The Business Times, 19 December 1995

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19,1995 85c
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    70 1 m 2JQQJA (-2.57) n BTCOMP mm (-9.86) n BT-MOA mM L,034J1 (-20.45) n MAEEETMOOD: MM Kni 8T0C111KCT INDICES Monday Chuge KLSECOMP 964.00 4.52 NIKKEI 19J11.18 45.47 HANG SENG 18*.58 42.07 SET INDEX 1.***** 4.51 JAKARTA COUP ***** +1.08 MANILA COUP .2.491.96 .4.69 TAJPEIWPI 5.***** +8111 SEOULOOMP 887.18, -1711
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    FINANCE
    74 1 EXCHANGE BATES USI ss US$ 1.416 i tm_ ins DM 0.694. OJM vwo i»i MS «.m 0.556 HKI 0.129_ ..0.183 BAHT 0.040. 0.066 RUP1AH l«t ....0.044 ..0.062 PUKE BATES SINGAPORE* 144 KUALA LUMPUR.... 8.15 JAKARTA 17.50 BANGKOK 11.75 MANILA 15.66 HONGKONG _.Jj66 TAIPEI _i. g.66 SYDNEY 16.75 TOKYO 186
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    New KLSE listing rules set to put squeeze on IPO stags
    693 1  -  From January, prospective companies also face tougher profit and capital roles From, Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN investors may no longer be able to enjoy the bountiful premiums on new listings with the revised initial public offering (IPO)
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    Pantai shares soar as prominent trio moves in
    559 1  -  Trading resumes after 52J>% stake sale to Kotjo and sons of Suharto, Mahathir By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Shares in tycoon Vincent Tan's Hospital Pantai broke the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's trading limits twice yesterday when the company resumed trading foUowing last week's
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    Transmarco stuns with 74% profit fall
    397 1  -  By Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Transmarco Ltd stunned analysts yesterday when it reported a 74.2 per cent plunge in interim group net earnings to $1.18 million. The drop was all the more surprising as it came soon after Transmarco chairman Sukamto Sia's disclosure of bold
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      153 1 msma Growth forecast The Singapore economy is projected to grow by 8.59.5%, and as high as 10.4% in the current quarter, according to an NUS projection, Pj 3 Rafiq acts Rafiq Jumabhoy has taken legal action in his move to exercise an option to buy 7.8 m Scotts shares, Pgl9
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Financial derivatives averaged US$103b daily in April
      317 2  -  By Paul Leo FINANCIAL derivatives traded in Singapore averaged U*****.2 billion (*****.1 billion) daily in April this year. The turnover in nominal value and on a net basis after adjusting for transactions between financial institutions in the Republic was disclosed yesterday by the
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      Lock icon Harry's to expand into the region
      262 2  -  By Diana Oon HARRY'S Quayside Cafe former Barings trader Nick Leeson's favourite watering hole—is set to expand into the region. BT understands that the owners of the successful restaurant and bar venture at Boat Quay have targeted Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Sydney and Auckland as
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      Lock icon SM rebuts Krugman's view on S'pore's growth
      350 2 Equating S'pore with Soviet Union is like saying SIA is the same as Aeroflot The Straits Times (TOKYO] Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday disputed US economist Paul Krugman's argument that the present high growth rates of East Asian NIEs like Singapore
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      Workmen's compensation premiums to rise by up to 25% from January
      351 2  -  Hike follows 42% revision in statutory compensation under such policies By\ Soh Tiang Keng FROM January, companies will have to pay up to 25 per cent more in premiums for insuring their staff under workmen's compensation. This premium adjustment,
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      Telecoms violations down
      119 2 THE number of telecommunications violations in Singapore fell by over half for AprilSeptember compared to the previous six months. Singapore Telecom uncovered 19 infringements in the course of 1,327 inspections, compared to 52 out of 1,057 inspections between October 1994 and March 1995. The offences included selling
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      Dance doyen Anthony Then dies at age 51
      244 2 ANTHONY THEN, a widelyrespected choreographer and co-founder of the Singapore Dance Theatre, died last Saturday at the age of 51. His family has not given any details concerning the cause of his death. Mr Then, together with choreographer Goh Soo Khim, had
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      Lock icon Data storage output growing
      324 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Electronics By, Jennifer Lien SINGAPORE'S data storage output grew a strong 20 per cent this year to $13.54 billion, compared with last year's 17 per cent growth, preliminary estimates from the Economic Development Board show. And as the world PC boom con
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      Last quarter growth seen at 8.5-9.5%, says CBRD
      558 3  -  Another forecasting technique is more bullish and predicts last quarter growth hitting 10.4% By, Anna Teo ECONOMIC growth in the current quarter is projected at 8.5-9.5 per cent, and as high as 10.4 per cent, according to two different forecasting techniques by
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      Finance One back in offshore market to raise US$55m
      195 3 BARELY five months after it borrowed US$53 million (5374.7 million) from the Asian dollar market, Thailand's largest finance company, Finance One, has returned to the Singapore offshore market, this time to raise US$55 million through a syndicated loan. The three-year syndicated
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        CPF Dec deadline for foreign workers
        108 3 EMPLOYERS and their foreign employees should Jointly apply to the Central Provident Fund Board by Dec 31 if they wish to continue making CPF contributions for three more years. Since Aug 1, employers of new foreign employees on an employment pass, professional visit pass
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        Two more weeks left for Medisave top-up
        84 3 SINGAPOREANS who were 61 and above on April 1 this year have less than two weeks—until Dec 31—to pay $60 to their Medisave accounts to qualify for the government's pre-Medisave top-up. As at Dec 9,l3o,oooeligible Singaporeans qualified to receive $100 to $360, depending
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        Lock icon Waste collection: strict criteria urged
        87 3 The Straits Times TOUGHER new penalties for illegal dumping should be matched by stricter licensing criteria for waste collectors, an industry association has said. Waste collectors should be checked to make sure thatthey have the right equipment and expertise, said the Environmental Management Association of
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      Lock icon British fund manager hopes to help S'pore firms invest
      354 3  -  By\ Siow Li Sen INDEPENDENT British fund manager Henderson Administration has identified 50 top Singapore companies which could use its expertise in managing surplus funds. "After some initial research, we have worked out that some of the statutory boards and companies
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Centrepoint Prop to launch two projects next year
      444 4  -  Company also looking at increasing its l&ndb&nk By Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] CENTREPOINT Properties Ltd (CPL) will launch two residential projects next year. It is also looking to stock up on its landbank to cushion a potential dip in earnings after 1997. CPL
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      A strong foreign interest in Oxley project
      324 4  -  By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] In another indication of strong foreign interest in prime residential districts, about half the units sold in Tuan Sing's Oxley Rise project have been taken up by foreigners. Tuan Sing officials said yesterday that the foreign buyers were mostly
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      377 4 COLLECTIVE SALE BY TENDER PRIME RESIDENTIAL SITES AT BALMORAL CRESCENT »< m Invitation to tender Sec Sch °P tion A < tSS Nos. 14&14 A V/a Site area 30,827 sf X 6 Balmoral RVHIIH cSrz.>/y\\ \\ifl option b X/ \mMM Nos. 14. 14A, 16& 16A Site area 65,978 sf Gardens
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      47 4 PAN to write off millions in Viet venture, Pg 19 H M J I BJ B December fl *^fljjjH Smart homes, Sydney style n, ag*±. Bedlinen: Get a I£\/ Mr quick new look 'How I pick a colour scheme' |pft A advice from experts W,J& T 991
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Malaysia, Thailand face increasing credit risks: report
      360 6 LONDON EIU says the huge cnrreiit account deficits will bring the ringgit and baht underpressure Reuter STRONG economic growth in Malaysia and Thailand is leading to overheating and dangerously large current account deficits, triggering a deterioration in country creditworthiness, according to the Economic
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      Lock icon Indonesia, Australia sign security accord
      189 6 JAKARTA Reuter INDONESIA and Australia signed a security agreement yesterday aimed at helping to cement relations between the large but diverse neighbours. Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas and Australian counterpart Gareth Evans signed the Agreement on Maintaining Security in the presence of President Suharto and
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      Lock icon Opening a new chapter
      49 6 [HANOI] Vietnamese students reading fashion publications on display at the Taiwan Publishers Association's stand during the first international book fair being held here. About 30foreign publishers from 18 countries are taking part in the fair. Vietnam recently opened its books market to foreign publishers. AFP
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      Lock icon Thai per capita income set to rise
      378 6 BANGKOK Bangkok Bank predicts B.l* GDP growth next year Bloomberg Business News PER-CAPITA income in Thailand is likely to surpass US$3,OOO (554,230) next year, based on a new report released yesterday by Bangkok Bank pic, which also forecast gross domestic product growth of
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      Lock icon Thai PM says ruling coalition intact, reshuffle next year
      247 6 BANGKOK Reuter THAI Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa said yesterday the seven parties in his coalition government had agreed to stay united and he would address the issue of a cabinet reshuffle in the new year. "The leaders of the coalition partners
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        Lock icon Indon students protest against minister
        80 6 AFP [JAKARTA] About 40 Muslim students demonstrated outside the Indonesian attorney-general's office yesterday calling for legal action against the country's transport minister accused of misappropriating public fluids. Haryanto Dhanutirto has been accused of using the funds for his own interests, including building luxury homes in
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        Lock icon Malaysia signs pacts with Brazil
        82 6 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia and Brazil signed several pacts yesterday, including two aviation agreements, witnessed by visiting Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. The two governments signed an air services agreement that will allow their respective national carriers to have
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        Lock icon Philippines lifts ban on Westinghouse
        95 6 Bloomberg Business News [MANILA] The Philippines lifted the two-year-okl ban on the use of Westinghouse Electric Corp equipment, clearing the way for the US company to compete for power projects in the country. Energy Secretary Francisco Viray said state-owned National Power Corp formally ended the
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      Vietnam overtaken by India in rice exports
      258 6  -  SINGAPORE By\ Harish Mehta VIETNAM is poised to lose to India its position as the world's third-largest exporter of rice. The latest Asean member expects to export about 2.2 million tonnes of rice this year. India, however, has already exported 2.6 million tonnes
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Feeding the fur trade
      50 7 [LAIXI, China] A keeper feeding caged foxes bred for their pelts, which sellfor between US$l44 (Ss2o3)and US$2l6 each, depending on quality. Up to s,ooopelts are sold each year by the Laixi General Livestock Breeding and Trading Co, which also breeds pigs, fish, sheep and chickens. REUTER
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      Lock icon Growth in fixed asset investment to slow down
      293 7 m BEIJING AFP CHINA says growth in fixed asset investment in 1996 will be below 18 per cent, with state-owned firms' inputs rising slower as those in the shareholding and foreign-funded sectors soar, Xinhua said yesterday. Investment in fixed assets was forecast
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      Lock icon Debts at Chinese industrial firms mounting
      172 7 BEIJING Reuter CHINESE industrial enterprises suffered heavy debts and losses over the Jan-Oct period, the State Statistics Bureau said in a monthly report. The total of triangular debt debt owed between firms of China's 378,000 industrial enterprises reached 773.8 billion yuan (*****.9 billion) by
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        Lock icon Information industry sales up 33%
        57 7 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's information industry will total about US$2l.3 billion (5530.1 billion) in 1995, up 33.3 per cent from 1994, the Information Industry Institute said yesterday. It said, after the US and Japan, Taiwan is the world's third-largest supplier of information products, and production value
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        Lock icon Taiwan's GDP to stay at 6.5%
        70 7 Reuter {TAIPEI] Taiwan's annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to stay at 6.5 per cent until the year 2000, the Central News Agency quoted Vice-Premier Hsu Li-teh as saying. "To make Taiwan an economic hub in the Asia-Pacific region, we will maintain
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        Lock icon China's largest cattle farm
        49 7 Reuter [BEUING] A Sino-Dutch group has set up what Xinhua news agency called China's largest cattle farm in Anhui province. Hejinlai Cattle Processing (Group) Co Ltd plans to kill up to 40,000 cattle a year and produce beef, granulated fodder, ox hides and Muslim foods.—Reuter
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        Lock icon Beijing checking pyramid sales
        33 7 AFP [BEIJING] China has ordered all enterprises doing pyramid sales to stop business immediately pending state checks which will be completed by Dec 31, Xinhua news agency said yesterday.—AFP
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      Lock icon China to step up drive to reform state enterprises
      397 7 BEIJING Bankruptcy will be 'major aspect' of reforms but remains last resort: official Reuter CHINA will press ahead in 1996 with a drive to re invigorate its state enterprises, but only cautiously, a senior official said, preferring forced mergers to the
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      Lock icon Heads of seven state plants sacked
      138 7 BEIJING Reuter THE Machinery Industry Management Bureau of the north-eastern China city of Shenyang has dismissed the heads of seven large state factories for bad management, the People's Daily reported yesterday. They included the heads of a large water pump plant, a battery factory
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      Lock icon Military exercises to be held after polls
      397 8 TAIPEI Report says Taiwan plans to spend USsl2b on arms to counter the Chinese threat AFP TAIWAN will stage its most important military exercises ever after presidential elections next year while around US$l2 billion (Ssl7 billion) will be spent on new weaponry to
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      Lock icon A blooming business
      50 8 [BEIJING] A happy customer walking away with an armful of flowers that he's just bought from a plant and flower warehouse that stocks blooms grown year-round, in greenhouses. Formerly considered a bourgeoise decadence by China's communist rulers, flowers are now a common gift for most occasions. REUTER
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      Lock icon Shanghai bourse celebrates 5 years of success
      340 8 ■SHANGHAI Market capitalisation of 186 listed companies hit 274 billion yuan AFP ANALYSTS have given their vote of approval to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, which marks its fifth anniversary today, saying the leading Chinese bourse has accomplished in five years what some markets
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      Lock icon 1996 jobless rate seen at nine-year high
      151 8 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN'S jobless rate is forecast to hit a nine-year high of 1.9 per cent in 1996 due to an influx of foreign labour and an economic slowdown, the Economic Daily News said yesterday. An estimated 1.64 million people will be out
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      Lock icon High inflationary pressure forecast
      130 8 SHANGHAI Reuter CHINA will continue to face high inflationary pressure in the Ninth Five-Year Plan from 1996 to 2000 and needs to curb money supply, the Shanghai Business News quoted central bank experts as saying. The newspaper said during the period, China's MO cash money supply
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      426 8 The Comex the 518 m below the surface the Mediterranean. During this eight-day mission, they on an extraordinary timepiece: the Rolex Sea-Dweller. Part what makes a Rolex Oyster so dependable is the design 1 f\ m case, which is h as as tons The Rolex further protected by,he Tr.plock Divers
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Roh says he took money but didn't see it as bribe
      370 10 SEOUL Won't say if he fonded President Kim's campaign for 'fear that it might create national crisis' Reuter AFP SOUTH KOREA'S ex-presi-dent Roh Tae Woo, on the first day of his trial on charges of bribery yesterday, admitted taking
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      November trade surplus down 23%
      288 10  -  TOKYO By- Anthony Rowley JAPAN'S global trade surplus fell by 23 per cent last month to US$6.6 billion (559.3 billion), the finance ministry reported yesterday. But with exports to some areas such as the Asia region showing renewed strength the drop was less than the
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      Lock icon Liberals pledge to keep Telstra in Aussie hands
      173 10 SYDNEY Bloomberg Business News AUSTRALIA'S opposition Liberal Party, which plans to sell state-owned phone group Telstra Corp, has pledged Telstra will be controlled by Australian investors. Bronwyn Bishop, the opposition spokesman on government asset sales, affirmed the Liberal's intention to sell Telstra
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      Lock icon Small Japanese firms opt for Chinese over NIE base
      233 10 ■TOKYO Bernama-Kyodo SMALL Japanese businesses seeking overseas bases are diverting their attention to China away from South Korea and other newly industrialising economies (NIEs) with rising labour costs, a government financier survey showed yesterday. The government-affiliated People's Finance Corp surveyed some
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        Lock icon No more war, says Japan
        111 10 AFP [TOKYO] Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama promised Japan will never again embark on the path to war in a belated ceremony yesterday to mark the 50th anniversawfJ of the end of World War H But Mr Murayama, who was accompanied by Emperor Akihito, did not
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        Lock icon Bangladeshi opposition to boycott polls
        61 10 Reuter [DHAKA] Bangladeshi opposition parties yesterday safcf they would neither take part in elections scheduled the present government nor allow them to go ahead unchallenged, despite a lull in their protests. "The long-hanging storm over the country's political future still persists and in fact is
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        Lock icon Japan's budget outlays to rise 2.4%
        53 10 AFP {TOKYO] Japan's national budget outlays for the year to March 1997 are likely to rise 2.4 per cent from the current year to 43.1 trillion yen (***** billion), the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said yesterday. It would be backed by a record issue of
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        Lock icon N Korea needs massive flood relief
        108 10 AFP {BEUING] Flood-hit North Korea is facing a "complex -1 humanitarian emergency" far more serious than original assessments had suggested, the head of the International Federation of Red Cross Societies delegation in North x Korea, Piero Calvi-Parisetti, said here yesterday. "At first we thought
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      1388 10 GPE Industries Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Announcement of Unaudited Interim Results for the Six Months ended 30 September 1995 The Board of Directors of GPE Industries Limited is pleased to announce the unaudited results of the Group and the Company for the six months ended 30 September
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      31 10 Financial News 4 A Quick Look At The Markets. 1 CaH 24 hours a day for SES KLSE midday reports, 1 ckxingworid market reports and business news. IliStae SFM Scnto 1
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon A humbled Juppe as France returns to work?
      253 11 PARIS AFP FRANCE returned to work yesterday after three weeks of strike paralysis which observers say has chastened Premier Alain Juppe six months after he took office with a crushing majority government. Commentators focused on the fact that Mr Juppe, in the
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      Lock icon Is communist success good or bad for Yeltsin?
      432 11 MOSCOW Reuter SOME liberals are ringing alarm bells over the apparent runaway success of Russia's communists in Sunday's parliamentary election but political analysts argue it is not all bad news for President Boris Yeltsin. They said yesterday that the total number of
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      Lock icon No end in sight to US budget impasse
      285 11 WASHINGTON Govt shutdown delays release of various economic reports Reuter Bloomberg Business News AFP A PARTIAL US government shutdown caused by a budget impasse between President Bill Clinton and Congressional Republicans entered its third day yesterday with no end in sight and
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Spanish PM agrees to stand in elections
        62 11 Reuter Jr {MADRID] Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez will stand in elections in March, ending months of speculation over the embattled Socialist leader's future. Socialist party officials said he agreed to run after a unanimous proposal by the party's federal executive committee yesterday.
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        Lock icon Croatia threatens to end peace talks
        50 11 AFP (BONN] Croatia threatened yesterday to withdraw from Bosnian peace implementation negotiations if there failed to be mutual recognition and normalisation of its relations with the rest of the former Yugoslavia. Foreign Minister Mate Granic made the t*» a a German-hosted conference near Bonn.
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        Lock icon Austrian leaders reflect on polls results
        77 11 Reuter {VIENNA] Austrian leaders met their top party officials yesterday to reflect on the results of Sunday's snap general I ejection and to map out a strategy ahead of talks to form a new coalition government. Chancellor Franz Vranitzky, whose Social Democrats won their
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      Lock icon Peace pact with Syria likely next year: Peres
      236 11 JERUSALEM AFP ISRAELI Prime Minister Shimon Peres yesterday unveiled a 10-point plan for peace with Syria which he said could produce a final agreement before Israeli elections in October, parliamentary officials said. Mr Peres, speaking at a session of his Labour Party
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      Clinton firm on delinking China trade, human rights
      313 11  -  WASHINGTON Bat official warns Bering's condnct could affect US backing of WTO bid By\ Leon Hadar A TOP US trade official has indicated that the Clinton administration continues to support a policy of not linking trade issues to China's human rights performance
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      Lock icon No 4 qtr economic improvement seen
      132 11 BONN Reuter THE German economics ministry said it expected no improvement from the economy in the fourth quarter of 1995. "Indicators from the third quarter like industrial orders and production and companies' expectations mean we cannot yet expect an improvement in the economy in
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Influential Daim isn't all-powerful
      813 12  -  OPINION THE BOTTOMZJVE By M Kuppusamy The writer is a BT correspondent HOW long ago it all seems now. In May this year, Daim Zainuddin was being described as the second most powerful man in Malaysia Last week, it was reported that he was contemplating resigning
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      134 12 There is not one single man of principles on the scene, one man of ideas.' Mikhail Gorbachev former Soviet leader considering a re-entry into presidential politics, about his rivals President Boris Yeltsin and the chief of the Russian Communist Party, Gennady Zyuganov. The situation became untenable when
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      Investor-friendly New Zealand
      612 12 EDITORIAL IN the World Competitiveness Report released in September, four Asia-Pacific economies were ranked in the top 10. Three of these four were regulars Japan, Singapore and Hongkong. The fourth was a relative newcomer which only four years ago was languishing in 18th place: New Zealand The
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      Revelations of police graft shock nation
      1011 12  -  Australia's New Sonth Wales state has yet to feel the fall fallout from a hearing into law enforcement, or the lack of it By] Peter Lynch The writer is a Sydneybased journalist who contributes to BT IT IS the most compulsive show on television.
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      854 12 THE French do things with more style. When the new conservative government announces that the French social security system must be butchered to pave the way for France's entry into a European monetary union, they display a heroic talent for national melodrama. The trains, the buses,
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      902 13  -  yi Exhibition celebrates tradition as the omnipresent influence in Chinese painting, writes iola, lemzi IOLA LENZI OOBIN Art Gallery is currently presenting Magnificent Inheritance, an exhibition featuring a Singaporean's private collection of important 20th century Chinese masters. The show of 70 scrolls, representing the works of 60 painters
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        137 15 UPI EVERY woman wants a "Rachel", except Rachel, apparently. TV Guide's "big hair issue" reports that actress Jennifer Aniston, who plays Rachel on the hit sitcom Friends, is about to get a new hairdo to replace that straight shag that has become the rage in
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        Lock icon Williams, Crystal to ham it up in Hamlet?
        101 15 UPI KENNETH Branagh apparently expects to be part director part disciplinarian when he begins shooting his version of Hamlet He may have begged trouble by casting both Robin Williams and Billy Crystal, two good friends who shine at improvisa tional comedy and
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        108 15 UPI DOLLY Parton, who turns 50 in January, says she sees it as an opportunity. "Fifty may sound terrible, but it doesn't feel terrible to me," she said in an interview in die January issue of McCall* magazine. "I look at it as a
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        Lock icon Lioyd Webber as master of the game?
        115 15 UPI IT MAY come as a surprise to many of Andrew Lloyd Webber's fans that he has a talent other than composing theatre music, producing his own shows, and making millions. Actually, he is also a designer of board games. The first one
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      635 15  -  ENTERTAINMENT Those throwing parties to usher in the year 2000 should plan in advance way, way in advance By Edwin McDowell NYT [NEW YORK] Do you know where you're going to be on Dec 31, 1999? If not, you may have already missed the turn-of-the-century party. Thinking
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      697 16  -  BOOK REVIEW By Jim Rohwer Put Id WW ill* HlllllllHMHH Alia 382 pgß, $29.02 By Vikram Khanna IF "an extended piece of journalism" is how Jim Rohwer, CS First Boston director and chief economist for Asia, describes his book Asia Rising, he is being
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      357 16  -  BOOK REVIEW The lltoaght Gang By Tlbor Fischer 319 pages, Sl9-88 By] Kevin Sullivan TIBOR Fischer's novel about an eccentric pair of bank robbers insouciantly terrorising the south of France is a comic tour de force. The bank robbers are Hubert, a one-armed, one-legged ex-con
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      840 16  -  BOOKS The baby-boom generation is about to tnrn 50 and give older ago a new meaning By) Deirdre Carmody NYT [NEW YORK] Boom. Boom. Boooq. (That's the sound of the clock chiming midnight on New Eve. After that, it's just boomer, boomer, boomer, as members
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      1026 18  - Bringing changes to the V A ART NowV 6 A director Alan Borg wants the 143-year-old museum to have a higher profile fly Carol Vogel NYT [NEW YORK] Life has changed for Alan Borg. While battles may have been his subject for the 13 years he spent as director of
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      34 18 [PARIS] Two music professors at a demonstration on Sunday at the Opera Place in Paris. Some 2,ooopeople gathered to demand a re-evaluation of the status of the artistic professions. AFP
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      236 15 WHERE TO WINE, OINE AND ENTERTAIN MORE THAN JUST 1 SEAFOOD! I Besides live seafood, Singapore's largest outdoor seafood restaurant offers the Instant Asia Cultural Show at no extra charge! Available from 8 pm to 8.40 pm, Mondays to Fridays. SIRBP 1 Ffil seafood restaurant 920 East Coast Parkway, Singapore
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      291 17 CRYPTO CROSSWORD 1 Concessions can include room 5 Waste time but only a little 9 No dealer wrongly names a Hi HfIH~IIhH 10 Charm a Greek character and 11 J I I I I I I I I I 11A deep mount? (8) 12 "Full many a flower is born
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      294 18 j*»ernr«<-,T ftqv»((» t) e SO t Marketing. The teeth behind the Balm, evident from its large bite of the global success of any international corporation. The force market. Tiger Balm has been unleashed into a new that puts the roar behind dominant market shares. era through Marketing. Tiger Balm's growth
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      Cerebos earnings up 17%
      470 19  -  Brand's performance in Asia helped boest results; bonus dividend proposed By i Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] FOOD group Cerebos Pacific yesterday announced a 17 per cent rise in net earnings, and rewarded shareholders with a proposed bonus dividend. Buoyed by the strong performance of its flagship product
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      F&N to write off US$7m in Viet venture
      432 19  -  US$lO million to beef op Coke business in Sri Lanka By Lee Han Shih (SINGAPORE] Listed Fraser Neave (F&N) will write off a substantial sum perhaps US$7 million (Sslo million) in its Ho Chi Minh City softdrink venture this financial year. It
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      GP Batteries lifts profit margins as promised
      311 19  -  By] David Mok [SINGAPORE] GP Batteries has made good on its promise of improving its profit margins this year, while sister company GPE Industries has reported interim net earnings and revenue in-line with expectations. Main board-listed GP Batteries yesterday said net profit for
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      Visitors can sleep under the stars if HK hoteliers ignore challenge
      739 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW By Quak Hieing Whai POREIGNERS who plan to visit Hongkong to witness the historic change of sovereignty on June 30, 1997, could be disappointed. Not that there will be no fireworks or a grand bash to
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      Rafiq takes legal action to exercise Scotts share option
      367 19  -  t*y Diana Oon [SINGAPORE! Former Scotts Holdings chief executive Rafiq Jumabhoy has taken legal action to force family-owned investment company Scotts Investment (Singapore) to let him exercise an option to buy 7.8 million Scotts shares. Mr Jumabhoy's lawyers served a High
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      Far East revises its YHS stake to 87.05%
      200 19 [SINGAPORE] FAR East Organisation yesterday issued a detailed list of all the transactions in Yeo Hiap Seng shares since July 31, in an apparent effort to get the beverage company relisted. Yesterday's list of transactions said Far East's holdings, including shares held
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        KL Securities Commission issues new guidelines
        382 20  -  Thrnstofthenew guidelines is the practice of fall and accurate disclosure plus dne diligence From. Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian Securities Commission (SC) has introduced a new set of guidelines for the issuance and offer of securities which reflects the move towards a
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        474 20  -  Chinese officials in rethink on HE plans after visit here By Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] Shangdong Xinhua Pharmaceutical (Group) Co may reconsider its decision to seek a primary listing in Hongkong and opt for Singapore, following a weeklong visit here by officials of five state-run
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        Heshe no longer FCC associate company
        219 20 [SINGAPORE] Heshe Holdings is no longer an associate company of First Capital Corporation (FCC), after the latter sold another 11.5 million Heshe shares on the open market yesterday. FCC said in a statement that the shares representing 4.05 per cent of Heshe's capital were
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        Sembawang Capital in leasing venture with CEL group
        238 20 [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Capital, a subsidiary of Sembawang Industrial, has teamed up with the CEL group to launch a leasing joint venture. Known as Regional Equipment Leasing (REL), the jointventure company has an initial paid-up capital of $1 million with an anticipated total
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        Lock icon Sharp yen rise hits Proton's interim profit
        233 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd yesterday announced that group after-tax profit dropped 2.6 per cent to M 5116.3 million (5564.68 million) for the half year ended Sep 30. At company level, turnover rose 44.4 per cent to M 52.39 billion from
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        OCBC Bank, GIC in US$100m Thai venture
        150 20 OCBC Bank, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), and four Thai parties have agreed to form a US$lOO million (*****.5 million) joint venture company to invest directly in unlisted companies in Thailand. An OCBC Bank spokesman said that under the agreement signed
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        Lock icon Ayala, BPI set to buy stake in Citytrust
        318 20 Reuter (MANILA] Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp and its banking arm, Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), are set to take a majority stake in Citytrust Banking Corp. BPI said it had sought approval from the central bank to invest up to two
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        Lock icon Manila's DMCI eyes infrastructure projects in country
        320 20 Counter doses at 2% premium on debut trading Bloomberg Business News [MANILA) After selling stock worth US$l33 million (SslBB million), the Philippines' DMCI Holdings Inc may return to capital markets in the next few years. DMCI was diversifying from construction into operating large,
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          SSL's bonds,warrants issue approved
          63 20 [SINGAPORE] Straits Steamship Land said that it has received in-principle approval from the Stock Exchange of Singapore to issue $250 million and US$2OO million (Ss2B2 million) worth of unsecured bonds, together with 152.93 million detachable warrants. The company expects to raise a total of $532 million
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          Giken, GRP: No known reason for rise
          42 20 [SINGAPORE] Glken Sakata and GRP Ltd both said in separate statements yesterday that they were not aware of any reasons which could have led to the sudden rise In trading activity in their respective shares.
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          Lock icon Property valuation not done: Ho Wah
          49 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Ho Wah Genting Bhd sa id that no professional valuation had been undertaken to determine the open market value of three pieces of property owned by Luen Thung Ta nj ong Aru Transport Company Ltd which it proposed to acquire.—Bernama
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          Lock icon Berjaya directors resign
          50 20 Bernama {KUALA LUMPUR] Berjaya Group Bhd yesterday announced that Mohd Am in udd in Mohd Rouse and Ghazi Hasbullah Hall Rami i have resigned as directors of the company with effect from Dec I. Mr Aminuddin has also resigned as the group executive director of the company.
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          Lock icon George Town acquires Road Ventures
          57 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] George Town Holdings Bhd has acquired the entire issued and paid up capital of Road Ventures Sdn Bhd for M 52.00 in cash. Road Ventures is primarily an investment holding company with a wholly-owned subsidiary. Smart Travels Tours Sdn Bhd, which is
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          Lock icon Sateras seeks time for takeover
          74 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Sateras Resources Bhd has applied for an extension of time from the Securities Commission to submit its applications for the proposed acquisition of Tropical Forests Resorts Bhd and Goon Institution Sdn Bhd. The extension was made as there has been a delay
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          Lock icon Cadbury to buy Canada business
          66 21 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Cadbury Schweppes pic said it has agreed to buy the assets of Neilson Cadbury, Canada's leading chocolate bar manufacturer, for C 5225 million (*****.75 million) from George Weston Ltd. The assets include the chocolate businesses of George Weston Ltd, William Neilson
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          Lock icon Aussie home shopping'alliance for Asia
          74 21 Reuter [SYDNEY] International Media Management Ltd said its home shopping Value Network and Austrade, the trade promotion body of the Australian government, have formed an alliance to penetrate Asia with Australian goods and services. In a statement, International Media chairman Michael Milne said: "The individual
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          Lock icon Fujitsu plans chip production in Taiwan
          64 21 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's largest computer maker Fujitsu Ltd said yesterday it would shift part of its 16-megabit dynamic random access memory (Dram) chip production to Taiwan. A Fujitsu official said that under an agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), jt monthly output
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          Lock icon HP studies NT$60b Taiwan project
          63 21 Reuter [TAIPEI] US-based Hewlett Packard (HP) is mulling over a semiconductor investment project in northern Taiwan, company officials said. "The project is still under discussion. We have nothing to comment," a spokeswoman for HP in Taiwan said. The Commercial Times newspaper reported that the project,
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        Lock icon China state firm Jingwei to sell 160m shares in HK next month
        404 21 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Jingwei Textile Machinery Co, a Chinese state-owned company, is planning to sell 160 million shares in Hongkong next month after postponing its initial stock sale in November. The delay came as stocks in Chinese
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        481 21 Big flow of funds over next 12 months will lift region's sluggish stock markets, say economists Reuter [BANGKOK] Two economists forecast a big new wave of foreign investment funds into east and South-east Asia over the next 12 months that would lift
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        Lock icon Mingly gets nod for higher stake in NatFoods
        319 21 Singapore-based Camerlin raises its share to 6^9% Reuter [HONGKONG] Mingly Corp based here has received approval from the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board to raise its stake in National Foods Ltd, said Michael Nock, managing director of Mingly's investment arm, CCM Capital
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        Lock icon S&P warns Hopewell to open up or risk lower credit rating
        330 21 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Hopewell Holdings Ltd may have to pay more to borrow money unless it improves disclosure practices, Standard Poor's rating agency said. "Failure to improve the overall level of transparency of financial reporting and investor communication
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        Jardine expanding Aussie restaurant operations
        260 21  -  Move to capitalise on growth in retail sector to cost As4sm From Florence Chong in Sydney JARDINE Pacific, a unit of listed Jardine Matheson, will expand its restaurant operations in Australia at a cost of As4s million (Ss47 million) over the next 12 months. The
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        Lock icon BHP makes A$590m bid for 51.5% of Tubemakers
        392 22 Bid for remaining stake follows USsl.Bb offer for Magma Copper earlier this month Bloomberg Business News (SYDNEY] Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd, Australia's largest publicly traded company, has made a A 5590.4 million (*****.01 million) bid for shares in Tubemakers of Australia
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        Lock icon Bell Atlantic, Nynex in merger talks
        236 22 Spurred by pending legislation on long-distance calls Reuter [NEW YORK] Bell Atlantic Corp and Nynex Corp are in talks over a possible merger, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. A combination of the Baby Bells would create the second biggest player in the US
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        Lock icon BTR to pay A$2.89b in cash for offshoot
        179 22 Reuter [MELBOURNE] British conglomerate BTR pic said it would have to pay A 52.89 billion (Ss3 billion) in cash and issue 200 million new shares under the scheme of arrangement to fully acquire its Australian offshoot BTR Nylex Ltd. BTR pic said
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        Lock icon Dasa to back Fokker while talks last
        128 22 FT [AMSTERDAM] Deutsche Aerospace of Germany is prepared to continue providing financial guarantees to Fokker, its troubled Dutch aircraft unit, as long as talks with the Dutch government on a rescue plan carry on. The statement averted the possibility of Fokker being relegated
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        Lock icon Shakeout in cyberspace
        413 22 Number of Internet providers will shrink from 1,400 now to 60 by 1999: report Reuter [NEW YORK] A shakeout is under way among the increasing number of companies providing Internet access, and more competition looms in the future from cable television and telephone companies. A recent report
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        Lock icon South Australian govt sells Austrust for A$41m
        271 23 The sale of Austrust to New Zealand's Tower Corp will be finalised by February Bloomberg Business News [ADELAIDE] The South Australian state government has sold investment and trustee company Austrust for A 541.2 million (5543.3 million) to New Zealand-based life insurance group Tower
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          Lock icon New guidelines for insurers from Jan 1
          65 23 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Guidelines on the operating costs of life insurance business which was announced by the minister of finance on Dec 8 will be implemented as issued, effective Jan 1,1996, said Bank Negara Malaysia yesterday. It said life insurers have been advised
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          Lock icon Hemisphere bank renamed Global
          50 23 Reuter [MANILA} Hemisphere Banking Corp, a newly-formed bank 40 per cent owned by Philippine private bank Metropolitan Bank Trust Corp (Metrobank), is changing its name to Global Business Bank, Hemisphere president Vitaliano Nanagas said. He said the new bank is expected to start operations soon. Reuter
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          Lock icon Credit facility oversubscribed
          57 23 Reuter [HONGKONG] Kerry Holdings' US$4OO million (***** million) credit facility has been oversubscribed in syndication, but not increased, said arranger and bookrunner JP Morgan Securities. The facility, which was launched into general syndication on Nov 24, has a final maturity of five years and a lender's put
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          Lock icon Thailand to bay more Myanmar gas
          77 23 Reuter [BANGKOK] Thailand will buy another 200 million cubic feet par day (mcfd) of natural gas from Myanmar's Yadana field if the price is the same as the 525 mcfd supply agreement signed with Yangon in February. An official at the state Petroleum Authority
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        Lock icon Indonesian rubber earnings to jump 46% this year
        147 23 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's natural rubber exports in 1995 are expected to bring in US$l.B5 billion (552.6 billion), 45.7 per cent more than last year, a press report said yesterday. Harry Tanugraha, former executive director of the Indonesian Rubber Producers Association (Gapkindo), said
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        Lock icon China to resume bond futures trading soon
        166 23 AFP (SHANGHAI) China will soon resume bond futures trading, suspended since May following several attempts to rig prices, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Youth Daily quoted central bank and finance ministry officials as saying that the resumption of bond futures trading was essential
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        Lock icon Coopers & Lybrand net revenue up 12.7%
        165 23 Coopers Lybrand net revenue up 12.7% Reuter [NEW YORK] Accounting giant Coopers Lybrand said its 1995 net revenues rose 12.7 per cent to US$6.2 billion (SsB.7 billion) from US$5.5 billion in 1994. The firm said it is looking forward to a healthy new year in 1996. Coopers Lybrand said its
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        Lock icon Japanese firms to set up leasing business in Hanoi
        217 23 Viet bank to be joint venture partner in US$l Om company Bernama-Kyodo [TOKYO] Japan Leasing Corp and the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (LTCB) have agreed with the Bank of Foreign Trade of Vietnam to establish a leasing company in Hanoi
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        167 23 Reuter Loadoo THE dollar drifted towards the bottom of its tight range in midafternoon trading ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting today and in the face of a partial government shutdown. Dealers said trade was very quiet with investors weighing up the possibility of a US
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        Lock icon Amoco and Israel's Paz sign natural gas deal
        274 23 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [JERUSALEM] Amoco Corp and Paz Oil Co Ltd said yesterday they had signed an agreement to pursue opportunities in Israel's emerging natural gas industry. Until recently, major oil companies avoided direct dealings with Israel because of the Arab boycott.
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        810 24 [KUALA LUMPUR] The tin price on the Kuala Lumpur Tin Market dropped 24 sen to M 515.64 per kg on a lack of buying interest after a sharp US$l2O fall on the London Metal Exchange last Friday. Dealers said lack of bids from buyers coupled with a high
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        1153 24 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Eurodollar futures ended slightly easier yesterday but dealers said they would be well supported near their current levels ahead of the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting today. "There has been some buying of Eurodollars. The market seems to be expecting at least a
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          Russia may cut scrap-metal export tax
          111 24 [LONDON] The Russian government is considering lowering export duties for scrap metal from 70 ECU to 30, said Sergei Ignatyev, Russia's Deputy Economics Minister, according to the Interfax News Agency. There is still no final decision on the issue but the government is considering
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          Copper demand growth at 3.5-4.0%
          180 24 [LONDON] Global consumption of copper is likely to grow by 3.5-4.0 per cent per year over the 1996-2000 period, according to Peter Hollands, analyst at Bloomsbury Minerals Economics. Writing in the December issue of Copper Briefing Service, he suggests strong Western world demand growth of
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          Consumer coffee stock down 5.1m bags
          136 24 [LONDON] Consumer stocks of green coffee fell by 5.1 million bags in the 12 months to October, according to the latest report on the coffee market by trade house E D&F Man. At 9.7 million bags, stocks at the end of October were one
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          Squeeze in robusta coffee to ease
          133 24 [LONDON) Supplies of robusta coffee are expected to improve next year, easing fears of a squeeze in nearby prices, according to the latest report on the coffee market by trade house E D&F Man. "The nearby situation remains tight. LTM certified stocks are probably
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          India's gold output below target
          44 24 [NEW DELHI] India's gold output for April to October was 989.35 kg, compared with 960.40 kg a year earlier, a Mines Ministry statement said. However, the April to October output was less than the government's target of 1.26 tonnes.
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        2320 25 -35.47 STOCKS finished mixed after cautious trade. Investors were waiting for the government's conclusions on resolving the problem of huge bad loans at housing loan companies and the outcome of the US Federal Reserve meeting today. "The housing loan problem made trade very dull. People were reluctant to take
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        700 25 ■118 Shares closed lower amid lacklustre trading with investors sidelined ahead of the release of key US data due Tuesday and the looming Christmas break. "Given the strength of the market lately and ahead of the interest rate meeting in the States the market was set back a bit,"
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        Manila
        406 25 -5.69 Share prices eased as investors window-dressed their accounts in lacklustre trading. "The market's just moving sideways," said a trader, adding that some market bearishness was usual at this time of the year. The PSE Composite Index dropped 5.69 points to 2,491.96. Turnover was 1.02 billion shares valued at
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        Taipei
        408 25 ♦8131 Share prices finished higher after the central bank announced it will increase foreign institutional investment on stocks, with major shares enjoying heavy gains. "Investors were apparently encouraged by the central bank's announcement over the weekend to raise the ceiling on foreign investments," said a dealer. The 321-issue Weighted
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        Wellington
        379 25 *L 57 Forester Carter Holt Harvey stocks declined amid concerns over falling pulp prices, while Telecom gained from investors switching into less cyclical stocks, traders said. "There's been a lot of reweighting of funds into the likes of Telecom from the foresters," said a broker. The NZSE Top 40
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        Seoul
        520 25 -32-38 Stocks fell for a seventh day as former President Roh Tae Woo and heads of large corporations went on trial. The business leaders on trial include Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun Hee, Daewoo Group chairman Kim Woo Choong, Dong Ah Group chairman Lee Won Suk, Jinro Group chairman
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        Bombay
        108 25 -6.44 Shares moved in a tight range and closed a shade lower in a market devoid of activity. The 30-share BSE Index closed 6.44 points down at a provisional 3,042.96. The 100share National Index shed 2.38 to 1,401.17. "The market was quite dull and trading volumes were very low.
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        655 25 -4&5 SHARE prices closed sharply lower as US debt and equity markets weakened on renewed concerns about the US budget dispute. The FT-SE 100 Index fell through the 3,600 mark as the Dow Jones slumped to levels at which program trading curbs were introduced, with sentiment having already been
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        784 25 -37.81 US stocks tumbled, led by computer, software and semiconductor issues, as concern grew that 1996 profits won't match estimates. Trading in some 2,550 stocks began after an hour-long delay at the New York Stock Exchange. Curbs on computer-guided trading were triggered after the Dow Jones Industrial Average
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      2537 26 AFX-Asia Qj Hang Seng -52.07 STOCKS closed lower in quiet trading as investors remained on the sidelines as hopes faded for a US interest rate cut at today's Federal Reserve meeting. The Hang Seng Index closed down 52.07 points at 9,806.58, off a high of 9,852 and a low
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      690 26 Reuter Shanghai B Share Index +OJ3 SHANGHAI B Share Index ended up on institutional buying in selected stocks, such as blue-chip Yaohua Pilkington Glass, but trading was light with investors preferring to stay on the sidelines. The index rose 0.13 point to 49.26 on a volume of 3.6 million
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      1200 26 Reuter □set Intel -&51 THAI stocks closed down slightly as investors were sidelined, awaiting the outcome of a US Federal Reserve Board meeting. The SET Composite Index fell 8.51 points to 1,254.26 on four billion baht turnover. Falls beat risers 158 to 93. "The market wasn't active as investors
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      1069 26 Bloomberg Business News rl Composite Index +LOB INDONESIAN stocks were mixed as investors bet that some banks such as Bank Internasional Indonesia will do better than others after last week's increase in bank reserve levels, a move expected to slow loan growth. "Now that the dust has settled on
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        6524 27 KUALA LUMPUR Reports Bloomberg Business News n Composite Index -&52 STOCKS fell as investors anticipated that the Federal Reserve won't lower interest rates at today's meeting because of delays in resolving the federal budget dispute. "I think interest rates will
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        Berjaya Leisure warrants carry a hefty premium
        204 28  -  WATCH By] R Sivanithy THE Berjaya Group's involvement with Parkway Holdings has thrusted it into the limelight, providing us with the perfect opportunity to take an instructive look at Berjaya Leisure's warrants. Expiring in April 1999. the warrants yesterday closed on the Kuala
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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        59 30  -  By Paul Leo MULPHA International is ouersokL But investors should wait for further weakness before buying as momentum indicators are still bearish. Further decline from yesterdays dose of $1.42 towards support at $132 can be expected in the short-term. Selling pressure is still strong. A total qf 2.06
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        Window-dressing keeps STII above 2,200 level
        869 30  -  Vagne recycled rnmoors of takeovers fail to sustain interest as holiday season keeps players away STOCK MAUBT COKKEMTABY By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Late window-dressing yesterday enabled the Straits Times Industrials Index to hold on to the 2,200-point support level in a day in which
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          Picking stocks
          93 30 FUND managers differ In their ways of picking stocks as much as they differ in their eating habits. While most are conventional, othera chooee to be mavericks. A reeearcher related a story on one such maverick he met recently. He said that while most fund managers were reluctant
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          Good feng shei?
          94 30 ONE punter is already looking forward to the SES moving to its new premises, Singapore Exchange Centre, in Shenton Way He said that the current location. The Exchange (formerly known as Quadrant), does not have very goodfoff shut He pointed out that the market peaked in January
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          'But you just write reports'
          134 30 ANALYSTS had a bit of a "telling off'by a senior Sembawang official last Friday at a briefing by the senior management of the company. Apparently the senior official told analysts that their jobs were easy because all they did was write reports, and writing reports
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          Sestiment: Why it is so n
          167 30 THERE are good reasons why sentiment indicators may not be that useful after aIL Only last week, everything seamed hunky-dory and the market seemed destined for bigger events. Brokers polled for their views last week mostly expected either a sideways or strong market fills
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      439 21 I Workshop on Personal Income Tax I Returns I Year of Assessment 1996 The Return of Remuneration Form (Form IR8A) for the year ending 31 December 1995 will be sent out to employers shortly. With the move towards self-assessment, there is increasing focus on the proper declaration of staff benefits.
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      1211 22 »=f GP Batteries International Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Announcement off Unaudited Interim Results for the Six Months ended 30 September 1995 The Board of Directors of GP Batteries International Limited is pleased to announce the unaudited interim results of the Group and the Company for the six
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      141 23 li ii 111 Quality Houses Public Company Lwy I 1 Jao.BoolM.nc OUSWI ■nlkox M Philippine Commencal International Bank p— Global Co-animator wTSS I Secondary PWing I 491 AIM M Korea Atlantis CfitP Home*, Inc. Wl Co-l»«u« Global Co-animator Fund I Lead Manager US$2B2 nullum US$lOl million EQUITY Jg. m j»n»nnYi
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      1675 30 Singapore Closing Share Prices 18/12/1995 CLOSE PREV LOW HIGH till## uss uss uss uss All If# Jardine Matheson 6.65 6.50 6.45 6.65 |f(DDOD)f| Jardine Strategic 2.90 2.89 2.89 2.92 LXhSSf A Da| nr Farm o* Bo 0.805 0.80 0.805 KKd Hongkong Land 1.79 1.80 1.69 1.80 ■■■(■■l Mandarin Oriental 1.20
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      311 31 Knight Ridder Reuter TONNAGE available for loading this month and first half January in the US Gulf was increasingly scarce, especially Handy-sizes. Panamaxes remained in good demand in the Atlantic and were being more readily absorbed in the Pacific where there was said to be a rising volume
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      MARITIME STOCKS
      253 31 *h CWT Distribution 1.58 »0.08 M Chum Hun 1-20 -0.03 20 Ceaco Investment 1.91 unci) 19 FO;$ .6.60 -0.10 24 FrpMrt Links 0.76 -0.015 18 GVtoMbiqs 1-36 *0.04 4800 a 95 *0005 825 HRacMZoeen L04 -0.02 61 IMCMaMngs —HK 5.60 JWHaMtaw 1«7 -0.06 350 JNTOM Shipyard 10.10 unch
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      Lock icon Nedlloyd Districenters acquires new warehouse
      414 31  -  Firm awarded ISO cert for warehouse, distribution and value-added logistics services By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Nedlloyd Districenters Singapore has acquired a new 90,000 sq ft warehouse and obtained ISO certification for its warehousing, distribution and val-ue-added logistics services. The company, which belongs to the
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      UK P&I club members in favour of limiting cover to US$2b-$3b
      401 31  -  Questionnaire shows support for cover that is realistically collectible From David Hughes in London MEMBERS of t£®yUK P&I (Protection Indemnity) club have indicated overwhelming support for a low limit on P&I club cover. At a special general meeting last
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      Lock icon Inchcape Shipping Service to revamp global operations
      256 31 Lloyd's List [LONDON] Inchcape Shipping Service is to rationalise its global liner agency operations in a bid to cut costs and meet the demands of the radically changing liner shipping agency. From April next year, UKbased Inchcape Shipping Service will transfer "backroom" activities
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      Lock icon China shipyards bemoan lack of govt support
      478 31 Policies encourage Chinese shipowners to shop overseas UPI [BEIJING] Even as China signed its first syndicated loan for a ship export order, domestic yards were bemoaning what they see as unfair policies. China's Export-Import Bank, China State Shipbuilding Co, China Shipbuilding Trading Co
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      Lock icon Infrastructure needs rehaul
      869 32 CHINA'S XNTERMODAIi SYSTEM: STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT China is pushing for change to improve its outdated intermodal services and take advantage of new business coming its way, by building more yards, giving priority to container traffic and creating a key network of ports UPI CHINA'S transportation industry
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      321 32 PAGE ACL 11 AAL 3 Abie 7 Accord 10 Ahters 6 Ahrenkiel 4 Appenship 4 Astro 13 Austral 11 Avant 6 bsa n Batamindo 7 B'tang Mas 10 Bright Express 6 CCNI 4 CMA tt COSCO 7 CSAV 3 Centenary 7 Central Ei
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      SHIPPING GUIDE
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        373 44 Work to renovate main highway expected to begin late this month AFP [HANOI] South Korean contractors have dominated contracts for renovations to Vietnam's national highway, winning the first three deals awarded for the Asian Development Bank-funded project, an official said
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        Lock icon French transport systems slowly return to normal
        377 44 But return to work only a temporary labour trace, warns union leader Reuter [PARIS] France was limping back towards transport normality yesterday as the national train network and Par-is-area commuter systems began to restore service after more than three weeks of crippling public
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        Lock icon Toyota chief fears lagging behind US car makers
        415 44 Japan's largest car maker behind in race to make cars in China Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp president Hiroshi Okuda expressed "fear" of falling behind US car makers in Asia and said he'll make China and other markets in the
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        Lock icon High Asian prices attract jet fuel from west
        189 44 Reuter [SINGAPORE] High jet fuel prices in Asia have started to draw cargoes from Europe, the US and the Caribbean, targeted especially for the Japanese market. Traders said a Dutch oil trader is shipping about three cargoes from north-west Europe and the
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        Lock icon Railtrack confirms £10b investment
        232 44 Reuter [LONDON] Railtrack, which owns Britain's railway infrastructure, has confirmed it plans to invest some £10 billion (Ss22 billion) on improving the network over the next decade. The company has been seen as a boost to the government's controversial plans to privatise the railways. The authority
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          Lock icon Malaysian lorry operators file appeal
          82 44 Bernama [PORT KLANG] The Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Lorry Operators Association yesterday appealed to the Minister of Entrepreneur Development to speed up the issuance of orginal permits for registration erf lorries. Now it took about 45 to 60 days for the issuance of the original
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          Lock icon Toyota to equip cars with side airbags
          100 44 Reuter [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp said yesterday that it would start sales of cars equipped with side airbag systems as standard equipment next summer. By autumn of next year, Toyota will be installing about 30,000 side airbags on its cars per month. Toyota
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          Lock icon Helicopter crashes into frozen lake
          101 44 AFP [MOSCOW] A helicopter with three crew members aboard crashed in bad weather on Sunday into the frozen Lake Ladoga in northern Russia, ITAR-TASS news agency reported yesterday. The agency quoted Sergei Kuzmin, head of the regional air traffic control centre, who said one of
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        Lock icon Pilot error to blame for crash of MAS Fokker at Tawau
        237 44 Transport ministry preparing report for KL cabinet AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Pilot error has been blamed for a Malaysia Airlines crash in the eastern state of Sabah in September which killed 34 people, news reports said yesterday. Transport Minister Ling
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      12 31 China's intermodal system needs rehaol Infrastructure stretched to the limit. Page 2
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      468 31 BULLETIN BOARD I SAAA's new executive council W Joseph Low of Merchants Air Cargo is now the <« Singapore Aircargo Agents Association's new chairman. SAAA's deputy chairman is Leslie Chua from Geis Cargo (Far East). J The other council members include honorary secretary _Michael Yew, honorary deputy secretary Edmund Heng,
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      19 31 Sonth Koreans win first 3 deals for Viet road project Work expected to start late this month. Back Page
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      692 34 JAP AN/HONGKONG/STRAITS REGULAR SERVICE LOADING FOR PORT KLANQ/PENANQ VESSEL VOY SPORE PGUOAN6 PKB fpa VIST* n 21 OEC 14 PEC HAIWtOW 3 21 DEC 23 DEC YAYASAN LIMA 22 DEC 1 YAYASAN LAP AN 7 23 DEC 21 DEC 29 DEC EASTERN HERO 24 28 OEC 21 DEC 1 VAMOANAREE
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      966 35 IPV STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD m/Ep milA 10 Moa Cklmi Road *11-01 Ktfpal Tewars IV Siiflapora 0208 Tal: *****00 Fax: *****17 new guinea pacific line JggjcPt (A SERVICE OF CHINA NAVIGATION CO) 9TRAITSSWR V99ME 20 0«c now Man Laiw>Kmmaiiala 1 Ml>M Briwiiiiftnri-nr-'T--T-rir CARAKAJRB-22 V9619E 23 Ok 290k MaUnataia. MM A
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      1760 35 P&O Containers (Singapore Agencies) Pte Ltd First Class Connections WORLDWIDE Tel: 225 2233 *Tek*:RS *****7517 CR Number *****9 *****/ EXPORT IMPORT VOV *Pei nni SOU ANT NOT HAM OOT INC LEH NORTHERN MAJESTY 9602 16/12 17/12 19/12 14/01 13LAJ1 I<VOl 11/01 WT ZEE OOT ROT HAM BRE SOU LEH ALO
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      424 35 OWiOUOa PKL FBI jowl SIN HKSKAO TO Kg YOKTOHNACHM OSKMOJBUS WMHAI2I2/MP4 17/12 13/12 121/12| 21-22/12 25/12 21/12 2S/12 gjg Ml Ml gj Ml WMHAI2ISOW2S 21/12 21/12 23/12 24-25/12 21/12 01*1 m 07*1 MHI ggj qb*l mxaWM»*M3 2V12 g/12 27/12 21-2*12 I*l Ml 14*1 Ml 12«1 IMI IMI IMI MMBUBI am
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      61 35 SENLIM SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 133, New Bndge Road, <06-00, CNnatown Paint S'pora *****3. Tai *****00 Fax: *****04 Tata: RS ***** SENUM WEEKLY REGULAR SERVKE TO EAST/WEST WSU (Aaif«a| tmlinri mi (mtwtmd Cap) vosa vor eusm sm kuomg pbung pjsumg SBAMU ISOS 70/17 71/17 Mi Jl/li WU 75/1J 1«A/»5 72/17 JVIJ
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      720 36 EUROPE/UK/SCANDINAVIA/FINLAND/RUSSIA W ROM ANW HBO THP LMV IHV THP RDM ANW HBG PKL SGP I f nJl 1 23/12 11/1 12/1 13/1 18/1 17/1 GUIDE RE-070 28/11 27/11 28/11 30/11 1/11 28/12 28/12 gg* o WJ JW 21/1 23/1 24/1 E. GIFTED RE-002 4/12 5/12 0/12 7/12 1/12 1/1 3/1
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      795 36 I I VISSII VOTMI W M IN w UI m m Mia M 1 I BlMKMCOB) W7W79* 71/1? 31/12 01/01 010' OVOI OVOI I JN4 CHAKT o!!n? SfJlj SJ/M JfJii *ffn I I Him mow asnvovH a/11 w/Di 01/01 m/di i#/J> 7?Z rf2 I ZixSIL wm« os/12 01/12 07/12 m/ij
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      646 36 TEL: *****33 (12 LINES) FAX: *****18/*****03 TELEX: RS ***** RISHtP (3 Unas) CR NO: **********0E I® ETHIOPIA* SHIPPING LINES (National Lmes of Ethiopia) ACCEPTING FCL AND CONVENTIONAL Voy BTA Loading for «P«» Andln* 42W8 31/91 IW^*Wl Abyo* 43W8 25/02 MomUaa, DpbouC Asti*), Mdssdws B KIEN HUNG LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED REGULAR
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      2653 37 FIXED-DAY DIRECT SAILINGS TO HAIFA 14 DAYS HEW YORK-30 DAYS SlfWt Gaaini Aft alt Tal (Saaaril) 7711 M« o**l CO STAR SHIPPING PTE LTD (-mmxmtm Caatataa, unui/tu cmm* s*-ia «z»smz iu,Bi?. w,Yii7st ufntnuicsmr uiuu o/o unru t S,g 2L M OIS Ml c* Ma inntftMM fu: tmm Jmhi Smit,irt»lM UCHfh:eCSU
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      644 37 I FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) 2 SAILINGS A WEEK TO MANILA o I i Philippines /Wh 0 \r s\y I FOR BOOKING *****33 CONTACT SHARON LOW P. KLANG PH: 0203/*****02 (10 LINES) PENANG PH: 0204/*****7 (10 LINES) j. BAHRU PH:
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      846 40 B_ [[VESSEL VOY SIN JKT VESSEL VOY SIN pIN 1 =J= WANA BHUM 3063 Wad I 20/12 ~Sat 123/12 STAMfORO 5803 Tim 21/12 ~Bat 23/12 S-. ISRA BHUM ***** Frt 23/11 Son 24/12 AKABHUM Sg_ 23/12 Tua 28/12 M OURUBMUM 01SB M 23/12 Tut 28/12 STAMFORD jjon_ 28/12 Thu 28/12
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      977 40 79 ANSON ROAD, *21-01, SINGAPORE 0207 CR **********0N 3TRAITB"»HUTTLg SERVICE vtssu P T RT r LAN PENAWQ vttstL *91 5!!! m vessel vor mm pew S£A LAUREL 443N 21/12 THU 22/12 FRI DRAGON JAVA 91N XVI? MOT) 99/19 FDI EAGLE BREEZE 227 A 21/12 THU xour java mn aJiJTSi m
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      706 41 r bsaa i M MYANMA uHBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myonmor National Um) Loading for Tangos (Rangoon) VBSU VOY SIN PRC KN POJ !L MTOMAYWA 157W SIO HFA-AN 220W 24/12 SU> «uursu AGENTS: lOUSTIAO SNIPPING AGfNOES KUL IB 02-03-*****00 PKL Til 02-03-37M101 PHt m 02-04-*****02 PGD: TU 02-07-*****21/4 L" tgl BANK
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      1143 41 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD —A I 140 OocN Street, #12-00, PIL Building. Singapore 0106 ImZ TEL: *****21, FAX *****19, TELEX RS ***** ACL PL CR NO **********0E BANGKOK JAKARTA LCH > (2 falllH«ANe» vhsss. voy sx bkk sin vtsm. voy T" uh jky «n SWMANEt SHMI43 20/12 Wd 23/12
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      842 41 3 *****00Z VESSELS VOV sw DAMCTTA LE HAVRE HAMBURG THAMESPORT ROTTERDAM ANTWERP VME OE CARINA CI2W 18fl2 28/12 00/01 04/01 06/01 07/01 08/01 WLLE DC SAOfTTA SI2W 21/12 02/01 07/01 06/01 10/01 11/01 13/01 VULE D*AQCHLA AI2W 28/12 10/01 18/01 10/01 21/01 22/01 24/01 VHJ-E DE GEMINA HI2W IVOI 23/01
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      564 42 /E\ SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING (PTE) LTD. M I 11 COLLYER QUAY *06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE 0104. TEL: *****90 (4 LINES) FAX: *****08 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTWANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) SIN/HKQ/SHAI SPORE HKQ SHAJ VESSEL VOY ETA ETP ETA ETP ETA ETD CHANQYINQ *****515 15/12 16/12 21£L2 22/12 25/12 27/12 LATMOS
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      341 42 mjkMESS CONTAINER UNKINIP Agents. MAC-MELS SPORE: *****22 (24 INKS) kuchmg: (oei) *****3 SS!^ a **££•S 31 179 lamLA-wtiaßßsi PPW<Q:(O4)KMg34 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P KB-AWQ: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MBit (61) *****3 BANDUNG: (82)430—86 ACCEPTING NOW TO: SHANGHAI MV "GOODWELL VOY.NOO6 ETA SIN: 22-12-95 HOHGKONG MV "NEPTUNEALMANDINE"
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      165 42 iif MFL SHIPPING (INT'L) SS&ff PTE LTD SUBSIDIARY OF HAI SUN HUP GROUP FC&7LCL CONSOLIDATION SERVICES HOT LINES; *****42/345 ACCEPTING CARGOES TO EUROPE BASI PORTS/ SYDNEY/MELBOURNE AISO ACCEPTING FQ TO USA PORTS AND CUSS-BOMB SERVKI TO MEXICO AND CANAM VESSEL VOY ETA (SIN) LEIXOES 016S 21/12 KOTAINTAN INTI2S 24/12 VESSEL
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      458 43 BKAPAL KRIS Shipping Pte Ltd 701DUXTON ROAD, S'PMtl *****9 T *****76 F *****77 CR HO. 1073.*****06 SYARIKAT PERKAPALAN KRIS SENDIRIAN BERHAD buxkaWOMACwswtssamst, ioj*u*ss«/i,khan*jay*,p.o.khM2t ***** PCTAUNG JAYA SIIANGOR. TEL 704M77/78/79 F/Ut *****07 THEt: MA 30*35 REGULAR CONTAINER SERVICE FROM PORT KELANG, PASIR GUDANG A SINGAPORE TO BRUNEI A EAST MALAYSIA I
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      245 43 IHTERMARHIMF PfflWffM rr"" 1 "ffiffliiMllTiF-" 1 SOUTHERN AFRICA SERVICE (FOS{ST rtooocn stRVKI) FROM: U.K./ CONTINENT/ MIDDLE EAST TO: FAN EAST DIRECT MONTHLY SAIUNQS EUROPE SERVKE VBSa/VOY SIN LA£M QiAIANC HONGKONG HKIUNG V(Ssa KR TGM SM K MTS DON CT TAW SXN KKU TMA MEDEA Vl2O 08/01 11/01 IS/01 17/01 CHERRY
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      275 43 SO THAN BLANGAH ROAD N242 OTIPORT CENTRE. STORE 0400 TEL *****11 (6 lines) F*X: *****05 TLX: RS ***** CR NO. **********0W HEttEL VOY ETA ETD OCSTMADON KAGUM IMS WMB IWIMB PNOMONTMNAK MAMmA 4MB *1/12*5 22/12*6 MUKTOK umnu Ms amm urnm pontunm MMUKW 4MB 24/IMB 2VIMB PMfMANGMMTUMKL. BALAM NMANA 2MB »1W
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      62 43 A3Eft#*rlB£i9 Astro Shipping Pie Ltd WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION SERVICE 22/12,29/12 I* feHßofrwttiiOiiwiyhr l *—j j TEL: 220-6045 (10 LINES) FAX: 325-4080 s peedaljn e s I Tete-Games Crack Safe Test your skill against our "Super Safe" Computer. Break the 4-digit Codewithin 10 tries. Or else, you'll be caught ...by our ever
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