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Title Section20 1998-07-04 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition Saturday July 4,1998 Price: S$ 1.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 047/08/9720 words
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Article, Illustration588 1998-07-04 1 MEASURES TO REDUCE BUSINESS COST (SB LAND COSTS Bigger property tax rebate Additional tax rebate of 40% on commercial and industrial properties, on top of the 15% rebate announced in February. HDB and JTC will pass on savings to tenants and lessees. PrivateFOO HWE I WEN - 588 words
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Article713 1998-07-04 1 RAVI VELLOOR - Dr Hu announces cost-cutting measures and a lowered growth forecast of 0.5 to 1.5 per cent By RAVI VELLOOR THE Government on Monday announced a 2-billion offBudget package aimed at cutting business costs and stimulating the economy, now expected to grow by 0.5 to 1.5 per713 words
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Advertisement60 1998-07-04 1 MERLION SURPRISE Tallest Choux Pastry Sculpture A 3m-tall Merlion surprised visitors to this year’s Food Festival opening. Made from 15,000 pieces of pastry, it sure looked good enough to eat. pace 7 Squash surprise Return Of The Condors Eagle-eyed veterans Zainal Abidin, 40 (right), and Peter Hill, 35, make comeback60 words
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PRIME NEWS
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472 1998-07-04 2 JASON LEOW - To keep pace with the private sector, legal officers’ annual salaries will be adjusted with cuts *L JASON LEOW LEGAL officers’ annual salaries will be cut by about 11 per cent this year, in iine with the fall in earnings of private sector472 words
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Article, Illustration447 1998-07-04 2 DOMINIC NATHAN - Hi/ DOMINIC NATHAN WITH uncertainty in the South-east Asian security landscape unfolding by the day, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) must press on with its modernisation programmes and investments in training, said Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan. HeCHEW SENG KIM - 447 words
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Article387 1998-07-04 2 ALLISON LIM - NEW RULES FOR TESTING DRUGS Brt ALLISON LIM PATIENTS taking part in trials to test new or existing medicines will have to be told what they are getting themselves into, under new guidelines that will take effect next month. Doctors must tell them, for387 words
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121 1998-07-04 2 SINGAPORE! Airlines is offering its economy-class passengers frequent flyer miles, which previously were available only to those in first and business- class. The programme will start in February next year. When launched, all SIA passengers will receive air miles on SLA and Silk121 words
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Article, Illustration642 1998-07-04 3 LIM SENG JIN - Greek master of the Evoikos supertanker, one of two which caused S’pore’s worst oil spill, admits breaching his duty Bti LIM SENG JIN THE captain of one of the two tankers which collided last October and caused Singapore’s worst oil spill pleaded guilty yesterday toLEE CHF.E CHEW - 642 words
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470 1998-07-04 3 ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM - *L ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM FROM Aug 1, Malayan Railway train passengers will clear Singapore Customs and immigration at a new train checkpoint in Woodlands, instead of at the Tanjong Pagar railway station. Singapore’s Customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) facilities will move on that date to the470 words
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Article377 1998-07-04 3 HIGHER targets have been set for the Medisave minimum sum and the Medisave contribution ceiling in the Central Provident Fund (CPF). The CPF Board and the Health Ministry said that by 2003, the minimum sum should reach $25,000 and the contribution ceiling $30,000.377 words
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PARLIAMENT
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Article417 1998-07-04 4 To help stabilise the weak property market, stamp duty deferred till project completed THE Government has suspended land sales for private homes, executive condominiums and commercial use until the end of next year to help stabilise the weak property market. The measures, part of the oflf-Budget417 words
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Article, Illustration680 1998-07-04 4 FINANCE Minister Richard Hu on Monday rebutted allegations in Malaysian media reports that the Singapore Government was setting high interest rates for Malaysian ringgit deposits to damage the Malaysian economy. The reports had said that the high interest rates offered by Singapore banks had680 words
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288 1998-07-04 4 INVESTORS committed nearly $4 billion to 107 new manufacturing projects here between January’ and June this year. These should create a val-ue-added of $2.6 billion and create 10,500 new jobs. But 41 per cent of these jobs are for knowledge- and skilled workers, said288 words
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Article458 1998-07-04 5 The Computer Misuse Act increases penalties for computer crimes, spells out new offences TOUGHER penalties will be imposed on those who commit computer crimes following amendments to the Computer Misuse Act passed by Parliament on Tuesday. The changes to the Act also spelt out new458 words
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423 1998-07-04 5 ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM - 'hL ZURAIDAH IBRAHIM PARLIAMENT on Tuesday referred proposed amendments to the Administration of Muslim Law Act to a Select Committee, after a three-hour debate that had almost all Malay MPs rising in support of the Bill. Moving its second reading, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi,423 words
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369 1998-07-04 5 PEST control operators will have to be registered, and their workers licensed and certified, under the new Control of Vectors and Pesticides Act passed by Parliament on Tuesday. The new r legislation also requires that all pesticides be approved for use and registered with369 words
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Article, Illustration358 1998-07-04 5 THIRD parties in Singapore registered and insured motor vehicles, who were involved in accidents in West Malaysia, can make direct claims on the Singapore insurers. This amendment to the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act was passed in Parliament on Monday.lt makes it compulsory358 words
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HOME
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369 1998-07-04 6 While preserving its heritage, the Malav community should evolve new forms of Malay culture to reflect life in Singapore, he said THE Malay community here should continue to evolve new forms and fresh facets of Malay culture to reflect their life369 words
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402 1998-07-04 6 A TOTAL of 121,345 Indonesians poured in last month, largely because of the civil unrest back in their own country. As a result, hotels and service apartments here were lx>oked almost to capacity. The influx also boosted last month's figure for Indonesian402 words
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Article, Illustration274 1998-07-04 6 FORMER Cabinet Secretary Wong Chooi Sen died last Friday of a heart attack. He was 77. Mr Wong, who was working until 11 days ago when he was hospitalised for chest pains, had been with the Civil Service for more than 57 years. Last December, he274 words
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Article, Illustration348 1998-07-04 6 THE Chinese High School’s new board of governors is planning to send students to Silicon Valley for industrial attachments. The board, which also manages Hwa Chong Junior College, hopes to nurture a global and cosmopolitan outlook among students and help them become risk-taking entrepreneurs, said348 words
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Article166 1998-07-04 7 SINGAPORE Airlines is hoping to make aviation history in four years’ time by being the first airline in the world to offer non-stop trans-Pacific flights between South-east Asia and the United States. This will happen when it receives the new A 340-500 planes from166 words
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Article, Illustration64 1998-07-04 7 MERLION DRAW: This 3m-tall Merlion the world’s tallest choux pastry sculpture with 15,000 Eieces of pastry made from 3,800 eggs, 100 kg of utter, 135 kg of flour and 30 kg of sugar was the draw at this year’s Singapore Food Festival. The month-long event opened at ParcoDENISE TAN - 64 words
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Article413 1998-07-04 7 WALTER FERNANDEZ - Consumption still up despite PUB efforts, so Government will increase water tariffs Bu By WALTER FERNANDEZ DESPITE the economic downturn, the Government is going ahead with its plan to increase water tariffs and the water conservation tax from Wednesday, Trade and Industry Minister Lee Yock413 words
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Page 7 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1061 1998-07-04 7 RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME SCHEDULES 1100 1400 Hours (GMT) 6015 KHz (49M BAND) 6150 KHz (49M BAND) MONDAY 1100 News 1109 Business Market Report 1115 Arts Arena 1130 News 1135 Wired Up 1145 Newsline 1200 News/Weather (AsiaPacific) 1210 E Z Beat 1230 Business Market Report 1235 The Written Word1,061 words
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MALAYSIA/S-E ASIA
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Article318 1998-07-04 8 DOUGLAS WONG - This is on top of extra spending announced last month, to revive projects stalled by downturn DOUGLAS WONG IN KUALA LUMPUR MAIAYSIA'S Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday announced additional mea- sures to boost the economy a MSS billion (SS2.I billion) Infrastructure Development318 words
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286 1998-07-04 8 SHAH ALAM Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Megat Junid Megat Ayob has taken to task extravagant Malaysian shoppers who made about eight million overseas trips in 1996 alone, resulting in the loss of more than Mslo billion (554.2 billion) in286 words
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Article, Illustration254 1998-07-04 8 KUALA TERENGGANU Crushed bones, bits of hair, a tooth and some skin. These were among some of the items found in the stomach of a man-eating tiger w hich was shot by rangers in Perak, Nanyang Siang Pau reported on Sunday. However, it was not knownSIS CHEW JIT poll - 254 words
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Article336 1998-07-04 8 DERWIN PEREIRA - SESSION TO SET DATE DERWIN PEREIRA IN JAKARTA INDONESIA’S Parliament on Monday passed a proposal to hold a special session of the country’s top policy-making body by “early next year” to annul Suharto-era electoral laws and set the date for a general election. There was336 words
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Article245 1998-07-04 8 SEPANG Chaos continued on the second day of operations at the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Klia) on Wednesday, as operators tried to resolve a computer breakdown which delayed flights. Airport staff were forced to conduct manual check-ins for long queues of fuming passengers245 words
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SPORTS
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203 1998-07-04 9 S. MLRALI - COMMONWEALTH GAMES Oil S. MLRALI SQUASH veterans Zainal Abidin and Peter Hill are set to team up and play doubles in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. This came about after the Singapore National Olympic Council accepted an appeal by the Singapore Squash203 words
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Article, Illustration215 1998-07-04 9 THOMAS KOH - BADMINTON Bu THOMAS KOH IF NOT for the ongoing World Cup in France, Patrick Lau, 23, might not have made it a hattrick of titles at the Yonex National Championships on Friday. The left-hander escaped defeat in both the men’s singles and doubles215 words
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Article, Illustration258 1998-07-04 9 BEN N ADARAJAN - BOWLING Bi, BEN N ADARAJAN DENNIS Goh, a virtual unknown in the bowling scene, defied the odds to win the 1998 Landmark Youth Challenge at Victor’s Superbowl last Friday. The 16-year-old Secondary Four student from Holy Innocents’ High School beat national player Evelyn Chan in the step-ladder258 words
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Article214 1998-07-04 9 CHAN TSE CHUEEN - WUSHU Bu CHAN TSE CHUEEN NATIONAL youth trainees Leo Wen Yeow and Tan Jun Beng were crowned the threeevent overall champions in the men’s adult and Under-16 divisions respectively at the Geylang Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Wen Yeow, a 17-year-old Balestier Hill Secondary' student, is no214 words
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Article226 1998-07-04 9 HAKIKAT RAI - YOUTH GAMES Bui HAKIKAT RAI CHRISTEL Bouvron and Daphne Teo w’ill lead a 10strong Singapore squad to the inaugural World Youth Games in Moscow. The duo, who bettered the Commonwealth Games qualifying marks two w'eeks ago, are among four swimmers picked for the meet from July226 words
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Article131 1998-07-04 9 NFL SOCCER KAKI BUKIT SPORTS CLUB moved to top spot in the Singapore Pools National Football League Division One, after beating Police Sports .Association 3-1 last Sunday at Farrer Park Athletic Centre. The race is now wide open, with four clubs in contention for the title. With131 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article582 1998-07-04 10 FRIDAY July 3,1998 ONE year after Hongkong's return to Chinese rule, two things have become manifestly clear: Hongkong leaders govern Hongkong, and Beijing has kept its promise not to meddle in the territory’s affairs. In other words, the transition from British to Chinese sovereignty has been smooth, almost582 words
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Article553 1998-07-04 10 WEDNESDAY July 1,1998 IT TOOK a while in coming, but the longawaited off-Budget measures announced by Finance Minister Richard Hu on Monday should provide some relief for hara-pressed Singapore businesses. The question is whether they are enough. This is not an academic issue. The fact is553 words
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Article, Illustration786 1998-07-04 10 ALANJOHN - SECOND LAST WORD Bn ALANJOHN USE them, and lose them. That may be the sorry slogan of some employers of foreign workers here. If you read The Sunday Times last weekend you could not have missed the report about the foreigners who chased a dreamNOEL ROSALES - 786 words
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Article, Illustration994 1998-07-04 11 HELEN CHIA - MY VIEW HELEN CHIA ONE month after two Singapore permanent residents climbed to the top of Everest, the issue of foreigners working in Singapore still refuses to go away. In the first annual Feedback Conference on June 20, there was aLUDWIC 11.10 - 994 words
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930 1998-07-04 11 TAN SAI SIONG - BY THE WAY «V TAN SAI SIONG THE daily “property for sale” classified advertisements in the newspapers provide much comic relief in these gloomy times when asset values are melting like ice-cream in the hot sun and all talk is on how much worse930 words
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CPF Newsline A CORPORATE NEWSLETTER OF THG CPF BOARD
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Article, Illustration298 1998-07-04 12 / 13 Transfer of Ordinary Account Savings to Special Account CPF members who are younger than 55, and have less than $40,000 in their Special Accounts, can top it up to that amount with funds from their Ordinary Accounts. Since 1 July 1998, all the savings in the298 words
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Article428 1998-07-04 12 / 13 Minimum Sum Scheme A CPF member who turns 55 from 1 July 1998 needs to have $55,000 in his Retirement Account. Under the Minimum Sum Scheme, a member must have at least $16,000 in cash, while the remaining $39,000 may be in the form of428 words
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Article344 1998-07-04 12 / 13 Survey? Not Us Although the CPF Board conducts surveys periodically, we will not ask for your CPF Account information like your amount available for investments or your investment portfolio. So if you are approached for such information by anyone claiming to be from CPF it is phoney.344 words
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251 1998-07-04 12 / 13 CPF Investment Scheme The CPF Board has relaxed its requirements on fixed deposits with approved banks. The minimum placement amount and maturity period of the deposits will no longer be pegged at $10,000 and one year. Instead, these will be left to the market to251 words
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Article84 1998-07-04 12 / 13 Tell us what you would like to see in Newsline and we will bring you the features that interest you most. Would you like more stories on CPF schemes, Nomination service, withdrawal procedures or something else? Give us your feedback so that we84 words
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Advertisement13 1998-07-04 12 / 13 EXCELLENCE J? I N PUBLIC SERVICE. ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION EFFORT BY CPF BOARD13 words
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Page 12 / 13 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous149 1998-07-04 12 / 13 Since 1 July 1995, the Minimum Sum has been increased by $5,000 to $55,000 (of which $16,000 is in cash and $39,000 in pledged property). I99G JULV CPF is for old age. With longer life expectancy and better healthcare facilities. Singaporeans are expected to live longer... ...it is important that149 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration666 1998-07-04 14 Of the 22 opposition parties registered here nine contested in the last three general elections. What is the state of the opposition today? Oar reporters check the pulse. ON PAPER, Singapore has 22 registered opposition political parties today. The oldest is the Singapore Chinese666 words
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789 1998-07-04 14 SOON after the 1997 General Election, Workers’ Party chief J.B. Jeyaretnam was seen regularly in Cheng San GRC, where he had lea a team in a closely-fought contest. He held his weekly meet-the-people sessions at a fruit shop in Ang Mo Kio and789 words
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850 1998-07-04 15 CHUALEE HOONC - THINKING ALOUD B,j CHUALEE HOONC I WAS disappointed when I read last Wednesday that the engineering faculties of the National University of Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University would team up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to do research and run post-graduate programmes.850 words
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Article, Illustration898 1998-07-04 15 KOH BUCK SONG - THIS WEEK IN POLITICS By KOH BUCK SONG THE Prime Minister’s sobering remarks on the economy last week can be seen as the first significant turning point in Singapore’s stance on the Asian crisis, since it erupted last October. At a community event recently, Mr898 words
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MONEY
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381 1998-07-04 16 Jean Chia - Jean Chia EV’EN all the fanfare accompanying Finance Minister Richard Hu’s off-Budget package on Monday could not upstage the effects of Japan’s economic package on the local stock market last week. Singapore’s $2 billion package to ease business costs and target specific sectors, including381 words
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Article77 1998-07-04 16 ST Industrials Index TIm Straits Timas Industrials Indus rasa 37.08 points on tha waak to 1122.67. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday 1085.15 0.44) 112.096 ($202.105m) Tuesday 1066.66 (-18.49) 118.191 ($250.281m) Wednesday 1095.10 (*28.44) 140.580 ($250.727m) Thursday 1124.87 (*29.77) 211.245 ($352.285m) Friday 1122.67 2.20) 104.503 ($196.862m> BT-MGA Index Tha77 words
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Article1888 1998-07-04 16 Company Oete enn Nat earn TV CV <$m> ($m) CPS TV LV (eti) fets) AsiaPac Brow Jun 12 1 37.235 ***** 14.7 195 AsiaPac Lond* Apr 30 P 3.707 ***** 0.50 5.10 Amsteel Bnfl* Mar 31 1 593.907C 64 863 47L 5.20 Amara H Mar 26 P 71,888 words
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Article1254 1998-07-04 16 Payment Ci Seeks Pay lets) d«t« clot* date Gentinq Bhd50c r id Jun 29 Jul 6 Jul 30 Gu‘nness 50c F 18 Jun 29 Jul 6 Jul 22 Gul Tech 20c F 0.6 Jul 7 Jul 14 Jul 28 HBM Print 10c F 0.1TE Jul 6 Jul 131,254 words
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Article219 1998-07-04 16 RIGHTS ISSUE Company Retie Exdata If ACC 4 Poymt Poe Contury Slx-tor-ton ®S$1.00 Jun 24 Jult NA BONUS ISSUE ExBooks Company Ratio data ctoso Rotol Ono-for-ono Jun 30 Jul 7 Jul 20 Zagro Ono-for-ono JWl Jul 8 Jul 23 Liang Huot Ono-for-ono Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 21219 words
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Article26 1998-07-04 16 Company ftl«Mi laaue AsiaMatn» one-lorten (each wrt with 3 Wrts carrying lor each 10 Rtito tub) enitting share» ®80c Company Bonus Iktua Metalock two-for-one26 words
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Article56 1998-07-04 16 Piece Date Time Keppel E New Conference Rm Jul 15 10.30am Bank 325 Telok Siangan Rd (*****1) Dovechem E Dovechem House Jul 6 9.00am Terminals 19 Teniong Penjuru S'pore (*****1) Li Xifl A Conference Rm 9 Woodlands Terrace Woodlands East ind Est Jun 30 10.00am A: ACM, C:56 words
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Article256 1998-07-04 16 Payment (eta) Ex date ii P»V date Acme 50c F 7.5 Jul 2 Jut 9 Jul 22 Apollo F 1 Jut 1 Jul 8 Jul 20 AsiaPac Brew 9 Jun 30 Jul 7 Jul 17 AV Jenningt 2Sc F 2.4 Jul 2 Jul 9 Jul 22 Avimo 20c256 words
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Article, Illustration508 1998-07-04 17 Bti KALPANA RASHIWALA - It will move Studio in Ngee Ann City to main store, downsize KL outlet and lease excess space By Bti KALPANA RASHIWALA CK Tang suffered a staggering $47.6 million full-year group net loss the biggest in its history and that for a listed retailer508 words
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286 1998-07-04 17 METRO Holdings has posted a 53..'3 million full-year group net loss, hit by heavy start-up and promotional costs for its recently-launched cruise business, which has since started generating profits. Its retail division was also in the red. But its property division the group owns 27286 words
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Article129 1998-07-04 17 COUNTER RATES Buying 00 Sailing Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency US dollar 1.6745 1.7113 Sterling pound 2.7548 2.8509 1.0151 1.0591 1.1327 1.1707 0.8464 0.8854 EC unit 1.8728 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currtncy Austrian schilling 12.8548 13.5585 Belgian franc 4.4002 4.6116 23.5271 24.8440 91.4007129 words
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Article109 1998-07-04 17 Contract data: July 3, 1998 Unit It 3 mths 6 mth* 9 mth* 12 mth* Call Value data us..... 5 5/. 5/. 57. 57. 47, 7/7 AS 4/, 47. 47. 47. 47. 37. 7/7 NZ 7/. 77. 77. 77. 77. 67. 7/7 STC „.7 77. 77. 77.109 words
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Article776 1998-07-04 17 Manager's prices: July 3,***** Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen S pore Gr Fund 0.748-0.787** Aberdeen Select Portfolio (at NAV) Asian Fixed Income Fund 0.907** Pacific Equity Fund 0,826** Indonesian Equity Fund 0 464** Philippine Equity Fund 0.786** 0.722** 0.867»* AIB Covett (Asia) Ltd Covett Asia Pacific Growth776 words
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Article256 1998-07-04 17 SERENE TAN - Bi/l SERENE TAN AMID the job jitters sweeping Singapore, electronics firm Philips Singapore is going on a hiring binge. The local subsidiary of Dutch electronics giant Philips has launched a recruitment drive to employ more research and development (R&D) engineers to design television sets. It aims to256 words
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Article3880 1998-07-04 18 Transaction date: July 3,1998 INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL '998 Curr Last High Low Company Traded Sate ♦Of Vol •000 Day High Low Gr's Net M Cap Div P/E $mil Wt Avg Price 43 13 e ACE Dynamics20c. 14.5 ♦0.5 20 15 14.5 0.1 18.1 11.9 14 3' 19.5 e3,880 words
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Article831 1998-07-04 18 1998 High Low Compony Curr Last Traded Sale ♦orVol 000 Day High Low Cr't Div Nat P/E M Cap $mil Wt Avg Prlct 134 50 80 unch 1 80 80 39.0 80 243 65 AS Auto 10c 69 -2 250 71.5 68.5 15.ON 6.5 78.8 70 62 48.5 e831 words
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Article1507 1998-07-04 19 Transaction date: July 3.1998 1998 Last Vol Day Last Quote Wt Avg High Low Company Sale ♦or000 High Low Buyer Seller Price 23.5 9 m m AMDB c5.5%*****6 10 9 13 20.5 5 ‘Acer W*****1 US$ 6.5 95 8 5 Acma W*****4 10.5 ♦0.5 4 10.51,507 words
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Article1460 1998-07-04 19 Transaction date: July 3,1998 1998 High Low Company Curr Last Traded Sale Vol ♦Of 000 Day High Low Gross dlv Net P/C M Cap $mll MALAYSIAN STOCKS (in S$) 135 28 ms AISB 50c 495 unch 20 50.5 495 5.0 21.3 50.8 65.5 12.5 m s AMDS 50c1,460 words
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851 1998-07-04 20 JEAN C. ’HLA - Listed companies are $lOO billion poorer from last year and fewer companies make it to elite billion-dollar club m JEAN C.’HLA WHAT a difference a crisis makes. A year tomorrow since the Thai baht floated and set off the regional economic downturn, Singapore’s listed companies851 words
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Article298 1998-07-04 20 WILLIAM CHOONG - WILLIAM CHOONG NATSTEEL Electronics (NEL) is to buy up Apple Computer’s manufacturing equipment in Ireland for $2O million. Mainboard-listed NEL said the purchase will increase its production capacity by about 15 per cent. NEL expects the deal to improve its earnings per share, thanks to298 words
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189 1998-07-04 20 LISTED Jack Chia-MPH posted a $73.1 million extraordinary loss, which dragged its bottom-line into the red, despite net earnings of $8 million for the full-year ended March 31. The extraordinary items were a $25 million share of a one-off loss in associated firms, a $24.1189 words
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492 1998-07-04 20 RENT cuts by state landlords JurongTown Corporation and the Housing Board will save 30,000 tenants about $3BO million as part of the Government’s off-Budget measures announced on Monday. Most of the tenants can expect to enjoy some kind of rent cut from the492 words
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Advertisement886 1998-07-04 21 The Straits Times eeklv Edition lUllUlllll m A»* We are a subsidiary of a leading property and hotel company in Singapore and are currently looking for a highly motivated individual. Leasing Manager Job: To review improve tenant mixretail, entertainment and F&B To lease vacant units and to renew leases to886 words
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Article435 1998-07-04 23 I READ with interest your report titled “Silk Air crash will remain a mystery” (June 27), on the statements by Captain Paul McCarthy, chairman of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Association (Ifalpa) Accident Analysis Committee. I can assure the people of Singapore, and the435 words
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Article, Illustration425 1998-07-04 23 PANEL chairman Ong Yen Her, divisional director for labour relations and welfare at the Ministry of Manpower, said few companies had flouted rules regarding retrenchment exercises and those which did were small ones usually ignorant of the law, in the report of the425 words
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Article142 1998-07-04 23 AT THE start of the *****, 59 companies made hard disk drives (HDD), but only 20 active manufacturers remain now. Someone once told me it takes almost a year to make the delicate and complex Rolex watch. He probably has not visited a HDD plant. Try142 words
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Article201 1998-07-04 23 I REFER to the column “Send foreign workers home quickly” (Page 10). A lot or what Mr Alan John wrote seems logical and sensible, but what may have escaped his understanding are the business aspects of recruitment and employment of foreign workers. A foreign worker201 words
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Article90 1998-07-04 23 I WAS appalled by the report, “Puppies die afteY stressful journey” (June 27) and the Primary Production Department’s reply. How f many more deaths must occur before the PPD realises that it is “a problem and an issue’’ and “sees the need" to raise the two-month90 words
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Advertisement206 1998-07-04 23 GAIN A STRATEGIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION The Master of Arts in Asia Pacific Studies taught in Singapore, made available to the region via internet... The only course of its kind in Singapore, the MA in Asia Pacific Studies is an internationally recognised Master's level programme from one206 words
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Article732 1998-07-04 24 Moving the Republic’s economic resources to growth regions will help it overcome slowdown in Asia, he tells Business Week SINGAPORE will have to divert its economic resources to growth regions such as America and Europe to help it overcome the Asian economic slowdown, Senior Minister Lee732 words
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439 1998-07-04 24 COLIN TAN - BUYERS TO PAY UP TOll% LESS Bi/i COLIN TAN HOUSING Board flat buyers who select their new units in the current quarter can expect to pay up to 11 per cent less than those who had bought in the first quarter. This is439 words
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Article, Illustration240 1998-07-04 24 GOOD news hatched at the Jurong Bird Park recently when three endangered species were bred successfully. This included first-time hatchings of the Rothschild’s Peacock Pheasant, a highly endangered species found only in Peninsular Malaysia, and the Mealy Amazon, a parrot from South American rainforests. In240 words