug-las MD 90 aircraft from International Aero Engines (lAE). The letter of intent signed earlier this month included an option for orders of another six aircraft. lAE said the value of the75 words
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101 1995-09-26 44 AFP TOKYO Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp said yesterday it had reached a basic accord with Hindustan Motors Ltd, a pioneer carmaker in India, on production of small passenger cars around mid--1997. The production is to be taken up at one of the Indian company's facilities,AFP - 101 words
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92 1995-09-26 44 Bloomberg Business News HONGKONG Cathay Pacific Airways may lose the right to fly to some of its six Australian destinations, the South China Morning Post reported. An Australian negotiator has threatened the ban if Hongkong did not back down from its demand that QantasBloomberg Business News - 92 words
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99 1995-09-26 44 Reuter SEATTLE Boeing Co will postpone the delivery of the first new 777 commercial aircraft to British Airways pic from late September to early October. Boeing said it is delaying delivery to complete certification testing on the newly modified combination airframe and GeneralReuter - 99 words
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123 1995-09-26 44 AFP MANILA The government may approve a 35-per cent fare raise for Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL) Fokker 50 flights servicing moneylosing domestic routes, Transportation Secretary Jesus Garcia said yesterday. Mr Garcia, however, said the state-run Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is inclined to rejectAFP - 123 words
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95 1995-09-26 44 Bloomberg Business News BEIJING China produced 30,400 cars in August, 9 per cent more than in the previous month, the official China Automobile News reported. Last month, the country produced 100,400 motor vehicles, 21 per cent more than in July, although output of midsized trucks, vansBloomberg Business News - 95 words
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Article1336 1995-09-26 44 AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS DEPARTURES c% mm m mm m Mm mm GA974 0030 GA882 2310 tMM QTO81 1930 QF062 2055 SQ228 2120 Mrti QA897 1305 GA974 0020 SQ327 1530 SQ026 2355 mrnm SQ34« 2250 •mMM* NZ073 1545 SQ288 2045 SQ286 2040 NZ074 2340 IMhpM »421 1105 SQ182 0915 SQ181 1410 BU221,336 words
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Advertisement42 1995-09-26 31 BELIZE HONDURAS PANAMA REGISTER OF SHIPPING PTE LTD For registration of vessels, survey issue of Technical Certificates on behalf of maritime authorities of Belize, Honduras Panama Salvors fight for fair' compensation: Page 2 Alliances must suit partners involved, airlines told: Back Page42 words
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Advertisement356 1995-09-26 31 Your Choice, Your Satisfaction Tel: *****55 Fax: *****60 Pis see Pa 3 for schedule I BULLETIN BOARD!TNT Express Woifdwlde's new Singapore OM TNT Express Worldwide has appointed Richard Beere as the new country general manoger for its Singapore operation. Formerly the regional marketing manager for the company's operations in South-east356 words
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