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Title Section20 1997-10-11 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY EDITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1997 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 047/08/9720 words
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621 1997-10-11 1 Ravi Velloor - Only a slight impact on economy this year By Ravi Velloor FINANCE Minister Richard Hu said on Tuesday the region's currency troubles would have only a ‘very small immediate impact” on the Singapore economy although growth might be affected next year if the621 words
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667 1997-10-11 1 Warren Fernandez - By Warren Fernandez SINGAPORE’S Cabinet ministers and top civil servants have proven their worth by helping the Republic avoid financial and other policy disasters which have hit other countries recently. Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in Parliament on Tuesday.667 words
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Article, Illustration383 1997-10-11 1 Sharon Vasoo - By Sharon Vasoo TENS of thousands of people going to work and school on Thursday morning were stranded, when trains on the north-south MRT line between Bishan and Newton stations were stalled by a maintenance train that derailed on the tracks at the Toa PaySHIN MIN picture. - 383 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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616 1997-10-11 2 Walter Fernandez - By Walter Fernandez ONE IN every five students entering the three Raffles schools here each year should be a high quality foreigner. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said last Saturday. The overseas students would not only stimulate and616 words
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Article485 1997-10-11 2 Geraldine Yeo - By Geraldine Yeo CAR Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices for November have eased across the board by nearly $3,000 on average, continuing a downtrend that began three months ago. The largest fall was for luxury cars (2.001 cc and above), which went down by485 words
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Article, Illustration456 1997-10-11 2 EXECUTIVE Cheong Ping Ching could hardly believe his ears when a colleague told him that the dashboaraof his new car had melted. He rushed to the carpark of his Tuas company and found that the grey dashboard of his 1.6-litre silver Mazda Astina456 words
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670 1997-10-11 3 Chua Lee Hoong - Government rebuts Littlemore’s comments By Chua Lee Hoong THE Singapore Government has charged that Queen’s Counsel Stuart Littlemore came to Singapore not to observe but to condemn. A statement from the Law Ministry on Tuesday said the Australian lawyer’s “disingenuous"670 words
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415 1997-10-11 3 ICJ’s defamation case report THE Prime Minister’s press secretary has written to the International Commission of Jurists to get Queen’s Counsel Stuart Littlemore to apologise for the way he misrepresented facts in his report on the defamation hearing against Workers’ Party chief415 words
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461 1997-10-11 3 Ahmad Osman - By Ahmad Osman PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong is appealing against the High Court judgment award ing him $20,000 in damages from Workers’ Party chief, J. B. Jeyaretnam, who defamed him at a WP election rally on Jan 1, this year. Lawyers for461 words
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Article, Illustration417 1997-10-11 3 Chua Chin Hon - By Chua Chin Hon ALL THEY wanted to do was to get rid of a rat. But when machine operator Boon Chee Kuang, 22. tried to burn it, already soaked with turpentine, he ended up setting himself and two workmates417 words
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PARLIAMENT
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704 1997-10-11 4 Judge a government not only bv its achievements which are open for all to see, but also by the disasters it has avoided silently, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday when he defended the Singapore system of704 words
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469 1997-10-11 4 Ministerial pay WORKERS’ Party chief J B Jeyaretnam asked Parliament on Tuesday to set up an independent committee to review and justify salaries and allowances paid to ministers. The committee w’ith the power to hear evidence and make recommendations, the Non-Constituency469 words
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442 1997-10-11 4 Ministerial pay SLEAZE can be expected in any country which does not confront and acknowledge honestly the issue of how much it should pay its politicians, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday. In places where ministers were not paid what442 words
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Article, Illustration532 1997-10-11 4 Emergency shelters in new buildings PROPERTY developers have a six-month grace period before a new law takes effect requiring new buildings to have emergency shelters. This would allow building plans at an advanced stage to De approved without needing to add the shelters. It532 words
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HOME
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830 1997-10-11 5 International Commission of Jurists’ charge against the Singapore judiciary THE International Commission of Jurists has charged the Singapore High Court with being compliant, saying it had bowed to pressure from the Government in the recent defamation suit brought by People’s Action Party leaders830 words
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807 1997-10-11 5 Warren Fernandez - Government responds to International Commission of Jurists’ charge By Warren Fernandez THE Government has replied to the International Commission of Jurists’ charge that the Singapore High Court was compliant and had bowed to the executive here in the defamation suit against Workers’ Party chief J.807 words
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423 1997-10-11 5 Littlemore responds to govt rebuttal THE offending words by Workers Party chief J .B. Jeyaretnam would not liave been considered slanderous in any other democratic country, said Queen's Counsel Stuart Littlemore. The QC said this in response to the Government’s rebuttal last Friday to423 words
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Home away from home in Singapore
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Article, Illustration462 1997-10-11 6 WELCOME foreign talent as it is better for them to be here creating wealth which all Singaporeans share, than working in other countries which are competing against Singapore, Minister without Portfolio Lim Boon Heng said 12 days ago. Jason462 words
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Article, Illustration238 1997-10-11 6 FOR technical manager Jupp Wellmanns. 55. coming to Singapore in January was a "lovely opportunity to build a team" of technical experts and start a new company. A German who migrated to South Africa in 1968. he now heads a team of three Singaporeans238 words
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Article, Illustration230 1997-10-11 6 ALTHOUGH Brazil has been home to Mr Willi Hess for 10 years. Singapore is where he wants to run his business. The reason: efficiency is his top priority. "When a ship arrives here, the container is in the warehouse within 24 hours,"230 words
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Article, Illustration168 1997-10-11 6 w k L v Ann d Alexar >dry won The New Paper fZLII {the held at Takashimaya last rnday. She was also the winner in the New Face readers’ JjJJUJjj? 1 t U i! ofthe f OOO entries received, 1,300 readersPicture by WONG POK SEE. - 168 words
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554 1997-10-11 7 Chang Ai-Lien - By Chang Ai-Lien PEOPLE who survive a major disaster will now get help to overcome their trauma. A support group of more than 200 emergency behaviour officers has been set up to give them swift assistance. The Ministry of Health and eight554 words
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Article, Illustration239 1997-10-11 7 A LOCAL designer’s brushwork has been chosen to be the World Trade Organisation’s official emblem. The clean lines of six stylised arcs, created by designer Su Yeang to symbolise the role and values of the WTO, was launched as the organisation’s logo in239 words
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567 1997-10-11 7 Concept plan underway to avoid future problems SMRT APOLOGISES FOR THURSDAY’S DISRUPTION THURSDAY morning's massive disruption of Mass Rapid Transit services from the Bishan station happened after a maintenance locomotive went off the track. And it was human error that caused the derailment. Singapore MRT567 words
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427 1997-10-11 8 Lee Siew Hua - But centre will also link Singaporeans to home By Lee Siew Hua US Correspondent NEW YORK Young Ameri cans looking for high-end ca reers in Asia can now tap the just-launched Contact Singapore office in Boston. Singapore Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, who427 words
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Article, Illustration367 1997-10-11 8 TCS STAR AWARDS A GLITTER of celebrities were crowned at the Television Corporation of Singapore’s Star Awards on Sunday night, but the event clearly belonged to the lm menselv successKil series, The Price of Peace. The 32-part historical drama garnered awards inPicture by STEVEN LEE - 367 words
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Page 8 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1138 1997-10-11 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 F Z Beat 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (Asia-Pacific) 1205 E Z Beat 1220 Business Market1,138 words
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SPORTS
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645 1997-10-11 9 Tay Cheng Khoon - Heineken Open tennis championships By Tay Cheng Khoon TOP seed Michael Chang once again failed to win the $1 million Heineken Open tennis tournament. And once again it was his American compatriot Jonathan Stark who stopped the crowd favourite at the Singapore Indoor645 words
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Article, Illustration337 1997-10-11 9 THE SELF-CONFESSED tennis lover was there as early as 6 am, determined not to miss the opportunity of having lunch with tennis superstar Michael Chang. And David Yeoh’s persistance was rewarded. As the head of the queue of about 60 outside Planet Hollywood last Saturday, he337 words
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Article, Illustration161 1997-10-11 9 Shirlynn-Ho Pereira - SEA Games By Shirlynn-Ho Pereira m Jakarta IT APPEARS that tattoos are becoming fashionable among swimmers. When they strip down to their trunks and costumes, those ink imprints on their bodies become an interesting topic for conversation. Singapore's Golden Girl Joscelin Yeo, whose first tattoo appearedPicture by ALBERT SIM. - 161 words
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Article583 1997-10-11 9 Santokh Singh - But coach Whitbread unhappy with team Soccer: Singapore 2 Cambodia 1 By Santokh Singh JAKARTA An injury-time winner by Nazri Nasir helped Singapore beat Cambodia 2-1 on Thursday and keep alive its semi-final hopes in the SEA Games soccer competition. Just when everyone thought that the583 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article471 1997-10-11 10 Brendan Pereira - Government official to be seconded to the World Bank By Brendan Pereira in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government on Thursday said that it would need a national effort to counter the sharp drop in the value of its currency, and announed that a government official would471 words
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495 1997-10-11 10 Brendan Pereira - Malaysians say he is best person to lead country out of current difficulties By Brendan Pereira m Kuala lumptr CARRY on That was the message Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad received on Tuesday from Um no Youth, several state governments and495 words
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Article, Illustration380 1997-10-11 10 about M 525,000 a unit. Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday launched a state-owned housing company to raise the supply of low cost housing in the country. Known as Svarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd. the companyabout M 525,000 a unit. Bernama. - 380 words
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174 1997-10-11 10 MALACCA A Malacca teacher allegedly ordered 21 girls in his class to slap a Primary Five boy for failing to complete his mathematics homework. According to a report in the Sunday Star, the boy's father. Mr K. Ramiah. filed a ponce report after174 words
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394 1997-10-11 10 KUALA LUMPUR If the Malaysian government has its way,'every person over 12 years old in tnis country of 20 million will have a piece of silicon in his pocket. Bidding was under way for a project which would394 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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691 1997-10-11 11 Susan Sim - Economists to help rebuild currency market By Susan Sim Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA Indonesia needs a dramatic gesture to reassure its confidence-short financial mar ket, and bringing in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World tfank might just do the trick, the691 words
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Article, Illustration646 1997-10-11 11 Susan Sim - Ministers add up the cost of burning forests to the economy BATTLING THE HAZE By Susan Sim Indonesia Correspondent JAKARTA Environment Minister Sarwono Kusumaatmadja pledged on Monday that his agency would work hard to ensure that the haze does not return to plagueReuter picture. - 646 words
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161 1997-10-11 11 -AFP. BANGKOK —Anew law making seat belts compulsory in all motor vehicles came into force on Tuesday in a bid to cut down on road carnage in Thailand, reports said on Monday. The law, which will also apply to passengers, comes two years-AFP. - 161 words
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328 1997-10-11 11 JAKARTA The government has asked the developer of the planned cross-border bridge linking northern Sumatra and Malaysia to incorporate railroad tracks. Transportation Minister Haryanto Dhanutirto said here on Tuesday that a railroad was essential to meet passenger and cargo traffic demands between the328 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article665 1997-10-11 12 OCTOBER 9 1997 THE nine new Nominated Members of Parliament (NMPs) who were sworn in earlier this week are part of a process which has moved well away from the shadow of scepticism under which it began. At the inception of the scheme, critics thought that665 words
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Article676 1997-10-11 12 OCTOBER 8 1997 THE spectacle of villagers trying to douse raging flames with buckets of water, or beating them with branches, underlines how much needs to be done in the face of a crisis such as Indonesia's blazing forests. This, surely, is a situation676 words
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Article657 1997-10-11 12 OCTOBER 6 1997 IF TIE borderless economy is the tndemark of regionalisation and gobalisation. economic woes cai be similarly borderless The criiis that began with the problem: of the Thai baht has enveloped several other South-east Asian ecoiomies. notably Malaysia's. The state of its stock and657 words
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Article, Illustration798 1997-10-11 12 SiaCheong Yew - By SiaCheong Yew THE latest reaction bv workers to the Prime Minister’s move to bring in top talent from all oyer the world to help us compete internationally made me sit up. Unionists were reported to have told labour chief Lim Boon HengNOEL ROSALES - 798 words
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COMMENT/ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1175 1997-10-11 13 Chua Mui Hoong - By < Chua Mui Hoong SINGLE Singaporeans who have grumbled about the injustice of the pro-family public housing policy nave tended to accept the status quo, thinking their view was probably a minority one. But a survey commissioned by The Straits1,175 words
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1024 1997-10-11 13 Tan Sai Siong - By Tan Sai Siong IS WHAT Dr Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad said in recent weeks about the need to curb speculative trading in currencies such outrageous heresy? One would think so by the way the Malavsian ringgit has been whacked in currency trading rooms each1,024 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, Illustration1891 1997-10-11 14 A new batch of nine NMPs made their debut in Parliament on Tuesday. What can the public expect of them? Chua Lee Hoong reports WHEN Parliament sat again on Tuesday, there were several firsts in the history of the House. The totalNOEL ROSALES - 1,891 words
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Article, Illustration1185 1997-10-11 15 His benchmark is to get people to use the Internet to talk to their grandchildren overseas. Professor Bernard Tan, chairman of the National Internet Advisory Council, which advises the authorities on Internet rules, argues for a more liberal atmosphere in cyberspace to1,185 words
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Article, Illustration1235 1997-10-11 15 Asad Lattf - Thinking Aloud Asad Lattf BORN and bred in the city. I received a lesson in early teenage which I have not forgotten. On a visit to mv ancestral village. I used chasha to describe a farm hand who worked for my family. The word1,235 words
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MONEY
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366 1997-10-11 16 Weekly share market review STOCK market players are following each gyration on the currency markets far more closely than they ever did. Last week for instance, the Kuala Lumpur stock market mimicked the boom and bust of the Malaysian ringgit, while each sign of366 words
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Article81 1997-10-11 16 ST Industrials Index The Straits Times Industrials Index dropped 0.80 points on the week to 1901.24. DAY Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday CLOSE 1880.59 (-21.45) 1880 34 (-0.25) 1882.03 1.69) 1861.46 (-20.57) 1901.24 (+39.78) TURNOVER 92.454 ($199.564m) 121.526 ($235.21 lm) 284.903 ($410 684m) 156.986 ($316.774m) 167.873 ($410.646m)81 words
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Article1402 1997-10-11 16 Company Date arm Net earn TY IV ($m> ($m> EPS TV LV lets) let») ABR Hldgs Sept 18 1 0.429L 0.060 0.1 AFP Sept 30 1 24.729 2 5 ANA MotflS Octt 1 1.317 1580 2.75 3.29 ASJ Hldgs Sept 23 1 2 351 2.334 2.69 3.11 Acma1,402 words
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Article137 1997-10-11 16 Company Ptaca Data Tima CSA Mlflqs E 221 Hendarson Rd •08-01 Handarson Bldg (*****7) Oct 8 10.00am F r eight Links A 62 Ton Guan Rd »05-00 £raight Links Express Dtstripark (*****1) Oct 8 10.00am Kian Ann Enqrq 12 Jin Lemtien Kallang (*****8) Oct 8 11.00am RoOmson t137 words
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Article447 1997-10-11 16 RIGHTS ISSUC EH- Books Com pony Rotio dot» clot» Mill Prop Three-forfiv* IP RMI S*pt 4 S»pt 10 Oct 10 IPC Corpn One-forfive IP $0.30 S»pt 9 S»pt IS Oct 6 MUI Two-forfive RM1.3S S»pt 10 S*pt 16 Oct IT South»™ 0 F One-fortwo RM1.85 Oct 14 Oct447 words
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Article24 1997-10-11 16 Company Hum AISB Thf*«-for-ttv» 9 M$S.SO Amcol Ono tor two 9 $2.05 tnno-P#c On*-»or-on* $0.30 Nippprcrpft Oft»-f«r-«our 9 $0.28 PMI Thr##-fof-t»o M$L0024 words
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Article1243 1997-10-11 16 Payment <%> Ex date Books close Pay data Acme 50C 1 12.5 Sept 23 Sept 29 Oct 10 AMOB 50C b 5 Oct 2 Oct 8 Oct 24 Alex Hldgs 50« b 6 Sept 18 Sept 24 Oct 8 Asia Pec Ld b telTE Sept 24 Sept 301,243 words
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Article, Illustration413 1997-10-11 17 William Choong - Local company lias world’s best technology for circuit board inspection By William Choong A FLEDGLING electronic services firm founded by a young Singapore university lecturer has been snapped up by American computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) its first acquisition of an Asian company.Picture by WONG POK SEE. - 413 words
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Article167 1997-10-11 17 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dolls' Sterling pound Australian dollar Canadian dollar NZ dollar ***** 2 4358 1.1012 1.0926 0 9519 1.5408 2.5150 1.1448 1.1262 1.0027 1 7384 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austnan schilling 12 0958167 words
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496 1997-10-11 17 Douglas Wong - By Douglas Wong SINGAPORE and Myanmar agreed last Saturday to broaden their economic links from an initial focus on tourism and agro business into the areas of telecommunications and education "With both countries now belonging to the Asean family, there will be even496 words
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Article114 1997-10-11 17 Contract date: October 10,1997 UNIT ONE MTH 3 MTH 6 MTH 9 MTH 12 MTH CALL VALUE DATE US$ 5 5' 5 3 />t 5’-;, 4-„ f 14/1097 AS 4' 4'. 4' 4' 4'. r:„ 14/1097 N2S "U 6V-, 6' e 6 7 6’6'. 6 14/10 97114 words
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Article476 1997-10-11 17 October 9 1997 HK$ ASM Pacific 690 -0 100 Allied ind Int i 3 35 •012 Allied Oversea 1 29 •0 12 Asia Sec lot 2 20 •0 38 BankotEA 27 15 •0 60 C p Pokphand 2 35 unch COL Hotei 2 77 •kOO 2 Cat» 0* Coral476 words
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Article924 1997-10-11 17 Aberdeen Aeset Mgt Am Ltd Aperoeen S pore G' c jnd 1 0J1-1 084" AIB Govett (Am) Ltd Gove!f Asia Pacific Growth Fd 1115—1 171 Govett Global Brands Fd American Inti Aasui 0953-1001 AIA Regional Equ«y Fd 0 956—f 007* AiA unn i Hiked Fd 0950-1000* AIA Regional924 words
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Article8805 1997-10-11 18 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Transaction Date: October 10.1997 J 1997 Curr Last Vol Day Gr s Net M Cap Wt Avg High Low Company Traded Sale +or000 High Low Div P/E $mil Price 157 73 e ACE Dynamics60c ASE NT510 200 US 78 •1 120 78 73 638,805 words
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754 1997-10-11 20 Tan Li Eng; and Alvin Tay - But competition must be on level playing field, says OUB chief By Tan Li Eng and Alvin Tay SINGAPORE banks can compete effectively with foreign banks here without any government protection but it must be done on a level playing field,754 words
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242 1997-10-11 20 SINGAPORE Telecom has taken court action to overturn the US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) one-sided decision to cut international settlement rates on overseas calls. SingTel said it had filed a lawsuit last Thursday at the US Court of Appeals in the242 words
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Article, Illustration698 1997-10-11 20 BUSINESS has bounced back at the Singapore-developed resorts on the north coast of Indonesia's Bintan island, and holidaymakers this month have two big new hotels to choose from. The competition should benefit those seeking a quick beach break, and will also test theFABIAN CHAN MIN FAY - 698 words
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445 1997-10-11 20 Ho Wah Foon - By Ho Wah Foon in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Wednesday that Malaysia would propose to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank that an international market specially meant for currency trading be set up to regulate monetary flows.445 words
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Article, Illustration693 1997-10-11 23 What has to happen to stop Fullerton Building (left) from being destroyed and Singapore from looking like a copy of another country? Preserving Singapore’s past I REFER to the report “Raffles never knew what a Place it became” (ST Life! Sept 30). 1 am693 words
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313 1997-10-11 23 Weathering the haze I REFER to Mr Simon Tay’s article “The haze and Asean co-operation" (ST Weekly, Oct 4). At one point, he suggested the possibility of a consumer boycott of goods produced by companies responsible for the illegal313 words
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379 1997-10-11 23 Haze and car use RECENT articles in The Straits Times on the phasing out of leaded petrol in Singapore, stricter monitoring of smoky vehicles, restraints on car use and the haze, prompt the question: Whither the car in the next millennium? Most379 words
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Advertisement123 1997-10-11 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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804 1997-10-11 24 Warren Fernandez; and Joanne Lee - Traffic stalled because of delays at Johor customs checkpoint Lorry jams at Causeway By Warren Fernandez and Joanne Lee THE Singapore Traffic Police have taken steps to ease the massive congestion at the Causeway which has persisted for about a week, but the jams804 words
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Article, Illustration337 1997-10-11 24 NEW regulations imposed by the Malaysian authorities on lorries at the Causeway and the Tanjung Puteri Customs complex have caused massive jams since Oct 3. Last weekend, queues at the Singapore end were five to six kilometres long along Bukit Timah Expressway enroute to Johor. As the Customs337 words