The Business Times, 28 November 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 >N85« SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.zisial.com.sg/bi2tinies FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Suharto clears the air on S'pore US$5b facility
    578 1  -  Indon president maintains loans won't be used for private sector, says PM Goh From Yang Razali Kassim in Vancouver PRESIDENT Suharto has settled the confusion over how Singapore's standby loan to Indonesia may be used, saying that the US$5 billion (SsB billion)
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    DBS raises prime lending rate to 6.5%
    471 1  -  Timing snrprises analysts; other banks likely to follow snit By! Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank's prime lending rate goes up by half a point to 6.5 per cent today in a move that is likely to prod the other Big Four banks
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    Kay Hian wants cash upfront for 15 speculative KL stocks
    558 1  -  From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE stockbroking firm Kay Hian Pte Ltd has taken the unusual step of partially "designating" at least 15 Malaysian counters by requiring clients to deposit cash upfront when buying those stocks. When contacted yesterday,
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    Electronics suppliers scale a lower Christmas peak
    500 1  -  PC and chip segment outpaces disk drive sector By Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE! With Christmas just a month away, local electronics suppliers have all but given up hope of outdoing last year's spurt in year-end orders. But their consolation is that sales have picked
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      124 1 nwnPß Markets m Tnrmril Stocks, bonds and the currency markets yesterday responded positively to the Bank of Korea's cash lifeline. Over in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim hinted at tough measures to steer the country out of crisis. Turn to Pages 5 6 for these and other reports.
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      128 1 US to lead global response to Asian crisis, Pg 7 PM Goh on why govt intervened in property, Pg 7 Apeo*s predictable coarse, Editorial, Pg 15 DBS* prime hike may affect homebuyers, Pg 2 SUTACHeuer SWISS MADE SINCE 1860 INTRODUCING KIR I U M «'i|^ Y O F SPORT For
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      87 1 Recovery tn electronics kicks in, Pg 3 Disk drive price cuts hit firms'earnings, Pg 3 Celebrating FDTT privately-held local companies have proven their mettle and taken their place on the 1997 Enterprise 50 list. Thi EDO Hit, an annual ranking of the 50 most enterprising private companies, is compiled by
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      SingTel Mobile relaunches PCN
      262 2  -  By' Teh Hooi Ling SINGTEL Mobile yesterday relaunched its PCN network under a new name GSM 1800. And to entice users to its network which now promises improved coverage and more roaming options, Sing Tel is offering Motorola StarTAC at below $500 and slashing its subscription
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      New $50m fund to boost IT startups: Rear-Adm Teo
      451 2  -  Candidates to be selected from S'pore Federation of Computer Industry By Kenneth James PROMISING information technology (IT) startups have been given another leg up, thanks to a new $50 million investment fund from Singapore Inc. Education Minister and Second Minister for
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      DBS' prime hike may affect homebuyers
      608 2  -  Mortgagors fear rise may spread to boosing loan rates By< Clarissa Tan DBS Bank's move to raise its prime rates has turned homebuyers' fears into reality. With the other banks and finance houses likely to follow suit, and the rise in prime likely to
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      Vietnam can draw 2 lessons from Asia turmoil: SM Lee
      299 2  -  Need for economic stability and transparency in information From Chuang Peck Ming in Hanoi VIETNAM can draw two lessons from the region's currency turmoil for its economic development the need for macro-economic stability and for transparency in information, Senior Minister
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      Lock icon Turnaround for restaurants
      295 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Commerce By. Frances Lui RESTAURANTS seem to have fared well in September, with the catering trade sub-index for the sector recording its first positive growth after nine straight months of decline or flat growth. The overall catering trade index grew 5.2 per cent
      Source: Dept of Statistics  -  295 words
    • NEWS Roundup
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        How IT helps hotels
        78 2 MEMBER of Parliament for Cheng San GRC, Zainul Abidin Rasheed, yesterday stressed the importance of the good use of information technology by hotels to increase productivity, keep costs in line and boost profits. He cited the examples of using IT to recall the history of hotel
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        Mobil fined over worker safety
        61 2 MOBIL Oil Singapore has been fined $50,000 after pleading guilty to failing to protect its workers against inhaling harmful substances and for failing to prevent the liberation of harmful substances. Two workers died and one was injured at its Pioneer Road petrochemical complex on March
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        Civil service recruitment deadline
        111 2 THE closing date for the civil service's mass recruitment exercise for graduates has been extended from Nov 26 to Dec 3. The Prime Minister's Office (Public Service Division) said in a press release yesterday that the surge of last minute job applications may have caused problems
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      Lock icon Recovery in S'pore electronics industry kicks in
      972 3  -  Q3 output shows strong rebound to 9.8%; economists mixed about 1998 outlook Reports by Jennifer Lien SINGAPORE'S electronics industry is finally looking up but not all the storm clouds have disappeared, economists say. The last quarter's strong rebound in electronics output to 9.8
      Source: Semiconductor Industry Asia; Source: AJCE; Source: EDB; Source: US Commerce Dept  -  972 words
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      Disk drive price cuts seen hitting firms' earnings
      428 3 And it will depress value of S'pore drive exports: economists THE sharp price erosion for disk drives will have an "adverse impact" on sales and earnings of disk drive companies next year, an industry research firm said. This will in turn depress
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      A new page in advertising
      756 4  -  Sponsored pages giving advertisers a fresh approach to stirring up brand awareness Hy. Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE) Ever bought a 250-page magazine only to flip impatiently through the ads, searching for pages to actually read? Or did you take note, just before you turned to this
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon China not considering yuan devaluation, says Hurd
      339 5 AFX-Asia Reuters [HONGKONG] Douglas Hurd, chairman of British Invisibles and former British foreign secretary, said China "fully understands" the arguments against a devaluation of the yuan. Mr Hurd, who was addressing a British Chamber of Commerce function here, said Vice-Premier Zhu Rongji had
      AFX-Asia; Reuters  -  339 words
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      Lock icon Aussie dollar sinks to 4-year low on Japanese exodus
      408 5 Situation aggravated by US investment banks' galling Reuters [SYDNEY] The Australian dollar sank to a four-year low yesterday as distressed Japanese institutions dumped Australian assets and took their money home. The exodus combined with selling from US investment banks, which have
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      Seoul markets get 8.5 trillion won lifeline rescue
      520 5  -  Stocks, bonds, currency react positively to bond-repurchase plan From Louis Beckerling in Seoul THE Korean government's 8.5 trillion won (5512.1 billion) cash lifeline yesterday came to the rescue of the country's financial markets. Stocks, bonds, and the currency all responded positively to
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      Lock icon Appeal for calm works, Nikkei rebounds
      495 5  -  Index soars 567; yen stable; no undue withdrawals at banks From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo TOKYO stockmarket investors as well as bank depositors in Japan yesterday showed strong signs of having been reassured by Wednesday's joint pledge by Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka and Bank
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      Lock icon Ramos denies seeking any IMF bailout
      190 6 Bernama [MANILA] The Philippines denied on Wednesday night a wire report that it had sought a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "We are not in the same league as Korea, Thailand and Indonesia," President Fidel Ramos said in a statement sent
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      Lock icon Indon short-term paper markets worry Moody's
      235 6 It cites lack of credit discipline, low level of financial disclosure Reuter [HONGKONG] Moody's Investors Service yesterday said that its concerns about Indonesia's short-term paper markets continue to grow. The report's author, Moody's managing director Edward Young, acknowledged that the evolution of markets has
      Reuter  -  235 words
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      Lock icon KL willing to take tough action to steer M'sia out of crisis
      524 6 Anwan Govt may even be prepared to moderate growth Bernama Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday signalled a change of government policy, hinting that the government may be prepared for lower growth to shore up
      Bernama; Bloomberg  -  524 words
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      UBS offers US$8b loan: Thai minister
      405 6  -  Reports by] Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE Union Bank of Switzerland has offered Thailand a huge rescue package worth US$B billion (5512.7 billion) to stabilise the economy, Thai Transport and Communications Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said following a meeting with a top ÜBS executive yesterday.
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      11 Thai insurance firms fall below liquidity standards
      507 6 TMrcaih stack with suspended finance firms; car policies dip THE latest victim of the Thai financial crisis is the insurance sector, where nine nonlife insurance companies and two life insurance companies have tumbled below the authorities' liquidity standards. They are being choked
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      HK forex reserves rose 4.2% in October
      380 6  -  From Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong HONGKONG'S foreign exchange reserves rose 4.2 per cent last month, confirming earlier government statements that it had profited from the defence of the Hongkong dollar against intense speculation in October. Its foreign reserves as at end-October were
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      Lock icon HK$ speculators can't win: Tsang
      477 6 China's currency imKkaJy tn imHw attack, he says Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong could face fresh raids against its currency but the speculators would not make money, Financial Secretary Donald Tsang told CNN yesterday. The Hongkong government fought off speculative attacks on the local dollar with huge
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  • PM GOH AT APEC
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      Govt intervened in property to prevent 'systemic failure': PM
      529 7  -  If speculators had been allowed full ran, system would have failed, affecting all Reports by Yang Razali Kassim in Vancouver THE Singapore government had to step in to cool excessive speculation in the property market because a continued overhang could lead
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      US to lead global response to Asian financial crisis
      453 7 THE US and possibly Japan will lead a global response to the Asian financial crisis. Europe will also be roped in because the turmoil has global ramifications, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in Vancouver on Wednesday during his wrap-up conference
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      China – Asean's biggest challenge
      436 7 China Asean's biggest challenge THE biggest economic challenge facing Asean is not the regional currency turmoil, which is short-term, but the rising stiff competition from China. Stating this in Vancouver in his Canada-Singapore Lecture, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the growing economic power of China would offer opportunities and
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      When 'assistance' may mean no IMF aid
      695 10  -  LETTER FROM JAKARTA Jakarta's 'bribes-for-bills' scandal Is embarrassing at a most unfortunate time By S N Vasuki A SIMMERING scandal in Indonesia's parliament involving bribes paid to legislators by a state-owned pension firm has become a major political embarrassment for the government. It
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      Lock icon KL, Ekran to talk compensation
      169 10 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia THE Malaysian government will negotiate with Ekran Bhd on the amount of compensation to be paid to the government for taking over the Bakun dam project, Energy, Telecommunications and Post Minister Leo Moggie said. The government would like to complete the talks,
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      Lock icon 4 KL banks to finance power utility
      216 10 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters FOUR Malaysian banks agreed to provide 1.4 billion Malaysian ringgit (*****.9 million) to finance Northern Utility Resources (NUR) Sdn Bhd, the first independent power utility (IPU) in the country dedicated to servicing a high-tech park. Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), Bank
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China's central bank to cut local power in shake-up
      446 11 BEIJING Mm to shore up supervision of bank system riddled with graft, bad debts Bloomberg CHINA's central bank will be reorganised to reduce the influence of provincial governments over commercial banks, as the country moves to shore up supervision of a
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      Lock icon Beijing hints at easing bank reserve policy
      333 11 SHANGHAI Reuters CHINA yesterday hinted that it might relax its credit policy, with an official newspaper saying the time was ripe for a reform of current bank reserve practices. "The time is gradually becoming ripe for reforms to the reserve requirement system," the
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      Lock icon HK Oct exports up 10% to HK$143b
      434 11 HONGKONG Bloomberg AFP HONGKONG'S total exports surged 10 per cent in October to HK$l43 billion (5529.4 billion) from the same month last year. That's the first doubledigit growth since April 1996, the government said. The surge was due mainly to slower growth last
      Bloomberg; AFP  -  434 words
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon China raps Aussie moves to name Tibet coordinator
      235 12 BEIJING AFP CHINA voiced strong opposition yesterday to moves by Australian lawmakers to follow a US lead and appoint a special coordinator for Tibet. The Australian Senate passed a motion on Monday calling for a government funded special coordinator to promote talks
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      Lock icon Indian politics worsens slowdown
      431 12 BOMBAY Industrialists cot growth forecast for industry from 9% to 6% and for economy from &5% to 5.5% AFP AFX-Asia INDIA'S political crisis is aggravating an economic slowdown already gripping the country, delaying key policy decisions, industrialists warned here yesterday. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and
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      Lock icon Ex-Yamaichi head admits knowing of hidden debt
      251 12 TOKYO Reuters AN investigation into Japan's biggest business failure shifted into high gear yesterday when a former head of collapsed brokerage Yamaichi Securities Co Ltd was called before parliament. Former Yamaichi chairman Tsugio Yukihira admitted knowing of the brokerage's hidden debt but denuid
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      Lock icon Aussie govt puts economic growth near 4%
      332 12 Impact of Asian crisis won't be quantified till next budget Costelio CANBERRA Reuters AUSTRALIAN Treasurer Peter Costelio said yesterday that recent data on gross domestic product was consistent with economic growth near 4 per cent. "Over the course of this year, we've had
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon UK govt unveils plans for minimum hourly wage
      355 13 LONDON No exceptions will be made; single rate to apply to all regions, sectors, size of firms AFP PLANS for a minimum wage to be imposed throughout British industry were unveiled yesterday, as the Labour government moved to honour a key election
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon BOE chief on currency fluctuation
        96 13 Reuters [LONDON] Bank of England governor Eddie George said yesterday that excessive exchange rate instability posed a threat to economic policy but attempts to stabilise the pound could very easily upset the domestic economy. "If we seek to stabilise the exchange rate, in trying to
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        Lock icon Nato approves cost studies
        72 13 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Nato's 16 member states yesterday approved studies which estimate it will cost the alliance some US$l.3 billion (Ss2.l billion) over 10 years to admit Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic as new members. A senior Nato official told reporters that the cost studies were
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        Lock icon German students in protest rally
        67 13 AFP [BONN] Thousands of students gathered yesterday in Bonn for a rally protesting worsening university conditions and demanding more money and teachers to bolster the over-burdened system. Organisers said they expected some 50,000 students to converge in front of Bonn university, near the centre of
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      Lock icon Russia seeking US help to bolster central bank: report
      341 13 U WASHINGTON AFP RUSSIA is quietly seeking US support for an expanded programme of western assistance to bolster confidence in its central bank and cushion its financial system from global economic turmoil, The New York Times said yesterday. Prompted by the
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      UK projects by Japan, Korea at risk
      424 13  -  LONDON Hyundai, LG said to be delaying plans but Matsushita project on track By\ Neil Behrmann BRITISH regional authorities are worried that inward investment from Japan and South Korea will dry up because of the financial crises besetting the countries. "We are monitoring
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      Perseverance keeps one afloat in business
      790 14  -  EUROPEAN VIEW Producers' faith in the expensive Titanic may see boz-offlce By Kevin Sullivan Enough of stock market shocks and currency crises. Let us consider shipping disasters instead. Well, one particular shipping disaster, the cinematic contemplation of which is about to make money. It
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      Lock icon German economic adviser sees no domestic pickup
      254 14 Bloomberg [COLOGNE, Germany] The head of Germany's council of economic advisers warned that the western German economy may not perform as well as forecast next year. Although the western region will be mired in a prolonged "phase of economic weakness", eastern Germany's economy
      Bloomberg  -  254 words
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Strange goings on in General Santos City
      742 15  -  THE BOTTOM LIME OPINION By Al Labita The writer is BT's Manila correspondent WHO has heard of General Santos City? If you have not you would be in good company in the Philippines. After all, General Santos City is a small fishport in
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      85 15 'It's like the British Empire. They felt that if it did not control the world, someone else would.' -Balph Nader US consumer advocate on Microsoft. 'Not everyone has nice legs.' -Benny Yeong designer who was expressing doubts about a proposal to re-introduce shorts to the Hongkong police
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      Apec's predictable course
      614 15 EDITORIAL THE Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum seems to have run a predictable course and produced an unexceptional outcome. Given that this summit, was held in the shadow of Asia's worst financial crisis in memory, some of the conclusions are likely to have fallen short of expectations. Everyone
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      Lock icon Korean market's choice
      1130 15  -  A Lee govt would be best equipped to pursue reforms faced by S Korean finance sector, say sources From Louis Beckerling The writer is a. BT senior correspondent in Seoul THE South Korean presidential elections got under way this week, and if Seoul's financial markets had their
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      838 15 CUnton-bukbig at work IN 1995, scut-work gnomes in the White House produced a report purporting to show how the busy get-Clinton underground manages to bubble up rumour, innuendo and accusation into the mainstream media. Career Clinton bashers, often funded by right-wing sugar daddies or foundations, intrigue
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Offerings from Germany
      857 16  -  Each of the five movies at the 3-day German Film Festival is critically acclaimed By I Susan Tsang AFTER a fortnight of French films, past and present, the German Film Festival is a short, three-day affair. From today until Sunday, it will showcase recent movies from the
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      401 16  -  THEATRE But heavy-handed direction stifles power of Robert Yeo's Chang By\ Ben Monroe ROBERT Yeo's latest play Changi is the third in a series about a group of politically conscious young people who have grown together through days in London, and then back in
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      2060 18  - Tsao grand old man of the sea After almost five decades in shipping, the tycoon now focuses on property and manpower development, says nazatoi>izbca NAZATUL IZMA MBT IN 1993, shipping taipan Frank Tsao Wen King had "a little stroke". Since then, he claims to have slowed down a bit. But
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      239 18 FRANK Tsao Wen King shows a special affection for Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC). Currently, he owns 2.3 per cent in MISC, a bloc acquired in 1968. He has no intention of surrendering his stake, although fellow MISC compatriot Robert Kuok sold out a long
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      ST merger units end trading on a high note
      571 19  -  STIC to net $100 m, ST Computer $44m from sale of STE stakes back to parent Reports by David Boey [SINGAPORE] Shares of the four soon-to-merge Singapore Technologies units finished their last trading day on the bourse at their highest closing
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      ST Aerospace out of STII, BT Composite Index
      224 19 [SINGAPORE] Minor adjustments will be made todayto the benchmark Straits Times Industrials Index (STII) and the Business Times Composite Index now that ST Aerospace shares have ceased to trade. From today, ST Aerospace will not be worked into the STn. This means
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      Indofood stuns with 456b rupiah net loss for Jan-Sept
      571 19  -  From S N Vasuki in Jakarta THE Salim Group's PT Indofood, majority-owned by Sin-gapore-listed QAF Ltd, stunned the market yesterday with a net loss 0f456 billion rupiah (*****.4 million) for the nine months ended Sept 30. The loss is due to
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      Indofood's huge losses cast shadow over QAF's offer
      400 19  -  Company reports 900b rupiah forex loss By. Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] PT Indofood's heavy losses have cast a long shadow over QAF Ltd's already shaky proposal to buy over the group. The world's largest producer of instant noodles and the Salim Group's flagship
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      US-based Magnecomp gets approval for SES listing
      210 19 [SINGAPORE] US-based drive component maker Magnecomp International Pte Ltd yesterday said it has received the official go-ahead to list its shares on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The US-dollar primary listing will be managed by OCBC Bank and is expected to take place
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      SIA may need a makeover if it wants to stay competitive
      672 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih IN THE midst of celebrating its 50th anniversary, news leaked out that Singapore Airlines has hired McKinsey as a consultant. McKinsey is one of the big guns of management consultants. It has given
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        Renong's net falls 70% as borrowing costs triple
        469 20  -  3-month earnings drop to RM22.9m; higher interest costs, fewer land sales By Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur DIVERSIFIED conglomerate Renong Bhd, in the centre of controversy recently, and two other listed units announced mixed financial results yesterday. Renong's net profit fell 70
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        AsiaMatrix takes 60% stake in 4 ventures
        336 20  -  By, Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Asia Matrix Ltd yesterday gave details of its recentlyannounced specialised healthcare joint ventures. The company will take a 60 per cent stake in each of the four ventures, which together will be capitalised at a total 13.1 million.
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        399 20 AFX-Asia [MANILA] Globe Telecom expects a net loss of 1.15 billion pesos (5551.3 million) this year and a net loss of 321 million pesos next year, senior vicepresident Gil Genio said. Its mobile telephone service will contribute 39 per cent of
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        Lock icon Amanah chief named new KLSE head
        85 20 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim has appointed Amanah Capital Malaysia Bhd group managing director Mohammed Azlan Hashim as the new executive chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. Mr Mohammed will replace Nik Mohamed Din Yusoff, whose 12-year stint ends on
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        Sin Soon Huat in China welding-wire venture
        260 20  -  By Carol Eng [SINGAPORE] To deal with the regional turmoil, industrial hardware supplier Sin Soon Huat is diversifying into nontraditional markets, starting with China where it has partnered others to invest in a $5 million factory to make welding wires. Although Sin Soon
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          Lock icon CSFB overture to Finance One
          66 20 Reuters [ZURICH] Credit Suisse CS First Boston (CSFB), the investment banking unit of the Credit Suisse Group, yesterday said it has made a proposal to recapitalise Thailand's ailing Finance One pic. "I can confirm that we made a proposal to recapitalise Finance One and this
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          Board changes at Datacraft
          83 20 [SINGAPORE] Following the takeover ofDatacraft Asia by Dimension Data Australia, Datacraft's chairman and director George Kepper has resigned. Chief executive officer Derek Althorp has been elected the new chairman. Ronald Cattell will continue as executive director and chief operating officer. Victor Ha-Kuk Yung, the chief finance
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          Powermatic interim loss up 58%
          77 20 (SINGAPORE] Electronic components distributor Powermatic Data Systems widened its net losses for the first half ended Aug 31 by 58 per cent to $1.35 million. Turnover fell 30 per cent to $33 million due to lower sales of hard disk drives and Hewlett Packard products,
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        Lock icon Mitsubishi Electric in red for first time, posts 26b yen loss
        408 21 Scandal-hit group cites Asian crisis, consumption squeeze; may face tougher second half Bloomberg [TOKYO] Scandal-ridden Mitsubishi Electric reported its first-ever group loss, saying economic troubles in Japan and the rest of Asia caused it to lose more than US$2OO
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        220 21 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] AT&T Corp, which plans to quit businesses that are not essential to its main phone operations, said it is looking to sell its paging unit. The division is expected to fetch about US$49O million (*****.8 million), analysts said. The move, reported
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        Lock icon Daiwa's health unshakeable, says bank's chief
        365 21 Shares, badly dented by speculation, soar 3&5% after remark Bloomberg [OSAKA] Daiwa Bank Ltd's shares were untraded on a glut of buy bids after the bank's president said the institution's financial health is "unshakeable" and its internal oversight is strong. The bank soared 50
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        318 21 £24b tie-up will create world's largest drinks group, Diageo Bloomberg [LONDON] Grand Metropolitan pic and Guinness pic shareholders have approved their companies' £24 billion (5163.8 billion) plan to merge and create Diageo pic, which will be the world's largest drinks company. The result, which was
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        Lock icon US investment banks eye bigger forex share
        259 23 Merrill among those beefing up staff to rival service of commercial Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch Co and other US investment banks are bulking up their trading staff and aiming for a bigger share of the US$l.3 trillion (Ss2.l trillion)-a-day foreign exchange market,
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        12 S'pore insurance firms join forces
        225 23  -  By Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE) The upcoming strategic alliance of 12 local Insurance firms in Singapore will lead to greater retention of risks here instead of placing them in offshore markets. Also, the formation of this alliance, known as the Singapore Insurance Group (SIG),
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        342 24 Group may eliminate name next year; HSBC James Capel Asia chairman qnits Bloomberg [HONGKONG] HSBC group is looking at dropping the James Capel name from its equity broking business in Asia, as it announced the resignation of Philip Gray as executive chairman
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        Lock icon PW, Coopers merger plans on track
        269 24 FT [LONDON] Partners at Price Waterhouse (PW) and Coopers Lybrand are thought to have approved their planned merger by a comfortable majority. The results of the secret global ballots, which closed on Wednesday night, will be published next week. Early indications point to widespread
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        231 24 SIMEX Report Reuters (SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures fell across the board yesterday as short-term Japanese money rates were squeezed higher by Tokyo's financial crisis. Japan's overnight call rate surged to 0.75 per cent in morning trade, despite a massive injection of funds by the
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        Firm regional markets boost futures
        141 24  -  MSGI TAIWAN FUTURES -By Perry Gilbert By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd (SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract traded higher yesterday ahead of tomorrow's county elections and perhaps supported by firm Asian equity markets in general. The expiry of the
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        240 24 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] World oil prices were stable yesterday after Opec oil ministers, meeting in Jakarta to discuss output quotas for 1998, ended their first session of full deliberations. Although ministers said the 90-minutes session held yesterday was positive, they were unable to
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        272 24 Reuters London The dollar drifted sideways in late European trade after prof-it-taking into yesterday's US Thanksgiving holiday took the shine off the US unit's earlier one-month highs against the mark and Swiss franc. Technical factors were the driving force in a quiet currency market. "Trade today has been
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      COMMODITY PRICES
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2314 25 LONDON Mistrials »ov 27 Nki *h 31 Croup I 485 400 15.400 AB Port J 280.400 1.400 Abbey National 946.400 9.400 Allied Oomecq 533 6 Amec 127 unch Asda Group 159.400 -.600 BAT Ind 537 -4 BC Pk 271.400 2.400 BICC 155.400 3.400 BOC Croup 952.230 11.230
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      1615 25 Bloomberg Q Nikkei 225 *557.16 HOPES that public money will be used to cope with Japanese financial firms' bad loan mess boosted Tokyo share prices yesterday, but poli-cy-makers face an uphill battle to repair confidence in the financial sector. Tokyo share prices rose steadily from the start to close
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      1573 26 Reuters ;QHugSeog -7JI STOCKS closed marginally down yesterday, boosted by futures-related trading, lower interest rates and a recovery in other Asian markets. But brokers said they were still wary of regional trends. j "We are in a little bit better shape," said Lennon Chan, executive director at Tai Fook
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      650 26 Reuters n Shenzhen B Index -L 57 CHINA'S hard currency B shares lost ground again yesterday with the Shenzhen index at a new 1997 closing low as a brief rally ran out of steam, brokers said. Falls in domestic currency A shares hurt the B share market, which rebounded
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      379 26 AFP QVP Index *«3JI TAIWANESE stock prices finished 0.8 per cent higher in slow trading yesterday with most investors remaining on the sidelines ahead of local elections at the week-end, dealers said. "Bargain hunters moved in on expectations of rallies after the elections," said Henry Chung of Core Pacific
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      255 26 AFP n Wellington 4j> STOCKS ended 0.2 per cent lower yesterday in trading influenced by featureless overseas markets. The NZSE-40 Index was down 4.59 points to 2,298 on turnover of NZ$7B.4 million, with Telecom Corp losing three cents to NZ$B.25. *«Z7 *a cooo) ANZ Banking 11.00 unch ***** Advantage
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      810 26 Reuters SET latex -Z3t THAI stocks ended down yesterday as concerns about financial institutions' loan quality resurfaced after Thai Farmers Bank pic said its nonperforming loans calculated under forthcoming regulations were 18 per cent, analysts said. The SET Index closed 2.36 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 399.43. But
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      411 26 AFX-Asia P Composite Indci -&J& SHARE prices closed lower with the stimulus measures falling short of investor expectations, but medium- and small-cap stocks saw brisk buying on the package, dealers said. The Composite Index fell 5.6 points to 433.1. Volume was 57.3 million shares worth 509.2 billion won. Coryo
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      587 26 AFP PAfl Ordinaries -QJB AUSTRALIAN share prices ended barely lower yesterday as a partial rebound on the Tokyo share market helped offset further falls in gold stocks, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index closed 0.8 points lower at 2,462.3. National turnover totalled 391.6 million shares worth AJ1.29 billion. Market
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      682 26 AFP W Composite Index +3J7 INDONESIAN shares gained 0.8 per cent yesterday with the listing of state-owned PT Aneka Tambang providing the focus of attention but little in the way of a positive lead, dealers said. "I think (the listing) was just window dressing for end of month performance,"
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      298 26 AFP □Manila -38.03 SHARE prices fell 2.0 per cent in thin trading yesterday, weighed down by expected slower economic growth in the third quarter, analysts said. The Composite Index tumbled 38.03 points to 1,761.36. Volume rose to 1.56 billion shares worth 689.25 million pesos. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co
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        8582 27 MOUSTMALS r 91 Last Day Net Cap t— citiM »m OOP l— p/t Sum 790 220 AJinomoto 231 -4 10 235 220 12.8 93.6 448 130 Angkesa 140 10 125 145 130 4.2 206.4 905 245 Apollo Food Hlg 268 -2 42 268 267 7.8 107 2 765 248 Bar)aye
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        Lock icon Anwar assurance sends shares up 4.6%
        471 27 Bloomberg M Composite Index +24J2 MALAYSIA'S benchmark Composite Index posted its biggest one-day gain in four weeks after Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim assured investors that no brokerage had defaulted on payments for stocks. "It's good that (Anwar) is taking steps to try to restore
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        3746 28 BONOS, LOANS ft VARIANTS m 1997 Le»t Vel Oay Leat Ouete Av« High Low St no Company So*. COOO) High Low Buyer Setter Wee ~68 17 m 3000 m A~MDBc5.5%*****6 19ci »2 113 19 17 18.5 T9 81 15 3160 "Acer ******1USS 16 -3 669 19.5 15 16 17.5 131
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        Ipco nil-paids: look before you leap
        241 28  -  WARRANT WATCH -By] R Sivanithy THE market sometimes gets things wrong, but only temporarily. If an apparent mis-pricing persists, then it's safe to say that something is up which deserves looking into beyond the numbers. This applies in the case of Ipco's nil-paid rights
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      2297 28 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Gf 6c 1997 Last Vol Day Lait Ouoti Oty Mv VM Nat HC« High Law Stno Company Sale COOO) High Law Buyer Sataf C'*r ME imM 478 76 mi 5000 AISB50C 82.5 Cd 1.5 2035 87 76 81 82 5.0 3.3 14 319 84.6 137 28.5
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        1328 29 TURNOVER fOOO) MUKCMO)* 22MmM N.4M ***** l»,«22 T72.H3 19,497 WUiO nwK» *1,622 8,099 1*T« *3.444 U.641 106.287 IMM 4.540 Utt MO MPT MS M02 Nwrtu ATM 14,425 24,144 3*441 9.7*4 M.405 S52T" t 1 2 29 tiSl 12*615 74J71 2C3J86 30C.nl 44J22 JUW SCStMO 5/744 i4TJ MAW CLM TOTAL s_jsa
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        222 30 Stacks Votome IPC Corpn 5c 35.639.000 SingTel 15c 7,903,000 •Mupacffic BH 7,295,000 •tHB Cap Wt99 5,215,000 *tnnovest Bhd 3,482.000 Inno-Pac 20c 3,462.000 HK Land USIOc 3,131,000 •Magnum CorpSOc 2.969,000 JIT HMgs 10c 2,953,000 ST St 25c 2,792,000 Stacks MS Foreign 29.254.236 SIA Foreign 24,960.861 SingTel 15c 23,873.062 OCBC Foreign 20,216,163
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        HOT STOCK
        68 30  -  -by Shiv Taneja KEPPEL Corp closed five cents higher yesterday at $5.30 on a volume of 1.9 million shares compared with its 10-day traded average of 1.69 million shares. In the near term, there could be some weakness. Investors should use this opportunity to buy as the longer
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        Lock icon Market tone firmer, with ST merger units in limelight
        733 30  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Local bank stocks also in demand; EL bourse sees return of some confidence By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The local market firmed slightly yesterday, with the shares of the four Singapore Technology companies and local banks in demand. In
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          What's your business?
          69 30 SEEN in the latest list of new companies: LB Development (S), #18-01 City House. Activities not adequately defined, real estate developers. No prize for guessing whose company it is. City House is owned by City Developments and the 18th floor is where CityDev has its office. LB
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          Bear with a heart
          65 30 BEARS seem to be in great abundance during the current market turmoil. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange gave each participant a little teddy bear as a souvenir at its annual dinner on Wednesday night. Unlike the black bears handed out by US investment bank Bears Sterns
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          Changing liquidators
          64 30 A FEW weeks ago the Singapore Technologies group appointed Price Waterhouse as liquidator for its failed disk drive company Micropolis. Then it dropped Price in favour of Coopers Ly brand because the former was an auditor of a related company of Micropolis and "there was a potential conflict
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          Compaq goes back to school
          96 30 COMPAQ Computer Asia is hosting a Christmas party of the most unusual kind. The theme is "Back to Childhood Days!" and guests are invited to come "dressed in their old school uniforms". "Let's see who will emerge as the most young at heart," said the
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          Highly geared individuals
          97 30 BAD news for lenders, good news for Singapore Telecom. Many private bankers in Singapore, it seems, are burning up the phone lines late into the night as they call their clients in Indonesia and Malaysia to make margin calls and to collect bad debts. Many of the
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          78 30 THIS from the Hongkong Economic Times' property page last Saturday: "President of Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore has openly called for his government to reduce supply to save the property market. This president (Mr Heng Chiang Meng) is a senior official of Mr Ng Teng Fong,
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      162 23 This announcement appears as a matter of record only. METRO METRO HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 5530,614,000 Dual Currency (US$ and Ss) Transferable Loan Facility I with Embedded Floating Rate Notes Call Option 5550,750,000 Transferable Loan Facility II with Embedded Floating Rate Notes Call Option J Lead
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      523 30 BUSINESS Notices p BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS US$lOO,OOO,OOO FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE MAY 1998 In accordance with the provisions of the Notes, notice is hereby given that for the six month interest period from 28 November 1997 to 28 May 1998, the Notes will carry an Interest Rate of 6.6125% per
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      525 30 M THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. SO AND MTHE MATTER OF ADVANCED COMPUTATION CENTRE PTE LTD (In Memhsrs' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary Oanaral Masting of lha members ol the abovenamed Company duly convanad and hald at 7 Bedofc South Road. Singapore *****2 on the
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      624 30 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 CHANCEFIT SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE LTD (Incorporated in Singapore) (Member*' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Kx Inordinary General Meeting of the member* of the above named Company, duly convened and held at 20 Maxwell Road #06-13. Maxwell House. Singapore *****3 on Wednesday. 26
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      189 30 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF FAR EAST DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap 50. that the HNAL MEETING of the Members of the above named Company
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      341 30 To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER SO AND IN THE MATTER OF S. L. LAM PTE. LTD. (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) At an Extraordinary General Meetrtg of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held al 21 Peck Hay Road ***** Venus Mansion Singapore
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      286 30 THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 54 KIM KEE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT PTE LTD lla Mmbm' Voluntary LlquMatiaal Al in Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held al I Colombo Court. #08-11. Singapore *****2 on Wednesday 26th November. 1997. the following Special Resolutions were passed 1) That the Company be wound-up voluntanly pursuant
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      302 31 Bridge News Reuters FIRMER RATES were evident for December positions although charterers said this reflected a seasonal blip as charterers sought to clear their books prior to the start of the Christmas/New Year holidays. They warned that late December still remained weak, but owners were in a more
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      280 31 tmZl ii *h 1M CWTDM-—.... 0.81 Chuan Hup 0.65 unch 1739 CO»co Inv 0-80 Frolaht Links 0315 *0.035 407 GBM«m 033 unch W Ha»5unMup 0.705 -0.015 41 HKacNZoMn 0.495 *0.005 46 IMC Holdings HK5.60 Jaya Holdings 0.46 -0XX 122 Juror*) Shipyard 7.80 -0.05 91 Kappol Corp 5 JO
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      368 31  -  Contributing factors include crackdown on OPL bunkering and S Korea's expanded refinery capacity Ry Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's (MPA) move to eradicate outside port limits (OPL) bunkering coupled with South Korea's expanded refinery capacity could dampen recent positive
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      340 31 Measure is last chance to. save company: shipbuilder FT $EOUL] South Korea's fourth largest shipbuilder yesterday said it would dismiss half of its 6,000 workers by next month in the first mass redundancies since Seoul requested a US$2O billion (5531.8 billion) bailout
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      731 31  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar THE Singapore High Court has ruled that the position of a mortgagee of a ship before the vessel's arrest is "hugely" different from its position after the arrest. The ruling was made in the Royal Bank
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      73 31 [PONTA DELGADA, Portugal] Italian and Indonesian crewmen evacuated from the Panamanian registered container ship MSC Car la leave the Portuguese frigate Jacinto Candido upon their arrival at Ponta Delgada harbour on Wednesday. The container ship MSC Car la broke up and sank on Tuesday in
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      228 31 AFP [TACOMA, Washington] The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has completed a week of surprise inspections at ports around the Pacific as part of a crackdown on poor conditions and pay. The weeklong action by the international maritime workers federation in 91 ports
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      1153 32 REVIVING THE ROCK In the first of two reports on Gibraltar, DAVID HUGHES looks at the tiny colony's aspirations to become a cruise hub There are many similarities between Gibraltar and Singapore. Both were once British fortresses, are relatively small and tight-knit communities, had large
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      411 32 PAGE Evergreen 6 AMI 3 FLBnght 6 Able 16 Famous Accord B M Ahrenkiel M f o°nq S«i 8 Appenstitp 5 fro,J 8 Astro 3 FrtLinfcs Austral 9 l"* Avant 6 Gemartrans 13 B'tang Mas 8 Genshpg BSA 7 Glory Nav 16 BTL
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        213 47 Nov 28 Albania, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait. Panama, UAE Nov 30 Philippines: Bonifacio Day. Deo 1 Portugal, Romania Deo 2 UAE Deo 3 UAE Deo 5 Ghana Thailand H.M. The King's Birthday. Deo Finland. Spain Doo T Cuba, Italy (Milan) Dee 8 Argentina, Austria, Brazil (some cities), Chile, Colombia,
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        845 47 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars Instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the marketPrices shown are based on average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual changes
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        490 47 4rt0 NO Mm 993.9 IJ I7J 0.10 Si 0.04 0 OfsHy Water tmjtm Art UmaUm Utlmmt No sbcrt E25 2 1 3 0 0 0 H/H 300 Aw 986.9 0.4 0.1 0.07 33 0.02 u/tf] to 390 W0 09 0.09 91 0.08 £2™ No ebow C3S
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        509 48 Region's financial turmoil will hamper economic growth, carriers' earnings IHT [SINGAPOREJ Asian and Pacific airlines will be severely tested in the next few years as the region's financial turmoil cuts into economic growth, air travel and carriers' earnings, executives and
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        42 48 [BEIJING] Car enthusiasts check out a new duplicate model antique car on display here yesterday. The cars made by a factory in China's northeast Shandong province are selling for US$lO,OOO (5515,900) to USsls,oooeach depending on the model. AFP
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        226 48 AFP [MOSCOW] Russia will sign a deal with Swedish car maker Volvo next week to build buses and trucks, during a visit by President Boris Yeltsin, the Swedish ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday. The deal is due to be signed on
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        390 48 Reuters [PUNE, India) German car maker Mercedes Benz plans a fresh start in India with the launch next year of three new models, hoping to entice buyers who turned up their noses at its earlier offering. "We decided with
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        284 48 Reuters [WOLFSBURG, Germany) Volkswagen AG, seeking to find sorely-needed production capacity to meet demand for its Golf model, said it was considering transferring all production of its Polo cars to Spain. The German car maker's works council also said the Volkswagen
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        282 48 [SINGAPORE] Singapore and New Zealand yesterday signed an "open-skies" pact, removing restrictions on air travel between the countries and formalising an agreement initialled in September. "With the lifting of restrictions on air links between our two countries, opportunities for trade, tourism and investments
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        94 48 [ISLAMABAD] Two photographers take pictures of Pakistan's newly-built first modern motorway which was declared officially open by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday. The 333-kilometre motorway was built by South Korea's Daewoo Corp at a cost of US$l billion (551.59 billion) and is part of
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        455 48 Directives will ensure continued safety of plane Reuters (WASHINGTON! Airlines have been ordered to fix potential ignition sources in or near the centre fuel tanks of Boeing 747 aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday. The FAA issued two
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      303 31 Asia-Pac airlines fiwfe#ying times Financial turmoil will hit carriers' profits. Back Page 1998 Diploma Programme in Shipping Port Management Jointly Offered by the PSA Institute and University of Delaware, USA Applications are invited for the 1998 Diploma Programme in Shipping Port Management. The objective is to provide personnel from the
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      43 41 1 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... document r the port your Step key in the four number JjK digit code Key in your Exampto: i fax number To NEW YORK (NYC) 2275 M United States for calls within Singapore
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      380 43 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING r AO 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE [SINOTRANSI M.—V S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 \\J TLX: R*****1 SINOEX NQ/ SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SINGAPORE ETA HONGKONG ETA SHANGHAI JIN FU 9756 21/jJ 26/U 30/H GOOD WELL 9Z22 Mi M ZZZEEZZZ JINYU 9756
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      278 43 ai MAfc-MELS M'SIA I Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, INC I~IV/\~ J NO. ISOOS7SOOOOB SIBU: (084) *****9 MANILA: (632) *****61 V w PENANG: (04) *****8 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MDN: (61) *****3 PUSAN USA/JAPAN MV "HYUNDAI BARON" V.309E MV "GLOBAL HORIZON" V.045E
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      165 43 jfiMNMMMRfc HhOPEI 2/12 NarVßdm/Atw/Bmn/UK I sAMMI FORTUNE 26/11 Nan/Rdm/Atw/Bmn/UK I Loads EVW Malaysia Indonesia J II ■CENTAURUS Hodeidah/Jeddah/Aqaba/Aigena I ■GIORGOS Dubai/Bahrairv/Damman/Kuwait I ■PAN FORTUNE Hodeidah/Jeddah/Aqaba/Egypt/Tripoli I ■xi HAI Aden/Hod«dah/Jeddah/AqabaEgypt I ■AKARTHOS Dubai/A.Dhabi/Bahrain/Darnman/Kuwait I 'Loads Singapore, EVW. Malaysia, Indonesia I I Loading for J ■ocean EVER Los Angeles/New Orlean/Charteston/ I Norfoik/Camden
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      925 44 shipping line ltd —15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARO) *****69 (INWARO) TLX: R*****0 CR NO. **********00 BOOKINGS CALL DIRECT JESSICA/CELIA/ME» CHAN j22Zn3EEEE3B 7 slgs/WEEK 3 SLGS/WEEK VESSEL I VQY I SIN I JAK [VESSEL VOY SIN SUR LALAZAR 989 29/11 (SAT) 02/12 (TUE)
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      459 44 NEWARK SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD I 48-A Campbell Lane, Singapore *****1 s CHITTAGONG BOMBAY CALCUTTA N NHAVA SHEVA u WW" COLOMBO A MADRAS P DUBAI/JEBEL AU 0 tr nmcoßiN U COCHIN E KARACHI MALDIVES ALSO ACCEPTING ICD DELHI, ICD DHAKA CALL: (65) 294- 0949 FAX (65) 294 9395 Agents for
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      588 44 SIN FAR EAST 30/11 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 30/11 BANGKOK 11/12 MANILA/CEBU 30/11 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 30/11 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E MALAYSIA 02/12 BUSAN 30/11 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 30/11 HONGKONG SIM CHINA 30/11 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO HAIKOU Sin EUROPE/UK 01/12 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU RDM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES SIN USA/CANADA 30/11 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK all IPI points
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      568 44 Singapore Soviet Shipping aaCo. Pte. Ltd. CR NO:**********0N BOMBAY VESSELVOY SIN BOM PNG PKL KOTACAHAYA CAHI97 29/11 07/12 10/12 21/12 TRADE FAST TFS2O3 03/12 11/12 23/12 25/12 ORIENT CORD 106N 08/12 16/12 28/12 30/12 HAI XIONG HXGOS9 15/12 23/12 04/01 06/01 REGULAR monthly ro-ro BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA VESS£L VOY iiN
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      1320 45 i ASIA MEDITERRANEAN EXPRESS (AME) WESTBOUND SERVICE VESSEL VOY SIN CMB PIR GEN I BCN LEH I ANR FEL MSC SOPHIE 9747-3 06 DEC 10 DEC 1? PEC 2\ PEC 2LOEC 26 PEC 27 PEC 28 PEC MSC MARTINA 9748-3 10 DEC 14 DEC 23 DEC 25 DEC 27 DEC
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      1657 45 IviSSa PtNANG' P.KUWG- STOW HAM I SOU UM IWH RTM [VKSa PJOANG'I SPOM HKG PUSAN 1 KHH HKT KORt MOO SHMIZU I TYO I. PfLANGI 3477 27.11 tt.ll 29.11 15.12 1112 111? W.IJ MVJUAS 2457 24.11 25.11 01.12 02 12 0112 04 12 OCLERANa 3447 0112 04.12 05.12 2112 2112
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      789 46 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tel *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 E-mail flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLID/mCN SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN BUENOS AIRES 02/12 CAPETOWN 01/12 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 01/12 VALPARAISO 03/12 JOHANNESBURG 01/12 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIRAEUS 30/11 BARCELONA 05/12
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