The Business Times, 17 July 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MTTA (P) 023/ia«6 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes THURSDAY, JULY 17,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon QAF deal draws different reactions in S'pore, Jakarta
    567 1  -  Indon investors Ud up Indocement, seO down Tndifrt il; players offload QAF From S N Vasuki, Clarissa Tan INVESTORS in Singapore and Indonesia reacted differently yesterday to QAF Ltd's proposed acquisition of a majority stake in PT Indofood for some $2.75 billion.
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    Lock icon Ringgit, rupiah fall to new lows
    340 1  -  hgprmiv* Eurepetn seflmg forces Wriaa. unit above 2J7 level By] Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] Selling of the Malaysian ringgit and Indonesian rupiah gathered steam yesterday, pushing the two currencies to new lows against the greenback. While the selling had continued in regional foreign exchange markets,
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    Lock icon Myanmar detains currency traders
    242 1 Reuter [RANGOON] The Myanmar government has intervened in the currency market to arrest the plunging kyat—by detaining chief traders for questioning. Witnesses said yesterday that officials of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (Slorc) picked up the traders for questioning on Monday evening and trading
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    Lock icon Wallace charged in HK with laundering more than HK$7m
    513 1  -  From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong FORMER Merrill Lynch star executive Kevin Wallace was yesterday charged in a Hongkong court for laundering more than HK$7 million (Ssl.3 million). Hongkong Police said they charged Wallace, 46, with "dealing with property known or
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    Lock icon Dow cracks 8,000 mark at 1pm EDT
    120 1 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US stocks surged yesterday, pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average through 8,000, propelled by surprisingly strong profits from General Motors Corp and Intel Corp and a smaller-than-expected rise in consumer prices. At Ipm EDT, the Dow was at 8,004.51, up
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article
      Non-oil domestic exports seen growing 6.5% in June
      434 2  -  BatecMMßdstsny Ognre reflects 1996's .-tor base and real growth wfll only emerge at end of Q3 By Audrey Tan SINGAPORE'S non-oil domestic exports are expected to have recovered sharply in June, growing 6.5 per cent in nominal < terms. However, economists polled
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      S'pore growth will hit lower end of 5-7% forecast: US study
      276 2  -  By' Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE'S economic growth nrtll Call to the lower end at the government's eet£ mate of 6*7 per cent in real terms this $ear» the etariomic/ political «cHon of the US Embassy said in a report
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      Tax scheme seen to spur debt market
      418 2  -  But financial firms lay Soh Tiang Keng LTHE government's extension Pof its tax exemption scheme pft>r syndicated offshore credit will spur the development of the debt and capital markets »*in Singapore. But financial institutions will lose some business as a ret suit of
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      OCBC Asset Management to launch new unit trust fund today
      375 2  -  By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] OCBC Asset Management (OAM) will launch its first unit trust hind this year the Savers Value Fund, which offers an investment mix of bonds and equities today. This Singapore-dollar denominated fUnd, according to OAM officials,
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      Drop in building contracts
      315 2  -  EYE OM THE ECONOMY Construction By Diana Oon THE amount of new construction contracts awarded in April and May was down over 35 per cent on last year, according to latest figures from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). A total of $1.7 billion worth of
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      Lock icon Waterbank launches 6 semi-Ds at $2.57m-$2.64m each
      398 2  -  Cwipuy HkelyU launch 141 cluster bones ii Sep tr Oct Byi Abdul Hadhi WATERBANK Properties Singapore Bus Service's property arm yesterday launched six semi-detached houses at Gar lick Avenue for $2.57 million to $2.64 million each. Land area for the 99-year lnsnnholrt haded
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      Respond to competition in fresh ways: BG Lee
      422 3  -  If our response ever becomes stale or tired, we will eventually be overwhelmed, he says Reports by. Audrey Tan WHILE fierce competition is not new, Singapore's response to competition must always be fresh, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. "If
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      Strong leadership marks SQA winners
      273 3 Baxter Healthcare, HDB both also have strong employee focus THIS year's Singapore Quality Award winners have demonstrated strong and pro-active leadership and have a strong tradition in employee training and participation, said the award's Governing Council chairman Cham Tao Soon. This is the first year
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      Lock icon Stamford Press bucks the trend
      433 3  -  It's opening $20m press centre as others in troubled industry downsize Tan Su Yen ENTERPRISE 50 company Stamford Press yesterday opened its new press centre set up at a cost of $20 million, bucking the trend towards downsizing in the troubled print industry. The centre,
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Lock icon East Coast rentals: up or down?
      484 4  -  Uptrend in IRAS' data surprises leasing agents who say market softened during June '96 to March this year By Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] ARE rents for apartments in the East Coast going up or coming down? According to the IRAS, rents for non-landed homes in
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      Robinson Rd to see big rise in office space
      372 4  -  By Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Redevelopment of buildings in the Robinson Road area will add more than 500,000 sq ft of office space this year to current supply in the area. The new supply apart from economic performance will keep office rents
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      Office occupancy seen staying above 90% despite new supply
      301 4 [SINGAPORE] Property consultancy Edmund Tie and Co (ET&Co) expects office occupancy to remain above 90 per cent this year despite an expected 4.2 million sq ft of new space coming onstream. It estimates that another 7.73 million sq ft of new
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      House Hunt
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon SET index goes up 6%, fuelled by US funds
      494 5  -  IMPACT OF CURRUMUITUJUKHL Market could rue a farther 20% by year's end at current rates analyst From Harish Mehta in Bangkok US FUNDS are at the forefront of a surge in foreign interest in the Thai stock market that has pushed
      Source: Bloomberg  -  494 words
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      Soft ringgit: who stands to benefit
      612 5  -  KUALA LUMPUR High foreign debtors lose out; firms with US$ revenues win By Meera Tharmaratnam FOUR brokerages were polled by BT yesterday to pick the winners and losers among Malaysia's listed companies because of the weaker outlook for the ringgit and higher interest rates
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      Lock icon First PM-designate Ung Huot gets thumbs up
      446 5 ■PHNOMPENH welcome him as right man at the right time AFP CAMBODIA'S first prime min-ister-designate yesterday received votes of confidence from top officials and diplomats here who welcomed him as the "right man at the right time". The comments came as the royalist
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      Lock icon Philippines still aiming for 7% GNP growth despite peso woes
      424 5 MANILA AFP THE Philippines is ing its economic growth target of 7 per cent this year despite the battering of the peso. President Fidel Ramos said yesterday. "I do not see, as of the moment any need to revise our
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      High-level panel formed to tackle HK housing needs
      421 6  -  HONGKONG Team win ensure that govt deliver its promise of briMing 85,000 flats a year By Loh Hui Yin A HIGH-LEVEL committee, headed by Financial Secretary Donald Tsang and straddling six ministries, has been set up to ensure that the new Hongkong
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      Lock icon US to consider visa for Teng-hui when Taipei requests it
      290 6 WASHINGTON AFP DESPITE preemptive protests from China, the US State Department said on Tuesday it would consider a request that Taiwan says it will make on behalf of its president for a US transit visa in September. Spokesman Nicholas Burns
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    • SINO Briefs
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        Lock icon India-China trade jumps to US$1.4b
        68 6 Reuter [NEW DELHI] Bilateral trade between India and China expanded to US$l.4 billion (Ss2 billion) in 1988 from US$9OO million in 1990, the Indian Commerce Ministry said in a statement yesterday. India's exports to China increased 80.9 per cent in 1986 over the previous year,
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        Lock icon China's foreign investment up 5%
        70 6 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China attracted more foreign investmsntintbe first four months than the same period last year as it erased a decline in the first quarter. An official in the Foreign Trade and Economic Relations department of the Foreign Trade Ministry said China attracted U8511.48 billion
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        Lock icon Powell favours policy of engagement
        71 6 AFP [MANILA] China should be met with a policy of engagement which will eventually lead to reforms in human rights and the rule of law, former US military chkf Colin Powell said yesterday. Mr Powell, who la on a lecture tour of Asia, told local
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        Lock icon Taiwan launches fifth UN bid
        77 6 Reuter [TAIPEI] Taiwan, kickstarting its fifth annual bid to rejoin the United Nations, said yesterday nhm of its 30 diplomatic allies had signed a motion asking tha UN General Assembly to consider membership for the Nationalist Taiwan, which lost the sole China seat to arch
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      Lock icon Shenzhen's homes sector hot office market weak
      483 6 HONGKONG Interim earnings of residential property developers expected to recover further Reuter A PICK-UP in residential property demand in the south China boom town of Shenzhen will contrast sharply with the stagnating office market when real estate firms release their 1997 interim results,
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      Lock icon HK parliament set for showdown with unions
      269 6 HONGKONG Reuter HONGKONG'S China-appoint-ed parliament is set to show its colours in a showdown with unions over a bill that would scuttle labour rights laws. The Provisional Legislative Council, due to meet late yesterday, was widely expected to strike down five of seven
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      Lock icon Taiwan president a step closer to getting more power
      196 6 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN'S president is almost sure to be given greater power and the provincial government to be scrapped after the National Assembly passed two controversial proposals yesterday. Of the 316 deputies, 259 from the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) and the largest
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      Big issues at leaders'retreat
      733 6  -  CHEW A WATCH Real questions at first post-Deng Beidaihe gathering will focus on 14 Peng By Lu Ning NOW the Hongkong handback is over, the leadership in Beijing is refocusing its attention on domestic issues as it heads for the traditional summer seaside resort of Beidaihe.
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  • FOCUS
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      Boosting California's trade with Singapore
      1026 7  -  The state {dans to set up a business centre in the Republic, its fifth largest export market By Leon Hadar Tht mimrtsßT^WmMngtai [SACRAMENTO] THE state of California is planning to establish a trade office in Singapore to help facilitate the booming trade and investment ties
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Foreign firms head back to Tokyo ahead of Big Bang
      404 9 TOKYO TWy*re banking on deregulation to expand market share there Reuter FOREIGN financial institutions are gingerly returning to Japan, hoping for another crack at the Tokyo market as it undergoes wide-ranging reforms as part of the country's "Big Bang" deregulation.
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      Lock icon No NZ tax cuts if pensions stay: Peters
      187 9 WELLINGTON Reuter TREASURER Winston Peters said yesterday tax cuts beyond next year would not be possible if the current universal pension scheme was retained because the money would be needed to fund retirement incomes. "Under NZS (New Zealand Superannuation the current scheme)
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      S-E Asian investors bet on vineyards Down Under
      499 9  -  SINGAPORE By Tan Su Yen REGIONAL investors have developed a taste for Australian grapes or to be more precise, vineyards now that interest in hotels Down Under is tapering off. In the first five months of this year, South-east Asian investors purchased
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      Lock icon A$ plummets on rate cut speculation
      304 9 SYDNEY Unit at lE-month low, though consumer confidence up in July Bloomberg THE Australian dollar fell to an 18-month low amid continuing expectations the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut its benchmark interest rate again soon. "People are unhappy holding Aussie dollars at the
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      Lock icon US turns to WTO over India trade row
      231 9 WASHINGTON ft wants qpurttetto restricting «i 2,700 products phased out AFP THE US on Tuesday requested World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute settlement consultations with India, which limits imports erf US goods, the Office of the Trade Representative (USTR) said. "The United States
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US grows at steady pace with little sign of inflation
      666 10 WASHINGTON THitlriil frrirthi aaibwisrfai* Bloomberg THI US economy continues to grow at a steady pace with litfie sign of »nH reason to expect either to change soon, a series of government reports showed yestsrday. Industrial production rose OiS per cent
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      Lock icon Huang funnelled funds from Lippo, panel told
      382 10 DMMcraSs ti ntara US6MM after Inn tastinmy Reuter A US Senate committee probing campaign Wmw revealed direct evidence on Tuesday that Asian-American fUnd-raiser John Huang helped funnel US$5O,OOO (5572,000) to the Democratic Party from a giant Indonesian firm friendly to President Bill Clinton.
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      Lock icon EU unveils blueprint for 21st Century
      309 10 BRUSSELS Bloomberg, Reuter PLANS Cor the European Union to embpace Ore Unmet ll■■ M A- l_ many unvsueayoetsraay m a blueprint for thellst Century. The crnnnrtaslon put the CMch Repsrtilc/Poland, Hungary, FtSwU and Slovenia on si an met ror joining tne Iff aaHanjhfa, gUlag
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      Lock icon UN chief unveils reforms to streamline operations
      309 10 UNITED NATIONS AFP. UN CHIEF Kofi Antra yseterity ißNpd bruind but unbowed from turf battles over rsfcrm to unveil a package described by aides as a "quiet revolution Mr Annan announced to the UN General A sssmbly a solies of measures, dstailsd in
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      Lock icon Mark correction overdone: Bonn
      543 11 BONN (termany concerned fat EMU debate Is pairing confidence in ftrongmark Reuter 4£RMAN Economics Minister Guenter Rexrodt yesterday said he thought the recent Weakness of the mark was a normal market correction, but •at this was now overdone. "What is happening now is partly a normalisation.
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      Lock icon Britain's jobless rate drops to 7-year low
      337 11 LONDON But onions fear high sterling, interest rates may cost jobs Reuter, Bloomberg BRITISH unemployment tumbled to a seven-year low in June, ofFicial figures showed yesterday, but the financial markets were more impressed by a drop in wage growth. The Office for National
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      Lock icon Vatican granted WTO observer status
      177 11 GENEVA Reuter THE World Trade Organisation yesterday admitted the Vatican as an observer, sparking demands from Muslim countries that Islamic bodies be granted similar access to its work. Agreement to grant observer status to the Holy See, which does not claim to be a trading
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Jospin and Chirac clash
        65 11 Reuter [PARIS] Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin and conservative President Jacques Chirac clashed head-on for the first time yesterday, ending an awkward six-week truce in their enforced power-sharing. Mr Jospin ticked off the president at a cabinet meeting tor criticising government policies ranging from privatisation to
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        Lock icon Yeltsin decree to protect investors
        60 11 AFP [MOSCOW] President Boris Yeltsin yesterday announced that he had signed a decree on protection of investors' rights, in a move aimed at boosting business confidence, Interfax news agency reported. In line with the decree, Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin will chair a new state commission
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        Lock icon Gen Shelton tipped to be US forces chief
        66 11 AFP [WASHINGTON] US Defence Secretary William Cohen has chosen Army General Henry Shelton, who led the 1984 US intervention in Haiti, to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Washington Post said yesterday. Unlike Mr Cohen's past nominee, Air Force
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      Lock icon Bank of England committee unanimous on June rate hike
      317 11 LONDON Minutes show panel agreed to raise rates to stem inflation Bloomberg THE Bank of England's monetary committee voted unanimously to raise UK interest rates at its June meeting, the first time the central bank had independence over monetary policy since
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Will Boon Heng make SIA an even greater way to fly?
      793 12  -  OPINION BOTTOM LIMB By Conrad Raj The writer is a BT senior correspondent THE appointment of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) secretary-gener-al Lim Boon Heng to the board of Singapore Airlines (SIA) appears to have taken people by surprise.
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      107 12 'I have found in Germany a deep psychological problem when I proposed that in this museum, the Jews should tell the Germans about their history.' -AmMa Banal director of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, fired for not accepting limits to his freedom of action 'We have to
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      Nato and a stable Europe
      592 12 EDITORIAL DESPITE differences over the chairmanship, today's first meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-ganisation-Russia joint council should help to usher in a new and stable concert of Europe, one that will strengthen free-market democracy and reduce the business risks associated with fluctuating political fortunes.
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      Lock icon India phone woes to end
      1171 12  -  End of government monopoly may be start of hassle-free phone connections By\ Rajendra Bajpai The writer is a Neb Delhi-based journalist whi contributes to BT FOR years, Indians as well as foreigners living in India have regarded the country's telecommunications services as appalling. Telephones are
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      798 12 ACCOMPANIED by nationwide yawning, the US Senate hearings on improprieties in campaign finance started their second week in Washington on Tuesday. This indifference may seem curious, given that the Republican chairman claimed last week to possess clear evidence that the Chinese government had attempted to subvert
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      700 14  -  Will the fashion empire survive the king of frock 'n' roll's death? boudreaux reports RICHARD BOUNDREAUX BORN to a poor dressmaker in southern Italy, Gianni Versace grew up to be proclaimed "the king of frock 'n' roll". His fashion empire featured glitzy shows, astronomical price tags and
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      Lock icon Versace murder suspect on FBI's 10 most wanted list
      372 14 S*n Diego high school yearbook labels him inost likely to be remembered' Reuter [MIAMI] The San Diego high school year book of Andrew Cunanan, the male prostitute suspected of killing fashion designer Gianni Versace, named him "most likely to be remembered".
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      Investors offload QAF after $2b rights issue plan
      471 15  -  s £2* Spies include cost for-1 rights and in foreign currency By Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Investors unloaded QAF shares yesterday after the company proposed a massive $2-billion rights issue to finance the purchase of 50.1 per cent of Indonesia's Indofood for $2.75
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      Lion Teck Chiang launches industrial park in Selangor
      298 15  -  By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Lion Teck Chiang (LTC) has launched the first phase of its 202.3 hectare freehold industrial park project near the Multimedia Super Corridor and the new KL International Airport in Selangor. LTC said some Msl3 million (557.4 million)
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      Popular reports earnings of $7.9m
      131 15 [SINGAPORE] Recently-listed books and stationery distributor Popular Holdings chalked up net earnings of $7.9 million on a turnover of $161.7 million for the full year to April 30. The earnings were 36 per cent higher than the company's proforma 1966 earnings of $5.8 million. Turnover
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      Keppel Bank to launch 4th unit trust
      166 15 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Bank is launching its fourth unit trust today, this time aimed at newly listed shares in the global market with the emphasis on markets in the Asia-Pacific region. The Keppel New Equities Growth Fund will Invest mainly in the IPO (Initial
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      Tax holiday for big fund managers catalyst for hub
      757 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Catherine Ong PUND managers in Singapore and Hongkong appear not to have made much of the news that they will pay no tax if they manage at least $10 billion of non-resident funds out of Singapore. If s
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      401 15  -  Investors negative to carmaker's bullish on Creative By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Cycle and Carriage shares yesterday sank to their lowest level in almost a year, following analysts' downgrading of its prospects for 1997. In contrast, electronics counter Creative Technology continued its
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        Lock icon Telekom to buy up to 20% stake in TV3 from MRCB
        423 16 Deal helps Telekom penetrate media market; gives MBCB avenue to raise cash Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia plans to buy at least v a 10 per cent stake in Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd, Malaysia's top commercial broadcaster, in its
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        490 16 MARKET CHANGES July 31 change an Hang Seng reflects China's growing role Bloomberg [HONGKONG] China Resources Enterprise (CRE) and Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) will join Hongkong's benchmark Hang Seng Index, reflecting China's growing role the territory. The two companies CRE
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        185 16 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSE) said it plans to discontinue its practice of disclosing the identities of brokers making trades on Oct l. In a letter to customers, the exchange said "in order to increase the (exchange's) data feed service" the identities
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        333 16 Mm to woo small investors back to stock market Bloomberg [TOKYO! Japan's two largest stock exchanges will begin trading in stock options pegged to 33 companies tomorrow, a move designed to stir interest among small investors in shares ranging from the Bank of
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        574 16  -  Small players hit severely in the past two to three years By Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi THE Indian stock market has performed strongly in the last few months to emerge as one of the best performing bourses in the world but
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        Hitachi Zosen (S) orders 4 engines from HZC
        263 16 [SINGAPORE] Shipbuilder and repairer Hitachi Zosen Singapore said yesterday it has ordered four engines from its holding company Hitachi Zosen Corporation (HZC) in a deal worth $9.2 million. The engines are for four new vessels the company is constructing for third party
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        224 16 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Dhana Siam Finance Securities plans to take over two smaller lenders and brokerages and subsequently seek an upgrade to a commercial bank, its president said. Dhana Siam, the main investment banking unit of Siam Commercial Bank, will take over Dhana
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        Lock icon Hopewell sells remaining stake in Cepa for HK$5b
        386 16 Despite huge cash infusion, analysts see tough times ahead Reuter [HONGKONG] Hopewell Holdings Ltd took full advantage of the deep pockets of Southern Co Inc and sold its remaining stake in Consolidated Electric Power Asia Ltd (Cepa) at top prices, analysts said
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          Rafiq returns 13m Scotts shares
          68 16 [SINGAPORE] Scotts Holdings director Rafiq Jumabhoy has returned 12.96 million of the company's shares, representing 5.46 per cent of its issued share capital, to holding company Scotts Investments (S) Pte LttL The shares, at 86 cents a piece, increase Scotts Investments' stake in the listed
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          CMB associate in 50m baht loan
          64 16 [SINGAPORE] CarnaudMatalboz Asia said its Thai associate company, CarnaudMetalbax Bevcan Ltd (BevcanX will soon eater Into an agreement to land up to 50 million baht(Stl.4 million) tor one year to Crown Cork A Seal (Thailand) Co Ltd. Crown Cork 4 Seal is a subsidiary
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          57 16 Reuter [SYDNEY) Australia's corporals regulator, the Australian Securities Commission (ASCX aimouncsd yesterday that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) had besn admitted to the list of ASC approved foreignexchanges. This means that Australia's licensed aecurittss dealers can now legally promote securities listed an the
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          69 16 Bloomberg JAKARTA] PT Bakris 4 Brothers, a diversified company, said in response to a stock exchange query that it has no information to report that should aflbcttha movement of its share price. Bakrfte A Brothers shares have risen 81 per cent so far
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          97 16 Corrections clarifications In our report yesterday headlined "PBS Land appoints three new directors to its board", we said Foo Kok Swee was president and chief executive of Bcics Holdings. Mr Foo still holds those positions. Our story headlined "Asia Food aims to be traded on SIS by July 21" on
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        453 17 3rd quarter unlikely to improve as Intel seen cutting prices of stocks to make room for faster chips Reuter [PALO ALTO, California] Intel Corp on Tuesday reported a 58 per cent rise in secondquarter profits, capping a challenging period for the
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        41 17 [TOKYO] Japanese Emperor Akihito yesterday using a magnifying glass for a closer look at a super-high resolution Trinitron Data Display Monitor at Sony's Media World in Tokyo. The demonstration facility offers an overview of the company's technology. REUTER
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        361 17 NeworacleB database software seen cementing firm's market leadership Bloomberg [REDWOOD CITY, California] Oracle Corp shares rose 5 per cent to a record after the software maker said it will split its stock 3-for-2. Oracle shares rose 2 23/32 to 56 15/32
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        347 17 Ford sets earnings record, GM's gains up despite strike Bloomberg, Reuter [NEW YORK] Top US carmakers General Motors and Ford Motor Company reported sec-ond-quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations, with Ford setting an earnings record for any quarter by a US carmaker.
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        Funds investing in China, HK are tops in Asia
        487 18  -  Bat managers now wary of Inlying red drips and may switch to other Asian stock markets From Neil Behrmann inLondon MUTUAL fUnds investing in China and Hongkong during the past year were by far the best performers in Asia-Pacif-ic. A survey
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        451 18 Those which fail to meet expectations Mame merger costs, credit card losses Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Chase Manhattan and Citicorp, the top two US banks, reported higher earnings on Tuesday while others failed to meet investor expectations, blaming merger costs and credit
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        51 18 [OSAKA] Wooden fish being exhibited in an aquarium-like glass case at the "Woody Plaza Hoxan "showroom of Japanese lumber dealer Hokusan in Tokyo on Tuesday. The firm displays about 100 wooden fish carved by Japanese artist Rinsui Tanaka to amuse customers who visit the showroom.
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        289 18 bmsteriiuikappy with bank's performance FT [LONDON] National Westminster Bank is considering reshaping Nat West Markets, its investment banking arm, in response to pressure from institutional investors who have been highly critical of the bank's performance. Directors of Nat West Markets who are reviewing its
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        261 18 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia plans to issue new banking licences to create one or two new Islamic banks, a central Bank Negara official said yesterday. "We are considering to have one, two more Islamic banks," said Bank Negara assistant governor Abdul Murad Khalid.
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        201 18 SIMEX Report Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond futures headed higher yesterday as players ignored a hefty rise in Tokyo stocks and covered their short positions. "I think Euroyen was a bit oversold. That's why there was a good squeeze up," a dealer
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        Futures trade in tight range
        174 18  -  mm TAIWAN FUTOBBS By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures traded in a tight range on Simex, as investors remained undecided about the short-term direction of the market from the current cash leveL Locals
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        264 18 BBBBOYBBFOBT Reuter [LONDON] Oil prices edged lower yesterday after news late on Tuesday that Iraq may more than double its oil exports next month. Brent crude oil, the world benchmark grade, was down four cents at U511&35 a barrel at 0935 GMT on
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        257 18 Reuter, AFX-Asia THE US dollar was firm In mid-day trade ahead of US consumer price Index and production data yesterday, dealers said. BZW chief economist Brian Martin said the CPI report, which is likely to confirm that Inflationary pressures remain benign within most sectors of the US economy,
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      1464 19 AFP Qmkka22S ♦MU3 SHARE prices closed 1.4 per cent higher yesterday on a combination of buying of high-tech issues and short-covering among banks, brokers said. "Given an extremely favourable external climate the yen's weakness, the continued rally by US high-tech issues and receding concerns over the financial strength of
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      1658 20 Bloomberg PjHiuig&q -4L22 STOCKS fell for the first time in five days, led by real estate shares amid concern the government's plan to increase land supply may slow the rise in home prices and developers' earnings. Developers such as Sino Land Co and Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd led
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      650 20 Reuter n Shenzhen B Index -0.09 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B Share Index closed yesterday slightly down in thin trade, with investors adopting a wait and-see stance while listed companies prepare their interim reports, brokers said. The index inched down 0.09 points or 0.06 per cent to 132.73 points as
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      390 20 AFP □WPMat -1L42 HEAVY sales of construction and plastic issues knocked the Taiwan stock market down 0.1 per cent yesterday, brokers said. "Retail investors placed buy orders for electrical issues in early trade, and adjusted shareholdings or dumped other sectors in late trading," said Jerry Huang of Fuhwa Securities
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      747 20 AFP |rj Composite Index +L2> SHARE prices closed 0.2 per cent firmer yesterday on a technical rebound in selected stocks while foreign investors took to the sidelines, dealers said. "Foreign brokerages have maintained a net selling position," said Adnan Tan, director of sales and trading at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell,
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      842 20 AFP SET Index *38 SHARE prices soared 6.1 per cent yesterday on foreign-led speculative buying on expectations of decent bank earnings and Japanese backing of an emergency state liquidity fund, analysts said. The rise reflected speculative activity rather than any improvement in market fundamentals, as the top 10 gainers
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      353 20 AFP -6&50 SHARE prices closed 2.6 per cent lower yesterday amid concerns over the peso since it slumped after being allowed to trade in a wider band last week. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 68.5 points to 2,587.36. Turnover totalled 5.75 billion shares worth 2.1 billion pesos
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      408 20 AFP pOomnogtolaig -1&33 SHARE prices fell 2 per cent on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday, amid concerns over auto maker Kia's problems and a border skirmish between South and North Korean troops, dealers said. "Investor sentiment turned extremely shaky. All sectors except for the fishery sector took a severe
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      587 20 AFP AH Ordinaries +&8 SHARES closed firmer yesterday under the bullish influence of a stronger Wall Street, brokers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's benchmark All Ordinaries Index finished 8.8 points firmer at 2,646.4. The All Industrials Index closed 15.4 points higher at 4,220.4 and the All Resources Index rose
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      262 20 AFP □Wellington *<158 SHARE prices edged up 0.3 per cent in cautious trade yesterday, brokers said. The key NZSE-40 Index rose 6.58 points to 2,477.49. Turnover totalled a modest NZ543.7 million.—AFP us roo«) ANZ Benfctng K5.82 0.02 ***** Advanteqes HMqs 1.0« -0.01 ***** A* Znund 3.00 unch *****6 Air
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        485 21 AFP, AFX-Asia P Composite Intel -&3I MALAYSIA'S key stock index closed 0.8 per cent lower yesterday in cautious trade amid fears of further speculative attacks on the ringgit, dealers said. They said that although speculation on the ringgit appeared to have halted, the possibility
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        Uniphoenix warrants: SES explains ceasing of trading
        166 22  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy THERE seems to be come confusion surrounding Uniphoenix Corp warrants, which have ceased trading on Clob International but continue to trade on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. The confusion centres on exactly when the warrant expires, which on
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        65 24  -  -u Ven Sreenivasan THE price of dob-traded Malaysian property stock, Land General, has been on an inexorable decline since December last year, when it teas at $3.50. However, it edged up a cent to J1.53 on an unusually high volume of 2.83 million shares yesterday. The technicals snow
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        680 24  - Shares fall prey to program selling this time from US Currency jitters still the underlying fears; attention also diverted by rally on Thai bourse STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] More program sell orders yesterday this time said to be from the United States—targeted blue chips and sent them
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          140 24 PIDEMCO, which seems to have problems with names, hit another snag when it decided to call its Walshe Road development Avalon. In its latest newsletter, Pklemco waxed lyrical about the name: 'It is written that the breeze in Avalon carried the rejuvenating scent of apples. It is
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          161 24 MARKET wags had a field day after a blaze swept through the Jurong warehouse of Sesdaq-listed tyre distributor Stamford Tyres and burnt it to the ground last month. After listening to the interesting round of theories and rumours—some of which are too libellous to publish that self-proclaimed
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          Pay peanuts and you get monkeys
          101 24 AT LAST Saturday's annual general meeting, Singapore Airlines'shareholders were informed of some revisions to directors' annual fees. The chairman's fee remained at $20,000 but that of the deputy 'K chairman and of the audit committee's chairman was raised from $10,000 to HijQOO. Audit committee
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          62 24 THINGS like this dont happen to Singapore journalists. In London, details of a government plan to privates the London Underground became public bacauae Deputy Prime Minister John Pwacotfclßft confidential policy papers in a room with BBC journalists after recording an interview for the Baab's Panorama programme. If
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      234 25 Bridge News Reuter TRADING has been slow in most areas of the freight market although Panamax rates are so for holding steady, but some of the reported was fixed last week, brokers Something is stopping ijtheBBflta market from i trading folly, Clarkaon i SWtttssLhlsaid in its daily report
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      525 25  -  Vessels anchored around Nipa lighthouse raided fined: SSA Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has alerted its members to a notice to mariners issued by Indonesian authorities last year that warned ships against anchoring and conducting activities around the
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      Lock icon M'sian ship catches fire off Tokyo
      126 25 AFP [TOKYO] A fire broke out yesterday in a Malaysian-regis-tered container ship after it left Yokohama port for the South Korean port of Pusan, officials said. Maritime safety agency officials said no one on board was injured in the firs, which was later brought
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      More tanker contracts seen in past few weeks
      727 25  -  MSWBUILDS By David Hughes THE US COAST is now one of the few places you can see tankers with midship bridges still in operation and much of the domestic fleet is well advanced in years. US cabotage trades enjoy a high level
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      Lock icon Bangkok waives tax on domestic shipping companies
      144 25 Reuter [BANGKOK] The Thai cabinet bar decided to waive 30 per cent corporate tax on domestic shipping operators, a government official said. The move was aimed at promoting Thailand's commercial fleet and reducing the country's dependence on foreign shipping, thereby lowering the national
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      S Korea may introduce international ship register
      281 25  -  It will improve the competitiveness of shipping industry By. Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] An international ship register could be introduced in South Korea in the near future following a proposal by Cho Soo Ho, chairman of the Korean Shipowners Association (KSA). Shipowners in South
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      Lock icon Cutty Sark race begins
      42 25 [XBeITDEEN] The Dutch Eendracht (left) starts raising her sail as she reaches the outer basin' of Aberdeen harbour followed by the Irish vessel Asgard 11, at the start qfthe 1997 Cutty Sarkl Tall Ships Race on Tuesday. AFP
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      Indian firms accuse foreign lines of eroding their share of coastal cargo
      299 25  -  From Vivek Raghuvanshi in New Delhi INDIAN shipowners are up in arms over what they say is an erosion of their share of coastal cargo with the entry of foreign lines, through the back door. Foreign lines are
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      OOCL pulls out of A$140m deal to build terminal at Melbourne port
      589 25  -  wtwarctofly viable: Victorian govt From, Jerzy Farynski in Sydney ORIENT Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has pulled out of a development at the port of Melbourne after the Victorian government imposed a six-day deadline to close the deal. The
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      1009 26  -  INDONESIAN AEROSPACE INDUSTRY: TRAIL BLAZER The home-grown new-generation N250 commuter aircraft is an important element of economic development strategy By] Hari Laksono The writer is senior executive vice-president of IPTN The Ralls Royce Magazine THE first flight on Aug 10, 1995, of the N250, demonstrated
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        201 39 JUV Brunei: Maulud Rasul. Indonesia Birthday of Prophet Mohammed. Malaysia Brithday of Prophet Mohammed. Egypt, Lebanon, Ivory Coast: (tentative) Moslem Prophet Mohammed's birthday (dependent on sighting of the moon). South Korea: Constitution Day. Tunisia: (tentative) Mouled. Jul IS India National Stock Exchange closed for Moslem festival. Bom bay
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        858 39 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ud. shows price ranges In US doUart instead of tingle price* tor a more comprehensive description of the market. Price* shown are baaed on average sized stem Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        392 39 CortM IN Mm 992J A3 15.4 0.00 15 047 M10 *QMgl Mar NmMm Ask UmUm SoMonM Ho Mow £25 3 0 1 0 0 0 %(t/tl 380 AM 9044 02 OJO* 39 042 Com 380 Mm 9911 0.9 17.6 O.Q M 049 Win %w %V* Mil
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        388 40  -  High-level talks to expand two-way air traffic rights begin today By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Flag carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday said it was optimistic that something concrete would result from talks between Indian civil aviation representatives and Singapore government officials being held today. "We
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        Lock icon BA cabin crew strike costs carrier millions in revenue: chief executive
        413 40 AFP [LONDON] A 72-hour walkout by British Airways cabin crews last week cost "tens of millions of pounds", chief executive Bob Ayling said. "Last week we needlessly lost tens of millions of pounds. We also lost reservations which were
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        133 40 Reuter [BEIJING] China has simplified procedures for trucks passing between Hongkong and the southern city of Shenzhen to try to speed up cargo shipments between the two cities. Under the changes, effective from Tuesday, many inspection duties formerly divided between customs and immigration departments
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        Lock icon KAL crash: families of 4 Japanese victims win higher award
        302 40 AFP [TOKYOJ The families of four Japanese passengers killed when Korean Airlines (KAL) 007 flight was shot down by a Soviet fighter in 1983 yesterday won a million dollar lawsuit against the airline at Tokyo District Court. Chief judge Tsuyoshi
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        252 40 Govt dopt may face contempt chargos: Asia's Emerging Dragon Corp Bloomberg [MANILA] Asia's Emerging Dragon Corp said the Philippine government violated a court agreement by awarding a contract to build a third international airport terminal in Manila. The Department of Transportation and Communication signed
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        283 40 Reuter [SEATTLE] Boeing Co officials said they were confident of overcoming stiff European resistance to a planned merger with McDonnell Douglas Corp despite the breakdown of marathon negotiations in Brussels. "We feel there is still some room for some discussion," Boeing spokeswoman
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        Lock icon First M'sian-made truck to be launched in Oct
        182 40 Bernama [PEKAN] The first Malaysian-made truck, to be produced by Malaysian Truck and Bus Sdn Bhd (MTB) here, is scheduled to hi launched by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Oct ML DRB-Hicom Group executive chairman Saleh Sulong said thi the Prime Minister's
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        1260 40 CITY FUGHT ETA FU6HT CTP MM* OFtl 1930 0F62 2055 VMT4I 010 ***** MO S0229 2220 HatYai TG407 2105 T640I 0620 kmtttrim KL643 0455 2300 WH 280 MW96 MB 0125 0655 0L26 2355. No CM MM VW74I 1310 S0I72 *930 S02S 0655 S026 2355 S0V7I M20
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      506 31 (fc FAMOUS CONTAINER UNES 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 s/ HOT LINE; gjMSg ffIJJHES) Mi 4 SAILINGS A WEEK TO S BANGKOK 1 J AND REGULAR SAIUNGS TO k CMABANG THAILAND Vbmmkok I f FOR BOOKING n *****33 CONTACT AMY P. KLANG PH: 0203/*****33 (20 LINES) PENANG PH: 0204/*****7
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      27 33 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... document 740-6000 tep be the port Step key in the four number code for calls within Singapore iJflft&d
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      401 37 SINO IXPRISS SHIPPING 11 COLLYER QUAY *06-01 THE ARCADE [SiNOTRANS I 8 (*****7). TEL: *****00 FAX: *****08 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSa VOYAGE ETA SiNCAPORE Ett HONGKONG ETA SHANGHAI NORPSUND 9702 18/07 24/07 21/07 I NEW KAJHUNG 9706 25/07 30/07 04/06 GOOD WEU 9720 01/00 06/08 10/00
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      124 40 Feeder lines utilising the facilities at the port of Chittagong have endured long delay in port primarily as a result of acute congestion within the container yard. The Chittagong Feeder Trade Committee (CFTC) has conducted a meeting and thoroughly reviewed the conditions. The current vessel port stay between mid June,
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