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Title Section20 1988-06-18 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1988 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI(P) 222/8/8*!20 words
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Article915 1988-06-18 1 27 wards with too few or too many voters THE number of seats in Parliament will be increased to 81 at the next general election, with almost half coming from group representation constituencies (GRCs) where915 words
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200 1988-06-18 1 OPPOSITION MP Chiam See Tong said on Wednesday the Government was not doing him any favours by leaving his Potong Pasir constituency untouched as a single-member ward. i»ther he said, the Oovntment nan reined the ruling Fannie's action Partv «Awnt? *ne wnro200 words
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Article, Illustration683 1988-06-18 1 KUALA LUMPUR other judges. AFP, UPI, NST, Bernama. THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Monday named a six-member judicial tribunal headed by the Chief Justice of Malaya and now acting 1-ord President, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Haji Omar, to decide whether Malaysia’s top judge, Tun Mohamed Sallehother judges. — AFP, UPI, NST, Bernama. - 683 words
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Advertisement15 1988-06-18 1 THE MARXIST PLOT: Nature and appeals o£ communism in Asian countries Pages 12-14 < electoral map15 words
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Advertisement48 1988-06-18 1 Noi*s-mm eV~ Io*~ n u. Peace of mind. iOME NEWS NTUC cabbies i face penalties i for rumourmongering PAGE 4 ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY/ ASEAN Pazaleigh calls for all-Malay I congress PAGE 9 COMMENT PAGES 10, 11, 15 TIMESDOLLAR PAGES 16-18 PAGE 20 1 Si PAGE 26 Li FORUM48 words
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Article, Illustration564 1988-06-18 2 Constituency Incumbent Status 1 Alexandra Tan Soo Khoon Affected* 2 Aljunted Chin Hern Tong Affected 3 Aneon Vacant Scrapped 4 Ang Mo Kio Yeo Toon Chia Affected SB Ayer Rajah Tan Chong Bock Unaffected 6 B Bedofc S. Jayakumar Unaffected 7 B Bo Wen S. Vaaoo564 words
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154 1988-06-18 2 THE deposit to be paid by election candidates will be substantially increased, with a proposed amendment to the Parliamentary Elections Act. Election candidates now have to put up a $1,500 deposit on or before the nomination day and the sum is forfeited If154 words
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447 1988-06-18 3 Changes in Singapore's electoral boundaries IF YOU moved into a new housing estate since the last general election in 1984, chances are that your constituency will be divided into new wards for the next election. The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee has recommended nine447 words
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Article, Illustration247 1988-06-18 3 AFTER nearly a lifetime looking after the sick and the aged throughout the world, Miss Teresa Hsu, 87, was bestowed a public recognition this week. Her devotion was recognised when she was presented with the Guinness Stout Effort Award for her247 words
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Article, Illustration465 1988-06-18 3 AFTER four years of being the “shadow MP” for Anson, Mr Ng Pock Too said yesterday he was shocked and disappointed to learn that the ward is being scrapped. But Mr Ng, beaten in Anson by Workers’ Party chief J. B. Jeyaretnam in 1984,465 words
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261 1988-06-18 3 J. B. JEYARETNAM, Workers Party Secretary General, and his former chairman Wong Hong Toy were this week each fined $3,500 for providing public entertainment without a licence by addressing a public gathering at Boat Quay on Jan 10 last year.261 words
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522 1988-06-18 3 SINGAPORE hotel rooms are still the cheapest in the region despite the latest rate increases by major hotels, the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board and hoteliers said this week. The increase was reasonable as rates have been frozen for nearly three years,522 words
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484 1988-06-18 4 Comfort to adopt demerit points system of appraisal DRIVERS of NTUC Comfort taxis can now lx* punished with demerit points for rumour-mongering, such as spreading malicious views about ihe cooperative and Singapore. They can be similarly dealt with for fighting in public,484 words
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91 1988-06-18 4 HARSHER penalties are now in force for those uho urinate in lifts. First offenders face a maximum fine of $l,OOO. Previously, the maximum penalty was $l5O. Repeat offenders will face a maximum fine of $2,000. Previously, a second time-offender faced91 words
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535 1988-06-18 4 DOREEN SIOW - By DOREEN SIOW THE escalating gifts war waged by oil companies is hurting the pockets of petrol station dealers who now want a halt to the promotions which give freebies to motorists. Dealers say the promotions, ranging from free soaps to $lO,OOO535 words
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155 1988-06-18 4 HAW PAR Villa's colourful statues and figurines will soon be moved to their new home in Pasir Panjang now that restoration work on them is in progress and an inventory of the various tableaux in the villa has been drawn up. The 135155 words
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Article26 1988-06-18 4 SULTAN Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei has donated $lOO,OOO to Jamiyah, the Muslim Missionary Society, for its Islamic Centre expansion project at Lorong 12, Geylang.26 words
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134 1988-06-18 4 EIGHT Singapore electronics companies will be going on a two-week trade mission to Australia starting on Monday. The mission, organised by the Trade Development Board and the Australian International Trade Development Centre (ITDC), is a follow-up to earlier missions organised in the past two134 words
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Article93 1988-06-18 4 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and the Housing Board have stopped printing the 1987/88 editions of parking coupons after discovering several hundred forged copies had been made. A URA spokesman said on Thursday that only new coupons, valid for 1988 89, are being printed. The public93 words
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Article, Illustration510 1988-06-18 4 A MYSTERIOUS black rubber stopper found in a hospital breathing bag caused it to malfunction and resulted in the death of a woman patient from oxygen starvation, a coroner’s court heard on Thursday. And the nurse, Miss Lim Tuan Lien, 29, who had used510 words
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369 1988-06-18 5 CATHERINE C. ONG - By CATHERINE C. ONG TRADEWINDS, a travel subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, has been sued by six customers for breach of contract and negligence in a $5,000 package tour to Thailand that went sour. They are claiming damages for alleged unfulfilled promises, personal369 words
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Article, Illustration195 1988-06-18 5 BANKER l.ee Hee Seng, 61. (above) has been appointed chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) with effect from Aug 1. Mr I,ee. who is the deputy group chairman and board executive committee chairman of the Overseas Union Bank, will continue with195 words
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Article, Illustration247 1988-06-18 5 "WE want Mickey!” said the Marine Parade Zone A Residents' Committee And the famous Mouse, girlfriend Minnie and buddy Pluto duly made their appearance on a mural on Block 8 in the estate. "8ut...!" spluttered the Walt Disney organisation The characters are their247 words
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Article, Illustration377 1988-06-18 5 MR TANG Tuck Wah, who had denied lending detained lawyer Francis Seow $45,000, has now admitted to the police that the money was in fact a loan. Mr Tang, former general secretary of377 words
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231 1988-06-18 5 EX-DETAINEE Tang Fong Har, who escaped re-arrest under the Internal Security Act in April by being out of Singapore, has now said that she was ill-treated during detention last year. “I was slapped across my cheek with full force by the hefty interrogators, and fell231 words
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Article81 1988-06-18 5 THE consumer price index (CPI) last month rose by 0.3 per cent over April, due mainly to higher food prices. Compared to the same month last year, the May CPI was 1.6 per cent higher. The Department of Sta- tistics said: “The food index81 words
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202 1988-06-18 5 THE Singapore Medical Council is waiting for a decision from the AttorneyGeneral’s Chambers to prosecute brain surgeon Dr Lim Djoe Phing before it makes any move of its own A council spokesman said this week that any immediate inquiry of the council202 words
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Article78 1988-06-18 5 SATAYMAN Khalld bln Salleh, who served beef so toy to a customer who ordered mutton satay, and refused to replace It, was fined SSM by a magistrate for violating the Sale of Food Act. The summons charge against Khalld said he sold the customer food78 words
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682 1988-06-18 6 Portuguese ship sank in the Straits of Malacca 450 years ago SINGAPORE is likely to ho the operational base to salvage a 16th century Portuguese ship, said to be at the bottom of the Straits of Malacca with the682 words
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Article, Illustration234 1988-06-18 6 ABANDONED and unnoticed. they are sad reminders of a time of war and destruction. World War II fortifications dotting the northeastern areas of Punggol were recently found to be in danger of being (lest royed by creeping undergrowtn and man.234 words
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221 1988-06-18 6 DOCTORS, nurses and management staff of Singapore General Hospital joined hands on Thursday night for a last hoorah and a grand bash to mark what is probably the last annual dinner for SGH as a Health Ministry Hospital. From the middle221 words
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312 1988-06-18 6 HOME buyers who have previously shunned HUDC flats are now actively seeking them as' dream homes". The reason rising private property prices. Latest figures from the Housing Board show that sales of these HUDC flats have almost doubled since a year ago. Mr312 words
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377 1988-06-18 6 MICHAEL LIM - By MICHAEL LIM EIGHT narcotics officers who laid in wait for three hours in the pre-dawn chill at a lonely jetty' in Lim Chu Kang on Tuesday had their patience rewarded when they made their biggest cannabis haul in eight years. They seized .'l6377 words
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179 1988-06-18 6 A PRIVATE firm will pick up the nearly $1 million tab for the national courtesy campaign this year the first to do so since the drive started 10 years ago. Fuji Photo Film will sponsor all costs of the month-long drive,179 words
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Article383 1988-06-18 7 ANNE LOW - Panel looks into tax perks, support facilities and relaxed censorship By ANNE LOW SINGAPORE'S own Hollywood may ho in full swing in two years’ time, with Jurong turning into Tinseltown. A high-powered committee chaired by the Economic Development Board is working hard to establish in infrastructure383 words
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129 1988-06-18 7 MORE than 40 Confucian scholars from six countries will meet in Singapore in August for a week-long conference to explore the future of Confucianism and its relevance to the modern world. Scholars from China, Taiwan, Hongkong, the United States, Canada and Singapore will present129 words
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138 1988-06-18 7 THE number HH on the licence plate »f a ear did not prove to in l such a lucky one when a tree branch fell on its bonnet on Wednesday. But its owner, Mr Jeffrey Ong, Hfi, a hairdressing salon138 words
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324 1988-06-18 7 THE search is on for Singapore’s outstanding young scientists and engineers. The Science Council is looking for not more than three Singaporeans or permanent residents aged 35 or below, who have made significant contributions in science, engineering or medicine. They will be the324 words
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Article, Illustration95 1988-06-18 7 WITH the durian season in full swing and scores of “durian fairs” springing up in the suburbs of Singapore, even tourists are getting a chance to taste the “king of fruits.” Most of those who are brave enough to try it find the taste “intriguing”.really love them.” — Picture by LIM SIN THAI. - 95 words
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275 1988-06-18 7 Durian encounter of another kind A DURIAN hawker was charged in court on Wednesday charged with taking part in a Chinatown assault on a Singapore Armed Forces officer. The hawker. Soh Chee Hung, 25, is alleged to have intimidated and275 words
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Article72 1988-06-18 7 A BLACKOUT hit parts of the Newton and lower Bukit Timah areas at about 5.50 pm om Wednesday A Public Utilities Board spokesman said the cause of the blackout was damage to a highvoltage power cable by a contractor working at the junction of Thomson Road72 words
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209 1988-06-18 7 A 10-YEAR-OLD girl with a "sensitive character” hanged herself after a fight with her elder brother. Kek Chwee Peng was quiet, intelligent, obedient and well-liked, but was prone to tantrums whenever she became unhappy or was scolded by her parents, a coroner209 words
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Article36 1988-06-18 7 BIRD shop assistant Fei Suan Kiang, 32, fell 15 me tres to his death from a roof top as he tried to recapture a parrot which broke out o its cage and flew away.36 words
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Article, Illustration979 1988-06-18 8 HERE are brief sketches of the six appointed to the tribunal to determine the |M)sition of Lord President Tun Mohamed Salleh Abas, who has been suspended. Tan Sri Abdul Hamid llaji Omar Chief Justice of Malaya979 words
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604 1988-06-18 8 the tribunal. NST, Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Chief Justice of Malaya Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Omar, chairman of the tribunal set up to hear the case against suspended Lord President Tun Salleh Abas, said on Tuesday he was writing to thethe tribunal. — NST, Bernama. - 604 words
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302 1988-06-18 8 Bernama. IPOH The Sultan of Perak had nothing to do with suspended Lord President Tun Salleh Abas’ decision to withdraw his letter to the Prime Minister applying for leave and early retirement, the Sultan’s private secretaryBernama. - 302 words
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Article323 1988-06-18 8 AFP, Bernama. KUAI.A LUMPUR Malaysia’s largest opposition party has criticised the composition of a six-mem-ber judicial tribunal set up to decide whether the country’s top judge, Tun Salleh Abas, should be sacked for alleged misconduct. The Democratic Action Party (DAP) said the appointments of– AFP,; Bernama. - 323 words
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The Umno crisis
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Article, Illustration721 1988-06-18 9 ISMAIL KASSIM - National gathering needed to mend Umno split, he says By ISMAIL KASSIM KUALA LUMPUR The campaign of dissident Urn* no leader Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah to revive the deregistered Umno took a new turn last Saturday when he proposed that all Malay groups, regardless of their721 words
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318 1988-06-18 9 NST, Bernama KUALA LUMPUR At least 16 Members of Parliament and nine state assemblymen of the deregistered Umno who refused to join New Umno will have their allocations for minor projects withdrawn. Reports from the various states said they include former deputy– NST,; Bernama - 318 words
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363 1988-06-18 9 QUAH CHOON POH - By QUAH CHOON POH KUALA LUMPUR At least 6,000 old Umno members unanimously last Saturday passed a resolution reaffirming their commitment to revive the deregistered party, whatever the difficulties. Besides former Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Razaleigh363 words
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293 1988-06-18 9 NST. IPOH The Home Affairs Minister will revive Umno if directed by Parliament, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayub said. The government had always adhered to the law and would continue to do so, he told reportersNST. - 293 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article663 1988-06-18 10 JUNE 18, 1988 IF possession of a common language and culture entitles a people to their own nation, Tibet deserves to become one. But this is not how things happen. Beijing has always insisted that Tibet is a part of China. Its claim rests on the663 words
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Article650 1988-06-18 10 JUNE 16. 1988 THROUGHOUT the last decade the world has become so accustomed to dealing with a China that is more occupied with economic development than foreign adventures that it often forgets that Beijing has never given up the idea of bringing Taiwan back into its650 words
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Article626 1988-06-18 10 JUNE 14, 1988 UNPRECEDENTED changes are taking place in the Soviet Union these days. Proponents of glasnost and perestroika have gone to the extent of scrapping history tests in schools in a further effort to jettison the legacy of the past and render irreversible the reforms of Mr626 words
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544 1988-06-18 10 FATHER KNOWS BEST ASK your father, he knows best. That was what many a mother of my time used to urge upon their teenage children when plied with questions of a kind which, in mothers’ view, should best be referred to Father. Fathers544 words
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Article165 1988-06-18 10 “I notice that Singaporeans are very law-abiding in their own country. But something happens when they cross the Causeway, and they drive like Malaysians/’ Comment from a senior KL traffic police officer when asked about the alarming number of Singaporeans involved in traffic accidents in Malaysia. “Studying at165 words
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COMMENT/ Perspective
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Article, Illustration1432 1988-06-18 11 MURRAY SEEGER - By MURRAY SEEGER of the Economics Desk INTERNATIONAL journalists are grouped by their areas of expertise. Regardless of their employers or nationalities, the work of some of these men and women is accepted around the world as important for the information and1,432 words
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604 1988-06-18 11 MARSHALL WILSON - By MARSHALL WILSON MELBOURNE; Australians appear steadfastly against any major increase in the annual intake of migrants. An opinion poll released last week shows that 65 per cent of Australians believe migration should either be stopped or significantly reduced604 words
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Article, Illustration4291 1988-06-18 12 Parts of an address given by Dr Goh Keng Swee over 20 years ago were quoted by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in a major speech to Parliament on May 27 to explain why detention without trial was so indispensable a weaponFile picture. - 4,291 words
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543 1988-06-18 14 Singapore. — RAV DHAUWAL - Singapore. RAV DHAUWAL. WHEN top executives in this region put their foot down, the accelerator [>edal they press is invariably part of a West Cerman car. Other European limousines, as well as the premier Japanese models, trail behind in the status-symbol motoring league.543 words
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Article, Illustration1723 1988-06-18 15 ISMAIL KASSIM - Possibility of reconciliation between rivals virtually nil By ISMAIL KASSIM, Of the Foreign Desk KUALA LUMPUR The struggle between the New Umno of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his opponents who are trying to revive the old Umno rolled– Picture by AZIZ HUSSIN. - 1,723 words
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Page 11 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous28 1988-06-18 11 It’s Cheah V]E WAVE UNCOVERED 5* \UIE6iWL \C wd EVINCE MOW... r BS&BS* SUttIFVfEC-UN- 3ft a QUICK. SEND WE WEttONM KWMBEFCR-. mmiwi ?ua*N FLAVOURS DELICIOUS. tooiatei /IrtEAlte VF*28 words
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Article3418 1988-06-18 16 Friday, June 18, 1988 1988 Last Yield Vol Day High Low Company Sale Change 000) High tow SECTION ONE INDUSTRIALS COMMERCIAL 136 95 Acma I I9xd a 2 08 19 1 19 1 17 ADEF A '005 1005 ADEF B 1005 66 42 Alcom3,418 words
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189 1988-06-18 16 Weekly sharemarket report THE largest one-day Jump In the Straits Times Industrial Index In five months posted on Wednesday pushed index to a new post-C'rasii high. The Index rose by 21.15 points to 1,065.15 points. Trading was beetle as turnover soared189 words
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293 1988-06-18 16 SHARE prices in Singapore yesterday ended mixed in cautious but fairly active trading. The Straits Times Industrial Index moved narrowly to end 1.19 points down at 1,068.2. Dealers said the market opened to some uncertainty following Wall Street’s sharp overnight decline.293 words
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186 1988-06-18 16 THE Kuala Lumpur stock market continued its run-up for the fourth consecutive session yesterday lifting prices to yet higher ground in active trading despite a hesitant start. A broker described the market performance as strong and that there was sufficient momentum to push186 words
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Article82 1988-06-18 16 IN HONGKONG, strong gains in Tokyo yesterday reversed earlier losses, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index rose 24.52 points to 2,718.02 and the Hongkong Index 16.42 to 1,800.17. Turnover was HK$l.7 billion. Brokers said they were cheered that the Hang Seng Index closed above 2,700, a82 words
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Article514 1988-06-18 17 LIM ENG HAI - By LIM ENG HAI THERE is little sign that Singapore banks arc about to raise lending rates even though some analysts in the United States are reportedly predicting higher interest rates due to a likely hike514 words
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Article102 1988-06-18 17 Rubber (per kilo) S’pore Malaysia (rente) (»*n) June 13 287 00 382.00 Juno 14 270 50 369 50 Juno 15 271.00 367.50 Juno 16 284.00 374 50 June 17 284.00 375.50 Palm oil (tonne) Prior IasI Trade (Ringgit) Salon luly *****117 1117 79 Aug *****110 1108 884 Sept102 words
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Article358 1988-06-18 17 kr 17 HKS Change Attoc Inti Hoteh 2 925 -0 05 Bonk 0< Ea»t Ano 17 70 03 Capitol Corp tusp Cathay Pocitic Air 800 0 05 Chaung Kong 7 95 unch China Light 18 40 0 1 City Resource* 1 32 0 05 Cron Harb Tunnel 16 70358 words
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234 1988-06-18 17 KENTUCKY Fried Chicken Singapore Ltd (KFCS) is considering a strategic stake in a company in Thailand. And it is also considering a change in name to reflect its new status as an investment holding company. Chairman Datuk Dr Mokhzani bin Abdul Rahim said in234 words
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Article211 1988-06-18 17 Interbank Over tha counter Foreign currency local dolars to one unit of foreign currency Foreign currency to SS10 Australian dollar Canadian dollar NZ dollar Sterling pound US dollar 1 6434-1 6463 1.6685—1 6701 1 4481-1 4509 3 6098-3 6136 *****-***** 6 20-601 6 05—5 96 7.18-683211 words
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Article233 1988-06-18 17 FOR the second straight year, Metro is rewarding its shareholders with a record profit. And it is also planning to give a l-for-5 bonus. At the same time, subsidiary Transmarco is also proposing a l-for-4 bonus following marked improvements in its luxury goods business and233 words
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Article249 1988-06-18 17 Managers' pricaa for June 18 A 20 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 099 l OSid The Savings fund 087—0 93 S pore Pro* fund 042-0 S pore Sec fund 069-0 74 Spore Invest fund 069-0 74«d Spore (qurty fond 049—0S3 Asia Unit Trust Mel Invest fund 139 1249 words
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Article, Illustration525 1988-06-18 18 HSUNG BEE HWA - Company ends financial year with s3oBm in kitty By HSUNG BEE HWA SINGAPORE Airlines is now not only debt-free, but it is also flush with cash. The national carrier ended its financial year to end-March with a net cash balance of $308.6 million compared525 words
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Article340 1988-06-18 18 Week ended Tune 10 Final Results Gross Group net Tear to Company dividend prolit/loss C000) A fnterprises !0(S) M$8.499<M$3.020) Ian 88 Acma 1 IF(1TF) $582(***** Dec 87 Apollo $3.5141 ($5.8941) Dei S 7 Ronvests $11.2681 ($1,230) De. 8/ Rollon 3(3) M$494($l 231) Dec HI Chem Ind340 words
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96 1988-06-18 18 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR A report on the proposed privatisation of Malayan Railway (KTM) will be submitted to the Malaysian Cabinet soon. Transport Minister Datuk Dr Ling Liong Sik said: 'lf the report is approved, we will take the necessary steps to privatise KTM.” He saidBernama. - 96 words
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Article66 1988-06-18 18 SING Investments Finance Ltd, whose profit dropped to a five-year low in 1986, recovered last year with a 46.32 per cent gain in group pre-tax profit to $1.97 million. After-tax profit at the non-bank affiliated finance house was $l.OB million, up 38.2 per cent. Its bottom-line66 words
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333 1988-06-18 18 LIM ENG HAI - By LIM ENG HAI MALAYAN Credit Ltd has announced an 82 per cent jump in its full-year pretax profit to almost $5 million in the midst of a fresh round of takeover rumours. Monday’s suspension of trading in the property counter ahead of the333 words
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Advertisement712 1988-06-18 18 REACH SINGAPORE FROM HOME To advertise, contact our representatives below: MALAYSIA: The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd 31. Jalan Riong, Kuala Lumpur ***** Tel *****44 Cable New Times' Telex MA ***** Fax (03) *****34 U.K.: Mr John Armour /Mr R. Ramesh The Straits Times Press (London) Ltd 102/106 Temple712 words
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213 1988-06-18 19 KUALA LUMPUR The latest murder of a young; woman whose body was disearded in a ravine at Genting Highlands last Wednesday eould be “linked” to at least three other unsolved murders. Sourees told the Sunday Mail that poliee are working on this213 words
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Article, Illustration309 1988-06-18 19 Compromise can bring about solution NST. KUANTAN Malaysia has become the focus of attention of the international community, particularly the Asean countries, due to the current political crisis faced by the nation, the Sultan of Pahang said. “The attention bestowed on the country– NST. - 309 words
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111 1988-06-18 19 NST. Bernama. IPOH Four men were buried alive when the face of a gravel-pump mine collapsed in a mud avalanche about 10 km from here on Monday. Seven other mine workers scrambled to safety before tonnes of mud buried the four men, three– NST.; Bernama. - 111 words
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197 1988-06-18 19 NST. BAGAN SERAI (Perak) Five minutes was all it took for three masked gunmen to storm into a bank, shoot dead a guard and escape with M 5120,000 (5593.000) on Monday. The robbers, wearing pantyhose over their faces, also fired five shots at. – NST. - 197 words
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Article, Illustration368 1988-06-18 19 ber next year. NST, agen oies. JOGJAKARTA Indonesia and Malaysia agreed this week to step up military co-operation, Indonesian Secretary of State Murdiono said. He spoke to reporters after a meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Indonesian Presidentber next year. — NST, agen oies.; Reuter picture. - 368 words
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176 1988-06-18 19 AFR JAKARTA Police detained more than 600 people in swoops on two major gambling dens in Jakarta's Chinatown district last w<M i k, a police spokesman said. About 500 people were arrested in one restaurant that had been converted into an illegal casino,– AFR - 176 words
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150 1988-06-18 19 THE HAGUE The InterGovemmental Group on Indonesia (IGGI) has pledged a US$4 billion (SsB billion) aid package for Indonesia to boost development in the coming year. At the end of a two-day meeting of the IGGI here on Wednesday, a formal statement said donors150 words
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Article, Illustration347 1988-06-18 19 TAN LIAN CHOO - By TAN LIAN CHOO BANGKOK Thailand is heading for record economic growth this year, with its gross domestic product possibly growing by as much as 9 tier cent surpassing earlier forecasts of 7 to 8 per cent. Government revenue is likely to exceed expenditure347 words
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FORUM
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The Hendrickson Affair
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1142 1988-06-18 20 Former president should promote, not criticise, this country THE recent reports about the foreign interference in our internal affairs made me very angry, outraged and fearful. I felt outrage and anger over the actions of a friendly nation. I felt fearful that there may1,142 words
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Article229 1988-06-18 20 AMID all the sabre-rattling, vehemence, bravado, paranoia, frenzy, naivete, rhetoric, self-aggrandising posturing and ignorance of recent history, two cool and collected heads with a heart stood out. The comments by Dr Tony Tan and Dr Tan Cheng Bock, their calm temperate manner, their obvious sincerity229 words
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Advertisement218 1988-06-18 20 fhi sj f 7 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 in218 words
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Advertisement882 1988-06-18 21 APPONTMENTS Finance Administration Manager (Salary negotiable around 5542,000-5550,000p.a.) Our client, a major established commodity trader, seeks a suitably qualified individual to serve as Finance Administration Manager. Reporting to the Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for the efficient and effective management of all finance, personnel and administration matters of882 words
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Advertisement943 1988-06-18 22 Production Manager A strong leader. An astute planner. A high achiever. All in one. How ('lst' could wo achieve proper effective management, control Si direc tion of all manufacturing activities within our Production Department? It is he who will lead the team in producing products of the highest quality at943 words
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TIMESPORT
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Article, Illustration413 1988-06-18 23 J. RAJENDRAN - By J. RAJENDRAN SINGAPORE’S star rugby centre Henry Lee has coped well with the rigours of playing in Australia and is now a regular member of the Waneroos first team. Henry. 22, gained first team status after impressing club officials in413 words
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Article, Illustration285 1988-06-18 23 FORMER Singapore soccer striker V. Sundramoorthy has had to shelve his plans to represent the Republic in four Malaysia Cup matches next month because he will be moving from FC Basle to another Swiss club. Sundram, 25, who returned to Singapore last Saturday,285 words
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Article, Illustration40 1988-06-18 23 WATER SKI SKIPPING: ACE water skier Paul Fong showing the form that helped him win the men’s Open trick event. Paul also won the jumps in the third series of the Sprite tournament last weekend at Kallang.40 words
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370 1988-06-18 23 JOE DURAI - By JOE DURAI THE case of alleged excessive payment by the Kuwait Football Association to three Singapore match officials in the pre-Olympic Games qualifying round last December took a new twist at the Asian Football Confederation Congress at Guangzhou, China, last week.370 words
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Article, Illustration188 1988-06-18 23 SHiRLYNN HO - By SHiRLYNN HO ALL bowlers dream about it. David Jesudasan did it but could not believe it. Tenpin Bowl paid $30,000 for it. “It” is the perfect game, the magic number of 300. When the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress sanction it, David Jesudasan will be a188 words
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Article75 1988-06-18 23 FORMER professional boxer William Smith has died at the age of 66. Smith fought as a welterweight, and later as a middleweight, when boxing was popular during the Japanese Occupation and soon after World War 11. Smith, who possessed a powerful clout and made short work75 words
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Article, Illustration502 1988-06-18 24 Scrapping of 7 wards unavoidable panel Too few voters in 3 constituencies due to population shifts SEVEN constituencies have been scrapped in the latest re-drawing of eleetnral boundaries. They are Anson, Bo Wen, khe Bong, Delta, River Valley, Roehore and Telok Ayer. Anson has remained vaeant sinee late 1986 when502 words
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196 1988-06-18 24 Agencies KUALA LUMPUR The High Court yesterday dismissed with costs an application by the Prime Minister to get the Far Eastern Economic Review to disclose its source for a news story about a purported bid to sell Limbang in Sarawak. MrAgencies - 196 words
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