The Business Times, 17 September 1996

Microfilm: NL20716
Total Pages: 42
1 42 The Business Times
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Masthead
    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1996
    13 words
  • Article
    MARKET SUMMARY
    61 1 «m wtm+vm) •1 BTOOMP U 2154J0 (+27.64) VI mm U 1044.41 (-2.33) U MAOETMOOD: WOCK MAHET HMCB8 Moaday finy KLS800MP *****6 +14.00 HBSEl clued HANG SENG *****.J0__+1I8J6 SET INDEX 1068.87 1M2 JAKARTA COMP 564.40 +5J0 nmuooiip —am 4-39.11 tuna wpi <618.40—4-iiii SEOUL COUP 781.88 +0.15 CLSA CHINA B
    61 words
  • Article
    FINANCE
    71 1 BBHANBB BATES mj USI St IS#, 1.419 i, 1JU 2.199 m 1« in *1* 9.9M 1J75 Ml... IM 9.5C6 HKS 9.129 9.182 BAHT 9.919. 9.Da5 RUHAH199 0.943 .9.991 PIBB BATES SINGAPORE* 144 KUALA LUMPUR MS JAKARTA ...law BANGKOK 112ft MANILA- lift* HONOKONO 8.50 UVB JSft Simst, 10.75 T0KW-: IM
    71 words
  • Article, Illustration
    $2.02b paid for ST2 take-up of 809 m shares
    620 1  -  of eligible S'poreanstookop offer, BJ>% more than for 1993's IPO By I Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] A total of 1.53 million Singaporeans have been allocated 804 million Singapore Telecom secondtranche shares. At $2.50 a share, and including the shares allocated to self-help
    620 words
  • Article
    Clarification
    97 1 IN A report on Sep 4 headlined "Stanchart derivatives trader loses USs9m" we quoted sources as saying that the losses by trader Mathieu Giovachini "were discovered around mid-July". It was not our intention to imply that Mr Giovachini wrongfully concealed his trades or acted wrongfully in any way. Our
    97 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon HK stocks lead region's advance
    313 1  -  By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Wall Street's record-breaking performance last Friday gave regional equities a reassuring boost yesterday. Leading the way was a 198.86-point, or 1.8 per cent, gain in Hongkong's Hang Seng Index to 11,567.9, its highest in seven months. The Straits Times Industrials Index
    Source: Bloomberg  -  313 words
  • Article
    Dow up 42 points
    56 1 INEW YORK] Wall Street stocks posted solid gains in early afternoon trade yesterday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 42 points to 5,880 at Ipm EDT. The strong start in New York also boosted British stocks, with the FTSE-100 Index closing at a record 3,977,
    56 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Takeover talk sends Sea View jumping $1.40
    478 1  -  Reports of death of hotel's founder fuel speculation By\ Lee han Shin [SINGAPORE] The share price of little-traded Sea View Hotel Ltd shot up to a record $15.50 yesterday on talk of a possible takeover by First Capital Corporation (FCC) following reports of
    Source: Bloomberg; ALLAN  -  478 words
  • Article
    NOL open to merger with another carrier
    348 1  -  Like-minded partner would have to focns on container shipping By i Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] National shipping line Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is considering merging with another carrier, deputy chief executive officer Lim How Teck disclosed yesterday. "We maintain a very open mind (on
    348 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      140 1 nwniß (Hulfl Lane situated in a choice location, somehow never really connected with Singaporean shoppers, flahi—, Pf 4 XRVSTIIOE »3RtakN»rfMßfera ftjMlg- The value of fiifßty shares easily outweighs the gain from cashing in shares eariy. KOL apa to merger with Unlikely to excite. If anything, it merely underlines the tough
      140 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2
      22 1 Thai stocks rally amid talk of change in govt, Pg 6 Footsie poised to scale new heights, Hock Lock Siew Pg 15
      22 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3
      23 1 A _VBR ■pflh^SygS^r *£*W/W C&J g\l Brll r^ *ul a 435 Orchard 02-36, Wis ma Atria 64 51 65/235 82 00 eweller) -Perfume-Accessories
      23 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 4
      14 1 NOL interim profit sinks 43%, Pg 15 AlHanof seen collapsing, Shipping Times, Pg 1
      14 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article
      S'pore-Suzhou park to get US $ 1.5b fillip in next 18 months
      435 2  - S'pore-Suzhou park to get US 1.5b fillip in next 18 months EDB lines up various projects just nine months after taking stake in park By' Teh Hooi Ling THE Singapore-Suzhou Industrial Park is poised to have a US$l.5 billion (Ss2.l billion) boost in investment projects in the next 12 to
      435 words
    • Article, Illustration
      SUTL's Saigon complex start of Indochina chain
      471 2  -  Trading giant in talks to open entertainment centres in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City fringe By, Jenny Lam HOMEGROWN trading giant SUTL Corporation plans to set up a chain of over a dozen leisure and entertainment complexes in Indochina and Myanmar following the
      471 words
    • Article
      American President Lines selling two S'pore bungalow properties
      208 2  -  By\ Michelle Low US shipping firm American President Lines (APL) is the latest multinational to offload its Singapore real estate assets, selling two bungalow properties in Leedon Road and Rebecca Road. Both plots are in good-class bungalow districts and together should fetch
      208 words
    • Article
      Resort and beach club on Bintan may change hands
      382 2  -  By. Agnes Wee BINTAN Resort Corporation (PT BRC) is negotiating to sell the Mayang Sari Resort and the Mana Mana Beach Club to the owner of the sites, Alam Indah Bintan. Sources say the price is likely to be between $7
      382 words
    • Article
      Sewerage expenditure up 66% to $231 m last year
      149 2 THE Ministry for the Environment increased its expenditure on sewerage operations last year by over 65 per cent to cope with the increasing amounts of sewage. The ministry's annual report says that spending by its sewerage department alone rose 66 per
      149 words
    • Article
      Seagate defends safety record at Senoko
      139 2 SEAGATE Technology yesterday defended the safety record of its Senoko facility, after vapours from a batch cleaning machine sent 17 employees to hospital on Sunday. The company said the problem was due to a wiring error and that all other machines of this type
      139 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Outstanding bank loans up 18%
      345 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Finance Byt Shiv TaneJa OUTSTANDING bank loans to non-bank customers reached $120.8 billion at end-July, a year-on-year growth of 17.8 per cent, according to latest data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Loan growth over the past few months has been
      345 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Sunningdale is reaping the results of diversification
      611 2  -  spotlight on SINGAPORE'S BEST By Clarissa Tan THE electronics industry may be in a downturn, but plastics injection moulding company Sunningdale is on an upswing. The firm, which three years ago saw half of its business coming from the electronics sector, has successfully
      ARTHUR LEE  -  611 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      101 2 WANTED. DINERS WITH GOOD TASTE. Q NEW SET LUNCH/DINNER, AT $38 PER HEAD Mf jSB FOR PERSONS FOR PERSONS AND ABOVE Braised Shark's fin with Crab Meat Braised Shark's fin with Crab Meat m £TmAf|B (Individual Serving) (Individual Serving) Braised Whole Abalone Braised Whole Abalone»(lndividual Serving) (Individual Serving) fipT Deep-Fried
      101 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 2
      32 2 OFFICES FOR LEASE Prime Orchard Road location Up to 58,000 sq ft over one floor Attractive rental package Direct access to Orchard MRT Excellent for open plan concept Available 1 October 1996
      32 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      125 3 I The best sports cars... v Y *> i/ I I Cn J The New Alfa Spider c.nd Alfa GTV hove b-n o.varded the Golden Steering Wheel by Bild cm Sonntag. th»: Best Designed Car In The World and Best Design Detail by Car magazine, as eii athe Best Design
      125 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon A victim of poor strategy and timing
      638 4  -  THB PROPERTY COLUMN Lane Crawford's misreading of S'pore market a costly mistake By Lee Han Shih ARE Lane Crawford's troubles part of the generally depressed retail market or a reflection of its own business strategy? The answer is: both. On the one hand,
      FILE PHOTO  -  638 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon London Docklands targets Singapore
      486 5  -  Developers to market housing anits here and in HE this week By Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Property developers with residential projects iirthe London Docklands, the city Vthird and newest business district, will be in Singapore and Hongkong this week to woo buyers. They are part of a
      FILE PHOTO  -  486 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      56 4 FOR SALE BY TENDER COLLIERS JARDINE rctk £a WfESEBSSS^ 13 0003 Richard Ellis I Investment Knight Frank K»l*ijl!l*m>L > T X > lT'T!• ■[•!«!>'ln|l INVESTMENT SALES 999 1 >'> o l<> K.illlrs Oii.i\ s>'M>| Muni; Icon); Building Sin^.tpori'o4K%Xl l,i\: ,'24iX4t V J J JLW Investments I COLLECTIVE SALE BY TENDER
      56 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      43 4 <$&> JLW Residential Jones Lang Wootton Tel: 220 3888 Knight ffcfP Frank fcXfc ir if r 3I!PiiBmI^B INVESTMENT SALES 111 1 > > l<> K.ittlo <}ii«i\ *2'Hll Him;; I tonx Kiiilriini; Sini;.i|H»rt l>4K>K| I .i\ J.M<*4l MM M 1 v)3v) Edmund Tie Company ■MM 293 3228
      43 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 3
      34 4 Edmund Tic fir Company I 293~3228 HRL lntern;ition;il Proper!\ < onsiilt;mts SIM, \l*( )UI I For further details please contact our Singapore office I Tel: *****12 Fax: *****00 Edmund Tic Company /V> 293 3228 Hotlines
      34 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      35 5 15 LITTLE ROAD FREEHOLD BRAND NEW 8-STY WAREHOUSE BLDG Paya Lebar Basement carpark frontage Ceiling Height: Choon Fah 320 3527 Dennis 320 2620 Agnes 320 3523 Wilson 320 2621 GneeKiang *****26 Boon Leong 320 2622
      35 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 2
      229 5 Master Watchmaker the With Mi e none other has none and dexterity. 7Ae renowned Spaces A,p Cart/, at Cpcot Centre, perfectly spAenca/ yeodes.c dome t/,at reflects t/,e pass,on of a master architect. Jor those driven Supassion precision ancf exceptionaldexterity almost as much as the *3rand JKaster himself. ZJ. Zj,t/i a
      229 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 3
      116 5 7 FLOORS OF OFFICE SPACE ENBLOC/ FLOOR BY FLOOR Bnbloc buyer has naming rights B storey building Built-in area of 30, 591 square feet ■4, 370 square feet per floor) B minutes' walk to Bugis MRT station Brominently located at junction of Victoria Street Middle Road Surrounded by amenities eg.
      116 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • SOUTH – EAST ASIA
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Stocks rally amid talk of change in govt
      485 6  -  BANGKOK Setting up of new rescue fund boosts sentiment By\ Loh Hui Yin STRONG expectation of an imminent change in the Thai government spurred the stock market yesterday to rally 1.85 per cent, the fourth straight day that prices have risen. The
      Source: Bloomberg; ALLAN  -  485 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Baht back to normal, says BOT chief
      190 6 BANGKOK Reuter BANK of Thailand Governor Rerngchai Marakanonda said the baht had now returned to normal after being under pressure for some time. Mr Rerngchai told reporters late on Sunday that the central bank's Exchange Equalisation Fund (EEF) had bought US$9O2 million (SSI.2
      Reuter  -  190 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Businesses have a duty to society, says Anwar
      162 6 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S Deputy Premier Anwar Ibrahim yesterday said that multinationals and local firms should have a code of ethics making them more socially responsible to the public and not merely to their shareholders. Corporations must be prepared to assume greater
      AFP  -  162 words
    • Article
      Asean wary of OECD investment plan: official
      358 6  -  SINGAPORE Proposed pact doesn't address concerns of developing nations By Vikram Khanna ALTHOUGH Asean favours strengthening investment links with the European Union (EU), it is not prepared to move forward on a multilateral framework on investment as proposed by the EU, a senior
      358 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Election body won't accept Megawati
      195 6 JAKARTA AFP OPPOSITION leader Megawati Sukarnoputri will not be able to run in Indonesia's 1997 general elections after the official election body refused to accept her candidacy list here yesterday. An official from the General Election Institute, Suyadi, refused to accept the parliamentary candidates' list,
      AFP  -  195 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Howard and Suharto meet
      115 6 ■JAKARTA AFP AUSTRALIA'S Prime Minister John Howard met President Suharto yesterday at the presidential palace, the first time the two have met since Mr Howard came to power in March. "They were both very happy because at last they could meet after Mr Howard postponed his
      AFP  -  115 words
    • Article
      Laos to get US4 40m UNDP aid package
      377 6  -  VIENTIANE It will help country make transition to market economy By Hariah Mehta THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is providing Laos with a threeyear assistance package worth US$4O million (Sss6 million) to help the country make the transition from a command
      377 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      228 6 Ladies' choice! V* Hi *•>. i J_ w r^i® ill Ifltt. f/ rr*- >-.*•> %n rf Rado 'DiaQueen'. Scratchproof high-tech ceramics, solid 18-carat gold and nearly diamond-hard sapphire crystal in perfect harmony. RADO Switzerland GRAN BUSINESS PACKAGE *US$l45 (US$ 15++ Supplement for Double Occupancy) Profit from Gron Welti Jakarta s
      228 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • CHINA – HONGKONG – TAIWAN
    • Article
      Lock icon Britain to fight China's plans to scrap Legco next year: minister
      415 7 HONGKONG Tteying's idea to set ffcp a provisional legislature not acceptable, he says AFP BRITAIN will fight Beijing's plans to scrap Hongkong's Legislative Council next year, a British minister said here yesterday. The Foreign Office Minister for Hongkong, Jeremy
      AFP  -  415 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Beijing beckons you
      60 7 c (BEUING] A passerby watching a worker paint the Chinese character "you part of a sign welcoming tourists and c 1 visitors to Beijing on the western side of Tiananmen Square, yesterday. The large sign which features more than 50 ethnic is receiving a facelift in preparation
      REUTER  -  60 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US promises to help Taiwan's WTO bid: report
      301 7 TAIPEI Minister's comment comes after meeting with US official Reuter THE United States has promised to help Taiwan's bid to enter the World Trade Organisation as the two sides began a rare senior-level meeting yesterday, Taiwan's economics minister was quoted as saying.
      Reuter  -  301 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Best economic showing since '93
      315 7 BEIJING Reuter CHINA'S economic development has maintained steady growth in the first eight months of this year with the economy giving its best performance since 1993. Xinhua news agency yesterday quoted Vice-Premier Zhu Rongji as saying that all macro-economic indicators had basically met state targets
      Reuter  -  315 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      302 7 I the university of Hull England 1927 ip* MBA Singapore 20th Intake lan 1997 "OVER MDs and GMs ALREADY IN THE PROGRAMME!" i FIRST to offer TQM and a Systems Approach to Creative Problem Solving FIRST to offer Entrepreneurship and Project Management is p'ridoy core modules Completion in 21 months
      302 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • ASIA
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Herbal petrol inventor gets police guard after lab burnt down
      272 8 MADRAS AFP INDIAN police are protecting the inventor of a "herbal" petrol after his laboratory was burnt down. M Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu, confirmed police would protect Ramar Pillai, who made headlines after reportedly
      AFP  -  272 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Dhaka welcomes global fund investing in Bangladesh: premier
      207 8 HONGKONG AFP BANGLADESHI Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed said yesterday her government would welcome the establishment of an international fund investing in her country. She told a meeting of Hongkong investors during a stopover on her return home from a five-day trip
      AFP  -  207 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Asia's financial growth entices Japanese banks
      535 8 TOKYO Bat competition from US, European, Asian rivals will restrict success to only a few, say analysts Nikkei Weekly ASIA'S expanding financial industry is drawing greater efforts from Japan's banks as they try to break into markets across the region, hunting business generated by
      Nikkei Weekly  -  535 words
    • ASIA Notes
      • Article
        Lock icon Bombay stops to pray to Ganesha
        73 8 AFP [BOMBAY] This bustling port city, which is also India's commercial hub and film capital, took a break yesterday as millions of devout Hindus began worshipping a pot-bellied god they believe bring luck and wealth. Schools, colleges, offices, the Bombay bourse, newspapers, banks and
        AFP  -  73 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Cap spouse visas, says Aussie don
        84 8 AFP [SYDNEY] The number of spouse visas granted each year will need to be capped to keep migrant numbers down, an Australian immigration researcher said yesterday. Limits on other family reunion categories may also have to be toughened if visa applications do not drop,
        AFP  -  84 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Japan nuclear reactor shut down
        80 8 AFP [TOKYO] A nuclear power reactor shut down in central Japan yesterday due to electrical failure, but there was no fear of radiation leakage from the plant, officials said. The 1.18 million kW No 4 reactor at Oi in Fukui prefecture, some 350 km west
        AFP  -  80 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Arrest warrant for Indian ex-minister
        77 8 AFP [NEW DELHI] A New Delhi court yesterday issued an arrest warrant against a former Indian minister who defied an order to return from overseas to face an investigation into corruption charges. Judge Ajit Bahrihoke said former telecommunications minister Sukh Ram had to present himself
        AFP  -  77 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Call to delay OECD membership
      255 8 SEOUL S Korean opposition leader warns of economic crisis Reuter SOUTH Korea's main opposition leader, warning the country was in economic crisis, called yesterday for a delay in joining the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the rich nations' club. Kim Dae Jung also
      Reuter  -  255 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
      201 8 fflf jlali iSf gfej jjpjf Siiißi i ts^3sy A home-loan is normally a long-term J Ha |H commitment. Yet some purchasers only rT:f be B to see who consider what the interest rate will be in ■p ft SHfll JP At Credit POSB, we not only offer rates B which
      201 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • THE WORLD
    • Article
      Lock icon July inventory hit 10-year high
      482 9 WASHINGTON 0.4% rise to US$l trillion surpasses expectations; retail sales growth slowed |p 0.2% in August NYT STOCKPILES of unsold goods |t US businesses soared to the HMghest level in more than a decade in July, even as the Mice of sales increased during die
      NYT  -  482 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon EMU will benefit City, says Bank of England chief
      387 9 LONDON AFP *HE governor of the Bank of England, Eddie George, pointed in an interview published yesterday to the advantages he believes a single European currency will bring to the City financial centre. "The potential pluses for the City are very
      AFP  -  387 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Bern backs lifting of secrecy law
      108 9 BERN AFP THE Swiss government yesterday gave its backing to a bill to lift the country's bank secrecy laws in cases involving assets of World War n Nazis or their victims, officials said. The bill, which still needs parliamentary approval, is to go before
      AFP  -  108 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US sends mixed signals over standoff with Iraq
      432 9 KUWAIT Some see US ambiguity as a corse, others in favour of it Reuter THE United States has been sending mixed signals that have left a question mark over its next move in its highstakes standoff with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Will
      Reuter  -  432 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US not seeking confrontation with Saddam: Clinton
      238 9 WASHINGTON AFP PRESIDENT Bill Clinton said yesterday that the United States was not looking for a showdown with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, but wanted to ensure that the no-fly zones were enforced. "We have sought no confrontation with Saddam Hussein. We never did
      AFP  -  238 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Serb authors of evil still alive and well
      678 10  -  THE BOTTOM LIME OPINION By Anthony Lewis The writer is a columnist for The New York Times NYT WHEN Bosnia declared its independence in April 1992, Serbian paramilitaries poured across the border to kill and terrorise the Muslims of eastern Bosnia On
      NYT  -  678 words
    • Article
      IN OTHER WORDS
      129 10 'Success killed him. It made him feel like he was invincible, and nobody is invincible.' Demetrius stnpim a disc jockey who befriended murdered singer Tupac Amaru Shakur, 25, rap music's bad-boy who earned upwards of US$60 million (S$l 12.8 million) in his brief career. The angry voters
      129 words
    • Article
      Jakarta rises to inflation challenge
      591 10 EDITORIAL BANK Indonesia has had a challenging year. For starters, BI had to manage the overheating pressures on the Indonesian economy. Then, as offshore punters targeted the rupiah as an attractive investment play, the central bank moved vigorously to reduce the frequency of its interventions
      591 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Greenspan holds key
      1099 10  -  Interest-rate suspense builds as the US Federal Reserve prepares for crucial meeting next week By\ Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent WHEN US Federal Reserve governor Janet Yellin told an audience in Kansas City early this month that the American economy was operating in an
      REUTER  -  1,099 words
    • Article
      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      814 10 SINGAPOREANS who have emigrated are mostly highly educated and young. According to figures released by Australia, one quarter of all Singaporeans who have migrated there have a degree while another 23 per cent are skilled workers. Forty per cent of them are either professionals, managers or
      814 words
  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 10 Miscellaneous Column 1
      61 10 DOOHESBPRY By Garry Trudeau IGNORING ThSIR FXUMMETING KNOUJNAS Sl7oi/HR.3SI9, THE THIS H ROUND H APPRCMN, RATINGS, G.QP ACT WOULP AUTHORIZE THE COR- M JFISLJW Jfc HEDLSyATTHE- m UG&JTORS HA£ BESN QUb PORATE SPONSORSHIP OF OUR MMtTHOSEm CAPTTOL.. 41 S7IY INTROOUaNG A NBV ACT NATION* NATURAL TR£ASURE*. J VTZffrL I I
      61 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      37 11 Switch to -no registration Fee (exclusive to Singnet and Cyberway users). n tt 11 if/j£. 13pm^FTiT> INTERNET A ITMORISED w~mmwm^*mmmi**mm*^mmmmmmimmm*^^mmm^*^m^miiLii>A*iLLL^iLLZhixiuLita Iwi^^OT!^^^V|||W^VIVRVRK^KISIIH|HH|||VH|HH|| *y^^wl ffiWiHjHflmin BH^^^W|V9jP^^HWYi^|P>|^M^H9HP|vSPC7IMVIViIrHVSpH«nHp^ E|HMB|l^Wnp|HfPPNißpnpPrpPff^nPß|nßPH^^|n| lM^^^^^^^^B^BHW**BPlPl^W^^^^l^BWWßWMPWllWßßß^Wß^W^^^BßßWMi^BßlßllMiiliy|liM^^^^B>il m I'ti t'L IP I'M* Ikl A»/ 'I' 111 1 iJW
      37 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Sporting an image
      842 12  -  Designers are creating sportswear which are fashionable to wear even outside the sporting arena, says uimmmi.™ KAREN WHEELER FT AS anybody who has ever set foot inside the luxurious Ralph Lauren Polo Sport store on New York's Madison Avenue will have realised, the term sportswear has come
      FT; FILE PHOTO  -  842 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Plummer on stage again as Barrymore
      425 12 PEOPLE fin wa ilia n.hftrrj ftftlFT sees Barrymore put as a particular hmoar Reuter [TORONTO] Christopher Plummer, one of Canada's most famous acting exports, has returned to the theatre where he honed his craft this time to star in a play about an actor
      Reuter; FILE PHOTO  -  425 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Death of an angry young voice
      659 12 PEOPLE NYT [MARIN CITY, California] The news drifted into the Marin Public Housing complex with a chill, like the late afternoon breezes that play over this hillside pocket of poverty a few minutes' drive north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Tupac Amaru Shakur, rap
      NYT  -  659 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      150 12 means more an( j windows any business Scala serves more than 14,000 environment, you to keep up, not clients over countries, providing surpass the competition. That's when solutions are you need Scala. Scala is an integrated regardless of language and currency. financial, inventory, manufacturing and Our for service management software
      150 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      769 13 SINGAPORE BUSINESS ikJS INGTAO #B E ER where to wine, dine and entertain I a 1 NwfrMil2pfa<r«nAnvrMn«A«i BY POPULAR DEMAND! on our spread of Pastries, Nonya Kaek, j||| 1 and local favourites like Mee Simm, Latum. Rojak |jjljf Met Rebus and (Sat. A Public Holidays Child: $7.80 ftSH A %t
      769 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 2
      110 13 golden St2n C/HooncaAej 26 August 27 September gWtSk Each Golden Xin ym Mooncakcs is handmade with the best BHfi ingredients by our top Hons Kong chef and topped with a layer of J$ gold leaf made of 99% pure gold. NEW: Single Egg-Yolk Yam Paste Golden Xin Mooncake Prices start
      110 words
  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 13 Miscellaneous Column 1
      786 13 TV&RADIO •Pmmlmv 12 12.48 AM VRS Sister (Last Drama). ep). IL3O TV Innovations. J"®® PM The Winners L3O In Living Color. L3O AM Close. hFWfcifclW i llil I i Money. Money, Money uss The Tracey Ullman Show. BMu JUM *;COO How to Succeed in Busi- SL2O The Late Late Night
      786 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 13 Miscellaneous Column 2
      328 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS p j p JHp I Is I i p 1 Gives hospitality to huge numbers "1^^■h™' 4 Sharp at one end, blunt at the oth- j 9 Tend to believe person police are M investigating (7) Hi— 11 Two notes hardly enough to I I I fill
      328 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • CYCLE & CARIAGE GOLF PAGE
    • Article, Illustration
      Game of finesse at Royal Evian
      2329 14  -  Pristine fairways and perfect greens make this one of Europe's most beautiful courses, says mickumjs D'CRUZ NICKLAUS D'CRUZ The writer is editor of The Asian Golf Review. DomaiNE Du Royal Club Evian or the Royal Evian Golf Club is home to the Ladies European
      2,329 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      100 14 j£ f 9^V j JlH|p i, t jKjf f The Mercedes-Benz E-Class with the new electronically controlled 5-speed automatic transmission is here. Representing the latest transmission technology, this feature is available on cars supplied by Cycle Carriage. Call us for a test drive today. »LU«I»D»» SHOWROOM RANDAN SAROINI IMOWKOOM A
      100 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • Article, Illustration
      Cam Int'l sells 52% of Penang unit for M$ l7m
      481 15  -  Sale is part of plan to list Cam Precision Components on KL exchange By, Annette Pan [SINGAPORE] Cam International Holdings Ltd has sold 52.5 per cent of its subsidiary Cam Precision Components (Penang) Sdn Bhd (CPP) for Msl7 million (559.6
      481 words
    • Article
      Nat Steel axes 120 staff in revamp
      259 15  -  By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Nat Steel announced yesterday that it had retrenched 120 employees as part of restructuring measures to restore the competitiveness of its local steel division. Most of those laid off are foreign workers and retirees who have been working
      259 words
    • Article
      Sembawang unit in deal with HCL
      267 15 [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Business International Pte Ltd (SBI), a unit of Sembawang Corp, has struck a deal with a division of the HagemeyerCosa Liebermann (HCL) group to develop technologyrelated projects in Asia. SBI chief executive officer Tony Siddique told BT yesterday the partnership with HCL
      267 words
    • Article
      Footsie poised to scale new heights, if Wall Street permits
      735 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Neil Behrmann IT IS only a matter of time before the London stock market breaks the 4,000 barrier. Closing at a record 3,968 points on Friday, the market has confounded the doomsayers who in July were forecasting
      735 words
    • Article
      NOL interim profit down 43%
      443 15  -  $17m gain from vessel sales helps to avert operational loss By) Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) yesterday reported a 43 per cent tumble in net profit to $10.2 million for the six months to June 30. The group's figures were lifted by a
      443 words
    • Article
      Presscrete Holdings launches IPO of 14m shares
      327 15  -  By] Diana Oon (SINGAPORE) Specialist engineers Presscrete Holdings launched its initial public offering (IPO) of 14 million shares priced at 30 cents each yesterday. The head of investment banking at issue-manager DBS, Eric Ang, said yesterday he is confident the offer will do
      327 words
    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
      • Article
        Shangri-La plans big expansion
        404 16  -  Group expects to have string of 50 properties with 25,000 rooms by turn of century Ry Agnes Wee [SINGAPORE] Between now and 1999, the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts group will embark on an expansion programme involving some US$75O million (Ssl billion). To boost its total room
        404 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Govt agrees in principle to sell KTM to Renong consortium
        321 16 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government has agreed in principle to sell the national railway company and its assets to a consortium of three listed firms led by Renong Bhd, Renong officials said yesterday. Politically well-connected Renong holds a 50 per
        AFP  -  321 words
      • Article
        Shangri-La stock deal gets nod
        185 16 [SINGAPORE] Shangri-La Hotel shareholders have approved the sale of a 10 per cent stake in its sister company Midpoint Properties, in exchange for shares in Midpoint's parent Allgreen Properties. The stake in Midpoint, which is developing Great World City a $500 million retail, commercial and
        185 words
      • Article
        Want Want's interim gain up
        230 16  -  By Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE) Taiwanese rice cracker maker Want Want Holdings yesterday reported a 35.2 per cent rise in interim net earnings to $28.94 million for the half year ended June 30. Turnover was up 33.2 per cent to $121.7 million, which the company said
        230 words
      • Article
        Cheaper battery from Goldtron
        138 16 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Goldtron announced last night it had developed a new generation rechargeable battery for cell phones, camcorders and notebook PCs that will be cheaper and safer than conventional lithium-ion ones. The electronics group said the battery a world first will be 40 per cent cheaper
        138 words
      • Article
        Elec and Eltek posts 33% leap in profit
        218 16 [SINGAPORE] Printed circuit board maker Elec and Eltek International has chalked up a 33.4 per cent jump in group net earnings to $49.1 million for the year ended June 30. This healthy profit increase. despite the overall downturn in market conditions, was
        218 words
      • Article
        Datacraft posts 32.5% rise in full-year net gain to $9.1 m
        395 16  -  It wins $LBm contract to install Internet bankbone in India Teh Hooi Ling (SINGAPORE) Communications and network system integrator Datacraft Asia lived up to expectations when it reported a 32.5 per cent surge in net earnings to $9.1 million.
        395 words
      • Article
        Thailand's Onpa to make secondary public offer
        256 16  -  By) Paul Leo [SINGAPORE] Thailand-listed entertainment company Onpa International is making a secondary public offering of seven million shares. Five million shares will be offered to international investors and two million in Thailand. Onpa, a leading Thai producer and distributor of audio tapes,
        256 words
      • COMPANY Briefs
        • Article
          HK Land wins Esplanade Mall project
          90 16 [SINGAPORE] The Urban Redevelopment Authority said last night it has awarded the tender to develop prime state site Esplanade Mall to Hongkong Land, the listed property arm of the Jardine Matheson group. HK Land was the highest bidder with $292 million. The project will
          90 words
        • Article
          ABR Hldgs interim profit plunges 83%
          45 16 (SINGAPORE] Indonesian-linked counter ABR Holdings yesterday said net profit for the half year ended June 30 plunged 83.5 per cent to $60,000. Turnover for the Sesdaq-listed firm dipped 3.9 per cent dip $14.21 million. No interim dividend was proposed.
          45 words
        • Article
          Berger director sells shares
          45 16 [SINGAPORE] Berger International announced yesterday that Mark St John Chapman, a director, has sold 170,000 shares of the company last Friday at $1.62 each. John Wilson, general manager of subsidiary Berger Paints (Hongkong), has also sold 50,000 shares at $1.59 each.
          45 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Khasznah takes Measat stake
          34 16 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Government investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd has bought a 15 per cent stake in Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd, Bernama reported. No price was given. AFX-Asia
          AFX-Asia  -  34 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Hopewell in talks to sell stake in power firm Cepa
        440 17 Selling the am twill help group reduce its debt bat it will lose a profitable asset Bloomberg Business News [HONGKONG] Hopewell Holdings Ltd, faced with mounting debt and declining profit, said it is negotiating to sell its stake in Consolidated
        Bloomberg Business News  -  440 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Taiwan stock market about to be transformed
        299 17 Large inflnz of foreign funds seen reshaping its culture FT [TAIPEI] Taiwan's stock market is about to be transformed from an isolated and closed market to one which is out-ward-looking, international and more closely connected with the rest of the investment world. The
        FT  -  299 words
      • Article
        Yaohan to open an IMM in Thailand by end-Nov
        166 17 [SINGAPORE] Yaohan International will open its first International Merchandise Mart (IMM) in Thailand by the end of November. The mart is owned by Thai IMM, a 79:21 joint venture company owned by Yaohancontrolled IMM Singapore group and Univest, a Thai holding
        166 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Lane Crawford sees HK$ 40m loss from Singapore store closure
        277 17 AFX-Asia [HONGKONGJ Lane Crawford International Ltd expects to book a HK$4O million (557.3 million) operating loss in the current financial year from the October closure of its Singapore store. Chairman John Lees said after the company's AGM yesterday that the
        AFX-Asia  -  277 words
    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
      • Article
        Lock icon Alcatel Alsthom, Matra make bids for Thomson
        236 18 We could raise 36b-40b francs for the French govt Bloomberg Business News (i'AHIS) France's Alcatel Al- thorn and Matra yesterday offered bids for Thomson SA, the state-owned defence and •lectronics company, the Finance Ministry confirmed. Analysts have said the sale of Thomson could
        Bloomberg Business News  -  236 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Hoechst may sell part of chemicals division
        256 18 Bloomberg Business News (FRANKFURT] Hoechst AG •aid it is considering selling a •take in its chemicals business as part of a reorganisation into a "strategic holding company". The company said it wants to organise chemicals, drugs and agricultural operations as separate businesses to
        Bloomberg Business News  -  256 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Clash of computer titans pits the PC against NC
        478 18 Gates and Ellison will present their vision at European IT Forum FT [LONDON] Two of the biggest names in software were yesterday poised to clash again over the future of personal computing. Organisers of an industry forum in Paris are billing
        FT; FILE PHOTO  -  478 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon BA to brief staff on cost cutting
        211 18 Reuter [LONDON] British Airways pic intends to make a progress report to staff tomorrow on its ambitious "Step Change" efficiency drive aimed at cutting £1 billion (552.2 billion) from its annual cost base before 2000. "It will be a further update and will
        Reuter; FILE PHOTO  -  211 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Brit Gas gains on take-or-pay deal hopes
        179 18 Reuter [LONDON] Shares in British Gas pic were helped higher yesterday as a newspaper report said the firm was reaching the final stages of negotiations on two large deals to reduce its exposure to take-or-pay deals, analysts said. The Times said British Gas
        Reuter  -  179 words
    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
      • Article
        IFC wants more S'pore banks, firms in its projects
        243 19  -  World Bank arm suggests syndicated loans and joint venture projects Reports by S Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private sector development arm, would like to see more Singapore banks and companies join its projects
        243 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Sudwest LB opens first Asian branch in Republic
        334 19  -  By Shiv Taneja {SINGAPORE] Germany's Sudwestdeutsche Landesbank/Girozentrale's first Asian branch was officially opened here yesterday not in the traditional financial hub of Shenton Way or Raffles Place but at the German Centre for Industry and Trade in the International Business Park in
        334 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Economists praise Bank Negara in poll
        219 19 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Bank Negara Malaysia, long considered one of South-east Asia's least effective central banks, has come a long way in tidying up its image, according to an informal poll of economists. "Bank Negara has become a much more responsible central bank than in
        Reuter  -  219 words
      • Article
        Pidemco Land taps local market for $100 m FRN loan
        128 19 [SINGAPORE] Pidemco Land yesterday tapped the local capital market for a $100 million loan, which will be used to refinance its existing borrowings and to meet future financing needs. DBS Bank, the manager and agent of Pidemco's floating rate notes
        128 words
      • Article
        20% stake for S'pore bank, govt body in IFC firm
        271 19 [SINGAPORE) A local bank and a government agency will take a combined 20 per cent stake in a bond insurance company being formed here by International Finance Corporation (IFC). The company, called Global Guarantee Association (GGA), will have capital of
        271 words
      • Article
        Lock icon IMF puts off decision on plan to seU gold to help poor nations
        450 20 Scheme nnlikely to go through given German opposition, French neutrality Bloomberg Business News AFP [WASHINGTON] The International Monetary Fund has put off a decision on a controversial proposal to sell a small amount of its gold until
        Bloomberg Business News; AFP  -  450 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Cotton industry faces new problems: Zhu
        168 20 Reuter [BEIJING] China's State Council has decided not to throw open the cotton market, raw material prices or administration over cotton growing this year, Vice-Premier Zhu Rongji said. New problems involving cotton output, circulation and consumer demand reflected longstanding problems in the textile industry
        Reuter  -  168 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Protest against price hikes
        51 20 [MANILA] Dozens ofFilipino activists picketing the offices of Energy Regulatory Board in Manila yesterday to denounce recent increases in domesticfuel price. The protesters stood behind cardboard replicas of petrol pumps symbolising foreign and local oil companies which they said were benefiting from the oil price hike.
        REUTER  -  51 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Eurodollars end firm
        218 20 SIMHX Report Reuter [SINGAPORE] Light followthrough buying after last week's US bond market rally boosted Simex Eurodollar futures in an otherwise featureless, holiday-thinned session, dealers said yesterday. US treasuries surged on Friday after the release of weaker-than expected US consumer inflation and retail sales data for August
        Reuter  -  218 words
      • Article
        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        157 20 AFP New Torts The US dollar fluctuated against other major currencies in calm early trading yesterday, as traders consolidated their positions after last week's gains. At 1435 GMT, the US dollar was trading at 1.5114 marks against 1.5145 on Friday and at 110.43 yen against 110.40 yen. London
        AFP  -  157 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Oil futures lower as Iraqi crisis eases
        290 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [NEW YORK] Oil futures were heading lower late Sunday after a weekend in which the Iraqi crisis showed signs of easing. Nymex October crude oil futures traded between U5524.20 and U5524.30 a barrel in the first hour of business on
        Reuter  -  290 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Untitled
        1323 20 DfTHRBAMK CROSS RATES A$ C3 EH ECU FTr HM IM 8» —p*m TW— MS M2$ ftfclh Pw SS t«H Sir ETS 86* Hmt Utt«j A«MU 10« 6478 0531 4071 164 4m ***** 6256 0574 4550 1974 1W2927? HUTU UM 3543 0.901 ***** 2C.0M 0.509 0.790 CwmU 0.924 6.078 0.583 1760
        1,323 words
    • Article
      COMMODITY PRICES
      1470 21 8IC0M FUTURES /g KS1 C0WT1ACT(J cwrtsA*) Clost VotwM Opm H»» low Sttt (tows) hrttmt Not 96 W4 00 K75 DM 96, W5 50 2100 Jan/tor 47 187 00 2850 ISJ JSJ? 191.50 7875 SSSw ***** 3750 JW5«p 97 192.00 »«3 eowmCT (USctxvm Votemt Opm —5H! WR* Uw Sttt
      1,470 words
    • Article
      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2102 21 tOHPQH mBmmmtm tow IniMihlrtt A. V Corp Adr S6I/4 T ABPwt* 297 unch Abbey National 609 *3 A*ed Lyons 473 *6 A"* >02 4 Ar<JV« 346 109 *1 ■AT Ind 437 .3 JJCC .321 -.400 BOC Group 852 *1 B« Petroleum »53 -2.400 273.400 -1.800 Bank of
      2,102 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1671 22 AFP Bloomberg Business News QHan|Seng jjggj SHARE prices closed 1.7 per cent higher yesterday with European investors bringing added support and liquidity to the market, brokers said. Prices are at seven-month highs in the busiest day in two weeks, amid optimism declining borrowing costs will boost corporate earnings. Interest
      AFP; Bloomberg Business News  -  1,671 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon CHINA
      596 22 AFP Reuter AFXAsia Ushanflhaiß Share lade* +0J25 SHARE prices on the Shanghai Stock Exchange fell 0.1 per cent yesterday amid poor sentiment despite gains by some blue-chip counters, analysts said. "Market sentiment was still weak, and institutional investors lacked the confidence to support the market in the current situation,"
      AFP; Reuter; AFX- Asia; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd  -  596 words
    • Article
      Lock icon TAIPEI
      379 22 AFP QWP Index +53J1 SHARE prices finished 0.8 per cent higher yesterday amid optimism over the domestic investment climate. "Recent signs of expanding domestic investments by big enterprises and the government's removal of restrictions on the use of industrial land have encouraged investors," said analyst Chiang Chenghsun of Full
      AFP  -  379 words
    • Article
      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      267 22 Bloomberg Business News Wellington +7,56 SHARES closed higher but failed to build on initial gains. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 7.56 points firmer at 2,221.45 on volume worth just NZ$33 million. Bloomberg Business News roooi AMZ Banking .7,85 0 OS ***** Advantages HMqt 1.40 unch 1000 Atr N»w Zttitna
      Bloomberg Business News  -  267 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon BANGKOK
      836 22 AFP H set lain *vm SHARE prices rose 1.8 per cent yesterday as positive US inflation news boosted the market amid speculation that a no-confidence motion this week could usher in a new government. "The good news from the US is that inflation is not going up so the
      AFP  -  836 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SEOUL
      400 22 AFP Index -MUS SHARE prices closed marginally firmer on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday after four straight days of losses, but underlying sentiment remained weak, brokers said. "Underlying sentiment is still weak, with continuing concerns about what upcoming share issues will do to the market," a local broker said.
      AFP  -  400 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SYDNEY
      615 22 AFP Primaries *15j5 STOCKS closed 0.7 per cent higher yesterday following a record-breaking run on Wall Street, brokers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's key indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, rose 15.5 points to finish at 2,267.8. The All Industrials Index rose 24.7 points to 3,488.3 while the All Resources
      AFP  -  615 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon JAKARTA
      741 22 AFP n Composite Index +£36 SHARE prices rose one per cent yesterday following Wall Street's gains on Friday. "Foreign funds came in but they were selective. It was not an easy sell at all.. there was still quite a bit of speculation by local investors who were very aggressive,"
      AFP  -  741 words
    • Article
      Lock icon MANILA
      299 22 AFP QlhniU +39.99 SHARE prices closed 1.3 per cent higher yesterday following a rally on Wall Street last week. Allan Araullo of Regina Capital Development Corp said: "Wall Street's rise on Friday fuelled the recovery" of the local market. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index rose 39.99 points to 3,233.67.
      AFP  -  299 words
    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Market surges, gaining 1.3%
        8124 23 AFP Reuter Fl Composite Index ♦14.00 MALAYSIA'S key stock index ended 1.3 per cent higher yesterday in tandem with better regional sentiment following a record-high weekend close on Wall Street. "The other reasons were the CPI (Consumer Price Index) figures, showing that inflation is well controlled,"
        AFP; Reuter  -  8,124 words
    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
      • Article
        Kim Hin Industries' 1998 warrants still too hot to handle
        3898 24  -  WARRANT WATCH -By\ R Sivanithy THE spurt experienced yesterday in Malaysian warrants will probably lead investors to trawl the market for opportunities. To be sure, there are many low-priced warrants which could provide exceptional gains; however, one which should be
        3,898 words
    • Article
      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2200 24 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Gf Gt 1998 Laat Vat Day Laat Quota D4« Otv VM Nat M Cap High La» Stow Company Ma COOOt Htgh Lao Buyar 5a6ar CV P/l $m8 625 360 miSOOO AI5B50C 422 *22 145 424 406 416 424 5.0 4.9 OJ 67.9 432.6 119 64 mi
      2,200 words
    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
      • Article
        Untitled
        1165 25 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) a— rtn win q— T»UI Industrial 2*477 17,169 41,64* 101,911 30.090 132.001 **05 >0,015 (6,720 62J77 22,60* 65.165 Hotrt 1,805 X212 5.017 7.455 6.556 14.013 7M2 41 ***** 4364 22,625 66J74 3.915 315 10,740 10,740 U^ST 9 4,676 4J76 ?i-* W77 10.953 19,330 7.9M 6,603 16.591
        1,165 words
      • Article, Illustration
        HOT STOCK
        66 26  -  -*r Paul Leo VENTURE MANUFACTURING yesterday surged to a high of $2.55 before collapsing to $2.33 a loss of 2 cents from the previous day's closing of $2.35. Volume was a heavy 797,000 shares with the bulk of it done at $2.35. With daily MA CD overstretched and
        66 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Reassuring Dow signals send STII past 2,150 level
        909 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Business done jumps to $335.32 m from Friday's $297.59 m; strength of rises leads observers to forecast continued firming today By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The local stock market kicked off the week in style yesterday, after reassuring signals sent
        909 words
      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
        • Article
          Thwarted by Tiger Cop final
          110 26 THAI Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa, who is fighting for his political career this week when he faces a censure motion from the Opposition, was all set to go on air to extol his 14-month old government's achievements when it was thwarted by—of all things a
          110 words
        • Article
          Doomsday view of Wall Street
          100 26 BRITISH investment guru Andrew Smithers thinks the US stock market is headed for a big plunge. He reckons that the US stock market is the most overvalued market this century. Only three times before has the US stock market reached such hyper-ventilated levels, and each
          100 words
        • Article
          Gotta be hip
          60 26 GUESTS to Dupont Lycra's dinner, held last night at the Raffles Hotel, who hadn't dressed hip and trendy must have risked being out of place. The invitation card to the event held in conjunction with Fashion Connections Singapore '96 specified clearly what the dress code for the
          60 words
        • Article
          Coming soon
          105 26 ATTENDING Onpa International's roadshow yesterday at the Westin Convention Centre here was like going to the cinema. Instead of kicking off with soft music like most corporate presentations do, the Thai company showed Thai and western movie trailers, such as Mortal Kombat and No Escape, as well as
          105 words
        • Article
          High end, low end
          117 26 EVER wondered how much margin is being earned on each cassette tape, compact disc and video compact disc? Onpa International director Paiboon Sereewiwattana gave an idea of the production cost yesterday. For audio cassette tapes, with music on it, the wholesale price is more than 10
          117 words
    • Article
      MAIN BOARD
      4389 25 6r Or m Wt U»t Vol Day Last Ouot« oiv Oiv VM Net Cap A»g _M6gh Low StNo Company SM OOO) High Lo» Btiyar Mir C'yr PAE Jmll Prtca mOUSTRIALS 5146 ASENTSlO 200 US- 214 165 1258 AcarSOc US178 -2 10 179 176 177 179 SON 7.5 1.0
      4,389 words
    • Article
      SESDAQ
      823 25 StNc 122 Jfi» .°*y L*t 0»»«t t£ Uv YM M« Cap A«| 5lH0 tomMny S*« (000) HifH Lm 8wy»r S<Mf Cvr P/f $m* Mn SCSOAQ 2 ss iss zvzt? v? r h ,7 s 10 j 234 2001 AsHmrtriiSOc 123 »3 13 125 123 123 124 »li .15 97
      823 words
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      150 15 jTTjmrmm 1 Sl|LvVliile Others Work Hard X To Communicate... Our Flexible Systems Make Communications Work For You. At Singapore Comm, our systems are flexible enough to flow with your company's scheme of things. They save time, money and effort in the long run. In fact, Nitsuko keyphone systems are designed
      150 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      180 16 MBMTMETimWrr^B l s I j p#ii r« r fl n ft mm &.r HhT jI Singapore's one and only duck restaurant at Hotel Negara An unforgettable dining experience of exciting duck dishes set against rustic beauty. W| P NEGARA Hotel Negara, 10 Claymore Road, Singapore *****0 Tel: 737 0811 (Hotel
      180 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 2
      292 16 We provide consultancy services on offshore structures, shelf companies and incorporations in ALL jurisdictions, including British Virgin Islands Mauritius Cayman Islands Hong Kong Bahamas Western Samoa Full nominee, management, corporate secretarial and professional administration services are available. We specialise in offshore trusts, offshore banks, and captive insurance companies for qualified
      292 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      55 17 Tung Centre 745 sf 3,160 sf Parkway Parade 925.36 sf/1,592.48 sf Parkway Parade 15,537.44 sf (enbloc) A-Z Building 1,991 sf to 13,982 sf 174 Paya Lobar Road Short term lease Built-up area: 14,477.58 sf First Capital Property Management Pte Ltd ssz (A member of First Capital Corporation Group) Tel: 437
      55 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 17 Advertisements Column 2
      273 17 I I I bu| inesl H 'Global Risk* from AXA Sime H insurance that goes where your business grows New dimensions in risk protection Ybu can rely on AXA Sime PPIP Ipv-; Having established our name among small and medium there for you. jpgelilcompanies for the wide range of business
      273 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      167 18 W..ORL D BUSINESS CLASS "From here toTokyotothe whole USA... without missing im a beat!" SSSSSSSSBB f relief Northwest 1m in business where Medical Instrument Co. Owner. Singapore. r is of the essence. So the global network of Northwest Airlines KLM is perfect for me. It means that pretty much wherever
      167 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 2
      55 18 Come Enjoy The Sobeit Coastal Cabernet .Sauvignon or {^hardonnay with Us at $55 per bottle Enjoy A Complimentary Dish of our House Smoked Chicken. A Little Touch of Napa Valley, enhances the Szechuan cuisine experience only at Chungking Chinese szechuan restaurant 200 Victoria Street (Right above Bugis MRT) #02-54 Parco
      55 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 19 Advertisements Column 1
      24 19 Get The Look Of Confidence And Control REDUCE THE LOOK OF M V RID OF EYE BAGS M ■fl® m ERADICATE OPEN PORES M
      24 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 19 Advertisements Column 2
      1004 19 BUSINESS Notice venture VENTURE MANUFACTURING (SINGAPORE) LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) HALF YEARLY REPORT ON CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE SIX (6) MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 1996. THESE FIGURES HAVE NOT BEEN AUDITED. The Directors of the Company are pleased to announce the unaudited results of the Group and
      1,004 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 19 Advertisements Column 3
      8 19 •TO \l>\ IKIISI 1011 -I RM IN4MI-741 INN.*
      8 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 20 Advertisements Column 1
      135 20 I t Make your next function Mr to worry about. B A NQUET-QRGA N 1 SING SERVICES HOTLINE 323 2292 Pillar-free ballroom caters multiple closed-circuit Close to Tanjong Pagar A 1 1 A A for up to 1,000 people television and three 29" MRT station Wide selection of Chinese, colour
      135 words
Page thumbnail Page 21
Page thumbnail Page 22
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 23 Advertisements Column 1
      190 23 i\l% Here's An Opportunity To Enhance Your Corporate Presence For enquire* or ad bookings, com.** I I I I To launch the Singapore Regional Index, a Special Feature will be published with The Straits William Tan 740 1628 II 111 Times, The Business Times and LianheZaobao on 16 October 1996.
      190 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 24 Advertisements Column 1
      41 24 \Mhen the Market qet» Going, .HeSawy gojWRFIN* Keep track of the latest Singapore and Kuala Lumpur stock prices on BT Stockwatch— http://www.asial.com.sg/btstocks on the Internet B ni g »isscpiniEi Y OU* ONE-STOP SITE FOR SINGAPORE AND ASIAN BUSINESS NEWS AND INFORMATION
      41 words
Page thumbnail Page 25
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 25 Advertisements Column 1
      24 25 ROY EASTERN WATCH, LUCKY PLAZA, #01 -7-4, #01 -86/87/88 ORCHARD ROAD TEL: 734 3139 DELUXE EASTERN WATCH, CENTREPOINT, #01-18/20 ORCHARD ROAD TEL 235 2536.
      24 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 25 Advertisements Column 2
      140 25 To SPH AudioTex Department Singapore Press Holdings Ltd 82, Genting Lane Singapore *****7 Tel: 740-1493 Fax 740-2216 I wish to subscribe to the Quick Stock s Portfolio Manager as follows (please tick the appropriate box; prices include GST). Subscription Period U U months (__J 6 months Q 3 months at
      140 words
Page thumbnail Page 26
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 1
      404 26 BUSINESS N()tiC€S TO \l)\ KRTISK CALL TOLL-FRKK 1800-741 1 SS3 I Tuesday, October Ist, 1 1:00 am Late Model Blown Film T-Shirt Bag Facility Plo No. 404, Jalan Perak, Pasir Gudang Industrial Estate, Johor Bahru, Malaysia (15) BLOWN FILM EXTRUSION MACHINES 1992 CMC High Speed Dual Head 1991 Cheer Young
      404 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 2
      107 26 f IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, (CHAPTER SO) AND IN THE MATTER OF LCNO SOON DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD At the Extraordinary General Meeting of LENQ SOON DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD duly convened and held at 2 MacTaggart Road (Level 3), Singapore *****8, on 11 September 1996, the Special Resolutions
      107 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 3
      315 26 la the Mailer of TV Compute! Act, Cap. 30 Aad la the Matter of SUN FLORA JEWELLERY PTE LTD (In Membtn' Voluntary L iqmUarton) Atanextraordiaary Oeaerai Meetiagof the member* of Saa Plots Jewellery Pis Ltd duly convened aad held at Blk 334, Krett Ayer Road #03-09, Singapore *****4 oa 13th
      315 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 4
      227 26 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT YOUR CAREER GUIDE Moo-737-ntt Get Your September 4 Entrepreneurs who made it big What price Amcol? Coping with a bear market Recession-proof rentals Used-cars bargains Investment spotlights: Konsortium Perkapalan, Datacraft Asia r W TH€ MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT. (CHAPTER SO) AND M THE MATTER
      227 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 5
      8 26 Home Decor For people who love their homes
      8 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 6
      353 26 THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 SECTION 290(2)(b) NOTIC* Of KtSOLUTtOW HORIZON MARITIME PTE LTD (IN MEMBERSVOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Horizon Maritime Pie Lid held at 10 Anton Road •14-19/20 International Plaza Singapore *****3 on the 11th day of September 1996, the following special resolutions were duty
      353 words
Page thumbnail Page 27
  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • Article
      Lock icon DAILY FREIGHT
      321 27 Knight-Ridder Reuter TRADING on the freight market ended last week as expected now on a Friday, with few reports of concluded business emerging and with what little there was continuing to be booked at grim levels. The Oct contract fell to 1,120/23, and Nov fell through the 1,200
      Knight-Ridder; Reuter  -  321 words
    • Article
      MARITIME STOCKS
      299 27 su -ooo M tW c*rr attribution 1.15 -am 394 Oman Hup HoMngs 0.99 -0.005 353 Case* Investment 1.30 *0.02 23 rUS 7.00 unclt 386 FrtMM links 0.70 -001 4 00 IteWnqs 0.97 *0.01 4 Hai Sun Hup too -0X11 596 HKacN Zomti 0.A4 uncft 44 IMCHpMnqt HK5.60 JayaHoMngs
      299 words
    • Article
      Ports urged to focus on infrastructure, efficiency
      433 27  -  ASIA PORTS TO CONFERENCE Ships exceeding 5,000 TEUs, competition facing S'pore and Hongkong among topics discussed From. David Taylor in Hongkong THE emergence of giant container ships exceeding 5,000 TEUs means ports need to quickly develop the infrastructure to efficiently move these massive
      433 words
    • Article
      SML buying 35% stake in 2 Philippine ferry firms
      294 27  -  USs&3m purchase signals entry into Philippine market By' Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Maritime Ltd (SML) is breaking into the Philippine ferry market with the purchase of a 35 per cent stake in a ferry owner and operator running inter-island transport
      294 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Grand Alliance, Global Alliance will collapse, analysts predict
      334 27 The Journal of Commerce [LONDON] Industry watchers say the Grand Alliance and the Global Alliance will collapse with the merger of P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines, although the two carriers insist they will honour their commitments to their consortia. "Both are dead,"
      The Journal of Commerce  -  334 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Lower marine insurance rates affecting all markets: ILU
      235 27 Reuter [LONDON] A surfeit of capacity is pulling marine insurance rates lower around the world and deepening the cyclical downturn in the market, a leading industry body said recently. "The soft market now apparent in most classes of marine insurance business is
      Reuter  -  235 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Taiwan and China in secret deal on shipping ties: report
      192 27 Knight-Ridder [TAIPEI] The heads of Taiwan and China's respective transportation ministries met secretly last year and reached an oral agreement resolving some of the legal technicalities blocking implementation of Taiwan's ofFshore shipping centre plan for direct TaiwanChina shipping links, yesterday's
      Knight-Ridder  -  192 words
    • Article
      Lock icon China project to expand river shipping
      116 27 Reuter [BEIJING] China has begun a 2.9 billion yuan (*****.2 million) project to expand river shipping in southern China. The project involves dredging a 273 km section of the Xijiang River between Nanning in southern Guangxi province and Guangzhou in southern Guangdong province, the
      Reuter  -  116 words
    • Article
      Seoul maps out long-term plan in bid to be world's top shipbuilder
      195 27 ISEOUL] Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry Energy has worked out a long-term shipbuilding development plan with the ultimate goal of becoming the world's top ranking shipbuilding country in the 21st century. Under the plan, the ratio of research
      195 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Tough times spur shake-out
      981 28 CONTAINER SHIPPING: INDUSTRY IN FLUX With the industry set to lose more than US$l billion in the next year by some estimates, it's a safe bet that consolidation in some form, such as the merger of P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines, will continue The Journal of
      The Journal of Commerce  -  981 words
    • Article
      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      309 28 PAGE It EES 13 ACL II Ethiopian 6 AdOCMfl 13 tOTh* 6 ANl 3 f »"gr(M 6 Able 13 Famous 7 It Accord 12 Feedertrans 7 Ahrenfciei 4 Fl-Bright Appenship 4 FoongSun 12 Astro 3 Frrtl K Austril 11 World Avant 6 c
      309 words
    • Article
      SHIPPING GUIDE
      16312 34 EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyaq* Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Nam* Nuwber Number ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number A To ADELAIDE (ADL) 2007 South Australia, Australia W/09 08/W ANL NOL CRYSTAL 40S 65-*****55 W/09 08/W Die* Lloyd NOL CRYSTAL V.40S 65-*****57
      16,312 words
    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • Article
        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        618 41 ¥,,st< VoyNo Berth Arrival Dtporturo u Nrt ZtmfZm. Z? M *>W 17 09/0400 j* *eni* *09/1900 rX JW «ll>ill 17 09/2300 KMMiJ SSL IMWMJO s rsri: jsj nowmo H MU 5S? M *09/MI5 1M* jot MmuM *09/1700 g rn iass •Ha 5 252 s f "TV~ J "»l»"
        618 words
      • Article
        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1547 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCI CARGO i Booking/Manet Rstts *T Wo ttb/Btr Porlod From To From 19/2000 a (WOO 17/0*99 irmo l U»TOO IT/1m I7A40C 4 17/UM I7/M99 17/1700 •to Mm M*7 19/NM 2* NA700 17/0*99 IT/0900 21 WITM 17/0*99 MM i mm urn -wc "/WOO
        1,547 words
      • Article
        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        227 41 SEPT 17 Mauritius: Ganesh Chaturthi. SEPT 18 Chile: Independence Day. SEPT IS Chile: Armed Forces Day. SEPT 21 Armenia: Independence Day. Bangladesh: Durga Puja (Hindu festival). Malta: Independence Day. SEPT 22 Israel: Yom Kippur Eve. SEPT 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Israel: Yom Kippur. SEPT 24 South Africa:
        227 words
      • Article
        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        902 41 THIS report, complied by Cockett Marine OU Lid. shows price ranges in US dollar* In stead of single price* for a more comprehen si ve description at the market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem Market movements are Indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index
        902 words
    • AIR & LAND TRANSPORT NEWS
      • Article
        BMW to establish joint venture in Thailand
        391 42  -  BMW Thailand a 51:49 venture with Thai partner holding majority stake By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] German automotive group BMW is forming a joint venture with its longtime Thai partner, the Yontrakit Group, to import BMW cars and motorcycles. Yontrakit will hold a 51
        391 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Samsung in talks to buy Fokker
        326 42 Bloomberg Business News [SEOUL] Samsung Aerospace Industries Co of South Korea said it is negotiating with Fokker NV to buy the bankrupt aircraft production arm of the Dutch company, but denied a news report that it has made a final decision to do so.
        Bloomberg Business News  -  326 words
      • Article
        Lock icon China to roll out new light helicopter next year
        182 42 Reuter [BEIJING] China will start production next year of a new light helicopter developed jointly with France and Singapore; and total demand could reach 1,600, the China Daily newspaper said yesterday. Output of the five-seat multipurpose ECI2O helicopter would reach 18
        Reuter  -  182 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Mercedes-Benz in US$ 95m China deal
        280 42 German firm in 50-50 ventnre to make coaches and chassis Reuter [BEIJING] The car making unit of Germany's DaimlerBenz AG and China's biggest motor coach maker agreed yesterday after three years of complicated negotiations to set up a U5595.5 million (*****.7 million) joint venture
        Reuter; REUTER  -  280 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Vietnam launches drive to improve railway safety
        223 42 Reuter [HANOI] More than one thousand police and local officials gathered in central Hanoi yesterday to mark the start of a drive to improve safety on the country's treacherous railroads. Police officers, many flying red flags from their jeeps and announcing the new
        Reuter  -  223 words
      • LOG Book
        • Article
          Lock icon Qantas holds Australian market lead
          81 42 Reuter (CANBERRA] Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd maintained its market lead in the country's domestic aviation market in the year to June 30,1996, official Department of Transport figures released yesterday show. Qantas holds 53 per cent of the market, measured by revenue passenger kilometres (RPK), compared
          Reuter  -  81 words
        • Article
          Lock icon China wont start family car before 2005
          95 42 Reuter [BEIJING] China was not expected to begin building its family car programme before the year 2005, Helmut Werner, chief executive officer of Daimler Benz AG's Mercedes-Benz AG, told a news conference yesterday. Several foreign car makers have submitted to the Chinese government
          Reuter  -  95 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Indian Airlines gets nod to hike fares
          81 42 Knight-Ridder (NEW DELHI] India's state-run domestic carrier, Indian Airlines has been given approval to raise fares for its flights by 16 per cent beginning next week, reports said yesterday. Officials said the state-owned airline will raise its prices to cover soaring operational costs,
          Knight-Ridder  -  81 words
      • Article
        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1443 42 an rUSHT HA fUCHT ETC LMT78 1605 0F5 2235 AtaDtMM GA974 2335 0F6 1845 S0326 2355 AMaMt S0230 1830 0f82 2055 ***** 2359 Of81 1930 2. 1 S0989 1700 S0990 0105 Amttrtai GA897 1045 GA892 0030 J_ SKM7 2320 K1837 1445 KL844 0040 toWfzhM HC C2354
        1,443 words
  • Page 27 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 28
  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 28 Advertisements Column 1
      72 28 NYK LINt 1993 (b) PTE LTD MALAYSIA INDONESIA NYK BHD jax mktgi ?9j;k»iops. kuaiaiumpuh o?m /vo/*Si/unis. jamhia <o;iH<w>vi7iiniiN(s A mWkLINE ?*****') 'DOCUr.nNIA!IONi POR! K! lANG 0? 03 36/*****61 IMfS SUHABAiA OJI, >Tfrf>6l ***** NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA CFS'KDI ?71/I?3ICH NO t(U i P| NANG b? 1)4 ,'636*88 IS I <Nt S<
      72 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 28 Advertisements Column 2
      207 28 4 repr®s«n«ec \ivy// Accredrted Shipping Agents. v<»'y Spore National Shipping Assoc Members of the Singapore Freight Forwarders Associate*! S ottT s ai%, 'o •«l i i r Just talk to US... Iris Lim 740-2044 Tan Lip Chuan 740-164&2T Jarrod Leong 740-2089 Philip Koh 740-238?^. el TSKLINE AGENCIES IS) PTE LTD
      207 words
Page thumbnail Page 29
  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 29 Advertisements Column 1
      1105 29 PMIfK SOUTH WKT EXPRESS (DIRECT) vgsa vot m jawra lawnp |u» m oo Ink ai Ihou nop su <W«NO 0121 14/00 10/00 10/00 04/10 00/10 tQ/B W/W 10/10 10/10 00/io o»/ii n/i> AUSMGOMg ook nfiT "E/5T IoTST" Ti7io~ n/io 10/io ~u7iT 17/10 ly7io~ 14/10 16/10 u/10 0101 oy/io w/10 10/10
      1,105 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 29 Advertisements Column 2
      1571 29 (g) HANJIN SHIPPING g USA \mmwnt |M» «.|sai»«|ii»|ior| «T at Imi m m mm m m oa |w TjrfwT")| nmwiin 11/*_ w/w I u/m n/14 h/m u/m u/m 'V m/m 14/14 is/14 u/m u/m u/m ln/jT" iy/n 17/14 u/14 u/w 11 _a/u_ »/u n/14 n/a n/n h/m a/H a/u a/n
      1,571 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 29 Advertisements Column 3
      85 29 (ABfl ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED SyggfJ, (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED} MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE yBSa VOT gIMWB tomu VBSa VOT KHMAY SHWOW NOWDKAP 400 18/09 25/09 ELIZA 301 16/09 23/09 I"?* 302 23/09 01/10 SINAR TOBA 200 26/09 04/10 SiNARTQ6A 201 04/10 11/10 NQRDKAP 400 02/10 09/10 NORDKAP 401
      85 words
Page thumbnail Page 30
  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 30 Advertisements Column 1
      1577 30 A W a HH|H V A 4 li^^HpKvvn'TTfTKvn^fVTFnßFFTfVTTfiivv^vnfvnvnßHi !*|^HKl2lkltillki3iSsl3iilti33iti!LiSlLtts!lkilikl3ki^^^l < i i I m *0t HAM rOMt AWT LHA STOH P KELANG SW HKG UO TTO SM UK Wfi mmoom otfD3s a/1 301 i 7/» Ti7T~~vn "ttwm 17K34 n/i ?y» ;i/i vj\ \w wi Pgaaamss 3otA3s m/i 3Q/» 3i/i gg
      1,577 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 30 Advertisements Column 2
      1207 30 I NORASIA I VESSEL VOY fSM ML OOA LAS BCL VAL ALQ ROT ANT FEL LHA ww i*w o*lo «ni o*l4 13/10 I*l6 10/14 tvw 11/10 I*lo WR*»*A 963 7 3 Ml 20*0 11/11 10/10 13/10 2*ll 71/1* 17/11 16/16 18/10 21/11 b*ta 963*3 02/10 nni 10/10 2*lo itni 27/11
      1,207 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 30 Advertisements Column 3
      411 30 Direct Container Service•cm to U* Him Fangcheng -V m Zhanjiang i POT? Fangcheng Zhanpifli^y uambao 04/ x) 09/10 n/io •H /V^/fTRANg: gi«jM32ty_ FAX: 6S-M4O9W 1 j Mriti-PvrpoM RO/L0 Carrier Acccpfeg: RO/RO, Ramp Capacity wpto 40 tms Haavy Lift apt§ 68.5 toas (M/MM/taivMMn Thai flog Statrs *+l*rna VJU ma 1»-t1/W 17-11/W
      411 words
Page thumbnail Page 31
  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 31 Advertisements Column 1
      1501 31 STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD m i 10 Hoo Chiang Road #11-01 Koppol Towers 2 |WLJW Singapore 0208 Toi: *****88 Fax: *****17 MU«H j MUMI (ONVINTIONAI. SIRVICI SARAWAK CONTAINER SI RVItl I |jg ssa I SIT" QUA KK lyissa VOT [iHttfMl I MKHWG fSTMirssra vwu I u/w 21/01 n/w caaaka m
      1,501 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 31 Advertisements Column 2
      1248 31 TO 1 MUMMIVN. SHEVA'/KAIACHI* > •VIA COLOMBO I**"** I'SWjBM.ACany OSMNTONWAY TH: 224 1400 FA* Ctiui -OUTWAMff/U *****02 JOHOCi OFFKI; COST At SNIFFING PTE LTD «17-oodosiloo saus/kcs *****41/43 ikwaod dctt (o/oi «Msns COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BND _cij>ohui7»wow town mo (omop cammowiu t/shtwt ntrr *****25 til 07-07-35 *****fai: 07-07-*****70 VKSft/VOYAM SOP
      1,248 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 31 Advertisements Column 3
      290 31 '/JLIPERKAPALANDAIZHUN "> If §y TONG JOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: ********** C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952 KKHIK+fASTiST TBAMSIT/ MBAMA-MHOBITY BiBTM f HO CHI MIMhPEBKATtB ~2 W 74 «To*6 MIS If/M GIHUAT AS3M 22/09 GKOO* MM M/W GIWII M 47 12/99 HIMSCUS Mil 24/01
      290 words
Page thumbnail Page 32
  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 32 Advertisements Column 1
      1417 32 EUROPE/UK/SCANDINAVIA/FINLAND/RUSSIA |SGP ROM ANW HBG THP ZEE LHV LHV THP ROM ANW HBG PHI SGP E REACH RW-010 21/0 11/10 15/10 12/11 1V1» 15/19 10/10 E GUARD RE-077 10/0 21/0 20/0 22/9 2* 11/1 17/* l-SKSfSKL 2M It/1 13/11 19/11 22/10 23/10 E GROUP RE-050 25/0 21/1 27/1 20/0 30/0
      1,417 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 32 Advertisements Column 2
      1117 32 A HB vusa VOTAGJ W W iN MH ItM IWI Ul VISSa VOTAGt OUI AMI DMN lAH MP UNCOHNI 04?1037* 11/W 25/01 30/W 01/10 OZ/10 30/01 30/W UNKIOW* *****341 M'M 01/01 It/Of UNOltfT 0477-03* HAH (MO 07/10 01/10 of/10 01/10 01/10 UM Co*£lT 0419 03K IS/01 14/01 17/W I I/Of
      1,117 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 32 Advertisements Column 3
      773 32 RICH HELD MARINE AQENCIES (S) PTE LTD n* TEL: *****33 (12 LINES) \SL FAX: *****15/*****03 i |m TELEX: RS ***** RISHIP (3 Lines) CR NO: **********0E I ETHIOPIAN SHIPPM LINES Y (National Lows of Ethiopia) J """ACCEPTING FCI AND CONVENTIONAL Vaaaal Voy ETA I Loading for Abyot 45W8 21/08 Netsanet
      773 words
Page thumbnail Page 33
  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 1
      738 33 BBA a M MYANMA JpHHk FIVE STAR UNE (Myanmor National Um) Loadmg for Yang on (Rangoon) VOT SM PIG PIN PGU »A-A* iiPM SU> PAGAN JJSW SU> MALAYSIA AGENTS: KX/STIAD SMPfWG AGCNCKS Ok HI 07-03-*****00 PEL: TIL 02-03-*****01 POt TR 07-04-*****07 PGO: TIL 02-07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A BQfvko of Androw
      738 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 2
      1121 33 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. LTD. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****32 w w w vnsu/voT ypY sw mr mi ham mi hi 11/00 IJ/00 14/00 HY. KAtOM 30JW 14/ M 04/10 04/10 01/10 04/10 04/10 00/10 11/ M 10/00 11/00 MTfMrtttt Jol# 13/00 11/10 13/10 11/11 11/10 13/10 IS/10 IS/00 17/00
      1,121 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 3
      444 33 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES JipSm 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT LINE: *****33 (30 LINES) WE PROVIDE Weekly LCL Consol l 'v. ;SOUT|HiEIIE€|t. l 5i v CalTft for details *****33 Alvin/May/Caine P. KLANG PH: 0203/*****02 (10 LINES) PENANG PH: 0204/*****7 (10 UNES) J. BAHRU PH: 0207-*****22 Jfifik GLOBEUNK FORWARDERS PTE
      444 words
Page thumbnail Page 34
Page thumbnail Page 35
  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 35 Advertisements Column 1
      45 35 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... Step ißF he document 740-6000^^§^^^l tep be faxed J the port Venter your Step key in the four number digit code Key in your Example: fax number To HAMBURG (HAM) 2150 for calls within Singapore GSWIHIIJP*
      45 words
Page thumbnail Page 36
Page thumbnail Page 37
  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 37 Advertisements Column 1
      533 37 ?VAKIA«ftI We«kly LCL FCL 1 rODIC3I Coribbeo himinq A Central Mmrica SINTIAJTVE DAGMAA n 627E MAERSK96OS Po<l Country 17/09 24/09 Belize City Belize 21/10 28/10 Bridgetown Borbadoj 24/10 31/10 Cartagena Colombia 23/10 30/10 Caiiries St. Lucia 23/10 30/10 Fort de France Martinique 24/10 31/10 Fr ~P° rt Bahamas 19/10 26/10
      533 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 37 Advertisements Column 2
      1185 37 11 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD *1 API 140 C«dl Street, #12-00, PIL Building, Singapore *****0 I nV l—Z TEL: *****21, FAX: *****19. TELEX. RS ***** ACLPL CR NO. 1&S*****000E BANGKOK JAKARTA I "I VKM VOT «H «ICK sii VtSSK VOT SM *f SM saSA UT SRS23S 18/09 Wed 21/09
      1,185 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 37 Advertisements Column 3
      710 37 3.'*****01 vessels I'VOY~ sn daawetta lehavre Hamburg thamesport rotteroam Antwerp VTLLE 0€ GEMINA HI6W 18A» 2&QB 06/10 08/10 11/10 12/10 WlO VM-LE DC LYRA YIBW 24/08 pyiQ WO 20/10 VM£D6VELA VICW 01/10 12rt0 21/10 22T10 24/10 25/10 27/10 ville de capella TI7W pa/10 lano aa/10 g 31/10 oi/ii «/ii ALSO
      710 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 37 Advertisements Column 4
      60 37 <!E> PRO LINE UMfTEO CO., 6MMI. HAMBURG CONTAINER/BREAKBULK SERVICE LOADING FOR SOUTH AMERICA 2J.WK. AUr K KR? «SR» SSS 135 as £8 SS S3! AIjOAIUfI—CAMBO ID MONTBmOMWmUANOQMNOIAMNaON VW MEMOS MCI WO JOMNKMUM VIA DUMAN FROM SOUTH AMERICA MAniumr. XIL ISS? "mOW MO ITS DUfl WORE MEL—■■ ~§fliV TO HONGKONG/TAIWAN/KOREA /JAPAN
      60 words
Page thumbnail Page 38
  • Page 38 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 38 Advertisements Column 1
      1165 38 [R€t> Regional Container Lines t flT' iWO ,W- y mi 3 As from 20 September 1996, H we will be located at 11 Keppel Road Bth Floor, RCL Centre, S (*****7) r" (All Departmental Direct Lines Fax remain unchanged) *.a 4 Ml MM H 1111 IWil HT|] 111 |VjIII [Utfft
      1,165 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 38 Advertisements Column 2
      645 38 MNSSoM/otfroSoMa iwvicfTiiwaAPOii/ auSmSwci VISiIL VOY SIN CTO IviSSfL VOY SIW CCD MEOHNA >12 SAT [21/09 WED 25/09 IxOUK SINGAPORE 226 THU I 19/09 WED 124/6? PADMA 824 MOW 13/09 Ft! 27/09 BaNDOOMIPA STAR J 172 MOW 23/09 VAT 2»/09 SHENTON 42$ 1 FRI 26/09 |MON 30/09 gTIOSR RIVER I 2S6CNB|SUN
      645 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 38 Advertisements Column 3
      293 38 #09-00 NEHSONS BUILDING 24 PECK SEAH STREETS SINGAPORE *****4 TIL: 323 1133 C* NO. IUMOIJUUUWP FAX: 221 4053/56/S8 VESSEL VOY SMETA SMETD DESIMXnON mm mum 10/ M 20/w n/o» njuu/mibumk SUM ROW IHi If/Of 21/09 fONTUMK/Sarmi AGa IS/H 23/09 25/09 (OGKULU/PAOMG MAJK2 12/ M 11/09 20/09 JAUM/PAAANG mm GULP SUIIA*
      293 words
Page thumbnail Page 39
  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 39 Advertisements Column 1
      690 39 I SINO IXPRESS SHIPPING (PTI) LTD. A M M I 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE SINGAPORE *****7. J r TEL: *****90 (4 LINES) FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX I W SINOTiANS SNANCHAI (CONTAINEB SERVICE) Also accepting container cargo to: ttSSa/VOY ETASIN ETAHKG ETA SHA W/T HKG: Beiiioo. Chiwon. JINFU
      690 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 39 Advertisements Column 2
      512 39 MM COjITAINEn LINES, INC U kwA<s j Agents: MAC-NELS SPORE: *****22 (24 UNU) kuchwg:(oB2)4M4ss IHV/ VvJ OMWtt IMIRJMUUUH BBUt(QM)Sin7* T MAMLfc (632) Rl2t«tl PtHAMCfcWOMMG BAMOKOK: (G62) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 EKRAHO: (03) *****77 JICT (21)*****67 MOW: (61) 6446t3 BANPUHQ: (22) *****86 HKG ETA SURABAYA ETA "N.KIEL* V.9634-1 20-9 'E. PRIDE"
      512 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 39 Advertisements Column 3
      363 39 IS'pore PKetang Lowing For AGIASOFIA 1&W 22/06 RctrrVAtwAJK/Nari SEAGULL FORTUNE 2V09 OMO RdrrVAtw/UK/Nan AMANPULO 15/10 22/10 RdrrVAtw/UK/Nan Loads E7W. Malaysia. Indonesw Loading for HERMELIN Dubai/Doha/BahrairvOamman/Kuwait LEOPARD 1 Dubai/A. DhaiVDoha/DammarvXuwat BUFFALO Dubai/A Dhabt/Doha/Bahratn/DarnmarVKuwait PAN CRYSTAL Dutoai/Bahrain/DanrnaiVKuwwt MAKAR Hodaidah/Jaddah/Aqaba/ PL S4d •Loads Singapore, EVW Malaysia. Indonesia Loading for OCEAN ISLAND Loa Angslssflls
      363 words
Page thumbnail Page 40
  • Page 40 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 40 Advertisements Column 1
      405 40 Shipping Times -busenessCentre Your 24-hour instant info access centre to shipping services and products. Around-the-clock. Seven days a week. To receive information from advertiser of your choice listed on this page, simply follow the 4 easy steps below. JL v Call 740-6000 Press" 1' key in Document Code Key in
      405 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 40 Advertisements Column 2
      279 40 BWBijpsaM so 161 I Products/Services Turnkey Factory Automation System Automated Storoge and Retrieval System ',j Automated Guided Vehicle System (AGV) PffrnP ffjfl l||f Racking Shelving System Consultancy and j rC llAtl ncinuiin 1 MB BE A PRIVILEGED Mr I MEMBER K M As a SFFA member, you'll project total professionalism
      279 words
Page thumbnail Page 41
  • Page 41 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 41 Advertisements Column 1
      40 41 S.Y. SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD SINGAPORE Colombo, Bombay, Karachi Maldives MV BADINH/early October JAPAN/KOREA South-east Asian Ports MV PHUYEN/early October Othervessels available for Time/Voyage Charter PLEASE Orreß: S. Y. SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD TEL: *****03,*****87 FAX: *****91 TELEX: RS *****
      40 words
  • Page 41 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 41 Miscellaneous Column 1
      127 41 LEGEND--2 Thundemorm Ttmperoture o Q i V Shower Weather W»*j direction with speed In knots R«*n \_J J Cloudy Sky w °»e height SniUct Wmd> ore mdkated by orrows wfccfc Hy with the wind W One fu. circle represent, c<*m or kgh, and vonob* One ho* tWcbe represents 5 knots
      127 words
Page thumbnail Page 42
  • Page 42 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 42 Advertisements Column 1
      138 42 |F International Trade Fair for Ptease complete *>e coupon and leu lo |65l 43 1 2268 F Material Handling Equipment. TO fcmMi n Exhibiting c* Wheels Logistics Asia '97. 0 Incorporating "Change Opportunity: PWneres ve I Transportation A Logistics in Asia", 4 loghiia a»'*7. jPf a conference for professionals in
      138 words