The Business Times, 22 April 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, APRIL 22,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Jakarta ups ante with Tokyo on car project
    562 1  -  Suharto toughens stand and orders acceleration of project as Tokyo refers issue to WTO From S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIA yesterday froze negotiations with Japan over its controversial national car project in response to Tokyo's decision to refer the project to
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    Parallel importers' Merc market share shrinks for first time
    441 1  -  By i Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Parallel importers of Mercedes-Benzes have seen their market share shrink for the first time since they took on the authorised distributor, Cycle Carriage, in 1994. According to estimates based on official Figures obtained by BT, parallel
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    Lock icon China army back in HK after 156 yrs
    269 1 AFP [HONGKONG] The Chinese army returned to Hongkong yesterday after 156 years, with the arrival of an advance party of troops ahead of the territory's handover. A convoy of eight cars and vans brought 40 members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
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    Lock icon Fall in non-oil exports slows to 2.1% in March
    626 1  -  Bat economists still divided over strength of electronics recovery By. Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Non-oil domestic exports fell for the fifth consecutive month in March, dropping 2.1 per cent in nominal terms from a year ago. Trade Development Board figures released yesterday
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      120 1 tagtetfaMrias Ths Singapore Government, Citicorp and Golden Harvest will each put in US$lO minim seed money in a China Aim fUnd,Pfs IhaitnaMas Thailand's financial sector takes a battering as finance firms and banks post huge first quarter losses, gyao mawßYMim OmtMtaCialkttMt Mtwiarsfcr lAKfcesrfc, pg 19l Confidence in Aztech has not
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      10 1 Albright tells why she'll be at HK handover, Pg 8
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      S'pore may gain from Jardine unit Lloyd Thompson merger
      409 2  -  Move could result in more business coming here, say insurance brokerage execs By\ Siow Li Sen THE merger of Jardine's insurance broker unit JIB with UK-based Lloyd Thompson last December could result in more business coming to Singapore, say senior executives
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      Lock icon Stanchart opens its biggest dealing room here
      224 2  -  Larry Wee STANDARD Chartered Bank pic yesterday opened its biggest dealing room to date in its Singapore branch. "This is the silver jubilee year of treasury operations in Singapore and what better way to celebrate it than to open our newest and largest
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      Lock icon Catering to a growing trade
      323 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Commerce Byi Clarissa Tan WHILE retail sales dipped sharply in February, the food business seemed none the worse the catering trade index nudged up by 2 per cent in February in volume (or constant price) terms compared to a year ago.
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      Polyethylene venture eyes Asia
      264 2 US CHEMICAL giants Union Carbide Corp and Exxon Chemical have launched a joint venture to sell technology for making polyethylene (PE) a raw material for plastic products targeting the Asia-Pacific region. The new firm, Univation Technologies, will offer cutting edge production processes besides supplying catalysts used
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      Temasek invests US $10m in China film venture
      498 5  -  Citicorp also backing Raymond Chow's USs3om bid to get into huge China market By. Ang Wan May THE Singapore government is investing seed money of US$lO million (5514.4 million) on the name and judgement of Golden Harvest boss Raymond Chow in opening
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      Wireless phone networks may be used here in future: experts
      486 5  -  WLL can also offer applications on mobile devices By' Toh Han Shih WIRELESS Local Loop (WLL), which does away with traditional copper wires in connecting telephone exchanges to homes, is taking Asia by storm. And it is likely to be
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      Site near Kovan MRT station up for sale
      207 5 A SECOND redevelopment site has come up for sale near the proposed Kovan MRT station, indicating that property sales along the proposed north-east MRT line are hotting up. Up for sale by tender are eight townhouses and a bungalow located on a
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Lock icon A once in a millennium name?
      685 4  -  ixui PROPERTY COLUMN Recent tussles over hotel names emphasise the value Inherent In such iw»»ngiw« assets By Lee Han Shih WITH Kwek Leng Beng vowing to fight on, tHe tussle between his Hong Leong group and Pontiac Marina over the use of the "Millennium"
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      132 4 Prime Development Site BALMORAL CRESCENT Site area 18,911 sq.ft. approx. Freehold Plot ratio 1.6 Potential for 10-storey apartment block hoih \*\VX\ Closing date of tender: VJ y)\ 30 May 1997 (Fri) at 3 p.m. 5 S For further information and tender V:. Bhhhhh \n documents, please contact: \1 Mr Stephen
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Launched: US $2.5b Indon three-tier road-rail project
      538 6 JAKARTA Construction to start in December and project expected to be completed in 2001 AFP AN INDONESIAN conglomerate controlled by President Suharto's daughter yesterday launched a US$2.5 billion (553.6 billion) project to build a three-tier rail and road project in a bid to
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      Lock icon New transport projects will ease Manila gridlock: Ramos
      296 6 MANILA Rail, ferry services, highways will ease traffic jams, he says AFP Bloomberg PHILIPPINE President Fidel Ramos yesterday pledged that a raft of new transport infrastructure projects would alleviate Manila's chaotic traffic. New rail services, including three elevated systems, highway projects and
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      Lock icon Central Java hit by violence days before campaigning begins
      341 6 JAKARTA Reuter A WAVE of political violence hit Indonesia's Central Java province over the weekend, just days before campaigning officially begins for the May general election, news reports and residents said. The Jakarta Post newspaper yesterday quoted sources as saying one
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon US $8b paper plant for Philippines?
        61 6 AFP [MANILA) South Korea's Hansol Paper Co is seeking to set up an US$B billion (5511.5 billion) integrated pulp and paper plant in the Philippines, sources in the Board of Investments said yesterday. Hansol's plan was prompted by the re-inclusion of the pulp and
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        Lock icon Looking for a job abroad
        48 6 AFP FILIPINO workers applying for employment in the Middle East waiting outside a job placement agency yesterday. Official records show that 660,122 Filipino overseas contract workers left the country in 1996, contributing US$4.2 billion (556.04 billion) in total remittances the same year. —AFP
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        Lock icon Budget deficit down 58%: Manila
        48 6 Bloomberg [MANILA] The Philippine government said its budget deficit shrank 58 per cent in the first quarter, due to lower-than-expected debt payments because of lower interest rates. The deficit was 648 million pesos (Ss3s million) in the three months to March 31. Bloomberg
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        Lock icon Hanoi warns US
        68 6 AFP [HANOI] Hanoi said it would not lower its guard against what it considers US interference in its internal affairs ahead of the arrival of Washington's first ambassador here since the Vietnam War. The Communist Nhan Dan daily gave a warning in an editorial to US broadcaster
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      Lock icon Manila defends moves to open up retail sector
      169 6 MANILA AFP THE Philippine Trade Department yesterday defended moves to open up the lucrative but protected retail industry to foreign competition and assured small grocers they would not be affected. A statement from Acting Trade Secretary Melito Salazar said foreign participation will
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      Lock icon Arianespace to launch satellite for PT Telkom by 1999
      216 7 JAKARTA AFP INDONESIA yesterday designated Europe's Arianespace to launch a new satellite for state-owned telecommunication company PT Telkom by early 1999. The agreement was signed by Indonesian Post, Tourism and Telecommunications Minister Joop Ave and visiting Arianespace chairman Charles Bigot, said
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      Lock icon Sagging Manila properly market sparks fears of Thai-like crisis
      478 7 MANILA But analysts say central bank has learned from Bangkok's problems Reuter THE Philippines is finding to its frustration that investors are beginning to associate it with some of the grimmer aspects of being in the world's fastest growing region. The
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      Lock icon Eight of 12 royalist MPs return to Funcinpec fold
      280 7 PHNOM PENH AFP EIGHT of 12 royalist members of Cambodia's parliament who defected to join a rebellion supported by their party's main rival have returned to the fold, officials and the MPs said yesterday. Though the Funcinpec MPs' decision appears to
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      Lock icon Manila's Q1 investment target short by 20%
      212 7 MANILA AFP INVESTMENTS In the Philippines fell short of the target by about 20 per cent in the first three months of the year, the Board of Investments (BOI) said on Sunday. The 801 said approved investments only reached 79.3 billion pesos (554.3
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      171 7 GRAND PLAZA HOTEL ADDS CHARM TO COLEMAN STREET "||B I|j III I v, iltiiiil! From Ssl4s*, There's Nothing Quite Like The Grand Plaza Hotel." '"'a CMS CMMI In the heart of Singapore's Civic and Cultural District, the new 338-room f W Grand Plaza Hotel takes pride of place at the
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      KMT wants to scrap NT $6b public TV project
      510 8  -  TAIPEI Its decision follows station's bid to join likes of BBC in haying an independent voice By\ Bruce Cheesman THE ruling Kuomintang party took just half an hour last week to derail a public television channel project after spending NT$6 billion
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      Martin Lee continues war of words
      413 8  -  HONGKONG Opposition leader responds to Tung's criticisms By] Loh Hui Yin FRESH from a triumphant tour of North America where he sought support to defend Hongkong's freedoms after July 1, Hongkong opposition leader Martin Lee yesterday continued his running verbal battle with chief executivedesignate
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      Tung to raise illegal child migrant issue with Guangzhou
      349 8  -  HONGKONG By] Loh Hui Yin TACKLING the upsurge of illegal chJLld immigrants being smuggled from China to Hongkong will be high on the agenda when Hongkong's future leader visits neighbouring Guangzhou city on Sunday. Also on the agenda of Tung Chee-hwa's
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      Lock icon Albright on why shell be at HK handover
      272 8 WASHINGTON AFP SECRETARY of State Madeleine Albright on Sunday explained her decision to attend a handover ceremony for Brit-ish-ruled Hongkong which reverts to Chinese rule on iuly 1. Asked what message her attendance would send, the top US diplomat said: "We have
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      Lock icon Govt plan to merge state firms will hit banks badly
      227 8 BEIJING Bloomberg CHINESE commercial banks may, lose several billion dollars of interest because of a government plan to merge loss-making state-owned companies or let them go bust, bankers and economists said yesterday. The State Council, or cabinet, will allow companies
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      191 8 The Lure of the Dark Continent, or the Allure of Mauritius. Oh sweet dilemma It's true. Although the thrills of Africa V await, many of our clients find Mauritius f [M too alluring to resist. And it's no surprise when you visit. Set in the clear waters of the Indian
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      393 9 HHI A VISION REALISED. t A premium opportunity is now within your grasp. Suntec City, Singapore's largest integrated discerning decision maker, a chance to invest in prime office space and to enjoy a premier business commercial development, is now complete. A year after the sell-out launch of Suntec Tower One
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Gujral pledges to continue liberalisation process
      628 10  -  NEW DELHI Traders expect stocks to rise farther after new govt survives confidence vote today By\ Rajendra Bajpai INDER Kumar Gujral, the 77-year-old former socialist who was sworn in yesterday as India's 12th prime minister, has promised to "widen and deepen" the country's economic
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      Lock icon Calls to reinstate India s finance minister Chidambaram
      369 10 NEW DELHI AFP Reuter Bloomberg INDIAN business leaders and market analysts yesterday backed a campaign headed by newly-elected Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral to reinstate the country's "miracle man" finance minister. Business leaders would love to see Palaniappan Chidambaram, whose widely-ac-claimed tax-cutting
      AFP; Reuter; Bloomberg  -  369 words
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      Lock icon Aussie govt fails to reach agreement on native land title
      455 11 CANBERRA Howard says he needs mere time to discuss contentions issue with Aboriginal leaders Reuter AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard yesterday failed to reach an agreement with Aborigines over native land title, saying he needed more time to discuss the
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      Lock icon Australia to open tourist office in China
      177 11 BEIJING Reuter THE Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) is planning to open an office in China this year amid rapid growth in the numbers of Asian travellers to Australia, the commission said yesterday. Nearly 54,000 mainland Chinese visited Australia in 1996, a 26.7 per
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      Lock icon Information from Pyongyang defector will be shared
      337 11 SEOUL AFP SOUTH Korea yesterday said information gleaned from a top-ranking North Korean defector will be shared with its allies but that it may be a while before US intelligence could debrief him. "Our basic position is that we will share the information
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      Lock icon Creditor banks agree not to call in loans to 6 Jinro units
      231 11 SEOUL Move to prevent another major corporate failure AFP CREDITOR banks of South Korea's Jinro Group announced yesterday that they would jointly aid the troubled conglomerate to prevent another major corporate failure here. The Commercial Bank of Korea
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      138 10 Act Two in New Delhi, Editorial, Pg 15 OoWCotir—» Khaoyai Your Guide To GoH Tours Voyage Panorama 4-Day Northeast Thailand Hof i» J Saraburi Khaoyai Korat Chaophya Park J Royal Princess -vv Tour Fares Golfer: SS76B (twin sharing) Non-Golfer SS6OB (twin sharing) (free Single Supplement Departure Pat—* March 25 April
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      274 11 UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY Nepean, Australia DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (DBA) By Coursework and Research HHI Singapore New Intake 28 April 97 _jb MM Programme Innovations Duration Vi years 100% in Singapore Assessed by course- jWtJJ work, 4 publishable papers and a research project Specially designed for business leaders, senior
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Bomb threats put London in a jam
      580 12 LONDON Five railway stations, 3 airports closed brining road, train and air travel to standstill; IRA blamed Reuter LONDON plunged into gridlock yesterday as bomb threats, believed to have come from the IRA, closed five railways stations and three main airports. Road, train
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      Lock icon Blair sees obstacles to UK joining EMU
      326 12 MANCHESTER Reuter TONY Blair, leader of Britain's opposition Labour party, reaffirmed yesterday that he saw formidable obstacles to Britain joining a single European currency in the first wave. In his only set-piece foreign policy speech of the six-week campaign for the May 1
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      Lock icon Texaco wins US $1b tax battle on Saudi oil income
      392 12 WASHINGTON US high court ruling conld also be good news for Exxon Corp Bloomberg TEXACO Inc won a billion dollar tax battle with the US government yesterday, when the Supreme Court rejected the Internal Revenue Service's appeal in a dispute
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      Lock icon German M3, PPI reports point to restrained inflation
      257 12 FRANKFURT NYT MONEY supply growth slowed and producer prices were unchanged in March, further evidence that demand in Germany remains too weak to spark inflation. M 3 money supply growth slowed for a second straight month in March, the Bundesbank said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Netanyahu holds govt together
      431 13 JERUSALEM Opponents continue to fight, going to court to press for Israeli leader's indictment Reuter ISRAEL's Benjamin Netanyahu held his government together yesterday after prosecutors decided not to try him for corruption, but opponents launched an uphill fight in court to try to force an indictment.
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      Lock icon Wealth of world's richest tops US $16t
      312 13 LONDON 6m millionaires, with liquid invest&ble assets of USso.sm Bloomberg Reuter THE wealth of the world's richest people rose to more than US$l6 trillion (Ss23 trillion) last year and is on track to top US$24 trillion by the end of the century, said
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      Lock icon Both Fed candidates are excellent: Rubin
      253 13 CHANTILLY, Virginia Reuter TREASURY Secretary Robert Rubin said yesterday two candidates to fill Federal Reserve Board governor vacancies were excellent choices and he hoped Congress would confirm them quickly. "They're both excellent candidates. I don't know what the timetable will be. and I don't
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Hedge-fund wolves circle for EMU killing
      766 15  -  THE BOTTOMLIKE OPINION By Thomas Friedman The writer is a columnist in The New York Times WOULD YOU like to be as rich as George Soros? Well, thanks to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, you may have the chance. Listen up. Mr Soros is a
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      155 15 That's only bad news if you're deranged or if you're Alan Greenspan.' -Barney Frank a Democrat and member of the House Banking Committee, on the revised smaller US February trade deficit which suggests stronger economic growth. 'He wants to be a martyr after July 1.1 don't think
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      Act Two in New Delhi
      623 15 EDITORIAL THE swearing in yesterday of Inder Kumar Gujral as India's 12th prime minister marks the beginning of Act Two of the ruling United Front government's term in office. This is probably the last opportunity for the 13-party coalition to show that it is capable
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      Lock icon Lachlan: not so heir apparent to Murdoch
      822 15  -  No 1 son may be rising fast but he's not guaranteed the News Corp crown Hy, Peter Lynch The writer is a Sydneybased journalist who contributes to BT IT IS a problem confronted by the proprietors of family businesses everywhere, from corner stores
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      'Aye'to electric train
      137 15  -  MAILBOX Andrew Lee T N PLEASE refer to your article on the S'pore-KL electric rail link (Business Times, Apr 16). The existing KTM railway line to Tanjong Pagar is a real environmental and social inconvenience to HDB residents who live near the track. The old trains that
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      753 15 Tung smart to ghrs US a miss HONGKONG'S future chief executive has decided not to visit the US before the handover. The official reason pressure of work here certainly carries weight, but it has been evident that Tung Chee-hwa would face a difficult task in dealing
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Changing fashions in jewellery
      744 16  -  corimme here highlights some of the more unusual pieces at Spink's exhibition-cum-sale CORINNE KERK IN its third exhibition-cum-sale of jewellery here, Spink's Shimmering Splendour takes you through 76 pieces of antique and contemporary jewellery from the 19th and 20th centuries, starting with a Victorian brooch made
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      Lock icon Learning to cook? Get on the Net
      533 16 HOBBIES Great chefs and their recipes are new on the World Wide Web NYT [NEW YORK] Bewildered by boiling water? Flummoxed by flan? There is a place where aspiring cooks can get help whenever it is needed. Just fire up the browser and
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      A gem of a course in Kuantan
      847 18  -  micklaus d'cruz finds the Astana Golf Resort perfect in practically every aspect NICKLAUS D'CRUZ The writer is editor of the Asian Golf Review. These reviews are available on the Internet at http://www.asial.com.sg/golf PINNING down the exact elements that make a great golf course
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      Devilish design set in a rustic coastal hideaway
      933 18 L&qjnt Golden Beach's golf course is foil of nasty surprises [PAHANG] Lanjut's resort course allows you to step back in time. It is a rustic setting obscured from civilisation along a private and remote stretch of beach on the East Coast of
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      Lock icon Construction services firm Poh Lian's IPO out soon
      469 19  -  Foods from group's listing will help it ventare into new business of supplying bnilding materials By 1 Tan Su Yen [SINGAPORE] Diversified construction services group Poh Lian Holdings is expected to launch its initial public offering on the main board of the
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      Creative-NEC deal has not hit orders for Aztech cards
      406 19  -  But analysts voice cantiyypi longer-term impact By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] PC maker Packard Bell-NEC's orders of sound cards from Aztech Systems "have not fallen" despite NEC's decision to use Creative Technology's sound cards, a senior Packard Bell-NEC official said. But analysts
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      A taste of sweet and sour in Heshe's Benefun proposal
      557 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Ang Wan May HESHE management is dishing out a sweet and sour deal to its shareholders. The management announced last week that it is proposing to list its profitable North Asian operations simultaneously on the Hongkong and
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      Lock icon Popular Book Co gets SES nod for mainboard listing
      318 19  -  Tan Su Yen (SINGAPORE) Bilingual bookstore Popular Book Company yesterday received the green light for its proposed listing on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Market sources say the company is likely to float 60 million to 80
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      Lock icon Nat Steel marches up to $4 on foreign buying
      191 19 AFX-Asia [SINGAPORE] Nat Steel shares rose sharply yesterday on continued accumulation by foreign investors, dealers said. At closing, Nat Steel was up 16 cents to a new high of $4 yesterday. A total of 6.21 million shares changed hands. The Straits
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        Thai finance firms hit by weak Q1 results
        634 20  -  More battering ahead for troubled finance sector as analysts expect firms to be still in the red in Q2 By\ Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S troubled finance sector took a battering yesterday as listed finance companies posted weak first quarter results, with
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        Lock icon Bangkok Bank Q1 profit flat
        219 20 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Bangkok Bank said profit in the first quarter was little changed from a year earlier, as the nation's largest bank set aside provisions "for a rainy day", a senior executive said. The bank earned 5.02 billion baht (***** million), or 5.02 baht a
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        Lock icon Consplant buys 49% of Cam's Aero-Green
        331 20  -  Sime Darby's subsidiary to pay $10.9 m for stake By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE) Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby will take a 49 per cent stake in Cam International's vegetablegrowing subsidiary, AeroGreen Technology. Sime Darby's whollyowned subsidiary, Consolidated Plantations Berhad (Consplant), will pay $10.88 million for
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        UIC buys 20% of engineering company
        147 20 [SINGAPORE] Diversified group United Industrial Corp has, through its subsidiary Alshine Pte Ltd, acquired a 20 per cent stake in an engineering company. UIC entered into an agreement last week to acquire 20 per cent of the share capital of Yongnam Holdings (Private) Ltd
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        233 20 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian lobby groups yesterday urged regulators to deny a public listing to the firm undertaking a massive hydro-electric dam project. The Coalition of Concerned Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) made the call ahead of its presentation of a voluminous report detailing
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        Lock icon Amsteel buying Thailand's First Asia Securities
        502 20 Purchase gives Malaysian firm a Thai brohing licence Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Amsteel Capital Holdings Sdn Bhd of Malaysia agreed to buy Thailand's First Asia Securities, the latest in what may be a string of foreign forays into the ailing Thai securities industry. Amsteel Capital agreed
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          L&M shares suspended
          35 20 [SINGAPORE] LAM Group Investments suspended its shares yesterday. Market talk was that L&M might revise some of the terms of its one-for-one rights issue, proposed last month to raise some $80 million.
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          Hong Fok ends talks on Svd Chong
          77 20 [SINGAPORE] Hong Fok Corp has ended talks with an independent third party keen to buy about 15.7 per cent of Sui Chong Holdings (SCH), which Is beneficially owned by a wholly-owned Hong Fok subsidiary. Hong Fok's parent Winfoong International has also ceased talks
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          Temasek interest clarified
          54 20 [SINGAPORE] Lung Kee Metal Holdings has clarified that the shareholding of Temasek Holdings in notices previously submitted to the stock exchange had been wrongly stated. It said Temasek's interests in Lung Kee has never exceeded 5 per cent As at April 2, Temasek's shareholding in Lung Kee
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          38 20 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Beijaya Capital Bhd expects to make an extraordinary gain of M|l73 million (S|99 million) from its disposal of Penang based United Traders Securities for M 1250 million to Rentak Wira.—Bernama
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          Lock icon Carlsberg boons issue passed
          50 20 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia said the Securities Commission has approved its proposed one-for-two bonus issue. The proposed issue will be implemented through the capitalisation of a portion of its retained earnings, and will have to be approved by shareholders at its annual meeting tomorrow.—Renter
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        Lock icon AT&T reports 24% fall in Q1 profit to US $1b
        311 21 Earnings dilated by spending to enter local phone service markets Bloomberg [NEW YORK] AT&T Corp said first-quarter profit fell 24 per cent as the company spent more to enter new markets. Sales increased just 1.5 per cent. AT&T said profit
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        Lock icon China Resources takes 24.3% of Cosmos unit
        355 21 Cosmos Machinery to buy plastic machinery maker Wetttec for HKs273m Reuter [HONGKONG] Cosmos Machinery Enterprises Ltd yesterday said China Resources (Holdings) Co Ltd (CRC) would take 24.3 per cent of the company following Cosmos' purchase of plastic machinery maker Welltec Industrial Equipment Ltd.
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        324 21 Bloomberg [PHILADELPHIA] The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating possible violations at two processing and clearing units of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. A board member said that the commission sent a letter to the oldest US exchange in September expressing its concerns about the way
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        Lock icon Regent targets US $55m from listing
        255 21 Bloomberg [HONGKONG) Regent Pacific Group, a Hongkong-based fund management firm, is seeking at least US$55 million (Ss79 million) in a public share sale in Hongkong. The company will use half the funds to boost its corporate finance and brokerage business in Eastern Europe, and
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        Lock icon London plans covered warrants market
        253 21 [LONDON] The London Stock Exchange said it will launch a new market for trading of covered warrants, a move that would challenge the dominance of Germany's US$5O billion (Ss72 billion) a year trade in the market. The new computer-screen based system is meant to boost
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        Lock icon Payoff scandal suit settled: Takashimaya
        156 21 Reuter (OSAKA) Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co yesterday said a settlement had been reached in a lawsuit filed by shareholders over suspected payoffs to sokaiya corporate racketeers. The company said nine executives, including former president Hiroshi Hidaka, will pay a total of 170 million
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        Lock icon More German listings in US seen
        317 21 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] US investors looking for easier access to German companies could be surprised in the next few weeks, according to US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Arthur Levitt. "In coming weeks I believe we will see more great German companies announcing listings on
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        Lock icon Brit Tel and BSkyB set for digital TV deal: paper
        186 21 Reuter [LONDON] British Telecoms and satellite television broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting seem set to announce a deal either this week or next that will hasten market penetration for new digital television channels, a newspaper reported yesterday. According to The Times,
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        Insurance firms from US, Europe eyeing Asia
        508 22  -  Insurance broker JLT expects Asian companies to merge to meet the challenge By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Surplus funds among insurance companies in the US and Europe are driving them to set up shop in Asia to shore up margins, which have been
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        65 22 [KARACHI] Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto handing out a bag of wheat flour to the public in Bhit Island near Karachi on Sunday. Pakistan's commercial hub, Karachi, has been hard hit by an unprecedented flour shortage over the past few days. The crisis
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        Lock icon UK plans for better fund management
        115 22 Reuter [LONDON] Imro, Britain's watchdog over the investment management industry, unveiled a plan yesterday to raise industry standards and improve investor awareness. The Investment Management Regulatory Organisation, which last week slapped a record £2 million (554.7 million) fine on Morgan Grenfell Asset Management, wants
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        Lock icon Fidelity losing some fund managers to former staff
        373 22 Analysts foresee more resignations at US investment firm Bloomberg [BOSTON] Fidelity Investments is losing some fund managers to former colleagues who now run their own money management firms. Jeff Vinik, the former manager of Fidelity's flagship Magellan Fund until last May, has
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        Lock icon Big potential in Brunei well: Fletcher
        283 22 Perdana Deep area may yield 500 m to lb barrels of oil, it says Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Fletcher Challenge Ltd's energy division said its Perdana Deep-1 exploration well in Brunei may turn up large quantities of oil. "We've indicated that we do regard it (Perdana
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        Lock icon Amex launches Aussie credit card
        224 22 Reuter [SYDNEY] American Express Co's Australian unit will launch its first credit card, charging a 13.85 per cent interest rate, Amex Australia senior vice-president John Schaap said yesterday. "This is the first time that American Express has directly challenged the credit card issues on their
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        Lock icon Euroyen stable, JGBs end firmer
        204 22 rum rm Report Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures were stable in late trade yesterday while the Japanese government bond futures (JGBs) ended firmer. Comments by Bank of Japan governor Yasuo Matsushita at the opening of the two-day meeting with branch managers had little impact on
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        Futures surge, but turnover remains thin
        188 22  -  HSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE) Simex MSCI Taiwan index futures moved sharply higher in thin volume yesterday, with futures responding positively to a strong cash market. Construction and property issues were in demand due
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        251 22 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [CAPE TOWN] State-owned oil exploration company Soekor expects to produce its first offshore oil from its Oribi field within two weeks. "We are hoping that we will be able to start producing within the next two weeks," a spokesman said
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        288 22 Reuter London THE US dollar occupied tight ranges against the mark and yen in mid-session after a busy morning dominated by the mark's gains on its European crosses. The dollar was firmer from early lows as the mark gave up some of its earlier gains but the mood
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      2352 23 tflHfffllf Mdtriili m a nu AB Ports 260.400 -12 Abbey National 814.400 21 Allied Oonwcq 431 400 4 Amec 134.400 -.600 Amu Croup 111.400 .200 BAT Ind 526.400 -5.600 BGPk 183 -3.200 BtCC 259.400 1 BOC Croup 904 -1 BR Petroleum 687.200 2.200 BTR 249 -2.400 Ban*
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      1648 23 Reuter H Mamas ♦uta STOCKS ended sharply higher yesterday with the Nikkei closing above 18,500 for the first time in about a month, buoyed by buying of chemical and steel stocks as well as continued short-covering in financial sector issues. The 225-share Nikkei Average finished 199.52 points higher at
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      1631 24 AFX-Asia Q Hang Seng +84J86 SHARE prices yesterday closed off their highs after a technical rebound in property stocks met strong resistance in what remains a "bear market" for blue chips, dealers said. Second-line red-chips were higher, as speculative interest shifted from the better known stocks in the sector
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      634 24 Reuter QShenzhen Blndex +CLO9 THE Shenzhen B market closed yesterday at its highest level this year due to heavy buying of large capitalisation companies. The foreign currency B Index rose 0.69 point to 181.79 on turnover of HK5368.4 million. "Some profit-taking was seen in the afternoon, but the buying
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      390 24 AFP OWPMg ♦IMUB SHARE prices finished higher yesterday as investors sought construction shares. A decision by local banks to raise the ceiling of real estate loans prompted investors to buy construction issues, brokers said. The TSE Weighted Price Index moved up 119.62 points to 8,421.87. Turnover was 2.11 billion
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      259 24 Bloomberg n Wellington -&01 SHARES fell yesterday. The benchmark NZSE Top 40share index fell 5.01 points to 2,252.30. Decliners outnumbered advancers by 19 to 18. Trading was valued at NZ533.2 million Bloomberg *«r 21 US 000) ANZ Banking.. 9 05 0.05 ***** Advantages Hlflgj 1.30 -0.03 2700 AlrN»wZaal«nd<A> 2
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      819 24 AFP CI SET Index -6.02 SHARE prices fell yesterday on weakness associated with the release of poor first quarter company results, dealers said. They said that the poor earnings results came in largely as expected and left generally weak sentiment unchanged. The SET Index was off 6.02 points at
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      786 24 AFP H Composite Index +4J7 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday as foreign investors returned to the market, dealers said. "The market is pretty strong mostly because of foreign buying. Most local investors were actually sidelined," a dealer said. The JSE Composite Index rose 4.67 points to 642.26. Turnover was
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      429 24 Bloomberg Composite Index -HI STOCKS fell yesterday, led by contractors on concern financial institutions may rush to collect their debts. On Friday, the nation's 35 commercial banks agreed to freeze liabilities of companies in financial trouble but that have a chance of recovery. The banks are aiming to stem
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      602 24 AFP F1 AD Ordinaries *3.4 SHARE prices rose yesterday, spurred by strength in the banking sector and a strong performance among gold stocks. The All Ordinaries Index ended 3.4 points up at 2,445.8. Turnover was 294.3 million shares worth A 5521.9 million. Market leader BHP slipped four cents to
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        8313 25 ■WITULI Cmsmwt pnAKts 1997 U«t VI Dey NX Cap High Lew Cwnaeny UK OOP Htffc Lam P/l $<nM IX SS2 Ai'nomoto MO 20 6 660 655 50.4 267.5 ♦48 300 Anqkase 320 8 316 322 314 9.5 471.8 ??5 ®I° ApoMo Food MX) 730 15 40 740 725 292 0
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        Lock icon Gains on Wall Street buoy sentiment
        569 25 AFX-Asia Q Composite Inda ♦23J8 SHARE prices closed higher in moderate trade yesterday, with buying led by local fund and retail investors. Dealers said sentiment was buoyed by an improved Wall Street. The KLSE Composite Index closed up 23.02 points at 1,127.60, on volume
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        Guthrie warrants beginning to look interesting at current levels
        192 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy LAST month, this column featured Guthrie's nil-paid rights to its warrants, and we said it was difficult to recommend a buy. Hopefully, our advice was heeded the cost of the warrant to a buyer back then
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2254 26 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Or Cr 1997 Last Vol Day Last Ouot* Olv 0* Ytd Net M Cap High Lav Stua Company Saa COOO) High Lew Buyer Seaer C'*r P/t $mH 478 330 mt 5000 AISB 50c 360 *t4 55 362 356 3S6 360 i!o 4.9 0.4 73.8 369.3 137
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        1627 27 TURNOVER COOO) VALUC COOO) IW» CH» T«to» Mgg CM T>m Industrial 58,452 21.596 80,046 171,444 38,427 209,871 Fm«nc« 4,898 7,405 12.303 63,067 12.948 76.015 1.392 1,161 2.553 3.705 2.181 5,886 PrwrtiM 9.561 15.283 24.844 49.805 21.960 71,765 PUflUtton 6.006 6.006 14.707 14.707 Mmnq 547 547 1.460 1,460 BLW 5.125 20.314
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        223 28 Stodts t+mm MMl Hldqs 10c 11,648,000 Raffles Med 10 8,892,000 NatSteel 50c 6,209,000 •KL Industries 6,025,000 •*estmont Land 5,542,000 •Berjaya Ind 5,425,000 Hai Sun Hup R 3,935,000 W WantUSS0.20 3,752,000 •Promet 3,155,000 Keppel Corp 3,062,000 Stirti SIA Foreign 31,187,582 Keopel Corp 27,238,886 NatSteel 50c 24,530,820 OCBC Foreign 19,637,700 DBS Foreign
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        HOT STOCK
        65 28  -  bfl Shiv Taneja DBS LAND, which closed four cents higher at $4.86 on a volume of 2.14 million shares, may trade sideways in the next couple of days. Investors should buy on any weakness, as the long-term trend is definitely up. Daily and weekly RSI and stochastics are
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        Rise inspired by export data proves short-lived
        671 28  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Brief respite from lower-th&n-expected fall in March non-oil exports gives way to afternoon selling pressure By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] There was only brief respite for Singapore shares yesterday an early period of firmness gave way to concerted afternoon pressure that
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          Deflating French cars
          79 28 NOT all balloon financing plans are equal, as we've found out. Or rather, not all cars are given equal treatment by institutions dishing out these schemes. While most balloon payments (the final payments) are about 30 per cent of a car's sale price, some brands are accorded
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          Gun salute far ER not PLA
          100 28 THE HMS Starling, a British warship, fired a 21-gun salute off Victoria Harbour just about the time an advanced troop of 40 from the Chinese People's Liberation Army crossed the border into Hongkong yesterday. No, UK-Sino relations over Hongkong haven't suddenly taken on a
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          Keep Britannia, scrap monarchy
          61 28 WHILE we are on the subject of British ships, a British banker we know has added his two-cents worth to the debate in London over the scrapping of the HMYBritannia, the Royal family's yacht which was anchored at the World Trade Centre last week. He was
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          Where numbers don't came easy
          178 28 DON'T be too harsh on economists. Even the best data are significantly defective, according to the global chief economist of Lehman Brothers, John Llewellyn. Hence, economic data will never be as accurate as what the market demands. Economists in the 1960s and *****, particularly econometric
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          Not & meeting of air heads, this
          129 28 Not meeting of air heads, this MORE than 85 of the world's air force chiefs, including Singapore's, will gather at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas from today till Saturday for the Global Air Chiefs Conference. Never before have air force chiefs from this many nations —some of them
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          New daily in town?
          97 28 IT SEEMS that a Japanese company has discovered a new newspaper in town. We received a fax yesterday from Penpal World Net-Work addressed to the sales department of "The Street Time". The Straits Times (to whom we think it should have been properly addressed to) has
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      MAIN BOARD
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      81 24 For real-time stock information, Scall Quickstock on 1900-913-0003 at 30 cents a minute. Stock numbers are available in the stock pages of The Business Times and Lianhe Zaobao. ♦The Philippine Stock Exchange decided to cancel trading yesterday due to a power failure which affected the PSE-Tektite trading floor in PasigCity.
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      282 28 BUSINESS \()t /CCS In .Mhn liM uill ISiMI-~41 ISS.t j IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 90 AND IN THE MATTER OF SEAFOOD EAST PTE LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) Extract of the Minutes of an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 14th day of April 1997:-
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      362 28 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ELTIND PTE LTD (In Members" Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS [Pursuant to Section 290(2)(b)] At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to be held on the 16 April 1997, the following resolutions were duly
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      298 29 Reuter Knightholder CHARTERERS with l&namax-sized cargoes {Qpeared in no hurry to flat, expecting rates to ao lower, fjpkers said. Values ramained unchanged or tUghtly easier which ttrhapewss not overly sarprising due to a lack of leadline news, Clarkson Wolff said in its dally £arket report The Baltic Freight
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      444 29  -  From May 1, it will have a Strategic Business Group and a Strategic Development Group By: Felix Chan {SINGAPOREJ In preparation for its corporatisation this year, the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) announced yesterday a new organisation structure. Beginning May 1, PSA
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      Taiwan vows to expand cross-strait trading
      291 29 But it accuses China of blocking talks on its fntnre shipping links with HE [TAIPEI] Following the launch of the first direct shipping links between them in 48 years, Taiwan pledged yesterday to further liberalise maritime exchanges with China but at the same time
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      Landbridge links Melbourne, Adelaide ports from today
      325 29  -  Patrick's service is the first offered by an Aussie stevedore From. Jerzy Farynaki in Sydney AUSTRALIA'S first stevedore operated rail landbridging service will be launched today by Patrick Stevedores between the ports of Melbourne and Adelaide. The managing director of Patrick Stevedores, Peter
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      IOPC to raise 12b yen for Japan oil spill claims
      229 29 [LONDON] The London-based International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPC) had decided to raise at least 12.2 billion yen (*****.2 million) for compensation claims over an oil spill that resulted when a Russian tanker broke apart in the Sea of Japan
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      Lock icon Uniglory ship to sail directly to China on Thursday
      220 29 Reuter [TAIPEI] The first ship to sail directly to communist China from Taiwan in 48 years will depart on Thursday from the island's southern Kaohsiung harbour, shipping company officials said. The Panama-registered Uni Order, owned by Taiwan's Uniglory Marine Corp, would
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        68 29 AFP [SHANGHAI] China's most advanced ship for scientific research, XueLong, has returned home after a 154-day miss ion to the Antarctic, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Wenhui 800 reported that the mission, which was the ship's 13th trip to the Antarctic, marked a new stage
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        Japan, Korea shpbuilders and meetings
        67 29 [TOKYO] The Shipbuilders' Association of Japan will no longer meet occasionally with its South Korean counterpart, liaising instead at regular meetings of shipbuilding industry groups of Japan, South Korea, Europe and the US, Nikkei English News quoted association chairman Yoahlhiro Fitfii as saying last week.
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        Lock icon China marine sees higher container sales
        59 29 Reuter [HONGKONG] China International Marine Containers (Group), the country's biggest container maker, expects to see container unit sales rise 10 per cent in 1997 to a total of at least 220,000 TEUs. China Marine sold containers with capacity of 199,091 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units)
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      Lock icon Shanghai expects to build ships totalling 900,000 dwt this year
      179 29 AFP [SHANGHAI] Shanghai expects to build about 900,000 deadweight tonnes of ships this year, 97 per cent of which are to be exported, the Shanghai Shipbuilding Corp was quoted yesterday as saying. The China Daily newspaper said the output value
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      882 30 SHIPPING INDUSTRY: TUNING INTO THE INTERNET Soon-to-merge NOL and APL are among the most aggressive users of the Internet in the transportation business. APL's web site, for one, allows a registered customer to get a read-out of where all its international shipments are Journal of
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        172 43 A«raS Australia: Antac Day. Denmark: St. Bededag. Japan: Greenery Day. New Zealand: Antac Day. Apr 80 Netherlands: Queen's Day. m*yi Belgium: Labour Day. China: Labour Day. France: Labour Day. Malaysia: Labour Day. Norway: Labour Day. Philippines: Labour Day. Singapore: Labour Day. Sweden: First of May. MayS Japan: Constitution
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        660 43 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, sbows price ranees in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description at the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the Individual
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        Dragonair moves away from Cathay's shadow
        501 44  -  Hew chief not from Cathay; it will have its own cargo sales division soon Fronts Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong A YEAR after the historic 'Change in shareholding, Hongkong Dragon Airlines or Dragonair is moving away from the shadow of Cathay Pacific Airways by
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        FedEx makes money off Internet
        316 44 But other express carriers use Web mainly for tracking shipments fWASHINGTONJ The prospect of making money off the Internet is paying off for Federal Express Corp, while others in the express delivery business are still largely using the World Wide Web for tracking shipments. FedEx
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        Lock icon Jakarta grounds Merpati's ATP planes following crash
        292 44 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian authorities have ordered an airline to ground its four remaining British-made ATP aircraft after 15 people were killed in an'air crash, reports said yesterday. "For the time being, the government has decided that all ATP aircraft will be grounded until
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        Lock icon Intl airlines back India's move on safety device
        323 44 Business Line fNEW DELHI] International airlines operating into India or overflying its airspace have voted in favour of India's decision to make it mandatory for all aircraft to be equipped with an airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS-II) by Dec 31,1996. The move
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        Lock icon Mega-alliances seen as future of airline industry
        281 44 Individual carriers will flounder, say experts Reuter [PHOENIX] Mega-alliances involving several international airlines will dominate the future of the airline industry, leaving "unmarried" carriers to flounder, experts said. "Competition is now heading towards alliance network versus alliance network, instead of individual airline versus
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        Lock icon Some Asian policies hinder air cargo services
        199 44 Reuter [PHOENIX] Regulatory hurdles in some Asia cities restrict cargo carriers from transporting goods between two foreign nations, inflate prices and limit service, air cargo executives said. "Protectionist aviation regimes curtail competition, growth and innovation, while denying consumers and communities the opportunity for
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        Accidents at airport aprons worldwide up 35%: survey
        328 44  -  By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Accidents on the apron at airports worldwide have risen by some 35 per cent over the last Ave years, according to a survey by the Geneva-based Airports Council International (ACI). ACI secretary-general Alexander Strahl, speaking at the opening
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          32 44 AFP [WASHINGTON] The U8 Air Fbrce has found a cnuh ait* In Mountains contatnh« what <iarchar» btUtvt to be pfecw of «n A*lo attack jcrttikA th» one Agcil^«rtdM>)ofq«i§sNitoyittirtnt ovwtht wwfttnd,—A/P
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      17 29 Shipping industry v tones into the Internet NOL and APL make waves T on line. Pa«e 2
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      198 29 Dragonair moves away from Cathay's shadow New chief not from Cathay. People iSn ConMnm has named iPMv AkCanahat appoint AWWU.JW BW *»e» country mena^r, senior vice-president (erries, H.w«h.n..,i gH^sn^2,lST; -i >1 I 1!* 1 7 *M n«« I ThelnUrne- fc/ i*theSing^wWwcourtcigroup lor >. tlonai Shipping I Sferf tht meet can
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      541 30 Lines Moten representee by Members of tie Registry o» Accredited Shipping Agents, S'pore National Shipping Asao Members olttjk Singapore Frotght FonMptere' Association. lAL Container Line (UK) Limited A* Agents M.irme Transport Resources ISI Pte Ltd Tel 223 8380 Fa* 223 8387 "Relax... we'll do the rest" ifi 4 t* 11
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      1346 32 <KT DSRSENATOR in Round the World Container Services TOUK/CONTINKNT FROM UK/CONTINENT w w mtm ww ham fu ant in* vtaa vot lha wtm my I ham m m 5T*" OWYANG VOUSA WF7» 24. M 11.11 lIK 17* 11® II.S 21K VUUXVOtTOt SBUTOR EE7II 2> UMM tIM »U~ HIT HANMNKAOMNNM \MN7II
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      422 32 tt-/VO/?TRANS. CONVENTIONAL SERVICE TO THAILAND AND MALAYSIA J BREAKBULK, RO/RO AND HEAVYUFT ANY WEIGHT THAI HAG STATUS PRIORITY BERTHS E ttk Ash Lywi V.4SA SAftH) SAMP 19-20/04 M PORT impiwmVJtU 20-21/04 B-g/M 27-21/04 16-27/04 UiExpmV.M 23-25/04 26-26/04 29-30/04 01-04/05 Asii E«pr*» V.47A 07-09/05 10-10/05 13-14/05 14-17/05 BOOKINGS ENQUIRIES: m ru
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      945 33 COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-OODOSUDG SALIS/BIGS 4205*41/43 INWARD DOT (D/O) *****15 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD JINftjITtTWOOOOM TOWHTWO (04M0J) CONVBfTIOim. j_ 4205*50/55 T/SHfMTDtTT *****25 TILO2-OMSMIMHttM4MsSI7O *s/wr r» ms shi iu no m v m *s/w w ob Mini mo n a* ms rar~l ■vbmsoon/oosoi w »w Mi oms oms l&J
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      388 33 (/-JUPERKAPALAN DAI ZHUN jffy TONG JOO BHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: **********0 C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952 /wow—-wrorwmtnA/ mnA/liotmmmsuiaTn~l ins mKN «Noa V7M M/M i «mi »ms m/m fel «m m/m ki ewuu um m/m pi asoon ***** 11/K tl CtWI «7IM M/M ewoa
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      449 39 LCL ft FCI If fODICSI S«rvku to Caribbean W fa "mmmSo A Caatral Amtrica I H.KVANGYANG H. SEOUL 152N 184E Port Country 23/04 30/04 Balm City B«lize 27/05 03/06 ftfxJgetown Barbodoi 30/05 06/06 Cartagena Colombia 29/05 05/06 Castries St. Lucia 29/05 05/06 Fort d* Franc* Martinique 30/05 06/06 FrMport Bahamas
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      1093 39 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD A A I I 140 Cadi Strast #12-00, PIL Building, Singapore *****0 Li TEL: *****21, FAX: *****19, TELEX :RS ***** ACLPL CR NO. **********0E gjMMk I JJUKIfA I (5 SaWMtfcWwt ti PAT, 3 SaMap ti MT, 2 SatHnfi to LCM) (4 Sdimti/W**!) VOY ISN I
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      508 41 OSINO EXPRESS SHIPPING 11 COLLYER QUAY *06-01 THE ARCADE iSINOTRANSI S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****08 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SIN ETAHKG ETA SHA G. LUCK 9710 26/04 01/05 OS/OS J. GLORY 9712 03/05 08/05 12/05 G. WELL 9712 10/05 15/05 19/05 6. LUCK
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