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Title Section20 1995-10-07 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1995 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 008/08/9520 words
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793 1995-10-07 1 Allison Lim - Tighter controls over acupuncturists and processed medicines By Allison Lim THE practice of traditional Chinese medicine will be regulated in phases by the Ministry of Health starting with self-regulation by the community. There will, however, be tighter controls over acupuncturists and processed Chinese793 words
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Article, Illustration241 1995-10-07 1 Wong Hiew Peng - By Wong Hiew Peng HE PAID $420,000 for his claypot rice stall in a Bedok hawker centre six months ago and has had no regrets since. At his Central Eating Stall next to the Bedok bus interchange on Thursday evening, Mr Simon– Picture by FRANCIS ONG. - 241 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration967 1995-10-07 2 Tan Ooi Boon - By Tan Ooi Boon BRITON John Martin, accused of killing and dismembering a South African tourist, was taught butchery by a prison caterer, the prosecution said at the start of his trial on Monday. In her opening statement, DPP Jennifer Marie said a967 words
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515 1995-10-07 2 Rav Dhaliwal - CAAS aims to raise Spore’s rating By Rav Dhaliwal CHANGI airport is taking steps to improve its attractiveness as a shopping spot for air travellers. It is adding more shops, moving some existing shops to make them more accessible, and increasing the variety515 words
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642 1995-10-07 2 Chan Sue Meng - By Chan Sue Meng FORMER Barings futures trader Nick Leeson, who was blamed for sinking Britain’s oldest merchant bank, should be extradited to Singapore, a German court ruled on Wednesday. German senior state prosecutor Hans-Her-mann Eckert told The Straits Times that the High Criminal Court642 words
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Article, Illustration160 1995-10-07 3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY NUS: The National University of Singapore shared its 90th birthday cake with its oldest living alumnus, Mr V. Ambiavagar (left), last Saturday night. Mr Ambiavagar, who turns 90 this month, cut the cake together with NUS Vice-Chancellor Lim Pin (second from left), Prime Minister GohPicture by MALCOLM MCLEOD. - 160 words
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365 1995-10-07 3 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent DEPUTY Prime Minister Tony Tan assured Singaporeans here on Wednesday that the Government would give serious attention to the question of education for children of those who worked overseas. In remarks at a tea reception365 words
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Article, Illustration517 1995-10-07 3 Pang Gek Choo - By Pang Gek Choo MR EU Chooi Yip, a former Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) leader who was allowed to return to Singapore four years ago, died of a lung infection on Wednesday. He was 76. He was warded in the Intensive517 words
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436 1995-10-07 3 SINGAPORE has offered to set up a centre for Apec to harmonise standards for clinical trials of new drugs. The proposal was made on Thursday in Beijing by Minister for Trade and Industry Yeo Cheow Tong, who was addressing the inaugural436 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration273 1995-10-07 4 More than 100 senior officers pushed up MORE than 100 senior police officers have been promoted and a number of changes are expected to be made soon involving several key positions. The promotions from the ranks of inspector (2) to deputy commissioner came273 words
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486 1995-10-07 4 Rav Dhaliwal - By Rav Dhaliwal SINGAPORE Airlines has bought five sets of wireless computer terminals so that it can check in departing passengers away from airport check-in counters. It plans to use these portable terminals to handle delegates to the World Trade Organisation,486 words
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342 1995-10-07 4 Liang Hwee Ting - By Liang Hwee Ting A SINGAPOREAN businessman was murdered in his hotel room by robbers in Haadyai, Thailand, last week. Mr Tay Suay Tee, 36, was the third visitor killed in Haadyai hotels in a fortnight, Thai police said on Thursday.342 words
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Article, Illustration401 1995-10-07 4 FOR 26-year-old David Lee, deafness is not an impediment but a spur. He already holds a polytechnic diploma, but he is now studying for an engineering degree in Britain after working as an engineering assistant for about two years. “I realisedPicture by STEVEN LEE. - 401 words
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473 1995-10-07 5 Ginnie Teo and; Karamjit Kaur - He alleged he had been robbed Doctor in peeping Tom case By Ginnie Teo and Karamjit Kaur A MAN whose police report landed a doctor in trouble with the law for being a peeping Tom is facing trial himself. Last Saturday, Dr473 words
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157 1995-10-07 5 SEX IN A CAR IS HAVING sex in a car against the law? Yes, said five lawyers interviewed on Monday. It can be classified as committing an obscene act in a public place to the annoyance of others. Those caught can be jailed157 words
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Article, Illustration521 1995-10-07 5 Ahmad Osman - By Ahmad Osman VETERAN unionist G. Kandasamy, 74, is no longer the leader of the biggest union in the public sector. He stepped down as the general secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees at a conference on Sunday. He wasPicture by STEPHANIE YEOW. - 521 words
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296 1995-10-07 5 A NEW business club with more than 500 local companies as members was launched on Tuesday to help sharpen the competitive edge of Singapore businessmen in China. Called the China Business Group (CBG), it is the first business club which takes296 words
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313 1995-10-07 5 CHANGI airport was voted the world’s best for the eighth year running in the prestigious London-based Business Traveller reader survey. It also topped a newly-created category for Best Airport for Personal Safety. Singapore Airlines was voted the Best Long-Haul Carrier for the second313 words
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417 1995-10-07 6 Brendan Pereira - Up to $900,000 saved in legal costs By Brendan Pereira NEARLY 90 per cent of civil cases sent for mediation were settled successfully out of court. Since settlement conferences started in the Subordinate Courts in June last year, there417 words
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353 1995-10-07 6 SINGAPORE Telecom is paying small investors gross dividends, to help them sidestep the need to claim for tax credits under the standard practice of net dividend payment. As with last year, Telecom said on Monday that small investors, including more than353 words
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188 1995-10-07 6 A MAN was sentenced to 10 years’ preventive detention and three strokes of the cane last Friday for burning two National Day buntings. He had pleaded guilty to a charge of vandalism. District Judge Louis D’Souza passed the sentence after considering Ho Say Whatt’s188 words
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Article, Illustration454 1995-10-07 6 Sharon Vasoo - By Sharon Vasoo A FEW weeks ago, Phang Zeng Xiang walked through a glass door. He spent a week in hospital after doctors stitched him up. When the Primary 5 pupil hobbled back to school on crutches on Sept 18, he not onlyPicture by WONG POK SEE. - 454 words
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Article, Illustration421 1995-10-07 7 Geraldine Kan - Record amount for professorship raised easily thanks to ex-President Wee By Geraldine Kan RAISING $2.25 million was the easiest thing to do, thanks to former President Wee Kim Wee. That sum, the largest amount raised for a university professorship established through the Universities Endowment Fund, was no421 words
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591 1995-10-07 7 Cherian George - By Cherian George THE Television Corporation of Singapore may launch a second all-Chinese channel within a year to complement Channel 8. The new channel would carry sports, arts and documentaries a similar mix to that on the English-language Premiere 12. The national591 words
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Article, Illustration314 1995-10-07 8 EVER seen a market being packed up? Last Saturday was the last day of business at Cuppage Centre. You had to pick your way over wooden planks, metal bars and discarded boxes to move around. Several wet market stalls on the second floorPictures by ALI YUSOFF. - 314 words
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384 1995-10-07 8 THE Health Ministry is looking into allowing pharmacists to dispense about 80 drug products, which now require a doctor’s prescription. This move by the end of the year will help to cut down the need to see a doctor and so reduce healthcare costs,384 words
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Advertisement189 1995-10-07 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,189 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1253 1995-10-07 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 Pape 1140 Take Five 1145 Business world 1200 News in Brie 1205 t Z Beat 12201,253 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration355 1995-10-07 9 Shirlynn Ho-Pereira - Tiger Beer Premier League Soccer By Shirlynn Ho-Pereira TWO magical touches were enough to win Geylang International $70,000 last Saturday. And once more, they were provided by club faithful Zlatko Vidan, who helped Geylang come back from a onegoal deficit to beat Tampines Rovers 2-1. WithPicture by JERRY SEH. - 355 words
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Article, Illustration542 1995-10-07 9 Tay Cheng Khoon - GOLF By Tay Cheng Khoon THERE is now another excuse for senior executives to be at the golf course: the Golfing World-Business Times Corporate League. Twenty-four business houses will take part in this monthly league which will be held on every third542 words
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Article, Illustration322 1995-10-07 9 Joe Dorai - By Joe Dorai MANUEL AMOROS, a former captain of France, is among 32 footballers interested in playing in the S-League next year. Agents for the 34-year-old defender have been in touch with Douglas Moore, the chief executive officer of the League, Singapore’s first venture322 words
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MALAYSIA
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624 1995-10-07 10 Kalimullah Hassan - Sanusi’s defeat in Umno contest By Kalimullah Hassan in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday his plans for his home state of Kedah may be hampered by the defeat of his staunch supporter, former Agriculture Minister Datuk624 words
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388 1995-10-07 10 NST, Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad was still in control of Umno despite doubts created by the foreign media, said party vice-presi-dent Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Accusing the foreign media of trying to undermine the country’s politicalNST,; Bernama. - 388 words
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216 1995-10-07 10 Bernama, Reuter. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Umno Youth has appealed to United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Zaid Sultan Al-Nahayan to spare the life of a 16-year-old Filipino maid who has been sentenced to death for murder. Its International Affairs Bureau executiveBernama,; Reuter. - 216 words
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171 1995-10-07 10 JOHOR BARU A brother and sister who lived together as husband and wife for 10 years have been sentenced to jail for 30 days by the Syariah Court here for having illicit sex which resulted in the births of three children. Harian Watan171 words
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498 1995-10-07 10 NST. KUALA LUMPUR International and local syndicates are believed to have collaborated to steal Malaysian international passports which are then used by prostitutes and criminals. A check by the New Sunday Times confirmed that stolen Malaysian passports had surfaced in Hongkong, Macau,NST. - 498 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration588 1995-10-07 11 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Jakarta Correspondent PRESIDENT Suharto on Tuesday stressed the importance of economic development and cooperation among Asean mem-ber-countries, saying in discussions with visiting Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan that such efforts would help strengthen the resilience of the entire region.Reuter picture. - 588 words
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402 1995-10-07 11 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Jakarta correspondent THE youth wing of the ruling Golkar has come out with an early endorsement of President Suharto’s re-election and will recommend that the party back his nomination for a record seventh term in 1998. The chairman of the402 words
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322 1995-10-07 11 Reuter. BANGKOK Myanmar’s military government will not discuss political reform with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as a military-appointed national convention is the proper forum for such debate, according to Yangon’s Ambassador to Thailand. Mr Tin Winn, in an interview withReuter. - 322 words
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398 1995-10-07 11 PAUL JACOB - PAUL JACOB. BUSINESS tycoons who have pledged to help redress economic and social imbalances in Indonesia signed an agreement with the government on Monday to provide matching funds for a savings scheme aimed at alleviating poverty in the398 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article664 1995-10-07 12 OCT 5, 1995 ON A matter as abhorrent as violence to women and children committed by the men of the household, either provoked or unprovoked, the wisdom of the day must be that any climate of censure, convention or law that would reduce or deter such664 words
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Article643 1995-10-07 12 OCT 2. 1995 THE problems that Singapore's disabled might have to face are, in a way, part of the challenge of prosperity. It calls for creative solutions that reconcile commerce-driven norms that cater to the majority with minority requirements, so that the competitive yang spirit is complemented643 words
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Article641 1995-10-07 12 SEPT 30. 1995 WHAT is truly heartening about the Malay community’s achievements is that they have been earned, and not donated, in a competitive and meritocratic environment. It is impossible to over estimate the importance of the point, which Prime Minister Gch Chok Tong made at a641 words
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1060 1995-10-07 12 Tan Sai Siong - By Tan Sai Siong IT WAS a mere paragraph buried in a court report last week on the six-year sentence handed down to Madam Tan Hang Cheng for killing her two young daughters and then trying to kill herself. But that little paragraph1,060 words
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FEATURE
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Article, Illustration1415 1995-10-07 13 The Television Corporation of Singapore launched the country’s first commercial satellite channel last Sunday. TCS chief Lee Cheok Yew tells Cherian George why it makes sense to look abroad while the competition hots up at home. ONE year from now,1,415 words
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INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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532 1995-10-07 14 NEXT year, Singapore achieves developed country status. But no one seems to be popping champagne bottles just yet. As Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong put it in his National Day Rally speech in August, Singapore’s impending532 words
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Article, Illustration855 1995-10-07 14 -41 HAVE always struggled with the fact that I am not well-edu-cated or have no paper. I left Changkat Changi Secondary in 1971 without completing my O levels. The idea that I have got no qualifications has haunted me, especially since after I started working.855 words
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793 1995-10-07 14 f I have been retrenched four times, but I really do not see a need for retraining. No doubt, each time I get another job, I have to settle for a lower pay but I think that is all right,793 words
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Article, Illustration1023 1995-10-07 15 If Singaporeans are on a never-ending upgrading binge, why is there still a big demand for the humble three-room HDB flats? Who wants them and who continues to live in them? As Chung Tsung Mien discovers, not all owners are1,023 words
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Article, Illustration1019 1995-10-07 15 Han Fook Kwang - THINKING ALOUD Han Fook Kwang WHAT was significant about the Prime Minister’s trip to Williams College was not his performance, though that was satisfying, but that, when Singapore’s case was put forth objectively and the audience cared to listen, minds and attitudes1,019 words
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MONEY
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Article7225 1995-10-07 16 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: Oct 6.1995 1995 High Low Company Curr Last Traded Sal* +orVol '000 Day High Low Qr'a Oiv N*t P/E M Cap Wt Avg Smil Price 210 180 Acer 50c US 194 4 682 196 190 13.2 321.2 530 382 m 1 Acma7,225 words
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297 1995-10-07 17 THE Singapore market teetered this week, but blue-chips regained favour on selected bar-gain-hunting. Bank and property stocks saw some serious buying midweek, but brokers said funds had not come into the market in a big way. Speculative counters such as Stamford Tyres and297 words
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Article88 1995-10-07 17 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 21.97 points on the week to 2142.00 DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2120.19 (+0.16) 95.641m (5198.865m) Tuesday 2110 40 (-9 79) 109.43m (5200.691m) Wednesday 2127.72 17.32) *****m (5204.470m) Thursday 2143 56 15 84) *****m (5261.061m) Friday 2142.00 (-1.56) 104.93m (526788 words
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406 1995-10-07 18 PARKWAY Holdings has made its foray into primary health care with a $6.5 million acquisition of Shenton Medical Holdings’ chain of seven clinics. Its subsidiary, Gleneagles Hospital Ltd, announced on Thursday the completion of a sale and purchase agreement for Shenton’s entire issued share capital406 words
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2965 1995-10-07 18 CORPORATE RESULTS Date \ct Earn T\ l.\ KPS n l\ Company ami (Sml <Sm) lets) lets) Aetna Sep 11 1 8.202 5 716 20.8 35.5 Alcorn* Sep 14 1 14 510 9 373 1 1 4 4 Alliance Tech Sep 27 1 1.5891 0 002 Amcol2,965 words
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342 1995-10-07 18 Tammy Tan - Network trials scheduled to take place next February By Tammy Tan SINGAPORE will be the world’s first country to test the new wireless phone technology which offers higher call traffic capacity as well as faster installation time. Singapore Telecom, together342 words
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359 1995-10-07 18 Jean Chia - By Jean Chia COMPANIES with takeover stories tagged to them have seen their stock prices leapfrog by as much as 275 per cent for the year to date. The list of top percentage gainers in the first nine months of this year is dominated359 words
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Article, Illustration452 1995-10-07 19 BT. THE economic adviser to the Malaysian government, Tun Daim Zainuddin, slammed market regulators on Monday for their failure to prosecute anyone for insider trading and market manipulation. Delivering the keynote address at a capital market conference in Kuala Lumpur, heBT. - 452 words
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Article434 1995-10-07 19 Friday Oct HKS ASM Pacific 7 40 0.050 Allied Ind Int'l 0.41 0.01 Allied Oversea 0.56 0.01 Asia Sec Inf 2 50 unch Bank of EA 26.05 0.15 C P Pokphand 3.25 0.05 COL Hotel 3 42 unch Cafe Oe Coral 2.00 -005 Cath Pac Air 12.00 unch Century434 words
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Article426 1995-10-07 19 Manager*’ prices, Oct 9 Singapore Unit Trust The Commerce 1.54—1.63 The Savings Fund 1 49—1.58 S pore Prog Fund 0 58—0.62 S pore Sec Fund 0.90 —0.95*d S'pore Invest Fund 1.06—1.12 S'pore Equity Fund 075—0.80 Credit Lyonnais Int’l Asset Mgt Cl Asia-Pac Gr Fund 2.630-2.765** Cl S'pore Gr426 words
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440 1995-10-07 19 Goh Soo May - SPK-Sentosa, Tasek Cement and Uniphone first to be converted By Goh Soo May THE much-awaited details of the Stock Exchange of Singapore's (SES) plan to facilitate scripless trading in Malaysian shares on Clob International have been released to the broking community. The440 words
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Article147 1995-10-07 19 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit ot foreign currency Buying 00 SeKng US dollar 1.4167 1.4339 Sterling pound 2.2257 2.2816 Australian dollar 1.0634 1.0963 Canadian dollar 1.0519 1.0771 NZ dollar 0.9240 0.9568 EC unit 1 8586 Singapore dollars to 100 of foreign currency units Austrian schilling 13.8662 14.5079147 words
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165 1995-10-07 19 NEW DELHI Singapore Airlines (SIA) has forged an alliance with Tata Consultancy Services and Datamatics of Bombay to establish a joint-venture company with an initial equity capital of 100 million rupees (S$4.S4 million). The company, in which SIA owns 51 per165 words
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Article115 1995-10-07 19 Contract data: Oct 6. 1995 CURRENCY 1 MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE USJ 5 5>/« 54 54 5 44 10/10 95 AS 64 6 7 i 7 64 64 54 10/10/95 NZS 84 84 84 74 74 7 Vi 10/10/95115 words
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Article, Illustration361 1995-10-07 20 Ann Williams - By Ann Williams SINGAPORE faces two limits when it comes to how much bigger it can grow by reclaiming land from the sea the high cost of deep-water reclamation and the competing need for sea-lanes and anchorage for ships, the Urban RedevelopmentTimugraphics; Source: URA 1991 Concept plan - 361 words
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451 1995-10-07 20 Gob Soo May - By Gob Soo May SEVEN errant dealers have been fined between $lO,OOO and $50,000 each in the latest round of disciplinary actions taken by the Stock Exchange of Singapore. These include action taken against five dealers, from three different broking houses,451 words
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356 1995-10-07 20 THE Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) has introduced an automatic order matching system for bond trading, which started on Tuesday, in order to improve liquidity in the bond market. The Bonds Quotation System (BQS) is based on the SES’ Central Limit Order Book356 words
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Article, Illustration363 1995-10-07 20 Douglas Wong - By Douglas Wong APPLE Computer Inc on Thursday launched the world’s first commercial Chinese-lan-guage voice input system for computers, a product developed entirely in its Singapore research facility. Called the Apple Chinese Dictation Kit (ACDK) and codenamed "Tangerine”, it comprises a dictation363 words
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Advertisement779 1995-10-07 21 'm&m > The Straits Times Weekly Edition W: m ip n MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE As the de-focto central bank of Singapore, our mission is to promote sustained and non-inflationary growth of the Singapore economy, as well as to foster a sound and progressive financial services sector. We invite you779 words
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Advertisement745 1995-10-07 22 Periphonics jjpi CORPORATION SOFTWARE: TELECOM/COMPUTER SYSTEMS A leading world-wide supplier of voice processing systems, used to automate telephone transactions, is expanding our staff to support growth in business. We seek an Application Development Engineer to implement customer specific project working closely with our customers and sales staff Many of the745 words
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FORUM
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639 1995-10-07 23 MR CHAN Heng Wing said that I changed my tune after I arrived at Williams College (ST Weekly, Sept 30). Readers will recall that the SDP congratulated Mr Goh before we left Singapore. I also wrote my speech before639 words
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619 1995-10-07 23 I CHALLENGED Mr Chan Heng Wing to show how I had changed my tune after I arrived at Williams College, upon which he stalled and then said he was mistaken. (Ed: See letter on right.) He then switches frequencies and now619 words
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475 1995-10-07 23 EQUAL RIGHTS FOR THE SEXES I REFER to the recent letters in the Forum page on women’s rights and leadership roles. As a woman and a member of the PAP Women’s Wing, I believe in equal rights and equal475 words
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700 1995-10-07 23 He allowed himself to be used for the price of an air ticket to college DR CHEE Soon Juan said that he did not change his tune after arriving at Williams College because he had written his speech before he left Singapore. (Ed: See letter700 words
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446 1995-10-07 24 Leong Chan Teik - Contract awarded to consortium led by Philips Singapore By Leong Chan Teik THE Land Transport Authority yesterday awarded a $197-million contract for the world’s first electronic road pricing (ERP) system to a consortium led by Philips Singapore. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Miyoshi Electronics446 words
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Article, Illustration703 1995-10-07 24 Susan Sim - By Susan Sim GOVERNMENTS of the world must draw a clear line between right and wrong, good and bad. If they abandon society to the excesses of the media and the internet, the young will be destroyed, and with703 words
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239 1995-10-07 24 A SYNDICATE that used fake Singapore immigration rubber stamps to give two-week socialvisit extensions has been smashed. In a raid early last Friday, police arrested 17 foreigners all men from nearby countries from a construction site in Queensway. Eight fake Singapore immigration rubber239 words