The Business Times, 1 May 1998

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) ll(yi2#7 85c SINGAPORE Internet http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    58 1 Du!!Ltt(-8.?l) JSSBU. □&au niriu 7SOJB (+9.10) STOCK KAUET DOMOBI Thursday Oiy KLSE COUP M6J7 +114 NIKKEI 1M4LM_*14U3 HANG SENG 10,383.68 -«7.47 SCT INDEX ***** 411 JAKARTA COUP 4M.I4 411 MANILA COUP —1181JS +47.33 TAIPHWP1 8JMJI -44.14 SEOUL COMP 421.22 +4.17 CL8A CHINA B N7J7 +*17 Al"ST ALL ORD
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    FINANCE
    76 1 FMEZIATOS U8S 81 usi im £(USJ/SS per l.«71 10M DM 1.711 1.8818 YEN 111 J 1.2W Mf 1778 0.423 RKI 7.748 AIM BAHT 38.18 0.041 BJP1AH 8,000 O.OSO* •Stto Mm* ram bates SINGAPORE* 7.71 KUALA LUMPUR lliO JAKARTA 28J0 BANGKOK 1471 MANILA JUI HONGKONG ioi& TAIPEI 8J» SYDNEY TOKYO
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    Lock icon S'pore economy grew 5.6% in Q1
    653 1  -  But fall-year growth could still fall below 2£-4.5%: BO Lee By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The Singapore economy grew by 5.6 per cent in the first quarter, based on preliminary estimates of economic data for January and February. Disclosing this last night at a May
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    US growth hit 4.2% in Q1; wage data cool rate fears
    885 1  -  From, Andrew Marks in New York THE US economy grew by a stronger than expected 4.2 per cent pace in the first quarter, but accompanying data showing subdued wage cost growth dampened fears of an interest rate hike by
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    RM30b KTM deal denied, but ringgit ends stronger
    336 1  -  By I Larry Wee, Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Despite an official denial of a 30 billion Malaysian ringgit (5512.7 billion) deal to sell Malaysian Railway (KTM) land to Singapore, the ringgit ended the week on a firmer note. Traders said the ringgit did
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    Lock icon French group takes 12.45% stake in YHS
    492 1  -  Groupe D&none has option to raise holdings to 51% by year 2001 By: David Boey [SINGAPORE] French food and beverage giant Groupe Danone has entered into an agreement to acquire a 12.45 per cent stake in listed Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd for $100
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    Shares bought with CPF money can now be sold one day after
    434 1  -  By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] In a move read as an attempt to protect investors against increased mar* ket volatility, the Central Provident Fund announced yesterday that CPF members can now sell shares bought with their CPF savings
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      138 1 WvidOan tatvrtow Steve Liddell, HK-based president for Asia Pacific of World Com, which lost out on a public tender for a fixed-line network, tells BT about its Singapore plans, Pgl it.;. •.£*>/ V "4'la vpV' Vv. > -vw r V.. f Bard hit A big price slump is denting the
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      10 1 A boomi for YHS but OPH faces obstacles, Pg 8
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      240 1 Oth#f major ntwt d§v§loptn#nti Pressure mounts on Thai central bank chief to quit, Pg 3 Kl raises foreign equity limit in tetecoms companies, Pg 4 MISC pays USs22om cash for Konsortium's assets. Pg 9 [•^K/m^' e 'ise As "w/7-f0 J ivi i"* iii fc f^AMer A r ,^y -^nnffiniiir* X
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Paraxylene price slump hits aromatics complexes
      499 2  -  Increased supply in market from East Asian start-ops will hurt S'pore sales By Ronnie Lim A drastic price slump for paraxylene has hit two billiondollar aromatics complexes in Singapore, which is a leading producer cf the petrochemical used to make products like plastic bottles
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      Anchorpoint tenants press for rent cut, threatening shorter opening times
      538 2  -  By] Frances Lui ABOUT 20 tenants of Anchorpoint shopping mall at Alexandra Road have threatened to go against the landlord's directives to stay open from 10am to 10pm, seven days a week, unless their rents are cut soon. The tenants
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      Property auctions yield uninspiring results
      226 2 TWO property auctions yesterday produced uninspiring results. Colliers Jardine managed to sell one apartment while Knight Frank did not manage to sell any. Turnout was moderate. There were about 100 people at the Colliers' auction held at 3pm in the Amara Hotel ballroom, and around
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      WorldCom keen to expand in S'pore despite losing tender
      446 2  -  Discussions with TAS could lead to other opportunities By < Catherine Ong WORLDCOM, the US data communications company that is transforming itself into a new generation telephone giant, says it is committed to expanding in Singapore despite losing out on a
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      STB unveils $80m scheme to help tourism firms
      462 2  -  Recipients include Chan Brothers, S'pore Cable Car By\ Frances Lui SINGAPORE tourism and travel companies interested in improving themselves now have an $80 million assistance scheme to turn to. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has set aside the amount to help them
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      S'pore exports lose GSP privileges
      196 2 SINGAPORE'S exports will lose all concessions under the European Union's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme from today. Singapore goods entering the EU will instead be levied duties under the Most-Fa-voured-Nation tariff rates, the Trade Development Board (TDB) said in a press statement yesterday. The
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      NTUC to set up training fund for members
      267 2  -  By> Carol Eng THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) yesterday announced the setting up of a new training fund for union members, for which it hopes to raise $3 million this year. It also hopes the government will support this initiative with
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon Pressure mounts on BOT chief to quit
      740 3  -  Commission blames him, and others, of gross financial mismanagement From B Harish Mehta, Brucee Cheesman in Bangkok THE embattled governor of the Bank of Thailand may step down in the face of calls for his resignation to take responsibility for the ill-fated defence
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      Lock icon Renminbi hits 4-year high against greenback
      238 3  -  By Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] After hitting a historical high on Wednesday, the renminbi yesterday climbed to another record high against the US dollar since China unified its exchange rates on Jan 1,1994. The Chinese unit closed at 8.2779 against the greenback at Shanghai's China
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      Lock icon Developed nations must give more to help Asia: Sakakibara
      453 3  -  ADB ANNUAL MEETING From, Anthony Rowley in Geneixi AMID predictions yesterday at the Asian Development Bank annual meeting in Geneva that the region's financial crisis will prove much deeper and longer lasting than generally realised, Japan's Vice-Minister for International Financial Affairs,
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      Canada to take over US$500m Indon loan
      391 3  -  Sum is Jakarta's contribution to last year's IMF bailont package for Thailand Byy Conrad Raj CANADA will take over a US$5OO million loan which Indonesia was supposed to provide as part of last year's US$l7.2 billion (5527.2 billion) International Monetary Fund bailout package
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      Lock icon Better chances for ailing Thai firms
      278 3 Longer bankruptcy procedures allow time to rehabilitate AFP [BANGKOK] Thai bankruptcy procedures may take up to seven years under a new law designed to give ailing firms a shot at rehabilitation, a report said yesterday. A senior justice ministry official writing a judge's handbook
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      Bank Negara sets new money market practices
      535 3  -  Caskfltw forecasts, bidding systems add to transparency By Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S central bank has instituted new trading practices for the inter-bank market, which include a cashflow forecast of whether the banking system will be in surplus or in deficit on
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      Lock icon Indonesia likely to close more weak banks: minister
      356 3 Bloomberg, Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia will likely shut more weak banks, and 1s not backtracking on dismantling a clove monopoly. a top official said, looking to pave the way for the resumption of the International Monetary Fund's US$4O billion (5183.4 billion) aid. "In
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      Philippine central bank lashes out at peso speculators
      406 3  -  But currency players unfazed by threat of action; peso slips From, Al Labita in Manila THE Philippine central bank yesterday warned foreign and local banks against speculating again on the peso, saying it will not hesitate to act to stem the slide.
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  • REGION
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      Malaysia lifts foreign equity limit in telecoms companies to 61%
      508 4  -  But funds must be external; foreign stake most be cut to 49% within 5 years Frotn Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA has lifted the foreign equity participation of local telecommunications firms to 61 per cent from 49 per cent
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      Lock icon SingTel considers buying into M'sian firm
      152 4 SINGAPORE Bridge News News SINGAPORE Telecom said it "will review and consider" buying into a Malaysian telecommunications company after Malaysia announced it will lift the foreign ownership limit on telecoms firms, Allen Lew, chief operating officer of Singapore Telecom International, said yesterday. Mr Lew
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      Lock icon SIA most admired by region's execs: survey
      280 4 HONGKONG Hang Seng Bank of HK is top regional bank, most honest AFP SINGAPORE Airlines is Asia's most admired company for the fourth straight year, a survey showed yesterday. The Asian Business magazine survey also named SIA as the top Singaporean company and
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      KL, Taipei firms work on deals after Siew's visit
      456 4  -  On the cards are steel, paper, tyre, semi-conductor packaging ventures Prom Laurence Eyton in Taipei FOLLOWING Taiwan Premier Vincent Siew's visit to Kuala Lumpur last weekend, a number of Taiwan firms have announced major investment plans in Malaysia. China Steel Corp
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      Lock icon Missing activists: Abri to sue Indon media
      410 4 JAKARTA Reuters THE Indonesian Armed Forces (Abri) plans to sue Indonesian media which suggested the military was behind the disappearances of anti-Suharto activists, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. "The Abri high command has all the time been watching and taking note
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      Lock icon Ramos denies okaying deal on Marcos' wealth
      274 4 MANILA. AFP PRESIDENT Fidel Ramos denied yesterday that he had approved an out-of-court settlement with the heirs of Ferdinand Marcos on the late dictator's disputed estate, which includes more than US$5OO million (***** million) in Swiss bank deposits. Claims by Mr Marcos' son
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      Lock icon HK property still under pressure: realtor
      242 4 ■HONGKONG Bat prices unlikely to foil much farther, says Midland Realty AFP HONGKONG'S property market is expected to remain in the doldrums this year, a listed real estate firm said yesterday. Midland Realty chairman Freddie Wong said interest rates remain high, the government is
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      Lock icon US: breakthrough in China WTO bid unlikely during Clinton visit
      522 5 WASHINGTON Talks on entry depend on Bering's easing of trade curbs: Summers Bloomberg A BREAKTHROUGH on issues surrounding China's entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) during the June summit between US President Bill Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin
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      Lock icon US sets conditions to ease China sanctions
      457 5 BEIJING Albright addresses US business concerns ahead of June meet Reuters, AFP US SECRETARY of State Madeleine Albright said yesterday that Washington would consider easing sanctions imposed on China after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre if Beijing acted on issues of US concern.
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      Lock icon PNG island ends 10-year war with peace pact
      194 5 ARAWA AFP A PEACE treaty signed yesterday formally ended a 10year civil war on Papua New Guinea's Bougainville island and was followed by a dramatic laying down of arms. Men and women of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA), in traditional dress, sang
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      Lock icon Indian PM loses ally to corruption charges
      349 5 NEWDELHI Minister of power to resign after allegations of graft AFP THE government of Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee suffered a setback yesterday when a coalition partner facing charges of corruption agreed to quit his provincial post. A spokesman of Mr Vajpayee's
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      Lock icon China grain firms' officials punished: report
      130 5 BEIJING Reuters CHINA has punished officials of two state grain firms for diverting 35 million yuan (556.7 million) in bank loans to illegal futures trading, the People's Daily said yesterday. The authorities in eastern Zhejiang province had sacked Jia Ruizhang, president of the Zhejiang
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      Aussie govt starts probe on impact of gambling
      456 5  -  Concerns have risen over AsBob industry's growth across country From Russell Baker in Sydney FEDERAL Treasurer Peter Costello yesterday launched a public inquiry into the impact that Australia's AsBo billion (5582.6 billion) gambling industry is having on the country's economy and its
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      Lock icon Weak consumption making Japan economy worse: survey
      231 5 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE corporate leaders say the economy is turning worse due to a prolonged weakness in consumption despite the nation's record spending plan, according to a survey published yesterday. The survey, conducted over 12 days to April 24 by the Asahi Shimbun
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      Lock icon Seoul lifts curbs on investing in North
      179 5 SEOUL AFP SOUTH KOREA yesterday lifted restrictions on local firms investing in North Korea in a bid to boost economic exchanges with the isolated Stalinist country. The decision came at a meeting of government officials in charge of inter-Kore-an ties which was presided
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon UK rates seen falling in 1999 as economy slows
      353 6 LONDON Reuters BRITAIN'S economy will slow sharply this year and the next, allowing interest rates to fall steadily in 1999, a leading economic think-tank said yesterday. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research forecast GDP growth will slow to 1.9
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      Lock icon Bundesbank leaves rates unchanged
      256 6 ■FRANKFURT Bloomberg THE Bundesbank left its full set of interest rates unchanged at yesterday's meeting, though analysts forecast a rate increase later this year as Germany helps to stamp out inflation in faster-grow-ing European neighbours. The German central bank left its floor discount rate unchanged at
      Bloomberg  -  256 words
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      Denmark thinking global in leaving strikers alone
      730 6  -  WORLD VIEW But France gives way to domestic concerns by scuppering OECD pact By Kevin Sullivan WHEN more than 450,000 Danish workers downed tools on Monday that's nearly 10 per cent of Denmark's total population, and a full 20 per cent of its
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      11 nations set to join EMU at historic Brussels meeting
      536 6  -  Members will decide on conversion and cross rates in which to lock currencies From Neil Behrmann, Shada Islam in Brussels ELEVEN nations are set to be elected into Europe's Economic and Monetary Onion (EMU) at a historic meeting beginning in
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      Lock icon Russia proposes spending cut of 62.4b roubles
      184 6 MOSCOW AFP RUSSIA'S young Cabinet asserted its authority over a stalling economy yesterday, threatening spending cuts to rein in the budget while naming arch reformer Anatoly Chubais to head the influential power giant United Energy Systems (UES). At the first meeting of the
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      Lock icon Looking her best for Bill
      87 6 [BIRMINGHAM] "Get your hair done. Marge. Bill Clinton's coming to town." This poster was launched on Wednesday by the Birmingham City Council to advertise the G-8 summit which will be attended by world leaders, including US President Clinton, in Birmingham this month. Marge Potter, 67,
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      Lock icon US urges Japan to step up deregulation pace
      258 6 VERSAILLES Washington also wants energy sector in trade pact Reuters US Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky told her Japanese counterpart yesterday that she was concerned at the pace of implementation of agreements on deregulation and trade in cars, car parts, flat glass and
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      Lock icon UK funds favour Europe while fleeing Japan
      289 6 LONDON Continental shares seen outpacing US as Tokyo falls behind Reuters BRITISH global fund managers are moving cash into European equities while cutting exposure to Japanese shares. A Reuters poll of mainly London-based managers and strategists showed a preference for continental European shares
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • Article
      Uraco posts net loss of $969,000
      264 8  -  By Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Precision engineering group Uraco Holdings slipped into the red with a $969,000 net loss at halftime, compared to its $8.2 million profit in the same period a year ago. At the pre-tax level, group operating profit plunged by 42
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      CAM signs share option deal
      333 8 M'sian firm Pangkal given option to buy 79.5 m new shares [SINGAPORE] CAM International Holdings' recruitment of a former Malaysian cabinet minister is paying off Malaysian company Pangkal Cipta Sdn Bhd is taking up an option for 79.5 million new shares in the beleaguered company
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      Strong UK showing gives Jacks Int'l big boost
      258 8 JACKS International did roaring business in the UK last year, pushing sales and profits up a hefty 50 per cent and 40 per cent respectively. The group said its strong performance in the UK market more than offset the regional economic difficulties
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      Damme deal a boost for YHS but OPH faces obstacles
      655 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih THE deal yesterday involving French food and beverage giant Danone buying a major stake in listed Yeo Hiap Seng is the best thing that has happened to YHS in a long time. But do
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      ST Engg posts 27% profit rise to $38m in 1st qtr
      478 8  -  Aerospace, marine units main contributors to $417 m turnover By] David Boey [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Engineering yesterday announced a 27 per cent jump in profit to $38 million for its first quarter the first Singapore-based company to release quarterly
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      VDH exposure to crisis-hit economies exceeds $260m
      334 8 Group aborts two Indon infrastructure projects [SINGAPORE] Van Der Horst's exposure to the region's troubled economies has topped $260 million and the group has quit two major Indonesian infrastructure projects. The company, which is headed by executive chairman Johannes Kotjo, said that as
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      Boustead to set up $10.5m M'sia bakery
      169 8 [SINGAPORE] Boustead Singapore is investing $10.5 million in a bakery that it is setting up in Malaysia. The company said yesterday that as at March 31, some $7.2 million had been disbursed for the venture, which is being handled by subsidiaries Boustead Services
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    • REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Konsortium deal: MISC pays US$220m cash
        625 9  -  Gronp will also absorb USs3llm debt; analysts say price tag will dispel talk of bailout From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA International Shipping Corporation (MISC) has bought the shipping assets of cash-strapped Konsortium Perkapalan controlled by Mirzan Mahathir for US$22O million (*****.5 million)
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        Siam City offers to sell control of property arm to BOT
        475 9  -  From Harish Mehta in Bangkok FINANCIALLY-crippled Siam City Bank yesterday offered to sell to the Bank of Thailand a controlling stake in its property investment arm through a 30 billion baht (Ssl.2 billion) conversion of debt into equity, thereby
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        Lock icon Bakun: Ekran seeking fair compensation
        207 9 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Bakun dam builder Ekran Bhd said it was negotiating to get fair and appropriate compensation from the government for the shelved hydroelectric project which the company was building. The national Bernama news agency yesterday quoted Ekran's executive chairman Ting Pek Khiing as
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      • Article
        Indofood posts record loss of 1.2t rupiah
        518 9  -  Major firms' losses cast gloom over earnings outlook From S N Vasuki in Jakarta THE Salim Group's flagship enterprise, PT Indofood, yesterday reported a record net loss of 1.2 trillion rupiah (*****.2 million) for the year ended Dec 31, 1997, in a sign
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        Lock icon BAe to buy 35%. stake in Saab
        269 9 Bloomberg [LONDON) British Aerospace pic agreed to buy a 35 per cent stake in Saab AB, a Swedish warplane maker, for 3.5 billion Swedish kronor (Ss7l6 million) in cash from Investor AB, in the latest example of consolidation among European defence companies. Europe's
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      • Article
        Valuation conservative: analysts
        245 9  -  By M Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur ANALYSTS yesterday said the valuation of Konsortium Perkapalan's shipping assets were on the conservative side and that it was probably due to a rethink of industry standards in the past few years. "The price looks very fair, and the independent
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        Lock icon Brierley revamp could take 6 months: new chief
        180 9 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Brierley Investments' new chairman Roger Douglas said restructuring the company could take up to six months. "The experience I've had in the past indicates it might take that long," he told reporters yesterday. Mr Douglas was appointed this week after
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        Lock icon KLSE, SC up compensation fund by RM300m
        110 9 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The Securities Commission said yesterday it and the Kuala Lum< pur Stock Exchange (KLSE) would make contributions totalling 300 million Malaysian ringgit (*****.2 million) to a compensation fund for stock market investors. "In order to enhance investor confidence, the Securities
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Low Keng Huat's net loss doubles
          87 9 (SINGAPORE) Construction group Low Keng Huat (S)'s net loss doubled to $5.4 million for the year ended Jan 31 despite a 115 per cent rise in turnover to $161 million. The company blamed the deterioration in earnings on the regional financial crisis, which saw
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          Pokka reports $5.1m net loss
          93 9 [SINGAPORE] Falling sales at company level, higher interest costs and foreign exchange translation losses resulted in Pokka Corporation recording a net loss of |6.1 million for the year ended Jan 31,1908. This is more than double the net loss of $2.1 million during the previous
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          Lock icon Philippine telco Q1 net surges 61%
          96 9 AFP [MANILA] The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT), said yesterday that its net profit in the three months to March rose 61 per cent from a year earlier to 2.066 billion pesos (5J81.4 million). PLDT, the country's main carrier, said in a statement
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          Lock icon Ericsson Q1 profit below expectations
          57 9 Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Ericsson AB's first-quarter profit rote a less-than-expected 33 per cent as the Swedish phone equipment company spent more on advertising and research. Profit rose to 1.806 billion kronor (*****.4 million) .from 1.360 billion kronor, in the first quarter last year. Analysts surveyed were
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          Lock icon Intel cuts prices of Pentium chips
          99 9 Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California] Intel Corp cut prices on its Pentium and Pentium II processors for portable computers as much as 42 per cent, as the world's largest chipmaker moves to slash prices more frequently. The Pentium MMX chip running at 200 megahertz was
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          Lock icon Texas Utilities wins bid for UK's Energy
          100 9 Bloomberg [LONDON] Texas Utilities Co won the battle for the UK's Energy Group pic after PaciflCorp said it won't increase its bid, leaving Texas with the higher offer of £6 J billion (5516.7 billion) on the table. Texas Utilities offered 840 pence a
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          79 9 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Aiwa Co posted a second straight year of record earnings in fiscal 1997, helped by strong sales of mini stereo systems and a cost-cutting shift in production to South-east Asian countries. Group net income rose 38.4 per cent to 8.811 billion yen
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          82 9 Reuters [PERTH] A As97o million (Ssl billion) merger of Australian gold miner Plutonic Resources Ltd with US-based Homes take Mining Co was approved by an Australian court yesterday following Plutonic shareholder approval on Wednesday. The merger gives Plutonic shareholders 34 shares in Homes take for
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        386 10 Investors torn conservative after near record flow of USs3l.6b in March Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US investors socked away about US$2l billion (5533.4 billion) in stock and bond mutual funds last month, a third less than March's near record. Last month's flow is about
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        470 10 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The wave of mergers in the financial services industry shows that the nation's antiquated banking laws must be updated, Federal Reserve Board governor Laurence Meyer told lawmakers on Wednesday. "The ongoing and rapid pace of change in the banking and
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        260 10 Asian crisis, weaker US growth expected to hit prices: EIU Bloomberg [LONDON] The Economist Intelligence Unit said it expects the price of industrial raw materials, including rubber, oil, fibres and base metals, to faU by 13.8 per cent this year, due mainly to sagging Asian
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        145 10 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Chase Manhattan Corp said it will buy Marine Midland Bank's Continental Airlines Inc's co-branded credit card portfolio, pursuing its expansion in the credit card business. Chase will gain 145,000 accounts with a value of US$325 million (*****.6 million) in receivables.
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        217 10 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] The People s Bank of China has issued a circular to commercial banks urging an increase in credit to support China's residential housing construction market, the China Daily reported. The circular said commercial banks may allocate 15 per cent of their
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        173 10 [SINGAPORE] Scor, the French reinsurance group which has its regional head office in Singapore, has been chosen lead reinsurer for construction risks on a nuclear power plant in China. Scor's leading role involves risks for the second tranche of the Qinshan nuclear power
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        216 10 Mwnn Report Reuters (SINGAPORE! Simex Euroyen futures were slightly off as investors liquidated long positions yesterday ahead of a series of Japanese holidays early next week, dealers said. "The market has been quite long for the past few days. I believe ahead of the
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        169 10  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES Cecilia Loh, Refco Singapore lia boh, service dealer, Refco Singapore [SINGAPORE] The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract edged down 5.10 points. Negative sentiment and good institutional seUing led May futures to a large discount relative to cash. Taiwan retailers and
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        297 10 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg [LONDON! Crude oU was little changed following Wednesday's 2.4 per cent drop sparked by Venezuela's threat that if agreements curbing global output end it could boost production 15 per cent next year. Petroleos de Venezuela, the state-owned oil company, could produce
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        269 10 AFP T THE US dollar was lower on balance against core European currencies with weaker-than-expected first quarter US Employment Cost Index data offsetting the effect of stronger-than-expected GDP data for the period, dealers said. The Employment Cost Index rose 0.7 per cent from the previous quarter compared with
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      2300 11 LONDON -a -«-»-1inousinais »*30 Pmi 31 Croup 590 000 11.000 AB Ports 353.000 unch ABbay National 1117.000 -13.500 AlliadOomacq 618.000 -1.000 Aiwc 182.000 4.000 Asda Group 201.400 4.000 BAT Ind 571.400 1.400 BG Ptc 320.000 12.000 BICC 168.000 5.000 BOC Group 1029.000 32.600 BRPatrolaum 945.400 37.000 8TR
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      1655 11 Bloomberg P Nikkei 225 ****** JAPANESE stocks rose for the first time in three days, led by Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd, on the coat tails of a rally by the US benchmark index. "The US rebound gave the market a psychological lift," said Minoru Okayama, a manager at Izumi
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      1533 12 Reuters Q Hang Seng -87.47 HONGKONG stocks eased to a lower close yesterday as cautious investors stayed on the sidelines waiting for US economic data to provide direction, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index fell 87.47 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 10,383.68 after hitting a low of 10,267.23.
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      603 12 Reuters nStoAaBMn *106 CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed higher yesterday on a wave of buying triggered by the end of the corporate results season, brokers said. Domestic investors also looked to possible government support to give the market a boost, they said. "Domestic institutional investors began to build
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      366 12 AFP PwPMex -44J4 TAIWAN stocks fell for the fourth consecutive day yesterday on strong institutional selling, dealers said. "Institutional investors were on the selling side on concerns over the secondquarter performance of the technology sector." said Andy Wei of Master Link Securities Investment and Trust Co. The Taiwan Stock
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      247 12 AFP Q Wellington +C4l NEW Zealand stocks closed up 0.3 per cent yesterday, with Telecom and Fletcher Challenge Energy accounting for nearly a third of the day's turnover. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed up 6.41 points at 2,256.54 on a total market turnover of NZ586.06 million. *r» om> AN2
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      797 12 AFP P SET fate .QJ2 THAI stocks drifted in quiet trade yesterday, shrugging off the release of monthly economic data to close 0.03 per cent softer, analysts said. "It was another record day of thin trading and bearishness," Adkinson Securities analyst Surachai Viriyamanpong said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand
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      397 12 AFP nOwniwHtelnlg *417 SHARE prices closed one per cent higher on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday in a technical rebound with buying focused on blue chips, dealers said. The Composite Index closed up 4.17 points at 421.22, off a high of 423.47. Dealers said the gains were mostly technical
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      603 12 AFP FlAllOrtoaricß +HO AUSTRALIAN share prices rose 0.5 per cent yesterday as investors continued to take their cue from Wall Street. The Australian Stock Exchange's main indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, closed 13.0 points higher at 2,762.1. The All Industrials Index climbed 25.1 points to 4,705.2 while the All
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      736 12 AFP D| Composite Index -SJI JAKARTA shares slipped one per cent with many foreign investors selling amid nervousness over the political situation and jitters over a possible hike in interest rates, dealers said. "I think it is quite clear that foreign investors are still selling this market," a dealer
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      295 12 AFP nmmU *47.33 PHILIPPINE share prices rose 2.2 per cent yesterday due to a strong first quarter performance by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 47.33 points to 2,181.32 points. Volume rose to 1.03 billion shares worth 1.40 billion pesos compared to 596.5
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        369 13 Market ignores gov t's telecom move AFP |H| Oomposita Index +3J4 MALAYSIAN shares ended 0.5 per cent higher yesterday on late local support but the market largely ignored the government's move to raise the ceiling on foreign ownership in local telecommunication firms. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange's 100-share weighted Composite
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        Issues in extending a warrant's life
        179 14  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy THE extension of the life span of a warrant will be the subject of a lengthier discussion in a different column next week. For now, we'll take a brief look at the difficult issues involved. The basic argument in
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        218 16 Stodu Volume SingTel ISc 7,224,000 TaiSinlOc 4,994,000 •Rekapacifk Bh 3,746,000 Easyknlt HKIOc 3,242,000 DBS Foreign 3,073,000 ST Enqg 10c 2,945,000 •Pub Bk Foreign 2,141,000 *RHB Cap Wt99 2,114,000 *M Resources 2,088,000 *MBf Capital 1,934,000 Stocks DBS Foreign 32.146,528 SingTel 15c 19,286,389 SPM 17.785,766 OCBC Foreign 9,241,027 UOB Foreign 9,067,217 Creative
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        64 16  -  -by\ Shiv Taneja NATSTEEL Ltd closed six cents higher yesterday it $2.08 on a volume of 1.03 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 749,200 shares. In the near term there could be some buying interest for this stock, but in the longer term, the trend
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        678 16  -  STOCX MARKET COMMENTARY Recovery in SingTel's price outweighed by declines in Cycle Carriage, SPH; focus falls on second-liners By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A generally quiet day for regional equities and a reluctance on the part of many players to keep positions open ahead
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          173 16 FOR a few years during and after the 1965 recession in Singapore, a big hole in the ground in the Marina Square area was a well-publicised symbol of the economic slump that afflicted the Republic. Today, that hole has been transformed into a thriving, up-scale hotel, probably
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          128 16 PETER Sutch, chairman of John Swire Sons (HK) Ltd, has become chairman of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. Mr Sutch replaces James Tien who, some say, could have contributed to attacks on the Hongkong dollar last year when he questioned if it should
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          A high from the new Beemer?
          139 16 BEEMER fans out there may be interested to know that the new "3" series may be about to steal a march on close competitors like the Audi A 4, the Volvo S4O and the Alfa Romeo 156. Weight reduction was one factor mentioned but,
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          152 16 HERE'S a public service message. Watch out: they take your kids' money for magazine subscriptions, stall you with some spiel about a six-week waiting period before the mags start coming through the mail, and then disappear with the money. We're talking about a company in
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      305 17 Bridge News, Reuter THE capesize sector of the market remained generally active with the Pactflc area still firmer although some charterers managed tosecure surprisingly lower rates. Panamax rates remained weak in the east and eased for US Gulf loaders. The futures gained no new ground with the closing
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      499 17  -  Pakistan round up top 3 positions: Fearnieys report By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] India retained its position as the dominant force in ship demolition last year with Bangladesh and Pakistan bringing up the rear. Of the 14.8 million deadweight tonnes (dwt) sold for demolition last year,
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      Director of broker firm not liable personally under charterparty
      738 17  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar A SHIPOWNER has failed to convince an English court to treat the controlling director of a company as a party to a time charter agreement just because he had unlawfully transferred funds out of his company
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      393 17 Circular issued allowing for 6-month extension to ISM code deadline Bloomberg [LONDON] Secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) William O'Neill has called for a response from the Saudi Arabian ambassador to reports of a move to allow tankers calling at Saudi oil
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      276 17 AUSTRALIA* DOCK TUUKOIX. Reuters [CANBERRA] Australia's High Court yesterday left the country's bitter three-week-old waterfront dispute in limbo when it announced it would not issue a ruling until Monday on whether 1,400 sacked dockers should be rehired. The court said it would deliver its decision
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      1052 18 REFORM PAXMS XM KOREA The carmaker's bid to cut more than 10,000 jobs could determine the outcome of restructuring in South Korea AFX-Asia [SEOUL] Hyundai Motor Co's ongoing bid to cut more than 10,000 jobs is expected to determine the course the government and
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        202 33 Mayl Austria: Public Holiday. Belgium: Labour Day. China: Labour Day. Finland: May Day. France: Labour Day. Germany: Labour Day. Greece: Labour Day. Italy: Labour Day. Luxembourg: May Day. Malaysia: Labour Day. Mexico: Labour Day. Norway: Public Holiday. Philippines: Labour Day. Portugal: Labour Day. Singapore: Labour Day. South Africa:
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        898 33 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, show* price ranges in US dollar* instead at single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Price* shown are baaed on average-sised stem Market movements are Indicated The CodHtt Bunker Price Index chanar and the individual
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        256 34 Reuters [ABIDJAN] DHL will launch an African expansion in October with extra aircraft for new West and Central African routes aimed at the region's booming oil sector, DHL's Africa aviation director said. "We will use an extra DC-8 for what will be a
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        403 34 German airplane leasing company to buy 6 of 100-seat planes Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co is expected to announce as early as next week the first order of 717 jetliners since the company took over McDonnell Douglas Corp, maker of the medium-range jetliner,
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        Up close to FedEx
        55 34 [SINGAPORE] Children from Chen Su Lan Methodist Children's Home enjoying a tour of a Federal Express (FedEx) aircraft at the carrier's centre at Changi Airport International Airport (CIAS), recently. A total of 15 children had the chance to see inside a FedEx plane and watch it
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        401 34 Reuters [MADRID] Spain's flagship airline Iberia has announced it was mulling a deal to replace its long distance fleet in a deal worth around 200 billion pesetas (552.08 billion). The move, which would complete Iberia's fleet renewal, comes on the heels of a mammoth US$2.6
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        117 34 AFP [HONGKONG] An investigation was launched yesterday into a fire in the passenger terminal building of Hongkong's new airport, an Airport Authority spokesman said. The fire was not expected to delay the scheduled July opening of the airport, on remote, largely man-made Chek
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        615 34 Bnt impact will be limited because region is not yet a significant market Reuters [HONGKONG] British Aerospace pic (BAe) said it expected a general slowdown in business in Asia due to the region's economic turmoil and one of its customers
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        Emirates' tribute to Arabian heritage
        95 34 [SINGAPORE] The ancient Bithna Fort (above) between Sharjah and Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of Arabian heritage which has been captured in the form of miniatures by Emirates Airlines. The airline's first and business class passengers can expect to be presented
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        Lock icon UAL offers leave to 300 flight attendants
        134 34 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] UAL Corp is offering a leave of absence to 300 flight attendants as part of its effort to cut costs to compensate for its unprofitable Asia unit The leave can be taken anytime from June through February 1999, the company said.
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      21 17 Reform pains in S Korea: Hyundai's jobs cot a test case Carmaker trying to cut ftiore than 10,000 jobs. Page 2
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      191 17 Boeing expected to annotmce first order for 8717 German airplane leasing company to buy 6 of 100-seat planes. Baok Page —m neLusl JM-JLiUljLaahr wr t r0 v s i si fasti S|\( I \|M >l\l ulu II \|'U V> Jill I leadl out lo .1 select tai'L'et .IlliilClkC 111 ilk'
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      641 18 XoUo>v L""® services represented u rlw; by Members of the Registry o< Svigapore Fmghi Forwarders Accredited Snipping Agents. Association Singapore Shippwig Association Send out 48,000 Place an ad in... SHIPPINGTIMES •IrisUm *****44 JarrodLeong *****89 3 Jopon 2 x Hongkong 1 Mania 1 Kooshwnfl. Kaekjog (Accruing FCI to SICK/NAHA/SCNOAI/CEBU/LCH) vox VWW
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      1914 19 HANJIN SHIPPING HANJIN SHIPfING (S) PTIITO 1* //wm M" MOW* 37*0735 737 SAUS 3M0734 731 DOCUNttI 37*0771 774 OfftttOK 37*0741 757 NAM M *****55 Ml TTTtHO CI M **********0 M I TO NW USA A CANADA I USA CANADA* rot vsi/vor oam g uwma/vor sa I ttw W |w|oi|w|>iT|MT|w|Hi|wii m
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      1493 21 [VESSEL VQY SIN PQU PKQ PEN 84.W BUR PUB BA BIK IRAN VOJDAN PJL 1278 16/04 25/04 IRAN OHEYAMAT PJL 1270 23/04 02/05 IRAN VAHDAT PJL 1284 12/05 21/05 22/05 IRAN TAKHTI PJL 1286 10/06 28/06 20/05 IRAN TEYFOURI PJL 1287 26/06 04/06 06/06 MALACCA OLORY PJL 1286 I I
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      1743 21 DIRECT SAILING T TO SHANGHAI ft XINGANG I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TIL 226 1900 FAX: *****0T OUTWARD (B/L) *****02 JONORE OFFICECOSTAR SHIPPING rn LTD »i 7-08 ns»u>g saus/mgs *****41/43 inward oept (D/oi *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CR NO: **********011 TOWER TWO (*****+) CONVENTIONAL *****50/55 T/SHPMT
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      590 21 EASTERN CAR UNER, LTB/'Ti.'SX?* t-§J m. bmmwb n» hp SPKUUZI W RORO 4 WAVY UFT UPTO 122 TONS ECL (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD LOADING FOR PORT KLANG BONTANG MANILA MV "GOLD ME NAM" V.14 uy "COSMIC CHALLENGER" VSI EUSN 01/05/96 cumo3/05/98 v-wmiv. wnAUxnvtK v.oo EU OONTANG 06/05/96 ETA SAM 03/05/99 ETA
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      1252 22 S6P ROM ANW HBG THP Si LHV LHV THf ROM MM HM P*L 6GP E. DEVELOP NW-661 31*6 11*6 24/06 26*6 ?2*6 23*6 24*1 E. GALLANT RE 066 13*4 15*4 14*4 11*4 11*4 11*8 12*6 E. RACER RW-022 07*6 26*6 36*6 27*6 26*6 36*6 61*7 E. GROW RE-666 16*4 21*4
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      796 22 SStoMiL M'SIA NwVJ QWWOMHinwPIM 80U:(OM)*****9 HAMLA:(992)*****94 PPUWQ: (04) *****39 9ANQKOK: (998) 23M657 SURABAYA: (91) *****9 P. KELAWO: (03) *****77 JCIi (21) *****07 MDM: (91) *****9 KUCMWQ (092) *****1-9 MANILA GIMOA/iAtCIIOIIA/lI HAtvT MV "MARTR/R/RLER" V.104N MV "NORASIA SHANGHAI" V.9517-3 ETA SIN: 04-05-98 ETA SIN: 05-05-98 AUCKLAND MV "NORASIA SHANGHAI" V.9817-3 Mv
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      333 22 NANTAI L|NE FUUY CONTAINERISED SOVKIIO MAJJRfTRJS/SOUTH AFRICA vcsa I VOT If I PIU Iw I CFT I i/iir| mraUfWCBS IBIS 02/D5 It/is mw queer nm w M no m a* jjgyijgi toots 74/n to/v iwt mwufug 1022s k/k 07/w n/» ■MUCUS tops n/% iw UM )VU IMB Gomapttcon moss w/M
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      386 23 mm MYANMA wBBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmor Notional Lino) loading for Yaiigon (Rangoon) Vtssr VOY SM KG KM PGU HtMC J 143W SID I AGO IO2W 10/0S MALAYSIA AGENTS: MUSTIAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL Til 02-03-*****00 ML TH 02-03-*****01 fOt m 02-04-*****02 PGO: TEI 02-07-2$ *****/4 BANK LINE (A ttrvk* of
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      1266 23 IA HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO. UP. SOU UH I RTM I AHT I HAM |IRV I FEL IVKSU VOTI SOW I 184 I ETM I AWT I HAM I BRV I PB. SI MOM 305W 01/05 22/05 23/05 17/05 19/05 NOl AGATE 31* 00/04 15/04 11/04 14/04 02/05 NOtPIAII 31IW
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      1018 23 norwegon ipedolized outocomeo JML«m ©e)^@(§ MT MWI//VSS TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "*ORO HEAVYLIFT SERVICE" [VISSfI VOT «W WIGHT SIM LAX C*l MIA SAV BAI ORF NYC NEW MM TAUIOT FOO9 400 Tom 6.3 M IN PORT 25/05 WO4 5*754" 01/0* 10/04 11/04 12/04 17/04 19/04 TAM ft RE FBlO
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      633 24 lANQKOK/LAIM CHASANQ JAM AWT A/PAN J AHO VESSEL VOY SIN BKK LCH VESSEL VOV SIN JKT PJW ANAN BHUM 103N 02/08 08/05 GURU BHUM* 76S 02/06 06/06 YANTBA BHUM" 238N 03/08 06/06 07/08 ACX RUBY* 218 04/05 07/08 CHAMA BHUM 16N WW 06/06 06/06 OEJA BHUM 7468 06/06 08/06 07/06
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      411 24 IBINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 30 NEIL ROAD, SINGAPORE 0206 TEL: *****68 FAX: *****64 TLX: R*****6 SINMER CR No: **********0W Receiving Cargo at PTI Blntulil j M wars vtssa voy sm mi £SSS vgr sw mua IW» mm 04-OT/05 14/B5 MMi V9807E 06-07/05 12/05 IMM mm 14-15/05 20/05 M *80/!
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      814 24 A ACCORD -7SHIPPIWG PTE LTD TIL ***** IS (40 Lin**) FAX *****30 KtTKLAMC (03) St? Ittl 046KT ACCCSS Til: S447SSS (EXPORT BOOKINO) MS* GUDAMG (07) SSI 1J77 *****34 (EXPOftT DOC), *****39 (IMPORT) PENANG {04)*****4$ URIiHTTPs//WWW.ACCOND.COM.SG JJUUUU (71) Mi/71 %AA# m sin "port S sin pot m $in port m tin
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      367 25 INDONESIANATIONALLIN^I TO EUROPE H EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE "551 VOY rHSff I A OAM/n DAM IH BUKG lIREMEN I ANTWERP A VESSEL 22/06 27/06 OMIT 2/7 TO AUSTRALIA "1 FULL CONTAINER SERVICE vs. voy IWA lUK I IWE I SYP MB. 1 H6A I API IfRI 1 KASUGAI VOtS 2&64 2MM
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      940 25 f PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I I CR NO 100a*****00E Ivissel vor pkl sin stp Bft AW m m V* I oociAimn on 4/s 4/s u/s u/s iys n/i n/i m/s I KOTA PtKTAMA PtMOOi ~W" W/j >4/5 77/ i
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      770 25 VESSELS I VOY MN JED MLA LEH HAM THP WHI ZEE ~1 ViXDEVWQO S29H 0408 13*08 18/06 24*06 25*06 27/06 27/06 26/06 VILLE DC VELA N2SW 12/06 20/06 2V06 31/06 01/06 03/06 00*06 04/06 V-LEOCGEMINA H2SW 19*06 27/06 01/06 07/06 MW I<VO6 1(V06 11/06 VMJ-E D'ORION Y29M 2W06 0106 06/06
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      49 27 ma na —fIHHP' (Retrieve more schedulesl) SJ© Press *1* I CT Jp\ Select the port and key in the four digit code eg: To New York (NYC) 2275 S TtJ Key in your fax number I your phone number offered by The document Will be for calls within Singapore
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      943 30 shipping line ltd 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR HO. **********00 CALL DIREC T LIWE: *****41/4 3 JESS'CA/CELU/MEI CHAW 7 SLGS/WEEK 2 SLG/WEEK I VESSEL VOY [SIN |~JAK IVESBEL VOY SIN PIB MAJOR "OOIS INPT 03/05 (SUN) ™VADIKA
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      627 30 ENO HI SHIPPING CO PTE LIP I Tall 3JJM7J It Um*) f m SMMM/S3M9M CI fct HIWMHIK VISSII VOY SIN nA SM no OCSTINATIOM Usohoßau 05/98 29/04 30/04 Beiowon BuonoAbodi 07/98 79/04 ?9/04 Peworonfl/Buoton/B fNipon Uwon Stt 10 04/98 29/04 30/04 Swaboya/JakntD S«wr Central 05/98 29/04 30/04 P«mwna/Booion/PBo ru Unjßul
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      473 30 SIN FAR EAST 03/05 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 03/05 BANGKOK 04/05 MANILA/CEBU 03/05 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 03/05 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E MALAYSIA 06/05 BUSAN 03/05 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 03/05 HONG KONG SIM CHUtt 03/05 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DAL lAN/SH ANG HAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU SIN EUROPE/UK 03/05 LON/FLX/LVP/SOU RDM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES SIN USA/CANADA 05/05 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK
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      451 30 rrr« Singapore Soviet 3B]tyig Pte. Ltd. 1 1J CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY I VESSEL VOY I SIN I BOM PNG PKL ORIENT AISHWARYE 112N 02/06 10/06 21/06 23/06 KOTA RUKUN RKNOOI 06/06 13/06 23/06 28/06 KOTARATU RTUOO9 15/06 23/06 04/06 06/06 ORIENT AISHWARYE 113N 23/05 01/06 12/06 14/06 KOTA RUKUN
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      951 31 1 EXPRESS (AMI)-WESTBOUND SERVICE I VESSEL I VOY S4N PW GOA I VIC i£H ANR 1 FXT MSC MARTINA 9816 3 03 MAY 16 MAY 18 MAY OMIT OMfT 24 MAY 25 MAY N SHANGHAI 9817 3 05 MAY 18 MAY 20 MAY 22 MAY 25 MAY 26 MAY 27
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      101 31 I& Dalian Shanghai 4$ Haikou Shantou B Fuzhou Shenzhen Guangzhou Hangzhou 4$ Wuhan jp gg 4$ Huangpu Xiamen P Qingdao OfZhongshan Ej Xingang >$Zhuhai |y H OUR NEXT SAILINGS 1 Eg MV. "UNI VALUE" V.OIO7DN ETA SIN *****6 pi MV "BUNGA PELANGI DUA" V.01E816 ETA SIN 070&98 9 H HV.
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      771 32 FREIGHT UNKS EXPRESS jpr 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapora *****1 Tel: *****66 (60 Linaa) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE TO THE FOLLOWING PORTS FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE TO SANTOS (BRAZIL), SAN ANTONIO (CHILI) AND BUINOS AIMS (ARGENTINA) OTHER DESTINATIONS TO ARICA, IQUIQUE, ANTOFAGASTA, PUNTA ARENAS, CALLAO VIA SAN ANTONIO Overseas Offices
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