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Title Section20 1995-07-22 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1995 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere w Subscription only,^' MITA (P) 087/08/9420 words
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Article, Illustration681 1995-07-22 1 Warren Fernandez - Develop our own brand of journalism call by PM This will help perpetuate S’pore’s ‘virtuous cycle of prosperity’ ST celebrates 150 years By Warren Fernandez THE Singapore press should develop its own model of journalism which would help perpetuate the country’s virtuous cycle of prosperity, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong681 words
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363 1995-07-22 1 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong last Saturday dismissed as “beneath contempt” columnists who attacked foreign leaders and institutions and chose not to publish rebuttals. While he did not mention any columnist by name, it was clear that he was referring to New363 words
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297 1995-07-22 1 Dynamic economies in region Widespread use of English here Financially sound newspaper MR LIM Kim San, Singapore Press Holdings’ executive chairman, said last Saturday that The Straits Times had three reasons to be optimistic about its future. They were the297 words
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Advertisement11 1995-07-22 1 N Planning a EER Move ECK OUT es 21 22 *****6,,181Z8811 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration759 1995-07-22 2 Brendan Pereira - This method ensures no ‘loss of face’, important in Asian society By Brendan Pereira IT IS time for courts in this region to take a fresh look at how disputes are resolved, Chief Justice Yong Pung How said on Thursday.759 words
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327 1995-07-22 2 THE Singapore economy must achieve annual productivity growth of 5 per cent for the next five years if it is to grow by 7 per cent. This condition was made on Monday by Mr Lim Boon Heng, the NTUC chief and chairman327 words
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565 1995-07-22 2 Dr Ow says he is trying to fish in troubled waters PEOPLE’S Action Party organising secretary Ow Chin Hock on Thursday rebuked Singapore Democratic Party’s Chee Soon Juan for supporting American columnist William Satire’s attacks on Singapore. Dr Chee, SDP’s secretarygeneral, had565 words
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389 1995-07-22 2 NEW York Times columnist William Safire said on Thursday he would engage in a “one-on-one debate on universal values”, not with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, but with Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. But he laid389 words
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Article, Illustration850 1995-07-22 3 Chua Mui Hoong - But they want it to be critically supportive of the Govt By Chua Mui Hoong A SURVEY has found that six in 10 Singaporean newspaper readers want the media here to adopt a more critical stance towards the Government. At the same time,850 words
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Article362 1995-07-22 3 ABOUT seven in 10 readers find the coverage of crime, law and community affairs in newspapers here fair and objective. But readers were more suspicious of coverage of local politics. Only 40.8 per cent and 45.1 per cent respectively agreed that coverage of the People’s362 words
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Article, Illustration498 1995-07-22 3 Ahmad Osman - By Ahmad Osman THE Government has allowed the airline industry to set the retirement age for cabin crew. It does not have to stick to the minimum retirement age of 60 set by the Government on July 1, 1993, for Singapore citizens498 words
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HOME
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446 1995-07-22 4 Rav Dhaliwal - STPB overseas visitors survey By Rav Dhaliwal SOUTH African tourists, who have become the biggest spenders here, are avid shoppers of electronic goods. These visitors, who spend an average of $1,039 per head, overtook Asean visitors last year as the top spenders here,446 words
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Article, Illustration237 1995-07-22 4 WEAR a red nose for charity. Students from the National University cf Singapore (NUS) did this on Thursday for a day and the public can do the same on Red Nose Day tomorrow. They can buy red noses at $2 each from about 500237 words
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405 1995-07-22 4 Thomas Lee - By Thomas Lee CONTRACTORS will soon be able to get foreign workers tested and certified as skilled in their home countries, before they come to Singapore. This new scheme, which began two months ago. will benefit contractors because they will enjoy405 words
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Article, Illustration622 1995-07-22 4 Leong Chan Teik - Govt will decide this year whether it is viable to build By Leong Chan Teik THE north-east MRT line, if begun right away, could be completed in the year 2002. But it would lose $250 million a year for four years.Timesgraphics - 622 words
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365 1995-07-22 5 Tuminah Sapawi - By Tuminah Sapawi SINGAPORE Malays can help the world Malay culture to advance by developing good Malay writing and literature in a way which expresses the spirit of Singapore, Brigadier-General (NS) George Yeo said last Saturday. In this, the Republic has365 words
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Article, Illustration138 1995-07-22 5 MASURI S. N. (right), who has devoted more than 50 years of his life to writing, regards awards as more than just a community’s recognition of a writer’s work. He is this year’s winner of Anugerah Tun Seri Lanang, the cream of the Malay Literary Awards. At138 words
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Article, Illustration543 1995-07-22 5 THE Public Utilities Board’s chief executive will personally commend NSmen employees in writing when they perform well in their in-camp training and this is captured in their service records. It is this dedication to and support for its employees to543 words
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419 1995-07-22 5 SINGAPORE shoppers and diners show their dissatisfaction with poor service with their feet. They stop going to the same store or restaurant, instead of complaining to the management. They also tell their friends about their bad experiences, according to a survey on419 words
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Article, Illustration1425 1995-07-22 6 HERE today, fishwrap tomorrow. a daily newspaper does not ask to be judged bv anything more than its present work and worth. However, some newspapers are institutions that demand a different kind of reading. The Straits Times, with its intimate 150-vear involvement1,425 words
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Article, Illustration269 1995-07-22 6 IT WAS exactly 150 years ago last Saturday that a small weekly paper printed on "fine English paper” made its debut on the island as a business journal, serving the needs of the British community here. Today, it is the269 words
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Article, Illustration184 1995-07-22 6 THE next Miss Singapore Tourism will have to do more than just grace occasions. She will have to go overseas with tourist delegations, make speeches and give talks on tourism at schools. Her enhanced role is in line with the Tourism Unlimited concept,184 words
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Article, Illustration415 1995-07-22 7 Lim Li Hsien - Retired lawyer sues SICC for cancelling his membership By Lim Li Hsien RETIRED lawyer Kenneth Hilborne told the High Court that the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) had not notified him of any change in its rules before striking him415 words
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Article, Illustration274 1995-07-22 7 TWENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Letchimi Veeron Karuppiahya lost her parents by the age of 17. But she overcame that to become a scholar. The broadcast journalist is this year’s recipient of the S. Rajaratnam Scholarship. Her perseverance in the face of adversity was what set her apart274 words
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Article, Illustration536 1995-07-22 8 Ben Davidson - IN THE COURTS By Ben Davidson AZIZA'S Restaurant, a wellknown establishment in Emerald Hill, has lost its 16-year battle to continue its business in its present premises. Both the company. Azizah International Pte Ltd. and the owner and manager of the restaurant. Madam536 words
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261 1995-07-22 8 Tan Ooi Boon - By Tan Ooi Boon THREE men who were armed with two axes and a chopper robbed a goldsmith in Tampines of about $1 million worth of jewellery on Wednesday. Police said the men. who wore motorcycle helmets, struck at261 words
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Advertisement187 1995-07-22 7 Home Delivery Weekly! A crisp summary of the week's major happenings in Singapore, the newspaper covers news from politics, to business, to investment opportunities and others. What's more, it also offers news on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid airmailed to you wherever you may be, once a week. So,187 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1251 1995-07-22 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 9530 KHz (3IM BAND' MONDAY 1100 News in Brief/Weather Forecast (Asia Pacific) 1105 Frontiers 1120 Business Market Report 1130 Full News 1138 The Front Page 1140 Take Five 1145 Business world 1200 News in Brief 1205 E Z Beat 12201,251 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration537 1995-07-22 9 Hakikat Rai - With Chiangmai five months away, CEO dismantles national team and starts from scratch By Hakikat Rai THE man appointed to lift Singapore rugby has surprised the game’s fraternity by dismantling the national team and starting from scratch less than five months before the537 words
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Article, Illustration609 1995-07-22 9 Godfrey Robert - Lions show no fire, miss the home fury Tiger Beer Challenge soccer semis: Rangers 3 Singapore 2 By Godfrey Robert THE absence of three key injured players Nazri Nasir, Lim Tong Hai and Rafi Ali exposed gaps in the Singapore outfit, but poor communication turned themPicture by JERRY SEH. - 609 words
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Article178 1995-07-22 9 BOARDSAILING KELLY CHAN, the former Singapore No. 1 boardsailor, is contemplating a return to competition for December’s South-east Asia Games in Pattaya, Thailand. The 38-year-old, who retired officially after last October’s Asian Games in Hiroshima, said this during the weekend’s Anchor Beer-East Coast178 words
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Article222 1995-07-22 9 Peter Khoo - BOWLING: By Peter Khoo SINGAPORE bowler Jesmine Ho has qualified for next year's Atlanta Olympic Games after her impressive performance in the FIQ World Charrrionsh.ps m Reno, Nevada, last week. The 29-year-old housewife is the only Singaporean to be selected by the world body, the Federation222 words
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MALAYSIA
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526 1995-07-22 10 State being used as a stepping stone by illegals KOTA KINABALU Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Mohamed Salleh Tun Said Keruak has described the fake Malaysian identity-card problem in the state as ‘•serious” The Star on Thursday quoted him as saying that the government was526 words
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Article, Illustration406 1995-07-22 10 Orphan caned severely for burping aloud TAMPIN A 55-year-old religious-school teacher has apologised for caning a Form 3 orphan for burping in front of him on Monday last week. The Malay Mail reported on Friday last week that Mr Mohamad Yusof Arshad of Sekolah Menengah406 words
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153 1995-07-22 10 KOTA KINABALL Four Malay sians have been detained under the Internal Securitv Act (ISA) (or alleged involvement In activities deemed by the authorities to tnreal en national security, Sabah police said on Tuesday The four, a prominent community leader and businessman, a153 words
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336 1995-07-22 10 Ismail Kassirr - By Ismail Kassirr in Kuala Lumpur UMNO last Saturday expelled a member, dubbed the “six mil-lion-dollar man” for spending money to buy votes in an upcoming party election Mr Tajuddin Rahman formerly on the Umno Youth executive council, was the first member336 words
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ASEAN
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462 1995-07-22 11 Nirmal Ghosh - By Nirmal Ghosh. MANILA President Fidel Ramos said on Monday that Manila was ready to begin normalising relations with Singapore, in the wake of an independent examination which upheld the findings of Singaporean experts regarding the cause of death of Filipino maid Della462 words
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Article, Illustration543 1995-07-22 11 Nirmal Ghosh - By Nirmal Ghosh Manila Correspondent PHILIPPINE President Fidel Ramos said on Wednesday that his government accepted as finai the findings of the third-party panel which examined Filipino maid Della Maga’s remains, and had started to take steps to normalise relations with Singapore. Speaking at543 words
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419 1995-07-22 11 AP, Reuter. MANILA The government will soon lift a ban on Filipino maids going to work in Singapore as the two nations normalise relations, Philippine Foreign Secretary Domingo Siazon said on Tuesday. “The ban will be eventually lifted if we are– AP,; Reuter. - 419 words
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505 1995-07-22 11 Sinfah Tunsarawuth - By By Sinfah Tunsarawuth THAI Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa on Tuesday announced his much-awaited Cabinet, with the surprise choice of his chief election campaign adviser as the Finance Minister. Business circles appeared concerned over the appointment of non-tech-nocrat Dr Surakiat Sathirathai505 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article662 1995-07-22 12 JULY 19, 1995 THE ruling of the independent third-party panel, that the Singapore pathologists' findings on the cause of Filipino maid Della Maga s death were entirely correct, vindicates the Singapore doctors, the American experts who had concurred with them earlier, and Singapore. The662 words
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Article643 1995-07-22 12 JULY 18. 1995 ON TWO occasions within one week. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasised that governments could only do so much to provide a conducive business climate. The rest must be up to the private sector. He had said this earlier at the Singapore Economic643 words
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Article649 1995-07-22 12 JULY 17, 1995 THE Housing Board’s latest Sample Household Survey indicates that, apart from being an end in itself, good and affordable public housing can also be the means to wider societal ends. In particular, it might help to reverse a marked trend towards nuclear families649 words
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Article, Illustration877 1995-07-22 12 Bob Ng - By Bob Ng THE headline on May 17 said: Mercedes No. 1 in first quarter. The July 11 heading confirmed that it was no fluke: Mercedes pushes ahead. The stories drove the point home. First, that the luxury car outsold all other877 words
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COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1065 1995-07-22 13 Tan Sai Siong - Job-hop and be damned or is it a good thing after all? By Tan Sai Siong House-movers do a roaring trade here because if ever there is a nation on the move, then it must be Singapore. People tend to change abodes, particularly in the past five years. They also1,065 words
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844 1995-07-22 13 Safire: I’ll debate but only with SM Lee IN OUR last episode about Singapore, we learnt that students and faculty at Williams College, an academic bastion of liberalism in Massachusetts, were objecting to the school's plan to honour the Prime Minister of that rich, repressive, anti-American regime. Evidently Goh Chok844 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, Illustration1905 1995-07-22 14 Singaporeans may pride themselves on being bilingual, but are they biliterate? That is, able to read, write, listen, speak and think in two languages. In the first of a two-part feature, Chiang Yin Pheng examines the issue raised at a recent congress. Next week, she willfKIZAU - 1,905 words
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Article, Illustration1199 1995-07-22 15 The role of the Malay MP was a talking point in the community in the past week with the publication of a thesis on trends in Malay political leadership by Dr Sukmawati Haji Sirat. Her assessment: Malay MPs had succeeded1,199 words
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Article, Illustration1289 1995-07-22 15 Leslie Fong - THINKING ALOUD Leslie Fong ALAS for good journalism. American columnist William Safire has chosen to snipe and snipe again. With his latest diatribe, published in the New York Times and reprinted in this newspaper on Wednesday last week, he caused damage to1,289 words
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MONEY
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Article7619 1995-07-22 16 1 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Data: July 21.1995 1995 Curr Leal Vol Day Or'* Net M CapWt Avg High Low Company Traded Sale -for'000 High Low Oiv P/E Smil Price 498 382 m t s Acma 50c 466 -6 40 478 466 22 5 9 7 6427,619 words
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Article409 1995-07-22 17 SESDAQ and smaller capita ha-H stocks shirked off their characteristic lethargy, and rallied this week to the tune of takeover rumours and corporate developments. As one remisier quipped; The second-liners have finally crane back to life." A host of announcements were made this week, as Indonesian409 words
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Article86 1995-07-22 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Indei down 38.29 points on the week to 2150.05 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2172.39 (-15 95) *****m (3417.259m) Tuesday 2163.77 (—862) 158.78m (3326.314m) Wednesday 2145.89 (—17.88) 130.76m (3309.258m) Thursday 2151.98 (+6 09) 198 04m (3375 664m) Friday 2150.05 (-1.93) 203.34m (339086 words
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469 1995-07-22 18 Ann Williams - But number of transactions tumbles in second quarter, says Jones Lang Wootton By Ann Williams THE first industry figures for Singapore’s private housing market in the second quarter showed prices continued to move up marginally but transactions went down sharply reflecting highly selective buying. Property469 words
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3424 1995-07-22 18 CORPORATE RESIT.TS Ni l P am H-x 1 Pali 13 1 3 IS 1 3 t .Miipans ann (Snu (Mni let») Mtftf XHK H.dgMa\:: i 2 <* 1 40 4 f 2 V. ma Jun S 1 fO 4: MX 4 S 31 3 \k« H.dg'3,424 words
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628 1995-07-22 18 Chan Sue Meng - By Chan Sue Meng PRIME rates in Singapore could come down by another quarter of a percentage point from the current 6 per cent before the year is over, economists and bankers said. But banks in Singapore are unlikely to628 words
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Article238 1995-07-22 19 THE Board of Commissioners of Currency of Singapore (BCCS) made a loss of $1.56 billion last year due to losses from sales and valuation of investments and exchange losses, according to its latest annual report. The BCCS annual report said the loss was due to238 words
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Article515 1995-07-22 19 Friday July 21 HK$ ASM Pacific 7 50 0.100 Allied Ind int'i 0 41 -0 01 Allied Oversea 065 -0 01 Asia Sec Int 2 60 unch Bank of EA 25 60 0 05 C.P. Pokphand 2 98 unch COL Hotel 3.75 unch Cafe De Coral 1 84 -0.03515 words
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Article397 1995-07-22 19 Manager’s prices for July 22 24 Singapore Unit Trust I he Commerce 159-168 The Savings fund 154-163 Spore Prog Fond 0.63-0 6’ Spore Sec fund 0 99-1 05 S pore Invest Fund 1 09-1 15xd Spore Equity fund 0.75-0.80 Credit Lyonnais Int'l Asset Mgt Cl Asia Pac Gr397 words
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429 1995-07-22 19 Douglas Wong - Latest economic indicators By Douglas Wong SINGAPORE'S non-oil domestic exports rose 9.4 per cent in real terms last month, compared with .June last year, according to the latest Trade Development Board (TDB) figures. This confirms that the economy is cooling off. said analysts.429 words
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Article185 1995-07-22 19 AMCOL Holdings chairman Cheng Yu Tung has resigned with immediate effect, according to a company statement last Saturday Dr Cheng, whose resignation took effect on July 14, resigned simultaneously from all offices held by him in any Amcol subsidiary or associate company. No explanation for the resignation185 words
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306 1995-07-22 19 LEADING soundcard-maker Creative Technology's chief technical officer and one of its founders. Mr Ng Kai Wa, has resigned from the company. Although Mr Ng, 40, will continue to serve the firm as director and vice chairman on the board, he will not306 words
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304 1995-07-22 19 Kalpana Rashiwala - By Kalpana Rashiwala PIDEMCO Land has taken over $1 billion worth of shares in five property companies from parent Temasek Holdings, a move market watchers read as further preparation for its listing. Temasek Holdings is the investment arm of the Singapore Government.304 words
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Article155 1995-07-22 19 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit ot foreign currency Buying 00 Selling US dollar 1.39C5 1 4062 Sterling pound 2.1984 2.2501 Australian dollar 1.0102 1.0406 Canadian dollar 1.0140 1.0374 NZ dollar ***** 0 9579 EC unit 1 8840 Singapore dollars to 100 of foreign currency units Austrian schilling155 words
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Article129 1995-07-22 19 Contract date: 21/7/95 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALI VALUE DATE us$ 5* 5 5'-« 5 5 4-4 25 7 95 A$ 6‘* 6'» 6 f* 6 3 4 6’4 5'« 25 7 95 NZ$ 7'. ru Ti 7U 6* 25,7129 words
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617 1995-07-22 20 Tammy Tan - Action follows results of in-building reception survey By Tammy Tan AS FROM 1997, handphone operators here will be penalised if their products fail to match up to quality tests, including not giving good reception, the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) said on617 words
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Article, Illustration509 1995-07-22 20 Narendra Aggarwal - Mesa tjftclers By Narendra Aggarwal SINGAPORE has started scouting the emerging economies of China, India, Indonesia and South Africa as new sources of mega traders which it wants to attract. This was disclosed by Trade Development Board deputy chief executive officer David509 words
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Article, Illustration414 1995-07-22 20 LEADING Singapore banker Wee Cho Yaw was named Asean Businessman of the Year on Friday last week. The United Overseas Bank group chairman received the commendation from the Asean Business Forum (ABF), which is a private-sector, non-profit organisation. The citation read: “Since414 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration512 1995-07-22 23 US liberals can present their case in person to Singaporeans WILLIAM Safire (ST Weekly Edition, July 15) claimed that Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has “seized a three-year-old invitation” from Williams College to “be used as a powerful symbolic tool512 words
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Article480 1995-07-22 23 “Of the people, by the people, and for the people DEAR Mr Safire, As An American author and visitor for many years to Singapore and the other Asian nations of the Pacific Rim, I wish to comment, not for or against the controversy of480 words
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497 1995-07-22 23 FURTHER to the reproduction of William Safire’s article in the July 12 edition of The Straits Times, I e-mailed Mr George T. Crane of Williams College. This is my letter to Mr Crane and his reply via the Internet. Dear497 words
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Article208 1995-07-22 23 IN REPLY to his e-mail which was quoted by Mr Evan Jones, I have sent the following via e-mail to Mr George T. Crane of Williams College. Mr Crane, You said in your reply to Mr Evan Jones, which he gave The Straits Times and The208 words
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425 1995-07-22 23 IT WAS perhaps the sense of occasion your 150th anniversary which prompted two of your writers to endow Mr William Safire with imaginary virtues (page 15). Editor Leslie Fong described him as “so gifted a writer”. Columnist Tan Sai425 words
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635 1995-07-22 24 Chua Mui Hoong - By Chua Mui Hoong MR GOH Chok Tong’s lawyer yesterday asked the High Court to award $500,000 to the Prime Minister for the damage suffered as a result of an International Herald Tribune article which alleged that he was a635 words
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Article, Illustration366 1995-07-22 24 LOOKING like a gigantic green, black and blue centipede, 10 Singapore Armed Forces commandos from the Red Lion parachute team, dropped through the air on Sunday, practising for the National Day Parade. Called the 10-man stack formation, it will be the first time most Singaporeans will see366 words