The Business Times, 14 December 1995
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Title Section13 1995-12-14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14,1995 85e13 words
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Article59 1995-12-14 1 D3U,,* O SMHM+ 16.97) VI BT4MA U MHO (+8.96) H" BASKET MOOD: EL KLSEOOMP 984J8 +5.88 NIKKEI 19.ja.48 -«L» HAW SENG MHJB. -Ml SET BOEX U47.48 -7JI JAKARTA COMP 491 62 AM MANILA 00V—14MLM. +«.45 TAJPBWn MM.lt +58.81 snaoov m.u -iiw BOnAYHEM jMHIM 44Jt CUBA GUMS MM +8.4659 words
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590 1995-12-14 1 R Sivanithy - Om noisier fined $60,000 mad suspended for helping client U roll over parckMecmtracta By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The Stock Exchange of Singapore has meted out severe penalties to two dealer's representatives for helping their clients bypass the exchange's settlement rules and590 words
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Article, Illustration345 1995-12-14 1 William Chia - By William Chia [SINGAPORE] Authorised Mercedes-Benz distributor Cycle Carriage is taking on parallel importers of the new E2OO model (W2lO series). It announced yesterday that it had started accepting bookings at $205,000 for the private registration of a new E2OO model (without COE)CHRIS LOH - 345 words
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314 1995-12-14 1 Quak Hiang Whai - From* Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong INDIVIDUAL and smaller investors In Singapore may soon be able to take up Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's suggestion of investing in the residential market in Shanghai by buying into a new scheme put forward by the314 words
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428 1995-12-14 1 N Vasuki - First Ukadaca 1968 aimed at curbing bmyaat loan growtk Byß N Vasuki [SINGAPORE] Bank Indonesia, the Indonesian central bank, is today expected to increase the reserve requirements of commercial banks for the first time since 1988. Although the move aimed at curbing buoyant loan428 words
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Advertisement123 1995-12-14 1 H first Chief Minister, David Marshall, was fcttried yesterday. In tribute, we reproduce the Raffles Conversation we did with him in June 1992, —UL. Ji iniiMiafc Msm NO on MftH of Mercs fit report* edly among the beat in the lnuustry nr i nign-voiuiiie seller. Si 111 irtnEfcnhj i <1123 words
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Advertisement56 1995-12-14 1 j il AITHDIIA Dressed for the occaaoo [SINGAPORE] Raffles City beats them all, Pg2 i ll< .111 (> 111 <Isi 4 I I 1141 I I 111 (iii.itci Pt:i icqdux hipp.'ipi I li l M -\N(H \C I dlvl Girard-Perregaux I »l IMIS I 4♦ I t \< :h !v.i56 words
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SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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403 1995-12-14 2 David Mok - EDriltM growth estimate is 15% which seme analysts say is conservative Reportsbf! David Mok THE key electronics Industry here Is expected to Increase output by almost 19 per cent this year to $58 billion, pushed along by "phenomenal" growth in semiconductors and communications403 words
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189 1995-12-14 2 OUTPUT from the local wafer fabrication industry is expected to grow 70 per cent to $1.7 billion this year, and to exceed $2 billion next year, the Economic Development Board said yesterday. With wafer fabs in Singapore aggressively expanding capacity this year and189 words
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359 1995-12-14 2 Agnes Wee - Beleaguered Natas members hope to recover costs, stem further erosion of margins By- Agnes Wee THE ticketing and outbound members of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore have agreed to charge for a host of services that they currently provide for359 words
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Article, Illustration287 1995-12-14 2 Jennifer Lien - EYE ON TOE ECONOMY Electronics By, Jennifer Lien ELECTRONICS companies committed a record $2.4 billion in investments this year, up 60 per cent from last year, according to preliminary estimates by the Economic Development Board (EDB). These investments in machinery and ouier capital assets, largelyFRANCIS - 287 words
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Article166 1995-12-14 2 THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) is extending the list of housing agencies whose applications for resale flat approval get priority. The board said yesterday it would consider applications from agencies to be made a "member" of the Listed Housing Agents Scheme (LHAS). The scheme,166 words
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Article, Illustration320 1995-12-14 2 RAFFLES CITY clinched the award for the best-decorated building this Christmas, beating last year's winner, Centrepoint, and 23 other rivals. The panel of Ave judges, headed by Goh Chong Chia, president of the Singapore Institute of Architects, felt thafßafQes City's showbiz themeARTHUR LEE - 320 words
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344 1995-12-14 2 Agnes Wee - By. Agnes Wee MAJOR Japanese tour operators in Singapore expect Japanese arrivals here to rebound to a healthy 10 per cent growth next year. However, they expect spending to decline. The number of arrivals from Japan (both business and344 words
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362 1995-12-14 2 Quak Hiang Whai - From* Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong AMERICAN academic Christopher Lingle has joined Stanford economics professor Paul Krugman in questioning the long-term sustainability of East Asia's "miraculous" economic growth. In a book entitled Singapore's Authoritarian Capitalism, Dr Lingle argues that the same362 words
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Article345 1995-12-14 3 AT THE Solicitors told not to demand certificates from counterparts By Conrad Raj SOME lawyers are apparently peeved that their Integrity is being questioned by fellow members of the bar. It appears that a number of lawyers acting for banks and finance companies have345 words
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346 1995-12-14 3 Conrad Raj - Move follows a similar agreement with Indonesia signed last month Byi Conrad Raj IN another move to strengthen ties with its Asean neighbours, Singapore will sign a currency repurchase agreement with Thailand's central bank this week. This will enable either country346 words
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Article, Illustration285 1995-12-14 3 Abdhul Hadhi - By, Abdhul Hadhi A iffNE WED confidence in the property market saw buyers swoop on units at the soft lauith of phase one of Pare Visft in Jurong West yesterday" Reflecting the favourable response to realistically priced residential285 words
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251 1995-12-14 3 A FREEHOLD site off desirable Balmoral Road has come up for sale in one of the largest en bloc land parcels to come to the market. Four Balmoral Crescent bungalow owners have banded together to offer 65,978 square feet of251 words
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NEWSRoundup
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63 1995-12-14 3 PARLIAMENT is inviting written iepiesentstl<in» from the public on the Advance Medical Directive Bill The representations win be for the consideration of the Belect v Committee on the Bill which seeks to give legal effect to advance directives to medical practitioners against artificial prolongation63 words
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63 1995-12-14 3 AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Paul Keating will deliver J the 14th Singapore Lecture at Shangri-La Hotel on Dec 17 at 3 pm. The lecture on "Australia, Asia and the New Rsghmalism** will be chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Dr Tony Tan. The lecture63 words
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Advertisement764 1995-12-14 2 BERGER BERGER INTERNATIONAL UMITED (Incorporated In tie RepuMc of Singepore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING f- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai an Extraordinary General Meeting wtil be held at the Compeny's registered office at 22 Benoi Sector. Jurong, Singapore *****4 on 29 December 1995 at 10.00 a.m. for the purpoee764 words
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FOCUS: PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration770 1995-12-14 4 Michelle Low - Shelford Road is an instance of how new status translates to gains on resale market By Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] HE Shelford W H Road enclave HI nestled off Dunearn Road has quietly turned into a neat example of how new developments can rub off on770 words
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Article1167 1995-12-14 4 Property transactions for districts U(new postal sectors 28 to 90) and 21(new postal sectors 58 and 59) from Oct ***** Project n&nuv prop Contract Tenure Built-in/ Price Pal Street name type date land area* (sq ft) (sreoo) (s$) 1 55BB!S5S!^B5^M District 11(mr piitil Meters 28 te 99) Non-landed1,167 words
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Advertisement262 1995-12-14 4 1 Beef Jalapeno Cream* 3 Chicken Capsicum* 5 Steak It Lobster Combo* Beef tenderloin with jalapeno Grilled chicken breast Grilled sirloin with half cream cheese topped with capsicum a lobster in herbal butter $19.50 peppercorn sauce $32.00 $14.00 2 Red Snapper Black Bean 4 Chicken ft Prawn Combo* retail J262 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration46 1995-12-14 5 [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-Archa (left) escorting Indonesia President Suharto on an inspection of the guard yesterday. Asean leaders meet today to discuss how the grouping will handle its expansion to include all 10 Southeast Asian states by the year 2000. REUTERREUTER - 46 words
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163 1995-12-14 5 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's home affairs minister called on the nation's ethnic Chinese not to take part in overseas Chinese movements, a news report said yesterday. "If people understand Indonesia's condition, not one Chinese Indonesian should be attracted to those kind' of movements," Home AffairsAFP - 163 words
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NOTEBook
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Article63 1995-12-14 5 Bernama [JOHOR BARU] Singapore tops others in investment in Johor with M 52.27 billion (5f1.26 billion) till June, the state legislative assembly was told yesterday. Menteri Besar Haji Abdul Ghani Othman said Japan was second with M 52.03 billion, Taiwan (M 1846.7 million), India (MBernama - 63 words
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Article85 1995-12-14 5 Reuter [PHNOM PENH] US State Department official Kent Wiedemann gave Cambodia's government a vote of confidence after talks yesterday with co-Premier Hun Sen, who recently accused Washington of meddling in his country's affairs. "We don't see any need to worry, we think things are headedReuter - 85 words
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65 1995-12-14 5 AFP [HANOI] Investigators have uncovered nearly 200 cases of corrupt land deals by officials in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, a report said yesterday. Most of the cases involved corrupt officials handing over public land for private development involving millions of dollars of land,AFP - 65 words
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191 1995-12-14 5 [MANILA] A Filipino death squad said yesterday a series of attacks against ethnic Chinese was the result of what it called businessmen's abusive labour practices, but apologised for taking innocent lives in the process. The leftist Alex Boncayao Brigade (ABB) said it was191 words
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Article, Illustration635 1995-12-14 5 Loh Hui Yin - ▼anrntOMTHB SUMMIT ASEAN SUMMIT IN BANGKOK PM Oota moots Idea of Amu fond for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar Infrastructure By Loh Hui Yin INFRASTRUCTURE development is very much the buzz word these days in Asia. So it is opportune that Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will raise635 words
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260 1995-12-14 5 AFP [MANILA] US Arms with bases in the Philippines plan to invest 38 billion pesos (512.06 billion) in the country in the next two years, the American Chamber of Commerce said here yesterday. The survey of 72 companies found that 37AFP - 260 words
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Advertisement307 1995-12-14 5 j» A PC Server offer so good, it everyone will want to take Notes i I j k i S it a t A x i 4 1 I I I, B (Unless, of course, you'd prefer a package that delivers Mail) It's reassuring to know that IBM PC Servers307 words
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CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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Article193 1995-12-14 6 SHANGHAI Bloomberg Business News CHINA'S proposed tax policy changes could drive away foreign investment and force the economy into recession, warned brokerage house JM Sassoon in a new report. The changes would raise costs for foreign joint ventures and stiffen competition for weakened domestic companies,Bloomberg Business News - 193 words
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Article, Illustration552 1995-12-14 6 Lu Ning - CHUA WATCH China is moving slowly but surely towards the free convertibility of its cnrrency By Lu Ning CHINA is moving quietly to lay the groundwork for the free convertibility of the renminbi in current account transactions. Early this week, the People's Bank ofSource: Bloomberg; ALLAN - 552 words
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145 1995-12-14 6 WASHINGTON 'Nobody knows' hew Washington will react, US official tells Bering Reuter CHINESE generals sounded out the Pentagon last month on how Washington would respond to a military crisis oyer Taiwan. of US strategy in on Tuesday. The US reply that "nobody knows"Reuter - 145 words
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Article122 1995-12-14 6 TAIPEI Reuter HUNDREDS of angry protesters battled riot police outside the headquarters of Taiwan's ruling Nationalist Party yesterday as the party held a meeting to oust two of its vice-chairmen. Supporters of vice-chairmen Lin Yang-kang and Hau Pei-tsun clashed with police as they triedReuter - 122 words
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439 1995-12-14 8 BEIJING State survey finds that they fear rapid price rises and capital shortages AFP MORE than 70 per cent of Chinese enterprises foresee no early improvement in the macro-economic environment, expressing fears of further rapid price rises and capital shortages, a survey revealedAFP - 439 words
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92 1995-12-14 8 SHANGHAI Bloomberg Business News THE Ministry of Internal Trade has issued new rules that limit retail joint ventures with foreign Arms to "reputable and financially powerful" companies from the US, Europe and Japan, the Shanghai Securities News said yesterday. In addition, the ChineseBloomberg Business News - 92 words
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Article, Illustration257 1995-12-14 8 BEIJING Reuter CHINA'S leading dissident. Wei Jingsheng, was convicted yesterday of conspiring to subvert the government and sentenced to 14 years in prison, the official Xinhua news agency said. Wei, who could have been given a death sentence, was also sentenced to three years' deprivationReuter - 257 words
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Article184 1995-12-14 8 SHANGHAI Exports to rise but at slower rate than this year, imports seen going up quickly Reuter CHINA is likely to have a foreign trade surplus of US$l3 billion (5518.3 billion) next year compared to a forecast surplus of US$lB.6 billion this year, theReuter - 184 words
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SINOBrief
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73 1995-12-14 8 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong's High Court made legal history yesterday, handing down its first verdict in the Chinese language in more than 150 years of British colonial rule. The 16-page ruling, which followed the territory's first Chinese-language hearing, found in favour of a 90-year-old woman,AFP - 73 words
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92 1995-12-14 8 AFP [WASHINGTON] A key Senate panel on Tuesday condemned China's decision to install its own choice as the second-highest leader of Tibetan Buddhism over the objections of the Dalai Lama. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee called on the White House to urge China to "respectAFP - 92 words
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77 1995-12-14 8 Bloomberg Business News [BEUING] China expects its budget deficit to reach 06.8 billion yuan (Ssll3 billion) by the end of this year, an official said yesterday. "It won't pass that sum, which means it's on target" said Qiu Xiaohua, chief economist for theBloomberg Business News - 77 words
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Advertisement85 1995-12-14 6 WORLDTECH '95 THAILAND I World Tech '95 Thailand, I organized by the I Royal Thai Government I ushers in the world of the future I World Tech '95 Thailand if opens up new avenues to I leading technology from all corners of the world World Tech '95 Thailand 1 includes85 words
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Advertisement185 1995-12-14 8 Certificate of Incorporation is issued Forfurther information with company name in Chinese and immediate service please contact: characters 1 Michael J Kingston Corporate documents notarised or offshore authenticated by the Embassy of the CORPORATE SERVICES People's Republic of China 24 English translation of all documents Tdh(6s)l3<2^ Fu (65) 532 5092185 words
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Advertisement229 1995-12-14 9 They say you can tell how civi- through city traffic exceedingly most extreme conditions condi- and enough space for a family of lized a society is by the way it safe, because it places her high tions that would stop ordinary cars. seven. Perfect for picnic hampers, treats its women.229 words
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ASIA
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232 1995-12-14 10 SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korean arms dealers have been summoned for questioning as part of a probe into a slush fund allegedly amassed by ex-president Chun Doo Hwan, news reports said. Yonhap news agency said 16 leading arms dealers were being summoned on suspicionsAFP - 232 words
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Article, Illustration373 1995-12-14 10 WELLINGTON Birch's tax cuts and extra spending reward Kiwis for 10 years of tough restructuring Reuter NEW ZEALAND'S government gave voters a dose of Christmas cheer yesterday, unwrapping a NZ$3 billion (552.7 billion) parcel of tax cuts and extra spending. FinanceReuter - 373 words
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Article, Illustration70 1995-12-14 10 [SYDNEY] Australian actress Kate Fisher modelling aAS 1.5 million (SSI. 6 million) bustier, claimed to be the world's most expensive, in Sydney yesterday. The bustier is encrusted with 300 diamonds from Australia's Argle diamond mine set in 18 carat yellow and white gold. The bustier, whichREUTER - 70 words
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286 1995-12-14 10 TOKYO Reuter ALTHOUGH Japan has pledged to come up with a scheme to deal with bad loans at housing loan firms by the end of this year, concern has grown that disagreements among financial institutions may delay a decision on the schemeReuter - 286 words
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181 1995-12-14 10 NEW DELHI AFP INDIAN-BORN "Biscuit King" Raj an Pillai, who died in prison here in July while awaiting extradition to Singapore, was mistreated and denied medical attention, fellow inmates have told a commission of inquiry. The 47-year-old Pillai, who died just four days afterAFP - 181 words
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303 1995-12-14 10 Florence Chong - SYDNEY The Republic was fifth largest export market Florence Chong SINGAPORE was the fifth largest merchandise export market for Australia in 1994-95, according to figures released yesterday. A government publication, Composition of Trade 1994-95, showed that Australia's exports to Singapore were worth A 53.64303 words
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ASIANotes
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68 1995-12-14 10 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Economic Planning Agency, International Trade and Industry Ministry and Finance Ministry have agreed to set Japan's real GDP growth forecast for the year to March 1997 at 2.5 per cent, the Nthon Keizai Shimbun said yesterday. Nominal gross domestic productAFP - 68 words
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Article77 1995-12-14 10 Oana-Kyodo [WASHINGTON] A senior US defence official conceded on Tuesday that North Korea has made some advance southward in the past month, but he said that the United States sees the move as signs of internal disorder instead of an imminent crisis. "Probably in theOana-Kyodo - 77 words
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74 1995-12-14 10 Bernama [NEW DELHI] The first-ever South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) trade fair will open in the ?j IndianaipitalonJan9,l996 when the Saarc member countries will display their unique products for sale at the four-day fair. The Baarc countries—lndia, Pakistan, Bangladerii, Bhutan, theBernama - 74 words
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Article75 1995-12-14 10 AFP I South Korea gave its approval yesterday to an agreement between North Korea and a US-led Mf international consortium to build light water reactors for Pyongyang, a spokesman said. The approval came at a meeting of cabinet members here, the government National UnificationAFP - 75 words
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490 1995-12-14 10 TOKYO Site most be decided npon by end-1997, first-phase work to start by 2001 Reuter A 30-YEAR-OLD idea to move Japan's capital away from crowded Tokyo finally boiled down to a set of conditions and a 2011 timetable, but there were no details onReuter - 490 words
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Advertisement104 1995-12-14 10 I COLLECTIVE SALE PRIME RESIDENTIAL LAND 15 BALMORAL ROAD Prime location in good class s residential district 3 Freehold Title J /\V\ DGP plot ratio of 1.6, up to 10 storeys y /^a\\ Land area: 37,890 sq ft (Approx) If/ /C M Excellent accessibility and proximity to Ji/ reputable schools104 words
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THE WORLD
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272 1995-12-14 11 WASHINGTON UPI Reuter PRODUCER prices made their biggest leap in one year during November, rising an unexpected 0.5 per cent, the US Labour Department said on Tuesday in a report indicating inflation may be heating up. The strong increase in pricesUPI; Reuter - 272 words
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338 1995-12-14 11 Neil Behrmann - LONDON Sales strong because market in quality gems doing well By. Neil Behrmann DIAMOND sales at De Beers reached a record of U554.53 billion (596.38 billion) in 1995, up 6 per cent on the U554.25 billion in the previous year. The previous338 words
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163 1995-12-14 11 PARIS Reuter AFP PRESIDENT Jacques Chirac yesterday reaffirmed his faith in Prime Minister Alain Juppe as France's strike crisis neared the end of a third week, increasingly threatening the embattled premier. Speaking the morning after up to two million people took toReuter; AFP - 163 words
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WORLDWatch
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82 1995-12-14 11 Reuter (WASHINGTON] After months of negotiations, the Clinton administration and key congressional Republicans have agreed on new economic sanctions aimed at Iran, and the Senate Banking Committee moved swiftly to write them into law. Under the bill introduced on Tuesday by committee chairman Alfonse D'Amato,Reuter - 82 words
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Article61 1995-12-14 11 AFP [LONDON] The British unemployment total fell by 20,400 in November to 2.244 million, or 8 per cent of the workforce, seasonally-adjusted figures from the central statistical office showed yesterday. This dramatic decline, much larger than the 5,000 Call predicted by analysts, came after a revised JoblessAFP - 61 words
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Article55 1995-12-14 11 Reuter [JERUSALEM] US Secretary of State Warren Christopher will meet PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat in self-ruled Jericho on Saturday as part of a new Middle East peace mission, a PLO official said yesterday. Mr Christopher will today start a Middle East tour to try toReuter - 55 words
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Article122 1995-12-14 11 LONDON Reuter BRITAIN trimmed a quarter of a percentage point off its minimum lending rate yesterday in response to a slowdown in the economy and clear signs that inflation was under control. The move had been widely anticipated but was smaller than the half-pointReuter - 122 words
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Article, Illustration385 1995-12-14 11 SAARBRUECKEN, Germany Kohl paints pessimistic picture: says jobless rate of 9-3% not expected to improve AFP Reuter GERMANY'S economic growth this year will be no more than 2 per cent, Chancellor Helmut Kohl said on Tuesday, in a fresh sign that Europe'sAFP; Reuter - 385 words
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151 1995-12-14 11 FRANKFURT AFP THE Bundesbank held its base repurchase rate steady at 3.96 per cent yesterday, injecting a net amount of 7.4 billion marks (557.2 billion) into the banking system under a regular 15-day arrangement But the bank satisfied only 3.0 per centAFP - 151 words
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IN MEMORIAN
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Article880 1995-12-14 13 In tribute to the late Mr David Marshall, we reproduce the Raffles Conversation we did with him in June 1992 THE WORDS thunder across the breakfast table. "There is nothing good about old age. You lose the fire in your belly, you lose your capacity for880 words
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Article, Illustration2149 1995-12-14 13 HE WAS Singapore's first localborn Chief Minister, its best criminal lawyer, its first ambassador to France. And yet David Marshall, 84, feels he has not fully utilised his potential. Why? Because he was only a Chief Minister for 15 months. Because he wonders whether he could have beenCHRIS LOH - 2,149 words
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Article651 1995-12-14 13 AS ALWAYS, David Marshall speaks his mind. Clearly, eloquently, passionately. And there's no hiding the frustration he has felt with the diplomatic life. "I am a fighter and being an ambassador is shadow-box-ing," he said. "When they offered me the ambassadorship, I was so excited.651 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article, Illustration725 1995-12-14 14 Hans Dietrich Genscher - no BOTTOMLDVXS OPINION By Hans Dietrich Genscher Hans Dietrich Genscher was foreign minister of Germany from 1974-1992. His push to recognise Croatia in 1991 is said by many critics to have provoked the outbreak of war in theformer Yugoslavia. IF THE Dayton Accords725 words
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Article140 1995-12-14 14 The influence of political factors that have been hurting the market is fading, and low-price shares rose on the belief they will be the first to rally as people come back to the market' Jimmy Chn manager of the $267 million Hongkong-listed Formosa Growth Fund after Taiwan140 words
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Article480 1995-12-14 14 EDITORIAL WASHINGTON could again come to a halt next week if Congress and the White House fail to agree on ways to balance the budget, leading to another shutdown of the government If that happens, it would be a troubling consequence of the fact that the480 words
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Article, Illustration991 1995-12-14 14 Yang Razali Kassim - Jakarta has put some farm products on Afta's sensitive list. And Asean can only go as fast as its largest member By' Yang Razali Kassim The writer is BT's regional analysis editor JUST about a week before the Asean summit was to take place in991 words
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Article824 1995-12-14 14 Both sides sUad to gain MR (Shimon) Peres' multitrack approach looks promising, with some provisos. Syria will want to hear what the Israeli premier tells the Knesset on his return from Washington, and whether this amounts to the intention to withdraw fully from its land. Second,824 words
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Miscellaneous40 1995-12-14 14 DQOXESBURYBy Gary Trudeau (HHAVSW AN ALL- O NI6HTBR? Ml KB, \SAIP HB 160/N6T CUHATVI 1 INCUKWS] NIGHT. I'LL S WResecoM- \uwtwthb \*xjupump? f j cumjtup\ INGONeOF WSMLVf {{TOMORROW- J rujp />= (A, RUNNING I SCANNa? IN EVERY- If W I \V40 words
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Article88 1995-12-14 15 Reuter BRITISH actress Emma Thompson won The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures* Best Actress award for her performances in two moviea in 1995, the US group announced on Tuesday. Awards in 10 categories will be presented to the winners on Feb 26 next yearReuter - 88 words
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Article133 1995-12-14 15 Reuter THE greatest fan of Phantom of the Opera has struck again, buying every seat for Tuesday's performance of the Broadway hit for the second year in a row. Long Island millionaire Daniel Lehner, 48, bought out the house for Tuesday night*s show andReuter - 133 words
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Article, Illustration135 1995-12-14 15 Reuter MADONNA says people have the wrong idea about her—she's not obsessed with sex. The singer who turned sex into an industry with her provocative records, films and books, told ABC TV in an interview aired last night that aha was not the "raving nymphomaniac"Reuter - 135 words
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89 1995-12-14 15 Reuter .r- FANS cheered as pop star Michael Jackson was released on Tuesday from a New York hospital where he had been treated for a life-threatening viral infection that caused him to feint on stage. Jackson, 37, was released after being hospitalised for sixReuter - 89 words
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Article, Illustration592 1995-12-14 15 David Mok - CONCERT Only one member remains from the original line-up, trat Bluffk Sabbath hasn't lest Its tench By] David Mok CALL me old-fashioned, but when it comes to gloom and doom heavy metal, nothing beats the original Black Sab-, bath line-up of Ozzy Osbourne, Tommi lommi, GeezerSAM YEO - 592 words
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Article410 1995-12-14 15 Michael Miller - 0l' Blue Eyes turns 80 quietly PEOPLE Sinatra celebrates big day with a family dinner while fans do it their way By Michael Miller Reuter [LOS ANGELES] Frank Sinatra, one of the most revered crooners ever, celebrated his 80th birthday on Tuesday without any of the wild parties that markedReuter - 410 words
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Article, Illustration476 1995-12-14 15 BENJAMIN LOH - Anne-Sophie Mutter showed her ability to handle difficult pieces with consummate ease, writes bxzkjamxnloh BENJAMIN LOH WHILE most child prodigies experience abbreviated concert careers, due in part to their musical development lagging behind their technical dazzle, Anne-Sophie Mutter is one prodigy who has grown beyond her476 words
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Article, Illustration933 1995-12-14 16 Michel Marriott - INTERNET Computer users hungering for food info can go for bits and bites on the cyber-menn By. Michel Marriott NYT [NEW YORK] Patti Greaney, a no-nonsense maker of television commercials, seldom had much time to cook for herself. But whenever she found a free momentNYT - 933 words
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Miscellaneous260 1995-12-14 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Introduces air with a couple of notes on speeds (7) 5 Girl'e drools about (7) j—^^" 9 Mixed nastier drink (7) j 10 I am accompanying chaps to London area, it's vast' (7) jaunty manner (9) 12 Anna evidently has some birthwas very 1 17 Facades of260 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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277 1995-12-14 19 Lee Han Shih - By\ Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Listed City Developments -Ltd has brought fonflpurd two property deals totallj g4122 million with sister con ajiy Rheem (Far East). tyDev said yesterday it con >leted the purchase of Rhe m's factory site in Hillviei tor $85 million and277 words
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279 1995-12-14 19 [SINGAPORE) Tyre maker Stamford Tyres Corporation Ltd reported a glowing set of interim results yesterday, with net earnings surging 175 per cent to $1.8 million. The surge was achieved on a 10 per cent increase in turnover to $47 million for the six279 words
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Article, Illustration738 1995-12-14 19 S N Vasuki - HOCK LOCK SEW By S N Vasuki J ENPRES Holdings CorpoI ration (BHC), one of the I most aggressive conglomw| erates in the Philippines, I mF is profiting handsomely ftbm its exposure to the Cast-growing media and infrastructure sectors. Analysts feel that738 words
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350 1995-12-14 19 Florence Chong - Yesterday's buyer of &3m shares not revealed but jeint ventare kad earlier benghtas%stake From Florence Chong in Sydney SINGAPORE-BASED Camerlin Pte Ltd is believed to have increased its stake in Australia's largest dairy products manufacturer, National Poods Ltd, by 3.28 per350 words
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228 1995-12-14 19 [SINGAPORE] Garment manufacturer and retailer Heshe Holdings is eyeing a separate public listing for its North Asia businesses. The company said in its latest annual report that its businesses in Hongkong, Taiwan and China would grow strongly. Hence, it may seek a listing228 words
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Article, Illustration437 1995-12-14 19 Ven Sreenivasan - Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Kuala Lumpurlisted Berjaya Group's stake in Parkway Holdings will boost the Singapore property and healthcare company's regional expansion but is unlikely to hoist its share price in the near future, analysts said. At current prices, Parkway's share price is alreadyALLAN - 437 words
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SINGAPORE & MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
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Article, Illustration396 1995-12-14 20 Ruth Wong - SC guidelines take Malaysia another step closer to sotting op of options and futures market From, Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has taken yet another step to establishing its options and futures market with the Securities Commission's release of the guidelines allowing stock borrowing396 words
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Article174 1995-12-14 20 [SINGAPORE] Main board newcomer GPE Industries yesterday announced the formation of a joint venture with two Chinese companies to produce car audio equipment in Chongqing, China. GPE will have a 35 per cent stake in the new company, Chongqing Xugang Electronics, which will have174 words
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Article380 1995-12-14 20 Al Labita - Asian Terminals' offer to be marketed in Philippines •nil abroad From, Al Labita in Manila A UNIT of Singapore's Keppel group will underwrite the initial public offer of Asian Terminals Inc (ATI), a cargo handler partly owned by two Singapore-based funds, officials said yesterday. Keppel380 words
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335 1995-12-14 20 [SINGAPORE] Berger International's acquisition of its UK parent's stakes in three Caribbean paint plants is expected to significantly boost the company's 1995 earnings. The mainboard-listed paint maker announced yesterday that it was paying US$5 million (Ss7.l million) for the companies335 words
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407 1995-12-14 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Renong Bhd yesterday reiterated that it was not planning to take over Perwaja Steel Sdn Bhd. Its chief operating officer, Mohamad Zakhir Siddiqy Sidek, said, "We have no knowledge of this matter (that Renong was asked to step in andBernama - 407 words
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361 1995-12-14 20 Ruth Wong - New deal said to be a smaller version of the one rejected by SC From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur A FRESH bid for a timber alliance between Indonesian giant Barito Pacific and Cloblisted Construction Supplies House Bhd (CASH) is likely to be361 words
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258 1995-12-14 20 William Chia - By William Chia [SINGAPORE] Property and media group Malayan United Industries Bhd (MUI) has increased its hotels in the US to five with the purchase of the Radisson Twin Towers Hotel and Convention Centre for US$3B million (5J53.4 million). The 760-room258 words
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221 1995-12-14 20 [SINGAPORE] Eastern PubSesdaq initial public offer (IPO) has been evenly allocated between large and small investors. The company, which makes its debut today and held the balloting for its public offer shares yesterday, will distribute almost 39 per cent of the shares to applicants who221 words
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COMPANYBriefs
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48 1995-12-14 20 [SINGAPORE] QAF Ltd said yesterday it did not know why its share price closed seven cents higher at $1.93 on volume of 1.6 million shares on Tuesday. Yesterday, it closed four cents down to $1.89 after 678.000 shares changed hands.48 words
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34 1995-12-14 20 [SINGAPORE] First Capital Corp has bought 19.000 Seaview Hotel Ltd shares at $12.80 apiece, raising its stake in the latter to 21.88 per cent from 21.77 per cent34 words
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41 1995-12-14 20 [SINGAPORE] L C Development said yesterday it did not know why its share price and the volume of shares traded increased. But it added that it was constantly being approached on business and investment ventures.41 words
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36 1995-12-14 20 [SINGAPORE] Far East Levingston Shipbuilding yesterday denied that it was involved in a US$4OO milling ***** million) property deal as reported by BT in the On the Grapevine column yesterday.36 words
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REGIONAL COMPANIES
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Article504 1995-12-14 21 Officials hope the launch of stock index futures trading in May will bring back liquidity Reuter [SEOUL] South Korea announced on Tuesday that stock index futures trading would begin from May 3, and officials said they hoped it would bring back liquidity to a marketReuter - 504 words
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COMPANYBriefs
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76 1995-12-14 21 Reuter [MELBOURNE] CRA Ltd said It was considering the implications of conditions attached by Australian Treasurer Ralph Willis to ths government's approval of CRA's proposed dual-listed company (DLC) mergsr with RTZ Corp pic. Mr Willis earlier said approval was subject to the relevant company articlesReuter - 76 words
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32 1995-12-14 21 Reuter (TAIPEn United Microelectronics Corp, Taiwan's second largest semiconductor manufacturer, has decided to postpone a planned US$5OO million (S|7osmillion) global depositary receipts (GDRs) issue overseas.— RguterReuter - 32 words
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66 1995-12-14 21 Reuter [HONGKONG] The Hongkong stock market's Hang Seng index should consolidate below the IQ.OQO level Jor the first halfofl996, said George Lo, chief strategist and head of fund management at Lloyds Bank International Private Ranking in Geneva. Relatively weak earnings growth and a furtherReuter - 66 words
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38 1995-12-14 21 Bernama-Kyodo [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Electric Corp is planning to launch in South-east Asia as early as 1997 digital telephone handsets based on the global system tor mobile communications (GSM), a company spokesman said. —Bernama-KyodoBernama-Kyodo - 38 words
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57 1995-12-14 21 Reuter mil ww—wwm in i ii w [SYDNEY) Shares in Sydney Harbour Casino Ltd fell nine ft cents to A 11.75 after the New South Wales government refused the operator's pleas for tax concessions. The company had sought a reduction in the rate ofReuter - 57 words
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Article, Illustration159 1995-12-14 21 Reuter [HONGKONG] Hutchison Whampoa Ltd chairman Li Ka-shing said the company's British mobile telephone operator Orange would be listed in Britain during the first half of 1996, the Sing Too Evening Post and the New Evening Post reported. Orange is 68.5 perReuter - 159 words
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148 1995-12-14 21 AFP [MANILA] The Philippine National Construction Corp plans to cancel an agreement with Hongkong tycoon Gordon Wu's Hopewell Holdings Ltd for a huge highway project, a company spokesman said here yesterday. The state-controlled construction company had signed a memorandum of agreement with Hopewell on SepAFP - 148 words
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390 1995-12-14 21 Fond manager says Hongkong and STpore will benefit most from falling US rates Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] US investors should sell some of their domestic stocks to buy Asian shares, many of which are less expensive based on earnings forecasts andBloomberg Business News - 390 words
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226 1995-12-14 21 AFP [SYDNEY] Australian news service AAP announced on Tuesday it had forged alliances with a number of financial information providers in preparation for the end of its 40-year association with Reuters on Dec 31. The agreements, including those with Dow Jones Telerate, Bloomberg BusinessAFP - 226 words
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246 1995-12-14 22 NYT [NEW YORK] NBC on Tuesday cornered the Olympic television market by agreeing to spend US$2.3 billion (553.2 billion) for the broadcast and cable rights to the 2004 Summer, 2006 Winter and 2006 Summer Games even before the sites of the games have beenNYT - 246 words
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431 1995-12-14 22 USs9.4b transaction creates second-largest consumer products business in US Bloomberg Business News [DALLAS) Kimberly-Clark has completed its US$9.4 billion (5513.2 billion) purchase of Scott Paper Co after reaching an agreement with antitrust regulators over the sale of some assets. The purchase, which creates the second-largest consumerBloomberg Business News - 431 words
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418 1995-12-14 22 New USsssb entity will are 2,ooojobs and be the 15th largest bank in US Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] The Bank of Boston Corp said on Tuesday night that it would buy Baybanks Inc. the leading consumer bank in New England,Bloomberg Business News - 418 words
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183 1995-12-14 22 Reuter [TOKYO] Sumitomo Bank Ltd is likely to buy 15 of Daiwa Bank Ltd's 17 branches in the United States and may purchase the assets of Daiwa's trust banking unit in New York, financial daily Nlhon Keizai Shim bun said. The 15 branches haveReuter - 183 words
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242 1995-12-14 22 Reuter [BASLE, Switzerland] Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC), one of Switzerland's big three commercial banks, yesterday said it planned to scrap its present two-class share structure by introducing a unitary registered share. The bank said shareholders would be asked to approve the stepReuter - 242 words
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Article, Illustration257 1995-12-14 22 Reuter [LOS ANGEIiES] Sony Television Entertainment is close to forging an alliance with King World Productions that would give King World an equity stake in Sony's Game Show Network, sources close to the talks said on Tuesday. Although negotiations couldReuter - 257 words
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451 1995-12-14 23 Investment bankers and investors say Ugh taxes hindering growth of Asian bond markets Bloomberg Business News (HONGKONG] High withholding taxes are hindering the growth of Asian bond markets and encouraging dodgy tax schemes, say investors and investment bankers. And tax authorities, they say,Bloomberg Business News - 451 words
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Article, Illustration360 1995-12-14 23 Reuter [FRANKFURT] Frankfurt is losing out to rival financial centres because its banking regulations are still too restrictive, the Association of Foreign Banks in Germany said on Tuesday. With Frankfurt's key attraction, the Deutschemark, set to vanish in 1999 with the launch of a singleReuter - 360 words
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SMALLChange
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58 1995-12-14 23 [SINGAPORE] Thai finance and securities company Aaia Credit Public Company Ltd (ACL) has raised a US$6O million (S9B4.6million) three-year tax-absorbed revolving credit facility. The loan, which was more than 50 per cent oversubscribed, pays a margin 0f0.526per cent per annum over the Singapore Interbank Offered58 words
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Article65 1995-12-14 23 Reuter I {HONGKONG} Polo Park Co Ltd's five-year term loan J* facility has been reduced to US$3O million (5J42.3 million) f from US$4O million, said arranger Development Bank of Singapore. The borrower was incorporated by Golden Land Property. The loan was launched on NovReuter - 65 words
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54 1995-12-14 23 Reuter [MANILAJ A US investment ftind has bought 100 million shares in Philippine holding firm Aboitiz Equity Ventures V- Inc. AEV executive vice-president and chief operating officer Erramon Aboitiz said the U8 ftind acquired the shares from AE Vs parent firm Aboitiz CoReuter - 54 words
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90 1995-12-14 23 Bloomberg Business News [BOMBAY) Purman Sab Inc, a New York-based securities company managing US$B3 billion (5546.5 billion), said it was seeking opportunities for its clients to invest about UBs2oo million in India. "We should see a lot more money flowing into emerging markets,"Bloomberg Business News - 90 words
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225 1995-12-14 23 Bloomberg Business News [SHANGHAI] Morgan Stanley Group Inc's joint venture investment bank in China was hired to arrange the first foreign investment in a Chinese onshore oil producer. North-east China's Jilin Oil Group agreed to retain the joint venture bank, China International Capital Corp,Bloomberg Business News - 225 words
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148 1995-12-14 23 Reuter [SHANGHAI] The Shanghai Commodities Exchange will ban part-time futures brokerages from doing business for customers and an announcement is possibly to be made as early as today, officials said. The ban is in line with a set of regulations governing part-time brokerages issued inReuter - 148 words
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241 1995-12-14 23 Move part of revamp after allegations of fraud and big losses Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Bankers Trust New York Corp has replaced its top trader of derivatives and reorganised management of the embattled business after two years of lawsuits, fraud allegations andBloomberg Business News - 241 words
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126 1995-12-14 23 AFP [BEIJING] China's leading commercial bank has agreed to a US$l3O million (SslB4 million) cash loan to allow a Chinese telecommunications company to buy a satellite from the United States, a report said yesterday. The agreement was signed by the Industrial andAFP - 126 words
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Article, Illustration1153 1995-12-14 23 IWTHEBAMK (JOERBWCT EATBS 4pm, om 3 Afttast S$ MatastUSS AfrtMtSl A«atat«SS CwortM X OWf OM Off* Cwwtht WO Off* Hi Off* -< -tttt* »3-"S JK SS. fill Him jinn 1.0517 Lflsn 0.7427 0.7432 11H11I1 mm 0.0*20 0.0021 2,212.750 2.203.150 fir If I Ml 1.0204 1.0295 1.3764 1.3769 RUMM 0.0004 0.00061,153 words
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Article160 1995-12-14 23 Reuter AFP ItfMdOß iii THE dollar was slightly firmer in European trade but dealers said the seasonal lull and uncertainty ahead of possible interest rate changes in Europe were likely to prevent the emergence of any new trends. UK Chancellor Kenneth Clarke and Bank of England governor EddieReuter; AFP - 160 words
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309 1995-12-14 23 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [DUBAI] French firm Total SA will start drilling for oil and gas in Iranian Gulf waters early next year, a source at the company said yesterday. Total is planning to drill three development wells in March in Iran's Sirri EReuter - 309 words
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Article920 1995-12-14 24 [KUALA LUMPUR] Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market shed 17 sen to M 515.82 per kg on heavy offerings. Traders said the fall was in line with the weaker performance of the metal on the London Metal Exchange. LME tin was down by US$7O overnight on selling920 words
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Article1105 1995-12-14 24 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Eurodollar futures ended little changed in thin trade and dealers said they are likely to hold firm despite coming under pressure from a stronger than expected Producer Price Index (PPI) on Tuesday. March Eurodollars ended unchanged from their previous IMM settlement at 94.57. June were atReuter - 1,105 words
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96 1995-12-14 24 [WINNIPEG] Canada's beef industry is Starting to make headway into the Asian markets at the expense of Australian beef, industry sources said yesterday. Ron Gietz, with the Livestock Market Analysis Division of Alberta Agriculture, said the Australian beef industry had lost ground in its96 words
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Article116 1995-12-14 24 [NEW DELHI] India is likely to sign export contracts for 500,000 tonnes of whfte sugar over the next two months, raising total exports in fiscal 1995-96 (Apr-Mar) to one million. A senior sugar industry official said the contracts are likely to be inked in the116 words
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128 1995-12-14 24 [TOKYO! US extra-long staple cotton prices continued rising on scarce offerings, forcing some reluctant yarn spinners into the market to secure needs before supplies run out completely, traders said. US pima prices were quoted around 180 cents (552.54) per pound FOB, up strongly from128 words
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Article62 1995-12-14 24 [SYDNEY] Production of Griffin Venture crude 60 km offshore from Onslow, Western Australia, is expected to resume today after the vessel for production was intentionally disconnected last Friday due to a cyclone in the area. Once the vessel was reconnected, it would immediately return to62 words
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67 1995-12-14 24 [GUATEMALA CITY] Guatemala is unlikely to add its voice to calls from other Central American countries for a halt on coffee exports because most of its crop is already pre-sold. Max Quirin, president of the National Coffee Association, said: "Some producers are already refusing67 words
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Article2263 1995-12-14 25 -2&29 STOCKS ended lower in directionless trading. The market was locked in a tug-of-war between profit-taking in blue chips and active buying of banks and other flnancials on hopes of lower global interest rates. "The banks are seeing a lot of attention. We're in an environment where we're seeing2,263 words
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Article623 1995-12-14 25 4105 Share prices finished higher as a traditional pre-Christmas rally countered weak offshore leads on Wall Street overnight. "Historically, we tend to have a Christmas rally and we are starting to see that happen again," a trader said. The All Ordinaries Index rose 10.5 points to 2,225.6. The All623 words
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Article380 1995-12-14 25 +0.46 Share prices rose slightly on concern over next year's economic outlook. "There's no fear, just concern on how next year would look like with a (proposed) wage hike, oil price hike, and the implementation of the expanded value-added tax," said an analyst. The PSE Composite Index rose 0.45380 words
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Article356 1995-12-14 25 +5&61 Share prices ended higher thanks to institutional buying, with all eight major categories of shares posting gains. "Institutional investors played a key role in the wave of upswings amid their attempt to window-dress their year-end financial reports," said a trader. The 321-issue Weighted Price Index gained 58.61 points356 words
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Article433 1995-12-14 25 -1171 Stocks fell for a third consecutive day as investors bid down shares in large manufacturing companies on concern the country's economic growth may decline next year. The large manufacturing Arms have been reluctant to expand their facility investments, expecting lower economic growth next year amid slow sales at433 words
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Article436 1995-12-14 25 +25J6 Shares ended higher, but not on the back of Finance Minister Bill Birch's NZ$3 billion (512.94 billion) tax cut and spending package. "I think that was all very well signalled and I would discount the package as a factor in the rise of the market today," said a436 words
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Article116 1995-12-14 25 +34*33 Share prices finished broadly higher, helped by selective buying by foreign investment institutions (FUs). The 30-share BSE Index closed 34.33 points higher at a provisional 3,068.16. The 100stock National Index firmed 7.85 to 1,410.12. "FII buying pepped up the market," a dealer said. "It slowed down the selling116 words
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Article632 1995-12-14 25 ♦7J LEADING share prices closed mostly firmer, cheered by news of a v* -point cut in UK bank base rates, but the market lacked conviction as Wall Street wallowed just above the previous closing level. The FTSE 100 index closed 7.5 points up at 3,662.4 after falling short of632 words
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Article676 1995-12-14 25 ♦3LBO US stocks rose as shares of steady-earning drug, health and household products gained. A drop in computer and software issues tempered the advance. Shares of Merck Co, American Home Products Corp and Kimberly-Clark Co rose as investors looked for stocks of companies whose products are always in676 words
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Article, Illustration2403 1995-12-14 26 Bloomberg Business News Hang Seng -6JI SHARES ended little changed In drifting, sideways trade. Dealers said investors were retreating from the market as the Christ- mas holidays approached. The blue chip Hang Seng Inilex shed 6.91 points to end at (•$,920.88. The All Ordinaries Index was down 2.75 toBloomberg Business News; FRANCIS - 2,403 words
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Article, Illustration519 1995-12-14 26 Bloomberg Business News Reuter rl Shanghai B Share lata +&3I SHANGHAI B shares rose for the first time In a week, led by Shanghai Dajiang, as some investors bet that lower inflation would lift corporate profits. The index rose 0.36 point to 49.03. Trading was worth US$l.7 million. China'sBloomberg Business News; Reuter - 519 words
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Article, Illustration1148 1995-12-14 26 Bloomberg Business News P SET Mm -7JI THAI stocks fell, led by telecommunication and property shares, on concern the Bank of Thailand would keep interest rates high in the short term. Analysts said telecommunication and property stocks were sensitive to interest rate concerns because most companies in the sectorBloomberg Business News; ALLAN - 1,148 words
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Article, Illustration1017 1995-12-14 26 Bloomberg Business News PCuporitoMg 43> STOCKS fell for a third day as news that Indonesia is planning a change in bank reserve requirements convinced investors that interest rates in the country won't Call soon. "Despite what the Fed does, this is a sign that rates will stay firm forBloomberg Business News; BCRUZ - 1,017 words
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Article, Illustration6622 1995-12-14 27 KUALA LUMP U R Reports Bloomberg Business News yiOimpogfrlMfai +&03 MALAYSIAN shares gained a second day as investors bid up prices in a small group of large-capitalisation stocks. "I think the market is going to see just a bit of window-dressingBloomberg Business News; ALLAN - 6,622 words
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229 1995-12-14 28 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy AMONG the most active counters here and in Malaysia yesterday were Amsteel's new warrants. In total, almost 16 million of these instruments were traded in Kuala Lumpur and on Clob International, which makes it worthy of notice. The five-year warrants229 words
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Article836 1995-12-14 29 Or Or M art •m Uat Vai toy LMt OiMt< ON Mv Vld Nat Cm A»4 N>f» L— t«Na Cli>«WY *ata rOOO) Hit* Law 0»yar M Cur P/t $m« Ww ksbm 322 40 2000 A0RHM«i9c 302 -4 105 300 302 302 304 HO II OJ 65.7 1334 303 200836 words
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Article, Illustration74 1995-12-14 30 Shiv Taneja - By Shiv Taneja FRANCIS LUM Chang Holdings rote tight cents yesterday to $1.31 on a roJiOTf of over two mUBon stem. But the met Is likely to/till bode in the days ahead as there is no tupport at the current Aito, daify RSI and Stochaetk* are Heavily overboughtFRANCIS - 74 words
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Article, Illustration853 1995-12-14 30 R Sivanithy - mCKHiBIBT COMMENTARY Year-end window dressing by fond managers and tomorrow's launch of KL futures market cited as main reasons for surge By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] After a slow start, a sudden afternoon surge by blue chips on both sides of the853 words
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Article86 1995-12-14 30 CARLEA WIRELESS' decision to appoint HoareGovattasJointbrokar with Casanova hat fuelled speculation that it ia expecting a takeover bid. The parent of Hongkong Telecom wm thrown into diaarray last month whan daahee between chairman Lord Young and chief executive James Roes came to head, resulting in both86 words
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Article181 1995-12-14 30 PANSAK VINYARATN, the nattUy-dreseed editor-in-chief of the newty-launched regional daily newspaper, Asia Tbms, may be building castles in the air—not to say anything of his presumptions about Indian tea-drinking habits when ha says ofhia newspaper "1 hope we sell in (the Indian hill station of) Simla. Woultet K181 words
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Article107 1995-12-14 30 B-3-2-7. No, if a not a new Boeing. For the uninitiated, ifs aUS brokerage stock rating method, which ia very if ia A-D, ibll^wiS^^maetr2^MnSw'S«r ?T<r ranked 1-4, and a third aet, ranked 7-f. On a alMtegacalaofAtoD(theal>habet riaka), ApreeeatsnoriakwhDeDwfllbe typically attached to ctanpeniea operating in the107 words
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Advertisement106 1995-12-14 21 =%.<?'<|@^]^_\^.="=)&()`>*}+>(* "V This announcement appears as a matter of record only December 1995 EASTERN PUBLISHING LTD I (lnroqx>m»a m tw FXput*: o< Smfl«poft on 21 Nowmbr 1W1) I Invitation In respect of I 14,000,000 New Shares of $0.10 each I at $0.36 for each New Share, by way of public106 words
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Advertisement379 1995-12-14 30 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. M HANATA TRADING PTE LTD (Morten* ValMtmr? WWh| Up) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in punuance of Section VMt (I) of die Companies Act. Cap. 50. thai a final general meeting of die abovenamed company will be held al the office of Lee379 words
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Advertisement337 1995-12-14 30 Singapore Closing than Pile— 13/12/1996 CLOSE PREV LOW HIOH Willis US$ uss uss uss \IVIIr Jardina Mathaaon 6.66 6JO 6.60 6.70 HJardirta tlialaglc 2.61 2.76 2.63 Dairy Farm 0.61 0.60 OJO6 0.616 Hongkong Land ,1.76 1.76 1.76 1.77 Mandarin Oriontal 1.24 1.20 1.16 1.24 Jardlna Stralaglt WS6 0.26 0.276 0.276337 words
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Article312 1995-12-14 31 Knight Ridder Reuter A STRONG early Panamax market in the Atlantic was backed up by reasonable enquiry for handy-sizes from US Gulf in particular. But, continuing the pattern seen through much of this month, less buoyant conditions marked the Pacific with handles struggling to maintain previous rate levels.Knight Ridder; Reuter - 312 words
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Article277 1995-12-14 31 to no n *t- w CWT OMributlon 148 *0.02 49 Chuon Hup 1.18 unch M Cmco Invoitmorrt ._L86 *0.02 t FtLS 6.65 *0.25 1623 FrptaMUnks a 77 *00)03 OSnoMnfi Ut *0.03 446 Mot Sun Hup 0.925 unch 90 HKacMZPMn 1.03 -OOI 72 WCMeWnn MHSlM Joy« HoMnqs 168 *0.09277 words
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Article, Illustration487 1995-12-14 31 Yong Mei Fong - Swiss-based transport giant to open new offices in Malaysia next year By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Swiss-based transport giant Danzas is making the expansion of its South-east Asian operations its top priority. The company, which has about 700 offices worldwide, already has487 words
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457 1995-12-14 31 David Hughes - From'. David Hughes in London SPECULATION that London's Baltic Exchange is about to finalise a deal to become the sole chartering agent for the United Nation's worldwide peacekeeping operations have been dismissed as premature by the Baltic Exchange's chief executive, Jim Buckley.457 words
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Article, Illustration608 1995-12-14 31 Yong Mei Fong - MUIWBIAW! i By Yong Mei Fong DAGFINN Lunde stepped into his new shoes as the managing director of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) just over a month ago. But he has already swung into action, tackling issues affectingCHRIS LOH - 608 words
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314 1995-12-14 31 Aussie prime minister to discuss As3b contract daring visit next month Reuter [CANBERRA] Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating will lobby Malaysia to award a As 3 billion (Ss3.l billion) patrol boat contract to Australia's Transfield Shipbuilding Pty Ltd, during a visit to KualaReuter - 314 words
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211 1995-12-14 31 [LONDON] Up to 50 per cent of all vessels operating in the Asia-Pacific region will be subjected to port state control inspections by the year 2000. At present 36 per cent of vessels are inspected, said Michael Hubbard, director-gen-eral, Ship211 words
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Article, Illustration225 1995-12-14 31 [MANILA] Some 17 people were feared dead after a fire yesterday aboard a Philippine ferry spread so rapidly some passengers were forced to jump into the sea without lifejackets, survivors and rescue officials said. "The fire just kept growing. I jumped offREUTER - 225 words
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Article, Illustration956 1995-12-14 32 KUBSIAN PORTO ZN TROUBLE: WAKING UP TO COMPETITION tjnder threat from all sides, Russian ports are gearing up for major reorganisation as they slowly realise that their survival may depend on how well they can cope with changing business circumstances and tough competition Fairplay EUSSI ANFairplay - 956 words
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322 1995-12-14 32 PAGE ACL n AM. 3 Able 7 Accord 10 AMers 6 Ahrenkiel 4 Appenship 4 Astro 13 Austral 11 Avant 6 BSA 11 Batamindo T B'tanq Mas W BngM Express 6 CCNI 4 CNA 11 COSCO 7 CSAV 3 Centenary 7 Central Ex322 words
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Article10244 1995-12-14 38 Ti v«m»i Voyaqa Pg ETA ETA Advartlsar VmwI Voyaga Pfl CTA ETA Advartlsar Vassa. cm M No No. SIN Dtst'n N«M Nam* jj*. 23/12 25/12 PUL HYUNDAI MALACCA 094N *7 A 24/12 24/12 ACL KOTA RIA RIAI23 24/12 26/12 RCL KOTA RIA RIA123 Wm« DELMAS SURCOUF 002W 510,244 words
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Article561 1995-12-14 43 VMM* ¥#y Nt Mft» Arrteal #6»artart -a (W)IMj»9 Jaya 6/95 (tTXarau iHra VTi Jl ><-K/V«0 (ITMMaH 1W "522S (ITKanab 23/95 Jl •*«»">• R12/0400 Cafta CioMnct 12/95-02 JB akXKjvfla RB/OMO Co«?r M W? Doagsrtt RH/1500 Craw 21/95 JWl ataafs* RI2/060G IomIO B/05/95 J7 lorqilM RI2/1300 ,oA«o«r J20 alonfliidt R12/0200561 words
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Article1506 1995-12-14 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklng/BoUnc* Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From AO It* 26M M/1700 W 13/1500 U/l*54 U/1900 13/1500 13/1*59 13/1*0 xiuh oto* *moo a u/roT m/o*59 m/otoc 14/0700 M/H59 M/MOO 4 14/1200 14/1459 14/1700 mhBh aa */0700 i am1,506 words
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480 1995-12-14 44 Prices in S'pore have jumped about US$7 a barrel since mid-Aug to U5527.50 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Asian airlines are feeling the heat of three-year-high jet fuel prices and are considering an increase in ftiel budgets to meet rising demand inReuter - 480 words
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338 1995-12-14 44 AFP [MANILA] China Airlines may be banned from flying to the Philippines following an aborted takeoff by ohe of its jets that disrupted operations at the country's main airport, a government official said yesterday. Panfilo Villaroel, head of the Air Transportation Office, said theAFP - 338 words
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Article, Illustration60 1995-12-14 44 [ATLANTA, Georgia] John Wallace (right), director ofelectric vehicles division for Ford, explaining how Ford's electric vehicle charging system works to Ken Niiya, of the Toyota Motor Corp, on Tuesday during the Electric Vehicle Association conference. The newly unveiled prototype of the conducive charging station will allow anREUTER - 60 words
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Article, Illustration366 1995-12-14 44 Reuter [TOKYO] British entrepreneur Richard Branson said on Tuesday that a £3 billion (556.5 billion) expansion plan at his Virgin Atlantic Airways would come at the expense of an old rival, British Airways (BA). "We've decided to take on British Airways on aReuter - 366 words
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382 1995-12-14 44 Plan to ease congestion in airports and airspace in region AFP [SINGAPORE] Commercial aircraft flying over at least eight Asia-Pacific nations will be guided by satellites next year under a plan aimed at easing congestion in airports and airspace in the region,AFP - 382 words
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Article148 1995-12-14 44 Reuter [MADRID] Spanish flag carrier Iberia has reduced its net losses by nearly three quarters this year, putting it on the road to recovery, chairman Juan Saez said on Tuesday. The parent company's end year net loss will be 10-12 billion pesetas compared with 41.5Reuter - 148 words
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94 1995-12-14 44 AFP [NEW DELHI] Flagship carrier Air India announced on Tuesday that it will resume flights to Entebbe and Tel Aviv from New Year's Day. The state-run airline said it would extend one of its three weekly flights to Nairobi to the UgandanAFP - 94 words
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113 1995-12-14 44 Reuter [TOKYO] Isuzu Motors Ltd agreed to form a London-based joint sales venture in January next year with La Service pic to market Isuzu brand 2-tonne to 3-tonne light trucks in Britain, an Isuzu spokesman said yesterday. The new company, Isuzu Truck (UK)Reuter - 113 words
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81 1995-12-14 44 Reuter [NEW YORK] Ford Motor Co and Chrysler Corp are announcing a recharging system that could make electric cars more convenient, USA Today reported on Tuesday. The two car makers are hoping the SCI Systems Inc recharger will be the industry standard, butReuter - 81 words
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