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Title Section21 1991-09-28 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 33/8/9121 words
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Article, Illustration841 1991-09-28 1 Sumiko Tan - PM: Chinese-educated feel neglected; bread-and-butter issues will be focus By Sumiko Tan THE Government will review its policies over the next two to three months to see how best they can be presented, especially to lower-income Chinesespeaking Singaporeans. Mr Goh Chok Tong said on841 words
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538 1991-09-28 1 Hong Yap Koon - By Yap Koon Hong TEN more Singaporeans have been infected by the Aids virus in July and August bringing the total number so far this year to 30, almost twice as many as the 17 cases reported for the whole of last year.538 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration959 1991-09-28 2 Zuraidah Ibrahim - Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s interview with Singapore journalists on the General Election Reports by Zuraidah Ibrahim ALMA ATA Singapore's General Election on Aug 31 has shown that the Government must refocus and pay greater attention to the Chi-nese-educated who formcentral market in Raimbeck Street last Saturday. Picture by YOONti CHOON HWA of Lianhe Zaobao. - 959 words
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579 1991-09-28 2 ALMA ATA Mr Lee Kuan Yew said on Sunday that there was now a distinct working class in Singapore which was at the bottom 20 to 30 per cent of the educational ladder. The needs of this group and how these579 words
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305 1991-09-28 2 MR GOH Chok Tong has to draw his own lessons on why his assessment that the ground was sweet did not actually translate into votes at the General Election, said the Senior Minister on Sunday. Asked if he thought that305 words
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454 1991-09-28 2 THE Government might have paid undue attention to the English-educated because of the reading habits of ministers who did not read the Chinese newspapers and thus were not fully aware of Chinese ground sentiments. Giving this assessment on Sunday, Senior Minister454 words
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603 1991-09-28 3 Chinese-educated who feel left out must be reached THE People's Action Party must change its total political management and reach out to Chinese-educated Singaporeans who feel left out, said Information and the Arts Minister George Yeo. In an interview with the BBC’s603 words
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Article, Illustration498 1991-09-28 3 THE Attorney-General is to start legal action against Opposition Candidate P. Gopalan Nair for alleged contempt of court over remarks he made at an election rally questioning the independence of the Subordinate Court judiciary. The remarks constituted ‘‘a scandalous allegation that498 words
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Article, Illustration514 1991-09-28 3 Chua Chong Jin - By Chua Chong Jin THE new Singapore International School in Hongkong has begun negotiating with the Education Department there for a new and better site. It is now operating from temporary premises in Kennedy Town, on the western side of HongkongPicture by JACKY HO. - 514 words
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321 1991-09-28 3 Foo Choy Peng - Foo Choy Peng. HONGKONG About 3,000 Hongkong families have relocated to Singapore in the last two years under the Government’s policy of attracting foreign skills and talent, Brigadier-General (Res) George Yeo said last Friday. The Minister for321 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration610 1991-09-28 4 Chua Chong Jin - By Chua Chong Jin "POPIAH King” Sam Goi hopes that his $1 million donation of eight sculptures of Chinese legendary heroes will not end up as just another backdrop for photographs of radiant brides. He wants the granite statues. unveiled by610 words
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277 1991-09-28 4 A COMPUTERISED ticketing system which allows movie-goers to select the best seats and to book them one week in advance is among the many exciting features of Asia’s first 10cinema complex here. The $37 million Golden Village-Yishun 10 in Yishun New277 words
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395 1991-09-28 4 L«ong Chan Taik - Department involved in projects in HK, Pakistan, Fiji and Philippines By L«ong Chan Taik THE Public Works Department’s expertise in airport planning and design is increasingly being tapped overseas. Experts in the department were recently asked to take part in airport expansion projects395 words
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473 1991-09-28 4 A RECRUITMENT talk on jobs in the civil service attracted some 600 students who squeezed on the steps and crammed the back of the university lecture theatre where it was held. Most of those interviewed found the array of473 words
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Article, Illustration147 1991-09-28 4 SINGAPORE students studying overseas will get a comprehensive picture of the job opportunities back home in a special supplement of The Straits Times Weekly (Overseas Edition) on Oct 5. Called Singapore Scenes, it is targeted at Singapore students abroad as well147 words
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Article, Illustration546 1991-09-28 5 Communication very clear, say all who tried it THE world’s first global sky telephone service, Singapore Airlines' Celestel, took to the skies on Wednesday. And those who tried out the phones said that communication through them was very clear. Passengers on the Celes-tel-fitted546 words
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216 1991-09-28 5 GLORIA Estefan, Miami’s queen of conga, will perform at the Indoor Stadium on Nov 20 as part of her Into The Light world tour. This is the American pop star’s first tour since she was almost paralysed in a traffic accident216 words
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Article401 1991-09-28 5 SINGAPORE homes may soon receive an additional news source in the form of BBC World Service Television (WSTV). Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo said on Tuesday that talks were underway with HutchVision, the Hongkong company which will transmit WSTV 7 across401 words
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Article, Illustration542 1991-09-28 5 Mathew Pereira - By Mathew Pereira FORTY drug addict inmates will be wearing electronic ankle bracelets from Monday. The devices, which monitor the addicts’ movements, will allow inmates from drug rehabilitation centres under the Day Release Scheme to go home to their families after542 words
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327 1991-09-28 5 Ni keyi xue Huayu, tongshi you keyi weixiao. This Hanyu Pinyin statement, “you can learn Mandarin and smile at the same time”, represents the lighthearted approach adopted for this year’s Speak Mandarin campaign. Mr Ho Kah Leong, chairman of the committee to327 words
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Article, Illustration665 1991-09-28 6 But judge says jail would be ‘too harsh' Crash which killed father and son A TEACHER, who knocked down a father and son. had her punishment for negligent driving increased by an appeal court from a fine of $5,000 to $lO,OOO.665 words
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284 1991-09-28 6 THE retirement age for all 800 executives of Singapore Airlines has been raised from 55 to 60. In a statement on Thursday, SIA said that it had signed an agreement, retroactive to Aug 1, with the Air Transport Executive284 words
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565 1991-09-28 6 Rav Dhaliwai - By Rav Dhaliwai DESPITE the earlier gloomy forecasts for the travel trade, the average hotel occupancy rate has risen to about 80 per cent, and hotels expect to close the year with an even healthier rate of up to 85 per cent. The565 words
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Article, Illustration125 1991-09-28 6 NEW ARRIVAL AT THE ZOO MEET Ah Meng’s first grandson, the first baby orang utan in South-east Asia and in Singapore whose parents were also born in captivity. Its parents were Medan and Kamal, 10-year-old orangutans who were both born in the125 words
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758 1991-09-28 7 Tay Cheng Khoon - ‘Club may get concessions, but takeover is necessary’ Proposed PUB takeover of SICC By Tay Cheng Khoon THE Government has emphasised the need for it to take a rational and politically defensible position in its dealings with golf clubs. This includes its758 words
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372 1991-09-28 7 Eileen Lau - By Eileen Lau WANTED: A Singaporean doctor game enough to trek across Mongolian deserts on horseback and live on yak meat and fermented mare’s milk for 10 weeks. Colonel John Blashford Snell, the director-general of Britain’s Operation Raleigh (OR), was here last week372 words
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Article, Illustration539 1991-09-28 7 THE Five-Powe. Defence Arrangements (FPDA) will continue to be an important insurance and reassurance policy for the region as a whole, Britain’s Defence Secretary Tom King said on Tuesday. He reaffirmed Britain’s commitment to the FPDA and said it was not affected by the539 words
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Article, Illustration462 1991-09-28 8 3,500 drive through in first hour SINGAPORE'S first two underground road tunnels opened to traffic last Saturday, taking the first curious motorists smoothly under congested Orchard Road in record time. Opening the tunnels, from Bukit Timah Road to Chin Swee Road, National Development MinisterPicture by DOMINIC WONG. - 462 words
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Article, Illustration785 1991-09-28 8 Rav Dhaliwal - By Rav Dhaliwal THE GOVERNMENT has opted for a smart-card Electronic Road Pricing system in its invitation for a new round of tenders for the scheme The ERP smart card may become a nationwide card used for banking, transport, retail, orGraphics adapted from drawings by Thomson-CSF - 785 words
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209 1991-09-28 8 SINGAPOREANS travelling to the United States still need to apply for a visa, although Singapore meets at least two of three criteria needed for the Visa Waiver Pilot Programme. The programme, which already has eight partici- pating countries, will209 words
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191 1991-09-28 8 THE Housing Board Is raising Its Income ceilings for purchases of HDB flats to take Into account the wage Increases of applicants since Its last revision of the ceilings In 1181. Announcing this In a statement last Friday, the HDB said that191 words
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479 1991-09-28 9 Serene Lim - 13th World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics By Serene Lim THE sex lives of Greek women, abortion as the most popular form of family planning in the Soviet Union and the treatment of sexual problems in Singapore males. These were among the more interesting479 words
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Article, Illustration176 1991-09-28 9 A CORONER on Monday recorded an open verdict on the death of former beauty queen Alice Woon Yoke Kwee, who fell from the 16th storey of a block of flats this year. The body of Madam Woon, 45, who was Miss176 words
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Article, Illustration254 1991-09-28 9 A BRANCH of the ritzy New York jewellery shop, Tiffany, opened in Singapore last week. Located at the shopping arcade of the newly-re-opened Raffles Hotel at Beach Road, the outlet has a collection of exquisite jewellery, sterling silver trinkets, clocks, pens,254 words
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Article424 1991-09-28 9 SPORTSFRONT THE Malaysia Cup Semi-Pro curtain Km fallen prematurely on the Singapore soccer team this year. It failed to qualify for the quarter-finals. However, estimated figures of gate collection show that attendances at the National Stadium were among the best In recent years. S. GULAM of424 words
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Article, Illustration624 1991-09-28 9 A FIRST-HALF flurry was transformed into a secondhalf flourish which bore four goals for Singapore at the National Stadium last Saturday night. That buried Penang and kept the Lions in the First Division of soccer's Semi-Pro League for next season. While Warren624 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration297 1991-09-28 10 NST KUALA LUMPUR More than 2.000 people were forced to evacuate their fiomes in 10 villages in Selangor following a thunderstorm that caused flash floods in Cheras and Hulu Langat on Tuesday. At least three houses were swept away by theNST; NST picture. - 297 words
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569 1991-09-28 10 Bernama NEW YORK Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said that democracy would have no meaning for developing countries if their people were consistently subjected to economic instability and manipulation by the democratic powers In his address to the United NationsBernama - 569 words
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306 1991-09-28 10 Ismail Kassim - By Ismail Kassim KUALA LUMPUR Fighting inflation has become the government’s main concern as the country strives towards its goal of becoming an industrialised nation within the next three decades, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday. To preserve price306 words
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345 1991-09-28 10 Sarawak election KUCHING National Front leaders nave warned of potential racial clashes in the state like the 1969 race riots in peninsular Malaysia if Sarawakians voted along racial lines in state polls tomorrow. “I hope and 1 pray our leaders345 words
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198 1991-09-28 10 PENANG Radio and Television Malaysia (RTM) would introduce a new service. known as Subscription News Services (SNS), and not TV4 or a new television station, Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat said on Tuesday. He said the government had no plans to approve the198 words
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189 1991-09-28 10 ABOUT 95 per cent, or over 2.3 million of the 2.4 million people who had applied for Malaysian citizenship over the past 30 years, were successful in their applications, yesterday’s Sin Chew Jit Poh reported. This was disclosed by Home Affairs189 words
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171 1991-09-28 11 AFP. KUALA LUMPUR The Speaker of the Malacca state legislative assembly has offered government and opposition legislators two pairs of boxing gloves and invited them to slug it out. Speaker Abu Zahar Ithnin made the unusual suggestion during an uproar over the government’sAFP. - 171 words
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478 1991-09-28 11 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Health Ministry has ordered an immediate probe into how a 65-year-old patient at the Universiti Hospital was given blood contaminated with the Aids virus. Health Minister Datuk l.ee Kim Sai said on Monday that the case might be referred478 words
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303 1991-09-28 11 AP, Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR A one-year-old boy, believed to be the son of a prostitute, has become the first infant to die of Aids in Malaysia, Health Minister Lee Kim Sai said on Thursday. The ministry was trying toAP,; Reuter. - 303 words
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179 1991-09-28 11 AP, Bernama. JOHOR BARU A couple and three others, including a Singaporean, were sentenced to death by the High Court here on Monday for trafficking in 4,218.7 g of heroin. Soong Sing King, 45, his wife, Kee Hooi Kee, 44, Singaporean LimAP,; Bernama. - 179 words
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ASEAN
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Article, Illustration396 1991-09-28 11 Tan Lian Choo - Beijing wants stronger ties with Tokyo, Li Peng tells Anand By Tan Lian Choo Bangkok Correspondent BANGKOK China sees an important role for Japan in a new world order and wants relations between Beijing and Tokyo to be strengthened for this reason.Reuter picture. - 396 words
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Article, Illustration172 1991-09-28 11 ‘Neither would it become a secular state" AFP. JAKARTA Indonesia will not become a Muslim state although the government will continue to pursue policies promoting religion as an important part of the nation’s life, according to President Suharto. “Ours will not becomeAFP. - 172 words
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209 1991-09-28 11 AFP. BANGKOK Thailand’s former Prime Minister, General Chatichai Choonhavan, ousted in a bloodless military coup in February, has resigned as leader of the Chart Thai Party, party officials said last Saturday. The party formally accepted his resignation last Friday and would hold an– AFP. - 209 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article668 1991-09-28 12 SEPTEMBER 28. 199 1 IN THE seeming quiet on the trade front, the first rumblings of distant thunder could be heard by anyone who listened to a recent speech given in Singapore by the visiting French Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Mr Jean-Noel Jeanneney. Speaking668 words
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Article654 1991-09-28 12 SEPTEMBER 26 1991 IF the question was purely what it asks whether Japanese troops can be sent overseas on United Nations peacekeeping missions it is hard to see how the answer could be “no”. While Japan’s peace Constitution, committed to preventing a return to654 words
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Article672 1991-09-28 12 SEPTEMBER 23. 1991 ALMOST one year has passed since a scheme to allow foreign stockbrokers to fully own a seat on the Stock Exchange of Singapore was announced by Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu amidst much fanfare at a seminar in Tokyo. But nothing more on672 words
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901 1991-09-28 12 Tan Sai Siong - Viewpoint By Tan Sai Siong WHAT, you are going to write about her based on only one interview in The Straits Times? someone asked, when he heard that 1 was planning to extol the fortitude of Miss Tan Chwee Suan, 31, in this901 words
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ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration2265 1991-09-28 13 Last year, pawnshops in Singapore lent an all-time high of $7OO million. What does this say about the spend- ing habits of some Singaporeans and what is the dark side of being in debt? Ravi Veloo finds out. THE long-sleeved man slips into the pawnshop in2,265 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, Illustration1524 1991-09-28 14 With four opposition members in the new Parliament, will Nominated MPs (NMPs) be irrele- vant? Or will non-parti-san voices be even more necessary in the House? Sumiko Tan reports. FEW MPs have forgotten the sound and fury that erupted when the controversial Nominated MP Bill1,524 words
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OFF-THERECORD
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Article88 1991-09-28 14 WHAT’S the difference between a diplomat and a lady? Mr Sidek Saniff, the Minister of State for Education, had this to say at a university convocation dinner last week: When a diplomat says "yes", he means "maybe" If he says "maybe”, he means “no" And88 words
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Article45 1991-09-28 14 OVERHEARD: Some Chinese-educated professionals are apparently thinking of setting up an organisation a la the Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP). Such an organisation, we hear, will not only help Chinese-educated Singaporeans, but also those in the lower income group.45 words
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Article, Illustration98 1991-09-28 14 A MAN of the people will always be a man of the people whether in Singapore or China. During his recent state visit to China, President Wee Kim Wee and top Chinese and Singapore officials went on an enjoyable four-hour cruise on the famous Lijiang. After98 words
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Article104 1991-09-28 14 ATTENDANCE at the National University of Singapore Society’s forum on the General Election last Friday was so good that some people ended up sitting on the floor Considering that representatives of the People’s Action Party, Singapore Democratic Party and Workers’ Party were there, the event104 words
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Article95 1991-09-28 14 AS SINGAPOREANS become more demanding, MPs are discovering the truism that life is no bed of roses. A PAP MP recently told us that more and more letters of complaint residents sent to him are marked "cc” to the Prime Minister’s Office no matter95 words
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Article, Illustration589 1991-09-28 15 ASSOCIATE Professor Maurice Choo wanted to break into stride as a Nominated MP the way an athlete ran a race. As the 40-year heart specialist puts it: "I had intended to run the two years like a 400-metre race, but the race was589 words
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MONEY
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Article5511 1991-09-28 16 TRANSACTION DATE: SEPTEMBER 27, 1991 Gr's 1991 Tel Last Vol Day Last Quote Div Net High LOW Cods Company Sale +or000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E I INDUSTRIAL A COMMERCIAL 285 162 1000 Acma 200 cd unch 13 200 196 198 200 10 ON 13 2 2555,511 words
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390 1991-09-28 17 The weekly share market report WITH no fresh incentives to perk up investors' confidence, the local stock market looks destined to keep drifting over the next few weeks. Dealers said the dull and featureless trading on the bourse is likely to continue390 words
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Article141 1991-09-28 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Thnes MdwtrMl tadei taepped 5.44 paints In »0* to 1373.11. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1390.78 12.23) 16.66m (635.32m) Tuesday 1381.24 (-9.54) 18.32m ($4147m) Wednesday 1377 46 (—3 78) 25.23m (850 85m) Thursday 1371.96 (-5 50) 29.15m (865.74m) Friday 1373 11 1.15) 37141 words
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Article610 1991-09-28 17 Friday Saptambar 27 mt Amoy Propart ia$ 4925 +0.075 Allied OvtTWU 073 -0.01 Asia S*c Infl 1 54 -0.02 Allied TW 0 76 unch Bond Corp Int'l .076 •0.04 Bond Corp War 91 0 too -0 005 Bank o* EA 18 SO +0 10 Cavendish 3.60 unch 4-0.075 Cafe610 words
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421 1991-09-28 18 Doreen Siow - By Doreen Siow TO MAKE pricey golf clubs more easily accessible to the public, DBS Bank has come up with a scheme to provide financing for 100 per cent of the cost of memberships. But its scheme, the first by a local bank, is421 words
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Article542 1991-09-28 18 AUDITED RESULTS Company Data tear Group Not Not oarnmto Grata ann to proflt/looo (L) por tharo dividend COOOI I (coat!) Km tng Sop 11 Mai 91 69 063($13.4S7) 4 1(61) 6(5) lohan Htdgi SepS Ian 91 M69 9491(*****) IK# H GlatS Soph Mai 91 69.846(67.379 9 75(12 3)542 words
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Article, Illustration287 1991-09-28 18 THE first steel beam for the superstructure of the $5OO-million Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre the landmark of Suntec City in Marina Centre was installed on Wednesday. When completed in the middle of next year, the column-free convention hall287 words
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Article, Illustration170 1991-09-28 18 indicated rates September 27 1991 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to ona unit ot foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1.6795 1.7015 Sterling pound 2 8833 2 9453 Australian dollar 1.3053 1 3527 Canadian dollar 1 4697 1 5044 NZ dollar n<»7i 0 9699 Singapore dollars to 100170 words
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Article117 1991-09-28 18 Contract data: 27/9/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE USJ 4 7 /i 5 4 7 /i 4V4 4 7 /i 5>/« 1/10/91 AJ 8 '/4 8 ‘/4 8 ‘/4 8 V t 8H 6V4 1/10/91 NZJ 6V4 6H117 words
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243 1991-09-28 18 SFI acquires 20 stake in British food company IN A strategic move to penetrate Europe’s food market, Singapore Food Technologies (SFI) has gained a 20per cent stake in a British food company in a deal which also gives it the option to fully own the firm by the end of243 words
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178 1991-09-28 18 SINGAPORE and the European Community (EC) will jointly hold a seminar in the Republic to ease the perceived threat of a “Fortress Europe” and to set the stage for closer economic ties between the two. The Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry,178 words
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Article341 1991-09-28 18 Manager's pricaa for Saptambar 28 30 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.16— 1 24 The Savings fund 1 00—1 07 Spore Prog fund C 44—0 47xd S'pore Sec fund 0 75—0 80 S’pore Invest fund 0 83—0 88 S pore Equity Fund 057 SI Asia Unit Trust Mai341 words
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358 1991-09-28 19 Printing pact ‘unprecedented in S’pore’ TIMES Printers and SBC Enterprises has sealed a $2O-million three-year printing agreement, the first such long-term arrangement between the two groups. The pact was signed last Friday by Mr Kua Hong Pak, the president and chief executive358 words
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211 1991-09-28 19 ABOUT 3,600 foreign workers have gone for trade tests in the 12-month period following the announcement of the twotier levy scheme for foreign construction workers in June last year. According to the general manager of the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), Mr Lam211 words
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302 1991-09-28 19 THE face of decline of cities worldwide, global cities like Singapore will continue to thrive, said Mr John Naisbitt, author of the bestseller Megatrends and an adviser to many of the world's leading corporations. Speaking at the KPMG International Conference '9l on Monday,302 words
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Article1091 1991-09-28 19 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year Acma 5%TE(I) Oct 21 Oct 31 Nov 15 5%TE 10%TE A lei HM|t 50c 6Vb) Sep 4 Sep 16 Sep 30 6% 6% AMDS bOc 35%(b) Sep 13 Sep 27 Oct 251,091 words
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Article114 1991-09-28 19 Company Rights Issue Simanda HWgs One-tor two (a MSI 80 per share Ex-date Jut 30 Boohs close Aug 14 Acceptance Payment: Sep 25 Tit Lee Finance One-tor-one (a SI 60 per share Ex-date Aug 21 Books close Sep 2 Acceptance Payment Oct 8 Company Bonus Issue HTP HWgs114 words
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Article541 1991-09-28 19 Company Rights Issue l Asm Pic Land One-to'-two (a MSO 65 oer share Alliance Tech One-tor-one SI 00 per share Bolt or Issue of $90 978m nominal amount of 3 5% Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 1991 96 with 45 489m detachable warrants on the basis of $2 nomma'541 words
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Article, Illustration466 1991-09-28 20 Mary Kwang - Construction of 100-ha segment will begin next year: S’pore Technologies official By Mary Kwang TAIPEI The first segment of the proposed Bintan Industrial Estate (BIE), on the western part of Riau's biggest island, will be developed at an estimated466 words
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Article470 1991-09-28 20 Tan Sung - By Tan Sung HOTELS are increasingly taking on the creative role of advertising agencies in handling their own promotion campaigns. Industry sources say about 90 per cent of hotels have public relations divisions that470 words
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Article, Illustration573 1991-09-28 20 Narendra Aggarwal - It will be moored 50 metres off Sentosa and modelled after the Mississippi riverboats By By Narendra Aggarwal A NEW off-beat attraction will be added to Singapore's top tourist draw, Sentosa, when the region's first riverboat restaurant throws open its doors to573 words
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368 1991-09-28 20 Chan Sue Mang - By Chan Sue Mang THE Port of Singapore Authority, which said it is on target to handle six million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers this year, is confident of retaining its title as the world's busiest container port. With new368 words
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Advertisement862 1991-09-28 21 mm m m INHP SINGAPORE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION The largest representative body of manufacturers in Singapore invites applications for a position which will offer interesting experiences and challenges:Executive Services To Co-ordinate inward outward investment missions and investment enquiries To supervise the issue of export documentations To provide support services to functional862 words
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Advertisement708 1991-09-28 22 r The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition V .•< > t »*''<■ 7 ir N r KEY IN HERE FOR A PREFERRED POSITION IN THE TRAVEL TRADE Abacus is a multi-million dollar Computerised Reservations System (CRS) jointly owned by Cathay Pacific Airways, China Airlines. Malaysia Airlines. Philippine Airlines. Royal Brunei708 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration806 1991-09-28 23 Reaction to MAF chief’s remarks on S’pore-Malaysia relations THE strongly-worded denunciation of Singaporeans’ protests over the conduct of Exercise Malindo Darsasa (ST Weekly Overseas Edition, Sept 21) by the Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces, General Tan Sri Hashim Ali, contains some806 words
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489 1991-09-28 23 I WOULD like to offer a rejoinder to the letter “Good for Singapore to combine Eastern traditions with Western technology" by Arthur Syred (ST Weekly Overseas Edition, Sept 21). There is certainly much in Mr Syred’s letter to commend. He is correct489 words
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Advertisement182 1991-09-28 23 B» WEEKLY fc\ «6 an 53S t* otv <*v 0 The Straits Times r Weekly Overseas Edition. A crisp k. v summary of P happenings in Singapore. Politics, the economy, investment opportunities, appointments... V" 4\, -X rr tiv c And sn *ppets on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid delivered182 words
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636 1991-09-28 24 Plans for condos at Tg Rhu, 'downtown' at Marina Bay THE Government has set the ball rolling for the massive multi-million-dol-lar development of Singapore's first waterfront residential complex at Tanjong Rhu and a future new “downtown" in Marina Bay. It will be pouring636 words
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Article, Illustration585 1991-09-28 24 Sharon Loh - By Sharon Loh COLOURFUL specimens of coral broken off from reefs around the Southern Islands are being sold daily at West Coast Park in a trade which authorities say is illegal and which conservationists say is endangering a precious natural resource. Many of those involved585 words
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345 1991-09-28 24 PATHMAVALI Rengayah, the wife of Glenn Knight, the former head of the Commercial Affairs Department, denied charges of fraud and corruption when she appeared with three other persons in court yesterday. The other three lawyer Susan Jacob, her husband Paul Joannes Willemse, a senior vice-president345 words