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Title Section21 1991-09-21 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 3S/8/9121 words
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712 1991-09-21 1 Foo Choy Peng - This will help maintain the integrity of its present system of govt after 1997 By Foo Choy Peng Hongkong Correspondent HONGKONG Singapore could offer Hongkong an alternative to the British model to help maintain the integrity of its present system of government712 words
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Article, Illustration103 1991-09-21 1 NATIONAL squash champion Mali Li Lian proudly holding aloft the Sportswoman of the Year 199# trophy after receiving it from guest-of-honour Deputy Prime Minister Brig-Gen (Res) Lee Hsien Loong at the Sport Awards Night HI dinner at Hotel New Otani on Thursday. For Mah,103 words
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778 1991-09-21 1 Zuraidah Ibrahim - Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s visit to Kazakhstan By Zuraidah Ibrahim in Kazakhstan ALMA ATA Mr Lee Kuan Yew yesterday explained why Singapore, totally dependent on human resources, could not practise equal rewards for all but must pay those who778 words
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Advertisement20 1991-09-21 1 mS&tr* 3"*,2 i a I K *7 Membership Has Its Privileges Sprinter Haron Mundir wins case against SAAA: Page 620 words
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640 1991-09-21 2 Ownership of Pedra Branca SINGAPORE informed Malaysia on Monday that it would like to have a formal exchange of documents as soon as possible in accordance with a 1981 agreement so that the ownership of Pedra Branca could be resolved once and for640 words
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Article, Illustration324 1991-09-21 2 His roots are firmly here and hopes to get a job at NUS BOYWONDER Edward Teo. 18. can now continue his studies for a doctorate in Cambridge after being granted deferment from national service. Said the former Raffles Institution student on324 words
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Article, Illustration342 1991-09-21 2 THE legend is back: The 104-vear-old Raffles Hotel has been resurrected. Closed for restoration two years ago, it re-opened its doors on Monday. And to breathe life into the Grand Old of the East is a new team led by thePicture by LIM SENG TIONG. - 342 words
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Article, Illustration934 1991-09-21 3 Donations off sculptures off heroes PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has invited the Malay and Indian communities to come forward with donations of sculptures portraying their legendary heroes or depicting their culture and values. Speaking at the official unveiling934 words
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Article, Illustration621 1991-09-21 3 S’pore’s first donor-egg baby born at SGH A 37-YEAR-OLD factory worker who used to have the “the reproductive organs of a baby” gave birth to a healthy 4.13 kg boy at the Singapore General Hospital on Sept 7. The woman was unable to produce her own eggs621 words
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Article, Illustration610 1991-09-21 4 Mathew Pereira - By Mathew Pereira THE Singapore Polytechnic, best known for turning out technologists and business administrators, has started a diploma course to train students to be stock dealers. The three-year course, which includes mock-trading sessions, also tackles the research aspect of stocks and shares Mr610 words
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247 1991-09-21 4 SINGAPOREANS who failed to vote in the 25 constituencies, including the GRCs, which were contested in the General Election on Aug 31 can apply to have their names restored to the Registers of Electors, a statement from the Elections Department said on247 words
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435 1991-09-21 4 TWO men were fined on Thursday for trying to bribe three Under-16 footballers to throw their match against China in Jakarta almost three years ago. Cleaner Rafizi Othman, 24, who plays for Kaki Bukit Sports Club, and businessman435 words
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443 1991-09-21 4 IN TWO years' time, those studying at home can use their personal computers to talk to their tutors or call up graphs, text and video pictures using just one telephone line. This distance learning package, to be set up by the Ngee443 words
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226 1991-09-21 4 A BURGLAR who stole more $1.2 million in cash and valuables from 2M homes was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to be given 12 strokes of the eane on Wednesday. Koh Soo Lin, 31, who pleaded guilty226 words
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Article, Illustration505 1991-09-21 5 Audrey Wong - By Audrey Wong FIRST, her leg was amputated when she was 16. Then she suffered from heart problems for three years. Now, she has just left the hospital after becoming Singapore’s fourth heart transplant recipient. Struggle is nothing new to Miss Tan505 words
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338 1991-09-21 5 FROM September next year, foreign publications with a circulation of over 10,000 copies in Singapore will not be allowed to carry cigarette and tobacco advert isement£. In a statement on Monday. the Health Ministry said this was338 words
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Article, Illustration483 1991-09-21 5 Serene Lim - 13th World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics By Serene Lim US-based specialist returns yearly to lecture on endoscopic surgery FROM well-known pop musician to equally well-known reproductive surgeon and endoscopist. In the *****, when he was still a medical student, Dr Charles Koh was483 words
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414 1991-09-21 5 THERE will be better selection and training of junior commanders with the decentralisation of basic military training in the Singapore Armed Forces. The current basic military training centres, the School of Basic Military Training and the Infantry Training Depot, will cease to exist.414 words
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377 1991-09-21 6 Court nullifies 18-month ban NATIONAL sprinter Haron Mundlr won his case on Tuesday against the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) for slapping him with an 18-month ban for aborting a trip to Japan V 2 years ago. The Judicial Commissioner, Mr G. P.377 words
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Article, Illustration929 1991-09-21 6 ELENA CHONG - By ELENA CHONG A HIGH COURT judge on Tuesday reserved his harshest criticism on the banning of national sprinter Haron Mundir for Singapore Amateur Athletic Association (SAAA) president Loh Lin Kok and its disciplinary committee secretary Captain M P. Selvarajan Judicial Commissioner G. PPicture by ALPHONSO CHAN - 929 words
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484 1991-09-21 6 Tan Sung - Conversion charges ‘grossly out of proportion’ to local members' By Tan Sung THE on-going saga between the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) and its landlord, the Public Utilities Board (PUB), over proposed changes to the club has taken a further twist. SICC’s484 words
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253 1991-09-21 6 TWO tourists, who denied that they had intended to have sex in Parliament House in the early hours of last Friday, were each fined $250 for criminal trespass. Students James Hamo Thorneycroft, 22, a New Zealander, and Australian Sarah Jane Atkins, 19,253 words
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Article, Illustration709 1991-09-21 8 SIX young officer cadets have won the prestigious Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarships this year. Five of them received their certificates of appointment and ceremonial swords from Defence Minister Dr Yeo Ning Hong last Saturday They are Ang Heng. Chia Choon Hoong, Perry709 words
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Article, Illustration538 1991-09-21 8 TAMPINES Junior College student Lim Tze Chien showed that simple speaking was the key to winning an international speech competition. The 16-year-old beat contestants from 10 other countries to win the Plain English Speaking Award in Melbourne earlier this month. He was the538 words
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NEWSFRONT
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94 1991-09-21 8 SINGAPORE'S Ambassador to the United States. Mr S. R. Nathan, is now recuperating from a quadruple by-pass heart operation at the Singapore General Hospital. He was operated on on Sept 12 and left the intensive care unit last Saturday. The Ministry of Foreign94 words
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141 1991-09-21 8 A MIX of Peranakan carved columns and wooden carved furniture and Western colonial decor makes Duxton Hotel, Singapore's first boutique hotel, different from ordinary hotels The boutique hotel, which is a small-sized hotel offering a highly personalised service, opens its doors at141 words
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Article, Illustration105 1991-09-21 8 AN 18-YEAR-OLD mass communications student. Miss Jasheen Jayakody, was crowned Miss Singapore World at a beauty contest last Saturday. She beat 15 others and will represent Singapore in the Miss World Pageant in Puerto Rico in December. Among the prizes she won was105 words
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Article, Illustration131 1991-09-21 8 A FORMER Singapore Airlines stewardess, Peggy Teo Boon Lan, 23 (right) was on Monday fined $lO,OOO and ordered to pay a penalty of $5,400 for smuggling gold from Singapore into Kathmandu. Nepal. She pleaded guilty. A district court heard that she corruptly received131 words
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869 1991-09-21 9 Serene Lim - Hotel and its 24-hour business centre a favourite with businessmen By Serene Lim PAST reputation and a premium address aside, what else does it take for a Singapore hotel to be consistently ranked among the best in the world? For the Shangri-La Hotel,869 words
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Article, Illustration229 1991-09-21 9 THEY all behaved like adults parading around the stage with their male escorts, doing their curtsies and singing their songs. But one could hardly blame them if they broke down and cried for Mummy. After all, they were just 3Mi to six-year-olds vying229 words
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Article, Illustration1080 1991-09-21 9 Godfrey Robert - SPORTSFRONT THE SPORTS EDITOR SAYS ...'flfe. By Godfrey Robert THE Barcelona Olympic Under-23 soccer squad registered some creditable results in Pyongyang and Beijing and the Under-16 Lion City Cup team qualified for last Sunday’s final against Myanmar at Toa Payoh. But Singapore's1,080 words
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Advertisement294 1991-09-21 7 We CAN’T SHOW YOU WHAT YOU’LL BE WORKING ON, BUT THIS IS THE TECHNOLOGY YOU MAY BE UP AGAINST m y inUmni xwHmm It’s quite a challenge isn't it. In tact the idea of designing a circuit board for a new VCR pales to insignificance compared to the technology involved294 words
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MALAYSIA
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629 1991-09-21 10 Kalimullah; Hasaan - No need to fear attack, Malaysian Armed Forces Chief tells Singapore By Kalimullah Hasaan KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Armed Forces Chief Tan Sri Hashim Ali said on Monday that Malaysia and Singapore could have better relations in future if both countries were sincere In629 words
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Article, Illustration285 1991-09-21 10 NF does not believe in a ‘total mandate’ KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will continue with its open and liberal style of government to accommodate the opposition as the present system had contributed to a healthy democracy. Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said. The National Front285 words
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154 1991-09-21 10 Bemama KUALA LUMPUR Member nations of the Five-Pow-er Defence Arrangements (FPDA) will hold a combined “live" air defence exercise in Malaysian and Singapore airspace from Oct 1 to 4. A Ministry of Defence statement said the exercise would be conducted by the Butterworth-basedBemama - 154 words
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465 1991-09-21 10 165 candidates to fight for remaining 54 seats AFP KUALA LUMPUR Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud's ruling coalition won two seats that were unopposed when nominations for polls to the east Malaysian state's expanded 56-member legislature closed last Saturday. MrAFP - 465 words
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195 1991-09-21 10 Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia planned to privatise its national Bernama news agency as part of efforts to make it profitable, Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said. The Economic Planning Unit, responsible for Malaysia's privatisation programme, was studying the terms of reference for divestingReuter. - 195 words
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Article, Illustration276 1991-09-21 10 NST, Bernama PENANG Former jockey R Rajoo was seriously wounded after he was shot by a man in Peel Road here on Wednesday Deputy OCPD (Crime) Superintendent Abdul Halim Ahmad said Mr Rajoo, 43, was admitted to a private hospital here He saidNST,; Bernama - 276 words
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123 1991-09-21 10 KUALA LUMPUIR Some 9,720 foreign investors and professionals have been granted 10-year permanent resident status in Malaysia, according to a Malaysian Chinese newspaper. The government was also granting special concessions to foreign investors, reported the Sin Chew Jit Poh on Wednesday, quoting Parliamentary123 words
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92 1991-09-21 11 Ping IJn - Ping IJn. KI'ALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government may segregate Aids sufferers to a restricted zone or an Island to prevent the spread of the deadly disease. The Health Ministry has been asked to look Into this suggestion, which was among several others92 words
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323 1991-09-21 11 Set up special funds to publish books, Anwar urges NST. KUALA LUMPUR corporations, especially financial institutions, should set up special funds to promote Bahasa Malaysia by publishing books, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday. Speaking at the prizepresentation ceremony of anNST. - 323 words
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237 1991-09-21 11 Bernama. MEXICO CITY Malaysia and Mexico are looking into the possibility of establishing air links to promote closer economic and trade ties. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said here on Wednesday the two countries were keen to enhance relations,Bernama. - 237 words
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ASEAN
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Article, Illustration425 1991-09-21 11 US lease on Subic extended until referendum AP, Reuter UPI and AFP. MANILA The Philippine government on Tuesday withdrew a notice closing the United States Subic Bay naval base, effectively extending the stay of US troops indefinitely. President Corazon Aquino said no new notice wouldAP,; Reuter; UPI and; AFP.; Reuter picture. - 425 words
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152 1991-09-21 11 AFP. BANGKOK The Thai government is considering asking private firms here to adopt staggered working hours in a bid to ease traffic congestion during rush hours in the Thai capital, an official of a special committee on traffic said. Bangkok streetsAFP. - 152 words
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Article182 1991-09-21 11 Reuter. BANGKOK A court in Thailand had sentenced two Nigerians to death for heroin smuggling. PoUce said on Wednesday that a third Nigerian was given life Imprisonment by the court on Tuesday. The three men were arrested with more than 3 kg of heroin at BangkokReuter. - 182 words
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453 1991-09-21 11 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent JAKARTA The pilgrimage by President Suharto and his family to Mecca is set to be released as a film next month and is intended to serve as a "manual" for would-be pilgrims to the Holy453 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article668 1991-09-21 12 SFPTEMBFR 21. 1991 THE defeat of the Social Democrats in Sweden's election on Sunday is being widely regarded as the end of an era. Over the past six decades, the party had turned the Nordic country into the bastion of social democracy in the world, giving668 words
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Article642 1991-09-21 12 SEPTEMBER 20. 1991 PEDRA Branca, an island at the eastern entrance to the Straits of Singapore on which Horsburgh Lighthouse stands, has been administered by Singapore for more than 1(X) years. That was more or less how matters stood till 1979, when the Malaysian government published a642 words
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Article644 1991-09-21 12 SEPTEMBER 19. 1991 DEPUTY Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong made an important point on Wednesday night when he spoke about the need for the Government to pay equal heed to the interests of all racial, language and religious groups. Speaking at a Chinese Press Club dinner,644 words
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933 1991-09-21 12 Tan Sai Siong - Viewpoint By Tan Sai Siong Oxymorons are infectious. Colleague Agnes Chen used one in Business Times to describe what she felt was the tragedy of the ruling party and the electorate talking at crosspurposes. She wrote: “If it weren’t so tragic, it would933 words
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Article, Illustration757 1991-09-21 13 Thousands of Indian foreign workers descend on Serangoon Road every Sunday evening to shop, meet friends and talk. M. Nirmala mingled in the throng while Chua Mui Hoong talked to Singaporeans who live and work in the area. FOREIGN workerPicture by WAN SENG YIP. - 757 words
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616 1991-09-21 13 WHEN Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong visited the Cairnhill ward of Kampong Glam GRC before the General Election on Aug 31. Serangoon Road residents told him about the Sunday evening human crush around the Zhujiao centre.616 words
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INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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Article, Illustration1583 1991-09-21 14 Did the result of the General Election on Aug 31 show up Members of Parliament who did not work hard enough in their constituencies? Did the voters care at all about their MPs’ work in the wards? Bertha Henson and Cephah Tan report. HERE is1,583 words
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83 1991-09-21 14 YES, stories and jokes about the General Election are still being bandied about. Can we not help but contribute a couple 9 What was the silliest question asked during the General Election? A reporter to Mr Lew Syn Pau, MP for Tanglin: How83 words
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Article102 1991-09-21 14 ONE other piece of election statistic for the record book: Tanglin, which saw a three-cornered fight between the PAP, the SDP and an independent candidate, had the lowest voter turnout only 80.7 per cent compared to the 90-plus per cent for the other wards. Could it be102 words
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127 1991-09-21 14 WHO are the most ardent supporters of Mr Goh Chok Tong? According to some academics, the answer is: themselves. “We must be the people who love him most," university sociologist Chua Beng Huat told a group of 80 academics and professionals who attended127 words
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Article, Illustration67 1991-09-21 14 SINGAPORE Democratic Party leader Chiam See Tong was recently overheard joking with his party colleague, Mr Cheo Chai Chen (above), the newly-elected MP for Nee Soon Central: “So, Cheo, you are now the only bachelor in Parliament. What are you going to do about it?” Mr Cheo's67 words
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Article75 1991-09-21 14 THE defeated Singapore Democratic Party candidate for Ulu Pandan, Mr Ashleigh Seow, conceded openly to reporters recently that he felt handicapped during his campaigning by his inability to speak Mandarin. But perhaps not for long. He has asked a party mate to scout around for75 words
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Article, Illustration1036 1991-09-21 15 Han Fook Kwang - THINKING ALOUD Han Fook Kwang ONE fallout of the General Election is that the Government is likely to pay more attention to the voices of the silent majority the so-called HDB heart landers. It is part of the post-elec-tion1,036 words
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440 1991-09-21 15 Sunny Goh - Congratulatory ads for MPs appear but in Chinese papers only POLL WATCH Sunny Goh THEY started appearing in all shapes and sizes in the Chinese language newspapers two days after the General Election. The first, from organisations and supporters of Dr Koh Lip Lin, was a half-page advertisement in Lianhe440 words
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Article5561 1991-09-21 16 TRANSACTION DATE: SEPTEMBER 20, 1991 Gr's 1991 Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Net High Low Cod* Company Sale Of'000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E I INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 285 162 1000 Acma 198 -2 13 199 194 194 199 10 ON 13.1 255 180 1142 Alex5,561 words
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431 1991-09-21 17 The weekly share market report THE local stock market saw another largely featureless trading last week despite the debut of property related Scotts Holdings on the bourse. For the week. The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 37.14 points, below the psychologically important 1,380 level431 words
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Article161 1991-09-21 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index dropped 37.14 points on the week to *****5 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1404 67 (-11 02) 25.83m (J49 21m) Tuesday 1394 88 (-9 79) 27 59m (*54.51m) Wednesday 1385 34 (-9 54) 34 72m (*68 89m) Thursday 1384 83161 words
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Article678 1991-09-21 17 Friday S.pl 20 HKt 1 Amoy Propertias 4 775 +0075 Allied Oversees 0.75 -6002 Asia Sec Int'l 1 59 -60 02 Allied TW 0 79 +0.03 Bond Corp Int'l 081 001 Bond Corp Aar 91 0 12 unch Bank o* EA 18 70 +0 60 Cavendisn 360 0 025678 words
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542 1991-09-21 18 TO MEET rising demand for electricity, the Public Utilities Board •will need to invest an average $9OO million a year in the next five years on power supply infrastructure almost double that spent in the last six542 words
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Article566 1991-09-21 18 AUDITED RESULTS Company Ml Year Croup Net Net earnings Crete ann to protlt/lM* <L) per share (*.*mend COOO) (cents) Km f n Sap 11 Mr 91 $9 063(*****7) 41,61) 6(5) Johan Kags See S Jen 91 M$9 *****/911) The H Glass S<0 6 Mir 91 $5 S4#(17 3/9}566 words
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Article275 1991-09-21 18 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to ons unit ot foreign currency Buying CD Selling US dollar 1.6790 1.7010 1 Sterling pound 2.8875 2.9495 Australian dollar 1.3142 ***** 1 3617 1 Canadian dollar 1.5040 NZ dollar 0 6706 1 0036 j Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian275 words
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406 1991-09-21 18 BT. TOP civil servants of Singapore and the US are working towards the conclusion of a bilateral framework agreement by Oct 11, a target set to coincide with a planned visit by United States Trade Representative Carla HilLs. If the TradeBT. - 406 words
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Article340 1991-09-21 18 Manager's prices for September 21 23 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.17 —1 25 The Saving fund 101-108 S'pore Prog fund 0 44 0 4/id Spore Sec fund 0 75- 0 80 Spore Invest fund 083-0 88 Spore Equity fund 0 57-061 Asia Unit Trust Mai Invest fund340 words
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370 1991-09-21 18 HO CHI MINH CITY Singapore has become the second largest Asean investor in Vietnam, while East Asia's biggest spender, Taiwan, has pipped France to become the largest foreign investor in this emerging economy. Officials in charge of foreign investments say Singapore companies370 words
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547 1991-09-21 19 Leslie Yee - OCBC Bank is second Big Four bank to lower prime rate to 7.25% By Leslie Yee LOCAL bank interest rates, which have softened in the last two months, are likely to continue on a downward trend for the rest547 words
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Article241 1991-09-21 19 VARTA Batteries’ new Batam investment, the $2.5-mil-lion PT Varta Batteries, will help to boost output by its Singapore plant, which is already the world’s largest button cell manufacturer Opening the Batam plant on Monday, Indonesian Junior Minister for Industry Tunky Ariwibowo said: ‘‘We need241 words
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Article, Illustration248 1991-09-21 19 MR FOCK SIEW WAH. the former president and chief executive officer of Overseas Union Bank Ltd (OUB) who is currently an adviser to a few banks, was appointed special adviser to the Minister of Finance on Monday. He will advise the248 words
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Article835 1991-09-21 19 Currant Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year A lei Hides 50c 6%(b) Sep 4 Sep 16 Sep 30 6% 6% AMDS 50c 35%(b) Sep 13 Sep 27 Oct 25 3.5% 25% Ammo 20c 5%TE(I) Oct 14 Oct 24 Nov835 words
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Article129 1991-09-21 19 Company Rights Issue Idris Hyd Four-for-five (a M$0 65 per share Ex-date Jul 25 Books close: Aug 8 Acceptance Payment Sep 17 Samanda HM(s One-for two (a MSI 80 per share Ex-date Jul 30 Books close Aug 14 Acceptance Payment Sep 25 Tat Lee Finance One-tor-one <« $160129 words
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Article509 1991-09-21 19 Company Rights Issue Aw Pic Land One-for two M$0 65 per share Aftance Tech One-tor one <„ $1 00 per share Bottor Issue of $90 978m nominal amount of 35% Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991/% with 15 489m detachable warrants on the basis of $2 nomma' amount of509 words
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349 1991-09-21 20 Gerry de Silva - Businessman Thangathurai started legal action in Cleveland district court By Gerry de Silva BUSINESSMAN T. Thangathurai has taken out a USIl-biUion S$1 67-bil-lion > suit against two of his joint-venture partners in the Desaru resort projeet Japanese contractor Kajima Corp and349 words
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Article, Illustration605 1991-09-21 20 Koh Bee Ann - By Koh Bee Ann METRO Holdings remains committed to its core business of retailing, said its managing director, Mr Steven Goh. He dismissed rumours in the market that the group was withdrawing from retailing operations in an interview with605 words
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361 1991-09-21 20 Phua Kok Kim - By Phua Kok Kim SWITZERLAND’S Nestle group will start its first soy sauce powder production venture in Singapore by the end of the year. Mr Dennis Khoo, the corporate affairs manager of Nestle Singapore, said the food group has invested $lB361 words
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269 1991-09-21 20 PETROCHEMICAL investments in Singapore are expected to double or even triple from $2 billion as at end-1989 to between $4 billion and $6 billion by the year 2000, said Mr Chew Heng Ching, deputy chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee269 words
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293 1991-09-21 20 THE transport industry should invest in information technology and pay attention to improving service quality and human resources if Singapore is to stay ahead as an international transport and distribution hub, said Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan. Speaking at Tuesday’s opening of293 words
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Advertisement1125 1991-09-21 21 O-T 0~» Central Provident Fund Board Applications arc invited for appointment as INFORMATION SYSTEMS OFFICER THE BOARD'S COMPUTER INSTALLATION The Board operates IBM 3090 and 4381 mainframe computers with MVS/XA, VM/IIPO, DOS/VSH, VTAM, CICS, IDMS/R, Daubasc Machine and Local Area Network. REQUIREMENTS A degree preferably in Computer Science from a1,125 words
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Advertisement711 1991-09-21 22 if VI The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition .<<< &;:;•> CAREERS IN SINGAPORE AIRLINES Singapore Airlines invites applications for the following positions: ACCOUNTANTS REQUIREMENTS You should have an honours degree or equivalent professional qualification in Accountancy. Preference will be given to those with 2-3 years post-graduate experience in accounting, auditing711 words
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375 1991-09-21 23 I REFER to Mr Anand Arumugam’s letter “Being No. 1 not all, we must be gracious too” (ST Weekly Overseas Edition, Aug 17). As an overseas student from Singapore. I was quite upset with some of the eomments he made in his letter.375 words
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326 1991-09-21 23 AM an American who has been working in Singapore for the past nine months. Since I have been here. I have heard a barrage of aspersions cast at “Western decadence”. If local morals are falling, blame it on the West. If a326 words
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339 1991-09-21 23 THE current debate on the R(A) rating for movies is disheartening. When R-rated movies hit local screens, those protesting against it most loudly were those who felt that the values and morals of the younger generation would be corrupted339 words
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332 1991-09-21 23 I REFER to the letter “Don’t blame the West for moral slide" by John Carpenter (see adjacent leter). Historically, the concept of "the permissive society" emerged in Europe and North America during the late 1950 s and early 19b0s. It arose from332 words
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Advertisement165 1991-09-21 23 BH 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. The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS165 words
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575 1991-09-21 24 It must balance interests of all main groups: Teng Cheong THE English-educated must be more tolerant now and understand that the Government cannot fulfil all their needs without regard to the needs of other groups, said Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong.575 words
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Article, Illustration475 1991-09-21 24 MORE than 10,000 people turned up for a jog and walk through the newly completed Central Expressway tunnels on Sunday morning. Some had gathered at the starting point, the entrance near Bukit Timah Road, from as early as 6.30 am soPicture by ALPHONSO CHAN. - 475 words