The Business Times, 13 April 1996

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 04CY12/95 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAP ORE WEEKEND EDITION, APRIL 13-14,1996 85*
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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  • Article, Illustration
    Scotts confirms resignation of Iqbal Jumabhoy
    560 1  -  Independent panel finds that he foiled to inform board of developments abent Indian project ffyi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Scotts Holdings last night confirmed the resignation of executive director Iqbal Jumabhoy after an independent committee appointed by the Scotts board found that he had Sailed
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  • Article
    Lock icon Bribes no longer tax deductible: OECD
    222 1 NYT [PARIS] Under Intense pressure (Tom the United States, the world's richest nations have taken an important step to fight corruption in international business dealings by agreeing that bribes paid to foreign officials, often listed as commissions or fees, should no longer be tax
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    Malaysian princess sues Ong Beng Seng
    398 1  -  By, Ang Wan May A MALAYSIAN princess is suing Singapore businessman Ong Beng Seng and former US National Security Adviser Richard Allen over a Planet Hollywood franchise. The celebrity restaurant chain is going for a listing in the US later this month, and the
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  • Article
    Stage set for Salim group to make takeover offer for QAF
    493 1  -  SatimpMpatrikM call option deal which, if exercised, will raise its stake to over 32% By < Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Indonesia's Salim group, the largest single shareholder in listed food group QAF, has entered into a call option agreement for
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  • Article
    KLSE 2nd board hits record 504 points
    292 1  -  BitiaiacMaMdfiß Uit hour «f trading to 4MJMpta,jast&B4 paint higher than Thursday's daw From Ho Kay Tat in Kuala Lumpur THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) second board index smashed past the 500point barrier for the first time yesterday morning but felled to hold
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
    • BULL'S EYE
      • Article, Illustration
        BT Sentiment Index
        714 2 Those polled for their views on the Singapore stock market's outlook in the week ahead are: ING Barings, Daiwa, Fraser Securities, GK Goh, Deutsche Morgan, Nomura, Credit Lyonnais, Phillip Securities, Merrill Lynch. ST Capital ST Capital's attributable earnings are expected to grow at a compounded rate of
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        In My Opinion
        385 2  -  Yeo Boun Hang (Mil lif lull lataraatfcaal 4<TJ AVE you ever won|~l dered why proflt--11 able companies sometimes see their share price Call when they report yet another good year? Conversely, a loss-making company may draw seemingly undue attraction when it reports a small profit. The term
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      Tips from a market guru
      951 2  -  Analysing various markets, renowned private trader Robert Krausz has this to say about Singapore's: If s dangerous By Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] WORLD-re-nowned private trader Robert Krausz had these foreboding words after studying the Strait Times Industrials Index this week: "A dangerous (Singapore) market." "There is
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      Volatility likely after encouraging first qtr
      573 2  -  BTB OV THB REGION: HONGKONG Fronv Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SIGNALS are mixed on the direction of the Hongkong bourse, after an encouraging first quarter. The Hang Seng Index Qlitked u*3£ft.per dbit gain.investwSSS^&iSSS^»me positive domestic indicators hard to absorb. Also disturbing is the
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      Lock icon BT Golf Index up in March for the first time since end-1994
      455 2  -  By\ Shahiron Sahari [SINGAPORE] After IS consecutive months of decline, the Business Times Golf Index finally showed signs of an upturn in March, rising 2.38 points to 208.16. This is the first time the market has gone up
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Keppel-led group wins LRT contract
      515 3  -  BitttPfeijjuigline will cost $285 m and be ready by 1999; im land acquisition needed Byi Christopher Tan THE first light-rail transit line to complement the MRT network will be built at a cost of $285 million by a consortium led by Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE).
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    • Article
      Foreign businessmen welcome OECD's anti-corruption move
      251 3  -  BltMOMttJ plan will be hard to implement By i Chuang Peck Ming THE foreign business community in Singapore yesterday welcomed the move by the world's richest nations to fight corruption in international business dealings by agreeing that bribes paid to foreign officials often listed
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    • Article
      Flood of calls to HDB agents on 3-room resales
      282 3  -  Potential sellers heartened by news of fresh incentives Teo Sim Ee THE phones threatened to ring off their hooks at eight housing agencies yesterday as three-room Housing and Development Board flat owners hogged the lines, hoping to sell their units back
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      Western Australian villas go on sale today
      221 3 LOCAL firm August-Kennedy Consultancy Group and Australia's Port Kennedy Resorts will put about 40 villas and 20 apartments at Kennedy Bay Resort in Western Australia up for sale here today. The units start at A 5275,000 (*****,250), August-Kennedy chairman Ng Jul Ping said
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      Casting the Net for talent
      83 3 THE Economic Development Board yesterday launched Singa-pore-Careers, a Net Web site offering job-hunters on-line access to career opportunities in the manufacturing and services sectors. The 50-page Web site, part of the EDB's International Manpower Programme to recruit international talent for Singapore's burgeoning job market, targets
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  • REGION
    • Article
      Lock icon Asean trade body warns govts against EU proposal
      309 4 JAKARTA Multilateral treaty mi direct foreign investment weald have serious consequences, it says Bernama THE Asean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (AseanCCI) has warned of wide and serious consequences of the multilateral investment treaty and competition policy proposed by developed countries. "We
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      Lock icon Thai armed forces reshuffle seen boosting defence minister's position
      304 4 BANGKOK The Straits Times AFP THE Thai armed forces have announced a reshuffle involving over 350 officers, perceived to further strengthen Defence Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh's position in the military. The list 0f368 namee Oi colonels and higher positions was announced late
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    • Article
      HK's priority is not open skies: Cathay chief
      232 4  -  HONGKONG^ Byi Quak Hiang Whai HONGKONG does not need "unfettered competition" in its aviation industry but strong focal carriers to ensure the territory remains a key aviation hub in the 21st century, the chairman of Cathay Pacific and its controlling parent John
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      Lock icon Bottled expressions
      48 4 [BEIJING] Chinese sculptor Far Yinghai (left) and designer Tian Changqing putting the finishing touches to a huge Coco-Cola bottle in Beijing yesterday for a sculpture exhibition at the Atlanta Olympic Games. The bottle will be sent to Atlanta, the soft drink maker's headquarters, next week. REUTER
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      Lock icon Imports of aircraft and ships help widen deficit
      321 4 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S trade deficit widened to M 59.2 billion (555.14 billion) last year from Ms 2 billion a year earlier due in part to imports of aircraft and ships, the Statistics Department said yesterday. Malaysia purchased 12 large commercial aircraft
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      Lock icon Dr M's rival Razaleigh may rejoin Umno
      290 4 KUALALUMPUR Reuter MALAYSIAN opposition leader Razaleigh Hamzah said yesterday he will consider returning to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's party after a nine-year hiatus if it could improve national unity. "We're working for unity," Tengku Razaleigh, president of the Parti Melayu Semangat *46, a
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon PLA opens TV production centre
        61 4 ANT (BEIJING) The Chinese army has opened a television production centre here with the goal of broadcasting four hours of programmes daily, the Army Daily said yesterday. The move ind Icates that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) intends to play a more important role in
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        Lock icon Philippine GDP seen growing at 5.5%
        69 4 AFP [MANILA] US-based investment bank Salomon Brothers has forecast 5.5 per cent growth in the Philippines' 1996 gross domestic product. The bank said in a report received yesterday that it expected a rebound in the agricultural sector which recorded a dismal performance last year
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      • Article
        Lock icon Anssie govt may hire private countractors
        61 4 Reuter [CANBERRA] Australia's conservative government, seeking AsB billion (ssB.B billion) in spending cuts, is considering hiring private contractors for some services, the Australian Financial Review newspaper said yesterday. Departments are studying contracting out services such as public relations and recruitment in a bid to
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      Lock icon HK residents can keep foreign travel documents after '97
      375 4 ■HONGKONG Policy adopted to allow for convenient travel, says La Ping AFP Reuter A SENIOR Chinese official assured six million people in Hongkong yesterday that they could keep their foreign travel documents, including those issued by the British government, after the
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      Lock icon Central bank warning over swelling deficit
      191 4 JAKARTA AFP BANK Indonesia (BI) Governor J Sudrajat Djiwandono warned about the country's swelling current account deficit, which was estimated at US$7.9 billion (5511.12 billion) in March, reports said yesterday. "The increase in investment and consumption have propelled imports that increase our account deficits,"
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon Wind from the North keeps S Korean ruling party in power
      568 5 SEOUL KtaYwagSun declares victory; Kim Dae Jong's chances in presidential polls mw in doubt AFP Reuter SOUTH Korean President Kim Young Sam declared victory yesterday in parliamentary elections which dealt a humiliating blow to opposition leader Kim Dae Jung.
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      Lock icon More Sino-French deals signed during Li Peng trip
      357 5 PARIS Biggest of six accords OKtOHis Sintcbffm import of oil from Elf AcqniUine Reuter CHINA signed more trade deals with France yesterday during Prime Minister Li Peng's controversial visit, marked by human rights protests and a diplomatic incident with the French government
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      Lock icon Trade deficit hit US$1.15b in 1st qtr
      386 5 BEIJING If osports continue to slump, China may fcnlmurimy, say economists Bloomberg Business News CHINA reported a US$l.l5 billion (Ssl.6 billion) trade deficit in the first three months of the year as exports slumped and imports of crude oil and grain surged. Total
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    • WORLD Watch
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      Govt approves bills on failed, failing jusen
      303 5  -  TOKYO By Anthony Rowley THE Japanese government yesterday approved a series of bills to deal with financial institutions that have failed since the bubble economy collapsed as well as others that are not expected to survive much longer. The proposed legislation means that
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      Lock icon Hair-raising experience
      63 5 [LONDON] Is itagravity<kfying stunt orjust a means of using gravity to get the hair growing? James Oldham, 51, was seen demonstrating on Thursday the'lnverter', which he has used daily to help him win the Hair Grower of the Year award. Afr Oldham claims he has re-covered 50per cent
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      Lock icon BOE extends scope of auditing reports
      194 5 LONDON Reuter BRITAIN'S banking supervisor the Bank of England (BOE) said yesterday it had extended the scope of accountants' reports on banks and increased its flexibility to commission such reports after the Barings scandal. BOE said it was making the policy changes to meet
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      Lock icon US March consumer prices up 0.4%
      298 5 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News PRICES Americans paid for goods and services row tester than expected in March as energy, food and transportation costs soared, Labour Department figures showed yesterday. The consumer price index, or CPI, rose 0.4 per cent last month. That* s larger
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      Lock icon Labour wins by-election, Tory majority now one
      337 5 LONDON AFP A STUNNING Labour Party by-election victory yesterday left Prime Minister John Major with a perilous single-vote parliamentary majority amid speculation that general elections could be forced before year's end. Tory party chairman Brian Mawhinney insisted the government could survive until May
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Orchard Parade to raise $353m from rights, bonds
      314 6  -  Mova ctflios four maths altar company raiaod $150 m through a bondiasao By, Agnes Wee (SINGAPORE] Just four months altar raising $150 million through a bond issue, Orchard Parade Holdings (OPH) wants to raise more money. Yesterday, it proposed raising up to
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      SES Home Page now on World Wide Web
      135 6 [SINGAPORE] The Stock Exchange of Singapore has gone on the Internet. Its SES Home Page on the World Wide Web, launched yesterday, makes it one of the first stock exchanges in this region to be on the Web. According to the SES,
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      S'pore Finance to raise $65m-s77m from rights issue
      243 6 [SlNGAPOßE] Singapore Pinance Ltd will raise between $65.3 million and $77.4 million from a renounceable rights issue. The proceeds will be used as working capital for the expansion of the company's operations. SFL said yesterday one share will be issued for every
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      Lock icon SIA in talks to sell five B747-200s
      217 6 Bloomberg Business News [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines Ltd, the national carrier, said it was in talks to sell five used Boeing 747-200 aircraft to two buyers. "We are now in the process of negotiating the sale and purchase agreements," spokesman Rick Clements said in
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    • Article
      Local shipyards sailing out of troubled waters?
      792 6  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Rahita Elias SINGAPORE'S shipyards had a tough time last year. All the Big Three yards, which announced their results last month, saw their already thin margins pared further. For instance, Keppel Shipyard's operating margin fell about three percentage points to
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      DBS Land raises Aspen Heights prices to $1,300-$ 1,450 psf
      356 6  -  Price increase current climate for prime properties By] Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Taking advantage of the current favourable climate for prime properties, DBS Land has upped prices for unsold units at its already pricey Aspen Heights to $1300-11,450 per square foot.
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
      • COMPANY Briefs
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          PCC consertime wins URA tender
          71 7 {SINGAPORE] A group comprising Singbus Land, First Capital Corp (ICC) and Technology Parks has secured the tender for the lease 0f60,000 sq mof industrial land in Kaki Bukit FCC said yesterday that the Urban Redevelopment Authority accepted the group's tender of $78 million on Thursday.
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        • Article
          NBT buys stake in Business Day
          69 7 [SINGAPORE] New Straits Times Press Bhd has paid million baht ($2.9 million) for a near quarter stake in Business Day Company Ltd. the owner of Thai daily Business Day. Singapore Press Holdings said yesterday the move diluted its stake in the Thai company to
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        • Article
          Simo unit sigas waste management deal
          63 7 [SINGAPORE} Sime Singapore subsidiary Technochem Manufacturers yesterday signed an agreement with SD Holdings Berhad to supply waste management and environment-related services and equipment in Malaysia. Technochem will own 30 per cent of Sime Technochem Sdn Bhd, which will have paid-up capital ofMs2£ million ($1.4
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          Thakral's China unit in joint venture
          43 7 [SINGAPORE] Thakral Corporation subsidiary Shanghai Thakral Electronics Industrial Corp and Beijing Hualu hforth Electronics Co Ltd have formed anBo-20venture to market, develop and service "Panasonic Hualu" brands of video cassette recorders and players. The venture will also
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          Bug Wah organisation forms subsidiary
          31 7 [SINGAPORE] Rng Wah Organisation has formed a subsidiary. EWO Food Concepts Pte Ltd, to operate food courts and snack counters at cinemas it owns or operates.
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        Lock icon Major shareholder in talks to sell its stake in Diperdana
        262 7 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Haulage company Diperdana Corp Bhd said yesterday that a "substantial shareholder" is in the midst of talks on the sale of its entire stake in the company. The company said that no formal agreement has been reached
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      • Article
        SCMP shareholders okay revised offer for TVE
        467 7  -  Company has effectively gained control of TVE with the clearance of this last major obstacle From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong ROBERT Kuok's South China Morning Post (Holdings) has effectively gained control of TVE Holdings after clearing the last major obstacle by obtaining
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        Amcorp buying stake in M'sia's 2nd private TV channel
        256 7  -  Majority stake in Metrovision Channel 8 to cost Ms63Jmcash From, Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur ARAB-Malaysian Corporation Bhd (Amcorp), a diversified group controlled by banker Azman Hashim, is proposing to buy a majority stake in Malaysia's second private television channel, Metrovision
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      • Article
        Uraco interim profit up 23.2%, helped by tax savings
        363 7  -  By Teh Hooi Ling (SINGAPORE] Electronics subcontractor Uraco Holdings yesterday reported a 23.2 per cent rise in interim group net earnings to $6.98 million, mainly due to tax savings. Tax charges shrank to $260,000 from $1.05 million a year ago as
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      • Article
        Tuan Sing unit sells warehouse for $42.5m
        119 7 [SINGAPORE] Listed Tuan Sing Holdings said Sin Soon Lee Realty Co Pte Ltd exercised an option yesterday to purchase a warehouse from Tuan Sing's whoUy owned subsidiary, Megaton Property, for $42.5 mUlion. Megatron bought the property in September 1995 for $32.5 mUlion. The
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        Nod sought for revisions in revamp of LC Hotels
        223 7 [SINGAPORE] Lum Chang Holdings will seek shareholders' approval for revisions in a restructuring of subsidiary LC Hotels' share capital. Under the new structure, part of the investment in LC Hotels wiU comprise $50 million equity. Ecics Property wUI be allotted 40
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      • Article
        Greative denies ending CD-ROM drive production
        270 7  -  But company is reviewing strategy to reduce inventory risk, says chairman By Jennifer Lien CREATIVE Technology yesterday denied a news agency report that it would soon stop making CD-ROM drives. It added, however, that it was reviewing its CD-ROM drive strategy to reduce inventory
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        Low Keng Huat wins US$26m Phnom Penh job
        169 7 [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Low Keng Huat (LKH) Singapore has secured a U5525.9 million (5536.46 million) construction contract from Singapore developer, the DBS Land group, to restore and redevelop the landmark Royal Hotel in Phnom Penh. The project is due to be completed in
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
      • Article
        BA to install inflight gaming systems this year instead of next
        535 8  -  Mere te advance schedule by a year may spar SIA to bring forward its launch rfinflight gaming By, Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] British Airways (BA) said yesterday it will install gaming systems in its fleet of 90 long-haul aircrafts
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      • Article
        Lock icon Texas Instruments Q1 net profit down 29% on lower chip prices
        335 8 Eandapknrtlij price drop of 30-50% for DRAMs Bloomberg Business News [DALLAS] Texas Instruments Inc said its first quarter net income fell 29 per cent, more than Wall Street expected, blaming sliding computer memory chip prices and declining licensing revenue.
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      • Article
        Lock icon CEO pay in US up 30% last year, says report
        338 8 Reuter [NEW YORK] In a year of corporate downsizing and layoffs, CEO salaries rose an average of 30 per cent, Business Week reported on Thursday. The weekly magazine said in its April 22 issue that chief executive officers (CEOs) on
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      • Article
        Lock icon Ford to up stake in Mazda to 33%
        223 8 Move will give US giant greater say; help steer Mazda back into the black Reuter [HIROSHIMA] Ford Motor Co will boost its stake in Mazda Motor Corp to one third in a move, the Japanese car maker said yesterday, that was aimed
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      • Article
        Lock icon German takeover of C&W?
        107 8 Reuter [F*RANKFURT] Deutsche Telekom AG said on Thursday it was exploring the possibility of making a takeover bid for Cable and Wireless pic, a move likely to complicate British Telecom's efforts to buy the group. Deutsche Telekom finance chief Joachim Kroeske said the company had made
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        Lock icon GM to shift generator plant, sell some units
        193 8 Reuter [PONTIAC, Michigan] General Motors Corp, moving to cut inefficient parts operations, said on Thursday it will close an automotive generator plant in Georgia and try to sell all or parts of four other North American components factories. GM said it will
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        BOC vows fair play in post-1997 HK
        386 9  -  Bank pledges not to take over any financial institutions and to compete with rival* in fair manner From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THE Bank of China yesterday pledged not to take over any financial institutions in Hongkong after the handover next year.
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        Lock icon Taiwan to tighten supervision of financial institutions
        237 9 Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan's cabinet has approved a proposal to strengthen and streamline su-' pervision of the island's financial institutions, which reported more than 10 cases of heavy runs since early last year, the Finance Ministry said yesterday. The cabinet has ordered the ministry
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        Lock icon UBS rejects rival CS Holding's merger overture
        431 9 ÜBS sees move as bid to bully it Into a deal on eve of possibly nasty AGM NYT [LONDON] The Union Bank of Switzerland on Thursday declined to pursue merger discussions with rival CS Holding, the financial services company that operates Credit Suisse
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      • Article
        Lock icon JP Morgan's 1st qtr earnings up 72%, but shares dip
        178 9 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] J P Morgan Co's first-quarter earnings rose 72 per cent and handily beat analysts' expectations as trading profits surged. Yet its stock dropped because investors are pessimistic about a repeat performance. J P Morgan shares
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        Lock icon China to let market fix yuan exchange rate
        255 9 Bloomberg Business News [BEIJING] A senior Chinese banking official said China will let the market determine its currency's value, following a newspaper report it plans to devalue the yuan. "Exchange rates are decided by the swap market in Shanghai," said Guan Tao,
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        Lock icon Soaring grain and oil prices reigniting commodity boom
        482 10 LnriUckftfM ui til trigger rally bat gtUud key MwrtHol nif li raßAin sobdofld Reuter [LONDON] Soaring prices for grain and crude oil are reigniting a mid-1980s boom in world commodities. The key industrial metals, however, have yet to Join the latest rally.
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        Lock icon US regulators, Lloyd's to hold more talks this month
        310 10 MnrMitosad ccoflkt >wr ck&rges tkatUsyfsfiriMta dlsdsse risks folly AFP [WASHINGTON] US state securities regulators and Lloyd's of London mount a fresh effort this month to end a conflict sparked by charges that the British-based insurance giant failed to disclose the ftill
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        Lock icon Long-term US$ bulls regaining momentum
        405 10 UBs/mark: The US$/mark traded within a tight range on Monday before surging to 1.5070 on Wednesday, a 14month high. The technical outlook favours the upside, as a bullish triangle pattern with an objective at 1.5389 is seen on the daily chart. The neckline value of
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        Lock icon Thai rubber trader urges action on China buyers who default
        277 10 Reuter [PHUKET] A leading Thai rubber exporter called yesterday for joint action by rubber producers to blacklist Chinese buyers who default on purchase contracts as prices firm. "With defaults and nonperformance of contracts so frequently and easily occurring, there is
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        Lock icon Fidelity buys bank trust operations unit for US$35m
        283 10 NYT Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] In an aggressive diversification move away from usual mutual flind business, Fidelity Investments agreed on Thursday to acquire a Broadway Seymour Inc unit that provides back-office operations to bank trust departments. The US$35 million (5549.3 million)
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        Lock icon Euroyen up as rate fears subside
        239 10 aimn* Report Reuter (SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures made a healthy recovery from their early lows to end higher as comments by a Bank of Japan official prompted some late short-covering. After being sold off early in the day on a Johnson-Smick report that the
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        165 10 Reuter AFP THE dollar was steady as sterling shrugged off a crushing by-election defeat for the British Conservative government. At 1555 GMT, the dollar was being traded at 1.5018 marks from 1.5025 on Thursday. It was at 108.55 yen from 106.46 and 106.60 overnight in Tokyo, where it
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        321 10 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] A raUy which took oil prices to their highest levels in more than five years on Thursday paused for breath yesterday but the markefs uptrend remains intact. Though profit-taking lopped about SO US cents off oil prices yesterday, a bullish
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      1443 11 Reuter □mas -33J« SHARES ended little changed, consolidating large gains made over the past few weeks. Brokers said the market would remain firm in the near future on the back of strong demand from domestic and foreign institutional investors. The 225-share Nikkei Average finished off 33.96 points to close
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      1434 12 AFX-Asia PHingSwg -4177 STOCKS closed lower in a session of volatile trading of US March CPI data due out later yesterday. The Hang Seng Index closed down 42.77 points at 10,849.80. Turnover was HK14.28 billion. Dealers said flnancials and utilities posted modest gains. "Despite all the uncertainty coming from
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      536 12 Reuter PShaaghaißhigf -1M THE Shanghai B market ended almost unchanged in quiet trading with most investors staying on the sidelines, waiting for major companies to post their 1995 annual results. The B Index edged down 0.01 point to 50.10 on volume of 5.2 million shares worth US$2.B million. Shanghai-listed
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      312 12 AFP QwPMn *33m STOCKS surged 4.1 per cent to a one-year closing high as investors bought stock in anticipation of short-term gains. The Weighted Price Index rallied 232.56 points to 5345.06, the highest finish since April 24,1985. Turnover was 2.7 billion shares worth NT$lOl.l billion. Risers beat foils 299
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      272 12 AFP PMttfla -175 STOCKS fell on profit-taking. The Composite Index eased 2.75 points to 2,987.49. Turnover was 4.8 billion shares worth &2 billion pesos. The market indicator dropped as much as 14 points during the day but recovered as investors bought banking issues, among them indexlinked Metropolitan Bank and
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      618 12 AFP +L7l I SHARE prices closed higher after late buy orders for selected stocks lifted an otherwise lacklustre market "The market might look flat, but last-minute indications suggest Jakarta is gaining strength, compared to the regional trend," a dealer said. The Composite Index rose 1.71 points to 607.06. Turnover
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      297 12 AFP BjOf win Mi ♦aus SHARE prices soared 2.4 per cent following the ruling party's declaration of victory in parliamentary elections. "Investors seemed relieved at the election outcome," said a trader, adding that no drastic change in the economic picture was expected with the ruling New Korea Party's control
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      552 12 AFP HiflONhtriii +114 SHARE prices rose as international and domestic investors ignored a sagging Wall Street and poured ftinds into the local resource sector. The All Ordinaries Index rose 12.4 points to 2J2A72. The All Resources Index gained 24.6 to 1,465.1. Turnover was 319.6 million shares worth A$BS4.9 million.
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      251 12 Reuter Pwdtt»M -m FLETCHER Challenge Paper made a stand-out gain to keep the market largely buoyant yesterday, the NZSE-40 Capital Index dipping only 2.29 points to 2,137.66 (mi turnover of NZ$6l million.—Reuter «fh m v- rmm AM2 Banking 4.75 uncti ***** MvantajaiHMfi 172 »00» ***** Ak»—2num(AJ 170 0.02 ******
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        7207 13 KOALA hXHtPUßßeports Bloomberg Business News Reuter QOnpoiitßbiß ♦113 STOCKS rose, led by Country Heights Holdings, as investors bid up the property stock on its profit potential. "The company's earnings will be driven strongly by some high-profile projects like its College Heights education township for
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        3268 14  -  WARRANT WATCH By\ R Sivanithy ONE valuable lesson to bear in mind when playing the warrants game is that often, it makes sense to pay a high premium depending on the price of the warrant in absolute terms and sell when the premium gets
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        70 16  -  By Paul Leo SHAIW gains aver the tost two days hove brought Lmtg Huat Aluminium into the overbought region. But the/kmday moving average Um has Just crossed the I&day moping average line firm beiow, signalling a bull trend M&ht be tn the works. Average Directional Mfxmmttt Index U
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        866 16  -  STOCK MAMQTT OOKMBIVTAKT Malaysian second-liners benefit from speculative piny tf Mm ghipa andi investors'indecision By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] With Wall Street showing signs of strain, blue chips here and throughout the region were mainly weaker yesterday, leaving Malaysian second-liners the main beneficiaries
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          128 16 rrs an open secret that Lum Chang's Club Street project is one of the hottest properties yet to be launched. A businesswoman told us yesterday that a real estate sgent had asked her to give her a blank cheque for Emerald Garden, the name
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          Big deal?
          141 16 IS a big property deal in the works? A young lawyer known for his involvement in such deals was seen on Thursday night passing a cheque to two well-dressed women who tooked Taiwanese. The exchange took place in a five-star hotel. According to some eyewitnesses, this man-about-town spent
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          MacWoman vs WhaowsWoman
          102 16 A SILICON Valley radio poll found that women who use Apple's Madntoah operating system are better looking than those who use Windows. One iiefiiwHn that the explanation is simple: Mac is simpler to use, and thersftxre women who use It have mors time lo look aftar themsehres.
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          107 16 SHAKESPEARE wrote about the seven aiN of man. Gerald M Loeb wrote abodt the five ages of an investor in l*e Bettkjbr Investment SurvtvaL At the minor stage, parents who can should aet up a truat for their children. Young people up to age
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      347 7 the weather Bhp«m Showers over several areas in the afternoon. Temperature (32-25) HVLtf* Oh& Praia WUUf OML lnrlnn B/U* OML Aurldaud IVIJ Rail Aasterdan) 11/07 dandy AtaU 27/17 Cloudy 36/24 Cloudy Ahem 19/11 (Toudy Bueno* Am W\t Showers Wjtag 17/D8 Cloudy Berts 12/04 (V>ud> CMan «7/tl Rata B«u*«y Cloudy Bom
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      171 9 r .k 'J ——mmmm—■ L y-. SHfIaYOUR STAFF OUT FORfl SUTOAY"" lk e walk is the perfect occasion for a staff get-together. And an invigorating one too. There are also loads of ■||A MMLI I# |#fc£ prizes for fast walkers as well as lucky participants. One of you might even
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      197 12 FOR THOSE WHO PLACE QUALITY ABOVE ALL YOUR TIME H«S COME! Enhance your image. Promote your business. All in the name of quality. Call us, well show you how. Tang Ngai Kin 740 2085 (pg 9301 9320) Serene Cheong 740 1609 (pg 9408 0305) ♦The Thai stock market was closed
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      209 13 GET KEY INFO sx vr mmemmEmsnESßißE^mm -1.4 L Vy profits set to bloom with Blossomvale condo Name: AM regional exposure in industrial parks <H> (0> 1 B\W n« I I L«II l IV L m nDe Reports Ordered: Wing Tai a STIC a DBS Land Guthrie GTS \AJ UVI HjtVVIVSI
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      415 16 BUSINESS Notices I(> \I)\IKII s i; I I I'M i-ii< I i ls(I(I 7 4 l Is s < LUM CHANG HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at
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      189 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER SO AND IN THE MATTER OF ALWAYS CAR RENTALS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(1) of die Companies Act, Cap. 50. that a Final General Meeting of the abovenamed company will be
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      1320 17  -  Nowadays, you no longer need to travel all the way to Switzerland or Paris in search of rejuvenating treatments. Health spas are sprouting up all over Asia, and in Singapore, spa owners are chalking up robust profits and making expansion plans, uu finds out where they're
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        Visas can wait
        58 17 WHATs not an emergency? If you need to know, just call up a certain high commission after office hours. This is what the recorded message will tell you: "In case of an emergency, like a serious accident or death, please call this number 'XXX'. Please note that
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        50 17 A KOREAN brand of air-conditioner certainly has an odd way of selling itself. One of its ads says its new model comes with "chaos wind". Now, do homeowners really want chaotic wind coming out of their air-conditioners? Sounds to us like a tummy problem requiring medical attention.
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        87 17 WHO's right, a teacher or her student? A mother took her son's teacher to task over the boy's answer to the test question "What is the difference between a stamp and a sandwich?" It sounds like a silly question in the first place, but the boy's answer was
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        31 17 HOW times have changed. Included in the constitution of an old Chinese school here is a clause that says students are "prohibited to play mahjong, paikow or to smoke opium".
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        1741 18  -  v THE RAFFLES Conversation South Africa's new High Commissioner to Singapore, Carl Henry Werth, does not always see eye to eye with his government So why did he, a former opposition politician, agree to take on the job of senior diplomatic representative for his country? Because of
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        1178 18 THE FACTS about South Africa are straightforward. It has vast mineral wealth and a solid industrial base; its potential in tourism and trade is immense, and its economy is a shambles. Decades of mismanagement arising from a brutal and impractical political system have distorted
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        854 19  -  Spink's The Art OfGandharais testimony to the positive results of East-West fusion in cultural and religious ideas, writes ran IOLA LENZI IN RECENT years, much has been made of East-West economic cooperation and the resulting development of cultural ties between Europe and Asia. However, commercial and artistic exchange
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        1506 19  -  A decade ago, Martyn Bedford was an impoverished backpacker who was forced to stay in hostels during his Singapore stopover. Recently, he pulled in more than £200,000 for his first book, making him one of Britain's highest-paid writers. He tells makk he got his break
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      Minding their p's and q's
      445 20  -  TELEVISION D.A.YJS. is a programme about youth, but it is bland to the point of seeming positively middle-aged By Kevin Sullivan TCS' insistent publicity gave the distinct impression that Diary Of A Young Singaporean (Mondays, 7.30pm, Ch 5) is aimed at young people. After just
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      750 20  -  CINEMA Get Shorty is sharp, witty and has a lot going for it. Bnt it still leaves the viewer feeling vaguely dissatisfied By I S N Vasuki ELMORE Leonard writes tough, gritty novels about tough, gritty people. His stories are set in America's mean
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      581 21  -  NIGHTSPOT There's a bespectacled, seqninned, English-accented act going on at the Tapas Bar that's almost as good as the real thing By. A Surendren A MONTH ago, I had the enviable delight of watching the Cuban Boys perform at the Tapas Bar in the Omni Marco
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      410 21  -  Compiled by Holly Harrison THBATM Tissue Originally staged in 1991, Louise Page's moving play about a young woman coming to terms with breast cancer is back by popular demand. You won't want to miss it. Starting today till April 14, Bpm, at the Black Box, Fort Canning Centre.
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        776 22  -  Known for your hearty appetite? Then you won't want to miss the generous Masterpieces of Chinese State Banquets menu at Tung Lok. Jinn hb works her way through a value-for-money feast JAIME EE IF YOU've often wondered what's it's like to sup with world leaders at
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        608 22  -  RESTAURANTS When it cemes U feed, chances are that if it's Australian, it's also hip. Especially when Oaf Scett Webster serves op the geedies By < Corinne Kork THINK Australian cooking and various images come to mind. On the one hand, there is the trendy, new
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        929 22  -  WINE AND YOUR HEALTH What should the public know about the relationship between wine consumption and heart disease? A look at the latest findings By: N K Yong "IT IS well established that the French have much lower rates of coronary artery disease than all
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      981 23 Bab*. A lonely piglet is adopted by sheepdogs. St; Tampines: 9; 5. rfi Wjr I aagasgi A sensual thriller starring Tom Berenger Nancy Travis. R(A). Udo: 12am. Capital: 11.45pm. Chinatown: 11.30pm. £8j kaiiliait Mel Gibson's Scottish epic snagged the biggiew Best Film and Director. Tampines: 10; 6.15; 11.50. jjl,
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        1305 24  -  is blessed with ah infinite variety of attractions. Whether ifs your first or fiftieth visit to the French capital, youll never run out of things to see and do. aoB mm una picks out her favourite spots GOH HWEE LENG IS THERE life In Paris
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        727 24 Twliae-Laitrac, Bw«tr, Picais*, tad M«Mt all lived at one tine «ran«tker intkii wrtlwFm«inhiihiiik its ckarcke* aad cabarets YOU've heard of "Parisien" but what about "Montmartrois"? The word refers to a person from Montmartre, that famous place in Paris which is renowned for its
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        342 24 Chd«ttkiMijßrN mt hi fai flw wii'M, wIH) rfitrFnm NOW you can IteaDy alMpyoanmitD Paris and srrive in food dup to go straight to that braakffcst meeting with your French aseociatea. Air France has recently revemperi its first dees and buslness claae, the l'Espace 180
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      8 17 The Baffles Conversation Carl Henry Werth EL 2
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      75 17 Travel There's more to Paris than the Eiffel Tower EL 8 The California primaries. Charred scallops on apple an J leek cole slaw; grilled quail and weeping greens salad; granola-crusted soft-shell crabs all classic California primaries heading up our new menu of lighter American cuisine. Elect to dine at Seasons
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      623 20 II I I WINE, DINE AND ENTERTAIN WORLD'S LARGEST SELLMG SEER E ~*2r£T4su'kw./y< ———^^——^—■—i————^—■—M^ HHHH i mmmmmmmmmmmmrn* Mg?u3>' zr WBm I Love If! I LONG BEACH MARINA SEAFOOD RESTAURANT (Car Park A) Manet Manno Manna Soul h Singapore *****1 Open Daily 5 00 pm 1 30 am Tel 323 2222
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      194 20 The Mezzanine. It's the ideal place for you to sit back and unload Then unwind over your favourite dnnk to the cool, unplugged rhythm of our resident band We're expecting you Happy Hours Finger Snacks spm to Bpm Cocktails a Entertainment Bpm to lam (weekdays) Bpm to lam (weekends) JJ3
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      692 21 Where to wine, dine and entertain J Unwind with golden bubbles at the Hubertus Grill this Sunday witk a free glass of Gold Sekt Champagne, containing real 24 carat gold flakes. The perfect compliment to a Sunday Brunch, that even King Midas find hard to resist. A ANA HOTEL SINGAPORE
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      1880 23 TODAY'S TV At the scene purposes, starts out weu. S;£ on rl Hom e j but ultimately peters OUt. 11.00 For Tomorrow (Manda ?i. V V AM Prog Summary 01 tlie crime vannyy Mornin< M*uyfloofty, IUO Ml Cao Xueqin (Peking T> Hi.-, Opera). t CNN International. SmCßmlxsxpowiirw, LIVMBf "**>"*** SjM
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