The Straits Times, 24 January 1998

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    13 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1998 60 CENTS MITA(P) 114/12/97
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    Revised budget fails to stop rupiah slide
    746 1  -  Susan Sim Jakarta unveils measures to meet IMF targets By Indonesia Correspondent Zero economic growth m the fiscal year beginning m April. 20 per cent inflation for the year. An average rupiah exchange value of 5,000 to the US dollar. The new Budget,
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    Lock icon HIV-positive man charges at pressmen
    536 1  -  Elena Chong By A MAN, who is HIV-positive and who lied about his sex life when he was a blood donor, went berserk yesterday, charging at press and TV cameramen outside the Subordinate Courts. Loo Wah Yew, 43, a former accounts clerk, had pleaded guilty
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    Lock icon Asia-Pacific airlines to limit size, weight of hand luggage
    294 1 MANILA Airlines operating m the Asia-Pacific region implemented a new policy Sesterday limiting the numer and size of bags that passengers are allowed to bring into the cabin, an industry association said. The move is aimed at reducing the risks to
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    Lock icon Thai air force nearly broke, says military head
    354 1 Economic crunch BANGKOK Thailand's economic storm has taken a severe toll on the powerful military, leaving the country's air force all but broke, military Supreme Commander Mongkol Ampornpisit was quoted yesterday as saying. "The air force situation is of grave concern," he
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      Lock icon Did Clinton lie under oath?
      416 2 That is the bigger concern of Americans, poll shows WASHINGTON A narrow majority of Americans are ready to believe allegations that President Bill Clinton had an extramarital affair with a White House intern, but the public is much more concerned about whether he might have
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      Lock icon Celebrate CNY 'in good and bad times'
      348 2 IN GOOD times or bad, Singaporeans should continue to mark and celebrate the Chinese New Year, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said last night, as he launched the River Hongbao '98 at the Marina Promenade. "Chinese New Year comes once a year, so
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      Lock icon SIA, Qantas and BA cheap tickets draw thousands
      401 2  -  Karamjit Kaur By THE response to Singapore Airlines, Qantas and British Airways' offer of low-priced tickets to Australia and London has been overwhelming, said travel agents. They said tickets on "hot dates", including the March school holidays and long weekends, have all
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      What it should have been
      166 2 IN A report on Thursday, headlined "Cost of Simex seats falls to $281,000", we said the price of a seat on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex) plunged to about US$l6O,OOO (S$281,000) on Monday. This is incorrect. The price actually fell to *****,000. The price
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      Lock icon Pastor's car rams water tanker on ECP
      584 3  -  Jasbir Singh Second fatal accident involving parked vehicles_along expressways By Stern warning from police THE Traffic Police said it will not hesitate to prosecute motorists who park along expressways or other roads without giving adequate warning to other road users. It will also
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      Lock icon Microsoft, US govt strike partial deal
      473 3 WASHINGTON Microsoft Corp and the United States Justice Department have announced a partial settlement under which the company agreed to let computer makers block access to its Internet browser when installing the latest version of its Windows 95 operating system. The surprise announcement was
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      6 2 See Page 6 Editorial: Page 44
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      Lock icon Help bail out Asia? Only if it benefits us, say Americans
      764 4 US poll finds most not m favour of aiding region's stricken economies WASHINGTON A majority of Americans oppose giving financial help to Asia's stricken economies, but most said they would consider it if they thought the crisis might hurt
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      Lock icon Colombia supports S'pores UN council bid
      340 4  -  Foo Yang Yann Minister on first visit here since start of official ties By COLOMBIA supports Singapore's efforts to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council m the year 2001. Colombia's Foreign Minister, Mrs Maria Emma Mejia Velez, who is here
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      Lock icon Operation cash transfers
      330 4 BRUSSELS Several hundred heavily armed Belgian police backed by helicopters mounted a vast operation yesterday to ship cash which has piled up at supermarkets around the country to central-bank collection points. The money transfers, ordered by Interior Minister Johan Vande Lanotte, were needed after security-van crews went
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      Lock icon Looking good is name of the game as MPs go on air
      228 4 BRASILIA Haircuts, shoulder pads and waist sizes replaced political reforms as the hot topics m Brazil's capital this week as deputies preened for a new cable television station. Insiders said that since the launch of TV Camara on
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      These 3 women may prove to be Clinton's undoing
      484 6 1 knew Bill would have more affairs' WASHINGTON Ms Gennifer Flowers, the cabaret singer whose allegations of a 12-year affair with Mr Bill Clinton rocked his 1992 presidential campaign, said she was not surprised by the latest sex scandal to hit
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      President 'a victim of political sting'
      419 6 WASHINGTON President Bill Clinton's lawyer has suggested that Mr Clinton was the victim of a political "sting" as an explosive sex scandal involving the President and a former White House intern rocked the US capital. Mr Robert Bennett appearing before television cameras outside his
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      Lock icon US media goes wild over latest sex scandal
      287 6 US media goes wild over latest sex scandal Who's sucking the oxygen? A reporter to White House spokesman Mike McCurry (left): 'Mike, a question about the President's ability just to govern m this atmosphere. How does this not just suck the oxygen out of this place? The response: *We11... I
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      Lock icon Man who ordered Korean jetliner shot down is new Russian air force chief
      549 9 FLASHBACK On Sept 2, 1983, The Straits Times reported a US announcement that a MiG fighter had fired a missile to down a Korean Air Lines jet carrying 269 people over the Soviet Union's Sakhalin island. 'Plane
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      Lock icon French fed up with mobile-phone nuisance
      113 9 PARIS The French were fed up with mobile telephones disturbing them m public places and 57 per cent of them wanted a law passed to regulate their use. an opinion poll showed yesterday. The survey, published by Le Parisien newspaper, cited the case of
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      Lock icon So what if my deputy lied about his degrees?
      389 11 Fm not going to fire him, says WHO boss GENEVA The World Health Organisation on Thursday defended a top official accused of lying about holding Harvard and Stanford degrees. WHO chief Hiroshi Nakajima shrugged off the controversy at the United Nations
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      231 11 More proof aspirin helps prevent heart attacks LONDON A new British study published yesterday provides more evidence that aspirin helps to prevent heart attacks m men. If there were any doubts about the value of aspirin protecting men from non-fatal heart attacks, the latest research by Dr Tom Meade
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      Lock icon Hormone may signal prostate-cancer risk
      68 11 WASHINGTON Checking levels of a single hormone m the blood might predict which men were most at risk of prostate cancer, a journal said on Thursday. A study, published m the journal, Science, found that men with levels of insulin growth factor-I m the top
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      Lock icon Sharper rise in Aids among older Americans
      92 11 ATLANTA Aids cases had risen more rapidly among people over 50 years than among younger adults, US health officials said on Thursday. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the number of new cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome among people
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      Lock icon Call to test mums-to-be for HIV
      97 11 LONDON British doctors and Aids charities urged the government yesterday to make HIV testing more widely available after a study snowed a huge jump m the number of mothers here infected with the virus. Researchers called for urgent action to make routine antenatal testing
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      Lock icon Papal souvenirs outsell Che items
      228 12 Papal souvenirs outsell Che items CAMAGUEY (Cuba) Communist Cuba's powerful marketing icon revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara has been eclipsed temporarily by the selling power of Pope John Paul 11. As state- run shops roll out a brand-new line of papal products for the pontiffs five day visit. T-shirts of
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      Lock icon Pope criticises communist Cuba
      369 12 "No ideology can replace Christianity bANTA CLARA (Cuba) Pope John Paul lost no time on Thursday m criticising communist Cuba, saying no ideology could replace Christianity and launching a sharp attack on the vaunted state education system. The pontiff, who arrived on Wednesday for a landmark
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      Lock icon US 'wants Israel to vacate at least 10% of West Bank'
      671 13 1 want a credible and significant redeployment. I want two digits/ US President Bill Clinton on Israel's withdrawal from the West Bank. WASHINGTON The US wants Israel to withdraw from at least 10 per cent of the West Bank
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      Lock icon Italy may soon allow Fascist salute
      127 13 ROME The Italian Parliament has been asked to decriminalise the Fascist salute, the notorious right-arm outstretched gesture used during the regime of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Far-right National Alliance senator Antonio Caroso, who put forward the Bill being examined by the Senate's legal committee,
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        Lock icon SNAKE THEFT
        42 13 Thieves have stolen six rare snakes, highly prized on the international black market, after breaking into a Johannesburg snake park on Wednesday night, a park spokesman said on Thursday. Only 10,000 specimens of the Madagascan ground boa still exist.- Reuters
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        50 13 Police at a border checkpost in Thankot, 24 km south of Kathmandu, seized two sacks containing 262 human skulls from a night passenger bus, police said on Thursday. Human skulls are imported illegally into Kathmandu by ironsmiths, who decorate them with silver and sell them to tourists. AFP
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        52 13 German businessman has patented the term "Lady Di" and aims to profit from Princess Diana's nickname by selling perfumes, champagne, beauty products and accessories. Mr Andre Engelhardt acquired a provisional patent for Germany after applying for it the day after she was killed in a car crash last
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        44 13 Hungary plans to allow prostitution m designated areas under a new Bill approved on Thursday. The Bill, approved by the government and due to be passed by Parliament before elections m May, will prohibit prostitution m places other than designated zones. Reuters
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        Lock icon ART ATTACK
        31 13 Vandals damaged three Matisse paintings displayed m Rome's Capitole Museum, officials said on Thursday. The director-gener-al of Rome's town hall described the damage as "technically, not very serious". AFP
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      Lock icon French jobless storm Premier's party HQ
      472 16 Jospin rejects call for increased welfare PARIS Angry jobless activists stormed the Paris headquarters of Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin on Thursday following his refusal to agree to a hefty increase m unemployment benefits. As protest leaders vowed to continue a six-week campaign for
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      Lock icon In Belgium: Demands for shorter week
      61 16 A BELGIAN nurse dramatises the plight of overworked workers by strapping inflated surgical gloves to her head during a demonstration by 20,000 public-health, education and sanitation workers m Brussels on Thursday The workers, calling for a shorter working week and better pay and conditions,
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        Lock icon Bono's wife to run for his seat
        117 17 PALM SPRINGS (California) Sonny Bono's widow, Mrs Mary Bono (above), has announced that she will seek his congressional seat m a special election m April. "Prior to reaching this decision, I had many in-depth discussions with my family and close friends," she said
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        Lock icon Pretoria minister praises motorist who ticked him off
        87 17 JOHANNESBURG A Cape Town motorist who admon ished South Africa's Transport Minister Mac Maharaj for not wearing his seat belt was commended by the chastened minister on Wednesday. Mr Maharaj praised the unknown motorist when he released an interim report on a
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        Lock icon Mansell's a speed demon on the tracks... ... and on the road
        89 17 Mansell's a speed demon on the tracks... and on the road LONDON British motor racing hero Nigel Mansell (above) was banned from driving for six months on Thursday after being caught speeding on public roads for the third time. Police tracked 44-year-old Mansell cruising at over 145 kmh m his
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        125 17 Meanwhile LE PEN PLANS NO-SHOW: French ultra -rightist Jean- Marie Le Pen will refuse an order to appear before a judge over his remark that World War II gas chambers were a mere detail of history. PRINCE CHARLES HURT: Britain's Prince Charles broke a rib when he fell from his
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      Lock icon Sonia: Born Italian, now a true-blue Indian
      506 18 Sonia: Born Italian, now a true-blue Indian In her country of birth, Rajiv's widow is considered a foreigner 5 ROME Her tall silhouette draped m an elegant sari is a familiar sight m Italian dailies but even here m her homeland, Ms Sonia Maino, the Italian, long ago became Mrs
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      Lock icon Unabomber pleads guilty
      511 20 Kaczynski to spend the rest of his life m prison SACRAMENTO Defen dant Theodore Kaczynski has pleaded guilty to the deadly Unabomber attacks, escaping a possible death sentence but accepting life m prison without possibility of release. Speaking firmly and without remorse on Thursday, the 55 year
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      The mind behind the man
      195 20 THEODORE Kaczynski, 55, is a former mathematics professor. Declared a paranoid schizophrenic, the Unabomber's 17-year bombing spree sowed terror across the country as he targeted university professors and airline executives. Beginning with his first attack m 1978, he eventually killed three people Sacramento computer store
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      Lock icon I don't have to apologise, says Botha
      231 20 GEORGE (South Africa) South Africa's last hardline apartheid President, P. W. Botha, appeared m court yesterday on charges of defying the country's truth commission and said after the hearing that he had nothing to apologise for. The frail and aged Botha, who turned
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  • EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon HK seeks medical suppliers' help over mad-cow scare
      522 21 Clarification sought on whether tests were tainted We are not sure if the supplies have been contaminated... But we have to be careful about that possibility. That's why we call for this precautionary measure.' Hospital Authority deputy director Dr Ko Wing Man
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      Lock icon Officials to help 100 seek compensation
      219 21 HONGKONG The Hongkong health authorities said yesterday that they would help more than 100 people seek compensation for a medical blunder which may have inflected them with the human form of "madcow disease". "But, of course, we need first to look at the laws,"
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      Lock icon HK ends chicken import ban as bird flu eases
      357 21 HK ends chicken import ban as bird flu eases HONGKONG Hongkong authorities, confident that they were winning the fight against the deadly bird flu, yesterday announced they would resume imports of chicken from the mainland but under tough new publichealth safeguards. The imports will resume on Feb 7 but all
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      Lock icon Wanted: Coal for China's quake victims
      313 22 HONGKONG Relief workers have appealed for more aid for victims of a strong earthquake m north-eastern China threatened with freezing temperatures from a severe winter expected to last until April. Dr Thomas Chan, chief executive of World Vision m Hongkong, said at least 15.000
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      Lock icon TV star Pai disappointed with decision by court
      570 23 Major suspect m kidnap-murder case acquitted picture. TAIPEI Ms Pai Ping-ping, the mother of kidnap-and-murder victim Pai Hsiaoyen, said she was disappointed after the Panchiao District Court gave light punishment and an acquittal to two major suspects linked to the notorious case.
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      Lock icon Jiang renews anti-graft call amid tough reforms
      366 23 BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin renewed his call for a war on corruption, saying heightened vigilance was needed as the country embarked on difficult economic reforms, the People's Daily reported yesterday. Mr Jiang, who is also chief of the Communist Party, issued his
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        67 23 Top Hongkong officials have approved plans for a multi-million-dollar science park aimed at lifting local industries up the technological ladder, the government said yesterday. A Trade and Industry Bureau spokesman said Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa has accepted recommendations of a planning committee that the park's first phase
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        81 23 Former editor-in-chief of the People's Daily Hu Jiwei was given a verbal warning by the Chinese authorities when his article criticising the Chinese Communist Party's dictatorship and seeking redress for former party general secretary Zhao Ziyang was published by the Hongkong press last month. The head of the
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        55 23 Japan unilaterally scrapped its 1965 fisheries pact with South Korea yesterday m a thorny dispute over redrawing sea boundaries, triggering an angry response from Seoul. Seoul's Foreign Minister Yoo Chong Ha protested against the move to the Japanese Ambassador Kazuo Ogura and suspended another accord that prohibits fishing m
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        48 23 Police arrested a 32-year-old Japanese man for allegedly killing a Peruvian woman who went missing four years ago. Katsunori Akaba was detained after police found the remains of a body m a forest m Tochigi prefecture, believed to be that of Ms Patricia Miyagi Yamashiro. AFP
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        58 23 Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT), still stinging from November's stunning grassroots-election defeat, is hoping a strong dose of discipline will avert a similar setback m today's local balloting. About 2,800 candidates are competing for 865 municipal and county council seats, and the mayoralties of 309 townships and small cities,
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        66 23 A locomotive driver was killed and five others were injured when a train collided with the locomotive engine on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen section m southern China late on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency said. The accident oc curred as a section of a wall weakened by rain along
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        51 23 Shanghai's Public Security Bureau dismissed 100 police officers last year for failing to make the grade or breaching disciplinary rules, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Labour Daily reported that 80 low-rank-ing and young officers did not have the basic capability to make good policemen while 20 violated rules.
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      53 24 SAILORS on the aircraft carrier USS Independence waving to wellwishers yesterday as they left Tokyo Bay for the Persian Gulf to demonstrate the might of the United States during Iraq's spat with UN weapons inspectors. Four warships, including a submarine, are escorting the 80,643-ton
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      448 24 Need to work step by step to make relationship solid, says Cohen WASHINGTON US Defence Secretary William Cohen has returned from an 11-day Asian trip, confident that relations with China will improve one step at a time. He arrived here on Thursday from Seoul, the
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      Lock icon US to offer more food aid to N. Korea, together with South
      355 24 SEOUL The United States is considering offering some 300,000 tonnes of food aid for starving North Koreans m response to a new UN World Food Programme (WFP) appeal, said sources here. "The US said it was considering providing
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      Lock icon Japan's Premier regrets 'rapes' by students
      237 24 TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto yesterday described two alleged separate university sports rape scandals as "terrible stories" that should never have occurred. "Sports club old boys, including me, and current members all over the country must be wondering why and feeling regret," he
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      221 24 BEIJING Chinese archaeologists had located 2,000 shipwrecks off the southern coast of China m an apparent bid to bolster Beijing's claims of historical control over disputed areas m the South China Sea, said a report yesterday. "The findings will shed new light on
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      Lock icon Habibie wants Manila to be a partner in aircraft industry
      344 25 MANILA Indonesian Research and Technology Minister B. J. Habibie met Philippine President Fidel Ramos here yesterday and pushed for a partnership for a regional aerospace industry. A palace statement said Dr Habibie, the main backer of developing Indonesian aircraft, asked
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      233 25 HANOI Vietnam yesterday accused China of a "serious violation" of border treaties, raising tensions along a riverfront border dividing the two countries. A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said yesterday that Vietnam "had been extremely patient after the incident took place". Leading newspapers ran details
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        46 25 The trial of David Dias Ximenes, a member of a clandestine organisation accused of separatism, had begun m an Indonesian court m East Timor, the official Antara news agency said yesterday. Ximenes, accused of trying to promote separatism, could be jailed for life. AFP
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        50 25 Myamnar troops had agreed to withdraw from a disputed island on the border with Thailand after the two sides struck a deal aimed at defusing tensions m the area, officials said yesterday. Military officers from both armies struck the compromise during a meeting m Myanmar on Thursday. AFP
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        37 25 Eleven people were killed and seven others injured when a minibus plunged into a ravine m West Java, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. The agency said the accident was caused by speeding. AFP
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        46 25 Communist Party Secre-tary-General Le Kha Phieu told visiting investors that Hanoi welcomed foreign investment and would consistently push ahead with reforms to attract more, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan army newspaper reported yesterday. The country is making a concerted effort to court investors. AFP
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        Lock icon U.S. AID
        54 25 Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will launch a fund-raising campaign among American companies to support human-resource development m Thailand, a statement by the Kenan Institute said yesterday. Dr Kissinger, on a three-day visit to Thailand, made the announcement at a luncheon m Bangkok hosted by foreign
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        Lock icon GAS PIPELINE
        52 25 More than 30,000 people rallied peacefully m Kanchanaburi yesterday m support of a controversial 260-km Thai-Myan-mar gas pipeline that had provoked months of protests by environmental groups. The pro-pipeline demonstrators demanded the government remove about 40 people who had been trying for more than three weeks to stall
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      Ramos wants '98 budget reviewed
      391 25  - Ramos wants '98 budget reviewed Luz Baguioro By m Manila dfhgfhgfgfhgfhh PRESIDENT Fidel Ramos yesterday ordered the budget department to review the proposed 1998 Budget for items and expenditures which could be postponed until the financial turmoil blows over. His directive followed intense pressure from Philippines businessmen, who have argued
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      Lock icon Thailand extradites Muslim separatists caught in Malaysia
      233 26 BANGKOK Three Muslim separatist leaders caught m Malaysia and who were on Bangkok's most-wanted list have been extradited to Bangkok for questioning, Thai police said. Police Director-General Pracha Promnog told reporters that the alleged terrorists were transported to the Thai capital late on
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      Lock icon Bangkok slammed for quelling protest violently
      516 26 Military chief warns of further unrest BANGKOK The Thai police and government have come under fire over the violent quelling of a protest as the country's military chief warned of further unrest amid the deepening economic crisis, reports said yesterday. The warning came after
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      Lock icon Thais quick to answer array's call for gold
      225 26 Thais quick to answer array's call for gold gfhfhfhghgfhgfhgfhgf BANGKOK Thais have been quick off the mark to serve their country m an army campaign for gold to help combat sagging foreign reserves and a cash crisis. The army has already received 30 kg of gold from the public, ahead
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      Lock icon One million more Indonesians likely to lose their jobs
      275 26 JAKARTA Indonesia is bracing itself for mass layoffs with at least one million people expected to lose their jobs this year because of the economic crisis, government officials have said. "The unemployment figure stands at 2.7 million as of January. This
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      Lock icon Family backs Suharto's bid for a new term
      465 27 Muslim party joins Golkar m endorsing President Regional JAKARTA The eldest daughter of President Suharto said the First Family supported his decision to seek re-election for a seventh five-year term m office. "We will give our support since this is the people
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      Lock icon Hun Sen 'no' to peace negotiations with Ranariddh
      482 28 The talk-talk period is over/ Mr Hun Sen TAKHMAU (Cambodia) Cambodian strongman Hun Sen yesterday rejected any suggestion he would negotiate a ceasefire with deposed co-premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh, throwing cold water on reports that the two men might meet for peace
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      178 28 CHRISTCHURCH Papua New Guinea leaders and rebels yesterday signed a declaration of peace, ending more than nine years of jungle guerilla war on the Pacific island of Bougainville. The declaration was signed at the end of five days of talks here, described by
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      Lock icon It's the last harvest for this padi field
      98 29 TWO farmers taking a last look at the vast expanse of rip ening padi m Sabak Bernam m Selangor The field, which produces 735,000 kg of rice each year and has the highest yield per acre m the country, has been earmarked
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      597 29 Anwar calls for an end to cronyism, nepotism and corruption ißosiotisl When things get better we should never forget the lessons learned from this economic turmoil/ KOTA KINABALU Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for an end to cronyism, nepotism and corruption,
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      Retrain, not retrench, minister tells companies
      273 29 PASIR GUDANG (Johor) The government has told companies to retrain workers instead of laying them off as retrenchment can lead to more problems when the economic situation improves. The Star yesterday quoted Human Resources Minister Datuk Lim Ah Lek as saying that the ministry,
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      Lock icon Mahathir denies economic woes due to inefficiency
      285 29 JITRA (Kedah) Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday denied claims by developed countries that the current economic problems faced by Malaysia was due to administrative inefficiency. He said the developed countries concerned were experiencing far worse administrative inefficiency than Malaysia. The
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      Lock icon The haze is back — but it's not from forest fires
      529 31  - The haze is back but it's not from forest fires Brendan Pereira By m Kuala Lumpur Open burning at dump site casts a pall over XL A FIRE erupted m a rubbish dump on the outskirts of the city, casting a thick pall of smoke over central Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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      160 31 JOHOR BAKU Johor plans to attract more foreign and local tourists through the Senai airport, The Star reported yesterday. State Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Jimmy Low Boon Hong said the state government would form a committee next month to promote Johor. He
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      KL to look into ways to aid withdrawals of S'pore CPF funds
      397 31 PENANG The Mcilaysian government will look into the possibility of helping its nationals withdraw Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings from Singapore, a report said yesterday. The Chinese daily paper, Nanyang Siang Pau, quoted Deputy Home Minister Datuk Ong
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      Dazed singer found naked in car
      252 32 KUALA LUMPUR— Popular Malaysian singer Jamal Abdillah was found naked and m a daze m his car early on Thursday, a Malay daily, Utusan Malaysia, reported yesterday. A police spokesman said the singer claimed that he had been robbed when he was found m
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      Hello, come and rescue us
      343 32 Mobile phone saved fishermen adrift m boat LANGKAWI Five fishermen adrift m their boat for 72 hours m stormy weather on Wednesday night were rescued with the help of a mobile phone. The five, aged between 40 and 50 years old, had gone out on
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      Lock icon ISA-case lecturers sent to detention centre
      120 32 KUALA LUMPUR Two university lecturers detained under the Internal Security Act for allegedly propagating Shi'ism last month have been sent to the Kamunting detention centre m Perak for two years. A federal police spokesman m Bukit Aman said on Thursday that the detentions of
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      312 33 GRIK (Perak) Foreign workers who entered the country without travel documents or work permits will not be allowed to return to their home country for Hari Raya this year. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Tajol Rosli said yesterday that the government would not give
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        151 33 KUCHING Police had found the remains of a man believed to have been the victim of a crocodile attack after he went missing on New Year's Eve, The Star newspaper reported yesterday. Mr Ibrahim JaMr, 29, from Kampung Rantau Panjang near here,
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        71 33 A quarry operator was yesterday fined M 530,000 (SS 12,000) by the Sessions Court m Kuala Lumpur for the spillage of diesel from its storage tank which caused water supply to be disrupted m parts of the Wang Valley. The company, Kenneison Quarries Sdn Bhd, was charged
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        68 33 Two gunmen wearing fullfaced helmets escaped with jewellery worth about M $500 .000 (S$200,000) m a four-min-ute robbery at Seberang Perak m Alor Star yesterday, Kedah state police said. Kota Setar district CID chief DSP Din Ahmad said that while one of the robbers held the salesgirl of
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        45 33 A lorry driver convicted of raping three underage girls had his jail sentence reduced from 16 to 13 years upon appeal. But he was ordered to be caned 30 times instead of 24 by a High Court m Kangar, Perlis yesterday. Bernama
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        LIGHTS AGAIN
        75 33 Residents of Johor's lowcost flats m Bandar Bam Uda heaved sighs of relief when water and electricity supplies were restored to their houses on Thursday after months of having to do without the two basic amenities. The Star yesterday reported that some 400 families m the estate m
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        RING SMASHED
        53 33 Eight men have been arrested for suspected involvement m a black-market syndicate selling illegal bus tickets at the Puduraya bus terminal m Kuala Lumpur. The Sun yesterday quoted Kuala Lumpur City police as saying that they had been conducting surveillance for the past two weeks before cracking down
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        HEART DEATHS
        33 33 Deaths from heart disease at government hospitals m Peninsular Malaysia jumped by 135 per cent between 1981 and 1995, The Sun yesterday quoted Health Minister Datuk Chua Jui Meng as saying.
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      PAS leader wants court to set aside $8m order
      268 33 KOTA BARU A Parti Islam leader has asked the High Court to set aside a Ms2o million (SsB million) judgment awarded against him for defaming a senior Kelantan civil servant at the height of a political crisis m the state almost
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      368 34 Accidents on expressways involving stationary public works vehicles Poor placement of signs and cones also pose danger TOO few warning signs, signs blocked by bushes, too few traffic cones or cones placed too close to danger points, such as roadworks, nave the potential to kill.
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      Former Toa Payoh Hospital to be torn down
      389 34 ALL 10 blocks of the former Toa Payoh Hospital m Toa Payoh Rise will be top down and new facilities built, said the Health Ministry. The 1957 building will be replaced by the Buddhist-run Ren Ci Hospital for the chronically sick, and
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      What to do if you are the target of hate e-mail
      164 34 Friday Weekly THE boy is no celebrity, but Zhang You Jiang received more than 2,000 letters last year. The hate mail was part of an electronic mail bomb attack targeted at the Temasek Junior College student by an unknown
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      428 35  -  Jasbir Singh He tried to start van, which crashed into wall By We told him to rest at home. But he wanted to go out and repair the pick-up himself. And then this had to happen.' Mr Liew San Cheng on his
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      694 36  - Getting prepared for a fire Sharon Vasoo Recent blaze prompts fire-safety course for Potong Pasir residents By 1 am willing to take part m the course too anything for the good of the Potong Pasir residents/ MP for Potong Pasir Chiam See Tong. FIRETIPS What to do when afire breaks
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      Law Society offers no proof of misconduct by Jeya
      406 36 A DISCIPLINARY committee set up to hear Justice Lai Kew Chai's complaint of professional misconduct against Mr J. B. Jeyaretnam over the Tang Liang Hong saga met yesterday, but the counsel for the Law Society reported that he had no evidence
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      Illegal workers nabbed in Jurong factory
      109 36 POLICE and the Labour Ministry nabbed 24 immigration offenders and illegal workers at a Jurong factory yesterday. They checked a total of 93 workers at Sam-Surface Treat Pte Ltd at Joo Koon Circle. A Labour Ministry statement last night reminded employers not to employ
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      Experts answer science questions on the Internet
      315 36 STUDENT Chen Liyu, 15, is interested m space travel but there was no one she could ask about the subject. Now the Secondary 4 student from North View Secondary and anyone else who has a science question can turn to experts at the
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      Lock icon 84-year-old still swinging and doing his thing
      559 37  -  Lim Li Hsien By FRANKIE Manning is 84, but he is still flying round the world, teaching people a third his age to dance to swing music. He was 12 when he started dancing the lindy hop m the *****, and went on
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      Public representations sought
      192 37 PARLIAMENT has called for written representations from the public on the Interpretation (Amendment) Bill, for the consideration of the Select Committee, on a Bill aimed at setting a consistent definition of death. The Bill seeks to provide criteria for determining death, which are consistent with the advances
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      Professionals welcome NUS' law degree offer
      652 37  -  Karen Wong It's a very good idea because mature students, especially those who have worked for a few years, are less likely to quit because they already know what they want' Corporate lawyer Yeo Wee Kktng, 42, who trained as a mechanical engineer and
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      Faculty seeks people who can bring expertise to law
      220 37 CANDIDATES with good first degrees, but not necessarily Second Upper honours degrees, will be considered for the law course. In a statement to The Straits Times, the Dean of the Law Faculty, Associate Professor Chin Tet Yung, also said that, besides
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      Coming out tops at Ngee Ann Poly
      437 38  -  Lillian Foo Story and picture by BEN Ng managed to get nearly all As and Bs m his O-level exams. But it was the lone E8 he got for English that excluded him from a polytechnic. The former Kuo Chuan Presbyterian student not
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      Stockbroking firm wins bad-debt suit
      397 38  - Stockbr oking firm wins bad-debt suit Tan Ooi Boon Its ex-dealer had failed to pay up his trading losses By A STOCKBROKING firm has won its High Court suit against its former dealer who failed to pay up about $530,000 m trading losses incurred by his relatives and friends. The
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      Couple used dud cheques to cheat
      260 38 A COUPLE who wrote dud cheques to pay for goods and rent were yesterday sentenced to jail for conspiracy to cheat. Mohamed Samir Mohamed Hamid, 19, cheated people of about $83,000 between March and November last year. He was jailed a total of 10
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      Moneylender fined for slipper attack
      193 38 A WOMAN who hit another woman on the face with a slipper for failing to pay up the balance of a $1,000 debt was fined $31,000 for causing hurt and for illegal moneylending. Koh Juay Kheng, 52, a hawker, admitted attacking Madam Tan Lai Lee,
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      Lock icon Gongxi Raya decorations that hit the spot
      743 39 STUDENTS SAY Lee Chee Kiat, 15, Secondary 4, Beatty Secondary School. Favourite place: Tampines Mall: "Schools do not have elaborate decorations, whereas shopping centres are well done up. I was not too surprised to see more Chinese New Year decorations, but I think
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      Lock icon On the wing, er, road once more
      112 40 SINGAPORE'S oldest passenger plane was on the move again on Wednesday night, crossing the island on land to its new resting place. The Airspeed Consul was transported from a hangar m Changi to the Singapore Science Centre m Jurong, where it is now
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      Plans afoot to spread 'healthy heart' message
      443 40 and heart association needs funds for this SOME PROGRAMMES Establish an endowment fund for a visiting professorship m preventive cardiology Fund some heart patients who need defibrillators Kick-start research into heart transplants SOME processed foods sold at supermarkets may soon wear "healthy" food
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      Discounts for zoo admission off till Feb 1
      96 40 THE Singapore Zoo and Night Safari will suspend all discounts on admission tickets from Wednesday, the first day of Chinese New Year, to Feb 1. This would enable its ticketing staff to service visitors more quickly during the festive period, a spokesman
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      7 arrested for sale of illegal software
      347 41 Infringing articles believed to be from Malaysia POLICE raided five shops at Sim lim Square and arrested seven people who were selling illegal video CDs and CDROMs and pornographic VCDs. The Criminal Investigation Department said m a statement yesterday that following a tip-off,
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      Demand for illegal software 'could rise'
      321 41 REGIONAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN A REGIONAL economic recession could trigger a greater demand for cheap, illegal computer software, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) warned. To tackle this anticipated problem, BSA will be stepping up its raids m the region, said Mr Robert Holleyman, president of
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      Lock icon Eye to eye with red langurs on Treetops Trail
      190 41 VISITORS to the zoo will be able to see eye to eye with these red langurs (above). An elevated walkway (right) through a new primate exhibit lets visitors admire these animals almost at eye-level. "We thought it would be nice to
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  • INSIGHT
    • Article, Illustration
      Retiring at 62? Here's what you will need to know...
      1713 42 Retiring at 62? Here 's what you will need to know When the retirement age is raised from 60 to 62 on Jan 1,1999, 10,000 Singaporeans who hit 60 will have the option to continue working for another two years. Is this bane or boon for worker and employer? Chua
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        In tune with Woon's posting
        128 42 OVERHEARD at a recent AsiaEurope Foundation lecture: Associate Professor Walter Woon com menting on how everyone seemed to know about his appointment as ambassador-designate to Germany before it was announced earlier this month. Even his piano tuner, apparently, knew about it which perhaps goes to
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      • Article
        Guess PM's favourite number?
        138 42 YOU never know what will happen when you have breakfast at your neighbourhood kopi tiam these days. Four Marine Parade residents were fretting over which 4-D numbers to buy last Sunday when who should come striding up to them but Prime Minister Gon Chok Tong on
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        Parking fine blues for DPP chief
        103 42 REMEMBER Mr Tan Soo Phuan, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, who took part m last year's General Election with his slippers-wearing sor The last we heard of nim was that he had been summoned to court on Wednesday evening to account for a
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        Kwek Hong Png's leap of faith
        121 42 BUSINESSMEN anxious about the current economic crunch should draw some strength and inspiration from City Developments Limited's Mr Kwek Leng Beng At last week's opening of CDL's flagship building, Republic Plaza, executive chairman Mr Kwek praised his late father, Mr Kwek Hong Png, for
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        No welfare, how about wealthfare?
        70 42 IF EUROPE has the welfare state to look after those unable to make it on their own. Singapore has the "wealthfare" state to look after the less well-off The phrase was coined byMinister Without Portfolio and NTUC secretary-general Lira Boon Heng at a function last
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      Frequently-asked questions
      292 42 Q: WILL the economic downturn affect plans to extend the retirement age? A: Although there is a downturn, employers will still say that the labour market is tight. During the 1985 86 recession, employers stopped renewing the work permits of foreign workers. This was probably one of the
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      Market sentiment? What about people sentiment?
      1013 43  -  Sonny Yap Thinking Aloud IF YOU are out there, fairy godmother, please wave your magic wand and convert every word uttered or written on the regional financial quagmire to a US dollar. You see, with billions of words from assorted pundits and experts raining
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      Lock icon Don't use humanitarian action as an excuse for political inaction
      1131 43 Interview sis? So what it is like for a 70-year-old woman to keep watch on 23 million refugees throughout the world? United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata talks to Chua Lee Hoong about her moments of exhilaration and
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
    • The Straits Times SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1998
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        Clinton-bashing hurts others too
        664 44 THE world must stand and wait while, to adapt Macaulay, it is regaled with the ridiculous spectacle of the American public m one of its periodical fits of morality. It is also the world's tragedy that the leadership of the only superpower should be mired m
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      QUOTES
      105 44 "The risk with Clinton is that this might tempt Hussein or some of the other naughty boys to see how far they could take advantage of his preoccupation with domestic problems." Professor Donald Cameron Watt of the London School of Economics, on US President Bill Clinton's latest legal problems.
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      Hit by downturn, when will East-Asian economies rise again?
      2242 44 First Regional Outlook Forum The financial turmoil m Asia has cast gloom all around. The question uppermost m everybody's mind is: When will the region be back on the road to recovery? To assess the impact of the currency crisis and
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      New Korean economic model is in the offing
      838 45  - New Korean economic model is in the offing Park Sang Seek A miracle revisited By THE Korean economy was the largest m the world a few months ago. Now it has shrunk to the 20th. This economic reversal has occurred against the backdrop of the South-east Asian financial crisis. The
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      Better to take a cautious outlook on S'pore economy
      1150 45  -  Tan Sai Siong hgfhffgfhhgfjhggjgjhgfj By; THIS week, two economists peered into the dark mist shrouding the region's economies, including Singapore's, but each came out with a slightly different picture. The more optimistic one was divined by Mr Manu Bhaskaran, Socgen-Crosby Securities's
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  • SPORTS
    • Article
      Thai hope Marksaeng drops to joint-sixth
      315 48 PHUKET Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng continued to be Asia's top player although he no longer is among the leaders. Marksaeng, who was jointleader after the first round, could not sustain his momentum and carded a 72 yesterday. His two-round total of 139 puts him m
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      Lock icon Birdie blitz gives Hulbert early lead
      435 48 SCOTTSDALE (Arizona) Mike Hulbert m his first competitive round of the year, surprised himself by snooting a tournament-leading eight-un-der-par 63 m the first round of the Phoenix Open on Thursday. He was a stroke ahead of Steve Strieker and Brent Geiberger after the first
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      Lock icon Els in the lead but facing caddie worry
      506 48 GOLF Hicky twisted his ankle coming from his hotel and it was doubtful he was going to make it but he battled on.' Els on his regular caddie's injury. PHUKET (Thailand) South Africa's Ernie Els proved his liking for the Johnnie Walker
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      Lock icon Asian women emerging to the fore Down Under
      491 48 Thai's victory could be the first of many for the region's players FOCUS: Asian Women TAMARINE TANASUGARN'S victory over French Open champion and fourth seed Iva Majoli at the Australian Open yesterday has put her at the forefront of a new wave
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      SCORES AND STATISTICS
      577 48 BASKETBALL NBA: Charlotte 93 Houston 86, Cleveland 112 Sacramento 96, Detroit 94 LA Clippers 76. CRICKET Shaw Foundation U-17: Victoria 63-5 (Khan 19, Andy Ng 2-6). Henderson 47 (Anwar 13, Samrat 4-1). Victoria won by 16 runs. First day of four-day match in Kingston, Jamaica: England 293-4
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      Lock icon Tammy shocks French Open champion Majoli
      836 48 Australian Open Tennis m Melbourne Ivanisevic's misery continues GORAN IVANISEVIC'S miserable week at the Australian Open reached new depths when he injured himself at the players' party here. The Croatian world No. 15 suffered a cut dangerously close to his right eye when he
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      Lock icon Kipketer in hospital for malaria
      89 48 LISBON World 800 metres record-holder Wilson Kipketer is m hospital m Faro, southern Portugal, undergoing treatment for an unspecified ailment, a hospital source said yesterday. The Kenyan-born Dane, who had a sensational year on the track last year, was admitted five days ago, doctor Lalande
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      SHF can help to stop club pull-outs
      676 49  -  Santokh Singh SATURDAY SOAPBOX^ IT WAS a week of mixed fortunes for hockey m Singapore. First the good news: a record number of 11 teams signed up for the men's Un-der-21 tournament. And encouraged by the enthusiasm of its affiliates, the Singapore Hockey
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      Zarinah going solo as full-fledged pro
      523 49  -  Thomas Koh She leaves the SBA fold and now targets Commonwealth gold BADMINTON By ZARINAH ABDULLAH has decided to leave the Singapore Badminton Association fold and strike it out on her own as a full-fledged professional. The 26-year-old announced yesterday that she will with
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      Lock icon Gold-getter Wong's a laid-back guy
      620 49  -  Chan Tse Chueen CYCLING By Picture by FACTFILE I Name: Bernard Wong. Date of birth: May 18, 1976. Height: 1.78 metres. Weight: 67 kilograms. Occupation: Trains full-time with bicycle componentmaker Shimano. Bernard tests prototypes of these components. Family: His 60-year-old father David, who works m
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      The Gusta stalemate
      333 49  -  Santokh Singh Eagles demanding $7,500 from Protectors SOCCER By GEYLANG UNITED wants compensation for wayward footballer Gusta Guzarishah and that has Home United fuming mad. Gusta, just released from a drug rehabilitation centre and now at the Jamivah Halfway House, is wanted by the Protectors for this
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      $450,000 deal for Marine Castle
      128 49 S-LEAGUE newcomer Marine Castle has received a surprise $450,000 three-year equipment contract from Lotto. The club, which is still negotiating for a sponsor, signed the agreement with Lotto yesterday. Under the agreement, it will receive only equipment worth $150,000 for the next three seasons. Lotto's
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      Philippines invites Stallions, Rams
      139 49 SEMBAWANG RANGERS, and possibly Woodlands Wellington, will represent Singapore at the President's Cup tournament m the Philippines m March. The Stallions, who were extended a personal invitation through their coach Jita Singh, will be using the trip as part of their preseason preparations. Woodlands had indicated
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      Ranking system for national team
      265 49 SQUASH THE newly-elected Singapore Squash Rackets Association committee is setting up a ranking system for selection. For this, a challenge series of nine legs will kick off m March. Players can collect points from 12 tournaments including the National Championships, National Closed Championships and the
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      Lock icon Former Pakistan captain Akram left out of tour
      202 49 CRICKET KARACHI Former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has been omitted by the selectors for the forthcoming tour of South Africa and Zimbabwe. Akram, one of the world's leading pace bowlers with 334 Test wickets to his name, captained Pakistan to a
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      Lock icon Refs are blind, say scientists
      334 50 Ref s are blind, say scientists LONDON The football's fans' biggest cliche that referees and linesmen are blind appeared, to some extent, to have been proved by science yesterday. According to research by Spanish scientists printed m the British medical journal The Lancet, human eyes are simply not up to
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    • Article
      Lock icon Sampdoria may add to Roma's woes
      369 50 ITALIAN LEAGUE ROME Inform Sampdoria may add to AS Roma's current problems by proving too strong for the capital city side when the two clubs meet m Genoa tomorrow night. Sampdoria and Roma are both members of the Italian elite, sides with title ambitions
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      Lock icon Revenge for Barcelona
      160 50 SPANISH SOCCER VALENCIA (Spain) Barcelona gained its revenge over Valencia, which humiliated it m a 4-3 league victory on Monday, with a 3-1 win m the Spanish Cup on Thursday. The result before 40,000 Valencia fans m their own Mestalla Stadium meant the Catalan Club, the 1997
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      Lock icon Ferdinand returns to spur on Tottenham
      769 50 Anderton, Armstrong will also be coming back soon ENGLISH SOCCER DEADLY DUO FA CUP FIXTURES Today: Aston Villa v West Brom, Birmingham v Stockport, Cardiff v Reading, Charlton v Wolverhampton, Coventry v Derby, Crystal Palace v Leicester, Huddersfield v Wimbledon, Ipswich v Sheffield United,
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      Lock icon Shooting woes, Hill doom Clippers
      635 50 NBA BASKETBALL ANAHEIM (California) How poorly did the Los Angeles Clippers shoot against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night? Centre Stoiko Vrankovic was the Clippers' Best shooter, making all four shots he took and scoring a career-best nine points as the Pistons handed the Clippers
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    • THERE'S HOPE YET FOR TROUBLED BASKETBALLERS
      • Article
        Lock icon Seagulls wants Sprewell
        279 50 ATLANTIC CITY Former Golden State Warriors guard Latrell Sprewell will be offered a contract to play for the Atlantic City Seagulls of the United States Basketball League, the team's owner said. Sprewell was banned from the National Basketball Association for a year after his Dec 1 attack
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        Lock icon Webber plays it real cool
        271 50 WASHINGTON Twenty-four hours after being arrested on charges of assault, resisting arrest and marijuana possession, Chris Webber was greeted by boos and jeers from the home fans here and his team, the Washington Wizards, slumped to defeat. "For the fans to give a reaction like
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    • Article
      Lock icon Newcastle's "big brother' tactic upsets Stevenage
      293 50 LONDON Stevenage can bank on the English football world's support when it tries to pull off one of the FA Cup's great giant-killing acts against Premiership superpower Newcastle tomorrow. As the only non-league representative m the fourth round, Stevenage could always rely on the
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      Lock icon Chinese duo on trial with Saints
      117 50 SOUTHAMPTON Southampton manager Dave Jones has turned to East Asia to strengthen his squad after inviting Chinese internationals Zhang Enhua and Fan Zhiyi to The Dell for a week-long trial. Zhang, 23, plays for Chinese club side Dalian, and Fan, 28, played m Southampton
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    • SOCCER SHORTS
      • Article
        Venables' future uncertain
        106 50 Venables' future uncertain THE future of Australian football looked bleak yesterday after coach Terry Venables ruled out any possibility of moving Down Under to guide the team to the 2002 World Cup. Speaking from London, El Tel told journalists his future with the Socceroos was uncertain. But it seems increasingly
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        Uefa fines two clubs
        57 50 BELGIUM club Anderlecht and Dutch team FC Twente were hit with heavy fines on Thursday for failing to control supporters during Uefa Cup matches. Uefa, European soccer's governing body, said Anderlecht was fined U5527,100 (5548,780) for selling tickets for its second-round secondleg match m Belgium to
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        Fans injured in riot
        54 50 DOZENS of soccer fans were injured by pieces of sinks and toilets thrown m a post-game riot m the same Guatemala stadium where 78 people were crushed to death m 1996, officials said on Thursday. "Firemen treated 40 fans for cuts and tear gas poisoning.'' a
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        FA charges boss Clough
        61 50 BRIAN Clough. one of England soccer's most famous managers, was charged by the Football Association on Thursday with accepting secret payments linked to trans fer deals. Reacting to the longest inquiry m its history. English soccers ruling body also charged dough's former assistant at Nottingham Forest,
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        Fences stay at stadiums
        44 50 FENCES will remain at World Cup stadiums m Lens and St Etienne during this summer's soccer World Cup finals, the French Interior Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry said "the conditions were not right" at both stadiums to remove them.
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      181 48 Operating hours during the Lunar PHRESHi New Year f s Day and Hari Raya Puasa wmwm\wwm The operating hours for the various services and facilities offered #/V/y by the Singapore Turf Club during the coming Lunar New Year and rw Draw n©. 1253/98 Hari Raya Puasa will be as follows:
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      31 48 TODAY'S EVENT I HOCKEY SHF U-21 Girls: SRC Falcons v SRC Juniors (3pnD. Boys: Jansenites B v Khalsa (4.30pm), SRC U-17 v SHF Colts (6pm), Police v SCC (7.30pm) Delta Stadium.
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  • RACING
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      Paris Dream gives S'pore trainer Ang big hopes
      532 51  -  Danny Khoo Two-year-old colt chasing $2.3 million Golden Slipper By Tunku Gold Cup at Thwaites' mercy THE Republic's top locai trainer Bernard Ang is m the running for honours m Australian's richest two-year-old race the Golden Supper. Paris Dream, the horse that
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      MALCOLM BASTIANS' GUIDE TO YESTERDAY'S BUKIT TIMAH TRACKWORK
      486 51 NEWCOMER Derby Dave, who was a course scratching m the $70,000 Bukit Sprint Stakes over 1,400 m last Sunday, did a smart workout at Bukit Timah yesterday. The New Zealand-bred with jockey Michael Coleman astride, galloped keenly over 600 m m 35.75ec.
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      TOMORROW'S BUKIT TIMAH RACE CARD
      759 51 1.15 RACE IRT D 2 1400 m (SC) 14 Ocean View (12) Shamri 50 m A5O RACE 8 (Qtt) C 3 D1 1600 m (LC) 1 Crypto Star (10) Saimee 57 3.15 RACE 5 (Qtt) CS D 5 1400 m (LC) 1 Class Of Her
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      TODAY'S BUKIT TIMAH RACE GUIDE
      2291 51 GOING FORECAST: GOOD QQJ^lasss Div 2 abt I ,4OOm (SC)| Ratings: 48-29 Stakes $22,000 1 5605- Ada Jaya 1 2 (3ac V Tan-Ada Cantik) Ismadi 57 2 94-054 Euclid 11 (4agßChua-KohKwee Hong) Loh 55.5 3 67-66- Phantom Glory 13 (3ag V Chong-Phantom) Tehcm 55.5 4
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      TIMESPORT SELECTIONS
      359 51 TANTHEAN DANNY MALCOLM MARC TAN LOON KHOO BASTIANS 6 Catch The Gold 2 Euclid 5 East Genera! 5 East Central 1 7 Flying Dream 3 Phantom Glory 2 Euclid 2 Euclid 1 Ada Jaya 1 Ada Jaya 4 Sharp Sun 4 Sharp Son 6 Pacific Storm 4 Admiral
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      LEADING JOCKEYS
      76 51 Rides Ist 2nd 3rd Saimee 34 9 7 2 Loh 36 5 2 1 Ballantyne 25 3 3 2 Marzuki 19 3 2 1 Azhar 15 3 1Yin 19 3 1LGulas 14 2 4 1 Kuah 6 2 2 Rides Ist 2nd 3rd CAng 8 2 11 M
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      LEADING TRAINERS
      62 51 Ist 2nd 3rd Thwaites 7 2 3 Leek 5 7 3 KH Urn 5 1 BAng 3 4 4 Kent 3 4 1 Hoy 3-1 Noordin 3 1 Yeo 2 3 2 Ist 2nd 3rd F Nathan 2 2 HHLim 2 11 RAng 2 11 KLChong 2 Scow
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  • OBITUARIES
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      850 Deaths 850 Deaths
      439 52 850 Deaths 850 Deaths ROSE CHIE KING CHU AGE: 75 was called Horn* to be with The Lord on 22nd January 1998 leaving behind loved ones. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Liv Chu Yao Ng Cheng Kuan Liv Chu Hou Marjorie Tay Liv Chu Yeh Chong Yin Fan Liv Chu Shin Jennifer Song
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      850 Deaths
      219 52 DASS THERESA Age: 65 passed away peacefully on 21.1.98 leaving behind loved ones. Husband: Francis Katharevello Sons Daughters-in-law: Robert Saras Paul Oxana (Poland) Nathan Sarala Daughters Sons-in-law: Fatimah Sam Helen Donald (USA) Elizabeth Michael Margaret Mike Brothers, sisters and grandchildren. Body resting at Blk 615 Yishun Ring rd
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      852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements
      80 52 852 Acknowledgements 852 Acknowledgements The Family of The Late OW TOR YAR, MARY Departed on 20/1/98 wishes to express their heartfelt appreciation to all relatives and friends for their condolences, attendance, donations and wreaths during their recent bereavement. The Family Of The Late LEE CHIN HOCK Departed on 17 Jan
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      854 Condolences
      23 52 WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE RUSTOM BIN MUKHTAR from SATS& MANAGEMENT STAFF OF SATS CATERING PTE LTD
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      856 In Memoriam
      67 52 Ist Anniversary In Loving Memory of BALBIR SINGH s/o Late Marsa Singh (KARMUWALA) Departed: 24/2/97 Gone from our lives one so dear, But m our hearts forever near. Always remembered by mother, wife, children, sisters, brothers, nephews, nieces, relatives and loved ones. Path-Da-Bhog will be held on
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      854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences
      231 52 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences 854 Condolences With deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to on the demise of his beloved sister brother-in-law Wang Wen Han, Henry Chua Siew Cheng, Tina from Management Staff of Progress Renovation Construction Pte Ltd Progress Renovation Enterprises Jin ling Design Renovation Mcc
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      18 52 OBITUARIES ON PAGE 18 CLASSIFIED X* m 0 "In Memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember.......
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      342 52 y THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED "Sweet little flower of heavenly birth, |j "Not dead, but passed beyond She was too fair to bloom on earth, F^IT Tne misi thal b'»ds us here. And, oh the wrench, an angel came, I fw £\"W^ Into the newer larger life. And took our
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  • MONEY
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      HONGKONG
      392 53 January 23, 1998 HK$ ASM Pacific 4 15 O 075 Allied Ind m I 054 AllMd Oversea 0 2S unch A»iaS«Clnt 0 41 unch Bar*ofEA 12.90 0 30 C P Pokpriand 1 20 +0 03 CDL Hotel 2 20 +0.10 Cafe 0* Corai 1 42 0 03 CatnPacAir 6
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      TOKYO
      389 53 January 23, 1998 YEN Advantest Corp 8620 -120 A(inomoto 1320 30 Altai Electric 145 +4 Amada 560 +10 AsaNChemlnd 554 -21 AsahtGlass 644 -54 BkofTky-Mitsubahi 1870 +20 Bridgestone 3340 unch Canon 3140 +60 Cato 895 +31 Citizan 932 1 7 OaiNippon 2500 +110 Danchi Kangyo 891 +20 Daw 590
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      BANK RATES
      283 53 OCBC OUB UOB DBS TLB POSB KB DEPOSIT RATES Savings 3% 3. 3. 3 > 4. 3. 4 Fixed aepos<t 1 month s'. s' s'. 5 1 s'j s'. 3months s'. s'. s'. s'. s'; s'. Smooths s'. s'. s'. SM SM s'. LOAN RATES Pnme rate 7.
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    • OVERSEAS MARKETS ROUND-UP
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        Lock icon Malayan Banking leads losers in KL
        89 53 MALAYSIA'S key stock index yesterday fell for a second day amid concerns that a plunging rupiah m Indonesia will spill over to the rest of South-east Asia. The Composite Index fell 16.64 points or 2.89 per cent to 558.57, while the broader Emas Index
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        Lock icon HONGKONG
        54 53 Shares closed 0.4 per cent higher yesterday on a technical rebound. Dealers said the region had little comfort to offer with the Indonesian rupiah's continued fall, adding that the Hang Seng Index's rebound might not be sustained. The index gained 36.47 points to close at 8,920.2 on a turnover
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        Lock icon TOKYO
        118 53 Share prices rose 2.3 per cent yesterday, backed by bargain-hunting and a late advance m futures contracts following optimism about the future of the Japanese economy, brokers said. The Nikkei Stock Average ended 383.42 points higher at 16,789.11, after touching a high of 16,797.1 near the close. The Topix
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        Lock icon SYDNEY
        64 53 Share prices rose 0.9 per cent yesterday as a buoyant resource sector surged m late trade, outweighing poor performances by several leading bank issues. The All-Ordinaries Index rose 23.9 points to 2,623.3, while the All-Industrials Index rose 24.9 points to 4,503.9. The All-Resources Index jumped 25.4 points to 1,122.
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        Lock icon NEW YORK
        87 53 Blue-chip share" prices closed sharply lower on Thursday m the wake of fresh declines m Asian stock markets and disappointing forecasts for US companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 63.52 points or 0.81 per cent to 7,730.88. Volume was 646.5 million shares, with 1,802 shares rising, 1,803
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        Lock icon LONDON
        38 53 The share market suffered a moderate loss on Thursday m the wake of poor performances on Asian markets. The Footsie index slipped 19.2 points or 0.36 per cent to 5,253.1. Turnover was about 803 million units. AFP
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        Lock icon JAKARTA
        59 53 Indonesian stocks were mixed yesterday, with PT Telkom rising 325 rupiah or 8 per cent to 4,225 rupiah while the broader market fell, fearing that the rupiah's drop would force companies into bankruptcy. The benchmark Jakarta Stock Market Composite Index rose 7.46 points or 1.7 per cent to 450.98
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        Lock icon BANGKOK
        24 53 Shares posted marginal gains yesterday, closing 0.5 per cent higher. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Composite Index rose 2.07 points to 422.87. AFP
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      GOLD PRICES
      88 53 SINGAPORE Physical (SS) Fri Thu Kilobar *****-***** 26 *****-***** 77 100 gm 1647—1725 25 1649-1727 31 50 gm 825-868 29 826-869 32 20 gm 329-353 29 329-353 29 5 gm 82-95 79 82-95.79 1 gm 16-25.75 16—26.78 Bullion coins (SS/oz) Spore bullion coin 525—531 529—535 Canadian maple leaf
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      INTERNATIONAL
      24 53 Fri Thu Singapore (USVoz) *****-***** *****-***** Thu Wed New York (USVoz) 290 30-290 60 292 30-292 60 London morning fix (Friday) 291 45
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      CURRENCY
      148 53 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1.7370 ***** Sterling pound 2.8398 ***** Australian dollar 1.1281 1.1783 Canadian dollar 1.1867 ***** NZdollar 0 9911 ***** EC unit 1.9527 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austnan schilling 13.4507 14 2086
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      SPOT RATES
      27 53 Open Close USS/DMK 1.8020 1.7969 USS/Yen 1.2740 ***** USS/SS 1.7580 1.7540 USS/HKS 7.7385 7.7405 A&USS ***** 0.6603 £/USS 1.6485 1 6498 Sourct Exco AP Spore
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      SICOM RUTURES
      298 53 January 23, 1998 Rubber Futures (Closing prices) RSS I Contract Tonnes (S cents/kg) Month High Low Sett Vol Open Int Feb9B 132 50 50 150 Mar 133.75 50 300 Apr ***** 136.25 136.00 25 4000 Jul/Sep ***** 4395 RSS 3 Contract (US cents/kg) Feb 98 69 25 1540
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      ASIAN CURRENCY UNITS
      129 53 Contract date: January 23, 1998 lIMIT ONE 3 6 9 12 VALUE UNIT MTH MTH MTH MTH MTH CALL DATE USS 5 5 5 5V, 6 5V,, 4'/, 6 27/1/98 AS 4V,, 4 3 9 4l» 4V, 6 4'i 3°/,, 27/1/98 N2s B/» 8 3 6 8
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      TIN
      10 53 Closing prices (MS/kilo) KLTin $23.43 (+0.48) Turnover 92 2)
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      3451 53 Transaction Date: January 23, 1998 Adjusted (or new issues; Par value MSI unles» otherwise specified: P E ratios are no) adjusted for currency differences 1998 Last Vol Net High Low Company Sale (000) P/E INDUSTRIALS Consumer Products 245 180 Annomoto 210 ur.ch 116 106 73 Angkasa 85 -5
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      CRUDE & PRODUCT PRICES
      82 53 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES CRUDE PRODUCT MONTH* CHANGE PRICE (USS) BBL BRENT BLEND Feb -0.05-0 05 14 85-14 90 WEST TEXAS Inttcm Fob -0 02-0 03 15 88-15 92 DUBAI FATEH Mar 0 00 12 80-12 85 TAWS BLEND Fab 000 1535-1545 MINAS Feb -0 20-0 20 14 10-14 20 NAPHTHA
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      PALM OIL
      39 53 Crudt palm oil (MS/tonrw) Jan 98 2,600.00 (South) Rtfmtd palm oil (USS/tomw) 880 Palm Qi Feb 98 582.50 (seller) Mar 575.00 (seller) RBO Oei.l r"eb 98 590.00 (seller) Mar 582.50 (seller) RBO Steann Mar 98 530.00 (seller)
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      SILVER
      23 53 Closing prices (US&troy oz) Fri Thu Stogapore iSOQ-SS'O 5 900-5 910 Thu Wed New York 5 790—5 800 5.850—5 860 Scute Rotnscfiik]
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      SIMEX FUTURES
      386 53 January 23, 1998 Brent Crude Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 98 1502 1502 1500 1500 44 Apr 1510 1510 1510 15.11 10 Act Vol (Thu) 720 Open kit (Thu) 792 Spot US Dollar/Japanese Yen Open High Low Sett Est Vol Mar 98 126 97 127 37
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
      1869 53 Transaction Date: January 23. 1998 Gr's 1997 98 Curr Last Vol Day Div Net M Cap High Low Company Traded Sale or- 000 High Low P E Smil 478 28 tn s AISB 50c 84.5 -4.5 1532 88 76.5 5.0 38 2 86 7 137 12 5 m
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      INDICES
      72 54 January 23 Change ST Industrials 1259.83 —9 66 ST Finance *****8 —2617 ST Hotels *****7 -6.98 ST Properties 768,56 —17.43 BT Composite 1076 94 —19 33 BT— MGA 739 31 —10 42 BT-SRI ***** -1139 BT 06/ OS +33 *82 BT CADI —***** —90 BTOBV +*****82 -*****3 DBS CPF
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      SCOREBOARD
      60 54 Up Dn Unch Up Dn Unch Industrial 52 96 29 11 30 9 Finance 3 21 3 2 11 1 Hotels 3 8 2 0 11 Properties 3 12 1 4 8 7 Plantations 0 0 0 0 6 1 Mining 0 0 0 110 BLW 12 23 8
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      TOP ACTIVES
      31 54 Sing Tel 15c 81.965.000 Renongßhdsoc 10.273,000 Promet 9,180,000 Keppel Landsoc 8.186.000 Rekapacific Bh 7,837,000 MBf Capital 7,500,000 STEnggiOc 7,342,000 OUB Foreign 6,438,000 DBS Land 6,112,000 Wing Tai 25c 5,350.000
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      SESDAQ
      902 54 1997/98 Curr Last Vol Day Gr's Net MCapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale +or- 000 High Low Div P/E $mil Price 61 17.5 eMayfranlsc 25 2 8 25 195 20 125.0 16 3 26 89.5 20 c Meiban 10c 30 6.8 259 28 '81 90 c Metalock2sc 100 -14
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      TURNOVER (READY)
      72 54 Total Market Thu Fri Industrials 94 403 m 173.029 m Finance 25 374 m 32.843 m Hotels 2.893 m 2251 m Properties 25.724 m 35.208 m Loans Stocks 7.576 m 10 214 m Plantations 3 365 m 4 623 m Mining 648,000 717 000 Total volume 159 983
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      SES MAINBOARD
      1064 54 industrial and cqmmercial Transaction Pate; January 23. 1998 ABNAmroNLGi 25 -336 0 ***** BMTJ10(10O) 8400 cd I 28 375 460 8720 1070 885 ml DBS 785 5 48 790 780 16 0 8 1 3447 3 810 204 131 I DBS CPS2OO 150 4 70 152 150 155
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      Rupiah dampens market sentiment
      321 54  -  CHAN WEE CHUAN MARKET REPORT SINGAPORE shares yes- terday clawed back from I an early tumble to endH slightly weaker as theB Indonesian ru-B piah continued to plague I stock market investors. Trading was lacklus- 1 tre, with investors doing I a bit of selling and
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      BONDS, LOANS & WARRANTS
      1627 54 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS All shares quoted hive a par value of {1 unless otherwise specified, tx trading m this stock is restricted to buying-in market only Adjustec for scrip/rights. N Tax-exempted dividend. P/E ratios reflect the last annual consolidated results. P/E ratios and Gr s Y'td of foreign shares are
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      1016 54 Mgrs Prices. January 24 AtefdMfi Asm* Mat a«i< Ltd Aberdeen S pore GrFund 0 830-0 672" AtwrdMn Select Portfolio (at NAY) Asian Fixed Income Fund 0936" Pacific Equity Fund 0 922" Indonesian Equity Fund 0857" Malaysian Equity Fund 0884" Philippine Equity Fund 0 878" Singapore Equity Fund 0
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      Lock icon Tokyo's growing trade surplus fuels concern again
      797 55 exports wil swell US deficit Who will shoulder the burden from the recent weakness m Asian currencies and the yen? Everything falls on the US.' Industrial Bank of Japan's Mr Takeshi Hanai TOKYO When Japans government said on Thursday the nations merchandise trade
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      Lock icon Financial crisis will not affect euro's launch
      442 55  -  William Choong By THE euro, Europe's new currency unit, will still be launched next January as planned despite the impact of the Asian turmoil, a top investment house director said m Singapore yesterday. He added, though, that the launch would be more due
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        Lock icon OFFICE MERGER
        77 55 Allianz, Germany's biggest insurer, and Dresdner Bank, Germany's second-largest bank, are merging a few offices m a pilot project to determine whether to create an integrated finance corporation. Allianz senior agent Andreas Tischmacher said the project is restricted to only a few Allianz agent offices m the region
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        Lock icon RUMOUR QUASHED
        57 55 A senior China Aerospace International Holdings official said speculation that chairman Wang Mci Yue has pledged his stake m the company with securities houses and incurred losses is not true. The official, who asked not to be named, said Mr Wang is not holding any shares m China
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        Lock icon FOR SALE
        64 55 British newsagent chain John Menzies is bracing itself to hoist an effective "for sale" sign over its 450 shops and withdraw from the High Street after 165 years, The Times reported. The newspaper said the family -owned company, based m the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, would announce plans to
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        Lock icon 'NO COMMENT'
        25 55 Qantas Airways will not comment on reports that it has been asked to take over Papua New Guinea's national airline, Air Niugini. AFX-Asia
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      Lock icon Apple will sell AMK facility next month in bid to trim costs
      483 58  -  William Choong By IN A bid to trim its costs further, Apple Computer is putting up one of its facilities m Ang Mo Kio for sale next month. The 206,000 sq ft facility which Apple has occupied for
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      S'pore exporters can expect more anti-dumping cases
      559 58 More disputes New anti-dumping cases taken to WTO 1992-93 245 1993-94 247 1994-95 159 1995-96 149 1996-97 200 SOURCE: WTO JAHAN The TDB says protectionist sentiments are expected to increase m neighbouring countries which have been hit badly by the sharp declines m
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      Lock icon KL's largest mobile phone operator faces growing debt
      545 58 The financial crunch will not come till 1999. There's still considerable time to put financing plans m place.' Telecommunications analyst Alistair Scott KUALA LUMPUR Mr Tajudin Ramli is m a tight spot. Technology Resources Industries, Malaysia's largest cellular phone operator, faces its
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      Lock icon UEM under scrutiny again
      202 58 UEM under scrutiny again KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) said it was investigating United Engineers (M) Bhd (UEM) to see if it broke the exchange's rules when informing shareholders of its purchase of a stake m parent Renong Bhd. The stock exchange unveiled the investigation after UEM
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      LEASE SIGNED
      68 58 Supermarket giant NTUC Fair Price has signed a lease for 12 years to take up the entire 103,600 sq ft of retail space m Far East Organization's Hougang Point development, which is slated for completion at the end of next year. The project, which is located at Hougang
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      PSA to take stake in Italian firm
      229 58 PSA Corporation is to take a 60 per cent stake m an Italian container terminal operator that is a unit of the giant Fiat group. PSA said yesterday it had signed an agreement with Sogespar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat, to purchase the
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      Lock icon Motorola plans to invest $20m in new MSC project
      367 58 KUALA LUMPUR Motorola, the leading manufacturer of advanced electronic and wireless communication systems, will over the next two years invest Msso million (5520.1 million) m its Multimedia Super Corridor project. Its latest corporate entity, Motorola Multimedia San Bhd, was awarded recently
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      More banks levy penalty for early withdrawals
      390 58  -  Tan Li Eng By INCREASINGLY more banks are slapping harsher penalties on customers who withdraw their fixed deposits early to take advantage of higher interest rates. The banks, scrambling to protect their deposit bases, are generally levying a fee equivalent to the difference
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      Lock icon Dragon Land offers 25m shares for IPO
      600 59  -  Colin Tan Property developer gets SES waiver, shares priced at 12 US cents each By IN YET another twist to Dragon Land's flotation, the property developer yesterday offered the public less than the 25 per cent share capital usually required by the stock
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      Lock icon Seksun unlikely to meet 1997 profit target
      425 59 Blaming the profit shortfall on the downturn of the electronics industry and the current regional economic problems, Mr Ong said he was "not expecting too much" for the group's performance this year. SESDAQ LISTED Seksun Precision Engineering expects last year's profits to fall
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      Lock icon Malaysia makes changes to listing rules
      180 59 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will raise the number of shareholders required by a company going public, m a bid to make its rules more similar to those of other exchanges. Companies planning to make initial public offerings have to sell at least 25 per cent
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        CPI RISES
        54 59 Singapore's consumer price index (CPD last year rose 2 per cent, up from the 1.4 per cent increase m 1996, the Department of Statistics reported yesterday. All group indices increased last year, with transport and communication showing the sharpest rise of 3.9 per cent, while health costs went
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        ROLY RESULTS
        38 59 Mainboard-listed Roly International Holdings yesterday reported a whopping 85 per cent plunge m net profit to US$l million (Ssl.B million) for the six months ended Oct 3 1 Turnover shrank 7 per cent to US$l34 million.
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        POPULAR GAINS
        63 59 Book distributor Popular Holdings Ltd has posted a 16.4 per cent rise m interim net profit to $3.8 million. Turnover for the six months to Oct 3 1 rose 15.5 per cent to $85. 1 million. Karnings per share was 1.26 cents, while net tangible asset per share
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        VIKAY SALE
        40 59 Vikay Industrial Ltd now under judicial management said yesterday it had agreed on Jan 3 to sell the intellectual properties, machinery and stocks of its subsidiary, Vickman International Ltd, to Double Eight Development Ltd for HK$3 million (*****,500).
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        C&C-NOVEL TIE-UP
        65 59 Cycle Carriage said yesterday it has formed a joint venture with Novel Leasing to set up a new motor dealership, Novel Automotive. Novel Automotive will be a Mercedes-Benz dealer for C&C, marketing new and used cars as well as offering services such as vehicle-related finance and insurance. C&C
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        BRIDGE JOB
        52 59 Specialist engineering firm BBR Construction Systems has secured a project worth 145.3 million pesos (556.7 million) to design and build a bridge near Manila. The project was awarded by White Lily Property Corporation, whose shareholders include a Singapore consortium led by JTC International, the overseas arm of Jurong
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        STAKE BUYS
        118 59 Sembawang Corporation subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has acquired stakes m two of its parent's units. One is a 25 per cent stake m Joint Shipyard Investment for $1.27 million, lifting its holding to 50 per cent. The other is a 50 per cent stake m Sembawang Jurong Corrosion Control
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      Temasek places out 70m Sing Tel shares at $3.09
      233 59 GOVERNMENT investment arm Temasek Holdings yesterday confirmed it had placed out 70 million Singapore Telecom shares at $3.09. The 70-million tranche was married at $3.09 on the local bourse yesterday, making up a total of 74.4 million shares m crossed trades
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      Troubled CAM to sell main operating unit and issue shares
      613 59 BELEAGUERED CAM International Holdings is to seek shareholders' approval to sell its main operating subsidiary and to issue new shares and warrants as part of a "self-help" package to kickstart the company back to health. In a statement yesterday, it
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      199 55 DRAGONUndJk DRAGON LAND LIMITED (Incorporated m the Republic of Singapore on 1 5 March 1 997) Invitation m respect of 25,000,000 New Shares of S$0 ;1 0 each compnsing:--(i) 1 0,000,000 Offer Shares at US$O. l 2 for each Offer Share by way of public offer; and (ii) 15,000,000 Placement
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      792 56  -  Dominic Nathan Dr TONY TAN'S NZ VISIT Backing of Japan, Europe also necessary to restore flagging confidence Reports by m Auckland IF THE United States does not exercise economic leadership, together with Japan and Europe, to manage and contain the regional financial
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      157 56 A DEPRECIATION of the Chinese yuan may spark another round of exchange rate volatility m South-east Asia, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan has warned. Speaking yesterday at a dinner hosted by the Asia 2000 Foundation, he said there was now a
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      465 56  -  Grace Sung HOT TOPIC By THE Asian financial crisis should top the agenda at the next Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) m London, said a European Parliament (EP) official yesterday. Ms Christa Randzio Plath, chairman of the parliamentary committee on monetary affairs and member of an
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        53 56 Bank Negara Malaysia's gold, foreign exchange and other reserves fell to M 556.6 billion (5522.7 billion) as at Jan 15, from M 559.1 billion a fortnight earlier, the central bank said yesterday. Bank Negara said the US dollar equivalent of the international reserves as at Jan 15 was
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        102 56 Japan's Daiwa Securities said yesterday that its Hongkong unit, Daiwa Securities (HK), might not be able to collect up to US$42 million (5574.6 million) worth of loans made to customers. Customers of Daiwa's Hongkong unit had borrowed money from the brokerage using shares m Leading Spirit (Holdings), a
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        48 56 South Korea is studying ways to promote barter trade with countries m South-east Asia hit by similar foreign exchange shortages. It would ship steel and machinery to these countries m return for payment m crude oil and gas under this ase-old form of international trade. Bernama-Yonhap
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        99 56 Caltex Petroleum is m talks to extend financing to its South Korean refiner partner, LG Caltex, which is facing difficulty m finding funds to run its day-to-day operations because of Korea's financial problems. A Caltex officiaj denied press reports that a US$5OO million *****.3 million) loan and
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      712 57 TAKE THE BULL BY THE HORNS Many of these guys went m with their eyes wide open. The problem was they relied too much on the bicycle theory that as long as you don't slow down too much, the bicycle will keep on rolling/
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      472 57 American labour leader condemns IMF bail-out schemes OF LEECHES AND THE PLAGUE The Fund is like the mediaeval doctors at the time of the Black Plague who applied the only remedy they knew bleeding their patients/ Mr Sweeney. MEXICO CITY US labour leader John Sweeney blasted the International Monetary Fund's
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      420 57 CUT IT OUT 1 believe that the two trillion yen m special income tax cuts, various tax reforms and financial stabilisation measures will improve consumer sentiment and get the nations economy on a recovery track.' Mr Hashimoto. TOKYO Prime Minister
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      429 57 NO LIFELINE HONGKONG The Hong kong government and securities authorities have scrapped plans to rescue troubled brokers but are seeking other ways to help brokerages m difficulty, officials said yesterday. Stock Exchange of Hongkong (SEHK) spokesman Henry Law said it was some sort
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      481 57 UNITY IS STRENGTH KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Malaysian banks "are not weak and told the public to shift their funds back into local financial institutions to boost liquidity. He urged Malaysians to repatriate funds from their foreign
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      327 57 POWER DIVE HONGKONG Hopewell Holdings shares tumbled 4.9 per cent yesterday to their lowest close ever amid concerns that a power plant project m Indonesia would founder as the country's currency collapsed. Hopewell, founded and run by Hongkong entrepreneur Gordon Wu, dropped five
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      562 60  -  Colin Tan By FALTERING Housing Board (HDB) resale prices fell another 6 per cent m the last quarter as the number of resale applications rose 17 per cent to 10,507 from the previous quarter. Resale prices fell 11 per cent year-on-year m the final
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      509 60  - Bankers chary of launching IPOs in bearish market Patrick Tan By BANKERS are divided on whether they will manage initial public offerings (IPOs) without underwriting the issues but most say they will urge listing hopefuls to delay their launches m the current weak market. IPOs are usually managed and underwritten
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      8 1 THE STRAITS TIMES Life! SATURDAY JANUARY 24, 1998
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        Imperial glory in Yanni's China concert
        1568 2  - Imperial glory in Yanni 's China concert TEO PAU LIN YANNI DOES BEIJING m Beijing IF THERE was ever a scene that could illustrate aptly the phrase, East meets West, this was it. The Working People's Cultural Palace, one of the many grand ancient buildings that make up Beijing's monumental
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      Lock icon Tears for the funnyman who made thousands laugh
      487 3  -  CHIN SOO FANG INITIALLY, nobody was crying at Wang Sa's funeral on Thursday. The late comedian's friends, who streamed into the compound of his terrace house at Telok Kurau to pay their last respects, just wore grim faces. Wang Sa, whose real
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      TCS actors turn cab drivers
      494 3  -  CHIN SOO FANG t LW celebnties take taxis. They zip around town m the latest car models instead. But several TCS stars were given real taxi driver licences for two months last year, whilst filming a new serial called Taxi Drivers. The story focuses on
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      Lock icon Finding the Ah So in me at Fair Price
      835 4  -  Chua Mul Hoong Heartlanders THOSE of us who haunt Thomson Plaza along Upper Thomson Road are undergoing a crisis of sorts. For years, from gaptoothed old folks to little toddlers, neighbouring residents have been accustomed to saying breezily to each other:
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      Classic books come alive on TV tonight
      555 4  -  ONG SOR FERN SETTLE down with a good book tonight. Premiere 12 is introducing a new weekly drama slot featuring miniseries inspired by classic books. It kicks off tonight at 8 pm with a lavish British Broadcasting Corporation adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Nostromo.
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      Channel V spells victoiy for Ah Mei
      164 5 SHORT TAKES CHIN SOO FANG WITH close to 10 awards already under her belt, Taiwanese singer Zhang Huimei has done it again. At the Channel V Chinese Top 20 Countdown '97 awards held m Taipei on Wednesday night, the rising star was voted
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      Leslie Cheung likes classy Raffles
      171 5 IF THEY had their way (and they usually do), Jackie Chan and Leslie Cheung would check into Raffles Hotel each time they were m Singapore. Chan likes the classic designs and spaciousness of the suites, which are good for his somersaults. Pussy Cheung will only
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      Karaoke with Kenny Bee at Star East
      125 5 FINALLY, a place for Asian-movie fans to hang out at. It is called Star East, and is nothing like Planet Hollywood. Other than serving Asian cuisines, the Asian-oriented entertainment spot will boast karaoke, pub and disco facilities. The theme restaurant is chaired by
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      Mavis Hee, film star?
      123 5 POP sensation Mavis Hee is taking a break from singing. She has been invited to star m the directorial debut of famed Hongkong cinematographer, Christopher Doyle. The movie, called Three People, is about two men and their mutual friend (Hee). The rest of the cast has
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      Aniki Jin wins by a nose
      147 5 IS IT any surprise that Takeshi Kaneshiro, the son of a Japanese businessman and a Taiwanese housewife, is the most popular Hongkong actor m Japan? The latest survey shows that Japanese girls love his shapely nose. Perhaps his Japanese looks helped, too. The Taiwan-based
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      413 5  -  ELIZABETH A. KAIDEN IT LOOKS like child's play. You talk to another person through a long tube, and he types answers, which appear on a computer screen next to you. But this kind of play comments on the contemporary urban environment m a way that
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        904 6  -  NANCY LOH A terrace house off Holland Road is rebuilt on an open concept m which guests can roam about freely and yet privacy for the family of four is retained A TERRACE house m a small corner plot often puts its owners m a tight
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        285 6 STYLE CORNER NANCY LOH PETER WEE'S wish for this year is that Singaporeans will take art more seriously, and one of the ways they can do this is to take it home with them. The man behind A Ton
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      Hard Rain gave actress the shivers
      639 7  -  KELVIN TONG m Los Angeles 'I can look at 'not working* as being 'no one's hiring me and no one will give me a job. Or I can look at 'not working* as being 'a fantastic ASK Minnie Driver about her latest movie, Hard
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      It may be stupid or cool, but never subtle
      1064 7 Sound Bites STUPID, STUPID, STUPID Black Grape (Radioactive) TOP 10 ALBUMS OF THE WEEK THERE has been two camps of thought about Shaun Ryder and company's latest album. It is, as the title spells out blatantly, stupid, stupid, stupid. Or, it
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        Marathon gig by home bands
        93 7 HOMEGROWN bands take centrestage next Saturday m a homecoming trip of a different kind. Some 12 bands will perform m an eight-hour gig from 2 10 pm at the Youth Park. The gig, organised by Livonia member Daniel Sassoon and the National Youth Council, is
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        Cheers At Europa
        90 7 THIS festive season, toast your glasses at Europa East Coast, which is slashing the prices of its drinks by 55 per cent. From Wednesday, Chinese New Year's day, the pub chain is celebrating its 55th anniversary by dunking the prices on all housepour and draught beer customers
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        Hip swinging At Zouk
        72 7 IF THE hip party scene is more to your taste, head down to Zouk from Tuesday to Saturday night for some serious partying with DJ Pippi, resident DJ at Pacha m Ibiza, and one of the original DJs who created the Balearic sounds at the turn
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      471 8  -  LEONG WENG KAM Prabhakara Jimmy Quek's recent works combine images from Buddhism and his vibrant meditative dreams LOOKING at Prabhakara Jimmy Quek's paintings is like stepping into his inner world, where his thoughts, beliefs, hopes and dreams are revealed. For example, m Snakes
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      NUS gets its song-and-dance acts together for first arts fest
      491 8  -  LYNN SEAH PERFORMANCES by literary groups and music-and dance-concerts by other groups have long been a part of National University of Singapore campus life. Now, the disparate shows have come together for the university's first arts festival. "The tempo of
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      HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL
      286 8 A CELEBRATION OF HARVEST THE 25-year-old NUS Chinese Orchestra, which has performed m Beijing, Bucharest, Kuala Lumpur and Bandar Sen Bengawan, kicks off the arts festival. Feb 1, 5 pm, Victoria Concert Hall. Tickets: $8 KABUKI PERFORMANCE-CUM-LECTURE JAPANESE Kabuki masters Nakamura Kyozo, Nakamura Shibajyaku and Otani
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        732 9 Britain's poet laureate has spoken, through verse, of his time with the enigmatic writer Sylvia Plath nearly 35 years after her tragic death IT HAS been nearly 35 years since the poet Sylvia Plath put her head m a gas oven,
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        351 9 TOGETHER, the poems form a comprehensive narrative of Sylvia Plath's relationship with Ted Hughes, after they met at Cambridge where she was studying on a Fulbright scholarship. He describes their wedding m 1956 "You were transfigured/So slender and new and naked/A nodding spray of
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        108 9 THE top five fictional and non-fictional bestsellers sold at Times bookshops over a seven-day period, ending Tuesday. 1 The Partner by John Grisham 2. The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy 3. Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder 4. True Singapore Ghost Stories, Book 9 by Russell Lee 5.
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          Drop in at Borders if you are a fan of Paula Danziger
          62 9 APOLOGIES to readers of this column. Young people's author Paula Danziger's reading and autograph session at Borders today at 4 pm was listed mistakenly last week. The writer is m town as part of the Society for Reading
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          Learn to make festive cards
          62 9 WITH the holidays around the corner, the Central Community Library has arranged for a festiye-themed storytelling and arts and crafts session for children aged six to 10. Children can learn to make Chinese New Year and Hari Raya cards at the session today at 10.30
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          Toastmasters' tips on talking
          50 9 HERE is a chance to pick up tips on public speaking. The Tampines Regional Library Toastmasters Club is up and running again. There will be a meeting today at 1 pm at the Simei Room. Entry is free for Toastmasters members and $2 for the public.
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          Where to next, career-wise?
          42 9 THOSE who feel they need career guidance can drop by the Tampines Regional Library for the LaSalle-SIA Career Talk today at 2.30 pm. Admission is free. Those interested may register at the Children's Information Counter on level 1.
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        More outlets planned as Popular opens store in Orchard Road
        330 9  -  ONG SOR FERN There is more depth m the English titles here, about 20 per cent more.' Mr Ashley Bala, of Popular Book Company POPULAR BOOK has moved to the heart of Orchard Road, m the Crown Prince Hotel. But
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          HK movies given pop treatment
          192 10 HK movies given pop treatment HONG KONG BABYLON: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE HOLLYWOOD OF THE EAST By Fredric Oannen and Barry Long Faber A Faber/ 412 pages/$39.50 YOU know that Asia mania has hit a pop culture peak when Faber Faber, that venerable English publisher renowned for its poetry
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          On the ball with the British touch
          115 10 THE PICADOR BOOK OF SPORTS WRITING Edited by Nick Coleman mm fUCH nornoy Picador/405 pages/$5.99 IF THERE is such a thing as chickflicks, then this is testosterone text. It has a Brit accent, as the British editors have culled material from British magazines
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          All in the mind
          105 10 EXTRAORDINARY MINDS By Howard Gardner Basicßooks/178 pages/$30.80 READERS who enjoyed Howard Gardner's Leading Minds, a series of case studies of effective leaders, will like his latest book. He has the credentials: professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and adjunct professor of neurology
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          History of the Tories
          124 10 THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY: FROM PEEL TO MAJOR By Robert Blake Heinneman/450 pages/$67.50 FOR readers interested m getting a crash course on the history of the Conservative Party, this book is a good, albeit pricey, bet. Written by an historian who was a Conservative member of the
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        Windows of opportunity for children to learn
        655 10  -  Diane Taylor Children's Books Recommended for the teeny tinies (up to age five) ELMO'S BIG LIFT-AND-LOOK BOOK By Anna Ross, illustrated by Joe Mathieu Random House/Children's Television Workshop I GUESS most of you would have realised this is a Sesame Street book. The
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        1200 12  -  WINSTON LEE FAST FACTS PORSCHE 911 TIPTRONIC Price: $513,000 without COE OMV: $118,000 Engine: 3.4 litre 24 valve flat six Power: 300 bhp at 6,800 rpm Torque: 350 Nm at 4,600 rpm Performance: 0 100 kmh m six seconds Top speed: 275 kmh
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      Lock icon Catch the festive mood as countdown nears close
      178 18 Catch the festive mood as countdown nears close GO DOWNTOWN to Chinatown or Geylang Serai. Never mind that you have shopping centres near your home. Make-shift tents and roadside stalls have heightened the festive air. Stroll along these crowded streets, meet friendly vendors and catch the mood. For traditional food
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      176 1 PRABHAKARA JIMMY QUEK Painting is meditation i < fm I v"a t« v >-^ < ««A4A H^. V I «i/ I 1^ I V m. V r^B ■fl 111 **iT& 'Tff**^* 1^ 111 Q IvJI II jLyv^ L <^;--- "^WB|mj BulKI ilttfl HtSfiMHHMHB^^^ 'nlr '*V-^ti^M Xj/ Picture by TERENCE TAN
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      9 1 Popular Book Shop moves into an Orchard Road hotel
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      14 3 Taxi Drivers will be shown on Channel 8 at 7pm every Saturday from tonight.
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      40 5 You Can Order And Eat Delicious Pohpiah, Am,ongst Other Things will be performed at the Goethe Institut tomorrow and next Saturday from 2.30-4 pm. The exhibition is open from 9am to 7.30 pm daily until Feb 7 (except public holidays).
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      278 5 I Hb B^^^^^ at Riverside Point The palette of exciting art-ivities continues to grow at Riverside Point. Be mesmerised by the magical language of traditional hand puppetry. Delight m the spectacle of a Cantonese Opera by the Chinese Opera Society Singapore. Then chill out with the cool works of an
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      42 7 Got a gig to announce? Heard of a new band? Or just want to pass on something about the music scene here? Write m to Gigs Picks, Life!, The Straits Times, 390 Kirn Seng Road, Singapore *****5, or fax us on 734-6301.
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      366 8 Recent paintings by Prabhakara Jimmy Quek can be seen at Galerie Societe Generale, Level 4, Alliance Francaise, 1, Sarkies Road, daily between 9 am and 9 pm until Feb 4. Admission is free. 111 l\i p( I^b P* W ■f v ("C fl[ o^l SB L^r tMi L^Lt mbßLw iHBaaS3sfIICMBjAuMLjAAf^BB3
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      218 16 I'M GETTING MARRIED (MANDARIN) Guinness Theatre, The Substation. Till tomorrow: 8 pm. A man and a woman decide to get married and find themselves suddenly the centre of interest. Presented by Life Lab Production. Tickets: $15 from Ticket Charge. Concession: $12. Inquiries, call 296-2929. CHINESE OPERA EXCERPTS MADAM WHITE SNAKE
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        534 20 615 Lecturing/ Teaching 615 Lecturing/ Teaching Positions Positions NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE FACULTY CLUB CHILD CARE CENTRE requires CHILD CARE TEACHERS 3 GCE 'O' Level passes including English Some experience m a similar erMrorvnent Leave medical benefits will be provided Candidates can expect a sross monthly salary ranging from $1,031
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        479 22 654 Technical Positions 654 Technical Positions 654 Technical Positions shape our habitat l^JWr Grasp The Opportunity. Learn And Earn With HDB! In HDB, we work and grow as a family towards creating a worldclass living environment m Singapore. Apart from building better homes and bringing communities closer together, we are
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        108 22 NON-OESTRUCTiVE TESTING (NOT) We require personnel urgently m Singapore on our various long torn projects o WORKING EXPERIENCE MIN. 1 YEAR o IN EITHER R.T. or M.T. or P.T. We also require personnel with: o CSWIP or PCN m U.T. or M.T. or P.T. Interested please call or send CV
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        573 22 654 Technical Positions 654 Technical Positions 654 Technical Positions The Business GE Plastics m Singapore, one of the IS GK businesses, is a premier materials supplier m the engineering plastics industry that is ISO certified since April 1996. A technology leader with a gicai working environment where the concentration of
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        55 22 Required immediately. ELECTRICIAN Basic working knowtedge m pumps/controls Able to read technical drawings Possess a valid driving licence (not essential) 5-day w—k. Interested applicants please contact Miss Yap at Tel: *****11 or walk4n interview during office hours from Bam spm at VENUS ENTERPRISES PTELTD 10-C Jervoia Road Singapore *****0 i>^O«^ive^aHeyßdi
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        1869 23 654 Technical Positions i 654 Technical Positions 654 Technical Positions 663 Warehousing/ 663 Warehousing/ 663 Warehousing/ aBjBjBSESSSKssssss I Inventory Positions Inventory Positions Inventory Positions I Bjajajsaos^EEßßa^HßlßVßaaßlßl r"™~^~^™"™™ l Dowell Schlumberger is a member of a multinational oilfield r^p i/^ixp service company specialising m the provision and service of 11^ 1-4
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        1204 23 683 Part-Time/ 683 Part Time/ Temporary Positions Temporary Positions Slngaperw Pna Hotdingt I TEMPORARY SALES! REPRESENTATIVES I wanted for trie definitive career guide m Singapore. The Singapore Career Guide is published annually by SPH and is endorsed by the Ministry of Education. We are currently looking for motivated persons to
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        479 24 EDUCATION TRAINING 689 Other Positions 689 Other Positions m m m mm mm^ m mm mm^ I KENWOOD 9.00 am 3.00pm x#Sp> 25/01/98, Sunday 9.00 am 12.00pm GCE 'O'/'A' Level Knowledge of MS Office 95/97 1-2 years of working experience Experience m handling shipping documents an added advantage Secondary School
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        756 24 689 Other Positions 689 Other Positions II baruuil A member of the Europe based Barwil chain of world-wide shipping agencies invites application for the following position: ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT Responsibilities Duties: Maintenance of general subsidiary ledgers Verification of bills received Preparation of disbursement statements to principals Preparation of financial statements quarterly
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        1328 24 712 Computer Courses j 712 Computer Courses j 712 Computer Courses I J Professional Diploma leading to Degree completion BSc(Hons) >• IN COMPUTING SiSSK Awarded by University of Portsmouth, UK About the University Entry Requirements A member of the Association of CommonweiWi Universities, with Holders of any of the following
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        695 3 e^er if* AT I t■ f MM. i i OUTWARD BOUND SINGAPORE We are a national adventure training institute under the management of the People's Association. We are also part of the worldwide adventure based training network with more than 41 institutions. Our B B mission is to train students
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        468 3 r^uciio on nr oi you re focused on the future! Principal/Senior/ Procurement Material Engineer Location: Corporation Place The Requirements: Degree m Material Science. Engineering or equivalent 2 years' working experience m a similar position m the IC packaging industry of equivalent Good interpersonal, project management and leadership as well as
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        346 3 In-Process Quality Engineer Location: Depot Road The Requirements: Degree m Science/Engineering/ Information Technology Management/ Industrial Engineering 1 year's industrial experience m a manufacturing environment preferred Knowledge of statistical application advantageous Analytical and pro-active m problem-solving approach with strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills The Job: Responsible for driving process, yield
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        398 3 Financial Analyst Location: HP Alexandra The Requirements: Degree m Accountancy or equivalent Minimum 1 year's relevant experience preferred Good communication skills and be conversant with Excel spreadsheet and macros The Job: Perform monthly close activities and expense analysis/tracking Maintain pricing worksheets and ensure that prices are updated correctly m the
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        2401 5 B^^P— ________MM___l_________B_M______________^ flllß^^'^^.r^T'^'^B-l |_______Bii^~i«B^B^^iMi"^«Mi______B__________^«i«^""i^"^ I (m* KPBIVriPiA i_l OAIVTT^A The Singapore Indian Development Association a»tMg||a 1 Anni V^iJ^yjiLl/ U jA (SINDA) is dedicated to building a well educated, HBiW^ _Vi iM IB^ Q x U±~»^ LJ V^J***±. 1 _w resilient and confident community of Indians that will W^m^-Jt B^mili W
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        1395 6 EBMBO b^^^^"pßslg!vesl Pjcj ■I i i^ IYOIJ bL RETTPRI "www Sr./Product Marketing Engineer PtIfSPtCTIVt.B Responsible for handling product market penetration, development, promotion and strategy Presenting an IT company with a W-year engineering 1 l|i| implementation ffi_J% heritage, an unparalleled multivendor service network V VIII Define new product/packaging opportunities m the
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        1602 7 y I //j§tii I "t k m m OFFERED BY FLTURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC USA W/hpn wipWp hmlrlinn fnr VVItO V WKs I W U KA^ lIVA<I It Lf /VS I Future Technologies, Int is a rapidly growing Company based m USA iJ catering to various industrial giants m the field
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        1738 8 f 9j j M§k 1 1 ~1 l M a^vM I BT I I IbW i bW m\ aW b^Z mm *LL I |W| |^fl^9 Power-packed careers start with Fujitsu Fujitsu, where you will have the .j&^i^ixSl^fc*.^* t \?*y >«*♦*' jaaieaj ,mm A I* a* V |paa|j^HHUMHH^HMBHpj| lir^*!^ss^W I jlilil
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        1571 9 THE CHALLENGE defence force As an AEO, you re a THE REWARDS WELFARE AIR ENGINEERING OFFICER leader, a manager, and a professional AND BENEFITS I IAEOI Being recognised as an AEO is no all rolled into one. You will receive an attractive salary |A«W| small achievement. It means you've ranging
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        2056 10 1 0 Far, wide and growing. Tliat is Creative Technology. Spanning the globe m strategic locations, Creative Technology is A bringing multimedia magic to people worldwide. With products that are wowing the world with lightning speed. Just like fn ENGINEERS EXECUTIVE I^SzLssd. You will undertake projects m developing drivers, application
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        2353 11 BP^pW^MMMBMaMWMMBIWMBaWa^aWiaMaWBBWawaMWMaMMBBaMBaMaMiWMHBMaWBWi HHHMMHHHHHHMHriHHBHHMWnHMHMMn^ Tt's flip cliiiriictGr. I Beyond Capabilities Services I That makes J.P. Morgan one of the most exciting financial institutions to work for m the world. Our principles of ethics, respect, teamwork, development, merit and excellence distinguish us as a choice employer. They define a commitment to people founded
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        2274 12 EXECUTIVE GRAPHIC DESIGNER ENGINEERS (Network) ENGINEERING ASSISTANTS/ (Marketing Communications) You will conceptualise and produce print materials tor Position 1 TECHNICIANS (Mactpr fftfitrfth promotional campaigns and other corporate literature and You Wl be responsib i e for the O p erat ions and maintenance of MWWMW \masier VUnirOi; You will be
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        433 13 Staying on top requires people who are a cut above. The Shell Companies m Singapore is part of the global network of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, one of the most influential corporations m the world. Through successful operations m oil refining, trading and marketing. Shell makes significant contributions to our
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        1518 13 1 INTOTHF NFWppi j |^p f^ffff HE ■MMISRS99RIIPIIIIIIVIIRIIRMI technical resource centre Be|Bßß|BlHiipHM DIRECTOR/MANAGER ■PBHBS§B|9P9H!HP|RH You Wl P rovide technical support to the Project Development Manager for the ■|jAjljjg|jJU2jyjra different types and phases of project development work including bid submission, N IBHIfiB greenfield project development and asset acquisition. Your principal responsibilities
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        1277 14 FT a^L J I MMLiI "i k. m 1 J Driving Your Potential To Maximum Achievement. s^*~*^^ :^C TrTmm m Delphi, the world's largest and most diversified automotive .^^f/R""" «s§O s n^ systems and components supplier, is the dynamic division I \JMkl&wz* l iw" j^^Z s !>sw of the US-based
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        1150 14 Land Transport Jk^Authority Singapore has m operation a &6km long metro system with 45 stations. We're now embarking DM another project to build another 20km of metro line with W stations. The Development building Control Department of the Land Transport Authority has vacancies for Senior Engineer posts to assist m
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        1563 15 The Institute of Systems Science is the Asia Pacific's leading center for IT knowledge transfer for senior B^b management and IT professionals. ISS is an innovative organisation thai delivers new ideas and products !M| B^iMH^. j^tKm^. "^WmS^ 4 k t^ <«^^ through education and consulting services m strategic partnership with
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        1609 16 BHHB IHIHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHHBBBBBHBHBBBHBBBBBBHBBBBBBBHB^^ WE NEED YOU COOPERS LYBRAND TO C*€YM- PI WTI? THF TIT A m kk ii i t i m r v/ v/V/iTurxjiL JlJL iiijl jl jL/mi^i**^ i The Institute of Systems Science is the Asia Pacific's leading center for IT knowledge transfer for I senior management and IT
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        2109 17 NaTkNaL BH_T treating an \w^i^n+ +n e ™«nl for learning. |drl I n two^ k theNA/fYPIn settine new standards m I?v I '^"^M'^yyil |_l II |_TL W _ir The road to success begins with New Changi Hospital. A new generation hospital with state of-the-art Our heritage of over 125 years
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        2346 18 a m m jo^. I Career ucvcioprneni, jcntuniucrijcr n<is v^f f t j i p »j H _a_tt____| 'MBg^" r ~~2*£r gm x programs to meet your personal DD 1 f¥ development needs, preparing you for B W (7) the dynamic future growth of our r 't^ mWE!?JS\ r% PLATINUM
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        2187 19 vj HA R E THE Ti VISION »J As one of the fastest growing Singapore- based multinational companies, we are building our technical competencies as an industry leader m electronics manufacturing. We invite you to be part of our exciting team for the following positions:- X £»fc ACCOUNTS MANAGER PROCESS
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        2114 20 _____^^__i ___J^h^______H l^v «hh^_______| ____r iA R E THE Tl VISI O N J As one of the fastest growing Singapore- based multinational companies, we are building our technical competencies as an industry leader m electronics manufacturing. We invite you to be part of our exciting team for the following
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        1934 21 w k f"J *T% 1 J 1 1 Jlzi 1 ikTfl mi^^^m^m^^jt^m To enhance our creative potential and mission for the industry, PSB has set up the SYSTEM C I M FiE fc fc "2^ ay^w.^ proud. So come engineer your success, join PSB now! Bn^ Brf -OT A) J
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        1786 22 f M M M F/ —4 m »f^^B IP' a. ■jH^B^^n ml jnn T-n 1 i MnMßS^^^tt^^M ppp^^ ■^■i»JiV.I# ii 1..A.1 l IV, rl lIVI IV Ml HwWißffWl j^p^^ 3:* W^bR99W iHIHMI NOKIA is an International Telecommunications Group with 0 1 \\T Jak HL net sales of US$B.5 billion m
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        1318 23 B^B^B^B^B^MBB^BMBaBBB^BBlBBMBBBB*B»»**BI -^^mmgmm^ggMmmmmmmgmmm^ggammmggmmmmmgmmmmmmmmmggmm^ -'-^^"v <^pr A Witco is a worldwide US manufacturer of quality specialty jjn ;^F/ S^La/^ m~M%4T^ chemical and petroleum products with sales exceeding US$2.3 ■■HH B^^^ i--' .3v.-|p/ -Bm M-.^^_T^^P billion m 1996. As our growth continues, we invite applications Wk -:K&HF §J S S a new position
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        2217 24 g i CALTEX WwiW lead the watf The Caltex Group of Companies is one of Singapore's largest companies with a Z" Overseas Union Bank invites applications for the following appointments: Sky Media a leading multimedia unique portfolio of activities and country responsibilities. These activities include rr fr FK publisher m
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        1872 25 s AMADEUS. the world's largest AMADEUS is entering I A I M~± Computerised Global B^^- "^k Singapore as a continuation of r y T1" |V f Wlt^^^H qUa fied CandldateS X** <* |f Distribution System for the fiSSsss?*»i::::'»V»'<\B the company's very successful ft..-, -..Jj %S travel industry, market expansion enort
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        2198 26 y-^» |y^ l A^^^^m^mv POVIfEFi l BOSCH, a German company, is one of the world's leading M XTtdTtCXCLV m oLL^f* m I V|^^3^Bfe SUPPLY suppliers of automotive equipment, consumer goods, i capital goods, and communications technology. Globally (Jhlfld I Asubs^ryofsmgaporepower j active m more than 130 countries, with worldwide sales
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        2293 27 .^Hw SAJ\XOKU JTIERCK We are lookin9 for tommitted and «**rf*W professional \*^^S Cathay Group of Companies are seeking suitably qualified BDTlfffflSPVffVffTPT^^ CATHAY candidates to fill the following positions: ML9dijhlU£^j^^^ ORGAN.SATION COFif TQCtS A D 111 1 11 1 S l l O\toT Arr^MIKITC EYCrilTll/C SANTOKU MERCK PTE LTD -dedicated to
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        1877 29 Gartner Group/Dataquest HHH| HonekOllgßank 42^ fJLj o is the world's leading independent B^^^SH j O x^^r*^* xxv GartnerGrOUp Singapore advisor to business professionals Hk^sSuH The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited making IT decisions. With more than B^^rm^^lß Member hsbi Group 500 analysts m 75 locations worldwide, Gartner Group provides
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        2246 30 THOMSONS jm^ yL^» Jlh^ First Capital Corporation Ltd b m L i, i V THOMSON multimedia is a leader m digital technology. We invite suitably qualified J^ IiHWK* Jh^ candidates to be part of our dynamic team. Fjm c Ua{ Corpo ration Ltd is a public company listed on the
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        2299 31 P^^^B ...^^^ali By^'ial BP^^l BP^^ii BP^ e '3l JHP'^JB BBP^§B < 11 1 Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a well-established multi-national A THE DOCUMENT COMPANY *^^C fjtrctftrOfflC tyllctiUCTlffC company with its headquarters m Basel, Switzeriand.lt is a global FNIIXFRnX «L 3 leadenn the discovery, manufacturing and marketing of innovative rUJI ALIXLJA
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        2222 32 L_J J Morgan Grenfell Investment Management (Asia) Ltd is the HBHH^WfIHHJHHI fl f Singapore subsidiary of Morgan Grenfell Asset Management W A i IM^^Bm73 COl/fiu HUIXING INDUSTRIES PTE LTD Ltd., a leading worldwide fund manager (with over US$ 140 ZmSm——^^. billion under management) and part of the global investment ■Tll^WwTW
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        2157 33 I_J #f% L J Morgan Grenfell Investment Management (Asia) Ltd is the fIHfI^I^VWHHiHH If f C^J Singapore subsidiary of Morgan Grenfell Asset Management V \^^^^^^Wj f ollf*Q WHt§ HUIXING INDUSTRIES PTE LTD Ltd., a leading worldwide fund manager (with over US$ 140 wBSSM^U I 5J«^ H*^ billion under management) and
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        1401 34 Zimmer is a US-based healthcare company and a wor.d P^tem, Educa on Centre (SEC) T M market leader m the innovation, design, manufacturing J \f. d ynam c developer, and marketing of orthopaedic products f P I I /^i We urgently require: 0 B 1 ■S Warehouse iffliißai nTI Jfi\rTYi
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