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Title Section21 1991-07-20 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI (P) 71/8/9021 words
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Article, Illustration811 1991-07-20 1 Serene Lim - 1991 could even beat Dragon Year, if trend of first four months is sustained By Serene Lim SINGAPORE may see a baby boom this year, which will surpass even the Dragon Year in 1988. if the number of births for the first four months811 words
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Article, Illustration712 1991-07-20 1 Warren Fernandez - Why wage rises need to be moderated this year By Warren Fernandez ECONOMIC growth this year is not likely to exceed the upper end of the 6 to 8 per cent range forecast by the Government, so wage rises will still need712 words
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Advertisement83 1991-07-20 1 INSIDE S’pore to have an Open University: Back Page Jukebox ban lifted after 32 years: Page 2 First S’pore girl in academic Olympiad: Page 3 I’d do it all over again, says girl who fell 61m down a glacier: Page 4 Eight youngsters with a heart for the less fortunate83 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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600 1991-07-20 2 Tan Ee Sze - Strict controls make routine test ing unnecessary for now, says Mr Yeo By Tan Ee Sze THERE is no not'd now for mandatory Aids tests for health-care workers and patients in Singapore, said Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong on Sunday.600 words
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Article, Illustration506 1991-07-20 2 After 32 years, it can make music again at entertainment spots THE 32-year ban on jukeboxes has been lifted although some restrictions, deemed fair by some pubs and hotels, do apply. The Straits Times was notified of the lifting of the ban by the authorities in response506 words
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Article, Illustration238 1991-07-20 2 THE number of caoes of sexuallytransmitted diseases (STDs) has fallen by about 7# per cent in the past 19 years largely because of a decline in the Incidence of more widespread diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhoea. The reason for the drop wasSourct: National Skin Centra - 238 words
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Article, Illustration462 1991-07-20 2 A DOCTOR who was found guilty by the Singapore Medical Council of overcharging his patients has lost his appeal against a suspension sentence. Justice Warren Khoo, who heard the case last Friday, upheld the Medical Council’s decision to suspend Dr462 words
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717 1991-07-20 3 Sandra Davie - Department store says ‘sorry’ to man who was held for 2 hours By Sandra Davie A MAN who went shopping this week for a gift at a popular Orchard Road department store was mistaken for a shoplifter, held by the store’s security officers and717 words
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Article, Illustration474 1991-07-20 3 Chua Chong Jin - By Chua Chong Jin RAFFLES Junior College’s Lim Li Ying, 16, has become the first Singapore girl to be selected for an academic Olympiad The Pre-University 2 student left for Sweden on Sunday to take part in this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad, which ends474 words
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Article, Illustration533 1991-07-20 3 SINGAPORE needs a whole class of entrepreneurs and others, who are themselves not artistes, to help build up the arts industry, BrigadierGeneral (Res) George Yeo said on Tuesday. The Minister for Information and the Arts and Second533 words
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384 1991-07-20 3 APPLICATIONS to set up karaoke lounges in Singapore will soon come under tighter scrutiny to ensure that these places do not generate undesirable social activities. An Urban Redevelopment Authority spokesman said the URA will be working more closely with the licensing authority to384 words
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HOME
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556 1991-07-20 4 THE quality of service becomes more important to economic and financial success as Singapore grows more affluent, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien I,oong on Wednesday. Noting that organisations which satisfy customers do better, he said the impact of556 words
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Article, Illustration304 1991-07-20 4 OLD phone books, usually thrown away or sold to the rag-and-bone man once new ones are issued, will for the first time be recycled in a big way. Subscribers are being asked to take along their old phone books when they collect their new304 words
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296 1991-07-20 4 A SINGAPOREAN died in an attempt to save an American teenager from drowning in a whirlpool in the United States last month Mr Chia Hock An, 34, a volunteer church worker, spotted the 14-year-old girl caught in a whirlpool296 words
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Article, Illustration542 1991-07-20 4 Chua Bee Hua - I’d do it all over again, says girl who fell 61 m down a glacier By Chua Bee Hua pedition. The New Paper. SHE fell 61 m down a glacier in Alaska. But Miss Loi Ying Ju. 25. said "1 would still do it all over again, given the choicepedition. — The New Paper. - 542 words
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Article, Illustration651 1991-07-20 5 GOOD results, an active ECA record and a genuine concern for the less fortunate this is what eight award-winning students have in common. The eight received the American International Assurance Achievement Award last Saturday. This year the award651 words
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368 1991-07-20 5 ABOUT 40 to 50 per cent of Singapore’s demand for water can be met if a research project at the Nanyang Technological University proves commercially feasible. The project, which involves using industrial waste steam to desalinate sea water, is the368 words
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466 1991-07-20 5 Minister underscores importance of an old military dictum IT IS far better to sweat in peacetime than to bleed and die in war and national servicemen and reservists Jiust have this old military ictum imprinted in their consciousness. Minister for Defence Yeo Nihg466 words
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334 1991-07-20 5 A NEW series of expeditions involving adventurers from all the six Asean countries will start off with an exploration of ancient rock paintings in north-eastern Thailand in December. More adventure trips will be held in the other Asean countries over the334 words
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Article, Illustration530 1991-07-20 6 IN A STEP towards plugging Singapore art into the international art circuit, half of the 1,000 works that will be exhibited at this year's Singapore Art Fair will come from countries in this region. At a preview on Thursday, Brother Joseph530 words
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283 1991-07-20 6 Molester runs into his victim at police post A MOLESTER bumped into his victim at. of all places, a police post The molester. Abdul Zarak Khan Ibrahim, 27, a contract worker, had gone to the Bukit Batok Neighbour, hood Police Post to report that he had lost his pager He283 words
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Article, Illustration654 1991-07-20 6 Salma KhoUfc - ‘Answer their questions and give them quality time' ■y Salma KhoUfc AS PARENTS went, the Hob, whoK four < ihia— are geniuses, must have been pretty dim. "We Just didn't know whet was expected of a child," said Dr Esther Ho.654 words
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443 1991-07-20 6 Emergency training for 300 aged between 14 and 20 FOR the first time in Singapore. an all-girl civil defence camp will to be heicl to familiarise young women with emergency procc dures. Those attending the camp next month will be given further training443 words
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Article, Illustration71 1991-07-20 6 AFP. SINGAPORE’S first ambassador to China. Mr Cheng Tong Fatt 'above', preserved nr credentials or Thu day to President Yanc SharffLan in B°ijinc tr- o: ncia. Xinnua News Agency reported. Singapore and China have long had close official contacts. with Singapore operating an embassy-sized Iran-: mission– AFP. - 71 words
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595 1991-07-20 7 M. Nirmala - By M. Nirmala THE Government has said yes to two proposals in an action plan aimed at helping Indian students attain parity with the national average at all major examinations by ihe year 2010. The approval of the first proposal means that595 words
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635 1991-07-20 7 Rush for places at NUS, Ngee Ann Poly JOURNAUSM, advertising and public relations have a lot of appeal among young Singaporeans, judging by the rush for places in me-dia-related courses. About 500 students applied for 94 places in the National University of Singapore's first degree-course635 words
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504 1991-07-20 7 MAKE the vehicle certificates of entitlement (COEs) non-transferable to stamp out speculation, and extend the suggested trial period from six months to one year so that a more accurate comparison can be drawn. This was the majority view of 170 participants, including motor dealers, motorists.504 words
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Article, Illustration361 1991-07-20 7 Grace Fernando - Young Singaporeans taking to new sport on wheels roller-blades By Grace Fernando ROLLER-BLADES are in town but they are not for the faint-hearted. Capable of whizzing past you at a heart-stopping 65 kmh, they are a speed freak’s dream. Or perhaps not. Concerned about the spate of injuries to skaters361 words
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Article, Illustration520 1991-07-20 8 PUBLIC perception of Singapore undergraduates as kiasu and only interested in academic things may be erased if a plan by university students to dispel the notion works. In its place, the National University of Singapore Students' Union (Nussu) hopes to project a different520 words
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Article, Illustration647 1991-07-20 8 Young designers show practical clothes for office and evening BEING the only woman to qualify as one of the 10 finalists in the Singapore Young Designers Contest did not cross Miss Wang Meng Leng's mind for a second. Said the 18-year-old graphic design student647 words
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Article, Illustration500 1991-07-20 8 Look at the example of the English, Scots and Welsh, JC students told SINGAPORE'S multi-racial setting can mean a richer culture, judging from how the English, the Scots and the Welsh have managed to guard their individual customs jealously although they share500 words
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151 1991-07-20 9 A DIRKCTOR of a transport company appeared in a traffic court on Monday on 242 warrant of arrest cases for illegal parking. Chua Chwee iluat, 16, is believed to be the first offender to have chalked up so many traffic warrants. His $212,1100151 words
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429 1991-07-20 9 FASCINATING Malaysia, Surprising Singapore, two great countries, one great holiday this is the tagline of a US$l million (551.75 million) campaign to promote the two countries as a dual-destination for tourists. The campaign will run this year and next in South Korea, Canada,429 words
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536 1991-07-20 9 SPORTSFRONT ITOH The away victory continues to elude Singapore, which conceded its fifth defeat in six Semi-Pro League Division One soccer matches here last Saturday. The absence of a lethal finisher again showed, as Singapore took the lead before succumbing 2-1 to a536 words
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198 1991-07-20 9 THE authorities and parents of Down’s Syndrome boy Mark Soon are puzzled as to how he ended up in Johor Baru without his passport. Mark, 14, is mentally retarded and is unable to speak because of a harelip. A Singapore198 words
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Advertisement169 1991-07-20 9 D iq: 3 > WEEKLY The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. A crisp summary of happenings in Singapore. Politics, the economy, investment opportunities appointments... And snippets on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid delivered to you every week, whereever you may be. Subscribe now. And be in touch. .-c s»*169 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration856 1991-07-20 10 Kalimullah Hassan - By By Kalimullah Hassan KUALA LUMPUR Asean secured a pledge from the Soviet Union to reduce its military presence in Southeast Asia in its first dialogue session with Moscow shortly after the Asean Ministerial Meeting opened here yesterday. It also856 words
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335 1991-07-20 10 Ping Lin - By Ping Lin Writing for The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s private-run television channel. TV3, has the right not to telecast news bulletins in Mandarin, according to the Information Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary, Datuk Fadzir Abdul Rahman. "Since TV3 decided not to telecastWriting for The Straits Times - 335 words
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310 1991-07-20 10 Deputy MB cites recent appointments to back claim NST. KOTA BARU The Parti Islam-led Kelantan government has accused the federal government of trying to set up a second government in the state. Deputy Mentri Besar Haji Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman citedNST. - 310 words
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373 1991-07-20 10 Traders have taken heed of warnings against profiteering, he says NST. LANGKAWI (Kedah) Pulau Langkawi will retain its frde port status because traders on the holiday island have taken steps to reduce prices of goods sold here. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr MahathirNST. - 373 words
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278 1991-07-20 10 JOHOR BARU Karraoke lounges here are feeling the pinch following the. introduction of “R” rated movies in cinemas in Singapore since July 1, the New Straits Times reported oq WEdnesday. Films Jijtfe Erotic Nights, Wild at Heart and several “R” rated278 words
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ASEAN
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Article, Illustration389 1991-07-20 11 Thai police arrest three Hongkongers carrying drugs Reuter BANGKOK The Japanese Mafia, the so-called Yakuza, has begun operating in Thailand, running extortion, prostitution and drug rackets, a senior Thai police official said last Saturday. Major-General Charuek Mekwichai, the deputy commissioner of theReuter - 389 words
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625 1991-07-20 11 AFP, AP, Reuter MANILA US and Philippine negotiators announced on Wednesday a new agreement providing for a 10-year lease on Subic Bay Naval Base and a US pull-out from Clark Air Base by September next year. Washington agreed to provide US$55O million (Ss96BAFP,; AP,; Reuter - 625 words
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396 1991-07-20 11 Tan Lian Choo - By Tan Lian Choo Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK Thailand is currently studying some aspects of Singapore's anticorruption laws, which the military junta says may serve as a model for amending Thailand's existing antigraft legislation. The junta, which calls itself the National Peacekeeping Council, is particularly interested396 words
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130 1991-07-20 11 AFT. BANUkOk Women here are no sexual athletes despite the country’s reputation for freewheeling (rolirking in the bedroom, university researchers said. Scientists at Chulalongkorn University interviewed fi.BtMl married women and found that Thai wives had sex with their husbands an average of 3.2AFT. - 130 words
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Article, Illustration220 1991-07-20 11 AFP. MANILA Fists talked and kicks flew in the first family’s private home as Philippine President Corazon Aquino and her movie star daughter, Kris, attempted to mediate in a dispute between two feuding young film stars. Manila newspapers reported yesterday. RobinAFP. - 220 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article672 1991-07-20 12 JULY 20. 1991 CLEARLY, the Indian community here now stands at the crossroads. As Mr J Y Pillav, the new chairman of the executive committee of the Singapore Indian Development Association (Sindat put it. the community could either take the long and arduous grind up the672 words
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Article677 1991-07-20 12 JULY 18. 1991 IT is common these days to lament the lack of a volunteer spirit in Singapore. Indeed, the figures are stark. Only six in 100 people do volunteer work in Singapore, compared to 39 in 100 in the United States and 25 in 100677 words
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Article622 1991-07-20 12 JULY 16, 199: TO say that the idea of a Chinese Mendaki” was inevitable is not to suggest that the merits and implications of such a move should not be thoroughly explored first. As the proposed body would not receive any government funding, it would thus622 words
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901 1991-07-20 12 Tan Sai Siong - Viewpoint By Tan Sai Siong LET no pover-ty-stricken country assume that its headaches are over once there are jobs for the unemployed and shelter for the homeless Singapore has done all that and more, but listen. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong recently901 words
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ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration894 1991-07-20 13 Liak Teng Kiat - The Government recently announced that golf clubs on state land will be made to pay market rates for their leases from Jan 1, 1992. For the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC), this means paying $154.12 million for a 30-vear894 words
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Article, Illustration862 1991-07-20 13 Sia Cheong Yew - By Sia Cheong Yew CLUB membership has its privileges More so if it is a golf club. Especially so if it is the Singapore Island Country Club. It is therefore not surprising that many SICC mem bers are reluctant to throw open their862 words
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INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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Article105 1991-07-20 14 IF ONE cannot rub shoulders with the rich and famous, shaking their hands will do too or so it must have been for the many Singaporeans who turned up to meet the Prime Minister during his community visits. An electrician wanted so badly to shake105 words
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Article97 1991-07-20 14 AT THE launch of NTUC Income's song to the nation earlier last week. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong found himself swamped with requests to autograph the music score of "It’s the Little Things Throwing back his head in his usual style, he laughed97 words
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Article106 1991-07-20 14 THE ties that bind are the hardest to cut. as National Development Minister S. Dhanabalan found out early in his schoolboy days, according to a story told by Victoria School principal Tan Tiek Kwee last week. The minister apparently loved his Victoria alma mater so much that106 words
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Article106 1991-07-20 14 YOU must have heard the story about two strangers meeting in a faraway place and immediately recognising each other as Singaporeans, thus proving that a Singaporean identity exists. Opposition MP Chiam See Tong related a similar tale, but with a slight twist, at a106 words
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Article87 1991-07-20 14 EXD THE different races mingle with each other? Community leaders preparing for the Prime Minister’s dialogue with young people at last Sunday's community visit took no chances with that tricky question. The seats were arranged in a relaxed, convivial fashion of semi-circular rows. But, as the young people87 words
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Article, Illustration1624 1991-07-20 14 The premier service in the public sector, the Administrative Service, faces its biggest challenge today. Bertha Henson reports. CREME de la creme? Don't make me laugh. I’m only 22, exclaimed Miss Elizabeth Quah when asked if the prestige attached to the Administrative Service was what drew1,624 words
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573 1991-07-20 15 Warren Fernandez - MEDIA WATCH Warren Fernandez A MASKED robber accidentally shoots himself, literally blowing his head off. It hurtles slowly through the air for several long seconds, before landing with a gruesome splash. A dog makes off with a dead man's dismembered hand.573 words
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465 1991-07-20 15 THE 191-mem-ber Administrative Service is touted as the crvmc de la creme of the bureaucracy. It is modelled after the British system in which generalists are preferred over specialists for staff positions, advising ministers, usually through policy papers. A typical465 words
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Article, Illustration891 1991-07-20 15 Han Fook Kwang - The only valid reason to change government line-up is to strengthen it THINKING ALOUD Han Fook Kwang MR GOB Chok Tong's first Cabinet reshuf fie was received with the usual speculation and wild guesses. Why so soon, only seven months after becoming Prime Minister? Why891 words
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MONEY
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Article5481 1991-07-20 16 TRANSACTION DATE: JULY 19, <991 Tei uaet High Low Code Comet.>y Sale 1991 t orVol Day 000 High Last Quote Low Buyer Seller Gr's Div Net P/E INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 285 162 1000 Acma 237 1-2 61 238 236 236 237 10.0N 15 7 25S 200 114? Alex5,481 words
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Article465 1991-07-20 17 The weekly share market report THE Singapore stock market retreated further during the week, despite the blowing over of the securities scandal in Japan and Malaysia during the week. The main market barometer. The Straits Times Industrials Index fell below its key 1,450-point support level at465 words
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Article170 1991-07-20 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Tints Industrials Wei dropped 12.87 points on trie net* to 1455.88 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1463 84 (-4 91) 36 60m (J73 45m) Tuesday 1465 36 1 5?) 3223m ($64 92m) Wednesday 1454 99 (-10 37) 35 35m ($69 53m) Thursday 1447170 words
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Article665 1991-07-20 17 Friday July 1» HKS Amoy Proport 1*» 4 875 +0.175 Allied Overseas Asia Sec int’l Asia Sec War 91 Allied TW Bond Corp Int'l Bond Corp War 91 Bank of EA Cavendish Cafe de Coral Century City CDL Hotel COL Hotel War 92 China Entertain Chinese Estates Chevalier Int665 words
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481 1991-07-20 18 RAPID economic growth in the last decade has seen a six-fold increase in the number of workers in Singapore earning over $3,000 a month. The Annual Yearbook of Statistics 1990 released last Friday shows that about nine out of481 words
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Article707 1991-07-20 18 AUDITED RESULTS Cmn<) Datt Veer Greta» Net Net earnings Croat INR le profit/tote (l) per share ditrtdood (OOO) (cento) 56 mc nags iui 8 Mar 91 HK$197.83?($3?8,94?) 960(1130) 40(40; ktnui iun 7i Dec *K) $***** $9,139 18? 46 ,000) Metroplei J«n 2i ian 91 M$16 628(86 460) 26(1707 words
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Article129 1991-07-20 18 Contract data: 19/7/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE USS 5 3 5 2 5 V, 5 J/ 5 s 4 7/ g 23/7/91 AJ 9 3 9‘/« 9 l/ 4 9‘4 9 '/4 8>/. 23/7/91 N2$ 8 3129 words
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Article159 1991-07-20 18 Singapore dollars to ona unit ot foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1/370 1 7590 Sterling pound 2.8650 2 9410 Australian dollar 1 3207 1.3685 Canadian dollar 1 4937 1.5282 N7 dollar 0 9658 0 9991 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 13.7851159 words
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453 1991-07-20 18 But edge over NIEs threatened by strong S$ BT. IN SPITE of rising wages and an appreciating Singapore dollar, the Republic’s workers cost less than their South Korean or Taiwanese counterparts last year. At CS$3.7B (556.62) an hour, Singapore manufacturing wages trailed,BT. - 453 words
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345 1991-07-20 18 Trade Accents to pay costs for infringing retail giant’s trademark IN A landmark judgment, the High Court here has ordered local retail store, Trade Accents, to pay costs to R. C. Macy Co Ltd for infringing on the United States retail giant’s345 words
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Article311 1991-07-20 18 Manager’s prices for July 20 22 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.22-1.30 T he Savings Fund 1 03-1 10 S' pore Prog Fund 0 49—0 52 S'pore Sec Fund 0 83-0 88 S nore Invest Fund 0.85-091 cd S'pore Equity Fund Asia Unit Trust 0 60-0 64 Mai311 words
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556 1991-07-20 19 LOCAL retailers have responded to the slowdown in tourism spending by trimming their operations and refocusing their marketing strategies to go after the local shopper instead. The companies which have been worst hit by lower tourist arrivals are luxury goods traders,556 words
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347 1991-07-20 19 SECURITIES houses have been badly hit by the low trading volumes on the Singapore stock exchange over the last two months. The situation was so bad that on some days, their347 words
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Article637 1991-07-20 19 Currant Ex leeks Date Tefal for Total for payment date dose payable the year loot year Anted 25c 10% Ju’ 5 Jul 17 Jul 31 10% 10% Mt' NYA(e) Jur IS Jul 4 Aug 15 NYA 2.8C Mex HMp 50c 6%(bj Sep 1 Seo 16 Sep 30 6%637 words
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Article, Illustration382 1991-07-20 19 Foo Choy Pent - By Foo Choy Pent- Hongkong Correspondent HONGKONG Ixjw Changhian, a former director of the Ka Wah Bank, was, on Monday sentenced by a High Court judge to 5’ years’ jail for fraud and theft. Ix)w, 47. was arrested on his return to Hongkong382 words
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Article380 1991-07-20 19 Company Rights Isomo Onvtor-tem p MSI 00 pv San tom of 40m CwNtokw Mwiablt Preference Pm (CUTS) of M9010 each ot MSI por Pm "fit 10m Madakh TP on Pm km of 1 CRTS ■Ml T* ter eevy 4 CMS Exam km 7 Books dm Jim 21 Aocmmo380 words
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Article, Illustration535 1991-07-20 20 STIC tie-up wins sloom deal for revolutionary product BT A LOCAL joint venture has entered into a $lOO million sales agreement with a major American dealers' network to manufacture and supply 200.000 units of a combined home security and communications system. The systemBT - 535 words
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422 1991-07-20 20 Hakuei has s2lm forfeited after missing payment deadline OSAKA-BASED Hakuei, which lost $2l million and a hotel site in Merchant Road due to a missed deadline, said the company was “very disappointed” with the forfeiture of the money by the Urban Redevelopment Authority422 words
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398 1991-07-20 20 A controversy is brewing in the hotel industry as unions and management lock horns over s;ilary structures. At the centre of the dispute is the question of how hotels should distribute the 10-per cent service charge levied on their customers Unions are said398 words
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413 1991-07-20 20 ALTHOUGH individuals make up about 82.2 per cent of all investors in local listed companies, they own only about one-fifth of all the shares. Nominees, which make up another 13.1 per cent413 words
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259 1991-07-20 20 THE Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is likely to collect a record $7 billion in taxes, levies and various duties this year. The latest data provided by IRD showed that its total collections already amounted to $2.97 billion in the period January to May, representing259 words
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Advertisement628 1991-07-20 21 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition Singapore Civil Service Nt»! Careers With A Difference It is easy to understand why a career with the Singapore Civil Service should be your first choice in careers. We are the country’s largest employer with 65,000 people deployed in 200 different and exciting vocations.628 words
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Advertisement818 1991-07-20 22 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition APPOINTMENTS Singapore Civil Service A Administrative Service Entry Qualification We seek the best. A First Class or Second Class (Upper) Honours Degree is the basic academic qualification for appointment to the Administrative Service Administrative Officers can be from ANY discipline including Engineering, Law and818 words
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FORUM
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935 1991-07-20 23 THE issues of culture, a Singaporean identity and determinants of whether we stay to defend this home or flee this hotel were brought into focus once again in recent ministerial statements and a mass media forum. These are not problems peculiar to935 words
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504 1991-07-20 23 On doctor who refused to see accident victim I REFER to the current debate over the failure of a doctor to attend to a traffic accident victim. It would seem that many readers have already judged and condemned the doctor concerned as guilty. Doctors504 words
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712 1991-07-20 23 Golf clubs on state land RECENT discussions over the transferability of SICC membership have not considered the issue from a strategic national perspective. The Singapore Island Country Club, with all its facilities, must epitomise the crux of the issue as to whether, in712 words
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Advertisement132 1991-07-20 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 from writers who132 words
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648 1991-07-20 24 SINGAPORE will have an Open University which will allow working people and other students to pursue degrees through part-time study at their own pace. Education Minister Tony Tan said last Saturday that in trying to meet increased demand for university education, the Government wanted648 words
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Article, Illustration210 1991-07-20 24 Still walking tall at ages 108 and 75 FATHER-SON JOIN THE WALK MOST of the 1,500 senior citizens taking part in Sunday’s Senior Citizens’ Walk Bright event were spring ehiekens compared to Mr la*e York Sin. At 108 years old, he was listed by the organisers as the oldest partieipant210 words
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Article, Illustration396 1991-07-20 24 Gerry de Silva - By Gerry de Silva THE Commercial Affairs Department said it called a halt to its five-month probe into businessman Elyamani Khamis because of insufficient evidence to support charges of fraud within Singapore's jurisdiction. The CAD’s statement yesterday came as the 31-year-old396 words
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159 1991-07-20 24 TWO Teenage girls, both Hongkongers, were charged separately on Thursday with importing 5 kg and 4.4 kg of heroin worth a total of about $9 million here. lam Hoi Ka, 17, allegedly imported 5.057 kg of heroin in seven plastic packets on Tuesday159 words