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Title Section20 1994-12-17 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1994 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 087/08/9420 words
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Article, Illustration630 1994-12-17 1 Kalpana Rashiwala - Character of the estates to be safeguarded By Kalpana Rashiwala THE Urban Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday announced moves to safeguard about 40,800 houses, or two-thirds of the existing landed properties here, to protect the character of these estates. “Residents can now be assured that630 words
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269 1994-12-17 1 NST. AFP. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has approved legal reforms that will abolish trial by jury and allow mandatory caning for white-collar crimes next year, law officials said yesterday. The Cabinet approved the changes to the criminal legislation on Wednesday and the amendmentsNST.; AFP. - 269 words
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586 1994-12-17 1 Tan Yong Meng - By Tan Yong Meng JANUARY’S Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices plunged across the board, with sharp falls of between $7,004 and $45,500. The biggest drop was for luxury car COEs, which fell by a hefty $45,500, from December’s high of $110,500586 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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319 1994-12-17 2 THE Ministry of Labour is coming down hard on employers of illegal foreign workers. In a press statement on Monday, the ministry announced that it had urged the courts to impose deterrent sentences on such employers. Recently, six employers have been319 words
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Article, Illustration384 1994-12-17 2 WELL, it was a change from cutting ribbons. But Mrs YuFoo Yee Shoon, MP for Yuhua, had to brace herself to open the latest addition to the zoo on Dec 9. where she picked a python out of a basket and draped it over384 words
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422 1994-12-17 2 Irene Ngoo - By Irene Ngoo SUPPORT for Singapore’s bid to host the first World Trade Organisation's ministerial meeting in 19% is growing, and a strong consensus is expected, Trade ana Industry Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said on Thursday. So far. 67 of the422 words
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Article, Illustration364 1994-12-17 2 Pang Pit Kheng - But many give generously at hotel's charity buffet lunch By Pang Pit Kheng EAT what you want and pay what you like, guests at a Hyatt Regency Singapore charity event were told on Wednesday. Most of them were generous and even paid more than364 words
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660 1994-12-17 3 Party has strict rules on doing business THE People’s Action Party’s strict rules on what its MPs may or may not do in business include having them declare their business interests, sources of income and assets to the Prime Minister660 words
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Article, Illustration407 1994-12-17 3 SPEEDSTERS, beware! Six new speed-detection cameras to catch motorists who exceed the speed limit in some areas went into action on Thursday. The radar-activated cameras are meant to deter speedsters and enhance road safety. They are sited at six roads where many accidents— Picture by LAU FOOK KONG. - 407 words
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457 1994-12-17 3 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew has filed a libel suit against an American academic and executives of the International Herald Tribune newspaper over an article he wrote, Reuter news agency quoted a Tribune spokesman as saying on Monday. The suit457 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration377 1994-12-17 4 Residents grow greens together, then share them out GOING green for residents of Block 106, Bukit Batok Central. means developing their own thriving vegetable plot. Their small farm, occupying 140 sq m next to the block, combines traditional methods with hydroponic farming, in which plants are377 words
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Article, Illustration473 1994-12-17 4 M. Nirmala - Meeting to discuss how to keep the language relevant By M. Nirmala ABOUT 30 Indian academics, teachers, professionals and drama artistes from Singapore will be attending an international conference on the Tamil language next month in South India. More than 3(H) papers473 words
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383 1994-12-17 4 A BUSINESSWOMAN pleaded guilty on Wednesday to employing a foreign worker without a work permit. Magistrate Christopher Goh fined Catherine Anthony $lO,BOO. which is 36 times the $3OO foreign worker levy. The magistrate said he was not imposing a deterrent sentence in view of383 words
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339 1994-12-17 5 Sandra Pearce - By Sandra Pearce MR TEO ENG SUN had been iooking forward to the birth of his third child and only son next March. He will never hold his baby. Mr Teo, 33, died after falling from a durian tree last Saturday,339 words
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593 1994-12-17 5 Many of them are ‘quick to criticise their leaders’ NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng said on Tuesday that union members should appreciate what their leaders do for them. Some of the most critical members, he noted, are those who decline to step forward593 words
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Article, Illustration338 1994-12-17 5 Back in S’pore and ready for Malaysia Cup final NATIONAL soccer team vice-captain Malek Awab returned to Singapore on Monday evening after paying M 514.176 ($8,165) in arrears to the Malaysian Tax Department earlier in the afternoon. Midfielder Malek. 33. was stopped by a338 words
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500 1994-12-17 5 Sanjay Perera - By Sanjay Perera THE Republic of Singapore Navy may acquire submarines in the future if it is deemed necessary. Dr Lau Teik Soon, vice-chair-man of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Defence and Foreign Affairs, said this last Saturday during the GPC’s500 words
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Article, Illustration681 1994-12-17 6 Wang Hui Ling - Five Secondary 2 students asked to leave MGS By Wang Hui Ling FIVE Secondary 2 students at Methodist Girls' School were asked to leave the independent school after failing their examinations at the end of the year. The five were told they had been681 words
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Article, Illustration455 1994-12-17 6 Changi Prison officer’s ‘talk not force motto He is among 300 senior officers promoted HE TIPS the scale at 95 kg and holds a blackbelt in judo. But Mr Parga Singh, 45, who is in charge of security and the provost unit at Changi Prison, never had to use force455 words
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Article367 1994-12-17 6 WHAT EDUCATION MINISTRY SAYS PRINCIPALS have the autonomy to promote, retain and transfer pupils to a more demanding or less demanding course within the Education Ministry's guidelines The ministry said this on Wednesday in reply to questions from The Straits Times regarding the case of the five Methodist367 words
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575 1994-12-17 7 Zuraidah Ibrahim - Programmes to target workers ana families, says Boon Heng By Zuraidah Ibrahim TIIE National Trades Union Congress plans to .aunch two < abie television channels which will air wholesome yet entertaining worker- anu famdy-on-onted programmes in about two years, in an575 words
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Article, Illustration454 1994-12-17 7 Dawn Tan - By Dawn Tan SINGAPORE’S last lullv-func-..oning dragon kiln at Sam Mui Kuang Pottery Works was dismantled on Dec 1 by the family who operated it for almost six decades. The Chua familv has ‘-toptieu production and iias until the end of454 words
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Article, Illustration589 1994-12-17 8 Dawn Tan - By Dawn Tan MORE Singaporeans are pawning their gold jewellery and Rolex watches to buy shares or to pay for their losses in contra deals. A pawnbroker from a major pawnbroking firm here said that about one in 20 of his customers borrow589 words
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573 1994-12-17 8 Ben Davidson - IN THE COURTS By Ben Davidson CAN a man who attacks a dead person, thinking that he was still alive, be charged with attempted murder? This legal poser arose in the case of two Thai construction workers, Ketmuang Banphanuk. 27. and Winai Or-Tor-Chom.573 words
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527 1994-12-17 8 Allison Lim; and Bert Wee - By Allison Lim and Bert Wee SEVERAL undergraduates are taking large student loans and overdrafts, and spending them on holidays abroad and expensive branded goods One had an overdraft and a loan which totalled nearly $lO,OOO. Most had taken just one overdraft or527 words
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Advertisement183 1994-12-17 7 Home Delivery Weekly! The Straits Times isSiww Ne WB£ gsM tews ■PSS WEEKLY EDITION A crisp summary of the week's major happenings in Singapore. Politics, business, the economy, investment opportunities, executive appointments... And highlights on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid airmailed to you wherever you may be. Every week.183 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration793 1994-12-17 9 Godfrey Robert - Once again, Lions show true grit to come from behind and clinch a spot in the final Malaysia Cup soccer semi-finals, second leg: Selangor 2 Singapore 2 (S’pore wins 3-2 on agg) By Godfrey Robert Sports Editor KUALA LUMPUR A uream was realised,Picture by JERRY SEH. - 793 words
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Article, Illustration335 1994-12-17 9 Gerard Wong - By Gerard Wong SINGAPORE’S Jack Wong surprised not just himself but his friends as well when he won the Yuan San Open bowling championships in Taipei last Sunday. The three-time national champion never thought he would make it so far in the championships. What335 words
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MALAYSIA
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519 1994-12-17 10 Derwin Pereira - Frequency of training can be increased: Najib By Derwin Pereira KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has indicated that it will allow Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel to train on Malaysian soil in bigger numbers and possibly on a regular basis. ■'The519 words
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Article, Illustration505 1994-12-17 10 Highland Towers tragedy one year after NS r KUALA LUMPUR On the first anniversary of the Highland Towers condominium tragedy. the National Security Council (NSC) announced that an elite rescue squad, the Special Malaysian Assistance Rescue Team (Smart), was being set up and wouldNS r - 505 words
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346 1994-12-17 10 THE growing trend among Muslims in Malaysia to remain single or marry late has reached an alarming stage, according to a study by Pusat Islam (Islamic Centre* Pusat Islam director Datuk Zainal Abidin Abdul Kadir. describing the finding as serious, said that the situation346 words
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Article, Illustration383 1994-12-17 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR A Japanese journalist has lodged two police reports here claiming that she was assaulted by a Pahang princess last month. In the first report, Ms Miho Murakami. 34. claims she suffered a whiplash injury to her neck andNST. - 383 words
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ASEAN
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401 1994-12-17 11 Simon Sinaga - By Simon Sinaga in Jakarta THE Indonesian authorities are cracking down on tourists who overstay and visitors who misuse their travel documents to work here lyThe head of the Immigration Control section at the Ministry of Justice, Mr Rahardi Soeroprawiro, said on Thursday401 words
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240 1994-12-17 11 Ignatius Stephen - By Ignatius Stephen m Banaar Seri Begawan TWO more medical men are in trouble with the law in Brunei for alleged sexual offences after a Malaysian doctor was suspended from government service earlier last week. A New Zealand doctor of Palestinian origin. Haji240 words
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497 1994-12-17 11 Sinfah Tunsarawuth - $649m tollway cuts the travelling time to 10 minutes By Sinfah Tunsarawuth m Bangkok THAILAND on Wednesday opened a new elevated toliwav from central Bangkok to the Don Muang international airport to speed up the flow of traffic. Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai presided497 words
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465 1994-12-17 11 JAKARTA Indonesia and other developing countries need to build a strong television industry to counter the foreign broadcasts which are influencing national viewers, Information Minister Harmoko has said. The Jakarta Post last Saturday quoted him as saying that the development of satellite465 words
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301 1994-12-17 11 AFP. JAKARTA President Suharto said on Tuesday that Indonesia had no choice but to free up trade and called for every effort to be made in working towards that objective. “We need to be aware that, whether we are readyAFP. - 301 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article659 1994-12-17 12 DEC 17. 1994 OF" COURSE, it will bo splendid if Singaporeans watching on television can abandon themselves to celebration tonight for their soccer team winning the Malaysia Cup. In Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Java. 30.000 Singaporean fans who lent their support at the Shah Alam659 words
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Article648 1994-12-17 12 DEC 14 1994 THE campaign to gauge public readiness for living wills is going well, considering how easily feelings can overwhelm calm reflection on a matter of conscience. Since first mention in November last year by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a parliamentary- debate648 words
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Article679 1994-12-17 12 DEC 13. 1994 IN RECENT years, tertiarylevel students have beer, encouraged to run uo overdrafts and other loans Banks view them as a market worth deve'oomg especially when th" bo"rowers are most like to b? com* tomorrow to earner,, nrovicun: a lucrative custom oas679 words
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1020 1994-12-17 12 Ng Wei Joo - By Ng Wei Joo THE Straits Times ranking of secondary schools (ST Schools 100) and junior colleges (Which JC?) will be into its fourth exercise next year. On hindsight, it has not turned out to be such a monster as was first perceived1,020 words
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COMMENT / ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration969 1994-12-17 13 Koh Buck Song - By Koh Buck Song I USED to think postage stamps were among the most harmless things in life. Every Christmas, for instance, these little pieces of paper with the perforated edges help spread goodwill towards all men. as printed golden angels and969 words
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Article, Illustration898 1994-12-17 13 Bob Ng - SECOND LAST i WORD By Bob Ng AS SURELY as night follows day. a prolonged upturn ir. property prices mvariablv leads to cal. to- extraordinar- measures to brr values uowr artificial This cvc. aroun t j ■-v-> er poor ha .ast a- m strange898 words
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INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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Article2921 1994-12-17 14 Today, about one in four MPs in the House are in the corporate world as top executives or board directors, and more are likely to follow suit. Chua Mui Hoong reports on the trend, and how the ruling party views this. THE days when teachers,2,921 words
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Article, Illustration1163 1994-12-17 15 Leslie Fong - THINKING ALOUD Leslie Fong SUPPOSE you wore accused wrongly of a crime which you did not commit and charged in court. Suppose, further, that you had good advice and hired a comjietent lawyer to defend you. and the prosecution failed to prove its1,163 words
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Article, Illustration1251 1994-12-17 15 Commenting on the media on Dec 3. NTUC chief Lim Boon Heng said reporters' emphasis or fresh angles led to people having a ‘jaundiced view of issues' and failing to understand the Government's thinking. Zuraidah Ibrahim finds1,251 words
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MONEY
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Article7005 1994-12-17 16 -^ransactlotii Dalej^ecJ6 l J994 -i '994 Curr Last Vol Day Gr's Net MCapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale or- ‘OOO High Low Div P/E smil Price 720* 417.5' ml s Acma 50c 462 +6 94 462 454 8 8 14 8 636.9 446 547* 267' 1 Ale*7,005 words
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350 1994-12-17 17 TO SUMMARISE the week's hapi>ening on the Singapore stock market it opened cautiously, rallied in mid-week and ended on softer note on profi-taking. Continued redemption of foreign funds and forced selling caused both the Singapore and Malaysian markets to plunge350 words
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Article107 1994-12-17 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 67.44 points on the week to 2169.72. DAY CLOSE TIRNOVER Monday 2091 69 (-10 59) 66 199 m (S2OO 196 n) Tuesday 2089 14 (-2 55) 70 741 m (5192 106 m) Wednesday 2114 00 24 86) 123 91m107 words
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440 1994-12-17 18 Koh Keat Kian - Broking firms told to supply the names of those absent from work without official leave By Koh Keat Kian THE Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) has asked broking firms to supply it with the names of remisiers who are absent from work without approved440 words
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3421 1994-12-17 18 CORPORATE RESULTS Date Net Farn n lx KPN 13 13 (.mipanv unn tStnl (Sm) Ids 1 lets) \HK Mian» sep 14 i 1 104 1 .365 2.5 t) Vent a Vp Ik 1 4S 4> |4 51' ?l 0 26 6 MSB* sio\ :i p 73,421 words
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452 1994-12-17 18 Jean Chia - By Jean Chia LOANS advanced by banks and finance companies have grown by up to 30 per cent in some cases over the past four weeks, fuelled partly by demand from investors borrowing to finance share purchases. Borrowers use the loans either to452 words
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240 1994-12-17 18 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) will start a freighter service from Singapore to New York by the middle of next year. The service will increase the amount of cargo carried by the airline on this route by 100 per cent. Mr Desmond Tamaki, regional240 words
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229 1994-12-17 19 SINGAPORE'S first national sales convention featuring local speakers from various industries will make its debut on Feb 8 next year. The one-day event at the World Trade Centre is being organised by the Marketing Institute of Singapore, which hopes to attract about229 words
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Article494 1994-12-17 19 Friday December 16 HKS ASM Pacific 5.35 unch Allied ind Int 0 4' 1 -00' Allied Oversea 0 55 -0 07 Asia Sec Int 2.7’ unc. Ban* of E > 29 20 -0 10 C.P Pokohanj 1 97 uncn CDL Hole 3.08 0.03 Cafe De Cora 1.85 003 Cafh494 words
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Article395 1994-12-17 19 Manager's prices for Dec 17 19 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1 60 1 69 Tne Sayings Fund 1,55—1.64 S pore Prog Fund 0 59—063 Spore Sec fund 0 95 1 01 Spore Invest Fund 1.17 —1.24 Spore Equity Fund 0 72 —0 76*d Credit Lyonnais Int'l Asset395 words
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Article, Illustration475 1994-12-17 19 10 millionth mark crossed on Thursday THE Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) expects to handle a record 10.4 million TEUs (twen-tv-foot equivalent units) of containers this year or 15 per cent more than last year. It said this as its containerTimesgraphics; Source: PSA^ - 475 words
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355 1994-12-17 19 First South-east Asian bank to clinch a USsl7sm deal OVERSEAS Union Bank's (OUB) pioneering deal in raising US$l75 million (***** million) for the Bank of Queensland could pave the way for Australian companies to use Singapore banks to tap the Asian capital market. Australian355 words
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Article158 1994-12-17 19 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dolia' I 4558 ***** Sterling pound 2.2559 2.3075 Australian dollar 1.1180 1.1507 Canadian dollar 1.0413 1.0646 NZ dollar 0.9197 0.9507 EC unit 1.7925 Singapore dollars to 100 of foreign currency units Austrian schilling 12 9341158 words
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Article130 1994-12-17 19 Contract date: 16/12/94 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE JSS S' 2 5S 6S 6 V, 6S 4S 20/12/94 AS 67S 8' n 8S 9' 5S 20/12 94 NZS 8 8"9 9 6S 20 12 94 STG S 2130 words
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Article, Illustration563 1994-12-17 20 THE Government is prepared to speed up the massive $6 billion reclamation project to link up the seven Southern Islands into one island, to be called Jurong Island, if there is strong demand from the chemical industry. This was announced on Monday by TradeTlmetQrapW. - 563 words
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266 1994-12-17 20 GOVERNMENT-LINKED property company Pidemco Land plans to build a US$lOO million (Ssl47 million) complex with offices, shops and apartments in Shanghai. Pidemco said in a statement on Sunday that it will hold a 75 per cent stake in the joint venture266 words
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Article434 1994-12-17 20 THE Singapore economy is in “overdrive” and interest rates are likely to be nudged higher next year, earlier and by more than expected, says Overseas Union Bank (OUB) in its latest Financial Review. The publication, produced by the bank’s economic research department, says the economy is434 words
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Advertisement600 1994-12-17 21 The Straits Times Weekly Edition £3S SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF is established to develoo the welfare, education and services for the deat and hard of hearing We invite applications for the positions of c Executive Officer (Programmes) Reauirements. University degree or equivalent. Non graduates with relevant experience will also600 words
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Advertisement1039 1994-12-17 22 Mobil A Proud Past. A Promising Future Mobil Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (MAPPL) is an affiliate of Mobil Corporation, USA, a world leader in the energy business. The regional office, based in Singapore, oversees Mobil's manufacturing and marketing operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, South1,039 words
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Article, Illustration701 1994-12-17 23 It is the contrast of the senselessness of such killings with our own moral values that heightens the satire and brings the movie’s message across more clearly. I REFER to Mr Pang Thiam Chuah’s letter “Appalled that Natural Born Killers shown here" (see this page).701 words
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312 1994-12-17 23 I REFER to the article “Some undergrads using loans for holidays and shopping" (see page 8). I am very shocked at the way our undergraduates conduct themselves, using this special grant for their own enjoyment. They obviously do not understand the reasons312 words
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576 1994-12-17 23 I HAVE just watched the movie “Natural Born Killers” and must say that I am appalled by the fact that it is allowed to be screened in its current form in Singapore, which takes pride in law and order. Sure, the movie has576 words
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Article, Illustration661 1994-12-17 24 Douglas Wong - $6B m computerisation for more convenience By Douglas Wong NEX'I year, Singapore taxpayers need to remember only their NRIC number when dealing with the taxman, as it xiii become their tax reference number. Queries on ail tyfies of taxes can also be dealt with661 words
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500 1994-12-17 24 MR GOH Chok Tong has told author Catherine Lirr. that ne responded to a commentary she wrote so that Singaporeans would know where the .irr.its of open and consultative government lie “I have to set out the out-of-bounds markers clearly, so500 words
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Article, Illustration124 1994-12-17 24 The painters are making sure the back of historic City Hall keeps its signature ash-grey colour. But the building and the Supreme Court next door are getting such a thorough scrub that the job will only be completed in August next year. The outer walls ofPicture by SIMON THONG. - 124 words