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Title Section26 1995-04-15 1 Th e Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1995 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 087/08/94 The Straits Times ISO YUAHS26 words
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848 1995-04-15 1 Zuraidah Ibrahim - But in effort to be ‘positive and constructive’, it agrees that Singapore pathologists examine Maga’s remains By Zuraidah Ibrahim THE Singapore Government on Monday rejected categorically the findings of the Philippine Presidential Commission on the Flor Contemplacion case as totally absurd, dismissing848 words
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Article, Illustration577 1995-04-15 1 ACTING Minister for National Development Lim Hng Kiang will be promoted to full minister with effect from Monday. Mr Lim, who entered politics in 1991, will now be Minister for National Development and will remain as Second Minister in the Foreign577 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration970 1995-04-15 2 Wang Hui Ling - By Wang Hui Ling THE Opposition exerts barely any pressure on the Government, compared to what governments had to face in the *****, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a televised interview on Monday. In the interview on970 words
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294 1995-04-15 2 A FERRY carrying 117 passengers and a crew of seven, ran aground on a reef south of Sentosa on Sunday. Five people were later treated at the Singapore General Hospital for shock. The Singapore-registered vessel, Penguin Empress, was on its way to the294 words
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Article, Illustration499 1995-04-15 2 Grace Chan - By Grace Chan THE odds were one in 20,000 that Law Yan Mee’s bone marrow would suit a leukaemia patient who needed a transplant. They matched perfectly. So on Feb 23 at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Miss Law and the499 words
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Article, Illustration617 1995-04-15 3 Gerry de Silva; and Colin Tan - His secretary booked for him one-way ticket to Bombay on Monday By Gerry de Silva and Colin Tan A WARRANT of arrest is out on Rajan Pillai who slipped out of the country hours before he was due to617 words
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534 1995-04-15 3 A DISTRICT court on Thursday forfeited $3.5 million bail put up for convicted biscuit king Rajan Pillai after government prosecutors showed that the money had come from one of Pillai’s companies. Soon after this was revealed in court the bailor, Mrs S. Devi534 words
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580 1995-04-15 3 PRICES of car Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) have gone up substantially, with big cars and luxury cars being the hardest hit. Their COEs. including open category certificates, cost an average of $13,500 more, and have revved past the $60,000 mark in each580 words
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HOME
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732 1995-04-15 4 Zuraidah Ibrahim - The Contemplacion case By Zuraidah Ibrahim THE Government on Tuesday issued a detailed point-bv-point rebuttal against allegations made by the Philippine presidential commission over its handling of the Flor Contemplacion case. Backed by documents to show the openness and transparency of her investigation732 words
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473 1995-04-15 4 Leticia Perez - By Leticia Perez in Manila PRESIDENT Fidel Ramos on Monday fired a former ambassador to Singapore and suspended the current envoy and eight other officials for negligence, inefficiency and incompetence after a Filipino maid was hanged for murder last month. He also ordered state473 words
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Article, Illustration778 1995-04-15 4 S’pore envoy asked to return in deference to Ramos BOTH Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and President Fidel Ramos have agreed that they should try to maintain bilateral ties on an even keel. Disclosing this last night,778 words
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604 1995-04-15 5 Zuraidah Ibrahim - No deals yet, but forensic specialists indicate willingness The Contemplacion case By Zuraidah Ibrahim THE three American forensic experts whom the Singapore Government wants as consultants for the Contemplacion case have indicated that they may be willing to be called upon to share604 words
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Article, Illustration560 1995-04-15 5 Party says Republic’s reputation at stake; writes to PM and Ramos THE Singapore Democratic Party has written to both Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and President Fidel Ramos “to urge both governments to show restraint”. In a press statement issued on Monday,560 words
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Article, Illustration621 1995-04-15 5 House of Hung suit JEWELLERY shop House of Hung has been ordered to give an Abu Dhabi businessman a refund for selling him gems which had been treated to enhance their colour. Dr Darwish M.K.F. A 1 Gobaishi, 42, sued the Far East Shopping621 words
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Article, Illustration478 1995-04-15 6 Elena Chong - By Elena Chong A WELDER had sex with a woman who later died when she fell out of an open window, the High Court heard last Friday. Chan Hing Mun, 36, who was then suffering from a psychiatric disorder, grabbed one of478 words
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Article, Illustration507 1995-04-15 6 TWO Malaysian men who robbed and raped two Filipino tourists were on Monday sentenced to 20 years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane each. Jesam Anak Noyah, 21, and Lehip Anak Nisung, 24 both general workers committed the offences at a507 words
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234 1995-04-15 6 THREE Singaporeans and a Malaysian died when their rented van crashed on North-South Highway last Saturday. Johor police could not provide details but the accident happened near Simpang Renggam. Among the dead are Miss Khamisah Jumaat, 26. a secretary in a law234 words
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Article, Illustration120 1995-04-15 6 THIS crane collapsed at a construction site near Tampines Central on Sunday, but no one was hurt. Crane operator Sim Kim Poon, 37. suffered abrasions on both his hands and was treated by ambulance officers at the scene. The crane’s boom landed in the middle of Tampines Centralwhen there was no vehicle or people nearby. Picture bv MALCOLM MCLEOD. - 120 words
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408 1995-04-15 7 The West Australian. PERTH A Singapore student was sentenced on Monday to “strict security” life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years for what a Supreme Court judge called a cold-blooded killing. A jury took three hours to find Khoo Boon Chuan,The West; Australian. - 408 words
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393 1995-04-15 7 Australia’s future lies with Asia-Pacific region: Judge Reuter. CANBERRA Australians must drop their aggressive and superior attitude to Asian values and become more tolerant of the courteous and consensual approach of the Asia-Pacific region, Australia’s top judge has said. "Our version ofReuter. - 393 words
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Advertisement359 1995-04-15 7 TheStraitsTimes iilif News from Home wherever you are. L he Straits Times Weekly Edition offers you a crisp summary of the week's major happenings in Singapore and in the Asean region. You can stay in touch with the social issues, politics, business and economy at home wherever you are studying,359 words
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MALAYSIA
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468 1995-04-15 10 Kalimullah Hassan - By Kalimullah Hassan in Kuala Lumpur FOUR Umno ministers are likely to vacate their positions and contest state seats in the coming general election in major top-level changes which signal a shake-up at both state and federal levels. Senior468 words
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184 1995-04-15 10 KALIMULLAH HASSAN - KALIMULLAH HASSAN. DEMOCRATIC Action Party secretary-general Lim Kit Siang will challenge Penang Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon in the Tanjung Bunga state constituency in his bid to wrest the state from the National Front. DAP deputy chairman Karpal Singh said Mr184 words
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359 1995-04-15 10 KUALA KRAI Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said last Friday that the National Front would buiid a university in Kelantan if it was returned to power there. He also pledged to get Kelantanborn professionals to return to help develop the state further.359 words
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241 1995-04-15 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR Leaders of the National Front component parties have expressed satisfaction over the allocation of seats for the general election. The ruling National Front resolved the thorny problem of the 192 parliamentary and 394 state seats last Saturday with all butNST. - 241 words
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417 1995-04-15 10 NST, Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Parti Islam (PAS) president Fadzil Noor has unveiled the party’s manifesto which includes a pledge to abolish the Internal Security Act and a review of the National Land Code. The 14-point manifesto, themed Membangun Dengan Islam (Progress With Islam), also promisesNST,; Bernama. - 417 words
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275 1995-04-15 10 95 ELECTIONS THE opposition Democratic Action Party conceding that national euphoria seemed to favour the ruling National Front urged Malaysians to vote for enough opposition members to deny Malaysia a one-par-ty state. Unveiling his party’s manifesto on Wednesday, DAP secretary-general Lim Kit275 words
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396 1995-04-15 11 MALAYSIANS said that they supported the government’s proposal for a mandatory death sentence for those convicted of abusing young children and causing their deaths. They were responding to a Berita Harian Malaysia hotline which invited comments on the issue amid rising396 words
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280 1995-04-15 11 JOHOR BARU Capital investment in Johor last year totalled MSI94 billion (Ssl.l billion) in 194 projects compared with M 51.16 billion in 135 projects in 1993. The strong interest shown by foreign investors in locating their offshore projects to Johor was280 words
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ASEAN
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364 1995-04-15 11 Simon Sinaga - By Simon Sinaga in Jakarta PRESIDENT Suharto has ordered resolute action against “irrational and insane” Indonesian citizens involved in demonstrations in Germany while he was visiting the country early this month. Speaking to Indonesian journalists on Thursday in a Garuda DC-10 aircraft364 words
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Article, Illustration64 1995-04-15 11 AN F-16 fighter jet coming out of the “Aileron Roll” manoeuvre, climbing 60 degrees skywards while rotating above Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta, to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the armed forces recently. The F-16 belongs to The Blue Falcon aerobatic team, from the Third Air SquadronKompas picture. - 64 words
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405 1995-04-15 11 AFP. Reuter. ABU DHABI The Philippine government has provided speedy assistance to overseas Filipino workers following the outrage over the hanging in Singapore last month of Filipino maid Flor Contemplacion for double murder. A Philippine government official and legal team arrived in theAFP.; Reuter. - 405 words
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Article89 1995-04-15 11 Reuter. HANOI United States Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, on Tuesday urged Washington to establish full diplomatic relations with Hanoi this year or risk the issue getting caught up in election politics. “I think it would be appro- priate to tryReuter. - 89 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article663 1995-04-15 12 APRIL 13, 1995 IT IS a measure of the importance that Malaysia enjoys in the region that its ninth general election, scheduled for April 24 and 25. should evoke such interest beyond the country’s borders. So closely have the region's economies become linked in their forward663 words
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Article628 1995-04-15 12 APRIL 12. 1995 SINGAPOREANS holding low-level jobs have, over the years, been told often enough of the need to upgrade their skills and improve their qualifications. to ensure that they will continue to be employed, as well as to command better wages. Though many have responded.628 words
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Article620 1995-04-15 12 APRIL 11. 1995 WHAT a travesty of justice and fair play! The report by the Philippines’ Presidential FactFinding Commission which delved into the case of Flor Contemplacion is an astounding slur on the integrity of Singapore's law enforcement and judicial system. There is no gentler way620 words
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854 1995-04-15 12 Bob Ng - By Bob Ng FOR the sake of social integration, or just neighbourliness, let’s hope there are not too many houses in Singapore with two fences between them. Let me explain. There are two fences separating my property from that of my next-door854 words
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Article, Illustration1018 1995-04-15 13 Tan Sai Siong - By Tan Sai Siong WHEN I read the heart-warming and spontaneous public response to the plight of the Abdollah family who had been living rough for three months, I became wholly convinced that that is what charity should1,018 words
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Article, Illustration1039 1995-04-15 13 Chen Keng Juan - By Chen Keng Juan OF LATE, there has been a spate of news reports and commentaries on discipline and corporal punishment in schools. Discipline forms the most essential pillar of the school, itself a pillar of society, and should this pillar beFile picture. - 1,039 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, Illustration2163 1995-04-15 14 Singapore’s population is ageing rapidly. What impact will this have on government policies here? How will these have to be tailored to prepare for the day when one in four Singaporeans are aged? Warren Fernandez reports. ALMOST all Government policies, ultimately, centre around people. How manyTimeigraphics/Dano B Noche - 2,163 words
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Article, Illustration1345 1995-04-15 15 In the cyberspace kopitiam of Internet, there is a different world where politics, news and gossip are exchanged in an unmoderated, uncensored fashion. The Government recognises that it too must enter Internet and help create a Singapore neighbourhood. It1,345 words
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Article, Illustration1039 1995-04-15 15 Han Fook Kwang - Contemplacion case THINKING ALOUD Han Fook Kwang THE saddest thing about the controversy over the hanging of Filipino maid Flor Contempladon for the murder of another Filipino maid and a four-year-old Singaporean boy is not how it has affected SingaporePhilippines ties. That1,039 words
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MONEY
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Article7209 1995-04-15 16 L INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: Aoril 13.1995 1995 Curr Laal Vol Day Gra Net M CapWtAvg High Low Company Traded Sale OC'000 High Low Div P/E Smil Price 482 388 m t s Acma 50c 428 cd 6 11 428 420 22.5 90 590 0 4217,209 words
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301 1995-04-15 17 THE Singapore market passed a holiday-shortened week in largely featureless trading. Brokets attributed the state of the market to the dearth of fresh factors. But they said the market held up well despite the currency turmoil The US dollar crashed to a301 words
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Article81 1995-04-15 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Indei fel 2.33 points on the week V to 2071.42. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2064 66 (—9.09 81.695m ($228.103m) Tuesday 2054 60 (-10.06) 87.492m ($237 806m) Wednesday 2062.50 7.90) 70 543m ($188 589m) Thursday 2071 42 8.92) 73.726m ($225 808m) Friday81 words
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417 1995-04-15 18 Tan Kim Song - Firms now more aware of opportunities here, says Yeo Cheow Tong By Tan Kim Song EUROPEAN investment in Singapore is likely to exceed SI billion for the first time this year. Trade and Industry Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said on Monday. European companies417 words
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3480 1995-04-15 18 CORPORATE RESULTS Net F arn KPS Dale n 1 A n < i imparts .inn ism) IMn» lets) lets) \ISB* Mar 31 1 1.473 0843 0 42 Alliance I cch Mar 30 P 1 3 HOI. 1 '641 \mcol Mar 24 P 4 3 S66 143,480 words
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482 1995-04-15 18 Chan Sue Meng - Bank faces allegations of misrepresenting risk in deal arranged for Australian firm By Chan Sue Meng STANDARD Chartered Bank Singapore is the latest of several financial institutions in the region to get embroiled in derivatives transactions which have gone sour. The bank is facing allegations482 words
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Article245 1995-04-15 19 LISTED City Developments and its parent Hong Leong Holdings pipped property heavyweights to clinch a residential site in Walshe Road for $82.38 million setting a record price for land in the Stevens Road area. Their price works out to $1,205 per sq ft for the245 words
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Article425 1995-04-15 19 Thursday April 13 HKS ASM Pacific 5.40 0.150 Allied Ind Int'l 0.35 unch Allied Oversea 0.55 unch Asia Sec Int 2.85 -0.02 Bank of EA 21.65 0.50 C P Pokphand 2.52 unch CDL Hotel 3 42 0.05 Cafe De Coral 1.74 -0.01 Cath Pac Air 11.75 0.10 Century City425 words
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Article359 1995-04-15 19 Manager’s prices for April 15 17 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce l 58—l.67 The Savings Fund 1 42—1.50*d S pore Prog Fund 0 58-0.62 S pore Sec Fund 093-0.99 S pore Invest Fund 110—1.17 S pore Equity Fund 0 71-0 75 Credit Lyonnais Int’l Asset Met Ct Asia-Pac359 words
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630 1995-04-15 19 Soft drink, daily operations there to be injected into Malaya Glass FRASER Neave Limited (F&N) is pushing ahead with its “Malaysianisation” plans by injecting all its soft drink and dairy operations across the Causeway into Malaya Glass, in exchange for new shares valued630 words
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532 1995-04-15 19 CONVEYANCING fees should be cut by 20 to 30 per cent to benefit property buyers, concludes a committee studying the issue. The Straits Times understands that the Conveyancing Fees Review Committee’s recommendation will go before the Law Minister soon. The minister must approve532 words
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Article147 1995-04-15 19 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1.3889 1.4058 Sterling pound 2.1934 2.2483 Australian dollar 1.0178 1.0494 Canadian doliar 1.0020 1.0269 NZ dollar 0.9200 0.9523 EC unit 1.8535 Singapore dollars to 100 of foreign currency units Austrian schilling 13.8142 14.4404 Belgian147 words
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Article120 1995-04-15 19 Contract date: 13/4/95 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE USI 5 Vi 54* 54 54 5 v* 44 19/4/95 AS 6% 7‘4 7 Vi 74 74 54 19/4/95 NZ$ 8 8'/. 84 7'» 744 64 19/4/95 STG 5=2 6120 words
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478 1995-04-15 20 Tan Kim Song - ADB’s Asian Development Outlook 1995 and 1996 report By Tan Kim Song THE Singapore economy is expected to grow by 9 per cent this year, although the stronger Sing dollar will pose a downside risk to its manufacturing activities, the Asian Development Bank478 words
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265 1995-04-15 20 SINGAPORE Telecom's satellite network has been given a boost with the launch of yet another satellite. Telecom, which has a 13.7per cent direct stake in American Mobile Satellite Corporation (AMSC), said in a statement last weekend that AMSC's first satellite was265 words
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573 1995-04-15 20 Kalpana Rashiwala - Trump to lose management to Fairmont By Kalpana Rashiwala AFTER several months of negotiations. Mr Kwek Leng Beng’s CDL Hotels International and his Saudi royal partner sealed a deal on Tuesday to acquire a controlling stake in Mr Donald573 words
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521 1995-04-15 20 Tammy Tan - By Tammy Tan SINGAPORE Cable Vision (SCV) could well be the next provider of fixed telephone services, since it will soon be the only other company besides Singapore Telecom to have an islandwide optic fibre cable network. Industry observers believe521 words
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Advertisement717 1995-04-15 21 The Straits Times Weekly Edition I NT mm Be At The Forefront With One Of The Region's Best Public Transportation Companies SBS,a progressive and forward-looking public company, is rated one of the region's best in public bus transport. As part of our continuing efforts to stay ahead, we now seek717 words
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Advertisement622 1995-04-15 22 Expand Your Power Be a part of Apple Computer's expanding sales and marketing organization in Singapore. We are looking for dynamic individuals to add to our Channel Management and Regional Operations teams. If you want the power to be your best, this is the only place to be. Channel Manager622 words
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Article, Illustration457 1995-04-15 23 The Flor Contemplacion case: Readers’ reaction to Philippine presidential commission report THE Philippine Presidential Commission on the Flor Contemplacion case has delivered its verdict. It has chosen, either deliberately or inadvertently, to ignore the evidence of open trial and focused on the hearsay testimony457 words
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109 1995-04-15 23 THE commission’s findings on the Flor Contemplacion case are ludicrous. The commission accepted unconfirmed comments as the gospel truth while throwing out corroborated evidence which does not suit its arguments. Effectively, what it is saying is “We are very sure Contemplacion did not109 words
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357 1995-04-15 23 IN THE wake of the Philippine commission report on the Contemplacion case, I would like to make the following observations, which put the credibility of the findings in serious question. Human rights and affluence: The statement on Singapore’s affluence having357 words
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157 1995-04-15 23 DRY ICE is used in cauterisation of the skin for the treatment of certain skin conditions. Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide at a temperature of minus 80 degree Celsius, and is used in the treatment of warts and157 words
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176 1995-04-15 23 I READ with disbelief and disgust, the Filipino behaviour over the Flor Contemplacion case. Could this be the result of sheer naivety or a deliberate act to malign Singapore? The many unfair remarks made, such as Singapore being a police state and our lack176 words
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Advertisement125 1995-04-15 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 give their names. This rule will be waived only in very exceptional circumstances, such125 words
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Article, Illustration521 1995-04-15 24 M. Nirmala - 5 secondary, 4 primary to be included by 1998 By M. Nirmala FIVE more secondary and four more primary schools will offer the gifted education programme by 1998. Next year, Tao Nan Primary and Dunman High two schools in the eastern part521 words
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Article, Illustration627 1995-04-15 24 Pang Gek Choo - By Pang Gek Choo A 30-YEAR-OLD black and white video clip of Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew burying his tear-stained face in a handkerchief has now been captured by computer technology on a CD-ROM. That poignant moment was on Aug 9,627 words