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Title Section18 1995-08-19 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1995 Price: jSl.2o6Mingapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 008/08/9518 words
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807 1995-08-19 1 Paul Jacob - But PAP has to be satisfied with 60% of voter support By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent SINGAPOREANS do not want a change of government but the ruling People’s Action Party has to be satisfied with support from around 60 per cent807 words
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Article, Illustration345 1995-08-19 1 THEY are the nation’s brightest, the President’s Scholars, and three out of four this year are from Raffles Junior College. The three are Mr Chin Chuan Fei, 19, Miss Tracey Ho Chui Ping, 19, and Miss Pang Sze Kim, 18. Mr Shoen Low Choon Seng,345 words
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Article, Illustration239 1995-08-19 1 EIGHT OFFICER cadets from the army, navy and air force were awarded the Singapore Armed Forces overseas scholarship this year. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan presented them with their ceremonial swords, their certificate of award, and their officer appointment certificate239 words
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637 1995-08-19 2 MAN-MADE Singapore, built to fit the needs of the modern world, has to keep adjusting to changes or risk shrivelling on the vine. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew has said. This was because the moment it no longer filled a637 words
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335 1995-08-19 2 SINGAPORE Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan on Thursday invited the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) to a dialogue on the “fairness and objectivity of Singapore's broadcast media”. The invitation was made in his reply to TCS, which had asked for335 words
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Article, Illustration543 1995-08-19 2 Ng Wei Joo - Three NUS students use modular system to obtain degrees in 2 years By Ng Wei Joo THREE National University of Singapore students have made academic history by graduating with a basic degree in two years. The three, from the Business Administration faculty, achieved their feat with the help543 words
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326 1995-08-19 2 Felix Soh - By Felix Soh THE setting up of the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s Flying Training School (FTS) in Pearce, Western Australia, has given a ASSO million (SSS 2 million) boost to the state’s economy. The spending by Singapore includes: Construction of facilities at the326 words
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368 1995-08-19 2 Ginnie Teo - By Ginnie Teo A 30-YEAR-OLD man was arrested over the death of his two-year-old son. whose skeletal remains were found in a trash bag dumped in a field near their Circuit Road flat. The child's mother alleged on Thursday that her son died368 words
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592 1995-08-19 3 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has described SingaporeIndonesia ties as excellent and said he hopes to build on existing links to increase cooperation for the benefit of both countries. In a wide-ranging interview in Singapore last592 words
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Article394 1995-08-19 3 Leong Chan Teik - By Leong Chan Teik THE price of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) for mid-sized cars has rebounded by just over $2,000 while open category COEs have fallen by about $5,000. Mid-sized car COEs, which had fallen $6,000 in the past two months, now cost $42,100. Open-category394 words
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504 1995-08-19 3 Ben Davidson - By Ben Davidson ZOUK director Lincoln Cheng was on Thursday sentenced to six months’ jail and fined a total of $15,800 on two drug charges and two of having obscene magazines and video tapes. Cheng, 47, is appealing against the jail term504 words
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Article, Illustration464 1995-08-19 3 TOP civil servants must be beyond reproach morally and always seen to be fair if they want to inspire faith, Mr Lee Ek Tieng, head of the Civil Service, said on Wednesday. Besides providing moral leadership, they must also inspire their subordinates to464 words
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195 1995-08-19 3 THE civil service corporate statement sets out its mission, goals and beliefs, and its attitude to customers and to its staff. It exhorts civil servants to “work together for a first-class public service, capable, innovative and forward-looking, one of the best in the world, worthy195 words
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Article, Illustration270 1995-08-19 4 Tan Ooi Boon - By Tan Ooi Boon BRIGADIER-GENERAL (NS) George Yeo on Tuesday night welcomed the Japanese Prime Minister's apology for his country's past colonial rule and military aggression. The Minister for Information and Arts said Mr Tomiichi Murayama's apology was important. even though he said270 words
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221 1995-08-19 4 A JAPANESE tourist was raped in her hotel room in the Mandarin Singapore last week by a man who forced his way into the room. The woman’s friend, another Japanese tourist who was staying in the same room, watched helplessly as the assault went221 words
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Article322 1995-08-19 4 Jimmy Yap - By Jimmy Yap READERS of the Chinese-lan-guage daily Lianhe Zaobao will now be able to read it off their computer screens, too. The Internet version will be available from 2 pm on Mondays to Saturdays. The Sunday and public holiday editions will be available on322 words
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536 1995-08-19 5 Tan Ooi Boon - More foreigners caught for criminal acts By Tan Ooi Boon OVERALL crime rates fell in the first half of this year when compared with the same period last year, but more foreigners and under-16 year-olds committed crimes. Between January and June, 1,065 foreign536 words
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138 1995-08-19 5 PEOPLE with cancer may just give up the fight and choose to die because they have made an Advance Medical Directive (AMD), said Kampong Glam GRC MP Loh Meng See. Mr Loh, who chairs the Government Parliamentary Committee for Health, said this138 words
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548 1995-08-19 6 THREE pillars form the foundation of Singapore’s success and Singaporeans should make sure that they remain strong, the Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Tony Tan, said last weekend. Speaking at a National Day dinner at the Sembawang Community Centre, he said that the548 words
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Article124 1995-08-19 6 AFP. BEIJING A painting by Chinese artist Shi Hu has been sold for CSS I million (Ssl.4 million), the largest amount ever paid for a modern Chinese painting, it was reported last week. The painting was sold to a Singapore businessman at an exhibition of ChineseAFP. - 124 words
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348 1995-08-19 6 MRT trains on time 97 of the time, exceeding target set MASS Rapid Transit (MRT) trains keep to their schedule 97 per cent of the time, according to standards set by the system’s regulatory body, the MRT Corporation. This rate compares favourably with other major mass rapid transit systems such348 words
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Article1312 1995-08-19 6 National Day Awards 1995 The Public Administration Med al (Bronze) (Military) Pingat Pentadbiran Awatr (Gangsa) (Tentera) Lt-Colonel Teo Boon Haw Peter Commander, Sembawang Ail Base; Lt-Colonel (NS) Johnnj Lim, Brigade 2IC. 9th Singapore Infantry Brigade; Lt-Colone Seah Arthur, Commanding Offi cer, School of Military Intelli gence;1,312 words
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438 1995-08-19 7 Liang Hwee Ting - Bandits later release them at cemeteiy By Liang Hwee Ting TWO Singaporean businessmen were abducted, robbed, and later released by three armed bandits along Malaysia’s North-South Highway last week. Veterans in the timber trade, Mr Lai Ren Zhong, 66, and his partner438 words
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Article, Illustration585 1995-08-19 7 LAWYER Loo Choon Beng has been suspended from practice for three years for reprehensible conduct in a case involving the sale and sub-sale of a house in Lorong 24 A, Geylang. A three-judge court also ordered the 42-year-old lawyer585 words
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541 1995-08-19 8 Lim Li Hsien - Court can order CPF to hold money for spouse By Lim Li Hsien THE Court of Appeal last week upheld a High Court ruling that a court can order the Central Provident Fund Board (CPF) to hold back a person’s CPF money for541 words
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356 1995-08-19 8 Chia Yih Peng - By Chia Yih Peng US COMPANIES are sending more American employees to work abroad and Singapore is one of the frequent destinations, according to a recent survey by the US National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC). Mr Rick Swaak, vice-presi-dent of the NFTC,356 words
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366 1995-08-19 8 Wong Hiew Peng - By Wong Hiew Peng FOUR army physical training instructors (PTIs) were accused last week of allowing 27 soldiers to pass their physical fitness tests without having to show up, and some to receive cash awards for doing well. The four men were charged366 words
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Advertisement308 1995-08-19 5 rv yft "Did you get the sweater from Aunty Clara?" 4 "Yes, mum "And grandma s chicken essence?" > 4 “Yes, mum And I'll take it before I sleep "Make sure you do And did you like the durians I sentl" 4 "Well, I didn't really get them "You mean308 words
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Advertisement181 1995-08-19 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,181 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1243 1995-08-19 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 9530 KHz (31M 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 12201,243 words
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Article, Illustration456 1995-08-19 9 S. Murali - SQUASH by S. Murali SINGAPORE’S Asian squash queen Mah Li Lian wants to hang up her racket after December’s South-east Asia Games in Chiangmai. Beaten in the qualifying rounds of the Singapore Open championships by Hongkong teenager Rebecca Chiu on Monday, a456 words
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Article, Illustration607 1995-08-19 9 Tay Cheng Khoon - By Tay Cheng Khoon SOCCER WELLINGTON and Jurong Town provided the two minor surprises when the Singapore Professional Football League named the eight teams for its inaugural S-League starting next April. Wellington, which had spurned offers of “marriage” with fellow-northern clubs Gibraltar607 words
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422 1995-08-19 9 THE only winning team surprised by the S-League Committee’s approval was Wellington FC, if initial reactions from officials of the successful clubs are anything to go by. Said its manager R. Vengadasalam: “It was unexpected as the odds422 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration583 1995-08-19 10 Angela Goh - Land and air routes being used by Indonesians By Angela Goh MANY illegal immigrants to Malaysia now enter the country by land and air, apart from the traditional mode of transport which was by sea. Some entered the country through secret routes,Tlmeagraphlc*; Source: Utusan Malaysia - 583 words
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236 1995-08-19 10 FORMER Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin on Tuesday resigned as head of the Merbok Umno division in Kedah to "make way for new blood”. However, sources close to him said he would remain as Umno treasurer and economic adviser to the government posts to236 words
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176 1995-08-19 10 Bemama. KUALA LUMPUR The Prime Minister’s department on Tuesday denied allegations that the Attorney-General was reluctant to prosecute International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz over a share issue although the AntiCorruption Agency had completed its investigations. Deputy Minister DatukBemama. - 176 words
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Article, Illustration357 1995-08-19 10 Chia Yih Peng - By Chia Yih Peng POPULAR Malaysian singer Ning Baizura has apologised to Information Minister Datuk Mohamed Rahmat for having caused a controversy with her midriff-baring performance in Singapore. Her manager, Mr Adrian Hobbs, speaking on her behalf, told The Straits357 words
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260 1995-08-19 10 SUNGAI PETANI Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has rebuked national power company Tenaga Nasional Bhd for frequent power disruptions nationwide and told the company to find out the causes of the breakdowns and reduce such interruptions. The Sunday Star reported him saying260 words
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ASEAN
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546 1995-08-19 11 Paul Jacob - Suharto calls for upward revision of growth rates By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent AN UPBEAT and confident President Suharto, affirming that Indonesia was capable of achieving far more than it had achieved already, said on Wednesday it was on course to realising its target546 words
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263 1995-08-19 11 PRESIDENT Ong Teng Cheong and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong have sent congratulatory messages to President Suharto on Indonesia’s 50th Independence Day on Thursday. Mr Ong, in his message, said Singapore and Indonesia had developed a warm relationship based on shared political, economic and263 words
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Article167 1995-08-19 11 IN A continuing crackdown on the sex trade, Manila police arrested 500 prostitutes from bars in the capital last weekend and discovered that as many as 204 were below 15 years old. In the wake of the arrests. Senator Ernesto Herrera on Monday called167 words
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Article, Illustration374 1995-08-19 11 Reuter. JAKARTA Indonesia on Wednesday freed three top political prisoners sentenced for their roles in an abortive 1965 communist coup that propelled President Suharto to power. Human rights groups welcomed the release of former deputy prime minister Subandrio, former air force commander OmarReuter. - 374 words
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Article, Illustration450 1995-08-19 11 Kyodo MANILA The ill-equipped Philippine military has made a list of war material it plans to acquire in the next 15 years to replace rusting equipment and artillery dating back to World War 11, according to a report obtained by Kyodo NewsKyodo; TliMsgrapMcs - 450 words
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116 1995-08-19 11 MANILA All but two members of the 24-member Philippine Senate Health Secretary Juan Flavier and former coup leader Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan are peso millionaires, according to figures they released recently. According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, topping the list was Senator Juan Ponce Enrile.116 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article675 1995-08-19 12 Aug 17, 1995 INDONESIA, which today marks its 50th year of independence, has genuine cause for satisfaction for a job going well. It could easily have remained an unremarkable sprawl of islands, rich in possibilities but unfulfilled. Partly, this is because its historical legacy had been675 words
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Article659 1995-08-19 12 Aug 16. 1995 GOING scripless for the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange is a logical progression for Asean’s biggest stock market. A scripless or paperless settlement system, in which changes in the ownership of securities are reflected through book entries, is necessary to match rising investor659 words
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Article682 1995-08-19 12 Aug 14, 1995 ALL those who believe in the fairness of the law will take heart from Chief Justice Yong Pung How’s ruling that it is unsafe to convict a person of sexual offences where there is no independent evidence, though an exception can be made682 words
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999 1995-08-19 12 Zuraidah Ibrahim - By Zuraidah Ibrahim BEWARE a politicking opposition, Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng said recently, making the point that Singapore would be governed better without one. Naturally, opposition supporters will dismiss such sentiments as nothing more than, well, politicking. Nonetheless,999 words
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Article, Illustration2539 1995-08-19 13 In a 30-minute speech to Tanjong Pagar GRC residents at the World Trade Centre last Saturday night, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew spoke about the tension between China and Taiwan, and what he saw as an underlying sense of2,539 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, Illustration1964 1995-08-19 14 As Singaporeans mark the 50th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers on Aug 15, 1945, Asad Latif reports on how their perceptions of the once hated enemy have changed since the war. PANAKAL Vargese Sebastian was 231,964 words
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Article, Illustration1111 1995-08-19 15 Ng Wei Joo spoke to Mr Hirotsugu Tamura, 39, the Asahi Shimbun’s Singapore Bureau Chief, who has been here for about two years, on his feelings about Japan’s role in World War 11. Mr Tamura turns 40 on Aug 15,1,111 words
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Article, Illustration1222 1995-08-19 15 Leslie Fong - THINKING ALOUD Leslie Fong WHAT is The Straits Times to Singaporeans? How do they see it? What should be its rightful place in society? These seem pertinent questions to ask at a time when the ST is castigated, almost ritually, as a lapdog1,222 words
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MONEY
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Article7537 1995-08-19 16 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: August 18,1995 I 1995 Curr Last Vol Day Gra Net M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sale -for'000 High Low Div P/E $mil Price 498 382 m t s Acma 50c 460 6 8 470 460 22.5 96 634 17,537 words
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323 1995-08-19 17 THE Singapore market this week saw feverish trading of smaller capitalisation stocks. Brokers said this indicated a switch in interest from Malaysian shares traded on Clob International to more speculative lower liners as the uncertainty over the scripless conversion of Malaysian shares prevailed. The323 words
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Article79 1995-08-19 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials bides rose 26.58 points on the week to 2104.38. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2064.09 (-13.71) 169.84m ((460 386m) Tuesday 2062.55 1.54) 177.25m ((415.518m) Wednesday 2053.23 9.32) *****m ((359.227m) Thursday 2075.57 22.34) 183.92m ((350.316m) Friday 2104.38 (+28.81) 187.76m ((423.052m) BT— -MGA Index79 words
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589 1995-08-19 18 Chan Sue Meng - By Chan Sue Meng DBS Bank last week surprised sceptics and reported group net earnings of $272.1 million for the first half of this year, an increase of 16.1 per cent over the same period last year and slightly above market expectations. Like some589 words
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3314 1995-08-19 18 CORPORATE RESULTS Net Farn EPS Dale n LA IA I.A nmpany unn (Sin) (Sin) lets) lets) \BR Hldgs Mas 22 F 2007 1 40’ 46 .3.2 Aetna Jun 8 F 65.946 ***** 478 31 3 Alex Hid» Jun 26 P 2 159 12 421 7.2 62.13,314 words
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Article, Illustration120 1995-08-19 18 DBS Bank president Patrick Yeoh (right) will retire from the group at the end of this year. In a statement last Saturday, DBS said Mr Yeoh’s decision to stay until yearend was by mutual agreement. Mr Yeoh, 58, joined the bank as assistant manager in 1969120 words
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340 1995-08-19 18 TAT Lee Bank has chalked up a 5-per cent increase in group net profits to $28.3 million, turning in what is probably the worst set of results among the local banks for the first half of this year. It was340 words
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594 1995-08-19 19 Chan Sue Meng - By Chan Sue Meng OVERSEAS Union Bank (OUB) group net earnings rose 18.8 per cent to $116.3 million in the first half of this year. This was attributed to strong treasury earnings and a cautious strategy on deposits. But while the594 words
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Article452 1995-08-19 19 Friday August 18 HK$ ASM Pacific 6 90 -I 0 100 Allied Ind Int'l 0 47 unch Allied Oversea 0 60 unch Asia Sec Int 2.60 unch Bank of EA 24 30 -0.20 C P Pokphand 3 00 0.02 CDL Hotel 3.73 0.02 Cafe De Coral 1 79 0.01452 words
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Article405 1995-08-19 19 Manager’s prices for August 21 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.55-1 64 The Savings Fund 1.50-159 S pore Prog Fund 062-0 66 S pore Sec Fund 0 91—0 97*d S pore Invest Fund 106-1.12 S pore Equity Fund 0.75-080 Credit Lyonnais Int'l Asset Met Cl Asia Pac Gr405 words
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Article, Illustration361 1995-08-19 19 Tammy Tan - By Tammy Tan MANAGEMENT changes involving nine key positions in Singapore Telecom have taken place since the group’s flotation in 1993, heralding what analysts term as “a new era in the company”. The latest changes to the group’s top management includeTimesgraphics; Source: Singapore Telecom - 361 words
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Article155 1995-08-19 19 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying 00 SeSng US dollar 1.4113 1.4274 Sterling pound 2.1608 2.2126 Australian dollar 1.0219 1.0528 Canadian dollar 1.0297 1.0537 NZ dollar ***** 0.9301 EC unit 1.8224 Singapore dollars to 100 of foreign currency units Austrian schilling 13.3474 13.9402 Belgian155 words
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Article113 1995-08-19 19 Contract data: 18/8/95 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CAU VALUE DATE USS 54 54 54 54 54 44 22/8/95 AJ 64 7 74 74 74 54 228/95 NZ$ 8 8 74 74 74 7 22/8/95 STG 6 6 1 6^8 6113 words
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Article, Illustration617 1995-08-19 20 Chan Hwa Loon - Newspapers ‘likely to hold on to 54.3 per cent market share’ By Chan Hwa Loon FOR the first time since such figures were compiled, total advertising expenditure in Singapore this year is likely to slow to a single-digit growth rate, reflectingTimesgraphics; Source: Survey Research |ingyore and various others - 617 words
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451 1995-08-19 20 SEVERAL influential Indonesian businessmen, including a son of President Suharto, Mr Bambang Trihatmodjo, and Mr Johannes Kotjo of Van der Horst fame, are poised to make a conditional offer to take over L&M Group Investments at $1.45 per share. The group also includes Mrs451 words
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183 1995-08-19 20 THE Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) handled 17 per cent more container boxes in the first half of this year than in the same period last year. This came to 5.7 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), compared to 4.9 million TEUs previously. Its chief183 words
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291 1995-08-19 20 SINGAPORE Telecom’s total value added last year grew 11.8 per cent to $2.6 billion, representing a contribution of 2.5 per cent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was in line with its previous year’s contribution of 2.6 per cent to 1993’s GDP.291 words
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Article, Illustration357 1995-08-19 20 Koh Keat Kian - By Koh Keat Kian SESDAQ-LISTED Horiguchi Engineering’s chairman has sold out her entire stake to a Malaysian individual and a Malaysian company Ho Wah Genting Bhd. Confirming market speculation, chairman, managing director and founder Kimiko Kasuya on Monday announced that she had357 words
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636 1995-08-19 23 IT IS totally irrelevant whether the SDP had called for a debate with the PAP before William Safire came into the picture (“SDP will be the voice of the ordinary Singaporean”, Aug 12). The fact remains that Dr Chee wanted636 words
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236 1995-08-19 23 I AM glad that Dr Chee Soon Juan is prepared to go to Williams College to “stand up” for Singapore. May I advise that he do so without conditions. Singaporeans should stand up for Singapore unconditionally. He may first like to write to Mr236 words
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611 1995-08-19 23 WITH reference to Mr Chia Shi Teck’s letter, the Singapore Democratic Party did not say that it will go to Williams College “only if” the PAP debates it. To avoid any confusion, the SDP reiterates: if invited, the SDP will go to611 words
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455 1995-08-19 23 I REFER to Dr Chee Soon Juan’s reply to Mr Chia Shi Teck (“No consensus when people are afraid to speak”). All Mr Chia wanted were some focused, simple answers. Instead, Dr Chee’s reply was his trademark lengthy discourse. Twice Singapore came455 words
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505 1995-08-19 23 I REFER to your excellent leader on "Criminal lawyer wanted" where there are many thoughtful suggestions on alleviating the paucity of criminal lawyers in Singapore. May I refer specifically to one of the suggestions which is that the NUS law faculty should give505 words
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570 1995-08-19 24 Appreciation of S$ against greenback propelled rise THE wages of Singapore production workers in the manufacturing sector rose by nearly 20 per cent last year when measured in US dollars and this was the highest growth rate in the world according to570 words
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482 1995-08-19 24 Ann Williams - It will help developers respond better to changed market conditions By Ann Williams THE Government may allow developers to convert the state land they buy to other uses so they can better respond to changed market conditions, said National Development482 words
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251 1995-08-19 24 LISTED companies and their subsidiaries will henceforth have to disclose more details on what they pay their directors in their annual reports for financial periods which started on June 1. The Stock Exchange of Singapore, which announced this last week, said the move251 words