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Title Section21 1991-10-19 22 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1991 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 33/8/9121 words
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Article, Illustration628 1991-10-19 22 Uncertain external factors lead to more cautious projection for the year THE Government has revised its economic growth forecast for this year to a more cautious 6.5 to 7 per cent range, down from the earlier projected 6 to 8 per cent. This means that,628 words
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Article, Illustration564 1991-10-19 22 Phua Kok Kim - Economic plan sets out blueprint for progress of next 3 decades By Phua Kok Kim SINGAPOREAN'S can be as rich as the Americans by the year 2030 that is the vision set out in the Strategic Economic Plan (SEP), Singapore's economicSourc»: Strategic Economic Plan - 564 words
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599 1991-10-19 22 Bertha Henaon - Political will needed for Uruguay Round success, he says By Bertha Henaon HARARE (Zimbabwe) Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday urged Commonwealth countries to summon up enough political will to push through a successful conclusion of the Uruguay Round and ensure that the599 words
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Advertisement10 1991-10-19 22 Easier for singles to buy Housing Board flats: Back Page10 words
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Advertisement10 1991-10-19 22 I Good jobs go fast. ißead The Straits Times APPOINTMENTS10 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration1076 1991-10-19 2 MR LEE Kuan Yew has responded to recents calls to expand the teaching of the Chinese language by suggesting that clan groups take over and run six to 12 government primary schools. These aided schools will receive similar government financing as other1,076 words
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449 1991-10-19 2 MR LEE Kuan Yew is con fident that differences in education and employment opportunities among Chinese and English-educated Singaporeans can be resolved within the next two decades The Government, he said, must look after both sides, “keep them in balance”449 words
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471 1991-10-19 2 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong is taking steps to build up his confidence to speak more Mandarin He will look for opportunities to speak Mandarin in his dialogue sessions with Singaporeans. And he will ask his Chinese tutor to emphasise hui471 words
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540 1991-10-19 3 Many thought Imperial Army did only good in Singapore STUDENTS at the Japanese School here were shocked to discover the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers during their occupation of Singapore in World War 11. Many had assumed a benevolent occupation of Singapore. Most of540 words
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Article, Illustration290 1991-10-19 3 WHEN the “bibik" came along and looked like she wanted to dance, President Wee Kim Wee and fellow baba Chin Thian Soo were tickled. The President prompted Mr Chin, president of Malacca’s Peranakan association, to go ahead and dance. There was much mirth becauseSenior Minister. Picture by H. L. CHAN. - 290 words
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Article, Illustration579 1991-10-19 3 Ex-parte hearing off tax charges FUGITIVE lawyer Francis Seow, who was tried in his absence, was on Wednesday found guilty of 60 income tax charges and fined $379,200 and ordered to pay $66,455.34 in penalties. He also579 words
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463 1991-10-19 3 David Millar - By David Millar THE Central Narcotics Bureau has foiled a plan by a Nigerian to set up a base here to recruit international drug couriers. This followed the arrest of a 40-year-old suspect last Saturday, capping463 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration394 1991-10-19 4 Strategic Economic Plan M Reports by Mary Kwang, Phua Kok Kim and Chan Hwa Loon TO BECOME a developed country, Singapore must match the world’s leading developed nations in key capabilities and be just as internationally competitive in important economic areas. This,Timesqraphicsby ALFRED ELICIERTO - 394 words
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170 1991-10-19 4 IN THE not too distant tutor**, Singaporeans may have to travel longer distances to shop as their next-door retail outlets are absorbed Into big chains away from the immediate neighbourhood This Is a likely result of the redevelopment of local enterprises proposed under170 words
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226 1991-10-19 4 THE Economic Planning Committee has suggested that an alternative to the “Cowec" Company Welfarism through Employer CPF contribution scheme be looked into to help firms in Singapore retain their workers In its Strategic Economic Plan, the EPC also recommended a parallel move226 words
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378 1991-10-19 4 THE profitability of major companies in Singapore declined last year after climbing steadily since 1965, pointing to an economic downswing ahead. However, there is no way to tell how far profits would drop, and thus how much economic growth would slow down. These findings of378 words
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368 1991-10-19 5 Strategic Economic Plan REDEVELOPMENT of local enterprises, and economic strategies based on business clusters. These two approaches feature prominently in Singapore’s long-term economic growth plan. They are among the eight strategic thrusts in the Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) which also368 words
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453 1991-10-19 5 THE Republic’s trade structure, reflecting a high dependency on a few main markets and industries, was among the concerns occupying the minds of Singapore’s economic planners when they formulated the Strategic Economic Plan (SEP). The Economic Planning Committee (EPC), which drafted the453 words
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Article, Illustration525 1991-10-19 5 Serene Lim - By Serene Lim A PREMATURE baby with congenital heart block is alive today and can be brought up normally because her parents agreed to an operation to have a pacemaker implanted in her body, just eight days after she was born. Doctors say that without525 words
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282 1991-10-19 5 THOSE who are worried that the Chinese language is losing out to English or vice versa should look to Catholic High School, said Dr Tay Eng Soon on Sunday. Speaking at the Catholic High School Old Boys’ Association282 words
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612 1991-10-19 6 KIM CATION Minister Tony Tan said on Wednesday that his ministry was in favour of elan associations taking over and running six to 1? government primary schools and hoped thev would do so by 1993. He said the elan-run schools will receive612 words
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784 1991-10-19 6 Sunny Goh - By Sunny Goh SEVERAL Chinese clan leaders have declined to take up the suggestion that they run Chinese primary schools because they do not expect many parents to want to send their children to these schools In interviews with784 words
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Article, Illustration498 1991-10-19 6 Vivienne Khoo - By Vivienne Khoo A KIDNEY transplant made this happy family portrait possible Mrs Hazel Yee was 25 and pregnant with her first child in 1985 when doctors told her that she had kidney disease and advised her to have an abortion.Picture by JACKY HO. - 498 words
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544 1991-10-19 6 A NEWLY-FORMED Chinese group has welcomed the suggestion to have clans run some Chinese primary schools and called on the Chinese community to organise a nationwide forum to discuss the proposal. In a press statement, released by group co-ordinator Tang Liang544 words
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646 1991-10-19 7 Rav Dhaliwal - Price war on Singapore-London airfares By Rav Dhaliwal TRAVEL agents, complaining of confusion in the market and lower profits following the fare war that broke out this week, have asked for an emergency meeting with the airlines. The National Association of646 words
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Article, Illustration684 1991-10-19 7 Two groups offer to relocate seized corals FIVE men found with about 200 pieces of coral and marine fish south of Pulau Semakau last Saturday have been arrested by the Marine Police for vandalism. This is the first time such an arrest684 words
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412 1991-10-19 7 A LOCAL pharmaceutical company has accidentally labelled two types of pills one meant to alleviate anxiety, tension and migraine, and the other an appetite stimulant, for another tablet. The error occured last year. The pills Cyproheptadine and Prochlorperazine were erroneously labelled as412 words
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278 1991-10-19 7 AMERICAN travellers who want to book a hotel here can now type their requirements into a computer and see colour photographs of hotels that meet their needs. A dozen Singapore hotels are using a Jaguar electronic hotel directory to market themselves278 words
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537 1991-10-19 8 ORGANISERS of Asian Aerospace '92 are anticipating such a big turnout for the show that they have booked hotei rooms for foreign visitors in Johor. Although the exhibition will be held from Feb 25 to March 1, about 4,000 rooms in 42 hotels537 words
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Article, Illustration370 1991-10-19 8 Have tighter controls on Malaysian producers, they urge LOCAL egg farmers, blaming losses of more than SI million on a current glut in supply, have appealed to the Government to impose stricter controls on Malaysian producers Members of the Singapore370 words
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454 1991-10-19 8 SOME 2,000 vacation jobs will only be a phone call away for students during the year-end school holidays. From Nov 1, all a student needs to do to get one of these jobs is to pick up the phone and dial 825-7600. Youth Challenge,454 words
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273 1991-10-19 8 BBC WORLD Service Television (WSTV) launched its Asian service in Singapore on Monday with a "live” satellite hook-up a publicity event which was more symbolic than real here. The news and information service is carried by Hongkong’s Star TV and beamed273 words
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NEWSFRONT
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Article, Illustration218 1991-10-19 8 CLERK Carina Tien won two big prizes when she took part in a karaoke singing contest for singles. She not only clinched the top prize of $1,200 casn and a return trip for two to I.ake Toba, she also found a boyfriend during the218 words
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Article, Illustration65 1991-10-19 8 THIS dolphin playfully chasing a PSA launch carrying pressmen towards the Horsburgh Lighthouse was one of four sighted in the Eastern Anchorage. Photographer Alphonso Chan snapped this picture of the dolphin on Wednesday, which chased the launch for about five minutes. Fishing enthusiasts said schools of as many65 words
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Article, Illustration62 1991-10-19 8 Picture this TV art THIS is “television art". But unlike paintings which show only one image, this "portrait” has an ever-changing scene. It is the latest in novelty television. The television, with a 22-cm screen, is slim enough to fit neatly into a custom-designed frame that comes in a choice62 words
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Article, Illustration818 1991-10-19 9 SINGAPORE Democratic Party leader Chiam See Tong’ announced on Tuesday that he would give up his law practice to enter politics full-time. He also revealed that the SDP. riding on the momentum of its General Election successes, has recently recruited nine professionals818 words
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Article76 1991-10-19 9 THE Singapore Armed Feit*» (SAF) Is taking part In a Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) land exercise which began on Monday. The IS-day brigade-level command post exercise Involves 9M troops from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Singapore. The exercise Is being hosted76 words
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606 1991-10-19 9 Salma Khalik - By Salma Khalik SINGAPORE Airlines will pull out from Canada altogether, including the lucrative Vancouver route, if Canada refuses to let SIA continue flying to Toronto via Amsterdam. SIA managing director Dr Cheong Choong Kong said: “If with an606 words
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Article, Illustration335 1991-10-19 9 HE HAS read about 2,700 children’s books in two months, studies English and Chinese as first languages, attends French classes, and reads anything he can. His mother says seven-year-old Czafrann Alihas has an IQ of 142 and likes to keep busy. Last Friday,Picture by ALPHONSO CHAN. - 335 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration373 1991-10-19 10 Intelligence chief also urges setting up of S'pore-Malaysia border group KUALA LUMPUIR Malaysia's military intelligence chief, Maj-Gen Datuk Raja Abdul Rashid, has called on the federal government to set up a special committee to tackle territorial disputes with Malaysia's neighbours. Utusan Malaysia373 words
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292 1991-10-19 10 APT. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has hit out at the foreign media for allegedly opposing the country in the name of press freedom. Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba on Monday lambasted the foreign press on what he called its misconception of Malaysia’s tropical forest policy.APT. - 292 words
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Article, Illustration530 1991-10-19 10 Ismail Kassim - Recent speeches may have been distorted, he says By Ismail Kassim KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba has denied speculation that he intends to step down from office to devote his time to business. According to the Utusan Malaysia newspaper, he530 words
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173 1991-10-19 10 Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia, faced with rising inflation and a trade deficit, will likely cot government expenditure and raise taxes when Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim presents the IMS Budget on Nov 1, a banker said. “We expect some taxes toReuter. - 173 words
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344 1991-10-19 10 They will also get an 8 backdated pay rise Bernama KUALA LUMPUR The government has announced a new and more flexible remuneration system for the public sector, including the introduction of an annual bonus for 880,000 government servants, from JanBernama - 344 words
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272 1991-10-19 10 KUALA LUMPUR About 20,000 non-Malays would be absorbed into the civil service in the next 10 years to reflect the multi-racial character of the country, The Star newspaper on Tuesday quoted Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) vicepresident Chua Jui Meng as saying on Sunday.272 words
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Article, Illustration56 1991-10-19 11 RAJA Datuk Seri Kleena, fourth rhlld of the Yang di-l'ertuan Agong Sultan Azlan Shah, and her bridegroom, Mr Ismail Karouk Abdullah, at their wedding last Saturday. The bride, 31, is a lawyer with her own law firm while the groom, 15, is in the construction, propertyNST picture. - 56 words
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315 1991-10-19 11 Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has announced that all Umno divisional elections, except for those in Sabah, scheduled for next year have been postponed to 1993. He said that the Umno Supreme Council, which met last Saturday, hadBernama. - 315 words
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Article, Illustration33 1991-10-19 11 TWO of the (our trustees to Umno’s assets, former Deputy President Datuk Musa Hltam (loft) aud former Deputy Secre-tary-General Datuk Seri Sanusl Junld, would give up their positions.33 words
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285 1991-10-19 11 Ping Lin - By Ping Lin Writing for The Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Education Minister Dr Fong Chan Onn has reassured the Chinese community that the Malaysian government will not close down Chinese primary schools even if they have fewer than 10 pupils. ThereWriting for The Straits Times - 285 words
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ASEAN
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467 1991-10-19 11 Forestry team in East Kalimantan to assess situation AFP. man iiiuiv Bernama. JAKARTA Canadian forestry experts are now in East Kalimantan to see how they can help Indonesia fight the widespread forest fires caused by the drought. Other Western countries had alsoAFP.; man iiiuiv Bernama. - 467 words
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232 1991-10-19 11 AFP. BANGKOK Thailand, gripped by fear of an Aids epidemic, is likely to accept a United Nations proposal to become a testing ground for vaccines against the killer disease, according to a senior UN official. But the official. Mr Michael Merson, said– AFP. - 232 words
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346 1991-10-19 11 Reuter. SYDNEY Australia must take a more direct approach in its dealings with Indonesia, and encourage it to be more active in regional affairs, said the chairman of a parliamentary inquiry into relations between the two countries. Mr Andrew Theophanous. who headsReuter. - 346 words
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250 1991-10-19 11 BANGKOK A Thai labour official in Songkhla has called on the government to help tackle problems faced by illegal Thai workers seeking employment in Singapore and Malaysia, a Thai daily has reported. Mr Somboon Sripirommitre told The Nation on Monday that250 words
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COMMENT/ Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article646 1991-10-19 12 OCTOBER 19. 1991 AT THE heart of the current discussion on the need to improve the standard of Chinese language learning in Singapore schools is the question: Can most children cope successfully with two languages? Experience has convinced the Education Ministry that most pupils cannot learn646 words
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Article688 1991-10-19 12 OCTOBER 16, 1991 THE aims of the Strategic Economic Plan to make Singapore as rich as the United States will be on a per capita basis in the year 2030 are no pie-in-the-sky dreams, if the achievements of the past 20 years are any guide. Per capita688 words
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Article629 1991-10-19 12 OCTOBER 14, 1991 THE Universities Endowment Fund launched by President Wee Kim Wee last week with a $5OO million cheque from the Government marks a milestone in the development of the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University. It is a move towards becoming more629 words
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Article768 1991-10-19 12 L««lie Yn - Viewpoint By L««lie Yn STATUTORY boards in Singapore appear to enjoy increasingly healthy surpluses. Take, for example, the profits achieved last year by the two statutory boards slated for privatisation. The Public Utilities Board’s net operating income rose by nearly a fifth to some768 words
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ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration2024 1991-10-19 13 The Singapore workforce is Number One in the world, and Beri says so year after year. Analyses and forecasts by Business Environment Risk Information (Beri), have been quoted by Government leaders to highlight Singapore’s international competitiveness and attractiveness to investors. Chan Hwa2,024 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, Illustration1603 1991-10-19 14 Singapore owns the island of Pedra Branca, on which stands the Horsburgh Lighthouse. But Malaysia also lays claim to the island, which it calls Pulau Batu Putih. Warren Fernandez examines the issue. THE Mata Ikan edged towards the zeora-striped tower of the Horsburgh Lighthouse.1,603 words
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381 1991-10-19 14 THE International Court of Justice, which is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, was established at the end of World War n to settle international disputes peacefully. It has however played only a limited role because unlike a municipal court,381 words
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Article122 1991-10-19 15 WHEN did Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong begin his formal learning of the Chinese language 9 In an interview published in last Friday’s edition of the Chinese-language Friday Weekly, he said he actually spent a year in a Chinese primary school before enrolling in122 words
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Article93 1991-10-19 15 SOME parents would promise anything to get their children into a primary school of their choice. Or so Mr Charles Chong, an MP in Eunos GRC. discovered recently when a resident and his wife sought his help after failing to register their offspring in Loyang Primary93 words
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Article, Illustration132 1991-10-19 15 FAR from being put off by the 25 years he has spent listening to other people’s problems, veteran MP Ho Kah Leong has developed a certain panache in handling even the most demanding residents who badger nim for a hawker’s licence or to jump the queue for132 words
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Article115 1991-10-19 15 HE lost in the general election. But the defeated Singapore Democratic Party candidate for Ulu Pandan, Mr Ashleigh Seow, is now running three town councils. The general manager and secretary of Potong Pasir Town Council is holding similar posts in the other two SDP-run town115 words
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Article, Illustration969 1991-10-19 15 Han Fook Kwang - THINKING ALOUD Han Fook Kwang THE harshest words about the way Singaporeans voted in the last General Election came, not surprisingly, from Mr Lee Kuan Yew the previous Friday. He did not pull his punches when he said that, if969 words
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MONEY
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Article5518 1991-10-19 16 TRANSACTION DATE: OCTOBER 18, 1991 Grs 1*91 Tel Last voi Oay Last Quote Oiv Net High Lew Code Como*.>v Sale -OfoooHieh LOW Buyer Seller V. P/E INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 285 162 1000 Acma 206 cd 2 39 206 200 201 206 10 ON 13.6 255 180 1142 Alex5,518 words
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448 1991-10-19 17 The weekly share market report THE Singapore stock market continued to drift despite a sharp rebound on Monday which failed to be sustained. For the week, The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 25.61 points to 1,377.98 while the broader-based Business Times-MGA Index climbed448 words
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Article148 1991-10-19 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Indei rose 25.61 points on the week to 1377.91. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1375.03 22 66) 57.62m (J115.80m i Tuesday 1370 04 (--4 99) 51.04m (*****m) Wednesday 1370 23 0.19) 3133m (856 35m) Thursday 1376 44 (*621) 25 00m (866148 words
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Article686 1991-10-19 17 Friday Octobar It HKS Amoy Proparti** 5 05 *0 05 Allied Overseas Alia Sac Inti Allied TW Bond Corp Int'i Bond Corp War 9' Bank o< EA Cavendish Cafe da Cora' Century City CDL note' COL Hotai War 92 China Entertain Chinese Estates Chevalier M Cross-Harbour Tun Cheung Kong686 words
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Article, Illustration485 1991-10-19 18 Labour costs have soared again, says Economic Planning Committee THE competitiveness of Singapore’s manufacturing sector is entering the "danger /one", and the risk of recession is high, said the Economic Planning Committee (EPC). The EPC, which drafted the Strategic Economic Plan (SEP)Source: Strategic Economic Plan Summary Report; 'Excluding petroleum - 485 words
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Article647 1991-10-19 18 AUDITED RESULTS ce»pa«y Date Yaar Group Nat Nat earaiaga Croat am ta profit/lett <L) per tUaro dividend rooo> (eaata) Sima Sporr Oct 3 lun 91 920,716(928 405i 4 4.6 2a) 14(18 la) Tractors Oct 3 lun 91 M882.198<88i.619) 25 4(25 2) 68(66 6a i Mm tad Oct 1647 words
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Article171 1991-10-19 18 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to on# unit of foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar l 676b ***** Sterling pound 2 8688 2 9308 Australian dollar 1.3189 1.3664 Canadian dollar 1 4769 ***** NZ dollar 0 9405 0 9732 Singapore dollars to 100 unita of foreign currency Austrian171 words
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Article124 1991-10-19 18 Contract data: 18/10/91 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE I uss 4 s 4', 4'« 4''. 4 6 n 4' 4 22/10/91 1 AJ 8‘ 7v. 73-4 7 >, 7'. 73 4 22/10/91 I 6'. 6'i 6 6 >4124 words
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293 1991-10-19 18 A HIGH-LEVEL group will be set up by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) next year to create a platform for the discussion of major economic issues in Singapore. To be called the MTI Economic Panel (MEP), it will be chaired by293 words
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340 1991-10-19 18 THE Singapore National Employers Federation (Snef) has signed up with a leading Australian business school to bring in a Master of Business Administration programme with a difference. Instead of the usual dis-tance-learning type programme, the arrangement with Macquarie University340 words
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Article382 1991-10-19 18 Manager's prices for October 19 21 Singapore Unit Trust The fnmmerce 116 1 24 The Savings Fund 100 10/ Spore Prog Fund 0 AS 0 AHid Spore Sec fund 0 75 0 80 Spore Invest fund 0 83 0 88 Spore Equity fund 0 57—0 61 Asia Unit382 words
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Article, Illustration258 1991-10-19 19 Lim Ai Meun - By Lim Ai Meun Writing for The Straits Times LONDON Attention to passenger comfort that is the winning formula for Singapore’s Changi Airport being voted the 1991 best overall airport in the world, the fourth consecutive year it has won theRenter picture. - 258 words
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338 1991-10-19 19 Dor»«n Siow - By Dor»«n Siow IN A BID to rationalise its Asian operations. Time magazine has decided to close its Hongkong printing office and move production to Singapore. Industry sources said Time International will stop printing its weekly magazine in the colony by January338 words
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Article1013 1991-10-19 19 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year Acma »TE(l) Oct 21 Oct 31 Nov 15 5%TE 10% TE AMDS 50c 35%(b) Sep 13 Sep 27 Oct 25 3 5% 25% Avimo 20c 5%TE(l> Oct 14 Oct 24 Nov 151,013 words
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Article64 1991-10-19 19 Company Bonus Issue HTP Hides Onefor-two E*-date Oct 11 Books dose Oct 17 Company Others Amai Steel Restricted Ole' tor Sale o< Angkasa Marketing B*d shams on the basis ot SO Angkasa shares ot M$' each at M$2 50 pe f sha r e for every 1 00064 words
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Article626 1991-10-19 19 Company Rights Issue Am Pac Land One-fo' two (a M$0 65 per share Alliance Tech One-for-one <« SI 00 per share Bolton Issue o‘ $90 978*n nomina 1 amount of 35' Redeemable Unsecured Guaranteed Bonds 199’. with 45 489"' detachable warrants on the basis of $2 nominal amount626 words
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478 1991-10-19 20 Gerry de Silva - SIA, NOL latest among firms preparing to resume business there By Gerry de Silva ANTICIPATING a lifting soon of Singapore’s ban on investments in Vietnam, major public-listed firms like Neptune Orient Lines and Singapore Airlines are joining an ever-lengthen-ing line of local companies preparing478 words
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Article, Illustration365 1991-10-19 20 Eddie Toh - By Eddie Toh THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has picked a site directly opposite the present URA Building at Maxwell Road where there is a hawker centre currently for its new headquarters. Confirming this, a URA spokesman said365 words
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287 1991-10-19 20 FIRMS in Singapore have forecast a lower average pay rise next year following expectations of continued economic slowdown, according to management consultants Hewitt Associates in its latest survey on wages. The survey projects a basic pay rise for next year of 7.7287 words
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Article, Illustration364 1991-10-19 20 Goh Eng Yeow - By Goh Eng Yeow SINGAPORE-BASED businessman. Mr Tong Djoe, has arranged a US$3O-million (5550.4 million) shipbuilding contract in which a Chinese yard will build an oil tanker for an Indonesian company. As part of the deal, the shipbuilder. China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC),364 words
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347 1991-10-19 20 SEMBAWANG Maritime (SML) has landed two major jobs salvaging ships and property worth over US$57 million (5595.76 million) more than making up for the lack of jobs in the Middle East following the end of the Gulf war. Semco, the listed company’s salvage347 words
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Advertisement319 1991-10-19 21 DARE TO DREAM Biotechnology: Technology for Economic Growth Thirty Years Of Economic DEVELOPMENT 30 years ago, the Economic Development Board was established to spearhead the economic transformation of Singapore. With vision and drive, we have single-mindedly pursued this goal by stimulating national economic growth, helping businesses grow and creating better319 words
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Advertisement355 1991-10-19 22 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition APPOINTMENTS Singapore Civil Service 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 vocations355 words
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Advertisement452 1991-10-19 22 REALISE YOUR FUTURE WITH TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC If you are looking for greater challenges, a more rewarding and satisfying career and an opportunity to grow with a new and exciting Polytechnic, you should respond to this invitation. STAFF DESIGNER Design Technology Transfer Centre (Gross Salary from $1967 to $5667 pm) The452 words
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FORUM
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669 1991-10-19 23 I WAS amazed and dismayed by the report “Telecom's operating income passes $2 billion mark for the first time" (ST Weekly Overseas Edition, Sept 14). In achievement-oriented Singapore, one is perhaps expected to congratulate Telecom for its fantastic performance and attribute w to669 words
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362 1991-10-19 23 New time-based telephone charges WE ARE a group of Nanyang Technological University students and would like to highlight to Telecom some points regarding the September trial telephone statements on the new time-based phone charges: We have found that we actually have to362 words
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150 1991-10-19 23 THE time-based charges for local outgoing calls at 1.4 cents per block of one minute for the standard rate and 1.4 cents per block of two minutes for the economy rate are quite fair and reasonable. But I hope Telecom will, as it150 words
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Advertisement123 1991-10-19 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. We do not accept for publication letters from writers who decline to use their names. This rule will be waived only in very exceptional circumstances, such123 words
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Advertisement159 1991-10-19 23 mm WEEKLY The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. A crisp summary of happenings in Singapore. vajgrißfl Politics, the m economy, W 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. TheStraitsTimes WEEKLY159 words
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Article, Illustration719 1991-10-19 24 Rules changed as k most housing needs of families have been met’ SINGLES who are at least 35 years old can now buy resale one- to threeroom Housing Board flats, except in a few areas in the south. If they are widowed, they719 words
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116 1991-10-19 24 AFP. WASHINGTON IS President George Bush has added Singapore to the list of places he will visit during his tour of Asia scheduled for the end of November, an official said on Thursday. The White House had already announced Mr BushAFP. - 116 words
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Article, Illustration208 1991-10-19 24 Sunny skies again but not for very long NOW you see them, then you didn’t. As the haze lifted and the sun broke through on Thursday, the Westin hotels stood out bright and clear, quite unlike 10 days ago when the two hotels and most of Singapore were shrouded by208 words