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Title Section20 1996-09-07 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1996 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 156/08/9620 words
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Article, Illustration691 1996-09-07 1 Pang Gek Choo - Mortgage repayments not a problem, CRC told By Pang Gek Choo SINGAPOREAN households have borrowed more money in recent years, largely for their housing needs. But the current level of outstanding housing loans, both for public and private homes, is “notJALEHA HASHIM - 691 words
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Article, Illustration457 1996-09-07 1 Yeow Pei Lin - By Yeow Pei Lin MOST go to the university to get a degree Dut Nantah alumnus Kim Kee Cheng. 59. took a degree, found a husband and her first job as well. Now. an assistant librarian at NUS, Madam Kim, who has a Chinese Studies degree,Picture by NG HAN GUAN. - 457 words
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349 1996-09-07 1 A TIGER escaped from a Night Safari enclosure on Monafav night and was shot by zoo officials after a 25-minute hunt. None of the visitors was hurt and tours were resumed within the hour. The Singapore Zoological Gardens said in a349 words
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Advertisement8 1996-09-07 1 How will S’pore fare after SM?: Page 58 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration714 1996-09-07 2 Chua Mui Hoong - By Chua Mui Hoong in Beijing SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Wednesday urged China to adopt a patient ana gradual approach in dealing with Hongkong and Taiwan, as mishandling these issues could be exploited oy un friendly groups out toSPH picture by WOO FOOK LEONG. - 714 words
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382 1996-09-07 2 Adeline Goh - Filtering systems rule will apply only to public subscribers By Adeline Goh ALTHOUGH public subscribers to Internet will have to be channelled through filtering systems from Sept 15. some users here will continue to have unrestricted access to cyberspace. They are employees of382 words
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Article219 1996-09-07 2 BEIJING Chinese President Jiang Zemin on Wednesday told Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew that China wanted to bring Sino Singapore ties to a deeper level in tne next century, the Chinese state television network reported here. The two countries now enjoyed close ties which had219 words
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553 1996-09-07 2 Dominic Nathan - By Dominic Nathan SINGAPOREANS’ rejection of the idea of a re-merger with Malaysia shows that they feel strongly that the Republic should oe a harmonious multi-racial society with meritocracy as its guiding principle, said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan oh Wednesday. He said: “Today,553 words
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Article, Illustration614 1996-09-07 3 Chua Lee Hoong - Scholarships, bursaries for ITE students By Chua Lee Hoong PRIMARY Five and Six pupils can now vie for Edusave scholarships, while ton students in the Institutes of Technical Education can also try for scholarships and bursaries. Available previously only to secondary school students,614 words
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Article, Illustration486 1996-09-07 3 Lim Li Hsien - By Lim Li Hsien A FORMER beauty queen and model is suing a taxi driver for damages after a traffic accident scarred her face and ended her modelling career. Ms Leong Sook Mei. 28. said she "lost confidence" and stopped modellingPicture by LIM SIN THAI. - 486 words
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220 1996-09-07 3 David Miller - By David Miller A SINGAPORE Airlines flight steward died on his birthday when the car he was driving hit a tree along Havelock Road early on Wednesday. His five passengers were injured. Police are trying to find out if Mr Khong Yung Yew,220 words
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Article, Illustration386 1996-09-07 3 Santokh Singh - Injured in friendly soccer match By Santokh Singh WOODLANDS Wellington player S. Anthonysamy was paralysed from' the neck down after he was hurt in a friendly soccer match against Selangor at Woodlands Stadium on Tuesday night. The 31-year-old winger, who played briefly for386 words
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HOME
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391 1996-09-07 4 Thomas Lee; and Adeline Goh - Hub will give access to government networks By Thomas Lee and Adeline Goh WITHIN a matter of months, people may be able to access government services and make payments through the Internet. All this will be possible when an Internetwork Hub is formed by391 words
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509 1996-09-07 4 GinnieTeo - By GinnieTeo HE HAS a hole in his heart and has had two operations to correct the problem since he was eight, leaving him ‘very weak", said a lawver whose client was convicted of theft. But Kwok Siong Choy s509 words
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Article, Illustration189 1996-09-07 4 E-MAIL AT BUS STOPS: Imagine checking your e-mail on an Internet kiosk at a bus stop while waiting for your bus to arrive. This will be possible with the Internetwork Hub. said Mr Michael Yap. the National Computer Board’s director of information infrastructure and new media/IntemetNOEL ROSALES - 189 words
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461 1996-09-07 4 Hau Boon Lai - Agreement is Bank’s first with any country By Hau Boon Lai SINGAPORE and the World Bank on Thursday signed an agreement to pool their resources in a move which will add a global dimension to the Republic's technical cooperation programmes with461 words
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196 1996-09-07 5 WHY did Professor Samuel Huntington believe that Singapore’s clean and efficient system would go with Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew to his grave? This question was put to him last Saturday. He had said in Taipei in August last year that the196 words
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Article, Illustration571 1996-09-07 5 Asad Latif - More likely: E. Asia peace ‘secured at price of hegemony’ By Asad Latif A MAJOR war of civilisations could break out if the United States refused to accept Chinese domination of East Asia, Harvard Krofessor Samuel Huntington said ere last. Picture by AZIZ HUSSIN. - 571 words
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Article, Illustration409 1996-09-07 5 TuminahSapawi - By TuminahSapawi MOTHERS have an important place in former President Wee kim Wee’s heart. Inaeed he said that his own mother Madam Chua Lay Huan. who died at 52 when he was 19, was like his God. Mr Wee. who officiatedFile picture. - 409 words
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484 1996-09-07 5 Sandi Tan - By Sandi Tan SINGAPORE film making will get another boost when American cable channel TNT begins airing a two-hour special called An Evening Of Asian Shorts on Nov 26, at 8 pm. The programme will be repeated three more times next year.484 words
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364 1996-09-07 6 Tan Ooi Boon - Tn this way, we are going beyond Singapore. Those who surf the Internet in the neighbouring countries can also have access to the list of wanted men/ A police spokesman on putting the list on the Internet By Tan Ooi Boon POLICE364 words
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Article, Illustration451 1996-09-07 6 SIM CHONG KIM. 37. Wanted for firearm robbery. Last known address is Block 172. Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 He is said to have robbed a man of $130,000 at gunpoint at a carpark in Bedok South Avenue 1 while armed with a gun on451 words
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421 1996-09-07 6 Walter Fernandez - By Walter Fernandez THE four Singapore Democratic Partv members, charged with contempt of Parliament, nave submitted their written defence to Parliament denying the charges. The four. Dr Chee Soon Juan. Mr Wong Hong Tov. Mr Kwan Yue Keng and Mr S. Runalen. each submitted421 words
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320 1996-09-07 7 Thomas Lee - By Thomas Lee A 21-YEAR OLD undergraduate has received more than 50 birth day cards from complete strangers in the last month, wishing him all the best in his fight against Aids. But Mr Lew E-Leong does not have Aids. He320 words
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Article, Illustration275 1996-09-07 7 Thomas Lee - By Thomas Lee INFORMATION on the 2,500-year-old Buddhism religion can be found on the Internet thanks to a 28-year-old nun. Thubten Dechen, a resident nun of the Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Geylang, is the web master for the* centre’s home page. She maintains thePicture by JEROME MING. - 275 words
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Article, Illustration207 1996-09-07 8 OFF THEY GO: It was pedal power instead of jet propulsion down the Pava Lebar Air Base runway on Sunday, when more than 5.000 cyclists turned up for “Runway Cycling '96". Organised by Safra National Service Association, the Singapore Sports Couricifand Pava Lebar Air Base, the eventup cycling more seriously this vear. It is a chance to keep the family together." Picture by AZI& HUSSIN. - 207 words
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296 1996-09-07 8 HONGKONG social work student Marco Lee always thought Singapore was a “very restricted" place with strict laws. But after spending just a week here, the 22-vear-ola City University of Hongkong student said he was impressed by Singapore's social harmony and its welfare system296 words
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432 1996-09-07 8 Rav Dhaliwal - By Rav Dhaliwal CHANGI Airport launched a GST Greet. Smile. Thank cam paign last Friday to bring warmth into service at’the airport. The three-month campaign, organised bv the Civil Aviation Authority of SmgaDore (CAAS). will cover about 6.500 front-line432 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1131 1996-09-07 8 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 9530 KHz (31M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News/Tonight on RSI 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Frontiers 1130 News 1135 The Front Page 1138 Take Five 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (Asia-Pacific) 1205 E Z Beat 1220 Business Market Report 1230 News 12401,131 words
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SPORTS
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143 1996-09-07 9 AFF ‘Our only hope is to do it collectively. We at the AFF will start looking at it seriously.’ AFF general secretary Dato Paul Mony. BRUNEI ‘lt is possible. The more established footballing countries should take the lead.’ Brunei143 words
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Article, Illustration434 1996-09-07 9 Tay Cheng Khoon - SOCCER By Tay Cheng Khoon THE Asean Football Federa tion (AFF) should consider making a joint bid to bring the World Cup to the region. Speaking at a welcome dinner for the AFF’s Tiger Cup at the Marriott Hotel on Tuesday, Minister434 words
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Article412 1996-09-07 9 THE Asean Football Federation has responded positively to a suggestion from Minister for Community Development Abdullah Tarmugi that the “AFF consider making a joint bid to co-host the Fifa World Cup”. Said AFF general secretary Dato Paul Mony: “There is no way any single country412 words
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Article, Illustration435 1996-09-07 9 Tay Cheng Khoon reports on the opening match of the Tiger Cup soccer tournament: Singapore 1 Malaysia 1 THE chap sitting next to me was wTong. There were fireworks at the National Stadium on Sunday night., although fans had to wait till the dying. Picture by SEH. - 435 words
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MALAYSIA
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592 1996-09-07 10 Ho Wah Foon - Malaysia celebrates its 39th year of independence By Ho Wah Foon in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad last Friday told all Malaysians to be much more cultured and civilised as the nation marched towards its goal592 words
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Article, Illustration364 1996-09-07 10 Bemama. KOTA KINABALU Malaysia marked its 39th National Day in a colourful ceremony here last Saturday which included the maiden public appearance of its first home-made motorcycle. In a fitting tribute to the national-level celebrations hosted by Sabah for the first time. To units ofBemama.; Reuter picture. - 364 words
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280 1996-09-07 10 AFP. KOTA KINABALU Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad last Saturday said a comment by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew that the Re public might have to reunite with Malaysia was to give Singaporeans “an electnc shock if they don’tAFP. - 280 words
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423 1996-09-07 10 Malaysia ‘was first in Asean to respond to crisis’ Bemama. KUALA LUMPUR The United States has praised Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad for playing a “very strong political role, telling the world of the need toBemama. - 423 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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696 1996-09-07 11 Nirmal Ghosh - Historic moment after four-year peace process By Nirmal Ghosh Philippines Correspondent MANILA Muslim rebels and the Philippine government signed a peace agreement on Monday ending 28 years of war in the south that killed more than 120,000 Fili pinos and ushering in what Presi696 words
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Article, Illustration203 1996-09-07 11 BELGIAN traveller Axel Ewbank (right with his dog Raja) will journey overland across Asia to Europe in one of the three-wheel taxis or “tuk-tuks” that ply the streets of Bangkok, The Nation newspaper reported last Friday. Mr Ewbank plans to ride a 550Bangkok Post picture. - 203 words
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382 1996-09-07 11 Paul Jacob - By Paul Jacob Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA The Indonesian air communications authorities, reacting to the possibility that national carrier Garuda could be barred from flying to the United States, said steps were being taken here to ensure full compliance with international safety382 words
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458 1996-09-07 11 Nirmal Ghosh - Manila ‘benefiting from stability and reforms’ By Nirmal Ghosh Philippines Correspondent MANILA The Philippine economy in the second quarter of the year recorded its fastest growth in six years, with gross national product (GNP) jumping 7.7 per cent. With that performance, GNP growth458 words
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238 1996-09-07 11 AFP JAKARTA The highest authority on Islam in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim populated-country, would be declaring the drug Ecstasy haram or forbidden for Muslim consumption, an official said on Tuesday. The Indonesian Council of Ulemas (MUI) had plans to issue a ruling toAFP - 238 words
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COMMENT/Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article678 1996-09-07 12 SEPTEMBER 6 1996 SINGAPORE is at an early stage in developing its technological capability to power industry, rela tivc to peer economies like Taiwan and South Korea. These two countries have depth: more scientists and engineers as a ratio of the working population, and a higher percentage678 words
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Article706 1996-09-07 12 SE° T EMBERS <996 DID United States Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole expect President Bill Clinton to rise so quickly to the taunt of a "failure of American leadership" in the Middle East? Whether ne did or not. the world may have even greater cause706 words
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Article686 1996-09-07 12 SEPTEMBER 4. 1996 THERE will remain apprehen sion among a good many Filipinos over the peace agreement signed on Monday between their government and’ the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF>. which ends the Muslim uprising in the southern island of Mindanao Has peace finally come°686 words
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Article, Illustration855 1996-09-07 12 Alan John - By Alan John ONE minute he was sailing along on the Pan Island Expressway in the back of a pick-up truck. Tne next. Mr V. Mani Kandan. 25. fell off and hit tne road. Hours later, he was dead. It would beLUDWIG ILIO - 855 words
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COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1130 1996-09-07 13 With TAN SAI SIONG - By the way With TAN SAI SIONG BREATHES there a Singa porean who is so insulated that he does not know what the 5 Cs mean? If one exists, he must be a rarity. as 3-C jokes are alreadyLUDWIG ILIO - 1,130 words
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Article, Illustration1057 1996-09-07 13 ASAD LATIF - My View ASAD LATIF HISTORY is a little like beauty: It lies in the eye of the beholder. The thought was occasioned by correspondence ana commentaries on the subject in The Sunday Times lately. The rekindled interest in history is eminently commendable, of1,057 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, Illustration2208 1996-09-07 14 From Rugged Society to Global Village to Lion City to Singapore Inc to Singapore Our Best Home what do these changing metaphors and similes used by the leaders say about the various stages of nation-building? Ravi Veloo finds out. IN A manner of speaking. Singapore2,208 words
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Article, Illustration1175 1996-09-07 15 The Prime Minister gave the Consumers Association of Singapore a big boost in his National Day Rally speech when he announced that the Government would give $5 million to its endowment fund on a dollar-for-dollar matching basis. Leong Ching Ching1,175 words
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Article, Illustration1250 1996-09-07 15 Leslie Fong - Thinking Aloud Leslie Fong SOME well-meaning friends of Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong have been known to urge him not to say anything in public about the percentage of votes which his government hopes to secure in the coming general election. As1,250 words
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MONEY
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480 1996-09-07 16 Singapore sharemarket review US-Iraq tensions and ongoing fears about US interest rates hike dominated trading during a week w hich saw the benchmark Straits Times Industrials Index (STII) shedding 2.6 per cent. Shares on the local bourse however, bore up remarkably well480 words
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Article79 1996-09-07 16 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index fell 56.84 points on the week to 2096.70. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 2128.80 (-24.74) 54.225m ($149.399m) Tuesday 2105.26 (-23.54) 82.154m ($202.472m) Wednesday 2094.48 (-10.78) 69.700m ($184 925m) Thursday 2110.34 (+15.86) 64.144m ($149.908m) Friday 2096.70 (-13.64) 65.229m ($168.818m) BT— MGA79 words
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Article1777 1996-09-07 16 Company Data •no Not torn TY LY ($m) ($m) EPS TY LV (cts) lets) AMDS* Jun 25 P ***** 17.142 5.7 2.9 ABN Amro Jun 28 1 1.696 1.244 492 367 ABR Hldgs Jun 6 F 0.697 2.007 1.6 4.6 AV Jennings Jul 16 r 12.762 5.163 12.31,777 words
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Article819 1996-09-07 16 Payment <*> Cl date Booki close Ray date ABN Amro5fl<10) 1 36a Aug 16 Sap 2S A leu Hldqs b 6 Oct 2 Oct 8 Oct 18 Asia Pac Id b 2 Sep 16 Sep 20 Oct 18 Avlmo Grp 20C 1 6.3TE Aug 16 Aug 22 Sep819 words
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Article55 1996-09-07 16 RIGHTS ISSUE Company Ratio Exdata Books close ACC Paymt Orchard P One-for-one $1.80 Sop 2 Sop 6 NYA Gadjah 2000 One-for-one RuplOOO Oct 2 Oct 8 NYA OTHERS Company Ratio Exdato Books dose Ace Paymt Orchard P Entitlements of 532 Warrants 1999 for ovary 1000 Warrants 1999 hold55 words
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Article281 1996-09-07 16 Company Place Oete Time Malay «wit* A E Bmtang Room Grd Fir, Garden Wing Rasa Sayang Resort ***** Batu Feringgi Beach Penang Sep 2 12.00nn PSC E 348 Jin Boon Lay (*****9) Sep 3 11.00am Kl industries A Ballroom Lower Lobby KL Parkroyal Jin Sultan Ismail ***** Kuala281 words
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Article77 1996-09-07 16 Company Amcol One-tor-two <» $2.05 Ccon Inti One-for-two $1.22 Mulpha One-tor-four if M$1.60 OUT One-tor one $2.00 OUT Fortign One-for-one *> $2.07 PSC One-for-two (P $0.70 MAA One-tor-live OUT One-for-five Oriental H Two-for-five PSC One-for-five Seksun P One-for-two Thakral One-for-ten Company Sembawang Proposed Issue of S$350m Corpn redeemable77 words
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401 1996-09-07 17 Chua Mui Hoong - Plan for liaison offices to boost trade By Chua Mui Hoong in Qingdao(Shandong) SINGAPORE-SHANDONG eco nomic co-operation got off to a good start this year, with increased investments and plans for both sides to set up representative offices to promote investments. Total contracted investments401 words
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886 1996-09-07 17 Kalpana Rashiwala - By Kalpana Rashiwala THE spurt in private residential propertv launches seen at the end of last year could be repeated this year, witn some 3.300 to 5,000 new units projected to come on to the market between now and the end of886 words
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Article139 1996-09-07 17 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar Sterling pound Australian dollar Canadian dollar NZ dollar 1.3971 2.1709 1.0956 1.0103 0.9563 1.4126 2.2231 1.1295 1.0330 0.9887 1.8020 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 13.1121 Belgian franc 4.4975 Danish139 words
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Article104 1996-09-07 17 Contract date: September 6 1996 UNIT ONE MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE uss 4'. 5 5« 5’. 5’. 4'. 10/9/% AS 6'. 6'. 6' 6' 6--5'. 10/9/96 NZS 9'9' 8'8 8'4 8*. 10/9/% STG 5 5 4'. 4 4 4s104 words
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Article485 1996-09-07 17 September ***** HKS ASM Pacific 5 10 unch Allied Ind Int i 0 43 0 02 0 72 ♦0 07 Asia Sec Int 127 unch Bank of EA 27 55 -0 05 C P Pokphand 260 unch CDL Mote 400 unch Cafe De Coral 2 10 -0 05 Cath485 words
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Article581 1996-09-07 17 Mgrs Prices. Sep 9 Singapore Unit Trust The Comme f ce I 61—! 713 T-eSa»-gsf jnc 1 57-1 673 S'po'eP'ogFund 0.68-C 728 S po’* Sec F und 0 96—1.02«d3 Seo'ei-ves'Fund 1 05-1 123 S'PO'eEdutyFund 0.78-0 83® Credit Lyonnais IntT Asset Mgt ClAsia-PacG'Fund 0 840 —C 885" Cl S581 words
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Article8247 1996-09-07 18 I INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: September ***** 1995 96 Curr Last Vol Day Grs Net M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sale +or000 High Low Oiv P/E Smil Price ASE NT$10 200 US 214 165 Acer 50c us 177 •3 10 177 177 50N8,247 words
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CORPORATE RESULTS
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479 1996-09-07 20 Cycle Carriage reports 14% rise in interim earnings to $96m CYCLE Carriage (C&C) on Tuesday reported a 14 per cent rise in group interim net earnings to $96 million on the back of strong performances from its property interests and motor divisions in Malaysia and Australia The result was in479 words
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434 1996-09-07 20 BCOYED by a robust showing from almost all its core businesses. Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation’s (STIC) net earnings tor the half-year to June rose 20.9 per cent to $30.7 million. Turnover for the period grew 23.2 per cent to $766.9 million while operating profit434 words
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Article, Illustration600 1996-09-07 20 CITY Developments last Friday reported a higher-than-expected 33.7 per cent increase in interim group net profit to $209.7 million. This was achieved on develop ment properties sold before this year, with contributions from Symphony Heights. Hume Park 11, Hillview Green. Peirce Villas as well as HillviewFile picture. - 600 words
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214 1996-09-07 20 SOFT DRINK maker V’eo Hiap Seng (YHS) saw a 17.1 per cent drop in net earnings to $5.5 million lor the half-year to June due to higher promotional expenses. turnover for the period dipped 0.6 per cent to $104.5 million wnile investment income piunged214 words
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453 1996-09-07 20 ORCHARD Parade Holdings (OPH) on Monday reported a 90 per cent jump in interim net earnings to $21.6 million assisted by contributions from subsidiary Yeo Hiap Seng (YIIS) and a change in its accounting policy. These factors also resulted in453 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration555 1996-09-07 23 Singapore’s R D is on the right track NUS has made the right move into long-term research I REFER to Ms M. Nirmala’s article “NUS goes into long-term research” (ST Weekly. Aug 31). I am proud and pleased that my alma mater, tne National University of Singapore (NUS), has decided555 words
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235 1996-09-07 23 IN HIS speech after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the National University of Singapore on Aug 27, Mr J. Y.M. Pillai said something that struck a chord in me. As a High Commissioner now. he recounted receiving235 words
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596 1996-09-07 23 MUCH of the argument advanced in the many letters concerning the eventuality of Singapore’s re-merger witli Malaysia centred around loyalty to nation and warned that we should not be just economic animals. Despite these strong affirmations which are rightly made, they596 words
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Article, Illustration375 1996-09-07 23 I REFER to the articles by Yeong Ah Seng. “Make continuing medical education compulsory” (ST Weekly, Aug 31), and Dr Alfred W.T. Loh, “College just as keen to see doctors update skills”. It is important for medical practitioners to upgrade their knowledge and skillsFile picture. - 375 words
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Article, Illustration673 1996-09-07 24 Raoul Le Blond; and Braema Mathi - By Raoul Le Blond and Braema Mathi A S4-BILLION plan to bring Singapore's science and technology capabilities up to par with developed nations in 10 to 15 years was sketched by Trade and Industry Minister Yeo Cheow Tong on Tuesday. The five-yearcollege category’ when it beat four other entries. Picture by ENRIQUE SORIANO. - 673 words
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337 1996-09-07 24 ABOUT 13,000 research scientists an increase of more than 5,000 are needed in the next five years if the new National Science and Technology Plan, NSTP2OOO, is to take off. By the year 2005, another 7.000 scientists would be needed, according to a337 words
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606 1996-09-07 24 Walter Fernandez - By Walter Fernandez HELP your parents and younger siblings to buy discounted Singa pore Telecom shares bv topping up their Central Provident Fund accounts. This wav, they too will be able to take up the Government’s offer of the shares and gain606 words