The Business Times, 23 July 1997

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 02« V 12/96 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, JULY 23,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Below-valuation prices point to HDB resale market downturn
    557 1  -  But prices stiH holding for some 3-room flats, penthouses in areas By Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] In a sign that the market has begun to turn down, some owners of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats are now asking for prices that are
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    Thai banks turn in poor results
    530 1  -  Analysts fear nutyor meltdown, citing slow economy and other factors From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S troubled banks and finance companies yesterday announced disastrous half-year results, with those that stayed in the black reporting profit falls of as much as 90 per cent. The
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    Dr M confident Bakun dam dispute will be resolved
    392 1  -  Govt wOl not allow personal differences to delay project From\ Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who returned from a two-month vacation yesterday, expressed confidence that the dispute over the main building contract of the M 515.5 billion
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    Lock icon Dow up 23 at 1pm EDT
    71 1 Reuter [NEW YORK] Drawing strength from a buoyant bond market and solid earnings reports, US stocks powered forward yesterday ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. At lpm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 23.23 points at 7329.96. Mr
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    Currency crisis is recasting yen's role
    924 1  -  NEWS FOCUS Region's dollar-dominated exchange rates look untenable, reports Anthony Rowley Anthony Rowley [TOKYO] The yen is likely to play a bigger role in determining exchange rates in South-east Asia as a result of the crisis that has hit the Thai baht and other
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      67 1 i wiiii k —y HHHEHP oTip«f ptoe a net profit of $668,000 far to* «fe months ended Jun 30 -a marked turnaround from the $B.lBm loss previously. Overall group operations have recoverec •aid executive director Khong Heng Kin, P|2B Minister MAmH AonUinPariiroeat I I r tacectfos and assistance |to>MMtiiMi»«lwdy in
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      NCB to conduct survey on IT manpower
      195 2 THE National Computer Board (NCB) will conduct a survey on IT manpower here to identify areas of skills shortages and training needs. This year's IT Manpower and Skills Inventory Survey will cover Arms from both public and private sectors and build on the
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      Hu: SMEs, manufacturers adequately taken care of
      695 2  -  YESTERDAY Dl PARLIAMENT Comprehensive set of incentives in place, he says in explaining need to focus on financial sector By\ Chuang Peck Ming RESPONDING to MPs' disappointment at the lack of goodies for sectors other than financial services in the Budget, Finance Minister
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      Lock icon Heavy rain stalls search for missing SIA jet in Thailand
      245 2 The Straits Times BANGKOK] The Singapore Mrlines Learjet which went nissing in southern Thailand m Monday, with an instructor ind a trainee pilot, has not )een found. Heavy monsoon rain presented rescuers yesterday Com their sgarch. The jet was on
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      Lock icon June job ads growth slows down
      317 2  -  BYE OM THE ECONOMY Jobs By Chee Jann Perng AFTER two straight months of strong figures, June saw a slowdown in the volume growth of recruitment advertisements in the local newspapers. Last month, total job ad volume managed only a 7 per cent increase
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      Dow Chemical unit sets up regional centre in S'pore
      280 2  -  Aim: to manage record growth of its polythene business in Pacific region By] Divya Seshamani THE Dow Chemical Company, the world's largest producer of polythene and fifth largest chemical company, has set up a regional office in Singapore to manage the
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      Volkswagen gets BHQ status; to open warehouse next year
      298 2  -  By< Chee Jann Perng GERMAN car manufacturer Volkswagen yesterday received the Economic Development Board's Business Headquarters (BHQ) status for its regional sales office here and will complement it with a spare parts warehouse to be operational next January. First set up
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      Pidemco, Income join US$488m mall venture
      296 3  -  They take stakes in project which aims to create an Orchard Road in Jakarta By Diana Oon GOVERNMENT-LINKED Pidemco Land and insurance co-op NTUC Income have taken a 10 and 5 per cent stake respectively in a US$4BB million (Ss7l2 million) mall project which
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      Premium volume of Lloyd's S'pore brokers slips l%
      231 3  -  By\ Soh Tiang Keng TOTAL premium volume handled by licensed Singapore insurance intermediaries of Lloyd's of London dipped by 1.1 per cent to $290 million last year. Figures from the Insurance Commissioner's Department show that domestic business handled by these intermediaries grew
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      Three prime Cairnhill, Robin Rd sites up for collective sale
      339 3 THREE prime sites have been put up for collective sale two in the Cairnhill area, and a third at Robin Road, off Bukit Timah Road. The two Cairnhill Circle sites, marketed by Knight Frank, are expected to fetch a combined
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      Former US embassy site tender closes today
      257 3  -  By 1 Tan Su Yen THE tender for the former US embassy site on Hill Street, which comes with a choice of tenure, closes today with more freehold than leasehold bids expected. Marketing agents Jones Lang Wootton were tight-lipped when contacted yesterday, saying
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      Lock icon Tang wins appeal to contest order on costs
      556 3 The Straits Times THE Court of Appeal has allowed lawyer Tang Liang Hong to contest a High Court order to pay the costs of Lee Kuan Yew's application to delete the Senior Minister's recent remarks on Johor. Chief Justice Yong Pung How
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      178 2 APOLOGY afjfiPf a" j-. NEC apologises to Sing Tel Mobile over the CDMA Interference problem on 12 May 1997. We, the supplier pf the NEC CDMA equipment have carried out detailed investigation in our factory over the CDMA incident at Mount Faber on 12 May 1997. We have concluded that
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Group to decide move on Cambodia after report
      537 4  -  ASEAN MINISTERIAL MEETING Alatas will brief foreign ministers on special mission he led to mediate in crisis From Ronnie Lim in Kuala Lumpur IT WILL be "high noon" today when Asean decides its next move on Cambodia, after the grouping's foreign ministers
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      Lock icon Hun Sen reassures businessmen
      330 4 PHNOMPENH AFP CAMBODIA'S leader Hun Sen launched a drive to lure back shaken foreign investors yesterday and apologised for fierce street battles here which led to the ouster of his rival co-premier. But while promising business as usual, the second pre- mier defended his owta role
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      Like father, like son
      593 4  -  iSUNVXEW Ranariddh's using same 'weapon' as Sihanouk to win global support By Yang Razali Kassim PRINCE Ranariddh was in his element. It was Monday and as he came into the room where journalists were seated, his voice travelled ahead of him as he greeted everyone in
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      Lock icon Indon defence paper stresses regional links
      303 4 JAKARTA Reuter INDONESIA yesterday published an updated version of its 1995 White P»per on defence; stressing the importance of regional links in maintaining security. Officials said, while releasing the 66-page document, that the White Paper was part of confidence-building measures suggested by the Asean
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      Lock icon IMF praises S-EA economies for handling of baht crisis fallout
      482 6 REGIONAL CURRENCY TURMOIL Bat Thailand needs package of tax, currency measures to stay on track: official Reuter [WASHINGTON] The tiger economies of South-east Asia won high marks from the International Monetary Fund on Monday for handling the fallout of Thailand's
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      Lock icon M'sian forex reserves fall 12.5% in 2 weeks
      357 6 KUALA LUMPUR M $&8b drop won't have any impact on economy: economists Reuter BANK Negara Malaysia's foreign exchange reserves fell by 12.5 per cent in the fortnight to July 15. confirming market estimates of the size of the central bank's recent interventions
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      Lock icon Govt to maintain rupiah's float policy
      409 6 JAKARTA Bloomberg Reuter THE rupiah surged as much as 2.4 per cent to the US dollar recouping some of its loss on Monday as the finance minister pledged to maintain the trading system of the currency. After a meeting with President Suharto, Minister of
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      Lock icon Manila tightens up on forward currency deals
      264 6 MANILA Bloomberg THE Philippine central bank has tightened rules on banks selling currency derivatives to foreigners, its latest bid to shield the peso from speculative attack. "We're trying to plug some of the loopholes," said Alberto Reyes, deputy governor of the Bangko Sentral
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      Lock icon Booming Malaysian economy to speed up in '98: think tank
      342 6 KUALA LUMPUR Reuter MALAYSIA'S booming economy will accelerate in 1998, with exports growing strongly and consumption picking up, a government-backed think tank said yesterday. In its second-quarter report, the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (Mier) said gross domestic product (GDP)
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      Lock icon KL reviewing property levy
      214 6 KUALA LUMPUR Reuter MALAYSIA is reviewing a Msloo,ooo (5J55.660) levy imposed in October. 1995, on every property purchase made by foreigners. Secretary General in the Ministry of Finance Clifford Herbert said yesterday "We did that with a purpose, and now we are re-exam-ining that," he said
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      150 5 good morning IB y R *M /hAQ'." ,tr A a•" V#llk .N?rl mSSqSm&BKbN There's polystyrene in these yoghurt pots Approach attitude is what counts. That s what is required to be faster and more flexible than the competition. Which is why we'll be operating on the market as an independent
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      120 6 COLLECTIVE SALE g^\ PRIME RESIDENTIAL SITE J l\ 1 AT 23 TO 33 CAIRNHILL CIRCLE 1 Land area: 19,937 sq ft (Approx.) m W\ Freehold/Elevated site Tow«r\ acjsY*\. yr\ DGP plot ratio up to 2.8, building up to 20 storeys n Exclusive/prestigious neighbourhood \z\ Walking distance to Orchard/Somerset/Newton MRT /C
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      140 7 H K A I i a One of the World's Top Ten Banks with capital of USD 28.1 billion and total assets of USD 477.3 billion, Credit Agricole now offers, with I the acquisition of Banque Indosuez, an established international network across 60 countries and capital market activities throughout the
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China's reforms achieve gain without pain: US professor
      438 8  -  SINGAPORE He says its dual-track appreack enables all resources to be put tstMr best use By Lu Ning NO pain, no gain is the conventional wisdom. But China's economic reforms in the post 18 years have achieved "every economic reformer's dream" of
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      Lock icon China still No 1 investment magnet in Asia
      269 8 HONGKONG Reuter CHINA continued to lead in attracting inward investment deals among countries in the Asia Pacific, a survey by KPMG Corporate Finance said yesterday. The ninth annual survey of global takeover activity represented data compiled by KPMG from over 2,300 global
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      Taiwan should re-think China investment curbs
      776 8  -  Economic Integration Is In the Interests of both By Bruce Cheesman [TAIPEII ARTOGRAPHERS in Taiwan M are now allowed to draw a 1 maps of the mainland that for 1 the first time since 1949 actually look something like I China under communist rule.
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      Lock icon China unlikely to adjust bank rates in short term
      406 8 SHANGHAI Slfwdewninsaviiigi the main reason, say analysts Reuter CHINA is likely to keep bank interest rates at current levels for the foreseeable future, despite low inflation, mainly because of a slowdown in savings, banking analysts said yesterday. The central bank coukl
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      Lock icon Hearing begins on landmark case that challenges HK's legal system
      363 8 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG'S Court of Appeal yesterday began hearing a landmark case that could determine the legitimacy of the China-backed parliament and the entire legal system. The case has been submitted by defence lawyers in a conspiracy case who say
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      Lock icon China's latest naval drill a routine exercise, says Taipei
      173 8 TAIPEI AFP THE Taiwanese government yesterday downplayed as "routine" China's staging of the biggest naval military drill in three decades in the East China Sea last week, a military spokesman said. "It was just a routine exercise," Taiwanese military spokesman Rung
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        Lock icon China economy grows 9.5%
        52 8 AFP I gPJIWQi China't ttmmf In the first six months this year, the 9IIH MM M 111 vCjpSB) announced yitecdsy. The couptryfrggiflpw^^ product totalled 3J2trillkm yuan <3gB*7 bflUcaO to Ifce first six months. SSB spokesman Ye Zhm in H lIMWMjPi ymr-on-year retail pries inflatioofhD to 1J
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        Lock icon China slams Taiwan's
        55 8 Reuter [BEIJING] China yesterday slammed a bid by Taiwan to r*)oln the United Nstlons and blasted its aopportsrs as interfering in Chlna!lHfßrira.lMffim last w«sksalijri».t s of Its 30 diplomatic sllles had dp»d a motion sslttoftt* UN General Asssmbty to coaster Its mmsliniM|} ItftMn loel ttsUHssel to Chtoa
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      295 8 Kwiniiaii^^^Eil»a"jrlM.Uiw l 4 QQQ9Q Quarterty Magazine (4 issues a year) 1 Y—r Ss3l 2 Years SSSO I Quarterty Magazine Asian of Gtobal Funds Analyses f Yaer SJ69 2 Years S$ 129 (6 Issues 9 yo3f| Quarterty Magazine Asian and Global Funds Analyses 1 Vear Ss9s 2Veer»Ssl7s I (8 issues a
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon PNG mayor elected premier in back-room deal
      303 10 PORT MORESBY Reuter PORT Moresby Mayor Bill Skate was elected Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea yesterday after Joining forces with parties he once labelled corrupt and immediately vowed to investigate his new allies. Mr Skate, a moderate who campaigned against a failed
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      Lock icon A$125m fund to save marine life
      79 10 [SYDNEY] A surfer at sunset on Sydney's Bondi Beach preparing to run into the water on Mondtty. The Australian government has announced it will spend Asl2s million (US$l36 million) over the nextflve years on a new environmental strategy to clean up seas and beaches
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      Lock icon Japan's leading indicators point to weak economy
      501 10 TOKYO Economists QNftkn govt's daimtkat pm In itowiwm is temporary Bloomberg JAPAN'S index of leading economic indicators reflects a pessimistic outlook for the next three months as the economy slows after April's tax increases, the Economic Planning Agency said. The leading diffusion index
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      Lock icon Creditor banks give Kia Group US$179m lifeline
      400 10 SEOUL BmfflagJhnOrwp AFP SOUTH Korean banks yesterday threw a US$l79 million (***** million) lifeline to the troubled Kia Group, but refused to extend a grace period for loan repayments from the ailing Jinro Group. Kia's main creditor, Korea First Bank (KFB), and nine
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      Lock icon Half of Australian companies bit by fraud: KPMG poll
      238 10 SYDNEY Avarags fraud cost per firms A546Q,000 and still incrauring Reuter ABOUT half of Australia's companies experienced significant fraud within their organisation over the past two years, according to the latest KPMG Australia Fraud Survey released yesterday. Patria Mann, KPMG coordinator
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      664 10 O Bayerische Landesbank f Girozentrale CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET I I CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AMD LOSS I AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 1996 ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 1996 (Figures In DM POO) (Fftires In OM'000) ASSETS 199® 1996 Cash reserves 338,170 (MX certificates issued by pubNc Merest Income from entities and Mb of
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Mark more affected by globalisation, says Waigel
      506 11 NUREMBERG. Germany Being a reserve currency makes it vulnerable to financial uncertainty Bioomberg GERMAN Finance Minister Theo Waigel said yesterday the mark's role as a reserve currency meant it was more affected by financial globalisation than other currencies. According to a text of
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      Lock icon UK budget plan cuts need to raise rates: govt
      329 11 LONDON OuceUsrilsssays he will resist say EUMdte temper with TAT base Renter, Bloomberg BRITISH Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said the deficit reduction plan announced in his first budget on July 2 would reduce the need for interest raft Increases
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      Lock icon UK Liberals get seats on cabinet panel
      160 11 LONDON Reuter PRIME Minister Tony Blair broke new political ground yesterday by giving seats on a cabinet committee to Liberal Democrats, presenting a rare chance for Britain's third party to influence the Labour government's policy. Lees than three months after coming to power,
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      Lock icon Oh, fur cooler weather
      35 11 [MOSCOW] A Russian street vendor waiting for customers as he tries to sell fur hats in Moscow yesterday. The temperature reached 30 degrees C due to an unusuql summer heatwave. REUTER
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      Lock icon Swiss banks to list Holocaust clients
      274 11 ZURICH Lufrawltti Mm to Appear in newspapers today Reuter A LIST of pre-1945 accounts in Swiss banks including assets left by Holocaust victims will be advertised in newspapers in 28 countries today, according to the Swiss Bankers Association. It said the lists would be
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon An international blend of ideas
      1079 12  -  Britain's improved factory production testifies to the 'missionary effect' of foreign input By Peter Marah FT [LONDON] TWO years ago the UK factory of Timken, the US' biggest maker of rolling bearings for industry, began to brainstorm. Shopfloor workers were encouraged to come up with
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      79 12 wise investment. Whether as an owner or owner-occupier, it's a wise to secure a Take a from the Suntec The now phase H^B^^^^Hjjaflßy^^B Tower Three now for 2,5005 l to M.OOOsf. Lot SKMW TSII Appro»«l No »M*H%i »pni ui ri No: 3SM*O E TOP D— C—»**» 31 Ok r Iha
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Setback for N Ireland process
        44 13 Reuter JLOHDONI Peace eflbro fcHorthern Ireland were In disarmament today. Minister for Northern Ireland Mo Mowlam said Prime Minister Tony Blair and Protestant irntrmtft TrimMe weri maintaining contact ti«aw Unionist doubts abouta trucathat Iriah republican Guerillas called on Sunday.—lfcufcr
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        Lock icon UK warns EU it risks import ban
        38 13 Reuter toNDONI Britain yeetardaywarned to European Union Jirmers to tighten their coctrols on berfpcocesitng to out mad eowdieeate or risk an import ban. KJlSilharelilniit* Jack he would mtotrigto Brn-aletoaduu lirlimnl health
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        Lock icon down 1.7% in May
        24 13 Bloomberg Hflie Mine wm led by car ntanutecturlng, which feOSJ cent in Blay. Output comparison with an unusually strong JmrnmU.':
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      Lock icon EU govts divided over enlargement
      252 13 B .BRUSSELS m whether to invite «Q 10 eastern applicant* Utalk» Reuter EUROPEAN Union governBMtts split openly yesterday ewer how many former Iron countries to invite to entry talks for the 15-nation bite's first eastwards expan- Signalling the start of five Eths of horse-trading beEU
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      Lock icon Ministers set jobs summit dates
      151 13 Reuter EUROPEAN labour ministers have agreed that a European Union summit on the fight against unemployment should be held on Nov 21-22 in Luxembourg, Belgian Labour Minister Miet Smet said yesterday. It was the first time exact dates had been given for the jobs summit
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      Lock icon House, Senate Republicans set to present united front on tax cuts
      445 13 WASHINGTON Agreement reached on about 70% of major issues, says Gingrich Reuter HOUSE and Senate Republicans edged closer on Monday to compromise on their differences on tax cut legislation in an effort to present a united front to the
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      Lock icon Yugoslavia needs reforms to fight rising poverty: analysts
      338 13 BELGRADE Reuter YUGOSLAVIA'S economic situation has pushed one-third of the population down to subsistanee level, making radical reforms the only way out of the worsening crisis, analysts said yesterday. "The number of poor has doubled in Yugoslavia since 1990 to some three
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      Lock icon Versace insured for US$21m by Lloyd's
      255 13 LONDON Reuter THE Versace fashion empire had the life of its flamboyant founder Gianni Versace insured for US$2l million (5530.7 million) at Lloyd's of London, an industry source told Reuters yesterday. Lloyd's underwriting agency RJ Kiln was the lead insurer on the life of
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      220 14 '5 ijj It is my honour to inform that the Singapore Branch of Sumitomo Construction Co., Ud. has been -j£ J awarded ISO 9001 certification for design and construction of buildings, civil and structural works. For oyer 40 years, Sumitomo Construction Co., Ltd has built its foundation on the highest
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      680 21  -  THB BOTTOM UMH OPINION By Russell Baker The writer is a columnist in The New York Times NYT THE great story is prosperity. It is here, and with a vengeance. There is so much money washing around the county that people have to
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      133 21 There's a bias among some of our political elites that if you are willing to die for the Bible, you're a fanatic, but if you die in front of a tank, you're a hero.' of the US human rights group Freedom House. 'Microsoft is scaring everybody to
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      651 21 EDITORIAL TAIWAN'S latest round of constitutional reforms has drawn the expected speculation that these changes are aimed at edging the island's government towards formally declaring independence. While it is impossible to speak with certainty about President Lee Teng-hui's intentions over the long term, it has to be
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      1181 21  -  European Union faces its greatest challenge as it charts its expansion course into the next century By Lionel Barber FT AGENDA 2000 marks the end of Old Europe, the intimate Club of Six built 40 years ago around France, Germany, the Benelux countries and Italy. The vision
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      740 21 THE region's contagion of currency speculation finally hit the Indonesian currency after a concerted attack on Monday, pushing down the rupiah to as low as 2,665 to the US dollar. That was a plunge of almost 5 per cent, its largestever, single-day loss after the previous
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      838 22  -  Casablanca's characters are making a comeback in a book and talk of a film remake sets fans buzzing, saysTAMARA IKENBERG TAMARA IKENBERG LATWP PANS are shocked, shocked to learn that Hollywood is thinking about remaking Casablanca. And unlike some Hollywood gossip, this rumour has
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        55 22 AFP [MIAMI] Former lovers Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow will not be starring together in a new Columbia Pictures production directed by Bruce Paltrow, Gwyneth's father. Shooting was due to start on Sep 15 but the father pulled the plug on the deal, according
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        62 22 Reuter [RIO DE JANEIRO] A man walking past the Castlehome on Monday, seemingly oblivious to the likeness of a dinosaur in the front yard. The dinosaur was one of dozens of scary decorative figures set up at the building, ahead of the 1301 Rio Cinema Festival.
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        61 22 AFP [CAPRI, Italy] American singer and actress Whitney 5 Houston received stitches on her left cheek in hospital on the island of Capri on Monday, hospital sources said. She had cut her face on rocks while swimming. Houston has t been on a Mediterranean
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        Lock icon Good Vibrations voted greatest single
        73 22 AFP [LONDON] The Beach Boys' 1967 hit Good Vibrations has i been voted the greatest single ever by a jury of 140 rock music professionals, the monthly rock music magafcine Mojo reported in its latest issue. Written by Brian Wilson with words by Mike Love,
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      592 24 FASHION Bureau sifting interviews to tip off people he mentioned who may be targets Reuter [MIAMI BEACH] The manhunt for Andrew Cunanan, accused of slaying fashion king Gianni Versace, grew more bizarre on Monday amid fears he may be working through a
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      558 24 Princess Di, Sting, P&v&rotti among those expected to attend Milan mass Reuter [MILAN] International celebrities converged in Milan to bid a final farewell to murdered Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace at a mass yesterday evening in the northern city's ornate gothic Roman Catholic cathedral. Princess
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon CMB in $568,000 profit surprise
      609 25  -  first half helped by strong Thai operation, cost-catting, bat full year loss still expected By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] PACKAGING group CarnaudMetalbox Asia (CMB) surprised yesterday by reporting a net profit of $568,000 for the six months ended June 30 a marked turnaround from the
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      Lock icon NatSteel Electronics plans Europe plant
      399 25 «al«s 30% a year for next few years Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Nat Steel Electronics Ltd, the electronics unit of Singapore's Nat Steel Ltd, which hopes to sell shares to the public this year, said it will build a new plant in Europe in the next few
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      Preference share issues boom, thanks to equity treatment
      668 25  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih WHAT do Wing Tai, DBS Land, Nat Steel, Keppel Corp and Sembawang Corp have in common, apart from being big listed companies? The answer they have all discovered the joy of issuing preference shares. From almost
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      Teledata volume soars on DBS bond deposit issue
      243 25 Interest pozzies MD as offering is separate from firm (SINGAPORE) Teledata (Singapore) was among the most actively traded stocks here yesterday following DBS Bank's public offering of a novel bond deposit issue backed by Teledata's bonds. More than half the 4.8 million
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      Easyknit announces placement to raise HK$105m for expansion
      237 25 [SINGAPORE) Hongkong garment exporter Easyknit Inter national, which has a secondary listing in Singapore, has placed out 196.26 million new shares to raise HK$lO4.B million (5519.7 million) for expansion purposes. The new shares of 10 HK cents each at an issue price
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        CDL to re-label 9 NZ hotels
        137 26 [SINGAPORE! CDL Hotels Ini ternational (CHIL) plans to introduce the four-star Copthorne Hotels and Resorts brand to New Zealand this year. Its subsidiary, CDL Hotels New Zealand (CDLNZ). will relabel nine hotels which currently carry the three-star Quality Hotels name. The exI ercise will
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        Lock icon Ssangyong Group denies needing bankruptcy protection
        570 26 Stocks of chaebol's listed firms fall on fears banks will recall loans Bloomberg (SEOUL] Ssangyong Group denied it will become South Korea's biggest corporate casualty as speculation that it will soon seek bankruptcy protection pummelled its 12 public companies. With annual sales of about
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        Ssangyong Cement (S) share price falls 12 cts
        268 26  -  By Annette Pau (SINGAPORE] Shares of mainboard-listed Ssangyong Cement (Singapore) Ltd yesterday tumbled 12 cents following rumours that Ssangyong Korea was close to bankruptcy. The fall in the counter here saw it close at $2.98, a sixmonth low. A total of 112,000
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        Lock icon Rich pickings for Thakral venture
        57 26 i A [BEIJING] Wearing sponsor-supplied uniforms, a ground crew made up of Chinese paramilitary police picking beans for dinner from their garden near the mooring for a US-made blimp. Airship advertising is a joint venture between Singapore s Thakral and a Chinese company. Advertising in
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        Lock icon San Miguel to sue Asia Brewery over raid
        432 26 Latest row escalates beer war between the two rivals Bloomberg [MANILA] San Miguel Corp of the Philippines said it will file a lawsuit against rival Asia Brewery Inc, saying its comj petitor was responsible for a J "Gestapo-like" raid last Frij day
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        Lock icon Berjaya Singer unit to sell its 62% stake in Unza for M$165m
        248 26 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Noble Creation Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berjaya Singer Bhd, is divesting its entire 62.07 per cent stake in Unza Holdings Bhd to Tanasek Emas Sdn Bhd for M 5165.456 million (5592.16 million).
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        S'pore firm to operate Bakrie hotel in Indonesia
        312 26 [JAKARTA] General Hotels Management (GHM) of Singapore and Soneva Pavilion of Thailand agreed on Monday to operate hotels and resorts being developed by the Bakrie Group in Lampung, in Indonesia, a Jakarta Post report said. The two companies signed agreements with Bakrie
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        Superbowl Sentosa to be sold to Admiralty
        207 26 Superbowl Holdings expects loss of $4«5m if sale goes through [SINGAPORE] Entertainment group Superbowl Holdings is selling its wholly-owned subsidiary Superbowl Sentosa at a loss to Admiralty Investment Holdings (AIH), which owns Admiralty Resort and Country Club, for $3.5 million. If the conditional
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        Straits Trading to set up hotel, resort management unit
        236 26 [SINGAPORE] Asset-rich investment group Straits Trading Company is setting up a subsidiary called Rendezvous Hotels International Pte Ltd (RHI) to manage hotels and resorts in the Asia-Pacific region. Straits Trading yesterday said RHI will operate hotels in the middle and upmarket
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        30,000 S'poreans snap up Genting's $1 offer
        118 26 [SINGAPORE] Singaporeans seized Genting Highlands Resort's offer of a room for just $1 a night and snapped up over $1 million worth of rooms and meals on Sunday. More than 30,000 people took advantage of the special offer, valid from July 21 to
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        Lock icon Metroplex to bank on gaming
        235 26 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Metroplex Bhd expects its gaming and leisure division to contribute more than 50 per cent of its earnings for the current financial year ending Jan 31,1998. In the previous financial year, the division experienced an increase of M 5142.8 million (5579.5 million)
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        334 27 Accountants told to keep eye on firms' inventory, sales and accounts receivable Bloomberg, Bridge, AFX-Asia [TAIPEI] The Securities Exchange Commission has asked Taiwan's certified accountants to pay extra attention to high-tech manufacturers' earnings. In a letter on Friday, the SEC required accountants to watch
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        Lock icon Volvo Q2 profit up 48% on strong car sales, asset disposals
        406 27 Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Swedish automaker Volvo AB said secondquarter profit rose 48 per cent as strong car sales and asset disposals outweighed losses in its US truck division. Net profit rose to 1.961 billion kronor (5J367 million), or 4.20 kronor
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        Lock icon Quantum's Q1 net income rises to US$96.5m from US$3.8m
        317 27 Bridge News {NEW YORK] Quantum on Monday reported first-quarter net income of U5596.5 million (SII4I million), or 61 US cents per share, versus US$3.B million, or 3 cents a share, in the year-ago period. The results were above consensus estimates. Analysts
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        Lock icon LVMH head quits Guinness board in merger protest
        420 27 No support for his plan to merge firms' beverage businesses Bloomberg [PARIS] LVMH said its chief executive quit the board of Guinness pic in a show of discontent over the UK company's lack of support for his proposal to merge their beverage
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        Lock icon Disney buys Mammoth to boost music presence
        429 27 Reuter (LOS ANGELES] Walt Disney Co on Monday announced a deal to buy successful independent label Mammoth Records in an effort to boost its image in the music industry. The Burbank, Californiabased entertainment giant did not disclose how much it agreed to spend
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        Lock icon Exxon's 2nd qtr profits soar 25%
        382 27 Refining, chemicals sectors posh profits beyond forecasts Reuter [NEW YORK] Exxon Corporation said on Monday its profits surged 25 per cent in the second quarter, as higher margins in its refining and chemicals businesses pushed earnings beyond the most optimistic Wall Street forecasts. Exxon's
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        Lock icon Sprint eyes expansion through US$425m deal to buy Paranet
        410 27 New business onit will provide systems management services Reuter [CHICAGO] Sprint Corp, aiming to expand into the lucrative computer network systems management business, said on Monday it agreed to buy Paranet Inc for US$425 million (***** million) in cash. Called "Sprint
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        441 28 Strong sales of mainframe computers help boost profit by 7.4% to USsl.4b NYT (NEW YORK] IBM reported second-quarter earnings on Monday that were better than expected as a result of strong sales of mainframe computers and computer components, and the growth of
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        Lock icon Apple's promptness in paying of bills slows down
        316 28 Straggling computer firm's payments an average 17 days late Bloomberg [CUPERTINO, California] Apple Computer Inc's promptness in paying its bills has slipped along with its finances and market share, although it has improved in the most recent quarter, according to a financial
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        Lock icon Central banks ease up, but bumpy ride may lie ahead
        1258 29  -  Regional currencies may get a breather this week but baht remains the most vulnerable By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] MOST regional currenc i e s slumped further against th e greenback as central banks loosened their currency defence over the last
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        556 29  -  By Larry Wee YIELD CURVES in a given currency are constructed based on the interest rates that top creditworthy borrowers (typically banks) pay to borrow money in the wholesale market for different periods of time, or tenors. The concept of bid and offer: Prices
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          119 29 Mapper* Man Expected to face less pressure this week but still we could go long of the greenback against the Sings at around the 1.46 mark for an expected break upwards from 1.4630-40 towards our target of 1.4850. ■alayrtoa rtattfc The battered Malaysian currency still offers good trading
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          138 29  -  By NatWest Markets Thailand's standing largely hinges on government efforts to secure funding for itself and the country's badly bruised corporations. As such, we maintain our view that spreads will still widen for countries like Thailand and Korea. As for Indonesian pulp and paper issues, we do not
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        233 29  -  Compiled by Larry Wee Sources: Independent Economic Analysis (Idea) and JP Morgan (JPM) United StatM Today: Fed chairman Alan Greenspan continues semiannual Humphrey Hawkins testimony, addressing the US Senate on jie economy. July 30: US Treasury's quarterly refunding announcement (issues of government securities); US$l6.5 billion (Ss24 billion)jof
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        Loans to HK, China firms up 82% in first half
        553 30  -  Rush of deals driven by low pricing for corporates in a highly competitive market By < Catherine Ong HONGKONG and China corporations went on a borrowing spree in the six months before the change of sovereignty in the territory, pushing
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        Lock icon BZW suffered heavy trading losses: reports
        332 30 Bat bank dismisses suggestions of losses en derivative deals Reuter, Bloomberg ss'ssur-s newed scrutiny amid reports of heavy trading losses in its equities division. But the firm yesterday dismissed suggestions of losses on stock market-linked derivative deals as rumours. Traders said, however, that certain
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        Lock icon Nod for Bankers Trust's US$1.7b bid
        233 30 Reuter [WASHINGTON] The Federal Reserve Board said on Monday it approved a bid by Bankers Trust New York Corp to acquire the voting shares of Alex Brown Inc. Under the US$l.7 billion (552.5 billion) stock swap merger announced on April 6, Bankers Trust would
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        Lock icon Prudential of US to sell Canadian properties
        215 30 Bloomberg [TORONTO] Prudential Insurance Co of America said it agreed to sell its Canadian real estate holdings for C 5465.8 miUion (*****.7 million) to a joint venture of Oxford Properties Group Inc and GE Capital Canada Inc. The properties contain 5.6 million sq
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        Lock icon CBOT, CBOE to push Dow derivatives
        528 30 Chicago exchanges plan aggressive promotion after getting nod Bloomberg [CHICAGO] The two Chicago exchanges that won the right to trade derivatives based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average said they will spend heavily to promote the instruments. Last month, Dow Jones gave its long-awaited
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs stuck in stale ranges
        200 30 mimui Report Reuter {SINGAPORE) Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures were stuck in well-worn ranges yesterday as players adjusted their positions ahead of a Japanese finance ministry bond auction. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said it would hold an auction of 10-year
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        Futures, cash index succumb to profit-taking
        156 30  -  MSCI TAIWAN POTUBBS -By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd (SINGAPORE) The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract succumbed to profittaking yesterday, as the cash index fell 283.4 points to 9,550.4. The pullback in futures began in the last hour
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        Lock icon China puts a damper on diesel imports
        267 30 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [SINGAPORE] Diesel imports into China's special economic zones have dropped after Beijing curbed imports by for-eign-joint ventures, traders said yesterday. "Diesel imports in coastal economic zones have been dropping. It's no longer easy to bring in diesel through this channel,"
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        284 30 Reuter THE US dollar pushed to a fresh 71-month high against the mark with the German currency generally weaker amid continuing perceptions of a broad-based EMU start. But dealers said early volume was light with many reluctant to take positions ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's semi-annu-al
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      1539 31 AFP Dmaas 4t>t SHARE prices closed 0.5 per cent lower under profit-taking yesterday with investors nervously waiting for key US congressional testimony on the state of US economy. Brokers said trading was restrained amid worries over nearterm prospects for Wall Street as Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan prepared
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      1556 32 Bloomberg Q Hang Seng «8&52 STOCKS slumped for a third session yesterday, as declines by HSBC Holdings and property companies overpowered gains by utilities. HSBC accounted for about half the index's drop. Brokerages Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley downgraded its shares after they'd gained about 20 per cent this
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      641 32 Reuter Q Shenzhen B Index -0.47 THE Shenzhen A share market reversed morning losses to close higher yesterday as investors shrugged off concerns market leader Shenzhen Development Bank would change its 1996 dividend plan. The A Index gained 6.91 points to 422.40 on turnover of 5.4 billion yuan. The
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      375 32 AFP □WPMn -***** STOCKS fell 2.9 per cent yesterday as retail investors locked away profit in cautious trade following recent strong gains, brokers said. "Investors turned cautious as the market lacked new leaders to replace the electrical sector," said a broker. The Weighted Price Index lost 283.37 points to
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      262 32 Reuter n Wellington -5.41 SHARE prices closed slightly weaker yesterday but retraced much of the ground lost in morning trade, brokers said. At the close, the NZSE-40 Capital Index was down 5.46 points at 2,453.82. Reuter M22 US C000> ANZ Banking 11.30 unci* 180*5 A0«*nt*q*« HMgs 1.06 0.02 *****
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      838 32 AFP HSEThtoi +C4l SHARE prices rose yesterday on speculative buying in the finance sector ahead of planned mergers. Analysts said investors largely ignored poor earnings announced by bank and financial earnings as the results were in line with expectations. The SET Index rose 6.41 points to 659.78. Turnover was
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      415 32 AFP d Composite hie -14J6 SHARE prices fell 2 per cent yesterday on rumours that the Ssangyong Group was next in line to be saved from insolvency by commercial banks. "The market's awash with bad news concerns over fallouts from the baht crisis, Kia problems and rumours about Ssangyong
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      580 32 AFP Q All Ordinaries +10 SHARES rose in patchy trade as investors were sidelined ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan later yesterday. "It was just very quiet," said a broker. "Everybody's waiting to see what Greenspan says and what the consumer price index does tomorrow."
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      757 32 AFP P Composite Ipfax -OJ6 SHARES closed slightly lower yesterday as sharp declines the previous day were slowed by a firmer rupiah. A dealer said several major banks benefited from the stronger rupiah but trade in blue chips was generally lacklustre as investors waited for further action on the
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      342 32 AFP Q Manila +831 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday in thin trading overshadowed by concerns over the direction of the peso. "Funds were being directed to Taiwan and India which do not have the problems that we have," a trader said. The PSE Composite Index gained 8.39 points to
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        362 33 AFX-Asia nOwnpoßtaMg AM SHARE prices closed lower in moderate trade yesterday, with investors sidelined ahead of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's return to office today, dealers said. They said a lower mid-July forex reserve affected sentiment, resulting in late selling of selected blue
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        New ACP wrt worth considering
        182 34  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy TODAY'S feature follows on from yesterday's theme of looking for underpriced warrants, particularly on shares that have bombed out. Although the theme is the same, the difference is that today's warrant issued by Malaysian construction company ACP Industries has never
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        HOT STOCK
        60 36  -  bf Shiv Taneja OSSIA INTERNATIONAL closed 4.5 cents higher yesterday at 69 cents on a volume of 6.12 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 366,200 units. In the near term, the share is expected to trade sideways with a possible downward bias. In the longer
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        198 36 Asia FoodiProp 14,524,000 Heshe HWgs25c 11,789,000 Tianjin Zhoog 9^.000 Ossia Intl 10c 6,127,000 TetedataKk 4,819,000 Raffles MedlOc 3,617,000 •Renong Bhd 50c 2.970.000 Keppel Land50c 2.657,000 Keppel LandWOO 2,624 Stocks DBS Foreign 27,571,558 SIA Foreign 23.061.856 City Dev 50c 22.538.820 SPH Foreign 21,579.728 OCBC Foreign 21,490,242 Asia FoodSProp 15,413,120 Tianjin Zhoog
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        Promising start fizzles out as players take profit
        670 36  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY After a couple of firm sessions, caution returns ahead of Fed chairman Greenspan's speech and lingering concerns over the recent currency turmoil BfJ R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A promising early start soon tapered off yesterday, with stocks ending lower on
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
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          Movements at Citibank
          119 36 ANOTHER senior Singapore fund manager has struck out on his own. Eric Tan, regional manager for Citibank's global asset management business, has quit and is believed to have set up his own consultancy firm. He was replaced recently by Henry Ham rock, who was working for the
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          Batmania at M1
          107 36 WE ARE convinced Mobile One has got it all wrong. It shouldn't be giving discounts on its pagers and paging service. It should be charging a premium for its Batman Robin watches and giving away the pagers instead. This month. Ml launched a special deal to boost
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          A tale of too many cities
          118 36 GEOGRAPHICALLY, the state of Singapore has one city the city of Singapore. Thus, Singapore is known as a city state. But over the past few years, there appears to be a proliferation of mini-cities. First it was Raffles City, the shopping, business and convention
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          Names with no future
          73 36 WE WONDER what Oocsch! Inc Pte Ltd and Hearthrob Pte Ltd do. Whatever it was, their intriguing names obviously didn't help much because the two companies don't appear to have a bright and glorious future ahead. Oocsch! Inc is the subject of a petition by NAS
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          Wait till you hear this
          109 36 WE DON'T know what it is about waiters and waitresses in Singapore but they tend to provide fodder for interesting stories. A partner in a public relations firm yesterday told us of the waitress at the Sheraton Tower's Li Bai restaurant who, when asked by
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          Wrong kind of illumination
          127 36 WE KNOW Singapore cannot boast of an Eiffel Tower or Empire State Building, having to make do instead with tiny make-over miracles like ex-girls' convent Chijmes. But is it really necessary to put so much focus on it? A BT reporter roaming the Chijmes grounds one
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      332 36 BffSIMUKS A Tf\+<inoe To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 i NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Koh Choon Eng of Block 80, #10-112, Strathmore Avenue, Singapore *****0, have applied for a Wholesale Beer Shop Licence in respect of M/s Sin Soon Huat Hup Kee located at Block 152, #01 -04, Mei
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      695 36 ©Focal Flnanca Umltad Bamil Flnannn (Incorponaad Singapore) POCal Finance AMsmbsroftNOCaCQroup ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following unaudited interim results of the Company for the six months ended 30 June 1997: Litest Half Ymt Protons Hart Yur TffiW Bam PROFIT STATEMENT Gross Operating Income 41,888 39,196
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      147 36 I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I NeoMeng I I Huat Richard of Blk 775 Yishun Ring Road I I #05-3598 Singapore *****5, have applied for a I I Wholesale Liquor Shop Licence in respect of I I M/s Ark Vision International Trading Pte Ltd I I located at 20
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      297 37 Bridge News, Reuter GRAIN business from the US Gulf again dominated Panamax trading with reports of lower levels paid on the US Gulf to Taiwan ran. With aholiday in Japan, Panamax activity in the east was sluggish with httk new business •merging. Amidst easier tones starting the week
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      Lock icon Japanese ports losing out to Asian rivals: report
      390 37 Transport ministry's white paper calls for leas reflation of port services SCMP [TOKYO] Japan's ports are losing their competitive edge because their service charges are higher than those of their main rivals in Asia, according to a Japanese transport ministry report. The
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      Lock icon Johor port is Malaysia's fastest growing port
      211 37 Bernama [JOHOR BARU] Johor Port is the country's fastest growing port with an average cargo annual growth of about 20 per cent, said Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik. He said since Johor Port started operations 20 years ago, it has registered high growth,
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      Report on Sea Empress incident has lessons for everyone
      831 37  -  STRAIT TALK By I Seafarer Hindsight is, as they say, a wonderful thing. The newly published UK report on the grounding of the suezmax tanker Sea Empress in February last year brings a great deal of hindsight to bear in its
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      Use of IT will differentiate logistics companies
      480 37  -  Next-generation technology will help to cot costs drastically By] Felix Chan [SINGAPORE) The biggest differentiating factor between companies in the logistics industry is the use of sophisticated information technology, according to a US-based academic. Most logistics companies can expect to save between 10
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      Lock icon Italy's Sinport in talks to strike up partnership with Contship
      284 37 Journal of Commerce [GENOA. Italy] Sinport, the Fiat-Impresit subsidiary that controls the state-of-the-art container terminal at the Port of Genoa, is trying to engineer a major expansion programme. Cirillo Orlandi, Sinport's chief executive, is negotiating a partnership with Contship Group,
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      NOL orders 5 double-hull tankers
      189 37 [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has placed orders for a total of five doublehull aframax crude tankers as part of its fleet renewal programme. In a statement, the company said it has just signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries, which will build two vessels.
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      Lock icon Hopes rise for release of Alaskan ferry in Canada
      365 37 AFP [PRINCE RUPERT, Canada] Several Canadian trawlermen have begun to abandon their positions in a blockade which had prevented the departure from this British Columbia port of a an Alaskan ferry over the weekend. The blockade, which had prevented the Malaspina
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      Lock icon Carriers give the thumbs-up
      1054 38 SOUTH AMERICAN SHIPPING: SPOTLIGHT ON MEXICO Despite problems, Mexico aims to be an alternative to the Panama Canal for cargo moving east-west around the world Fairplay AT the start of the decade, no Latin American country seemed better situated than Mexico to make a name for
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      377 38 PAGE Famous 7 ACL 13 F4rwkle 13 •AMI 3 Able 13 FroU 13 t Accord 8 Frt Links 13 Ahrenkiei 13 rrt 13 Appenship 5 6 Unh Ast ro 3 Gemartrans 16 Austral 9 Genshpg 9 Ay ant 6 Glory Mav 13 B'taog
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        753 53 Vessel VoyMo Berth Arrive! Departure Baooang 8A "Si alongside 25.07/0600 Batam Indafl N366 J02 alongside 22.07/2300 C S Sunny I J09 alongside 27.07/2359 Dnn Seraya 012 *2 alongside 23.07/2300 Hamidah 118/97 J17 alongside 22.07/2300 Helios 2 719A J08 alongside 24.07/1200 Uten 48 J05 alongside 23.07/1200 Kastor P 9
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        196 53 Jol 23 Egypt: Revolution Day. Iran (tentative) birth of Prophet Mohammad. MM Venezuela: Liberator's Birthday. Jul 25 Spain Market and public holiday in Madrid, Santiago Apostol. Tanzania: Agriculture Day. Tunisia: Republic Day. Jul 28 Peru: Independence Day. Aagl Switzerland: National Day. Zambia: Farmers Day. Australia Bank Holiday (New
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        873 53 THIS report, complied by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Price* shown are based on average sized stem Market movements are indlcat ed. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
        352 53 CotM WO Max 992.9 0.5 15.4 0.06 75 0.07 NH DwottY NsUw Aid «ImWm Mtamt Na afcwt E25 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 *35" 3S0 Am 966.9 0.2 12.4 0.06 39 0.02 ton 380 Mai 9918 0.9 17.6 0.12 88 0.09 %M/M WM -M
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        BA flights resume as talks with unions start today
        434 54  -  Unions will pnt forward proposals on how to achieve cabin crew savings By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] British Airways (BA) yesterday said all scheduled flights have resumed as talks with unions get underway today. "Following recent media reports which may have led
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        227 54 AFP [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) has reached a wideranging cooperation agreement with American Airlines Inc of the US, a newspaper said yesterday. The Nihon Kokyo Shimbun said the two airline companies had reached a basic accord with plans to sign
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        Lock icon We were victim of Indian mid-air crash: Saudi airline
        275 54 AFP [RIYADH] Saudi Arabian Airlines said it was an innocent victim of the world's worst mid-air collision in which 349 people were killed last November near New Delhi. Reports based on studies of the flight recorders in the crash proved that
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        48 54 [BEIJING] A Chinese motorist, spanner in hand, perches on his car's fender as he carries out roadside repairs to his locally-produced four-wheel drive vehicle yesterday. While most Chinese-made vehicles are much cheaper than expensive foreign imports, some lack the reliability of their foreign competition. REUTER
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        Lock icon China Southern Airlines to offer US$626m share issue
        332 54 Money raised will be used to buy new planes and equipment AFP [HONGKONG] China Southern Airlines is to launch a US$626 million (*****.4 million) worldwide share offering as part of a huge expansion, the state-owned company said. Yan Zhiqing, vice-chair-man and president
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        Lock icon Fiat aims to make 1m Palios a year by 2000
        219 54 Reuter [NEW DELHI] Italian carmaker Fiat SpA said that it hoped to manufacture a million "world cars" or Palios a year by the turn of the century. "If all our plans materialise, we believe that by the year 2,000 we
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        Lock icon Bangladesh's longest bridge
        77 54 [BHU APUR] A boat drifts past Bangladesh s longest bridge, being built on the river Jamuna, to link the capital Dhaka with the country's north-western districts. The World Bank, co-financier of the USsBoomillion (Ssl. 1 billion) Jamuna Multi-purpose Bridge, showed the progress of the project to journalists
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        Lock icon EU's stand on Boeing merger will strain ties with US: lawmakers
        362 54 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The United States* relationship with Europe is jeopardised by the European Union's opposition to Boeing Co's acquisition of McDonnell Douglas Corp, US lawmakers say in a letter to Jacques Santer, president of the European Commission. "The stand
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        Lock icon Delta Air offers US$99 fare for bookings through Internet
        235 54 Bloomberg [ATLANTA! Delta Air Lines Inc said it is offering a US$99 (Ssl42) companion fare to customers who book tickets through the Internet, effective immediately, in an effort to boost traffic on Delta's World Wide Web page. The Atlanta-based airline said
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      207 38 NYK LINE Introduces NEW INTRA-ASIA CONTAINER SERVICE ASEAN PENDULUM EXPRESS-APX Regular Weekly Fixed-Day Sailings to JAKARTA LAEM CHABANG Services commences with Vessel ACX Jade Voy 001S to Jakarta on 4 August 1997. For enquiries/bookings, please call: Cherlyn Tan 290 8766 Loreal Lim 290 8767 r -t. s I SENLIM SHIPPING
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      1268 41 VESSEL VOY SIN POU PKQ PEN BIW BA BIK IRAN QHEYAMAT PJL-1246 29/07/97 05/08/97 31/07/97 ttinTMT !SS!iSlsr PJL-1236 30/08/97 15/07/97 11/07/97 IRAN QHEYAMAT PJL-1235 21/06/97 20/05/97 WAN YAMIN PJL-1228 10/05/97 L: —20/05/87_| ArCFPTING FULL CONTAINER SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I.E. AZARBAUAN, iijy\T G KIRGISTAN. TADZHIKISTAN GEORGIA
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      2078 41 mmumfmm I A, ft. KMMUHH, I HIICILWIMHIAitM J SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL: 22* IfOO FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (IA) *****02 I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD fiz-otDtsuoc sales/bugs 4205M1/43 inward ocpt (D/o) *****1S COSTAR AGENCIES (AA) SDN BHD qNftll707M0000« TOWER TWO (******) CONVINTIONAL 420$is0/$s T/SHPMT per <*****5 TEL: 02-07-35
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      477 42 NANTAI LINE 1 FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA vessel vor |si piu out cn mrommcE ous 27/07 io/w ivw mumvaus wis 07/g> u/o> h/m ?i/w mm ous 14/ ps ?9/m cz/w miroj ntwcEss ous 73/ot 07/w 11/09 wmma ore 30/01 o»/w lyw 17/w MNIAI DtAGOW 001S M/ 09
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      1256 43 A HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. UP. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKCfe *****32 Ivkui VOT r-*n Ifli I m 1 AM MOB ML B HTCONMOOOM »7W 27/07 13/ M 14/ M 14/ M 14/00 17/00 14/00 HT FEDdtAI 304W 03/ M 20/ M 21/ M 23/ M M/M 24/00 24/00 HTAMMtAI MOW
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      539 43 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES lIBS 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 HOT UNE: *****33 (30 LINES) m WB PAOE ADORESS: www.fMttlii.eoM.sg H— ADMglf: BMBhriHaaoli rwq DAILY SAILING TO ATTRACTIVE RATES! CALL IVY FOR BOOKING *****33 P. KLANG PH: 0203/*****33 (20 LINES) PENANG PH: 0204/*****7 (10 UNES) J. BAHRU PH: 0207-*****22 CWT
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      769 44 a ACCORD fl SHIPPING PTE LTD M±M Til: 225SSSA (40 Lnms) FAX: *****46 KXTOJUK (U) UntCl J DWfCT ACCESS TIL: *****57 (KXPO6T SOOKJNG) MfltOMW »7)UIW7 *****57 (IXPO«T DOC), *****A4 (IMPORT) rtMAMG t |N7 J3J1441 UEL:HTTP://WWW JkCCOED.COM.SO MJUUtT* (11) MC 07/0 VAA/ pokt m tin poti ra tin ton msw wwtf
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      435 45 g W««kly LCL A FCL 4 rODICSI Srvka. to Caribbean It hipping A Cantrol Amenta API JAPAN API KOREA 017E 017E Port Country 23/07 30/07 Belize City WiH 26/08 02/09 Bndgrtown Barfcodo* 29/08 05/09 Cartagena Colombia 28/08 04/09 Castries S» Locia 28/08 04/09 Fort de France Martinique 29/08 05/09 Freeport
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      565 45 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD 140 Cedl Street #03 RL BuiWing, Singapore *****0. I CO NO **********06 fh- »Bill ft; IHi lia mm*M ■SiSimlM mis Tt/T" jjfl jjfl Hi! llT* ifflgsa Wt jft: zffiziftr B8 »l M "R fl= ItflTH TffiHfH WM6OIS 11/1 M/l M/I 11/1 111 5/5 I|4? 113
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      656 45 VEBBELS I W W 'I JB) I PSD I IfH I HAM HTM TW <W VB-LE D* AQUARIUS U2IW 27/07 OMM 08AM 17/06 18AM gg 21AM 22AM Vt-LE OE TAURUS A2IW 03/08 13AM 15AM W» 26/06 27/08 gg 20AM VXEDECAWWA C2IW 10/08 gg 22/08 31/08 01/08 03/08 OW» 06/08 Vli£
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      47 47 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... document 740-6000^^j^^^ tep be faxed M M PrOSS the port your Step^l▼ Step key in the four number /jf digit code Key in your Exampte: > fax number To NEW YORK (NYC) 2275 United States for calls within Singapore
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      384 49 IVESSE^^^VO^^Sl^^^MA>^^SiN| TIGER ISLAND 553N 25-2&07 SMXVOe 07 0608 I TKJER BRIDGE 554N 27 2&07 01-05A36 10-11/08 I TIGER BAY 555N 30-31/07 05-09/08 13-14/08 I TIGER WAVE 556N 03-0408 09-12/08 13-14/06 I TIGER ISLAND 557N 06-07/08 12-1&08 20-21/08 I TIGER BRIDGE 558N 10-11/08 16-19/06 24-2V06 IvessEL^^VO^^Sl^^CA^^sipil XOUR SPORE 243 25-25/07 31-0308
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      684 49 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tal: *****66 (60 Unas) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN BUENOS AIRES 28/07 CAPETOWN 27/07 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 27/07 VALPARAISO 06/08 JOHANNESBURG 27/07 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIRAEUS 27/07 VALENCIA/BARCELONA 28/07
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      118 49 Consolidation to CHINA PORTS Tianjin M^BjLinlanci FREIGHTWORLD PTE LTD 3 Maritime Square #11-04 Cable Car Towers, Singapore *****4 REGULAR DIRECT CONTAINER A BREAKBULK SERVICE TO PORT LOUIS A DURBAN EXPORT VOY SH PTL DBN ALS AMALIA 08WB 24/07 03/08 08/08 ALS MARY 09WB 16/08 27/08 01/09 ACCEPTING TO JOHANNESBURG AGENTS:
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      1044 50 —SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR NO. **********00 800K***** CALI DIRECT IIME: *****41 /43 JESSICA/CELtA/M^^CHAII 7 SLGS/WEEK 3 SLGS/WEEK VESSEL [VOY [sm JAK IVESSEL |VOY |«W |SUR St4ARNUSA 960 iNPT 26/07 (SAT) LUMOSO
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      969 50 TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSOAY/SUNDAY *****1 ARRIVAL FIXED DAY-MONDAY VESSEL VOY ISM I CMS RTM HAM FXT LEH ANft VESSEL VOV LEH FXT HAM AMR HfA SIN MING SUN A729W125/071 29/07 164)8 14AM 13AM 17/06 MING GALAXY A722E SID SlO SLD SLO SID 24/07 MING ZENITH J729wl 27/071 13AM 15AM 16AM
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      433 50 Singapore Soviet Shipping j&Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY SIN BOM PNO PKL TRANSCORO 103N 28/07 06/08 18/08 20/08 TRADE FAST TFSI93 03/08 11/08 25/08 27/08 KOTA SELAMAT SMTO29 07/08 15/08 28/08 31/08 KOTACAHAYA CAHIB9 15/08 23/06 07/09 08/09 REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA I VESSEL
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      771 52 MAC-NELS SPORE M'SIA Carrier. MN CONTR LINES, INC CLTI llfl IMHUIIIIIIH SiBU: (064)*****8 MAMLA: (632)*****61 PENANQ: (04) *****6 8AMUtt*(862)*****67 SURABAYA:(3I)2BI6BO P. KELANQ: (03) *****77 JICE (21)*****67 MON: (61)*****3 IX PKG TO HONGKONG EX PK6 TO PUSAN LV^URNK/BRIS^NE MV-CY EXPRESS" V.729N MV "EUROPEAN EXP* VO9N JAVA* V 7206 ETA PKG: 27-7-97
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      172 52 SV TRADER 22/07 27/D7 Na»Vßdm/AtwA* I MURAT KIRAN 10/06 NarvTOnVAtw/BnvVIJK STORM WIND 15/06 18/08 NarVRdnVAtwAJK OCEAN ISLAND 15/06 Nen/RdnVAtw/UK I Loads E/W. Malaysia. Indonesia 1 II Loading for IsEA RESOURCE Hodetdah/Jeddah/Aqatoa/Egypt I Ic KAPTANOGLU JeddrfVAqaba/Egypt/Syna I IARETUS Dubai/Bahram/Damman/Kowart ■mulpha SIBU Dubai/Bahrain/Damman/Kuwait I ■UCHAS Jeddah/Aqabai/Algeria I 'Loads Singapore EVW. Malaysia. Indonesa
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