The Business Times, 11 September 1998

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 110/12/97 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,1998
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    MERKET SUMMARY
    67 1 HMO (-20.46) BT-SU 373JM (-9.24) BTOOHF M3J6 (-15.53) fnwa WPWKKK 13tUB (-1.0) |n HAIKETHOOOc mm Mixed STOCK HABKET INDICES 'fiuireday Change KUSE COMP Mil #46 NIKKEI 14.Wi.03 -89il HANGSENO 7jB4ftW *4» SET INDEX 218LS1 +4JJ JAKARTA OOMP —XXIXI >IJI MANILA COMP _UM17 TAIPEI WPI I0OH -10.74 SEOUL OOMP
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    FINANCE
    74 1 FOBBKASB US9 St USS 1.740 S(USS/SSperi) IJ71 1906 DM 1.711 1.017 YEN 1*1 1177 KM 1800 0.468 HKS 7.741 Q124 BAHT 4040 0.043 WJPUH ***** 0.016* St k>M units FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 7.86 KUALA LUMPUR 1160 JAKARTA fW BANGKOK 1176 MANILA JOM HONGKONG 10J6 TAIPEI AM SYDNEY 846 TOKYO
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    Confusion again on Clob with KLSE denial
    983 1  -  SES 'puzzled' as ELSE claims no agreement reached on transfer By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] It was confusion and uncertainty once again yesterday on Clob International, Singapore's over-the-counter market that trades largely Malaysian shares. Just when Clob investors thought their fears were over, the
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    M'sia may tax contra gains to help stabilise market: Mahathir
    607 1  -  Brokers see far-reaching impact on ELSE From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA may impose a capital gains tax on contra trades to help stabilise the choppy stock market, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. "Contra trading is one of
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    Lock icon Dow plunges 294 at 1pm on Clinton impeachment fears
    120 1 Reuters AFP [NEW YORK] Stocks plunged from the opening bell on Wall Street yesterday as traders watched the drama unfold in Washington over possible impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton. Already feeling the pressure from lower earnings forecasts, the blue-chip Dow
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    Lock icon UOB kicks off cut in prime, lowering rate Vi point
    363 1  -  Cat will shave mortgage payments by about 3%: analyst By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] United Overseas Bank (UOB) took the lead yesterday to cut its prime lending rate by a quarter percentage point to 7.25 per cent, effective today.
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    Banks pushing home loans again
    527 1  -  Byi Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Banks have been stepping up efforts in the sluggish home loans sector, bandying more attractive interest rate packages in a market where they were said to be extremely cautious only weeks ago. Some banks have launched home loans offering a "promotional"
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      149 1 111 SIDE I I I "Si J L > Nmb IfcttaJbtfEip He gave up his high-fly-ing job at KPMG Peat Marwick to start a oneman software company, writing programs in an obcure computer language. But Chan Bok has no regrets, PfM CKMpnlltfeim Stock brokerage GK Goh Holdings posts a nearly
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      75 1 Dr M taps Wall Street savvy AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (right) fielding reporters'questions yesterday during a press conference with Deryck Maughan, the chief executive of giant Wall Street firm Salomon Smith Barney. Dr Mahathir appointed the US firm as financial adviser to Danamodal Nasional Bhd, a
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  • CHANGE IN MALAYSIA
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      Salomon to assist in restructure of M'sian banking industry
      671 2  -  US firm to be govt financial adviser and help work ont a financing programme From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur BARELY two weeks after imposing controversial currency control measures, Malaysia has appointed top US-based financial services group Salomon Smith Barney to
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      Anwar free to continue rallies: Dr M
      482 2  -  Investigations in final stages, say police Froml Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad said his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim has not been placed under house arrest and is free to continue his nightly rally at his private residence in Kuala
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      Banks return RM dividend cheques
      187 2 [SINGAPORE] Dividends from Malaysian companies have been another casualty of the ringgit currency controls, with Singapore-based shareholders having had their dividend cheques returned to them as banks refused to clear them. According to one banker, many of the "trapped" dividend cheques are of small amounts
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      8% loan growth target poses dilemma for M'sian banks
      569 2  -  Prom Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur THE central bank's new directive that Malaysia's banks expand their loan book by 8 per cent could lead them to end up with more non-per-forming loans, if several issues are not adequately addressed, say bankers.
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      Lock icon Umno Youth leader refuses to step down
      168 2 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Youth wing leader of Malaysia's ruling party refused to step down yesterday despite criticism over his support for sacked deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim. After a heated four-hour meeting with 24 other Youth leaders, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he would
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      Who's the real Anwar?
      750 2  -  COMMEMTW Those wbo are behind Dr BCs action suggest Issue's not about a power struggle or policy rift By Joceline Tan The writer is a staff writer of the New Straits Times. A WEEK, they say, is a long time in politics. And it could not
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      268 2 Look very carefully at these two vehicles. The little red sports car is bigger than the truck. How is this possible? imkk #js forex integration PBUhA APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEPTIVE In the hard and fast world of fixed income, perception and reality are often two different things. In these days
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      127 2 UK's leading Group is expanding to Asia A pioneer in the industry is commencing operation in Asia from December 99', based out of Singapore. Never has job "re-tooling", specialised industry education, and enhancement of work related qualifications been more important. Great courses for anyone who would like to get into
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Fall in progress payments?
      289 3  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Construction By] Diana Oon Reflecting the slowdown, growth in construction progress payments dipped into the negative in July for the first time in recent years, dropping by 0.4 per cent year-on-year to $1.58 billion, according to latest figures from the Construc- tion
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      SMRT's earnings M 15% to $137m
      448 3  -  By Eugene Low MASS rapid transit system operator Singapore MRT Ltd has posted a 15.2 per cent dip in net earnings to $136.9 million for the year ended March 31,1998. SMRT said the decline was due to "higher tax provisions for the year". It
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      Asean signs roadworthiness pact
      439 3  -  Mutual recognition eases cross-border movement of goods By' Teh Hooi Ling ASEAN transport ministers yesterday agreed to mutually recognise one another's roadworthiness certification of goods and public service vehicles. This will significantly reduce the need for vehicles to go for additional inspections, and thus facilitate cross-bor-der
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      General insurance industry suffers 5% fall in H1 business
      463 3  -  02 prospects bleak; sharper decline in premium income a possibility By I Soh Tiang Keng HIT by the economic slowdown, the general insurance industry suffered a 5 per cent drop in business in the first half of this year. And prospects
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      NEC sets up 200m yen centre to develop cell phone systems
      346 3  -  Itwillfocnson wideband CDMA standard systems By Jennifer Lien JAPAN'S NEC Corp is investing 200 million yen ($2.6 million) in Singapore to design and develop next-generation cellular phone systems. The new subsidiary, NEC Mobile Communications Development Singapore Pte Ltd, will
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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      Lock icon BOJ rate cut raises spectre of bad news, pressure for change
      737 4 Analysts see hint of desperation bat doabt move will help economy, banks Reuters AFP [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan's move to ease monetary policy intended to sooth jitters over the nation's fragile banking system has ironically sparked speculation that
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      Lock icon Outlook for HK dollar remains uncertain: Merrill Lynch
      330 4 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong's recent measures to stave off speculators may have bought some time for the local currency's peg to the US dollar, but the outlook remains uncertain, a report said yesterday. US investment giant Merrill Lynch said it applauded the government's
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      Lock icon Philippines won't impose currency controls: Singson
      219 4 AFP Reuters [TOKYO] The Philippines' central bank chief vowed here yesterday to refrain from following Malaysia down the road to imposing strict currency controls. The Philippines would stick to reform policies agreed with the International Monetary Fund even if the peso came under attack,
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      Lock icon E Asian economies to contract 0.7% in '98: poll
      460 4 Without China, GDP forecast to fall 2.1% this year Reuters [SINGAPORE] The combined economies of Eastern Asia are forecast to contract 0.7 per cent this year, but should return to growth with a 1.8 per cent rise in output next year,
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      BOT, financial industry adopt plan to restructure firms' debt
      682 4  -  Bat analysts and some bankers unhappy with the non-binding scheme From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE Bank of Thailand joined the country's financial industry yesterday in adopting a 19-point plan to restructure the 2 trillion baht (5585.1 billion) debt of Thai
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Cambodian protesters, police clash for fourth day
      249 5 PHNOM PENH AFP CAMBODIAN police clashed with thousands of defiant an-ti-government protesters for the fourth day running yesterday, shooting one and charging up to 10,000 others in bids to disperse them. Demonstrators led by Buddhist monks and students opposing the government of strongman
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      Lock icon Indonesian students protest again in Jakarta
      660 5  -  News of renewed demos rattles investors in financial markets From I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta FOR the second time this week, hundreds of student demonstrators staged a noisy protest calling for the reduction in food prices and the resignation of President B J Habibie.
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      Jakarta to sell oil palm plantations to foreigners
      469 5  -  Govt plans to raise USs6oom; buyers will have to iqject new technology Prom I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta IN a strategic move to raise much needed foreign currency, the Indonesian government is looking to sell off more than 200,000 hectares of oil
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      Lock icon Viet Jan-Aug investment figures suggest sharp fall
      159 5 HANOI AFP VIETNAM approved U551,606 billion (Ss2.B billion) in new foreign investment in the first eight months of 1998, according to official figures released yesterday. A total of 171 foreign investment projects were licensed by Hanoi in the term, according to figures from
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon HK may speed up more govt projects to create jobs
      252 6 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG'S government said yesterday that it was considering advancing more public works and infrastructure projects to speed up job creation, as unemployment runs at a 15-year high. The government has already accelerated 21 projects worth a total of
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      Lock icon China curbs foreign debt prepayment to protect yuan
      524 6 SHANGHAI State banks urged to tighten yuan borrowings by Chinese firms Reuters CHINA, in a bid to take pressure off the local currency, has set new curbs on state companies hedging against a possible devaluation of the yuan by prepaying foreign debt,
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      Lock icon Fears over Beijing's US$1.2t plan
      363 6 BEIJING Pouring cash into state projects seen not sustainable Reuters CHINA'S plans to spend up to US$l.2 trillion (Ss2.l trillion) to build infrastructure and boost its economy may help short-term growth but could carry a high price tag if not matched by structural reforms, economists
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      Lock icon Take the hits for a faster rebound: HK businessman
      465 6  -  Firms must also slim down dramatically in response to recession By. Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] The willingness of Hongkong's corporate sector to take their hits on their balance sheets and slim down dramatically in response to the current recession, plus a superior
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      Lock icon Clock-watching
      116 6 [HONGKONG] A manufacturer from Taiwan on Wednesday putting on display Year 2000 countdown clocks at the Hongkong Watch and Clock Fair 98. With hands showing normal time, the clock features an extra LCD (liquid crystal display) counting down to the year 2000. A Hongkong trade official said that Asia's
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      Lock icon Floods, Asian crisis slow China reforms
      440 6 BEIJING AFP DEVASTATING summer flooding and the Asian financial crisis are causing problems for the sweeping programme of reforms announced by Premier Zhu Rongji in March, analysts said yesterday. Passive resistance from certain sectors is also contributing to a slowdown in the programme's implementation,
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Aussie jobless numbers decline to 8.1% in Aug
      445 7 CANBERRA Govt claims big win on jobs, economists say no big deal Reuters AUSTRALIA'S conservative government, battling for reelection, yesterday claimed solid progress in cutting naggingly high unemployment but economists warned there was no easy answer. Official data showed unemployment, ranked by
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      Lock icon Bangladesh's 'boat-train'
      82 7 [ARIKHOLA, Bangladesh] An overcrowded train moving slowly through flood waters in Arikhola, 40 km from the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka on Wednesday. The floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains and fed by waterflowing down from the Himalayas via India, have ravaged the country for two months, killing at
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      Lock icon S&P drops outlook for NZ foreign currency rating
      309 7 WELLINGTON AFP RATINGS agency Standard and Poor's yesterday changed its outlook for New Zealand's foreign currency rating from stable to negative, citing fallout from the Asian financial crisis. It affirmed its AA+ long-term foreign currency and AAA local currency rating, as well
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      Lock icon Australian defence policy on Asia due for rethink: report
      387 7 SYDNEY Key planners concerned over growing instability, anti-West sentiment AFP THE Asian crisis has forced Australia's key defence planners to reassess the regional balance of power, on fears that worsening instability has heightened anti-Western sentiment, an internal discussion paper said yesterday.
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      136 7 If you think the new Motorola jr* m, w juaaar* IC-# r/\ tw» |f T >r 7 j. is just another handphone, then Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' is just another canvas. Van Gogh s classic is nol just another is smallei than oui latest Stai TAC handphone. painting. In tact, it
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Credible grounds for impeaching Clinton: Starr
      468 8 WASHINGTON White House says no; large parts of report to be released on the Net immediately Reuters US independent counsel Kenneth Starr on Wednesday sent Congress a report on the White House sex scandal that his office said contained "substantial and credible" information that
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      Lock icon Key US lawmaker deals blow to IMF funding
      360 8 WASHINGTON Reuters IN a blow to the White House, a key US House of Representatives leader said on Wednesday that he would oppose giving the International Monetary Fund the full US$lB billion (5131.3 billion) the White House says it needs to deal
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      Lock icon Current account deficit in US hits record US$56.5b
      336 8 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE US trade deficit in goods, services and investments widened to a record U5556,525 billion (5598.3 billion) in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Net foreign purchases of Treasury securities increased as international investors shifted out of US
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      Lock icon Yeltsin drops Chernomyrdin for Primakov
      350 8 Moscow Chorus of approval follows, but-analysts doubt IMF reforms will be retained AFP RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin yielded to opposition demands yesterday, naming acting foreign minister Yevgeny Primakov as his choice for head of government to a chorus of approval. After two frantic days of
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      Lock icon Brazil to launch new note linked to US dollar
      249 8 BRASILIA Reuters BRAZIL moved again on Wednesday to stem a massive exodus of dollars and said it may introduce further budget cuts to help contain turbulence from a global crisis in emerging markets. The central bank will launching a new type
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      Lock icon Surrounded by paperwork
      60 8 [HAMBURG] Eun Young Lee from the Republic of Korea hangs up some I,oooblossoms of silk paper, forming an installation ofKorean artist Sang ho Lee, in an old storehouse in Hamburg yesterday. From Sept 12 to Oct 4, the exhibition "Paper Art" displays works of art created with
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      Lock icon Bank of England decision to leave rates unchanged slammed
      359 8 LONDON Business body says high rates, strong make for grim outlook Reuters BRITISH business yesterday slammed the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee's decision to leave interest rates unchanged, drawing little comfort from a signal that rates have now peaked. The
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  • COMMONWEALTH GAMES
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      Lock icon It's not all fun and games at KL 98
      1123 9  -  The M'sian govt has invested huge sums in the 16th Commonwealth Games which starts today and it is expecting big returns By) Meera Tharmaratnam [KUALA LUMPUR] Nothing illustrates just how seriously Malaysia is taking the 16th Commonwealth Games, which kicks off
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      144 9 lamllCC lo IiUC ambitions 10 iin pro\ e m\ sell to think about my son s dreams. y 0' -v i i am free because 1 have one of the I world S largest finaricial organisati()ns M is= mut --iti ll 11- I "J3 Mfe m v "'-IPI-' M \r*
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      118 10 HONDA A Car Ahead Think space. Think luxury. ASK* I Think the new Odyssey 2.3 VTEC. )ou know how good the hiyssey is in terms of styling and s pai e. lUit what makes it truly great is its suju rh bahmee and smooth handling. The new 2.3 litre l(y
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Slump sparks shake-up in power industry
      789 11  -  TUB MTTOMLDra OPINION By Ronnie Lim The writer is BT's trade and industry editor THE Asian crisis seems to have sparked off a timely and much-needed overhaul of the region's power industry. This comes as the economic downturn causes a slowdown in electricity demand,
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      119 11 'Life in India follows a ritual where it's the form which matters, not the content of it which matters. I'll give you one example: we have commissions of inquiry at the drop of a hat —accident, a riot, a natural disaster. We have these commissions. Reports are
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      Indonesia on the brink
      663 11 editorial ONE exasperated analyst put it this way: "Forget interest rates, inflation rates, political policies. This is about people not getting enough to eat" The latest wave of unrest that has swept Indonesia in recent days seems to support his pessimism. From across the archipelago, reports
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      Lock icon Can open markets survive a world crisis?
      972 11  -  Troubled times test the new economic system founded on belief in the sanctity of free markets By, Jay Bookman The writer is the associate editorial page editor for the Atlanta Constitution NYT A NEW economic system has emerged in the past decade, founded
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      1092 11 THE United Nations Human Development Report knocks on the head the notion that the world needs to consume less. The problem rather is that more than one-quar-ter of the world's population cannot meet its most basic consumption needs. Ensuring adequate basic provision for all would cost
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Smelling good in a crisis
      742 12  -  jaime ee enters a surreal world of meadows, sweet floral overtones at the launch of Ferragamo's scent JAMME EE IN the world of fragrances, there is no such thing as an economic crisis. No such word as retrenchment. As for poor market sentiment, what's that?
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      Epitome of elegance
      494 12  -  The Ferragamo home started life as a 15th century farm house; today it's a mansion By, Jaime Ee WHEN you need to invite a whole lot of people over for dinner, it makes sense to have a big house. When you're Leonardo Ferragamo, you buy a 15th
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      Lock icon Toronto is set for filmfest glam, grit and hard selling
      465 12 MOVIES Reuters [TORONTO] With a host of Hollywood stars and a slate heavy with offbeat, independent films, the 23rd Toronto International Film Festival was set to kick off yesterday. A shortage of hotel rooms and a strike by Air Canada
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      Lock icon Free Keiko bid gets off the ground
      646 12 MOVIE The 4400 kg star of Free Willy is finally on his way home to Iceland Reuters [NEWPORT, Oregon] Keiko, killer whale star of the movie Free Willy, began his long journey home to Iceland and a possible return to the wild on
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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  • THE LEADING EDGE
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      Lock icon Turning thoughts into brainwaves
      1612 14  -  Chan Bok is a lone ranger who makes and markets a software that helps people to think and organise their thoughts better, says haju cbell&m RAJU CHELLAM Those who assume that Singaporeans don't take risks and don't think creatively need only to look at Chan Bok.
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      Lock icon Creativity bytes in problem solving software
      301 14 THE high-tech phrase for thinking is "ideas processing". In fact, Chan Bok says: "Thinking arises when you have no immediate solution to a problem. Whereas ideas processing is concerned with problems and solutions, questions and answers, unknowns and facts." The Axon Idea Processor (AIP)
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      GK Goh Holding's profit plunges 80% to $4.9m
      399 15  -  Broking group doubts whether it can be profitable in the current year By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Stock brokerage group G K Goh Holdings Ltd yesterday announced a plunge in net profit of nearly 80 per cent to $4.9 million for the year
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      Huan Hsin's interim profit up 31%
      156 15 [SINGAPORE] Phone cord maker Huan Hsin Holdings yesterday announced a 31 per cent jump in interim profits on the back of a 19 per cent surge in turnover. For the half-year ended 30 June, the mainboard-listed company generated turnover of $34.7 million and made
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      Lock icon Doormaker KLW's shares fall 7% in debut trading
      297 15  -  By. Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Local doormaker KLW Holdings had a lacklustre showing in its trading debut yesterday, closing 2 cents or 7 per cent below its initial public offer price of 28 cents. The stock hit an intra-day high of 30 cents
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      Linking share ownership with corporate governance
      618 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih AS Singapore moves towards the American style of corporate governance where shareholders and directors are expected to do more self-policing, a major issue is the role and functions of independent directors. Specifically, the question is: how can the
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      Lock icon Chua Soo Tian leaves Waterbank
      372 15 Delgro gives no reason for departure of subsidiary's CEO [SINGAPORE] Chua Soo Tian, the man recruited by Delgro Corporation to spearhead its drive into the property sector, has left the company. Delgro, formerly known as Singapore Bus Service (1978), said in a terse one-line statement
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      Lum Chang net halved to $9.5m alter losses in properly unit
      280 15 [SINGAPOREJ Lum Chang Holdings yesterday announced a 52 per cent dive in net earnings to $9.5 million for the year ended June 30. Group turnover remained fairly stable, growing 7 per cent to $308.7 million, buoyed by income flows
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      Shipyards' merger: terms revised
      226 15  -  By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corporation, which is mounting a reverse takeover of rival Hitachi Zosen Singapore (HZS) through a swap deal, will transfer the assets and business of subsidiary Keppel Shipyard to HZS in exchange for new HZS shares at a lower price of 52
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        Brierley Inv reports NZ$904m loss after asset writedown
        508 16  -  It cuts NZ$l J9b from investment value to reflect the current environment From Russell Baker in Sydney BRIERLEY Investments has suffered a whopping NZ$9O4 million (*****.5 million) loss for the year to June 30 after slashing NZ$l.l9 billion from the value of
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        Lock icon Thai Military Bank to raise foreign ceiling
        634 16 AFX-Asia [BANGKOK] Thai Military Bank will maintain a Thaiheld majority stake in the bank although it will propose board approval for an increase in the foreign shareholding ceiling to 40 per cent from 25 per cent, bank president Thanong Bidaya said. In an
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        TRI needs capital injection amid Time Engg merger talks
        394 16 Both together have debts totalling RM6b, say analysts [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian telecommunications company Technology Resources Industries Bhd (TRI) will need a capital injection to overcome its debts, especially if a planned merger with a rival goes through, analysts said yesterday. TRI
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        Lock icon Semen Gresik: US$1.5O price seen
        330 16 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia expects to get as much as US$l.5O a share for a minority stake in PT Semen Gresik from Mexico's Cemex SA, said Tanri Abeng, Minister for State Enterprises. Talks should be completed by the end of September, he said. "The new bid
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        53 16 [MANILA] Workers of Philippines Telephone Corporation, one of the leading cellular service providers in the country, on strike in the Makati financial district in Manila on Wednesday. The company said there was no service disruption despite the nationwide strike which involved about a third of its
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        Lock icon Poison pill plan won't prevent takeover: PLDT
        278 16 Reuters [MANILA] Dominant telephone carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) said yesterday its shareholders rights plan, or "poison pill strategy", cannot totally prevent a takeover or proxy fight. A poison pill, a common measure adopted by US companies, is a strategy adopted
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        Aussie stocks have good mid-term potential: analyst
        488 17  -  With Asian crisis, equity valuations in key sectors have fallen to low levels By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The Australian share market has been oversold and promises great profit potential for investors willing to take a mediumterm perspective on their investments, says BT Alex
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        Lock icon Dickson Concepts plans US$30m expansion
        322 17 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Dickson Concepts (International) Ltd is pushing ahead with a US$3O million (5552.2 million) expansion plan despite collapsing Asian retail sales. The Hongkong-based company, a retail and luxury products distribution empire stretching from London's Harvey Nichols department store to boutiques in Kuala Lumpur, is
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        Lock icon Village Roadshow's H2 earnings up 14%
        130 17 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Village Roadshow Ltd's indicated second-half profit rose an expected 14.2 per cent, boosted by surging revenue from its radio network. "The result reflects strong growth in the exhibition, radio and production divisions, offset by a decline in contri- bution from the theme
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        GES on track to hit $1b revenue by year 2000
        419 17  -  Group,through Aussie holding firm, posts 23% profit rise By. Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] While other local PC makers have been hit by the ongoing regional economic crisis, homegrown electronics company GES Singapore is poised for growth, senior company executives told BT
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        Lock icon LG Semicon, Hyundai in fierce fight over control
        340 17 Both sides say 50-50 merger to create world's largest chip maker won't work Bloomberg [SEOUL] LG Semicon Co and Hyundai Electronics Industries Co locked horns over who should take charge of their planned merger, which will create the world's biggest memory chip
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        Lock icon Kia creditors agree to write off 2.9t won debt
        190 17 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Creditors of Kia Motors Co said they will write off 2.92 trillion won (553.7 billion) of debt and reduce the interest burden for the company which buys the insolvent car maker and its Asia Motor Co affiliate. The move
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        Lock icon P&G stock plummets after warning of profit shortfall
        504 18 News eclipses consumer product giant's efforts to bolster earnings Reuters [CLEVELAND) Procter Gamble on Wednesday warned that its profits would be weaker than had been expected in the latest quarter, sending its stock into a nosedive that helped pull the entire market
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        341 18 Operating profit will hold bnt EPS, sales will fall: chairman Reuters (FRANKFURT] Chemicals group Hoechst AG on Wednesday said it planned to sell a subsidiary to Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, while sticking by forecasts for steady operating profit in 1998. Hoechst management
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        Lock icon Belgacom's mobile phone unit signs up millionth customer
        289 18 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Proximus, the biggest mobile phone network operator in Belgium, said it recently signed up its millionth customer, adding it aims to have 1.2 million customers by the end of the year in one of Europe's swiftest growing mobile phone markets.
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        Lock icon Peugeot Citroen raises first-half profit by 340%
        314 18 Strong growth in European car sales, cost redaction cited AFP [PARIS] PSA Peugeot Citroen increased first-half net profits by 340 per cent to 2.22 billion French francs (*****.7 million) from 505 million francs in the first half of last year, the group said
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        Lock icon US plan to make bond news, prices widely available
        437 19 New system to track corporate bond prices should be running in 18 months Reuters [NEW YORK] Federal regulators and industry officials announced plans on Wednesday to reshape the US$2.3 trillion (Ss4 trillion) corporate bond market by making prices and trading information
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        Lock icon Hannover Re cuts stake in unit to 50.1%
        184 19 Bloomberg [HANOVER] Hannover Re, the world's fifth largest reinsurer, said it has cut its stake in its German reinsurance unit E+S Rueckversicher-ungs-AG to 50.1 per cent from 53.9 per cent. Hannover Re has sold a 3.8 per cent stake in E+S to
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        Simsci volume falls in sluggish day for indices
        288 19  -  By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Trading of the newly launched MSCI Singapore stock index futures contract, or the Simsci, has fallen drastically after an enthusiastic debut but traders said it is too early to write off the contract altogether. Simsci volume
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        444 20 It provides for exposure in Asia, Russia; gives up profit forecast due to uncertainty Reuters [PAßlS] France's Societe Generale reported a near 10 per cent rise in first-half profits on Wednesday, but the figure paled besides provisions set aside to cover
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        Lock icon Short-selling hedge funds best performers in August
        411 20 Funds investing in emerging markets, Latin American securities worst hit Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The best-per-forming hedge funds in August were those that bet on falling stock prices, while the worst performers were funds specialising in Latin American securities and in emerging markets, a
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        73 20 [PARIS] American Express unveiling a 100 Euro travellers cheque on Tuesday, ahead of the Jan 1,1999, adhesion to a single currency by European Monetary Union (EMU) members. The notes are printed in three denominations 50,100,200 and will be available to the public in January next year
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        Lock icon NAB sees one-time charge of A$250m
        140 20 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] National Australia Bank Ltd, Australia's largest bank, said yesterday it expects to book a one-time charge of about As2so million (*****.3 million) in the September quarter for changes to its provisioning methods. The new provisioning methods "would better equip the National to
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        Lock icon Stanchart denies it's in talks for stake in Thai bank
        193 20 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Standard Chartered pic of the UK denied a news agency report that it is among three foreign banks that are talking with the Thai government about buying a stake in state-owned Radhanasin Bank pel. "There are a lot
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        Lock icon KL to merge commodity, monetary exchanges
        155 20 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange and Malaysia Monetary Exchange Bhd wiU merge on Nov 2 to form the Commodity Monetary Exchange of Malaysia, or Comex. The new entity wUI trade crude palm oil futures and Klibor interest rate futures, capitalising on
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        Lock icon Kookmin, KLTCB stocks soar on merger agreement
        220 20 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Kookmin Bank and Korea Long-Term Credit Bank shares raUied after they agreed to merge, creating South Korea's biggest lender. KLTCB was the most active stock by volume in early trading, jumping 10.4 per cent. Kookmin's shares rose 1.02 per cent and
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        Lock icon JGBs soar alter BOJ eases credit
        268 20 SHwna Report Reuters [SINGAPORE) Simex Japanese government bond (JGB) futures soared but closed slightly off their highs yesterday after the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) surprise move to ease monetary policy. "BOJ's decision to ease rates drove the JGB, Euroyen and Nikkei markets late yesterday.
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        Futures down, range-trade seen ahead
        190 20  -  MS& TAIWAN FUTURES Ms Cecilia Loh service dealer, Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures plunged 5.10 points yesterday, in line with the cash market. The stock index feU 90.74 points, following losses on the Nasdaq Composite Index which feU 2.2 per cent,
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        Lock icon Oil surges as US inventories fall
        221 20 ENERGY REPORT AFX-Asia Bloomberg [LONDON] Brent futures rallied sharply in late afternoon trade yesterday, tracking gains on the New York Mercantile Exchange, as dealers continued to focus on the 6.7 million barrel fall in US inventories, dealers said. Analysts polled by Bloomberg News expected
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        263 20 AFX-Asia AFP London THE dollar fell sharply against the mark on a combination of worries over the Latin American economies and negative comments on the currency from a pair of senior Bundesbank officials, dealers said. Nick Parsons at Paribas said the market had been surprised by comments from
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      COMMODITY PRICES
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2273 21 LONDON Mestriik SafK) haa 31 Croup 482.400 -25.600 AB Ports 263.000 -12.000 Abbey National 1121.380 -16.620 Allied Domecq 492.000 -7.000 Anne 153.000 -4.000 Asda Group 178.400 -2.600 BAT Ind 450.000 -30.400 BGPk 354.600 0.600 BICC 80.600 -2.400 BOC Group 769.400 -16.600 BR Petroleum 803.400 -1.000 BTR m.400
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      1627 21 Bloomberg P Nikkei 225 -89.51 JAPANESE stocks fell as investors bet the Bank of Japan's decision to guide a key interest rate lower and flood the banking system with cash will not boost the anaemic economy. "For all intents and purposes it's an act of desperation," said Stephen Milch,
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      1482 22 Reuters Q Hug Seng -55.49 STOCKS ended moderately lower yesterday with most investors sitting on their hands, digesting the government's recent measures in the financial markets, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index eased 55.49 points to finish at 7,849.96. Turnover shrank to HK54.29 billion. "The market probably just needs
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      612 22 Reuters Qsheaihenß Index +234 SHENZHEN'S B Share Index closed 3.83 per cent higher yesterday, taking its cue from strong gains in domestic A shares, analysts said. The B Share Index gained 2.34 points to end at 63.4, rebounding from an intra-day low of 60.45. Turnover grew to HKIIB million.
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      348 22 AFP □wp Index -90.74 TAIWANESE share prices closed 1.3 per cent lower yesterday, depressed by an overnight slump on Wall Street and concerns over the Japanese yen's renewed weakness, dealers said. The Weighted Price Index dropped 90.74 points to 6,803.83, following a 0.7 per cent decline in the previous
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      730 22 AFP HI Composite Index +L5l INDONESIAN shares yesterday closed 0.5 per cent higher, led by gains in several big cap shares on renewed optimism over the planned privatisation of state enterprises, dealers said. "Late trading in shares such as Semen Gresik, Telkom and Sampoerna saved the index from weakening
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      765 22 AFP H SET Index +4J3 THAI share prices gained 2.3 per cent in the last minutes of trading yesterday as investors window-dressed their accounts by buying large capitalisation stocks, analysts said. They said trade was very thin as most investors adopted a wait-and-see position towards regional stockmarkets. "There are
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      321 22 AFP n Manila -57.26 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 5 per cent lower yesterday, hitting their lowest level in 77 months due to increased pessimism about the country's economic prospects and political governance. The Composite Index fell 57.26 points to close at 1,100.17 points. Turnover barely budged at 212 million
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      425 22 AFP F1 Composite Index *9.73 SHARES ended 3 per cent stronger as maturing futures contracts prompted a late wave of aggressive futuresled buying, dealers said. The late pick-up in buying as the September futures contract expired gave a jolt to an otherwise sluggish day. "The market stayed rangebound for
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      594 22 AFP Q All Primaries -163 AUSTRALIAN share prices fell 0.6 per cent yesterday on the back of weak overseas markets, a soft Australian dollar and a fall in commodity prices, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index dropped 16.2 points to 2,526.3. Turnover totalled 275.53 million shares worth A 5829.13
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      246 22 AFP QWellmgton -3139 NEW Zealand share prices fell 1.8 per cent yesterday as leading stocks were sold down on fears among overseas owners of a recession here. On light turnover of NZ572.2 million the NZSE-40 Index lost 32.39 to 1,760.76 with Telecom Corp falling 20 cents to NZ57.45. AFP
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        366 23 AFP Q Composite Index -9.45 MALAYSIA'S key stock index ended 2.4 per cent lower yesterday on profit-taking amid confusion over transactions involving nominee accounts, dealers said. The Composite Index dipped 9.45 points to end at 380.20. The market opened higher but was unable to
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        210 24  -  WARRANT WATCH -By\ R Sivanithy THE confusion which hangs over Clob International is set to increase, now that the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has denied ever coming to an understanding with its Singapore counterpart over the issue of scrip transfer. Unless some answers are
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        794 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Sadden doubts cause panic-selling of Clob shares once again; Sesdaq index rises in possible shift of focus to local penny stocks By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Sudden doubts over whether Clob Internationa] shares can be transferred to Malaysia resulted
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          122 26 FORTUNE magazine, which billed Itself as the premier business magazine, has been very complimentary on the proposed merger of Sembawang Corporation and Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation, calling the move "forward looking". This is nice to hear. But as we read on, we start to wonder whether Fortune
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          140 26 SEMANTICS has become Important In Hongkong's battle against those people who attack its currency. Financial Secretary Donaid Tsang described them Initially as speculators but he must have realised later that some amount of speculative activity Is actually good for the financial markets. So he switched and referred to
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          59 26 THIS must be a sign of the times. In a recent television news programme on the stock market, the camera is panning across a dealing room and suddenly a handwritten sign on the desk of a rem isier comes into focus: •'Never say die". (We assume itisaremisier.asitishardto imagine
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          111 26 GOLD is trading around US$2BO <S*B7) an ounce, near its all-time low. Yet during the metal's long decline, you can hardly find any broker recommending that their clients sell gold, or gold-mining companies. An insider explained this to readers of the Spectator in a recent article:
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        64 26  -  by Ven Sreenivasan MCL Land, which slipped half-a-cent to close at 36 cents yesterday, saw a sudden surge in trading activity as some 1.7 million shares changed hands. This is almost five times the six-day average of 349,000 shares. Despite the surge, the technicals indicate there is little
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      848 26 BUSINESS Xotiers To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) To: All holders of United Engineers Limited *****,000,000 3% Bonds due 1998 (the "Bonds") REDEMPTION OF THE BONOS Notice is hereby given that all the Bonds outstanding will be redeemed by United Engineers Limited (the 'Company*)
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      346 26 COMPANIES ACT CHAPTER 5? SECTION 290(2Xb) HOllCt Of HIIOtWTWN DMC (SOUTH CAST ASIA) PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of DHC (South East Asia) Pte Ltd held at 2-7-1, Minami-azabu. Minato-ku. Tokyo 106 Japan on the 2nd day of September 1998, the following special resolutions
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      513 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE THE HIGH COURT OF SINGAPORE COMPANIES ACT CAP 50 COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. 411 AND 1988 IN THE MATTER OF IN THE MATTER OF THE LESESS COMPANIES ACT. CAP SO CORPORATION PTE LTD AND IN LIQUIDATION IN THE MATTER OF (IN CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY FRANS PROPERTIES
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      395 26 M THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 90 and M THE MATTER OF TR FASTENING (SMGAPORE) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at Trifast House. Bolton Close, Betorook Industrial Estate.
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      500 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF EMC SINGAPORE (PTE) LTD (In Mentors' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS (Pursuant to Section 290<2Mb)] At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company deemed to be heid on 7 September 1998. the following resolutions were duly
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      43 26 BUY it SELL?; FIND Classified ads are purr... feet for finding lost little kittens. No matter what it is, you can always buy it, sell it or find it with the Classified. 10 l l fit 1800-737-1166 CA.T-S.I Call fafcf lav twits Ttaarrtv.
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      303 27 Bridge News Reuters ATLANTIC Panamax trading was slow with rates little changed. Capesize trading took a pause, but Atlantic rates remained at firmer levels. Volatility increased on Biffex as futures fell during the morning session and found support post Baltic Freight Index, Clarkson Securities Ltd said in its
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      295 27 mm mni iw» a f- w CWT Distribution L 0-255 -0.015 2400 ChuanHup 0.315 unch 3600 Cosco Investment 0.4 unch 6000 Fretaht LWu 0.V4 unch. 2300 G8 Holdings 0.215 0.005 2500 HalSunHup 0-26 unch 8360 Hitachi Zosen 0.525 -0.005 2170 IMC Holdings HK 5.6 unch Jaye HoWIng 0-385
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      528 27  -  Cosco, Yangming, Evergreen said to be getting cross-strait approvals From P T Bangsberg in Manila THE sluggish pace of shipping between Taiwan and China may be getting up some steam as the two sides jockey carefully to help trade, but maintain political positions. Industry
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      838 27  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar THE wrong reading of a hand signal from the crew of a Sin-gapore-registered vehicle carrier, by a Western Australian tugmaster, was the major cause of an accident last year which seriously injured a rating on the tug.
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      376 27  -  Deal to be inked this week as part of Japan overseas fund From, Alec Aimazan in Manila JAPAN is about to make a US$256 million (*****.6 million) loan to the Philippines to modernise its maritime sector. The series of loans is part of
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      223 27  -  For April-Ang, JNP handled 259,994 tens, and Mnmbai 222,476 tens From Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi INDIA'S Jawaharlal Nehru port (JNP) near Mumbai has overtaken Mumbai, the country's oldest port in terms of cargo handling, and has become the preferred choice for many container lines.
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      682 28  -  INDIAN AIRLINE INDUSTRY Tata's withdrawal of its proposal to set up an airline after waiting for 3 years reflects barriers to competition Biman Mukherji Reuters in New Delhi CLOUDS have gathered over India's "open skies" domestic aviation policy with a decision by Tata Industries to
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      329 28 PACE ESP Lines 14 ani. 3 Evergreen 6 Accord 8 Express 11 15 Ahrenkiel M 'oongSw Aooenshio 5 Erota .ST 3 fcjstr* 9 CLink Avant <*»"*«» 8 BtangMas 8 GKKV fiav »6 BTl »6 Bangladesh 15 4n< B,t,mind 14 6 6 Er u •rtd(wnt«f M !r\ jrir
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        683 43 VoyNo Btrth Arrival M Jwpho Port MMMftOM m itoniS. n.09/0700 !f£L" ?!L. Si H.09/M00 8tO*oc*>U2 *****0 JOJ n 09/0100 Bt Hanoi Jay WW? 2K SB5S «Lonipo fcit W" *>' "r™r~Z n 09/0130 M Mm Gti S7 *****6 JW WOT/2000 r m mm *****« jw S »/2330 M SWf
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        1792 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofcinq/EUUncc Rstls SDip Voy Wo Etb/Btr Ported From To From k ,l* 00M 13/1500 W 10/1500 n/1454 n/1900 a n/isoo n/nst n/noo a Md mmi Mm 21 W1700 TV0459 11/0900 ivotoo n/nst ivmoo 4 n/UOO IVMSt TVT700 ibhi 3«i ivwoo
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        201 43 Sep IS Japan: Respect of the Aged Day. Sep 16 Mexico: Independence Day. Sep 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Sep 24 South Africa: Heritage Day. Sep 28 Hong Kong: Chung Yeung Festival. Taiwan: Teacher's Day. Oct 1 China: National Day. Hong Kong: National Day. Oet 2 China: National
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        663 43 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. show* price ranges In US dollars instead of single price* for a more comprehensive description of the market Price* shown are baaed on average-sued stem Market movements are Indicated The Cockett Bun Iter Price Indei change and the
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        352 43 Crto. 160 Mix 992.0 2J 19.9 0.16 342 0.07 aj 1 Sotr" 5 m. 390 Max 992.0 0.9 19.2 0.H 67 Oil U/M*3 %m/M W* Mo«6w»635 5 0 10 0 0 1 B«= S S S:S iS g °S £2 SS X S S X Northern
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        450 44  -  PARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW UPS' current fleet of planes are all built by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas By\ Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] European plane manufacturer Airbus Industrie has clinched a US$5 billion (SsB.6 billion) order from express delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS),
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        260 44 Reuters [HONGKONG] A Cathay Pacific Airways jetliner narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a Russian aircraft last weekend, the Hongkong flag-carrier said yesterday. The Cathay Airbus A 340 jet, carrying 260 passengers and crew, was en route from Zurich to Hongkong. It was flying
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        61 44 [KATHMANDU, Nepal] Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala (right) inspecting the new Japanese funded U5536.6 million (5563.1 million) radar system and operations after inaugurating it at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The Nepalese government decided to install radar to avert further possible air disasters after two
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        396 44 AFP [STOCKHOLM] Some 100 flights were cancelled at Stockholm's Arlanda airport on Wednesday and numerous others delayed by several hours after a number of air traffic controllers called in sick due to overwork, airport officials said. Delays are expected to
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        395 44 Representatives from both sides meet mediator again Reuters [PLYMOUTH, Minnesota] Representatives of Northwest Airlines Corp and its striking pilots were meeting again on Wednesday with a federal mediator in an attempt to end a 12-day strike at the nation's fourth-largest airline. Mediators are continuing
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        430 44 Above USsl2sm sought from airlines, pl&nem&kers Reuters [NEW YORK) Boxing legend Jake LaMotta, whose son was among the 229 people kiUed in last week's Swissair crash, sued the airline and the plane-makers for more than US$l25 million (*****.6 million) on Wednesday for negligence. The
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        211 44 Knight Ridder [TORONTO] The Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) has announced measures of support received from fellow pilot groups throughout North America and Europe, as well as from major Canadian labour groups. When the strike commenced at midnight on Sept 1, over 400
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        1740 44 OTY FU6HT ETA FLIGHT ETO LH6374 JTIO IH787 2359 SQ230 WO S0325 1710 MZ4567 Z359 IhMm NZ4327 0755 KLS44 0040 0F06 1,05 *****6 2359 SO327 0755 GA974 2255 WW POO ***** 0115 KLS37 1455 KL838 2300 Gun«rt«MK S0803 1905 CZ354 09K NZ4328 2320 COS 2045 S0004
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      17 27 Cloud over India's 'open skies' policy Tata's withdrawal of airline proposal reflects barriers to competition Page 2
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      161 27 Airbus nets USssb order from UPS UPS' current fleet entirely built by Boeing, McDonnell Douglas Back Page Shipping Times SPECIAL FEATURE WEDNESDAY, 14 OCTOBER '98 The total marketing solution for Asia's logistics industry The first complete exhibition in Asia for the logistics industry is coming to Singapore. Logistics Asia '98
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      1251 28 1 NORTH AMERICA 1 I EXPORT I I OTHER DESTINATIONS I SSX SUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS DIRECT TO LA WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MARGARITA SERVICE) Iww Imi| mm w m moo ok m ■gog* vtssa wi sm njurui khhu ncaubu ouwAvwnMA sanloobuo saimaqui ooauna tnw m/m m/m 2s/m m/m m/m
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      697 28 Lines sendees represented u (llQi;) (9a \&%Ry Accrecl ed Agents Association Sngapore Shipping Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBUIK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTLE (MONTHLY SERVICE) MV "ARKTIS TBN ETA SIN 20/09/98 BOOKINGS CALL JUUA/MONICA TEL 323 4374 CARGO FROM PORT KLANG/SINGAPORE JAKARTA ETAPKL ETTA SIN ETA MALE Princess
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      1116 29 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE VISS& VOY SM |TM AM HAM RV SOU FXT LEH YISSB W >111 AM MAW HV SOI! WT IB SW HY MGHNESS JIJW 14/09 01/10 03/10 00/10 30/0* UlOMf 5221 23/00 -25 28/08 29/08 '*'<* AfIAIMANOM 304W 17/09 10/10 07/10 00/10 05/10 MOl AMA2OWIIOI7I 29/08 26
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      2054 29 HANJIN SHIPPING HAMMN SHIPPMG (S) TO LID MOUNG 37M735 737 SALES *****24 7)1 DOCUMENT *****71 274 OftIAIWHS *****41 752 MAIM UK *****55 FAX *****40 CIM: II *****01jN to nw usa a Canada! usa Canada* FO,VV/VOT I I SniiiTvor sea nw on pdx T~oi —r~Sp Si on mem Si «wi tvo
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      1248 30 MR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO r*— 2 i„_ WI voy m jed on iff foi vie mth <tlgl *>Y sm UH HTM m «M_ VicgEgMToii WMM MM 20.M n.M MM MM KII Mil TMPCHNtifttT WOMI 11M B.» "J* J! CHmMtGPMOCMU WW MM MM M.II MII M.II MM 17.11 PUSMKMTOR MUM
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      1064 30 Carrier: MM CONTR LINES, INC p. guoang: (07) *****26 i -IVV V** J C»MO.I W ot7OOUW SIBU. (064) *****8 MANH.A: (632) *****24 PENANQ: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****57 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P KELANQ: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 WON: (61) *****3 KUCHiNG (082) *****1-3 XIHGANG PORT KELANO MV "KOTA HARMUNI"
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      376 30 LINE "WT TILt M ***** PAX: ISMlla MUARA LABUAN vtssa vor no ha vtssa vor etc ra SPOtI MUAftA srotl IM j. rtosret vzx/w u/w io/o» '*/oo »/o» CAMKA JMO-31 VI2K/W 23/0» 20/00 STIAm HOfl V 271/00 2*/0» 10/00 STUITS HOK V27t/90 26/00 20/00 01/10 05/10 (AIAKA JM-3? VIX/00 01/10
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      1447 31 VESSEL VOY SIN POU P*o 59! SHJ IRANVAHDAT PJL 12«9 00/09 08/W> Z ~g 28/08 29/09 I IRAN MATIN PJL 1308 19/09 27/09 28/09 28/09 29/09 P0l« Mina Qaboos DUB Dubai. SHJ Sharjah, BA Bandar Abbas. BIK Bandar Imam Khomeini ACCEPTING CONTAINER/BREAK-BULK SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIESfkaS^™'
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      2491 31 DIRECT TO ISRAEL 1 IN 13 DAYS I EVERY THURSDAY I 2£S!1 E '22s!L£?!!£ 6SHHITOMWAT Tib JJ4 IWO FAX: 226 MM OUTWARD (l/LI 4M5M2 JOHOMOBKI: > I *'T® 'IMM Mi HOC SAIES/IKGS 4J0H41/41 INWARD OEPT (0/0) *****1S COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CUMO 11 .'*****000 M TOW« WO IO6MMI (OHVimiOHtl
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      1343 32 FIIROPEAJK/SCAHOINAVIA/fINLANO/BUSSJA Tllß MU LHV THP RDM ANW HBG PKL SGP rSGPI RDM ANW HBG THP «E LHV ccchi RE-063 22/08 23/08 25/08 18/09 DIVINE RW-001 14*9 02/10 07/10 Mflß B7flo OBflß j 2 7/ OB 29/08 20AM 31/W 01/09 24/09 25/09 E. DIADEM RW-002 20/09 09/10 13/10 10/10 12/10 13/10
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      494 32 line Singapore Pfe Ltd 15, McCallum Street #10-03 Natwest Centre, Singapore *****5 Johor Bahru Tel: 07-*****18 Fax: 07-*****62 1 /-N. jSuST* to Tokyo Sm •Yokohama Kobe Osaka 'Z3BF*'S KOHAUA Moji yy* Nagoya Shimizu For bookings, call Tel: 220 3373 Fax: 220 1366 ■T»H!||HR!M Vwml Vw««« S—f» J'Wri P. Biob* C't«w«
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      465 32 /CZI IpV NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AfRICA VESSEL I VOT I SIN 1 PU) I DUB 1 CPT I B/BAT NANTAI HtlNCt VO24S IS/09 28/09 02/10 NANTAI VENUS VO2K 23/09 02/10 04/10 10/10 13/10 GOLDEN DRAGON V.007S 29/09 OS/I 0 12/10 It/10 HANSA CASTEUA VOO2S 06/10
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      425 33 ma MYANMA «BBk FIVE STAR UNE r (Myomar Notional Lioo) w Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) VESSEL VOY sm pkl pen pgu SJTTWt SIW SID PATHEIN ISOW SU MALAYSIA AGENTS: OOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL TO (03)241/300 PKL TEL (03)37*4101 rot TH (04) *****02 PGU: Til (07)*****21/4 BANK LINE (AterrkeofA^nwWeirSWppiea) I northbound
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      1243 33 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. SOU I taj I ANT |WM|wv ia iresa vor| sou i lb< iwm awt i ham i—v| Fa V NOL CORAL 003W 11/09 01/10 03/10 21/09 30/09 HYEMPBOR US 19/01 25/00 20/08 22/00 12/09 MYHKMCSS 313W 14/09 30/09 01/10 03/10 04/10 UlOMf 5221 21/00 29/00
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      1079 33 I norwegon specobed ouhocomen v Qsmxs Wilhelmsen Lines TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "RORO HtAVTUfT VISSfL VOT >W HEIGHT SIN LAX CRL MIA SAV |ML ORf NYC NEW MOft> [TALABOT Fill 4001 ms 6.3 M "7s7W 10/10 WTO 227W 24/10 ~UfW WfW 21/10 02/11 #5/lt TAMPERE Ft 19 400 Tons
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      36 34 LNS EXPRESS (S) PTE LTD Blk 217 Henderson Road, #01-04 Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore *****5. CR NO: **********0/H Air-Sea International Freight Forwarders MUARA I Also accepting Heavy Lift Project Cargo Tel: 65-276 7996 Fax: 65-276 3740
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      383 35 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERISED 3EHVICC ~m VOY I POM <omn O»M|H >UM I WtMtil ANTWERP A VESSEL ZD/IB 28/16 OMIT TO AUSTRALIA ~1 FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VU WY TSnff f* t STD MB- H6A _jjjL jjL kasugai in iw aw *V!iggg _i_ P*o NEDU.OTD MttSMNE 11S 17W-
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      794 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I CR NO: **********06 fywm VOY ml UN f« SYP m tw m UK m m sin i lUNGA TUATAI2 1TD341 10/9 12/9 73/9 27/9 1/10 1/10 16/16 I "HOT* MRWIRA PWBOI3 11/ l— 11/1 W* 30
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      46 39 VaTal STEAIT^DiaI74O-6000 Oil *****311(1 (Retrieve more schedules!) Press "1" JTV Select the port and key in STEKS the four digit code eg: To New York (NYC) 2275 Key in your fax number I your phone number Another innovative service offered by document Will be Shipping times
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      1027 40 SHIPPING LINE LTD 15 McCALLUMSTREFT*O3-O^O2^WESTC^TRE TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX. R*****0 CR NO. **********00 -......--....mp. nuiu BOOKINGS CALL DIRECT LIME: *****41/43 7 slgs/week 2 SLG/WEEK r-rn? [VESSEL IVOY ISIN fPLB P* 88 V Y f?L,g*n 15/09 HUB LAWANTI 1296 IN PT 13/09 (SUN) DERAJAT 1316 12/09 SAT)
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      595 40 hem £N€ UE SHIPPING copnirol VISSIL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION Morco Wo 42 10/98 11/09 12/09 Jakorto Mono Wo 42 15/98 11/09 12/09 Jokwio Sina Central 14/98 11/09 15/09 Pefowonj/Buotai/PBoiu Binno Abadi 14/98 12/09 14/09 luoion/P«mgng/PBanj RosmolmwJi 12/98 12/09 14/09 Ho Chi Mmh City Un«n Sim 8 08/98
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      488 40 m FAR EAST 14/09 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 13/09 BANGKOK 13/09 MANILA/CEBU 13/09 JAKARTA/BELAWAN/SURABAYA 13/09 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 15/09 BUSAN 13/09 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 13/09 HONGKONG SIM CHINA 13/09 GUANGZHOU/HUANGPU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU OALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU m EUROPEAJK 13/09 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU R DM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES m USA/CANADA 14/09 LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK all IPI points
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      470 40 CCC* Singapore Soviet Shipping CP! a Hi lOMOUOOOW MtftHfine Shipping PL w33) abiratniK VESSEL VOY SIN BOM PNG PKL BUXMOON 117N 15/09 23/09 05/10 06/10 KOTA RUKUN RKNOI3 19AM 27/09 08/10 10/10 KOTA RATU RTUO2I 26/09 04/10 18/10 17/10 iVEtSEL VOY m CALCUTTA SHI JAYA MOON 810 *****/091 23/09 02/10
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