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Title Section21 1998-10-24 1 The Straits Times Weekly Edition Saturday October 24, 1998 Price: S$ 1.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MITA (P) 080/08/9821 words
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Article599 1998-10-24 1 RAVI VELLOOR - EDB says Caltex’s decision to transfer its corporate leadership to Singapore marks an epoch in the annals of the country’s headquarters history By 1 RAVI VELLOOR IN A move described as epochal in Singapore’s drive to be Asia’s business hub, Texan oil major Caltex599 words
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Article, Illustration284 1998-10-24 1 TOP Asean students have bonded so well here under the Singapore International Foundation’s visiting student fellowship that they have decided to form a network to keep in touch and help each other in community projects. The 46 university students, including eight Singaporeans, in the 18-weekSAMVELCHUA - 284 words
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Advertisement68 1998-10-24 1 Fighting paralysis Another mountain to scale Mr David Lim, captain of Singapore’s first Mount Everest expedition, is clawing his way back to health after being struck by a crippling disease in June, page 4 Sports S'pore aims for World Cup finals There is no reason why Singapore cannot make it68 words
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PRIME NEWS
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815 1998-10-24 2 DOUGLAS WONG - Malaysia changes assessment system and proposes a slew of expansionary measures By DOUGLAS WONG IN KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad an- nounced yesterday a surprise w’aiver on income tax for 1999 as part of an expansionary budget designed to spur economic815 words
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Article, Illustration533 1998-10-24 2 GEOFFREY PEREIRA - Bij GEOFFREY PEREIRA A JEHOVAH’S Witness who took his employer to court for wrongful dismissal after he was sacked for refusing to recite the Pledge and sing the National Anthem has lost his case. The High Court rejected Mr Peter Williams Nappalli’s claim that the533 words
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Article, Illustration129 1998-10-24 2 THE Straits Times Weekly Edition’s promotion, which ended on Wednesday, received an overwhelming response of 1,022 subscriptions. In a lucky draw conducted yesterday, three subscribers Mr Philip Phay, Ms Ng Puay Hwa and Ms Esther Seto won airline tickets to London, the United States129 words
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708 1998-10-24 3 DOMINIC NATHAN - The proposals by an inter-agency panel include mandatory energy audits and new incentives to tap waste heat §IL DOMINIC NATHAN ENERGY use around the island from the supply end at power plants to consumers at home or in industry is in for a708 words
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Article, Illustration218 1998-10-24 3 COMMUTERS travelling on the North-East MRT Line will not only be able to know what the next destination is, but also track stock market movements, news headlines, weather forecast, flight information, and even watch movies on sue display screens in each carriage. Wider seats, more grab polesCEORCE CASCON - 218 words
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372 1998-10-24 3 LIM SENG JIN - Bu LIM SENG JIN A TEENAGER lied to police that she had been raped and molested repeatedly by her half-brother because she wanted to stop her mother from marrying him. But her 56-year-old mother married the 25-year-old man anyway. Hazadilla Abdullah, then 19,372 words
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HOME
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Article, Illustration1130 1998-10-24 4 Since being struck down by the crippling GuiUain-Barre Syndrome in June, David Lim, who captained Singapore's first Mount Everest team to success, has slowly clawed his way back to health. He tells KOH BOOH PK how. WOBBLY wombats wander west. A line whichMt'HAMMADSHAH - 1,130 words
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463 1998-10-24 4 CHIN SOO FANG; and ZUZAMTA ZAKARIA - By CHIN SOO FANG and ZUZAMTA ZAKARIA INDONESIA’S move to suspend processing applications for maids headed for Singapore could be a blessing in disguise for agencies here, which are facing an over-supply. Agents said employers would have fewer maids to choose from, but otherwise,463 words
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719 1998-10-24 5 SHARON VASOO - They dress, fight and commit crimes like male thugs these are the girl gangsters of today Bi/i SHARON VASOO GIRL gangs are making a comeback, with an attitude and aggression that bear an unsettling resemblance to boy gangs. They dress like the boys,719 words
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Article, Illustration509 1998-10-24 5 KARAMJIT KALR - KARAMJIT KALR l\ BATA VI MORE than 140,000 poor families in the Riau province will receive about 25 kg of rice each, as part of Singapore’s humanitarian aid to Indonesia. In all, 4,000 tonnes of rice and about 70 boxes of medical\7lZlll SM\ - 509 words
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347 1998-10-24 5 ALISON DE SOL ZA - Ĕ1 ALISON DE SOL ZA START-UP companies in the manufacturing sector will enjoy rent cuts from the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) worth about Sll million over the next three years. The New Business Creation Initiative will start next month. Brigadier-General (NS) George Yeo, the347 words
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Article, Illustration568 1998-10-24 6 ALLISON LIM - Doctors view this condition seriously as it affects 80 per cent of people in Singapore and can lead to blinding eye diseases K,j ALLISON LIM WITH up to 80 per cent of Singaporeans living with myopia, or short-sightedness, Singapore could be sitting on a568 words
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Article127 1998-10-24 6 IT IS a case of tikam tikam at the moment. But scientists looking for the genes for short-sightedness want to be more thorough. So, they are looking for 250 families in which at least two people are very shortsighted. They want to hav e the family127 words
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Page 6 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1061 1998-10-24 6 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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SPORTS
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614 1998-10-24 7 PETER SIOW - Minister Mah Bow Tan says he sees no reason why Singapore cannot make it to the finals SOCCER Bjl PETER SIOW THERE is no reason why Singapore cannot make it to the finals of the 2010 World Cup. So said the Football Association614 words
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Article, Illustration571 1998-10-24 7 THOMAS KOH - HEINEKEN OPEN SINGAPORE TENNIS Bu THOMAS KOH MARCELO RIOS became the first top seed to win the Heineken Open Singapore title on Sunday before a sell-out crowd of 6,500 fans which included Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The world No.MUHAMMAD SHAH - 571 words
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MALAYSIA
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358 1998-10-24 8 Bernama TOKYO Describing some of the actions taken by Singapore as unfriendly, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said last Saturday it would now be difficult for Malaysia to be friendly with its neighbour again. He said Singapore had taken a series of actionsBernama - 358 words
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477 1998-10-24 8 BRENDAN PEREIRA - Police charge 128 who were arrested in last Saturday’s protest. All except one claim trial BRENDAN PEREIRA IN KUALA LUMPUR MORE than 120 people, including 15 women, were charged in the sessions court on Wednesday with taking part in an unlawful assembly in the heart477 words
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Article, Illustration480 1998-10-24 8 BRENDAN PEREIRA - By BRENDAN PEREIRA IN KI’ALA LUMPUR MALAYSIA considers statements made by the presidents of Indonesia and the Philippines over Anwar Ibrahim’s detention as interference in its domestic affairs, said Foreign Minister Abdullah Badawi. He contacted his Indonesian and Philippine counterparts to register thisTHE sirs - 480 words
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302 1998-10-24 8 AFP KUALA LUMPUR An Aids activist group led by an outspoken daughter of Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday condemned the creation of an anti-gay movement as a dangerous act of hatred and intolerance. The Malaysian Aids Council, whose president isAFP - 302 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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Article, Illustration278 1998-10-24 9 AFP JAKARTA Angry mobs, targeting those they believed to be behind the mysterious killings of suspected practitioners of black magic, have killed eight people in the Indonesian province of East Java. Three victims were beheaded and one was burned to death, said newsAFP; REUTERS - 278 words
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465 1998-10-24 9 NIRMAL GHOSH - Anti-crime groups believe the kidnaps are calculated to hurt the President’s credibility By NIRMAL GHOSH PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA Anti-crime groups here believe that the spate of kidnaps since July could be due to a political conspiracy to destroy President Joseph Estrada’s credibility.465 words
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342 1998-10-24 9 EDWARD TANG - By EDWARD TANG THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK In his first move to wipe out corruption and instill discipline in the military, Thailand’s new army chief, General Surayud Chulanond, has ordered a crackdown on soldiers moonlighting in Bangkok’s night entertainment areas. Twice in recent days,342 words
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210 1998-10-24 9 Reuters BANGKOK Concern is growing in Thailand that a herbal root believed to be effective in boosting breast size may fall into foreign hands. Dr Wichai Cherdshewasart, an associate professor in plant biotechnology at the Chulalongkorn University, said the pueraria mirifica root hadReuters - 210 words
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COMMENTARY
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Article585 1998-10-24 10 FRIDAY October 23.1998 Relations among some Asean countries have hit a rough patch, so is it time to batten the hatches, slap on war paint and start a tit-for-tat offensive? No, this just cannot do. This sort of tactic is not only unproductive, but it is also wrong585 words
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Article601 1998-10-24 10 TUESDAY October 20.1998 THERE was a time, and not very long ago, when employers and employees had very realistic expectations of each other. If a worker forgot that relationship and made demands which his boss considered unreasonable, the employer would take him to the window and point to601 words
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Article, Illustration712 1998-10-24 10 808 NG - al 808 NG ON THIS one matter, I do not understand my fellow countrymen at all. They seem prepared to suffer indignity upon indignity merely to save a few bucks. I am referring to the hundreds of people who travel across the Causeway712 words
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Article, Illustration999 1998-10-24 11 TAN SAISIONG - BY THE WAY By TAN SAISIONG TELL me, how much does a person in Singapore need to retire comfortably? One benchmark is the minimum sum, set by the Government to rise to $BO,OOO by July 2003, when the official retirement ageMIEL - 999 words
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Article1019 1998-10-24 11 TAN HSUEH YUN - MY VIEW By TAN HSUEH YUN HELL knows no fury like a Singaporean property owner scorned. It is understandable: owning a home here is no small commitment financially, and who can blame a homeowner for being overly protective of his property? So if he is rebuffed1,019 words
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A CORPORATC NEWSLETTER OF THE CPF BOARD CPFN Newsline
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Article, Illustration235 1998-10-24 12 / 13 CPF PhoneLine Yo ur Friendly Call Centre You need to remember only one telephone number the CPF PhoneLine 1800-227 1188. This easy to remember one-stop number has replaced more than 12 telephone numbers used by the Board before June 1996 for different CPF schemes. The CPF PhoneLine was launched in235 words
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Article253 1998-10-24 12 / 13 CPF Investment Scheme The CPF Board has recently approved 24 fund management companies (FMCs) under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS). This is in line with the revised rules governing unit trust investment announced in May by the Minister for Manpower, Dr Lee Boon Yang. The253 words
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Article215 1998-10-24 12 / 13 CPF Investment Scheme Exercise prudence and sound judgement when investing your CPF savings to meet your old age needs. This is the advice that CPF Board is giving RISK CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM to CPF members. It is also urging members to look at the risk classification system215 words
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276 1998-10-24 12 / 13 CPF Investment Scheme Come early November, you can withdraw profits made under the CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) since 1 October 1997. From 23 October 1998, you will receive the Profit and Loss Statements and Profit Withdrawal Forms for Investment Accounts holders from your agent bank. For276 words
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Page 12 / 13 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous213 1998-10-24 12 / 13 The CPF Investment Scheme allows us the opportunity to enhance our old-age savings through long-term investments. We have a choice of investing our CPF savings if we think we can do better than the CPF interest rate. But like any other investments, there are risks involved. We should exercise prudence213 words
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INSIGHT
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Article, Illustration785 1998-10-24 14 Singapore has lost its cost competitiveness. But why has it happened so suddenly? What areas has the country lost its edge in and buhow much? Is cutting wages the way to go? CHUA MU HOON€ gets a snapshot from economists and industry experts. MALAYSIAN officials areSource CORPORATE RESOURCES CROUP; Craphici by JALEHA HASHIM - 785 words
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Article, Illustration309 1998-10-24 14 LAND AND RENTALS MR DENNIS Yeo is an agitated man. Ihe Colliers Jardine director (industrial) thinks that those asking for cuts in industrial land rates are barking up the wrong tree. Consider: The cost of premises rent and land costs for an industrialSower JONES LAM WOOTTON - 309 words
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Article414 1998-10-24 14 Down in S-E Asia up in S'pore WADES WAGES in the rest of South-east Asia are lower today than in 1992 as a result of the currency crisis, which wiped out all gains from pay increases in the last five years. But the salaries of Singapore workers, professionals and managers414 words
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Article180 1998-10-24 14 EXPORTS SINGAPORE exports are losing market share in the world to countries like the Philippines, and those in Latin America and Eastern Europe. Kim Eng Securities figures show that Singapore exports as a share of global total imports fell from 2.5 per cent in 1994 to180 words
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Article, Illustration1028 1998-10-24 15 ASAD LATIF - It is a mad, mad mad world THINKING ALOUD By ASAD LATIF SINGAPORE should resume agriculture, I said to a colleague the other day. She suggested that I was mad. I reasoned that mad times call for mad solutions. This country’s nearly total dependence on food imports is a source1,028 words
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1027 1998-10-24 15 CHUA LEE HOONG - THIS WEEK IN POLITICS By CHUA LEE HOONG AT LAST, some semblance of sanity has returned to the world’s major political stages. In the United States, impeachment idiocy has given way, for the time being at least, to more important matters of state: A long-awaited1,027 words
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MONEY
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400 1998-10-24 16 THIS was a short trading week, but it was not short on action. The Straits Times Index (STI) tracked events in Japan somewhat, and moved with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 benchmark index evident from the way it shot up on Wednesday when the Tokyo400 words
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Article1758 1998-10-24 16 Company li Nataarn TY LV (Sm) <$m> CPS TY LV (eta) (eta) Aiia Food Sap 30 1 99.061 24.729 3.41 2.50 Am Caramic Sap 14 1 3.752 3.552 2.86 2.84 Aittaoca Tach Sap 21 i 5.6361 5.432L 7L 7L Acma Sap 2S 1 10.357 1011 630 610 Amara1,758 words
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Article63 1998-10-24 16 Straits Times Index TIm Straits Times Index rose 76.66 points on the week to 976.65. DAY CLOSE TURNOVER Monday PUBLIC HOLIDAY Tuesday 1.108.75(10.85) 526.57(S752.19m) Wednesday 1,140.91(*32.16) 656.63(S677.50m) Thursday 1,117.50<-23.41) 458.95($581.10m) Friday 1,113.59(-3.91) 289.61(5423.78) BT-SRI Index The BT-SRI Index rose 52.77 points on the week to 441.65. DAY63 words
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Article882 1998-10-24 16 Payment (eta) b data Book! data Ray data Aetna SOc 1 2.5 Oct 6 Oct 13 Oct 27 ASA IOC b 1.5TE Sap 22 Sap 29 Oct 13 Ar«b M’llan 50c b 0.5 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 23 BMT SS10.00 F 56 Oct 20 Oct 27 Nov882 words
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Article162 1998-10-24 16 RIGHTS ISSUC e«Books Acc 6 Company Ratio data closa Paymt Nora ASA 1 (or 2.204 *US$1.30 Sap 11 Sap 18 NA Pan M'nsn ona-for-ona (PRM0.50 Jul 31 Aug 7 Sap 24 BONUS ISSUC CiBooks Company Ratio data closa Oatacraft ona-for-ona Nov 3 NovIO 00C21 OTHERS ExBooks Acc 6162 words
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Article22 1998-10-24 16 Company MgMt Ihuo CK Tang Two Rtghti Sharp» tor ovary Ono SO JO Sharp hoia.litu# pnco 21.5c Company Bamia lotuo22 words
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Article140 1998-10-24 16 Oatt Tima Spur» Bldg Soc A 391A Orchard ltd Towar A »26-00 Ngee Ann City S port (*****3) Oct 23 11.00am OAF E OAF Ltd 224 Pandan Loop S'port (*****1) Oct 20 ii.OOam ST Capital E Conftrtnct Room 2 79 RoWnjon Rd «30-00 CPC 810« Sport!*****7) Oct 26140 words
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Article1053 1998-10-24 17 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS October 24,1998 Managers' prices (S$) UNIT TRUSTS Aberdeen Amt Mft Asia Ltd Nifcko Global Assat Mat Aoerdeen 5 pore Gr Fd 0.722 0.759 Nlkko Oriental Growth 0.588 0.618 Aberdeen StAcl Portfol» (at HAY) 1.300 American Opport Fd Continental Euro Eqty Fd 0.899 0.897 Savers Capital Fd 0.5901,053 words
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Article184 1998-10-24 17 COUNTER RATES {9am, Oct 23) Buying 00 Selling Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.0030 1.0240 Canadian dollar 1.0380 1.0600 NZ dollar 0.8480 0.8660 Stirling pound 2.7290 2.7580 US dollar 1.6140 1.6240 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency Austrian schilling 13.80 14.20 Belgian184 words
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Article, Illustration659 1998-10-24 17 CHAN WEE CHL AN - But whether the 15-million-box record can be achieved during these turbulent times, nobody knows, says the PSA chairman By CHAN WEE CHL AN PSA CORPORATION is still on course to hit its target of handling a record 15 million boxes or TEUs as659 words
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Article155 1998-10-24 17 Bloomberg News CHANGI Airport's cargo volume fell 4.5 pier cent in the first eight months this year as exports to Asian countries dropped amid the region's economic turmoil, an airport official said last Saturday. Between January and August, the airport handled 837,000 tonnes of cargo,Bloomberg News - 155 words
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179 1998-10-24 17 AFX-As i a FRANKFURT Singapore Airlines (SIA) is considering buying a stake of up to 25 pier cent in Taiwan’s China Airlines. SIA deputy chairman and chief executive officer Cheong Choong Kong said in an interview with Handelsblatt newspaper. He was quoted byAFX-As i a - 179 words
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Article3771 1998-10-24 18 Transaction date: October 23,***** MULTI INDUSTRY '998 Curr Last High low Company Traded Salt ♦orVOI 000 Oay High Low Cr'i Olv Nat M Cap P/C $mil Wt Avg Price 142 49 5 mt Aema SOe 77.5 •1.5 1246 81 74 27.5 5.5 128.2 77 65.5 38 t3,771 words
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Article882 1998-10-24 19 1998 High Low Curr Lilt Compiny Traded Silo ♦OfVoi 000 Day High Low Gr's Dlv<K> Net P/E M Cap $mii Wt Avg Price MANUFACTURING 243 30 e AS Auto 10c 8i -1 2039 83.5 77.5 15.ON 7.6 92.5 8J 82 45 ASJ Hldgs 20c 5' 2.5 9.8 45.9 49882 words
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Article1167 1998-10-24 19 BOMS, LOANS WARRANTS Transaction date: October 23,1998 1998 High Low Compony List Salt ♦or* Vol '000 Oay High Low Laat Ouota Buyor Sailor Wt Avg Prteo 20.5 3 *ActrW*****KIS$.._. 9.5 •1 45 9.5 8 9 9.5 95 4.5 Acmo W*****4 17 uneh 741 18 15.5 17 17.5 16 AIIToch W*****71,167 words
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Article168 1998-10-24 19 Transaction date: October 23,***** 1998 High Low Compony Curr Lost Traded Salt Vol ♦Of 000 Day High Law Gross div% Nat P/E M Cap $mil HONGKONG STOCKS 400 250 COL (2000) MK400 8.0 20.5 ***** Cothoy P»c 20c NK720 2650 6.0 *****4 ChoungKonqSOc HK’780 240.0 3.0 *****5 mkt»'50c40C168 words
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574 1998-10-24 20 Bi, NARENDRA AGGARWAL - And on a three-month moving average basis, the non-oil domestic exports manage only half of August’s growth «r/ Bi, NARENDRA AGGARWAL SINGAPORE'S key non-oil domestic exports rose a marginal I. per cent last month from a year ago, but total trade dropped during574 words
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Article453 1998-10-24 20 COLIN TAN - ĔIL COLIN TAN WITH the Big Four local banks staying on the sidelines of the housing loan market for now, insurance co-operative NTUC Income is taking up the slack by marketing aggressively cheap loans at showflats around town. Income is charging 6.75 per cent453 words
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Article, Illustration304 1998-10-24 20 YEOW PEI LIN - bil YEOW PEI LIN HDB flat-ow-ners with unsubsidised housing loans will enjoy another half-percentage point cut in their mortgage rates over the next two months. This follows the HDB’s move to reduce its market interest rates which are pegged to Credit POSB’s by304 words
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289 1998-10-24 20 TAN LI ENG - By TAN LI ENG SINGAPOREANS will be able to use their Nets Cash Cards overseas in about two years, thanks to a tie-up with credit card issuer Visa International. The new-generation cash cards, to be issued by Visa through banks, will allow users289 words
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Advertisement1102 1998-10-24 21 wwzsra&si The Straits Times Weekly Edition ORCHARD PARADE HOLDINGS LIMITED INTERNAL AUDIT MANAGER Orchard Parade Holdings Limited is a public-listed company with diversified portfolio in hotels, service apartments, property development and investment. The person we are looking for should: Possess a Degree in Accountancy or relevant professional qualification (with ICPAS1,102 words
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Advertisement1127 1998-10-24 22 c L/teer your career forward. At Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd, there is only one way to go Forward. Coupled with our drive and dedication, our single-minded commitment to progress has made us one of the region’s foremost transportation companies. Join us and take your career places. PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER Your1,127 words
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FORUM
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794 1998-10-24 23 I REFER to your editorial “Progress with a human face” (ST, Oct 15) supporting the new power of the Government to force home-owners to sell their HDB units in an upgrading scheme. You suggest that, since the majority will benefit, the minority must give way.794 words
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Article, Illustration311 1998-10-24 23 IN THE article “Don’t forget seconds” (ST, Oct 10), one cannot escape the truism that attaining only second place is much less glorious than the top spot. The writer gave the example of man’s first landing on the moon by Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. “Buzz”311 words
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Article198 1998-10-24 23 I REFER to the reports “Estrada applauds Filipinos overseas” (ST, Oct 12) and “Jakarta imposes 3-month ban on recruiting maids” (ST, Oct 12). President Joseph Estrada is to be commended for giving public recognition to the contributions of his fellow citizens working abroad. His expression of his198 words
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486 1998-10-24 23 I REFER to Mr Tan Yong Keng’s letter “Lift hiring restrictions on foreign workers” (ST, Oct 12). We wish to clarify the misconceptions of the writer over the foreign worker policy for the construction industry. Under the work permit allocation system for the construction486 words
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Article, Illustration539 1998-10-24 24 TAN LI ENG - Association issues guidelines advising finance companies to fix penalty at 5 percentage points above prime rate «It TAN LI ENG FINANCE companies have oieen advised to cap the penalty rates they charge loan defaulters at 5 percentage points above the average prime interest539 words
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254 1998-10-24 24 Berxama, AFP KUALA LUMPUR Sugar and condensed milk have />een made controlled items, along with cooking oil and flour, and will not be allowed to be taken out of Malaysia. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Megat Junid Megat AvobBerxama,; AFP - 254 words
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Article, Illustration374 1998-10-24 24 LEA WEE - By LEA WEE A NEW voluntary group, which calls itself the Riau-Sin-gapore People Project, made its debut trip to two islands off Bintan over the weekend to offer medical services to the villagers. The group hopes to make regular trips to the Riau islands aboutALPHOXSO CHAN - 374 words