The Business Times, 25 December 1996

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  • 778 1  -  Move is part of the media group's efforts to rationalise its existing portfolio By\ Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE] Media group Singapore Press Holdings said yesterday it may sell part of its multi-billion dollar property portfolio and reap extraordinary gains of $457.6 million at
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  • 328 1  -  Umno Y-P said to have failed to declare Asl.26m in luggage From I Surinder Singh in Sydney SELANGOR Chief Minister Muhammad bin Muhammad Taib has been charged in a Brisbane Federal Court after he allegedly failed to declare A|1.26 million (511.38 million) in Singapore,
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  • 598 1  -  Like it or not, Singaporeans have to weigh the deal before they vote, says Patrick BuM Patrick Daniel WHETHER or not the PAPS return to power on Nomination Day was by Opposition design or due to disarray in their rank*, thfai will
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    • 48 1 r K' After a bout of costcutting, the company is getting into shape and inventing again, Pv 7 k Stt"The Singapore tycoon is Doosting nis hotel exposure in Hongkong, 9gl rl uomtiimts SINGAPORE NEWS 2 REGION S WORLD 4 TV 6 COMPANIES 7 FINANCE 8 STOCKS 10-14 lIU
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • 487 2  -  1997 GENERAL ELECTION He defends PAP stand on HDB upgrading, says Chee Soon Juan will diminish status of Parliament By< Chuang Peck Ming PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong sees two main issues surfacing in this general election the upgrading of older HDB
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    • 433 2  -  By] Lu Ning IN a move that could save small overseas investors millions of dollars, China is to extend the grace period for dutyfree import of capital goods and equipment by such investors by six months. For foreign-funded ventures that signed their contracts
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    • 461 2  -  Usual baying surge in mid to late Nov only happened in first two weeks this month By, Jenny Lam SINGAPOREANS are starting their Christmas shopping later even though more malls are decking out earlier in festive finery. Several retailers told BT that the usual Christmas
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    • NEWS Roundup
      • 67 2 PRICES of supermarket goods are slightly lower than they were in June 1996, according to a recent Consumers Association of Singapore survey. Hie December 1906 Case supermarket basket is, on average 2 pa* cent cheaper, Case said yesterday. The survey was conducted on Dec 19 and the
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      • 79 2 SINGAPORE and South Africa on Monday signed an agreement for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore said it was the 37th comprehensive tax treaty which Singapore has
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    • 1018 2 BOUSTEADCO SINGAPORE LIMITED (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) HALF YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the half-year financial statement on consolidated results for the six months ended 30 September 1996. These figures have not been audited. Latest half year to 30/09/96 Previous corresponding
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  • REGION
    • 444 3  -  TOKYO Index drops 2.7% in thin trade; minister expects economic recovery to gain pace in latter half of' 97 By, Anthony Rowley AS TOKYO stock prices plunged to a new one-year low yesterday, Japanese Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka predicted that Japan's economic
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    • 300 3 HONGKONG AFP CHINA'S paramount leader Deng Xiaoping is unlikely to fulfil his wish of visiting Hongkong after the handover of the British colony next year, a report said here yesterday. Although Mr Deng, 92, was said to be in good health,
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    • 313 3 BEIJING AFP CHINA yesterday attacked the US media for sabotaging improving relations with Washington with biased and arrogant news reports. An editorial that ran in the English-language China Daily, the People's Daily and the Xinhua News Agency slammed "some members of the
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    • 52 3 [SEOUL] South Korean lawmakers of the opposition party United Liberal Democrats (ULD) holding a banner which reads "Topple the Kim Young Sam government" in front of the National Assembly yesterday. The ULD were protesting against the defection of two of its lawmakers to the ruling New Korea
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    • 370 3 NEW DELHI Fundamentals still very strong, says finance minister AFX-Asia INDIA will not back down on the economic reforms launched five years ago, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram reiterated, adding that there will not be an economic slowdown in the year to March 1997. Mr Chidambaram,
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    • 125 3 MANILA AFP PHILIPPINE President Fidel Ramos was up and about and giving orders a day after undergoing an operation for a blocked carotid artery, his chief aide said yesterday. Mr Ramos appeared briefly for photographers at the Makati Medical Center, a scar on his
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    • 217 3 JAKARTA BernamaXinhua INDONESIA'S central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), has set liquidation as the last option if certain steps fail to save a bank facing financial trouble. Hendrobudyanto, director for banks' development, said yesterday that the government had decided on a legal basis to
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    • 350 3 WASHINGTON Talks on new textile accord making fresh progress, says Barshefsky AFP A US-CHINA accord on trade in textiles and apparel has been extended one month to Jan 31 in light of fresh progress towards a new agreement, the United States said on Monday.
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    • 940 3 'Csp'" HO WAH GENTING INTERNATIONAL LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 10.30 a.m. on 15 January 1997 at 182 Qui Circle Jurong Singapore *****0 for the purpose of
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  • THE WORLD
    • 346 4 LONDON Reuter BRITAIN'S Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke will have pressure heaped on him to raise interest rates in the months ahead if the minutes from his Oct 30 meeting with Bank of England Governor Eddie George are anything to go by.
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    • 72 4 [VANCOUVER, British Columbia] A passerby walking past a homeless man and his dog as he begs for money underneath a Roots store advertisement featuring ***** television series'star Jason Priestly and his dog, on a snow-covered street in the city on Monday. Excessive snow and below-normal temperatures
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    • 443 4 WASHINGTON Economy is well balanced and healthy, says Laurence Meyer NYT THE US economy should slow to a 2-2.25 per cent growth rate next year with tame inflation, permitting the central bank to keep interest rates steady for many months to
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    • 251 4 LONDON London reacts warily, wants more details of criticism FT THE City of London on Monday reacted warily to suggestions by a German official that the UK's tax system gave it an unfair advantage, saying it was waiting for more
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    • 266 4 SAN FRANCISCO Reuter A FEDERAL judge on Monday granted a preliminary injunction blocking Proposition 209, a voter-approved initiative that would roll back affirmative action programmes in California. The injunction, handed down by US District Judge Thelton Henderson of San Francisco, bars Governor Pete Wilson
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    • 432 4 LIMA No breakthrough in siege; guerillas warn of more attacks Reuter, AFP REBELS holding 140 hostages at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima will never surrender in their standoff with the Peruvian government, a man claiming to be their international spokesman said on
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    • 263 4 SAN FRANCISCO Reuter A COMPUTER security expert, citing his just-completed study, says up to two-thirds of certain Web sites, including reputable institutions like banks and the media, are vulnerable to hacker attacks. Released last week, Dan Farmer's survey of over 2,200 Web
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    • WORLD Watch
      • 61 4 AFP [WASHINGTON] More people are letting their fingers do the walking In cyberspace, making phone directories one of the hottest items on the Internet and a multlmlllion dollar source of revenues. In the last year, dozens of firms have launched white pages or yellow
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      • 95 4 FT [ROME] An Italian government hotline set up to encourage people to Inform on tax and social security fraudsters has provoked a public outcry and a fierce attack from the Catholic church. Tax evasion and 9oclal security fraud are a national sport In
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      • 63 4 Bernama-Xinhua [BANGKOK] Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien,, is expected to lead a 500-strong delegation to Thailand next month to promote bilateral ties and seek closer bilateral economic cooperation. The Canadian delegation, which is expected to include premiers of all Canadian provinces and some 250
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      • 58 4 Bloomberg Business News [BONN] Germany's 1996 federal deficit will be "around 73 billion Deutschemarks" (5165.7 billion), a Finance Ministry official said. Finance Minister Theo Waigel said in November that the deficit would be above 70 billion marks, which would bring the total deficit to
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    • 234 4 ZAGREB AFP THE CROATIAN authorities have begun legal proceedings against the Soros Foundation, a humanitarian organisation created by Hungarian-bom US financier George Soros, accusing it of financial irregularities and tax evasion, Hina news agency said on Monday. Quoting a statement from the interior ministry,
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 818 6 TVA: RADIO Premiere 12 Our Choice). 5.30 Bombay Varavugal. L I»\ ii; f wTm7»7a^ 6-30 The Pyramid Game. 6.00 Good Shot. 9.00 AM X mas Special: Pinoc- 7.00 News sat Seven. 6.30 December Pookal. chio's Christmas (Car- 730 Mr Bean. 7.30 Tamil Seithi. Mb t°o n 8.00 Christmas in Song.
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • 411 7  -  Hotel to be completed in '98, management contract may go to Sino Hotels Fron Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong NG Teng Fong's Sino Land Group has bought a hotel development in Hongkong for HK$l.O7 billion (*****.6 million), boosting the Singapore tycoon's hotel
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    • 161 7 [SINGAPORE] Indonesia's largest conglomerate, the Salim group, has increased its stake in Jurong Cement to 19.14 per cent. Yesterday, Jurong Cement told the Stock Exchange of Singapore that Anthony Salim through Kindo Pte Ltd bought 286,000 Jurong Cement shares at $6.11 each on Friday.
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    • 301 7 AFX-Asia [BANGKOK] The government should not intervene in the stock market to support share prices, Stock Exchange of Thailand president Singh Tangtutswas has said. Mr Singh said the current downturn is caused by concerns over the economy and a lack of confidence in the government,
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    • 150 7 Reuter [MANILA] Malaysia's Malayan Banking Bhd emerged as the only bidder for Philippine National Bank's 60 per cent stake in PNB-Republic Bank, PNB senior executive vicepresident Valentin Araneta said yesterday. Prequalified bidders were given until Monday to submit their offers for the stake. Besides
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    • 679 7  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Louis Beckerling INVESTORS will ring in the changes next week with their hopes for a prosperous New Year riding on the Hongkong stock market. But wait. Surely that should read a "preposterous" New Year? It is, after all, just
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    • 527 7  -  After a series of cost-cutting moves, disposals, it is ready to start in vesting again By( Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Having come through a year of intensive soul-searching and sell-offs, a trimmer, more focused Inchcape pic is ready to start investing again, said chairman Colin
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    • 261 7 Reuter {LONDON] The £782 million ($l.B billion) hostile bid by CalEnergy of the US for UK's Northern Electric took a turn on Monday when Prudential Corporation, UK's biggest investor, attempted to defeat the bid by offering cash to investors who had already
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    • 392 7  -  From. Al Labita in Manila THE controversy-wracked Manila bay land deal may have shocked the Guoco Group, but it has not stymied it from pursuing its expansion binge in the Philippines. Any time this month, the group will take over listed Atlas Fertiliser Corp
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    • 188 7 [SINGAPORE! ST Electronic Engineering Limited (ST E&E) has secured a $9.5 million contract to design, supply and install the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (Emas) for the Central Expressway (CTE). Expected to be commissioned by December 1997, Emas will cover the whole stretch
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    • 101 7 Bloomberg Business News [TOKYO) Nikko Securities Co will pay 147.5 billion yen (Sll.B billion) to aid three affiliated non-banks write off bad loans, the Japanese brokerage said yesterday. As a result, Nikko will post a net loss of 95 billion yen for the year
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
      • 519 8 Group may pay USs24om to Serfin which has been eyeing a cash-rich foreign partner FT [MEXICO CITY] Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the international financial services group, is close to finalising an agreement to acquire a 20 per cent stake in
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      • 128 8 Reuter [NEW YORK] Chase Manhattan Bank and First Data Corp, said on Monday they will form a merchant processing business with an initial portfolio of nearly US$9O billion (Ssl26 billion) in annual credit, debit and card sales. Chase Merchant Services wiU offer
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      • 226 8 Bloomberg Business News [ST LOUIS] Mercantile Bancorp Inc agreed to acquire Roosevelt Financial Group Inc for US$l.O7 billion (551.48 billion), as Missouri's secondlargest bank prepares to compete with growing regional rivals, such as Boatmen's Bancshares Inc. After the merger, Mercantile will have US$3O billion of
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      • 278 8 They include Islamic index contract and stock index options Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] The Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (Kloffe) said yesterday it would launch new products in 1997, including stock index options, individual stock options and an Islamic index futures contract.
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      • 53 8 [HONGKONG] Traders on the Hongkong Futures Exchange (HKFE) started Monday's trading wearing Christmas hats for charity. The HKFE will support Operation Santa Claus by selling Christmas hats from HKSSO (Ss9) upwards and the proceeds will go to the burns unit at Hongkong's Prince of Wales
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      • 366 8 Bank says it has long history of battling racism AFP [SAN FRANCISCO] Japaneseowned Sumitomo Bank, accused of discrimination in lending and hiring practices, has issued a vigorous denial of the charges, saying it has a long history of battling racism. In a statement on
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      • 229 8 FT [LONDON] Moody's Investors Service, the credit rating agency, on Monday downgraded Deutsche Bank's long-term credit rating from its highest triple-A rating to Aal. The move deals a blow to Germany's largest bank, which was one of a diminishing band of banks to enjoy
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      • 181 8 CTEnnr Report Reuter [SINGAPORE! Simex Japanese Government Bond (JGBs) futures came into focus yesterday in otherwise subdued pre-Christmas trade, dealers said. Sentiment weakened early after the Bank of Japan cut the amount of its outright bond purchases, and prices eased further as the Nikkei 225
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      • 142 8 Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] The Interna tional Finance Corp has approved an investment of US$lO million (Ssl4 million) in a new emerging markets local currency debt fund. The IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank, said the estimated US$5O million Lazard
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      • 308 8 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] Oil prices were weaker on Monday as weather forecasters predicted warmer temperatures in the United States than had earlier been expected, traders at London's International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) said. IPE February futures for benchmark North Sea Brent crude
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    • 1637 9 AFP Nikkei 225 -528.75 SHARE prices slumped 2.7 per cent to their lowest close in a year yesterday as foreign and retail investors sold stock amid concerns about the economy, brokers said. "Unless the government launches effective land policies and bad debts solutions, investors will continue to sell bank,
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    • 2275 9 PARIS 23 Fr AXA 331.9 3.9 AK*t*t Alsthom 418.0 1.3 BNP 198.3 -U CIE 0* Sum 214.7 *1.7 Elf Aquitain* 477.0 3.0 Eurotunnel SA ESA 6.8 -0.1 Lafarq* 315.0 4.0 Mtcfwltn 275.0 1.9 P«rtb*J 342.9 *0.4 R*nau« SA 111.0 6.9 Rhon*-Pol*nc-A 181.9 4.4 Sanofl SA 510.0 -1S.0
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    • Article, Illustration
      1611 10 AFP, AFX-Asia M Hang Sen* *10.13 SHARE prices closed 0.1 per cent higher yesterday after a quiet half day's trade ahead of Christmas holidays, dealers said. There was little activity in major blue-chip stocks in lacklustre pre-holiday trade, said a dealer with Sassoon Securities. The market is closed today
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    • Article, Illustration
      568 10 Reuter. AFXAsia n Shenzhen B Index -186 SHENZHEN'S B Share Index closed lower yesterday as investors trimmed their positions and moved to the sidelines ahead of the Christmas holiday, brokers said. The B Share Index fell 3.86 points or 2.90 per cent to 129.38 on volume of 44.90 million
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    • 356 10 AFP H VP Index *172 SHARE prices finished 0.1 per cent higher yesterday as most investors stayed on the sidelines. "Investors declined to buy at highs or sell at lows (due to) the lack of fresh leads, leaving prices of most shares unchanged," said Lei Pei-yu of Pacific Securities
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    • 235 10 AFP QWaOingten +QM WITH just a half day's trading yesterday,* stocks closed a whisker up on light turnover of NZ$37.l million. The NZSE--40 Capital Index closing was 0.89 of a point higher at £344.70.— AFP r«M) ANZBwMn* ».»7 unch MM ,_2« uncA ***** AJrNMZ*M«M(A) 2.74 unci) MM Air M(
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      817 10 Bloomberg Business News, AFP, Reuter P SET Index *«S3 SHARE prices closed up 0.8 per cent in thin trading yesterday with banking and financial stocks leading the market higher, analysts said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index rose 6.93 points to 826.72 points, while the SET-50 Index of
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    • 398 10 AFP POwnpo«itilaig -7M SHARE prices closed one per cent lower yesterday amid a lack of buying support, dealers said. "The market sentiment turned soured as an expected inflow of pension funds into the market turned out to be almost nothing," said a Daewoo Securities dealer. The Composite Index slid
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    • 587 10 AFP Flifl OrikariM +QJ SHARE prices closed barely firmer yesterday In quiet preChristmas trading. "It's not been a bad result considering it's the last day before Christmas," said Clinton Smith, a Peake Lands Kirwan dealer. The Australian Stock Exchange's main indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, closed 0.9 point higher
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      754 10 AFP, Reuter D Composite Index -&33 THE Jakarta Stock Exchange closed 0.1 per cent lower yesterday as investors locked away profits on selected shares on Christmas eve, dealers said. The Jakarta Composite Index eased 0.33 point to 632.74. Gainers led losers by 65 to 41, with 57 counters unchanged.
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    • 320 10 AFP n Manila ♦12.61 SHARE prices rose 0.4 per cent yesterday following news that President Fidel Ramos had recovered after undergoing heart surgery. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 12.61 points to close at 3,152.53. Turnover fell to 2.94 billion shares worth 1.717 billion pesos from 5.6 billion
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
      • 7500 11 Reuter, AFX-Asia Q Composite Index +1L54 LATE buying of heavyweights Tenaga Nasional and Telekom Malaysia pushed the key Kuala Lumpur Composite Index higher at the close, but trading volume was pathetic ahead of the Christmas holiday, dealers said. "There was a last-minute buying in Tenaga and
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
      • 3617 12  -  WARRAMT WATCH -By 1 R Sivanithy The stock of shipping firm Jaya Holding has had a bit of a hard time over the course of the year, falling from a high of $1.70 to a low of 99 cents. The price is now just off
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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        62 14  -  bfl Shiv Taneja COURTS Singapore, which closed yesterday one icent lower at $1.75 on a volume qf 2.4 million shares, is trading at near its two-year low and presents a good buying opportunity for longterm investors. Daily RSI and Stochastics are oversold, and the directional indicators are calling
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      • 875 14  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Weakness in regional markets only a correction rather than the beginning of a bear market, says Deutsche Morgan Grenfell By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] There was no Christmas cheer for the few players in yesterday's trading session, as prices drifted lower
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
        • 71 14 AFTER nominations for the General Election closed at the Ngee Ann Secondary School centre on Monday, there was a flurry of activity at the stair case outside the nomination hall with policemen rushing to the scene. A scuffle? Protests? No, an officer from the Ministry
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        • 48 14 THE 5-strong PAP team contesting Hong Kah GRC has three members sharing the same surname: John Chen, Kenneth Chen and Peter Chen. They are not related to each other. But Kenneth's brother Bernard is also on the PAP slate, standing in West Coast GRC.
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        • 102 14 HOFFMAN Investigation, a leading European private investigator, told this tak to a Malaysian magazine. A branch office has been missing valuable paper—gift coupons, pre-paid tickets and telephone cards. In addition, large sums of money regularly disappeared from the till. Following investigations, one employee emerged as a suspect.
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        • 132 14 MICROSOFT co-founder Bill Gates' media handlers laid these ground rules for an Associated Press reporter interviewing him: One hour, no more. No questions like what's it like to be rich this question is bound to make Mr Gates leave the interview. Also, make the story a cultural
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 287 15 Reuter ridge News ATLANTIC Panamax rates remained firm with some charterers still paying very high levels for prompt tonnage and no signs of easing in the New Year, brokers said. However, the outlook was less impressive in the east where levels have eased in the past week or
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    • 247 15 ■■hmmbhmm e*n n w CWT DMrfeubw U» uncft 44 CIW«IHM» a»3 -0.003 24 Co*ca InvMtmwt _15J *0.04 41 rCLS *99 «0lS 47 FraMNUMn 045 *0009 I 044 well 7 Hat Sun Hup aw 002 29 Mmwzim 0 755 -0025 371 IMC M*l|l HK9.60 L02 Jurw* SMtyir# 409 uncfi
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    • 443 15  -  Some Melbourne stevedores resisting new agreement; in Sydney, support from business sector urged From, Jerzy Farynski in Sydney THE Australian waterfront reform has taken on different complexions in Melbourne and Sydney, with a threat of dismissal in one city and a call for
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    • 239 15 Reuter [WASHINGTON] Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has been indicted by a US federal grand jury on charges that it conspired to dump waste oil in US waters and made false statements to the Coast Guard. The 10-count indictment from a grand jury in
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    • 273 15 Bernama [KANGAR] Construction of the MJ7SO million (*****.7 million) Kuala Perlis international port at Kuala Sungai Baru, Kuala Perlis, near here will commence soon, following Monday's signing of an implementation contract agreement. The contract agreement and memorandum of understanding involved
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    • 760 15  -  STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer WELL, that's another year over. And, as traditional at this time of the year, Seafarer gazes at the wake of 1996. It would be difficult to describe 1996 as a good year for shipping but
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    • 274 15 IMO won't extend July 1998 deadline; Lloyd's Register [HONGKONG] Ship operators have received another reminder and warning on compliance with the International Safety Management (ISM) code, which comes into effect on July 1,1998. Lloyd's Register ISM code assessor Captain Andy Morris said
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    • 76 15 [SINGAPORE] Local shipmanager and agent Thome Ship Management recently received the International Safety Management Code's (ISM) Document of Compliance from Det Norske Veritas South-east Asia in a ceremony at the shipping division of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. Present were (from left)
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    • 208 15 [SINGAPORE] Taiwanese carrier Evergreen is launching a new trans-Pacific service and revising some existing routes. The shipping line has just started a new Hongkong-Ko-rea-US West Coast service, which will make its maiden voyage from Hongkong on Jan 8. Six 2,728-TEU (20-ft equivalent
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    • 171 15 Reuter (UNITED NATIONS] Kuwait has urged the UN Security Council to ensure the removal of sunken vessels, including tankers, from the northern part of the Gulf, now that Iraq was exporting oil under a limited UN "oil-for-food" plan. In a recent letter to council
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    • PORT Shots
      • 80 15 [SINGAPORE] Japanese shipbuilder Hitachi Zosen recently delivered three newbuildings to their respective owners. The 307,000 dwt very large crude carrier Sovereign Unify, built at the Ariake Works, was delivered to Majestic Tankers Corporation on Nov 14. The 71,662 dwt bulk carrier Oinoussian Lion, built at
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      • 90 15 Reuter [NEW ORLEANS] Crews are working at night to move 64,000 tonnes of corn from a crippled freighter that slammed into a riverfront shopping mall nine days ago, the Coast Guard said on Monday. If the corn can be moved to barges in
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      • 92 15 AFP [SHANGHAI] Seven fishermen were missing after a fishing boat and a cargo ship collided in the mouth of China's Yangtze river, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Liberation Daily reported that the fishing vessel belonging to Ocean Fishery General Company sank two minutes after
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      • 84 15 Reuter [LONDON] The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company and Stena Line AB on Monday concluded an agreement to merge their ferry businesses operating in the English Channel to form a new line. The line, PAO Stena Line, would be subject to regulatory approval
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    • 1059 16  -  SUPER-FAST TRAINS: GERMANS IN RACE AGAINST JAPANESE Germany's Transrapid magnetic levitation train, with a top speed of 420km/h, has the edge over Japan's supertrain and conventional high-speed trains but it faces opposition from local officials and environmentalists By' Terence Gallagher Reuter THE sleek Transrapid magnetic levitation
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    • 426 16 PAGE Ethiopian 6 AEIOcean 16 6 /j£L 14 E er 9 fMfl 6 AFTShpg M Fl Bright 9 ANL 3 FMG 15 Able 16 F 7 Accord 8 F M Ahrenkiel 4 foongSun 8 Appenship 4 Fro, a 8 A S tro 3
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    • 10737 24 EXPORT CTA ETA AdvartHar Yaual Vayaga TalaoMna CTA ETA Advartliar VfiMt Voyaga TaMphana SIX Da*t'n Noma Mama ggtg NumOar IT/B B/M NadBoyd OOCL FRANCE 35* *5-22*0* A 27/B HAM OOCL OOCL FRANCE 35* *5 *****0 •w ,.u h M M IMC OCLFRANCE 3M *5-*****22 TO ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • 454 31 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JvfOAf Firt AHana Jaya A156 J02 alongside 24.12/2300 Aseanvictory 4 J09 alongside 28.12/2300 Batam Indah N327 J02 alongside 24.12/2300 Bt Afraal 561% J01 alongside 25.12/0600 8t B Tursina 1A12% J01 alongside 24.12/1500 Bt Berfcah 51/96 J01 alongside 24.12/0400 BtHarapanJ *****6 J01 alongside
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      • 1618 31 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofctnq/BoUnco Rstls Ship VoyNo Etb/Btr Period From To From A" Ma 24/1500 24/1900 24/W9* 24/1*00 21 24/itoo a/otn 25/0*00 1 25/0700 25/115* 2VM00 4 25/1200 25/M9* 25/1700 »a MM 27/215* II 24/1900 2V*9* 24/I»00 24/HOO 24/H9* 24/1*00 2* 24/1700 25/0*5*
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      • 214 31 Dec 28 Argentina: Christmas Day. Australia Christmas Day. Austria: Christmas Day. Bangladesh: Christmas Day. Belarus Non-Orthodox Christ mas. Belgium: Christmas Day. Bulgaria: Christmas Day. Brunei: Christmas Day. Canada Christmas Day. Chile: Christmas Day. Colombia: Christmas Day. Costa Rica: Christmas Day. Croatia: Christmas Day. Cyprus: Christmas Day. Czech Republic:
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      • 830 31 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead at single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on average-staed stem Market movements are Indicated. The Coclwtt Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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      • 413 31 Cortoa no Mu 990.6 12 174 0.12 64 0.00 OocIO Dowttr Mor OoiMm Ask AtoaMwo Sitenl No ok«M £25 0 2 2 2 0 0 5"55" MO AM *05.4 0.4 13J 0.07 J2 0.00 (DM 300 Mu 996J L2 17.0 0.12 64 0.00 wwn %V* n/n
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    • AIR & LAND TRANSPORT NEWS
      • 208 32 Bernama-Kyodo [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Motors Corp (MMC) and AB Volvo of Sweden have agreed to team up in far-reaching areas focusing on commercial vehicle sales and engine development, a business daily reported yesterday. The two car makers are now producing subcompact cars at their Dutch
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      • 214 32 Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] Combining Hughes Electronics' defence business with Northrop Grumman Corp might be a better fit than joining the Hughes operations with Raytheon Co, said James Schwendinger, head of aerospace industry consulting for Deloitte Touche Consulting Group. Mr Schwendinger,
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      • 370 32 EU Transport commissioner's plan to legalise sale of slots delayed FT [BRUSSELS] Neil Kinnock, European Union transport commissioner, has been forced to delay proposals to legalise the buying and selling of airport take-off and landing slots because of opposition from the
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      • 144 32 Bloomberg Business News [WASHINGTON] Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin will pay the federal government US$5.3 million (557.4 million) to settle charges that it overbilled the Pentagon, the US Justice Department announced on Monday. The case stems from accusations against Martin Marietta now Lockheed Martin that
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      • 84 32 [HOUSTON] Eight workers were feared dead and two others were injured after an explosion ripped through an airplane parts factory owned by the North Grafton, Massachusetts-based Wyman-Gordon Co, officials said on Monday. The two injured workers were said to be in a stable condition at
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      • 228 32 Bloomberg Business News [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand Ltd said a report that it plans to cut 1,000 jobs, or 10 per cent of its workforce, is "union speculation". Airline spokesman David Beatson said no decisions on redundancies or any other cost-cutting measures
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      • 380 32 US carrier's long-term prospects looking dim: analysts NYT [NEW YORK) In an effort to stem losses from flights across the Atlantic. Trans World Airlines said on Monday that it would cut some routes and possibly hundreds of
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      • 318 32 Sale of 35.6% stake will help to reduce budget deficit Bloomberg Business News [BONN] The German government said it will sell its Deutsche Lufthansa AG shares to the state-owned bank Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau by the end of the year to help
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      • LOG Book
        • 117 32 Los Angeles Daily News [LOS ANGELES] A company that offers private flights out of suburban Van Nuys Airport 90 that passengers can engage in airborne sex has angered homeowners who long have battled the airport over noise. Mile High Adventures touts itself on the Internet
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        • 65 32 AFP [FORT WORTH] American Airlines and Avianca of Colombia said on Monday they have agreed to create a reciprocal code-sharing alliance starting early next year. The US airline will place its designator code on Avianca flights from four US cities—Miami, Florida; Los Angeles; New York;
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        • 77 32 Reuter [BERLIN] Germany's Federal Cartel Office will decide early in 1997 whether to issue airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG with an official warning over possibly inflated pricing on its Frankftirt-Berlin route. The cartel authority has been investigating Lufthansa's pricing structures for nearly a year now,
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        • 84 32 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's motor vehicle output in November rose 8.2 per cent from a year earlier to units, the third consecutive month of increase, an industry group said yesterday. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said in a statement that car production alone rose
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    • 110 16 YEAR END LOADER TO U.S.A. OSAKA BAY V. 04E849/NYK STARLIGHT V. 55 ETA SPORE: 29 DEC 1700 HRS CY CUT-OFF: 29 DEC 1300 HRS ETA ETA ETA ETA LAX PORTLAND VANCOUVER SEATTLE 18/01 21/01 23/01 24/01 A WA YS WORLDWIDE AIR CHARTERING SERVICE WORLDWIDE AIR CARGO CONSOLIDATION IMPORT A EXPORT
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    • 1073 17 EXPORT TO: TO: JEDDAH/UK/CONTINENT TOSil VOY SIN JED R'DAM H'BURG I'HAVtN S'TOM LfH ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO FOR: SKEr" lilt ll'tll 16/01 14/01 I,^° 1 GIASGIOW, GRANGEMOUTH OQCI FRANCE 3516 27/1J 17/01 16/01 13/01 14/01 Aim tftIITLKMKIfK MAAS 1516 27/12 12/01 14/01 17/01 IS/01 AND SOUTHSHIELDS |1A SEINE 5526 02/01 23/01
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    • 1452 19 O STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore *****5 Tel: *****88 Fax: *****17 SAiAH I BRUNEI CONVENTIONAL SERVICE HO CHI MINH FULL CONTAINER SERVICE V<W lUN "I MUA IKK VtSSIL VOV H* SIX (SAT) n*HCJ»(TUiS) SlMmST a YH3CI »/11 W/01 03/01 WICNT gtftfgi 31/H STUfTSHOW
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    • 125 31 LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature c X\ V Shower Weather ~~y Wind direction with speed m knots ee Rom Cloudy Sky Wov Serfoce winds are indicated by arrows wfcicti fly with the wind \£j One Ml circle represents cafcm or bght and variable wrtds One holf Heche represents 5 knots One
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