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Title Section21 1991-07-06 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9021 words
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660 1991-07-06 1 Bertha Henson - By Bertha Henson SINGAPOREANS who aspire to be the Elected President will have to get a certificate of eligibility before presenting themselves at the polls. The certificate will be issued by the three-member Presidential Elections Committee, once it is satisfied that he is660 words
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Article, Illustration1073 1991-07-06 1 Dr Yeo takes over Defence Ministry; younger leaders move up THE Prime Minister’s Office has announced a surprise Cabinet reshuffle, with younger leaders making it up the ministerial ranks. The changes, which took effect from July 1, see Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong giving up his Defence1,073 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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531 1991-07-06 2 Serene Lim - New show birth certificates rule to avoid transsexual unions By Serene Lim THE Registry of Marriages will no longer solemnise marriages unless the groom and bride produce their birth certificates to prove they were born male and female respectively. Previously, the531 words
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208 1991-07-06 2 TWO law graduates have been appointed Justices’ law clerks to help Supreme Court Judges carry out their work in the courts. A press statement from the Chief Justice’s Chambers released last week said Mr Tau ('huan Thye, 26, and Mr Andre Francis Maniam,208 words
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Article, Illustration388 1991-07-06 2 A SINGAPOREAN returning after nearly 10 years in I .ondon and the United States has chosen the long road home overland. Architect Sim Boon Yang. 29. intends to drive through western Europe. Turkey, Iran. Pakistan, the northernPicture by GREG KRIJGSMAN. - 388 words
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356 1991-07-06 2 ABOUT 200 students have been accepted into Singapore’s first degree programme to train A-level holders who want to be primary school teachers. As a further boost to primary schooling, more than 330 graduates have signed up this year356 words
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497 1991-07-06 2 A PRETTY student, who was too afraid to act when she was accosted previously by a man who exposed himself and another who tried to rob her, decided that enough was enough when a molester attacked her earlier this week. The 18-year-old497 words
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457 1991-07-06 2 SINGAPORE’S tourism industry has received another blow. In April, visitors from Australia, the third largest market after Asean and Japan, fell by a third. Together with the continued decline of visitors from Japan, it contributed to the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board's lowering457 words
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876 1991-07-06 3 THE Government is considering setting up an Open University linked to the polytechnics and universities here. And it is working on a policy to allow foreign universities to run courses in Singapore. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong revealed this on Sunday during the876 words
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208 1991-07-06 3 NANYANG Technological University will be the breeding ground for a new crop of leaders in industry, business and government, said its council chairman Michael Earn. To achieve this objective, the university will introduce an American-British hybrid degree structure. "The proposed curriculum208 words
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Article, Illustration541 1991-07-06 3 Ng Wei Joo - Third university, more part-time courses among options By Ng Wei Joo A THIRD private university, more part-time degree courses and open university courses are among the options being studied by the Government to give more Singaporeans a chance for a university education.541 words
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882 1991-07-06 3 Witnesses have been threatened, says DPP THE trial of former whitecollar crime-buster Glenn Knight, which was first scheduled to begin late next year, will now start this year. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Teow Yeow, in applying for earlier trial dates on Monday, said882 words
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PARLIAMENT
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Article, Illustration839 1991-07-06 4 THE proposed National Arts Council to be set up later this year will be a statutory board with maximum autonomy to hire the people it wants, raise its own funds, appoint advisory committees and even set up companies and839 words
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449 1991-07-06 4 THE Ministry of Defence is flexible in granting reservists doing part-time studies deferments from in-camp training, said Senior Minister of State (Defence) Boon Yang Responding to Opposition MP Chiam See Tong, who claimed that Mindef "does not seem to have a heart and449 words
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265 1991-07-06 4 OPPOSITION parties which set up their own charitable foundations to run kindergartens can qualify for Government grants, Dr Tay Eng Soon told Opposition MPs. The Senior Minister of State (Education) said this in an exchange over the allocation of $4.2 million in grants to the265 words
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644 1991-07-06 4 RAISING the ceiling on election spending will only breed "money politics" in Singapore, said Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir) and NCMP I/«e Siew Choh. They felt that the increased sum of up to $12,000 or $1 per elector would make644 words
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Article, Illustration416 1991-07-06 4 MALAYAN Railway (KTM) has not yet decided when and where to move its Tanjong Pagar station in Keppel Road. National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan said KTM was studying two possible sites: along Upper Bukit Timah Road behind the fire station near416 words
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HOME
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465 1991-07-06 5 Mathew Pereira - By Mathew Pereira A REVISION to the terms of a study award in the Singapore Armed Forces fSAF) now allows officers who do not qualify for a place in the universities here to pursue their degree overseas. The change made to465 words
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Article, Illustration450 1991-07-06 5 FORGE an NUS spirit by spending time and energy to build up relationships with university peers and with the university as an establishment, Dr Seet Ai Mee told students on Thursday. Speaking to some 400 National University of Singapore undergraduates, the Acting450 words
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Article, Illustration557 1991-07-06 5 Cherian George - P. V. Sarma, family ‘no more a threat’: ISD By Cherian George THE Government has revoked the 35-year-old entry ban on a former high-rank-ing communist. Mr P V Sarma, a 74-year-old Indian national, will be allowed to enter Singapore on a social visit557 words
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Article, Illustration598 1991-07-06 5 David Miller - Singapore Medical Council says it will investigate By David Miller THE family of a man who died in an accident after a doctor refused to help last week has lodged a complaint with the Singapore Medical Council. Hie council, which598 words
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Article750 1991-07-06 6 THE Public Utilities Board, landlord of the Singapore Island Country Club, has insisted that membership be made transferable from Jan 1 next year. The decision was conveyed to SICC officials by the PUB at a recent meeting. This has disappointed many members who sought to750 words
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260 1991-07-06 6 Letter from SICC president I REFER to the report “Go transferable, PUB orders SICC" (ST. July 3). Since issuing my last letter to members in Club News, The Singapore Island Country Club's General Committee has had further discussions with the Public Utilities Board260 words
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Article224 1991-07-06 6 MR IVAN Baptist, Singapore's foremost champion of consumer rights, has resigned from his post as the executive secretary of the Consumers’ Association of Singapore. He will join an international trade union the International Federation of Building and Wood Workers as the director of programmes and education224 words
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314 1991-07-06 6 FIRM GRIP ON POWER THE Public Utilities Board will have a firm grip over the management of the Singapore Island Country Club from Jan 1 next year. The statutory hoard will nominate the chairman and deputy chairman who will, In314 words
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Article, Illustration494 1991-07-06 6 IF COURTESY is to become a part of Singaporeans' lives, they must develop a real interest in their jobs and in people as individuals, said Mr S. Dhanabalan. Speaking at the launch of this year’s courtesy campaign494 words
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272 1991-07-06 6 ARGENTINIAN authorities have criticised a move by Singapore to take three brands of corned beef off the shelves here following reports of contaminated cans and their subsequent recall in Hongkong and the United Kingdom The Argentinian embassy's trade commission here quoted a272 words
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147 1991-07-06 6 SINGAPORE will have about 150,000 more workers if all companies raised their retirement age from 55 to 60, said Senior Minister of State (Education) Dr Tay Eng Soon. This 12-per cent increase in the workforce of 1.3 million would help ease147 words
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479 1991-07-06 7 The Senior Minister’s interview with The Economist THE civic society may never come to Singapore as people cannot break out of their culture altogether, said Senior Minister Leo Kuan Yew. In an interview in the latest issue of The Economist, he479 words
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272 1991-07-06 7 RUNNERS from all 81 constituencies will run the length and breadth of Singapore before joining in the National Day Parade at the National Stadium. They will take part in "Running for My Singapore’, the first ever islandwide National Day relay run. The272 words
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Article, Illustration372 1991-07-06 7 LIFE in a university hostel is a cinch, says 13-year-old I.oh Chang Shiung, the youngest student to ever enter the National University of Singapore. All it takes is a cool head and a little planning. Last Saturday, when asked if372 words
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Article153 1991-07-06 7 THE Mufti of Singapore was assaulted by a man after Hari Raya Haji prayers at a mosque in Chai Chee Street. Police said the 62-year-old man hit Haji Syed Isa bin Semait from behind in the Al-Ansar Mosque at 8.45 am on June 23.153 words
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Article, Illustration724 1991-07-06 7 Judge: Evidence presented ‘utterly worthless’ GYNAECOLOGIST Alex Ooi Koon Hean has won an appeal against the Singapore Medical Council’s decision to have him struck off the list of medical practitioners for allegedly having sex with a patient. The watchdog body held an724 words
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Article, Illustration415 1991-07-06 7 Chua Mui Hoong - By Chua Mui Hoong PLAINLY relieved at the outcome of his High Court appeal, gynaecologist Alex Ooi told The Sunday Times: "1 just want to get on with my life." It is almost four years since a woman patient415 words
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Article, Illustration593 1991-07-06 8 Serene Lim - But those who had expected steamier scenes say two Chinese films were a big letdown By Serene Lim STUDENTS in school uniform, executives who were supposed to be at work and retirees who were there without their wives’ knowledge They were among the hordes of people who593 words
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549 1991-07-06 8 THE Singapore Armed Forces will devote more attention to the obesity problem among active servicemen and reservists, 400 of whom lose their combat-fit status every year because they were over-weight This point was made on Monday by Deputy549 words
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317 1991-07-06 8 GETTING to know one another and forging a closer bond which would help to facilitate future joint service operations. That was how some cadet officers from the various services described their time spent together in the first-ev-er Tri-Service Officer Cadet Course (OCS). The dozen army,317 words
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Article, Illustration167 1991-07-06 8 THE Government has appointed a retired bank inspector as the new chairman of the Hindu Endowments Board. Mr V. R. Nathan, 60. takes over from Mr V. K Rajan, 52, who leaves next week to take up his appointment as Singapore’s High167 words
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359 1991-07-06 8 FOR the first time, a financial trading course is being offered by a tertiary institution a timely move that will help plug the manpower gap in the financial trading industry. The Singapore Polytechnic's full-time course for sec-ond-year students which started this week covers the359 words
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Article, Illustration488 1991-07-06 9 RECRUIT a friend or relative this year and double the pool of volunteer social workers by the end of the year. President Wee Kim Wee, a keen volunteer himself, set the target when he launched Volunteers’ Month at the488 words
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619 1991-07-06 9 THE Government, in a preemptive move to protect the environment, will ban the sale of batteries with a high mercury content from next year. Import of mercuric oxide batteries will be banned from Jan 1, and existing stocks will have to619 words
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Article, Illustration134 1991-07-06 9 CAREER diplomat V.K. Rajan (above) has been appointed Singapore’s next High Commissioner to New Zealand. Mr Rajan, 52, the Director of Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will succeed Mr Chia Cheong Fook, who has held the post since 1987. Mr Rajan,134 words
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SPORTSFRONT
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367 1991-07-06 9 THE Football Association of Singapore will look into the possibility of legalised soccer betting as a means of raising money, FAS secretary Lau Teng Chuan said on Wednesday. “We will examine any and every proposal or scheme that can raise the necessary money367 words
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Article, Illustration558 1991-07-06 9 GODFREY ROBERT - 1991 Semi-Pro League Division One soccer competition By By GODFREY ROBERT LEAGUE champion Selangor and runner-up Singapore, which ended up locked on 25 points before the Malaysia Cup last season, are glued on eight points at the halfway stage of the 1991 Semi-Pro League Division OnePicture by JERRY SEH. - 558 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration680 1991-07-06 10 Ahmad Osman; and Salim Osman - ST interview with Johor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin By Ahmad Osman and Salim Osman JOHOR BARI’ Johor has assured Singapore that it honour all commitments made by the state government under existing bilateral water agreements. The proposal by the680 words
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Article, Illustration371 1991-07-06 10 FINANCE Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that “Ali Baba" type of business ventures will no longer have a place in the country under Malaysia's new development policy. The Nanyang Siang Pau on Tuesday quoted the minister as saying that the371 words
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Article, Illustration356 1991-07-06 10 AN 18-YEAR-OLD Kuala Lumpur woman has told the Nanyang Siang Pau about how her father-in-law claimed her as his wife and forced her to be tattooed “to keep misfortunes away" from the family. Ms Wu Cuihua said she got married nearly three years ago356 words
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500 1991-07-06 10 JOHOR BARU Johor has proposed that Malaysia. Singapore and Indonesia sign a trilateral agreement to establish the broad framework for economic co-operation to develop the Growth Triangle. Bilateral arrangements could be worked out after the trilateral pact was concluded, Mentri Besar Tan500 words
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270 1991-07-06 10 Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR Trade and investment between Australia and Malaysia is set to grow despite strained ties between the two countries, an Australian government official said this week. "The political hiccups will be sorted out by politicians, but businesses will continue toReuter. - 270 words
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110 1991-07-06 10 nation’s security. Bernama. SEPANG (Selangor) The government will decide whether to extend the detention of Sabah Foundation director Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan after it receives the police investigation report. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Megat Junid Megat Ayub said Dr Kitingan's detentionnation’s security. — Bernama. - 110 words
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356 1991-07-06 11 Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has proposed an allocation of about Ms 6 billion (SS3.B billion) as defence expenditure for the Sixth Malaysia Plan period, much of it to modernise the armed forces, according to Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed NajihBernama - 356 words
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307 1991-07-06 11 JOHOR BARU will get a MJ3 million (511.9 million) facelift next year to make it Malaysia’s cleanest city, The Star newspaper has reported. Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said on June 27 that the beautifying of the town was in line with307 words
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164 1991-07-06 11 Ping Lin - By Ping Lin Writing for The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR Polygamy is not necessarily the answer to the problem of the declining Chinese-Malaysian population ratio in Malaysia. Stating his views on the subject, MCA Deputy President Datuk Lee Kim Sai said that164 words
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ASEAN
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Article, Illustration470 1991-07-06 11 Reuter. MANILA Unemployment in the Philippines has soared to its highest level in seven years after a series of disasters that have dramatically slowed the economy and curbed investment, latest government figures showed. The unemployment rate hit 15.1 per cent inReuter. - 470 words
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236 1991-07-06 11 AFP. BANGKOK Thai Armed Forces Supreme Commander General Sunthom Kongsompong has returned here from abroad to face a public battle waged by his wife against his mistress, aides and court officials said on Thursday. As Gen Sunthom, 59, slipped backAFP. - 236 words
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Article, Illustration432 1991-07-06 11 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA President Suharto is pleased with the level of economic co-operation between Singapore and Indonesia being undertaken within the framework of the Growth Triangle concept. Junior Industry Minister Tungki Ariwibowo said the President also expressed satisfaction that co-operation432 words
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111 1991-07-06 11 general election. — By KIM - By general election. By KIM BANGKOK Thailand’s Constitution-drafting Committee, seeking to eliminate vote-buying and rampant money politics, has said that corrupt politicians and those found to be unusually rich would be barred from contesting in elections. Committee spokesman Professor Adul Vichiencharoen said that the111 words
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Asean briefs
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Article123 1991-07-06 11 spokesman said — Bv KIM OOOI - By spokesman said Bv KIM OOOI. BANGKOK The Australian government has formally apologised to Thailand over adverse and inaccurate press reports on the recent Lauda Air crash Foreign Ministry spokesman Sakthip Krairiksh said Australian Ambassador Richard Butler on Tuesday conveyed his government’s regret over what was termed123 words
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Article96 1991-07-06 11 KIM GOOI - By KIM GOOI. BANGKOK Thai police have arrested eight Moonies on charges of cheating the public and engaging in criminal activities, a police spokesman said last week. Moonies are followers of the Unification Church founded by Reverend Sun Myung Moon from Korea, who has been convicted96 words
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Article85 1991-07-06 11 AFP MANILA President Corazon Aquino's national security advisers met in emergency session last Friday to prepare for the possible return of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, an official said. All ports of entry into the country were put on alert for Mrs Marcos, widow of formerAFP - 85 words
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Article105 1991-07-06 11 THAI police are considering setting up a new unit to directly oversee the operations of charity organisations involved in the collection of dead bodies to prevent a recurrence of the looting and pillaging at the Lauda Air crash site in May. The Bangkok Post quoted a senior105 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article620 1991-07-06 12 JULY 5. 1991 THE Cabinet reshuffle last week came as a surprise but not as a shock. In Singapore, reshuffles, being relatively rare, are different from reshuffles in other, politically more volatile. places. There, reshuffles can take quite literally after the idiom they are most closely identified620 words
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Article641 1991-07-06 12 JULY 4. 1991 IN CALLING for a comprehensive report on the future direction of the Chinese in Singapore. Member of Parliament Ow Chin Hock recently suggested how various strands of an ongoing discussion could be put into a cogent format. Dr Ow. who is641 words
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Article657 1991-07-06 12 JULY 1. 1991 FINANCE Minister Richard Hu last Friday cleared the air over several issues thrown up by the problems at United Industrial Corporation which had led to much unhealthy speculation about insider trading and debate on fitting punishments for companies which do not live657 words
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857 1991-07-06 12 Bertha Henson - Viewpoint By Bertha Henson IT IS the fashion these days to deride local university education as dull, uninvigorating and uninspiring. Even those who are products of the system make no bones about the terrible years they spent on the campas. as857 words
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FEATURES
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Article807 1991-07-06 13 The computer software industry is worth about $lOO billion worldwide. Lynette Ong finds out how Singapore’s software companies are faring in getting a slice of the pie, and profiles three of them. COMPUTER software Is big business, and it is no surprise that Singapore wants a807 words
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Article260 1991-07-06 13 SUCCESS 3 THE small size of the Singapore market has not hampered the growth of Engineering Computer Services (ECS). The manufacturer of vertical software, or programs for specific industry, earns 85 per cent of its money from the domestic market. Revenues for the financial year (which260 words
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Article, Illustration294 1991-07-06 13 SUCCESS 1 HOME-GROWN software house CSA Research (CSAR) is doing so well that some American analysts consider it a world player in comput-er-aided software engineering (Case). Case one of the hottest areas in software which is expected to be worth US$l billion (551.76 billion) by294 words
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Article, Illustration271 1991-07-06 13 SUCCESS 2 A TEACHER was so convinced of the benefits of computer-aided-learning (CAI) that she gave up her teaching career and invested $lOO,OOO in the development of computer software for school children. Two whole years were spent on developing the software. But now, a year after the271 words
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Article165 1991-07-06 13 What is software? A SOFTWARE package, or a computer program, is a series of instructions which tells a computer what it should do. Without software. the computer is useless, like a car without petrol. What are the different types of software? THERE are two major types of165 words
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INSIGHT
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A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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Article, Illustration1690 1991-07-06 14 The Malayan Nature Society lobbies for conservation, and makes its voice heard. Cherian George investigates THE birdwatcher is at home in the wilderness. In his bush jacket and blue jeans, armed with binoculars and notebook, he can be spotted wandering contentedly through Singapore's rainforest, mangrove1,690 words
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140 1991-07-06 14 Brigadier-General (Res) George Yeo likes fish porridge, sashimi and sushi. This was disclosed by Ambassador-at-large Professor Tommy Koh when he introduced the Acting Minister of Information and the Arts at last week’s National University of Singapore Society Lecture. "The Chinese believe that fish140 words
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Article146 1991-07-06 14 The MP for Ayer Rajah, Dr Tan Cheng Bock, recently set quite a few social workers thinking and laughing when he revealed his secret antidote to combat burnout. It happened at the Conference on Social Services: The Next Lap, when he was chairing a discussion on146 words
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Article100 1991-07-06 14 Everyone has heard of secretaries who identify so closely with their bosses that they sometimes forget to make it clear whether they are acting or speaking on behalf of their employers or themselves. Take the one who recently rang our Forum Page Editor. “Expect a fax100 words
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Article, Illustration56 1991-07-06 14 Mr Kishore Mahbubani, Deputy Secretary, Foreign Affairs Ministry, on being invited to speak on the fourth day of the recent Pre-University Seminar: “Being the fourth speaker is a bit like being the fourth husband of Elizabeth Taylor. You know what to do, but you’re not sure56 words
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Article71 1991-07-06 14 The International Conference on Chinese Studies last week saw the attendance of more than 300 scholars from 44 cities, spanning four continents. But this was not the only impressive piece of statistics. What was more overwhelming was that 140 lectures were presented in under four days. Now,71 words
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Article, Illustration983 1991-07-06 15 Han Fook Kwang - THINKING ALOUD Han Fook Kwang Brigadier-gen-eral (Res) George Yeo gave what I consider to be the most thought-provok-ing speech this year. Speaking at the inaugural National University of Singapore Society Lecture, he said that while state institutions were strong here, civic983 words
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Article, Illustration513 1991-07-06 15 Zuraidah Ibrahim - POWER WATCH Zuraidah Ibrahim WHAT had hitherto been talked about in hushed tones was asked aloud at a recent dialogue session organised by the PAP's Malay Affairs Bureau: Was there a split among the Malay MPs? The question was popped by an513 words
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MONEY
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Article, Illustration397 1991-07-06 15 SINGAPORE Airlines (SLA) was sluggish in containing the rise in staff costs, which increased much faster than the group’s revenue growth. Mr J. Y. Pillay, SIA Chairman, said in the group's latest annual report that staff costs, excluding bonuses, rose 15397 words
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334 1991-07-06 15 THE Economic Development Board (EDB) has set up an investment holding company, called EDB Investments Pte Ltd. which will enable it to step up direct investment activities both locally and abroad A check with the Registry of Companies and Businesses (RCB) showed that334 words
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Article5440 1991-07-06 16 TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 5, 1991 Qr's 1991 Tat Last Vol Day Last Quote Dlv Net High Low Cod* Company Sal* Of* 000 High Low Buyer S«lltr P/E INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 285 162 1000 Acma 234 2 30 234 232 233 234 10 ON 15.5 255 200 1142 Alex5,440 words
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503 1991-07-06 17 The weekly share market report THE Singapore stock market eased over the week as share prices continued to weaken in thin trading apart from heavily traded selected Malaysian counters. The Straits Times Industrials (STI) Index ended the week off its lows to 1,476.65.503 words
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Article166 1991-07-06 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Inder dropped 13.75 points on the week to 1476 14 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1498 73 8 84) 3611m ($88 20m) Tuesday 1512.13 13 40) 35 73m ($87 88m) Wednesday 1486 73 (-25 40) 44 09m ($108 26m) Thursday 1470166 words
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Article694 1991-07-06 17 Friday July 5 HK$ Amoy Properties 4 46 -0 05 Allied Overseas 0 83 +005 Asia Sec Int'l 1 830 -001 Asia Sec War 91 0010 unch Allied TW 0 93 0 12 Bond Corp Int'l 094 -0 02 Bond Cocp War 91 0 146 unch Bank ol EA694 words
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477 1991-07-06 18 FINANCE Minister Dr Richard Hu has told told Parliament that he will ask the Stock Exchange of Singapore to consider having stiffer punishments for companies which violate its rules. He also said that the Monetary Authority of Singapore of which he is477 words
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Article685 1991-07-06 18 AUDITED RESULTS Cewpan* Date Year Craaip Mat Not earnings Grets aim t# profit/loss (I) par slure diytfiPRfi CMC) (cants) S Amcoi lun W Dec 90 196.143(89.11$) 182(4 6) 10(10) Si* lun 25 Mar 91 1912.800(31.200.600) 143 2( .884. 40,35) SPP )uf 25 Dec 90 31.261 (82.5321) 18(—) —<685 words
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Article, Illustration666 1991-07-06 18 BANK Bumiputra Malaysia Bhd has broken its silence over widespread rumours that its stockbroking arm was in financial trouble, admitting that BBMB Securities Sdn Bhd suffered losses totalling Ms 72 million (5J45.14 million) from “several irregular transactions”. Dr Jaafar Ahmad, Executive666 words
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Article165 1991-07-06 18 Singapore dollar* to on* unit of foraign currency Buying 00 Seing US dollar I 7330 1.7750 Sterling pound 2 /804 2.8560 Australian dollar 1.3136 1.3614 Canadian dollar 1 5261 1.5611 NZ dollar ***** 1.0118 Singapore dollar* to 100 unit* of fortign currancy Austrian schilling 13 3780 13 8672165 words
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Article117 1991-07-06 18 Contract data: S/7/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE US* 5Vi 5 Vi 5V* 5 S/ 4 5 Vi 4 Vi 9/7/91 AJ 93/, 9V, 9 H 9Vi 9V, 8 9/7/91 NZJ 8H 8V, 8 Vi 8V« 8Vn 7117 words
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440 1991-07-06 18 Asean Free Trade Area ‘likely to take off on sector-by-sector basis’ THE computer, electronics, jewellery and textile industries have been identified by some Singapore business leaders as the four sectors most likely to kick off the proposed Asean Free Trade Area (FTA). They welcomed Thailand’s proposal for an FTA within440 words
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Article319 1991-07-06 18 Manager's prices for juiy 6 4 8 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 22—1 30 The Sayings fund 104-1 11 S'pore Prog fund 0 49- 0 52 S'pore Sec fund 0 84- 0 89 S'pore Invest fund 0 86-0 92 »d S'pore Equity fund 0 60-0 64 Asia319 words
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Article, Illustration544 1991-07-06 19 THE Singapore stock market is dominated by a handful of companies like its counterpart in the United States, Japan and European countries. The 10 biggest local companies accounted for almost 46 per cent of the total market capitalisation, and according to analysts, thisSource: Morgan Stanley Capital International. Malaysian Business Times - 544 words
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Article1042 1991-07-06 19 Current Ex Books Date ToUl for Total for payment date close payable the year last year Acmi 5%TE Jun 5 Jun 17 Jul 1 10%TE Amcol 25c 10% Jul 5 Jul 17 Jul 31 10% 10% AMFP NYA(e) Jun 19 Jul 4 Aug 15 NYA 2.8C Ana Pac1,042 words
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489 1991-07-06 19 BANKS in Singapore will soon have to adhere to a code of conduct aimed at improving their dealings with customers and raising their level of professionalism. This was disclosed by the out-going Chairman of the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS). Mr Patrick489 words
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Article421 1991-07-06 19 Company Rights Issue Wean One-tor-two ft MSI 00 per share Issue of 40m Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (CRPS) of M$010 each at MSI per share with 10m detachable TSR on the basis of 1 CRPS with 1 TSR for every 4 CRPS Ex-date Jun 7 Books dose Jun421 words
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492 1991-07-06 20 Local unit projected to rise against yen and mark as well THE recent one percentage point rise in bank deposit rates, together with strong economic fundamentals, is expected to buoy the Singapore dollar against the greenback and other major currencies. Despite the strength492 words
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381 1991-07-06 20 WAGES here will rise by 7 to 8 per cent this year, projects DBS Bank in the latest issue of its quarterly Investment Digest. The bank report also forecasts an inflation rate of 3 to 3.5 per cent for this year.381 words
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238 1991-07-06 20 THE Singapore Manufacturers Association (SMA), which signed an agreement <on Monday to enhance bilateral business co-operation with its Australian counterpart. has signed a separate agreement with the Yokohama Industrial Institute (YTI). Monday's agreement with the Australian Chamber of Manufacturers (ACM) the largest multi-industry238 words
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368 1991-07-06 20 KUWAIT'S Gulf Bank is closing its Singapore office its only overseas branch in the world in a move which is seen as reflecting the Kuwaiti government's intention of minimising its activities abroad and concentrating on the reconstruction of the warravaged country. The368 words
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156 1991-07-06 20 Reuter. MELBOURNE The Broken Hill Pty Company Ltd (BHP) said a joint venture halfowned by BHP has bought a Singapore-based company which makes steel reinforcing products for the building industry. BHP said the joint venture with Hall Engineering (Hldgs) PLC bought BRC WeldmeshReuter. - 156 words
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560 1991-07-06 20 Chan Hwa Loon - By Chan Hwa Loon THE more you earned last year, the harder inflation would have hit you. This is a finding of a Straits Times analysis which showed that last year’s560 words
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234 1991-07-06 20 THE Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) has cautioned against the use of the two-month variable bonus for public sector employees this year as a base figure for the private sector. In an interview with The Straits Times on Monday, SNEF234 words
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654 1991-07-06 23 Pro-active approach to volunteer work needed IT WAS most disturbing to find out from SBC's Feedback programme on June 23 that statistics show only one in 20 Singaporeans is involved in volunteer work. This pales in comparison to the five in654 words
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430 1991-07-06 23 I REFER to the recent article "Make yearly Aids test a must for doctors and dentists” and a subsequent letter to the Forum Page, "Aids test should be a must for all”, by Dr George Wong Seow Choon. The case of430 words
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226 1991-07-06 23 1 REFER to the article “Open University plan under study" (ST, July 1). The concern over producing graduates who cannot be employed or who will not fit into the country’s future economic structure has to be addressed in its proper perspective. So226 words
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Advertisement141 1991-07-06 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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Article, Illustration907 1991-07-06 24 Scheme to harness best talent to solve challenging problems in the years ahead A NEW scheme the Corps of Senior Administrators has been created consisting of the best talent in the public sector, who will be deployed to key Government jobs. Disclosing907 words
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Article, Illustration243 1991-07-06 24 IN A novel changing of the guard, Major Bernie Ho of the Singapore Armed Forces switched from a stern, serious Guards officer to a toe-tapping Adonis within an hour to clinch the first Senior Manhunt title last Friday. One of his men, Lt Ignatius243 words
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Article, Illustration593 1991-07-06 24 Elaine Tan - ‘Quake in West Sumatra may have caused them’ By Elaine Tan A SERIES of tremors which struck certain parts of Singapore at lunch-time yesterday resulted in a number of calls to The Straits Times and the Meteorological Service. The service, which confirmed the mild593 words