The Business Times, 20 April 1996

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 04W2/95 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE WEEKEND EDITION, APRIL 20-21,1996 85c
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Foreigners pay more for private property
    473 1  -  And they are picking up property in the secondary market rather than at new launches By Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Foreigners, on average, paid more for private property in the first quarter this year than they did in the last quarter of 1995, according to
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    Mirzan Mahathir-linked stocks make strong gains
    447 1  -  Investors bullish on his shipping and port services plan From Ho Kay Tat in Kuala Lumpur THE market yesterday sounded its support for businessman Mirzan Mahathir's ambition to become a major regional shipping and port services player by chasing up the share prices of
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    Thai exports to get boost from new govt initiatives
    247 1  -  From Loh Hui Yin in Bangkok THAILAND'S industrial development will get a substantial lift from a government package of Initiatives aimed at boosting the nation's exports. Under the package which will also speed up development of the Eastern Seaboard area developers
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    Receiver sought for Scotts Investments
    550 1  -  Scotts Holdings chairman A R Jnmabhoyand Iqbal make court application By < Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Scotts Holdings' chairman A R Jumabhoy, and his son Iqbal, have applied to the courts to appoint a receiver and manager for the feuding family's holding company, Scotts Investments (Singapore).
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
    • BULL'S EYE
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        BT Sentiment Index
        716 2 Those polled for their views on the Singapore stock market's outlook in the week ahead are: Alliance, ING Barings, Daiwa, Fraser Securities, GK Goh, Deutsche Morgan, Phillip, Credit Lyonnais, Merrill Lynch. IhwUMV ♦Interim results were disappointing. Operating margins fell to their lowest level since FY1992. We are
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        In My Opinion
        427 2  -  Thang Chin Fong "T IKE any market cyI cle, the property JU market cycle behaves in the same manner, being subject to both fundamental and speculative factors. Whereas the rationalistic side at most cycles has been well-tested with the latest quantitative and computerised models and methodologies, the
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    • Article, Illustration
      STII topping out based on astronomical cycles, timing
      372 2  -  Forecast eome from antkor of Trader's Astrological Almanac "T By Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] According to planetary movements, more specifically the orbits of Pluto and Uranus, the Straits Times Industrials Index is topping out this month and will head towards a major low
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    • Article
      When the cheapest loan may not be best
      653 2  -  Bank's valuation policy and loan quantum can also be important to borrowers By I Lee Yoke Har [SINGAPORE] ARE rates for housing loans really coming down? Looking purely at the numbers, it would seem to be the case. One after another, finance
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      Lock icon US pension funds turn to real estate amid fears of stocks and bonds falling
      592 2 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] With US stocks in the 14 th year of a bun market and bonds coming off a stellar 1996, pension funds are turning to real estate in search of higher returns.
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      Finance firms cut housing loan rates
      439 2  -  By Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Finance companies, hit by a slump in demand for car loans, are aggressively expanding their housing loan portfolios by slashing interest rates for this segment of financing. The interest rate cut was kicked off last week by DBS Finance when
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    • Article
      Bourse expected to consolidate for a couple of months
      652 2  -  USJUOM TUB RBOXOir! INDONESIA By' William Chia [SINGAPORE] The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSE) is expected to experience a lull in the next month or so and hover around the psychological level of 600 points. The market is still spooked by the
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      First-quarter exports up 16%
      323 3  -  Figure bolstered by 12% rfce in non-oil domestic exports in March By< Genevieve Cua NON-OIL domestic exports climbed 12.3 per cent in March, bringing the first quarter's rise to a respectable 16 par cent in real terms. Analysts said the March figures, released yesterday by the
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    • Article
      Suntec City selling office space to HK buyers
      321 3  -  From* Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SUNTEC CITY has offered about 180,000 sq ft or 15 floors of its Tower One office block at the massive Singapore commercial development to Hong-kong-based buyers. Suntec City Development (SCD) officials yesterday said they had sold
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      LTA to install camera system to deal with crises on roads
      296 3 IT LOOKi? like Singapore's world-class land transport system has been put in the fa&t lane. Just~& week after announcing the results of the light-rail transit tender, the LTA yesterday said it will set up a multi-million-dollar eye-on-the-road system to
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      Festivals bring cheer to retail sector as sales surge 26%
      292 3 AFTER a dismal start in January when the retail sales index fell 11.4 per cent tills began to ring more frequently in February amid a strong rebound in turnover growth. Compared to the same period last year, February's retail sales
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    • NEWS Roundup
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Klang poised to be alternative to S'pore port
      364 4 KUALA LUMPUR Bugyirtiffldil kipDufwiDki among top 15 transhipment centres by year 2000 Bernama PORT Klang la poised to become an alternative hub to the Singapore port, instead of just serving the Interests of local shippers and exporters, said Klang Port Authority's (KPA)
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      Lock icon Australia committed to defence ties with S'pore
      249 4 SINGAPORE The Straits Times THE Australian government is happy to have the Singapore Armed Forces use facilities in Australia for training, Australian Foreign Minister Alexandsr Downer said yesterday. Canberra was committed te defence cooperation with Sinppon and looked forward to "a future where
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      Sino-Taiwan tension highlights region's vulnerabilities: SM Lee
      481 4 SINGAPORE /fy Walton Moral* Asean does not see recent tension as an 'international' one THE recent tension in the Taiwan strait has brought about a heightened awareness of the region's vulnerabilities, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said in an interview to be published
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      Lock icon Rao walks alone at rallies as cost fears keep candidates away
      217 4 NEW DELHI Reuter CANDIDATES of Indian Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao's ruling Congress party are avoiding his company during election rallies, fearing a hefty bill, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said yesterday. Mr Rao, finishing a whirlwind
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      Lock icon Almost free parking
      60 4 [BEIJING] A parking attendant, resting on a chair and stool, surveying her domain as she waits for customers at the south gate of Beijing's Forbidden City yesterday. For a modest two yuan (5f0.34), motorists are abie to park for an unlimited time near one QfChtna*s premier tour
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      Lock icon Officials at largest port accused of extorting money from importers
      208 4 ■JAKARTA AFP CUSTOMS offlcfcls at Indonesia's largest Itort, Tanjung Priok, are alkflsdlyextorting money from importers, the Indonesian Importers Association was reported as saying yesterday. Association chairman Amirudin Saud alleged customs officials regularly issue memos to importers summoning them, and then
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      Audit finds Freeport mine slow to deal with pollution damage
      279 4  -  JAKARTA By] Maggie Ford AN independent environmental audit on the Freeport copper and gold mine in Irian Jaya has criticised the US company which owns the mine as being slow to fix pollution damage. But the audit, by consultants Dames
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      Lock icon Lu Ping urges civil servants to stay neutral
      181 4 HONGKONG AFP LU Ping, head of China's Hongkong and Macau Affsirs Office, left Hongkong yesterday with a call to civil servants to remain politically neutral before this British colony reverts to Beijing's rule next year. Mr Lu was in the territory tO
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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  • REGION/WORLD
    • WORLD Watch
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      G-7 economic officials to discuss US$ strength
      395 5  -  WASHINGTON Talks in Washington set to also look at sell-off of some IMF gold reserves By Leon Hadar TOP economic officials representing the Group of Seven industrialised nations are convening in Washington this weekend to discuss global financial issues, including the continuing rise
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      Lock icon Rubin welcomes interest rate cuts by Bundesbank
      214 5 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin yesterday welcomed Germany's interest rate reductions and again voiced support for a strong dollar. Heading into this weekend's meeting of the G-7 finance ministers in Washington, Mr Rubin also said Japan needs to continue
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      Lock icon Democrats seek delay in Greenspan nomination
      168 5 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News DEMOCRATIC senators who font faster economic growth 'said on Thursday they will continue to delay Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's nomination for another term as head of the nation's central bank. Senator Tom Harkin said he wants further talks with
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      Lock icon He's no tax killer
      36 5 [MANCHESTER] Britain's Chancellor Kenneth Clarke posingfor photographers by a personalised number plate belonging to a local accountant in Manchester yesterday. Mr Clarke was in the region visiting local businessmen and politicians. REUTER
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      Lock icon Japan to send envoys to S Korea and China to calm fears
      241 5 ■TOKYO US-Japan security pact him created fresh apprehensions Reuter JAPAN yesterday decided to send special envoys to China and South Korea and to meet with opposition leaders to calm fears it would expand its military role in Asia
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      Lock icon Pyongyang considering Clinton peace plan
      118 5 TOKYO NYT NORTH KOREA said on Thursday that it was considering President Bill Clinton's proposal for four-party peace talks, lending hope that it may be possible to begin a dialogue to reduce the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean statement was
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      Lock icon Dole backs off from supporting China MFN
      221 5 WASHINGTON AFP SENATE Majority Leader Robert Dole backed away on Thursday from supporting unconditional renewal of China's US trade privileges, saying trade should fit into an overall China policy. "I want to see if the president comes forward with a China policy, and
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
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      433 5 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Journey for Arab via South Germany (7) 9 Hurt hand, as result of getting 10 Comfortable when firearms are j 1 i 1 I j 11 Range shown in this schoolWomen's Institute's refusal of 15 Corresponded and drew every- I 1 I f° It Boy is the
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      SPH exceeds forecasts with 5.7% rise in profit
      594 6  -  Interim gain helped by rise in ad revenue, circulation sales and investment income By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Singapore Press Holdings chalked up a 5.7 per cent rise in net earnings to $157.85 million for the six months to Feb 29, surprising many
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      Credit Lyonnais issuing City Dev covered warrants
      208 6  -  By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Foreign stockbroker Credit Lyonnais is to issue new 15-month covered warrants on blue-chip City Developments Ltd its first foray here into this potentially lucrative business. Credit Lyonnais Securities managing director Donald Skinner said yesterday that "we are already one
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      A well regarded new board for the Jakarta exchange
      641 6  -  lIOCK LOCK SIEW Maggie Ford WHEN the results of balloting for a new board of directors for the Jakarta Stock Exchange were announced this week, brokers had good reason to be pleased at the choice, and proud of the way the
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      Lock icon Boost for region's media stocks as newsprint prices start to fall
      547 6 Fall comes after prices soared 75% since 1993 Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] For newspaper publishers from Hongkong to Australia, "pulp" is no longer a four-letter word. After soaring 75 per cent since 1993, the cost of newsprint is starting
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      Wee Cho Yaw resigns as SCMP director
      422 6  -  Not dear if UOB will be selling its equity stake in SCMP From Quak Hiang Whai m Hongkong BANKER Wee Cho Yaw has resigned as a director of South China Morning Post (Holdings), shortly after the Hongkong English-language newspaper group successfully took control
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      Planet Hollywood IPO values HPL stake at US$191m
      294 6  -  But no gains realised as STpore group under sale moratorium By Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Hotel Properties Ltd (HPL) has made a handsome paper profit from its stake in Planet Hollywood International Inc (PHII), whose shares made their debut on Nasdaq yesterday. HPL
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      Lock icon Planet Hollywood's shares rocket
      86 6 Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Planet Hollywood International Inc shares yesterday rocketed as much as 78 per cent In their first trading day as investors bet on the company's growth prospects and Hollywood cachet Shares In the restaurant chain, which opened at US$lB, were up US$l3,
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
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        Hong Leong's Millenium float proves a big hit
        411 7  -  Hotel chain's shares te be listed on London exchange attract £L2b in applications By < Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Response to the Hong Leong group's flotation on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of its European and American hotel chain, Millenium Copthorne Hotels, has
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        NTUC Income takes stake in new Asian property investment fund
        298 7  -  Size of stake not revealed; fond may be listed on SES By] Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative has taken a stake in a new Asian property investment fund which may be listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore.
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Liang Huat incorporates property firm
          37 7 [SINGAPORE] Liang Huat Aluminium has incorporated LHRPte Ltd to carry on the btainaa* of property development LHR it incorporated through two Liang Huat directors, Tan Yong Kee and Tan Tiang Cheni f
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          Noel Gifts fixes warrant excercise price
          30 7 {SINGAPORE] Noel Gifts International has fixed the exercise price ofitsthree-for-10 rights issue of 13.8 million detachable warrants at 48 cants for each new share.
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          OPH respongs to exchange query
          61 7 [SINGAPORE] Orchard Parade Holdings said in response to a Stock Exchange of Singapore query it did not know why its trading volume and share price increased cm Thursday. OPH shares hit a high of $8.55 on Thursday, with more than two and a half million
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          Sincere Watch in $2m office purchase
          36 7 [BINGAPORE] Sincere Watch Ltd said it is buying fiour office units in Orchard Plaza totalling 212 sq m for $2.38 milliotL The purchase is set to be completed in June.
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        Pokka posts group after-tax loss of $1.93m
        176 7  -  By William Chia [SINGAPORE] Drinks maker Pokka Corp has reported a group after-tax loss of $1.93 million for the year ended Jan 31, 1996, compared with a net profit of $1.67 million in 1995. Pokka, which was listed on the ma inboard of
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        Lock icon PLDT expanding cable network
        63 7 [MANILA] Workers laying the underground cable network of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) on Thursday. PLDT, the country's telecommunication giant, plans to invest US$3.4 billion (Ss4.B billion) within the next six years to expand the network. The expansion programme will boost the number of
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        M'sia's Hong Leong in Philippine packaging venture
        306 7  -  From, Al Labita in Manila MALAYSIA'S Hong Leong Group, fresh from its co-pur-chase of a stake in Kiwi firm Brierley, is venturing into the packaging business in the Philippines. It has roped in listed food and beverage giant RFM Corp as a partner
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        Sungei Way plans to list unit on KLSE
        280 7 CONSTRUCTION and property group Sungei Way Holdings Bhd has proposed to restructure its wholly owned civil engineering unit Sungei Way Construction Bhd (SWC) and list it on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange main board. Sungei Way Holdings said yesterday SWC would initially
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Microsoft profit surges 42% on strong sales
        502 8 Results impressive, despite conservative accounting system, say analysts Reuter [SEATTLE] Microsoft Corp reported a 42 per cent jump in fiscal third quarter profits on Thursday, paced by solid demand for its desktop applications and personal computer (PC) operating systems. The Redmond, Washing-ton-based software
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        Lock icon Product life cycle adjusted in accounting method
        178 8 Reuter [SEATTLE] Microsoft has adjusted its accounting method to recognise an average product life cycle of 24 months, up from the previous 18 months, corporate treasurer Greg Maffei said on Thursday. Mr Maffei said in a conference call with analysts and reporters the
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        Lock icon Isetan sees 1st loss in 35 years
        248 8 AFP [TOKYO] Japanese department store operator Isetan Co Ltd said on Thursday that it expected a net loss for the year ended March, the first in 35 years, partly due to its tie-up with failed US retailer Barney's Inc. Isetan said in a
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        Lock icon Westpac makes NZ$1.27b offer for Trust Bank NZ
        243 8 If successful, friendly merger will result in NTs biggest bank Bloomberg Business News [WELLINGTON] Australia's Westpac Banking Corp has made a NZ$l.27 billion (511.22 billion) agreed takeover bid for Trust Bank New Zealand that will create New Zealand's largest banking group if
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        Lock icon Sogo sees adverse conditions continuing
        263 8 Reuter [TOKYO] Sogo Co Ltd said yesterday it expected business conditions to remain difficult in the year ending February 1997, though restructuring and the full reopening of its Kobe store would help improve profitability. "We cannot expect private consumption to improve greatly, and in a
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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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        Lock icon Taiwan to review NT$ rate against greenback
        318 9 But centtal bank will net lower reserve requirements for banks, says paper {voting bank's head Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan's central bank will review the level of the Taiwan currency against the US dollar, the Economic Daily News yesterday quoted central bank governor Sheu Yuan-dong
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        Lock icon Asia's Manhattan coming up?
        59 9 [SHANGHAI] A security guard standing at the gate of the construction site of the new Shanghai Securities Stock Exchange Building in the Pudong New Area in the eastern part of the city. The building is due to open in 1997 as part of the city's plan
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        Lock icon Lloyd's and Arizona in standstill agreement
        172 9 Reuter [NEW YORK] Lloyd's of London said on Thursday it had reached a standstill agreement with the Securities Division of the Arizona Corporation Commission. During the standstill, it will continue to work toward a settlement with its Arizona investors, or "Names", while regulators refrain
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        Lock icon Amex's Q1 earnings up 12%
        287 9 Pr«fit hits record USs396m. matrJirntf WW) b analysts'forecasts Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] American Express Co said first-quarter earnings rose 12 per cent, led by its travel services and financial units, though loan losses in its credit and charge card business surged. The company's profit
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      • SMALL Change
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          Lock icon Allianz eyeing Asian stock markets
          71 9 Reuter [HONGKONG] Gorman insurer Allianz AG said yesterday it would invest US$6OO million (*****.45 million) in «regional equity markets through 1998 following the setting up of its Hongkong asset management division. Allianz Asset Management (Hongkong) Ltd will manage the group's investment activities in the Far
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          Lock icon Daiwa shareholders to file second suit
          89 9 Reuter [TOKYO Shareholders of Dai wa Bank Ltd will file a second lawsuit against the bank's senior executives next week, a lawyer repreeenting the shareholders said yesterday. Hideto lida said the shareholders will take the after the bank was fined a record US$34O million
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          Lock icon Indonesia's KIA gets US$80m loan
          37 9 Reuter [JAKARTA] Ceramic maker PT Keramika Indonesia Aseosiasi (KIA) has obtained a US$BO million (S|l 12.56 million) syndicated loan to be used for the expansion of its wall tile manufacturing facilities. —Reuter
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          Lock icon Property developer ups size of bond sale
          70 9 Bloomberg Business News [MANILA] Property developer Filinvest Development Corp yesterday said it would Increase the size of a planned convertible bond sale to US$2OO million (*****.38 million) from US$l5O million. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the company said its board
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        Lock icon Orange County okays US$24.5m accord with dissident pool investors
        279 9 NYT [SANTA ANA, California] The Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California, approved a settlement plan offered to 14 cities and local agencies that sued the county over losses suffered by the county's failed investment pool. Under the agreement, the cities
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        Lock icon Losses mount for US card firms
        443 10 Banks, finance firms slow pursuit of new credit card customers as writeoffs jnmp 83% Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] US banks and finance companies are slowing their pursuit of new credit card customers as mounting loan losses threaten to reduce the 25 per cent
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        Lock icon Taiwan bank may take lead role in Pertamina loan
        215 10 Indonesian oil firm to use US$L2b loan to Mid eighth LNG plant Reuter [TAIPEI] Bank of Taiwan, Taiwan's largest state-run bank, said yesterday that it will likely be the lead underwriter for a US$l.2 billion (551.69 billion) syndicated loan to Pertamina,
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        Lock icon Citicorp puts US$80m in Chile joint venture
        165 10 Reuter [SANTIAGO] US financial giant Citicorp said it has invested US$BO million (*****.5 million) in ChUean pension fund manager AFP Habitat in a deal with the Chilean Chamber of Construction which controls the fund. Citicorp and the chamber wUI each invest US$BO million
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        Lock icon Potential downside correction for US$
        470 10 US$/mark: The US$/mark slid for the first three days of this week. But a surprise German rate cut on Thursday saw the US unit trade to a high of 1.5135 before plunging to a low of 1.4964. Strong support is seen at 1.4950. A breach
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        Lock icon Regulatory problems, talk of fraud still plague Brazil bank sector
        225 10 PolititisAtion of banks also denting confidence: Moody's Reuter [SAO PAULO] Talk of large-scale fraud, a failure by regulators to distinguish solvency from liquidity problems and political squabbles threaten to continue eroding confidence in Brazil's banking sector, Moody's Investors Service Inc
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        Lock icon Yves Rocher ordered to stop attacks on his ex-bankers
        296 10 FT [PARIS] A French court has ordered Yves Rocher, founder of the cosmetics group which bears his name, to stop a highly unusual attack on his former bankers which it has judged defamatory. The action follows an unprecedented public campaign by
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        Lock icon Row over chocolate labelling
        262 10 Reuter [AMSTERDAM] The European Commission's proposal to allow member states to use non-cocoa fat in chocolate passed a first regulatory hurdle but the issue still looks far from resolved, Dutch industry sources said yesterday. The EC move angered Dutch cocoa processors, who see it eroding European
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        171 10 AFP THE dollar fell against the yen, as economic and political Influences strained relations between Japan and the US. The market feared that America might propose a cut in the value of the dollar to force open the Japanese domestic market at a G-7 meeting tomorrow. In addition,
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        Lock icon Oil firms draw up Iraq contingency plans
        316 10 ENERGY REPORT Knight Ridder [BAGHDAD] International oil companies maintaining discreet contact with Iraq have already drawn up plans for some of the work that could be needed if Iraq and the UN reach agreement on humanitarian oil sales. Representatives from mainly European oil
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      1584 11 Reuter Hutotaas +71.34 SHARES ended firm in quiet trade, with a bullish near-term outlook overwhelming the dollar's decline against the yen. Brokers expected the Nikkei to resume its advance next week when new funds were expected from trust funds and pension funds. The 225-share Nikkei Average rose 71.34 points
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      1574 12 AFX-Asia Q Hug Seng -MUM SHARE prices closed lower after profit-taking in lacklustre trading, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index closed down 90.80 points at 10,818.49 on light turnover of HK13.18 billion. A trader said: "The market was pretty dead. Next week, we're likely to see further consolidation on
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      587 12 Reuter n Shanghai B Index ♦0.49 THE Shanghai B market ended higher, led by a rise in Pudong shares, but trade was modest as many investors waited for the listing of Heilongjiang Electric Power next Monday. The B Index rose 0.49 point to 49.91 on volume of 3.8 million
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      337 12 AFP HWPhfci +UT7 SHARE prices finished slightly higher as market sentiment turned cautious. "In view of drastic gains and losses in the previous several sessions, investors were somewhat uncertain over short-term market outlook and refrained from taking initiatives," said a broker. The Weighted Price Index rose 2.87 points to
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      645 12 Bloomberg Business News UOftohlg *3LSI STOCKS rose for the seventh time in eight days as investors bid up cigarette companies Gudang Garam and Sampoerna, hoping the companies will show superior growth. "Investors just love these companies," said a dealer. "Whatever the P/E is, it keeps coming up. The basic
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      800 12 Bloomberg Business News nSEThte -HW STOCKS feU for a third day, led by financial issues on concern that new measures covering reserve requirements will squeeze earnings. Investors are concerned that lenders will be required to set aside more funds that could have been used for lending. That could cut
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      315 12 AFP n*""* -da SHARE prices fell as the market reacted to the fall of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) in New York. The PSE index eased 0.82 point to 2,957.99. Turnover was 5.4 billion shares valued at 2.7 billion pesos. PLDT fell 30 pesos to 1,395. San Miguel
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      395 12 AFP rlOmpoßtahig +IL4B SHARE prices closed higher as investors hunted for bar-gain-priced stocks. The Composite Price Index climbed 11.48 points to 948.37. Turnover was 67.1 million shares worth 1.15 trillion won. Risers beat falls 553 to 253. The market was little affected by news that the stock market stabilisation
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      599 12 AFP QinOrfctriM jj SHARE prices closed firmer as institutional investors stepped in late in the session to snap up blue-chip stocks. The All Ordinaries Index gained 9.2 points to 2,265.8. Turnover was 242.8 million shares worth A 1534.8 million, with risers beating falls on a ratio of about six
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      261 12 Reuter □Wtfljngfi -OJ7 SHARES ended virtually unchanged, but the day was still a dramatic one thanks to Westpac's bid for Trust Bank. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended the session down by 0.17 point to 2,147.46. Renter Apr* v- mm ANZMttof M2 -at* 7291 A*antl9M HKgi ITS 001 M100 AlrNnZMMIAI
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        7209 13 KUALA LUMPUH^eporte Bloomberg Business News Reuter POtmpwitolilßi +4J2 MODERATE buying interest lifted the benchmark index to a higher finish in a generally subdued session. Little fresh news emerged to sway the market's direction, and selective buying, mostly in the Second Board, kept the tone
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        61 16  -  Paul Leo SELL any rally in Keppel Finance. Average Directional Movement Index it showing further weakness. ifl|Mg Mooing Avenue Convergence-Divergence Indicator M already signalled a sell Only an oversold dkflH| Strength Index and a gap on the dally chart tttSgßm prices higher in the short term. Expect prices
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        852 16  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Investors are upbeat on Malaysian counters dne to the stronger ringgit and an increasing perception that the economy is poised for an upturn By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Hectic trading in Malaysian stocks almost to the exclusion of Singapore counters
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          162 16 ADVERTISERS who want to sell pagers in Indonesia using Balinese dancers had better think twice. Ida Bagus Oka, the governor of Indonesia's famed touriat island Bali, was reportedly not antuaed by a recent television advertisement which showed a female Balinese dancer pausing to read
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          146 16 GET that man a beer! No, get that soldier a Tiger! Asia Pacific Breweries (APBX the brewer, has launched an award for our boys in green. No, NSmen don't have to jump out of planes to save parachutists in distress or land giant marlins to
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          134 16 TALKING about tigers, we have Jast reoeiveda Tiger Market Report by the wildlife watchdog Global Tiger Psstrol (OTP) with a piece ofvery real-looking mock tigar pelt stuck on it "Everyone wants a piece of the action from the tiger economies. Here's just a
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          85 16 FOLLOWING prees reports about some 8 banks using "over enthusiastic" debt collectors to harass credit card debton, the Hongkong Monetary Authority has set up a hotline for bank customers to lodge complaints against such activities. The hotline will be available on a 24-hour basis, including public holidays. HKMA
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      814 9 Singapore Press Holdings limited (Incorporated in Singapore) W The Directors have pleasure in announcing the following unaudited results for the iix months ended February 29, 19%. Results 1996 1999 Chang* $000 $'000 1000 $'000 Turnover 439,946 396.723 10.9 424,480 380,017 11.7 Trading profit [see Note (a)] 189,474 186,612 1.5 185,351
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      408 16 I BUSINESS Xotill'S l<> \l>\llM I S I \I. I 101. I -IK Ii: I Slid- 74 I IS S WTMiUQh COURT OF the Hgpui in nr ntiry>rrmr OrigkMflna PiMon No. 9 of 1998) li9i>llOnllit»iiiUJ»oHi»CoiifilM And In Km Matter of Eft MtcMrartc* (S) Pi* LM (RC 18S981SMVZ) NOTICE OF JUDICIAL
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      271 16 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I S. RAMANATHAN of 65A-75A, Desker Road Singapore *****8, have applied for a Wholesale Liquor Shop and Retail Liquor Shop Licence in respect of M/s PATHMA TRADING ENTERPRISES PTE LTD located at 65A-75A Desker Road Singapore *****8, and that this application will be considered
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      394 16 Singapore Closing Share Prices 10/04/1096 CLOSE PREV LOW HIGH till## US$ uss uss uss Mill/ Jardine Mattmon 8.06 8.05 7.06 8.06 FlffliU J»n!lne Strategic 3.24 3.26 3.22 3.26 ITOV J Dairy Farm 0.036 0.02 0.02 0.04 Hongkong Land 2.24 2.22 2.22 2.24 ■■■naBR Mandarin Oriental 1.38 1.36 1.36 1.38 Jardine
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      1540 17  -  As Asian economies explode, scores of young Asian Americans are returning to Asia with professional ambitions and romantic notions of reconnecting with their roots. pasha takes a closer look at the Asian American 'repaf movement KAMRAN PASHA Asia is a hot destination. Now that the US
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        86 17 THERE are some people you can never get on the telephone: they are Invariably at a meeting. Sometimes you wonder. The truth Is: sometimes they lie. Case In point: a journalist calls a contact and Is told, "She's in a meeting. Let me put you through to her
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        98 17 ARE there women out there who are still mystified by men? Here are some facts about men, from one Rita Rudner who has obviously been observant: Men who have pierced ears are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewellery. A good place to meet
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        44 17 A NEWS agency reportedly sent out a despatch about a Siberian conservation group which intercepts tiger parts and other items destined for mainland Chinese dinner tables. "The team has confiscated 16 tiger skins last year as well as several leotards," it said.
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      561 20  -  CINEMA White Kan's Borden is the kind of movie that looks good on paper but soon exhausts its possibilities By\ Shahiron Sahari WHITE Man's Burden is based on a very interesting idea what would American society be like if the roles were reversed and the black man
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      713 20  -  TELEVISION The X-Files is fall of puzzling phenomena and unexplained mysteries. For starters, why on earth is it so popular with otherwise sane and discerning individuals? By] Kevin Sullivan IJUST don't get The X-Files, a series universally praised for its slick, '90s treatment of sci-fi fantasy. I
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      537 21  -  NIGHTSPOT Let Sean Boyle, general manager of The Charleston Show Bar, entertain yon with songs from the '20s Byi A Surendren IF A watering hole is called The Charleston, chances are it would be the kind of place where the music of the 1920s is played,
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      412 21  -  Compiled by, Holly Harrison film soehhmuki Max Hsftlur The NUS Centre for the Arts will screen director Fons Rademaker's Max Havelaar. Set in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in 1855, the film documents the local peoples' lives under the rule of corrupt princes in collusion with colonial
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        628 22  -  Maxim's latest menu eschews traditional cream-heavy fare in favour of cooking that emphasises the taste of super fresh ingredients. JMiMßWßtacks in JAIME EE WHAT do you do when you're an established French restaurant in Singapore trying to stay competitive in a market saturated with too many
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        674 22  -  RESTAURANTS The Chinese Pauls Restaurant is net for the faint-hearted. Opt fer mm of it* delidens, Gary hot CODMCtiOU, and youUsoon find ont why By Jaime Ee CONGEE and tofti may sound Hk» a gastronomic feast for a flu-ridden patient, but done the
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        810 22  -  WINE CONNOISSEUR Yereaa's Vinitaly may net be as big an event as Bordeaux's Vinexpo, but it is definitely a lot more fan By N K Yong THERE are many beautiful cities in Italy, but none as unique as Verona which Shakespeare immortalised in his romantic tragedy
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      1030 23 Bah* A lonely piglet is adopted by sheepdogs. Tampints: 11.90; 1.90; 6.15. Bed Of Baeaa. Oddball actor CkMaa Sitter redefine* himfll as a romantic guy in a charming film about love. Also stars MM Stuart Maitumt jg Ylshun: 5.10; 11.50; 1.15 am. Bitten; 4.45; 11.55. Tkmg Bahru*| 11.45. Cathay:
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        992 24  -  Montreal, the people are proud of their French pedigree, pleased to speak She language, and not slow or hesitant to pipe up for what they consider a just cause. Mill flimm takes in the ambience of Quebec's biggest city MARK GRAHAM ARE to suggest that
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        402 24  -  TRAVEL BRIEFS Harriett te announce new extended-stay hotel By Eileen Chan MARRIOTT International's Lodging group will Introduce a new ex-tended-stay hotel to meet the growing customer demand for moderately priced extended-stay accommodation. A new hotel brand is expected to be announced soon and Marriott
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      567 20 EZ33ME3I IB WHERE to wine, dine and entertain .11 .1 i Seoietwued' Week Special Treat your secretary with our special set menus AvataMe from Apr 22 ID Apr 27 LONG EEACH SEAFOOD RESTAURANTo**. «~~4> W»tn| THiCI»M| WWlMlftiWfrtiiii Ttt MSKUJ (»M Mf: 11» k SMpa itlSaa PALM SPRINGS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT MMM**
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      142 20 I a i t<in i n a LUnCn wiui I Oil BBC HOC I HC n^CZZMMIK. Our Sophisticated Sandwiches, with names inspired by faraway places, arc a crip in themselves. So are our quiches, salads and sinful desserts In the inviting ambience of The Mezzanine, youll indeed have a most
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      165 21 now trent her at our atahle of great restaurants. Wine her and dine her at the I lubertus Grill or Cafe-in-the- Fkit. Short of a raise, it'f the moat eloquent way possible of saying thanks to a wonderful secretary. So eloquent, in fad, ou should haw her eating out of
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      240 21 22 27 April 1996 Salute your secretaries at our Golden Shower Room (Mezzanine Floor) with the sumptuous East Meets West" Buffet lunch. Catch Singapore's funny man Gurmit Singh on Wednesday 24 April 1996 $40 nett except 24 April 1996 $45 nett (24 April 1996 Free flow of Evian water A
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