The Straits Times : Weekly Overseas Edition, 9 August 1997

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  • NEWS FOCUS
    • Article
      Nurses: New pay scales by year’s end
      536 2  -  By Allison Lim NURSES in government service look set to get a pay rise within a matter of months. Health Minister Yeo Cheow Tong said that their salaries are being reviewed, and pay recommendations should be made by year’s end. This revision should
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      More foreign students caught working illegally
      284 2 AN increasing number of foreign students have been caught working illegally as waiters, shop assistants and lounge hostesses here. They came here on the pretext of studying language, business or computer courses but ended up working in karaoke lounges, night clubs and food courts.
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      Lock icon The cream of this year’s crop
      599 2  -  No single formula for success for the four President’s Scholars By Wong Chee Meng THERE is no single formula to turning out a President’s Scholar, it seems. Of the four this year, one is the son of a university professor; another is the son
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      Nine CDCs for Singapore
      507 3  -  Opposition wards covered by two smallest ones By Leong Ching Ching HOME Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng announced the full list of Community Development Councils (CDCs) last Saturday, revealing that nine CDCs will cover the whole island, with two of the smallest CDCs covering the two
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      PM gets MAS deputy chief to stay on
      244 3 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has persuaded Monetary Authority of Singapore deputy managing director Koh Beng Seng to shelve his resignation. A statement from the Pnme Minister’s Office yesterday said Mr Koh would help in a Government review of policies and measures
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      Youth, 16, gets 15 years’ jail and 24 strokes
      492 3  -  He is found guilty of trafficking, taking drugs By Elena Chong A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was sentenced to a total of 15 years’ jail and 24 strokes of the cane on Monday for drug trafficking and consumption. Alan Loo Pei Xiang and
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      Lock icon Five receive awards for being best in their fields
      335 3 A MATHEMATICIAN, an entrepreneur, a social activist, a statutory board and an arts group received the Excellence for Singapore award on Thursday for being the best in their fields. The award was launched last year by the Singapore Totalisator Board (STB)
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  • HOME
    • Article
      Industrial land to be made more productive
      724 4 JTC unveils new measures to make it last extra 30 years THE Jurong Town Corporation has unveiled a fresh initiative to make more productive use of industrial land. Its Industrial Land Plan for the 21st Century or IP21 is intended to stretch out
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      Lock icon Editor-in-chief, calligrapher receive Asean awards
      902 4  -  By Susan Sim Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA Singapore’s most famous calligrapher and the editor-in-chief of Singa pore Press Holdings’ English/Malav Newspapers Division were among 16 individuals honoured on Thursday night by Asean as the expanded grouping emphasised the importance of continued solidarity on the eve of
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      Ex-dean sworn in as Supreme Court judge
      389 4  -  By Tan Ooi Boon I PROFESSOR Tan Lee Meng. I former dean of the National University of Singapore's Law Faculty. was sworn in as a Judge of j the Supreme Court last Friday. His appointment came six months after he first joined the
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      PM: Buddhism attracting better educated S’poreans
      442 5  -  By Pang Gek Choo YOUNGER and better-educated Singaporeans are now embracing Buddhism because Bud dhist groups here have been adapting to their needs, said Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong last Saturday. The religion had also attracted more followers by reviving its intellectual traditions and
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      Contact Singapore draws calls in Sydney
      416 5  -  Global initiative to attract foreign talent By Josephine Tan IT WAS only the first day, but the calls were already pouring in. Last Thursday, the three-mem-ber staff at the Sydney centre of Contact Singapore had to handle unceasing enquiries from both the public and
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      Leeson’s wife wants to divorce jailed rogue trader
      431 6  -  By Neville Stack in London NICK LEESON. the former Singapore-based Barings trader who brought down Britain's oldest merchant bank, is expecting divorce papers to be served on him in Changi Prison, according to reports. The Sunday Times of London quoted a “former
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      Ban on smoking extended
      626 6  -  Almost all indoor space will be smoke-free from Aug 15 By GinnieTeo ALMOST every indoor space in Singapore other than private homes will become a no-smoking zone by law. when the smoking prohibition rules are extended on Aug 15. The aim is to protect the nonsmoker
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 6 Miscellaneous Column 1
      1115 6 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 6015 KHz (49M BAND) 6155 KHz (49M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Arts Arena 1130 News 1135 The Front Page 1138 E Z Beat 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (Asia-Pacific) 1205 E Z Beat 1220 Business Market
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  • SPORTS
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      Good chance for Lions to enter semi-finals
      417 7  -  Manager Omar pleased with Games schedule SOCCER By Santokh Singh SINGAPORE received the schedule it wanted for the South-east Asia Games soccer competition which starts on Oct 6 five days before the Games proper. The Republic will open its campaign in Jakarta against
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      Lock icon Emotional Mardan wins his first professional title
      430 7  -  GOLF Emirates PGA Championship By S. Murali AN EMOTIONAL Mardan Mamat broke a three-year winless streak by clinching the $32,000 Emirates PGA Golf Champion ship at the Raffles Country Club last Friday. The 29-year-old carded a one-over-par 73 to win by three shots
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      179 7 Home Delivery weekly! A crisp summary of the week's major happenings in Singapore. Politics, business, the economy, investment opportunities, executives appointments.... and highlights on Malaysia and the Asean. A convenient tabloid airmailed to you wherever you may be. Yes! Every week. Subscribe now. And be at home with the ST
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Philippine drug rings now making their own narcotics
      368 9  -  By Luz Baguioro in Manila PHILIPPINE drug barons, who previously depended on imports from China, Hongkong and Taiwan, now manufacture “ice” or shabu locally, the head of an anti-drug group said in a television interview. “The information we received is that drug
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      Lock icon Grouping totes up achievements at birthday joy
      515 9  -  Asean’s 30th anniversary celebrations By Susan Sim Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA Asean kicked off its year-long 30th birthday celebrations last night with glowing reviews of its achievements, which gentle warnings of the challenges ahead failed to diminish. Reflecting the upbeat mood of the evening,
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      Thailand’s first aircraft carrier sails home
      428 9  -  Edward Tang Thailand Correspondent BANGKOK Thailand’s defence capability received a boost on Monday with the arrival of its new aircraft carrier, a move that will enable its navy to operate beyond its coasts and penetrate deeper into its sea lanes. The arrival in Phuket
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      Lock icon Ramos to turn Tamagotchi to good use
      308 9 AFP MANILA President Fidel Ramos has called for a reprogrammed version of the Japanese “virtual pet” toy Tamagotchi, banned in Philippine schools, to rechannel its ravenous appetite and instil the right values in children. “Whiz kids” should start "tinkering with the so-called Tamagotchi”,
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  • COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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      Teachers need motivating too
      723 10 AUGUST 7 1997 TALK about teaching, and cliches that date back to grandfather s schooldays still endure. Teachers are home by 3 pm and they get three months off a year vvnat luxury! Teachers* are paid poorly; mention of money is considered gauche to a noble
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      Nurses, too, need care
      678 10 AUGUST 5 1997 AS WITH many other professions. there are three ways to improve the level of commitment to nursing and the quality of service it provides. They are remuneration, image and training. The decision to give nurses in government service a pay rise addresses the
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      Where have the graduates gone?
      674 10 AUGUST 1 1997 IT MIGHT surprise many to learn that Singapore will face a big shortfall of graduates in a short four years. The Government had. until recent years, resisted calls to start a third university or raise the intake sharply as it feared academic
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      Lock icon Teachers with Tamagotchis can egg students on
      759 10  -  By Chua Lee Hoong TWO seemingly disparate pieces of news this past week: in the Philippines. President Fidel Ramos calls for a re-pro-grammed version of the Tamagotchi, the Japanese electron ic toy. to instil desired values in children: while in Singapore, Education‘Minister Teo
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  • COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Like a tiger, S’pore leaps ahead
      1170 11  -  Sheridan's book deserves to be read for the light it sheds on the personalities who express the quintessence of the East Asian system. Leaders personify systems. Tigers deserve to be taken seriously. My View ASAD LATIF SINGAPORE’S achievements have made it a comfortable place,
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      Opponents of football betting should see the big picture
      868 11  -  As long as there is some good to be gained from it, there should be some justification for legalising a vice’ By Koh Buck Song THE proposed introduction of football betting, which the Government has just approved, appears to have separated
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  • CPF Newsline A CORPORATE NEWSLETTER OF THE CPF BOARD
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      Son’s heavy hospital bill lightened by 75%
      484 12 / 13  -  MediShield: One family’s story By Chen Jingwen, Discovering that their 16-year-old son had cancer dealt the first blow to the Samris of Wtxxilands. The second blow came when Mr Samri Rosdi, 43, a pnxiuction foreman, realised that he and wife Salmah were too
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      What to expect at 55
      289 12 / 13  -  CPF withdrawal Br Jack Soh, CPF Board The CPF was set up to help workers save for their old age. Once a CPF member reaches 55, he can apply to withdraw his CPF. If he chooses not to do so at 55, he can still
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      Note new minimum sum
      118 12 / 13 The CPF Board advises its members to consider the newly-increased limit for the CPF Minimum Sum when using their CPF for investments or education. Since 1 July 1997, members must maintain a minimum sum of $50,000 in their Ordinary and Special Accounts before they can invest
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      Government tops up
      307 12 / 13  -  By Judy Yeo, CWFBoa«d# The Medisave Topup Scheme was announced by Finance Minister Dr Richard Hu in his Budget speech on 11 July 1997. In this exercise, all Singapore citizens with a CPF account will receive a Medisave topup from the Government in October 1997. Those aged
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      Planning an income for life
      349 12 / 13 Members who turned 55 on or after 1 July this year are required to set aside a minimum sum of $50,000 in their Retirement Account. At least $12,000 must be in cash, while the remaining $38,000 can be pledged with a property. The minimum sum
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    • CPF IN SHORT
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        CPF prepares far 2000
        128 12 / 13 The CPF Board has begun a major computer enhancement exercise to ensure a smooth transition of computer operations into the year 2000, which requires additional computer memory for dates, etc. In a move to minimise inconvenience to its 2.6 million members, the Boards computer staff will
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        Interest rates maintained
        29 12 / 13 CPF Board interest rates from 1 July till 31 December 1997 are as follows: •Ordinary and Medisave Accounts 3.48% p.a. •Special and Retirement Accounts 4.73% p.a.
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        Extended hours
        28 12 / 13 The Tampines office will operate till 7 pm every Wednesday. This extension of service hours is on a pilot basis and began in April this year.
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      46 12 / 13 If you have suggestions on how we can further improve our services, please write, fax or e-mail to: The Manager Public Affairs Branch Central Provident Fund Board CPF Building 79 Robinson Road Singapore *****7 Fax:225-8732 E-mail: cpfboard® singnet.com.sg \DE\p a® £*GA?q2£ TOGETHER LOOKING AFTER OUR FUTURE
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  • INSIGHT A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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      Lock icon From passionate pleas to patriotic moments
      1565 14 Budget debate More than 300 questions were raised and answered in the nine-day Budget debate which ended last Thursday. What issues animated the chamber? Who made an impact? How did the three opposition members fare vis-a-vis the 23 new PAP MPs? Koh Buck Song
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      Highlights of Budget debate
      367 14 POLICY announcement with the most impact: By Labour Minister Lee Boon Yang, on raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. The move also comes with major proposed revisions to personnel matters such as salary structures. Most inspiring speech by an MP: Mr David Lim (Aljunied
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      NTUC Income plans to help workers pay for health care
      1173 15 Stopping fraudulent accident claims. Letting people borrow against their policies to tide over retrenchment. Devising a new scheme to help workers co-pay for their health care. These are among NTUC Income’s latest initiatives which sound more social than commercial. Leong
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      Redas appeal: Red alert for property buyers?
      1149 15  -  Thinking Aloud Chua Lee Hoong THE appeal bv the Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (Redas) to the National Development Minister to rein in government land sales to prevent a property market collapse certainly raises many questions, if not eyebrows. Foremost in many
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  • MONEY
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      Strong second quarter growth should lift sentiment
      396 16 Weekly share market review STRONG second-quarter economic growth of 7 8 per cent disclosed bv Prime Minister Goh Chok tong in his National Day Message on Friday night should help lift sentiment in the coming week, market watchers said. However, they added trading
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      DAY-TO-DAY STOCK INDICES
      86 16 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index dropped 11.33 points on the week to 1943.92. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1963.60 8 35) 94.896 ($283.391m) Tuesday 1951.71 (-11.89) 123.705 ($359 978m) Wednesday 1958.62 6.91) 111.437 ($316 298m) Thursday 1953.24 5 38) 118.202 ($520.875m) Friday 1943.92 9 32)
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      CORPORATE RESULTS
      1364 16 Company Date Not AArn TV LV ($m> (5m) EPS TV LV lets) (cts) AMDS* dun 24 P 45.798 33.484 7.8 5.7 AS Auto Jun 16 P 11.648 7488 12.0 9.0 Ac»f Mer 12 F 32.481 31.029 19.6 22.8 Acme Mai 19 P 40.588 52.778 24.5 31.9 AIax Hidgs
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      109 16 Company Ploeo Doto Tlmo Koppol Corpn tno Conforoneo Room Koppol Corpn Ltd 325 Toiofc Blanqoh Rd (*****1) Aug 7 lO.lSom IDT Mldgj A Millomo 4, Lovol 2 Tno Rrtz-Cartton Millonio Singoporo 7 Rofflot Avonuo (*****9) Aug 8 10.00am Cosco IftV E 143 Cool St 811-01 GB Bldg (*****2)
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      APPROVED ISSUES
      230 16 BONUS ISSUE EHBooks Company Ratio data close Courts One-for-two Aug 6 Aug 12 M Resources Ono-for-throo Aug 15 Aug 21 Orcnord P Two-for-flve Jul 3 Jul 9 OTHERS t« Books Acc 6 Company Rotlo daft close Poymt DCS Hl«gs Rostrictod offer tor Jun 17 Jun 23 NYA solo
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      PROPOSED ISSUES
      170 16 Company Right» Issuo AISB Throo-for-tivo MS5.50 Amcol One-for-two $2.05 IPC Corpn One-for-flve 9 $0.30 Inno-Pec Throo-for-ono $0.30 MUI One-for-two M$1.30 Nippercraft One-for-four <S> $0.28 PM! Three-for-two S’ M$!.00 PuP Bk F One-for-flve MS3.30 TIBS One-for-one 9 $0.80 Company Bonus Issuo Kemayan Corp One-for-three H Royal Two-for-three Kian Ho
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      DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
      750 16 Payment <%) Ex data Books ClSSA Fay date Alt» Hidgt SOC b 6 Sop 18 Sap 24 Oct 8 AS Auto D 1ST! Sep 9 Sap 15 Sap 29 Atoon re 1 10TI Aug S Aug IS Aug 25 Asia Pec Ld b I»1TE Sep 24 Sap 30
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      UOB turns in 13% earnings rise to $397m for first half
      406 17  -  Analysts looking at similar profit growth for whole year CORPORATE RESULTS By Douglas Wong UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) the first of the Big Four banks to announce interim results last Friday reported a 12 6 per cent increase in
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      DBS Bank’s profit up 13% despite 2 units’ weak showings
      598 17  -  Group raises dividend payout for first time since 1981 By Tan Li Eng DBS Bank on Wednesday reported a 13 per cent rise in group interim profit to $358.3 million, ana also raised its interim dividend for the first time
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      CURRENCY
      154 17 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1 4629 1.4815 Sterling pound Australian dollar 2.3048 2 3645 1.0656 1.0904 Canadian dollar 1.0464 1.0716 NZ dollar 0.9171 0.9500 EC unit 1.5653 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 10.9070
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      ASIAN CURRENCY UNITS
      119 17 Contract date: Aug 8, 1997 UNIT ONE MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE uss 5 5'/:t 5Vn 5’A 5‘. 4'/,* 12/8/97 AS 47,* 4V„ 4 V.* 4'. 3 ;J /n 12/8/97 NZS 7 7 7'. 7'. 7'» 7 12/8/ “97 SIU
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      Hong Leong takes over reins at Boulevard
      164 17 THE Hong Leong Group last Friday took over the running of the Boulevard Hotel, which it bought in April for $410 million. It will operate the 520-room hotel until it receives the authorities’ formal approval for its plans to redevelop the site. It
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      HONGKONG
      467 17 Aug 8,1997 ASM Pacific AHi«d ind Inti HK* 7 70 335 0.450 Asia Sac Int 5 40 -0 10 Bank ot EA 31 20 0 30 C P.Pokphand 2 95 0 15 CDL Hotel 3 58 -0 02 Cafe Da Coral 2 17 -0 03 Cath Pac Air 1390
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      UNIT TRUSTS
      549 17 Mgrs Prices, Aug 9 Aberdeen Asset Mft At Ltd Aberdeen S pore Gr Fund 1 027-1 080” American Inti Aisur AiA Unit l inked F und ($poff) 1 091-1149« AlA Unit L *nked F und (Brunei) 0 950-1 000« AXAL.t. fortress Fund 0 994Citicorp Invt Bank CmGiobaiBnndtd 1
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      SES MAIN BOARD
      8740 18 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: Aug 8,1997 1997 Curr Last Vol Day Gr’t Net M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sale +or000 High Low Diw P/E (mil Price 157 110 t ACE Dynamics60c ASE NTS10 200 US 112 1 108 112 110 •11.3 91 7
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      Lock icon Private housing prices down slightly in second quarter
      942 20  -  URA figures disprove Redas claim that market is heading for collapse By Kalpana Rashiwala PRIVATE home prices dipped a mere 0.8 per cent in the second quarter but this was because most of the homes launched during the period were relatively highly
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      STIC planning a local chain of clinics and diagnostic centres
      456 20  -  By Yeow Pei Lin MAINBOARD-LISTED Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation (STIC), which announced plans recently to branch into the health-care business in the region, may be aspiring to become the next Raffles Medical Group here, sources said. They said STIC has
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      HDB resale flat prices dip 1%
      461 20  -  Record applications due to rush to beat deadline By Colin Tan APPLICATIONS for Housing Board resale flats hit a record 11,677 in the second quarter as prices continued to fall although by a mere l per cent. The official resale price index slipped from
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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      799 21 The Straits limes Weekly Edition v, xvx-x m (7 AF LIMITED LEGAL OFFICER We are a dynamic and progressive public-listed company whose core business is in the food and food related industries. The Company has been on the path of expansion regionally, as a result of which, we invite motivated
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      823 22 CIC We invest in THE BEST. areer decisions should be made prudently because they determine your long-term future. When you join us, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd (GIC), you are making a prudent decision which gives you good long-term returns. We are the largest global fund management
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  • FORUM
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      Lawyers are trained as mediators too
      358 23 Lawyers have also been trained as arbitrators and mediators. In their daily working lives, they are mediating constantly between parties in disputes. Only if there is no amicable settlement would they advise clients to litigate in court. I REFER to the article, “Plan for
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      Where can condo owners seek help?
      290 23 I wonder if the authorities, if any, are supposed to check the premises before the Temporary Occupation Permit is given, or do they just rely on the certification of the architect for the project? I READ with interest the report “Maplewoods residents complain of
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      Others should tackle community mediation, too
      311 23 My comment was made in the context of community mediation, and its purpose was to emphasise the need to look beyond the legal profession in the search for appropriate mediators. I REFER to the Law Society president’s letter (see this page), where he refers
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      Lock icon TV ad promoting perspiration cream makes misleading claims
      278 23 I AM writing to express my concern over a television advertisement promoting the product Simply Fabulous Fast Sweating Cream. If the makers are to be believed, applying this cream promotes perspiration, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of an exercise routine. The commercial claims
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      123 23 Dear Readers, THE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address and home and office telephone numbers. We do not accept for publication letters from writers who decline to give their names. This rule will be waived only in very exceptional circumstances, such
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    Lock icon Connaught Drive to get a 'walking lane’
    518 24  -  For motorists, the new link will mean a cut in travelling time and a direct route for city-bound traffic from Bras Basah Road, Guillemard Circus and Marina Centre. Opening of Esplanade Bridge By Karamjit Kaur THE good old days are coming back to
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    Mah: More phone operators good for S’pore
    768 24  -  Move needed to keep pace with rapid technological change By Walter Fernandez THE decision by the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) to license additional basic telephone operators from the year 2002 will benefit both the .‘business community and the public here, said Communications
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