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Title Section21 1990-12-09 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9021 words
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Article, Illustration396 1990-12-09 1 Ismail Kassim - By Ismail Kassim KUALA LUMPUR Tunku Abdul Rahman, the founding father of Malaysia, died at 10.25 on Thursday night at the age of 87 after being on a life support system at the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital since Wednesday morning. His death was396 words
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Article, Illustration711 1990-12-09 1 Shaun Seow - By Shaun Seow in Brussels BRUSSELS Singapore’s future lies in its ability to develop into a regional hub for selected key business activities, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Brigadier-General (Res) Lee told some 15 top executives from the711 words
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Article, Illustration386 1990-12-09 1 PRESIDENT Wee Kim Wee, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew yesterday sent their condolences to Tun Sharifah Rodziah, widow of former Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, who passed away on Thursday. Foreign Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng represented Singapore at386 words
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Advertisement10 1990-12-09 1 Singapore will meet Kedah in Malaysia Cup final: Back Page10 words
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Advertisement11 1990-12-09 1 AH'ibgn ivi-.i •/I s -y f T > 'I 0661 030 rr-11 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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1174 1990-12-09 2 Sumiko Tan - China-raised engineer hired by defence-related Government company on Dr Goh Keng Swee’s recommendation By Sumiko Tan THE son of The Plen. a longtime fugitive leader of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM), has been hired by the Singapore Government to work in a1,174 words
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Article, Illustration373 1990-12-09 2 FANG Chuang Pi, 66. a leader of the Communist Party of Malaya, has been wanted in Malaysia and Singapore since 1950 for his communist activities. He is now living in a hill village in Betong. near the Thai-Malaysian border. Nicknamed the Plen.373 words
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636 1990-12-09 2 THE proposal to Introduce a compulsory preparatory yi’ar for primary school children will not mean that pupils will begin formal education a year earlier, parents were assured on Sunday. Senior Minister of State for Education Tay Eng Soon gave the assurance636 words
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528 1990-12-09 2 HIGH premiums have caused 383 Certificates of Entitlement or nearly 9 per cent of the number issued in August to expire unused last Friday. A Registry of Vehicles spokesman said last Friday that the highest deposit forfeited was about $B,OOO for a528 words
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506 1990-12-09 3 A TRAVEL agency has been set up at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic to provide hands-on training for students in its new travel industry management course. Operated by Reliance Travel, which has more than 20 offices world-wide, the agency will provide students with on-the-job506 words
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Article, Illustration591 1990-12-09 3 A $2 NOTE will be issued in time for the Lunar New Year hongbao. It would be legal tender and available in all banks from Jan 28 next year, said the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, last FYiday. This is 17591 words
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Article, Illustration213 1990-12-09 3 THE defence chiefs of Indonesia and the Philippines have arrived in Singapore for official visits. The Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces, General Try Sutrisno, who arrived on Tuesday, called on Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Istana on Wednesday. The Chief of213 words
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HOME
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519 1990-12-09 4 A HIGHER percentage of N-level students made it to Secondary Five this year. Out of the 13.094 who sat for the SingaporeCambridge GCE Normal Level examination this year. 78.1 per cent qualified for Secondary Five, year 76.6 per cent of a total of519 words
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335 1990-12-09 4 RAFFLES Institution will introduce the lecture-tutorial system of teaching mathematics and science at Secondary Three next year. The system, used usually at junior college and university level, is just one of several new features that the school is introducing or planning.335 words
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184 1990-12-09 4 THE Singapore Air Force helicopter pilot who caused the death of three national servicemen through negligence was discharged from the SAF on Thursday, a Ministry of Defence statement said. Captain Ng Soon Chai, 29, had negligently released the ropes to which184 words
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Article, Illustration211 1990-12-09 4 THIS year's top PSLE pupil, Mohamad Farid bin Harunal Rashid, 12, said he was surprised to be the top pupil for the Class of '9O. The Ping Yi Primary pupil scored A stars for all his subjects English, Malay, mathematics and science.211 words
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Article, Illustration458 1990-12-09 4 TAKE the pressure in school and help keep Singapore’s competitive edge in the world, said Mr Matthias Yao on Monday. Competition in school showed that Singapore was becoming a classless society. It was good as it prepares students to take the heat in the458 words
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Article404 1990-12-09 4 Slight drop in overall passes but many schools report double-digit jump Primary School Leaving Exam results DESPITE a marginal drop in passes, this year’s Primary School leaving Examination has resulted in more schools achieving quality grades. Some of the dozen schools contacted by The- Straits Times404 words
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Article, Illustration538 1990-12-09 5 Choo Siew Bee - By Choo Siew Bee FORT Siloso, with its infamous giant guns, is to become a sophisticated museum possibly with Dis-neyland-style robots, battle sounds and hands-on exhibits on its construction and World War n role. Consultants have been asked538 words
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425 1990-12-09 5 Health education programmes targeted at the young are also one of her aims DR ALINE WONG, the newly-appointed Minister of State for Health, plans to work closely with the Community Development Ministry to see how social services and primary health care425 words
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Article, Illustration374 1990-12-09 5 ART collector Dr Earl Lu received a big “thank you” from Dr Seet Ai Meĕ on Tuesday for pledging his million-dollar collection of ceramics to the National Museum. “Thank you, Dr Lu. I hope others will follow your fine example,” the374 words
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Article, Illustration558 1990-12-09 6 Cephah Tan - By Cephah Tan ONE more Himalayan peak before Singapore's first assault on Mount Everest that is the aim of the team which recently scaled the 6,119-metre Lobuche East in Nepal To prepare for ascent of the 8.948 m-high Everest in the year558 words
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Article, Illustration536 1990-12-09 6 Dominic Nathan - By Dominic Nathan GRASSROOTS organisations must undergo a process of self-renewal in their leadership if they are to ensure their existence and relevance to society. Mr Wong Kan Seng, the Minister for Community Development and Minister for Foreign Affairs, said this on536 words
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SNIPPETS
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Article, Illustration161 1990-12-09 6 IT IS a choice between “Die All The Way” or “Prosper Forever”. Which is why owners of the Alfa Romeo 164 the number sounds like “die all the way" in Cantonese are being offered a 168 badge instead, even though there is161 words
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Article, Illustration134 1990-12-09 6 THE Consumers’ Association of Singapore has advised a couple to file a claim with the Small Claims Tribunal against the bridal studio which loaned a specially-designed evening gown to another bride. Mrs Shi was embarrassed when relatives and friends noted that her supposedly unique134 words
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Article, Illustration106 1990-12-09 6 THE name Kucinta or “love cat” came as a flash of inspiration for Madam Ang Lian Tin, who won the top prize in the “Name the Singapore River Cats” contest. When she first saw a Singapore Tourist Promotion Board advertisement of the contest in the106 words
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Article, Illustration578 1990-12-09 7 Julia Goh - Singaporeans are becoming more discerning coffee-drinkers By Julia Goh BLUE Mountain, Kilimanjaro, Sumiyaki, Colombia, Lavazza... These are not names of volcanoes, but just some of the types of coffee increasingly sought by discerning coffee-drinkers in Singapore. They are now demanding more than578 words
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149 1990-12-09 7 and Germany. — Kwan Weng Kin - and Germany. Kwan Weng Kin. TOKYO A well-known Japanese business weekly magazine got the name of Singapore's new premier correct, but failed to tell Mr Gob Chok Tong from Brigadier-General Lee listen Loong. The cover of the latest149 words
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399 1990-12-09 7 TEN leading international heart experts will demonstrate surgery-free treatment of blocked arteries and valves on aboui x 5 heart patients from Dec 12 to 14. The treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital will be telecast live to 200 heart specialists from South-east Asia,399 words
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Article, Illustration440 1990-12-09 7 CATHAY cinema will be turned into a multi-hall complex next year, becoming the latest of Singapore’s big cinemas to go multiplex. A Cathay Organisation official said that its 1,321-seat flagship cinema will be split into two smaller halls, but declined to give440 words
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178 1990-12-09 7 BURGLARS broke into the London home of a Singapore diplomat in London recently and almost got away with $lO,OOO worth of home electronics equipment and jewellery. Miss Seetoh Hoy Cheng, counsellor at the Singapore High Commission there, was on home leave when the178 words
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147 1990-12-09 7 CAREER diplomat Gordon Aldridge Duggan is the new British High Commissioner here, replacing Sir Michael Pike who retired from the diplomatic service last month. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman in London announced the appointment on Wednesday, adding that Mr Duggan will take up147 words
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Article, Illustration912 1990-12-09 8 Rav Dhaliwal - Sophisticated computer system to control operations By Rav Dhaliwal YOU are driving through a Central Expressway tunnel and enjoying some zippy music. Suddenly the programme is interrupted by the expressway authorities, with an urgent message telling you to slow down because thereTimesgracnics by SHAREAH 3TE VOKHTAR - 912 words
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182 1990-12-09 8 Kwan Weng Kin - By Kwan Weng Kin, Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO Visiting Education Minister Dr Tony Tan, who arrived here on Sunday, completed two days of visits to various educational institutions in the city on Tuesday. “The purpose is to find out more about the182 words
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MALAYSIA
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Death of Tunku Abdul Rahman
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Article, Illustration1570 1990-12-09 9 Ismail Kassim - OBITUARY By Ismail Kassim KUALA LUMPUR For Singaporeans, the demise of Malaysia’s first premier, Tunku Abdul Rahman, on Thursday at the age of 87 years ended one of the few remaining links with the turbulent past involving the entry and separation of Singapore from the Malaysian1,570 words
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393 1990-12-09 9 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians yesterday mourned the passing of an era as they paid their final respects to Tunku Abdul Rahman, their beloved first Prime Minister who won them independence from the British 33 years ago. Tens of thousands of ordinary people queued up patiently393 words
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413 1990-12-09 10 Ismail Kassim - Agong’s address to Malaysian Parliament By Ismail Kassim KUALA LUMPUR The main cornerstones of Malaysia’s domestic and foreign policies will remain unchanged under the ruling National Front government which was returned to power just over a month ago with a two-thirds413 words
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620 1990-12-09 10 Umno General Assembly: Reports by Ismail Kassim and Kalimullah Hassan KUALA LUMPUR The United Malays National Organisation (Umno) has served notice to the nine hereditary Malay rulers that it will not condone any more interference in the political process or any action by them620 words
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Article284 1990-12-09 10 Anwar, Badawi and Sanusi are in KUALA LUMPUR Education Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim retained the post of Umno vice-president last Friday night. He won 1,067 votes. Another incumbent vice-president, former Defence Minister Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi also retained his post winning 953 votes.284 words
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Article, Illustration346 1990-12-09 10 KUALA LUMPUR The mother of popular singer Sharifah Aini called her daughter a whore, the High Court heard last Friday. “We were all stunned that a mother could say such bad things about her daughter," Utusan Malaysia journalist Madam Bahyah Mahmud said. AccordingFile picture. - 346 words
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455 1990-12-09 10 He also discusses federal funds for Sabah KUALA LUMPUR The federal government will not go “out of its way" to help the state government in Kelantan led by the opposition Parti Islam (PAS), Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said last Friday. He also455 words
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450 1990-12-09 11 KUALA LUMPUR The Democratic Action Party (DAP) is planning to launch a national campaign next year to set up what its secretary-general, Mr Lim Kit Slang, has described as a two-party political system in Malaysia. The proposed system, he said, would offer450 words
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Article, Illustration176 1990-12-09 11 AFP BEIJING Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng will visit Malaysia this month, according to a Foreign Ministry spokesman. He said Mr Li will also visit the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Da os from Dec 10 to 19. The last suchAFP - 176 words
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ASEAN
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Article, Illustration134 1990-12-09 11 JAKARTA Indonesia’s first locally-built sedan, the Mazda Mobil Rakyat 90 (MR9O), went on show here on Tuesday. Produced by PT Indo Mobil Group, one of Indonesia’s leading automotive firms, the five-door, 1400-cc hatchback uses 74 per cent local-ly-made components. Dubbed the People's Car, it looksReuter picture. - 134 words
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296 1990-12-09 11 Number expected to rise following Gulf crisis Malaysia legally. Berna ma. JAKARTA About one million Indonesian workers most of them illegal immigrants are working in Malaysia, with nearly half of them in Sabah. These figures were cited by a report published in Merdeka,Malaysia legally. — Berna ma. - 296 words
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Article, Illustration574 1990-12-09 11 Tan Lian Choo - By Tan Lian Choo Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Thai Rath, Thailand's largest circulating daily newspaper which has often been critical of Singapore, recently published favourable articles welcoming Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s handover of power to Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Among the574 words
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307 1990-12-09 11 UPI. MANILA President Corazon Aquino has ruled out an early return from US exile for Imelda Marcos because the widow of the late Ferdinand Marcos has not shown she wants a reconciliation with the government. Mr Aquino stressed during her regular news conferenceUPI. - 307 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article644 1990-12-09 12 DEC 8, 1990 IT IS a measure of the respect and affection Tunku Abdul Rahman commanded that 20 years after he left office, in none too happy circumstances, so many Malaysians have lined up to pay him their final respects. The Tunku. who died on644 words
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Article647 1990-12-09 12 DEC 6. 1990 VIETNAM's legislators who yesterday began their winter session have a depressing discussion ahead. After a fairly good year last year when inflation was brought sharply down and the country went from near-famine to becoming the world's third largest rice exporter, the economy has turned647 words
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Article671 1990-12-09 12 DEC 5. 1990 FOR all the dire warnings of the catastrophe that would follow a collapse of the current trade talks going on in Brussels, it may be assumed that the world will still go on. As some experts have noted, it is not politicians and governments671 words
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851 1990-12-09 12 Wilfred Yeo - Viewpoint By Wilfred Yeo I HAVE a complaint to make: Singaporeans are complaining far too much. I do not mean my mother who. as a parent of a bachelor on the wrong side of 30. and on the wrong side of her affections, has every851 words
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Article, Illustration1812 1990-12-09 13 TOP company executive Leong Chee Whye and heart specialist Maurice Choo are Singapore’s first two Nominated Members of Parliament. They were appointed by President Wee Kim Wee last week and will serve a two-year term. Tan Sai Siong1,812 words
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Article, Illustration1496 1990-12-09 13 HIS eyes twinkling behind small delicate glasses, hair immaculately in place, wearing a tasteful bow-tie, Associate Professor Maurice Choo looked every inch the doctor when he made his recent television debut. Appearing as a panelist on a forum programme1,496 words
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FEATURE
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Article, Illustration1569 1990-12-09 14 About 250,000 expatriates from domestic maids to general managers are living in Singa- pore. Andreas Augustin looks at the top earners, explaining why for them, it is EX PATRLA is Latin and stands for “from the homeland”. Hence an expatriate should always be described bv1,569 words
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MONEY
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483 1990-12-09 15 BRUSSELS The European Community is studying two industrial joint venture proposals from Singapore which, if implemented, will push bilateral economic cooperation to new heights. The two projects, one dealing in environmental technology and the other in creative services, have received encouraging response from483 words
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Article, Illustration404 1990-12-09 15 THE first-ever sale of 26 government-restored shophouses in the Kreta Ayer area was launched by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Wednesday. The Authority said its efforts to restore the three-sto-rey units before tendering them out were aimed at encouraging more shopowners404 words
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468 1990-12-09 15 They will soften blow of a US recession, says S’pore’s ambassador to Belgium The Uruguay Round of trade talks Reports: Shaun Seow in Brussels BRUSSELS Singapore can achieve a more balanced economy with European investments as they help to cushion it468 words
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Article, Illustration565 1990-12-09 15 BRUSSELS Singapore on Monday urged the European Community to improve its offer on liberalising agricultural trade so that the Uruguay Round can successfully conclude its four-year-old talks, scheduled to end yesterday in the Belgian capital. Delivering a 10-minute address to a gathering of565 words
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Article3224 1990-12-09 16 TRANSACTION DATE: DECEMBER 7 1990 Gr't 1990 T*l Last Vol Day Last Quote Olv Net High Low Cod* Company Sal* Of000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 277 152 I 1000 Acma 175 *3 196 177 174 174 175 290 165 1142 A tax Hidgs 50c3,224 words
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Article521 1990-12-09 17 The weekly share market report A STEADILY increasing volume on the market through the week, barring a dip midweek, culminated in brisk trading In the last two days, with strong prospects of a resolution towards peace in the Gulf, and a favourable outlook521 words
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Article2237 1990-12-09 17 TRANSACTION DATE: DECEMBER 7 1990 otou 1990 PI «1 Tel Last Vol Day Last Quota Qr« Dlv nigh LOW Codt Company Salo Of '000 High Low •uyer Sellar Pit 128 80 1269 Fuji OW»et20c 100 2 6 100 100 100 105 10 ON 98 300 125 1266 GB2,237 words
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Article163 1990-12-09 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 91.26 points on the week to 1197.85. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1125 63 1904) 42.21 m ($65.34 m) Tuesday 1121.34 (—4 29) 45 99 m ($77.09 m) Wednesday 1124.22 2 88) 44 88 m ($79.45 m) Thursday 1152163 words
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Article699 1990-12-09 17 Friday Dac 7 HKS Amoy Properties 3 675 ‘0 125 Allied Overseas 0 78 *04 Asia Sec inn 1 94 *009 Asia Sec War 9' 0 207 uneh Allied TW 0 77 *0 03 Bond Corp Inti 1 25 unch Bond Corp War 91 0 51 unch Bank o1699 words
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376 1990-12-09 18 Goh Eng Yeow - By Goh Eng Yeow UNDERLINING the possibility of an economic slowdown next year, management consultant Hewitt Associates has forecast a smaller average pay rise of 9.9 per cent in its latest survey on wages. This compares with the 10 5-per cent increase for all376 words
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Article156 1990-12-09 18 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1.7020 1.7240 Sterling pound 3 2909 3 3523 Australian dollar 1 2895 1.3370 Canadian dollar 1 4554 1 4894 NZ dollar 1.0131 1 0465 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 16.1938156 words
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Article120 1990-12-09 18 Contract data: 7/12/90 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE uss 7V« 7H 7 Vi 7 6 7 6 Vi 11/12/90 AS im 11 11 10 7 10 Si 10V, 11/12/90 NZS 11H list 12 11 va list 9 7120 words
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472 1990-12-09 18 Kwan Weng Kin - By Kwan Weng Kin Tokyo Correspondent TOKYO The Trade Development Board is setting up a joint-venture company here with Kokubu, a leading Japanese food wholesaler, as part of the board's efforts to help boost Singapore’s food and beverage exports to Japan. This472 words
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Article, Illustration293 1990-12-09 18 THE Bank of China (BoC) is planning to invest more than $9O million on the extension of its head office building at Battery Road to expand its presence here and to spruce up its image.293 words
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387 1990-12-09 18 Caroline Chan - By Caroline Chan IN WHAT has turned out to be a tussle among mainly government-related companies, Natsteel which has plans to expand into the leisure industry has put in the highest bid for the biggest government land tender in recent387 words
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Article304 1990-12-09 18 AUDITED RESULTS Company Date Year Croup Net Net earnin|> Cross ann to profit/loss (L) per share dividend COOO) (cents) Ctanws No. 27 Ion 90 t8 849Ui40) —125) 1(6) Rente» No. >6 Ion 90 (3.306((1.261e) 76(68) I2TC( SBS No. 21 lun 90 (2 9281(3 307) 115(129) 7(9) fat*' M#»fhn304 words
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Article299 1990-12-09 18 Manager's prices for December 8 10 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 15-122 The Savings fund 0 92-0 98 S'pore Prog Fund 042-0.45 S'pore Sec Fund 0 73—0 78 S'pore Invest Fund 0.78—0 83 S'pore Equity Fund 0 51-0 54 xd Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest Fund 154-162299 words
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Article, Illustration330 1990-12-09 19 THE chairman of the Stock Exchange of Singapore. Mr E. W. Barker, has resigned as a director of United Industrial Corporation (UIC) with effect from last Saturday, barely six months after he was appointed to the diversified conglomerate’s board. However. Mr Barker will330 words
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Article, Illustration384 1990-12-09 19 THROUGH further consolidation, or closer co-opera-tion. Singapore financial institutions can better make it in the increasingly competitive international financial markets. Dr Goh Keng Swee said on Monday The deputy chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore said such consolidation of local384 words
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317 1990-12-09 19 THE chambers of commerce of the Group of 77 (G 77), of which Singapore is a member, have proposed new initiatives to promote trade and economic co-operation. At a meeting in Havana. Cuba, last month, the grouping agreed to establish a formal association of317 words
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Article662 1990-12-09 19 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year MSB 10%(b) Jan 4 Jan 18 Jan 28 10% 12% Amal Sted 12 6%(b) Nov 29 Dec 13 Jan 21 126% 8%TE Ant ah 6Kb) Nov 22 Dec 6 Dec 28 6%662 words
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Article335 1990-12-09 19 Company Rights Issue CMA Fivefor tour M$4 00 per share Ex-date Nov 23 Books close Dec 7 Acceptance Payment NYA Emtex One tor-one (n MSI 00 per share Ex -date Nov 5 Books close Nov 19 Acceptance Payment Dec 31 M Bar*rj One tor two (a M$5 00335 words
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468 1990-12-09 20 Koh Bee Ann - Stores face tough times ahead with expected recession, say observers By Koh Bee Ann HIT by higher operating costs and lower margins, heavyweight retailers C.K. Tang, Metro and Transmarco have turned in weakened operating profits for the six months ended Sept 30, despite468 words
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Article, Illustration666 1990-12-09 20 Doreen Siow - By Doreen Siow AFTER two record years of Christmas sales, local retailers say the tide has turned. Most reported disappointing sales last month. Heavyweights like Metro and Tangs are expecting only single-digit growth this Christmas, compared to double digits666 words
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FORUM
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649 1990-12-09 23 IT IS gratifying to note the Ministry of Education is always developing different approaches to achieve its educational objectives. I share the opinion of some educationists that the standard of written English seems to have deteriorated. Whether this is because of649 words
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Article, Illustration276 1990-12-09 23 WE WERE disturbed to read in Madam Yeo Geok Ix?e's recent letter. “Immigration officer abused power at Heathrow Airport” (ST. Nov 24. ST Weekly Overseas Edition. Dec 1). of her unfortunate experience on arrival at Heathrow Airport recentlv. We immediately contacted the276 words
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Article, Illustration695 1990-12-09 23 THERE are many major new public buildings being planned in Singapore to accommodate new institutions. I hope they will express our new aspirations. I would like to share some thoughts on how we should go about conceiving and then implementing plans for695 words
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Advertisement141 1990-12-09 23 Dear Readers THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers. They should preferably be typed, doubled-spaced. on one side of the paper. Brevity is an advantage. We do not accept for publication letters copied to us141 words
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678 1990-12-09 24 THE next sitting of Parliament will see three new faces on the front bench of the MPs' side of the House reserved for chairmen of the government parliamentary committees. The newly appointed chairmen678 words
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Article, Illustration527 1990-12-09 24 BEING called Prime Minister takes some getting used to, Mr Goh Chok Tong told his Marine Parade community leaders last Saturday. He was so used to being called First Deputy Prime Minister or IDPM or Mr Goh that527 words
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Article224 1990-12-09 24 SPORTS Malaysia Cup: Republic will meet Kedah in the final next Saturday 7 S’pore fans hurt by missiles SINGAPORE qualified for the Malaysia Cup final last Saturday after beating Johor 4-1 in their second-leg semi-final at the Larkin Stadium in Johor Baru in a match224 words