The Business Times, 27 April 1996

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 04(V12/95 Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE WEEKEND EDITION, APRIL 27-28,1996 85*
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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  • Article
    SES overhauls rules on related-parly deals
    717 1  -  Clause 1010 thrown out; new provisions take immediate effect By Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] The Stock Exchange of Singapore has overhauled its rules governing transactions between listed companies and related parties. Acknowledging inadequacies in its current rules, the SES threw out Clause 1010, which
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  • Article
    Govt to selL 11.5 ha of commercial land
    515 1  -  By\ Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] The government will sell U.S ha of land in 13 parcels for commercial development this year, with a surprise project thrown in the conversion of the landmark Fullerton Building into a hotel. This year's commercial sales announced in
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    Ministers to seek PM's nod for property purchases
    324 1 No impropriety in purchases by SM, DPM Lee, says PM [SINGAPORE] The Prime Minister has decided that all ministers making property purchases must in future clear the purchases with him and declare both the purchase prices and the discounts they know they
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    SM, DPM Lee to give HPL discounts to govt
    157 1 [SINGAPORE] Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew »nrf Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will treat the property discounts they received from Hotel Properties Ltd as unsolicited "gifts" which they will give to the government They said this in a statement last
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    Sukamto Sia quits Transmarco board
    148 1  -  From Conrad Raj in Boris INDONESIA-BORN Sukamto Sia has resigned as chairman and director of Transmarco Ltd and all its subsidiaries with immediate effect. A statement by Transmarco to the stock exchange yes- terday did not give any reason for the sudden resignation.' Contacted yesterday,
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      17 1 SES takes 180-degree turns on two rules, Pg 7 Fierce hkldlwg likely for underground mall site, Pg2
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article
      SingTel poised to face full competition from 2002
      424 2  -  Singapore's offer to WTO will end SingTel's exclusive franchise before 2007 By( Genevieve Cua SINGAPORE Telecom's current exclusive franchise to provide basic telecommunications services until the year 2007 will be rendered meaningless by Singapore's latest offer to the World Trade Organisation's telecommunications
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      Lock icon Unique underground mall site expected to draw fierce bidding
      493 2  -  Foreign and big local developers turn np at URA's tender lannch for Esplanade Mall By. Abdul Hadhi DESCRIBING it as the "jewel" of this year's commercial site sales programme, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday invited tenders to build Singapore's first
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      Japanese visitors to S'pore help push arrivals up 3.5%
      215 2 MORE Japanese visitors in March helped to boost Singapore's visitor arrival figures to 641,482, up 3.5 per cent from the number in the same month last year. The latest statistics released by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board (STPB) shows that the
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      Developers wary over Redas' 50% cap plan
      260 2 THE proposal by the Real Estate Developers' Association (Redas) to keep at least 50 per cent of a residential project for public launch has failed to find favour with a number of developers. Redas suggested the idea effectively a 50 per cent cap
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      Royal Sporting House plans to list units
      493 2  -  SfagqNre group eyes foreign listing of bidon, lTsian, Philippine and HE operations Reports Jenny Lam HOMEGROWN Royal Sporting House (R8H), a msjor sports and fashion distributor and retailer in the region, plans to list some of its overseas operations within the next five
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      Giant US sports footwear retailer opens a megastore in S'pore
      353 2 US-BASED sports footwear retailer The Athlete's Foot plans to open around 500 new franchised shops in the Asia-Pacif-ic region within five years. And it is launching its first megastore in Singapore at the Suntec City Mall today. Athlete's Foot president
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    • NEWSRoundup
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        Unions told to think of part-time workers
        99 2 UNIONS must look into how it can also serve the growing number of workers on part-time work, temporary contracts and flexible work arrangements, National Trades Union Congress secretary-general Lim Boon Heng said in his May Day speech. Urging unions to adapt to changes,
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        Feedback Unit plans more tie-ups
        99 2 THE Feedback Unit seeks this year to tie up with more organisations like trade unions and tertiary institute student groups, Its chairman Ow Chin Hock said yesterday. It also hopes to hold 36 dialogue sessions, ufe from 24 last year, and to obtain more feedback
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        New buildings must be cable-ready: SBA
        73 2 THE Singapore Broadcasting Authority win require all" developers and owner* of new private residential projects including condominiums and cluster housing to ensure their buildings are cable-ready. SBA will issue a direction in July undo* the SBA Act to require the installation of Master Antennae
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        Fujitsu anchor tenant at TefsTech Park
        125 2 JAPANESE personal computer giant Fujitsu signed upas Tele Tech Park's anchor tenant at the oentre's topping out ceremony yesterday. The company has taken 50,000 sq ft, or 25 per cent of the net lettable area available, to house its R&D activities. Fujitsu is also
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      PM wants to build on vision for 21st century at next polls
      524 2 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong wants, at the next general election, to spell out a vision for the 21st century an "elaboration and enhancement" of the 1964 vision. He said this in an interview with Asiaweek published in
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      IRAS considering fee for aid in filing taxes
      229 2 THE Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) may impose a fee on taxpayers who seek assistance from the Student Volunteer Tax Service in filing their tax returns. The fee, to be donated to charity, is just one of several new measures being
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
    • BULL'S EYE
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        BT Sentiment Index
        733 4 Those polled for their views on the Singapore stock market's outlook in the week ahead are: ING Barings, Fraser Securities, GK Goh, Kay Hian James Capel, Deutsche Morgan, Nomura, OCBC Securities, Phillip, Merrill Lynch. STIC ♦Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation (STIC) is investing US$4O million (Sss6 million) in
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        In My Opinion
        408 4  -  Poter Hames Diractor, Aberat Fnd Kuafln (Sagqnre) Ltd {{T N MY opinion, stock I picking, rather than X country allocation, is becoming increasingly important as the way to achieve superior long-term investment returns in Asia. There are a number of reasons why this should be so. For
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      Going for long-term growth
      902 4 A look at how dollar cost averaging can help smooth out investment exposure in a volatile market [SINGAPORE] IT IS every investor's dream to be able to beat the markets to buy during the lows and to sell during the highs. But there is no magical
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      Lock icon From elephant gun to magnifying glass
      558 4 Hnnt for hot stocks in the US now focuses on small companies at expense of bine chips LAT [NEW YORK] In the hunt for hot stocks on Wall Street, the preferred tool has shifted from elephant gun to magnifying glass. Small-company stocks, which have
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      More gloom on SET as hopes for rate cut fade
      641 4  -  BTB OK THE REOXOM: THAILAND From, Alan Boyd in Bangkok WANING prospects of an interest rate cut have brought more gloom to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). The prospect of poor firstquarter bank earnings and stringent central bank monetary
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      ACU DEPOSIT RATES
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  • REGION
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      Little erosion in Congress party's 1991 support base
      727 5  -  DnUAM ELBCTIOtrS Bit mi iiiji im»il iwtesprMi may giro BJP magical number needed fcr dominance from. Prem Shankar Jha jh New Delhi f SINCE India gained its independence, the Congress party has dominated the centre with 40 pa* cent or more of
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      Plansto advance Afta deadline now off the backburner
      744 5  -  jJHHLCW|UM(llL By Yang Razali Kassim RUNEI'S vision of an earlier Afla —Afta 2000—is back in BK business, judging by events at the Asean Free Trade Area Council meeting in Singa'jjore. A year ago, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolklah stunned the region when he
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      Lock icon Mahathir meets up with rival Razaleigh
      364 5 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said he had met up with his po- litical arch-rival Razaleigh Hannah, who nine years ago tried to unseat him as chief of the country's ruling party. After months of specula- tion that Dr Mahathir's
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      Lock icon Thirsty work
      61 5 [NEW DELHI] Indian government workers on poll duty loading ballot boxes and clay pots for drinking water onto a truck yesterday to take to polling stations on the eve of the first phase of Indian elections. Polling begins today for 150 Lower House parliamentary seats out 0f543 constituencies.
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      Uttar Pradesh, the pivot in India's polls
      588 5  -  ULUCKNOW Observers believe BJP has upper hand in this crucial state By Yogi Aggarwal AS INDIA goes to the polls today, all eyes are focused on Uttar Pradesh (UP), which decides on 85 of the 545 members of parliament UP is the political
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      93 5 IN! Ashmore in Gold Coast, Australia, J N is the Beverly Hills in the U. S. or the District 10 in Singapore! S S Classic Architecture Freehold Title B High Quality Fixtures Strong Rental Demand J Fittings Assured Capital Growth B Fully Landscaped Walking Distance to J S Interior Decorated
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon China and Russia sign pact to reduce border tensions
      411 6 SHANGHAI Ihejratfartsrf three central Aiiftn republics aim sign sane security treaty Reuter AFP THE presidents of Russia, China and three central Asian republics yesterday signed a treaty aimed at reducing tensions along their borders. President Boris Yeltsin and Chinese President Jiang
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      Lock icon New US demands threaten to stall imminent WTO telecoms pact
      363 6 LONDON USiffidalsw&it McwtiUu satellite markets Bloomberg Business News US TRADE officials made lastminute demands for access to Asian satellite telecommunications markets, threatening to stall a World Trade Organisation pact that is due to be concluded by Tuesday. The US Federal
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      Lock icon Bus fare rise suspended after violent protests
      240 6 JAKARTA Reuter THE Indonesian government has postponed the implementation of higher bus fares in a provincial town after intense student protests against the move, the official Antara news agency said yesterday. Residents said at least six students were killed and hundreds were injured
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      Lock icon Anson Chan hands Lu Ping symbolic gift
      200 6 BEIJING AFP HONGKONG Chief Secretary Anson Chan yesterday met Beijing's top official handling the territory and handed him a painting which called for a transition of sovereignty on equal terms. "I hope the talks will move on smoothly," Ms Chan told reporters as
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      Lock icon March home resales surge 6.9% on rate hike worries
      294 6 WASHINGTON Bloomberg Business News US HOME resales surged last month, although analysts said the unexpected gain was most likely due to buyers hurrying to sign contracts before mortgage rates rose further. Resales increased 6.9 per cent in March to an annual
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      Lock icon Japan says it will promote foreign mergers, takeovers
      287 6 TOKYO Govt says tbey will boost economy and create new jobs AFP Bloomberg Business News JAPAN, grappling to maintain its competitive edge, yesterday announced It would promote foreign investment in its private sector by inviting mergers and acquisitions The cabinet adopted a
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      WORLD Watch
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      MUI gets court stay on sale of PHB broking unit
      687 7  -  It is also trying to remove the three Tan brothers from Pengkalen board Prom, Ho Kay Tat in Kuala Lumpur MALAYAN United Industries Bhd (MUI) yesterday secured a temporary court order to block Pengkalen Holdings Bhd (PHB) from disposing its
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      HK firm to spin off seafood business in S'pore
      423 7  -  Pacific Aatys plans for subsidiary From* Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong PACIFIC Andes International Holdings (PAIH), a HongkongQitSfl food-processing company, yesterday said it will spin off its frozen seafood trading business in a Singapore primary listing. The announcement came barely a
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      Lock icon L&M trading suspended
      103 7 Bloomberg Business News (SINGAPORE] Trading in the stock and warrants of LAM Group Investments was suspended yesterday at the company's request. Trading was stopped after the counter rose by as much as 10 cents to a three-month high of $3.28. It was 6 cents higher at $3.24
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      Samsudin's eclipse raises some questions about Cold Storage
      518 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Ruth Wong SHH HE writing was all on the wall. Since his highly- publicised corporate bat- ties, Samsudin Abu Hasm san's days as one of the m leading personalities of the Malaysian stock market have come to an end.
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      Nod for sale to Amcol directors
      301 7  -  Shareholders okay sale of 8 Costa Rhn nnits to directors Byy Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE! Shareholders of property group Amcol Holdings have approved the sale of eight Costa Rhu condominium units to its directors. The approval was secured at a meeting yesterday attended by 25
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      SES takes 180-degree turns on two rules
      359 7  -  By' Tan Sai Siong [SINGAPORE] Two of the changes made by the Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday to its rules governing interest-ed-person transactions have taken 180-degree turns. First, it has freed past substantial shareholders and past directors completely from its coverage in contrast
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      BofA to be biggest tenant in Republic Plaza I
      290 7  -  By] Diana Oon [SINGAPORE! The Bank of America (BofA) will be the biggest tenant in City Development's Republic Plaza I, having made a deal to rent about 100,000 sq ft of space in the 66storey building. With BofA moving in, it
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      Lock icon F&N, CCL feature in last-minute play
      375 7 [SINGAPORE] It happened again yesterday. Last-minute transactions sent the benchmark Straits Times Industrials Index zigzaging this time upward to close 16.8 points higher at 2,401.55. Fraser Neave (FAN), which jumped 30 cents in its last transaction, added six points to the index, while Cycle
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      Construction group LKH plunges into the red
      218 7 [SINGAPORE] Construction group Low Keng Huat yesterday said it had chalked up net losses of $3.6 million for the year ending Jan 31, compared with net earnings of $2.12 million the year before. LKH blamed the plunge on several factors: losses of $3
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
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        Questionable Sum Cheong deals
        451 8  -  Disclosure comes with company's report of HKsl3m net loss in first quarter From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SINGAPORE-BASED but Hongkong-listed Sum Cheong International appears to be headed for more trouble. The construction and mining group yesterday reported a net loss of HK$l3.4 million (552.4 million)
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        UOL to issue up to 59m warrants as part of $200m loan deal
        245 8 [SINGAPORE] United Overseas Land has proposed to issue up to 58.91 million warrants, in connection with its $200 million transferable loan facility (TLF). The detachable warrants will be issued to UOL's parent United Overseas Bank, which will
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        Lock icon Lion Group keen to help rescue ailing Perwaja Steel
        363 8 It hopes to be invited to submit rescue proposal MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] The Lion Group has expressed interest in helping to turn around troubled national steelmaker Perwaja Steel Bhd and hopes it will be invited to submit a proposal. The Lion
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      • Article
        Lock icon Selangor Prop venture set to start Damansara work
        317 8 MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] Oriland Sdn Bhd, Selangor Properties Bhd's joint venture company with Hong Leong Properties Bhd, is expected to start developing phase one of the Msl.B billion (Ssl billion) Damansara City project in June. Selangor Properties group general manager Lai Mei
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      • Article
        Hwang-DBS IPO is 32.6 times oversubscribed
        393 8  -  Byi Siow Li Sen (SINGAPORE] The initial public offer of Hwang-DBS (M) Bhd the first Malaysian stockbroker in four years to seek a listing after a government freeze was lifted in June has attracted subscription monies totalling MS2.I billion (511.2 billion). This was disclosed
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        Lock icon Global Carriers price triples in debut
        318 8 Shares issued at Ms 3 each close at Ms 9 J5 after a M 59.80 high Bloomberg Business News [KUALA LUMPUR] Global Carriers Bhd's stock price more than tripled in its debut on the Malaysian market yesterday. Shares of the shipping company opened at
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      • Article
        Proton asks suppliers to cut prices of components by 30%
        451 8  -  From. Ho Kay Tat in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S car company Proton is tightening the screws on local component suppliers by asking them to cut their prices by 30 per cent. Industry sources said the suppliers were also told that those
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        Glenayre given ST Messaging contract
        129 8 [SINGAPORE] Paging operator ST Messaging, a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies, has awarded a contract for the supply and installation of its paging network to Glenayre Electronics Inc. ST Messaging said yesterday that it would spend over $5 million on the advanced paging and messaging network.
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Wearnes unloads stake in Indon unit
          49 8 [SINGAPORE] Wearnee International has sold its entire 34.5 per cent interest in Indonesia's PT Fuka International for 662 million rupiah (S$400,000). The buyer is AB Electrolux, which is alao acquiring the remaining 66£ per cent interest In Fuka flroni PT Fuka SaJa Permal.
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          Informatics unit lifts capital
          64 8 [SINGAPORE) Informatics Holdings associate Beaconhouse Informatics has increased its paid-up capital from SO rupees to 10 million rupees (8900,000), by an allotment of 888,985 shares of 10 rupees each. Informatics will haw a 20 per cant equity stake in Bsaconhouae, with a holding of 188,960 ordinary
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          Liang Court sells stake in venture
          36 8 [SINGAPORE] Liang Court Holdings has sold its entire stake ofBo,ooo shares of 91 each in Liang Court-Vekkm Pte Ltd (LCV) to Maria VeMon, the wift of LCV director Richard Vsldon.
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          Lock icon HK exchange consures Lee Ming Tee
          63 8 Reuter [HONGKONG] The Hongkong Stock Exchange has censured former Allied Group chairman Lse MingTes fcr breaking its listing rulse. The outcome eodsd almoet three years of investigation into the transactions and share trading at Allied Group companies. The inquiry arose out of a government
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          Lock icon Salim Group signs deals worth US$107m
          34 8 Reuter [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Salim Group said yesfeartiay its chemical units have signed deals worth U***** million (***** million) with several Japanese firms to raise caustic soda production capacity.—RmiHr
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
      • GLOBAL Briefs
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          Lock icon Planet Hollywood to expand in Mexico
          71 9 Bloomberg Business News (MSXICO CITY} Plan* Hollywood International tac, the worldwide chain of movie-memorabilia bedecked gttauiants, plans to «pend USSB.S mllliott(Sfl 1.9 million) to build four new outlets in Mexico, R<ft>rma reported. The I company, which operate* a restaurant in the Caribbean reeort city
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          Lock icon Graphics Q3 profit dips
          54 9 Bloomberg Business News [MOUNTAIN VKW. California! Silicon Graphlct Inc 5 nported lower- flactl thinHuartar mnlM as the company was unable to meet demand for new products. Silicon Graphics said net Income ft* the three months ended March 31 fcfl to USIS3 million million), or 31 cents
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          Lock icon Crewn Cork offer for CarasudMetaIbox
          46 9 Bloomberg Business News CarnaudMetalbox it doesn't already own. In a legal filing, the company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, said ft will offibr 225 JYench francs for the remaining shares, the |ame price it (laid CarnaudMetalbox shareholders hit 1 February.—Bloomberg Busines* New*
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          Lock icon News Corp, New World talks at impases
          51 9 Reuter ewsss^^s^- broken down. Daily Variety reported yesterday. They say New World wants US$29 per share, while Newt Corp Is not willing to pay more than US$23. New World is also said to have wanted a cash deal, while News Corp was looking
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        Lock icon US companies looking for share price insurance
        480 9 Executives want to protect shareholders from events that can send stocks tumbling Reuter [TORONTO] A growing number of US businesses are turning to insurers to provide them with protection against events that could trigger a sudden drop in their earnings or in the
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        Lock icon Xerox back on track with 27% rise in Q1 earnings
        444 9 Bloomberg Business News [STAMFORD, Connecticut] Xerox Corp's first-quarter profit rose 27 per cent on pickup in digital copier sales and a rejuvenated sales force, propelling shares to their highest point since the *****. Net income rose to US$237 million (*****.8
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        Lock icon Detailed plans for London's electronic trading to be out in June
        397 9 Proposals said to have been delayed by talks with Treasury Reuter [LONDON] The London Stock Exchange (LSE) said on Thursday detailed plans for the introduction of an electronic trading system will be issued in June once broad agreement on
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon Mortgage-rate war worries Hongkong's banking regulator
        349 10 It fears serious profit erosion if lower rates are given to existing borrowers paper Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Hongkong's banking regulator is concerned that banks' stability may be threatened by a mort-gage-rate war, the South China Morning Post reported. An unidentified official in the
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        Lock icon US calls for calm as grain prices hit new highs
        365 10 Stocks expected to fell this year to lowest since IMB FT [LONDON] World grain markets soared on Thursday, setting new record prices for wheat and maize, with stocks expected to fall this year to their lowest levels since 1948. Dan
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        Lock icon US$/Dm still bullish in long-run
        356 10 UBB/buu4b The greenback rallied to a high of 1.5349 by Thursday, after breaking from a double-bottom pattern on the weekly chart. Strong resistance is seen at 1.5404, the upper trendline value of the bullish channel that the unit has been trading within since last October.
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        43 10 [HANOI] A teller at Vietcombank carrying a giant credit card past a stack of money on her way to a press coherence yesterday. The Bank of Foreign Trade for Vietnam has issued the communist country's first pay-later credit cards. REUTBR
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        321 10 NST [KUALA LUMPUR] The government has announced a Ms 3 billion unit trust fund for Malaysians aged between 12 and 30 to give them an opportunity to invest in a common fund. Called Skim Amanah Sahara Wawasan 2020, the fUnd will
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        273 10 Reuter [LONDON] Coffee producers meet here next week against a backdrop of strong world prices and dwindling world stocks which they say vindicates their programme of export curbs and reinforces Us future need. "We now have evidence that our plan has worked. Coffee inventories are
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        167 10 AFP London THE dollar strengthened against the mark after German Chancellor Helmut Kohl had halved forecast growth of the German economy this year to 0.75 per cent, underlining concern that activity is very weak. The pound sterling, in contrast to other European currencies which benefited from the weakness
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        299 10 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [MOSCOW] Russia's top oil companies said yesterday that they faced the fight of their lives if a communist wins the June presidential election, but industry analysts saw less cause for gloom and doom. Russia's new black gold giants speak
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      1468 11 Reuter Q Nikkei 225 ♦4J3 SHARES ended flat, consolidating their latest gains ahead of a long weekend. Brokers said indices' upside may be limited until the end of Golden Week a series of national holidays next week despite an unchanged bullish outlook in the near term. The 225-share Nikkei
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      1600 12 AFX-Asia Q Hang Seng -3»M SHARE prices closed lower in a day of sideways trading in a market devoid of any fresh leads, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index closed down 20.59 points at 10,732.79. Turnover was HK53.46 billion. A dealer said the market lacked direction and drifted throughout
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      583 12 Reuter Q Shanghai B Index *L 22 THE Shanghai B market closed up 1.22 points, or 2.5 per cent, at 49.76 on expectations of a rate cut and the surge in the A share market, brokers said. Volume was also heavy at 15.5 million shares worth US$5.4 million. "Most
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      350 12 AFP OWPMn *um SHARE prices finished higher, fuelled by banking and insurance issues. Some speculative investors targeted financial plays while most market participants stayed on the sidelines, said a dealer. The Weighted Price Index rose 81.06 points to 6,051.21. Turnover was 1.99 billion shares worth NT577.85 billion. Risers beat
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      646 12 AFP nOmqiMtohig +1M SHARE prices closed higher as cigarette stocks rallied. "The sole reason for the rise in the market is cigarette stocks. Gudang Garam had a stock split and Sampoerna was just trailing behind," said a dealer. The Composite Index added 2.86 points to 628.24. Turnover was 130.4
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      792 12 AFP n SET Index -444 SHARE prices closed lower as investors worried about worse-than-expected economic figures released by central bank earlier, brokers said. "The market was quite weak as some economic indicators announced by the Bank of Thailand were worse than expected, especially trade and current account deficits," said
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      298 12 AFP Qjwfc *rx SHARE prices rose, boosted by improved quarterly profits for Petron Corp. The PSE Index rose 7.27 points to 2,960.58 points. Turnover was 5.8 billion shares valued at 4.2 billion pesos. Petron Corp said on Thursday its net profits rose 9.4 per cent from a year earlier
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      399 12 AFP POwnpoatehlg -OJ2 SHARE prices ended marginally lower as some indexlinked blue chips met with profit-taking. The Composite Price Index slid 0.12 point to 964.57. Turnover was 44.2 million shares, worth 968 billion won. Falls beat risers 450 to 351, with 113 stocks unchanged. Many blue chips lost ground,
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      589 12 AFP FlAllOrihjriaß H. 7 SHARES rose, but the index finished the week 15 points short of the 1994 record of 2,340.6 points which brokers thought attainable earlier. The All Ordinaries Index, ended 9.7 points up at 2326.0. Turnover was 418.10 million shares, worth All .06 billion, with rising issues
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      260 12 Reuter QWeUingtan +&80 THE NZSE Top 40 Index rose 5.80 points to 2,147.46 as the domestic currency's decline against the Australian dollar and the prospect that pulp prices will recover boosted the market. Reuter 1 *f- WW AN2S4nMn« 7.15 "0.05 *****9 Advtntpqpi HMf> 14* 0.04 22*00 MHmZnMW 140 unch
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        7153 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reports Bloomberg Business News Reuter P Composite Index +IL2> INSTITUTIONS picked up blue chips in the afternoon to reverse the market's lethargic start, dealers said. "Investors were coming in to buy after seeing that the selling has been well-absorbed," said a
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        I0I warrants look a good bet
        3470 14  -  WARRANT WATCH AAI CI -By\ Paul Leo SOMETIMES, it is better to go with the market view and try to pick the stock or warrant that will benefit from that view. 101 Corporation warrant is one such example. Market talk is that investors, especially
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        Property stocks lead gains but volume takes a dip
        847 16  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Investors sidelined ahead of holiday-shortened week; last-hour buying of bine chips also reported By Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] Property counters led local stocks higher yesterday but volume was low as many Investors were sidelined ahead of a holidayshortened week.
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          Shippery growth
          93 16 AUS fWD manager who it on an tmm exploratory trip arwind Ail* nlit*d(ta medlaluncfaoonraeontlyhowhotrtppodgp bureaucrats he met tan T Tokyo by asking the unexpected. Tfcs Tnpitt—, economic growtt and trade estimates on the dollar-yen projections. Homw, during hie recent trip, he stumped his hosts by asking forecasts. After
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          30 16 FOR those countries who ars pushing to ssssspasssr Industry, Rafldah Aaix, hatfbtee straightforward ad?kw *1f jmu doniifla corruption, don't do buttam inoountrtse whars you havs to grsass paTmi."
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          US buld on Apes
          46 16 UNITED Apec Equity fund's top 10 holdings are US companies. That's not U«X surprising. The first quarterly report sine* UOB Asset Management launched United i Apec Equity F\ind last November shoi* that th$|jpT5est asset allocation of 27 per t KB Lilly, fltm
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        1505 17  -  It is about time that the Japanese make security affairs their business as well. Edith Terry looks at the situation Edith Terry Edith Terry is a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. She is writing a book about Japan's relations
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        Jiang Zemin consolidates his institutional power
        1014 17  -  The charisma of a leader might not be important in a post-Deng China By You Ji Dr You Jiisa Lecturer with the Department of Political Science, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. THE ascendancy of Jiang Zeming and the eclipse of Deng Xiaoping has
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        A look at Umno, 50 years on
        1250 18  -  After shaping Malaysia's political, social and economic life for half a century, Umno appears intent on continuing this dominance well into the 21st century. Bhamni a b traces its history Shamsul A B Dr Shamsul A Bis Professor of Social Anthropology at the
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        1217 18  -  He entente ef the oping war-crime trials in The Hague and Arnsha (Tanzania) matter wry much beyond serving the victims'sense ef justice By, Amyn B Sajoo Dr Amyn B Sajoo is an international policy consultant in Vancouver. He urns the 1993/94
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        Trends goes to Latin America, Caribbean
        125 18 AfMBMMV «M i— WiCLSS Will j now be circulating in the countries of Latin America > and the Caribbean. Thie follow an agreement with the •ecretaiiaf of the Mm Bconomloo Latino-Americano (Latin American l«MnieByMt9lii»Ml» tklet translated in Spanieh and Portugueee and reproduced in the
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        Cambodia needs institutions
        941 19  -  Batto than authority baaed on personalities, Cambodia should endeavour to build np state imlihilioiiH By Sorpong Peon Dr Sorpong Peou is a Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. WHAT would political life in Cambodia be like alter King Norodom Sihanouk leaves the scene? This question
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        Vietnam's politics of administrative reform
        1200 19  -  Thaveeporn Vasavakui examines the trials and tribulations of reforming Vietnam's manunoth bureaucracy Thaveeporn Vasavakul Dr Thaveeporn Vasavakul is postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. THE administrative reform that began in Vietnam
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        Laos takes initial steps towards progress
        1405 19  -  His land-locked, sleepy Indockmese state appears to be waking op By Nick Preeman Dr Nick Fretman is a Research Fellow at the Institute cf Southeast Asian Studies A SPARSELY populated country of just 4.5 million people, and governed since late 1975 by a rather
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        The significance of India's coming polls
        1263 20  -  Up* sridharan speculates on the likely outcome of India's impending general elections, and its implications for that country and the world Kripa Sridharan DrKripa Sridharan is with the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. IF Mr Narasimha Rao wins the forthcoming general
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        Lock icon A triumph for Kim Young Sam
        1018 20  -  The results of Sooth Korea's recent National Assembly elections show that a mayor milestone has been achieved By, James Cotton Dr James Cotton is professor of political science, University of Tasmania, Hobart. THE strong showing of President Kim Young Sam's ruling New Korea Party
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        Targeting the Third World with technology controls
        1381 20  -  ArefcnwOiliWar u\nub&twB jonxmg iorcos to prevnt leading-edge MgMechnokflr from getting to TUri Jftrli countries? By Brakhma Chellaney Dr Brahma Chellaney is Professor of Security Research at the New Delhi-based independent think-tank, the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). IN recent years, the United States
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      28 16 For real-time stock information, call Quickstock on 1900-913-0003 at 30 cents a minute. Stock numbers are available in the stock pages of The Business Times and Lianhe Zaobao.
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      431 16 Singapore Closing Share Plico* 26/04/1996 CLOSE PREV LOW HUH uss us* us* uss All If# Jardlna Mathaaon 7.80 7.90 7.80 7.88 ifmAAOTI Strafgic 3.20 3.22 3.20 3.22 LXSsSr A Da,l > Farm 0.94 0.94 0.93 0.94 Hongkong Land 2.18 2.19 2.18 2.22 ■Miniffill Mandarin Oriontal 1.38 1.40 1.38 1.40^ Jardlna
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      316 17 I ASEAN in the WTO Challenges and Responses Edited by Chia S/otv Yue and Joseph L.H. Tan The emerging agenda and programmes of the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be of great significance not only for the future of the world economy and geo-strategic environment, but also for the Association
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      1125 21  -  The pet grooming business has taken off and there's still a lot of room for growth, oobimiib kbrk reports CORRINE KERK HIS HAIR is getting long, his ears need cleaning and his nails have to be cut. In fact, your dog is beginning to look
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        136 21 NOW, Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? Here are some possible answers from famous personalities. Plato: "For the greater good." Hippocrates: "Because of an excess of light pink gooey Btuff in its pancreas." Karl Marx: "It was a historical inevitability." Nietzsche: "Because if you gaze too long across
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        49 21 MORE classic classifieds spotted by The New York Times "Mixing bowl set designed to please a cook with round bottom for efficient beating."; "Dinner Special: Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00."; "For sale: An antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers."
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        Mad Hatter
        39 21 SO you thought you've heard the last of the mad cow disease jokes. Well, here's one more Cow 1: "I'm really worried about this mad cow disease." Cow 2: "I wouldn't know about that, I'm a rabbit"
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        2111 22  -  THE RAFFLES Conversation Former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke hasn't retreated into quiet retirement or into some cosy, anonymous sinecure. Neither has he lost his Larrikin approach. Over curry, he tells vikram khamma what he is doing now and his views on Australian politics VIKRAM
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        Australia's future lies with Asia
        684 22 ONE of the roles for which Bob Hawke is in some demand these days is as a commentator on Australian politics. So what's his prognosis now that the Liberals have come to power? "I don't think there will be significant changes in either the external
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        979 23  -  Three pet groomers tell omumiib kerk how they turned their fondness for dogs into lucrative businesses CORRINE KERK ONE was a music teacher and composer, another was fresh out of school and yet another was a renovation contractor. But Patrick Wong, Pearl
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        1174 23  -  SOMtyMMhfWte achieve cmiMrt-qaality music At home Byi Chan Siew Ling IF YOU'RE shopping for a hi-fi system, there's plenty to chooee from these days. You can set up a system for anything from $1,000 to $500,000 but be prepared to part with at least $10,000
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      678 24  -  NIGHTSPOT The Way Cool band at Culture Club believes in musical instinct and that sometimes means breaking all the roles By, A Surendren DON'T expect Mozart or any of his cronies at the Culture Club. Watch out instead for any familiar tune turned inside out by
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      Totally committed to the job
      558 24  -  CINEMA Nicole Kidman pots career before marriage in To Die For, a movie that's enjoyable without being too serious and fanny without ever getting too intense By* Corinne Kerk ■MM HEN a small town girl dreams, you either dreamer your or Wm W you go
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      Bad times ahead for the unsporting
      612 25  -  TELEVISION Sports fans can look forward to extensive coverage of the Olympics in July, bat a lot of other viewers will be channel surfing for less hectic fare Hy] Kevin Sullivan THE OLYMPICS are coming, and when they arrive they will play havoc with
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      WHAT'S ON
      369 25  -  Compiled by Holly Harrison EXHIBITIONS Tan Chin Chin Visual artist Tan Chin Chin, whose vibrant, collage like paintings have gained recent attention, enjoys her first solo show next week. May 4 to May 12 at Art Focus Gallery. Centrepoint, U0507. Gallery hours Mon to Sat from llam to
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        799 26  -  Food and Hotel Asia '96 was like a one-stop shopping centre for those in the industry, reports jamb be JAIME EE THERE were prominent signs around the World Trade Centre last week during the Food and Hotel Asia '96 convention which warned that the three-day affair
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        837 26  -  WINE CONNOISSEUR Wine prices in Italian restaurants are virtually the same as these on the open market in London By N K Yong CHEAP and good impossible, especially in fine wining and dining? Go to Italy. You can have a first class
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        524 26  -  RESTAURANTS The sandwich bar has made it even easier for those in the Beat Quay area to get their lonch By Emma Warlow THE TROUBLE with having one bright idea is that the world expects you to come up with more. Kate Sasson opened her
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        994 28  -  Petra is the highlight of any visit to Jordan, buavulov marvels at the beauty of this ancient city EMMA WARLOW HEDUST whirled eddied in the H sunlight, stirred up by crowds of Arab ponies oblivious to the squabble of tldces promising us their
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        494 28  -  TRAVEL BRIEFS The airline offers new destination* and extra flights By) Ellen Chan NEW routes, bigger aircraft and increased frequencies herald the start of summer. British Airways and its franchise partners have begun services to five new destinations Phoenix, San Diego, Kiev, Malta and
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      97 21 Rose-red city half as old as time lylßl ?jMu I LOBSTERS i LEGAL IN SINGAPORE. Caper* Terrace officially announces Legal Sea Food*. From April 26th May Ist, chef* from this famous Boston restaurant will present their own authentic dinner menu, including succulent whole Maine lohster* at just $28.95. Come and
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      211 25 Where to wine, dine and entertain Wh>, 's-PT#. KINTAMANI /O D HjTAVVW- M (Dalinede FOOD PROMOTION :w lah APRIL TO 16th MAY 1996 Kf M• W( r Come and Savour the best of I Balinese cuisine prepared by V Chef Pak Kaler 8s Buffet Lunch Adult: $18.00+++ Child: $12.00+++ 4
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