The Business Times, 20 March 1996

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    8 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 SINGAPORE 83$
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    FINANCE
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    Scotts 28 owners can reap up to $1m gain if they sell units today
    362 1  -  By) Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Those lucky enough to book an apartment last October in the yet-to-be-built Scotts 28 luxury condominium project stand to make as much as $1 million in profit if they sell their units
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    Lock icon Sign of the Times
    45 1 [HONGKONG] The world's largest 'newspaper'—a 30-metre tall Financial Times hot air balloon is seen in a recent photo to celebrate the London-based paper's launch in Hongkong. The Financial Times began a daily edition of its newspaper in the territory yesterday. AFP
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    $1.2b Shanghai project set to take off
    576 1  -  Proposed low-cost housing township will see participation from Singapore govt and private sector By 1 Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Singapore investors are set to undertake a $1.2 billion housing project in Shanghai. The project, coordinated by the Housing and Development Board and the
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    Lock icon Properly stocks lead market rally
    247 1  -  By\ R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A confident overnight session on Wall Street in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a new record high lifted regional stock markets yesterday, with property stocks leading the charge here. The Straits Times Industrials Index ended 23.85 points or
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    Fireworks likely at HPL's EGM
    535 1  -  Proposed condo discounts for directors raise ire of some shareholders Byi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Some unhappy shareholders of Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) are expected to raise more than a few heckles at an extraordinary general meeting to be held by the company today. The cause
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    Lock icon American expatriates' tax relief to stay intact
    177 1 Reuter [HONGKONG] A US proposal! that would have eliminated* tax exemptions for American! expatriates working overseas! has been scuttled, US Trea-» sury Secretary Robert Rubinl told business executives iij Hongkong yesterday. At yesterday's gathering? sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce here* Mr
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      No plan to allow unions to represent executives: Boon Yang
      558 2  -  DT PARLIAMENT Many MPs say the law is outmoded bat minister says employers fear a conflict of interest By Chuang Peck Ming THE law will not be changed to open rank-and-file union j membership to executives and managers, at least
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      Don't read too much into cover prices, say distributors
      366 2  -  By- Ang Wan May EVER paid $17.95 for a book with a cover price of £5.99? which works out to only 5512.89 at current exchange rates. A quick check of book prices in major bookstores shows that many books seem overpriced
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      Two CPF investment schemes to merge
      378 2 THE CPF Board will merge two approved investment schemes on Jan 1, 1997 to let members invest in more financial instruments, Labour Minister Lee Boon Yang said yesterday. The merging of the existing Basic (BIS) and the Enhanced Investments Scheme (EIS) will result in
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      Lock icon January retail sales down 11.4%
      298 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Retail By Jenny Lam AFTER a sluggish year in 1995 when retail sales value rose only 1.5 per cent over 1994, the industry is kicking off this year with an even worse performance. TV*/> 1 I__ m The retail sales index
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      Lock icon S'pore, Malaysia underline importance of defence ties
      262 2 Tony Tan says bilateral defence ties contribute to regional stability The Straits Times [KUALA LUMPUR] The defence ministers of Malaysia and Singapore yesterday underscored the importance which both countries attached to enhancing bilateral defence ties. Speaking to reporters at the end of the
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      Top Zaire official here to promote ties with Asia-Pacific
      218 2  -  Region can tap country's natural resources, he says By] Bernice Tang GOOD economic relations between Zaire and the Asia-Pa-cific region can reap benefits for both partners. Professor Vunduawe te Pemako, Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE&INVESTMENTS
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      Lock icon Dow poised to move up in coming weeks
      560 3  -  TECHNICAL VIEWPOINT But the rise may stall by the end of April By- Naresh Verma The writer is a manager of technical analysis advisory (South-east Asia) at Dow Jones Telerate. The opinions in this column are personal and do not represent the
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      Lock icon Asset allocation crucial to investment
      636 3  -  It helps boost return on investments while controlling risk By Steve Dean The writer is a financial consultant with Smith Barney, Singapore [SINGAPORE] How do you structure an investment portfolio to achieve your financial goals? That depends on many factors: what your goals are, the
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      Lock icon Asian bonds undervalued, says HSBC
      413 3 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Asian bonds are overlooked and undervalued by global investors, said Michael Roche, head of fixed income, Asia, at HSBC Asset Management. "Asian bonds offer significantly higher yields than those available in bonds from more mature Western economies," he said. Single A
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      252 3 72 holes, 66 bunkers, hectares of beautiful fairways, huge trees, 2 enormous water hazards, 147 professionals, 9 amateurs... but only one winner in The Rolex Masters, 1996. At precisely B.ooam on Friday, 2nd March 1973, Alan Murray was developed primarily for the promotion of excellence plays host to The Rolex
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Thai govt grants loan for new Myanmar airport
      493 4  -  BANGKOK USslsom package follows Banharn's visit to Yangon and is put together by Thai firm bnilding airport By Loh Hui Yin AMID what has been hailed as a successful visit by Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa to Yangon, the Thai cabinet has swiftly
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      S'pore firm in Cambodia hotel deal
      422 4  -  SINGAPORE Joint venture plans tobnildUSs3om seaside resort hotel By Harish Mehta ONE of Cambodia's largest private firms and its Singaporean partner, Jakata Holdings Pte Ltd, are planning to build a US$3O million (Ss42 million) seaside resort hotel in the Cambodian port city of Sihanoukville,
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      Lock icon Why more projects will be privatised
      226 4 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama MORE projects in infrastructure facilities, utilities and services will be privatised in future to cope with the demand in these sectors, a government official said yesterday. Deputy director-general of the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister's Department, Zainuddin Abdul Rahman,
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      Lock icon Inflation and deficit worrying but will drop: Thai minister
      369 4 TOKYO Bloomberg Business News THAI Finance Minister Surakiart Sathirathai said he was concerned with accelerating inflation and a widening current account deficit, and he assured Japanese business leaders that both will come down this year. "I would not be honest if
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      Lock icon Malaysia to impose levy on visitors making day trips?
      94 4 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama VISITORS making day trips to Malaysia may have to pay a levy, Culture, Arts and Tourism Minister Sabbaruddin Chik said here yesterday. The move was to encourage tourists to stay lodger, thus, contributing more to Malaysia's income, he
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      Defusing Taiwan tensions
      653 6  -  AauMvmw Will the Aria P&c region look to the Asean Regional Foram to come to the rescue? Forum's credibility will come wirier question If It plays no part In resolving crisis By Yang Razali Kassim AT THE recent Asia-Europe summit in Bangkok on March 1, one Asian
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      Cambodian govt to reshuffle cabinet
      291 6  -  SINGAPORE By Harish Mehta TWO Cambodian ministers belonging to the royalist party are expected to be the main casualties in an imminent cabinet reshuffle, the second reorganisation in two years. Government sources close to the country's two prime ministers said that Minister of Agriculture Tao
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      Lock icon Wages leaping ahead of productivity gains
      405 6 KUALA LUMPUR M'sia may become less competitive, warn economists MBT WAGES in the manufacturing sector have seen double-digit growth every year since the start of the decade. Although productivity has also increased, it has been at a slower pace and economists say there is
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        Lock icon Manila disco fire kills 149
        57 6 Reuter [MANILA) Afire in a Manila disco early yesterday killed 149 people, mostly teenagers out to celebrate the end of their school year. They died in a desperate struggle to flee the inferno through the club's single exit Fire station commander Efrem Santos said the
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        Lock icon Indon A-G warns election watching
        74 6 Reuter (JAKARTA] Indonesian Attorney-General Singgih has i said he would smash an independent election watchdog formed last week if it got in the way of the official monitoring body, the Jakarta Post said yesterday. Mr Singgih, head of the official National Election Supervision Committee, said
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        Lock icon Tension in Irian Jaya after riots
        72 6 Reuter [JAYAPURA, Indonesia) The capital of Indonesia's Irian Jay a province was tense yesterday with many banks and shops closed after Ave people were reported killed In rioting on Monday. The rioting in Jfcyapura, following violent demonstrations in copper and gold mining towns last
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        Lock icon Hanoi enacts new co-op law
        58 6 Bernama (HANOI] Vietnam has passed a new law meant to end government interference in the day-today naming of 25,000 cooperatives nationwide, the official media announced yesterday. The new law, passed by the National Assembly on Monday, was also aimed at ensuring that benefits from cooperative
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  • FOCUS: CHINA-TAIWAN TENSIONS
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      Lock icon MFN's not for barter, US told
      470 7 BEIJING Bering won't trade away principles, says official; Rabin warns of resistance against China's MFN status AFP CHINA warned the United States yesterday that its Most Favoured Nation (MFN) trading status could not be used as a bartering chip amid the in- creasing tensions
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      Lock icon Matching might
      53 7 [HUKOU, Taiwan] Taiwanese soldiers lining up in front of their M4BH tanks before taking part in a military exercise in this northern town yesterday. The defence ministry is putting on a show of its own military might, with manoeuvres involving about 60 tanks, 100 armoured personnel carriers and
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      Lock icon China starts new round of drills
      355 7 BEIJING AFP NYT CHINA yesterday launched its latest round of military manoeuvres in the Taiwan Strait, delayed 24 hours because of bad weather. As it did so troops on the Taiwanese island closest to the exercise zone in the northern Taiwan Strait were put
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      Consensus emerging in region on need to ease tension: US
      346 7  -  SINGAPORE Bat official plays down Asean Regional Forum role in matter By' Yang Razali Kassim COUNTRIES in South-east Asia and the Pacific are increasingly concerned with the growing tensions between China and Taiwan, a visiting US senior official said here
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      Lock icon Christopher-Qian meet being arranged
      95 7 BEIJING Reuter CHINA and the United States are working to arrange a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen and US Secretary of State Warren Christopher to discuss tensions over Taiwan. "The time and venue of the talks are still under review but could possibly be
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      Lock icon Shares edge up as fears of war fade
      111 7 TAIPEI Reuter TAIWAN share prices ended slightly higher yesterday as fears over China's ongoing war games began fading, but profit-taking eroded gains, brokers said. The weighted index closed up 8.9 points, or 0.18 per cent, to 4,950.32, off an intra-day high of
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      Lock icon Teng-hui's winning margin will play key role in crisis: analysts
      218 7 TAIPEI Reuter PRESIDENT Lee Teng-hui is expected to win Taiwan's landmark elections on Saturday and become the first di-rectly-elected leader in China's long history. But analysts said yesterday it is the margin of victory which may prove crucial in deciding
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  • ASIA
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      Encouraging 4Q performance lifts hopes for 1996
      439 8  -  TOKYO Nikkei up on stronger than expected 0.9% economic growth, positive mood over jusen issne By- Anthony Rowley JAPAN'S economy grew by a stronger than expected 0.9 per cent in the final quarter of 1995, the official Economic Planning Agency revealed yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Police raid Cosmo Credit and ex-chairman's house
      277 8 TOKYO Move comes after govt lodges complaint against former boss of failed company NYT TOKYO prosecutors and police on Monday raided the offices of the failed Cosmo Credit Corp and related businesses of its former chairman Sanpachi Taido, as well as his residence,
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      Lock icon Indian polls to be held in April-May
      282 8 NEW DELHI Reuter INDIA'S federal election commission announced yesterday that general elections in the world's biggest democracy would be held on four separate days starting in six weeks' time April 27, May 2, 7 and 21. "The commission has decided after going through
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      Lock icon Australia's new Labor chief wants vote on republic issue
      333 8 CANBERRA AFP AUSTRALIA'S new Labor leader, Kim Beazley, made it clear yesterday that he plans to keep up the fight for a republic by challenging Prime Minister John Howard to put the issue to a vote as soon as possible. The
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    • ASIANotes
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        Lock icon S Korean wage rises far ahead of Japan
        101 8 AFP [SEOUL) Wage hikes in South Korea far outstripped those in Japan and Taiwan, rising an annual 1&2 per cent in the 1987-1994 period, the Ministry of Finance and Economy said yesterday. The wage rises in South Korea compare with an annual
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        Lock icon Aussies to see A$4b budget cuts
        96 8 Reuter [SYDNEY] Australian Finance Minister John Fahey said > he aimed to cut the budget back by A$4 billion (8R36 billion) a year for each ofthe next two years regardless of any windfall from stronger growth forecasts, Tht Australian newspaper said. "The aim is
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        Lock icon First Viet bourse to get Korean help
        69 8 Reuter [SEOUL] South Korea has agreed to help Vietnam V establish its first stock exchange, the Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) said yesterday. A statement from the KSE i said it would provide Vietnam with information and advice on stock market operations for two
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        Lock icon Indian finance minister in hospital
        84 8 AFP [NEW DELHI] Indian Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, the architect ofthe country's free-market reforms, was in stable condition yesterday after being hospitalised for fever, an aide said. Nr Singh, 66, was rushed to a state-run >3 hospital here on Monday from his office after he
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Clinton's no-surprise budget plan
      515 9 WASHINGTON Six-year balanced budget proposal fails to address Republican concerns Bloomberg Business News THE White House yesterday released details of a balanced budget plan that includes nearly US$lOO billion (Ssl4o billion) in tax reductions and represents little movement towards Republicans' priorities in eliminating deficits by 2002.
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      Lock icon Iraq can ship oil from Gulf terminal?
      229 9 BAGHDAD AFP IRAQ will use its Gulf terminal to ship oil to its Asian customers after agreeing on this point during talks with the United Nations, the Iraqi negotiator said yesterday. The two sides also agreed during a second round of talks that
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      Lock icon A joint venture to run Jacko
      133 9 DUBAI Reuter AMERICAN pop star Michael Jackson and Saudi Arabian billionaire investor Prince A 1 Waleed bin Talal are to create a joint venture that will, among other things, run Jackson's activities, a Saudi-owned newspaper said on Tuesday. The London-based Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat
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      Lock icon Manufacturing jobs to hold steady
      367 9 CHICAGO Execs polled also see wage rises of 2.6%-&5% this year Reuter DESPITE a recent rash of corporate layoffs, a survey released on Monday showed that most US manufacturers plan to hold employment at or near current levels. Industry executives polled by the National Association
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      Lock icon Inflation in check: Greenspan
      174 9 NEW ORLEANS NYT THE addition of 705,000 jobs last month doesn't change the overall outlook for a US economy that's "moving forward with inflation in check", Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday. "It was an outsized number which shocked a lot of people," Mr Greenspan
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      EU slams its firms for ignoring East Asia
      389 9  -  BRUSSELS By I Shada Islam THE European Commission yesterday slammed European firms for their "benign neglect" of investment opportunities in East Asia, warning that companies with global ambitions could not afford to stay out of the region. "It is widely recognised that
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      Lock icon Tobacco industry execs may face indictments and jail
      240 9 WASHINGTON AFP THE US tobacco industry on Monday was assailed by potentially damaging affidavits from former employees as well as a report that its senior executives could face indictments and prison terms. In statements to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Eurocentric bias lives on in Washington
      826 10  -  188 BOTTOM USE OPINION By Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent THERE has been a lot of talk about the need to modify the American public's Eurocentric bias and orient it towards the Pacific, to prepare the United States to deal with
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      135 10 'What we want to do is keep the economy as revved as possible while feeling out there as best as we can for signs of inflation/ Lawrence Undsay US Federal Reserve governor on the drop in the US jobless rate. 'Inflation is hard to find. You'll have
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      A talkfest that calls for a follow-up
      660 10 EDITORIAL DONT expect impressive resolutions, said Malaysia's Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim during the meeting of Apec finance ministers in Kyoto over the weekend It's just as well that expectations were thus toned down, for the ministers came up with precious little in the
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      Lock icon WTO in race against time for telecoms deal
      912 10  -  Trade body's credibility hangs on outcome of haggling over how far its members are ready to open their markets Guy de Jonquieres FT NEGOTIATORS from 48 World Trade Organisation members face a race against the clock as they resume discussions in Geneva,
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      834 10 Meed to pins policy TMuun CHINA'S missile-rattling in the Taiwan Strait and the countering US naval muster are less signs of a policy conflict than of a policy vacuum. If the Chinese muscling isn't to become a habit, with the potential for disrupting a regional stability
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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      35 10 DOOHESBPRY By Gary Trudeau eerourf fajnyrMG~\[ah,ahgth\ THZNeUJ TVBGOTTHZ I UJHOOAVE mihlAruc I dU6 Cma<EßA\ T/MBS. J CHBO<JNG BR CRAZY NdA ALL- I 1997&5TA J niO I YOUR J\ WHY? J IS BfUJTAL- KIP(AJfTH f YOiJ-
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Clintons in dark shadows
      1192 11  -  But there are no shocking revelations in Blood Sport, James Stewart's new book on Whitewater, says memm kakutami MICHIKO KAKUTANI NYT THE title of James B Stewart's new book, Blood Sport, on Bill and Hillary Clinton and. the Whitewater scandal, is a misleading one: it echoes
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      Prescription for a better game on the greens
      673 11  -  GOLF Health and fitness can affect golf' scores, says a doctor By Ven Sreenivasan THE average golfer usually begins his game by zooming into the club, quickly unloading his clubs and whizzing off to change before reappearing within minutes at the first
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      Lock icon The greatest kosher meal since David's
      522 12 COOKING Cnlinary artists gather to recreate a feast fit for kings NYT [JERUSALEM] When his warriors proposed that David should become king of Israel, the Bible recounts, they threw a feast that lasted three days, with "meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of
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      A feast of song and dance
      1225 14  -  THE ADELAIDE FESTIVAL Aesthetic or bizarre, mainstream or modernist you name it and yon have it 'Reports byi Corinne Kerk FOR any first-time visitor to the Adelaide Festival, the overwhelming feeling is of confusion. Confusion because there is so much going on, so much
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      Right beats but wrong steps
      500 14  -  Dancers were disappointing in Ballet Under The Stars Byi Corinne Kerk LET me start by saying that I know next to nothing about dance, other than what I enjoy and what I don't. Still, it was rather clear to me even as an occasional spectator
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      Splendid lineup at the Fringe Festival
      450 14 DONT ever get the idea that on-going events outside of a major arts festival are less important. If you do, you will certainly miss a whole lot of action, especially if you're talking about the 19% Adelaide Fringe Festival, where more than 60 theatre
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      184 14 THE WEATHER I fa. Singapore: Showers over several areas in the late morning and afternoon. Temperature (32-25) AaU-Pactfic Hi/Lo* Good. Europe Hl/Lo' OmmL ftwrtnu HVLo* OaJt Auckland £t 16 Kan Amsterdam 07/02 Rain Atlanta 11/01 iVajs &A UTB Sunny Alms I&D7 Sunny Bueine Aires 27/14 Clatato B*# l 11/VS Cloudy
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      IPC profit tumbles to $52m in line with expectations
      508 15  -  Analysts see further icfcUne in current ycjtt with stiff competition By Jennifer Lien I&NGAPORE] IPC Corp yesannounced a 27.2 per d|&ffall in 1995 net profit to $&7 million. wfii he results were in line most analysts' forecasts, SUch were slashed last
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      Vikay plans rights, warrants
      226 15  -  By i Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Vikay Industrial is raising funds through a TOiounceable rights issue of 48;8 million new 25-cent fh|ures, a warrants issue and a three-year unsecured floating rate transferable loan facility. The rights issue alone aims to raise about $19.52 million. NDC Merchant Bank
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      Teledata profit up 25%
      128 15 [SINGAPORE] Good sales of network equipment, videoconferencing and other telecommunication products helped Sesdaq-listed Teledata (Singapore) Ltd to achieve a strong earnings growth of over 25 per cent for the year to Dec 31. Net earnings totalled $3.3 million. Turnover rose 11.4 per cent to $55.12 million.
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      Should HPL shareholders say 'yes' to 15 condo hongbaos?
      772 15  -  BOCK LOCK SIEW By Lee Han Shih CHINESE New Year may be over a month ago, but shareholders of Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) are being asked to give 15 big hongbaos to some HPL directors, their family members and a few
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      Lock icon MISC pre-tax up 1% in 1995
      194 15 Gronp says it made losses in liner container service Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian International Shiroing Corporation Bhd's (MIjC) group pre-tax profit for the year ended Dec 31,1995, rose by one per cent to MssBs million (*****.8 million) from M 5581.43 million. Turnover for the
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      ST Shipbuilding's 15% profit rise in line with forecasts
      377 15  -  By\ Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE) Specialist shipbuilder Singapore Technologies Shipbuilding and Engineering (STSE) chalked up a 15 per cent increase in its 1995 net profit to $38.4 million. Group earnings per share (EPS) also rose 15 per cent to 19.7 cents for
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        Lock icon UBS sets up fund management centre in S'pore
        414 16  -  Office will manage Asian portfolio, with assets of USslb, sonrced mainly from European clients By\ Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] European investment bank, the Union Bank of Switzerland which manages funds in excess of US$l5O billion (Ss2lo billion) globally has established a fund management
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        Westmont sells stake in Manila racing firm
        391 16  -  The Malaysian firm still has interests in another racing firm From, Al Labita in Manila A FILIPINO group has bought out Malaysia's Westmont group's interests in the holding firm of listed Philippines Racing Club (PRC), an official said yesterday. The PRC official, who
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        Lock icon EON Bank to offer share margin financing
        349 16 Bank has agreements with several brokers to support facility Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] EON Bank, a member of DRB-Hi-com group, is to launch its share margin financing scheme called Super Share in mid-April, said its director Vimala Menon. The scheme, which is initially targetted
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        Lock icon Khee San IPO subscribed 66 times
        230 16 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Sweets maker Khee San Bhd's offer of 5.589 million shares to the public has been subscribed 66 times, Bernama quoted Malaysian Issuing House Sdn Bhd's general manager Chew Kat Nyap as saying yesterday. Khee San, which is enroute to a listing
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        Pacific Internet makes former Thakral man CEO
        249 16 [SINGAPORE) Internet service provider Pacific Internet has named Nicholas Lee as its new chief executive officer. Pacific Internet yesterday said Mr Lee had replaced Sembawang Media chief executive officer Wong Seng Hon, leaving Mr Wong "more time to concentrate on Sembawang Media's other
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        MobileOne awards $6m paging contract to US firm
        254 16 [SINGAPORE) New cellular operator Mobile One has awarded a $6 million paging system contract to a US-based company, Glenayre Electronics Inc. Glenayre will supply, install and commission the paging network on a turnkey basis, Mobile One said yesterday. It will be installed
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        Pidemco awards hotel contract
        191 16 [SINGAPORE) Government-linked property group Pidemco Land has awarded a US$42 million (5558.8 million) contract for a Vietnam hotel project to Ssangyong Engineering Construction Pte Ltd. The luxury 328-room Westlake International hotel, overlooking two picturesque lakes in Hanoi, is slated to be completed in 1997. The total
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        Lock icon Finalists to build power plant
        86 16 Bloomberg Business News [MANILA] First Gas Holdings Corp yesterday said Raytheon Co of the United States and Siemens AG of Germany are the finalists to build an 880megawatt power plant in the Philippines. First Gas president Peter Garrucho said a decision on the contractor for
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          Metro gets nod to build Aussie hotel
          31 16 [SINGAPORE] Metro Holdings yesterday announced it had obtained development consent from the city council of Cairns in Queensland to develop a 322-room hotel there.
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          FOC to jointly develop Bedok site
          52 16 [SINGAPORE] First Capital Corporation and Malaysia's Guobena Sdn Bhd will jointly develop a Bedok Reservoir Road parcel which FCC clinched at a government tender. FCC bid $261.5 million for the condominium site. FCC said it would take an 80 per cent stake in the
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          80 16 THERE were two errors in yesterday's story "Asia building activities, new products lilt Clipsal's income". The correct information on Clipsal Industries' dividend payments are that a final net dividend of 7.5 cents a share has been recommended. This comprises a tax-exempt dividend of 5.68 cents and a
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        Thai Airways buys six planes worth 26b baht
        356 17  -  Boeing deal follows airline's decision to spend 143b baht on aircraft purchase over next five years From. Loh Hui Yin in Bangkok [BANGKOK] Thai Airways has signed a 26.2 billion baht (551.46 billion) contract with Boeing to buy six new aircraft as
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        Lock icon Tokyo exchange to simplify listing rules
        157 17 AFX-Asia [TOKYO] Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has decided to simplify listing procedures, its chairman Mitsuhide Yamaguchi said. He said the TSE has decided to abolish the need for 24 of the 95 documents to be filed as part of an application to go public.
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        Lock icon Capital Group cuts stake in Brierley
        278 17 Move comes after Hong Leong-led group ops stake to 20% Bloomberg Business News [WELLINGTON] Los Angelesbased The Capital Group of Companies Co said it has reduced its Brierley Investments Ltd stake to 4.35 per cent from 7.06 per cent. The announcement comes in the
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        44 17 [BEIJING] Federal Express 'senior vice-president Michael Ducker putting his hand into the lion's head during a ceremony yesterday to commemorate the company's opening of its US-China route. This route will add to Federal Express'existing service connecting 11 Asian financial capitals. AFP
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        Lock icon Taiwan's securities industry faces speedier restructuring
        334 17 SEC to relax rnles on number of staff, opening of branches Bloomberg Business News ITAIPEI] Taiwan government moves to ease rules restricting securities companies' operations will speed up the restructuring of the slumping industry, analysts said. The Securities and Exchange Commission said yesterday it
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        Lock icon SHK Prop expected to post HK$5b first-half profit
        271 17 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd is today expected to report six months to December net profit of HK$5 billion (Ss9lo million) to HK$5.2 billion, compared with HK$4.9 billion in the same period a year earlier, analysts said. ÜBS Securities analyst
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        Lock icon Unitech shares soar on acquisition talks
        366 18 Bloomberg Business News fLONDON] Shares in Unitech pip, a UK electronics manufacturer, soared 34 per cent to an fll-time high after its larger rival Siebe pic said it was in talks to buy the company. > The purchase, estimated to worth as much as
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        Lock icon BP gives £10m bonuses to seven top executives
        485 18 £235 m in pay and bonuses for new chief exec under scheme linked to company's performance Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] British Petroleum Co said it gave bonuses in the form of stock and cash worth £9.94 million (5521.4 million) to seven top
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        Lock icon Rapid slowdown seen for US PC market
        453 18 8% growth this year compared with 22% last year and 42% in 1994: research study Reuter [SAN JOSE, California] Growth of the US market for home personal computers will slow abruptly this year and sales can even begin shrinking by 1998 as the
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        Lock icon Barnes to expand US, Singapore plants
        240 18 Bloomberg Business News [BRISTOL, Connecticut] Barnes Group Inc said it will expand plants in the US and Singapore because of growth in its Associated Spring and Barnes Aerospace units. "A significant portion of our capital expenditures will go toward expansion costs," said Jack Sand
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        Lock icon Striking for a compromise?
        63 18 [DAYTON, OhioJ Striking General Motors employee Dan Cook picketing ata GMplant in Dayton on Monday. The nearly two-week-old strike has affected 127,900GM workerspcross the country in the largest work stoppage in the US car industry in a generation. United Auto Workers Union members say GM is
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        Lock icon SEC calls for tighter supervision to get rid of bad brokers
        364 18 NYT [WASHINGTON] In a tartly worded speech by the Securities and Exchange Commission's chairman, Arthur Levitt Jr, and in a report by oversight agencies, securities regulators on Monday announced a new effort to rid the industry of bad brokers.
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          Lock icon Bank of Korea fights rate rise
          51 19 Reuter (SEOUL) The Bank of Korea said it would provide US$2 billion (SgL8 billion) hi dollar loans to local banks from March 21 to counter rising interest rates for short-term foreign currency loans. The loans would probably be for a month, said a bank
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          Lock icon Tekai to end US trust business
          54 19 Reuter fTOKYOJTokai Bank Ltd said yesterday it had decided to puB out of tits pension and trust business in the United Statss as a rationalisation measure. Tokil Bank will dissolve its wholly owned unit Tokai Trust Co of New York, operating since 1906, in
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          Lock icon RBI to ease deposit rules
          59 19 AFX-Asia (BOMBAY] The Reserve Bank of India plans to remove limits on deposits raised by non-banking finance companies, the Economic Times reported. Such a companyis currently allowed to build a maximum deposit base of 10 timss its net-owned ftmd which comprises the company 's equity
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          Lock icon Manila to appoint lead-manager
          45 19 Reuter ff€KYO}TheFhilii>pfe»ee is likely toappointa lead-manager tor its planned SO billion yen (S*tt6 million) samurai bond issue within a few weeks, underwriting sources here said yesterday. IT* maturity may be choeen out offive, six, seven or 10 year*, said one source
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          Lock icon C Lyonnsis plans Hopewell warrants
          71 19 Reuter [HONGKONG] Credit Lyoimais Financial Products (Guernsey) Ltd said yesterday it would Issue 1.80 billion put warrants on shares of Hopewell Holdings Ltd at HKI0.1533per warrant Every 10 warrants will give the holder fbsrigtittoaeilonft Hopewell rfiare aft subject to adjustment Hopewell closed at HK$C90 on
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        Lock icon Aussie bank to go for stock trading via Net
        138 19 Reuter [SYDNEY] Australia's Macquarie Bank said it aimed to set up a system for trading shares on the Australian stock exchange via the Internet by the end of next year. "We hope to be able to provide that by the end
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        Lock icon Fund manager seeks new controlling shareholder
        462 19 HE'S Regent Pacific wants to broaden customer base through investor with global network Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Regent Pacific Group, the Hongkong fund manager that buys into poorly performing funds and breaks them up, is looking for a new controlling shareholder, a company executive
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        Lock icon Managing director of Chase Securities quits
        241 19 I've had enough of the hnstle-and-bostle if the concrete jangle, says John Um Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Chase Securities managing director John Lim resigned on Monday after two years as head of bond sales and trading in the Asian investment banking unit of Chase
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        36 19 [PARIS] This officially minted Euro, a collector's coin in gold, went on sale on Monday. Five thousand of these will be sold at! s,ooofrancs (551,391) each, 10 times the face value. i AFP
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        Morgan Stanley exec quits
        75 19 [SINGAPORE] The head of Morgan Stanley's South-east Asia investment banking division, Ronald Ong, has quit to take up the same post with rival outfit Deutsche Morgan Grenfell. Deutsche Morgan Grenfell said yesterday that Mr Ong will be responsible for managing the investment banking division's coverage of
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        Lock icon Aussie $ surges against yen and greenback
        400 20  - Aussie surges against yen and greenback Currency said to be driven by talk of bond issue, good harvests and funds inflow From\ Surinder Singh m Sydney THE Australian dollar yesterday hit a three-year high against the Japanese yen and a 15-month high against the US dollar in a rising trend
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        Lock icon Price war in US spice market hits Burns, Philp
        355 20 Profit will be hit for 2 years but war with McCormick abating, says company Reuter [MELBOURNE] The As3o million (5132.7 million) annual cost of a price war in the US spice market would wash through food ingredients group Burns, Philp and
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        Lock icon MAS to sign repo pact with Philippine central bank
        214 20 Accord expected to be similar to deals with Indonesia, Thailand AFP [SINGAPORE] Singapore and the Philippines are to sign a bilateral repurchase agreement as part of a regional effort to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market, officials said yesterday. The
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        Lock icon Shanghai gets new Chinese bank but slate still controls the market
        396 20 Reuter [SHANGHAI] One of China's new commercial banks will open a branch in Shanghai today but bankers said the city was far from having a real financial market, with the government still the main player. Fujian Industrial Bank (FIB)
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        Lock icon China bank to issue 10b yuan bonds
        196 20 AFP [BEIJING] The Agricultural Development Bank of China is expected to issue 10 billion yuan (551.68 billion) worth of bonds this year, Xinhua news agency reported. The report late on Monday quoted agricultural development bank officials as saying that the bank was issuing
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        Lock icon Seoul eases rules on forex business
        124 20 Bloomberg Business News [SEOUL] South Korean individuals will be allowed to conduct foreign currency exchange business beginning in June if the business is equipped with proper facilities and more than two employees, the government said. Currently, only banks, hotels, casinos and credit card companies
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        Lock icon Worldwide nickel stocks rising: Inco
        294 20 Reuter [LONDON! World nickel inventories rose in recent months despite London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks of the metal falling, said Ivor Kirman, marketing director of Inco Europe, part of Canadian nickel giant Inco Ltd. He said LME stocks were the most visible part of total
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        Lock icon Euroyen eases as Nikkei surges
        216 20 SOSEXJieport Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures ended a volatile day lower following a surge in Tokyo stocks while Eurodollars closed up on expectations of a revision of the US February non-farm payrolls data. Euroyen futures fluctuated widely along with the Nikkei. Nikkei 225 June futures
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        157 20 Reuter AFP THE dollar adopted a positive tone in Europe, hovering close to session highs but unable to extend overnight gains as dealers sought fresh inspiration. Despite crawling higher overnight, the dollar was likely to remain restricted to narrow ranges ahead of key US economic data. US February
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        Lock icon Still many problems in deal with Iraq: UN
        335 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [GENEVA] United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Ghali said yesterday that "many problems" remained in reaching an oil-for-food deal with Iraq, but he was optimistic. He said that he did not know whether Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tarez Aziz would attend
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      2079 21 LONDON m MRM *r» A. A. Corp Adr *13/4 -1/4 AS Ports 298 -4 Abbey National 559 *81/2 AMed Lyon* 4901/2 *11/2 Amec 103 ArgyB 314 *4 Aid* Croup 1031/2 unch BATInd 503.437 *141S/M wee 342 4 BOC Group 905 O BR Petroleum 574 15 ■TP 3331/2
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      1555 21 Reuter Qmklu9 22S *187.47 SHARES ended firmer, but well off their early highs, with another record close In Wall Street easing fears over higher US interest rates. Brokers said the worst was over, though the upside remained limited amid uncertainties over Japan's budget. The Nikkei 225 Average rose 157.47
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      1587 22 Reuter DHmSSttg +***** STOCKS rallied to close above the key 10,800 level yesterday, catapulted by Wall Street's huge 99-point surge overnight. The Hang Seng Index surged 279.22 points, or 2.6 per cent, to 10,880.50. The broader £11 Ordinaries Index leapt 102.33 to 5,230.38. Turnover was a modest HK14.99 billion.
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      601 22 Reuter Bloomberg Business News □ShigbißStolite +QJ3 THE Shanghai B share index closed up on buying of Shanghai Lujiazui Pinance and Trade in the afternoon session yesterday. The index rose 0.13 point to 51.59 on a volume of 7.1 million shares worth US$3.4 million. Traders said there was a deal
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      373 22 AFP Hwpfajg SHARE prices finished higher, boosted by perceptions of easing tensions in the Taiwan Strait and a rise on Wall Street. The Weighted Price Index rose 8.90 points to 4,950.32. Turnover was 795 million shares worth NT$24.B billion. Falls beat risers 198 to 132, with 91 issues unchanged.
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      739 22 Reuter UjOwnoßtahißi +8.50 SHARES ended the day higher on continued buying of Telkom and second-liners. The Composite Index gained 8.50 points, or 1.47 per cent, to close at 587.35 points, with advancers leading decliners by 65 to 36 with 48 issues unchanged. "Second-liners have been actively traded since late
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      810 22 Reuter P SET Ma +7J7 STOCKS ended a quiet day higher as investors went hunting for bargains in banks and finance but brokers said various negative factors were likely to prevent a dramatic recovery in the short term. The SET Composite Index finished 7.07 points up at 1,284.08. Trade
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      344 22 AFP PjMh +MJ3 SHARE prices rose as confidence was bolstered by a rise on Wall Street. The Composite Index climbed 16.93 points to 2,875.42. Turnover was 10.3 billion shares valued at 1.8 billion pesos. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co rose 15 pesos to 1,485. San Miguel A rose 0.50
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      399 22 AFP Q Composite Index ♦6J7 SHARE prices closed higher, spurred by a government announcement that the stock transaction tax would be cut from 4.5 per cent to 3.0 per cent effective April 1. The Composite Index climbed 5.67 points to 860.13. Turnover was 21.1 million shares worth 355.5 billion
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      583 22 AFP QAllOniiuriffi +2L7 SHARE prices rose after positive overseas sentiment and a good performance on the local bond market combined to give the market a boost. The All Ordinaries Index rose 21.7 points to 2,256.3. Turnover was 288.3 million shares worth A 5710.6 million. Among the leaders, BHP jumped
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      264 22 Bloomberg Business News □Wellington *IM SHARES were mixed as investors continued to give the thumbs down to Fletcher Challenge's share split. The NZSE Top 40 Index rose 1.60 points to 2,123.20. Bloomberg Business News ■r» mi *t- mm AMZ Banking 7.* 0.06 ***** Atfvantagai MMgs 164 -0.01 6800 AlrNawZaaland(A)
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        Lock icon Stocks rise as US bonds surge
        7440 23 EXSALL LUBu* u Reports Bloomberg Business News n Composite Index +6ifl STOCKS rose, led by Tenaga Nasional and Petronas Gas, after US bonds surged for the first time in a week, pushing yields down and making stocks appear relatively more attractive to investors. The
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        Gula Perak: cheap in dollar terms
        3729 24  -  WARRANT WATCH By) R Sivanithy IN PREVIOUS columns on Malaysian warrants, we've often seen that normal pricing rules do not apply. For instance, conversion premiums of 50 per cent to as high as 150 per cent have been featured, usually with no fundamental justification
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        4467 25 Or Qr M Wt 1993/96 Lut VI Day Lut Ouota 01 v Mv YM M C*a Avg wm> L— StHa Cmmtmy gala POOP) High U» liyir Mw Cw P/t Wo INDUSTRIALS 214 165 1258 Ac»r50c US181 *4 203 184 178 181 188 (2.1 299.6 494 318* mt 1000
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        843 25 Or Or M Wt 1995/96 LMt Val Day LHt Ouott Mv W> YM Ntt Cap Av* u» «tw» Ciwpi»y t«>» rooot t— »*r* %mm cv p/i ww SESOAQ 322 40 2000 ABRHMQSSC 2S5 -3 35 258 255 254 256 18.0 6 9 0.4 55.4 112.8 258 280 50 2001
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        63 26  -  By Paul Leo SUPER Coffeemix manufacturing is likely to consolidate between 65 and 85 cents at least for the short-term. Yesterday's strong performance did not change the technical outlook. The Sesdaq-listed counter rose four cents to 76 with 764,000 shares done 2.6 times the 10-day average 0f289,000 units.
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        Dow's gains boost market but investors stay cautious
        886 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY STII gains 23.85 points, led by property and bank stocks, but trading volume is still low By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A firm overnight showing by US stocks and bonds helped support sentiment here yesterday, although the relatively low volume
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          95 26 AN ARTICLE In the latest issue of the SES Journal compared stockbroking firms' forecasts of 1995 GDP growth with the actual figure. The article noted that none of the 19 firms surveyed were spot on with the growth rate of 8.9 per cent. The closest was made
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          Kwek and Quek
          106 26 AT ABOUT 4pm yesterday, a married deal of five million City Development shares hit the board at $11.70 apiece, generating a great deal of speculation as to who the buyers or sellers were and which broking firm did the deal. A check with several broking firms yielded
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          Li and Lee
          108 26 13 THE name Ka-shing only reserved for property tycoons? Everyone has heard of Li Ka-shing, the head of Hongkong conglomerate Cheung Kong, whom the Chinese tabloids nicknamed "Superman" in the territory. But it was the other Lee Ka-shing who made his mark at the hotly-contested public land
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          latter Nigerian scam tetter
          191 26 THOSE scam letters from Nigeria don't stop, do they? We received yet another one of those letters, this time from a certain Mr Ahmed Ade who says he is an accountant in the department of budget and planning in the Ministry of Petroleum. He is looking
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      512 15 H NEW ZEALAND 13 NATURALLY 1 MARCH 11 MARCH, 1996 rmsggn New Zealand, known for its gentle climate, produces food products of I consistent top quality meeting today's high demand for naturally healthy food. Ka At Jack's Place, we are proud to be able to serve with pride, a healthier,
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      145 16 THE GREAT ESCAPE...LOMBOK! 1 I Our 40% OFF offer is just the excuse you need to unwind in Asia's most I V relaxing new tropical getaway. Set within 5 hectares of lush gardens on I Senggigi Beach is the new Holiday Inn Resort Lombok which offers I gracious service and
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      122 17 R PSA seaport meant 16 "drive-through* cargo lifts ni/ heights of 5m to 7m for proposed second causeway to Malaysia cheaper transportation and to ali floors. I bvM I MT\l\ maximum utilisation of makes U£ Tech Park the ideal I m I I more efficient regional storage space. choice as
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      932 18 TELEDATA 1 The Architect of Voice and Data Communications ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors of Teledata (Singapore) Limited wish to make the following announcement:UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1995 GROUP COMPANY 1996 1994 Change 1995 1994 Change Ss'9Qo SSOOO Sl'ooo SSOOO TURNOVER 56,125 49,484 11.4 62,668 48,217 9.2
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      67 18 For Sale By Tender With Reserve Price Prime Residential Development Site In District 10 Located in prime Jervois Close. Provisional permission obtained for a 19-storey apartment block (total: 38 units). Highest bid above published reserve price secures. Site area approx. 28,000 sq. ft. v Tender closing Tuesday, 9 April 1996
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      31 23 New Must de Cartier >M( JV CarUef boubqje/ :> yr~~ Singapore >• NgaaAnn City, Tower B, #01-11,381 Orchard Road. 2427 Hilton International, #01 -04, The Shopping Gallery. 581 Orchard Road Tel 235 0295
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      183 25 irrt rim 1\ Af Batamcontinues to boom. Private foreign and dom«tk investmenu totalled 16.2 ADVERTISEMENT RATES: I Iy\ II m billion in 1994. Revenues from tounsm stood at J240 million in the first six months of 1 II Mmj\ I y\g The SUlldflV Times last year. Companies, especially electronics, open.
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      338 26 M THE MATTER OF THE COMPAMES ACT, CHAPTER 90 BRK2HTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to be held on the 13 March 1996, the following resolutions were duly passed: 1) SPECIAL RESOLUTION WMOMO-UP That the Company be wound
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      333 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPAMES ACT, CHAPTER 50 BRIGHTON INFORMATION SYSTEMS (PACIFIC) PTE LTD MEMBERS VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to be held on the 13 March 1996, the following resolutions were duly passed: 1) SPECIAL RESOLUTION WINDING-UP That the Company be wound
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      244 26 BUSINESS TIMES TOLL—FREE TEL. No. I-BQO-741-1 883 FAX:74I-1298 NOTICE Bank of Queensland Limited Series 2 Transferable Loan Certificates ("TLCs") repayable 9 December 1997 In accordance with the provisions of the TLCs, notice is hereby given that for the Interest Period from 20 March 1996 (inclusive) to 20 June 1996 (exclusive)
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      942 26 Singapore Closing Share Prices 19/03/1996 CLOSE PREV LOW HIGH *11 Vf# uss uss uss uss \ll Iff Jardin© Matheson 7.65 7.75 7.50 7.60 IffBHITI Jardine Strategic 3.30 3.30 3.26 3.38 L VNy A Dairy Farm 0.93 0.03 0.925 0.94 KKSfI Hongkong Land 2.25 2.14 2.16 2.25 ■VBRMSI Mandarin Oriental 1.29
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      Lock icon DAILY FREIGHT
      309 27 Knight-Ridder Reuter THE freight market made a quiet start to the week but owners of Panamaxes and Handy-sizes in the Atlantic were confident about prospects in the near future, brokers said. The Far East by comparison still appeared shaky for these sizes. There was no signicant change in
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      303 27 SCS '000 mm g ut CWT Distribution—1.59 *0.01 56 Chuan Hup Holdings 1.16 unch 55 Cosco lnv»stm»nt 1.91 *0.01 93 FELS 8.10 *0.20 468 Fralght Links 0.905 unch 66 CB Holdings 1.22 +0.01 25 Hal Sun Hup 1.00 -0.01 142 Hitachi Zosan 1.03 -0.02 M IMC Holdings HKS.60
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      Conference on challenges facing shipyards
      197 27 [SINGAPORE] A three-day conference focusing on the challenges of the marine industry begins today. The theme of the Shipbuilding Shiprepair '96 conference is "Towards Profitability in a Competitive Market". Speakers at the event, organised by IBC Technical Services, will include luminaries from the industry and
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      Time to ask whether conference system is justified or not
      779 27  -  STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer THE liner conference system has been taking a bit of a bashing recently. Europe's competition commissioner Karel van Miert made another move in the European Commission's long running battle with the carriers in the Trans-Atlantic Conference
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      Austal Ships wins third order for 82-m catamaran
      466 27  -  Award-winning vessel costing Assom can carry 616 passengers, 156 cars By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Australian fast ferry builder Austal Ships has clinched a third order for its award-winning catamaran that was designed and launched last year. The order, worth about Asso
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      Lock icon Korea gas firm delays plan for 10 LNG carriers again
      326 27 Lloyd's List [PUSAN] An ambitious plan to build up to 10 liquefied natural gas carriers (LNG) by the Korea Gas Corporation (KGC) has been delayed again. A decision on the tender for the building and management of the ships was
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      Lock icon Dry bulk market forecast to be profitable in '98
      347 27 Bottoming ont expected in early 1997, says study MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] The prevailing high operating and capital costs will continue to squeeze dry bulk operators' profits for another two years, a UK-based shipping consultant company said. Ocean Shipping Consultants Ltd said
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        70 27 Reuter [KARACHI] Foreign shipping companies are worried over escalating costs at Pakistan's Karachi Port, an agency representing them said on Monday. The General Shipping J Agencies (Pvt) Ltd, which represents the shipping companies, said in a statement that J F Brion, managing director
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        Lock icon 20 ships detained at UK porta in Jan
        83 27 Knight-Ridder [LONDON] Twenty foreign-flagged ships were detained in UK ports during January after failing port state control safety inspections, the UK Marine Safety Agency said on Monday. The list includes 5 ships still under detention from previous months. Of the 20 detained,
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        UK govt sidesteps Sea Empress incident
        80 27 [LONDON] The UK government again side-stepped calls from the main opposition Labour party in Parliament for a ftilly independent inquiry into the Sea Empress oil tanker disaster. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch, which is answerable to Transport Secretary George Young, is currently undertaking an
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        Lock icon MISC reports 2% drop in 1995 profits
        67 27 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR) Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC) Bhd said on Monday net earnings declined 2 per cent from a year earlier to M 5561.7 million (*****.6 million) from M 5570.9 million for calendar 1995. But the group's turnover rose 3 per cent
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      Lock icon Safety deadline approaches
      930 28 DUO WARNS INDUSTRY: RETROFIT SHIPS OR FACE DETENTION Shipowners must take care not to leave complying with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System till late as a last-minute rush to get things done could mean missing the cut-off date, leading to severe penalties Fairplay IT IS
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      435 28 PAGE Euro Hans* 6 ABC Coot IT Ewrett 18 A£ L 17 Evergrwn 6 AFTSHW 17 w MIL 3 API 14 Famous 7 j Farwide t6 i Accord 8 ihr»nki»l 4 Fft l**S 16 Frt World 8 Appensnip ST C Genshpg 4 ruk.L-L
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      17371 36 2343 2103 0344 •944 2103 3043 0544 1244 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyaqa Pq I ETA 1 ETA Advartlsar V as sal Voyaga Pg SIN uasi n Mam* Nama No. No. 1 SIN 1 am# No. No. jmHMmm&mpmw'mzi.!? Benmmeawi KiWiaW6W 25/03 Island E LIZA V93* M A 25/03
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        816 45 Vassal Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jn|PM DM 2 3/9* JO) akMfSrt* 20 03/0500 •m >H I JOS Mntvitt 20 0WOO kwu 9603 J 20 Monfwl* 20 0V0700 lomoon 2 V* JO* now* 2103/1500 It lMt«i MM JOI aoivjsiM 20.03/0000 St P Tdor 65% JOI Hon«ud« 20 03/1200
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1794 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofcinq/Bolonce Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptftod From To From Aci Clmr 01B 22/2351 U N/1700 20/0*51 20/0*00 1 WWW 20/1B1 20/1400 4 20/1200 20/1451 20/1700 mTm aa 2V7oo i b/boo a/as* ww 1 20/0700 20/1151 20/1400 4 20/1200 20/145*
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        873 45 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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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        413 45 MAR 20 Iran: Iranian New Year Holiday (to March 23). Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. Mauritius: Ougadi. Tunisia: Independence Day. MAR 21 Indonesia: Hindu Quiet Day. Iran: Iranian New Year. South Africa: Human Rights Day. Tunisia: Youth s Day. MAR 22 Iran: Iranian New Year. MAR 23 Iran: Iranian
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        Lock icon Boeing to increase output of 3 commercial aircraft
        372 46 US firm to accelerate production rates for 8737, 8757 and 8747 for next year AFP [SEATTLE, Washington] Boeing announced on Monday it will step up its planned production rate of three of its commercial planes for 1997, reflecting the positive market outlook
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        Lock icon US urged to start immediate air talks with Japan
        337 46 Business group wants to increase air travel between countries AFP [WASHINGTON] The head of a business and labour coalition on Monday called on the US government to begin immediate talks leading to increased air travel between the US and Japan. Gerald
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        Lock icon And more to come...
        72 46 [BEIJING] A lone military policeman standing guard over the fleet of official state limousines, Germany's Audi 100 models, parked outside the Great Hall of the People on Sunday. China's oldest car manufacturer. First Automobile Works, in a joint venture with Audi, will start production of the
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        Lock icon Southwest Air's Florida routes won't boost profits until fall
        351 46 Bloomberg Business News [DALLAS] The heavy passenger traffic on Southwest Airlines Co's new Florida routes probably won't translate into higher profits until this fall, chief financial officer Gary Kelly said. The Dallas-based airline began service to Florida in January, and passenger
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        Lock icon Actor arrested after dispute on flight
        199 46 Reuter [NEWARK, New Jersey] Actor Kirk Douglas's youngest son, Eric, was arrested after an alleged fight with crew members on board a weekend flight to Newark from Los Angeles, officials said on Monday. The dispute erupted when the crew asked Eric Douglas, 36, to
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        Lock icon Lufthansa set to soar after turbulent '95
        299 46 Global alliances will lift earnings for this year Reuter [FRANKFURT] Currency market turbulence gave Deutsche Lufthansa AG a rough ride in 1995 but the airline is poised to reach new heights this year on the back of its global strategic alliances, analysts said
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        Lock icon Shanghai venture to make windshields
        173 46 Bloomberg Business News [SHANGHAI] Fujian Yaohua Glass Industrial (Group) Co said it is building a factory in Shanghai with France's SaintGo bain SA to make windshields for cars. Fujian Yaohua said it will pay between US$l.B million (552.5 million) and US$2 million to take a
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          Abacus offers IT scholarships
          106 46 (SINGAPORE! Abacus, Asia-Pacific's leading computerised reservation system (CRS), is offering five scholarships in the field of Information Technology (IT) for those interested in a career in the travel industry. The scholarships will be for diploma level IT courses at Ngee Ann, Nanyang, Singapore and Temasek polytechnics.
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          Lock icon Chrysler opens car parts centre in Tokyo
          79 46 Reuter [TOKYO] Chrysler Japan Sales Ltd, the Japanese sales unit of Chrysler Corp, said yesterday it had opened a predelivery inspection (PDI) centre and car parts centre in Sagamihara, near Tokyo. The centres are located in Shin Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ltd's Sagamihara plant, which
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          Lock icon FedEx reaches pact with pilots
          85 46 Reuter [MEMPHIS, Tennessee] Federal Express Corp and the Air Line Pilots Association said on Monday that they reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining pact for the company's 3,000 pilots. The five-year agreement includes pay increases, a portion of which is related to
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          Lock icon French firm given British rail franchise
          76 46 AFP [LONDON] The French flrm Companie Generale des Eaux (CGE) has won the franchise to operate the South Central rail network—one of the most lucrative in Britain, The Independent reported yesterday. The network links Victoria and London Bridge stations to destinations on the south
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          Lock icon Clark Airport to open 24 hours in June
          80 46 Anex-PNA [CLARK FIELD, Pampanga, Philippines] Starting this coming June, The Clark International Airport will be open to 24-hour international flights. Authorities of the Clark International Airport corporation made the assurance as it also announced the start erf negotiations for the purchase of
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1497 46 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT HO Aba Dhabi 0K150 1610 GA974 0030 ""0" ***** 2210 S0810 1055 S0442 2025 Hanoi VN741 1310 S0176 1130 QMS 2305 S0175 1910 VH740 1410 -S0227 2030 HatVai MI893 2000 TG408 0820 Amman RJ182 1445 RJ183 2210 IG4B7 2120 MW4 KM Amsterdam
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        Lock icon Denver airport baggage system sparks suits
        235 46 Reuter [DENVER] United Airlines and the Dallas company that installed a baggage system at Denver International Airport that the airline charges is not operating properly sued each other on Monday. United Airlines in its lawsuit filed in US District Court in Denver alleged that
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      13 27 IMO warning as GHDSS deadline approaches Retrofit ships or face detention. Pag© 2
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      125 27 Boeing to increase production of 3 planes Positive market outlook for new aircraft. Back Page SOUTH ASIA RATE AGREEMENT (SARA) NOTICE TO TRADE FAR EAST/BOMBAY BOMBAY CONGESTION SURCHARGE OF USDIOO/TEU Due to deterioration of the operational conditions in the port of Bombay, Shipping Lines operating between the Far East/South Asia
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      1646 28 I NORTH AtfBRtCA OTHER DESTINA TIONS I NORTH AMERICA 1 DIRECT CALL TO WEST COASTtSCX) WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MAROARfTA SERVICE) SINGAPORE CALIFORHU EXPRESS g>«ECT FROM WESTCQAST) vissa vor mailmail uI om |va Isul dm I hou lok I m |*dcoott vnsa Ivor| an |n«KTi*diMio*|iußuyßmiu|rTamauluMio«flgo|KAjinu|m«*awa|*a»mt"o mjg ygt I ItTlWgin
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      1618 33 FIXED DAY DIRECT SAILINGS TO HAIFA-14 DAYS NEW YORK 28 DAYS Slif ipirtt (Mini Til (Smril) HtltM AffCf Oipl Ofirilln Cflllllf 4ttf7ls JOMOHI OfFICI CO STAR SHIPPING PTE LTD r M Cutim, ntiUMUi/umn Ciminr s.c m <;«m: ch>i«/i<h CO STAR AGENCIES (Ml SDN BHD IMn r 'IT U T.ii. ntu
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      657 33 BKAPAL KRIS Shipping Pte Ltd 701DUXTON ROAD, S'POM *****9 T«t *****76 Fax: *****77 CR HO. 10y319SOOOOG SYARIKAT PERKAPALAN KRIS SENDIRIAN BERHAD 309-609 BLOCK A GiOMAC BUSINESS CENTRE, 10 JAIAN SS 6/1, KELANA JAYA, P.O. BOX M2B ***** PETAUN6 JAYA, SBANGOR. Tib *****77/78/79 FAX: *****07 THE* MA ***** REGULAR CONTAINER SERVICE
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      426 33 (j& FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES JJfS 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) DAILY SAILING TO Hi LM ATTRACTIVE RATES! CALL FAMOUS FREIGHT FOR BOOKING SYLVIA KANG IVY *****33 KLANG PH: 0203/*****02 (10 LINES) PENANG PH: 0204/*****7 (10 LINES) J. BAHRU PH: 0207-*****2 GLOBEUNK FORWARDERS PTE LTD
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      742 34 ASA CONSORTIUM HANJIN SHIPPING, LLOYD TRIESTINO, NYK LINE AND REGIONAL CONTAINER LINES ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THE SOUTH EAST ASIA/ AUSTRALIA TRADE. MEMBERS HAVE RECENTLY UPGRADED TONNAGE IN THIS TRADE WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEWLY BUILT "HUNSA BHUM" AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE "NUOVA AUSTRALIA".
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      595 34 11 PUXTON HILL, SINGAPORE *****5 CR **********0N STRAITS SHUTTIE SERVICE PORT KLANG PENANG wsa I vot I mn m rasa vot m ra mWUPT HOII H/P3WE 71/B3IHU SUSM ***** JMI3 *H) 22/ M HI g*u«a «g wan teen toci www M/rasi HOKUM* HOH 22/03W 23/03 Stf "sStf Sou fei VM*®
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      216 34 #09-00 NEHSONS BUILDING 24 PECK SEAH STREET SINGAPORE *****4 BOOKHMVENQiNRIES CR NO: 1096M*****W TEL: 323 1133 FAX: 221 4053/56/58 TLX: >*****20/***** FSSHIP VBSa VOY Sl* ETA SW FIX) DESTIUJKM GUlf SIMM S/M 72/03 24/03 PIAJU/WBHAK SUN lltt S/M 2S/03 27/03 PORTUIUK/SMim 1 GULF KHALJO 7/M 27/03 21/03 MGfljUi/rUMG UMPUNGUYA 3/%
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      697 35 r M MYANMA \SBBk FIVE STAR UNE (MyoiiMar Notionol Um) W lauding for Yo.go. (Rangoon) Vissa VOT SW PIG PH Kll ]M WUM TMf nw MIT PATHDN INN IS/03 MALAYSIA AGENTS: OOUSTIAO SHIPPING AGfIKKS tML TB 02-03-*****00 PKL TU 02-03-37*4101 ret m 02-04-2****** rak ra 02-07-*****21/4 BANK LINE vB (A
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      536 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. —^^^^^^^fiNOJOWOgTOOOOE FASTEST TRANSIT d 'RECT service AUSTRALIA y f 10 DAYS: SYDNEY 12 DAYS: MELBOURNE 15 DAYS: ADELAIDE MV "KOTA HARTA" VOY 015 ETAPKG: 29 MAR ETA SIN: 30 MAR 96 FOR ENQUIRIES/BOOKINGS PIL CUSTOMER SERVICE LA
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      897 35 §CR NO: **********02 VESSELS VOV «N OAMgTTA LE HAVRE HAMBURG THAMESPOBT ROTTERDAM WTVW» VM-LEOEVELA VI3W 20/03 31/03 ofto4 10/04 12AM IVD4 18/04 VK-LE DC CAPELLA TI4W 2803 08/04 16/04 17AM 19/04 2CVO4 22/04 VHIE OE ÜBRA LI4W 03AM 15/04 23/04 24AM 26/04 27/04 2*04 VILL£ D'AQUILA AI4W 22/04 3004 01/
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      54 37 I //"VISA FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD I st.ihlishcil Siiuc I *'S I mmim/ mi totm TiMxsmwr.vnox rr.oru KK.lll \K I.KOUIWI.I Ic. I CONSOI ll>.YNO\ IMI'OKI I M'DKI SI K\ IU S OCEANIA PORTS AllC KI A\L> SYPMIY I>KISI>A\i: Mi:i.lU)UK\i: FRUM/W'Tl.i: tm '9* <«i visa iKiu.in sikviusi'ii ill) A ion in
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      732 39 VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN TIGER ISLAND 417N 22 23/03 27-31/03 OWJ6/04 TIGER BRIDGE 418N 25-2603 31-03 KM 0609/04 TIGER BAY 419N 29-3003 03-07/04 12-13/04 TIGER CAPE 420N 01-02 AW 07-10/04 15-1&04 TIGER ISLAND 421N 05-06/04 10-14/04 19-20/04 TIGER BRIDGE 422N 08-09/04 14-17/04 22-23/04 VESSEL VOY SIN CAL SIN XOUR
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      1038 39 EVERY THURS/FRIDAY/SATURDAY |7/6VSI Nedlloyd Lines llvb^U£. CM KHMMMOOOfI 1 SINGAPORE PHONE (GENERAL) *****89 RATE ENQUIRIES *****41-248,-260 CFS (PHONE) *****10 CFS (FAX) *****23 I TOEIHWPE EVERY THURS/FW/MTI NLL AMERICA /5116 21/03 11/04 09/04 10/04 I!"™ 07/04 MAAS /1116 22/03 07/04 08/04 09/04 NU AFRICA /3116 23/03 09/04 11/04 12/04 13/04 14/04
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      2936 40 AS AGENTS: T UNI (SMOAPORE) PTC LTD (at NO wmmmmm(W m W-M173M4) TEL *****77 TELEX: KAWAKIRS23I6S FAX *****1&7/&9 T T TWT MALAYSIA: "K" LINE MMVTME (MALAYSIA) SON BHD TEL SA *****00 PK *****75 PEN *****20 JB *****01 PGU *****256 WDONESIA: P.T. SAIUNA LAUT lUWUIA, TEL JKT *****08 f EXPORT H.
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      55 40 ©ORIENT FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD TEL: 222 9792 FAX: 222 999S CR NO. **********0 D Z THE MOST ATTRACTIVE FCL/ICi RATES TOt- MADRAS KD BANGALORE CALCUTTA COCHIN NHAVA SlffVA MfIUAY KD NEW D€LHI CHITTAGONG KD DHAKA KARACHI COIOMtO CAli IMMEDOItIY 222 9792 FOR DOMING Singapore Business T i Giving you
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      816 41 —<<4% IMPORT FCL/LCL CONSOLIDATION Wf ITALY/SINGAPORE V Marshalling Pomading Services (MFS) V via Genoa and Milan -j- pnuTPo«wA*DemN V. Our Stiff At Your Service: NICHOLAS/SALHA/MARIA BO 9002 BY LRQA NapteS^fck^ DID 277-1077/71/78 and Looisncs satvicss SUPER EXPRESS SERVICE TO SEA lAL SHIPPING AGENCY (S) PTE LTD tj. TEL NOS: *****60
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      1047 42 TO E. CANADA US ATLANTIC US GULF VOY SPORE I P.KELANG* HMJFAX N.YORK NORFOLK N ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPtCO HOUSTON HOEGHCAIRN 0134 2S/2BMARI 25MAR 07 MAY 10MAY 13MAY 20MAY 16MAY 24MAY 27MAY HOEQHDOKE 0634 21/22 APR I 14APR 27MAY 30MAY 31 MAY OOJUN 06JUN 13JON 17JUN HO€OH MIRANDA 0734 03/04 MAY
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      287 42 TpW PHIU-ORKNT V* UN€5 PT€ LTD ®TEL- *****00 (16 LINES) FAX: *****76/*****38 Qf/O CR COOK: **********0N JMQE. P. KKLANO 03-*****06 —ItM— V SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, AUCKLANO, WELLINGTON, LYTTLETON, 30 MAR I NAPIER, CHRtSTCHURCH, NEW PLYMOUTH I LONOON, FELIXSTOWE, LE HAVRE, 25 MAR ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG, ANTWERP < I ANO ALL INLANO
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      596 43 Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN visSE! VOY SIN BOM COC ORIENT STRIDE 001 20/03 28/03 J MEKHANIK KURAKO MKISN 27/03 04AM TRADE FAST TFSIS6 30/03 07/04 XOURINA 804 30/03 07/04 REGULAR ILYICHEWSK stawirj I VESSEL VOY SPORE ILYCHEVSK EVER GATHER 0098-088W 20/03 18/04 EVER GLOBE
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      427 43 m FAR EAST 26/03 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 24/03 BANGKOK 24/03 MANILA/CEBU 24/03 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 24/03 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 24/03 BUSAN 24/03 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 24/03 HONG KONG m CHINA 24/03 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU also accepting LCL cargo m EUROPE/UK 24/03 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU 25/03 RDM/HAM/ANT/LEH/GOA/OSL/GOT/BCN also accepting cargo to Austria/ Hungary/Romania/Poland/Bulgaria/Czech. SIN USA/CANADA 25/03 LOS ANGELES/NEW
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      644 43 STAR SHIPPING AGENCIES (S) PTE LTD Aomtrsntt ZIM CONTAINER SERVICE GOIO STAR LINE LTD SETH SHIPPING CORPORATION TELEPHONE: 220-6666 (S UNES) FAX: *****70 T«t *****12 (MARKETING) (CR NO. **********(H) N. AMIRKA/CARIBMAN SERVICE |WT Oi I— IMI 11 i* H W ■M—i■ tM 17/03 LMMKAH 17/04 18/04 10/04 01/Oi 04/05 ZHSM6OPOH
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      1191 43 (CR NOi **********01) /gv NEPTUN&MC TEL (03) *****2,3 J& BOOKINOS HOTUNI TO> US. CANADA. UK/EUROK. AUSTKAIIA. Mr 'A' I K-L (03) *****33 wf*± m m a KXA PAKISTAN HONGKONG. TAIWAN, JAPAN y* PlUong (03) *****87, BS TBj I-•00-*****00 (TOU-PMR) tSg •Wg (04) *****66 NtFTUNHJNK TBj 1-800-2788)00 (TOLL-ntH) J BoW (07)
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      88 43 TOKYO SNINEI KAIUN CO PTE LTD 11! 11l 10 ANSON ROAD #23-15 »I 1«" MTERNATIONAL PLAZA STONE 0207' TEL: *****2616 UNES) FAX: *****06 6 *****10 C/R: *****M0000E i SERVICE TO: FAR EAST/CHINA/EUROPE, j 24/03/96) TOKYO, YOKOHAMA, KOBE NAOOYA 24/03/96) OSAKA,USA 24/03/96) HONOKONO AND ALL CHMA PORTS 22/03/96) HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM SOUTHAMPTON
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      750 44 An SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING fPTI) LTD. 11 COLLYER QUAY *06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE 0104. V— TEL: *****90 (4 LINES) FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHAWQHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) SIN/HKQ/SHAI SPORE HKQ SHAJ VESSEL VOY ETA ETP ETA I ETD ETA I ETP -JttLEU 9601/9602 22/03 23/03 28/03 29/03 02/04 03AM
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      764 44 ATTRACTIVE FCL/LCL RATES TO: Indian Sub-Continent Ports MADRAS/BOMBAY/ CALCUTTA COLOMBO CHITTAGONG NHAVA SHEVA psi WENDER CONTAINER LINER- ENQUIRIES BOOKINGS PLS CALL TEL: 224 6744 -*—j I S3Ejft#*R^^l Astro Shipping Pte lid- WEEKLY CONSOLIDATION SERVICE™ \mS^^27/03 M/Q4H r=T —sSBig| TEL 220-6045 (12 LINES) FAX: 325-4080 O.K. LINE FULL CONTAINER SERVICE S'PORE/JAKARTA
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