The Business Times, 15 December 1995

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15,1995 85c
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Retail rentals expected to ease 5-15% next year
    703 1  -  Bnt rentals of prime retail units and new-generation suburban malls may hold By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] With an expected influx of some 2.7 million square feet of new retail space next year, property consultants generally expect rentals to ease by 5 to
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    Post-Pan El reforms a boon to broking sector
    458 1  -  Firms are now wellcapitalised with lower bank borrowings Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Radical reforms introduced after the Pan-El crisis a decade ago this month have ensured that Singapore broking firms are wellcapitalised and able to withstand market and credit risks. According to figures
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    Indon reserve requirements up
    397 1  -  By\ S N Vasuki [SINGAPORE] In a widely expected move, Bank Indonesia yesterday increased the reserve requirements of commercial banks to 3 per cent from 2 per cent. Senior officials of the central bank cited rapid credit expansion and the need for prudent regulations in the
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    Telecom, partners clinch stake in Belgian operator
    338 1  -  Consortium beats eight other bidders and will pay some USs2.4sb for a 49.9% stake in Belgacom By\ S N Vasuki [SINGAPORE] The Belgian government yesterday selected a consortium consisting of Ameritech, Tele Danmark and Singapore Telecom as a "strategic partner" for Belgacom, the
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      138 1 B— Is the entry of Suntec City into the conventions business worrying other players in the industry? P 4 iwiTi mßwwmm i-r; thai «4m *dn H Mtfia MHr, t/iis |v. Discounted. Telecom's share price has In 11 n; It crossed <3 cm Wednesday and rose fur ther to $3.16 yesterday.
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      9 1 The dost has settled, the lessons learnt, Pg 24
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      274 1 The rush for suburban malls, Pg 2 HP offers you a choice of great PC/Printer combinations for as low as $2,299. S8 "SSI pr m d w s I December IPM, three m** b«t p I p 1 I PC* com• complete with HP flu let* at really lew DX
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Visitor arrivals set to hit 7.1m
      494 2  -  Number is higher than STPB's 1995 target of &8 million visitors made five years ago By Ang Wan May VISITOR arrivals are expected to grow by some 3.5 per cent this year, with the number hitting an estimated 7.1 million. This is above the
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      Red carpet treatment awaits S'pore's 7 millionth visitor
      218 2 SINGAPORE will spare no effort to give its seven millionth visitor a truly surprising welcome. The event, expected to in the middle of next week, will be an unforgettable experience for the lucky visitor, the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) has promised.
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      Lock icon Recruitment ads up 3% in Nov
      351 2  -  ETE OX THE ECONOMY Jobs Teh Hooi Ling THE total volume of recruitment advertisements placed In The Straits Times rose a meagre 3 per cent last month over the same period last year, In columncentimetre terms. The ads are classified as either for manufacturing
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      Rush on for suburban malls although glut stymies rents
      627 2  -  High occupancy rates, town coatres' steady traffic fl«w> boost developers By, Jenny Lam NEW-GENERATION suburban malls have proved so popular that property consultants expect more to be built. However, they caution developers that retail rents in the suburbs have peaked in
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      Hutchison unit clinches $2.3m Suntec City telecom deal
      265 2 Mirrt rallilir digital phone network will be first in Asia outside Japan PACIFIC Century Corporate Access (PCCA), a Singaporebased telecommunications company owned by Hongkonglisted Hutchison Whampoa, has been awarded a 12.3 million contract to install a personal handyphone system (PHS) in Suntec
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      94 2 .-Z*9E%MF I m£+& V V jJJ With a history dating back to 1918, 1 Gallery offers personalised services to collectors, KWOR corporate and institutions. GALLERY An unhurried ambience exudes I Three GenerationsctExperience within the gallery in which several Since 1918 thematic halls have been created to house a comprehensive collection
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      7 2 THE ART OF LIVING £M£mkEl it** wwi
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Manufacturing grew 10% in Oct
      464 3  -  HeetrtoksbMß powering sector which is on target for fall-year doable-digit result By. Anna Teo THANKS to a sustained electronics boom, manufacturing growth was a robust though slower 10 per cent in October despite declines in four major industries. The sector grew 9.8 per cent for
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      Award for CDL chief Kwek
      284 3 HK-buod magazine names him Achiever ef the Tear 1996 LOCAL tycoon Kwek Leng Beng has been voted Business Achiever of the Year 1996 by a Hongkong-based Chinese weekly magazine, Yazhou Zhoukan. Mr Kwek was one of five leading entrepreneurs picked by Yazhou Zhoukan, which is
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      Van Ommeren in $60m expansion
      137 3 VAN Ommeren Tank Terminal, Singapore's largest independent tank terminal operator, will expand its Pulau Sebarok terminal near Jurong at a cost of 160 million. The company said yesterday the expansion involved building 174,000 cubic metres of tank storage and a jetty that can handle vessels
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      Franchisee in M'sia starts Palm Beach restaurant in JB
      410 3  -  Mere franchise outlets planned in M.l.y**" »»J Indonesian cities By* Ang Wan May PALM BEACH Seafood Restaurant's franchisee in Malaysia has kicked off with a restaurant opening in Johor Baru. Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant Sdn Bhd, which owns the Malaysian franchise,
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      NEWS Roundup
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      7 3 Singapore Business -Giving vou the vanning edge
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
    • SNIPPETS
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        Westwork exhibition a hit
        75 4 PBNGAPORB] WoodmacAsia9s which was held from Hew 21 to 25, attracted a record 10,023 visitors, 60 per cent of whom ware from abroad —mainly from Asian countries and emerging markets like Myanmar and Laos. Organiser Stupors Exhibition Services said the woodwork and tlnrtwr prooesaing Exhibition attracted
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        Investment tips in February
        66 4 fSINGAPOIUR Asia Business Forum is organising the 4th Annual Fund Management Conference on Feb 12-13 next year at the Sheraton Towers. It will offer information and views on positioning, marketing and managing fonda in Asia. Industry players will evaluate investment opportunities and growth in Asian markets,
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        Cranking up a storm
        57 4 (SINGAPORE] A Salon Culinaire *96 competition will be i*li to eoqJttßCtioo with Food Hotel Asia 96. It will tovolvs some 600 leading international chefe. The competition will have two categories—the individual •sedan which will have both hot cooking and cold displays and tiw regional/city team section
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        on power issues
        58 4 [SINGAPORE] Asian Power 96 will be held on Mar 7-8 next year at the Hyatt Regency. Organised by Icom Group Confidences, it wiH focus on topics ranging from key problem areas for foel and coal supply to managing risks in project financing as well as case studies
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      MEETING PLACE
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      Westin draws the convention crowd
      616 4  -  Most hoteliers appear bullish and are not worried by the entry of Suntec City By. Agnes Wee [SINGAPORE] THE Westin Stamford/Plaza with its large, dedicated convention centre, remained the top venue for conventions last year, capturing some 46 per cent of the market share, up
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        3.5m meals to make McDonald's happy
        38 4 [SINGAPORE] By the end of the year, Cast-food giant McDonald's will have sold more than 3.5 million Happy Meals*— the highest annual amount since the meals were introduced here 12 years ago.
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        Award for DDB's S'pore office
        75 4 (SINGAPORE] DDB Needham Singapore has won an international in-houae creative award for work done for Indonesia's state-owned airline, Garuda. Its "Beyond Bali" multi-media campaign was one of four winners of the Pinnacle Award, designed to honour the best creative work from DDB network worldwide. The
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        Global network of independent agencies
        51 4 [SINGAPORE] A global network of independent local advertising agencies is now available as an alternative to multinational agencies. The International Federation of Advertising Agencies (IFAA), headquartered in Chicago, is now ftiHy represented throughout the Asia-Pacific area. The network's Singapore affiliate is Ad Venture Communications. ■31
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      DBS Bank ads win US Telly awards
      237 4 [SINGAPORE] Two DBS Bank television commercials have won recognition in the US. The DBS Corporate and DBS Autosave TV ads each came away with a Telly award. The Telly is one of the most respected creative competitions in the United States. Entries do
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      MasterCard tests how smart its new stored value card is
      395 4  -  luttrfMOukku a rechar&able stered value and is linked to existing debit and credit card* Reports by Chan Siew Ling [SINGAPORE] Payment systems giant MasterCard International began testing one of the world's first stored value smart card this week. The trial
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      Survey identifies market for pre-paid cards
      305 4 (SINGAPORE] A new study suggests that focusing on specific groups of consumers may be the key to marketing international pre-paid cards. The six-month survey, conducted by MasterCard International, revealed that frequent business travellers are keen on this payment tool as it helps in organising
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      83 4 WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MALE ACCOUNT MANAGER An opportunity to join one of Singapore's major advertising agencies and handle well known brands. If you have more than three years agency experience, the ability to think strategically as well as a sharp eye for detail, we'd like to hear from you.
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Joining hands
      30 5 [BANGKOK] Asean leaders laughing at a joke by Thai Premier Banharn Silpa-Archa (centre) as they pose for photographers after the official opening ceremony of the summit yesterday. REUTER
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      New 13-country Asian grouping takes form
      388 5  -  BANGKOK By Loh Hui Yin A NEW regional grouping comprising 13 Asian countries is taking shape, an upshot of suggestions from the Thai and Singapore prime ministers at the fifth Asean summit hare. At the grouping's core will be the seven Asean members, the
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      Asia as a big family
      603 5  -  fIHW FEOHTHB SUMMIT ASEAN SUMMIT IN BANGKOK Leaders air their vision for Unking up with countries like S Korea and Japan By Loh Hui Yin ECONOMIC integration at a faster clip and with a broader scope. That was clearly on the minds of Asean heads
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      Thai Deputy PM Thaksin in shock resignation
      387 5 BANGKOK Bvt paper says he has been urged to delay decision until tomorrow, after the Asean Summit DEPUTY Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stunned Prime Minister Banharn Sila-pa-archa by handing in his resignation, but the premier asked him to delay his decision until tomorrow,
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      Lock icon Vietnam's dream islands
      647 6  -  SINGAPORE Ambition* plans for turning Viet islands into tourist havens may have to wait By\ Harish Mehta TALK to a Vietnamese official about tourism in Tahiti or Australia's Gold Coast, and he will tell you about the potential of turning Vietnam's pristine islands into money spinners. Never
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      45 Thai firms among top 500 run by Chinese
      155 6 BANGKOK FORTY-FIVE companies in Thailand have been ranked among the top 500 Arms run by Chinese migrants or their families in Asia. The asset-based ranking was conducted by Yazhou Zhokan (International Chinese Newsweekly) of Hongkong, and reported by the Bangkok Post.
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      Global flows of foreign investment may hit record
      296 6  -  SINGAPORE By Vikram Khanna GLOBAL flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to recover from their recessionary levels of 1991-92, and are likely to hit a record USS23S billion (***** billion) this year, according to the 1996 World Investment Report put out
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        Lock icon Philippine business group sees expansion
        87 6 AFP (MANILA} An elite Philippine business group yesterday projected that the country's gross national product (GNP) would grow by 8.5 to 7 per cent next year. But they also if issued a warning that rampant crime and judicial intervention in business could derail such expansion.
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        Lock icon Pertamina to sign loan agreement
        53 6 Reuter [JAKARTA! Indonesia's stale oil company Pertamina wfll ffilllifln)k«nageaingntforitsCllacapr«flnacy. i Tertarahui win the loan agreement with a consortium ofbanks on Saturday to finance the de-bottlenecking of the Cilacap rsfinsry," said Samto fie said the project was expected to begin in January and would not affect
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        Lock icon Philippines not a 'murder centre'
        77 6 AFP [MANILA] The Philippine government yesterday Twin towtrt ilslmsby the outspoken arehbishopofManfla that the country was becoming Asia's "murder centre" following series of violent crimes. Cardinal Jaime Sin's statements were "too much of an exaggeration", said executive secretary Rubra Torres, a top aid* to PrwltaU
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      283 6 8 ROLEX WATCHES TO BE WON IN NOEL'S FESTIVE BONANZA You can win Rolex watches sim~ 4 Cents 4 Ladies watches will be given away in the draw to be held on 26 February 1996. Lifestyle Hampers A selection of the most appliances for the modern or office. 6 ranges
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      292 6 WORLDTECH'9S THAILAND W-Tech Fail At Wofkftedl 95 Prof. Dr. Wichlt Srisa-an, Acting Rector of Suranaree University of Technology and Managing Director of WORLDTECH'9S, Management Center, told news reporters that the SUT Farm has put its animal and plant products on display and sale at WORLDTECH *95. The SUT Farm is
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Taiwan planning Asia's biggest shopping mall
      437 7 TAIPEI Govt offering up to 30 ha of land at low rents, near intl airport, high-speed railway station Reuter TAIWAN wants to sell 25-30 hectares to be developed as what it is billing as Asia's biggest shopping mall. "The government is offering the land
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      Lock icon Govt to invest NT$330m in chip R&D
      142 7 TAIPEI Reuter TAIWAN'S Economics Ministry has decided to invest NT$33O million (S|l7 million) next year in research and development of advanced semiconductor technology, a ministry official said. "The government has approved the budget totaUing NT$33O million next year to help the local semiconductor
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      Lock icon Beijing optimistic about prospects for electronics
      145 7 SHANGHAI Reuter CHINA will see rapidly growing demand for its electronic products both domestically and for export during the next Ave years, the China Securities newspaper quoted Ministry of Electronics Industry officials as saying. The newspaper quoted them as saying they were optimistic about
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      Lock icon Puffing on the way out
      64 7 [BEIJING] Smokers in China are counting down the days to the introduction of a smoking ban in public places which is expected to be passed next week. The country's first law prohibiting smoking will be submitted to the Municipal People's Congress then and China's official
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      Lock icon Chinese urged to tighten belts to help cut ballooning deficits
      243 7 BEIJING Re vit&lis&tion of treasury a key goal of ninth Five-Tear Plan, says minister AFP CHINA will begin to cut its ballooning budget deficits in 1996, the finance minister was quoted yesterday as saying, calling on government departments to tighten
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      Lock icon CPI rises 11.2% in Nov
      103 7 BEIJING Reuter CHINA'S Consumer Price Index rose 11.2 per cent in November 1995 compared with the same month a year earlier, giving aggregate consumer price inflation of 17.7 per cent for the first 11 months, the Xinhua news agency said. The November CPI figure was
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      Lock icon Is China pulling back from its open-door policy?
      346 8 BEIJING Analysts say Wei's case shows China's obsessed hy dissent and hardening politically Reuter UPI CHINA'S open-door policy could be shaken by the closed-door conviction of dissident Wei Jingsheng, which revealed a leadership obsessed by dissent and tempted to wield Wei as
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      Lock icon Govt to step up bid to curb waste, focus still on central planning role
      287 8 BEIJING AFP CHINA will step up efforts to curb inefficiency and waste, but the state will not abandon its central planning role. The China Daily yesterday quoted Chen Jinhua, minister in charge of the State Planning
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      Lock icon 3 futures firms punished for illegal trading, manipulation
      182 8 SHANGHAI Reuter CHINA'S top securities watchdog has punished three futures trading companies for illegal trading and market manipulation. The China Securities newspaper said yesterday that the China Securities Regulatory Commission had revoked the right of the Harbin Pacific Futures Trading Service Co
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      Lock icon China plans peace campaign to avert Korean crisis
      252 8 SEOUL AFP Reuter CHINESE leaders, concerned with the possibility of North Korea attacking its rival South Korea, have decided to launch a diplomatic peace campaign towards Pyongyang, a newspaper here said yesterday. In a secret meeting held recently to diagnose the Korea
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        Lock icon Better image for foreign-listed firms
        80 8 Bloomberg Business News [BEIJING] China said yesterday state-owned companies that trade shares in foreign stock markets suffer from inexperienced management aid need a "better Image", the official Xinhua newt agency said. Regulators plan to introduce newpoiicits to improve the transparency of the I 19 Chinese
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        Lock icon Beijing-owned firms to axe 10% of staff
        95 8 Bloomberg Business News [BEIJING] China's state-owned companies will ftre at least 10 per cent of their 80 million employees in the next five years, the China Market Economic News repotted yesterday. The cost of reforming state companies in that period could be as
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        Lock icon Hottest-selling item?
        57 8 AFP [SHANGHAI] A man who repairs thermos flasks displaying on Wednesday thermos envelope which are not sold in department stores because they generate minimal profit. But for many Shanghainese who do not boy anew flask when the glass liner or envelop is damaged, this repairman's service proves Invaluable.
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        Lock icon Yang Shangkun returns to political arena
        68 8 Reuter [BEIJING] China's ex-president Yang Shangkun, whose military faction was quietly purged In 198* after an abortive power play, has made a rare return to the nation's political stage. Mr Yang, 88, was reported to have spoken on Wednesday at a ceremony near the
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  • ASIA
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        Lock icon Firms in Taj's vicinity told to close down
        46 9 Reuter [NEW DELHI] liklia has toM 104 &ctories near the Taj Mahal either to shut down or move within two weeks as part of efforts to protect the Cabled monument from pollution, Environment Minister Rafesh Pilot said yesterday.—Reuttr
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        Lock icon Pact on N Korean reactors
        65 9 AFP [SEOUL} North Korea will signasupply agreement witha US-led consortium in New York to provide it with two light-water nuclear reactors (LWRs), a South Korean government official said. The o®dal a member of the special task force here set up for CMttretimn^kno wn ganisation (Kedo),
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        Lock icon In memory of slain intellectuals
        54 9 Reuter [DHAKA] Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh laying wreaths at the memorial fbr martyred intellectuals yesterday at Mirpur in Dhaka. Thousands of Bengali intellectuals were killed by the Pakistani army and their collaborators on that day in 1371 on the eve of Bangladesh's
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        Lock icon Japan budget outlays to rise
        69 9 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's budget outlays for the year to March 1907 will likely rise a little more than 2 per cent from a year earlier to some 43 trillion yen (***** billion), the Nikon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday. The expected year-on-year growth will almost match
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        Lock icon Tax breaks on write-offs of bad assets?
        82 9 Reuter [TOKYO) Japan's ruling coalition parties are considering firing financial institutions tax breaks of bad assets linked to housing loan Anna if necessary, sources close to the coalition said. The parties may not include any concrete measures in the tax research advisory council's
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      Lock icon Indonesian-Aussie security accord
      347 9 SYDNEY Agreement which has treaty status will be signed next week, says Keating AFP AUSTRALIA announced yesterday that it will sign a security agreement next week with its populous northern neighbour Indonesia, which allows for consultation on joint responses to external challenges. Prime Minister Paul Keating made
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      Lock icon Enron's arbitration against Maharashtra state reactivated
      253 9 BOMBAY Bloomberg Business News AFP ENRON Corp's arbitration against the government erf India's Maharashtra state resumed on Sunday, said an official for the US gas and electricity company. The arbitration, seeking compensation of more than US$3OO million (***** million) for the cancellation of a
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      Lock icon New law on land compensation
      204 9 PORT MORESBY Owners can't torn to foreign courts, BHP case affected Reuter THE Papua New Guinea (PNG) parliament has passed legislation which outlaws landowners from taking up compensation claims in foreign courts over major resource projects. The new law comes amid an ongoing battle against
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      Lock icon S'pore Telecom venture awarded licence in India
      155 9 NEW DELHI Bernama A JOINT venture between Singapore Telecom, business group Hindujas and Indian firm HCL is among seven companies awarded licences to operate cellular mobile telephone services in India. Meanwhile the impasse continued in Indian parliament over the opposition's demand for a
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      Lock icon NZ Reserve Bank calls for tighter monetary conditions
      108 9 WELLINGTON Reuter NEW ZEALAND Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash played the role of Scrooge to perfection yesterday when he surprised financial markets by calling for tighter monetary conditions. "Somewhat firmer monetary conditions are now appropriate in order to maintain price stability," Mr
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      A sea-change in how Aussies view region
      1170 10  -  burs is first generation not to look at Asians through layer of gauze: Evans Reports by Tye Kim Khiat {CANBERRA] ALL, bearded and disW tinguished-looking W M 1 Gareth Evans is no H stranger to Singapore's IH famed East Coast sea- food centre.
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      How the land lies in Liberal eyes
      666 10 Shadow foreign minuter says party aware long ago of Asia's importance [CANßEßßA] The question of how keen Australia's Liberal Party is to engage Asia, should it form the government next year, is a moot point in view of the solid foundation laid by
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      Lock icon Breakthrough in US talks on balanced budget
      341 11 WASHINGTON Reuter THE White House and congressional Republicans on Wednesday announced a breakthrough in talks aimed at eliminating the budget deficit in 2002, saying that they would begin "serious" negotiations today. The breakthrough provided the first indication that there could be a final
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      Signing of Bosnian peace accord ends 4 years of civil war
      319 11 PARIS US,Hateferceate mriee agreement; foreign ptUcy coup for Otyrten if peace holds BOSNIAN Serbs, Croats and Muslims yesterday signed a peace agreement ending a four-year-old civil war In the former Yugoslavia as President Bill Clinton and other N &*W*r*
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      Lock icon French strikes drag on but end in sight
      243 11 SariS Reuter AM END to France's three-wetk-old public-sector strikes cafe into sight yesterday as fotornment concessions on aulterity and welfare reforms eraded workers' determination to continue the bitter contransport chaos still tipped the country after most rag workers voted to continue tMr
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      European states slash key rates
      364 11  -  LONDON Central banks take action tobewt Ailing nftMlfiwi— By Neil Behrmann GERMANY and other European nations slashed interest rates yesterday to boost their ailing economies. A substantial cut in the German discount rate to 3 per cent from 3.5 per cent helped spur limited European
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      Nations in search of harmony
      724 13  -  WORLD VXHW BiiMto, na 11 a mH Tnrkay maJca dtetiiirtfafl attempts at happy families By Kevin Sullivan HAPPY families, as Tolstoy famously observed, are much the same, while unhappy families are unhappy in interestingly different ways. Countries resemble households in this respect. Three nations are
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      430 13 WASHINGTON Unexpected rise in numbers makes Fed rate cut at Dec 19 meeting less likely new, say economists AFP A REBOUND in consumer spending and an upturn in production prices in November could make Federal Reserve officials less likely to lower interest rates
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      102 13 WASHINGTON AFP CONSUMER prices were unchanged in November from October, the Labour Department said. This is the first month there has not been an increase in consumer prices since March 1991. On a year-on-year basis, consumer prices rose 2.6 per cent in November.
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      221 13 m WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News THE US shouldn't push the dollar lower In a ploy to reduce the US trade deficit, Treasury Secretary Robert E Rubin said. "The dollar should not be used as an instrument" in trade battles, Mr Rubin said at a
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      198 13 The rewards of success are the city's potholes and diversions, And whatever your decision, I indeed great. Especially if you're to your office. Then, when you you can rest assured that this I among the few who choose to need a break, take you wherever offer will make success a
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      French elite playing risky macho game
      831 14  -  THE BOTTOMLDfE OPINION By Michael Hindley Michael Hindley is a Member of the European Parliament THE European Union (EU) country which has felt most ill at ease with post-Cold War Europe is undoubtedly France. Since the end of World War n, France has successfully
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      125 14 'We have just begun to see De Beers exercise (its) kind of muscle... I think well see De Beers fight very hard for this market' Mfrha* l Spriggi analyst at SBC Warburg, on talks on a new supply agreement between the South African diamond company and Russia.
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      Selective justice in Seoul?
      520 14 EDITORIAL Opportunism is the label that has dogged South Korean President Kim Young Sam. That was the cynical view when this former pro-democracy dissident merged forces with Roh Tae Woo's ruling party and catapulted himself into office. This is again the cynical view following his latest
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      Banana Warrior on slippery ground
      956 14  -  Republican presidential frontranner Bob Dele jeopardises political chances by fighting friend's trade battle By Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent WITH General Colin Powell and House Speaker Newt Gingrich deciding not to run for the White House, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole of
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      835 14 Germany's leaders, in succession, have quite frankly admitted their nation's past mistakes. Last year, for example, President Roman Herzog told Poland: "I ask for forgiveness for what Germans did to you." Seeking to become a European Germany has been Germany's motto. And in collaboration with France,
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      45 14 DOOMESBUR YBy Gary Trudeau II 1)11 we\eeeeNON rue LAM WO I n Ve6AS,SONA P= LON6. VS6AS IS A PLAC3 f SOZMPF&7Y TOWN [i MY OLP IOHBPB UJB CAN G6T LOST, 56T- £5 i FRJ6NPL-Y*\ SURB ~fI€YHAV£ j /sml STOMPING ~fI£DOWN. MAKBA GOOP \m&<\ a A9CHOO^U
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      995 16  -  A retrospective look at memorable sporting events in 1995 by JOH* mbhittbt JOHN MEHAFFEY Reuter WITH one simple gesture, former amateur boxer and political prisoner Nelson Mandela elevated tlx rugby union World Cup final on June 24 from a sporting spectacular to an inspirational symbol of
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      562 17  -  Calendar season has come and buyers have many pet subjects to choose from By Roy Rivenburg LAT-WP [LOS ANGELES] Pat Sajak and the pope each have one. So do polar bears, slugs and the Lost Continent erf Atlantis. Calendar season has officially arrived, and virtually no subject has
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      777 18  -  SHOPPING AUSUageriesttre tries UMp men overcome anxiety about buying gifts for tbeir women By\ Steve James Reuter [HOLLYWOOD] It may be the season to be jolly, but for some men buying a gift of sexy lingerie for the women in their lives can make this an agonising time.
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        Lock icon Reeve leaves rehab centre
        54 18 NYT ACTOR Christopher Reeve, who was paralysed In a horseback-riding accident in May, was released on Wednesday from the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in New Jersey, wh«re he has spent the last six months. He returned to his home in Westchester County, New York, snd will
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        63 18 AFP A CLAUDE Monet painting entitled Lesgiaconsswla Stint (Ice on the Seine) being auctioned cm Wednesday at the Hotel George V in Paris during a sale organised by Jacques Tajan. The price of the painting was knocked down to 5.3 million francs (S*l S million).
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        Lock icon Lloyd Webber hits the restaurant
        103 18 NYT ANDREW Lloyd Webber, the composer and produoer who also has developed quite a reputation far his palate, is making a foray into the world of restaurant criticism. He has written a review of the London branch of Vang Oat will appear in The Sunday
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        Lock icon Willis' little boy blues
        77 18 UPI BRUCE Willis and Demi Moore often have talked about adding to their (family of three daughters, Willis admitshe's a little uneasy about the prospect ofa son. "fused to want it a lot more, becausea lot ofmyftiends have sons," he told TVs £xtm. "But boys just
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        Lock icon A new man in Doherty's life
        78 18 UPI SHANNENDoherty, who has been working to dispel the bad-giri image that bloomed while she was starring in BevertytttmmiQ, repeatedly is eng«ed to director Rob Weiss, whom she has been seeing tor more thana year. "He, proposed the day before Thanksgiving," Doherty told columnist
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      Lock icon Return of China's movie godfather
      1155 20  -  PEOPLE While the film world raves over Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, their mentor Is get for a comeback By. Angelica Cheung IN A suburb of Los Angeles, a (lark, garage-like store Is run by a short, chubby-faced man. The man behind the counter Is
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      266 18 In-Depth Business News from! 1 3lund n—\ Singapore j|J Perspective l For over two decades Singapore Business has covered the local and regional business scenes with more depth and breadth from I I lywyks/ifes/iyte" Occuoflfcxv a perspective which is more relevant to I c I local businessmen than any other
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      720 19 TV&RAPIO 7.00 Good Morning Singapore. 3JO SinarZaman. aao Story from the East 100 SEA Games Report LOO AM M.O.G. as Seen on TV mo Talkers' Challenge UO Reel Cartoons. Show MO Casper the Ghost and 100 Regional News. ukb' 3-00 PM The Adventures of Friends. 130 InteraksL Gulliver. 1040 Golden
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Rafiq's bid to exercise share option may be delayed
      458 21  -  Jumabhoy family's holding company to meet again today By\ Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Former managing director Rafiq Jumabhoy's bid to exercise options for a 3.3 per cent stake in Scotts today had to be put off temporarily as a meeting of the
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      WBL, Winbond inject $20m into CD-ROM drive venture
      271 21 [SINGAPORE! WBL Corp and Taiwan's Winbond have pumped an additional $20 million into their CD-ROM drivemaking joint venture, Wearnes Peripherals International (WPI), in a continuing attempt to break into the top ranks of the business. WPI, which is 50 per cent owned
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      WBL unit buys stake in US firm
      129 21 [SINGAPORE] WBL Corp subsidiary Wearnes Technology has bought a 29 per cent stake, comprising 2.9 million shares, in California-based First Internet Franchise Corp for U*****,493 (*****,384). First Internet will provide a variety of solutions to aspiring Internet service providers in the US, including
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      Metro needs some bold cuts
      837 21  -  BOCK LOCK WVW By Jenny Lam POLLOWING Metro Holding's report of a $1.12 million interim loss two weeks ago due to higher losses by its retail arm, its share price plunged by about 40 cents to l| $5.30. Since then, there has been little 1
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      Lock icon Lum Chang halts trading in its shares
      152 21 [SINGAPORE] After seeing its shares surge the past two days, construction firm Lum Chang Holdings has requested that trading in its shares and the shares and warrants of subsidiary LC Development be suspended today, pending an announcement. Lum Chang's shares have been in
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      Advanced Semiconductor starts trading today
      203 21  -  By David Mok [SINGAPORE] The latest foreign entrant into the local stock exchange is Taiwan chip company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, whose shares start trading on the main board today. The US-dollar denominated stock will be traded in the form of Global Depository Shares (GDS), which
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      Lock icon Tuan Sing, SPP sky-rocket on takeover speculation
      147 21 [SINGAPORE] Trading in the shares and warrants of Indo-nesian-controlled Tuan Sing and its subsidiary SPP yesterday exploded on speculation of a takeover, propelling the latter's warrants to a massive in-tra-day gain of 122 per cent. After a frantic day of trading, SPP's warrants
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          Alexandra's interim earnings down
          96 22 [SINGAPORE] Reduced profits from the trading of equities by a securities trading subsidiary pulled down Alexandra Holdings' interim net earnings by 38.9 per cent to $1.16 million. Turnover for the six months to Sep 30 was down 28.9 per cent to $10.74 million, from $14.70 million
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          Acer strengthens CIS operations
          127 22 [SINGAPORE] Acer Computer International (AC!) has activated Acer CIS Inc to distribute Acer Computers in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Acer CIS, which was incorporated in September with two shares of US$l each in the British Virgin Islands, is owned by Acer president William Lau and
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          Lock icon Seven more to go scripless in KL
          60 22 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday identified seven more firms for scripless trading under the computerised Central Depository System, officials said. They were Malayan Flour Mills Bhd, Panglobal Equities Bhd, Sitt Tatt Bhd, Leong Hup Holdings Bhd, United Merchant Group
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          Lock icon Selangor Dredging's profit down 7%
          57 22 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Selangor Dredging Bhd's group pre-tax profit for the year ended Sep 30,1996, dropped to M 59.01 million (S|s million), down 7.06 per cent from M 59.70 million previously. It attributed the decline to the slightly lower rental rates and the comparatively higher
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          Lock icon Malaysian Plantations to issue bonds
          86 22 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Plantations Bhd said it was planning to issue five-year 2.5 per cent redeemable bank guaranteed bonds for Ms2oo million (5|111.3 million). It said in a statement that the 1996/2001 bonds will have 160.53 million detachable warrants. The issue will be structured
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        Lock icon Plus agrees to cut toll hike for public vehicles
        256 22 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan (Plus) has agreed to lower its proposed hike on toll charges to 10 per cent, but only for public vehicles, Works Minister S Samy Vellu said yesterday. "Following a discussion I had with Plus
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        York Pacific's $1.2m brake
        408 22  -  Forecast fall In profit blamed on legal and takeover costs, debt and forex losses By' Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed axle-maker York Pacific Holdings has warned that its earnings this year could be dragged down by up to $1.24 million. This was a result of costs incurred
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        Lock icon Canberra sets conditions on RTZ's merger with CRA
        299 22 FT [LONDON] A potentially serious hitch in the proposed merger between RTZ Corporation of the UK and CRA, its 49 per cent owned Australian associate, has emerged. Ralph Willis, Australia's federal treasurer, said he would approve the deal only if certain conditions
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        Lock icon Mobilkom to invest in 22 radio towers
        183 22 AFP [JAKARTA! PT Mobilkom Telekomindo is investing US$25 million (Ss3s million) this year to improve its infrastructure for radio communications in Java, a company spokesman said yesterday. Arina Prasutyo said the money was being used to set up 22 new base-station towers, which
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        Lock icon AMDB unit in Sibu township venture
        254 22 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Arab Malaysian Properties (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd (AMPS), a subsidiary of Arab Malaysian Development Bhd (AMDB), has entered into a Joint venture with Land Custody and Development Authority of Sarawak (LCDA) to develop the new Sibu twin township. The joint-venture company, Arab
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        Lock icon Eastern hits day's high of 42 cents in debut
        223 22 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Eastern Publishing rose to an Intra-day high of 42 cents, or a 16.6 per cent premium over Its offer price of 36 cents, on its debut yesterday. The stock started the day at 39 cents, rose to 41 cents
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        Lock icon NZ's D B Group back in the black
        303 22 Bloomberg Business News [WELLINGTON] New Zealand brewer D B Group Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore-listed Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd, said it returned to profit in the year ended Sep 30, raising NZ$l7.3 million (5115.9 million). That follows a loss of NZ593.2 million
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        NatFoods shares surge 14.9%
        264 22  -  From, Florence Chong in Sydney NATIONAL Foods stock yesterday closed 22 cents or 14.9 per cent higher at A 51.69, but the volume of shares traded was considerably lower than that in the past few days. About 932,000 shares changed hands, down sharply from more than
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        Thakral's interim profit at $23m
        309 22  -  Group maintaining forecast net earnings of $SLB million for foil year By 1 Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Newly-listed Thakral Corporation, in the first public announcement of its results, said it posted an interim net profit of $23.9 million on a turnover of $568 million for
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        Lock icon China lists reasons for H shares' bad showing
        265 22 AFP [SHANGHAI] Shares of Chinese firms listed in Hongkong have performed badly because the companies fall short of investors' high expectations and lack experience in international markets, Chinese regulators said. The Shanghai Securities News daily reported that the findings came out of
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        Lock icon Sony to set up US$410m Shanghai production centre
        328 23 Jeint venture to make TV and computer displays AFX-Asia Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Sony Corp yesterday said it will set up a joint venture to produce television and computer displays in Shanghai. The venture will have paidup capital million (*****.6 million), with
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        Lock icon Microsoft, NBC in 24-hr news, online service ventures
        407 23 NYT [NEW YORK] Television network NBC and Microsoft Corp, the world's leading software producer, said here yesterday they are to set up two joint ventures, a 24-hour news TV network and an on-line computer service. Microsoft is to invest US$22O million (Ss3lo
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          Lock icon Wharf owes KH$56m in back taxes
          51 23 Bloomberg Business News may have to pay HK9S6 million (Sso.l minion) in back faun pliii Ijgnl ftiim cm prnfljrfji 1 ftmni mini t eight yean ago, the £o#ttrnib(prw reported. Hongkong's Supreme Court yeeterday rated that Wharf wrongfully classified the loans as operating expenses in
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          Lock icon NBC to cut year-end holidays
          43 23 AFP year-end holidays at its domestic microchip plants from nine days to three to keep up with demand. It la the fourth consecutive year that high demand has led NIC to cut plannxi yaarwid holiday*, tt Mid.—Af7> ■"^f/-
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          Lock icon FedEx's net issues below expectations
          43 23 Bloomberg Business News Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter net Income roee a lowar-than**yected4per cent to USSWJ million (SlUtt.7 mtijjon), doe to higher costs caused by a work slowdown by its pilots' union anddsdlning international r; profits. Bloombtrg Busiims Ntws
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          Lock icon Tatung to build Cambodia factory
          55 23 Reuter FTAIPKI)Tatung Go Ltd, one of Taiwan's tt«set electronics firms, will invest US£i6.44 million (S$8&8 million) to build a wood-processing tectory in Cambodia Thd venture will be capitalised at $81.8 million, with Tatung accounting for 80 per cent of the stake and a Cambodian firm
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          Lock icon Layoff report speculative, says Apple
          52 23 Reuter [SAN FRANCISCOI An Appto Computer Inc spokesman declined comment on a report in computer trade magftsine MocWert that the company's board of directors considered laying off up to 2,oooemployees at a New York meeting in early December. The spokesman said the report was largely
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        Lock icon Disney chief turns 49
        49 23 [ANAHEIM, California] Michael Ovitz (centre), president of the Walt Disney Company, receiving a birthday cake from CEO Michael Eisner (right) during the Mighty Ducks vs Pittsburgh Penguins NHL game on Wednesday. Mr Ovitz celebrated his 49th birthday with his close friends at the game. REUTER
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        Lock icon DreamWorks plans high-tech studio project
        274 23 TheUSSttLA project includes mmpljrr with fibre-optic links Bloomberg Business News [LOS ANGELES] DreamWorks SKG said it plans to build a high-tech movie and television production studio as part of a US$6 billion (SsB.s billion) residential and business development in a seaside suburb of Los Angeles.
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        The dust has settled, the lessons learnt
        1909 24  -  PAM-ZO. AFFAIR: 10 YEARS LATER The legacy: emptied pockets, aborted careers and new laws By Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Catherine On# M DECADE has passed since the collapse of Pan-Electric Indus- tries rocked the Singa- pore stock market and left a devastating legacy of
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        HK managers' unit trust net sales roar ahead
        336 25  -  Figure ap 125% for first 10 months; October sales double toUSss6m Reports by Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong NET investments in unit trusts managed by members of the Hongkong Investment Funds Associations surged at an rate of 125 per cent to U*****.87
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        Only four out of 10 insured in HK
        352 25 [HONGKONG] Only four in every 10 Hongkongers were insured last year, according to the Commissioner of Insurance here. Releasing the provisional industry figures for 1994, Ros T-am yesterday said the number of life policies in force at the end of 1994 exceeded
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        Lock icon US bank profits hit US$13.8b record in third quarter
        446 25 Ontleek for banking industry remains positive, says FDIC chairman Reuter [WASHINGTON] The banking industry posted record earnings of US$l3.B billion (5519.5 billion) in the third quarter, compared with US$ll.B billion in the third quarter of 1994, the Federal Deposit Insurance Carp
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        Lock icon China float specialist to raise US$1b for infrastructure investment fund
        445 25 Fond membership may give companies an inside running for major projects Reuter [SYDNEY] Innovative China float specialist Sino Securities International Ltd is well-ad-vanced in discussions with institutions and major construction groups in Australia and around the world in a plan
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        173 25 Reuter THE dollar was stuck Cast in a tight range around 1.45 marks in Europe with trading overshadowed by the Bundesbank meeting. About 40 per cent of economists polled said they expected the Bundesbank to cut German rates. The dollar was trading at 1.4502/09 marks and 101.67/77 yen
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        330 25 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] World oil prices surged yesterday as a rally mainly inspired by cold weather carried the price of North Sea Brent crude above US$lB a barrel for the first time since early June. Oil prices have been climbing since early
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        827 26 [KUALA LUMPUR] Tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market held steady on better buying support, but remained unchanged at M 115.82. The market was firm despite a US$5 fall on the London Metal Exchange overnight. At the opening level, bids amounted to 45 tonnes while offers were
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        963 26 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Eurodollar futures ended steady to a touch firmer after trading in a razor-thin band, but dealers said sentiment for the US credit market remains optimistic. Activity was subdued with players awaiting the release of the November Consumer Price Index last night. "If the CPI numbers
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          Palladium pummelled on late sales
          110 26 [TOKYO] Last-minute speculative selling by one Japanese trading house pummelled palladium in both spot and futures trading in Asia yesterday as talks on 1996 deliveries of the white metal between Russian producers and Japanese trading houses wound down. "It looks like they expect palladium to
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          Aussie-China gold mining ventures
          107 26 [SYDNEY] Australia's Zephyr Minerals NL yesterday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding in relation to two gold mining joint ventures in China. Terms of the ventures gives Zephyr until early March 1996 to reach a final agreement to participate in development of the mines,
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          Sharp cuts in Russia palladium imports
          147 26 [TOKYO] Russian precious metals trading group Almaz will agree to reduce exports of palladium and platinum to Japan in 1996, after a surge in exports this year left importers swimming in stocks of the white metals, trade sources say. Alumaz officials have concluded round
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          Japan steel output down 7.3%
          83 26 [TOKYO] Output of zinc galvanised steel fell 7.3 per cent from a year earlier to a preliminary 930,000 tonnes in November, the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said yesterday. The November figure is down 4.2 per cent from a revised October production 0f971,000 tonnes. Output
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          Coffee planters press for end to pooling
          65 26 [BANGALORE, India] An association representing coffee growers in south India have decided to press the government for an end to mandatory sales to the Coffee Board. An official of the United Planters Association of South India said the decision was made on Wednesday.
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        Tokyo
        2244 27 +215J8 SHARES made solid gains, ending at an 11-month high, with late arbitrage-linked buying giving an additional boost. The 225-share Nikkei Average advanced 215.82 points to 19,499.30. It was the highest close since Jan 9 when it finished at 19,444.92. The Topix Index added 11.21 to 1,539.07, while the
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        Sydney
        658 27 ■u Shares edged down as the market consolidated earlier gains and both local and offshore investors showed little interest "We are coming up to the triple witching hour* on Friday in the US (when equity, index options and index option futures expire) so people could be laying low in
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        Seoul
        459 27 -aa.7» Stocks fell for a fourth consecutive day. led by manufacturing companies, on concern the country's economic growth will slow next year. Manufacturers, expecting lower economic growth next year, amid a fall in sales at home and abroad, have been reluctant to proceed with expansion plans. Korea's economy is
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        Wellington
        438 27 -2182 Shares went soft in the knees after the Reserve Bank called for a firming of monetary conditions. All the leading stocks tumbled in heavy trade, with the NZSE-40 Capital Index losing 26.82 points to 2,121.78. Brokers had no hesitation in pointing to the RB statement as the cause
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        Bombay
        78 27 -IfidQ Selling by domestic fUnds pulled share prices lower after the market rose in early trade. Brokers said the Unit Trust of India (UTI), faced with redemptions on one of its major schemes, led the selling. The 30-Bhare BSE index ended down 15.51 points at a provisional 3,052.65. The
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        Manila
        326 27 +MJS Shares rose as blue chips took heart from a strong performance on Wall Street. "New York went up. That's why the blue chip issues now are up," said a trader. "If the market could sustain a significant volume, there will be a run-up about Christmas or early January."
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        Taipei
        303 27 +46J6 Share prices finished higher amid bargain hunting and restored market confidence, with major shares enjoying gains across the board. "After the index surpassed the 5,000-point mark, investor confidence was restored," said an analyst, adding that investors sought to increase shareholdings of low-priced issues. The 321-issue Weighted Price Index
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        London
        543 27 412 SHARE prices closed higher but off the day's highs reached after the Bundesbank rate cuts, dealers said. The FT-SEIOO closed up 9.2 points at 3,671.6, off the intraday record of 3,686.5. 9. Volume was 681.9 million shares traded in 26,819 transactions, swelled by a 16 million share buyback
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        New York
        683 27 +5.78 Stock prices were narrowly mixed in heavy but choppy trading as the market braced for continued unwinding of positions on the eve of the years final "triple-witching hour". The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which surged 41.55 points to crack the 5,200 barrier for the first time on
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      2358 28 AFX-Asia ?PH»B<Smg -&04 STOCKS closed lower in thin trade, with investors cautiously sidelined ahead of the release of US CPI data yesterday. The Hang Seng Index closed down 8.04 points at 9,912.84 on turnover of HKI3.2S billion. .1 A broker said: "It's a little boring. The market is trading
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      397 28 Reuter QSkugkaißSkarelafax -004 SHANGHAI B shares closed mixed, with the index little changed as it consolidated technically after hitting record lows on Tuesday. The index edged down 0.04 point to 48.99 on volume of 4.1 million shares worth US$l.l million. "After the index hit historical lows, buying on the
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      953 28 AFX-Asia QOnpofitohin -LM SHARE prices closed lower on selling in selected banking stocks on the announcement of an increase in reserve requirements, dealers said. The Composite Index fell 1.66 points to close at 489.96. Turnover was 50.6 million shares worth 152.9 billion rupiah. Dealers said banking stocks were mixed
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      1128 28 Bloomberg Business News HseTMh *1M THAI stocks rose, led by banks, communications and property shares, as the pressure for a cut in interest rates eased. "Yesterday's worse-than-ex-pected US Producers' Price Index made investors think the US Federal Reserve might not cut its interest rates next week," said an analyst
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        Lock icon Bank shares push market to 11-week high
        6721 29 KUALA LUMPURReports Bloomberg Business News pomp ortahte ♦UK MALAYSIAN stocks rose close to an 11-week high, led by banks that investors say will show stronger earnings growth than other companies in the next year. "That has always been and still is the one
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
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        Gearing the key to gains
        236 30  -  WARRANT WATCH fty R Sivanithy THE events that took place in the stock market yesterday are a perfect illustration of how powerful the gearing benefits of warrants can be. A case in point SPP*s shares ended 60 per cent higher, but its warrants soared a
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        Lock icon HOT STOCK
        77 32  -  -By Shiv Taneja AT 76 cents (up six cents yesterday on a volume of over 11 million shares traded), Inno Pacific Holdings is a seU> despite the daify and weekly RSI and Stochastlcs charts indicating further upside, in the past six months, Inno Pacific has crossed the Btkxnt
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        Late buying sees STII sail past 2,200 barrier
        909 32  -  STOCK market COMMENTARY Second liners also get a share of the action as UOBSesdaq Index crosses 100-point mark By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] An explosion of interest from both institutional and retail investors yesterday saw the Straits Times Industrials Index and the UOB
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
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          NSTP to sell stake in Commerce Asset?
          204 32 THERE is talk that NSTP may sell its 20 per cent stake in Commerce Asset Holding Bhd to finance its stake In a terminal protect in Brickfields. But sources close to NSTP said it would be unlikely that the newspaper group will sell
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          Wait till the boss gets back
          99 32 THE replies that companies give when they are queried by the stock exchange can be hilarious at times. Sesdaq-listed Material Handling Engineering claimed ignorance over the recent surge in its stock trading volume on account that Its chairman/managing director Peter 800 and executive director
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          Psst! Wanna buy?
          150 32 WANNA buy into a company that Is losing billions of dollars a year? Sure, Li Ka-shing could offer you one. The Hongkong tycoon said on Wednesday his UK mobile telephone network. Orange, plans to to for a listing in Britain within the first half of 4 1966.
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          Apples and Oranges
          64 32 AND speaking of the listing of Orange, if ft does get listed next year, we will soon be getting quite a handftil of new fruits cm the market. Jimmy Lai, the Giordano founder, has said he may float his fast-expanding Chinese daily newspaper Apple Daily next year.
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      496 32 Singapore Closing Share Prices 14/12/1998 CLOSE PREV LOW HIGH uss uss use uss \lllf/ Jardine Matheson 6.60 6.65 6.60 6.65 WBSBkyi Jardine Strategic 2.87 2.81 2.80 2.87 L W99 J Dairy Farm 0.815 0.81 0.81 0.82 Hongkong Land 1.83 1.75 1.78 1.83 ■ppflHl Mandarin Oriental 1.22 1.24 1.22 1.25 EfltitiEß
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      Lock icon DAILY FREIGHT
      305 33 Knight-Ridder Reuter DRY cargo freight rates for Panamaxes and Handy-sizes continue to rise strongly in the North American grain trades. US Gulf/Japan is now over US$3O.OO with combination for December. Panamax rates in the Pacific also show signs of firming but some Caper rates are still softening. The
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      MARITIME STOCKS
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      Ferry venture to launch service in Philippines
      339 33  -  By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] A new ferry consortium, Grand Seaway Ferries, will launch a service in the Philippines in the middle of next month. Its parents are Seaway Marine of Norway, -Philippines Anglo-Asian and Singapore's listed Jaya. In an interview with Shipping
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      Lock icon China auctions seized tanker
      99 33 Reuter [BEIJING] China has auctioned a Panamanian oU tanker seized in June on behalf of a South Korean company, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. The 3,700-tonne Chloe 11, owned by Marine Investmerit SA Panama, fetched US$2.B9 miUion from CIT Group/ Equipment Financing Inc of the US.
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      Court stands firm on 2-year period for suing for vessel damage
      638 33  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar THE Admiralty Court in England needs a solid explanation before it will extend the two-year limitation period in which a party could sue another for damage to its vessels. Mere excuses will not do.
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      Pan-United to invest $250m in China project
      465 33  -  Nearly $50m has already been injected into the Sing&poreChangshu Pert City Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Pan-United Corporation (PUC) will pump another $250 million over the next nine years into its port project in Changshu, China, which was recently awarded international port status. PUC
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      Lock icon OOCL's newest container ship
      51 33 [HONGKONG] Workers looking on as the OOCL Hongkong, the world's largest capacity container vessel, is christened during a ceremony held at Kwai Chung Container Terminal here on Wednesday. The 276 m long ship, belonging to Orient Overseas Container Line, is able to transport 4,*****-ft equivatlent units.
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      Lock icon Manila cargo handler plans expansion
      418 33 3b pesos to be invested in facilities in next 5 years Reuter [MANILA] Philippine cargo handler Asian Terminals Ihc said it would spend three billion pesos (Ssl62 million) in the next five years to expand its port facilities to meet increasing cargo traffic in Manila's
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      Lock icon Cargo vessel sinks off Cebu
      376 33 Second shipping accident in Philippines in 2 days AFP [MANILA] Another ship sank off the coast of the central Philippine island of Cebu, even as the confirmed death toll in the fire that destroyed a Philippine ferry climbed to 16, coast guard officials said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Nedlloyd hits a financial reef
      839 34 DUTCH BOMBSHELL: IRREGULARITIES SURFACE IN AUSTRIAN DIVISION The Dutch shipping giant is paying the price for radically decentralising its management over recent years, according to one investment analyst Lloyd's List -m d I LLOYD'S lm I roller I I coaster reI I lationship I with
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        463 51 DEC 16 Bahrain,: Prophet's Night Journey. Bangladesh: B ijoy Dibash South Africa: Day of Reconciliation. UAEL Prophet's Night Journey. Yemen: Prophet's Night Journey. DBG 20 Indonesia: Isra Mi'raj. DEC 21 Pakistan: Karachi only, Shab-E-Meraj appx date. DEC 22 Netherlands: Amsterdam stock exchange closed from 1230 GMT. MO 24
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        947 51 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        Lock icon Australia and HK settle air traffic rights dispute
        477 52 Talks to be held to review capacity arrangements for services between the two countries Bloomberg Business News AFX-Asia [SYDNEY] Australia and Hongkong have settled their prolonged dispute over local air traffic rights for Qantas Airways Ltd services linking Singapore and Bangkok with
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        Lock icon Manila airport reopens 28 hours later
        295 52 AFP [MANILA] Manila airport reopened on Wednesday after 28 hours of chaos caused by a China Airlines jet that collided with a truck as it landed and blocked the runway as it tried to take off. More than 50 flights were cancelled and the
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        Lock icon CNAC yet to submit documents to back bid for HK licence
        238 52 Reuter {HONGKONG] China National Aviation Corp (Hongkong) Ltd has yet to submit any documents in support of its application for an Hongkong Air Operator's Certificate (AOC), Secretary for Economic Services Gordon Siu said. The unit of Beijing's stateowned China
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        Lock icon Beijing airport upgrading: some flights to be diverted
        159 52 UPI [BEIJING] Expansion work at the overloaded Beijing airport will force charter flights and some domestic airlines to divert lo Tianjin Airport, some 135 km from the capital. "The expansion project will impel the rerouting of some air traffic through nearby Tianjin
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        Lock icon Dassault, BAe to pool technology on aircraft
        147 52 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] British Aerospace pic (BAe) said it would pool technology on a future military aircraft with Dassault Aviation SA of France. Engineers from the two aircraft makers wouldn't target research towards any specific project, said Simon Raynes, a spokesman for
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        Lock icon Boeing workers accept new deal, ending strike
        428 52 Higher wages, no-cost medical care in 4-year contract Bloomberg Business News [SEATTLE] Striking Boeing Co workers overwhelmingly approved a new labour contract after having rejected two earlier proposals, ending a 69day walkout that caused the world's largest jetmaker to slash production. Members of
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          Lock icon Cathay pulls out of Xiamen airport deal
          73 52 Reuter [HONGKONG] Cathay Pacific Airways Ud Mkl It ted pulled out billion yuan (BHM»>milHon) joint venture to expand Xiamen airport fo China's coastal < Fitfian province. Cathay, which hada»per cent staka in the project, yaitarday said it withdraw because It was not permitted
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      39 44 Astro Shipping Pt» Uj WEEKLY CONSOUfIffION SERVICE! < »a C Financial News A Quick Look At The Markets! Call 24 hours a day for SES KLSE mid-day reports and dosing world market reports. V Cost: 30 cents a minute i
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      239 45 W SUNSHIP AGENCIES PTE LTD 20McCallum Street *16-01/03 Asia Chambers Singapore 0106 Tel: *****22 (10 Lines) FAX: *****06 CR No.: *****8 200 00R Y.S.N. LlNEB yjiii,i iMJ.i.m!M!UH.i.iiJUjj.iLj.-ijj.iiji3ai VESSEL VOY HONGKONG MNMV r.KELANG PENM6 tk* 58 Lnti v-itni TOgg n-*/» cm—t m n-ivi? turn* ai-ti/n M IHMI S7-SMI Mil 11-IXI !Z
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      559 49 Singapore Soviet Shipping <& Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0* BOMBAY/COCHIN (vessel wy am I bom coc SEAQLORY OLRO6B 17/12 28/12 XOilR OEMM 413 23/12 31/12 KOTA MUTIARA MUTO4I 28/12 00/01 |MEKHA»aK KURAKO MKI3N OMH 13AM 21/01 HAIPHONG SERVICE I VESSEL VOV SM HPH kurilsk nenvwr 10/12 24/12 kurilsk eosves
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      553 49 STAR SHIPPING AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD AfIWrSFM ZIM CONTAINER SHt VKI GOLD STAR UNE LTD SITU SHIFTING CORPORATION TiIiPHONL 220-6446 («LINK) FAX: *****70 fcfc *****12 fIMMEIM) (CR NO. **********0-Q N. AMEMCA/CAMMCAN SBVKE im |rrr|ii|wfif i i |wc i w fIBMM M M/ll LJMI« 17/1 M/ 1 M/ 1 l/I V*
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