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Title Section21 1990-12-15 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1990 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9021 words
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Article, Illustration1102 1990-12-15 1 Leong Chan Teik - Price of new cars under the scheme lower by up to $15,000; 70 per cent discount on road tax By Leong Chan Teik THE much-debated weekend car scheme is to be introduced, probably from next May, as yet another way to beat traffic1,102 words
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Article, Illustration342 1990-12-15 1 JAPANESE housewife Tomiko Takahashi arrived in Singapore with her husband on their second honeymoon on Monday with plans to shop and spend a quiet time together. But her plans went awry the moment she landed at Changi Airport at 6.37 pm. The couple342 words
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Advertisement15 1990-12-15 1 R A Ni '.r”Cr?o rnmUm Don’t leave home without them.' Quickie divorces, S’pore-style: Page 915 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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755 1990-12-15 2 Part of major review of policies this year THE Housing Board has changed its rules to benefit those whose family structures have changed. Lessees can now retain their flats bought under the multi-tier family housing scheme even if the multitier family breaks up. Another755 words
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332 1990-12-15 2 Mary Kwang - By Mary Kwang TOKYO Indonesia and Singapore will sign a water agreement in the first half of next year that would cover the supply of water from Indonesia’s Riau Province to Singapore. Indonesia’s Junior Minister for Industry, Mr332 words
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Article, Illustration798 1990-12-15 2 Sumiko Tan - They will help it to inform, educate and entertain S’poreans, says its head BG Yeo By Sumiko Tan THE new Ministry of Information and the Arts will draw on people outside the ministry to assist it798 words
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350 1990-12-15 2 THE number of fresh local graduates applying to join the civil service recently has increased by half, as a result of its new aggressive recruitment strategy. In its second annual recruitment exercise in September, the Public Service Commission350 words
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498 1990-12-15 3 Shaun Seow - Uruguay Round talks By Shaun Seow BRUSSELS Singapore businessmen would find it more and more difficult to export or expand overseas if the Uruguay Round talks, set to resume next month, failed to reach an accord on reforming498 words
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Article, Illustration386 1990-12-15 3 FOUR transit passengers who won a car each in a Changi Airport lucky draw were in such disbelief that one of them even threw away the congratulatory letter. Mr Antonio Lordi, 25, a hairdresser from Australia, thought the whole thing was386 words
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279 1990-12-15 3 SHAUN SEOW - SHAUN SEOW. BRUSSELS Asean has urged all countries to refrain from actions that could undermine the process of multilateral negotiations despite the breakdown of the final meeting of the Uruguay Round. The six-member grouping said in a statement last Friday279 words
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607 1990-12-15 3 Rav Dhaliwal - Tour operators urged to be more creative in their marketing By Rav Dhaliwal IT IS time to aggressively sell Singapore as much more than a shoppers’ paradise, tourism chief Leong Chee Whye said last Friday. The shopping’s great all right, and can be607 words
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HOME
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382 1990-12-15 4 BT. IN A MAJOR breakthrough, Singapore Airlines can now fly to the east coast of the United States, including New York, following further liberalisation of the Singapore-US Air Transport Agreement (ATA). Singapore Airlines can thus for the first time offer around-the-world flight services.BT. - 382 words
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250 1990-12-15 4 SINGAPORE and Indonesian youths can look forward to more exchange programmes to improve their skills but in very different areas. Singapore youths can expect tips on how to do well in the performing arts, while their Indonesian counterparts can look forward250 words
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Article, Illustration258 1990-12-15 4 POLICE on Thursday raided a private flat in Choa Chu Kang which was used as the base for an illegal four-digit syndicate for over a month. Officers from the ClD’s Gambling Suppresion Branch hit the flat in Phoenix Avenue, forcing their way past258 words
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Article, Illustration403 1990-12-15 4 100 men involved in two-hour exercise IT WAS high drama at normally quiet Amber Road when the Singapore Joint Civil Defence Forces (SJCDF) swung into action to rescue 20 people stranded in a high-rise fire exercise at Sea View Hotel on Wednesday.403 words
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462 1990-12-15 5 Sandra Davie - New series of ministry ads to sell this message By Sandra Davie FAMILY life can help, rather than hinder, career development. So say a new set of advertisements exhorting marriage and family life tc Singaporeans. The new television and462 words
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218 1990-12-15 5 A LAW academic, two engi-neers-turned-lawyers and a Hongkonger with 14 years’ experience were admitted to the Singapore Bar on Wedneday. The youngest of the four was Dr Andrew Phang Boon Leong, 32, vice-dean of the National University of Singapore’s Law218 words
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Article, Illustration305 1990-12-15 5 It helps keep staff quiet in there, he says FOR Dr Magdi Yacoub, who has done more heart and lung transplants than anyone else, nothing beats his favourite baroque music for keeping his staff cool in the operating theatre. The Egypt-born heart305 words
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585 1990-12-15 5 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has received more than 60 congratulatory messages from world leaders since he took over the premiership on Nov 28. He has already replied to the messages that have come from leaders of Asean, the five permanent585 words
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Article335 1990-12-15 5 Kwan Chooi Tow - By Kwan Chooi Tow IT’S not snow, it’s hail, says the weatherman, dispelling all hopes for a white Christmas in Singapore. The white flurries falling over some parts of Singapore last weekend were probably hailstones, not snow, which falls in flakes, said the spokesman for the335 words
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Article, Illustration428 1990-12-15 6 Health Ministry official replies to definition adopted by NUS academic THE Government is not privatising its hospitals but restructuring them to give their administration more autonomy to respond to the health-care needs of the public. Mr Low Puk Yeong, Deputy Secretary at the Health428 words
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410 1990-12-15 6 SINGAPORE is what it is today because of the Babas, Mr S. Rajaratnam has said. He said it was the Babas together with the “Indian and Eurasian Babas" who waged a battle against the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM)410 words
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Article, Illustration554 1990-12-15 6 AN academic has urged the Government to check potential abuses like over-charg-ing. unnecessary treatment and hospitalisation of patients as it restructures its hospitals. Singaporeans also need more consumer protection against such abuse and should be educated on the variety of health care554 words
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Article, Illustration486 1990-12-15 6 Bungalow to become colonial theme restaurant THE sprawling Botanic Gardens will bo the setting for high tea and outdoor dining when a turn-of-the-century colonial bungalow there is turned into a restaurant. The Singapore Tourist Promotion Board is offering Corner House, at486 words
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SNIPPETS
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Article, Illustration190 1990-12-15 7 SINGAPORE singing star. Rahimah Rahim, may have shed her costumes for more modest Islamic garb, but her old clothes are still a hit with fans and brides-to-be. The idea to rent her stage clothes came four years ago when fans called to190 words
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Article, Illustration199 1990-12-15 7 A LIFE-LIKE plastic arm sold in shopping centres and marketed here by a Taiwanese manufacturer has been criticised by some who feel it gives an unhealthy scare. Seen from a distance. it could pass off as a person's arm because it is199 words
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460 1990-12-15 7 Sunny Goh - By Sunny Goh THERE are differences within the Singapore Democratic Party over its stance on the Government’s Speak Mandarin campaign, but this is a healthy sign, not a problem, Mr Chiam See Tong said on Wednesday. He added that these differences460 words
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Article, Illustration539 1990-12-15 7 Ng Wei Joo - By Ng Wei Joo FOR the Tan family in Leng Kee, shopping will soon be an armchair affair. Instead of running off to the supermarket, a press of the button while watching the television at home will do the trick.539 words
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315 1990-12-15 7 Brendan Pereira - By Brendan Pereira PRISON officers at six penal institutions will now be armed with personal alarms, not guns. Now, if a guard is threatened or being held hostage, he can set off his silent alarm, which is linked to a central control room,315 words
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Article, Illustration643 1990-12-15 8 Dominic Nathan - By Dominic Nathan THE Singapore Armed Forces has gone on the warpath against obesity in preenlistment youths, recruits, active and reservist soldiers. Two new programmes to trim the fat off national servicemen. regulars and reservists were announced last Thursday. The Unit643 words
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105 1990-12-15 8 A SINGAPORE Armed Forces sergeant has been sentenced to three years’ detention and sacked for passing classified information to a foreign country. Ramasamy s/o Mayandi, a senior medical orderly with the Brani Medical Centre, was convicted by a military court martial. Pioneer, a105 words
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547 1990-12-15 8 Recent pact sees mutual visits by land troops THE words Safkar Indopura may mean little to the man in the street, but they represent one of the most far-reaching developments in the growing defence cooperation between Indonesia and Singapore. Although the two countries have547 words
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Article, Illustration272 1990-12-15 8 ABOUT 40 servicemen from the Singapore Armed Forces arrived in Indonesia on Monday to take part in the first-ever combined land exercise to be held on Indonesian soil. The five-day map planning exercise, to be held with the Indonesian National Army, is272 words
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1216 1990-12-15 9 SPOTLIGHT on how easily couples can end marriages these days K 1990 saw a record 3,100 non-Mus-lim divorce petitions filed here. A couple needs $24 for a marriage licence. But if things go sour, it will cost $2,000 or more for an uncontested divorce, and $20,000 or1,216 words
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Article, Illustration511 1990-12-15 9 New team sets record day after Mt Lobuche conquered A SECOND group of Singapore mountaineers have conquered a 6,300-m Himalayan peak, breaking the previous record on Mt Lobuche set only a day earlier. By scaling Chulu East on Nov 15, three local climbers from511 words
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448 1990-12-15 9 ABOUT 7,300 bids were received for 4,200 Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) in the latest vehicle quota tender exercise. This is the second-lowest numbe*' of bids since monthly bidding began in July. Motor industry sources said it did not reflect the traditional448 words
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192 1990-12-15 9 MOUNTAINEERING is set to go “national” if plans to form a national body to coordinate climbing expeditions get the green light. The Mountaineering Society of Singapore (Moss), which successfully mounted an expedition up the 6,119metre Lobuche East in Nepal last month, held a meeting192 words
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MALAYSIA
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591 1990-12-15 10 Malaysia will take lead in forming AsiaPacific trade bloc: Mahathir Bemama, AFP. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will take the lead in setting up an Asia-Pacific trade bloc to counter the single market concept of Western countries, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday. As a first step, the Prime MinisterBemama,; AFP. - 591 words
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Article98 1990-12-15 10 KUALA LUMPUR Chinese Prime Minister Li Peng has reacted cautiously to Malaysia's proposal for an Asia-Pacific trade bloc, saying that regional co-operation should be boosted but remain "loose”. It was an open question what form of co-operation countries in the region should adopt, he said on98 words
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369 1990-12-15 10 KOTA BARU The Sultan of Kelantan has called on the federal government to continue with its support and assistance to the state which is now under the opposition Parti Islam state government. The ruler was quoted by The Sunday Star as saying369 words
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212 1990-12-15 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Defence Minister Datuk Najib Tun Razak has denied that he paid MSIBO.OOO (55U3.400) to an alleged extortionist who wanted to distribute a scandalous book involving the minister during the Umno General Assembly held last week. “I have no knowledge of the money,”NST. - 212 words
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Article, Illustration452 1990-12-15 10 China won’t exploit presence of Chinese community Li Peng Thursday. AFP, Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Chinese Premier Li Peng assured Malaysia on Tuesday that China would not make use of the large local ethnic Chinese minority for its self-interest. In an hour-long meeting with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir MohamadThursday. — AFP, Bernama.; Reuter picture. - 452 words
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305 1990-12-15 10 AHMAD OSMAN - AHMAD OSMAN. JOHOR BARU Two Johor state assemblymen on Wednesday urged the state government to take steps to curb what they said were two negative aspects of the influx of Singaporeans into Johor. Mr Yap Chik Dong, the assemblyman for Tangkak.305 words
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416 1990-12-15 11 Ahmad Osman - By Ahmad Osman JOHOR BARU The Johor end of the proposed second link with Singapore should be developed into another thriving centre of economic growth like Johor Baru, Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said on Sunday. “We want to develop416 words
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Article, Illustration288 1990-12-15 11 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The depreciation of the Malaysian ringgit against other currencies is no cause for concern as it has made the local currency more competitive, Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Ixike Yuen Yow said on Tuesday. He said that the current competitive valueBernama. - 288 words
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ASEAN
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Article, Illustration220 1990-12-15 11 AP LOS ANGELES The Philippine government has recovered about US$4OO million (Ss6Bo million) of the billions allegedly stolen during former leader Ferdinand Marcos’ 20-year rule, a Philippine official said in court. Mr David Castro, chairman of the Philippines’ Presidential Commission onAP; Reuter picture. - 220 words
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816 1990-12-15 11 Shaun Seow - By Shaun Seow PARIS Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien I.oong told top French executives on Monday that he was confident of continued economic growth in the Asean region as well as Indochina in the long term. Economic growth in Asean,816 words
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304 1990-12-15 11 AFP, UPI, Reuter. MANILA Defence Secretary Fidel Ramos, who has been urged to lead a coup to save the Philippines from economic crisis, threw his support behind President Corazon Aquino on Wednesday. General Ramos, speaking during a live interview on radio stationAFP,; UPI,; Reuter. - 304 words
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Article, Illustration144 1990-12-15 11 AP. KUALA LUMPUR Asean will organise a competition to design a new logo to reflect its dynamic and progressive nature, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Abu Hassan Omar said last Thursday. The final selection will be made at the Asean ministerial meeting inAP. - 144 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article663 1990-12-15 12 DEC 15. 1990 JUST days after the failure of last week's multilateral trade talks came news that Singapore has vaulted into 17th place in the world's league of exporters no small feat for a tiny island republic. If anything, this was proof of the blessings bestowed663 words
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Article656 1990-12-15 12 DEC 13. 1990 DESPITE Mr Chiam See Tong’s denial that there is dissension within his Singapore Democratic Party over the Speak Mandarin campaign. it is clearly having some problems. Notwithstanding that he is founder and secre-tary-general, his control over the members and even the central executive committee656 words
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Article709 1990-12-15 12 DEC 10. 1990 THE once lumbering giant, HDB, has trimmed its figure and changed its face. It used to say no to a lot of requests. No, you cannot own a flat if you are single and not yet a senior citizen. No, you cannot buy709 words
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881 1990-12-15 12 Sumiko Tan - Viewpoint By Sumiko Tan IN THE no-surprise changeover of leadership here last month, one news story probably got some people talking: opposition Member of Parliament Chiam See Tong’s heartfelt endorsement and support for the new Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong. Mr881 words
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ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1389 1990-12-15 13 Singapore’s change of Prime Minister on Nov 28 drew world-wide media attention. Cherian George of the Political Desk pored over more than 30 newspapers, magazines and transcripts of radio broadcasts to find out what they have been saying about the historic event. IT MADE1,389 words
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495 1990-12-15 13 SINGAPORE managed its ties with other countries well under Mr Lee Kuan Yew, and there is no need for radical change in the way it conducts its foreign relations. This was the consensus of papers in the region that raised the question of495 words
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FEATURE
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Article, Illustration975 1990-12-15 14 Mountain biking in Singapore? Yes, and it can be challenging and fun, says Ng Wei Joo, who met a group of bikers in Changi. THE day begins just like any other Sunday should lazily. All around me, as I drive along Loyang Avenue, the air is975 words
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Article, Illustration150 1990-12-15 14 MOUNTAIN biking was born in the United States in the early ’7os when a group of young people in Marin County, California, across the Bay from San Francisco, discovered the fun of “bombing" full-tilt down the trails and fire roads of Mt Tamalpais. The bikes they150 words
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MONEY
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Article, Illustration510 1990-12-15 15 S’pore-lndonesia investment promotion seminar in Osaka: Reports by Mary Kwang SINGAPORE and Indonesia are co-operating for the common goal of developing Singapore and Indonesia's Riau Province effectively as one investment region, ministers of the two countries said here on Monday. Both510 words
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Article, Illustration477 1990-12-15 15 THE Public Utilities Board (PUB) will be spending a hefty $l.l billion next year on development projects aimed at further improving electric, water and gas facilities here. The billion-dollar development expenditure for 1991 is an all-time record for the PUB.477 words
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Article, Illustration405 1990-12-15 15 PLANS are in train to build the first industrial estate on the western part of the Riau Province's biggest island, Bintan. The proposed 4.000-hect-are estate would be located near Tanjung Üban where the island’s oil storage facilities are sited, according405 words
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257 1990-12-15 15 A NEW and shorter ferry service will operate between Singapore and the Indonesian Riau island of Bintan in tw-o years’ time, said the Governor’s Office for the Riau Province on Sunday. Mr Rivaie Rachman, head of the Regional Development257 words
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Article3251 1990-12-15 16 TRANSACTION DATE: DECEMBER 14, 1990 Gr's 1990 Tel Last Vol Day Lest Quote 01« Net High Low Cod* Company Sale or- 000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 277 152 X 1000 Acma 168 •2 54 169 167 167 168 290 165 1142 Ale* Hldgs 50c3,251 words
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Article491 1990-12-15 17 The weekly share market report PROFIT-TAKING caused share prices to close broadly lower last week as punters cashed in their earlier gains. For the week. The Straits Times Industrials Index closed 9.52 points lower at 1188.33 while the broaderbased Business Times-MGA Index dropped 6.97491 words
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Article2115 1990-12-15 17 TRANSACTION DATE: DECEMBER 14 1990 O L ou II Gr's 1990 T*l Last Vol Day Last Quote Dlv Net High Low Cod* Company Sale -or000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E 1?8 80 1269 Puj. O*se120c 100 101 10 ON 98 300 125 1266 GB Hldgs20c 125 cd •52,115 words
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Article175 1990-12-15 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 9.52 points on the week to 1188.33 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1179 87 (-17 98) 44 02 m ($78.15 m) Tuesday 1176 70 (-3 17) 33 49 m ($5B 05 m) Wednesday 1184 69 7.99) 33 44 m175 words
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Article614 1990-12-15 17 Friday Oac 14 HKS Amoy Properties 3675 -0 025 Allied Overseas 0 73 uneh Asia Sec mt i 1 86 unch <02 Asia Sec Aa' 9' 0 160 Allied Tw 0 75 unch <04 Bond Corp Ini 1 1 19 Bond Corp War 91 0 47 <03 Bank o!614 words
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438 1990-12-15 18 SHAREHOLDERS of the Goodwood group have good reason to celebrate this Christmas the group has turned in its best results in three years and will pay them twice as much dividends as it did last year. With a 75.2-per cent rise in pre-tax438 words
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Article156 1990-12-15 18 Singapore dollars to one unit ot foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1 6960 1.7180 Sterling pound 3 2886 3 3501 Australian dollar 1 2670 1.3143 Canadian dollar 1 4527 1 4868 NZ dollar 1 0044 1.0377 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling156 words
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Article100 1990-12-15 18 Contract date: 14/12/90 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 M1H 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE usj 7 Vs 7 Vi 7% 6% 6% 6% 18/12,90 A$ ll>/« 11 10% 10% 10% 10% 18/12/90 Hit 11 Vi 1P/S 12 12 12% 9% 18/12/90 STG 13% 13V»100 words
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487 1990-12-15 18 Republic jumps 15 places to reach 17th spot ASIA’S newly-industrialising economies (NIEs) made tremendous jumps in world merchandise export rankings in the 10 years to 1989, according to an international trade report just released by the General Agreement on Tariffs and487 words
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451 1990-12-15 18 TROUBLED video cassette maker Electro Magnetic (S) is under investigation by the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD). Its officers have seized files and documents from the Jurong headquarters of EMS which is now under High Court appointed judicial managers. The CAD investigation was launched last451 words
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501 1990-12-15 18 INNO-PACIFIC is set to be a major player in the restaurant and food franchise business with the restructuring of its worldwide operations for Shakey’s Pizza under a holding company. The move, announced on Wednesday, consolidates Shakey’s franchise business and501 words
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Article304 1990-12-15 18 Manager’s prices for December 15 17 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.15—1.22 The Savings Fund 0 92—0 98 I S pore Prog Fund 0 42—0 45 I S’pore Sec fund 0 74—0.79 I Spore Invest Fund 0.78 —0.83 j S'pore Equity Fund 0 52—0.55 xd Asia Unit Trust304 words
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377 1990-12-15 19 ALTHOUGH there is a likelihood of a United States recession and a crisis in the Middle East. Singapore's large foreign reserve and small external debt, coupled with its resilient economic structure. should help it to weather the storm. Giving377 words
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606 1990-12-15 19 Mitsui Taiyo Kobe posts higher profit than three of the Big Four banks FOREIGN banks performed well last year with one Japanese bank. Mitsui Taiyo Kobe Bank, outstripping all Big Four local banks except DBS Bank with a net profit of $195606 words
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248 1990-12-15 19 US-BASED Chemical Bank is now directing all its Asian activities south of Japan from Singapore. With its Singapore offshore branch assuming regional headquarters status last Wednesday, the bank expects to save US$3 million (Sss million) a year in operating costs. This was248 words
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Article766 1990-12-15 19 Current Ex Boohs Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year MSB io%<w Jan 4 Jan 18 Jan 28 10% 12% AMFP NYA Dec 14 Jan 3 Feb 15 NYA 2.8% Amal Steel 126%(b) Nov 29 Dec 13 Ian 21 126% 8%TE Amtek766 words
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Article292 1990-12-15 19 Company Rights Issue Causeway Inv Three-for-four (n $0 60 per share Ex-date: Dec 10 Books close: Dec 20 Acceptance Payment NYA CMA Five-for-four <a M$4.00 per share Ex-date: Nov 23 Books close: Dec 7 Acceptance Payment NYA Emtex One-for-one M$1 00 per share Ex-date: Nov 5 Books close:292 words
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534 1990-12-15 20 GOING by the outcome of a URA tender for four downtown hotel sites which closed last Thursday, property developers appear to be less bullish than tourism authorities about tourism growth in the next two to three years. Only four534 words
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Article, Illustration409 1990-12-15 20 A SINGAPORE engineering consultancy is now sounding out several investors to build the world’s first permanent offshore hotel here. The proposed 1,000-room five-star self-contained hotel will include a marina for sailing boats. Unlike a floating hotel which is built on409 words
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175 1990-12-15 20 SIEMENS Components, a local subsidiary of the giant German conglomerate, Siemens AG, will embark on a two-year $lOO-million upgrading and expansion exercise for its operations in Singapore. The company said on Monday that its expansion plans included relocating the manufacturing operation at St175 words
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Advertisement720 1990-12-15 22 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition BP A Career With BP BP in Singapore belongs to one of the world's largest multinational companies. The Singapore office functions as the headquarters of BP in South-East Asia. BP's business in and with East Asia amounts to US$4 billion a year, almost a720 words
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Article, Illustration297 1990-12-15 23 Can Govt subsidise further private wards in government hospitals? From an interview with Nominated MP Prof Maurice Choo in ST, Nov 30. Two readers respond ASSOCIATE Professor Maurice Choo made some interesting comments in his interview (ST, Nov 30 and ST297 words
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371 1990-12-15 23 I FOUND the letter by Dr Goh Lee Gan and the interview with NMP Prof Maurice Choo (ST, Nov 30 and ST Weekly Overseas Edition, Dec 9) very interesting. Dr Goh feels that “only a few health problems are affected positively by371 words
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800 1990-12-15 23 I REFER to the various articles and letters in the press on the subject of “overcharging” by doctors. Members of the public are being misled into believing that some radical change is taking place in doctors’ fees. It is necessary800 words
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288 1990-12-15 23 I REFER to the letter, “SMA expects all doctors to abide by fee guidelines”, by Dr W. R. Rasanayagam, president of the Singapore Medical Association, (see above). He quoted a British journal as saying that, with the removal of288 words
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Advertisement141 1990-12-15 23 Dear Readers THP 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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Article, Illustration657 1990-12-15 24 Catherine Ong - By Catherine Ong HONGKONG Education Minister Dr Tony Tan said on Wednesday that the lessons learnt from the experience of German and Japanese schools would influence the Government's proposals to improve Singapore’s primary education system. Dr Tan visited Japan657 words
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772 1990-12-15 24 studying the idea CATHERINE ONG - studying the idea CATHERINE ONG. HONGKONG Singapore is setting up its first international school in Hongkong next year to offer primary school education to children of Singaporeans and other nationalities. The school plans to open in September next year772 words
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413 1990-12-15 24 Malaysian Budget KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians were finally rewarded for their patience yesterday when their Finance Minister, Datuk Paduka Daim Zainuddin. unveiled a 1991 Budget with a bagful of goodies. He put more money back into pay packets by reducing personal income tax rates,413 words
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166 1990-12-15 24 ready started. KOH BEE ANN - ready started. KOH BEE ANN. KUALA LUMPUR TO firmly establish Labuan as a tourist and investment centre, Malaysia’s Finance Minister Datuk Paduka Daim Zainuddin yesterday announced that import duty and sales tax on liquor, tobacco products and matches will be abolished. He said166 words