The Business Times, 19 September 1997

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    9 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12^6 85f S INGAPORE
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Bankruptcy protection for Yaohan Japan
    485 1  -  Tokyo court pants retailer protection debts top lib yen 2fc< Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] After fending off creditors for months, retailer Yaohan Japan Corp the parent of Yaohan stores here filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo yesterday. News agencies said a Japan district court granted
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    Coopers & Lvbrand to merge with Price Waterhouse
    381 1  - Coopers Lvbrand to merge with Price Waterhouse From\ Neil Behrmann in London COOPERS Lybrand and Price Waterhouse said yesterday they plan to combine in the biggest merger of accountants yet. If approved by their partners and anti-monopoly regulators, the merger will come into effect early next year. Combined, the two
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    S'pore's growth won't be hit this year
    239 1 [SINGAPORE] Singapore's economic growth will not be affected this year by the regional currency turmoil, the prime minister's press secretary said yesterday. He clarified that remarks by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in the US that the currency crisis could shave some 1-1.5
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    Lock icon Haze in S'pore at its worst last night
    349 1 At 10pm, the PSI wu at record high of 2M,npfrem7latlpm [SINGAPORE] The haze in Singapore, caused by forest fires in Indonesia, reached its worst yesterday, with the Pollutant Standard Index (PS I) hitting a record 236 at 10pm.. The Ministry of Environment
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      14 1 Aaean will recover in 2 years: PM Goh, Pg 2 Market reports, Pgs 25-30
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      8 1 Hue may hit SLA revenue: analysts, Pg 21
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      More foreign workers to be allowed
      145 2 THE foreign worker dependency ceiling for the services sector will be raised from 25 per cent to 30 per cent from Oct 1, the Ministry of Labour said yesterday. The change follows the Prime Minister's call, in his National Day Rally speech, to attract
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      Vital to upgrade skills, Boon Heng tells workers
      213 2  -  By. Audrey Tan UPGRADE your skills or face structural unemployment, Minister without Portfolio Lim Boon Heng told workers yesterday. Speaking at the POSB Employees' Union sth Triennial Delegates' Conferente, he said that if structural unemployment can exist in more developed countries, "it
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      Lock icon Asean will recover from turbulence in 2 yrs: PM
      443 2 Medium, long-term growth will not be affected because of sound fundamentals The Straits Times [CHICAGO] Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has said he is confident Asean countries will recover from the recent currency turmoil in about two years, adding they would
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      Lock icon NEC expects 10-15% boost in FY99 sales
      165 2 NEC Semiconductors Singapore Pte Ltd expects a 10-15 per cent boost in sales for the fiscal year 1999 ending March. Production output for new products like high-speed 16 megabit and 64-MB Dynamic Random Access Memory chips will be upped 2.5 times to 26
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      Ovaltine factory in Jurong to be shut down
      167 2 THE company that produces the Ovaltine drink is closing its factory in Singapore. Sandoz Nutrition Singapore Pte Ltd announced yesterday that the factory in Jurong would stop production at the end of this month. Seventy-two employees would be axed in a phased
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      Lawsuit risks on the rise for directors of Asian companies?
      293 2  -  By\ Soh Tiang Keng DIRECTORS of Asian companies should not brush off the US and Australian litigation environment as something far-fetched with no impact on the Asian corporate scene. Aruno Salvi, principal officer of Reliance National Asia Re, argued yesterday
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      Domestic wholesale trade slows
      322 2  -  BYE ON TOE ECONOMY Wholesale trade By. Audrey Tan DOMESTIC wholesale business slowed last year, with the Wholesale Trade Index (WTI) down 2.2 per cent year-on-year, latest figures from the Department of Statistics (DOS) show. The department's occasional paper, A Guide to Singapore's Wholesale Trade Index,
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      Latest tender seen showing property market's direction
      441 2  -  QllMStim plot MAT MRT expected to draw strong interest By] Diana Oon BIDS-for three residential sites put up for sale by the Housing and Development Board will provide a clearer direction on market sentiment for 99-year leasehold land, analysts said yesterday. Colliers Jardine
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Tower Records to open 2nd store
        44 2 TOWER Records will open a second music megastore of 11,000 sq ft at Sun tec City Plaza in November, the US-baaed music software retailer said yesterday. Its first store here was opened in December 1993 at Pacific Plaza.
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        Fine paper joint venture
        61 2 ASIA Pacific Resources International (APRIL) has joined forces with Europe's largest forestry group, UPM-Kymmene of Finland, to produce fine paper in Europe and Asia. APRIL, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, will hold 30 per cent of its European Joint venture company, UPM-Kymmene, and 70
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        Dynasty Pacific to run NZ golf resort
        51 2 DYNASTY Pacific Hotel Management has been picked to run The Heritage Wairakei International, a golf resort condominium and hotel to be launched in New Zealand. It Is said to be New Zealand's first such project developed on a mature golf course of international
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      215 2 Law Serve '97 HHHHHh 2nd Annual Legal IM||[||yjlU Support Services Exhibition Seminars js, V 19 September 1997 Qty jjjjj Chamber r" P 1 LAWSERVE '97 Singapore 10.00am-7.00pm I Participating Companies Butterworths Asia FT Law Tax Asia Pacific Inoue Tnuu-lingual Apex Publications Harmon Private Investigation PDX Inttrcoaptaj Eadiaage KC Dat Singapore
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      Taipei tops affluent Asian city poll
      559 3  -  S'pore is No 3 on list of seven cities but ranks high in terms of tertiary education, newspaper readership and holidays abroad By Toh Han Shih {SINGAPORE] TAIPEI has been ranked the most affluent city in a survey of seven Asian cities. Hongkong was
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      MEETING PLACE
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Asem finance ministers to discuss region's woes
      430 4 BANGKOK Asean to thrash out common stand for IMF-World Bank meetings in HK AFP ASIAN and European finance ministers gathered here yesterday to seek ways to tackle South-east Asia's financial crisis ahead of next week's IMF and World Bank meetings in Hongkong. Ministers
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      Lock icon Hanoi hit by Asean's falling currencies
      397 4 HANOI Reuter VIETNAM voiced concern Yesterday over the threat of fierce trade competition following the slide in regional currencies, but there were no signs that Hanoi was preparing a devaluation of its own. The official Saigon Times Daily quoted government minister Lai Van Cu
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      Lock icon Philippine central bank to raise provisions for bank loan defaults
      362 4 MANILA Measure announced after appliance firm defaults on loans AFP PHILIPPINE monetary authorities plan to require banks to set aside an amount equivalent to 2 per cent of their loans portfolio to cover defaults, central bank governor Gabriel Singson said
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      Lock icon Philippines expects 5.5-6% growth
      143 4 U MANILA Reuter PHILIPPINE gross national product (GNP) growth in 1997 is expected to be 5.5 to 6 per cent against the original target of 7 to 8 per cent, the central bank's chief economist Diwa Guinigundo said yesterday. "We will still be achieving a positive
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      Lock icon Indon Parliament okays broadcasting bill
      304 6 JAKARTA It boosts private TV networks, extends licences to 10 years Reuter INDONESIA's Parliament approved yesterday the country's controversial broadcasting law for a second time, strengthening the position of private television networks after an unprecedented review by the legislature. The new law extended private television
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      Lock icon Hun Sen still alter Cambodia's UN seat
      248 6 PHNOMPENH Reuter CAMBODIAN leader Hun Sen yesterday said his delegation to the United Nations was legitimate and shrugged off US opposition to the group's presence at the world body. "This is a problem with some officials. We should not be upset," Mr Hun
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      Lock icon Thai committee agrees to raise minimum wages
      259 6 BANGKOK Recommendation must be approved by cabinet AFP A THAI committee representing labour unions, employers and the government reached a compromise agreement yesterday to back a slight increase in the minimum wage effective next year. Employers struggling through a recession had opposed any
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      Lock icon Cash-strapped, so Thais ease tax waiver rules
      225 6 BANGKOK Bloomberg THE Thai government will, for the first time, give tax waivers to some foreign-con-trolled companies which sell most of their goods in the domestic market, a senior official said. The policy change planned through the Board of Investment is needed because
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      Lock icon Power transmission a priority for Jakarta
      248 6 JAKARTA Reuter INDONESIA is placing priority on power transmission over production following a decision to postpone or review major development projects, Belgium's Foreign Trade Minister Philippe Maystadt said yesterday. "In the field of energy, the priority of the government is distribution over production," he
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      215 5 Mr. Lawrence Ee, an LS4OO owner who enjoys the refinement of his Lexus in Singapore I didn t notice it when I first started to drive the fitt interior. 11l any cave, it irritated me. Next day, I went out in my LS4OO. that it was natural for a luxury
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  • ASIA
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      Chance to win an A$580,000 Aussie pub
      269 10  -  SYDNEY By\ Surinder Singh FANCY owning a pub in outback Australia that's worth A 5580,000 (*****,200)? All you need is Asl,ooo and a barrel (till of luck. The Merinda Hotel, a 71-year-old pub just north of Bowen, 1,280 km north of Brisbane, Queensland,
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      Lock icon Prosecutors raid HQ of Daiwa Securities over payoff scandal
      344 10 TOKYO Move follows reports that eight top executives were about to quit AFP, Bloomberg JAPANESE public prosecutors raided the headquarters of Daiwa Securities Co Ltd here yesterday following reports that eight top executives were about to resign for their role in
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      No breakthrough in India-Pakistan talks
      542 10  -  LETTER FROM HEW DELHI But groundwork laid far meeting of two prime ministers with Clinton next week By Yogi Aggarwal NOT surprisingly, the just concluded meeting in New Delhi between the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers did not lead to any major breakthrough. "We are
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      Lock icon Mounting pressure on scandal-tainted Japan minister to quit
      212 10 TOKYO LDP members jam other parties in aeelringtonwifliatkn AFP PRESSURE grew on a scandaltainted Japanese minister to resign yesterday as members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) joined other parties in seeking to reverse his appointment, news reports said. Koko Sato,
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      Lock icon US to survey financial claims against N Korea
      203 10 WASHINGTON Reuter THE US will conduct a survey of financial claims by American citizens against North Korea as a prelude to possible unfreezing of North Korean assets it is holding, the State Department said on Wednesday. In addition, Washington has proposed that,
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  • RUN-UP TO IMF/WORLD BANK MEETING
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      Lock icon Heat still on Thailand to carry out economic reforms: Camdessus
      531 11  -  even though Rantftcnk k makintf headway in meeting fund's targets Reports from Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) will maintain pressure on Thailand to ensure it sticks to the fund's tough prescription for the Thai economy,
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      Push for transparency to avoid repeat of Thai woes
      296 11 THE International Monetary Fund may ask its members to disclose their net foreign exchange positions to promote transparency in order to protect themselves, said its managing director Michel Camdessus yesterday. "Transparency is the best protection against the herd instinct of the
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      Lock icon Yuan convertibility unlikely to pose problems
      128 11 AFP [HONGKONG] China is unlikely to encounter difficulties with its plan to achieve full yuan convertibility by 2000 if the move is preceded by "sound" bank and regulatory reform, the World Bank said yesterday. Speaking at a news conference to launch the World Bank's
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      Lock icon IMF, World Bank should disappear: Nobel laureate
      250 11 Friedman advocates non-intervention by state in private sector AFP [HONGKONG] US Nobel prize winning economist Milton Friedman said yesterday the best thing the International Monetary Fund and World Bank could do for the world would be to disappear. Speaking via satellite from Washington
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      Lock icon Imperative that China joins WTO, says World Bank
      345 11 AFP [HONGKONG] China s entry to the World Trade Organisation is "imperative" for its own welfare and that of the rest of the globe, the World Bank said yesterday. Bank officials, launching a long-term study of China's prospects, said membership of the
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      1355 12 MuSlNBSS Notices To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 0 Banco do brasi l I BALANCE SHEET STATEMENT OF PROFIT I AS AT DECEMBER 31,1996 AND LOSS I 1996 1995 AS AT DECEMBER 31,1996 I (In R$ 1,000) (in RI1.000) I ASSCTS 1996 1995 I 55 833 478 55 864 666 (In
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      201 12 M THE MATTER Of THE COMPAMES ACT (CAP. 50) AND M THE MATTER Of HOLLYWOOO THEATRE (PRIVATE) UMTTED (In Members' Voluntary LJquMefton) NOTICE Of FBIAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Ad. Cap. 50. a Final Meeting of Mentwn of tw Company wl
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      93 12 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF MAGATE ENGINEERING PTE LTD (In Liquidation) NOTICE OF INTENDED DIVIDEND Name of Compeny: Magate Engineering Pte Ltd (In Liquidation) Addrees o♦ registered office: formerly al 138 Robinson Road #07-06 Hong Leong Centre Singapore *****6 Commencement date
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      5 12 More Notices on Page 30
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      689 12 Ks KIAN ANN ENGINEERING LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Mealing ot the Company OKI be held at 12 Jalan lomhtf. Singapore *****8 on 8 October 1997 at 11 a.m. for the purpose of considering and
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US trade deficit for July widens to US$10.3b
      366 13 WASHINGTON Shortfall with Japan highest for more than two years with surge in car imports Bloomberg TH& US trade deficit in goods and services widened in July to 1)5510.344 billion (5515.6 billioit) the largest in seven months as imports set a record
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      Lock icon Clinton scuppers planned tobacco deal
      158 13 WASHINGTON Reuter PRESIDENT Bill Clinton on Wednesday abandoned the proposed national tobacco settlement, calling for sweeping changes including industry penalties that could raise cigarette prices by US$l.5O per pack (552.27) over 10 years. In his first detailed comment on the U*****.5 billion accord, Mr Clinton
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      Lock icon US economy growing steadily
      275 13 WASHINGTON Bui prices remained suMuedin July and August, says the Ped Reuter AFP US economy grew steadily ip the summer in much of the i country, yet prices remained subdued, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. periodic Beige Book summary of the national economy said prices
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      Lock icon US sees hope for global financial services pact
      396 14 GBNBVA OOciihnoHtiNl cube tied ip this jnr ifmfitn rrwfir yrabinuialaU Reuter, AFP UNITED States officials suggested yesterday they saw prospects that a global pact to open up the financial services industry could be completed this year despite economic problems in key Asian
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      Success raises standards...
      791 14  -  nMHUIBV -AM th» Pwteh find nwt; n ■lilli. W By Kevin Sullivan UEEN Beatrix of the M M Netherlands arrived at the I I Dutch Parliament on W Tuesday in a horse-drawn golden carriage surrounded by caran-y outriders. More ftxn than travelling by taxi no doubt. Alter
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      Lock icon German interest rates unchanged
      294 14 FRANKFURT IhriMhiri ■■■mil by reptrts suggesting faster grtwtk Reuter THE Bundesbank left its entire palette of interest rates unchanged after its regular council meeting yesterday despite two reports showing German economic growth gathering steam. The central bank said at least until it meets again in two
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      Lock icon 9 tourists killed in Cairo
      54 14 [CAIRO] Nine German tourists were killed in an attack by a mentally deranged man and his brother on a tourist bus outside the Egyptian Museum here yesterday, the Egyptian interior ministry sakL The attackers tossed petrol bombs into the bus and then engaged ina gun
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Asia should get set for euro opportunities
      725 15  -  THE BOTTOM LOVE OPINION By Shada Islam The writer is a Brussels-based journalist who contributes to BT WHEN they meet in Bangkok today, finance ministers from Europe and Asia should have plenty to talk about The Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) will allow EU ministers
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      102 15 'We want a cultured middle class rather than rich barbarians.' -Urn Kong Talk a Malaysian politician to the people of Penang. 'He is alive and lives in Italy.' Pope John Paul n replying to chants of 'Long Live the Pope' in Paris. They may recoup some revenues
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      Home rule for England next?
      653 15 EDITORIAL IF Scotland has home rule, can Wales be far behind? Can there be a half-way house in self-government? For that matter, can a change after 290 years possibly be wise? The opponents of devolution, like former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, have warned that Scotland's
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      Lock icon Canberra's hot stock
      1112 15  -  Australians'rush to reserve a stake in Telstra float raises spectre of a backlash if some miss out By] Peter Lynch The writer is a Sydneybased journalist who contributes to BT THERE is no prospectus and no offer price. An impending court case could mean hundreds of millions
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      889 15 JAPANESE Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is vigorous, but the Liberal Democratic Party is sluggish. Why? One reason for this odd contrast, according to Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi, is that Mr Hashimoto, not the party, is riding on a "wave of administrative and financial reform".
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Transformation of a Chinese brush painter
      897 16  -  S'porean artist Chua Ek Kay has selected elements from East and West and allowed them to complement each other, says BEN MUMMMES BEN MUNROE PIFTY ink and brush paintings on display at Caldwell House, Chymes, constitute a selective retrospective by Singapore's Chua EkKay. The
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      Auctions: S'pore looking better
      469 16  -  COLLECTOR'S Item ANTIQUES But HK still seen as having one advantage: No GST «n antiques Reports by] Lu Chisen THE major auction houses have been conspicuously cautious in their approach to Singapore as an arts centre for the region. There was initial reluctance to set upa
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      South-east Asian paintings galore
      644 16 SEPTEMBER seems to be the month earmarked by the major auction bouses for the second of their biannual sales in Singapore. Christie's and Sotheby's are sticking to their tried and tested formulae more South-east Asian pictures. The former has the world record of $3.08 million for
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      Driving Astra with a vision
      1631 18  -  Theodore Permadi Rachmat steered Astra through several crises situations, some of them even threatening its existence, reports s n vasukx S N VASUKI Theodore Permadi Rachmat, 54, probably has Indonesia's most prestigious corporate job. He is president director of PT Astra International, the country's largest
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      Parkway falls on talk that medical director has quit
      437 19  -  Rumours spark fear of key personnel leaving in the event of a DBS Land takeover By\ Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Parkway Holdings share price slumped yesterday on rumours that its medical director Lim Cheok Peng has quit ahead of a takeover
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      Samudera Shipping launches IPO today
      393 19 IPO WATCH Sesdaq-boundfirm offering 32m shares at 39 cents each to public [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-bound Samudera Shipping Line launches its initial public offer todaywith 128 million new and vendor shares put up for sale at 39 cents apiece. The IPO, which represents 30.4 per cent of
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      NatSteel Electronics IPO likely on Sept 29
      207 19  -  By, Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] The date for Nat Steel Electronics' mainboard initial public offering has been tentatively set for Sept 29, "depending on market sentiments", sources said yesterday. The stock market has been soft for the past week, with the benchmark Straits Times
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      Taiwan govt should leave stocks to market forces
      758 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Bruce Cheesman TAIWAN President Lee Teng-hui took time out from his first overseas trip in two years to play the part of an aggressive salesperson at a brokerage, urging clients to buy more stocks. At a press conference in
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      324 19  -  Intraco arm U beef up fleet, expects to be profitable next year By\ Christopher Tan (SINGAPOREJ Intra-Motors, the vehicle dealership of listed Intraco, will shift focus to rental and leasing as "we're not making money from new car sales", according to
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      Straits Trading interim net dives 64%
      196 19 [SINGAPORE] Investment firm Straits Trading Company (STC) yesterday posted a 63.6 per cent dive in net profit to $5.9 million for the half-year ended June 30. It blamed the fall on volatile regional equity markets. Short-term investment performance for the rest of this year
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        ABR in the red on interest costs, asset write-offs
        311 20  -  Sesd&q-listed food group posts interim loss of $429,000 and 7% rise in turnover By Ven Sreenivasan [[SINGAPORE] Interest expenses, asset write-offs, and (closure of an outlet for refUrIbishment pulled ABR Holdings, which is being taken lover by lifestyle group Europa I
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        See Hoy Chan buys 5.2% of Granite
        353 20  -  Groop may be seeking stakes in listed firms basement prices From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S privately-con-trolled See Hoy Chan group has bought a substantial block in listed Granite Industries Bhd. See Hoy Chan, which is controlled by the Teo family, said
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        RMG posts flat interim net earnings
        322 20  -  Results dne to losses incurred by recently acquired HK unit By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE) Raffles Medical Group, which was listed on Sesdaq in April, has reported flat interim net earnings of nearly $1.88 million despite a 35.5 per cent rise in turnover to $20
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        GK Goh's profit up 21.4%, bulk of earnings from S'pore
        234 20 [SINGAPORE] GK Goh yesterday announced a 21.4 per cent higher net profit of $24.5 million on a 5.2 per cent improved turnover of $91 million. The listed broking group said Singapore continued to account for the bulk of earnings during
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          Wong's Circuits' profit up 7.6%
          73 20 [SINGAPORE! Wong's Circuits has posted a 7.6 per cent rise in interim net profit to $14.72 million. Turnover was up 12.4 per cent to $92.6 million. Earnings per share was 8.8 cents. No previous comparable figure was given as the company was listed last December.
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          Casa associate gets KL nod for float
          84 20 [SINGAPORE] Casa Holdings said its associate company in Malaysia, Fiamma Holdings Ltd, has obtained in-principle approval from the Foreign Investment Committee, Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the Securities Commission of Malaysia for its flotation on the Kuala Lumpur ma inboard. The
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          JC-MPH gains $1.8m from Boustead sale
          65 20 [SINGAPORE] Jack Chia-MPH has sold its entirestake of 41.3 million shares in Boustead pic to Diamond Ace Ltd (DAL) for £8.53 million (5520.69 million). The sale —at 20.63 pence per share—will yield a total net profit of $1.8 million for the group. Pending identification
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          Keppel Integrated, Shell in China tie-up
          77 20 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Engineering, has tied up with Shell (China) to develop and operate liquefied petroleum gas facilities in China. Keppel will have a 31 per cent stake in the US$lB million (Ss27 million) venture, Shell will
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          OCBC opens 5th branch in China
          46 20 [SINGAPORE] Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) opened its fifth branch in China on Monday. The new Shanghai branch makes OCBC the bank with the most extensive network in China among Asean banks, and the fourth largest network among all foreign banks.
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        SES notification routine: RHB-Cathay
        210 20  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Esmond Choo Liong Gee Executive Director RHB Cathay Securities Pte Ltd WE refer to your report yesterday "Malaysian tycoon in dispute over contra losses" which reported that RHB-Cathay Securities Ptd Ltd had notified the Stock Exchange of Singapore of the status of
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        The HK$600 million typo
        251 21  -  HK trader mis-keys order but is saved by futures exchange From' Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong A FUMBLING trader meaning to sell newly-introduced Hang Seng Red-Chip Index futures typed in the wrong order by mistake, chalking up paper losses of over HK)6OO million (51U7.5 million) in
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        HK Land interim slides 53% on huge writebacks
        384 21  -  FaUinearninpte USs2o7m alse doe to lack of investment gains in assedate From* Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG Land Holdings, the property arm of the Jardine Matheson Group, yesterday reported net earnings of US$2O7 million (*****.8 million) for the six months to
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        Lock icon Daily Farm's interim profit jumps 80%
        211 21 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd, the retailing and food manufacturing arm of Hongkong's Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd, reported that net profit for the six months ended June 30 rose 80 per cent to US$3B million (5557.4 million), or 2.17 US cents a
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        Lock icon Haze may affect SIA revenue, say analysts
        123 21 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines' revenue could be affected by the haze over Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia from forest fires in Indonesia, analysts said. While some believe revenue could fall if regional flights are cancelled or draw fewer passengers, others say regional travellers may
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        Lock icon Jardine hotel arm's profit up 21.4% to US$34m in 1st half
        289 21 But it expects slower grtwth in 2nd half die to Asia wees AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Mandarin Oriental International Ltd, the hotel arm of the Jardine Group, said net profit in the six months ended June 30 rose 21.4 per cent
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        Lock icon New Intel technology could make some chips obsolete in a flash
        443 22 Breakthrough could lead to greater storage on compact electronic products Newsday Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] The world is no longer flat. Earth is no longer at the centre of the solar system. And Moore's Law, a longstanding axiom of the
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        Lock icon Apple's key marketing exec quits
        217 22 Reuter [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Computer Inc on Wednesday said Guerrino De Luca, its key marketing executive since February, has resigned, and more executive departures and layoffs are expected to follow as interim chief executive Steve Jobs continues to shake up the computer company. Industry experts
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        Lock icon Versace family to continue running firm
        314 22 AFT [MILAN] Gianni Versace left almost his entire fortune and business to his niece aged 11, but this will not affect the way the business is managed, Versace's siblings said on Wednesday evening. They said decisions would be taken "jointly" regardless of the size
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        282 22 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Shares of Compaq Computer Corp, Dell Computer Corp and Texas Instruments Inc rose to record highs over optimism that the companies will widen their market shares amid strong demand for their products. Compaq shares rose 4 3/8 on Wednesday
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        Lock icon Late US card payments 2nd highest on record
        344 23 Bate if 3JM In Q2 likely to see banks tighten uderwriting standards on leans Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The number of credit card holders who fell behind on payments rose in the second quarter, breaking a streak of two back-to-back quarters of declines, the
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        Lock icon Slowdown in new US mutual stock funds
        186 23 Bloomberg [NEW YOltt) US mutual fUnd investors aidded an estimated US$4.l2 billion (556.3 billion) to equities funds in the oneweek period ended Monday, according to an industry report. That's down about 30 per cent from the prior week when an estimated US$6.O9 billion
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        484 23 Sizeefmntiialfand, not performance, determines salaries Bloomberg [BOSTON] The central tenet these days in the US mutual fund industry is the more assets you manage, the better. There are more reasons for this than economies of scale. There's also the
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        219 23 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover Co was banned from negotiating municipal bond sales for Westchester County, New York, because of a US$l,OOO (551,519) contribution by an executive to a local political campaign The donation was from an unidentified semi-retired official
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        195 23 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Commerzbank AG, Germany's third-largest publicly held bank, will expand its equities and bond business in Japan, and is leaving open the option of tying up with a local partner, said the bank's chairman in Tokyo. "When I say we are committed to expanding
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        206 23 KIMKI Report Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures slipped yesterday but their downside was limited by buying on dips, dealers said. "The market is quite thin with no fresh news," said a dealer with a European institution. "There was some prof-it-taking, but
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        Electronics shares push futures higher
        141 23  -  ■nT«muinnnß By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Rgfco Singapore (SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract rose yesterday, with electronics shares responsible mainly for the 53-point increase to 9,141.3 points of the Taiex Index. Selling emerged at the parity to cash index in
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        Lock icon Bulgaria urged to transit gas to Balkans
        267 23 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [SOFIA] Russia's Gazprom has urged Bulgaria to sign a pact to transit Russian gas to the Balkans, a Bulgarian government statement said yesterday. It said that Gazprom chairman Rem Vyakhirev had written to Bulgarian Premier Ivan Rostov ahead of a
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        292 23 Reuter THE US dollar was little changed against the mark after the announcement of a worsening of the US trade deficit offset by a new dip in the number of US job-seekers. US weekly initial applications for jobless benefits fell by 5,000 to 306,000 in the week ending
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      1411 25 AFP H»mm JAPANESE share prices closed 1.4 per cent higher yesterday, supported by bargain-hunt-ing and purchases from pension ftinds, brokers said. "Despite fears of another plunge following yesterday's big fell, advances in overseas markets triggered bargain-hunting," a broker said. "The market staged a rebound, followed by arbitrage buying on
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      1490 26 AFX-Asia Fl Hang Sag +BJI SHARE prices closed little changed yesterday after late gains pulled the index back into positive territory. Dealers said the earlier losses were partly due to retail and Japanese institutional selling. The Hang Seng Index closed up 8.26 points at 14,419.45, off a high of
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      542 26 Reuter -LP THE Shenzhen B share market ended lower yesterday in flimsy trade but investors held back from heavy selling in anticipation of a possible rebound. The B Index fell 1.63 points to 133.85 on turnover of HK$3O million. The A Share Index rose 3.03 points to 378.93 on
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      366 26 AFP HWPMn +53.78 STOCKS rose yesterday as investors began buying shares on positive sentiment. Brokers said investors expected a rebound after the benchmark index hit below the 9,000-point level early this week. The Weighted Price Index gained 53.78 points to 9,141.33. Turnover was 1.42 billion shares worth NT588.54 billion.
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      233 26 Bloomberg flWeflmgtMi 4UT SHARES rose yesterday after the central bank sanctioned easier credit conditions to stimulate the sluggish economy. The NZSE Top 40-share Index rose 14.77 points to 2,553.75. Bloomberg fc*» m mm AMZBanttn, U JO ♦020 ***** Advarrtaqn HMgs 0.87 undl 55*00 Air Nn 2mUM (A) 2.78 002
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      766 26 AFP HSETMa hjs STOCKS rose on speculative buying yesterday, finding support from International Monetary Fund managing director Michel Camdessus' comments and a stronger baht. Mr Camdessus' positive comments on Thailand's compliance with a US$l7.2 billion (5525.9 billion) IMF rescue programme and prospects for a return to a stable growth
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      385 26 AFP nowpMtiiiyin *\m SHARE prices ended slightly higher yesterday as the market lost its earlier gains on institutional and foreign selling in cyclical large-capital shares towards the close. Investors largely remained on the sidelines, with some hunting for bargains among blue chips, a dealer said. The Composite Index rose
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      564 26 AFP PADOrihari— »PJ STOCKS rose yesterday with investors showing strong support for the banking sector. Brokers said the strength in banking stocks was due to investors moving out of the struggling resource stocks, particularly gold. The All Ordinaries Index closed 17.0 points higher at 2,696.3. Turnover was 365.5 million
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      686 26 AFP -II? SHARE prices closed lower yesterday on a mild technical rebound and a relatively stable currency level. "I guess it is simply because people do not have any more shares to sell. People are not so panicky today as the rupiah was relatively stable," a dealer said. The
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      264 26 AFP □lufti Mil SHARE prices fell yesterday as fears over political uncertainty were compounded by a sell-off on news that a local consumer electronics firm had defaulted on bank loans. "Investors fear there could be more firms filing for bankruptcies," an analyst said. The Composite Index fell 64.11 points
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        189 27 AFX-Asia QOMfaritehJiK -KH SHARE prices closed lower across the board yesterday, led by foreign selling amid a lack of any fresh positive leads to offset the persistent concerns over the outlook for the currency and the economy, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index was
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        JSH warrants riding on rumours
        199 28  -  WARRANT WATCH ■o By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of Jardine Strategic Holdings and its warrants have been surging in recent days amid speculation that Hongkong tycoon Li Ka Shing is planning to increase his stake in the diversified company. The warrant closed with a 2.5
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        53 30  -  •ir Ven Sreenivasan IPC CORP dosed 1.5 cents lower at 39 cents yesterday on a volume of 33 million thares. In 4 the near term, the counter is extmtei to trend sideways around 40 cents. But investors inking a long-term view could begin accumulating the M shares at
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        627 30  -  STOCK MAUBT COMMENTARY Worry as investors think PM Goh's remarks on economy are on immediate impact of currency turmoil By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Shares continued to slide yesterday, with fears of a fall in Singapore's economic growth adding to jitters over
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          Heads,S'pore down,tails Dow up
          163 30 EVER wondered how analysts dish out such succinct readings of the Singapore stock market during these bearish days? Apparently, there is a set of 21 ready-made replies for anyone who wants reactions to the market's downturn. For example, there is one that explains why the market
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          Your haze and our exygen
          121 30 THE haze that has enveloped the region has apparently triggered off some lively, and often quirky, exchanges on the internet between peoples of our neighbouring countries. A frustrated Malaysian who complained about the haze via e-mail to the Indonesian Forestry Research A Development Agency got
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          126 30 APROPOS our recent commentson companies that taD it like it le, here's an examine of the other sxtrsme. Ifsan invitation, from the public relations company rppreeenting Microeolt Singapore, to an event Mkroeoft calls Scalability Day. The event is meant to able to handle the hugely complex needs of
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      289 31 Bridge News Reuter HOLIDAYS in the Far East continued to hamper trading to all sectors of the freight market With little new being fixed, brokers said it is difficult to assess where the market is heading, although levels have generally been easier. '•1 Apart from various rumours, the
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      381 31  -  TOC ASIA 97 Australian port builder sees large market where it can do well By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] P&O Ports is looking to significantly increase its presence in port development in India. In an interview with Shipping Times at the TOC Asia 97
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      232 31 Bloomberg [LONDON] The UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) dismissed as "speculation" a report that claimed the government is preparing to block the planned English Channel ferry venture between the P&O and Stena Line. In its report, Swedish news
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      S'pore firm fails to set aside Mareva injunction due to past conduct
      746 31  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar A LOCAL company's past conduct in the way it handled its debts and accounts was fatal to its bid to set aside a Mareva injunction against it in the Singapore High Court. The
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      83 31 [HAITI] US soldiers stand at attention and drop a wreath off the coast ofMontrouis, Haiti, where the Fierte Gonavienne ferry boat sank on Sept 8. The still unofficial death toll stands at 172 with 62 survivors. Thecauseof the sinking is still under investigation, but the major
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      Hongkong to provide training for China seamen
      306 31  -  Govt considering cost cats for shipowners to promote HE as intl shipping centre From David Taylor in Hongkong THE Hongkong government is to provide up to HK$lO million (551.96 million) to train mainland seamen in its training facilities and it is also considering
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      Wilhelmsen Lines offers new services
      110 31 [SINGAPORE] Wilhelmsen Lines, one of the world's largest roll-on roll-off and car carrier shipping lines, is expanding its activities in China, the Middle East and South-east Asia. It is offering from this month twice-monthly direct ro-ro departures within its service to the port of Ningbo,
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      317 31 Stockholm exchange holds inquiry into alleged dealing irregularities FT [STOCKHOLM] The Stockholm stock exchange launched an inquiry yesterday into alleged dealing irregularities involving the shares of ICB Shipping, the tanker operator at the centre of a US$2.l billion (Ss3.l billion) hostile bid by
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      776 32 EUROPEAN AIR TRAVEL Separate air traffic control systems blamed as booming air travel leads to increasing number of flight delays Bloomberg European airline flight delays rose to their highest level in six years this summer as booming air travel overburdened the continent's air traffic control system
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        176 47 Sept 23 Japan: Autumn Equinox Day. Sept 28 Taiwan: Birthday of Confucius. Oetl China: National Day. Oct 2 China: National Day Holiday. Oet Australia: Labour Day. Oet 10 Hong Kong Chung Yeung Festival. Japan: Sports Day. Taiwan Double Tenth National Day. Oet 13 Canada: Thanksgiving Day. United States:
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        902 47 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. show* price range* in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are baaed on average-sized stem. Market movements are Indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index chance arid the individual
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        537 48 It has to decide what to do with commercial aircraft programmes of McDonnell Douglas Bloomberg [PARIS] Boeing Co may reconfigure the MD-95 airplane which it inherited by buying McDonnell Douglas into a regional jetliner, Boeing executives said in an interview with the Wall
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        474 48 Fuel-cell cars are farther behind in development than battery-powered cars Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Electric cars are poised to become the dominant clean-energy vehicles as new technology makes it faster to recharge batteries that are getting cheaper to make, industry consultants said. Electric cars, available
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        Lock icon TWA Flight 800 inquiry discounts theory of nearby missile blast
        747 48 Washington Post [WASHINGTON] The FBI and the National Transportation Safety Board have all but ruled out one of two remaining active theories of a possible criminal cause for the explosion of Trans World Airlines Flight 800, which killed 230 people
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        289 48 Reuter [KANSAS CITY] A resolution of the deadlocked US-Japan air route talks holds the key to Trans World Airlines Inc expanding into Asia, the carrier's chairman Gerry Gitner said. "We have to walk before we run," Mr Gitner said.
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          65 48 [LAGOS] Officials of Britain'® Virgin Group Airways and troubled state carrier Nigeria Airway* art to meet in Nigeria next Monday to discuss a possible agreement a Nigerian newspaper said. The independent Thisday newspaper said issues that would be discussed would include the possibility of
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          83 48 Reuter [ROME] Italian flag carrier Alitalia will end 1997 in the black. Transport Minister Claudio Burlando said. "Alitalia will end 1997 in profit I can't say how much, but it will certainly end in profit," Mr Burlando told a hearing of the public
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          Lock icon Nothing finalised on second plants Toyota
          85 48 AFX-Asia [TOKYO] Toyota Motor Corp said the company is planning to establish a second plant in Europe "but nothing specific has been decided". "We expect to decide specific details by mid-1968at the latest" a spokesman said. The location, investment and time-frame mentioned in file
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        342 48 Reuter IPARIS] The French government is expected to give the green light early next week for two new runways for Paris' Charles De Gaulle international airport, adding to its two existing runways, a spokesman for operator Aeroports de Paris
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      102 33 ORIENT EXPRESS LINES (U.K.) LIMITED ygj,! (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) J WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE »0* SWCAfOtI WWMT VBStl VOT KIWMT SWGATOHi JUTHA PARK! HART 007 19/09 27/09 JUTHA PARICHART 006 10/09 19/09 OOCI ADMIRAL 006 22/09 30/09 OOCL ADMIRAL 005 13/09 22/09 MEGHNA 830 29/09 06/10 MEGHNA 829
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      1599 35 DIRECT SAIUNS TO 1 i NIW YORK 28 MS I MIIMAOtI •10 MVS I omtinow nm* *^j| I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 4 SHENTON WAY TIL 224 1900 FAX: *****04 OUTWARD (1/L) :T*****2" I "j3S3^^ COSTAK SNIPfINS PTI ITO #17-00 DOS UDG SALES/MGS *****41/43 INWARD OCTT (D/ 0) *****15 COSTAR AOENCIIS
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      325 35 (7~T\ PDZ LINES SDN BHD "N /fjy TONGJOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: **********0 C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952 KIKKM+fASTtST TUMUIA fIMMA-MOm H0 CHI MUM+tMCATtD A GNU »7143 20/09 GISIANG 0701 20/00 GIWI ***** 23/00 f GMUAT 9709 21/00 GMOCK 072* 23/00 GfWl *****
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      601 43 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS A 11TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT THE MANAGEMENT WISHES ALL GOLFERS... HAPPY GOLFING! 19TH SEPTEMBER 1997 TAN AH MERAH COUNTRY CLUB m (TAMPINES COURSE) Tpi SHORTGUN TEE-OFF .f M\ 1.30 PM SHARP J *,Vas>9ll* HTAt tIIMIH IllltlH m HI 11D ZIMI Agent fori Zfci CmMmt Sorvke/toM Star Ua%
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      1699 44 MYANC I BJC 1 YML Internet Web Site http: //www.yml.com.tw E-mail Address csdhp72o.yml.com.tw Q3Z232 TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY/SUNDAY gQgSQg ARRIVAL FIXED MHMMT VESSEL VOY lUN I CMS HTM HAM FXT LEM MM VESSEL VOT LEH FXT HAM MM UFA SM MMG SUN A737W I 19/09 I 23/09 11/10 09/10 00/10
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      839 44 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL *****81 -3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARB) *****89 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CM M. IQ47IMOOQM BOOMNM CALL DIRECT L *****941 /43 JESSICA/CELIA/MEI CHAM jn22MEBBM 7SLGS/WEEK 3 slgs/week ggr— IVOY TW ijak npg IV6YI*M i** SNARTmAJR 930 ***** (SAT) 23/09
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