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Title Section20 1997-09-13 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 1997 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 047/08/9720 words
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Article, Illustration502 1997-09-13 1 NEIGHBOURHOOD policing is being revamped with tne creation of new neighbourhood police centres, each manned by about 100 officers who will provide the public with faster response and better service. With the change, more police officers will be out patrolling tne streets and neighbourhoods,502 words
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Article, Illustration101 1997-09-13 1 PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong wearing a Mexican sombrero poses for photographers in Mexico City. On the right is the mayor, Mr Oscar Espinoza, who presented the keys to the city to Mr Goh in a ceremony on Thursday. The Prime Minister, who isPicture by ALPHONSO CHAN. - 101 words
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328 1997-09-13 1 Attracting foreign talent CONTACT Singapore, the Republic’s global initiative to attract foreign talent is open for business in Vancouver. It was launched on Thursday by Singapore’s High Commissioner to Canada, Mr Bilahari Kausikan. “Professionals who choose to work in Singapore will find the city state328 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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Article, Illustration700 1997-09-13 2 Chua Lee Hoong - Participants pose questions for 90 minutes By Chua Lee Hoong PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong went regional with his commitment to gathering feedback from as many sources as possible last Saturday. as he answered questions from Singaporeans in Beijing,LIANHE ZAOBAO picture. - 700 words
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Article, Illustration500 1997-09-13 2 Pang Gek Choo - By Pang Gek Choo MORE than $1 million has been raised for charity from the sales of a soon-to-6e-pub-lished book on Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The special edition of Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas has received 116500 words
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577 1997-09-13 3 Warren Fernandez - The Prime Minister in Mexico By Warren Fernandez in Mexico City SINGAPORE and Mexico can serve as each other’s “gateway” to their respective regions, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Thursday, announcing initiatives to boost bilateral business, political and cultural577 words
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148 1997-09-13 3 THE haze worsened all through yesterday and the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index reading peaked at 127 at 7 pm, signalling poor air quality over the island. However, the 24-hour PSI as at 4 pm was a moderate 88, which is still within148 words
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Article, Illustration537 1997-09-13 3 Derwin Pereira - Companies which flout law risk losing business licences By Derwin Pereira in Jakarta PRESIDENT Suharto, concerned with the worsening haze enveloping neighbouring countries and Indonesia’s largest provinces, on Tuesday or dered an indefinite ban on land clearing by fire and threatened firm action againstPicture by AZIZ HUSSIN. - 537 words
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Article, Illustration654 1997-09-13 4 rJasbir Singh - Weak ringgit attracts Singaporean shoppers By rJasbir Singh SINGAPOREANS are flocking back to Johor Baru to shop, dine and to visit its nightspots, attracted by the falling Malaysian ringgit. A check with 30 outlets in Taman Sentosa, Taman Pelangi and Holiday Plaza lastPictures bv SAMUEL CHUA. - 654 words
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Article, Illustration480 1997-09-13 4 Holy Family Church to get 4-storey building in 1999 A KATONG landmark, the Holy Familv Church at the comer of East Coast Road and Chapel Road, will be tom down in December and rebuilt as a four-storey church. The single-storey Catholic church, which has480 words
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301 1997-09-13 4 TODAY’S army, a fullyequipped, well-trained and highly operational outfit with more than 250,000 operationally-readv national servicemen, has come a long way from its humble 1967 beginning of two infantry battalions. Defence Minister Tony Tan said last Saturday. Dr Tan, who is301 words
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Article, Illustration670 1997-09-13 5 Lim Seng Jin; and Jasbir Singh - IN THE COURTS By Lim Seng Jin and Jasbir Singh A 16 YEAR-OLD boy had sex with his 12-year-old girlfriend and made her pregnant. She later had an abortion. On Tuesday, Mazri Selasa, now 17, pleaded guilty to a charge of670 words
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471 1997-09-13 5 PRICES for Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) have dipped almost across the board after a strong run-up for the greater part of this year. The number of applicants for the October tender was also the lowest since January. There were 5,921 applications, of which 3,645471 words
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Article586 1997-09-13 5 Leong Ching Ching - He spends time with Cheng San residents to forge ‘special bond’ By Leong Ching Ching PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong on Sunday said he was making good on his General Election promise to build a. special bond with residents of Cheng San GRC by586 words
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Article, Illustration453 1997-09-13 5 Melissa Heng - By Melissa Heng HOUSEWIFE Tan Mui Eng burnt the hands and leg of her five-year-old daughter with a hot iron for crying continually, and then instructed her to lie about her injuries. The girl’s teacher found out and reported to the police.453 words
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Article, Illustration516 1997-09-13 6 Wong Chee Meng - ‘He was a no-nonsense person with strong determination. He was a man of few words and never said anything to slander anyone. He believed in being upright and he had no regrets in life.’ By Wong Chee Meng MILLIONAIRE recluse Koh Choon516 words
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Article, Illustration371 1997-09-13 6 Writers’ Week 97 BODY and soul waged a battle of sorts for over 60 people who had gathered last Friday evening at The Substation Garden for a writers’ reading. The event, part of Singapore Writers’ Week, featured poet .John Agard and writerPicture by Ali Yusof. - 371 words
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Article, Illustration541 1997-09-13 6 Lim Seng Jin - By Lim Seng Jin WHEN flight steward Chan Han Yong wanted to buy a second hand car. he asked his good friend to test-drive it for him. It resulted in Mr Chan. 23, and his stewardess girlfriend Serene Chng Hwee San,541 words
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Article, Illustration549 1997-09-13 7 LeongChanTeik - High-tech guide directs driver to destination By LeongChanTeik DRIVING around unfamiliar ar eas of Singapore and in cities like Kuala Lumpur will be easi er if a car-navigation system invented by a Singaporean takes off. The system, which is near ing completion, has a screenPicture by TAN SUAN ANN. - 549 words
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294 1997-09-13 7 A CUSTOMER support engineer altered the contents of Golden Village Tiong Bahru Plaza multiplex’s cinema computer system illegally. For this, Ramesh Techinamurihi, 29, was jailed for one month on Monday. Ramesh, who had been working with the firm CCS CATS since March last294 words
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449 1997-09-13 8 Lea Wee - Most victims heterosexual men; many likely from lower-income group By Lea Wee AIDS figures are up again. Some 73 Singaporeans, mostly heterosexual men aged between 30 and 39. were infected with the Aids-causing virus HIV in the first half of this year, said the449 words
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Article, Illustration410 1997-09-13 8 Chin Soo Fang - By Chin Soo Fang TELEVISION artistes Raymond Yong and Jamie Lee were gripped bv food poisoning on the morning of their wedding last Friday Mr Yong. 29, and his 19-year-old bride had gone to a French cafe for an early410 words
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Advertisement381 1997-09-13 7 GAIN A STRATEGIC UNDERSTANDING OFTHF ASIA PACIFIC REGION I Leeds was rated 7th in research power amongst the UK's top universities in the recent Research Assessment Exercise cf the UK's 191 institutions. The Master of Arts in Asia Pacific Studies taught in Singapore, made available to the region via internet...381 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1118 1997-09-13 8 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 Market1,118 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration757 1997-09-13 9 Santokh Singh - Mioc scores only goal for SAFFC to add the Tiger Beer League Cup to its S-League title SOCCER Target achieved By Santokh Singh SINGAPORE Armed Forces FC finally received the recog nition it deserved when it beat Geylang United FC 1-0 to lift the' Tiger BeerPicture by JERRY SEH. - 757 words
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624 1997-09-13 9 Shirlynn Ho-Pereira - Singapore’s swimming queen is all set to rule the pool again in SEA Games SWIMMING By Shirlynn Ho-Pereira IT LOOKS like the same old story with the same old script. Almost. For when the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association decided on which events to624 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration91 1997-09-13 10 NO MALAY names are among these 20 finalists of the Miss Maavsia/World 1997/98 pageant preparing for the contest in Kuala Lumpur today. Pageant franchise holder Vincent Lee told The Sun m a report on Tuesday that the organiser had decided to play itThe Sun picture - 91 words
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542 1997-09-13 10 Brendan Pereira - By Brendan Pereira in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA unveiled moves on Wednesday night to cut its trou blesome current account deficit, vowing to put the brakes on its privatisation programme till the end of the year and cut government spending bv two542 words
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Article554 1997-09-13 10 Brendan Pereira - Foresees budget surplus for Malaysia this year By Brendan Pereira in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA on Sunday moved to shore up confidence in its economv. with its Finance Minister saying that economic growth for 1997 will' be more than 8 per cent. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim also554 words
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297 1997-09-13 10 AFP. KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has been forced to lift its recently imposed freeze on the intake of foreign maids due to the high demand for domestic helpers, a report here said on Tuesday. “We will allow employers to recruit maids from Indonesia, Cambodia. ThailandAFP. - 297 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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558 1997-09-13 11 Law also passed to curtail excessive police powers Kyodo .JAKARTA The Indonesian House of Representatives on Monday passed a package of four Bills on security and defence which, among others, authorises the President to mobilise citizens for war. The Bills are on military tribunal,Kyodo - 558 words
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506 1997-09-13 11 Luz Baguioro - As controversy continues over a second term for Filipino president By Luz Baguioro in Manila PHILIPPINE President Fidel Ramos on Thursday hit back at critics and political foes blocking his apparent manoeuvres to cling to power, saying their efforts threatened to throw the506 words
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Article, Illustration262 1997-09-13 11 BANGKOK The first Thai-built micro satellite is to be launched in November, Mahanakorn University of Technology president Dr Sittichai Pookaivaudom has said? The Bangkok Post reported on Monday that the 150 kg satellite would be delivered to Russia within three weeks for installationBangkok Post picture. - 262 words
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368 1997-09-13 11 Derwin Pereira - By Derwin Pereira in Jakarta THE Indonesian government is set to ban telephone “chat lines” amid concerns here that they are nothing more than disguised phone-sex services. Officials said that this was part of a move by the government to clamp down on unscrupulous368 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article688 1997-09-13 12 SEPTEMBER 13 1997 WARS fought over religion are bad enough Civil wars can be a particularly cruel variety of such conflict When terrorism becomes a vehicle for settling scores in sectarian conflict, it is the innocent who pay. When they pay a price as688 words
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Article682 1997-09-13 12 SEPTEMBER IO '997 THE night that Mother Teresa died in Calcutta. French writer Dominique Lapierre said the people of "that great disaster city' which he wrote about in City of Joy must feel they had been orphaned because “their great mother" had gone He was682 words
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Article708 1997-09-13 12 SEPTEMBERS 1997 THE suggestion that more students be allowed to take Higher Chinese in secondary school addresses directly the need for the community to reproduce its scholar elite. Speaking at the launch of the Speak Mandarin campaign last week. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong708 words
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Article, Illustration871 1997-09-13 12 Bob Ng - By Bob Ng THE message should not have caused that much of a surprise. After all. Singapore was largely built, and made, bv successive waves of immigrants. It was a process which started from the time Singapore was founded in871 words
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COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1346 1997-09-13 13 WARREN FERNANDEZ - My view WARREN FERNANDEZ EIGHT P.M. Monday. ShangriLa Hotel. A reception hosted by the Mexican ambassador to Singapore for the 40 businessmen accompanying Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on his visit to Mexico this week. Officials exchange good wishes for aLUDWIG ILIO - 1,346 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, Illustration2137 1997-09-13 14 I The Republic’s leaders have been calling on Chinese Singaporeans to sustain a high level of proficiency in Chinese and re-create a Chinese elite who stands equal with its counterparts from China. What is the impetus for these moves?LUDWIG mo - 2,137 words
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Article, Illustration1014 1997-09-13 15 Brief In any Parliamentary debate on health care, a much bandied about term is audit. What are audits? How do they flush out the black sheep and keep costs down? Leong Ching Ching finds out. MEDICINE is one profession in1,014 words
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Article, Illustration1306 1997-09-13 15 Sonny Yap - Thinking aloud Sonny Yap LET’S roll out the red carpet for the creme (le la creme of the business, professional and academic world. Yes, expend public funds on the drive to scour the world for foreign talents and on special incentives to woo1,306 words
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MONEY
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403 1997-09-13 16 Weekly share market review BARGAIN hunters returned to the local bourse this week in search of quality stocks that had fallen to attractive levels in the wake of turbulence in regional economies. The buying was also spurred by the lifting of trading curbs in403 words
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Article1394 1997-09-13 16 Company Data ann Nat earn TY LY <$m) ($m> EPS TY LY lets) lets) ABN-Amro'! Auq 21 1,946 1.602 142 120 ACE Dynamics Auq 10 0.546 0.907L 0.67 Acer Auq 15 17.802 ***** 108 887 Apollo Auq 21 0.978L 2 398 1.6 Asaan Foil Jul 10 5.291 10.8591,394 words
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Article127 1997-09-13 16 informatics A informatics Bldg 5 International Sep 2 10.00am Business Pare (*****4) Advanced A 65A Jin Tenteram Sep 3 10.00am Systems #04 08 St Michael's E indl Estate (*****81 Pengealen A 59 Jin Pem»mpin Sep 5 n.OOam •nv «02-09 E (*****8) Diversified A Concorde i looby Level Sep127 words
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Article79 1997-09-13 16 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 51.89 points on the week to 1935.95. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1891.93 7.87) 397.244 ($714 204m) Tuesday 1919.88 (+27.95) 392.658 ($771.822m) Wednesday 1944.63 (+24.75) 176.016 ($469.939m) Thursday 1927.68 (-16.95) 137.469 ($338.628m) Friday 1935.95 8.27) 145.833 ($307.062m) BT— MGA79 words
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Article304 1997-09-13 16 RIGHTS ISSUE Company Ratio El- Books date close MUI Two-for-five Sep 10 Sep 16 NY A MUI Prop Three-for-five Sep 4 Sep 10 NVA TIBS H Ona-for-ona Sep 2 Sep 8 NYA BONUS ISSUE Ex- Books Company Ratio date close Pac Andes One-for-four Sep 17 Sep 23 YTL304 words
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Article111 1997-09-13 16 Company Right» Issue AISB Amcol IPC Corpn inno-Pac Nippercraft PMI Pub Bk F Southern Bk Ttiree-for-five M$5.50 One-tor-two $2.05 One-for-five $0.30 One-tor-one <*> $0.30 One-for-four $0.28 Three-tor-two M$1.00 One-for-five MS3.30 One-for-two M$2 50 Compony Bonus Issue Kemayan Corp One-for-three M Royal Two-tor-three Kian Ho One-for-five Malayawata One-tor-two PMI111 words
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Article1054 1997-09-13 16 Payment <%) Ex date Books close Pay date ABN Amro Nl.C1.25 i 42 4a NYA NYA Sep 19 Ale» Hldqs SOC b 6 Sep 18 Sep 24 Oct 8 AS Auto b I5TE Sep 9 Sep IS Sep 29 Ask PacId b HITE Sep 24 Sep 30 Oct1,054 words
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325 1997-09-13 17 CAR and property company Sime Singapore’s full-vear net profit leapt 183 per cent to $36 million with improved performances in both its core busi nesses. Turnover for the year ended June was up 13 per cent at $660.2 million despite Sime’s325 words
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669 1997-09-13 17 Kalpana Rashiwala - Fairly defensive bidding show ‘a sign of future price falls’ By Kalpana Rashiwala Colliers Jardine director Ong Teck Hui described the bid ding as “fairly defensive, taking into account s probable fall in prices bv the time the projects are marketed". He669 words
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Article, Illustration223 1997-09-13 17 ADAM LEE The tender results for six residential parcels Location No of bids Top three bidders Bids ($m) $psf per gross plot ratio* Tanah Merah Kechil Rd 6 1. Orchard Terminal (Far East) 105.8 281 134,409 sq ft 2. Allgreen Properties Hoe Seng Co 94.9ADAM LEE - 223 words
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Article151 1997-09-13 17 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1 4996 1.5263 Sterling pound Australian dollar 2 3817 1.0680 2.4553 1.1087 Canadian dollar 1 0695 1.1007 W dollar ***** ***** EC unit 1.6897 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling151 words
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Article114 1997-09-13 17 Contract date: Sept 12.1997 UNIT ONE MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE USS 5'/,* 5* 5 V,*. 5'. 5' 4'.. 16/9/97 AS 4/,, 4 4 33 316/9/97 NZ$ 7'. 7'.. 7 Vt* 7 Vi 6 7'. 7 16/9/97 STG 6' 6114 words
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Article440 1997-09-13 17 Sept *****7 HK* ASM Pacific 6 70 •0 20 Allied Indlnt'l 3 40 007 Allied Oversea 208 038 Asia Sec Int 4 60 •0 20 Bank o f f A 27 50 050 C P Pokphancj 2 42 -0 05 CDL Hofei 2 77 0 02 Cafe De Coral440 words
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Article582 1997-09-13 17 Mars Prices. Sept 13 Ab*f drrn Auf’ Mgt Asia ltd Abe'dwi oore Gr 1 und 100-1 102" American Inti Assur AlA Unit linked> und(Spore, 0 993-1 046# AlA Jnf t mked Fund (Brunei i 0 77I-08!?» MALI*» A'.sored Gr Fd 0 962—0 997* Balanced 0 947—0 997" Capital582 words
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Article8898 1997-09-13 18 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL TiftrsacSon Date: Sept 12,1997 1997 Cun Last Vol Day Gr'S Mat 7 Cap Wt Avg High Low Company T aGed Sol* 4-or-'000 »Puh Low L'lV P/E SiTtil Pric« 157 «3 e ACE OriamcseOc 63 •35 29 »0 67.5 -a.» 72.1 90 A3F ‘***** 2008,898 words
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Article, Illustration502 1997-09-13 20 Douglas Wong - Subsidised rates in some countries worry industry By Douglas Wong SINGAPORE Power <SP) is looking further afield than Asia for its overseas investments as opportunities in the big power markets of China and India are hindered by competition and insufficient returns. SP502 words
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465 1997-09-13 20 Tan Li Eng - By Tan Li Eng THE Monetary Authority of Singapore 'MAS) and the Bank (BOT) has signed a currency swap agreement, giving Thailand access to US$l billion (Ssl.s billion)* in emergency funds. The currency swap a transaction in which specified amounts of465 words
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Article, Illustration247 1997-09-13 20 A CASE of mistaken identity by The Times of London gave Singa pore’s richest man kwek Leng Beng the dubious honour of being a “high roller”. A story headlined “High rollers avert capital loss” last Thursday stated incorrectly that Mr Kwek had lost more thanADAM LEE - 247 words
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Advertisement832 1997-09-13 21 The Straits Times Weekly Edition aa 5 wmm SSI OCBC Bank, one of Singapore's leading local banks, Is looking for suitably qualified and self-driven Individuals to Join us as: CREDIT AND MARKETING OFFICERS RETAIL BANKING You will be responsible for marketing the Bank’s credit facilities to customers. You should possess832 words
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Advertisement864 1997-09-13 22 NLB NATIONAL LIBRARY BOARD The mission of the National Library Board (NLB) is to expand the learning capacity of the nation so as to enhance national competitiveness and to promote a gracious society. We aim to achieve that by transforming library services,providing ample learning opportunities and ready access to information.864 words
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FORUM
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645 1997-09-13 23 Today, a good command of English alone cannot be enough. By not being bilingually fluent, we, Eurasian Singaporeans, will be severely handicapping ourselves and our progeny. Second-language debate THE question. Why do Eurasians have to learn a second language? (see this645 words
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141 1997-09-13 23 THE letter written jointly by Mr Chris Ashdown and Ms Jessica Tan “Change gives hope to couple in Britain" (ST Weekly. Aug 30) implied incorrectly that immigration laws caused them to leave Singapore. Singapore Immigration issued Mr Ashdown an Employment Pass141 words
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670 1997-09-13 23 THAT Chinese is a difficult language to learn has often been talked about, and with the launching of the current Speak Mandarin Campaign. this subject has again re-surfaced. I am sure it will remain a much-talked about topic for many years to670 words
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266 1997-09-13 23 AT PRESENT, all students study their mother tongue in addition to English in school. The Chinese students study Mandarin. Malays study Malay and Indians can choose from a few mother tongues such as Tamil or Gujerati. Eurasians, according to Deputy Prime Minister266 words
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Article293 1997-09-13 23 I REFER to the letter "Why do Eurasians have to learn second language?” by Mr Adrian Kwong (above). Bilingualism is a cornerstone of our education system. All pupils in our schools must learn English plus a second language. Tnis is usually their mother tongue, or for'293 words
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Advertisement123 1997-09-13 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, such123 words
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831 1997-09-13 24 Those officers selected will get golden handshake CIVIL servants who are stagnating in their careers will get a gratuity if they leave early under a new exit scheme for selected non pensionable officers from Sept 1. Those below the age of831 words
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Article, Illustration166 1997-09-13 24 MORE than 4.000 people attended a memorial service for Mother Teresa on Tuesday night at the St /Mine’s Church off Punggol Road. The church is just beside the Gift of Love Home which the world-famous Catholic nun set up in Singapore more than 10 years ago.Picture by FNRIQUE SORIANO. - 166 words
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538 1997-09-13 24 Ahmad Osman - By Ahmad Osman THE Workers' Party and 12 of its leaders and members will pay $200,000 in damages and costs for defaming four Indian Members of Parliament and a former Indian MP in 1995. The money will be paid to538 words