The Business Times, 21 May 1996

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 Internet* http://wvnw.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE TUESDAY, MAY 21,1996 85«
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon HPL: Lees' purchases all above-board
    734 1  -  Ong Bang Seng says purchases were normal commercial transaction* Reports by Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Businessman Ong Beng Seng yesterday described as "damn unfair" the fuss over the purchases of four condominiums by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Mr
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    Lock icon Wing Tai's new project looks set for warm reception
    385 1  -  By Michelle Low [SINGAPORE] Wing Tai will very soon launch its new Bukit Timah project at $1,000 per square foot, and indications are that the 99-year-leasehold Duchess Crest will go quickly when it is put on the market. A Wing Tai
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    Why BG Lee got higher 12% discount
    279 1 He agreed to take an alternative irregnlar-sized nnit [SINGAPORE] Deputy Prime Minister BG Lee received a higher discount of 12 per cent for his $3.6 million condominium at Nassim Jade because he was persuaded to take an alternative larger unit which was irregular
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      105 1 aiHIUM Mlsßlkti •strafrw Jvel Taxi rides during peek hours will cod SO cents more from June 1, says the Public Transport Council, m MBWgTAUOB ♦WbcMmrp^Mt thispg. No financial ffimiltiitont yet, so no good indication of demand. Ma||nlhrilin%il% pgl No surprise. pg 17. Defensive strategy. Major sfcttrehokfers had plenty of ■chances
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      19 1 MORE REPORTS, Pff 4 Extracts from Ong Beng Seng's press conference Public Com over discounts at soft launches misplaced
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      170 1 Metropolitan Brief #5180 $665 Court Bag #9870 $415 l<"x ll'x3* 9V, x7¥> x JV/ Coach. An American Legacy. In 1941, the legacy began inside a New York City loft with six workers handcrafting a select natural leathergoods. To this day, every made by V j attention to detail. From bags,
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Peak-hour taxi rides to cost 50C more from June
      311 2  -  Public Transport Council decides on surcharge instead of across-board fare rise By I Christopher Tan FROM June 1, commuters will have to pay 50 cents more for taxi rides during peak hours, says the Public Transport Council (PTC). The council decided
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      Exports continue strong growth with 17% rise
      369 2  -  April figures show key electronics sector still robust, analysts say Byi Genevieve Cua NON-OIL domestic exports rose nearly 17 per cent in real terms in April, indicating "pretty resilient" export demand, analysts said. Growth in domestic oil exports was even more robust at
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      Bonus for civil servants likely if growth sustained
      365 2  -  NTUC chief urges workers te raise productivity U keep econtmy strong Byi Chuang Peck Ming THE chances are good that civil servants will be given a special one-off bonus this year if the strong economic growth of the first quarter is sustained,
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      Lock icon Sing Tel launches message paging service in Mandarin
      230 2 PAGER subscribers in Singapore can now opt to have their messages displayed in Chinese characters on their pagers. Singapore Telecom PageLink yesterday launched the $1.8 million Chinese Character Paging Service. At the launch yesterday, Brigadier-General Lee Hsien Yang, president and chief executive
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      Lock icon A respectable rebound
      340 2  -  EYE OMTBE ECONOMY GDP By Anna Teo THE quarter-on-quarter momentum seen in the first three months of the year is likely to continue, says J P Morgan. On a seasonally-adjusted precedingquarter basis, the economy rebounded from a feeble 0.4 per cent advance in the 1995 final quarter
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      Eli Lilly, NSTB, NUS to set up clinical pharmacology centre
      374 2  -  By, Arti Mulchand US PHARMACEUTICAL giant Eli Lilly and Co yesterday teamed up with the National Science and Technology Board (NSTB) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) to set up the region's first dedicated clinical pharmacology centre. Operational from
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        CDAC heads
        59 2 Ag Patron <rftheChfrsss Be valoymtol (CDAQ, Prime Minister Gob ChokTong has reappointed Horns Aflkirs Minister Wong Kan Seng as chairman of CDAC* board of directors and Ker Sin Tse as deputy chairmen for another two-year term from May 22,1986tD May St ISM, Mr Gob akoexpressed Bit thanks teoutaolat
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        Inssurance course for Asian
        27 2 SINGAPORE yesterday launched its first genersl aima^^hygninaairMMy oowtrisa, brobyKaniiiigTßrtnflwintiral aa4tfe Singapore o>llaisoflnsurino»(SC]) v 'Pie course is tsnpithy laciuia i floui Hanyang Bosiaass and*--
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        law firm opens office here
        36 2 AWtyjBHBB foreign law flrm, Steirftsnsm Hnrwood, has eat jH»irf^><|*>ThaBlßpgereoflii'ii.sla<»dlnltiaßytytws^ BBPIWi Mp wTnf|inß I Allan prfttftiKy to It win focus initially otibanldi*, j£ I slated work and cross-bordefc*. firm has seven aAoee
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        team to China
        68 2 (XAiMUNICATIONS minister Mah Bow Tan will lead a ,aii '—g j|, a a it., aii ,j todsy to next Tusaday. Mr Mah,wbo was appointed ailflasf tplfm rtlllgefWl ll Wnrtrlng Cr*nrn\timd> *r%A I Trade and Investment Promotion WoriMngGtJHJplast year, will meet leaden of the two f]|||p |j Ul
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        Corrections and clarifications
        49 2 hflHnii wm ihsftwjili m ■ißiHiamHh *%!*&«m It should have been the third rtnUgrt oSM month. Hit Department </Statistk» hassiao clariftomM ImWW ir< 111 l I<l WIW HtflWhll lfaMiij mi*fhmfr, hy#lj|jjM oeofh} March. In it* press release, a printing error resulted in the minus sign being misplaced.
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Lock icon Hotel Prop clears the air
      2028 4 Extracts from yesterday's press conference by Ong Beng Seng MD of Hotel Props Ltd. Also present were Hno Gim Seng executive director of HPL Properties, and Christopher Lim, director, corporate finance and investments QUBfXION: What was your first reaction when you were told that SM
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      Notion of discounts is misunderstood: Ong
      430 4  -  By Catherine Ong SINGAPORE'S foremost real estate developer and hotelier, Ong Beng Seng, said yesterday that the public fuss over property discounts at soft launches was misplaced. This was because the notion of discounts was misunderstood by the public. "The next time we do
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      Properly issues to lead debate
      149 4 PROPERTY issues are expected to dominate today's Parliamentary debate, itv«b eartythismmrtfc n the' Prime MWeter* Office. mate ji I lnHi Bf ill tnII lliii ifll servants, and expiate why he vis thpf the purchases of condominium units by SM amf BG"Lee were not improper. SM
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      No choice but to look overseas
      651 5  -  TBB PROPERTY OOLUMII But tfs a whole different ball game as S*pore property groups face np to new risks By Lee Han Shih LIKE it or not, listed property companies in Singapore now have to look to overseas projects as a major source of
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      108 4 ■m BPHUHB^| I I COLLIERS J JARPINE Knight M Frank ill I? 4 -V* Ife J*" S "j^ l •te'V 1 -*> V u < L'._ >■--''<• ".-•^'',<'T*;-» Jrf **>* <i J l\\ IS I MIA I SAL IS 999 1 111 h» K«it Iks < >11.1 v J'Hl Mum
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      177 5 -OWt fSOttto, Htui Mb ALREADY IN THE KO6MIIME!" 4ffP The university of hull England 1927 ■MBA "ONE OF THE MOST ESTABLISHED IN SINGAPORE!" FIRST to offer TQM and a Systems Approach to Creative Problem Solving FIRST to offer Entrepreneurship and Project Management as core modules Completion in 21 months 312
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      47 5 Prime Condominium Site within Orchard Road District itrnmoE^i JLW Investments U FOR SALE BY TENDErB^SESS3SS3M Jones Lang Wootton Tei 220 3888 JLW Investments BY TENp7^p^pjp!P| Jones Lang Wootton Teh 220 3888 JLW Investments FOR SALE BY TENDER^^P^^W |Blj|B Jones Lang Wootton tci 220 3888 Richard Ellis Investment
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • Article
      Lock icon Apec draft on simpler customs procedures ready
      164 6 CEBU Reuter APEC members have worked out a draft framework that would simplify and harmonise customs procedures in the region, an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum official said yesterday. Titus Villanueva, the Philippines' customs deputy commissioner and chairman of an Apec sub-committee on customs
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      Irianese vs US giant
      507 6  -  LHTTHRFROM JAKARTA For the moment, observers In Jakarta feel the snlt only has 'nuisance value* By S N Vasuki IT IS not everyday that a multinational corporation operating in Asia is accused of committing "cultural genocide" and slapped with a US$6 billion (518.4 billion) class-action law-suit.
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      Lock icon Simply building a hotel
      43 6 [HA TINH, Vietnam] Vietnamese workers putting wet gravel, mixed with sand on the roof of a future private hotel yesterday in Ha Tinh. The Vietnamese lack the facilities to manufacture sophisticated tools, but they are ingenious at improvisation. REUTER
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      Lock icon Suharto calls for trust in election organisers, monitors
      268 6 JAKARTA Get rid of prejudice, Indonesians urged, ahead of 1997 polls AFP PRESIDENT Suharto yesterday called on Indonesians to rid themselves of prejudice ahead of the country's 1997 elections. "We should not just try to magnify the shortcomings (of past elections)... don't
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      S'pore and Chile likely to sign economic pact
      340 6  -  SINGAPORE (Mean president will be here on state visit in November By Kevin Sullivan SINGAPORE and Chile are likely to sign an economic framework agreement during a state visit here in November by Chilean President Eduardo Frei, Director of the Asia-Pa-cific Division
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      2 6 BUSINESS Notices
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      187 6 FOR SALE wrf&Sh By private treaty OPPOgliKSi— Beach Front Town House in Western Australia An outstanding opportunity to secure the pick of the Town Houses within the luxurious "Observation Rise" complex opposite the famous Scarborough Beach for just $A 398,000. A floor area of 1,340 square feet (124.14 M 2)
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      162 6 f f 1 I Sf Mercedes-Benz I mernvm I wmmtm I I Electrically Operated Seat Exclusive Leather Upholstery 1 Sony CD Hi-Fi Interchanger I AMG Design Wheels I Immediate Registration LTel: *****37 For Further information EXECUTIVE Appointments TO ADVERTISE CALL TOLL-FREE 1800-741 1883 Templeton Templeton Asset Management Ltd The Franklin
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Stocks plunge on Teng-hui speech
      517 8 TAOYUAN, Taiwan Tfiifignyi mfffiflaffl said to be short on specifics on improving economy, China ties AFP Bloomberg Business News Reuter TAIWAN'S main stock index plunged more than 4 per cent as investors judged that President Lee Teng-hui's inaugural speech lacked specifics to stimulate the economy
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      Lock icon Directors of CD firms to be summoned to Beijing
      333 8 BEIJING Offldals aay they will be wanted against piracy in a meeting Renter CHINA Is to summon directors of factories manufacturing compact discs to Beijing next month to warn them against copyrights theft as a trade war looms with the United
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      Lock icon Devaluation, rate cut seen
      158 8 BEIJING Reuter CHINA may cut interest rates by an average two percentage points and devalue the yuan against the dollar later this year, Hongkong's Beij ing-controlled Wen Wei Po newspaper said yesterday. The two measures may be taken under China's tight monetary policy this year, it
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      Business community complains about Patten's remarks
      344 8  -  HONGKONG Governer cast doubt to their integrity By( Quak Hiang Whai THE Hongkong business community yesterday complained to Prime Minister John Major about certain remarks made by Governor Chris Patten about Hongkong businessmen during his North America visit last week. In a joint statement
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      79 8 -W'J" 4 Seasons adds true American flavor. As those who can spell will notice. Gone are the days of fine dining. Seasons adds a splash of true colour and flavour to the scene, with a program^ of changes so authentic they spell the American way. SEASONS at the #> Four
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      74 8 EXECUTIVE Appointments •TO ADVERTISE CALL TOLL-FREE 1800-*****83 SMITH ZAIN SECURITIES SDN BHD (A Member Company Of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) Interested candidates are requested to write-in enclosing their resume stating personal particulars, qualifications, working experience together with a non-returnable photograph to: The HR Admin Manager Smith Zaln Securities Sdn Bhd
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  • ASIA
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      Japan's foreign trade surplus plunges by 66%
      625 10  -  TOKYO Surprise drop in April leaves analysts divided over qnantnm of future falls By, Anthony Rowley JAPAN'S foreign trade surplus plunged by a dramatic 66 per cent in April to slightly under US$3 billion (554.22 billion) as imports continued to surge and export
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      Lock icon Shares dive as govt seen short-lived
      252 10 BOMBAY Reuter BOMBAY shares tumbled nearly 3 per cent yesterday as nervous investors plagued by doubts about the survival of a new minority government played safe and stayed out erf" the market, analysts said. They said foreign institutional investors had advised their clients to
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      Lock icon Tanks guard presidential palace
      154 10 DHAKA AFP TANKS surrounded the Bangladesh presidential palace yesterday and troops took over state radio and television following the sacking of army chief Lt-Gen Abu Saleh Muhammad Nasim, witnesses said. Sources said the troops were loyal to the country's caretaker government and President Abdur Rahman Biswas
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      Lock icon S Korea slashes chip export target by US$5b
      333 10 SEOUL Worldwide price Call forces revision of manufacturers'goal* AFP SOUTH Korea has cut its 1996 micro chip export target by more than US$5 billion (Ss7 billion) due to a worldwide price Call, threatening to swell the country's trade deficit. The Ministry of
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon Howard vews to stand
        50 10 Reuter [CANBERRA] Australian Prime Minister Jofcn Howard yesterday vowed to stand flm on s national ban and government buy-back of automatic and semi-sutomatic weapons, despite threats of bloodshed by some gun lobby Mr cradKtown. The tougher guttlawe, whldrtnclude a government buy-back of outlawed w*|pnfti»fcltowi the Atrt
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        Lock icon US$ a month on overseas education
        77 10 AFP [SBOUL] South Korearaapsixl more than USBBB million (S| 112.6 million) a month on overseas education and the b ill for last year totalled almost USH billion. The aimual figure ofUSJB9B million was a whopping 88 par oaof rise over the 1984 bill for
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        Lock icon Lawyers say they are writing Chun's will
        69 10 AFP [SEOUL] Defence lawyers fcrjailed former South Korean president Chun Doo Hwan dragged out the eighth eeeeion of his trial here yesterday, saying they could be writing his last will and testament "We are writing a last will ftr our dient whoee maximum
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      263 10 How to get to the Eastern USA faster. IBZ .I awßjMjkk lrV M M Tokyo.'' Tjy XaHt HH§ffl v 1 j| mZjgjSll tUIMCTOMV- j| 1 Singapore B ?^||P^^^^H^9|H@Eyj9Ki^^-<S Boston jVfw Konk Minneapolis I Philadelphia Chicago sl*«.5 l Cleveland Fly Northwest. —*~i»e Lexington When you travel to the Eastern USA, the
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      158 10 The Elizabeth Singapore Unveils A package that allows you to tee-off at one of J oho re Bahru's most prestigious golf course, Fnlai Springs Country Club. A mere 20-minute drive from ike Singapore-J oho re Bahru Causeway. Choose to stay with The Elizabeth Singapore and enjoy a premier Package that
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  • THE WORLD
    • VORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Germany will meet deficit target in 1997
        92 11 Reuter [MUNICH] Finance Minister Theo Waigel yesterday said that Germany will meet the Maastricht deficit criterion in 1997. Mr Waigel said the government's savings plan "would in any case make sure that we are below the deficit goal of 3 per cent In
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        Lock icon Tories to probe funding claims
        62 11 Reuter (LONDON] Britain's ruling Conservatives, battling new charges of sleaze, yesterday began an Investigation into whether a recent donation of £100,000 (*****,000) was linked in any way to Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. The probe follows allegations that the party received cash ftom businessmen alleged
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        Lock icon Workers strike but Kohl stands firm
        91 11 Reuter [FRANKFURT) Thousands of German public sector workers held token strikes yesterday, bringing public transport in several cities to a standstill to press their claims for a 4.5 per cent pay rise. The strikes are the latest in a series to back the pay
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        Lock icon Baghdad to sign oil for foof deal
        52 11 Reuter [UNITED NATIONS] Iraq's UN ambassador said yesterday that Baghdad would sign an"oil for food" deal with the United Nations. "There will be a signature today," ambassador Nizar Hamdoon said, confirming that Iraq had agreed to a memorandum of understanding setting out the
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      Another top executive leaves Barings
      313 11  -  LONDON Byl Neil Behrmann TWO key executives of ING Barings emerging market team have resigned and there are rumours that there will be more defections. Officials at ING Barings confirmed that Jonathan Beat-son-Hird, head of Latin American broking operations in New York, left abruptly just
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      Clinton renews MFN status for China
      465 11  -  WASHINGTON Move will allow US to continue engaging China on rang* of issues By Leon Hadar PRESIDENT Bill Clinton announced yesterday that he has decided to renew China's Most-Favoured Nation status. Speaking at a conference organised by the Pacific Basin Economic Council, the president
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      Lock icon OECD revises economic forecast
      261 11 PARIS Reuter THE Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said yesterday it had revised down its forecast of OECD area economic growth for 1996 and 1997 to 2.1 and 2.5 per cent from 2.6 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The OECD cut its forecast for gross
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      218 11 How many days does it take to clear a JUS Dollar cheque? ii m^iwmmi\ mmm Introducing the UOB Group quicker and reduce the foreign WE'RE UNITED US Dollar Current Account. Quite exchange risk on your US Dollar BEHIND YOU simply, when you deposit US transactions. fc «■n u u Dollar
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      492 11 For more than a century and a half, Patek Philippe has been known as the finest watch in the world. The reason is very simple. It is made differently. It is made using skills and techniques that others have lost or forgotten. It is made with attention to detail very
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      A vote of confidence for Indonesia
      717 12  -  OPINION THE BOTTOM LIMB By S N Vasuki The writer is BT's Jakarta correspondent DESPITE lingering fears about political succession and the future direction of reforms, Indonesia's economic policies received the strong endorsement of the world community last week. This came through at the
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      101 12 'Why should we settle for a barren and cold peace? Especially when there is a historic opportunity to put history behind us and to build a warm and cooperative peace. To live in the company and in the comfort of good neighbours.' Malaysia's Prime Minister, at the
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      Another Washington ritual?
      595 12 EDITORIAL WE have grown accustomed in recent years to Washington's annual China MFN show, the political ritual involving Congress, the Administration and the various interest groups debating whether to extend Beijing's "most favoured nation'' trading status. There will be lengthy legislative proceedings, as well as lobbying efforts
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      Media lords lock horns
      1073 12  -  Packer and Murdoch take fight for the Australian pay TV market to the courts By Peter Lynch The writer is a Sydney-based Journalist who contributes to BT EVEN by the standards of a country where media moguls frequently make the biggest headlines, the personal struggle for
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      396 12 THE US Treasury's decision to issue inflation-indexed bonds is a sensible practical step. If properly constructed, indexed treasuries will provide as close to a risk-free asset as dollar-denominated investors are ever likely to get a benefit for pension fUnds and the individual investors at whom the
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon More royal treats for S-EA tables
      435 13 King Crabs have now successfully been bred in captivity AFP ITS normal habitat is a kilometre down in the murky depths off Australia's southern coast where it was relatively undisturbed and unwanted by humanity for millennia. Even when the occasional unfortunate specimen ended up
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    • CHATTER BOX
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        Lock icon Stewart hurts head in fall
        72 13 Reuter [LOS ANGELES] Actor Jimmy Stewart turns 88 on Monday but feels less than wonderful since hitting his head in atoll in December, according to Daily Variety columnist Army Archerd. "I still can't say that I'm feeling fine," Archerd's column in the paper's edition yesterday
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        Lock icon Marking time for baby
        51 13 AFP [LONDON] Former Pakistani cricket star Imran Khan sitting in the shadow of Big Ben while appearing on BBC TV's Breakfast With Frost show on May 19. Khan and his wife, Jemima, daughter of industrialist James Goldsmith, are expecting a child in a few months' time.
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        Lock icon That old familiar feeling
        60 13 NYT [NEW YORK] Richard DreyfUss learned a lesson during a trip earlier this month to Israel and Jordan: Don't take the same car with the same driver on the same route. You're likely to break down in the same place. The actor has long been active
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      Lock icon Interactive media in search of a story
      660 13  -  VIDEOGAMES What's missing is an experience that taps complex human urges By Denise Caruso NYT IF THE grunts, thuds and heavy-metal music blaring from hundreds of booths at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles are any indication, today's popular shoot-'em-up video
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      Lock icon This novel basketballer
      810 13  -  BOOKS Rodman could be the author of yet another Bulls NBA win-to add to his surprise bestseller By\ Harvey Araton NYT [CHICAGO] Welcome to Planet Rodman, where power forwards remove their sneakers and just do it, anyway. Where they dress in drag and muscle Goliath, pump serious
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      Lock icon At last, a noisy controversy
      1042 14 CAMMES FILM FESTIVAL Cronenberg's raw, organic film unleashes a torrent of jeers and cheers NYT [CANNES] Controversy at last. The unveiling of David Cronenberg's Crash has brought the kind of noisily polarised reaction more commonly associated with David Lynch, whose 1990 Palme d'Or for Wild
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      Lock icon Offscreen delights at Cannes
      561 14 AFP [CANNES] While the Cannes film fest which climaxed yesterday may have been a vintage year for the quality of films, offscreen attractions have provided no mean show as an alternative to the main event. For those without tickets to the exclusive screenings, consolation comes in
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        78 14 AFP VETERAN US film-maker Robert Altaian wm mad* a chevalier of fiie Legion dTConneur at the Cannee film festival on Sunday night, where he it competing tor the coveted Golden Palm, officials said. The 71-year-okl director, whoee jazz tribute AoitsasCtyia in competttkm, was awarded France's highest
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        66 14 AFP BRITISH film-maker Peter Greena way's PtUow Book took the too prize in the Certain Recant t A Cew+min T alternative sectkm erf the Canneeflta festival whfch -t Mi opened on May 9. The prize is worth 100,000 francs (S$Z7,OOO). The controversial 54-year-old film-makers jfj
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        70 14 AFP BRITISH film maker Mike Leigh's Stents tmdLbs, a Mm frontrunner for the Golden Palm, was awarded mi international critics'prize on Sunday. TlMprteewaafiMi l the International Pihn Critics' Federation (PIPREBCD whose jury comprises 11 film critics from around the i world. Seems and Lks tells the story of
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        58 14 AFP ALGERIAN film-maker Merzak Alkmache won the critics' prize for Salut Cousin.'The film tdle the story of anl Algerian country boy's arrival in the French capital sod his struggle to come to terms with the life of north AiHeane" there. The Arab critics' prize is awarded
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      Lock icon Bringing cinemas to S Africa's townships
      384 14 CINEMA A new company is making movies cheap and available NYT [VOSLOORUS TOWNSHIP, South Africa] Hollywood's future in Africa may rest on the shoulders of people like Jerry Phadima. Until two years ago, Mr Phadima used a 16 mm projector to show old films
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      2251 16  -  The Jack Nicklaus-designed Mission Hills course is easy on the eye but is no pushover, says naurairaiiii NICKLAUS D'CRUZ The writer is editor of The Asian Golf Review SET within the mountainous outback in the province of Kanchanaburi two hours north-west of Bangkok is
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      Brierley seeking to sell Hardie stake to US group
      454 17  -  International Paper ameig US firms approached by MX investment cemyny, says report From\ Surinder Singh in Sydney BRIERLEY Investments Ltd is said to have approached a leading United States forest products group, International Paper Company, to buy BlL's 25.7 per cent
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      382 17 Reuter (BANGKOK] The Thai governitfhees a kmg and onerous task in restoring public confidence in Bangkok Bank of Commerce pic, analysts said yesterday. The government took over control of the bank which was left reeling by a heavy run on deposits
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      Bank of Commerce's failure shows up cracks in system
      558 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Loh Hui Yin THERE'S almost a Baringslike resemblance to the troubles at Thailand's Bangkok Bank of Commerce (BBC). In both cases, high-risk ventures were involved; Barings in the esoteric futures market while BBC tangled with the seemingly glamorous
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      325 17  -  SES query on active trading prompts disclosure By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Amcol Holdings, which is in the midst of a power struggle between two Indonesian-born businessmen, said yesterday that it was deep in negotiations on an overseas joint venture property development involving resort and
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      HK fund managers handled US$94b: survey
      636 17  -  90% of participants used Hongkong as Asia-Pacific headquarters FYomt Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong FUND management companies in Hongkong managed at least U5594.2 billion (*****.6 billion) worth of assets at the end of last year with 90 per cent of them using Hongkong as
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        Cheung Kong, Hutchison rally on spin-off news
        504 18  -  Li company may list infrastructure interests in HE and China on HKSE separately From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THE shares of Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong (Holdings) and Hutchison Whampoa rallied yesterday after Cheung Kong said it would spin off its infrastructure interests
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        Lock icon NBT lodges report against Sabah Foundation director
        418 18 Bernama [KOTA KINABALU] North Borneo Timbers Bhd (NBT) yesterday lodged a police report against the director of Sabah Foundation, Musa A man, over his press statement on the calling off of a timber deal between NBT and Innoprise Corporation Sdn Bhd (ICSB). NBT
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        Lock icon Suzhou brewery for lion Nathan
        286 18 Bloomberg Business News [WELLINGTON] New Zealand brewer Lion Nathan Ltd said it will build a brewery in Suzhou investing NZ$2OO million (*****.4 million) in the project over two years. Lion Nathan said the project is unusual for offshore investments in China because it will be
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        Tanjong in joint lotto venture
        208 18  -  From, Al Labita in Manila MALAYSIAN gaming firm Tanjong pic and listed Manila partner Belle Corp will start an on-line lotto in two regions in the Philippines soon, an official said yesterday. Belle Corp president Jaime Gonzales told stockholders the lotto will be launched in
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        MUI Resources reaps 24.6 m pesos
        343 18  -  Profit turnaround helped by Manila's economic growth From, Al Labita in Manila MALAYSIAN tycoon Khoo Kay Peng's listed Philippine flagship MUI Resources posted a 24.6 million pesos (551.32 million) profit last year, reversing the 190 million pesos net loss in 1994. In an annual
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        $26m facelift for Orchard Parade Hotel
        483 18  -  Hotel upgrading facade, lobby and adding 72 new rooms By* Agnes Wee [SINGAPORE] Far East Organisation's listed hotel and property group, Orchard Parade Holdings (OPH), is spending more than $26 million to renovate and expand its flagship Orchard Parade Hotel at Tanglin Road. The
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        Indon textile firms jubilant as 1st-qtr exports surge
        407 18  -  But analysts warn enlytep firms will benefit from recovery From S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIA'S listed textile firms are upbeat after a reported 20 per cent surge in first quarter exports though analysts cautioned that the recovery will only benefit large,
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          Lock icon Pacific Can asks for trading
          53 18 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Trading In packaging company Pacific Can Investment Holdings Ltd was suspended yesterday at tha company's request pending an announcement. A company statement to the Stock Exchange of Singapore requesting the suspension gave no other details. Pacific Can ended trading on Friday at Singapore
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          MD appointed lor Noel Gifts Centre
          76 18 (SINGAPORE] Directors of Noel Gifts International Ltd hat* acquired the entire issued and paid-up share capital comprising two ordinary shares offl each in the share capital of Noel Gifts Centre from directors Alfred Wong Siu Hong Mid James Wong Koon Hong for $1 each.
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          Pan-United raises holdings in subcidiary
          59 18 [SINGAPORE] Pan-United Corp has Increased its shareholdings from $2 t0161,000 In its subsidiary United Bulk Shipping by subscribing for 50,996 ordinary shares of $1 each to provide the latter with working capital. The investment is funded through Internal resources. None of the directors or substantial
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          Lock icon Ayala up 20% profits growth
          85 18 Reuter [HONGKONG] Ayala Land Inc, the real estate unit of Ayala Corp, expects to generate 20 to 25 per cent earnings growth over the long term, president Francisco Licuanan. said yesterday. "Given the very optimistic view we take towards the economy and the industry, we
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          profits rise 28%
          104 18 [KUALA LUMPUR] Perils Plantations Bhd chalked up a 22.9 per cent rise in operating profit to M 2290 million (***** million) on a 27.1 per cant jum& in turnover to M) 6,106 million for the year ended Dec 31,1986. A report the Sun newspaper, quoting a PPB
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          Lock icon Alcatel unit bags US$130m Indon order
          62 19 Bloomberg Business News (PARIS? Alcatel Telecom, a unit of Alcatel Alsthom SA, •aid it won a US$l3O million (SIIB3 million) order to provide digital mobile telecommunications equipment and installation service to Satelindo —Indonesia's biggest ftQuter network company. Alcatel will provide global system for mobile
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          63 19 Bloomberg Business News {SYDNEY] Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia's main international airline, said it is seeking to sell its Australian reeorts business. Hie carrier acquired the resorts when it bought Australian Airlines in September 1901Qantas said it intended to focus on its mainstream airtliw business. Real
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          Lock icon First Pacific arm in India deal
          83 19 Reuter [HONGKONG] First Pacific Co Ltd said yesterday that its tehMwmmnnfoattrtwa arm Aaia T.ink had aignwl a joint-venture deal in India worth over US$lOO million (ssl4o millionX It said it signed a contract with Lucent Technologies for supply, installation and maintenance of GSM cellular
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          Lock icon Mobil sticks to offer for Ampolex
          74 19 Bloomberg Business News (SYDNEY) Mobil Corp said it won't increase its offer for Anspotat Ltd preference shares from its current A 54.66 a share. Mobil said it owns Ampolex ordinary shares, preference shares and convertible notes, which account for an aggregate 56 per cent
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          Lock icon Ciba's April sales up
          79 19 Bloomberg Business News [ST GALLEN, Switzerland] Clba-Geigy AG's sales growth in April accelerated from the first quarter and the Swiss drugmaker remains optimistic that its merger with Sandoz AG will win anti-trust approval, chairman Alex Krauer said. Ciba's sales in the first quarter rose 2 per
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        Lock icon BA's pre-tax profit soars by 30% to record £585 m
        342 19 56,000 staff will get £94m bonus under profit sharing scheme Reuter [LONDON] British Airways announced a 30 per cent jump in underlying profits yesterday to a record £585 million (551.25 billion) pre-tax, triggering a £94 million bonus payout to its
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        Lock icon Sumitomo Chemical posts pretax gains of 37b yen
        261 19 AFP [TOKYO] Cost-cutting and strong market conditions in South-east Asia helped Japan's Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd post on Monday a consolidated pretax profit for the year to March of 96.94 billion yen (*****.9 million). No comparative data was available as Sumitomo Chemical
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        Lock icon Japanese chip makers' profits seen slipping
        429 19 Minimal oainingp growth at best because of damping prices, say analysts Reuter [TOKYO] Japan's Ave top chip makers can expect only minimal profit growth at best this year amid falls in prices of computer memory chips, analysts said yesterday. The outlook is in sharp
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        229 19 Reuter [SAN FRANCISCO] The US Semiconductor Association was due to release yesterday its six-month forecast of worldwide demand for semiconductor chips. The forecast might easily show a downward revision from the trade group's last forecast in November when it projected 1996
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        Lock icon Aussie newsprint prices to be set at A$995 a tonne
        484 20 Potential cost savings of Asl2om for newspaper owners in 1997A998 Reuter [SYDNEY] Australia's major newspaper owners will agree within two weeks to pay Australian Newsprint Mills (ANM) about A 5995 (551,122) per tonne for most of their newsprint for the
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        Jakarta takes US$500m syndicated standby loan
        281 20 Six banks involved in deal to be signed in Singapore today SfeSAowUSen •Indonesia is borrowing US$5OO million (Ss7oo million) in a syndicated standby facilithe largest sovereign deal ever to be signed in Singapore. To be inked today at the Raffles Hotel, the Indonesian loan
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        Lock icon Enron unit eyeing Indon gas projects
        384 20 Bloomberg Business News [JAKARTA] Enron Development Corp, with two natural gas-fired power plants under development in Indonesia, is eager to pursue gas export and domestic distribution projects in the country, chairman Rebecca Mark said. "The availability of gas and the continuing high growth requirements
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          Lock icon HK-S'pore pact?
          80 20 Reuter (SINGAPORE] Hongkong has discussed setting up a bilateral repurchase pact agreement with Singapore and hopes far an agreement soon, Hongkong Finance Secretary Donald Tsang said yesterday. Mr Tsang noted that within the last year it had signed repurchase pact agreements with several Asean countries and Japan. "I
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          44 20 AFP [SEOUL} South Korea is to allow foreign governments, public organisations, financial institutions and companies to issue won-denominated bonds from July 1. Such groups will also be allowed to offer up to 50 per cent of the bond issues overseas. AFP
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          Lock icon NZ$50m bond offere well received
          42 20 Reuter (AUCKLAND) Tram Tasman Properties Ltd said yesterday there were indications that its NZ$5O million (5548.34 million) bond offer, which is aimed at the retail market, had been filled. The Instruments are fixed rate redeemable subordinated bonds.—Reuter
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          Lock icon Now guaranteed capital investment bond
          51 20 Bloomberg Business News [DUBAI] The British Bank of the Middle East or BBME, a unit of HSBC Holdings pic, has launched a new guaranteed capital investment bond which offers investments in the US, Japanese and the UK stock markets. Minimum Investment is U555,000(5|7,038). —Bloomberg Business
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        Lock icon ANZ profit to reveal rising pressure on banks: analysts
        247 20 Reuter [MELBOURNE] Australian and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd's interim profit figure to be released today will reveal the increasing pressure on banks, analysts said. They forecast net profit before abnormal items at between A|slo million (*****.87 million) and A 1563
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        340 20 Some consumers said to be looking into forward purchases Reuter [SINGAPORE] Torrential rains drenching rubber-grow-ing areas in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have squeezed supplies and will underpin firm prices this week, rubber traders said yesterday. Nearby supply shortages in Japan because of
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs little changed
        220 20 m—uK Report Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures ended largely unmoved after failing to shake off a bout of weekend lethargy despite comments by Bank of Japan governor Yasuo Matsushita, who said that the recent rise in longer term interest rates did
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        165 20 Reuter AFP THE dollar failed to extend its overnight advance as European operators were more concerned about German data due this week, dealers said. The dollar skipped above 107 yen in Tokyo trading but was stuck just above there throughout the mid-morning session here, while dollar/mark failed again
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        320 20 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg Business News (LONDON] Oil prices fell but recovered from their lows after reports Iraq accepted a United Nations plan for its first oil sale since it was barred from the world market after invading Kuwait in 1990. An
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      1590 21 Reuter Hamas A WAVE of late selling yesterday erased much of the day's gains, leaving prices only modestly higher by the close. The ftitures-led rally was hit by profit-taking in the afternoon amid lingering fears of higher interest rates. The 225-share Nikkei Average closed 62.40 points up at 21,979.00,
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      1574 22 Reuter D Hang Sang ****** STOCKS closed sharply higher, reacting to the US stocks and bonds rally, but the index clearly ran into resistance at the 11,000 level. The Hang Seng Index ended up 170.74 points at 10,967.59. The broader All Ordinaries Index gained 62.17 to 5,252.71. Turnover rose
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      658 22 Reuter 421 THE Shanghai B market ended higher on bargain-hunting but trading was slow on a lack of fresh mar-ket-moving news. The index rose 0.29 point to 50.27 on volume of 6.4 million shares worth US$2.5 million. Yesterday's price rises were a reflection of improved sentiment with many investors
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      352 22 AFP QWTMg -wia SHARE prices finished 4 per cent lower on a selling spree triggered by investors' disappointment over President Lee Teng Hui's inaugural speech. "Investors had expected President Lee's speech to greatly improve Taiwan's relations with China and the economy, but they were disappointed and rushed to dump
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      685 22 .AFP EjOwnpogiteMex -3.71 SHARE prices closed lower with foreign investors sidelined ahead of a US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in New York. "The market by and large has not responded to gains in the Dow Jones, which would indicate the outlook is not favourable," a trader said.
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      812 22 AFP QSBTMg -IM7 SHARE prices closed lower as investors stayed clear of the market following poor first quarter corporate results. The SET Index slumped 10.97 points to 1,289.23. Turnover was 60.2 million shares worth 4.2 billion baht. Falls beat risers 216 to 100, while 125 issues were unchanged. The
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      309 22 AFP Q Manila -534 SHARE prices fell in lacklustre trading as investors awaited key financial data. The PSE Composite Index fell 5.34 points to 3,111.35. Turnover was 7.9 billion shares worth 3.2 billion pesos. Philippine Long Distance Telephone rose 20 pesos to 1,495. Manila Electric's A shares stayed flat
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      403 22 AFP □OnwrteMg *127 SHARE prices rose, led by technical purchases following a five-day losing streak. "The gains were largely technical with no fundamental reason behind them," a trader said. He expected some selling today. The Composite Price Index closed 6.27 points higher at 935.07. Turnover was 24.3 million shares
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      576 22 AFP SHARES closed marginally lower as weakening resource stocks countered early gains stimulated by positive offshore influences. "The market was up initially because overseas markets on Friday were stronger, but it was knocked around a little bit in the afternoon," one broker said. The All Ordinaries Index fell a
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      279 22 AFP QWePinflon *7«32 The share market traded within a 10-point range and closed slightly higher, after a lethargic session. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed 7.32 points higher at 2,090.52 on turnover of NZ553.5 million. —AFP —>» m r—> ANZ Banking *.95 0.09 ***** Advantages HMg> 1.65 unch 500 Air
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      KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
      6557 23 ♦The Malaysian stock market was closed yesterday. Below are last Saturday's weekend prices MMSTMALS Cmmmmt protects rrN last Vol *00k M Cap ■qb I— CoBpoay Sola *h MB rn+ Loo m NM last Vol tool M Cap MO MO AjtaMwtO 729 -75 207 8M 720 5X3
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        PIHP warrants worth watching
        3526 24  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan WHILE the Singapore stock market is being mauled by the bears, investors with an appetite for warrants might want to check out some tasty morsels on the Kuala Lumpur bourse. One such instrument is the warrant of Pernas International Hotels Properties
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        78 26  -  -W Paul AN OPPORTUNITY to buy Dataerqft Asia will antra* soon. 77* US dollar count*, which Ml/bur osnts to US$l.OO, is oversold on both tht daily and wmkly charts. However, with momentum Indicators still weak and setting prmurt still strong 1.9T million sham wen traded yesterday, which was
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        Worst of selling could be over as volume shrinks
        794 26  -  WOfllMlinT OOMXHMTAKT Stocks fell further as market waits for clearer signs on where residential property market is heading By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Stocks continued heading south under selling pressure as investors waited nervously for clearer signs of just where the the
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          a TIMELY ESCAPE
          121 26 TALK about good (or bad) timing. According to mm property players, they reoohred nD from i motor develops on the morning ofMay 14, the day the government slammed its anti-speculation maaeuree on an unsuspsctlng market What was thscaU about? It was to tall the players that the
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          It's happening everywhere
          44 26 ACCORDING to banking sourcee, an upooming condo project in Tutfong Pagar has experienced a substantial withdrawal of buyers. Applicants who had put down their booking fose were willing to forfeit the deposit in the light of recent government curbs on speculation.
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          Hongkongers hit too?
          85 26 REMEMBER the long Baster weekend when Singapore was flooded with Hongkongsrs who were checking out Singapore property, and you could tall them apart from their peculiarly reeounding Cantoneee? Well, soms of thsm have begun drifting into town again, uaually heeding straight for their oft*, with eome going
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          turn away business
          69 26 ONE major local bank over the weekend actually turned away potential buainsas becauae the branch manager rather candidly aald the managHnent Is still ironing out guidallnee on property loene. She told the customer that instead of shopping around tor the beet deel In town, she should epproach
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          Thai PM prefers to be a
          88 26 FIRST he was accuasd of falsifying his fetter's nationality ao that he could be eligible as a candidate in the gsneral election. Now the much-maligned Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpe-archa has bsan accused of changing his birthday-*aP heceuae of astrology. A newapepar report, accompanied
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      Lock icon DAILY FREIGHT
      297 27 Knight-Ridder Reuter THE week closed with discouraging trends for owners, especially of Panamaxes, shipbrokers said. National holidays did not help sentiment and few positive signs were seen in either the Caper or Handy-size markets. The Baltic Freight Index fell eight points for the second successive day, down to
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      Asian shipowners voice concern over US, EU laws
      447 27  -  ASF stresses importance ef trade stabilisation, steady freight rates By' Thomas Weo [SINGAPORE] The Asian Shipowners' Forum (ASF) has criticised recent shipping legislation in the United States and the European Union that affect liner consortia and stabilisation agreements. In a joint communique
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      Officials face suspension over tampering of ferry records
      334 27  -  111-fated Kimelody Cristy records changed to claim insurance From l Alec Almazan in Manila THE administrator of the Maritimes Industry Authority (Marina) and three officials are facing suspension for allegedly tampering with documents of an inter-island vessel that caught fire last December,
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      Lock icon ANL will be sold to highest bidder, says Aussie minister
      181 27 The former govt had hoped to sell it to PJtO of Britain Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] Australian Transport Minister John Sharp said "one or two" companies are interested in buying stateowned shipping line Australian National Line Ltd (ANL). "We're just
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      MPA signs joint research agreement with NUS
      202 27 (SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has kicked off its first collaboration in research and development on the local maritime and port industries. It signed a memorandum of understanding with the National University of Singapore on Friday to jointly conduct R&D in
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      Lock icon Manila to sell off PNOC Shipping this year
      268 27 Bloomberg Business News [MANILA] The Philippine government said it plans to negotiate the sale of PNOC Shipping and Transport Corp following two foiled attempts to sell the state-owned company at auction. Philippine National Oil Co said it would invite companies to buy
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      Seminar on Int'l Safety Management code today
      197 27 It will cater te shipowners, managers, operators [SINGAPORE) The Royal Norwegian Embassy, classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Spec Tec ASA will Jointly bold an ISM Code seminar today. The seminar, called ISM Code You Deserve More than Certification, will be held
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        Evergreen offers new
        89 27 [SINGAPORE! With the start of its recently-announced AME service, Taiwan-based carrier Evergreen is offering shippers new coimscttons between Worth Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Hack Sea and North Africa, an through the new hub port ofGiotaTauro.lt says ina recent statement that the prime purpoee of the AME
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        30 27 [LONDON) The US National Research Council's Mb Natkmal Needs in Maritims Technology fr lfci In iTi r?i It -ff jaoduodoiiiMtitfrflMierlalsand products. It sayalr^.' has become* [Hiisilfciasllj di*<nllllii liWii lOjutrs".
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        OOCL first carrier to Kawasaki
        51 27 (TOKYO) Ortsnt Overseas Cootainsr Line (OOCL) has become the first global carrier to use the Kawasaki Container Terminal with the opening of a new i*ra-Aeian •ervice between Japan, Taiwan and Hongkong. Two 60D teu vessels offor a fixed-day, weakly service to Kawasaki, Osaka, Kaofcrtmg and
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        Uniglory posts good results
        88 27 [TAIPKH Taiwan-based regional carrier Uniglory Marine Corporation, part ofthe Evergreen group, reports strong results tor and says its maJornewbufldlng programme win allow it to expand ssrricae farther this year and rely leesonchaliHeiHiWMisgs Not reran* amounted to NTH 4 billion (BlT9aißUon)tel9fiov up 34.7p«r canton the year before.
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      Lock icon GMV plans to increase fleet to 34 vessels
      187 27 MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] Global Maritime Ventures (GMV), partly owned by the government, expects its fleet of bulk carriers and tankers to increase to 34 with tonnage capacity of 1.18 million deadweight tonnes (dwt) by 1999. Taking into account the vessels operated by
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      Lock icon Moving ahead with the times
      981 28  -  FREIGHT HANDLING: COMPANY AIMS TO DO IT ALL The distribution problems faced by manufacturers seeking to get their goods on to the Indian market have the potential to be eased if one firm's revolutionary methods of transportation catch on By Nity aKalyani Business Line Ma
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        807 41 THIS report, compiled by Cock ett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead erf sing prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        386 41 MAT 22 Sri Lanka: Market and Public Holiday. MAT 23 Israel: Shavuot (Pentecost). MAT 24 Bulgaria: Cyrillic alphabet celebration. South Korea: Buddha's Birthday. MAT 2t Bahrain: (tentative) Market and Public Holiday. MAT 27 Belgium, Denmark, Germany: No IBIS trade or floor trade on Frank furt stock exchange Ivory
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        Lock icon Japanese airlines vie for new services to India
        286 42 The plans reflect demand from firms because of the rapidly developing economy Reuter [TOKYO] Vying for routes to emerging markets, Japanese airlines plan to start regular services to India, where Japanese companies see increasing business opportunities. Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) said
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        Lock icon Small jet project with Canada firm
        205 42 Kyodo [TOKYO] The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) is planning to study the joint development of a new small capacity passenger jetliner with a Canadian firm, officials said yesterday. The officials said the Canadian company is Bombardier Inc, a Montreal-based maker of
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        Lock icon China may pick Rolls Royce jet engine
        225 42 China joint venture in casting for Rolls-Royce engines Reuter [BEIJING] China is likely to select Rolls-Royce pic engines for a new commercial 100-seat jet that it is planning to develop for the regional market, Zhu Yuli, president of Avia- tion Industries of China
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        Lock icon Berlin air show fails to attract majors
        431 42 Bloomberg Business News [BERLIN] Berlin's air show closed on Sunday at East Berlin's Schoenefeld airport, having been marketed as an international exhibition to rival bigger ones outside Paris and London. The aerospace industry, however, does not seem to agree. With beer stands as
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        Lock icon Aussie govt may scrap plans for second Sydney airport: minister
        208 42 ItfecMarugßtf environmental and aviation problems Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] Australian Transport Minister John Sharp has signalled the government may not proceed with the construction of a second Sydney international airport at Badgery's Creek west of the city. This would mean
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        Lock icon From salesman to China's first aircraft lessor
        317 42 Reuter [WENZHOU, China] A former salesman who left school at age 15 has become China's first private aircraft lessor, and his firm is close to getting a licence to run the country's first aviation service firm. The story of Wang Junyao, the closest
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          Lock icon China aviation sees good growth
          138 42 AFP (BEIJING) The volume ofpassengsrs travelling on China'f air net work roee 1&2 per cent in the first quarter of i960, with iwyfr faking flight* oxmtry, state statistics showed. Air freight turnover also u roee 22.7 per cent, compared to the same period in 1996,
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          Lock icon Pirate radio dogs Ben Gurion airport
          75 42 AFP [BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel] Aircraft at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport were grounded yesterday because broadcasts from pirate radio stations were interring with communications between pilots and the control tower, officials said. The decision to halt aB departures from the airport, Israel's biggest,
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          Lock icon buys Canadian jets
          65 42 Reuter {BUCHAREST) New Romanian private airline DAC-Air an Sunday inaugurated the first of* Canadian Bombardier in a US$426 million (***** million) acquisition hastening s shake-up ofstate carrier Tarom. In the largeaL sale into central and eastern Europe for Bombardier, DAC-Air has emerged from nowhare to buy a
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          Lock icon Airbus profit report
          87 42 Reuter (PARIS) Airbus Industrie yesterday declined comment oft aßritish newspapsr report that it madeareoord profit of*UBs9oomillion (BSSSO million) in 1986, but reiterated the company had been profitahls since 1900. M I cannot either confirm or deny the figures," a spokesman said, referring to a rsport in the
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        Lock icon BA pilots reject pay offer, plan strike ballot
        173 42 Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] British Airways' main pilots union rejected the offer of a 3.6 per cent pay increase and said it plans to hold a strike ballot this month. It will be the first time the British Airline Pilots Association, which
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