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Title Section20 1997-09-27 1 The Straits Time WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1997 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 047/08/9720 words
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591 1997-09-27 1 Allison Lim - Haze team in Jakarta to identify areas for assistance By Allison Lim SINGAPORE is sending technical experts and equipment to Jakarta to help Indonesia fight the haze and fires that have caused havoc throughout the re gion. Three officials left for Jakarta on Thursday591 words
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Article, Illustration612 1997-09-27 1 Derwin Pereira - Tragedy near haze-shrouded Medan By Derwin Pereira in Jakarta ALL 234 passengers and crew on board a Garuda Indonesian Airbus were killed when it crashed yesterday in a mountainous region near the hazeshrouded city of Medan in north Sumatra. There was noReuter picture. - 612 words
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430 1997-09-27 1 Tan Ooi Boon - By Tan Ooi Boon A COUPLE used their Sri Lan kan maid's name illegally to make $38,000 in profits on the stock market by abusing a scheme open only to foreigners. They transferred their own local shares to the maid’s name430 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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463 1997-09-27 2 Colin Tan - By Colin Tan THE supply of private homes from government land sales will be cut to 5.000 next year from this year's 7.000 in a move expected to boost the flagging property market. The number of executive condominium units will also be scaled463 words
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Article, Illustration473 1997-09-27 2 Businessmen and two women on the list PARLIAMENT on Thursday released the names of the nine new nominated MPs. They include businessmen, lawyers, a trade unionist and an accountant. Nominated by the Special Select Committee of Parliament after a three month selection process, they will receive their473 words
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Article, Illustration255 1997-09-27 2 Geraldine Yeo - By Geraldine Yeo SHE is better known for her feats as a national water skier, but at the National University of Singapore (NUS). she is Dr May Lwin. a lecturer The sportswoman. 31. became the first to graduate from NUS withPicture by LIM SIN THAI. - 255 words
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445 1997-09-27 2 Joanne Lee - By Joanne Lee SINGAPORE students may not be just “muggers" who cram and score well only for written examinations after all. The latest results from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (Timss) show that they can also top the world in445 words
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692 1997-09-27 3 Tan Ooi Boon - Radical change is unfair to the accused, it says By Tan Ooi Boon THE Law Society has asked the Attorney-General to withdraw a proposal to introduce a radical change to plea-bargain-ing procedures here. The move came after the society obtained feedback from692 words
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Article, Illustration426 1997-09-27 3 Siti Andrianie - By Siti Andrianie A WOMAN, who died of cancer of the lymphatic nodes on Wednesday, donated her $700,000 flat to the National Kidney Foundation. Miss Rosslyn Mak, a teacher at a child-care centre who is in her early forties,LIANHE ZAOBAO picture. - 426 words
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Article, Illustration387 1997-09-27 3 Sharon Vasoo - By Sharon Vasoo THE Labour Ministry is planning to review its foreign worker levy as part of its revision of the conditions for hiring such workers here. It will also look into how rules for hiring foreign workers can be eased, among which would387 words
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HOME
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707 1997-09-27 4 Travellers advised to avoid Spore and region SINGAPORE'S $ll billion tourism industry looks set to suffer tne effects of the haze as alerts have gone out to travellers in Europe, the United States. Australia and liong song to avoid naze-shrouded South-east Asia.707 words
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408 1997-09-27 4 They come here to escape haze BUSINESSMAN Henry Yap came to Singapore with his son and daughter to escape the worst of the haze in Sarawak. East Malaysia. The Sarawakian has resorted to running his property development business from a room in an Orchard408 words
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Article, Illustration214 1997-09-27 4 IT WAS company training they had not expected now to wear a respirator mask to protect their lungs. They were among the 33 supervisors and administrators of Allied Signal Aerospace who learnt the proper way of masking up yesterday.’ The airplane repair and overhaulPicture by STEVEN LEE. - 214 words
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Article, Illustration1222 1997-09-27 5 Walter Fernandez - New NMP By Walter Fernandez THE youngest is 36, the oldest 58. At least one intends to look after the interests of the Chi-nese-educated and two are women. These new faces in the latest batch of nine Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) should1,222 words
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Article, Illustration694 1997-09-27 6 Koh Boon Pin - Bargain centre to make way for $2OO m hospital By Koh Boon Pin SHOPPERS will say goodbye to good buys at Blanco* Court as retailers there move out next March, with little hope of finding another building where they can continue to operatePictures by STEVEN LEE. - 694 words
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Article, Illustration1088 1997-09-27 6 That striking Asian face in the movie crowd is a Singaporean who has slipped easily into acting and the fashion industry, as Felix Soh discovers IN THE climactic final scene of the blockbuster movie Daylight, where Svlvester Stallone emerged alive from the1,088 words
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Article, Illustration480 1997-09-27 7 Koh Boon Pin - It will be targeted at the average consumer By Koh Boon Pin FASHION lovers can expect a concentrated dose of it when the first Singapore International Fashion Festival is launched in October next year. Trade Development Board chairman Stephen Lee announced this lastlecture by STEVEN LEE. - 480 words
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365 1997-09-27 7 Lynn Seah - By Lynn Seah LITERATURE will be the focus of the Arts Education Programme (AEP) next vear. Since last year, the National Arts Council (NaC), which puts together the programme for schools each year, has chosen to highlight one art form each365 words
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Article, Illustration448 1997-09-27 8 Edmund Tee - By Edmund Tee THE next Sheares Bridge Run may be held in June, instead of September, to avoid possible haze periods and to coincide with the mia-year school holidays. Safra National Service Association president Matthias Yao Chih told reporters this after Sunday’s run.Picture by TERENCE TAN. - 448 words
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183 1997-09-27 8 Lee Siew Hua - By Lee Siew Hua US Correspondent SINGAPORE plans to establish a detachment at a United States air base in Kansas next year to train crews for four KC-135R air refuelling aircraft. The US Air Force announced that about 80 Republic of183 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1117 1997-09-27 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 Mar1,117 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration678 1997-09-27 9 Danny Khoo - RACING By Danny Khoo A RECORD $2 million that is the prize the Singapore Turf Club will offer for an international race to mark the inauguration of its new club at Kranji in the year 2000. STC chairman Herman Hochstadt. who isJIMBO ALBANO - 678 words
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Article, Illustration510 1997-09-27 9 Danny Khoo - By Danny Khoo JOCKEY Oo Khuang Liang could have ridden the second or third placed horse in the $650,000 Singapore Gold Cup on Sunday. But a series of events saw him riding eventual winner Lucky Treasure in the circuit’s blue510 words
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Article, Illustration259 1997-09-27 9 Chan TseChueen - BODYBUILDING By Chan TseChueen NATIONAL bodybuilder Agnes Lee made sure her swan song counted for something when she brought back the middleweight gold in the Asian Women s Championships held over last weekend in Tokyo. In her last performance on the competitive stage, the 44-year-old beat challengers259 words
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MALAYSIA
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569 1997-09-27 10 Ravi Velloor - Mahathir’s remarks draw fire from Soros By Ravi Velloor, By Ravi Velloor, in Hongkong MALAYSIA hastened to assure the financial world on Sunday that it had no intention to roll back its open currency system, a day after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad appeared569 words
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397 1997-09-27 10 New measures to check the worsening situation NST. JOHOR BARU Mandatory jail terms may be imposed on those convicted of printing, distributing or importing pornographic material under proposed amendments to the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984. Those convicted will face up to– NST. - 397 words
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342 1997-09-27 10 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that the recent turmoil in his country’s financial markets has set back by 10 years his efforts to turn Malaysia into a developed nation by 2020. Referring to the withdrawal of funds by overseas investors, he342 words
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Article, Illustration130 1997-09-27 10 PASIRPUTEH (Kelantan) A group of caring villagers in a kampung in Kelantan literally helped a housewife move house after she was evicted by her landlord because of political differences. Through a gotong-royong (mutual self-help) project, more than 100 villagers carried the woman’sUtusan Malaysia picture. - 130 words
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244 1997-09-27 10 PETALING JAYA Several Malaysian state governments have announced cost-cutting measures as part of a national belt-tightening exercise. In Penang, Chief Minister Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon announced a cutback in the size of al ready-approved state tours to promote investment and tourism abroad,244 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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437 1997-09-27 11 Derwin Pereira - By Derwin Pereira, in Jakarta THE Indonesian government has suspended the sending of maids to Singapore temporarily, Indonesia’s State Minister for Women’s Affairs Mien Sugandhi said. Radio Republik Indonesia quoted her as saying the move was to send out a signal to agents437 words
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236 1997-09-27 11 AFP, Bemama. JAKARTA Two Indo nesian teenagers who dreamed of taking a plane trip sneaked into the nosewheel cavity of a Garuda Indonesia* Air bus A300 in the north Sumatra city of Medan and flew to Jakarta. Siswandi Nurdin Simatupang, 17, and Manto— AFP,; Bemama. - 236 words
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469 1997-09-27 11 Reuter. BANGKOK A government sponsored campaign to get Thais to switch to cheaper local products is working well, as a nationwide financial crisis be gins to bite. According to Mr Nopadol Pengcharoen, a public relations officer for the drive, many peo pie including— Reuter. - 469 words
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Article, Illustration420 1997-09-27 11 She’s an actress, he’s a minister and Jakarta tabloids are abuzz with talk of a marriage JAKARTA The talk of the town in many circles these days is not about the presidential election but the reported proposal made by Manpower Minister Abdul Latief to starlet Desy Ratnasari. According to a420 words
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Article, Illustration316 1997-09-27 11 Nirmal Ghosh - By Nirmal Ghosh Philippines Correspondent MANILA A decisive state ment by President Fidel Ra mos on Sunday morning that he would not run for re-elec tion next year drew the sting from Church-backed protest rallies across the country later316 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article624 1997-09-27 12 SEPTEMBER 26,1997 THE security presence of the United States in Pacific Asia has been a source of stability and has contributed to the peace and prosperity from which the region benefits palpably today. This is one of those strategic truths which some beneficiaries of the status quo624 words
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Article675 1997-09-27 12 SEPTEMBER 25,1997 WHAT this newspaper uncovered in a limited sampling last week of taxi drivers’ attitudes towards service and courtesy was appalling and regrettable. It is no over-statement to say that such attitudes impair Singapore's ambitions to become an international city of work and Clav.675 words
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Article633 1997-09-27 12 SEPTEMBER 24,1997 THE exclusion of the military from the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) of the Chinese Communist Party and the rise of economic czar Zhu Rongji, who now occupies China’s third most powerful position, are key markers of the direction chosen by the country. Both633 words
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979 1997-09-27 12 Alan John - More openness will help people understand the disease and deal with patients humanely By Alan John SOMEWHERE in the Health Ministry, there must be someone who knows the answers to questions about Aids in Singapore. Questions like who gets Aids? What’s the profile979 words
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COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1168 1997-09-27 13 Chua Lee Roong - MY VIEW Chua Lee Roong Foreign. adj. Alien, borrowed. distant, exotic. Extraneous. imported, incongruous, irrelevant, outlandish. Remote, strange, unassimilable. Unfamiliar. unknown, unnative, unrelated. Antonym: native. Foreigner. Person born or dwelling in foreign countru or place or habitually speaKing foreign language. UNHAPPINESS withLO9WG TUO - 1,168 words
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Article773 1997-09-27 13 Koh Buck Song - By Koh Buck Song JOKES about the haze have been coming in as thick and fast as the clouds of smoke from down south. My two favourites: (1) Motorists have been so keen on getting hourly Environment Ministry naze updates because they know they773 words
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INSIGHT
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A LOOK AT THE ISSUES OF THE DAY BY THE STRAITS TIMES POLITICAL DESK
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1424 1997-09-27 14 f While politicians urge Singaporeans to make this place ‘our best home’, it is ironic that staying put in one place is almost a pipe dream, f Higher plot ratio three little words which can reap vast gains if1,424 words
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673 1997-09-27 14 IT COULD be a deal made in heaven or a property owner’s worst nightmare. Welcome to the world of collective en-bloc sales in which neighbours become millionaires or bitter enemies overnight. Those involved in such sales are all too aware how high emotions673 words
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Article, Illustration1189 1997-09-27 15 Interview INSIGHT: Why was there a need to start tne 17 feedback groups? Dr John Chen: We are seeing a society that is becoming more complex and information driven. New things, new policies keep coming up, usually spurred by technology.1,189 words
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Article, Illustration1137 1997-09-27 15 Koh \ Buck Song - Thinking Aloud Koh Buck Song LAST week, I tried to find out if there was a “black ening” of Singapore. No, this has nothing to ao with the haze, bad as it is. For some years now, the issue of a “greying” Singapore1,137 words
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MONEY
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386 1997-09-27 16 Weekly share market review ELECTRONIC stocks should attract investors' interest next week on signs of a rebound in the sector, analysts said. "Retained imports in August grew very strongly. That should mean higher industrial output over the next few months. an analyst386 words
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Article80 1997-09-27 16 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index rose 28.12 points on the week to 1922.85. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1908.23 (♦13.50) 137.864 ($355.119m) Tuesday 1916.10 7.87) 188 550 ($374.328m) Wednesday 1900.51 (-15.59) 190.370 ($433 943m) Thursday 1921.09 (+20.58) 161.158 ($385.570m) Friday 1922.85 1.76) 109.935 ($301.923m) BT—80 words
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Article1417 1997-09-27 16 Company D«tt •nn Nat aarn TY LV ($m> <$m> EPS TY LY (cts) (eta) ABN-Amro!! Aug 21 1 1.946 1.602 142 120 ABR Hldqi Sapt18 1 0.429L 0.060 0.1 ACE Dynamics Aug 18 1 0.546 0.907L 0.67 Alcorn* Sapt10 1 13.863 13.662 10.5 10.7 Amstaal* Aug 2B P1,417 words
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Article138 1997-09-27 16 Company Place Date Time Town City Proportion E 10 Anson Road #11-02 international Plaza (*****3) Sep 22 ll.OOam Hittchi Zos*n A 6 C AIDizia Rm, Juronq Country Club, 9 Science Ctr Rd (*****8) Sep 22 3.00pm Semb Maritime E 59 Shipyard Rd Juronq (*****3) Sep 23 10.00am Pertama138 words
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Article448 1997-09-27 16 RIGHTS ISSUE Company Rati» Cx- Books date close TIBS H Ono-for-ono 9 SO.BO Sept 2 Sept 8 Sept 29 MUI Prop Three-for-fiva 9 RMI Sopt 4 Sept 10 Oct 10 IPC Corpn Ono-for-flve 9 $0.30 Sept 9 Sept 15 Oct 6 MUI Two-for-fivo 9 RMI 30 S»pt 10448 words
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Article1193 1997-09-27 16 Payment <%> Ex date Books close Pay date Acma SOC 12.5 Sept 23 Sept 29 Oct 10 AMDS 50C b 5 Oct 2 Oct 8 Oct 24 Alex Hldgs 50C t> 6 Sept 18 Sept 24 Oct 8 AS Auto b 15TE Sept 9 Sept IS Sept 291,193 words
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640 1997-09-27 17 Tammy Tan - Buyback valid only if law is changed By Tammy Tan SINGAPORE Telecom is considering increasing its dividend payouts or starting a snare buyback scheme using funds from its $4 billion cash hoard, sources said. But share re purchases currently not allowed in640 words
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217 1997-09-27 17 Tammy Tan - By Tammy Tan THE number of Internet subscribers in Singapore which more than doubled to 230,000 in the last year will continue to surge as new services like Internet telephony catch on, analysts say. Leading the pack so far is Sing Net the217 words
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Article171 1997-09-27 17 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling 1 5046 1 5288 Sterling pound Australian dollar Canadian dollar NZ dollar EC unit 2 4157 1 0781 1.0798 0 9554 2 4862 1.1173 1.1095 0.9931 1.7130 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian171 words
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441 1997-09-27 17 Narendra Aggarwal - By Narendra Aggarwal SINGAPORE’S domestic export of non-oil products rose by 5.5 per cent last month, a disappointing figure. Most analysts had expected double-digit growth in export of maae-in-Singapore goods last month, encouraged by the pick-ups in the previous two months441 words
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Article120 1997-09-27 17 ASIAN CURRENCY UNITS Contract date: Sept 25,1997 UNIT ONE MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE us$ 57„ 5'/. 5 s 5 s 5' 4', 30/9/97 AS 4'. 4 4 3 7 3 3 V» 30/9/97 NZS 6 6% 6 1 6120 words
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Article470 1997-09-27 17 Sept 26,1997 ASM Pacific Allied Ind Int 1 Allied Oversea Asia Sec Int HK$ 6 75 3 75 1 66 3 30 28 40 0 050 0 30 -007 -0 12 C P Pokphand 248 0 08 COL Motel 2 77 -0 02 2 05 Cath Pac Air 11470 words
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Article857 1997-09-27 17 Mgrs' Prices, Sept 27 *£08 .-££2 1 pun d jsrux ♦Zl8 0—Ofti 0 OUTu itJKjfQ SidA^S Ml WV 3*00 ♦♦soo.-sseo Pd •♦296 0-6.60 Da D*)uef*8 ♦♦5.0 l—T96 0 Pa Pd Of 0 260-68 0 Dd 56 0-260 D 3 pt3ofMU3 »6 0— .60 Pd 1 SOC— »6 2857 words
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Article9131 1997-09-27 18 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL 1 ransaction Date: SeDt 26. 1 997 1997 Curr Last Vol Oay GTs Net M Cap Wt Avg High LOW Comoany Traded Sale ♦or000 High Low Dlv P/E Smtl Price 157 78 s ACE Dynamics60c 86 6 30 86 78 70 4 79 ASE9,131 words
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Article, Illustration706 1997-09-27 20 Narendra Aggarwal - Feedback to be passed on to competitiveness committee for review By Narendra Aggarwal SINGAPORE'S manpower shortage is one of the key concerns of local and multinational chief executive officers, a high-powered committee examining the nation’s competitiveness has been told. Singaporeans’SOURCE: FEEDBACK UNIT - 706 words
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Article, Illustration475 1997-09-27 20 Edna Koh - Events in Japan cast unfortunate shadow, it says By Edna Koh YAOHAN Departmental Store Singapore Pte Ltd has Deen placed under jumcial management. The company’s petition for the appointment of judicial management was granted last Friday by Justice Lai Siu Chiu, said Yaohan’s lawyersWith him is group financial controller Edwin Lee. BT picture by CHRIs LOH. - 475 words
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329 1997-09-27 20 Chan Wee Chuan - By Chan Wee Chuan THE Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) has lifted the limit on the number of shares an investor may sell during the “when issued” trading period of a new stock issue. It said in a letter to stockbrokers329 words
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Advertisement822 1997-09-27 22 SEE YOUR CAREER TAKE OFF AT THE WORLD'S BEST AIRPORT The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is the body that manages Changi Airport, the world's best airport. CAAS is gearing up to seize the opportunities and meet the air transport challenges of the 2lst Century. If you are as excited822 words
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FORUM
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Article, Illustration584 1997-09-27 23 I WOULD have thought that during the current haze situation in Singapore, it would be useful if the Meteorological Service could post information concerning the smog levels in terms of the Pollutants Standard Index (PSI) on the Internet. I tried to look584 words
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Article114 1997-09-27 23 THE haze phenomenon is a crime against humanity. The extreme seriousness of the haze in Sarawak is alarming. Apart from serious disruption to transportation, tourism, business and school, the immediate and long-term harm to the health of the population is a major cause for concern. What114 words
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332 1997-09-27 23 ASEAN countries most affected by the haze need to coordinate efforts in taking precautionary measures to safeguard their populations’ health. These would undoubtedly be more effective if standard haze readings were relied upon instead of the dissimilar ones registered by Singapore’s Pollutants332 words
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Article, Illustration714 1997-09-27 23 CHILD ABUSE TAN Mui Eng, who was jailed for eight months for burning her five-year-old daughter (ST Weekllly Edition, Sept 13) needs help. Cases like Tan’s and that of Cindy Chandra, who was convicted and jailed for abusing her daughter Winnie714 words
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467 1997-09-27 24 Karamjit Kaur - By Karamjit Kaur ABOUT 7,500 Comfort cabs linked to the satellite despatch system will soon play traffic watchers and pro vide real-time information about congestion to other road users. Information about their location and speed will be transmitted via the global467 words
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Article, Illustration227 1997-09-27 24 A SPECIAL liquid crystal film makes all the difference when it comes to protecting the privacy of residents who live next to the Bukit Panjang Light Rapid Transit <LRT> line. The film, sandwiched between two glass panes, reacts to electricity. When the currentPictures by WONG KWAI CHOW. - 227 words
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618 1997-09-27 24 Geraldine Yeo - By Geraldine Yeo THE new downtown district in Marina South and the Marina area will have a Light Rapid Transit (LRT) line. Its route and construction details will be finalised by year’s end, said Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan on Tuesday. Speaking618 words