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Title Section20 1988-02-27 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1988 Price: S$l.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI(P) 222/8/8720 words
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Article, Illustration313 1988-02-27 1 Parliament endorses Agenda PARLIAMENT on Thursday adopted the Agenda for Action as the basis for nation building and future Government policy, and First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong promised to act immediately. Pleased with the resounding support he received from the House, he said:313 words
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866 1988-02-27 1 THE AGED: Home Affairs Minister Prof S. Jayakumar. Responding to a call by the MP for Kebun Baru, Mr Lim Boon Heng, who wanted a seventh council on the needs of the poor, Mr Goh said866 words
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Article13 1988-02-27 1 PARLIAMENT has been adjourned to next Friday, which is Budget Day.13 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement10 1988-02-27 1 Green Paper on the Agenda for Action Pages 2 &310 words
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Advertisement112 1988-02-27 1 tA INSIDE PM on the test of togetherness BACK PAGE HOME NEWS Sharp rite in number of Malay heroin addict* alarm* Matter PAGE 5 PM calls for update on customs that are worth preserving PAGE 4 Raja confirms he's out of next election PAGE 5 Call to review NUS entry112 words
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HOME
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Agenda for Action: The goals
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1516 1988-02-27 2 Nation-building IN THE Manifesto for the 1984 general election, the PAP outlined its vision of Singapore in the year 1999, and proclaimed the PAP'S goal of making Singapore a city of excellence and a society of distinction. The purpose of the Manifesto extended beyond1,516 words
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253 1988-02-27 2 Economic growth and progress Fair rewards WITHOUT economic well-being, cultural and political fulfilment arc mcanlnglcMM. Let us work together to raise oar standard of living, Improve our lives, and give onr children better futures. Let ns build an economy where there will be253 words
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270 1988-02-27 2 Human resources and education EDUCATION and training are especially important to us because we lack natural resources and our strength lies in human talent. We must develop every child to his fullest potential The PAP Government will not allow any promising student, no270 words
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Article173 1988-02-27 2 Social and cultural development AS SINGAPOREANS become better educated and more affluent, we also aspire to a more gracious and fulfilling life. We want to be cultured, well-read and well-informed. This desire shows in our emphasis on education, and in activities like singing, painting and dancing173 words
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AGENDA FOR ACTION The challenges
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863 1988-02-27 3 !n order to achieve these goals, we must first recognise and overcome the challenges to Singapore’s well-being. Every nation has problems it must solve, but in Singapore’s case, the test is exceptionally severe. SINGAPORE is small, fragile and vulnerable to external forces and863 words
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428 1988-02-27 3 Limits of growth People OUR demographic trends mean that we shall never have an abundance of cheap labour to generate economic growth. We have to educate and train onr manpower to the maximum because we depend on talent to prosper. Vet It428 words
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635 1988-02-27 3 More babies and best care, attention for them Population trends THE population problem is an extremely difficult one. It has to do with very personal choices and preferences of individuals whom to marry, when to marry, how many children to have. It develops slowly but inexorably. If we are to635 words
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Article, Illustration871 1988-02-27 4 PM calls for update on customs that are worth preserving THE F’rime Minister has called on Chinese Singaporeans to work towards a consensus on customs and traditions that are worth updating and preserving. Addressing a Lunar New Year gathering in his Tanjong871 words
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Article, Illustration695 1988-02-27 5 HKROIN addiction among Malays is increasing at an alarming rate and a deeply concerned Dr Ahmad Mattar wants to mobilise the entire Malay community to tackle the problem. He disclosed figures to show the grim situation. Malays formed 47.2 percent695 words
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228 1988-02-27 5 PROFESSOR Wong Hock Boon, 65, Singapore’s "father of paediatrics" is to retire from government service next month to go into private practice. On April 1, he will join a group of four doctors three of them his former students who run228 words
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487 1988-02-27 5 Gillian Pow Chong - By Gillian Pow Chong NIGHTCLUBS, bars, lounges and discos catering to homosexuals and transvestites have been told to stop admitting them from now on. The Criminal Investigation Department has warned owners of these establishments that they could lose their public entertainment licences if487 words
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309 1988-02-27 5 JANICE SEAH - By JANICE SEAH CONDOM advertisements will not be allowed on television, radio or cinema under stricter guidelines to be issued by the Health Ministry Only the print media, such as newspapers and magazines, will be able to carry any and then309 words
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Article, Illustration373 1988-02-27 5 SENIOR Minister (Prime Minister’s Office) S. Rajaratnam has made it clear that he will not be standing in the next general election. The veteran politician made this announcement last week at a gathering in Crawford community centre to celebrate his birthday and the373 words
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1137 1988-02-27 6 Official documents prove promise was made TRADE and Industry Minister Brigadier-Gen-eral (Res) Lee Hsien Loong made public in Parliament on Thursday official documents showing that the United States administration had promised Singapore continued duty-free privileges in return for passing a new1,137 words
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235 1988-02-27 6 THE Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union (SMMWU) is planning to reproduce at least 1,000 copies of the Far Eastern Economic Review for sale here Each copy of the restricted publication, which has not been available in Singapore since the beginning of the year,235 words
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251 1988-02-27 6 A DRUG that can ease the pain and prolong the lives of certain Aids patients has been approved for use in Singapore by the Health Ministry. Retrovir, formerly called AZT after its generic name Azidothymidine, does not cure Aids. It is very expensive. And251 words
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Article196 1988-02-27 6 THREE men who trafficked in heraln with a street value of more than $3.3 ml I linn will ga U the gallows. Ilm Kheug Boon, 38, Mohamad Ynsoh Mn Esa, 31, bath Malaysians, and Tan Leang Chay, SC, showed no emotion when the High Canrt196 words
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Article, Illustration558 1988-02-27 6 JACQUELINE WONG - By JACQUELINE WONG FOIJ RTEEN-year-old "Boy Wonder” Edward Teo Is off to Flinders University of South Australia next week to pursue an honours degree in physics. "I’ve known since I was in primary school that I should do research,558 words
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Article, Illustration586 1988-02-27 7 Report of Parliamentary Estimates Committee A PARLIAMENTARY committee has called for a review of the National University of Singapore’s admissions policy because it is concerned that too few capable students are making it into university. The eight-man Estimates Committee also wants a relook at586 words
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200 1988-02-27 7 All who qualify will be admitted ministry Reply to Estimates Committee ALL students who qualify for admission to the National University of Singapore and are capable of passing Its examinations will he admitted to the university. In a joint statement, the Ministry of Education and NUS said this was the200 words
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235 1988-02-27 7 THERE were some termi-nally-ill and permanentlydisabled people who were apparently well enough to outsmart the Central Provident Fund. They kept the CPF Board in the dark about their ailments, joined its Home Protection Insurance Scheme and filed claims lyThe scheme235 words
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325 1988-02-27 7 SMILE. Isook at the person you are speaking to and don't pass the buck. All good advice on courtesy for civil servants who deal with the public. Bat those who do not heed this may soon discover that the customer they325 words
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413 1988-02-27 7 SANDRA CAMPBELL - By SANDRA CAMPBELL IT ONLY happeas once in 100 years the conjunction of date, month and year that will result in 8.8.88 and couples here are seizing the opportunity to tie the marital knot on that day. The Cantonese believe that413 words
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159 1988-02-27 7 BUSINESSMAN Allan Ng Poh Meng, 46, will go on trial from July 13-31 this year in a district court on a charge of insider trading. Senior District Judge E.C. Foenander will hear the case. Ng is on $1 million bail until then.159 words
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Article, Illustration198 1988-02-27 7 DR GEORGE E PALADE, the 1974 Nobel Prize winner for physiology medicine, has arrived as Singapore's latest Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor. Dr Palade, 76, a pioneer in the field of cell biology, is scheduled to deliver a lecture at the National198 words
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across the CAUSEWAY
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Article, Illustration646 1988-02-27 8 ISMAIL KASSIM - Not everyone can be a member... loyalty to party will be an important factor, he says By ISMAIL KASSIM KUALA LUMPUR A new Umno has been formed in place of the old one which has been deregistered following a High Court ruling646 words
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Article, Illustration471 1988-02-27 8 branches. ISMAIL KASSIM - Dr M reveals main demand of dissidents branches. ISMAIL KASSIM KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has disclosed that the main demand of the 11 Umno members who initiated the legal suit to challenge the471 words
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435 1988-02-27 8 – ISMAIL KASSIM - ISMAIL KASSIM KUALA LUMPUR The Registrar of Societies has turned down the application by a group led by former Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman to set up Umno Malaysia. This was disclosed by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. one of the principal backers behind435 words
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Article66 1988-02-27 8 KI'ALA LUMPUR The 11 Umno dissidents, whose suit to have last April’s part; elections declared null and void led to the High Court ruling that Umno is an Illegal party, have filed an appear against the court decision. The 11 said they were appealing against “the whole66 words
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Article, Illustration354 1988-02-27 9 KUALA LUMPUR NST. A MsfiM MILLION <S$4«5 million) rood to link Malaysia's three major hill resorts Cameron Highlands, Fraser's Hill and (tenting Highlands Is being planned (or completion by the early 1911 b Works Minister Datuk Sarny Vella said that the ministry– NST. - 354 words
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282 1988-02-27 9 to strike out the suit. Ber nama. KUALA LUMPUR The dale for the signing of the north-south highway concession agreement between the Malaysian government and United Engineers (UEM) is the prerogative of the Minister of Works, UEM Chairman Tan Sri Radin Soenarno saidto strike out the suit. — Ber nama. - 282 words
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90 1988-02-27 9 NST. KUC HIND Eight detain pcs at a police station In Slbu slashed their wrists In an apparent mass suicide attempt. They were among nine youths picked up by Slbu police during pre-Lunar New Year anti-crime raids. All were high– NST. - 90 words
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226 1988-02-27 9 NST. SERDANG (Selangor) The Malaysian government will not create new posts or launch special schemes to absorb unemployed graduates for the next two years. Disclosing this at the weekend, Deputy Finance Minister Senator Farid Ariffin said, however, the government would fill vacancies– NST. - 226 words
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Article, Illustration191 1988-02-27 9 KUALA LUMPUR Universiti Malaya Royal Professor Ungku Aziz will step down as Vice-Chan-cellor on Sunday. But come Monday, students will still find him in the lecture hall, teaching. It is something he has continued to do even while he headed the university for191 words
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Article, Illustration471 1988-02-27 9 Criticisms of court decisions worrisome Lord President NST PETALING JAYA Re cent court decisions have given rise to various comments and this state of affairs is “very worrisome if it continues”, Ix>rd President Tun Salleh Abas, the highest judicial officer in the country, said. Tun Salleh, speaking at the annualNST - 471 words
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131 1988-02-27 9 NST. ALOR STAR A 17-year-old youth from Kuala Kedah lost his right eye and four fingers of the left hand In a firecracker accident. Recounting the mishap from his hospital bed, Doh Soon Aun said he had placed a bunch of crackers In– NST. - 131 words
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225 1988-02-27 10 KUALA LUMPUR en consideration. Berna ma. THE Public Services Department has agreed to lift the freeze on promotions at universities to check a brain drain. The relaxation involving the posts of professor, associate professor and lecturer took effect from this year,en consideration. — Berna ma. - 225 words
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Article106 1988-02-27 10 Bernama SHAH ALAM (Selangor) Police believe they have smashed a major syndicate specialising in stealing cars following the arrest of five men and three women in Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh recently. Following their arrest, 13 stolen cars were recovered. Selangor Chief PoliceBernama - 106 words
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Article, Illustration352 1988-02-27 10 AP. JAKARTA China passed up a good opportunity In 1185 to normalise diplomatic relations with Indonesia, Foreign Minister Dr Mochtar Kosomaatmadja said. He said Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Xneqlan had the opportunity to meet President Suharto privately on April 24,– AP. - 352 words
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124 1988-02-27 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR A 41 year-old Kelantan goldsmith, kidnapped by a gang about two weeks ago, was found murdered and his body dumped in a river near Kota Baru. He was identified as Cheong Tat Min. proprietor of Cheong Goldsmiths in Jalan Temenggong,NST. - 124 words
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234 1988-02-27 10 R. VASANTHI - R. VASANTHI KUALA LUMPUR The term "tuan” (sir) which is used to address senior army and navy officers has become the centre of controversy as ex-servicemen want it abolished while linguists want the term to remain. Defence Minister Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen234 words
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67 1988-02-27 10 The first batch of 300 are undergoing training. Bernama KUALA LUMPUR Unemployed economics graduates are being given the opportunity to work in the Inland Revenue Department as authorised tax collectors. Disclosing this here on Monday, Education Minister Anwai Ibrahim said 1,000 unemployed graduatesThe first batch of 300 are undergoing training. — Bernama - 67 words
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192 1988-02-27 10 Reuter. MANILA Philippines President Corazon Aquino said she slept peacefully among nuns in a convent on the night an army revolt swept her to power two years ago. Revealing for the first time what she did as the fate of the nationReuter. - 192 words
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304 1988-02-27 10 Reuter. MANILA The head of the Philippine Church, Cardinal Jaime Sin, has pledged that the powerful Roman Catholic Church would back the government’s fight against communist rebels. In a pastoral letter to parishioners in Manila, reprinted as a full-page advertisement in newspapers,Reuter. - 304 words
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231 1988-02-27 10 Reuter, AFP, AP UPI, BANGKOK THAI officials have made a record-break-ing seizure of 1.2 tonnes of heroin with an estimated street worth of more than US$l billion (5J2.02 billion) at the port of Bangkok, an anti-narcotics squad official said. Police are– Reuter,; AFP,; AP; UPI, - 231 words
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Article156 1988-02-27 10 AFP. JAKARTA The Indonesian Armed Forces (Abri) plans to stay In politics but it will not drag the nation Into militarism, General Try Sutrisno has said. Gen Try, who will he appointed commander-in-chief by President Suharto on Feb 27, told a parliamentary hearing the military’s– AFP. - 156 words
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ASEAN
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Billion-dollar Brunei bank fraud trial ends
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Article, Illustration889 1988-02-27 11 CATHERINE C. ONG - By CATHERINE C.ONG BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Khoo Ban Hock, former chairman of the defunct National Bank of Brunei and son of fugitive tycoon Khoo Teck Puat, was sentenced on Lunar New Year eve (Feb 16) to a total889 words
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Article, Illustration125 1988-02-27 11 BRUNEI authorities have raised an Interpal alert for hotel tyraon Khoo Tech Puat, father of Khoo Ban Hock, and two of his employees who are also on the ran, Bobby Him and Tan Seng Kok. Sources said that discreet Inquiries have been made In countries125 words
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Article, Illustration380 1988-02-27 11 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN SULTAN HwiMMial Bolklah of Brunei has Issued a stern warning against political groups which he said were trying to destabilise the country and mislead the people. He did not name the groups bat said that they were politicians who blamed the government380 words
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Article223 1988-02-27 11 AFP, Reuter. JAKARTA Indonesia’s outgoing armed forces chief General Benny Murdani has said he does not consider Australia a threat to his country. He told Indonesia’s Par- liamentary Defence Commission that Australia had the right to make whatever military contingency plans it deemed necessary, andAFP,; Reuter. - 223 words
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493 1988-02-27 11 KHCX) Ban Hock ran errands for important members of the Brunei government and visited the Istana during his weekly trips here, the High Court was told. He would bring “101 different things” including food, jewellery, watch straps and computers, as well as493 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article633 1988-02-27 12 FEB 24. 1988 IN A way, it is a pity that the Japanese company specialising in imports from the newly-industrialising countries in short, the NICs did not open its doors a little earlier than it did. If it had opened last month instead of a633 words
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Article594 1988-02-27 12 FEB 23. 1988 CAN an open society remain Asian in values and beliefs, while adopting English as its main working language’ Can an Asian people keep their traditional world-view, while relentlessly pursuing Western technological and commercial knowhow? These are not academic questions to be expounded inside594 words
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Article588 1988-02-27 12 FEB 19. 1988 TIME and again. Singaporeans are reminded that they are the country’s only resource. Which must mean, logically, that every available opportunity should be provided to all who can make it to have tertiary education. It puzzles many when they learn that, in Singapore.588 words
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635 1988-02-27 12 BETWEEN THE LINES SOME names and dates are worth noting. A friend suggested my theme for today be on Shonan or Syonan the name by which Singapore was called during the Japanese Occupation and on the date, Feb 20,1942, “for their importance”.635 words
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Article106 1988-02-27 12 “We’re extremely pleased with the success of our Singapore operations... Our customers worldwide praise the quality and reliability of the products made In Singapore.” Micropolis Corp chairman Stu Mabon, announcing that the US disk-drive maker is to invest another $BO million in its Singapore plant. “Taiwan Is a106 words
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COMMENT/ Perspective
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934 1988-02-27 13 RUSSELL GRIMMER - By RUSSELL GRIMMER Melbourne Correspondent TWENTY-SEVEN per cent of Australian voters want Asians prevented from settling in Australia, according to a national poll on Australian immigration attitudes. The poll, taken by Irving Saulwick and Associates for The Age newspaper, found934 words
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1169 1988-02-27 13 PATRICK DANIEL - By PATRICK DANIEL, of the Economics Desk ALTHOUGH Secretary of State George Shultz may have been piqued at the suggestion, Singapore has good cause to tell the Reagan administration that its decision to withdraw Singapore’s duty-free privileges has cast doubts on1,169 words
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Article, Illustration2570 1988-02-27 14 Getting the job done is one thing, but what are the long-term implications of having a huge alien workforce plodding away at manual or less comfortable jobs? K.F. TANG reports. 5.45 am. MLss Kim Myeong Ae, 30. rises to prepare for the trip to the semiconductor2,570 words
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397 1988-02-27 15 LEW ENG FEE - SCHOOL WATCH By LEW ENG FEE ENGLISH will really be a living language for pupils of a former Chinesestream school over the next three weeks. Hua Yi Secondary School in Depot Road has come up with an English Festival,397 words
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Article, Illustration1256 1988-02-27 15 Political wicntist Chan Heng Chee has been variously criticised for being pro- and anti-People's Action Party. Those convinced she is pro-Government interpret her recent appointment as director of the Institute of Policy Studies as a sign that the Government believes she1,256 words
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Miscellaneous13 1988-02-27 13 (pH k's ll'ni 9 <Z 4 r> 3> *-iQ) J Tww£! .v A13 words
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Article3146 1988-02-27 16 Thursday, Feb 25, 1988 1987/M last Yield Vol Day High Low Company Sale Change 000) High low SECTION ONE MDUSTRIALS l COMMERCIAL 275 80 Acma 113 •2 08 12 113 113 ADEF A 1005 1005 ADEF B 1005 96 26 Alcom 49 308 963,146 words
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539 1988-02-27 16 IN TERMS of business done, it certainly wasn't an auspicious day to resume trading on the Singapore stock market on the third day of the Lunar New Year considered by the superstitious to be a “bad” day to reopen shops for business. With539 words
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110 1988-02-27 16 KL finishes mixed--to-slightly-higher IN KUALA Lumpur, shares finished mixed to slightly higher on Thursday in quiet trading with marginal price movements. The New Straits Times Industrial Index shed 2.62 points to 1,419.32 against one point on Wednesday. Gainers led losers 43 to 92, with 60 unchanged. Turnover (excluding direct deals)110 words
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Article58 1988-02-27 16 HONGKONG share prices closed steady on late buying interest on Thursday following signs of the market’s resilience. The Hang Seng Index closed near the day's high at 2,355.88, up 19.88 points after losing eight points initially. The Hongkong Index rose 13.58 points to 1,542.88. Turnover58 words
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Article, Illustration444 1988-02-27 17 LEE HAN SHIH - By LEE HAN SHIH Business Times Property Correspondent IF PRICE is the only consideration, the name Ng Teng Fong may soon be mentioned in the same breath as Sir Stamford Raffles, Somerset Maugham and Joseph Conrad. Unking the four personalities is444 words
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Article391 1988-02-27 17 feb n HKS Ch«n|t Assoc Inti Hotels 2 2b •0 025 Bank Ot 1 ast Asm 20 00 -tO 1 Capitol Corp 0 72 0 04 Cathay Pacific An 5 9S 0 1 Cheung Kong China l ight 6 75 1800 0 25 0 1 City Resources 1 19391 words
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Article221 1988-02-27 17 Interbank Over the counter Foreign Local dolari to Foreign currency cnrency one unit of foreign currency to SJ10 Australian dollar 1 4430—1 4457 703-685 Canadian dollar 1 5920—1 5935 6 33-624 NZ dollar 1 3342—1 3369 7.61-739 Sterling pound *****-3 5564 283-2 79 US dollar 2221 words
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279 1988-02-27 17 CARLSBERG Brewery Malaysia Bhd gave Lunar New Year joy to shareholders by announcing a 14 per cent gain in group pre-tax profit to M 517.1 million (5513.3 million) last year and a l-for-3 bonus issue. The improved profit was achieved on the back279 words
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Article282 1988-02-27 17 Managers' prices lor February 26 Singapore Unit Trust Ih« Commerce 091-097 Ih* Savings fund 0 80 0 86 Spore Pros fund 0 36-0 «0 Spore Sec Fund 061 066 Spore Invest fund 0 66 0 70 Spore Equity fund 044 0 46 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest fund282 words
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Article, Illustration619 1988-02-27 18 Some events that will influence the stock market this year TOO many variables, too many uncertainties, a share dealer recently said when asked to forecast the direction of the Singapore stock market in the Year of the Dragon. Most stockbrokers feel that domestic factors are fairly positive and619 words
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Article, Illustration346 1988-02-27 18 CATHERINE C. ONG - CATHERINE C. ONG MR GOH KIAN CHEE, a former director of the defunct City Securities, is making a comeback to stockhroking and is laying i he groundwork for a new firm to he owned by public-ly-listed I,um Chang Holdings City Sec was one346 words
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95 1988-02-27 18 KEPPEL Shipyard has secured a $l6 million contract to upgrade a Soviet fish factory ship. Under the contract, pel will carry out general repairs and replace all existing equipment of the fish factory, Severodonetsk, including six auxilliary engines and freezer equipment. The 18,000 gross95 words
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377 1988-02-27 18 TEO LEE HUANG - By TEO LEE HUANG THE financial strategies of investors will depend on the events of the next few months, a merchant banker says. But with economists divided on the likely scenario in the months to come, investors would be best advised to377 words
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Article188 1988-02-27 18 CYCLE Carriage Ltd, the motor vehicle group whose agencies include the up-mar-ket Mercedes Benz, is said to have put a price tag of more than $19.6 million on a large piece of industrial property in Bukit Timah Road. Sources said Knight Frank Cheong188 words
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253 1988-02-27 18 Indonesia.’- EDMUND I,OH - Indonesia.’- EDMUND I,OH THE hid price for Australian glass and packaging giant ACI International has been jacked up but the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation group, which reportedly owns an estimated 7 per cent stake, is still not selling. An253 words
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305 1988-02-27 19 On making Singapore a fun place MR G. Shanmugam has some good ideas to increase the attractions of Singapore (ST, Jan 25), including one to build models of the seven wonders of the world. Why models? I.et us build a "wonder of305 words
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196 1988-02-27 19 REPLY WE refer to the letter "Immigration must get its act together” by Mr T. Booth (ST, Jan 22). The writer was under the wrong impression that, having extended the period of his stay in Singapore, he could travel out of196 words
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On the US withdrawal of GSP status
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518 1988-02-27 19 I REFER to Mr Dorian Ball’s and Mr Lim Cheong Guan's arguments in their letters (ST. Feb 13) on the subject of the US withdrawal of GSP benefits from Singapore. Mr Ball mussed the point when he argued that we should gracefully accept518 words
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Article185 1988-02-27 19 THE best way to deal with the United States is to reciprocate its action by imposing duties on its exports to our country. This would not only be advantageous to our trading partners in the European Economic Community, which still allow us to export under185 words
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Advertisement92 1988-02-27 19 Dear Overseas Readers The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name and address. They should preferably be typed, doubledspaced, on one side of the paper. You may add a pseudonym if you wish, but we would prefer your using your92 words
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Advertisement219 1988-02-27 19 Now, keeping in touch with what’s happening in Singapore couldn’t be easier. Or more economical. Because all the major news of every week is condensed into one paper. The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. Printed on lightweight paper in convenient tabloid size, it fills you in on the latest in219 words
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Advertisement776 1988-02-27 20 APPOINTMENTS SCIENCE COUNCIL SINGAPORE Towards excellence with Science and Technology The Science Council of Singapore, a Government Statutory Board with both advisory and executive functions, is spearheading national efforts in fostering the growth of R&D. This is done through the Board's 2 core programmes, the promotion and administration of the776 words
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Advertisement1199 1988-02-27 21 Texas Instruments An Exciting Field Challenge. It you’re an outgoing professional Engineer, here’s your opportunity to align yourself with one of the world’s most reputable semiconductor companies. Applications Engineer (Semiconductors) Based in Singapore The technical expert who will provide technical support to customers ik users of II semiconductors, work with1,199 words
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Article, Illustration761 1988-02-27 23 J. RAJENDRAN - SINGAPORE NATIONAL OLYMPIC COUNCIL’S ANNUAL SPORTS AWARDS By J. RAJENDRAN ANYONE needing reassurance that a sizeable number of Singapore’s sporting heroes regularly spend time in a swimming pool should look at the list of nominees for the 1987 sports awards. As so often in the761 words
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Article, Illustration168 1988-02-27 23 LIM KEE CHAN - LIM KEE CHAN YEO CHOON SONG, one of Singapore’s best feather/lightweight professional boxers in the pre-war days, died last Saturday at the age of 83. Yeo, who fought under the name of Y.C. Song, was a classy fighter, known for his bravery168 words
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Article, Illustration765 1988-02-27 23 $5m shot-in--arm for S’pore sport SSC unveil slm-a-year quest for excellence scheme AFTER listlessly crawling for almost two decades, Singapore sport is finally set to move into overdrive. There will be no more jerky changes of gear if the Singapore Sports Council have their way. Deserving national sportsmen and sportswomen765 words
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Article229 1988-02-27 23 JOE DORAI - MALAYSIA CUP: By JOE DORAI SINGAPORE will have a tough start to the Malaysia Cap saccer tournament on July I when they play defending champiens Kuala Lumpur at the National Stadium. Twu days after this, the Republic will again be hosts this time to Malaysian Armed229 words
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Article, Illustration512 1988-02-27 24 Tor Singaporeans to face tough periods together, they must feel that they are one people’ SINGAPOREANS mast feel that they are one people If they are to stick together when the going gets tough, Prime Minister Lee Koan Yew has said. The question Is512 words
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608 1988-02-27 24 SIVAM SUBRAMANIAM - By SIVAM SUBRAMANIAM ONLY local companies with Japanese partners will be able to tap the first instalment of the US$2 billion (Ss4 billion) Asean-Ja-pan Development Fund promised by Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita at his Manila Summit meeting with Asean leaders in December608 words
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