The Business Times, 16 May 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES *«TA (P) 023/12/96 85€ SINGAPORE Internet http://www.aslal.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, MAY 16,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Astra, Indomobil roped in to speed up Timor car project
    533 1  -  MeveaeenasHdto finiah project ahead of WTO rating in 1999 From S N Vasuki in Jakarta THE Indonesian government is planning to accelerate the controversial national car project by roping in two leading domestic automakers, PT Astra International and PT Indomobil.
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    Lock icon Regional markets reel from speculative attacks
    535 1  -  Thai aid KL markets hardest hit as ■ii I—l— nil haht sparks heavy selling By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Regional stocks yesterday came under heavy attack by speculators preying on worries that Thailand's shafct. financial position could m A repeat of the Mexican crisis two
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    Lock icon Dow up 17 at 1pm EDT
    44 1 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US stocks rebounded in early afternoon trade from an earlier loss as reports of weaker-than-expec-ted manufacturing activity and a decline in wages boosted bonds. By lpm EOT, the Dow was up 17.72 points at 7303.88.
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    BOT, Asian central banks beat baht speculators
    544 1  -  Tfcaiarftrecfrers, bat analysts say Hattk may not be over By Larry Wee, Harish Mehta in Bangkok [SINGAPORE] The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and its Asian central bank partners emerged the clear victors yesterday in the battle to defend the baht but analysts say
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      46 1 MORE REPORTS, Pg 4 Hedge bam4m bane or boon? BOTwIm the day, but what will happen next? Rwphih, pan, rtaggtt 4k yem How they fared ,*o TAGHeuer Hfjifti v w tgif <+■+** ..-> J? > »r SUCCESS. I C A I MIND. V/" ."X. 1 GAME. I j NfVVSFL
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Rules on foreign worker levy eased for manufacturing sector
      493 2  -  Industry welcomes move but says labour shortage, high costs still not solved By i Audrey Tan THE Ministry of Labour yesterday announced changes in the foreign worker levy scheme for the manufacturing sector that will lower costs for one in five
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      Lock icon A new name, soon a new look
      57 2 [SINGAPORE] The building looks familiar but the namedoesn't ring a bell. Well, that's because the Treasury Building at Shenton Way was recently renamed Temasek Tower. A landmark in thefinancial district, it now awaits a new look as it will be renovated by owner
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      Fund managers chip in for charity
      664 2  -  8 teams join SES investment race for Com Chest's benefit By) Larry Wee FUND managers here have once again signed up to do their bit for charity. Bight teams have so far confirmed taking part in this year's SES Charity Investment Race where they
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      CNA Re opens first Asian office in Singapore
      272 2  -  Group to focus on property, casualty, catastrophic risks By\ Soh Tiang Keng LONDON-BASED CNA Reinsurance yesterday opened its first Asian office in Singapore. The Singapore branch will serve as the regional base for the company's operations in the Asian region ex-Japan. The
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      Lock icon March bank loan growth slows
      333 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Finance By\ Shiv Taneja OVERALL bank loan growth slowed somewhat to 14.4 per cent In March, bringing the first-quarter rate to 14.7 per cent, latest figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore show. After* 16.5 per cent average last year, total
      Source: MAS  -  333 words
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      Compaq eyes low-end computer market in Asia
      229 2 COMPAQ Computer Corp will be targetting the low-end of the computer market in Asia to expand its consumer base. Richard Snyder, a senior vice-president of Compaq, said this at the opening erf the Compaq Solutions Centre here yesterday. According to Mr Snyder, who
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      CCL buying Mercs from India
      449 3  -  Group set to offer the at prices lower than first batch Byi Christopher Tan SINGAPORE could soon have a new import from India Mercedes-Benzes. Under a bumper new deal, Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) is set to offer taxi companies the German marque at a whopping
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      Ken-Air's tie-up with Esso sets other agencies scrambling
      491 3  -  Petrel kiosks offer forms for US tours on instalment pay plan By, Ang Wan May A PIONEERING tie-up between tour operator Ken-Air and petrol company Esso to sell tour packages has had travel agencies scrambling to follow suit Customers driving into any
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      Two properties launched this week
      190 3 TWO property soft-launches kick off this week Wednesday saw Buk it Sembawang Estates' landed St Nicholas View project, while Hong Leong group's The Hillside condominium opens today. Prices start at $1.13 million for units at St Nicholas View at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 2/Sembawang Hills
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      New investment to cost Siemens Matsushita $50m
      232 3  -  Plant will make devices for IT and telecems predicts By, Jennifer Lien SIEMENS Matsushita Components is investing over $50 million in a new component R&D and manufacturing facility in Singapore. The company said yesterday that the 6,000 aq m plant would design and
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      Textile trade gets help to go online
      148 3 TEXTILE dealers are getting a helping hand to computerise their business operations. The? Singapore Textile Dealers 0 Friendly Association (STDFA) has launched a computerisation programme for its members, jointly organised with' the Singapore Chinese Cham-. 1 ber of Commerce (SCCCI). The association conducted
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  • TURMOIL IN ASIAN CURRENCY MARKETS
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      BOT wins the day, but what will happen next?
      490 4  -  Seme economists see devaluation as inevitable; others see it as unlikely By Larry Wee, Harish Mehta m Bangkok WHILE conceding that the Bank of Thailand had clearly won the day for now in defending the baht, regional economists yesterday were divided
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      Chavalit says he will retail Amnuay
      453 4  -  B«t report claims mores afoot to get minister to quit From, Harish Mehta in Bangkok PRIME Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh reiterated yesterday that he would retain Finance Minister Amnuay Viravan, pouring cold water on talk of Dr Amnuay's removal which had helped send stocks Into
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      Hedge funds: bane or boon?
      785 4  -  COMMENTARY They can break a bank or a currency bat they also force politically difficult decisions By Larry Wee American "hedge funds" the billion-dollar pools of savings that are parked with US fund managers—can break a bank. They can also break a nation's currency, as
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      Lock icon Philippine central bank defends peso
      419 4  -  From, Al Labita in Manila THE Philippine central bank (CB) yesterday swung into action to defend the peso following speculations that the currency will suffer the same fate as that of the battered baht. The c«ntral bank sold US$7O million (SIIOO million) in the foreign
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      Lock icon M$ closes higher against greenback
      324 4  -  Bu Eddie Toh, Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian ringgit ended higher against the US dollar yesterday after the central bank intervened heavily in the market the previous day to stem a run on the currency. The ringgit closed at 2.5100/20 to the US
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      Lock icon Rupiah slides against US$ on selling pressure
      414 4  -  Fall dne to fears over poll-related violence and attack on baht From! S N Vasuki in Jakarta THE Indonesian rupiah fell sharply against the US dollar yesterday as investors sold on concerns over election-related violence and the speculative attack on the Thai baht.
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      Lock icon Yen surges to 4-month high against US dollar
      309 4  -  From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE yen rose to its highest level in four months against the US dollar in Tokyo yesterday, prompting Japanese Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka to suggest that the correction has gone far enough. Japanese investors have begun to
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      No rush to advertise
      695 5  -  Most members of the medical fraternity here adopting a wait-and-see stand By J I Jenny Lam, Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] MOST of Singapore's medical fraternity are unlikely to rush into publicising their services even though the government has now allowed medical clinics, laboratories and hospitals to advertise.
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      Duty-free industry on a roll in Asia Pacific
      300 5  -  With robust 18.7% growth, region holds potential: experts By i Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Duty free goods that wonderful phrase for shoppers and retailers are the focus of an ongoing exhibition at Suntec Centre. The third Tax Free Asia Pacific, a five-day event
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      MEETING PLACE
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      Going zag for a cross-border ad niche
      523 5  -  To be different, Bartle Bogle Hegarty looks for similarities By i Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] UK-based advertising agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) wants to be known for being different. And ironically, one aspect of this lies in seeking out people's similarities. Chairman and creative
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      228 5 —d {Oui.rt. Ifcd n •< i!i ■< I M »a r~—..• d 'L d IDhen the glass contains champagne, it's a regular long weekend. 5 When the bathtub does as well, it's at The Ritz-Carlton, Illillenia Singapore; r d M ~^MB H|HT —^a 9 jK gHHQ ..ja *if XtM iy
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon KL okays Proton's plans to build India car plant
      411 6 KUALA LUMPUR Plant to be in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, say govt officials Reuter MALAYSIA'S cabinet has approved investment plans by national carmaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) to build a car plant in India, government officials said
      Reuter  -  411 words
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      Manila yet to complete economic reform
      415 6  -  SINGAPORE Ex-finance secretary spells ont essential recovery programmes By] Kenneth James THE Philippines economy isn't out of the woods yet, the former financial chief in the Cory Aquino government says. "Reconstruction is a long process," Jesus Estanislao, who was Finance Secretary in Mrs Aquino's
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      Lock icon M'sia may grant more power contracts
      223 6 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday the government may grant further power contracts to private groups to ensure reliable and secure electricity supply. Dr Mahathir said it was vital for the energy sector to enhance its efficiency to cater to
      AFP  -  223 words
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      Liem urges Jakarta to recruit Chinese in civil service
      324 6  -  JAKARTA By S N Vasuki INDONESIA'S richest tycoon Liem Sloe Liong said he is an "Indonesian and a patriot" and called on the government to recruit ethnic Chinese in the civil service. Mr Liem, who controls the giant Salim Group and
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      Lock icon PPP supporters clash with security forces
      387 6 JAKARTA *+tafkftd daring march by 6,000 in Central Java Reuter CLASHES between supporters of Indonesia's United Development Party (PPP) and security forces hit election campaigning in Central Java province and the capital Jakarta, police said yesterday. The biggest clash came during campaigning by the
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      Lock icon Bre-X sets aside US$600,000 for severance payments
      337 6 JAKARTA AFP CANADA'S Bre-X Minerals has earmarked at least US$6OO,OOO (SI864.000) to pay 468 workers it plans to lay off following the closure of its operation here, including at the troubled Busang gold mine. "We will pay the severance payment to our workers,
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      Hasan unscathed by Busang hoax
      425 6  -  JAKARTA With lrift clout intact, Nnsamba set to make major acquisition* By\ S N Vasuki KEY Busang player, tycoon Mohamad 'Bob' Hasan, has emerged unscathed from the elaborate hoax. Sources say the affair has not eroded Mr Hasan's clout and the Nusamba Group, an investment
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      Lock icon JB-S'pore electric train service scrapped: Ling
      199 6 KUALALUMPUR Bernama THE proposed electric train service from Johor Baru to Tanjung Pagar in Singapore has been scrapped due to disagreement with the Singapore government over the positioning of cables, said Malaysian Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik yesterday. He said Malaysia had proposed the
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Tung re-crafts amendments to 2 bills
      466 7  -  HONGKONG But he retains thrust of controversial proposal to tighten up on civil liberties By\ Loh Hui Yin HONGKONG'S government-in-waiting yesterday presented a re-crafted set of amendments to two controversial bills, although Tung Chee Hwa's office has not budged from the essence of the
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      Lock icon Lee Teng-hui takes the rap for unsolved murders
      353 7 TAIPEI Reuter PRESIDENT Lee Teng-hui yesterday took the blame for what he called Taiwan's worsening social order, gave the green light for his handpicked premier to quit in July and vowed not to seek re-elec-tion in 2000. In an annual news conference,
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      Mercedes-Benz aborts US$1b van project-in China
      381 7  -  BEIJING New customs and value-added tax laws add to costs Byl Peter Seidlitz MERCEDES-Benz has decided not to go ahead with Us US$l billion (551.43 billion) family van project in south China, saying the project was no longer feasible. In a letter to the
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      Taiwan's first-quarter growth a strong 6.6%
      458 7  -  TAIPEI But deteriorating law and order threatens recovery By] Bruce Cheesman TAIWAN'S mounting political woes over the government's failure to take responsibility for rising crime threaten to jeopardise the island's fragile economic recovery. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter was a
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      Japan recognises new HK passport, signs investment pact
      253 7  -  HONGKONG By LohvHui Yin HONGKONG'S future as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China has received a boost from Japan, its largest investor. Japan yesterday conferred recognition on the new SAR passport by accepting it as a valid travel document. Tokyo also
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      Lock icon Airbus signs US$1.5b deal with China for 30 planes
      374 7 BEIJING Commuter plane deal among other key contracts inked Reuter AFP AIRBUS Industrie signed a US$l.5 billion (552.2 billion) deal with China yesterday to supply 10 A 320 and 20 A 321 jets to Chinese airlines, company officials said. "This marks
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      627 7 Integrated I Engineering I I Keppel Integrated I Engineering Limited I I (Incorporated in tfW Republic of Singapore) 3 tW p V 4' J-,-- 9 Notice of Annual General Meeting I Jv'£.r' V.-. J: 8 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Generel Meeting orf the shareholders of the Company
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon NZ economy softer than expected: BNZ report
      257 9 WELLINGTON Reuter THE New Zealand economy has softened more than expected and expectations of a recovery have been shifted back to the fourth quarter, the Bank of New Zealand said in a quarterly outlook yesterday. The bank said in its May quarter outlook
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      Lock icon Kim's son named as suspect in graft probe
      470 9 SEOUL Prosecutors have enough evidence that he broke laws official Reuter SOUTH Korean prosecutors said they began questioning President Kim Young Sam's son yesterday on suspicion of taking kickbacks and peddling influence. "Mr Kim Hyun Chul is being questioned as a suspect,"
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      Lock icon Aussie wage date don't look good tor inflation
      135 9 MELBOURNE Renter RESERVE Bank of Australia (RBA) governor lan Macfarlane said yesterday that recent data on wages growth are a setback to prospects for improving inflation. Mr Macfarlane said it was an assessment of improving prospects for inflation, and the associated scope
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      Lock icon Ex-minister one of Nomura's VIP clients: report
      284 9 TOKYO Prosecutors probing 200 bureaucrats in list of VIP accounts AFP A FORMER vice-health minister charged in a bribery scandal was among 200 clients of Nomura Securities who were allegedly given special treatment through so-called VIP accounts, a daily said yesterday. Nobuharu Okamitsu,
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      803 9 BUSINESS Notices To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Ah Bank of Hawaii BANCORP HAWAII, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Income Consolidated Statements of Condition USS in thousands US$ in thousands except per share amounts December }l December 31 1996 1996 Interest Income Assets Interest on Loans 664,175 Interest-Bearing Deposits
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Rohatyn: an envoy with a vision
      1282 10 Investment banker Felix Rohatyn is tipped to be the next US ambassador to France, where his popularity is virtually assured already IHT [WASHINGTON] A POSTING to London, not Paris, might have been a good fit for Felix Rohatyn. A meeting last year between the
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      1345 10 BUSINESS Notices To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 Ip 555^^*****^^^55 C 3 AVIMO J ,«f (Incorporated in Singapore) I 1 Interim Unaudited Results for the Half Year Ended March 31,1997 and Dividend Announcement The board of directors of Avimo Group Limited announces the following results for the half year to March
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US April CPlup a tame 0.1%, but may pick up ahead
      460 11 WASHINGTON Odds favour rate rise at Fed meeting next week: analysts Bloomberg THE US consumer price index the broadest gauge of prices Americans pay for goods and services rose a tame 0.1 per cent in April, Labour Department figures
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      Lock icon US unemployment rate may fall to 4% in months ahead
      327 11 WASHINGTON Work force grew at less than half the rate of job creation Bloomberg THE US unemployment rate, now at a 23-year low, may fall to as low as 4 per cent in the months ahead. "We're literally running out
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      Lock icon Germany can still join EMU despite huge deficit: Waigel
      381 11 BONN Reuter FINANCE Minister Theo Waigel insisted yesterday that Germany's chances for joining Europe's single currency on time were unchanged despite a gaping hole torn In his budget by falling tax revenues. An estimated 18 billion deutschemark (5115.2 billion) shortfall in
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      Lock icon Bundesbank leaves rates unchanged
      175 11 FRANKFURT Reuter THE Bundesbank said yesterday that its council left the German discount and Lombard rates unchanged after its regular meeting. The German discount rate remains at 2.5 per cent and the Lombard emergency financing rate at 4.5 per cent. The central bank's main money market
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      Lock icon Labour's windfall tax runs into controversy
      166 11 LONDON AFP PLANS by Britain's new Labour government to impose a one-off windfall levy on the "excess" profits of the privatised utilities, to pay for a wel-fare-to-work scheme, ran into controversy yesterday. The chairman of British Telecommunications pic warned that the company might launch
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      The importance of image, and where it ends
      617 12  -  EUROPE VIEW Xn marketing, be It clothes, shoes or drinks, image reigns, bnt when It comes to mergers, hard sense prevails By Kevin Sullivan The writer is a Spain based journalist who contributes to B'r Nothing succeeds like success. And of course
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      Lock icon Freer travel boost to developing countries: study
      316 12 GENEVA Move will create 6m-30m new jobs, up exports by USs2lob FT DEVELOPING countries could create millions of new jobs and add billions of dollars to their export earnings if their nationals could travel more freely to rich nations to provide services, said
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      Lock icon Yeltsin hails Nato pact, minister raises doubts
      215 12 MOSCOW Reuter PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin yesterday praised the new pact mapping out relations between Moscow and Nato, but his defence minister said it did not resolve all problems with the Western alliance. Mr Yeltsin, in a telephone call to German Chancellor Helmut Kohl,
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Deep Blue win a triumph for human genius
      755 13  -  THE BOTTOM LIVE OPINION By Kenneth James The writer couldn t cut it as a chess player and became BT's Technology Editor IT HAD to happen, surely. Yet when it finally did, last Sunday, the news that world chess champion Garry Kasparov
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      139 13 'Basically, we've challenged the beauty industry which wants to say constantly: you need to be repaired. You have a disease called aging.' Anita Roddick one of the richest women in Britain and owner of The Body Shop, which sells beauty care products made from natural ingredients. 'Bank
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      Australian economic reform stalled
      656 13 EDITORIAL THE Australian government seems to have lost its enthusiasm for reform of the economy, if its budget statement this week is anything to go by. The days of sharp cuts to government spending seem to be truly over. Spending cuts amount to As7B3 million but
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      Lock icon EU's Asean myopia
      700 13  -  The EU needs to be more than just an Asean dialogue partner for a more stable global system By\ Linda Low THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union (EU) face many common issues, among them enlarging their membership and dealing with the more
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      832 13 Waste of resources IT is now simply a matter of time before the United States, which has always claimed to be the vanguard of free trade, joins the move led by Japan and the European Union in asking the World Trade Organisation panel to judge Indonesia's
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      770 14  -  This year's festival is marked by a proliferation of excellent first films, as jamet mast.tw finds out JANET MASLIN NYT A WEEK'S worth of rain clouds has finally lifted here, and suddenly the films are as hot as the weather. Gangbusters: LA Confidential, a
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      Lock icon Macau hit by new waves of gang warfare
      622 14 CRIME Folic* belietigriAdi; from HE, Taiwan and China are fighting for slice of shrinking pie Reuter [MACAU] Back in the early *****, the Macau government official responsible for law and order described the sleepy, Portuguese-run territory as an "oasis of security". Today,
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      Bold statements from China
      789 16  -  ART The SAM hosts* thooght-provokiiig display of works by Chinese artists By Ben Munroe [SINGAPORE] In the centre of the lower galleries, in the middle of the exhibition, the lights suddenly went out and people stood, bewildered, around a mass of wires on the floor, unsure
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        Lock icon Illegal Oasis web sites may be sued
        117 16 Reuter the management of leading British pop group Oasia Is f threatening legal action for breach of copyright against hundreds of unofficial Internet sites dedicated to the band, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The newspaper I said this action is a first for
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        Lock icon China tour has influenced Yanni's music
        100 16 AFP PERFORMER-compoeerYannlhas told reporters iB w Bering that plans for this month's tour of China had m influenced his compoeitiona over the last two«nd-e-half oft years. "The fact that rm a ware that I'm going to China affected the music," yaeterday's CftwZtofJy quoted his
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        120 16 AFP AFRIC AN-Amerlcan actor and director Laurence Flshburne arrived in war-ravaged Liberia on I Wednesday to his reaMifr role as ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (Unlcaf). Flshburne, star of flhna such as Bays JV i il%*Hood. Othello and Tina, will spend three
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        Lock icon Grant in sequel to Four Weddings
        107 16 AFP niuiianacoornuxnurani issei ro Btar masequeito me smash hit comedy Four Weddings and a Funeral, one of th#|. most successful British films ever made, a press report iS s&id yesterday The script for the new film —by the ofthe original. Richard Curtis U already
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      Lim Kah Ngam to sell hotel, supermart project
      537 17  -  Sale of Equatorial site likely; move to raise foods for new projects Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Lim Kah Ngam is selling its hotel-cum-supermarket project in Joo Chiat and most probably Hotel Equatorial to raise funds for new property projects. Twbt of the
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      Tye Soon over 60 times subscribed?
      236 17  -  IPO WATCH By I Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Tye Soon's initial public offering which closed yesterday is believed to have been more than 60 times subscribed, garnering an above average response among IPOs issued this year. BT understands the subscription rate yet unverified is the
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      Poh Lian scores 23% premium
      237 17 [SINGAPORE] Poh Lian Holdings bucked the market trend j,. on its debut on the stockmarRet yesterday. After a hectic ay. the stock closed at 51.5 Gams a respectable premij urn of cent over its 42I cent biter »rice. the equipment and construction gfoup opened at
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      Huan Hsin gets nod for US$ listing on SES
      143 17 [SINGAPORE] Wire and cable maker Huan Hsin Holdings has received in-principle approval for a US dollar-listing on the mainboard of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Huan Hsin is a Singaporeregistered company with operations in Malaysia and China. Established in -1980, the
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      Going for a whirl in the market for new listings
      700 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Clarissa Tan uund ana rouna we go. For those who have been following the market for new listings, yet another IPO cycle has come by Bf again. The ups and downs in IPO senti- ment up for
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      CDL Hotels to build £37m hotel in Manchester
      370 17 CDL's Millennium 4 Copthorne to undertake historic site joint venture [SINGAPORE] CDL Hotels is continuing its rapid expansion this time picking the UK's northern city of Manchester for a £37 million (SsB7 million) project. The Hongkong-listed unit of the Hong Leong group
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        Sinar Mas, Ekran tapping M$5b to fund pulp projects
        414 18  -  Projects in East Malaysia 100 km away from Baknn dam site By] Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Two of the region's most aggressive companies Sinar Mas of Indonesia and Malaysia's Ekran are tapping the market for a total of Mss billion (552.86
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        GP Batteries warrants, shares to be traded in S$
        255 18 [SINGAPORE] Shares and warrants of USkiollar denominated GP Batteries International will be listed and traded in Singapore dollars with effect from May 27. The conversion to Singapore dollar listing status will not result in any changes to the principal terms of
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        OCBC leads S'pore brokers in Manila
        263 18  -  From. Al Labita in Manila OCBC Securities was the biggest player among Singapore stock brokers in the Philippine share market last month, the latest Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) monthly ranking shows. Through its Philippine subsidiary, OCBC snatched 3.46 per cent of the 283.5 billion
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        Lock icon SIA expected to post flat profit
        571 18 But airline well placed for rebound as fael prices stabilise Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) is poised for clearer skies after a bumpy fiscal 1997 brought on by soaring fuel costs, a strong local currency, over-capacity and intense competition. The airline is expected to
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        SIA among airlines in talks for global pact: Air India
        257 18  -  From Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi SEVERAL international airlines, including Air India and Singapore Airlines (SIA), are in talks to set up a global pact on facility-sharing and extending their reach, an Air India spokesman said. "We are talking with
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        Ho Wah ex-director files $200,000 claim
        230 18 (SINGAPORE] A former director has filed a $200,000 claim against Sesdaq-listed Ho Wah Genting International for unpaid remuneration. The engineering firm in turn filed a counterclaim for 1731,000 "related to collection of outstanding receivable" due from a former unit, the company revealed in its
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        Zagro apologises for loan approval oversight
        130 18 [SINGAPORE] Zagro Asia's directors yesterday apologised to shareholders for not seeking their approval on a series of related-party loans amounting to $2.3 million. It said the "oversight" involved loans extended by the company to two members of the Gold Coin Group Gold Coin Singapore
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        Avimo interim up 40%
        141 18 (SINGAPORE) Aerospace optic and laser systems maker Avimo last night announced a 40.4 per cent jump in group net earnings to $4.5 million for the half-year ended March. This profit surge was achieved on the back of a 12.3 per cent rise in group turnover to
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Riady brothers on Auric board
          47 18 [SINGAPORE] Auric Pacific has appointed brothers James and Stephen Riady and Ricor da Silveira to its board. Mr Silveira is the managing director of Lippo Investments Management in Hongkong. James Riady, deputy chairman of the Lippo group, was also elected Auric's chairman.
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          TAC net up 47% to 840m baht in Q1
          66 18 [SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed Total Access Communication (TAC) posted a 47.4 per cent rise in group net profit to 840.29 million baht (Ss47 million) for the first quarter ended March 31. TAC, the only Thai firm to list in Singapore, said operating revenue
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          SPH unit divests stake in Movielink
          36 18 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Press Holdings' wholly-owned subsidiary, SPH MultiMedia Pte Ltd, has divested its entire stake 0f98,000 ordinary shares (48 per cent) in Movielink (Singapore) Pte Ltd to Movielink Pty Ltd.
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          FCC appoints independent director
          33 18 [SINGAPORE] First Capital Corporation has appointed Lum Choong Wah as Independent director with effect from yesterday. Mr Lum has been the executive chairman of SNP Corporation since December 1995.
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          MHE forms venture with Myanmar firm
          39 18 [SINGAPORE] Materials Handling Engineering has signed a memorandum of understanding with Myanmar's Mayflower Trading Co to form a Joint venture company. The parties have identified industrial parks and infrastructure projects as potential businesses.
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          Comedil appoints Econ unit its distributor
          35 18 [SINGAPORE] Econ Machinery, a unit of main board-listed Econ International, has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Comedil's range of saddle Jib and luffing boom cranes in the region.
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        Lock icon Market downplays Digital, Cyrix suits, lifts Intel shares
        556 19 Some analysts expect the companies to eventually settle their disputes oat of court Bloomberg Reuter [SANTA CLARA, California] Intel Corp shares rose after being down most of the day on Wednesday on concerns that patent-infringement lawsuits filed by Digital Equipment Corp and
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        Lock icon Tiffany profit soars 75%; Federated, Woolworth rebound
        376 19 Good showing by US retailers in Q1 cheers market Reuter [CHICAGO] Federated Department Stores Inc and Woolworth Corp said on Wednesday that their first quarter results have rebounded to a profit from a loss previously while luxury goods retailer Tiffany Co posted a
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        Lock icon Mitsubishi Estate pre-tax falls 44.4%
        398 19 Company hit by general weakness in property market AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Mitsubishi Estate Co yesterday said parent pre-tax profit fell 44.4 per cent from a year earlier to 16.3 billion yen (SslB9 million) in the year to March. It said revenue declined 0.7 per cent
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        Lock icon Digital slow to react to change: analysts
        400 19 Reuter [BOSTON] Digital Equipment Corp has strong technology but weak marketing and a plodding corporate culture that paralyses the computer maker in fast-changing, hightechnology markets, analysts said Wednesday. For a company with US$l4 billion (Ss2o billion) a year in revenues, Digital is slow
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        Lock icon Philip Morris, RJR profits may be singed for years
        235 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK) The two biggest US cigarette companies said that settling their legal fights could cut significantly into sales and profits for years to come, detailing for the first time the price they would have to pay for peace with
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        Lock icon Sony buys Japanese agency to tap ad market
        305 19 Agency to develop advertising for cable, digital TV, Internet Bloomberg [TOKYO] Sony Corp said it has gained control of a midsized Japanese advertising agency in a bid to tap into the rapidly growing market for ads on the Internet and satellite television.
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        Lock icon Berkshire Hathaway gain up 64%
        210 19 Bloomberg (OMAHA, Nebraska] Berkshire Hathaway Inc, a holding company controlled by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, said first-quarter earnings jumped 64 per cent, buoyed by higher revenue from its Geico Corp insurance unit. Its shareholder equity, which includes the value of Berkshire Hathaway's investments in other
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        SBC Warburg to buy Dillon for US$600m
        420 20  -  Deal gives British bank more access to US mergers market; price stuns observers From Neil Behrmann in London SBC WARBURG, Swiss Bank Corp's British investment bank, has formed a prestigious cross-Atlantic alliance with its blue-blood US counterpart, Dillon, Read Co. Following leaks late
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        46 20 [SAO PAULO, Brazil] A counter boy preparing an expresso at a central Sao Paulo coffee shop on Wednesday. World arabica coffee prices have risen to their highest point in three years because of tight supply in key Latin American coffee-producing countries. REUTER
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        Firms to set up property mutual funds in India
        441 20  -  Guidelines awaited as such funds are unknown there From Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi SEVERAL property consultancies and firms plan to set up real estate mutual funds in India, a sector largely ignored here, according to a senior official of international
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        Lock icon Sanyo Securities to close Geneva, NY units
        315 20 AFP, Reuter [TOKYO] Japan's Sanyo Securities plans to close units in the US and Switzerland by the end of March next year as part of a restructure, a company spokesman said yesterday. The comprehensive securities firm closely related to Nomura Securities will shut
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs firm as Nikkei weakens
        200 20 SBKEXReport Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures were off their highs but remained relatively firm in late trade yesterday following a drop in Tokyo stocks on the back of the yen's strength. "Everything's been focused on the forex market today.
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        Volatile trading amid political concerns
        192 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES -By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd THE MSCI Taiwan Index futures on Simex experienced a volatile day as traders who had Taiwan exposure were concerned about the political uncertainty in Taiwan and its effect on the MSCI
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        Lock icon Oil prices hold onto healthy levels
        209 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] World oil prices held onto healthy levels yesterday and ignored evidence of plentiful supply to consolidate the gains made in the last week. By 1607 GMT. the June futures contract for bellwether Brent crude, which was to expire yesterday, was
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        258 20 AFP London THE dollar eased, particularly against the yen, yesterday on the London forex market in what operators called a market response to repeated calls by Japanese officials for a lower greenback. "It had been clear since the Group of Seven meeting in Berlin in February that the
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      COMMODITY PRICES
      1827 21 SICOM FUTURES RUBBER (futures closing u it 3.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTUS CMts/kq) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jun 97 162.50 162.50 161.25 25 775 Jul 97 163.25 1945 Aug 97 165.00 1995 Stp 97 j££ 25 1995 Oct/De< 97 169.00 167.75 167.75 825 4350 J*n/M«
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      1654 21 AFP Q Nikkei 225 -153.41 JAPANESE share prices fell yesterday with the key market barometer closing 0.8 per cent lower on selling of blue chips following the yen's rally, brokers said. "Since the share market's recent strength has been based on buying of international blue chips due to the
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2275 21 LONDON Industrials M<V1S Pwct 31Group 499.400 -7.600 AB Ports 266 -6.400 Abbey National 936 3 Allied Domecq 458.400 .400 Amec 142.400 1 Asm Group 119.200 .200 BAT tad 549 *3 BG Pic 187 6 BICC 178.400 9 BOC Group 1001 *14 8R Petroleum 724 -20 BTR 219
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      1628 22 Bloomberg P Hang Seng -11L68 THE Hang Seng Index posted its biggest one-day decline in five weeks, as HSBC Holdings pic tumbled from a record high. HSBC, the London-based parent of Hongkong Bank, accounted for two-thirds of the index's decline, as investors decided its profits didn't justify a 25
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      Lock icon CHINA
      631 22 Reuter nShenzhenßlndex *L 79 CHINA'S stock markets rebounded yesterday after a sharp two-day fall, bolstered by optimism that a possible government crackdown on market speculation could standardise and stabilise trading, analysts said. Investors widely expect a leadership reshuffling in the securities sector and punishment of several major brokerages for
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      373 22 AFP Q VP Index -186JH SHARE prices in Taiwan finished 2.3 per cent lower yesterday as investors dumped electrical issues. "Following yesterday's sell-offs by domestic fund managers and foreign institutions, retail investors followed to largely reduce shareholdings of electricals, despite support by government-run funds," said Augustus Chiu of Samfu
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      260 22 AFP |3 Wellington +9.73 SHARE prices closed up yesterday with most leading stocks steady or higher, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 9.73 points to 2,310.72. Turnover was valued at NZ558.25 million. —AFP Mt« m row AMZ Banking 9.35 -0.05 500 AOvontoqoi Htdgi 133 -0.02 ***** Ak Now
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      826 22 AFP P SET Into -13.43 THAI share prices dropped 2.4 per cent yesterday on concerns about the baht and the economy, closing off lows on late bargain-hunting. Poonpipat Finance and Securities analyst Nunthana Nuan-In said the success of the government's defence of the baht in foreign exchange markets on
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      414 22 AFP rlComposite Index +11Q9 SHARE prices shot up 2.4 per cent on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday, spurred by foreign buying on economysensitive stocks as the yen strengthened against the dollar, brokers said. "Today's steep gain was mostly due to anticipation of an economic recovery backed by the stronger
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      605 22 AFP n All Ordinaries -5.4 AUSTRALIAN share prices eased 0.2 per cent yesterday as a series of uninspiring profit results cast a pall over the earnings outlook for the banking sector. "The banks really broke the market's back today," one trader said. "There was a general lacklustre tone across
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      712 22 AFP P| Composite Index -13.60 SHARE prices fell 2 per cent yesterday as foreign institutions sold leading stocks in response to the Thai currency crisis and domestic reports of election violence, dealers said. "My best feeling is some people have lost confidence in this market following the Thai financial
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      Lock icon MANILA
      317 22 AFP Q Manila -7433 SHARES slumped 2.8 per cent yesterday as the ailing Thai economy's currency and stock markets plummetted. "We're very vulnerable to negative news that is coming out of Thailand," said Luz Lorenzo of Peregrine Securities Philippines Inc. The PSE Composite Index fell 74.83 points to close
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        Lock icon Shares hit by talk of downgrade for M'sia
        558 23 Reuter, AFP Q Composite Index -3L22 SHARES yesterday closed off lows on afternoon bargain hunting after falling to a 16-month low as both institutional and retail investors dumped stocks. The key Composite Index closed down 31.22 points or 2.91 per cent to
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        Yet another puzzle – the hefty premium of Taiping Cons wrts
        196 24  - Yet another puzzle the hefty premium of Taiping Cons wrts WARRANT WATCH By\ R Sivanithy FUNNY things happen when markets enter their extremes, whether it be a bullish or bearish phase. As we said in previous columns. Country Heights and Sriwani are two recent examples of Malaysian warrants whose odd
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        3780 24 BONOS, LOANS I WARRANTS tM« Val Day L*t Ouata Avg Htgn LM StM Company S<M COOO) MfM Ln Buy*' Prtea 68 44.9 m 3000 m AMOB cS5*020.?ift «n I I I 51 5 3 '60 »Acar ******1 US$ 58.5 *5 321 59.5 52 59 60 2 H 3164 Acma ******4
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2310 24 Of Of •997 Lift Vol Day Last Ouata Mv Mv VM Nat M Cap Mt*h Low Stno Company Sal* COOO) Ht«h La* Buyar Mtr C'vr P/l $ml "478 iie msSOOO AIS8 50C 300 00 160 310 555 302 306 10 4.9 OS 617 307.7 137 90.5 m$ 5001
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        1432 25 TUMOWt COOO) VALUE COOO) o» r#m cw> t*«i SK m m mgi mm 1.4W 1089 2 503 4,128 I.M9 5,983 7,Ml 10,>14 18,455 9V461 '1,610 63,071 WjSHM 442 442 IIM 1.146 mrtBf -mm i.049 1.049 H.W 3,555 *190 13,148 4.096 7JC 11.402 Tjt* 87,979 62.094 190.029 34*201 94,884 440 087
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        4774 25 Transaction Date :May 15 Gr Gr M Wt l**T Last V* Day Last Ouota 0(v ON VM Mat Cm Avg m» I— »t»a Campany sia COOP) Wg6 H» Snyr h»w C*w P/t fri* Prte* industrials 5*46 ASC NTSK) 200 US- 885 885 1279 ASF US$0.***** US885 885 88.5
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        HOT STOCK
        50 26  -  -by: Shiv Taneja MANDARIN Oriental International closed one cent higher yesterday at US$l.2O on a volume of 2.5 million units traded. In the next few sessions, the stock might move upwards, but the longer term trend for this counter is down. Investors should sell on any upward movement.
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        226 26 Stocks Votuirv* Pofi Lian K)c 24,599.000 •MBf Capital 10.391.000 •MBf Hldgs 50c 7.120.000 •Renonq Bhd 50c 4.652.000 Labroy M 20c 4 *****0 HK Land USSO.tO 4 249 000 •MBF Land Bhd 3.447.MO SingTel 15c 3.240 000 OBSLand 2,910 000 MOIL US$0.05 2.504.000 Stocks UOB Foreign 37.437,068 OCBC Foreign 33.699.864 SIA
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        661 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Brokers detect heightened hedge fund activity; S'pore stocks seen recovering faster because of Ss's "safe haven" reputation By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] There was little joy for investors in local stocks yesterday as the market together with the rest
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          Brokers for charity
          114 26 TWO stockbroking firms, Kay Hian and Phillip Securities, are doing their bit to help the blind. They are sponsoring a Rotary Club investment seminar tomorrow to raise funds for the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped. Kay Hian and Phillip will provide speakers for the seminar and
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          In need of some education
          161 26 WITH a listed open-ended unit trust, investors have the option of buying and selling units either through brokers or directly from the promoters of the fund (which in the case of the SRI Fund are the six local banks). Yet, investors seem to be having
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          The bull about the bear
          150 26 WALL Street can be very deceptive if one looks only at the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, said New York-based analyst Ralph Acampora. According to him, there is a "stealth bear market" if one goes by the New York Stock Exchange
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          Repeat calls
          87 26 EVERY day we are swamped by hundred of faxes from various companies and organisations. But what really overwhelms us are the scores of faxes from the same organisation for the same event. This week, for instance, we received more than 20 faxes from Nokia Mobile Phones for a
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      347 26 BUSINESSNotICeS To advertise call toll-fne 1800-741 1883 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER Of ONG INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF SPECIAL AND ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS [Pursuant to Section 290<2)(b)] At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 9
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      123 26 PACIFIC BIOMEDICAL ENTERPRISES PTE LTD (Incorporated In the Republic of Singapore) (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(2) of the Companies Act. Cap. SO. that the Final Meeting of members of the above-named Company will be held at 27 Foch Road #02-06 Hoa Nam Building
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      307 27 Reuter, Bridge News THERE were firmer rates and weaker rates paid in the east for Panamax tonnage, and brokers here remained uncertain of the market's direction. In the Atlantic, Panamax rates were largely steady, brokers said. Volume improved as support levels were tested and tentatively held, CIS said
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      NOL's terminal in Vietnam port shaping up fast
      478 27  -  Ground-breaking ceremony today; first ship expected within a year By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] The first privately run container terminal in Ho Chi Minh City, in which Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is a majority shareholder, is shaping up fast and plans
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      295 27 Questions raised in Washington over proposed buyont Journal of Commerce [WASHINGTON] Neptune Orient Lines and APL Ltd, which announced an US$B25 million (Ssl.lB billion) merger last month, have hired a phalanx of high-powered lobbyists and public relations firms to push the ocean shipping deal through
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      Lock icon Deal won't meet conditions: union
      219 27 Journal of Commerce [SAN FRANCISCO] APL Ltd will have a difficult time convincing the US government that its merger with Neptune Orient Lines meets conditions for a US military preparedness programme, according to a union representing APL ship engineers. A cornerstone of the proposed US$B25
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      English law takes precedence over US Act in charterparty
      759 27  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar UNDER article 111 rule six of the Hague Rules, a claim against a shipowner should be brought within one year of the delivery of the goods or the date when the goods ought to have been
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      PSA, Hutchison bid for Mediterranean terminals
      319 27  -  At stake is a large share of transhipment cargo By< George Joseph [SINGAPORE] The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) is one of two Asian contenders hoping to acquire a near 40-per cent stake in Rotterdam-based Contshlp Europe and hence a substantial share of transhipment
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      China imposes minimum price on new container exports
      229 27  -  From, David Taylor rn [HONGKONG] China, the biggest producer of containers in the world, has imposed a minimum price on all new containers exported from the country. The minimum price took effect on May 1, and the Chinese authorities say it has
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      China, Myanmar to open channel to Indian Ocean
      343 27 Move will open up landlocked south-west China [KUNMING] China has reached an agreement with the Myanmar government on the joint development of Irrawaddy River, a major inland river of Myanmar, to open a new, short channel to the Indian Ocean. Local officials
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      IMO studies mandatory liability insurance treaty
      200 27 [LONDON] The Intentional Maritime Organisation (IMO) is considering proposals for a new international treaty mandating that shipowners carry liability insurance. Currently, about 95 per cent of the world's shipowners al eady have some form of liability coverage, through protection and indemnity clubs, private insurance
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      Lock icon Ship's crew not paid for 8 months: ITF
      131 27 Reuter [LONDON] The Russian and Ukrainian crew of a Panama-nian-registered ship have not been paid wages for eight months, International Transport Workers Federation claimed on Wednesday, as the union continued its action week against flags of convenience. ITF said the 11 crew
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      Lock icon Lost undies and other follies
      1057 28  -  FREIGHT FORWARDERS: ONE OF THE CARGO WORLD'S MIDDLEMEN Freight forwarders are in a constant juggling act getting all manner of goods from point A to point B. Sometimes the job is best described as simply holding someone's frightened hand By' Tom Baldwin Journal of Commerce
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      348 28 PAGE EuroHansa 6 AEL 13 Evergreen 6 ANl 3 FLBrigW 6 Able 4 famous 7 9 Accord 6 F*rwide 13 Appenship 5 8 Astro 3 FroU M Austral 9 FrtL s Avant 6 Frt wW 13 B'tanq Mas 8 CUok B$A j Gemartrans
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      14237 36 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT CTA ETA Advertiser V Hid Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vestal Voyage Telephone SIN OmTr Name Name Hmw*0( MemOir SIN Deit'n Name Neme Number Nwnber mmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm B/05 11/06 Cho Yang HJ S FRANCISCO 003W u-trnna A lf/05 0/06 Han»ln a SAN FRANCISCO OOJW 65
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        563 43 I Voy No Mrth Arrival 0«p«rturt Jmfhrt 9701 J17 «K>ng»d« 16.05/0100 6 H Oitihort ***** J02 ttongstd* 16.05/1200 GuMgytMn 1 JM tfonqsx)* 24.05/1200 **y f 1 JM Hoixjsk* 17.05/0600 AJUm J«ya AITS J03 15.05/1300 16.05/0600 Amw Junto 702* J07 M.06/1500 16.05/0600 M ftiriNM *****7 J01 15.05/1630 16.05/1000 M
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1659 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Soofclng/Mtnco litis SWp Voy No Etb/Btr Ptrlod Fro« To From tal* OWA I7/H00 1 M7H H/ISf H/MOO 4 H/BOO H/MJt H/TTOO *"•> woe J MX *1*9 K..140C 4 H/BOO H/MM H/TTOO *m t" 4 a a/im «.o*5* *.-?»oc 1 mtoo
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        203 43 May 17 Iran: (TENTATIVE) Martyrdom of third Imam(Ashura). Lebanon: Ashoura. Pakistan: (TENTATIVE) 9th ofMuharram (dependent on sighting of the moon). Norway: Constitutional Day. MaylS Estonia/Latvia: Whit Sunday. Germany: Pentecost. /ndto: Moharram. Pakistan: Aahura. Denmark: Whit Sunday. Nether land: Whit Sunday. Sweden: Whit Monday. May 19 Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        941 43 THIS report compUtd by Cockatt Marin* 01] Ltd. •how* phot rang** la US dollar* instead of single prlcee for a mora comprehensive description at th* market Price* ahown are baaad on avarage-*liad *tem Market movement* are Indicated The Cock *tt Bunker Prlc* Index chant* «nd the
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        VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
        482 43 *> X" OJ 16.0 O.II 61 0.06 52i Pwi«T W»Of N«<»o Art AJ—)*, iHtmrn No 160M £25 0 0 3 1 0 0 m/H 380 AM 986.4 0.4 12.6 0.07 32 0.02 uv, MM u. MM la MO 14 W2.9 T.0 17.1 OH II 0.0T WW'
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        SilkAir picks Airbus to replace Boeing 737-300s and Fokker 70s
        556 44  -  Order believed to be worth USs4oom; Silk Air likely to make announcement soon Byl Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Regional airline Silk Air has selected Airbus Industrie's A 319/320 family to replace its fleet of Boeing 737-300s and Fokker 70 aircraft. Silk
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        Lock icon Air India to decide on US$2b aircraft order
        174 44 AFP [NEW DELHI] Air India was to begin a meeting yesterday to choose between Airbus Industrie and Boeing Co for its ambitious US$2-billion (SS2.B billion) fleet expansion plans, officials said on Wednesday. The US-based McDonnell Douglas is also in the race to
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        Lock icon Indon minister on funds for national car project
        147 44 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] Minister of Industry and Trade Tunky Ariwibowo said the amount of money needed for PT Timor Putra Nasional's national car project is dependent on the firm's production plans, Harian Neraca reported yesterday. "The question of funds is dependent on their
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        Lock icon Kia to look overseas for sales growth
        173 44 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's second largest auto maker, Kia Motors Corp, said yesterday it is to turn its attention to the European and US markets to overcome poor domestic sales. "Kia's marketing policy will continuously be focused on overseas markets, as the domestic
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        Lock icon American Air urges nod for BA tie-up, as Star is born
        223 44 Reuter [LONDON] American Airlines reiterated its call to the British and US governments on Wednesday to push forward with the necessary approvals for its alliance with British Airways. Its latest call was prompted by the announcement of a new
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        Lock icon US airlines to install fire supression systems in planes' cargo holds
        436 44 FAA wants devices installed within three years The Washington Post [WASHINGTON] The nation's major airlines announced on Wednesday that they would begin installing fire-suppres-sion systems in the cargo holds of all commercial airliners, but they said it would take
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        Lock icon M'sian group to study trans-Asia rail link
        123 44 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government has named a consortium of local firms to study the feasibUity of a trans-Asia rail link from Singapore to Kunming in southern China, officials said. A spokesman for the transport ministry said the consortium wUI study four
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        Lock icon Fritz expects air freight to boost its business in S'pore
        366 44  -  Air freight accounts for about 42-43% of intl forwarder's business here By\ Marcus Hand {SINGAPORE] Americanbased international forwarder Fritz Companies Inc sees the growing air freight market giving it 30 to 40 per cent growth in Singapore over the next
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          Lock icon Continental tops frequent flier survey
          49 44 Reuter {WASHINGTON] A passenger survey released on Wednesday ranked Continental Airlines die top carrier In customer satisfaction for domestic flights over 500 mil*# for the second year in a row. Frequent Flyer magazine and J D Power and Associates surveyed frequent travellers in January.—Reuier
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          Lock icon Guoco Land to bid for Kowloon project
          57 44 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Guoco Land Ltd managing director Tam Lim Heng said the company is part of a consortium bidding for the rights to develop the Kowloon MTR station project He said he could not identify the other partners in the \J consortium as
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      82 29 l ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED ajjfj (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE VPSa VOY SIWGAfOWE KMMAY YISSII VOT lOWMY SWGAfOtI S<NAKTO6A 211 20/05 27/05 SINARTOBA 210 12/05 20/05 NOKXAP 411 24/05 31/05 NORDKAP 410 16/05 24/05 LEERORT 918 31/05 07/06 LEERORT *17 25/05 31/05 SINARTO6A 212
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      521 33 I f(g FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES 7fy— 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 y HOT UNE: *****33 (30 UNES) FAMOUS LOGISTIC (M) SDN. BHD. (Co. no. *****P) NO. 30 LORONG CEMPENING ***** PORT KLANG, SELANGOR OARUL EHSAN MALAYSIA TEL' 603-*****33 (20 LINES) FAX: 603-*****33 (05 LINES) COMPREHENSIVE SAILINGS TO AND FROM
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      640 34 A ACCORD II SHIPPING PTE LTD TH. s *****56 (40 Imm) PAX *****46 POT rimr /jn M 7 ltsl m M WtfCT ACCESS TIL: 22SSSS7 (EXPORT SOOtCING) MM SIMM C7)U)\V7 2255M7 (EXPOST DOC), *****64 (IMPORT) rmiflT (04) W1441 ÜBUHTTP:/ZWWWACCOMD.COM.SO AUUffU (71) 4*4 477% HA SIM "Tot! ITA SIM PORT ITA
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      464 35 a I Wt#kly LCL A FCL m IODICaI Services to Caribbean it hipping A Central ArTverka APIPHUW€S~| API CHINA °l 3 018 Port Country 21/05 28/05 Belize City Belize 24/06 01/07 Bridgetown Barbados 27/06 04/07 Cartagena Colombia 26/06 03/07 Castries St. Lucia 26/06 03/07 Fort de France Martinique 27/06 04/07
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      679 35 C PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD^ 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I CR NO" **********06 I BE" US! 111 l IH ISi 8 M\ ffl&u 181 ar, ,b. w a« a iFt aar hb-m- ia ii i i i i i f jSpUfißj fittlJ !A_ IV/* 20/*
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      816 35 VESSELS WY I I JB) I PBD 1 Lffl HAM RTM THP AMR V*l£ D AQUARIUS uaow 22/06 31/06 02*06 11/Oe 12/06 14/06 16/06 WO6 VB-LE D'AOIM.A A2OW 26/06 OW6 OM6 16*06 IM| 16/06 IMB 20/06 VMXE 06 CWm C3DW 02/06 11/08 13*06 22/06 2VOC 2SU 26/06 27/06 V*iE DE
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      45 37 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... document Aiial 740-6000 tep be faxed j|C~ M the port Step key in the four number 4ldigit code Key in your Exampto: r-L, fax number To NEW YORK (NYC) 2275 for calls within Singapore United States
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      75 38 SHIPPING CO, LTD. MULTI-PURPOSE VESSEL FOR RO/RO, CONTAINER t BREAK BULK CARGO Yissii Ivor |pi| sw I jit Vu Ih 1 jh> HAWS PACIFK S 45 25/05 27/05 !f/tS 11/04 02/04 jgg FtHGU 171 04/14 If/06 DiLPHIMUS )S 01/04 10/04 12/04 IS/14 14/14 24/04 VESSEI YOT SIM PI B "jjlil
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      111 38 jf ■■■]> P.I PERUSAHAAN PHAYARAN KALIMANTAN j DIRECT WEEKLY SERVICE TO JAKARTA/PAIiMBANG V«ml Vay fTA/n» DESTINATION IACHMANUfI 111 4/t7 It/20 May Jakarta/Poiambortg lACHMAJIUH I 1/97 24/24 May Jakarta/PoUmbong IACHMANUfI H S/*7 M/SI May Jokarta/PaWmfaong RACHMAHUfI 111 7/97 01/03 Mm Jakarta/PaUmbang SURAIAYA/PAN JANG CAIAXA JAVA MA6A H/2# May PM|Ma/larataya MA6A 22/21
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      104 38 M KAWASAKI KINKAI KIBEN KAISMA. LTD. JAPAN/ HOgQ KONG STRAITS •'pore P.Oudang PKiltog Ptning EXCEED 1 n 17m IMS AMRTAJAVAin I1«0 IMS uon heart ri« nm nm jupiter ace nt nm nm ORIENT KIM va 01/00 MM TWINKLE ACE VOO MM MM CR NO **********0Z SPORE AB SHIPPING PTE LTD
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      115 38 LINE OVBS£AS HAHSPORT CO, UD. MAURfTWS KL TO INDIAN SUI-CONT/ARAWAN GULF/OS msa vot sm mm dii SMAITOU 111 M/0S 17/05 ALSO ACCEPT TO: mtmtr «ii »4/os Ji/05 OKSMT COM 6WW 24/05 04/0* W SAW NNMM 6W71 17/05 00/01 «A»tt 400A5, SOU »U iHior ou 11/05 07/0* Kimui suuoqma. VtUMOUOAI 6WI!
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      49 38 FULL CONTAINER SERVICE OPOUSH OTFAKJ TO! POtAND <o°™*) yttAN RUSSIA (MOSCOW) CIS PORTS INCL ESTONIA LINES LATVIA, LITHUANIA, BELARUS, UKRAINE Siippimq 1™ SW HM tow"! WtttBMOISWIi 11/W ||/W LINE llwutgwmyia >!/»* H/H H/H "DAILY FEE DC R CONNECTIONS Ft OH HONG* ORG I* Nrnfai, ZMwt Zlii»|ib«. Kmmm, Mpto* Iti M
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      460 39 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN TKjERBAY 536N 16-17/06 212 M» 30-31/06 TIGER WAVE 536N 20-21/05 2S-2505 02-0306 TIGER ISLAND 537N 23-2405 28-0106 0&07/06 TWER BRIDGE 538N 26-27/06 01-04/06 09-1(106 TKjERBAY 539N 30-31/05 04-0606 13-1406 TIGER WAVE 540N 02-03/06 08-1106 16-17/06 I VESSEL VOY SIN CAL SIN TIGER RIVER 282CN8
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      701 39 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS I 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tel: *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 E-mail flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN BUENOS AIRES 19/05 CAPETOWN 22/05 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 22/05 VALPARAISO 19/05 JOHANNESBURG 22/05 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN P'RAEUS 26/05 VALENCIA/BARCELONA
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      805 39 1 000 tSinqqpore) Pie Ltd CFS Kepoel PtstrpkpTßyi g —gb^, 79 Aasaaßaatf #11-04 (S) 07*0* Mk Sl3 #01-121 I mmty f(£\ V a MO IUWHIM M 272 7827 MM ]AC j W: *****13Fm 221 3*2 f«i: 272 7125 NORTH AMERICA USA/ CANADA <> ANSTYAUA TO USA SGf SfO OAK CHI
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      602 40 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD ■■P" 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****6 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR HO. IM7MMOMO BOOKINGS CALL-DIRECTLINE: *****41/43 JESSICA/CELIA/MEI CHAN 7 SLGS/WEEK 3 SLGS/WEEK VESSEL [VOY [m pAK [VESSEL IVOY [SIN ISUR SMAR JAMA 929 17/05 (SAT) 21/05 (WED)
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      1271 40 I I"| YJinr Mi>r mf TVWCt WEEKLY EVERY THURSOAY/SUWDAY l'l:M:U ARRIVAL FIXED DAY-MONDAY wsaa wr rth hah fit i& mm «na hoy lb* fit ham am mfa m NORMAMKBR J7IBW I 1106 12MB 3MB 31/05 02AJ6 MALACCA BROGE A7I2E SLD SLD SLD SU) SU) IMB MINGSTAfI A7I9W I IMB I
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      406 40 Singapore Soviet Shipping a&Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY SIN BOM TRADE FAST TFSIB7 17/06 2ft/06 MEKHANIK KURAKO MK32N 23/06 31/06 KOTACAHAYA CAHI63 26/06 03AM SEA SCCESSI 06N 28AM 06AM 111 ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA VESSEL VOY SIN BOM/N.SHEVA I TRANSOCEANIC 06-07 15/06 30/06
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      1320 41 ASIA MgXHRRANEAN IXPRiSS (AMI) WISTBOUNO StKYKJ > I VtSSII VOY SIN Ott MIA GtN »CN LfH ANR F& MSC AIEXA 9719-3 21 MAY 25 MAY 04 JUN 06JUN 08 JUN 11 JUN 12 AJN 13JUN 1 MSC CAR LA 9720-3 28 MAY 01 AJN 11 JUN 13 JUN 15 AJN
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      565 42 OSINO EXPRESS SHIPPING 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE iSINOTRAIOsI S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 WM4JT* TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SIN ETAHKG ETA SHA G- LUCK 97! 2 16/05 21/05 25/06 0- GLO«Y 9714 23/05 28/05 01/06 G- WELL 9714 30/05 04/06 08/06
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      396 42 ■Ltfl MAC-NELS STORE M'SIA [TTTTTI Carrier: MN CONTA LINES, MC susssr s&swsu* ss^esiss. P KELAWQ: (03) 3f1C877 JKTi (M) *****07 MDN; (81) 8440 EX PORT KELANG TO HONGKONG MV "GLORIA I V. 719N ETAPKG 18-5-97 BKO CALLs HltW/ VIVItN/ CHIRM. TML (03)*****77 ADEUUDE/SYDNEY/MfLBOURNE" AUCKLAND MV "BYRON BAY" VOSS MV "NfW
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      208 42 Established freight forwarding company is looking for suitable applicants who are below 35 years of age with GCE 'O 4 Level. 1) Marketing Executive Good track record Experience in shipping/freight forwarding 2) Import/Transhipment Executive Import and transhipment knowledge With Tradenet Portnet knowledge 3) Tele-Marketing Co-ordinator Experience in freight forwarding 4)
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