The Business Times, 14 October 1997

Microfilm: NL21042
Total Pages: 42
1 42 The Business Times
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Masthead
    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85e SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14,1997
    13 words
  • Article
    MARKET SUMMARY
    47 1 8 MUBt-3 B0) ■Ci KIHEOOKP 53L|SB msra 17H47I -***** H YNOSKNG 2«J2 MTmiWT .f 5 JAKARTA COUP iSiO +M MANILA COUP _2JM2J9 *9JH 2 TAIPH wn MW.II *m SEOULOOMP COM ?U I CLSA CHINA JU? MBTALLORD SjHU 4IJ i.Mpa EOT OB* v DOW MSU1 +S&W
    47 words
  • Article
    FINANCE
    32 1 m USS -__u» t in—un m tm 9JS76 m m tm tj» I wc. u» MB.' «a -tn» Mar MB ua RUfUBtB MB MM ■Ft: IUB1UB TllS -not (Source: NatWest Bank)
    32 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon China Telecom launches biggest Hongkong IPO
    581 1  -  144 m shares expected tobesobscribednpto 400 times, attracting HKss4ob-HKs7lBb From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong CHINA Telecom (Hongkong), a commercial vehicle of China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, yesterday launched the largest initial public offer ever in Hongkong. Though the launch came on the
    REUTERS  -  581 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Rupiah beaten down to 3,615 before steadying
    324 1  -  Byl Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] The Indonesian rupiah and Malaysian ringgit were once again thrashed in Asian foreign exchange markets yesterday. The rupiah was driven down to as low as 3,615 while the ringgit took a blow of almost 10 sen to 3.1650. They
    SoeerBwiJeee  -  324 words
  • Article
    Baht crisis may force Thai govt to curb outbound travel
    478 1  -  Fresh exit tax, higher airport tax being planned By] David Boey [SINGAPORE] THE Thai government is considering measures to discourage Thais from holidaying abroad in the wake of the baht's devaluation, sources say. Airline and tourism Industry officials told BT
    478 words
  • Article
    Developers squeezing 24% more units from their land
    565 1  -  Property consnltant points to smaller nnits, better land-nse By) Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Developers building smaller units and increasing land-use efficiency have resulted in more homes than was originally projected by the government, said Edmund Tie and Company executive director Heng Hua Tong.
    565 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      133 1 DISDDB 1 Iter many hyl iwwpnniat the driver for overseas anrnanairun k hwripnwi diversification not competitive advantage, tioverament statistics suggest P|2 ImiuM imaging HUBS* Kotjo-con trolled Van der Hurst and lAM are set to announce deals that may see a change in control over the companies. Tokyo stocks have dropped
      133 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 2
      6 1 Baht affects Thai visitor numbers, Pg2
      6 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 3
      187 1 j DANIEL ROTH S i t I I > 1 Steef: Only Qaniet OZot/i can turn it into a precious metal. /""m I UNMISTAKABLE IN UN WAVE KING IN PRECISION AND TREASURED A HADE EVERY DANIEL TIMEPIECE DISTINGUISHED a 1 Daniel Roth's first-ever Sports Watch, water- While the components of
      187 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 4
      8 1 Housing price war in the offing? Pg 4
      8 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article
      S'pore companies expand overseas to diversify: DOS
      358 2  -  More than 50% of Investment overseas in ventures outside core activities \By Audrey Tan Singapore firms do not Ipand overseas to gain comUtive advantage, but rather diversify from their core einesses, figures from the apartment of Statistics bS) suggest. Slightly over half or
      358 words
    • Article
      SingTel's restrictive Net phone practice may come to an end
      377 2 Potential players aim to offer service to all phone subscribers SINGAPORE Telecom's practice of restricting phone-to-phone calls via the Internet to Net subscribers may be coming to an end. All three bidders for new basic telecoms licences Star Hub, TelcomOne
      377 words
    • Article
      Consultancy warns of more worksite accidents
      408 2 Kmumo cited is the rash by developers to complete projects MORE accidents on worksites l will occur as developers step |Up their schedule to try and stay ahead of a weakening market, warns a construction safety official. Goh Chye Guan, general manager of SC2,
      408 words
    • Article
      Celebrities Asia may be local answer to Planet Hollywood
      404 2  -  By, Abdul Hadhi SINGAPORE could soon have jret another glamour theme restaurant one that is possibly the local answer to Planet Hollywood. Celebrities Asia not known to be linked to any major business group is expected to be up and running
      404 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Brand new Peppermint Grove up for en bloc sale
      256 2 Peppermint Grove, a brand new 15-apartment development along Newton Road, has been put up for en bloc sale. Market experts expect the en bloc sale of Peppermint Grove, developed by Jobina Construction, to fetch around $15 million or $890 per sq
      256 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Fewer businesses formed in Q3
      296 2  -  EYE on the economy Business climate By, Jennifer Lien LATEST data on new businesses formed like the figures on company formation suggest that economic and business sentiment has dipped in recent months. While there was a slight uptick of half a per cent in year-on-year
      Source:  -  296 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Baht affects Thai visitor numbers; Indon tourist figures seen falling
      357 2  -  By, Ang Wan May TOURIST traffic from Thailand to Singapore has almost come to a standstill, while the crunch from a sliding rupiah is expected in December, the peak travelling period for Indonesians, travel agents say. With the devaluation of
      Source: STPB  -  357 words
    • Article
      No bandwidth left for GSM 900 system by 2000?
      471 2  -  By 1 Teh Hooi Ling GOING by the strong subscriber growth, there may not be any frequency spectrum left in Singapore for the popular GSM 900 by the time new mobile phone operators come onstream in 2000, industry players say. There
      471 words
    • Article
      S'pore least risky for intellectual property
      372 2 Bat risk ratings up slightly over the last yean Perc survey DESPITE a worsening of the software and music piracy problem here. Singapore remains the country with the best intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in Asia, says the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc)
      372 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      83 2 an you promise me warm hospitality without burnina a hole in mu pocket (3fj course. Enjoy your stay in our luxuriously furnished Carlton Club rooms and suites complete with butler service, complimentary Ixeakfast. evening cocktails and canapes. Carlton Club R(xxn from Ssl9(r**. Suite from SS2GO'**. A member of Carlton Hotels
      83 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      96 3 Centennial i TOWER 4 'Singapore' by lames Rosenquist at North Lobby of Centennial Totter ■SL L J Fc3u(fßmjmrf V r^ r I>. m '<-H'" -at 1 111 iht. jio- *wi» \Ji *r 'Sj INSPIRES MAN'S INGENUITY i.f ii I i i i )t i .-i j i i I 1
      96 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
    • Article, Illustration
      Housing price war in the offing?
      744 4  -  THE PROPERTY COLUMN Developers' rush to sell their units could be the trigger By Lee Han Shih THE tide has turned. In the last few weeks, a few of the usually restrained developers seem to have suddenly thrown caution to the wind in their
      744 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      905 4 Meiban Building Brand new modem 7-storey industrial building Strategically located near Paya Lebar MRT Station High specifications with extra-high 6-m ceiling Separate lobbies for 4 cargo 3 passenger lifts 24-hour security Available space from 10,000 ft 2 to 62,000 ft 2 TOP obtained For further enquiries please contact Sole Marketing
      905 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      20 4 fISWL., Locate its owner through Classification 821 (Found). Simply call CJW.T.S. at 1800-737-1166 for this free service. Another Classified Service
      20 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      353 5 *V 1 T JF iMmmwlmm W BjflH^a^3H|^KMj9w^B^BNK9^|^^^^K2MEMHSu^^B^Eii^^^Hl^l t m >«liil fin FINALLY, AN MPV THAT DRIVES LIKE A LUXURY SEDAN. Thankfully, the engineers at Honda and performs like a sedan. ave never been one to follow Inside, the Odyssey is spacious ,^C^h—S^jA tradition. In their relentless pursuit of enough for
      353 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • Article
      Stiff capital adequacy rules for suspended Thai firms
      641 6  -  BANGKOK Rescue package disappoints finance companies, say analysts From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND yesterday unveiled a rescue package for its 58 suspended finance firms that contains both tough capital adequacy requirements as well as sweeteners such as tax breaks. Thai Finance
      641 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Thanong says he will not quit as finance minister
      255 6 BANGKOK Bloomberg FOR a second time since becoming Thai finance minister, Thanong Bidaya has denied he will quit. There is no question, though, that Mr Thanong's job, like the country's immediate economic future, is on the line over the next few
      Bloomberg  -  255 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Thai daily tells Dr M to quit in scathing editorial
      275 6 BANGKOK AFP AN OUTSPOKEN Thai newspaper slammed Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in a scathing editorial yesterday, advising him to stand down because he had "outlived his usefulness". The English-language Nation daily panned the premier for being behind the times
      AFP  -  275 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Cycle and carriage
      57 6 [HANOI] Three Vietnamese stildents sharing a bicycle in central Hanoi yesterday. Bicycles, while still common, are slowly being replaced by low-powered motorcycles. Vietnam's Ministry of Industry expects motorcycle demand in this country of 77 million people to increase by up to 15 per cent annually to almost
      REUTERS  -  57 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Call to tie Indon rescue to curb on graft
      384 6 JAKARTA Diplomats urge IMF, World Bank to coordinate rescue FT WESTERN diplomats in Jakarta are urging the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to co-ordinate a large-scale rescue package for Indonesia worth at least US$l2 billion (SslB billion) provided President Suharto
      FT  -  384 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Suharto tells state bodies to boost ailing stock exchange
      257 6 JAKARTA AFP INDONESIAN President Suharto yesterday told state institutions, including state companies, to give a boost to the Jakarta stock exchange, which has seen its index fall by over 14 per cent this year. "The president has demanded the special attention
      AFP  -  257 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Indon govt warns 28 foreign hotel chains
      242 6 ■JAKARTA They are told to set op local subsidiaries by 2000 or leave AFP THE government has warned 28 foreign hotel chains operating in Indonesia to soon set up local subsidiaries if they wanted to continue operating in the country, a report said
      AFP  -  242 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      101 6 L 9 KANKY®— Air-Purifier LATEST TECHNOLOGY a IllliriliFiF illiFiiT^ Im U v I jillifliflß^KWM Super thin, light weight MADE IN JAPAN captures! |4'3 smoke rapidly An invention by ,111 l Jr &rr OJfi t \(VH -SS»■33ST °~r" tfS #v <=* S Lap W—f l^m'i Xlkrflfi LifeStyle =r —tr- s Visit
      101 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
    • Article
      Tung to try dispel image of HK as costly during his Japan trip
      481 7  -  WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM Chief exec to visit Japan then Europe as put of roadshow to press home 'business as usual' Message From Loh Hui Yin m Hongkong CHIEF executive Tung Chee Hwa will try and correct the
      481 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Japanese overcharged? HK hotels probing
      344 7 HONGKONG Japan paper alleges room price differences of opto 310% AFP HONGKONG'S hotel industry group held an emergency meeting yesterday to look into allegations by Japanese tourists that they were massively overcharged for hotel rooms, industry sources said. The Hongkong Hotel Association held the meeting
      AFP; FILE PHOTO  -  344 words
    • Article
      Lock icon No blacklist: Taiwan central bank
      291 7 TAIPEI Bat it imposed'mild discipline' on banks that sold down NTS Reuters TAIWAN central bank governor Sheu Yuan-dong denied unconfirmed local press reports that the bank had drafted an internal "blacklist" singling out some foreign banks as defiant speculators. "We are very refined people," Mr
      Reuters  -  291 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      288 7 UNIVERSITY OF THE UNIVERSITY WESTERN SYDNEY OF HULL Nepean, Australia 1 Fagiand, United Kinfdom #IHHI uu hbbw cgi DBAgMBA By Coursework and Research falllmM 1 Thd Intahir hoinwln 2nd latato Jwaiy *9> Thunday 4 I*2l— iho.fr Duration 2 >/ > yean 16 October *97 100% in Smg^me 100% in Singapore
      288 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • ASIA
    • Article, Illustration
      Govt-investor standoff sends stocks to year's low
      354 8  -  TOKYO Wji wmi ■imllllt 10 pve investors significant new ■I paAa^i By Anthony Rowley THE Tokyo stockmarket yesterday dropped to its lowest level this year as the standoff between the market and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's government looked no nearer to a compromise.
      354 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon President Kim's son jailed three years, fined 1.44b won
      341 8 SEOUL Reuters THE second ton of South Korean President Kim Young Sam was sentenced by a Seoul district court yesterday to three years in prison and fined 1.44 billion won (552.4 million) for bribery and tax evasion. Prosecutors had requested a
      Reuters  -  341 words
    • Article
      Lock icon 16 Korean banks get 1t won in special loans
      123 8 SEOUL AFP THE central Bank of Korea decided yesterday to extend one trillion won (551.67 bUlion) in long-awaited special loans to 16 merchant banks hit by a string of major South Korean corporate failures. "The decision to extend special low-interest loans
      AFP  -  123 words
    • Article
      Political issues cloud Queen's visit to India
      518 8  -  LETTER FftOH MEW DELHI Furore over Kashmir lssne By Aruna Srinivasan THE Queen is here for a week-long visit on the occasion of India's SOth anniversary of independence. Considering the grandeur that attended royalty in colonial times, one would expect the visit to
      518 words
    • Article
      Aussie sports retailer Rebel raises A$4.8m
      233 8  -  SYDNEY By\ Surinder Singh AUSTRALIAN sports retailer Rebel Sport Ltd In which Singapore's Goh brothers, George and Joe, have a significant stake has raised As4.B million (SgS.39 million) to ftind its expansion plans by issuing 2.5 million shares to institutional investors. A report in
      233 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
      143 8 k. I HH H& TAKES CARE OF HIM FINANCIALLY. JHH R I S Hr -ifl Ik jS BUYS HIM AIR TICKETS. |kg jfl I Mb SUPPLIES HIM WITH FOREIGN m /J|^^flH tk y ■I TAKES OUT LIFE INSURANCE FOR J I IL M I*l t i INVEST?HJS MONEY IN STOCKS.
      143 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      1439 9 ADVERTISEMENT Collection Serviced Apartment Specialist with Over 10 Years of Experience and the swift checking-in formality took place ferry ride from Singapore's Tanah Merah ferry in the apartment. And it was all over within terminal will take you to Nongsapura ferry five minutes. On the spot, the staff was there
      1,439 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • THE WORLD
    • Article
      Lock icon Brokers go online to ride Internet trading wave
      528 10 NEW YORK They're scrambling to recoup revenues lost to new online trading services AFP IN THE 10 years since the 1987 crash. Wall Street has recovered its vigour but it faces a new challenge: the Internet. While it has long been possible
      AFP  -  528 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Blair ready to 'take risks' on N Ireland
      411 10 BELFAST Reuters BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair took on his critics yesterday and pledged to "take risks" to bring peace to Northern Ireland. Mr Blair flew into the Brit-ish-ruled province to face a storm of criticism over his decision to meet Gerry
      Reuters  -  411 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Protecting Rembrandt's Danae
      59 10 [ST PETERSBURG] A Russian policeman with a Kalashnikov machine gun guarding Rembrandt's "Danae "at the Hermitage museum, as a security measure untill it can be covered with bullet proof glass, yesterday. The masterpiece, damaged with acid by a Lithuanian in 1985, goes back on public view today
      REUTERS  -  59 words
    • Article
      Lock icon UK's plans to meet EMU criteria get thumbs up
      303 10 ■LUXEMBOURG EU ministers play down impact of Italy's political crisis Reuters, Bloomberg EUROPEAN Union finance ministers applauded yesterday Britain's efforts to get its fiscal house in order and played down fears Italy's political crisis could wreck the bloc's single currency plan.
      Reuters,; Bloomberg  -  303 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon John Denver killed in plane crash
      214 10 SALINAS, California Reuters, AFP SINGER John Denver, whose hit songs included Rocky Mountain High and Thank God I'm a Country Boy. died on Sunday when his light plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Monterey airport, officials announced yesterday. Monterey County
      Reuters,; AFP  -  214 words
    • Article
      Lock icon German growth will be 3% in 1998: Kohl
      216 10 LEIPZIG Reuters GERMAN chancellor Helmut Kohl repeated yesterday his forecast that the economy would grow 3 per cent next year after 2.5 per cent growth this year. Mr Kohl also said in remarks prepared for delivery at the party congress of his
      Reuters  -  216 words
    • WORLD Watch
      • Article
        Lock icon Bre-X chief says sorry
        66 10 Reuters [CALGARY, Alberta] The president of Bre-X Minerals wants investors who lost money in his fraud-plagued company to know he is sorry, the Canadian Press news agency reported on Sunday. "It has had a tremendous impact on a lot of people." the agency quoted David Walsh
        Reuters  -  66 words
      • Article
        Lock icon French PM on cutting work week
        105 10 AFP [PARIS] Prime Minister Lionel Jospin said yesterday that big business left him no choice on ways to cut the French working week to 35 hours. "I am forced to note that business leaders offered no different approach to reduce unemployment by reducing working
        AFP  -  105 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Hopes to revive Italian PM Prodi's govt
        85 10 Reuters [ROME] Italy's centre-left coalition yesterday said it hoped to reach a deal with the communists to revive Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government, insisting an agreement had to be concluded quickly. Senior figures in the Ulivo (Olive Tree) coalition said after consultations with
        Reuters  -  85 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Nato pledges not to abandon Bosnia
        60 10 Reuters [BUCHAREST] Nato Secretary-General Javier Solana pledged yesterday that the Western military alliance would not abandon Bosnia when a mandate of the current Nato-led peacekeeping force expires next year. The alliance has a June 1998 deadline for withdrawing from Bosnia but no decision has
        Reuters  -  60 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Basque political leaders on trial
        42 10 Reuters [MADRID] The leaders of the political wing of the Basque guerilla group ETA went on trial here yesterday on charges of collaborating with the separatist rebels. If convicted, they each face up to eight years' jail.—Reuters
        Reuters  -  42 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 10 Advertisements Column 1
      291 10 Intel 166 I 200 MHz Pentium* processor with 16-bit sound card MMX" technology Bus master Enhanced IDE 256 KB L 2 pipeline burst cache Advanced PCI architecture 16 MB EDO RAM (max 128MB) Plug and Play 3.2 GB HDD Windows 95 1 15" monitor Singnet ready a 33.6 kbps fax
      291 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 10 Advertisements Column 2
      69 10 T IS—Ktt Rue Bourbon MM THE HOME OF CAJUN/CREOLE CUISINE PREPARED BY CHEF KENNING FROM NEW ORLEANS. the mmi set lunch Special 3-Course Menu at $35 or choice of a la carte. ths zou&on sr., ser dinner 5-Course Special Set Dinner Menu at $75+++ or choice of a la carte
      69 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • Article, Illustration
      Fitness plan for Thailand inflicts pain
      818 11  -  THB BOTTOMLDVE OPINION By Anisha Sabhlok The author, an economist, is a freelance writer based in Singapore NOTHING like a crisis to put things into perspective. As Thailand and other South-east Asian economies brace themselves for the impact of devaluation and sliding currency values,
      818 words
    • Article
      IN OTHER WORDS
      79 11 'If you are a crook, put money in a Pakistani bank.' -Benazir Bhutto former Pakistani prime minister who was denying she salted away money in Swiss accounts. 'Are you looking for MIAs or your child?' a hawker in Pleiku, Vietnam to a United States embassy official who
      79 words
    • Article
      Wall Street enjoys its ignorance
      602 11 EDITORIAL WHERE ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise, mused the 18th century English poet Thomas Gray. Many have judged US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan to be unsporting, if not actually unwise, to keep warning of a correction in the nation's economic growth
      602 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Dr M keeps his grip
      1362 11  -  Malaysian PM's position strengthens in face of currency crisis and hostile foreign press By' Yang Razali Kassim The writer is BT's regional analysis editor THE WAY things are going, it looks like a long time before Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad steps down. Even if
      FILE PHOTO  -  1,362 words
    • Article
      Property: a need for change through experiment
      678 11  -  MAILBOX Koo Tsai Kee Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of National Development, Singapore I REFER to Lee Han Shih's commentary "A new wild card in the property game" (BT, Oct 7). In the commentary, Mr Lee suggested that the Ministry of National Development's decision to
      678 words
    • Article
      No blame put on CPF Board
      118 11  -  Mrs Elaine Swinn-Tan for Permanent Secretary Ministry of Labour PLEASE refer to the report "Ministry owed $40 million in workers' levies" (BT, Oct 13). We would like to point out that it is incorrect of the writer to infer from the Report of the
      118 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 11 Miscellaneous Column 1
      39 11 DOONESBPRY By Garry Trudeau YOU PACK YOURBA3S, H£ WOUU»fr6O FQR7HZ GOT A &ABB -IPRO- W J*"*? \fVRA 5-yEAR BASe OR MLVTI-y£AX, Watt^ojMk &AL-? MtSePYOUTHEtB -v BUT! M6£TXXJ AU&Wf YBSTEWAY/ \TBRMS*\ a 2006 OASB JT 85% OF 7H£ SMB.' I
      39 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Movie journalists: good and bad
      1079 12  -  Hollywood has portrayed journalists at times in a shining light and often as ruthless liars or ambivalent characters says wxsnraub BERNARD WEINRAUB NYT PIVE Star Final, made in 1931, the same year as The Front Page, depicts a thoroughly despicable reporter who lies, steals and
      NYT  -  1,079 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Using negative, nasty blurbs to sell books
      704 12  -  BOOKS Progressive publishers claim pointed acidity works better than angry By\ Doreen Carvajal NYT BREATHLESS blurbs in praise of books are as mechanical as a response to "How are you?" Fine. Also delighted, haunted, satisfied, engaged, moved, thrilled and gripped. So common is
      NYT; FILE PHOTO  -  704 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      155 12 n ki\* w *,t »un iim i s i:> *ii hi IVII.IIM IM< t > >.'■ r A (Mi hmr (hi Ihr i.t^rn 7h An nVhi} K a V g f'A i w W i j ,0 i sr v V 1 mm 1 Introducing our Weekday Annual ferni Membership*
      155 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      899 13 Buy It. Sell It. Find It. Classified. f& CATS. Call Today For Results Tomorrow. 1800-*****66 Where to wine, dine and entertain... Krt HHNImHI kttp:// www. ana-kotels .com Not just seafood either. Visit our home page »nd you can order tonight'* dinner from our cyber .election. Browse through the menu, leave
      899 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 2
      149 13 I SI«Ofw« JAf InlMrtai J Itself, m ike wldM yf 0- seafood appetiser buffet unfoMa before r c r* Singapore's Highest on exciting seafood creatloaa prepared wttli ocify il le freshest seafood and boaatlfal > rgriablf I. Join US tor the peak of good taste today. Lunch: Noosioljqpa pw person
      149 words
  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 13 Miscellaneous Column 1
      779 13 TV&RADIO (See Our Choice). 10.00 Japan Hour Weekly LOO AM The Late Night Mov- News. 2.00 PM TV Innovations. Maxie (See Our 10.30 Japan Hour lenakiko. 230 The Choice). IL3O TV 3.00 Money, Money, Money. 2.40 By Demand. L3O AM Close. 330 How To Succeed In &2S Three Stooges. W1
      779 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 13 Miscellaneous Column 2
      141 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 26 Sort of ring for a long time (8) 13 Royal person not up at un- YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION Dwwh versity (9) i 2 A Spaniard is a handsome 14 New town still in process of M Y ff 111 nmi man(6) development(9) m [Jn'n PrffrPv' 3ln panto, 9cant
      141 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • CYCLE & CARRIAGE GOLF PAGE
    • For better shots on the green
      • Article, Illustration
        Gargoyles' Nirklana
        181 14  -  Clubs, balls, footwear, eyewear... here are some aids to help you in golf, says mickxaus d'cruz NICKLAUS D'CRUZ GARGOYLES has introduced the Nicklaus golf sunglass range that is meant to help golfers see the ball more clearly and read the greens more accurately. The glasses were co-designed by
        181 words
      • Article, Illustration
        NYXGoIf Vision System
        208 14 NYX Golf Vision System offers you a 15th club; without penalty. The NYX GVS equips players with eye protection to help them play better golf. Each set comes with three interchangeable custom designed lenses engineered for specific lighting conditions. The entire flexible frame is light and will
        208 words
      • Article
        Srixoo Tour special metal mix
        114 14 FOLLOWING the success of Sumitomo Rubber's Tour Special Golf Balls comes the New Srixon Tour Special Soft Metal golf balls. These three-piece balls come with a middle layer containing a high repulsion compound of resin and tungsten powder to increase the moment of inertia and
        114 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Kasoo's Rockets
        112 14 KASCO has launched the world's first four-piece golf ball offering extra distance and control. It features a combination of hard and soft cores to create extra velocity at impact and travel a greater distance. Kasco President Mike Nakano says: "We call it Rockets because of the way the
        112 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Tiger Woods footwear
        101 14 TIGER Woods' next conquest comes in the realm of footwear, with the Nike Sport TW Series. The theme is clean and modern with a youthful approach. Its most outstanding feature is the hidden lacing designed to offer the competitive golfer a glove-like fit. It has both forefoot
        101 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Cobra Golfs new Bobby Grace patters
        126 14 COBRA Golf has acquired Bobby Grace Golf Design Inc, a company whose putters are responsible for over 40 Tour wins, and within one month, have introduced a collection of six new putters as part of the Cobra line-up. The face of every Bobby Grace
        126 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Wilson Fat Shaft
        130 14 WILSON has leapfrogged 25 years of club design technology with their Fat Shaft irons. While club heads have become nearly 25 per cent larger, shafts have remained more or less unchanged. Wilson has now created a shaft that is 27 per cent larger at the tip where
        130 words
      • Article, Illustration
        New drivers from Tttleist
        272 14 IT's back to basics well sort 0f... for Titleist with their much heralded new professionally targeted drivers. While most new clubs today are designed to get the ball up in the air as quickly as possible, the new drivers from Titleist concentrate on creating a harder
        272 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      109 14 The chance to win a Million Airmiles. Now standard with all new Mercedes-Benz. '.'As, Mftks < tJ v v The Mercedes-Benz Million Air Promotion. Now on till December 31, 1997. So visit the following showrooms today. i J<fiKA23s CYCLE m CAHKIASB AIM CMOIT Pt*. LTA. /T\ BSsSfBSF) »M ALEX AM
      109 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • Article
      Kotjo in talks to sell L&M stake; VDH deals soon
      407 15  -  Van der Horst's Indonesian deals may lead to change in effective control By' Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Kotjo-con-trolled Van der Horst and L&M will announce deals before the week is out that would see a change in control over the companies.
      407 words
    • Article
      STIC pays $10m for close to 20% stake in Beng & Ooi
      387 15  - STIC pays $10m for close to 20% stake in Beng Ooi By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Industrial Corp (STIC) has wrapped up its purchase of a stake in healthcare and education group Beng f&i Medical Services. Industry sources told BT that STIC has paid around $10 mlQkm for a
      387 words
    • Article
      SembCorp unit wins US$110m Texaco deal
      104 15 [SINGAPORE] A Sembawang Corp (SembCorp) subsidiary has clinched a US$llO million (Ssl69 million) contract from Texaco Exploration Myanmar. SembCorp yesterday said Sembawang Marine and Offshore Engineering (Smoe) will, under the contract, provide engineering services to a gas production platform in the Andaman Sea off
      104 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Uraco falls 3.9% on news of CAM rescue
      189 15 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Uraco Holdings Ltd fell to an all-time low yesterday after announcing on Friday a $48 million "rescue package" to buy a majority stake in CAM International Ltd. Uraco's shares fell 2.5 cents, or 3.88 per cent, to 62 cents. The
      Bloomberg  -  189 words
    • Article
      SembCorp's Delifrance deal: gains from goodwill write-off
      625 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih WHAT is goodwill? Why does Sembawang Corporation have to write off close to $200 million after its acquisition of Delifrance Asia? Goodwill, an accounting term, is defined as the difference between the price of an acquisition and
      625 words
    • Article, Illustration
      JIT gets in-principle SES approval for listing
      308 15  -  Hy. Jennifer Lien (SINGAPORE) Electronics contract manufacturer JIT Holdings has received in-prin-ciple approval to list its shares on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The group is expected to launch its initial public offer in the next few weeks, sources said. It will join
      308 words
    • SINGAPORE & MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
      • Article
        Lock icon IOI Properties buys Nusa Properties for RM146m
        241 16 Purchase will expand firm's landbank in MSC and Pntrajaya Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] 101 Properties Bhd is buying for 145.64 million Malaysian ringgit (5571.5 million) in cash six million shares or the entire issued share capital of Nusa Properties Sdn Bhd, which owns a
        Bernama  -  241 words
      • Article
        BSA bid to adjourn Summit case fails
        132 16 [SINGAPORE] Local compact disc maker SM Summit said yesterday the court has dimissed Business Software Alliance's application to adjourn its civil suit against the company indefinitely. The court also awarded costs in favour of Summit and Summit CD Manufacture, but Summit did not
        132 words
      • Article
        No big losses at SBS units; restructuring cost is $1m
        358 16  -  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tan Siew Kim Manager, Corporate Communications Singapore Bus Service (1978) Ltd WE thank Mr Adrian Ho for his letter, "Queries on SBS 78's circular", (BT, Oct 4) and would like to take this opportunity to assure
        358 words
      • Article
        Focal Finance: why no trustee status?
        234 16  -  Anthony Kuok The Business Times (Oct 7) reported that Fu Yu Manufacturing has recently been added to the list of trustee shares. In this regard it is interesting to note that some older listed companies have been overlooked in the latest "upgrading" exercise. A
        234 words
      • Article
        Penguin Boat bags US$1.5m Indon order
        250 16 [SINGAPORE] Boat charter and marine engineering firm Penguin Boat International, which launched its initial public offering last week, has secured a US$l.45 million (5)2.2 million) order to build a customised 25 m aluminium crew boat for an Indonesian oil and gas company. This is
        250 words
      • COMPANY Briefs
        • Article
          Kian Ann on CPF trustee list
          46 16 [SINGAPORE] Kian Ann Engineering will become a trustee stock under the CPF Investment Scheme effective next Monday. Its addition to the scheme boosts the total of trustee shares to 157 on the mainboard. There are four trustee shares on Sesdaq.
          46 words
        • Article
          New PCRD executive director
          47 16 [SINGAPORE] Pacific Century Regional Developments Ltd has appointed Peter Allen chief financial officer and executive director. Patrick Cheung has resigned as president and chief operating officer while Peter To, recently appointed managing director and chief executive officer, will take over Mr Cheung's responsibilities.
          47 words
        • Article
          Hong Leong unit posts loss
          87 16 [SINGAPORE] New York-listed China Yuchai International has reported a net loss 0f87.75 million Chinese yuan (Ssl6 million) for the six months ended June 30. The diesel engine manufacturer, which is controlled by the Hong Leong group, saw interim net sales Ball 43 per cent to
          87 words
        • Article
          Want Want warehouse fire
          73 16 [SINGAPORE] A fire in one of Want Want Holdings' southern Taiwan warehouses over the weekend is estimated to incur a loss of up to NT$l5 million (S8808,900), the rice-cracker maker said yesterday. The blaze did not cause death or injury and will not have a significant
          73 words
        • Article
          LC Dev to name new director
          63 16 [SINGAPORE] LC Development said it will be making an announcement on the vacancy left by non-executive director Ang Kok Peng, who died last Thursday. Dr Ang was a director of the company from April 1990, and a member of its audit committee since February
          63 words
    • REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Acer Group plans to list five more units next year
        466 17  -  Group expects to grow at least 15% and stay profitable despite losses in the US Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Taiwan's Acer Group hopes to list another five of its companies next year, doubling the number of listed companies under the Acer
        FILE PHOTO  -  466 words
      • Article
        Global funds gloomy about Japan, S-EA stocks
        469 17  -  But poll shows they are now less bearish abont some markets From Neil Behrmann in London GLOBAL institutions continue to be pessimistic about the prospects for Japanese and South-east Asian equities, according to a poll of fund manager views and intentions at the
        469 words
      • Article
        Lock icon San Miguel's Coke Amatil stake solid for three years
        317 17 It struck agreement with Coke in deal earlier this year Reuters, Bloomberg (SYDNEY] The Philippines' San Miguel Corp agreed to hold on to its 25 per cent stake in Australian-based soft drink bottler Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd (CCA) for at least three
        Reuters,; Bloomberg  -  317 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Australis facing potential collapse?
        233 17 Reuters (SYDNEY) Struggling satellite television operator Australis Media Ltd faces potential liquidation if US bondholders do not agree to consents necessary to complete the proposed merger with Foxtel, an industry source said yesterday. "Australis is fast running out of money and if the bondholders do not
        Reuters  -  233 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Lion may sell Pepsi stake
        183 17 Reuters [SYDNEY] New Zealand-based brewer Lion Nathan Ltd was on the verge of an agreement to sell its 83.5 per cent stake in its Australian joint venture with PepsiCo Inc to Cadbury Schweppes Pic, The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper said yesterday. "Talks between Lion Nathan
        Reuters  -  183 words
    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
      • Article
        Lock icon GrandMet-Guinness deal gets LVMH backing
        549 18 Accord gives LVMH seat on board of merged company and £500 m cash Bloomberg [PARIS] LVMH unexpectedly said it would support the £23 billion (Sss7 billion) merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan in an accord which gives it a seat on the board of the
        Bloomberg  -  549 words
      • Article
        Lock icon BAT, Zurich's merger talks shock senior execs in Asia
        346 18 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Senior executives at the Asian operations of Zurich Insurance Group and Eagle Star Insurance Group were shocked by news yesterday that their companies were in the advanced stages of merger talks, sources said. The Swiss financial services group, and
        Reuters  -  346 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Reed Elsevier shares jump on merger news
        308 18 Anglo-Dutch group in stock swop with Dutch competitor Bloomberg (AMSTERDAM) Shares in Reed Elsevier, the AngloDutch publisher, jumped as much as 16 per cent after it said it agreed to merge with Dutch competitor Wolters Kluwer NV to become the world's largest distributor
        Bloomberg  -  308 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Microsoft to test-launch new TV technology?
        125 18 AFX-Asia [LONDON] Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp, is to test-launch new television technology with leading ITV and cable television companies, and possibly the BBC, early next year in order to challenge the current dominance of British Sky Broadcasting Group pic. The Observer newspaper
        AFX-Asia  -  125 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Texas Instruments to launch ultrafast chips
        326 18 FT [LONDON) Texas Instruments, the US-based semiconductor manufacturer, was expected to announce yesterday a new family of ultrafast silicon chips which will have the power of a supercomputer at a cost that will allow them to be used in everyday devices. The phenomenal computing
        FT  -  326 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Intel's Q3 gain seen up on sales of cheaper chins
        350 18 Rise will probably be lower than in previous quarters Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California] Intel Corp's third-quarter earnings are expected to rise, though less than in past quarters, as the company sells lessprofitable chips to power the boom in lower-priced personal
        Bloomberg  -  350 words
    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
      • Article
        Rosy results now foretell downswing: Swiss Re
        427 19  -  Insurance markets in for leaner times as keen competition softens prices By\ Soh Tiang Keng (SINGAPORE) Recent upbeat financial results for the world's general insurance markets, coupled with a fresh inflow of capital funds from retained profits, contain the seeds of a cyclical
        427 words
      • Article
        BofA now sells third-party unit trusts
        362 19  -  l<!> Shiv Taneja [SINGAPORE) Bank of America (BofA) has expanded its retail services to include the sales of unit trusts on behalf of locally based fund managers joining a growing number of commercial banks offering third-party unit trusts. Apart from the local banks, which
        362 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Exxon to continue search in China despite poor results
        219 19 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Exxon Corp said yesterday it would continue to pursue oil and gas exploration in China even after coming up empty-handed in current drilling operations, said chairman and chief executive officer Lee Raymond. The Irving, Texas-based oil company has been
        Bloomberg  -  219 words
      • Article
        Lock icon London launching interest rate yardstick for euro
        391 20 City beats rival move by other European nations' trade bodies to set benchmark called Enribor FT ILONDON] The British Bankers' Association is launching a reference interest rate for the euro that should intensify London's hopes of remaining Europe's leading financial centre after economic
        FT  -  391 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Henderson launches its first unit trust in Singapore
        394 20 It will invest in global technology stocks; compete with UORAM [SINGAPORE] UK fund manager Henderson Investors yesterday launched its first unit trust here one that will invest in global technology stocks, and compete head-on with UOB Asset Management's United Global Technology Fund.
        394 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Nordbanken, Merita in move to create largest Nordic bank
        364 20 Merger will also pave way for more acquisitions Reuters [STOCKHOLM] Sweden's third largest bank Nordbanken and Finland's largest bank Merita announced yesterday they proposed to merge, creating the Nordic region's largest bank and a group still hungry for more acquisitions. In
        Reuters  -  364 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Italy's top insurer makes surprise bid for France's AGF
        147 20 Bloomberg [PARIS] Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy's biggest insurer, made an unexpected bid for Assurances Generales de France SA, France's secondbiggest insurer, offering a 28 per cent premium on Friday's closing price. Generali said it offered 300 francs for each AGF share,
        Bloomberg  -  147 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Euroyen up on poor machine orders
        247 20 tamo* Report Reuters (SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures recovered from a soft open yesterday as weak machine orders data confirmed the Japanese economy was still in the doldrums. Japan's private-sector machinery orders fell 4.7 per cent in August. The lead June Euroyen contract was at
        Reuters  -  247 words
      • Article
        Futures close higher in dull trade
        152 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Ric Trotta Rlc Trottai Floor Manager, Refco (S'pore) Pie Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract closed higher yesterday after an uneventful session. October finished 3.1 points higher at 349.9 while the cash index ended at 8463.2
        152 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Currency crisis could speed up oil reform
        242 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [SINGAPORE) Asia's currency turmoil Is unlikely to bring any immediate benefits for the region's booming energy sector, but in the longer term it could increase the pace of reform, energy experts say. While demand for energy is Intact for now,
        Reuters  -  242 words
      • Article
        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        274 20 AFP Reuters London THE US dollar rose against the mark and the yen on stoploss selling, forex dealers said. At 1220 GMT, the dollar was at 1.7535 marks against 1.7514 on Friday. The green back was at 121.03 yen against Friday's 119.97. Declarations on Friday by Bundesbank member
        AFP; Reuters  -  274 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Untitled
        1292 20 nrmBAWK cross rates 001 !i- "m Ct Wl rtr Dm m fm 9m m BtNlii Hm MM *1% MM *8M M$ I AMtraNa 10W 6178 0.662 4.358 1299 1714 24.751 25.631 OJM 4752 2.308 1143 21*1 ***** 1.06 l«t 1.084 ***** 0.4» 0.759 fnrtl 0.982 6026 4281 1276 5.60 *****
        1,292 words
    • Article
      COMMODITY PRICES
      1855 21 S1C0M FUTUIES tt3 RUBBER (Mures closing u it S.30p«) RSS1 CONTRACTS ctotsAg) Clos* Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Nov 97 138.25 137.50 137.50 550 150 Dec 97 143.50 ***** 141.00 100 MOO Jan 96 144.00 2170 Feb 98 147.00 2170 Mar 98 150.00 2170 Apr/Jun
      1,855 words
    • Article
      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2318 21 LONDON Miitriih Oct 11 Neca *h_ 31 Group 505.400 4 AB Ports 301.400 *1.400 Abbey Nation* 970.400 17.400 Allied Oomecq 509 12.600 Amec 150 *1 Aid* Grave 158.600 1.400 BAT Ind 611.600 61.600 BG Pic 259.400 -2.600 BICC 177.400 7.400 BOC Group 1137.400 *22.400 BR Petroleum 925
      2,318 words
    • Article
      Lock icon TOKYO
      1672 21 AFP □Nikka22s -***** STOCKS dropped to their lowest level this year yesterday, pressured by selling among banks and blue chips amid emerging pessimism about the government's economic policies. The 225-share Nikkei Average fell 172.22 points to finish at 17,204.70. The previous closing low for the year was 17.303.65 points,
      AFP  -  1,672 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1628 22 Bloomberg Q Hang Seng -***** HONGKONG stocks fell yesterday, driving the benchmark index to its lowest in nearly six weeks amid concern interest rates are headed higher. China shares also tumbled for the fifth day. China Merchants Holdings and Guangdong Kelon Electrical Holdings paced the decline in China stocks,
      Bloomberg  -  1,628 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon CHINA
      649 22 Reuters nShenzhen Blndex -L 59 THE Shenzhen B share market ended down yesterday as domestic and foreign institutions focused on a large initial public offering by China Telecom in Hongkong. The B index lost 1.59 points to 126.23 on turnover of HKSIB million. The A Share Index reversed morning's
      Reuters; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd  -  649 words
    • Article
      Lock icon TAIPEI
      410 22 AFP QWP Index +L 29 STOCKS closed marginally higher yesterday on bargainhunting. The TSE Weighted Price Index rose 1.29 points to close at 8,463.16. Turnover was 1.4 billion shares worth NT$lOO.5 billion. Six of the eight major categories registered losses with banking and insurance issues suffering the largest drop
      AFP  -  410 words
    • Article
      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      281 22 Reuters n Wellington -9.93 SHARE prices ended lower after a quiet session yesterday, dragged down by weakness in Telecom, a decline in Australian share prices and higher domestic bond yields. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 9.93 points down at 2,592.10 on turnover worth NZ$5O million. Reuters Oct 13 U$
      Reuters  -  281 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon BANGKOK
      839 22 AFP n SET Index -L6O SHARES eased yesterday on very thin volumes with investors sidelined ahead of the announcement of a government financial stabilisation plan expected today. The bulk of the plan has been announced, but concerns remain over political will and the effect of coalition squabbling on the
      AFP  -  839 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SEOUL
      434 22 AFP CI Composite Index -723 SHARE prices closed lower in thin trading yesterday amid a lack of fresh leads with investors taking profit following gains on Saturday. The market traded weaker as investors moved to lock in profit after last week's relatively strong rebound, dealers said. The market is
      AFP  -  434 words
    • Article
      Lock icon SYDNEY
      616 22 AFP n All Ordinaries -3L2 INVESTORS seeking funds to take up shares in the communications giant Telstra sold industrials yesterday and pushed share prices lower. "The market was sluggish. People are still selling industrials to get into Telstra," said a broker. The All Ordinaries Index fell 31.2 points to
      AFP  -  616 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon JAKARTA
      744 22 AFP n Composite Index +0.08 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday in a market dominated by short term players acting on speculation about the likely impact of an International Monetary Fund bailout package, dealers said. "The market is dominated by short-term players. While the currency may have seen the worst,
      AFP  -  744 words
    • Article
      Lock icon MANILA
      329 22 AFP d Manila +0.68 SHARE prices closed slightly higher in thin trading yesterday as investors cashed in on past gains. The Composite Index rose 0.68 point to 2,062.09. Turnover was 789.8 million shares worth 1.892 billion pesos. Philippine Long Distance Telephone fell 25 pesos to 910 while Metropolitan Bank
      AFP  -  329 words
    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
      • Article
        Untitled
        8690 23 INDUSTRIALS CBMMMf products 1997 LMt Vol Day Net Cap Mm> Law Cimiy M« '000 HUE L— 790 400 A|inomoto 440 24.4 178.3 448 231 Angkasa 275 5 2 275 275 8.2 405.5 905 370 Apollo Food Ht« 545 15.9 218.0 765 372 BerjayaLand 500 2 71 500 494 26.0 3113.0
        8,690 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Shares ease on worry over further falls
        299 23 AFX-Asia Q Composite Index -2.49 SHARE prices closed slightly lower yesterday as investors sought to reduce their holdings on concern there could be further falls in reaction to Premier Mahathir Mohamad's remarks over the weekend. Dealers said overall buying support was limited due
        AFX-Asia  -  299 words
      • Article
        Untitled
        268 23 Mg fmm woo Cwwww w« H M I MM 33 M 17 Con*tnictt«n 10 12 4 Tr**i«/S«C 22 39 14 Mrattm 2 2 0 rtwrn 24 22 NMM Oil PriNrtv 32 24 0 nantrtton 7 10 12 MM* 4 S Trust 2 1 I LOW 33 44 20 IMNmti $*tood
        268 words
    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
      • Article
        Untitled
        3624 24 BONOS, LOANS ft WARRANTS m ,997 List Vol Day Last Ouoto Avg High Low Stno Company COOO) High Low Buyof Sollor Prko 68 27 m 3000 m AMDS c5.5%*****6 30.5 -1.5 27 32 30 30 31.5 81 41.5 3160 "AcOf ******1 USS 48.5 -t.5 18 49.5 48.5 48.5 50 131
        3,624 words
      • Article
        Press Metal 2000 warrant's figures in reasonable shape
        165 24  -  WARRANT WATCH liy\ R Sivanithy IN DIFFICULT times such as these, the best thing is to stick to the basic principles of warrant investing: look for instruments with reasonable conversion premiums, decent gearing, a long time to expiry and an attractive set
        165 words
    • Article
      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2386 24 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Gf Gf 1997 Last V*4 Day Laat Quota ON 0»v *ld Ke« M Cap MHO Low Stno Cewpany U* COOO> High Low Buyer SePer C'vr H P/I $mi 478 147 ms 5000 AISBSOc HO cd susp 5.0 3.3 0.7 67.9 194.9 137 50 ms 5001 AMD6
      2,386 words
    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
      • Article
        Untitled
        1343 25 TURNOVER ('000) VAiUC (*000) M— cU Cm mtuttrtm 92.746 »«7» 64.028 'S**} "ME 'S'SJ OMK. 5.940 M*S H.905 JM77 9.W 4**9 HttM 1.704 399 2.099 ,*2 KSSS 1,44 *<E 3g k is »SB a SCSOAO 4.993 JMO «*«W» mm cu» MMM t *j H *7 523T J 1 1 i
        1,343 words
      • Article
        Untitled
        211 26 Stocks VdHM Nat Elec Wc 25.565.000 'Rekapadfic Bk 2,720.000 NatSteei 50c 2,503,000 IPC Corpn 5c 2,059,000 *M8f Capital 1.977,000 •RH8CapWt99 1375.000 HK Land UStOc 1.836,000 Asia Food&Prop 1,593,000 •Pub Bk Foreign 1,586,000 wc 1.565,000 Stocks Nat Etec Wc 62.808,995 DBS Foreign 10,473,830 NatSteei 50c 9,882,154 S1A Foreign 9,813,294 OUB Foreign
        211 words
      • Article, Illustration
        HOT STOCK
        67 26  -  -bf! Shiv Taneja UIC closed unchanged yesterday at 50.985 on a volume of 1.56 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 986,300 units. The stock is trading at a two-and-a-half year low, and based on the weekly MACD chart, there is more downside in the near
        67 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon STII loses hold on 1,900 amid host of uncertainties
        652 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Currency woes, fears of US rate hike, caution ahead of Friday's Malaysian budget are key factors; not helping the situation is the market fall in HE By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Lingering regional currency worries, US interest rate fears
        Chart info from Bridge  -  652 words
      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
        • Article
          May the Boss be with you
          72 26 A TOP executive at a local Internet-related firm is known among his employees as "Darth Vader", the powerful, fearsome overlord of the space empire in the Star Wars trilogy. Quite a taskmaster, apparently. Every time he's in the vicinity, we were told, his underlings
          72 words
        • Article
          High-tech, yet pantang
          145 26 AT THE recent Comdex/ Asia bash in Sun tec City, some IT exhibitors were peeved at the organisers because they had to shift the location of their stalls. To be fair, they were given sufficient notice and had adequate space at their new sites. So why all
          145 words
        • Article
          Move over,Elton John
          148 26 It's not only Elton John that changes lyrics to his songs. A regional English language daily published this rewrite of the lyrics of Beatles' favourite Yesterday in a story er yesterday. We reproduce it below. The tradition of such "market-driven" ditties is an old one, but we're
          148 words
        • Article
          Hello,do I know you?
          166 26 ROBERT BONG, managing director of Northern Telecom Singapore, was all crisp and business-like as he presided over a press conference yesterday morning announcing the launch of one of Nortel's latest handphone gizmos. But if you want to see him blush as red as a cherry, just
          166 words
    • Article
      MAIN BOARD
      4774 25 Transaction Date: Oct 13 Of Gr m Wt I., t V*i Day t«t Ouate OW Div VM Nat Cap A»g nun I HI stN* Company 3ala COOP) HWi 1— Buyer Seffr CV M $wUl Price MOOSTItALS 157 73 a 1020 ACE Dyn*mKs60c 76.5 -15 76 5 76-5 I
      4,774 words
    • Article
      SESDAQ
      1006 25 Or Cr m «rt IWT LMt *8l On Lwt OMtt Mr Mr VW Mat Ca» Av* HHIl L— Wh C— HT I* »A- rOBO> >1* U> —>87 If Cw XI Wf 186 76 2000 ABRKMgsSc OS -3 163 139 135 13$ 136 3.0 60 01 192 9 60 0
      1,006 words
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      148 15 Indoor Air Quality Control System for Buildings. H Electronic Air Cleaning System for the AHU system stand alone air-con system in your buildings or factories. This system provides total coverage for the inside of the building. Application for the whole building or just one floor area. Design construction by AIRWAVE.
      148 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      206 16 We thought we'd created the smallest, lightest phones ever. i Then our accountants showed us how to make them even lighter. 1 i I H The Motorola StarTAC" 70 and 90 cellular Now two Now the ever phone only phone only $1148. from anywhere e-mail optional Motorola CELLecf" card. In
      206 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      133 17 gjjggllp With Moneylink, you can get B u.S. dollars This means you don't need to cany around large sums of cash or look for money changers when you're overseas. With the cheque and save account A from Standard Chartered an interest-earning account with chequeing facility you can use your Moneylink
      133 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      125 18 It could be any number of anniversaries, ISO certification, pages but the cost of a special JL wE. E. S.Z ground-breaking ceremonies feature in our newspapers topping-up ceremonies, will remain the same for you: $0. We will Since you have so much to gain and nothing organise sponsorship as well
      125 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 18 Advertisements Column 2
      146 18 the Best of East and West in Business Education KtIWJUUIIMII>I 2f Specialised programme geared to the finance and investment profession Designed around the CFA curriculum Includes topics relevant to the local and regional financial environment if Intensive 172 years part-time programme if Taught by well-qualified and experienced faculty For more
      146 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 19 Advertisements Column 1
      190 19 Perhaps it's the way we move for you. In this fast moving corporate world, isn't it nice to know there's one corporate venue that moves just as fast? The 5-star Marina Mandarin Singapore. Fast, efficient service. With a 10-year track record and covering over 7,000 corporate meetings, we can anticipate
      190 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 19 Advertisements Column 2
      201 19 Y4f Ever a customer you had plenty of stock, only to discover your inventory sheets mere of date? extra supplies of a particular product, only to around the for alone distribution industry. Nor are you alone in looking for mays to maximize profits and gain greater control of your business.
      201 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 20 Advertisements Column 1
      108 20 17 1 I Mj&nhe z^obdo m I wmwr I I I Jp 4h I We provide consultancy services on offshore structures, shelf companies and incorporations in ALL jurisdictions, including Briish Virgin Islands Mauritius Cz vman Islands Hong Kong D ihamas Western Samoa Full nominee, management, corporate secretarial and professional administration
      108 words
Page thumbnail Page 21
Page thumbnail Page 22
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 22 Advertisements Column 1
      67 22 I think we Let's use f Now we can f have outgrown Th e Straits Times afford some new all this stuff f W are Classified. It's the fastest V toys, thanks to J we should sell J we g° in B 1 V way to make our garage 1
      67 words
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 23 Advertisements Column 1
      50 23 M Don't miss it} \ljg \-Your day may be over but your night is just 4d If /J|f m beginning! Get a drink, go dancing, ear ,atest hit see the hottest band in town... Explore the possibilities with our AFTER 5 listings. Every Friday in The New Paper Fastads. 0
      50 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
Page thumbnail Page 25
Page thumbnail Page 26
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 1
      366 26 BUSINESS Notices NOTICE i NAKORNTHON BANK PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH USD 100 mio Negotiable United States Dollar Float! 09 Rate Certificates off Deposit dee la October 2001 In accordance with the provisions of tfie Certificates of Deposit, notice is hereby given that for the Interest Period from 14
      366 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 2
      389 26 In the Mattar of The Companies Ad. Cap 50 and In the Matter of YAMATO APPAREL MACHMERY PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 2 llavelocfc Road, #0707 Apoßo Centre, Singapore *****3 on Monday, the 13th day
      389 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 3
      403 26 To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 5* MARINE SCIENCE PRIVATE LIMITED (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 308<2) of the Companies Act. Cap. 50. that a Final Meeting of the members of the abovenamed company will
      403 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 26 Advertisements Column 4
      130 26 Buy it. Sell It. Find it. Classified. [Jj Call Today for Results Tomorrow. 1800-737 hm With your new status as a 1,-tSay i public-listed company, a new era 1 IS I 1 I has begun. Start it right with a 1 fill thank-you ad to your 1 ''to everyone shareholders,
      130 words
Page thumbnail Page 27
  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • Article
      Lock icon DAILY FREIGHT
      310 27 Bridge News Reuter LEVELS remained firm for Panamaxes in both the Atlantic and the Pacific and there was further talk of rates rising, but most reports were unconfirmed, brokers said. A quiet Friday on Biffex, with most of the volume arising through Nov/Apr spreading at par, Clarkson Securities
      Bridge News; Reuter  -  310 words
    • Article
      MARITIME STOCKS
      279 27 SO *000 OrttJ a <M CWT Obtrtorttan Ml -ooi 20 Chuan Hup 0.835 unch 38 Cosco Invtttmant 0.96 -0.04 45 PrMK LHu 0.375 unch 224 06 HaWbif* 0.55 -0.03 3 Hal Sun Hop 0.925 -0025 130 HRacNZeMfi 0 M> unch 39 MCHaMtoQt HK5.60 unch 0 JayaHaMnqt 0.74 unch
      279 words
    • Article
      P Klang eyes cargo from Indonesia, Bay of Bengal
      437 27  -  Such opportunities will allow it to emerge as regional hub port By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Port Klang hopes to play the role of regional hub port with opportunities for it be a base for regional cargo from Indonesia and the
      437 words
    • Article, Illustration
      World's largest container vessel calls at Singapore
      268 27 [SINGAPORE] Hie Sovereign Maersk, the world's largest container vessel, made its maiden call at PSA Corp on Saturday. The Sovereign Maersk has a capacity of 6,600 TEUs (20-ft equivalent units) and is also the world's largest reefer container carrier with excess of 800
      268 words
    • Article
      M'sian, Indian firms team up to bid for Tamil Nadu port project
      251 27  -  FYom Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi THREE Malaysian companies have joined hands with a consortium of four Indian stateowned companies to bid for a US$2.5 billion (553.9 billion) project to develop an LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal and
      251 words
    • Article
      Conference on coping with maritime disasters
      181 27 [SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Chartered Institute of Transport (CIT) Singapore will be holding their second Managing Maritime Disasters Seminar from Oct 20. Apart from building awareness on the importance of crisis management, the seminar aims to highlight
      181 words
    • Article
      Amsterdam port plans new berth to boost handling rates
      395 27  -  It aims to achieve highest productivity rates in industry By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] Dutch port of Amsterdam intends to build an "indented" finger-shaped container berth which the port management said will allow it to handle the highest number of boxes
      395 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Stock price stalls as costs rise
      983 28  -  SPOTLIGHT ON BOEING CO US manufacturer runs into production bottlenecks as it adds thousands of workers to build more airplanes By, Anthony Effinger Bloomberg Boeing Co has a record backlog of orders, its recent purchase of McDonnell Douglas Corp makes it the world's biggest
      Bloomberg  -  983 words
    • Article
      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      265 28 PAGE Ethiopian 6 Ad 9 Eurohans 6 AMI 3 Evergreen 6 It Accord 8 Famous Appenship 5 FL-Briqht 6 Astro 3 8 Austral 9 6 Lin 1 Avant 6 Gemartrans 13 BSA 7 <> nsh W 9 Batamindo T 6oWw Bayswater 7 GuanGuan
      265 words
    • Article
      SHIPPING GUIDE
      16089 36 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT CTA ETA Advartlsar Vassal Voyage Taiaphona ETA ETA Advartlsar Vnut Voyaga 7»iapnona sm Dast'n Nam* Nam* Nw>» Numbar SIN OMt'n Nam* Nam* Numbar Numbar ■■■■■■■■■BnHHMRMMHHHHHHHMHHHMMi aHMtRHHHHHHHHHHHMMNHWHMiaiMMWMMiMi 1*/W Ot/ll Hyundai MM HV BARON 30*W *5 33***44 A 20/K B/fl Hani In K TOKYO 030* 65 *****24 T
      16,089 words
    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • Article
        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        608 41 Vntti Voy No Sfth Arrival D^Mflurt AmwU 5 22 J 4 ttonpxk 13.KV1800 3 J m OrtU J01 jkxvjsk* M.10/0700 S£i 5KTT JW ItoSd. M.10/0300 tJtfTudtf UCS1 J23 *****? Huv> Vuom 2 KW J07 tooqitit M.10/1800 J13 «kx5*id« M.10/0600 ESLi,. rol J07 iMp* 15.10/2300 SSTKi 46* J22 Hong**
        608 words
      • Article
        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1788 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCI CARGO Booklnq/Mtnco Rstls Ship Voy Wo Etb/ttr Nrtod From To From kiKww MM M/1300 U U/150C J/ie59 u/i*oc U«uy« 0437* 16/0300 vT Q/800 U/*5* Q/800 a 13/isoo u/w* o/8oo u arm nmn m/o*oo 2t 13/1700 M/O*S* M/MOO M/0700 M/1IS* M/MOO 4
        1,788 words
      • Article
        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        189 41 Oct 23 Thailand: Chulalongkorn Day. Oct as Taiwan Taiwan Retrocession Day. Oct 27 New Zealand: Labour Day. Oat 30 Malaysia: Deepavali. Singapore: Deepavali. Oct 31 Taiwan Birthday of President Chiang Kai-Shek. Nor 1 Belgium: All-Saint Day. France: All Saints Day. Philippines. All Saints Day. Sweden: All Saints Day.
        189 words
      • Article
        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        940 41 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive de scrtption of the market Prices shown are based on average-siaed stem Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index chanfe and the
        940 words
      • Article
        VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
        386 41 Carton ISO Mu 993.9 1.0 T7.3 0.10 56 0.0* Oct* Densltf Meter InMw Ask Aluminium Sediment No above E25 I 0 3 0 0 3M Ave 965.8 0J U.0 0.06 31 O.Ofc 380 MU 997.0 0.9 17.T 0.09 91 0.01 %Wi «/m m/m mt —a* Wo
        386 words
    • AIR & LAND TRANSPORT NEWS
      • Article
        S'pore and NZ enter liberal air services pact
        416 42  -  SIA and Air New Zealand to jointly offer codeshare services from Oct 26 By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Singapore and New Zealand concluded a new air services agreement yesterday culminating in new codeshare services between the two countries. "The agreement marks a major
        416 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Ansett to upgrade Sydney terminal
        154 42 Reuters [SYDNEY] Ansett Australia, the nation's second largest airline, said yesterday that it had begun a Asl67 million (SslB7 million) redevelopment of its Sydney Airport terminal. The company, which is jointly owned by News Corp and Air New Zealand, said the upgrade was due to
        Reuters  -  154 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Mitsubishi aims to cut emissions by 20%
        214 42 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp will boost fuel efficiency and cut carbon dioxide emissions of its motor vehicles by a much larger margin than an industry forecast. The company aims to raise the efficiency of fuel consumption by 20 per cent and
        AFP  -  214 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Airbus board chairman to quit next year: report
        216 42 AFP [FRANKFURT] The chairman of the supervisory board of European consortium Airbus Industrie, Edzard Reuter, will resign early next year because of increasing criticism from his European partners, the Handelsblatt newspaper said yesterday. This would be almost two years before his contract
        AFP  -  216 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Car makers to focus on environment at Tokyo show
        413 42 Fuel-efficient cars to feature in show to be held later this month Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's car makers will unveil environmentfriendly vehicles at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, prompted by concern about greenhouse gas emissions and depletion of fossil fuels, industry analysts
        Reuters; AFP  -  413 words
      • Article
        Lock icon India to study use of int'l aid for upgrading airports
        160 42 PTI Bernama [NEW DELHI] India's Civil Aviation Ministry is planning to "seriously explore" the possibility of tapping international aid for the building and modernisation of airports in the country. A proposal in this regard was made in the draft policy
        PTI; Bernama  -  160 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Train collision injures more than 30
        60 42 [TOKYO] Railway workers inspecting the carriage of a super-express train after it collided with an empty passenger train outside Otsuki station, 65km west of Tokyo. Four carriages of a 12<arriage inter-city train carrying about 550 passengers were derailed in the accident. Police said more
        REUTERS  -  60 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Indonesia's Sept car sales up 29%
        273 42 Bloomberg [JAKARTAI Indonesia's domestic auto sales rose 29 per cent in September from the same month a year ago as the market continued to recover from the drop in sales that followed introduction of the "national" car last year. Still, domestic sales fell 18
        Bloomberg  -  273 words
      • LOG Book
        • Article
          Lock icon GM to produce new Astra in Brazil in '98
          115 42 Reuters [SAO PAULOJ General Motors will start producing its latest Astra model in Brazil at the end of 1998, the president of the US car maker's Brazilian unit said. GM aims to produce between 10,000 and 15,000 Astras per month at
          Reuters  -  115 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Honda's motorcycle production tops 100m
          75 42 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd said yesterday its worldwide output of motorcycles had topped 100 million since it started motorcycle production in 1949. About 58 million units were produced domestically, while the remainder were manufactured abroad, the company said. Among the overseas output,
          AFP  -  75 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Lockerbie bombing hearings open
          100 42 AFP [THE HAGUE) Hearings pitching Britain and the US against Libya over the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am airliner above Lockerbie, Scotland, opened yesterday at the international court of justice in Hie Hague. The hearings, which continue until Oct 22, will deal mainly with the
          AFP  -  100 words
      • Article
        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1781 42 an FLIGHT ETA FU6W £T0 M*M. Of81 1930 Of82 2055 S0803 1905 CZ354 0925 S0229 2220 1. W* Amsterdem S0327 0605 6A892 0030 1300 GA897 1045 KL844 0040 OW W»40 WW K1837 1455 KL838 2300 HetYel TG407 2105 TG408 0820 0126 2355 *1895 2150 HI896 1815
        1,781 words
  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 27 Advertisements Column 1
      15 27 Boeing stock price stalls as costs rise US manufacturer runs into production bottlenecks. Page 2
      15 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 27 Advertisements Column 2
      392 27 S'pore, NZ in liberal air pact SIA and Air NZ to jointly offer codeshare services from Oct 26 Back Page People Leading computer reservations systems provider Abacus Distribution Systems has appointed David Muir Turnbull as its new chairman for a two-year Jr term. Mr Turnbull is also the managing director
      392 words
Page thumbnail Page 28
  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 28 Advertisements Column 1
      840 28 r NORTH AMERICA 1 I QULFJtNDIMi SUB-CONTm&iT "1 StNGAPOWE CAUPOWIA EXPWESS PWECT FBOM WEST COAST) IOULf KARACHI EXPRESS (OKX) 1 VESSa VOY I OAK VAN SCA U Sf VISSa VOT < J(A DMH iST"" KM COl H» SM NOUUBY 40W537 15/09 U/09 10/09 23/09 09/10 DA**A*MY IK 24/09 20/09 29/09
      840 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 28 Advertisements Column 2
      719 28 Lines services represented /}7dßk\\ by Members of (he Registry <X Members o< the lllgllJ Accredited Shtono Anents S«gapor® Freight Forwarders Stxxe National Shipping Assoc Associated lAL Container Line (UK) Limited 4s Agents: Marine Transport Resources (Si Pte Ltd Tel 223 8330 Fax 223 8387 "Service from the Heart." Week I
      719 words
Page thumbnail Page 29
  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 29 Advertisements Column 1
      1156 29 I PACIFIC SOUTH WEST EXPRESS (DIRECT) ALSO ACCEPTING MANAUS VIA LAX/HOU Ivcsa I voy Ina Iswra swnp w mi km wyc m. houmoksu AftSMGAKME 06/10 01/10 09/10 24/10 2S/10 29/10 29/10 30/10 30/10 29/10 29/10 31/10 AfUAPAN 0191 13/10 15/10 16/10 31/10 04/11 05/11 05/11 05/11 06/11 05/11 05/11 07/11
      1,156 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 29 Advertisements Column 2
      2242 29 I HANJIN SHIPPING USA CANADA* UM HAUL/VOT MM SM SEA POI HW TOf CM DTT DO PH IWI MEM OOS fife fORf TV* Tfl TU. TYC TEG Kt*xno»uo4« is/10 it/io ot/11 ok/ii oy/n w/n w/n n/n o»/n 11/n lyu~ n/n n/n u/n 12/11 00/TT 12/11 "IiTTT"n/iT"lo/iT HMMBiOMt a/io a/10 n/n
      2,242 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 29 Advertisements Column 3
      105 29 rymrw ORIENT EXPRESS LINES (U.K.) LIMITED jjgii (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE VOY SINGAPORE BOMBAY VISSEL VOY BOMBAY SINGAPORE JIfTHA PARICHART 008 17/10 27/10 JUTHA PARICHART 007 08/10 16/10 MEGHNA 831 20/10 29/10 MEGHNA 830 11/10 20/10 NORDKAP 418 25/10 02/11 NORDKAP 417 15/10 24/10 ALBERT
      105 words
Page thumbnail Page 30
  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 30 Advertisements Column 1
      1542 30 <§= DSR-SENATOR 11l Round the World Container Services TO UK/CONTINENT FROM UK/CONTINENT gsgja vot m I Kin I wit 1w» ham Ifu iha ||vmti |wt I iha fu »tii |w ham «m HANJM OAKLAM) H.H 17.11 M.ll Cl.ll 1111 16.11 11.11 OWHOITOa EE747 11.16 111 11.11 Oil Mil 11.11 HANJM
      1,542 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 30 Advertisements Column 2
      1180 30 I NORASIA VESSEL VOY fim OOA BCL VAL. ALO ROT MX ANT FEL LHA MSCALEXA 9740-3 16/10 *1/11 03/11 06/11 17/11 09/11 11/11 17/11 01/11 00/11 NOfl FRIOOURG 9741-3 22/10 07/11 09/11 12/11 13/11 15/10 20/10 13/10 14/10 12/10 NOR HONGKONG 9742-3 30/10 15/11 17/11 20/11 21/11 24/11 29/11 22/11
      1,180 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 30 Advertisements Column 3
      563 30 LINE TIL* ***** M MX: *****37 1 MUARA ~j LABUAN ~j vissa vot m> eta vrssa vor etd eta SPORE RUARA spore UN APRtGURT Y2SE/97 14/10 17/10 APRROORT Y2SI/07 14/10 11/10 JPROSPBt V24E/07 10/10 21/10 J PROPS VM/V 10/10 22/10 APtt GLORY V2M/V7 23/10 24/10 APRR GLORY V 244/97 23/10
      563 words
Page thumbnail Page 31
  • Page 31 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 31 Advertisements Column 1
      1453 31 IVgSSgL VOY SIN BKK POU PKQ PBW BUM BUW BA IBM IRAN TAKMTI PJL-1249 28/08 00/09 08/00 IRAN VAHOAT PJL-1253 04/09 31/08 07/09 22/00 24/00 RAN VAHOAT PJL-1259 17/10 18/10 20/10 27/10 ACCEPTING FULL CONTAINER SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I.E. AZARBAUAN, ARMENIA. KAZAKHSTAN, UZBEKISTAN, TURKMENISTAN. KIRGISTAN,
      1,453 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 31 Advertisements Column 2
      1355 31 COMMAIStOT>iWt $M TIL: *****35 I I SINGAPORE'S GCIUKAL AGCNTS: 4 SHENTON WHY TIL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/l) T'TSoSMTjoSSSoSa?" COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD •M-OSMSIIDG SAUS/BKGS 4?OSMI/43 INWARD KPT (D/O) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BND CR NO: *****89Q000M TOWER TWO (*****9) COWVENTIONAI *****50/S5 T/SHMIT DIPT *****2S Tib 02-07-35 *****
      1,355 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 31 Advertisements Column 3
      217 31 lEASTERNI EASTERN CAR LINERS LTD.' 1 |fcj Ea (SINGAPORE) PTC LTD SPECIALIZE IN ROUP HEAVY UFT UPTO 122 TONS ECL (SINGAPOIE) PTE I3D LOADING FOR SURABAYA PORT KLAN6 MV "SPRING TRADER" V. 18 MV "SHANTAR" V.54 ETA SIN 14/10/97 ETA SIN 15/10/97 ETA SUR 16/10/97 ETA PKL 16/10/97 PORT KLANG/PENANG
      217 words
Page thumbnail Page 32
  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 32 Advertisements Column 1
      1199 32 EUROP£/UK/3CAMDMAVIA/FINLAND^USSIA SGP ROM ANW HBG THP ZEE LHV IHV THP ROM AM W HOG PHI SGP E. RESULT RW-010 11/10 17/11 12/11 Ot/11 10/11 11/11 12/11 E GOOOS RE-058 13/09 11/ M 1M» 17/ M 18/BB 13/10 It/10 E. ROYAL RW-034 20/10 14/11 11/11 13/11 17/11 11/11 10/11 E GUEST
      1,199 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 32 Advertisements Column 2
      1140 32 lIXPOKT VISSU VOYAGI WDUJUUUDMUHIWTUa VISStI VOTAM MM MA AMJ MM IAH SGf I UHMG& 0477-001W Ml 74£0 WO 77/11 7VIO 71/10 71/10 W/10 UNI COtKOtO 04/4440 C 05/10 05/10 OMO OVIO 5/10 70/10 I UMJURSf *****01W 7VIO 07/11 02/11 03/11 04/11 05/11 05/11 OVII UNIUtfU D47SOOK 12/10 17/10 11/10 U/IO
      1,140 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 32 Advertisements Column 3
      510 32 /CZI IJEm. NANTAI LINE FUUY CONTAINERISED SERVKE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA vessel I vot smi rui I pu» err NAMAJ PtNKESS 017S 14/10 01/11 H/18 mtflAJ tHJEEW O?3S 19/10 27/10 31/10 04/11 ganiaihum oois ?s/io 07/11 11/11 NANIAI DRAGON QO7S 71/10 01/11 13/11 14/11 NANIAI HONG 01K 04/11 11/11 22/1)
      510 words
Page thumbnail Page 33
  • Page 33 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 1
      643 33 i BSA M MYANMA «HBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) VESSEI VOY SIN KG PfN PGU mA 143W $U) pmya 149 in pt MALAYSIA AGfNYS: KXJSTIAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL Til 02-03-*****00 PKL TEI 02-03-37M101 PfN: m 02-04-*****02 PGO; TU 02-07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A service of
      643 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 2
      1158 33 A HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. UP. WESTBOUND TO EUROPE BKG: *****32 IvtSSEL VOT SIN IB! ATM ANT NAM RM FB HT BAROH 309W 19/10 05/11 04/11 04/11 04/11 04/11 11/11 HYUNDAI EMPEROR 304W 24/10 12/11 13/11 15/11 15/11 15/11 IS/11 HY GENERAL MAM 02/11 19/11 20/11 22/11 22/11 22/11 25/11
      1,158 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 33 Advertisements Column 3
      583 33 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES Itfmm 80 ROBINSON ROAD, #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 J/f" HOT UNE: *****33 (30 UNES) MB P*H ADDRESS:- www.lamtn.can.tg E-MAIADORESB: KMn@tamitnxon.sg 1 I I WE PROVIDE DIRECT CONSOI to DAVAO CITY Next Available Sailing: 22/10/97 I call us for details 224 1833 Sharon Low P. KLANG PH: 0203/*****33 (20
      583 words
Page thumbnail Page 34
  • Page 34 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 34 Advertisements Column 1
      1048 34 BAN QK OK/LA KM CHABANQ JAKARTA/PAN JA NO VESSEL VOY SIN BKK LCH VESSEL VOY SIN JKT PJN ORA BHUM" 26N ~ln Pt 16/10 DEJA BHUM 717S In Pt 17/10 18/10 BAN! BHUM 67N In Pt 18/10 17/10 EAGLE TIDE' 201 In Pt 18/10 XETHA BHUM 217N 15/10 19/10 MATHU
      1,048 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 34 Advertisements Column 2
      668 34 PUL INTERNATIONAL LINE PUL INTERNATIONAL ti Skfyan. Mania I Mrti *< SOC (aft brf/twM M d toMn m «m HUM aMI w tf»H MM MM. JAKARTA (UTC 1) 5 SIGS/WK ssijmala MA&m0M000 m 1 HTD' IVIOI wm pawn >71} I iLIQ I** iLig-i m T 2UI umo JATAJUUIA |US 21/10
      668 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 34 Advertisements Column 3
      764 34 1 ACCORD A SHIPPING PTE LTD KfLA TEL *****56 (40 lines) FAX *****46 HMTKUUIG (03) UHOOI M M OWECT ACCESS HL *****57 (IXPOUT BOOKING) fAS* GUDUtC <07) tSI 1577 2251M7 (EXPO«T DOC), *****64 (IMPOUT) KtUJK (M) 33? 1444 URUHTTP://WWW.ACCOWD.COM.SG M— (i))HCO/70 POKT ETA SIM POKT ETA SIN POtT ilk SIN
      764 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 34 Advertisements Column 4
      52 34 0 HANGLI SHIPPING DIRECT REGULAR SERVICE JAKARTA SURABAYA JAKARTA 20/10 20/10 PJMNA 29/10 3010 P. SUMATERA 06/11 07/11 P.JNM 11/11 12/11 P. KAUMNTAN SURABAYA M PORT 20/10 SHANWRVU 27/10 28/10 SHANNON EXPRESS 03/11 0«/ll SHANRJRYU 10/11 11/11 SHAMION EXPRESS Owners: UNITED SHIPPING ORGANISATION PT. INDONESIA SHANNON SHIPPING CORP. TEL: *****88
      52 words
Page thumbnail Page 35
  • Page 35 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 35 Advertisements Column 1
      344 35 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE I "vsl VOY r'TpQHE H OUHG BREMEN AMTWEHP A. VESSEL 40W9 21/12 24/12 OMIT 27/12 TO AUSTRALIA ~~1 1 FULL CONTAINER SERVICE va. *or_ be we sm m ww «n. NOL CRYSTAL V 51S IMO IMO 2VIO Jl/10 0110 00/10 OWtO m OBfTI VUS 23/10
      344 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 35 Advertisements Column 2
      1201 35 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD A I I 140 Cecil Street #12-00, PIL Building. Singapore *****0 Li TEL: *****21. FAX *****19, TELEX RS ***** ACLPL CR NO **********0E BANGKOK JAKARTA (S SaiNngi/Waak to PAT) (5 S«nif*/W—>> TO J?Y A VaN SJN VtSSR I VOY I«N I JKT I«N L. NUSA
      1,201 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 35 Advertisements Column 3
      900 35 gl^glggl^Hj VESSELS VOY SIN JS) PSO LEH 1 HAM RTM THP ANR VILLEOECARMA C22W 20/10 3*lo 01/11 I<yil 11/11 I*ll 14/11 13/11 W-LEOEVIRGO S22W 26/10 06/11 07/11 16/11 17/11 19/11 2*ll 21/11 VJ-E DC NORMA N22W 02/11 12/11 14/11 23/11 24/11 2*ll 27/11 28/11 MLLEDE GEMMA H22W 08/11 19/11 21/11
      900 words
Page thumbnail Page 36
Page thumbnail Page 37
  • Page 37 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 37 Advertisements Column 1
      41 37 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... 74Q-60QQ^^^P^^^^ P the port Step key in the four number XM M digit code Key in your Exampto: r-JL-, fax number To NEW YORK (NYC) 2275 United States for calls within Singapore
      41 words
Page thumbnail Page 38
Page thumbnail Page 39
  • Page 39 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 39 Advertisements Column 1
      367 39 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE iSINOTRANSI s (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 VirVft TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SINGAPORE ETA HONGKONG ETA SHANGHAI CHANG YING 9702 IMO 24/10 30/10 JINYU 9752 24/10 29/10 02/1) JIN FU 9754 31/10 OVM 09ZU CHANG
      367 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 39 Advertisements Column 2
      259 39 WSIS" N A J 90U: (094) *****9 MAMLA: (632) *****91 V W PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELAMO: (03)*****77 JCT (21)*****07 MP* (61)*****2 SHANGHAI LAX/LGB/NYC MV "lAMH SSNATOff" VJSE 018 MV -IRMS HORIZON" V 0431 ETA SIN: 22-10-97 ETA SIN: 20-10-97 SYDNEY/MELBOURNE AUCKLAND MV "NOL
      259 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 39 Advertisements Column 3
      166 39 1 ■LUCKY WEALTH 2<VlO Nan/RdnVAtWUK I ■DELBNI m Port NarVßdnVAtw/Bmn/UK I ■OCEAN JAD£ 28/10 N*VRdrrVAfw/BmnAJK I ■SAMMI FORTUNE 08H1 Nan/RdnVAtw/Bmn/UK I J- Load* E7W Mateya, Indoneia I Ifl ■pan CRYSTAL I ■GLOBAL JANE Dubat/Doha/Bahrari/Damman/Kifwart I Heva MARIA (Xibai/Doha/BahrainraaninwVKuwaft I PAN FORTUNE HocJeKJafVJecWa)VAqaba/Egypt/Tnpofc I ■CHIAN MARINER HodaKtah/Jaddah/Aqaba/Egypt/Tripoli I toada Singapore. EVW.
      166 words
Page thumbnail Page 40
  • Page 40 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 40 Advertisements Column 1
      769 40 Shipping Times -business Centre Your 24-hour instant info access centre to shipping services and products. Around-the-clock. Seven days a week. To receive information from advertiser of your choice listed on this page, simply follow the 4 easy steps below. Call 740-6000 Press" 1" key in Document Code Key in your
      769 words
Page thumbnail Page 41
  • Page 41 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 41 Miscellaneous Column 1
      125 41 LEGEND: P Temperature e„ Weather W,nd direct,on wrth speed m knots n r Wove height Cloudy Sky Surface winds are mdicoted by arrows which fly with the wind One Kjl circle represents calm or light and variable winds 1 One half Heche represents 5 knots L_ One fun Heche represents
      125 words
Page thumbnail Page 42