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Title Section20 1990-12-01 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1990 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewherfr-by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9020 words
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Article, Illustration967 1990-12-01 1 Bertha Henson - Towards a nation of distinction, he pledges at historic swearing-in ceremony By Bertha Henson PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong pledged on Wednesday night to build on what Mr Lee Kuan Yew and the Old Guard had achieved and to make Singapore a nation ofZhen Mel Ling. - 967 words
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Advertisement14 1990-12-01 1 Special 4-page pullout: A close-up look at Goh Chok Tong and Lee Kuan Yew14 words
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Advertisement51 1990-12-01 1 “TgT 'gjßp ip* 'v:w< Game "./f ui 755 Don't leaw home without them. U Mr Lee: I have stake in success of Chok Tong and team: Page 3 The swearing-in ceremony: Page 4 Thank you, Mr Lee: Page 5 Good wishes to PM Goh: Page 5 Appointment with history: Page51 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration892 1990-12-01 2 Gas agreement with Petronas also sealed PM in Kuala Lumpur: Signing of the water and gas agreements SINGAPORE and Johor last Saturday signed a new agreement for the state to supply the Republic with additional water for its future needs Singapore also signed892 words
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768 1990-12-01 2 Kalimullah Hassan - By By Kalimullah Hassan KUALA LUMPUR Johor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin last Saturday said the signing of the water agreement between Malaysia and Singapore would reduce the sensitivities in Johor arising from the original 1962 agreement. Shaking at a768 words
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379 1990-12-01 2 ASIA-PACIFIC countries must make sure that the Gatt negotiations in Brussels next month do not fail, or they .will be the main losers, Mr Lee Kuan Yew said last Saturday. Speaking at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur at the end379 words
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1586 1990-12-01 3 PAP Ordinary Party Conference MR LEE Kuan Yew has told PAP cadres that he has a stake in the success of the Prime Minister-to-be, Mr Goh Chok Tong, and his team. Speaking at the People’s Action Party conference1,586 words
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Article, Illustration225 1990-12-01 3 JOHN Hill set, a 57-year-old British racer, proved that age is no obstacle when he clinched the Caltex World Formula One Powerboat Grand Prix and with it the world championship at Marina Bay on Sunday. Hill dominated the 55-lap race the225 words
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171 1990-12-01 3 A MOTORIST was charged in a district court o Wednesday with threatening a man and breaking his right arm. Lee Seek Hing, 26, a tyre shop owner, is alleged to have caused grievous hurt to Mr Thng Yong Heng, 33, a technical sales171 words
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THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF PM GOH CHOK TONG
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Article, Illustration638 1990-12-01 4 PRESIDENT Wee Kim Wee on Wednesday night expressed confidence that Mr Goh Chok Tong and his team will govern as well as the Old Guard, doing their best to safeguard Singapore’s most precious asset its political culture. Speaking at the swear-ing-in638 words
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Article, Illustration608 1990-12-01 4 Sumiko Tan - By Sumiko Tan THINGS were visibly more relaxed at the reception following the business-like swearing-in ceremony at the City Hall on Wednesday night. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, accompanied by Mrs Goh. started his premiership on an informal note by circulating and chatting easily with the guests.608 words
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Article723 1990-12-01 5 TlieStmitsTimes TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1990 TOMORROW, Mr U*e Kuan Y<nv lays down tho burden of prime ministership that he has carried for the past 31 years. It is an historic occasion, undiminished in significance by his agreeing to stay on in his successor's Cabinet. It calls723 words
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Article, Illustration525 1990-12-01 5 HE WAS at the Padang on Sept 12, 1945 when the Japanese surrendered, and he was there again in June 1959 when Mr Lee Kuan Yew became Prime Minister. On Wednesday night, 62-year-old businessman Harry Koh joined 1,500 others at the Padang525 words
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Article329 1990-12-01 5 Bernama PRESIDENT Suharto on Wednesday led Indonesian leaders in sending good wishes to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and other members of the new Cabinet. The President sent warmest congratulations on behalf of the Government and people of Indonesia toBernama - 329 words
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HOME
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797 1990-12-01 6 They were banned for pro-Red activities in early 60s NINE Malaysians who were banned from entering Singapore for their pio-rommunist activities have had their prohibition orders lifted, a government gazette announced last night The nine are Mr Abdul Samad Ismail, Mr James Puthucheary,797 words
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541 1990-12-01 6 Sumiko Tan - By Sumiko Tan PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong's two priorities for this Parliament are to get the Elected President Bill passed and to debate a White Paper on shared values. The Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday indicated that these were the two541 words
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Article, Illustration386 1990-12-01 6 THE Singapura Cat will adorn the banks of the Singapore River after all despite the controversy over its origin. The Singapore Tourism Promotion Board (STPB) announced on Thursday that it has decided to go ahead with its Singapore River Cat project,386 words
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357 1990-12-01 6 Foreign worker ceiling for services sector raised to 20 COMPANIES in the services sector can now employ more foreign workers from the traditional source, up to a new revised limit of 20 per cent of their workforce. The move, which took effect last Friday, is an increase from the previous357 words
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280 1990-12-01 7 THE Straits Times asked and you, our readers, responded. And it was a generous response because The Straits Times’ Spirit of Singapore Appeal last Friday crossed the $1 million mark. The pledges for this amount of money to280 words
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Article, Illustration617 1990-12-01 7 Cherian George - By Cherian George COMPLAINTS about rising prices greeted Mr Wong Kan Seng at the end of his fourhour ministerial walkabout of Kunos GRC on Sunday. After eight other stops where he had been feted with songs and dances, he arrived at617 words
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453 1990-12-01 7 SINGAPORE will receive its five millionth visitor within the next fortnight to set a new record in arrivals in a year. The new high will be a comfortable margin over last year’s record of 4.8 million visitors. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board told453 words
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Article, Illustration458 1990-12-01 7 A VISIT to the ruins of an old Japanese Shinto temple at Macßitehie Reservoir brought back memories for two Australian World War II veterans who helped to build it during the Japanese Occupation. Mr Joe Coombs, 70, and Mr Carl Lowe, 71,458 words
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593 1990-12-01 8 BG Yeo: Institution's spirit has drawn many from all over the world FOR Singapore to endure and to prosper, it must attract and inspire able people from all over the world. This, not physical size, land or capital, is the main constraint on593 words
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551 1990-12-01 8 UNIVERSITY undergraduates have formed an Education Commisssion to look into the public’s perception of local graduates as inarticulate, uncreative and not well-read compared to those who studied overseas. The commission, formed by the National University of Singapore Students' Union a month ago.551 words
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Article, Illustration416 1990-12-01 8 TWO Singaporean climbers have made it to the summit of the 6,105-m Himalayan peak, Mount Lobuche East, in what is possibly the most challenging climb undertaken by a local expedition yet. Despite early setbacks when some of the climbers had416 words
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SNIPPETS
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Article, Illustration119 1990-12-01 8 A SINGAPORE Broadcasting Corporation actress on Tuesday succeeded in getting her three-year marriage to SBC actor Wang Yuqing annulled. Ms Chen Bifeng, who appeared in a period drama Imperial Intrigue, said he did not want to go through with the traditional Chinese wedding ceremony. She told119 words
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Article, Illustration82 1990-12-01 8 WELL-KNOWN Malay poet Noor S. I. (left) died on Monday at the Changi Hospital. He was 57. Mr Noor had been suffering from yellow fever and gallstones. He was warded in hospital on Nov 20 and died early on Monday. Mr Noor, whose real82 words
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234 1990-12-01 8 NEXT year’s May Day Rally will be a gigantic affair at the National Stadium with a touch of glamour. Apart from the usual speeches, the organisers will also crown Mr and Miss Union 1991 before an expected crowd of 70,000. This is234 words
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Article, Illustration525 1990-12-01 9 Julia Goh - By Julia Goh A CARNIVAL of live entertainment, food and shopping is what Singaporeans can expect when Telok Ayer, the Festival Market, pulsates again in August next year. To add to the carnival atmosphere, the stretch of Boon Tat Street, between Shenton Way525 words
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752 1990-12-01 9 Chua Chong Jin - 76 schools in pilot scheme may also charge up to 30 per cent more By Chua Chong Jin FROM Jan 1. miscellaneous fees in schools will be increased by between $1 and $2.50 per month. In addition, 76 schools will be allowed752 words
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348 1990-12-01 9 THE first radio station to be operated by students could go on the air by next year. Ngee Ann Polytechnic has applied for an AM band frequency. It intends to use this for a radio station serving the campus community. However,348 words
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MALAYSIA
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526 1990-12-01 10 KUALA LUMPUR Equitable distribution of the fruits of economic development in the country and the limitations in the powers of the Malay rulers emerged on Thursday as the major concerns of the one-day assembly of the Umno Youth and Wanita (Women’s)526 words
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Article, Illustration568 1990-12-01 10 Ismail Kassim and; Kalimullah Hassan - Umno General Assembly Reports by Ismail Kassim and Kalimullah Hassan KUALA LUMPUR Umno. which rules the country through a racial coalition, on Thursday reaffirmed its support for the position of the Malay rulers despite its intention to debate the limitations of their powers at the568 words
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512 1990-12-01 10 Mandatory laws in Quran will be introduced in stages, he says NST. KOTA BARU Kelantan will be turned into an Islamic state. Mentri Besar Haji Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat has disclosed. Hudud laws, or mandatory laws in the Quran, wouldNST. - 512 words
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462 1990-12-01 10 KUALA LUMPUR The president of Umno Youth. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, on Thursday warned Malays of what he described as danger signals from last month's general election. The results, he said, showed that many Chinese voters did not support the ruling462 words
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Article, Illustration552 1990-12-01 11 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Current world and domestic economic developments have led observers here to conclude that the 1991 Budget will continue to focus on issues of growth without major changes to fiscal policy. While developments within the domestic economy are expected toBernama. - 552 words
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Article, Illustration317 1990-12-01 11 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The official drink at the Umno General Assembly will be cocoa. It is all part of a campaign to make cocoa the national drink, replacing coffee. Agriculture Minister Datuk Seri Sanusi Junid, who is a serious contender for theBernama.; Bernama picture, - 317 words
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ASEAN
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Article, Illustration699 1990-12-01 11 Paul Jacob - PM Lee’s interview with Indonesian journalists By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA Singapore enjoys improved relations with its neighbours and Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said this improvement was the result of countries making the effort to know each other better699 words
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Article129 1990-12-01 11 ABBY TAN - ABBY TAN MANILA The scandalprone Philippine Congress is cringing in embarrassment over a scandal that has erupted over legislator Lorna Yap doing the lambada with a man in a disco. Her dance with businessman Ricky Alfonso led her enraged husband, air force Colonel Adelbertc Yap. to129 words
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411 1990-12-01 11 velopment. — PAUL JACOB - velopment. PAUL JACOB. JAKARTA The Governor of Riau Province has moved to halt land speculation and land-price increases in Bintan island by invoking a 1985 decree which, among other things, would prohibit the selling or buying of land. Governor Soeripto411 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article717 1990-12-01 12 NOV 28. 1990 MR GOH Chok Tong goes for his appointment with history at eight tonight. He will not be alone. The nation too is crossing the Rubicon. What lies beyond, what not having Mr Lee Kuan Yew as Prime Minister is going to lead to, is717 words
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Article658 1990-12-01 12 NOV 29. 1990 TO THE classical economists who spoke of land, labour and capital as the factors of production. maturing capitalism soon added a fourth factor: management. All four factors do not have the same weight, for management in its broadest sense of the maximum utilisation of658 words
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Article641 1990-12-01 12 NOV 27, 1990 THERE was a dual symbolism in the signing of the new water agreement between Singapore and Johor last Saturday. The water supply arrangement constitutes the most fundamental economic relationship between Singapore and Malaysia, and politically, the pact was signed just days before Mr Lee641 words
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927 1990-12-01 12 Tan Sai Siong - Viewpoint By Tan Sai Siong FIRST Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong's revelation that he went into politics reluctantly is no big surprise, as Singaporeans have a reputation for shying away from politics. What surprised me is that among the reasons he gave927 words
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ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration2179 1990-12-01 13 Although China embraced economic reforms, the central authorities had trouble enforcing them on subordinate authorities and provinces, says Dr Goh Keng Swee in the last of a three-part analysis of the country’s economic growth. THE immediate causes of the disruption of the 1984 reforms can be2,179 words
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FEATURE
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Article, Illustration1123 1990-12-01 14 Can sex the night before a big game improve an athlete’s performance, as a Canadian psychology professor claims? Wilfred Yeo posed the question to several Singapore sports personalities. SINGAPORE'S sports personalities, unlike some of their modelling compatriots, generally do not believe in kissing and telling1,123 words
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MONEY
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455 1990-12-01 15 Catherine Ong - 3,410 have taken up residence as at end-Sept By Catherine Ong HONGKONG Singapore has been losing three times more people to Hongkong in recent years than it has been recruiting from the territory, latest immigration statistics show. Estimates compiled by the Hongkong Immigration455 words
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346 1990-12-01 15 Company will make precision tools for region’s aerospace industry EUROBROCHE, a French specialist engineering company, has set up its Asian headquarters in Singapore to capitalise on the fast growing regional aerospace industry. The local operation, called Asian Associated Advanced Technologies (AAAT),346 words
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Article166 1990-12-01 15 ASIA Commercial Bank (ACB). which shipping-based Keppel Corporation acquired earlier this year, will be renamed Keppel Bank by Dec 3. The group started a marketing blitz on Monday with a full page advertisement in The Straits Times which ended off enigmatically with the words166 words
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Article, Illustration673 1990-12-01 15 Doreen Siow - By Doreen Siow UNITED Industrial Corporation (UIC) chairman I,eo Kim Yew on Tuesday said there was “nothing strange” in his selling his 25.31 million UIC shares to Indonesian tycoon Liem Sloe Liong at $1.35 apiece. The price is some673 words
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298 1990-12-01 15 UIC replies to Stock Exchange of Singapore UNITED Industrial Corporation plans to inject its enlarged stake in Marina Bay Hotel (MBH) into Marina Centre Holdings (MCH), giving MCH a larger share of MBH s main asset. The Oriental Hotel.298 words
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Article3206 1990-12-01 16 TRANSACTION DATE: NOVEMBER 30, 1990 Gr's '990 T*l Let! Vol Day Last Quote Olv Nal High LOW Cod* Company Sale or* 000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 277 •52 1000 Acma 168 170 290 165 1142 Ale* hidgs 50c 210 60 389 24i 112 J3,206 words
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Article432 1990-12-01 17 The weekly share market report SHARE prices on the Singapore stock market were broadly lower at the end of trading last week as the world’s attention remained focused on the crisis in the Gulf. The Straits Times Industrials Index closed the week losing 14.63 points to 1,106.59432 words
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Article2083 1990-12-01 17 TRANSACTION DATE: NOVEMBER 30. 1990 SESDAQ 1990 Tel Last Vol Day High Low Code Company Sale or- '000 High Low Last Ouote Buyer Seller ur e Dlv Net P(E 128 80 1269 Fuji O«sel20c 90 90 10 ON 88 300 131* 1266 GB H«jgs20c 135 cd unch 12,083 words
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Article155 1990-12-01 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Index fell 22.21 points on the week to 1106.59. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday T uesday Wednesday Thursday f riday 1121.22 (—7 58) 1118 29 (-293) *****2 (-247) *****1 (—6 41) *****9 (-282) 13 49m ($25 03m) 31 45m ($55 47m) 25155 words
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Article715 1990-12-01 17 Friday Nov 30 HKJ *1Amoy Properties 3 AO -0 025 Allied Overseas 0 70 •0 01 Asia Sec int i 1 78 •0 02 Asia Sec Wa- 9’ 0 205 -0 01' Allied tw 0 70 unch Bond Co f D tni 1 21 uncfi Bond Corp Wa’ 9'715 words
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Article, Illustration541 1990-12-01 18 Gerry de Silva - By Gerry de Silva TRILATERAL partners Singapore Airlines, Delta Airlines and Swissair are joining forces to fight the Gulf crisis-triggered rising fuel costs which are squeezing their profit margins. This and other "hedging" strategies were discussed by the executive541 words
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Article176 1990-12-01 18 Singapore dollar* to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar I 6925 1.7145 Sterling pound 3 3227 3 3844 Australian dollar I 2763 1.3236 Canadian dollar I 4435 1 4774 N7 dollar 1 0210 1 0544 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian176 words
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Article95 1990-12-01 18 Contract date: 30/11/90 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE uss 8 >4 7% 7 7% 7% 6% 04/12/90 AS 11 11 1114 11% 11 10% 04/12/90 NZJ 12 12% 12% 12% 12% 10% 04/12/90 STG 13% 12% 12% 11%95 words
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Article480 1990-12-01 18 AUDITED RESULTS Company Date Vaar Croup Not Net earnings Crest ann to profit/loat (1) per share dividend COOO) (cents) 96 S8S No* 21 lun 90 32.928(33.307) 115(129) 2(9) facet Merlin No» 13 Jun 90 M3I5,9811,344,5401) M Gum No» 9 M 90 M3? 434(39,030) 299(36 3) 167E(167() a* Gon480 words
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366 1990-12-01 18 Aim to get it 100 right the first time: Dr Tay GETTING it 100 per cent right "the first time", this is the caveat which Dr Tay Eng Soon has said he would i like to add to this year’s National Productivity Campaign theme. This is more difficult to achieve,366 words
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Article, Illustration277 1990-12-01 18 THE top man at Hewlett Packard (Singapore), Mr Koh Boon Hwee, is leaving the American multinational corporation after 14 years there to join local tycoon Goh Cheng Liang’s Wuthelam Group. Hongkong-based Wuthelam on Tuesday announced that Mr Koh would become277 words
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Article307 1990-12-01 18 Manager’s prices for December 1 3 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 111—1 18 The Savings Fund 0 88- 094 S pore Prog Fund 040-043 Spore Sec Fund 0 70-0 75 S pore Invest Fund 0 74-0 79 S pore Equity Fund 0 49—0 52 »d Asia Unit Trust307 words
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379 1990-12-01 19 TIMES Publishing Ltd has turned in a healthier report card for the year ended Aug 31, with pre-tax profit improving 21.6 per cent to $45.41 million. This was achieved on the back of a 10-per cent rise in turnover to $618.76 million.379 words
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Article723 1990-12-01 19 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year AISB 10%(b) Jan 4 Jan 18 Jan 28 10% 12% Amal Steel 12.6%(b) Nov 29 Dec 13 Jan 21 126% 8%TE Antah 6%(b) Nov 22 Dec 6 Dec 28 6% 6% Berjaya723 words
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Article, Illustration425 1990-12-01 19 Kevin Lim - By Kevin Lim BOBBY Chng. one of Singapore’s leading fashion designers, has gone into garment manufacturing as part of his ambitious plan to go international. The move will also enable him to manage his creations from design right up to the marketing425 words
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365 1990-12-01 19 THANKS largely to a manpower shortage, fresh graduates who entered the construction industry this year are enjoying starting salaries which are between 8 and 25 per cent higher than last year, said the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB). Topping the365 words
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Article267 1990-12-01 19 Company Rights Issue CMA Five tor four (a V$4 00 per share E>-date Nov 23 Books close Dec 7 Acceptance Payment NYA Emtei One-tor-one MSI 00 per share Ei-date Nov 5 Books close Nov 19 Acceptance Payment Dec 31 M Banfcny One-tor two M$5 00 per share Ei-date267 words
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524 1990-12-01 20 Koh Bee Ann - By Koh Bee Ann THE Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) is expected very soon to lay down the rules on who gets the interest earned on application monies, the legality of multiple applications and the minimum minority shareholders’ stake to qualify524 words
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Article, Illustration377 1990-12-01 20 LISTED aircraft engineering company Singapore Aerospace is planning to cut down its dependence on military contracts for its earnings by pushing into the commercial aircraft servicing field. The Paya Lebar Airportbased company at present derives about 85 per cent of its business from military377 words
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Article, Illustration285 1990-12-01 20 REFLECTING Singapore’s growing importance as a leading international oil trading centre, the Saudi Arabian Marketing and Refining Company (Samarec) is setting up an office here to explore opportunities in oil trading and refining. An official of the company, Mr Tariq Al-Houthan,285 words
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381 1990-12-01 20 SEPTEMBER’S total trade volume shrank by 0.5 per rent in one of the worst showings since the 1985 recession Trade Dev elopment Board figures released over last weekend showed that the decrease was largely due to a 2.5 per cent decline in381 words
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368 1990-12-01 20 FOUNDER of Electro Magnetic (S) Steven Chan Cheng Hai and his sister Patricia Chan Kheng Geok have resigned as managing director and finance director lyBut both of them will remain as directors until the Stock Exchange of Singapore queries on the group’s financial368 words
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Advertisement678 1990-12-01 21 The Straits Timis M eeklv Os erseas Kdilkin APPOINTMENTS Singapore Civil Service I INC* Your Ist Choice In Careers The Singapore Civil Service is looking for able and highly motivated graduates who are seeking challenging careers. If you have such qualities and aspirations, we invite you to apply for Division678 words
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Advertisement533 1990-12-01 22 APPOINTMENTS NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 3« OF SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS TEACHING ASSISTANTSIIIPS Applications arc invited from candidates with a good Honours degree in Science for appointment as Teaching Assistants in the Department of Physics. Candidates should have a good knowledge of: either (1) PASCAL Programming, Data Structure, IBM PC Assembly Language,533 words
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FORUM
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615 1990-12-01 23 I WOULD like to share my experience with Heathrow Airport immigration officers with your readers who are thinking of going to Britain. They might find it interesting. 1 found the fact that not having to wear name tags leaves room for immigration officers615 words
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888 1990-12-01 23 ONE should admire Mr S. Rajaratnam for his imagination. First it was Bandaranaike in Sri Lanka ST, Nov 7; ST Overseas, Nov 10) and now the Ku Klux Klan in the United States (ST, Nov 15; ST Overseas. Nov888 words
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Advertisement164 1990-12-01 23 HOME DELIVERED WEEKLY V*l Overseas Edition. v >r The Straits Times Weekly > -oi!k V/ I *..‘l.if! 5 V 1 A crisp summary of happenings in Singapore. Politics, the economy, >■’' investment opportunities, executive appointments.... And snippets on Malaysia and Asean. ..v A convenient tabloid delivered to you every week,164 words
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Article, Illustration165 1990-12-01 24 THE (ioh Chok Tong Cabinet, photographed at City Hall on Wednesday: Front row, from left: B(i Lee Hsien Loong (D«*puty Prime Minister and Trade and Industry Minister), Mr la»e Kuan Yew (Senior Minister, Prime Minister’s Office), Mr (ioh Chok Tong (Prime Minister and Defence Minister),165 words
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Article, Illustration507 1990-12-01 24 Han Fook Kwang - Letter of resignation handed to President Wee at the Istana By Han Fook Kwang MR Lee Kuan Yew handed his formal letter of resignation as Prime Minister to President Wee Kim Wee at 2.40 pm on Monday in a drawing room in the Istana. When Mr Lee's507 words
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Article, Illustration252 1990-12-01 24 Cabinet m Goh Chok Tong Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Cl Lee Kuan Yew Senior Minister (Prime Minister's Office) m Ong Teng Cheong Deputy Prime Minister m Lee Helen Loong Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry S Dhanabalan Minister for National252 words
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THE NEW PRIME MINISTER
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Article, Illustration626 1990-12-01 1 Goh Chok Tong’s ascent in politics shows that sometimes, nice guys do finish first. But those who know him say it is foolish to underestimate the man. Sumiko Tan charts his 14-year rise from MP for Marine Parade to Prime Minister of Singapore. PEOPLE really like626 words
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Article, Illustration995 1990-12-01 3 I What friends and colleagues say His gentleness not to be mistaken for weakness Mr S. Chandra Das, 50, MP for Cheng San <iR(, who has known Mr Goh since 1964 when they were in the l nlversity of Singapore: “He is kinder, gentler995 words
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Article2923 1990-12-01 4 From Page One refer to. How did such a nice man become Number One? Mr Tan Soo Khoon attributes Mr Gob’s rise in the PAP to his consensus-build-ing style. "He was elected by the younger generation because they felt his style was appropriate to the changing times.2,923 words
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THE PRIME MINISTER: 1959-1990
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Article1258 1990-12-01 1 Han Fook Kwang - By Han Fook Kwang MR LEE Kuan Yew’s stepping aside as Prime Minister on Wednesday brought to a close one of the most remarkable political records in modern times. But it is by no means the end of his lifelong task of ensuring Singapore’s survival1,258 words
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Article, Illustration1675 1990-12-01 2 I Who is Lee Kuan Yew? Long-time friend and former Cabinet colleague S. Rajaratnam shares some rare insights with Bertha Henson and Cherian George. CLOSE-UP. Leo Kuan Yew is a very private man. Lonely even. He has few friends, no time for small talk or jokes, and1,675 words
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Article1207 1990-12-01 3 A typically Asian relationship MR LEE Kuan Yew's relationship with his first-born son Hsien Loong was a typically Asian father-and-son relationship. “Not like the Western style, where father and son are like bosom friends," said Mr Rajaratnam. Brigadier-General was also different from his father. “He1,207 words
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